Huang Guangsheng and others also realized that their plan had been disrupted, so they turned to look at Xu Jie, wondering what Xu Jie's countermeasures were.

Xu Jie reached out to pick up the wine glass in front of him, and said as if he had already made up his mind: "Although we can no longer use slow knives to deal with Lin Ruoyu, we can still make the case quickly judged, and Lin Ping Ping can be punished within three days.

Convicted!"

"Zhu Heng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, is Lin Haoran's man. Will he deliberately delay the time so that the case cannot be concluded within at least three days?" Zhang Shouzhi immediately secretly rejoiced, and then asked worriedly.

As Lin Haoran's wings matured, not only did he have many students and students of the same age, but he also had people in some important positions. Zhu Heng was an official recommended by Lin Haoran, and he was now very close to Lin Haoran.

Huang Guangsheng and others also had this level of worry, and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie took a sip of his drink and said with a slight smile on his face: "This case is not under the responsibility of the Criminal Department. Because the case is so closely related, the emperor has ordered Li Chunfang and Guo Pu to investigate the case together!"

Huang Guangsheng and others were slightly surprised when they heard that the case was being investigated by two pavilion elders, but it seemed reasonable. After all, this was a major royal case.

"Master Yuan Fu, will Guo Pu interfere with this?" Hu Yingjia knew that Guo Pu and Lin Haoran had already formed an alliance, so he couldn't help but speculate.

Xu Jie put down the wine glass gently, shook his head with certainty and said: "The emperor and we will keep an eye on this matter. If Guo Zhifu really dares to do anything small, then he will have to leave the court with Lin Haoran.

Things have reached this point, especially when Lin Haoran is deeply involved, and he no longer hides his intentions. Even if there is a new emperor now, he still has to firmly control the court. Lin Haoran, Gao Gong and Guo Pu are actually all involved.

Everyone has to leave.

"Yes, even Guo Zhifu wouldn't dare to do anything!" Wang Ting echoed very optimistically when he heard Xu Jie's confidence.

Huang Guangsheng and others nodded one after another, looking very optimistic about the current situation. As long as they use this case to get rid of Lin Haoran, the remaining Northern Party formed by Gao Gong and Guo Pu will not be a concern at all, and they will definitely be able to drive away these two people.

Thinking of the laziness of today's Holy Emperor, and that Xu Dang was about to take full control of the entire court, everyone picked up their teacups and drank happily.

Xu Jie picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the food. He looked up and saw his favorite disciple Zhang Juzheng looking frowning. He wiped his mouth with a silk scarf and asked gently: "Taiyue, what do you think?

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When Huang Guangsheng and others heard that Xu Jie was asking Zhang Juzheng for advice, they all raised their chopsticks and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Zhang Juzheng.

But I saw that Zhang Juzheng was paying attention to his appearance as before, with a sachet hanging on his waist. He looked like a handsome middle-aged man, but he had a certain dignity added to his body.

There has been a big turmoil in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites recently. Pan Sheng, the former left minister of the Ministry of Rites, became an official, Qiu Yue, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, took over the position of the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Juzheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

His promotion from a fifth-rank Hanlin Academy bachelor to a third-rank right minister of the Ministry of Rites was naturally considered a super move, but Zhang Juzheng, as a former Qiandi and Longqing's teacher, would naturally not cause much controversy.

Zhang Juzheng sat in the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he officially stood out from the officials of the Ming Dynasty and became a senior official of the Ming Dynasty. In particular, he is not only the proud disciple of the current chief minister, but also the mentor of Long Qing. In the future, he will no longer be a member of the cabinet.

What a difficult thing.

As he stepped into this position, everyone knew that Zhang Juzheng had been trained by Xu Jie as his successor. He was already the next chief assistant after Li Chunfang and the future leader of their Xu Party.

Just like this, Zhang Juzheng's status in the Xu Party has quietly increased. Even Huang Guangsheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, did not dare to underestimate him, and his words undoubtedly carried more weight.

Zhang Juzheng gently put down the wine glass in his hand. He did not show any arrogance in front of Xu Jie. He held his hands sincerely and said: "Teacher, I think Lin Ruoyu is very smart, and his resourcefulness is rare in the world. Although we are fighting this time

He was caught off guard, but he will definitely not sit still and wait for death, so the students think it is too early to be happy, and we have to be careful and watch out for him!"

Perhaps because he has always been in a low position, he is able to see the situation in the court more clearly. Although there have been constant struggles in the court over the years, even though his teacher has been sitting on the throne of the chief minister for nearly five years, he has gained the most.

