Wolf Tao was stunned, thinking that he would choose Wuzhou for negotiations, no matter how shameless and obscene Fan Xian was, he always had to take care of the face of the Lin family, where did he think that Nanqing's former prime minister would be as shameless as his son-in-law, and ...... The skin is so thick that it is so thick.

Is there still a royal law, and is there still a heavenly principle?

"It's a matter of morality. Wolf Tao stood up and said to himself in his heart, he didn't want to say anything more about Fan Xian, arched his hand, and left.

The restaurant returned to calm, Fan Xian breathed a sigh, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and sat down at the table again. He didn't feel how nervous, as for the people from the Northern Qi Dynasty, it didn't make him feel tricky, anyway, he knew about Begonia, and the woman's temper was not clear to herself, even if she was away from Suzhou temporarily, there was always a goodbye, although the so-called rivers and lakes were far away, there was always a season of saliva.

What really made Fan Xian nervous was actually the content that Wolf Tao had secretly scolded before-after all, this is Wuzhou, Lin Xiangye's hometown, in this state city, discussing the problem of himself and another woman with guests from afar, what will this make Wan'er think? Where will Lin Xiangye's face go? How can he explain to his family?

So he has been avoiding Wolf Peach, and part of the reason is based on this consideration.

And the reason why I came today is also because Lin Ruofu had a conversation with him very openly and honestly, and that's how he has the cheekiness and shamelessness to discuss these things with Wolf Tao.

............ The people of Northern Qi took the broken sword that was twisted into twists, got into the carriage and went south, as for what would happen in Suzhou, Fan Xian didn't want to care anymore, and he didn't have the ability to care, just wait for Deng Ziyue and them to send some news back. He stood on the edge of the railing of the restaurant, looked at the figure of the pedestrian, stared at the young lady of the Wei family who was still puffing up, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but have a wry smile - he couldn't convince Begonia, and Wolf Tao naturally couldn't, but he didn't know if the bitter lotus would come forward, Duoduo was just a noble person who was willing to control his own life, which was very special.

Immediately wanted to go back to Wuzhou City, Fan Xian's heart couldn't help but feel a little sorry, naturally for Wan'er, thinking about it, there was always no good way to start, only to gradually feel Zhang Wuji's pain and happiness back then, but he knew that he was not as hypocritical as Sect Leader Zhang, but he was more shameless than Sect Master Zhang.

He shook his head, lifted his placket, let the wind outside the restaurant enter his clothes, cooled his mood, and followed the footsteps of those distant guests downstairs.

――――――――――――――――――――――Although he didn't make a big splash when he came to Wuzhou, after living in the Lin family's mansion for so many days, the news had already spread outside. The governor of Wuzhou had already prepared a generous gift to visit, and the people in the market also guessed that the uncle was on vacation in Wuzhou.

But when Fan Xian's carriage was driving on the street, no one came to disturb it, and no citizen would shout about it, and the people in Wuzhou just saw the carriage, bowed slightly, and saluted silently.

This kind of respect with a sense of distance but from the heart made Fan Xian very happy, and it was clear from this incident what kind of status and prestige his father-in-law had in Wuzhou City.

It's just that he didn't expect that the people of Wuzhou respect him not only because of Old Master Lin, but also because of Xiao Fan's own reputation, and the people of Wuzhou are very proud of this uncle.

When the carriage returned to the big and terrifying manor of the Lin Mansion, Fan Xian quickly walked to the back hall, and the old man who was playing with emerald green snuff with his hand was, and his first sentence was: "Those who do great things need to have a thick face and a black heart." ”

Fan Xian was silent, found a chair and sat down, and retorted softly: "This has nothing to do with those things. ”

This old man who played with a snuff bottle was naturally Lin Ruofu, the prime minister of Guan Ren, who had returned to his hometown to care for the elderly, and in a year, this leading man in Qingguo had become a good man in the countryside, his hair was just softly combed, he was wearing a very comfortable single coat, and he was wearing a pair of half-shoes without heels on his feet.

It's just that Lin Ruofu's sunken eye sockets have a trace of tiredness and boredom, perhaps because he is out of the intrigue in the court, such an indifferent cultivation makes his jīng spirit not as good as it was back then.

