Just when Gao Gong was determined to fight Zhang Juzheng to the death, Tan Lun took the initiative to propose a fight. The reason why Tan Lun did this, first of all, is because he is self-aware, he thinks that he and Zhang Juzheng have similar abilities, but Zhang Juzheng's luck is better than his own, so he can't compare to Zhang Juzheng, this is the will of heaven that cannot be violated.

The second is because Tan Lun began to be disappointed in his teacher Gao Gong. Seeing that Gao Gong, who was originally an upright and selfless person, also began to be nepotistic for the sake of power and status, Tan Lun was worried that he would become such an unprincipled person, so he decided to give up the power struggle.

The third is because Tan Lun doesn't want to affect the common people and lower-level officials because of his struggle with Zhang Juzheng. Where there is a struggle, there need supporters, and the officials below will be divided into factions. Once you have a pattern, it will be the same as the original scene. When Yan Song was in power, Yan Song's people and the people represented by Xu Jie were clearly distinguished, and they became two hostile factions. Whatever Yan Song's party wants to do, Xu Jie's people will definitely oppose it, and vice versa, what Xu Jie's people want to do, Yan Song's people will also try their best to oppose it. Later, it evolved into a situation where no matter what was right or wrong, regardless of the safety of the people, and only talking about factions and not reasoning, and the people suffered greatly. The reason why Tan Lun and Zhang Juzheng tried their best to help King Yu at the beginning was to completely solve Yan Song from the root and prevent this kind of thing from going on. Tan Lun didn't want to cause this kind of thing again because of himself, so Tan Lun decided to quit the fight.

The fourth is because of a letter from Qin Tai. Qin Tai is also a friend of Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun, and Qin Tai doesn't want to see his two friends become opponents. At this time, Zhang Juzheng had already entered the cabinet and became the banner of a party, so he could not easily withdraw. Qin Tai wrote to Tan Lun, hoping that Tan Lun would withdraw from the battle. Tan Lun came because of Qin Tai's relationship, and secondly, he was tired of political struggles, so he decided to take the initiative to withdraw. His decision directly caused Gao Gong to lose power, but because of this, Tan Lun gained Zhang Juzheng's trust. Zhang Juzheng secretly met with Tan Lun, hoping that Tan Lun would not completely withdraw from officialdom and use Tan Lun's ability to help the imperial court govern the place.

Tan Lun agreed to Zhang Juzheng's request, and at Zhang Juzheng's suggestion, Tan Lun became the governor of Xuanda. Tan Lun stayed at the border pass and became a grass king who got on the horse and dismounted the officers and soldiers to manage the people. Everyone is not at ease with Tan Lun, but Zhang Juzheng is very relieved about Tan Lun. If Tan Lun wants power, as long as he stays in the cabinet, even if Zhang Juzheng suppresses him again, he will be the best candidate for the second assistant of the cabinet. How can a person who doesn't even want to be the second assistant of the cabinet and gives up becoming the first assistant of the cabinet really dominates the mountain? If it weren't for the fact that only Tan Lun could convince Qin Tai now, Zhang Juzheng would not have exposed Tan Lun's relationship with him prematurely. But in order to invite Qin Tai, these things can only be ignored.

Although Tan Lun has not had much contact with Zhang Juzheng over the years, and has not even passed a personal letter with Zhang Juzheng, he admires Zhang Juzheng's ability to govern very much. In order to reduce the pressure on the central government, in order to reassure Zhang Juzheng at the border pass, Tan Lun ******** put it on the governance place. Tan Lun is worthy of being a talent who can compete with Zhang Juzheng, and he manages the border pass well. Although there are still some problems, this is no longer a problem that Tan Lun can solve. Soldiers lack equipment, the military has been in arrears with soldiers' salaries for a long time, officers have falsely reported their numbers and received airspace salaries, and smuggling at border gates. Tan Lun tried his best to solve it, and tried his best to overcome what he couldn't solve, and definitely didn't cause trouble to the central government. When he has free time, Tan Lun will also go to see his teacher Gao Gong and his friend Qin Tai. Gao Gong passed away last year, and Tan Lun not only personally mourned as a disciple, but also sent a funeral gift of five hundred taels of silver. This is the sum of three years for him, the governor of Xuanda, and he, a man who has never put a penny of ill-gotten wealth in his pocket, five hundred taels of silver is a large amount. After Qin Tai found out, he sent three hundred taels of silver to Tan Lun's wife, saying that the funeral for Gao Gong belonged to the two of them, and Qin Tai's three hundred taels of silver and Tan Lun's two hundred taels of silver actually helped Tan Lun bear more than half of the pressure. Tan Lun's wife didn't want to accept it, but she couldn't stand the insistence of her goddaughter's family and had to accept it. Tan Lun could only shake his head after knowing it, and let Qin Tai do it. Speaking of this goddaughter, this is Tan Lun's happiest thing. Three years ago, Qin Tai and his wife had another child, and this child was a daughter. It just so happened that Tan Lun went to visit Qin Tai and his wife, and as soon as he saw the baby girl, he immediately decided to take the child as his goddaughter. Because Feng Bao chose two names back then, the male was called Jixiang and the female was called Ruyi, so the nickname of this baby girl was Ruyi. Ruyi became Tan Lun's goddaughter, and Qin Tai and Tan Lun are not only friends but also godsons. Tan Lun cares very much about this goddaughter, and even dotes more than Qin Tai and his wife in some things.

