(2-in-1)

Guo Bing's face turned pale, Lin Jue's words sounded quite pleasant. He didn't know that this was not Lin Jue's humility. Although these two pairs of ginseng were precious, they were really not worth much. They were only worth a few hundred taels of silver at most.

.Because the place of origin is not Changbai Mountain at all, but Funiu Mountain. It was the loot seized from the warehouse of a certain cottage when Liang Qi led his men to sweep through Funiu Mountain. Liang Qi dedicated it to Lin Jue, because these two pairs of ginseng are quite rare. Ginseng

Although it is ginseng, it is not small in size. It is also old, although it is not a hundred years, it may be twenty or thirty years old. However, there is a world of difference between Changbai Mountain wild ginseng and Funiu Mountain wild ginseng in terms of medicinal value and nourishing value.

There is too much difference. How could Guo Bing have thought that Lin Jue would pass off the good stuff and fool his father-in-law?

Guo Caiwei saw that his father-in-law and his son-in-law were talking freely, so she no longer had to worry, so she saluted and said, "Dad, please talk to your husband while your daughter goes to see her mother. We haven't seen her for a long time. I miss her so much."

Guo Bing pretended to be angry and said: "You miss your mother, but you don't miss me? It's in vain that I have loved you for so many years."

Guo Caiwei said coquettishly: "Dad, how can my daughter not miss you? My daughter thinks about you every day."

Guo Bing said: "Tch, don't fool me, go quickly. Your mother is learning how to grow vegetables in the back garden, and she was talking about you yesterday, so go ahead."

Guo Caiwei agreed with a smile, said hello to Lin Jue, and left accompanied by the maid.

"Sit down and talk." Guo Bing pointed to the chair next to him.

"Thank you, father-in-law." Lin Jue saluted respectfully and sat down on the chair. The servant came up to make tea and was dismissed.

"Lin Jue, there have been a lot of things about you recently. Fang Dunru is quite ruthless. You respect him so much, but he drives you out of the door? This person really doesn't recognize his emotions when doing things." Guo Bing

He spoke in a deep voice.

Lin Jue knew that he would be scolded after meeting Guo Bing, so he immediately said: "Father-in-law, Mr. Fang is kind to me. I would rather he treat me like this, but I can't talk about him behind his back. The reason why Mr. Fang did this is

I just violated his taboo. I can't blame him completely."

Guo Bing said angrily: "What? Are you still speaking for him at this time? You are really stupid. Does this person have the slightest regard for your master-disciple relationship? He is expelled when he says he is expelled. Doesn't he know this?

Did it have much impact on you? It made you the laughing stock of the world."

Lin Jue smiled and said: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law doesn't care about reputation. I don't think it has any influence."

Guo Bing scolded: "It has no impact? Are you going to be a storyteller in Chongzheng Palace again? Does that count as an official? I guess you will spend your whole life in that official position. Don't you feel ashamed?

But I, Prince Liang, find it embarrassing. You are my son-in-law, and holding such an official position is a disgrace to us. I have already written to Kuner, asking him to quickly find some connections for you, so that you can get a decent official position.

. If it really doesn’t work, you can only show off my old face. You can afford to embarrass everyone, but I cannot afford to embarrass you."

Lin Jue scratched his head speechlessly. It seemed that Guo Bing still didn't know that he had done something to appoint a criminal officer in Kaifeng Prefecture, so he smiled and said: "Father-in-law, don't worry about it. I have now served in the Kaifeng Prefecture's Criminal Officer Division and have left the original public house."

Already."

"Oh? You have served in the Kaifeng Prefecture's Punishment Division? What do you do? Judge or custody?" Guo Bing said in surprise.

"Currently, he is promoted to the position of chief criminal officer." Lin Jue said.

"Oh? Becoming a chief officer? Are you serious? Don't lie to me." Guo Bing said in surprise.

Lin Jue smiled and said: "How dare you lie? The emperor personally ordered the appointment, and he was appointed in early March."