Lin Ruofu listened to Fan Xian's subconscious rebuttal, and couldn't help but smile and criticize: "Do you think this is really just a love affair between children?"

Fan Xian was silent for a while and then said, "I don't think it...... There is much difference in essence. ”

Lin Ruofu's hand that had been stroking the snuffbox stopped, looked at him and said, "Is it? But this matter has developed and is not just so simple...... If that woman doesn't have the status of a saint of Northern Qi, doesn't have a relationship with the royal family of Northern Qi, and has a child's affair? Do you think that the old man will allow you to be married for less than two years, and then think that your majesty will acquiesce to you?"

Fan Xian understands this truth, if it weren't for the fact that marrying Begonia would bring some benefits to himself and those behind him, no one would stand on his side. Especially from Lin Ruofu's standpoint, there is no reason for his son-in-law to ask for his little wife.

"Old man, ......" Fan Xian said with a wry smile: "It was you who made me tremble, and it was you who criticized me at this time, what can I do?"

Hearing this, Lin Ruofu couldn't help laughing and said, "What you said last night was very good to my appetite...... I don't care about the relationship between you and that woman, as long as you stand more firmly in the court, the more stable my Lin family will be. ”

Fan Xian nodded, with Haitang, a big aid from the outside world, his position in Nanqing will be much more stable. It's just that he is indeed a very indifferent and ruthless person in some aspects, but he still retains some concepts from his previous life, and subconsciously does not want to associate his private affairs with politics.

What's more, Begonia may not be willing to marry herself.

As if guessing what Fan Xian was thinking, Lin Ruofu smiled and said: "Actually, you and I both understand the development of this matter, it doesn't matter if she marries into your Fan family or not...... As long as she doesn't marry someone else. ”

Fan Xian nodded again, admitting that the old fox's thoughts were in line with his own.

"I'm going to see Wan'er and Dabao. He stood up and bowed respectfully to his father-in-law.

Lin Ruofu thought for a while, and said gently: "Wan'er, you don't have to worry about anything, although she has not been by my side since she was a child, after all, she is also a person who grew up in the palace, so she will naturally understand the reason." ”

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and was speechless, thinking that this old man was frank and ruthless, but after thinking about it, didn't Lin Ruofu have a daughter with the eldest princess back then, so that he had the later Feihuang Tengda?

The things of the previous generation are really more bastard than themselves.

He thought for a moment and insisted, "I'm just going to see Wan'er." ”

"It was the first time for her and Dabao to return to Wuzhou, and the brothers and sisters-in-law in the clan had offered the two of them to the sky, and they should be playing in Yidongtian at this time. Lin Ruofu looked at his son-in-law with a smile, "If you have anything to explain in the room, leave it for the evening." ”

Fan Xian scratched his head in annoyance.

"Do you know why I promised to marry Wan'er to you in the first place?"

Although Fan Xian could guess a little, he still continued to shake the somewhat swollen head.

Lin Ruofu slowly put the snuffbox on the table and said: "Your Majesty originally intended to point out Wan'er to you, or in the first year of Qingli, it was a matter of the second year, when Chen Pingping opposed it and strongly objected, I sniffed out something strange in this matter. ”

Fan Xian thought to himself, what does Chen Pingping's opposition have to do with your opposition?

Lin Ruofu answered his question: "Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, there are only three people I am afraid of. ”

"Which three?"

"Your father is one, Old Chen is a cripple, and the old man of the Qin family. ”

Fan Xian took a closer look, Chen Pingping was in charge of the Supervision Yuan, it can be said that in addition to the prime minister, he was the most powerful person in the hands of the Manchu Dynasty, and the dark place in his hands was extremely powerful, which was naturally what Lin Ruofu was afraid of at the beginning. And although the old man of the Qin family is old and rarely goes to the court, after all, the official worships the Privy Council, and he is the number one person in the army, a super officer, and his protégés are all over the army, so he naturally has to be valued by Lin Ruofu.

It's just the old man of his own family...... was just a household servant at the beginning, why did Lin Ruofu value it so much?

Lin Ruofu didn't explain the question in his eyes, and continued to say softly: "And among the three people, I admire Chen Pingping's vision the most, so when he strongly opposes your marriage with Chen Yatou...... At the time, there was nothing obviously bad about it, and it was true for either side...... So I knew he must know something I didn't know...... So ......"