Tan Lun, as the supreme governor of a place, already knows some information about the civil unrest. When he was worried about the imperial court, Zhang Juzheng's letter came. Zhang Juzheng's letter mainly said three things, the first was to praise Tan Lun's achievements at the border pass over the years, and hoped that Tan Lun would continue to guard the border pass for the imperial court. The second Zhang Juzheng is concerned about the health of Tan Lun and his family, and asks Tan Lun and others to pay attention to their bodies. The third is to ask Tan Lun to go to Qin Tai in person and help the court invite Qin Tai out of the mountain. Zhang Juzheng told Tan Lun more cryptically that he and the imperial court had broken their trust with Qin Tai many times, so he was worried that Qin Tai would not be willing to go out of the mountain. Zhang Juzheng hoped that Tan Lun would come forward to persuade Qin Tai to come out with friendship and righteousness, and it would be too late. Tan Lun will not help Zhang Juzheng in public or private, but Tan Lun also feels a little sorry for Qin Tai. Qin Tai has helped the imperial court solve many problems many times, but the imperial court will only delay and ignore it, which Tan Lun knows a lot from Zhan Xiaoxiao. For this reason, Tan Lun also felt that the imperial court and the Queen Mother were a little sorry for Qin Tai, even if they were good talkers, they couldn't deceive one after another. Qin Tai risked his life every time to help the imperial court, and after the matter was done, he didn't want the imperial court to do some difficult things, he just wanted to return to work and do things, so he didn't need to promise again and again.

Tan Lun hurried all the way, thinking about how to explain to Qin Tai all the way. Qin Tai's life at home has not been easy these years, first because the family's business began to decline, and Qin Tai's family's property is only one-third of the original. This problem has something to do with Qin Tai, so Qin Tai and his wife had to bear it silently. Qin Tai's father was an official, but he was deliberately embarrassed by his boss and had to resign and go home to do business. This boss is Xu Jie, who later confronted Qin Tai many times and embarrassed Qin Tai. Qin Tai's father's business has been good since he went into business, and it was not until Qin Tai came out to investigate the case that there was a change. Qin Tai used his own money to supplement the case many times, and used his family's business to pass on and collect intelligence clues. Originally, these families who paid money to share dividends together did not dare to have opinions, but later Qin Tai was dismissed and waited for news at home, so everyone had opinions on Qin Tai's family. Qin Tai has nominally waited for the fate of the imperial court over the years, and has helped the imperial court from time to time, but it cannot be made public. The money spent was not only his own, but the court did not compensate him at all, and this money of course became a burden on the family business. For this reason, some distant relatives who did not have a good relationship with Qin Tai began to complain about Qin Tai and asked Qin Tai to tell the purpose of the money, but Qin Tai was not easy to say, so he became the object of everyone's suspicion. Qin Tai's father knew the truth, so he supported his son, and for this reason, some of his own family asked for the withdrawal of shares. Business is like this, there are more people, there are more rights and wrongs, but more money is easier to do. When everyone withdrew their shares, although there was no shortage of rights and wrongs, it was difficult to do business. After some ministers knew that the Qin Tai family had a disagreement, they canceled their business dealings with the Qin Tai family one after another. In addition, Qin Tai's mother had a serious illness and spent a lot of cash on the family, so Qin Tai's family began to have a hard time.

The second is that Qin Tai is becoming more and more looked down upon in his hometown. Qin Tai was an official waiting for his post, so everyone was polite to him. Even some government officials will give gifts to Qin Tai during the New Year's holidays in the future. Qin Tai's family also hoped that Qin Tai would have a chance to be reinstated, so they didn't dare to point fingers at Qin Tai. However, Qin Tai has not heard from Qin Tai for many days, and officials have inquired about the news through various channels. Knowing that Qin Tai had offended so many officials, and the Queen Mother and the Little Emperor did not want Qin Tai to come forward, these snobbish officials became unkind to Qin Tai. First of all, Qin Tai was not allowed to enter and leave the yamen at will, and then he began to cancel Qin Tai's courtesy and treatment. Some well-informed people spread the news, and Qin Tai's own family also began to talk about Qin Tai. Zhan Xiaoxiao heard some but was helpless, he couldn't beat and scold, he couldn't scold or scold, so he had to pretend that he didn't know.

The third is that the people around Qin Tai left Qin Tai one by one. "Ma Sandao" was the first person to leave the team, and his manslaughter left a big scar in Qin Tai's heart. The death of the old drunkard master made Qin Tai almost collapse, and Qin Tai had not reached the peak of his emotions since he lost this partner who was also a teacher and friend. Although Xiao Lingzi's death can't be blamed on anyone, it is not a small blow to Qin Tai. Qin Tai brought Xiao Lingzi's ashes back to his hometown and buried them in the family tomb of his hometown, which caused a lot of discussion in his family. But Qin Tai did not give in this time, in his opinion, Xiao Lingzi was not only his good helper, but also a good brother who he grew up with. He treats Xiao Lingzi as his younger brother, so Xiao Lingzi's ashes must be left near his own home, which no one can stop. Although Qin Tai has come out of the pain, Zhan Xiaoxiao and the others know very well that Qin Tai is a person who misses the old love, and it is impossible to forget these good partners and brothers.