On this day, the sun was hanging high in the sky, but the sky was covered with crystal rain.

This dilapidated mountain temple welcomed four scholars. They had just returned from the palace examination and rushed here to shelter from the rain.

"It is really a great pleasure to pass the palace examination this time!"

"Brother Chen has already taken the lead in the county and prefecture tests. I am afraid it's Lin Wenkui from Jiangxi!"

"How dare I compare with Lin Wenkui. I just hope to pass the college entrance examination successfully and be able to take the high school entrance examination next year!"

...

Several scholars congratulated the handsome scholar, but the handsome scholar did not seem too arrogant, but maintained the humility of the scholar.

"Brother Chen, don't be humble. With your talent and knowledge, this is a trick to get something out of your pocket!" The scholars were flattering and continued to praise the authenticity.

After all, the handsome scholar is a young man. A few words of flattery made him feel elated, but he took out his heart and said, "If I take the autumn exam next year, I will definitely go to Beijing to take the exam and visit Lin Wenkui.

You have to see the true face of Mount Lushan whom we scholars admire!”

As Lin Junran's status continued to improve, his reputation became more and more prosperous, which made countless scholars eager to return his path and become a "young capable minister" of the Ming Dynasty.

"I heard he is a handsome man with red lips and white teeth!"

"No, he is a big and thick black-faced man. It is said that he is called Lin Qingtian because of this!"

"It's not right. I heard that he is a tall man as tall as the old thief Yan Song, and his appearance is very similar to that of the old thief Yan Song!"

...

However, few people have seen Lin Weiran's true face. Among the many rumors that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, there have been many versions of Lin Weiran's figure and appearance, but the four people's image of Lin Weiran is different.

"Ah, there are people here!"

It was during the controversy that a scholar heard some movement under the table of the mountain god statue, and pointed at the strange old man who came out from under the table and said in panic.

The three of them looked over at the same time, and saw that the weird old man who had crawled out had a mess of hair, with a few straws on his hair, and a obviously sick look on his face.

The strange old man seemed to be thinner than a while ago, and stood up tremblingly, but said hoarsely to the four scholars who had just held their own words: "Lin Wenkui you mentioned... I have seen him! I

Not only have you seen him? I...I have also witnessed his growth with my own eyes!"

"Is this old man crazy?" The four of them could not help but look at each other when they heard the strange old man's remarks.

It is not unusual to see Lin Qinran. After all, Lin Qinran once served as the prefect of Leizhou and the prefect of Guangzhou in the local area? But this strange old man said he was witnessing his growth? That would be too much.

The old man wasn't planning to argue with them, or he didn't have the strength to argue anymore? Instead, he asked directly at the four people: "Do you have a pen?"

"Yes!" The youngest scholar responded immediately, unbuttoning his back box and preparing to get the pen.

The old man opened his turbid eyes? He couldn't help but shed two lines of hot tears? His body was facing north and he kneeled down and bowed properly.

That day, he finally remembered who he was!

He was an ordinary scholar among all living beings, and had a childhood sweetheart named Ouyang Shuduan. Due to the huge family gap, he was delayed until he passed the imperial examination at the age of 18 before marrying her.

When he was twenty-five years old, he went to the capital for the second time to take the exam. He finally realized the taste of being a gold medal and became an enviable Hanlin Academy Shujishi.

Due to unfortunate illness, he had to choose to resign from his post and return to his hometown. He just watched many knowledgeable people demoted? His mentor Zhang Yuanzhen passed away, and his new king Zhengde favored his internal officials and wanted to have fun. This led to him staying at home for ten years.

In the eighth year of staying at home, his son and Ouyang Shuduan were finally born? He personally named the fat son Yan Shifan, and he was thirty-three years old.

With the joy of becoming a father for the first time? He went north to re-employment? His career suddenly became very smooth.

Six years later? The new king Jiajing succeeded to the throne. He was promoted to the post of the Hanlin Academy in Nanjing. After four years, he was promoted to the Imperial College Priest and the Minister of Rites in Nanjing seven years. At that time, he was fifty-two years old.

Two years later, he went to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor for examination, and was appreciated by the emperor and successfully stayed in Beijing. He became the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. At that time, he was only fifty-four years old.

If the official career ends here, then his career has been successful, not only can he win a wife and a son, but he can also be a blessing for his family.

But he was not willing to accept this, and he was unable to overcome his greed for power, so he naturally got involved in the whirlpool of fighting power in the court.

Six years later, he successfully entered the cabinet with the firmness of great etiquette, defeating two chief assistants Zhai Luan and Xia Yan, and finally reached the peak of power.

In the next twenty years, no one could shake his status, which made him feel the taste of power.

But he could not resist the years and his body grew older day by day, while his wife Ouyang Shuduan passed away forty years in Jiajing. However, he could not escape the vicious cycle of political struggle and was attacked by his younger generation Xu Jie whom he always valued.

plot.

I thought that if he resigned from his post and returned to the land, everything would be marked with a sign of rest. Although the Yan family did greedy for a lot of money, how could the shrewd emperor not know that Yan Shifan was sentenced to greed for 800 taels of gold, which was the final conclusion of this matter.

But he looked down on Xu Jie's hostility towards him, and ignored Xu Jie's vicious heart under his kind face. He even relaxed his vigilance after writing letters to comfort him.

It was precisely under such slight precaution that his only son Yan Shifan was escorted to the capital and was charged with "Tongwu and Tonglu" and was pushed to the guillotine.

Therefore, all his grandsons were exiled to guard the border, while the female relatives entered the Jiaofangsi or became maids.

Originally, the Yan family, the most glorious of the Ming Dynasty, had already lost their family. He was the only one who was immortal, was left to survive and watch the descendants of the Yan family be treated the most humiliatingly.

Huh?

The four scholars watched Yan Song kneel down to the north, and seemed very skillful in their actions, and they vaguely saw some names.

After worshiping, Yan Song took the pen handed over by the scholar, then walked to the pillar tremblingly, and used his last strength to write on the pillar: "I only serve the country in my life, but only loyalty and red will be used to tell people right and wrong!"

He had made profound reflections over the years, but he felt that he was obedient to Jiajing and was already a veritable loyal minister.

However, his loyalty not only did not exchange for the emperor's forgiveness, but also ended up in the miserable end of falling into the wilderness and was also criticized by the people.

After writing this line on the pillar, he seemed to have used all his strength, and only felt the heat stinging pain in his head. He threw the pen on the ground and passed away at the age of 87.
Chapter completed!