The old man smiled and said, "I'm against it too." ”

Knowing that Wan'er and her eldest brother were out playing, Fan Xian understood that the work of supporting the grape trellis could only be done at night, and at this time, listening to the words of the old man, he knew that this was preparing to discuss the affairs of the government, so he simply sat down and listened carefully, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be curious: "Then why did you agree later?"

"I told you...... Maybe you've forgotten. Lin Ruofu's smile couldn't help but bring out a hint of vicissitudes, "When Jue'er went, there were only two people under my knees, Dabao and Chenyatou, and His Majesty had already revealed the idea of letting me go to work...... I have been in the court for a few years, and the name of Jiān Xiang is not for nothing, I don't know how many people I have offended, and my people have also gained great benefits in this world because of my protection...... After I go, who will protect them, who will protect my treasure?"

Lin Ruofu stared into his eyes and said, "The rì you gave me the snuffbox, I concluded that you could do this, so I agreed to it." ”

The jīng snuff box made of emeralds was resting quietly on the wooden table beside Lin Ruofu at this time.

After Fan Xian was silent for a while, he said calmly and sincerely: "Don't worry, as long as I live for one day, I won't let Wan'er be wronged and Dabao be unhappy." ”

Lin Ruofu nodded with satisfaction, and then sighed: "Later, your life experience came out...... I only found out that you turned out to be Miss Ye's son, so what else do I have to worry about?"

This slowly led the topic to the direction that Fan Xian needed, the direction that had never been able to be announced or asked about people.

"I'm on the side of the courtiers Chinese ...... There is no one who is powerful, except for Ren Shaoan. Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said: "Looking at it on the surface, I can beat the second prince to the ground, but if the day really comes, the court will argue...... I have no one to speak for me. ”

Lin Ruofu obviously knew what he meant, but he didn't point it out, but said with a smile: "Old Shu Xiaohu, the two most powerful scholars in the middle school of the sect appreciate you very much...... Are you not satisfied?"

Fan Xian shook his head and said: "Appreciation can't be eaten, when it's really time to stand in line, who can trust anyone?"

Lin Ruofu stared at Fan Xian's eyes and asked, "Do you need someone you can trust?"

Fan Xian didn't deny this, and laughed, like a greedy little bird with his mouth open, drooling, waiting for the elders to feed him.

Lin Ruofu looked at his expression, and couldn't help laughing, but immediately smiled, and said calmly: "I won't give it to you." ”

............ This answer surprised Fan Xian, but he knew in his heart that since Lin Ruofu had put his entire clan into his carriage, he would always give himself some help, so that he would not let the horses run and not let the horses eat grass.

Sure enough, Lin Ruofu said gently: "Aren't you very strange? Since the old man left Kyoto, the Chinese official faction has been a little chaotic, the second prince and Yun Rui have been voted over, and the East Palace has been voted over, and there are still a lot of ...... standing honestly under the Zhongshu Gate."

Fan Xian frowned slightly, this phenomenon was naturally discovered by him a long time ago, and the strange thing was that ...... "The strange thing is, why didn't anyone take the initiative to vote for you?" Lin Ruofu looked at him with a smile, "You have already had a great name in the world now, plus the gift of Zhuang Mohan, although you are a little younger, it is not impossible to open the door to be a scholar leader in a bright and bright way...... Why? Why? Why? Why, except for Shao'an, a colleague of Honglu Temple back then, who preemptively showed the team, the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not take the initiative to serve you? In the past year or so, not a single civil servant has come to your door...... So far, apart from your four students who have been boiling in various counties and states, you have not developed any power. ”

This is Fan Xian's big doubt, a big headache, at first he thought it was the emperor's checks and balances, but later found that Emperor Qingguo was staring at his center of gravity, still in the army, and he didn't care much about his interactions with civil officials, so he didn't understand it all the time...... It seems that there is a hand in the shadows that has been hindering his progress in that area.

He raised his head in astonishment and stared at his father-in-law: "Why?"

Today, Fan Xian naturally understands that the reason why this is the case is that the old man who is far away in Wuzhou is using his residual influence to prevent his original protégés from getting too close to him.