Guo Bing laughed heartily and said happily: "Okay, okay. Although being appointed as a punishment officer is not a lucrative position, it is much better than the official position of storyteller in Chongzheng Palace. Did the emperor personally give the order? Well, it is a good thing that he has not forgotten it.

You are my son-in-law in Prince Liang’s palace.”

Lin Jue smiled and said nothing. It sounded as if Guo Bing attributed this matter to him. He thought it was the emperor who appointed him to the official position because of his favor, but he did not know that this matter had nothing to do with him, Guo Bing.

.

"Being a criminal officer is actually a thankless job, but it also has some real power, and the official position is not low. If you work hard, you will have a good future if you do it well. In any case, it is better than that Chongzheng Palace

You are a good storyteller, let alone an official in the Ordinance Department. I would rather you work as a clerk than stay in the Ordinance Department. Now everyone is happy. Fang Dunru kicked you out, which saves me from worrying.

." Guo Bing said in a deep voice.

"My father-in-law is very caring about my son-in-law, and I can't thank him enough. My son-in-law will definitely serve well and be enterprising. Let Wei'er and I live a good life. My father-in-law doesn't have to worry. I can live in peace and peace of mind."

Enjoy it. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing." Lin Jue said with a smile.

"What you say is easy, can I feel at ease? What kind of reforms did the two lunatics Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru make? They made the sky angry and resentful, the people were boiling, and everyone was in trouble. It was nothing more than robbing the people. Now even people like us have to do it.

Searched. Some people came to ask me for help money from Prince Liang's Mansion. They asked for hundreds of thousands. It was as if I, Guo Bing, took the rice bowl given to him by Fang Dunru Yan Zhengsheng and received the favor from him and Fang Dunru. I'm afraid these two people are...

Forgot, this world belongs to my Guo family! The two of them are just ministers of my Guo family! Who gave them the courage to do this? This is simply unreasonable." Guo Bing was suddenly filled with righteous indignation and slapped the armrest of his chair angrily.

Lin Jue was surprised. He knew that the scope of the collection of aid money involved officials, gentry, wealthy families, and relatives of the emperor. But Lin Jue always believed that Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang should not be so naive. Maybe it was just written on paper, and the actual collection was

When I got up, it was just a formality. But now it sounds like that's not the case.

"Father-in-law, please calm down. Are you saying that they came to the palace to collect service money?" Lin Jue asked.

"Isn't that right? Kang Zizhen, the newly arrived magistrate of Hangzhou, came to my house and made a big call, asking me to understand his difficulties and give him a soft face. He said that the superiors were so tight. He asked me to hand over this

I gave him a small amount of money to set an example for the officials and gentry of Hangzhou. Even if I ordered him to kick him out, I would give him face. Who is he? I heard that Kang Zizhen was the prefect recommended by Yan Zhengsun. He was originally from Lingnan.

A small county magistrate. When the new law was promulgated and everyone opposed it, this person wrote a letter to Yan Zhengshen, boasting how good the new law was. Yan Zhengsheng was very happy and immediately transferred him to the capital. No, this is not a good thing.

He was sent to a big state like ours in Hangzhou to be the prefect. But these crooks have to be seriously appreciated by them. Tell me, can this reform thing still happen?" Guo Bing cursed angrily.

Lin Jue frowned. He knew that there were many speculators in the reform ranks, and there were also many such people in the Ordinance Department. But what he didn't expect was that these speculators were really used by Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru.

Under the heavy pressure of the reform, Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru were indeed under great pressure, but they must not ignore the good and bad just because they were under great pressure.

Those who support the reform are all recruited into the reform ranks and given important official positions. If this continues, the purity of the reform ranks will be broken and the atmosphere will become chaotic, giving people opportunities to take advantage of them.

"I have already written a memorial to Beijing. These people have made the people complain in Hangzhou. People kneel in front of my house every day and cry out for injustice. What a bullshit new law. It is simply an evil law. I want the emperor to know what is going on down there and what they are doing.

What are the consequences of the so-called new law? In the past, I was worried about the relationship between you and Fang Dunru Yan Zhengsheng. You also served in the Ordinance Department. Now I have nothing to worry about. They are messing around, I

The king cannot tolerate them." Guo Bing said fiercely.