It's actually Lin Haoran.

No matter how fierce the fight in the court was, Lin Haoran was never affected. Instead, his official career rose step by step, and now he is an official at Wenyuan Pavilion, a scholar and the Minister of the Ministry of War.

As his power grew, he gradually gathered a large number of followers around him. In particular, he presided over the general examination the year before last and quietly formed the Lin Party whose strength cannot be underestimated.

For such a powerful person, no matter how perfect his layout is, Lin Haoran will not sit still and wait for death, but will definitely find a way to solve it.

Although he also feels that Lin Haoran's dilemma is simply unsolvable, there is always a voice reminding him: Lin Haoran is not an ordinary person, and the solution they can't think of is not necessarily rare for Lin Haoran, who is known for his three-step calculation.

, that political genius who can throw out the list of unruly people.

Xu Jie attached great importance to Zhang Juzheng's opinion and nodded thoughtfully, then turned to look at Xu Fan next to him. Because he was also wary of Lin Haoran, he gave Xu Fan the responsibility of monitoring Lin Haoran.

Xu Fan personally poured wine for Qian Bangyan and responded with obvious disapproval: "Lin Ruoyu is not going anywhere in the house today. Even if he refuses to sit back and wait for death, he will be helpless!"

"Haha... the crux of this matter is in the palace! No matter how powerful Lin Ruoyu is, he can't extend his hand into the palace, can he?" Qian Bangyan had always disliked Zhang Juzheng, so he sang the opposite tune.

Huang Guangsheng and others were originally worried about Lin Haoran's little actions, but after hearing Qian Bangyan's remarks, they couldn't help but nodded gently. Lin Haoran would not sit still and wait for death, but no matter how powerful he was, he would not be able to reach out to the palace.

inside.

"Master Qian's analysis is reasonable, but I was overly worried!" Zhang Juzheng saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, and added that it was just an unfounded speculation, so he took the initiative to salute Qian Bangyan.

Qian Bangyan glanced at Zhang Juzheng proudly, stretched out his hand to gently stroke a handful of snow-white beard, but in his heart he was even more disapproving of Zhang Juzheng, a younger generation.

However, Xu Jie did not relax his vigilance. He turned to look at Xu Fan and ordered: "Xu Fan, you must not only keep an eye on Lin Ruoyu these days, but also keep an eye on Lin Ping Ping, pay attention to her every move!"

When Xu Fan heard this order, his whole face suddenly fell.

In fact, when he had a conflict with the Lin brothers and sisters, he once sent people to track Lin Pingdao, but this wild girl could travel to most of the capital, and the people he sent to follow him were discovered and beaten by some enthusiastic people every time.

Two people would be enough to monitor Lin Haoran, but if you want to monitor Lin Ping Ping, ten times more might not be enough, and it would be easy to be exposed.

Xu Jie looked at Xu Fan with a troubled look on his face and scolded him sternly: "You traitor, don't you even listen to your father's words?"

"No, my child will do as I'm told. I'll definitely do as I'm told!" Xu Fan was startled and immediately expressed his stance.

Huang Guangsheng and others did not know that Xu Fan could not complete this task. Seeing that things had been arranged, the wine table was soon in a happy and harmonious atmosphere.

Especially thinking that their opponents would soon suffer heavy losses in succession, they were already celebrating the upcoming victory in their hearts while pushing cups and changing cups.

The next morning, it was a beautiful spring day.

The back garden of Lin Mansion looks full of spring, and the precious flowers and plants in the flower garden have regained their vitality. Carp have also appeared in the small pond, and the weeping willows beside the pond are swaying in the wind.

Lin Haoran, who was wearing black home clothes, was sitting on the pavilion. He seemed to be completely absorbed in playing chess around the stone table with Wang Zhideng.

Sun Jixiang, whose hair was already half white, was sitting nearby watching the chess game, but found that the middle-aged Wang Zhi's chess style was full of youthful vigor, while Lin Haoran showed maturity and stability.

After a fierce fight, Wang Zhideng looked at the situation on the chessboard. Although his black stones occupied a lot of territory, he could only throw down the chess pieces and admit defeat: "Dong Weng is unfathomable. Wang is willing to lose!"

Lin Haoran also put down the chess pieces and responded humbly: "I give in! Mr. Wang is overly complimentary, and I just won by luck!"

Sun Jixiang just brewed a new pot of tea at the stone table next to him. He invited the two of them to sit over and poured fragrant tea into their teacups.

"Good tea!" Wang Zhideng took a small sip and praised it.

