Zhang Yong still looked leisurely, and didn't seem to pay attention to Yan Song's master and servant. The man knew that Zhang Yong's martial arts were far above his own, and he secretly took a chance in his heart, thinking that fortunately, Lord Yan did not understand martial arts, and he would not doubt the other party's talent. This old guy stopped the plate with internal force, but he didn't take the opportunity to fight back, otherwise I would have to make a fool of myself. Lord Yan didn't know that I had fallen at the hands of this old fellow, so naturally he wouldn't despise me. Although he reprimanded me twice, it was just a perfunctory remark on the face. I could have borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and not do anything with the old fellow again.

Yan Song has a deep scheming, and after decades of turmoil in the sea without falling, his skills as an official have reached the point of perfection. He saw that Shou Nanshan was speaking rudely, his clothes were ordinary, and he was unkempt. But occasionally his eyes glared, and his eyes were full of light. Between the manners, there is quite a luxurious atmosphere. Yan Song didn't dare to underestimate it in the slightest, and said respectfully: "I'm ashamed, Yan has been up and down for many years, and he has not achieved anything, but the old gentleman smiled." ”

Shou Nanshan shook his head and said, "No." Lao Tzu sees that your Yintang is shining, it is the time for great luck. In the future, he will enter the cabinet to pay respects to the prime minister, and the future is promising. ”

Yan Song was startled, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "The old gentleman is serious, Yan Mou never dares to make such a strange idea." ”

Shou Nanshan said with a smile: "Luck is coming, even if you don't want to, your career will be bright." You kid is a character, Lao Tzu will never look away. ”

Yan Song saw that Shou Nanshan was so important to himself, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he pondered for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Yan Mouguan is open-minded, and his luxurious breath is about to come out, and he is definitely not a figure in the rivers and lakes. Yan didn't dare to ask the old gentleman about his origin, but he was able to meet here, and it was fate. If the old gentleman can teach Yan a few words about the way to be an official, Yan will be grateful. ”

Shou Nanshan laughed and was about to speak. But he saw that the shopkeeper Feng was holding a lacquer plate with three pots of wine that had just been scalded on it, and walked over quickly. Shou Nanshan stopped talking, and it wasn't until Shopkeeper Feng put the wine jug away and left with a smiling face that he smiled and said: "Lao Tzu said that you are a character, just because you have a knife hidden in your smile, and your kung fu skills are perfect, and when you use it in officialdom, you are naturally invincible!"

Everyone didn't expect Shou Nanshan to say such a sentence, and they were shocked and dumbfounded. Everyone thought in their hearts, Shou Nanshan still admired Yan Song a lot, how could he make a sarcastic remark in the blink of an eye? Could it be that Fang Cai deliberately praised Yan Song, but in order to make a sarcastic speech at this moment?

Yan Song was even more embarrassed, and he was quite annoyed. I only heard Shou Nanshan continue: "Don't think I'm making fun of you. The officialdom is sinister, every step is a trap, and if you are not careful, you will have to fall into a situation from which you will never recover. At your age, if it is smooth sailing in the officialdom, you will already be famous in the six departments of the capital at this time. But the word 'Yan Song' is not famous. I want to see the eunuch journey, and there are a lot of ups and downs. However, in the past 20 years, there was Liu Jin's rebellion first, and then Qian Ning and Jiang Bin took power. After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne and sat in the palace, the dispute over the great etiquette made chickens and dogs jump. Jingguan was like a leek, pouring stubble after stubble. If you kid had been an official in the capital for the past 20 years, he would have been turned over and fried upside down, and he was afraid that even the bones and scum would be gone, so how could he sit here and drink with Lao Tzu in a dignified manner? If you don't have the ability to hide a knife in your smile and a sword in your mouth, you wouldn't be alive today. ”

Shou Nanshan said this, paused slightly, sighed, and then said: "It's a pity that many good officials don't know how powerful they are, and they will only fight with those thieves and officials to the death, and the result will be a disaster for themselves and a miserable end." You must know that if you want to fight a traitor, you have to be more insidious and cunning than a traitor. From the Zhengde Dynasty to the Jiajing Dynasty, a few people who understood this truth all entered the cabinet as elders. Your brother is a capable minister with hills and valleys in his chest, and it is naturally not an uncommon thing to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister. ”

Yan Song was relieved, sighed, and said: "The old gentleman woke up the dreamer with a word, which made Yan both grateful and admired. To tell the truth, in the past 20 years, there have been many colleagues and subordinates who have scolded Yan behind his back, who are despicable and shameless. But they never wanted to think that Yan was just a petty official and an idle official, if they didn't follow the wishes of the officials, not only Yan would be unlucky, but the officials and officials under him would all have to follow Yan to eat and hang. Yan can't smash the jobs of hundreds or thousands of people for the reputation of one person, right?"