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Lin Ruofu liked his son-in-law's cleverness a little, and said gently: "What's more, your tree has grown too tall, even taller than those genuine princes...... Yes, I arranged this matter, and I will not let you use those who are useful in your opinion for the time being, so as not to attract discussion in the palace...... As for when you will be ......"

The old man sighed: "At the beginning, I was standing too high, so I had to retreat, how could I bear to let Wan'er's husband repeat the same mistakes?"

"When the new emperor ascends the throne, I will give you those people. ”

Lin Ruofu said in the end.

Fan Xian was silent, but he smelled a hint of bad luck, and only those people who were the new emperor could give me ...... This shows from another aspect that in the face of the unfathomable emperor His Majesty, Lin Ruofu subconsciously did not have a little sense of adventure.

Lin Ruofu's secret influence on the government still exists, so he wants to avoid suspicion and make the emperor believe that he is really retired in Wuzhou.

This is a strange circle of contradictions and sadness, and the biggest loss is that Fan Xian has no way to get those helps.

"I'm afraid it's too late. Now that the two sides have spoken, Fan Xian no longer shies away from anything, "The power of the crown prince and the second child is basically in the court, in case they succeed to the throne in the future...... I don't think I'm going to have any good time. ”

Lin Ruofu said: "You...... It should be said more directly. ”

"Good. Fan Xian said directly: "I won't allow the prince or the second child to sit on that chair." ”

Lin Ruofu smiled: "So that's your problem...... You don't need that strength, the crown prince and the second child are no longer your opponents, why should you bother with this? You have done well in the past year, but the biggest problem is ...... You are looking in the wrong direction of the struggle. ”

Fan Xian was surprised.

Lin Ruofu didn't know if he remembered something many years ago, the gaze in his eye sockets became more and more profound, and he said slowly: "In the current situation, you have only one enemy...... That's Yunrui. ”

............ Fan Xian was startled at first, and then he felt some disdain in his heart, he had seen the methods of the eldest princess, and playing yīn was like embroidery, but it was a pity that in the face of himself as the director of the Supervision Yuan, he had Chen Pingping and Yan Bingyun, the old and the young, to help, and the eldest princess's best weapon was of no use to herself.

As for strength, Xinyang once sent assassins to Cangshan to assassinate Fan Xian, but he was disgraced.

So Fan Xian thought about it, and he didn't think that the eldest princess was anything terrible, and the rumors in the world might be a bit exaggerated. Facing Lin Ruofu's solemn expression, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Lin Ruofu said: "Have you forgotten the Junshan Society?"

"Junshan Society?" Fan Xian slowly lowered his head, "There is only one Ye Liuyun, and he can't change the general trend." ”

"There is only one Ye Liuyun. Lin Ruofu looked at Fan Xian with a very strange look and said, "There is only one Sigu Sword, and there is only one Yan Xiaoyi, I ...... There is also only one. ”

"But there may be countless of them. ”

............ Fan Xian understood what this meant, and looked at his father-in-law in shock, his lips were a little dry: "You...... Are you also a member of the Junshan Society?

"What is Junshan Society?" Lin Ruofu said with a smile: "Maybe no one can say clearly, Yun Rui herself can't say clearly...... What I can explain is that the Junshan Society is just a very loose organization, it may be a small group of tea tasting, or it may be the mastermind behind the destruction of thousands of lives and the destruction of the country and the country. ”

Fan Xian wanted to ask something, but was stopped by Lin Ruofu waving his hand.

"Junshanhui is just some people who stand relatively high in this world...... Mutual ventilation contact. The last prime minister of the Daqing Dynasty slowly told the secrets of this world, "We are not the kings of a country, but we just happen to have some great power or strength in our hands...... And there are many things that are always inconvenient for us to do by ourselves, so we will ask friends to help through the channel of Junshan Club, and when friends are in trouble, we will also help. ”

"Pretty reciprocal, isn't it?"

"The Junshan Society is just a gathering of friends. ”

"Junshan Club does not have a strict and complete organizational form, no definite goals, and no unanimous aspirations. ”

Lin Ruofu finally concluded: "So in terms of lethality in the pure sense, Junshan will not be strong because it is loose, at least ...... It's not as good as the supervision institute under the old cripple. ”

Fan Xian was a little puzzled, in this case, why did the old man still want to have his own Junshan meeting of the eldest princess?

