Chapter 195: Evidence in hand, night visit to Gao's house (Subscription required)
Inside and outside the academy.

People don't know what Lu Bing's son said to Yan Shaoting.

At this time, people were still immersed in the shock brought by the two decrees.

"Mr. Changping?"

"Or the Marquis of Changping?"

Li Chunfang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel who was also present, stood with Guo Pu and looked at the ministers and chancellors in front of him walking into the academy and asked in a low voice.

Guo Pu glanced sideways at Minister Li.

He replied, "Changping Public Security Department Chief, seventh rank."

Li Chunfang, however, frowned, and his hands, hanging under his sleeves, were clenched in an unnatural manner.

"More than 10,000 people and 2,000 households are all under the jurisdiction of this Public Security Bureau. Although there is no title, it is a real title!"

Guo Pu turned around and looked at Li Chunfang with deep eyes.

He smiled faintly: "Minister Li, you are obsessed."

Li Chunfang was still staring at Yan Shaoting who was walking behind the crowd and entering the academy.

Hearing this, his eyes suddenly flashed.

"Being obsessed?"

Li Chunfang's face changed instantly, then returned to normal with a smile on his face: "Brother Zhifu, I am just sighing at the great favor of His Majesty. In the court and the country, only Yan Runwu can be so favored by His Majesty."

Guo Pu smiled and turned to look at the food street nearby: "Minister Li, would you like to eat something? I'll treat you."

Li Chunfang was in no mood to eat at this moment.

His mind was full of Yan Shaoting, who was not a marquis but a noble.

He shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Zhifu. I want to walk around."

Seeing Li Chunfang's refusal, Guo Pu just smiled, shook his head and walked alone to the food street.

Gao Wuguan, who followed his father into the academy, had a smile on his face.

He looked back at Yan Shaoting who was lagging behind.

He whispered to his father, "Runwu was appointed as the Chief Justice of the newly established Public Security Bureau in Changping this time, so His Majesty favors him. But Changping is indeed different from other places."

Gao Gong nodded, and the father and son walked together.

He said, "Now that you are in the Ministry of Revenue and are also in charge of military supplies, you can visit more often."

Gao Wuguan's eyes turned: "Changping Textile Factory?"

Gao Gong hummed, then changed the subject: "Looking at Changping today, aren't there smelters and blacksmiths?"

"What father means is..."

Gao Wuguan hesitated for a moment, but soon his eyes lit up: "Do you want to hand over the military supply matters to the Changping Smelter and Blacksmith Factory?"

Without waiting for Gao Gong to respond.

Gao Wuguan has continued to say: "Runwu has done a great job in governing Changping this time, and it is a good thing that Your Majesty has given him an important position.

"But regarding military supplies... my son feels that we should not neglect the Imperial Household Department.

"But some things, such as the iron ingots for weapons needed by the court, can be made in Changping. Some small things like stirrups can also be made by the blacksmith factory.

This way... my son can come to Changping often."

For Gao Wuguan.

It is a good thing for Yan Shaoting to be able to stand higher and go further, and it is also a good thing for himself.

They were both in charge of military supplies, and Yan Shaoting was also his superior.

If Yan Shaoting can get a promotion because of his performance, then naturally he can get a promotion as well.

After telling his father what he had thought, Gao Wuguan tilted his head and looked at his father.

Gao Gong's face showed a bit of approval and relief.

"I've been in the Ministry of Revenue with Xu Kun recently. How are you getting along?"

Gao Gong supported his son's idea of ​​using the military supply job to have more contact with Yan Shaoting.

He was also concerned about how his son and Xu Kun got along.

Gao Wuguan snorted, then looked at the Xu family father and son who were walking in front of him, and whispered, "My son is watching him!"

Gao Gong glanced sideways and gave him a puzzled look.

Gao Wuguan whispered more and more quietly: "Runwu is now in charge of military supplies, but he rarely intervenes and rarely gives orders. However, my son can see that he wants Xu Kun to fill the gap in military supplies in recent years, so my son keeps an eye on him all the time."

Although Gao Wuguan didn't say more.

But Gao Gong was so smart that he reacted immediately.

He looked at his son's face, then looked at Xu Kun who was following Xu Jie in front of him.

As expected, a smile appeared on Gao Gong's face.

"That's good, too."

Seeing his father's affirmation, Gao Wuguan immediately smiled.

at this time.

Everyone sat down one by one.

Naturally, someone from the academy came forward to serve tea.

Nie Bao and the other two had all served in the court, so they naturally understood the hidden meaning behind today's decree.

But it is said that being without an official position brings relief.

The three old masters exchanged glances, but their expressions had already settled on the mahjong table.

Yan Song is the boss here.

Sitting high up on the throne, he said, "Your Majesty has been so gracious that my granddaughter-in-law has been granted the title of Respected Lady. However, Changping is still a bit remote here, so I should have been lenient with you all. I can only wait until I return to the capital and find a day to invite all the women in your families to come to my house for a gathering."

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Song.

No one knows what you are thinking.

He smiled and said, "The granddaughter-in-law of the elder comes from a famous family. She is the daughter of the late Earl of Zhongcheng. She was a kind-hearted person when she was young. She married into the Yan Mansion and was virtuous. She served her parents-in-law and loved her husband. It is a great favor from Your Majesty that she was granted the title of Emperor. It is also what she deserves."

Since Old Yan was unwilling to mention the Changping Security Bureau and brought up the imperial edict that Lu Wenyan was conferred the title of Gongren, he naturally would not bring up the matter of the Chief of the Security Bureau who was not a marquis but a title.

No one wants to do something that makes them feel bored.

Yan Song's face was all smiles.

