In the blink of an eye, it was May 15th again, official Mu Mu’s date.

In addition to being busy with Si Zhilang's affairs recently, Lin Haoran has started preparing the third issue of "Talking about the Ancient and the Present".

As the Autumn Festival approaches, more and more students are pouring into Beijing, and more and more people are taking exams. "Talking about the Ancient and the Present" has become a best-selling book second only to the Four Books and the Five Classics.

The 20,000 copies that were thought to be out of reach were all sold out. On the one hand, the quality of "Talking About the Past and the Present" is indeed high, and on the other hand, the booksellers' promotion was extremely powerful.

According to the agreement with Xu Jie, Lin Haoran recruited Zhang Ju as an editorial member. However, he was not asked to be responsible for the specific content. He was only allowed to participate without any real power.

Even though he was about to become Xu Jie's grandson-in-law, Lin Haoran was still wary of Zhang Juzheng. He did not think that Xu Jie, who could give his granddaughter as a concubine to Yan Song's grandson, would devote all his resources to himself because of another granddaughter.

Regarding the political resources that Xu Jie would hold in the future, Lin Haoran knew that he would definitely have to take the initiative to fight for them, and attacking "competitors" was also one of the important measures.

With the arrival of the rest day, another major event is officially on the agenda.

Just yesterday afternoon, Li Chunfang, a bachelor's degree candidate at the Hanlin Academy, was officially promoted to the fourth rank of Taichang Temple Shaoqing, and the turmoil in the Hanlin Academy began.

Officials of the Hanlin Academy are rarely airborne, they are always promoted internally, and as a result of the gradual advancement, there will be a vacancy at the front of each grade.

For the position of Imperial Lecturer, Lin Haoran knocked on the door of Wushan with gifts and discipleship notes.

The butler came out, enthusiastically led him to the flower hall, and explained with a smile: "Lin Xiuzhuan, I happen to be receiving Wang Shangshu's family, please wait a moment!"

Lin Haoran looked at the smiling butler calmly. In fact, the two of them had only met once. She felt that his enthusiasm was unreasonable. She didn't seem to be familiar with him at all, and she had no ability to benefit him in the slightest.

However, he also captured the information passed by the steward. This Wang Shangshu probably refers to the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites Wang Yongbin, Wu Shan's previous boss.

The major case of cheating in the rural examination has come to an end. Wang Yongbin denied it at first, but later admitted all the crimes, which involved South Zhili, Fujian and Huguang.

As for the rural examination fraud case in Guangdong, it is a separate case and has nothing to do with Wang Yongbin.

It's just that Wu Shan met Wang Yongbin's family at this time, which was undoubtedly an irrational behavior. Now that Jinyi guards are all over the world, what will Jiajing think when this news comes to his ears?

Sometimes I have to admit that Wu Shan was a good official, but he was not suitable for the officialdom of the Jiajing Dynasty. Even if he entered the cabinet, let alone overthrowing Yan Song, he would definitely not be Xu Jie's opponent.

When we arrived at the flower hall, the maid brought tea cups, and the housekeeper excused himself first.

Lin Haoran sat quietly in the flower hall, sitting on a dark chair, looking at the yard planted with bamboos in front of him. He picked up the teacup and sipped the hot tea slowly, not in a hurry.

Gradually, he integrated into this era, learned how to taste tea, and developed a calm temperament. He was able to do things without being impatient and impatient, and he learned the indifference that does not change even when a mountain collapses.

While I was practicing Qigong, a hurried little figure ran over from the corridor in front.

She was wearing a double-breasted light red skirt, her face was red, and her eyes were bright and energetic. When she saw him, she said in surprise: "Brother, why are you here? Oh, you are looking for Siyu's father!"

Lin Haoran was gently stirring the tea with the tea lid before he could speak.

In just one moment of pulling out the tea, Huniu suddenly appeared in front of him, and then disappeared in a hurry. Not knowing what she was anxious about, she headed towards the other end in a hurry.

After a while, another footsteps appeared, this one was very light, and he looked up curiously. He saw a girl of fourteen or five years old, with fair skin, a figure that was beginning to take shape, bright eyes, and a smile on her face.

An intoxicating smile.

Like Huniu, she was also very surprised when she saw him, but her behavior was different from Huniu. Her delicate face turned red, turned around and ran away.

Another time of tea pulling, Wu Qiuyu appeared in front of his eyes, and then disappeared again, just like Huniu.

Lin Haoran drank the tea, but his heart was half cold. He put down the tea cup and shook his head helplessly. He was obviously so handsome, but he was either regarded as nothing or as a beast.

"Mr. Wen Kui, please come with me!" The butler walked into the flower hall and made an inviting gesture with a smile.

Lin Haoran nodded slightly, then stood up and followed the housekeeper. She originally thought that he was going to lead her to the study, but she didn't expect that he would be led directly to the pavilion in the back garden.

This is an exquisite back garden. Many rare flowers and trees are planted along the stone paths. Several lotus flowers in the small pond are in full bloom. The weeping willows beside the pond are swaying in the wind. The pavilion in the lake is also very elegant.

Wearing casual clothes, Wu Shan did not carry forward the simple style of an official. He was sitting in front of the stone table, bathing in the refreshing cool breeze, holding an exquisite teapot and brewing fragrant tea.

"Meet my mentor!" Lin Haoran respectfully performed a teacher-student ceremony.

"Sit down!" Wu Shan said lightly, without revealing too much intimacy.

Lin Haoran was also used to it, and knew that this was not Wu Shan's intention to alienate him, but that he treated everyone like this. After sitting down, he picked up the teacup in front of him and tasted it seriously.

Holding the tea with both hands, with the middle finger at the bottom, I first put it to my nose to smell the aroma of the tea, and then took three small sips. I found that the tea was indeed refreshing, and the fatigue on my body was swept away.

Wu Shan also observed Lin Haoran's behavior, picked up the teapot and asked casually: "When did you learn to taste tea?"

"After joining the officialdom!" Lin Haoran thought for a moment and gave an answer that was impossible to criticize.

Wu Shan poured tea into his empty cup and said at the same time: "I heard from your sister that your family used to be very poor?"

"I am a farmer, but I read books, how can I be endless?" Lin Haoran sighed bitterly, thinking of the previous owner of this body.

Wu Shan put down the teapot, looked up at him and asked, "What was your experience when you chopped firewood?"

Lin Haoran saw that Wu Shan had no ill intentions and had not set any traps for him to step on. He recalled his original thoughts and calmly met his eyes and said: "Stay alive and take good care of my sister!"

Wu Shan raised his head and stared at him for a moment, and finally sighed deeply. He came from a wealthy family, but he could understand Lin Haoran's original pain. A man with great talent was reduced to chopping firewood for a living.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at him and asked, "So you hate your teacher Xia Gangyang?"

Lin Haoran was stunned for a moment, raised his head and took a deep look at Wu Shan, and then straightened out everything.

Dare to love Wu Shan and the Qingshan layman from Jiangcun Qingshan Academy are old friends. Thinking about how angry he was when they first met, Lin Haoran also vaguely found the answer. Wu Shan actually asked his teacher Xia Gangyang at that time, not his teacher Yin Tai during the provincial examination.
Chapter completed!