Lin Ruofu smiled and said: "Chen Pingping is forcing Yunrui in the end, and you seem to be forcing ...... Am I right?"

Fan Xian had to admire the other party's sense of smell and nodded.

"But you and the old cripple seem to have made a mistake. Lin Ruofu said softly: "You always think that if you force the eldest princess and the second eldest Donggong to jump up and force them to the opposite side of His Majesty the Emperor, you can easily win the entire battle." ”

"Isn't it?" Fan Xian frowned, Qingguo is the first powerful country in the world, although Emperor Qingguo has been silent for more than ten years, but the history of that year has already proved that Emperor Qingguo's methods are definitely not something that anyone can resist.

"Because you underestimated Yun Rui and underestimated Junshan Society...... If this situation is allowed to develop, she will really go crazy...... Who knows what the consequences will be?"

Lin Ruofu said with a smile, talking about the ...... who had been entangled with him for many years and gave birth to a lovely daughter for him Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

"Isn't Junshan very loose? How can it be compared to a powerful national power?"

"Junshan will be like a ball, jumping around the room, but if someone tries to press it down, the power of the rebound will be concentrated. Lin Ruofu said with a hint of worry on his face: "Especially in this year, being skillfully woven by you and the old cripple, Yun Rui seems to have no way out...... If at this time, Junshan will suddenly find an unusually powerful opponent, the looseness will become tight, and the hidden power will burst out. ”

"It's the same as people...... When you find a goal that you have been longing for for a long time, it is worth taking any risk. ”

Fan Xian listened to these words, and a chill arose in his heart, although this situation was created and hoped for by himself, he was still startled by his father-in-law's words.

If the Junshan Society, in addition to Ye Liuyun, also has contact with Dongyi City and has a lot of help, then the other party's strength has already surpassed the limits of the national border and is above the world, and it is qualified to turn the loose friendship into a powder keg...... In the whole world, of course, only Emperor Qingguo has this qualification.

............, "Will the Sigu Sword also make a move?" Fan Xian couldn't help but shake his head.

Lin Ruofu looked at him with a smile: "If Yun Rui wasn't crazy, she would naturally not make such an arrangement, but if she was really forced by His Majesty and you...... Who can say for sure? The safety of His Majesty is related to the general trend of the world...... If he dies, there are too many people to reap the benefits. ”

The former prime minister said: "Except for you and me, the subjects of Daqing. ”

If Emperor Qingguo died, Northern Qi would naturally be the happiest, and Dongyi City would also set off firecrackers, and Qingguo was afraid that he would face endless disasters soon.

Lin Ruofu finally said: "For such a great goal, the enemies of Qingguo will unite...... You said that you looked at the sword before, why didn't you talk about the bitter lotus?"

Fan Xian's mouth was a little bitter, and he didn't want to answer this words.

Lin Ruofu sneered: "Junshan Society, not from Junshan Society...... As long as she wants, she can join in at any time, and Yun Rui is in the middle of the contact, which is what she is best at. ”

Fan Xian understood this, the personal relationship between the eldest princess and the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi was excellent, and she had always been a wolf with Dongyi City, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Everyone comes from all over the world, for a common goal...... Huh?"

He suddenly frowned and said, "We can guess, Your Majesty must also be able to think of it, why didn't he strike first?"

............ The room was quiet for a long time before Lin Ruofu said gently: "I talked about Yun Rui before, although she is crazy, after all, I have known her for twenty years, so I can naturally guess what she will do." ”

"But Your Majesty ......" Lin Ruofu couldn't help but show a hint of admiration: "Although he has failed me, I must say that no one knows what he is thinking in his heart, maybe...... He's waiting for that day. ”

Perhaps, he was so arrogant that he was a kind of brain-dead Cheng dù. Fan Xian didn't know what to think.

"So what should I do?"

Lin Ruofu said softly: "You didn't plan to be a spectator in the first place, but if the matter is big enough to a certain extent, whether you want to or not, you will also be on the stage after all." And in the moment, no matter from which point of view, you must be firmly on His Majesty's side. ”

Fan Xian thought in his heart that this was nonsense, even if he wanted to stand on his mother-in-law's side, he would be frightened by you, the old father-in-law, where would he still have the courage to play with a madman.