When Sun Jixiang saw Wang Zhideng's reaction, he also said with a smile: "Thanks to Dong Weng, the two of us will almost taste the best tea in the world!"

"Thank you for your good tea. If you and Taoist Wu love wine, then I can't afford to accompany you!" Lin Haoran was not in a hurry to taste the tea, but looked at Wu Daoxing who was sunbathing not far away and joked.

Wu Daoxing's life was the same as before. He still looked very slovenly. He kept wandering around the kitchens of Lin's house and other people's houses, always hanging a gourd filled with wine around his waist.

Sometimes he felt that life was too boring, so he would go to the street to read faces of ordinary people. With his sharp tongue, he also got the title of "Wu Shenxian".

Today he also came to Lin's kitchen to have a meal. Seeing how lively the place was, he asked Lin Jinyuan to bring him a bamboo chair, where he could lie down and bask in the sun after having a good meal.

When Wu Daoxing heard Lin Haoran mentioning himself, he opened his eyes and sneered: "Tea wakes up tired people, and drunkenness relieves thousands of worries. The three of you are people who can't see through it, but you still want to laugh at the old Taoist!"

Wang Zhideng and Sun Jixiang couldn't help but look at each other after listening to Wu Daoxing's remarks. They found that Wu Daoxing's words seemed to make some sense. The three of them were not necessarily noble in tea, and Wu Daoxing's love of wine was not necessarily vulgar. On the contrary, Wu Daoxing was more like

That expert who can see through the world.

Lin Haoran picked up the teacup and smiled. Sometimes he actually envied Wu Daoxing for living so freely and freely, without being bound by family affection, money, power, etc.

Wang Zhideng rolled his eyes and directly suggested to Wu Daoxing: "Daoist Master Wu, Dong Weng is in trouble now. Can you help him test the fortune of this time?"

Wu Daoxing shook the gourd in his hand, and a flash of disappointment flashed across his face. He raised the wine gourd and said, "You have to get me a gourd of good wine!"

"It's a deal!" Wang Zhideng had already seen Wu Daoxing's conduct, so he immediately took the wine gourd and agreed wholeheartedly.

Wu Daoxing turned to look at Lin Haoran who was drinking tea, and then suggested: "Let's take a calligraphy test?"

Lin Haoran put the tea cup down gently, but he deliberately wanted to refuse. It was not that he didn't believe in Wu Daoxing, but he also knew that Wu Daoxing had some abilities, but he didn't want to obey fate in everything.

"Dong Weng, why don't you just write a word and let Taoist Wu help you measure your fortune and misfortune?" Sun Jixiang quickly took the pen and paper and said with eager eyes.

Lin Haoran met Sun Jixiang's earnest gaze, but didn't want to offend the good intentions of the two of them. He took the pen and paper, looked up and saw a string of silver bells hanging on the eaves of the pavilion, and wrote "string" in a serious manner.

Character.

After Wang Zhideng saw that the words were written, he put the wine gourd under his arm and personally delivered the written words to Wu Daoxing.

When Wu Daoxing saw the word "chuan" with the fragrance of ink, he first showed a serious look on his face, and then said eloquently: "Chuan, if you write it deliberately, it is a word for trouble, which proves that you are in distress.

, you can't survive this calamity. It's just that you were teased by them just now, so you wrote this word perfunctorily, so this string

Words must be broken down according to their literal meaning. Two people are at odds with each other, but you break it up with one stroke, especially this vertical line is so powerful from top to bottom!" At this point, he looked up at Lin Haoran and continued seriously: "Although you are in

Dilemma, but just like this last stroke, you already have a plan in mind, so you will definitely be able to avoid danger this time!"

this……

Wang Zhideng and Sun Jixiang couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and then they turned to look at Lin Haoran.

It was at this time that Lin Wu came here and respectfully raised his hands and said: "Uncle Nineteen, I have made arrangements!"

"I'd like to ask Master Wu to decipher the characters for me. Although I have some ideas, I don't dare to have a complete answer!" Lin Haoran responded to Wu Daoxing, and then handed over his hands and said: "I'll go to the Criminal Department first, you three are free to do as you like!"

Wang Zhideng and Sun Jixiang watched Lin Haoran leave suddenly, but they didn't know what countermeasures Lin Haoran had in mind and why he suddenly chose to go to the Penal Department Yamen.

When Wu Daoxing noticed Wang Zhideng looking towards him, he spread his hands and said: "I only understand Chinese characters, but I can't detect his specific means of solving them. You have to ask him!" After a pause, he said:
Chapter completed!