Shou Nanshan smiled, but did not answer. I only heard Yan Song continue: "When Yan first entered the officialdom, he was still in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, and thanks to the emperor's grace, Yan was able to do editing in the Hanlin Academy. At that time, the master of the academy was Bai Shiyingbai. Lord Bai is honest and virtuous, jealous and hateful, and is a great good official. It's a pity that the eunuch Pengjin has full wings and is thinking about fighting for power and profit. He controlled the twenty-four yamen in the palace, with Dongchang as an eagle dog, and contacted some traitorous ministers in the court, and acted as traitors. Lord Bai saw through Peng Jin's conspiracy, and joined more than a dozen bachelors and editors of the Hanlin Academy, as well as more than 20 servants and directors from the six departments of the imperial court, to expose Peng Jin's wolf ambitions and ask the emperor to cure Peng Jin's crimes. As a result, Peng Jin had already taken precautions, but instead reported that Lord Bai had formed a party for personal gain, framed internal officials, and had a disobedient heart. The recitals of both sides were handed to the emperor, and the emperor saw that more than 30 people, including Lord Bai and the bachelors and editors of the Hanlin Academy, and the six servants, directors and others, jointly played, and became suspicious. As a result, the emperor was furious and exiled Lord Bai to the border pass, and all the scholars and editors of the Hanlin Academy, as well as the six servants and directors of the six departments, were all dismissed and questioned. Peng Jin took the opportunity to join forces with the imperial history and the officials of the six ministries who were bribed by him, and all the officials who were against him on weekdays became a party of Lord Bai. Thousands of people were implicated in this case, and the righteous people of the Hanlin Yuan and the loyal ministers of the court were empty. Forty or fifty officials also died as a result of the case. ”

When Yan Song said this, he glanced at Shou Nanshan, and then said: "At that time, all the colleagues of the Hanlin Academy were angry, and they all wanted to write an excerpt to shout for Lord Bai. I think that Peng Jin controlled the twenty-four yamen in the palace, and appointed himself as the governor of Dongchang, and the eunuch Bingbi was his best friend. Even if everyone wrote an excerpt, the emperor would not see it. Moreover, the big case is not solved, and the emperor still suspects that there are people in the court who have formed a party, and Peng Jin's murderous blade has not been collected. At this time, he shouted for Lord Bai, which further confirmed his charge of 'gathering fellow parties with bad intentions'. I'm afraid that I won't be able to save Lord Bai, but a large number of people will be unlucky.

Yan only said a few words, and some colleagues accused Yan of being greedy for life and afraid of death, and he was a despicable and shameless villain. Some people were even more angry, and rolled up their sleeves to beat Yan. Thinking that the news of the change in Tumubao reached the capital, a group of Wenchen killed Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, on the top of the main hall. It can be seen that if everyone is united in hatred, even if it is a literati who is powerless, it is not difficult to kill a person with martial arts. Yan is a Wenchen, naturally he can't be compared with Ma Shun. It was because he saw everyone like this, so he had to keep his mouth shut and go home sick.

"Sure enough, after these bachelors and editors of the Hanlin Academy were folded, they were framed by Pengjin, and almost all of them were classified into the party of the white bachelors, not to mention the derogatory out of the imperial court, and more than a dozen people were thrown into prison and suffered endless torture. Although Peng Jin later fell, his godson Liu Jin was even more powerful than him. Not to mention the power in the imperial court, he was even more rebellious, and almost subverted the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for the case of Lord Bai, who emptied the righteous people in the court, Liu Jin wanted to gain power, but I am afraid it would not be so easy. ”

When Yan Song said this, Shou Nanshan smiled and said: "Thinking that Lord Yan saw that the affairs of the court were no longer possible, he immediately went home from illness and waited for the changes in the political situation. Yes and no?"

Yan Song said: "What the old gentleman said is right. At that time, Pengjin was already fledgling, and his henchmen were in power both inside and outside the court. Some officials knew that they could not do it, and they were determined to die, and still wanted to get rid of their friends and join the party. But it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and in the end, although Peng Jin was overturned, he was replaced by a more powerful Liu Jin on stage. If everyone can pay a little attention to some strategy, not entangle with Peng Jin head-on, but temporarily forbear, find his flaws, and then give a fatal blow, how can there be Liu Jin's disaster later?!"