The news that Mr. Guo was arrested and sent to the Shuntian government office for wounding someone quickly spread throughout the capital.

Unlike last year, when there was no news, this time some officials took the initiative to intercede for Mr. Guo. Guo Pu was no longer what he used to be. Even if he didn't speak out, there were countless officials who wanted to please him.

Officials from the Ministry of Punishment went to the Shuntian government office and directly demanded his release.

Lin Haoran immediately laughed and laughed when he heard the news. Even if everyone in the world wanted to praise Guo Pu's smelly feet, he, Lin Haoran, could still ignore Guo Pu.

He had no intention of compromising, let alone giving face to these officials, and directly ordered Mr. Guo to be under strict supervision. Without his order, it would be impossible to release him.

In the current Shuntian government office, although he is not a willful person, no one dares to go against his will.

But in the afternoon, even his father-in-law took action, and Wu Shan asked him to come to the house.

Although Lin Haoran had vaguely guessed that Wu Shan was looking for him just because of Mr. Guo, he still did not immediately order his release. Instead, he took a carriage and headed south of the city.

On holidays, Xu Mansion is destined to be crowded with people.

When Lin Haoran's carriage passed by the door, he felt the excitement there and smelled the smell of power.

After Xu Jie entered the cabinet, he always followed Yan Song's advice and actively participated in the emperor's Taoist activities. In essence, he was just a standard treacherous minister.

After taking office as the Chief Minister, even if he did not accomplish much in taking office, he just decentralized some powers, and many officials were labeled as "virtuous prime ministers".

Lin Haoran knew very well in his heart that this group of officials was actually the same group of officials who surrounded the Yan Mansion in the past. They only gathered here because Guo Pu was the chief minister.

Arriving in front of the Wu Mansion, the situation here was obviously quite desolate.

Lin Haoran got off the carriage, as if he had entered the Wu Mansion, and headed directly towards the living room where Wu Shan was.

Wu Shan was sitting in the living room drinking tea. His official authority was stronger, but he was obviously a little more old-fashioned. This time during the Beijing inspection, he was actually not idle at all, and he often participated in activities related to the Beijing inspection.

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"My son-in-law has met my father-in-law!"

Lin Haoran came to the hall and immediately saluted politely.

When Wu Shan saw Lin Haoran coming in from outside, he stopped drinking tea, looked up and said with seriousness: "Ruoyu, you'd better let him go!"

"Father-in-law, has Guo Pu come to see you?" Lin Haoran still knew a little about Guo Pu, and it was impossible for him to take the initiative to visit his father-in-law for Mr. Guo, so he asked Wei Wei in surprise.

Wu Shan took a slow sip of tea, shook his head gently and said honestly: "Today I went to Guo Mansion to talk to Guo Pu about old times. Fortunately, the news reached Guo Mansion, and I happened to be sitting there at the time!"

"What did Guo Pu say at that time?" Lin Haoran took the hot tea brought by the butler and asked immediately.

Wu Shan raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Haoran, put down the cold tea, and said honestly: "He said that you don't know the way of being an official and are too greedy for official reputation, which makes it easy to offend others!"

Lin Haoran held the tea lid and poured the hot tea lightly. He knew that Guo Pu was making insinuations at that time, but he said angrily with a smile: "His son openly hurt people, and he also directly attacked the officials of Shuntian Prefecture.

It can be said to be lawless! He Guo Zhifu is really good at protecting his shortcomings, and now he is actually accusing me of my faults!"

"Now is an extraordinary period. We have to rely on Guo Pu here. Please show some mercy to Mr. Guo this time and let Mr. Guo go!" Wu Shan was not an official whose eyes could not tolerate sand, so he immediately advised with earnest words.

Lin Haoran did not agree immediately. He took a sip of tea and immediately raised his head and asked, "Father-in-law, you are looking for Guo Pu this time. Did he explain the Beijing inspection order submitted by the Ministry of War to Huang Jun during the incident?"

"No!" Wu Shan shook his head gently and continued bitterly: "Today, I was more reminiscing with him about old times. Several times I wanted to directly mention the incident in Beijing, but he always directed me to other things.

Got it!"

Lin Haoran lightly poured the tea with a tea lid, looked up at his father-in-law and said seriously: "Father-in-law, Guo Zhifu may not only not be able to help us, but may he also add insult to injury?"

Although he comforted Xiao Jinian and others in the morning, it did not mean that he had no doubts in his heart. On the contrary, he had always maintained a vigilant attitude. At this moment, he had a faint feeling that Guo Puju had ulterior motives.

"It's really hard to say what Guo Pu's position is now! It's because I believed too much in this friendship and Guo Pu, but... now we really can't be too optimistic!" Wu Shan sighed lightly.

, the whole person said in frustration.

Lin Haoran knew that the father-in-law should not be blamed too much. If his father-in-law was an honest farmer, then Guo Pu was the kind of businessman who was good at calculation.

Seeing his father-in-law's depressed look, he comforted him and said: "Guo Pu is a very shrewd person, and he understands him so well. If he really has bad intentions, it will be difficult for us to detect him!"

"Well, that's true!" Wu Shan nodded gently, seeming to begin to agree with Lin Haoran's judgment.

Lin Haoran took another sip of tea and said firmly: "Father-in-law, we can't sit still and wait for death, otherwise we will be sorry for those who want to change the situation of the government with us!"

"I understand Guo Pu. If he really planned to attack us in the first place, he would not be able to change his attitude easily, even if you catch Mr. Guo!" Wu Shan shook his head slowly.

Lin Haoran thought for a moment and then suggested: "Father-in-law, I will continue to lock Mr. Guo up! If he really intends to make friends with us, he will explain some things and even take some practical actions. If he is already worried

If he already wants to break up with us, he will definitely not ask for help from our side, so he will do it as a matter of course!"

The top priority now is to test Guo Pu's attitude so that he can prescribe the right medicine. Even if it is inevitable to be eliminated by Guo Pu and Xu Jie together, they still want to know the truth.

Wu Shan thought carefully for a moment and then nodded gently.

Lin Haoran followed Wu Shan to discuss some more matters, but was not in a hurry to return to the north of the city. He took the initiative to visit Dong Fen, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

There is not much time left for him now. Once Guo Pu hands over the rating report, the initiative will fall into the hands of the cabinet, and Xu Jie can severely punish Ning Jiang and others who fall into the lower class.

However, what is the true situation of the matter and what position does Guo Pu hold? However, he still has to wait patiently for a few more days until the Ministry of Personnel's preliminary rating opinions on the officials are officially released.
Chapter completed!