If Deputy Butler Liu lied at the beginning, it would be that someone happened to learn about the funeral and spent a lot of money to bribe Deputy Butler Liu.

But there is also a possibility, that is, Deputy Butler Liu did not lie, and he did not come to report the demise that time. All of this was deliberately framed by Lin Qingran, which made him detained for being concealed from the crime of being deceased.

It was precisely because he was infected with this suspicion that even if the emperor did not pursue him, the previous investigations would undoubtedly be invalidated, and Ning Jiang and others were able to escape thrillingly.

Although he had confirmed that the person behind the scenes was Lin Weiran in front of him, he still had no conclusion on the entire incident and was also thinking about the darkest place at this moment.

Lin Qingran faced Guo Pu but was not guilty. After all, the other party was in vain for more than 20 years of friendship and almost fought all his friends of the same year.

The most important thing is that what he did was not to the bottom line. He immediately replied frankly: "Mr. Guo has died, and the three death row people have already made it clear. Please mourn Lord Guo on the day!"

Guo Pu looked at Lin Qiran and didn't seem to be lying, and all the rumors and reports pointed out that his father was dead. Even if he believed Lin Qiran's words, he asked seriously: "Did my father die in the first day of the lunar month or the tenth day of the year.

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Officials such as Ma Sen, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, deliberately avoided it, but they couldn't help but look at the two people with grudges from afar.

"I don't know either! But I heard that it was the first day of this month in the capital, and I was suspected of hiding my demise!" Lin Qingran did not answer positively, but pretended to be ignorant.

If a person loses power, those political enemies will usually spread rumors out of nothing. Nowadays, there are many different opinions about Guo Pu's death. With the joint promotion of many forces, it has evolved into a certain fact in the capital.

Not to mention that Guo Pu does not have strong evidence to prove that his father died on the fifteenth of this month, even if the evidence is provided, it will be accused of being forged. It has been decided that Mr. Guo died on the first day of this month.

That's true. Whether Guo Pu recognizes or disagrees, it is almost confirmed that he is suspected of hiding the funeral.

Guo Pu worked hard in the officialdom for more than 20 years and was once the Minister of Personnel. With his political wisdom, he naturally knew this. Seeing that Lin Qingran was unwilling to confess, he did not break the baton and asked the end, but instead raised the last question

He said: "You won't attack my Guo family, are you?"

When he was the Minister of Personnel, he did not take Lin Qingran as a new official in the officialdom seriously at all, and always regarded him as a junior who could be controlled at will.

But he looked down on the person in front of him far, and the current situation has changed drastically, and the other party is likely to become the one he can only look up to, and he can't help but worry about his own and his family's survival problems.

Lin Qingran did not expect that Guo Pu was afraid, and couldn't help but smile, but replied seriously: "The official still understands the rules of struggle in the officialdom. In addition, since my father-in-law has forgiven you, we will have no more.

resentment!"

However, no matter how powerful the fight is, people will generally be separated from each other. This is not only an unspoken rule in the officialdom, but also for the sake of their own future. Few people will continue to liquidate their political enemies who return home.

Guo Pu looked at Lin Qingran deeply, followed Wu Shan and said goodbye to officials such as Ma Sen, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, and then boarded the carriage and planned to return to Anyang to be a mourning guard without an official or a position.

Seeing that no one came to see him off, Mr. Guo got on the bus in disappointment and took the same carriage with his father.

As the carriage went further and further away, he didn't know what his father and Lin Qingran had just talked about, so he leaned curiously and asked, "Dad, when did grandpa die? Is it the first day or the fifteenth day?"

Guo Pu's face was a little sad, and he sighed and replied: "This is no longer important!"

"Why doesn't it matter?" Mr. Guo frowned and asked in confusion.

Guo Pu looked at the blue sky outside through the constantly shaking curtains, and said meaningfully: "Because everyone now believes that this is the case, even the emperor thinks that your grandfather died on the first day of this month, which has become a certain fact.

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The three mourners had three different sets of rhetoric. According to the third person who reported the death of Sun, the manager, conveyed the correct news. However, on the first day of Anyang Mansion, the news of Mr. Guo's death was reported, and the Guo Mansion spent a lot of money to build it.

Things like golden girl.

The geographical gap and the poor information between the two places are not only easy for some officials to hide their worries, but also conducive to spreading rumors, making things difficult to distinguish between true and false.

No matter what the truth is, Guo Pu will be detained as a suspect of hiding the deceased, but he will not be able to clear his mind if he jumps down the Yellow River. And leaving behind some grievances is also a common situation in the officialdom.

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Wu Shan stood in front of the pavilion and watched the carriage leave until the carriage disappeared. Then he turned around and bowed to his officials such as Ma Sen, all heading towards his carriage.

Lin Xuran waited in front of the carriage first and was about to support Wu Shan on the carriage. Wu Shan turned his head and looked at Lin Xuran and asked, "Ruoyu, you are planning Guo Zhi this time?"

"My father-in-law, I saved my father-in-law and all the junior brothers, and saved the entire Ming Dynasty!" Lin Qiran held Wu Shan's elbow and said with a golden face without blushing or panting.

"If you are foolish, this is not the right way! When you are an official in the court, you should act openly and honestly. You must not think about conspiracy and plot against others in everything! If you are not upright, you will not be in charge of the world!" Wu Shan warned seriously.

Lin Weiran's brows frowned slightly, but he retorted disapprovingly: "My father-in-law, if the son-in-law had not used some means, Ning Jiang and the others would have been treated unfairly, and would have been demoted to the local area, and no one would have said anything more.

What will happen to the Ming Dynasty when opening up the sea and reform?”

"I am worried that you are too addicted to the struggle for power, thus losing your original intention, forgetting your original intention to enter the officialdom, and eventually becoming Yan Song, Xu Jie and others!" Wu Shan felt serious about his experience of many ups and downs.

"What's wrong with the two of them?" Lin Qingran asked tentatively.

"Yan Song had the ambition to serve the country, but after twenty years of his reign, he became a treacherous minister. Xu Jie first entered the officialdom and dared to fight with Zhang Cong, who was the chief minister at the time. Now he is the chief minister, but he is determined to be famous." Wu Shan will do this

Everything was seen very thoroughly, so Lin Qingran was reminded.

"My father-in-law, don't worry, the son-in-law will keep his heart. If he is lucky enough to take power in the future, he will definitely not be like Yan Song or Xu Jie, and he will do his wholeheartedly for the Ming Dynasty!" Lin Qianran made a promise with confidence.

Wu Shan looked at Lin Weiran, but he didn't believe in this guarantee at all.

Yan Song or Xu Jie, either of them is not a person with a firm mind. They have lost themselves in the pursuit of power, and this son-in-law is probably not much better than Yan Song and Xu Jie.

The two boarded the carriage and returned to the majestic city of Beijing.

Although Guo Pu was a frustrated person in the political struggle, he was finally far away from the whirlpool of the capital. However, their group of officials who were seeing him back would return to the whirlpool and welcome a new round of struggles about the Minister of Personnel.
Chapter completed!