That night, Yang Fanxiu stayed at the West Lake Villa.
Hearing the sound of gurgling water and intermittent whispers, I couldn't sleep all night.
The next day, the imperial envoy returned to his camp.
The group of enshrined old eunuchs were ready to go, and Liu Juncheng and Yan Lei were also accompanying them.
As for Mr. Gou, he could only watch Yang Fan leave, and was dragged into the room by Madam Bones again.
Yang Fan gave Master Gou a sympathetic look, then got into the prepared luxury car and began to catch up on his sleep.
After a hard night, he needed to take a rest.
There are eight old eunuchs who are responsible for carrying the sedan chair. It has to be said that these people have benefited from the last visit to Haiyun Temple. At least they have refined several Buddha bones and their strength has greatly improved.
Lifting the sedan chair was very stable, allowing Yang Fan to sleep quite peacefully.
Departing from the port of Hangzhou, the large ship with thousands of materials traveled along the canal and arrived at Jinling City.
As the old capital, Jinling City still retains a set of imperial teams. Although its status has been completely replaced by the divine capital, the officials here are living a more prosperous life.
After all, it is responsible for developing Jiangnan's economy and collecting taxes, and it is difficult not to nourish it.
The arrival of Yang Fan and his party naturally spread to the ears of many people quickly.
However, compared to the Dongchang prison officer, they were more afraid of the upcoming Zhang Taiyue.
The current chief minister is their number one enemy.
After all, the other party has traveled all the way south, and rectifying his mentality is only an insignificant part of it. What worries the officials and wealthy families in the world most is his reforms.
Promote the examination method.
Inventory the acres.
Refresh the official system.
Everywhere you go, you can see the crowds of people.
Acting like a dignified leader and assistant makes people feel worried.
"Brother Xu, are we just going to sit there and wait for death? Checking the fields will cost us our lives, right? You have to think of a way!"
Several people in the hall looked sad and looked at one of the middle-aged men. He was dressed in rich clothes and had a burly figure. He was Xu Jie's eldest son, Xu Fan.
Xu Fan looked at everyone and spread his hands: "My father has recovered from his illness and is recuperating in the old garden. I am just an unemployed person, how can I do anything?"
Wu Xing, who was sitting upright on the side, smiled faintly: "Brother Xu, you are just joking! Who knows that your father was the former chief assistant and Zhang Taiyue's teacher? Are you really at your wits' end, or do you just want to stand by and watch our jokes? "
Xu Fan frowned and looked at Wu Xing, not expecting the other party to be so disrespectful.
"Brother Xu, don't be angry, Brother Wu is just saying something out of anger!"
However, as soon as Wu Xing finished speaking, Shen Xiao on the side said: "However, Brother Xu should also think carefully about this! Your father's dismissal was actually the result of the joint efforts of Gao and Zhang! The relationship between teacher and student has long since disappeared. Let’s do it again! When we check the acres this time, your Xu family owns far more acres than we do. Will the other party really be lenient?"
These words instantly hit Xu Fan's pain point.
His father, Xu Jie, once served as the chief minister and had overwhelming power. How could the Xu family not benefit from it?
There are more than hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland alone!
If Haigangfeng hadn't been impeached, this matter would have been overturned long ago. But now that Zhang Taiyue has gone south to personally implement reforms and bring up the matter of checking the land, can the Xu family really avoid it a second time?
For a moment, his face looked a little ugly.
Xu Fan slowly said: "I need to think about this."
But he relaxed as he spoke.
Wu Xing and Shen Xiao looked at each other, knowing that their words had an effect, and said one after another: "Brother Xu, now we are all grasshoppers tied to a rope, life and death depend on your thoughts..."
Xu Fan tapped his fingers lightly on the table. Time passed slowly. After an unknown amount of time, he stopped and seemed to have said something unrelated.
"Yang Rong, Hu Guang, Huang Huai."
There were only three names in this sentence. After saying this, Xu Fan stood up and left.
The remaining people looked at each other.
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
However, Wu Xing seemed to understand something and slapped him hard.
And Shen Xiao, who was following closely beside him, also changed his expression slightly: "Sure enough, he is indeed the old Xiaoge elder!"
Wu Xing and Shen Xiao looked at each other and said four words in unison.
"Ding You keeps the rules!"
This is a system that has existed since ancient times, and was naturally followed in the Ming Dynasty. When officials passed away, they had to go home to mourn for three years.
"Zhang Taiyue's parents are both here. Even if he wins his love, I don't believe he can win it twice in a row!"
There was a hint of sternness in Wu Xing's eyes.
After all, there is a way to resolve Ding You's rule, and that is for the king to seize his love, which means that the king ordered to "take away his sorrow" so that he could continue to serve without having to abide by the rule.
Now is an important moment for Zhang Taiyue's reform. Once he is suppressed for three years, his team will be broken up and we will never be able to achieve the current situation again.
Therefore, there is a great possibility that His Majesty will choose to seize love!
However, the bad thing is that Zhang Taiyue currently has both parents. If one of his parents dies, he can choose to seize his love. What if the other one dies again because of excessive sadness?
Can His Majesty still choose to "seize love" twice in a row?
You must know that etiquette, law and filial piety are a great gift from the dynasty, but if you take it twice in a row, I am afraid that even if your Majesty is willing to do so, it will definitely attract dissatisfaction from the people of the world.
Shen Xiao whispered: "We must have a dead man, otherwise it will be doomed to disaster."
"I already have some ideas about this matter."
Wu Xing smiled, but he seemed to have a plan in mind, "After the matter is completed, they will never find us!"
"oh?"
Shen Xiao looked curious.
Wu Xing lowered his voice and said: "Xinxue..."
"It's really a good idea!"
Shen Xiao's eyes lit up.
Just when a few people were secretly making plans, Xu Fan had already returned to the old garden. As soon as he came in, he saw his father Xu Jie leaning on the recliner and looking at the sky with a faint expression.
"Father."
"Fan'er is back."
Xu Jie turned to look at Xu Fan, a glimmer of light flashed in his slightly cloudy old eyes, "Those people are looking for you again?"
"Father's guess is good."
Xu Jie shook his head: "Don't pay attention to these people. They will succeed more than they will fail. It's better to stay in Jinling and be a housekeeper dog. If you want to plot against Taiyue, are they worthy?"
"Father, don't you hate him? But he betrayed you!"
Xu Fan frowned.
Xu Jie said calmly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit! Taiyue is my student, I know him. He has long wanted to change the world. I have different political views from him, so sooner or later he will do this."
Sighing, "It's a pity that there was too little time left for me at the beginning. Otherwise, I had already packed up my hands, so how could I be tied up now?"
Xu Fan was silent for a long time and then said: "Do we, the Xu family, really want to give way?"
"I can only avoid it! I know Taiyue. In order to reform, he will do whatever it takes. Even I, a teacher, can't do what he does!"
"But don't worry, the Xu family is still the Xu family!"
Xu Jie let out a long sigh, "One day, I can still be like Guang and die a good death! But even if he learns what I did, he will rarely die a happy death!"
