I have to say that Wu Junyu's personality is very similar to Bai Qichang to some extent. Maybe it is because of this that he takes special care of Bai Qichang.

Bai Qichang felt the teaching deeply and bowed and replied, "The students understand."

After the two of them spoke, the guard of honor also arrived. Wu Junyu smiled and greeted him.

The little eunuch below lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Wu Junyu sat upright in the carriage, motionless as a mountain, and glanced at Wu Junyu.

Wu Junyu bowed and said, "Wu Junyu, the magistrate of Changzhou County, welcome Lord Sun to Changzhou."

Sun Hong slowly got out of the carriage, stood on the carriage, and said, "Let's not be a gift, it's hard for Lord Wu to work hard, I've been waiting for our house for a long time."

Wu Junyu smiled and said, "This is the honor of the officials. How dare you mention the word "work"?" He smiled and continued, "The officials have arranged the inn. The adults are tired of their way. Let's go to the inn to rest first. Tonight, please let the officials be the host to welcome the adults."

Sun Hong was even more satisfied, and his expression on his face became much more relaxed. He smiled and said, "Then it's a blessing to Lord Wu." After that, he returned to the carriage, closed his eyes and rested. The little eunuch beside him lowered the curtain.

Wu Junyu retreated aside and asked the carriage to go first. When the team entered the city, a sedan chair quietly followed the team at the end.

Bai Qichang went up and asked, "Sir, what do you need to prepare for by students?"

Wu Junyu stared at the sedan chair that was gradually moving away and said, "That's probably where the singing girl is." He returned to his senses and said, "Just be with you, please follow the teacher's arrangements, so don't say the wrong words during the meal."

Bai Qichang bowed and said that the brigade returned to the city.

As night falls, the most luxurious restaurant in the city is brightly lit, singing and dancing in a prosperous state.

Bai Qichang sat in the table with a spring breeze on his face, stood up and poured wine.

Sun Hong smiled and said, "Wu Junyu, your disciple is really a talented person, full of talent, smooth and extraordinary in his work. He is really a natural material for being an official."

When Wu Junyu heard Sun Hong praise Bai Qichang so much, he was so happy that he couldn't stop talking. While raising his glass, he smiled and said, "Boy still needs to be trained."

Sun Hong also raised his wine glass and said, "As the saying goes, jade cannot be made into a weapon without carving. Now it is better to be trained by you than to be pinched and rounded by those old guys in the future."

Wu Junyu nodded and said, "Now the court is divided into several factions. If you are not careful in behavior and take a wrong step, you will be a deep abyss."

Sun Hong's eyebrows drooped slightly, but he followed his words and said: "After Duke Guo died, he saw the rise of Yan's father and son. I'm afraid that in the near future, the Yan family's court will be the Yan family's court."

As he said that, Sun Hong slowly placed the wine glass on the table.

Wu Junyu thought for a moment and asked, "Is Mr. Xia still healthy?"

Sun Hong nodded with a smile and said, "The Ge Lao is in good health, but his temper is still no different from before. Just because of this, people can see the movements in the court behind him!"

Bai Qichang hesitated slightly and wanted to ask the previous question, but because he had not figured out the situation, he still kept silent.

However, Sun Hong was very open-minded and asked with a smile: "Young Master Bai asks if you have something to do. Although my official rank is not high, he is better than serving the palace all year round and has no ability. However, when it comes to the movements of the court, he knows more than ordinary people."

Bai Qichang glanced at Wu Junyu, and Wu Junyu nodded slightly and signaled that he could ask.

Bai Qichang bowed and asked, "I heard that Lord Yan, the Minister of Rites, has entered Wenyuan Pavilion?"

Sun Hong nodded and smiled, "At the beginning of the year, Lord Yan was appointed as the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace and entered Zhiwenyuan Pavilion, and was still in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Later, he made some minor mistakes. Your Majesty explained the affairs of his subordinates. Speaking of this Master Yan, he was a capable man. In just a few days, he coaxed the Emperor's heart and entered Zhixiyuan to accompany him."

He raised his glass to drink it himself, with a look of yearning, and then said, "The sour charlatans and doctors in the capital ran around their doors and almost flattened the threshold of Yan's mansion."

Bai Qichang continued to ask, "In this way, Master Yan is indeed a simple person in the heart of the emperor, but it may not be necessary to say that the limelight over Master Xia is the master. After all, Master Xia is the Grand Master, and is specially promoted to the Guanglu Dafu and the state of the pillar. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no ministers have added the state of the pillar, but only Master Yan. Although Master Yan entered Wenyuan Pavilion, he was the cabinet department after all, and there was still the chief assistant in the Ming cabinet, and the second assistant was the chief assistant."

Sun Hong smiled and looked at Wu Junyu, saying, "You disciple know very little about the affairs of the court. Do you help him analyze it?"

Wu Junyu pursed his lips and said, "At the end of last year, Mr. Xia was dismissed from office, and Mr. Qu Luan and Mr. Qu were the chief minister. Mr. Yan entered the cabinet. In the past, Mr. Qu and Mr. Xia had the same political views, but Mr. Yan and Mr. Yan were in a disagreement with each other. At this time, Mr. Xia was not in the capital. Mr. Yan naturally regarded Mr. Qu as a thorn in his eyes. Mr. Qu knew that he could not handle it, so he had to try his best to tell the story of Mr. Xia. Mr. Xia admitted his mistake several times before His Majesty recalled him."

Bai Qichang nodded. It seemed that Qu Luan was no match for Yan Song at all.

Sun Hong smiled and said, "Gei Master Qu, I'm old, it's not certain whether I can return home as a minister in the future." He paused slightly, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "When talking about disciples, it reminds me of someone."

Wu Junyu asked with a smile: "Who has such honor to let Lord Sun remember it so much?"

Sun Hongdao: "He is a disciple of Master Xia, named Yang Quye. This person is very extraordinary. Without his help, Master Xia would not be recalled easily this time."

Wu Junyu smiled and said, "My dynasty is indeed a prosperous era, and many capable people emerge."

Sun Hong smiled and said, "Forget it, I finally left Beijing and came to this prosperous place, not to mention the chaos in Beijing. By the way, the idea you gave me this time has asked me to collect a large amount of taxes and silver in Suzhou. I have not thanked me yet."

Wu Junyu quickly pushed his hands and said, "The officials dare not help the tax supervisor to collect taxes. It is what the local officials should do. You are too polite."

Sun Hong asked with a smile: "Well, where is the tax silver in Changzhou?"

Wu Junyu smiled and said, "I dare not bother the adults. The officials have already collected 60% of them. I will give them a few more days to give them to them."

Sun Hong is so happy. He really likes Wu Junyu, who knows how to advance and retreat, knows how to be polite, and is sleek, so that people can't find any mistakes.

He nodded and said, "Very good."

Wu Junyu quickly shook the master beside him, and the master got up and went out. After a while, more than a dozen dancers walked in in gorgeous clothes.

The piano and music are harmonious, and the orioles are singing and dancing, which is so prosperous.

Sun Hong looked at the singing and dancing with satisfaction, clinking glasses with Wu Junyu across the air.

Bai Qichang was so overwhelmed by the extravagance in front of him that he looked down at his white clothes. Under the reflection of the lights, he looked a little yellow, and even the folding fan in his hand looked very old.

"Qi Chang, why don't you pour wine?" Wu Junyu's voice sounded.
Chapter completed!