It seems that the fact that granddaughter-in-law Lu Wenyan was awarded the title of Gongren is really a matter of honor for the Yan family.

He smiled and said, "Please have some tea and rest for a while before returning to the capital. You must not miss the roll call tomorrow."

The elder has spoken.

Everyone present nodded and agreed.

Not long.

Looking at the sky, everyone said goodbye one by one after having tea.

After leaving the academy, he got on the carriage.

In a carriage heading towards the official road outside Changping.

Xu Jie's face was gloomy.

Xu Kun opened the curtains and looked outside at the Changping people who were harvesting crops. "Father..."

"Kun'er..."

In the carriage.

The Xu family's father and son spoke at the same time.

Xu Kun looked puzzled and lowered his head and said, "Father, please speak."

Seeing his father's face looking somewhat gloomy, Xu Kun keenly noticed something different.

Xu Jie whispered, "Yan Shaoting is now a big shot, what are your plans?"

He has all the power in Changping.

Although it didn't look too impressive, the meaning behind it made him feel scared.

A debate on Confucian classics over the selection of the chief examiner for the spring imperial examination of the Renxu year ultimately earned Yan Shaoting unprecedented fame, achieving the title of nobility rather than marquis.

This was something Xu Jie could never have imagined.

Changping experience?

Xu Jie snorted twice in his heart.

In response to his father's question, Xu Kun replied in a low voice: "Gao Wuguan has been keeping an eye on me recently. I have to find a way to make up for the shortfall in military supplies, but I don't know when it will end."

Xu Jie's face became increasingly gloomy. He sighed and said, "I, your father, never thought that sending you to deliver military supplies would lead to such a situation."

"It's all because of Yan Shaoting!"

Xu Kun spoke in a cold voice, with a hint of resentment.

Yan Shaoting used the strategy of remaining unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Even though he was assigned to work in the military supply department, he just did nothing.

But the gap in military supplies is there.

Yan Shaoting remained calm above him, and Gao Wuguan was watching him from the side.

Xu Kun could only rack his brains, weigh the pros and cons of all parties, and try his best to fill the military supply deficit.

to this end.

I don’t know how much criticism I have received in private.

Seeing my son react like this.

Xu Jie only felt a breath blocked in his chest, and he let out a breath after a while.

He said with a slightly tired look: "How about going to Miyun?"

"Miyun?"

Xu Kun glanced at his father with a puzzled look on his face.

Xu Jie quickly shook his head and said, "No, you still have to stay in the military supply department. Gao Wuguan is keeping an eye on you, but why can't you keep an eye on Yan Shaoting and Gao Wuguan as well?"

Xu Kun still didn't understand, so he asked, "What about the Miyun that father mentioned?"

Xu Jie pondered for a moment and said, "Let your brother go and take over the job in Miyun. Whatever Yan Shaoting did in Changping, let your brother follow in Miyun!"

Xu Kun's eyes lit up.

"Father wants to create another Changping in Miyun?"

This statement is somewhat ambiguous, but it is not wrong.

Xu Jie snorted, "Just keep an eye on Yan Shaoting and Gao Wuguan. Yan Shaoting is deeply favored by His Majesty now, so it is not appropriate to touch him for the time being."

Xu Kun's eyes were dim: "Everything that rises must fall, Yan Shaoting won't last long!"

……

"Brother-in-law, are you really going to take action against that person?"

"That person is the Deputy Prime Minister."

Also on the way back to the capital.

The Yan family was the last one to fall behind.

In the carriage, Lu Yi asked in a low voice.

Yan Shaoting stretched out his hand to hold the curtain of the carriage. In the distance, on another road, there were two carriages.

That was the carriage that the Zhu family's father and son used to return to Beijing.

Lower the curtains.

Yan Shaoting looked at the folded book in front of him.

When I opened the folded book, I saw the big words "Hanlin Academician, Zhanshifu Zhanshi Dong Fen" at the beginning.

Following are the lists of Dong’s illegal activities.

Lu Yi explained, "This is the news we just received. There are more than a dozen pieces of information, but most of them are not too serious. Even if we report it, it will not have much impact. The only thing we can touch is the Dong family's occupation of farmland, accumulation of wealth, and private lending at high prices in their hometown of Huzhou."

I thought about it.

Lu Yi added: "It's just that Dong Fen broke the law, how can it implicate Xu Jie?"

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about this matter.

If my guess is correct, then for the next period of time, the good guy Xu will probably stop doing anything temporarily and wait for further action.

But the good guy didn't do anything.

But that doesn't mean I won't fight back.

This time, such a big incident happened because of the chief examiner of the Spring Examination. If it were not for Changping's backup, I would probably have to decide for myself today in the Ming Dynasty's literati and the Ming Dynasty's court.

Even if Xu Jie was just going with the flow in this matter, it doesn't mean that he can tolerate it.

While Lu Yi was waiting.

Yan Shaoting smiled faintly: "Our Dong Hanlin, he is a Jinshi in the 22nd year of Jiajing."

Lu Yi thought for a moment and nodded, "He was a Jinshi in the 22nd year."

"Come to think of it, this guy is also a student of our Great Ming Cabinet's Deputy Minister."

Yan Shaoting had a smile on his face and a deep look in his eyes.

Since Old Xu wants to ruin his reputation this time.

Don't blame yourself for exposing his hypocritical true face.

Lu Yi suddenly became alert.

"Can my brother-in-law really use this to bring Xu Jie down?"

However, Yan Shaoting remained silent.

Wait until the carriage entered Beijing.

Yan Shaoting, who had taken a nap all the way, slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at his brother-in-law Lu Yi who had fallen asleep at some point, leaned forward to look ahead, and gave orders to the coachman.

"Don't go back home yet."

"Go to the residence of Lord Gao."

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