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "My father-in-law, it's not as serious as you said. It doesn't need to be so intense, right? Besides, some time ago, the court also debated the reform for many days, and the emperor finally made a decision.

The Recruitment Law was finally promulgated, and this was already the emperor's attitude. As far as I know, Lu Zhongtian also spoke out against this time, and Vice Prime Minister Wu Chunlai even impeached him on ten counts. The fuss was considered huge, but in the end

Still can't stop it. This shows that the emperor is determined. Why does my father-in-law need to wade into this muddy water? Just for these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? I'm afraid it's not worth it."

"What do you know? Just for these hundreds of thousands of taels of assistant silver? Will I care about such a small amount of money? What I care about is face, the majesty of our Guo family, and the rules. Do you understand? This so-called new law has been turned upside down.

Breaking the general rules and breaking the ancestral rules is what the king cares about. Yan Zhengshen and Fang Dunru read the books of sages in vain. Don't they understand that some things can be moved, but some things are absolutely untouchable. They think they are loyal ministers

, are doing things for the court, but they don't know that they are destroying the foundation of the court. Offending the scholar-bureaucrats and those who work for the court are creating chaos. To persecute the people too much is to take grain from the fire. People's minds change,

Everything is difficult to deal with. If the emperor doesn't understand, I understand. The emperor is confused now, but I am not. Others can keep silent, but I will say it no matter what, because my surname is Guo.

This king also has a share in the great Zhou world."

For the first time, Guo Bing said these words to Lin Jue without reservation. This shows that in Guo Bing's heart, he has complete trust in Lin Jue. He has no reason not to trust his own son-in-law, not to mention that he is a resourceful person.

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Lin Jue was surprised that Guo Bing had such insight. Indeed, the most fundamental point of this reform is that he touched many things that should not be touched. For example, the power system of two governments and three divisions that has been formed for a long time, such as "working with the scholar-bureaucrats"

The governing philosophy of "Tianxia", such as the social class hierarchy that has been formed for a long time. For example, the policy that the country does not compete with the people for profits and hides wealth among the people. Under the leadership of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu, these things are being developed one after another.

Being broken and trampled on will obviously trigger huge changes and even turmoil. This is the huge problem faced by the Zhou Dynasty today. It requires immediate change, but it cannot be done too hastily. Haste wastes time before speed, and fierce medicine and fire can lead to failure.

Who knows what it will bring.

"My father-in-law, what my son-in-law means is that your father-in-law can tell the emperor about these things, but you don't have to be too violent. After all, the emperor supports the reform, and you don't have to make the emperor dissatisfied. Although national affairs have their own share,

The responsibility lies with you, but you have to pay attention to the methods, right?" Lin Jue said softly, cupping his hands.

Guo Bing thought for a while and nodded: "That's right, I shouldn't come forward, otherwise I'm afraid I will end up not being a human being inside and outside. Now that Lu Zhongtian and the others have taken action, I won't join in the fun. But I can't stand idly by and watch such a fuss.

If we go down, sooner or later there will be chaos. I can't stay out of this."

Lin Jue nodded and said: "Father-in-law, on the way to the palace just now, my son-in-law has already seen the cruelty of the officials' persecution. The scene was as cruel as a bandit's bullying, and there was also my great Zhou Wen's benevolence and righteousness in governing the world.

Politically, such a scene may have to be seen by the Holy Lord in person before he can be moved. Even if my father-in-law is a minister, he still wants to warn the Holy Lord by narrating the experiences of the people. He cannot use his status as a prince to criticize, otherwise it will be counterproductive. "

Guo Bing frowned and said: "Well, I will think about it carefully. I don't want to cause the emperor's dissatisfaction. You are right. Maybe we should collect more evidence and make a book of all peoples or something and hand it to the emperor, better than me.

Persuasion is more useful."

Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and thought in his mind: "If it had been before, I would have stopped such a move. After all, I still support the reform. The court needs reform, but it is not a method of reform.

After seeing and hearing all this, perhaps this reform should really be stopped. Mr. Fang, Mr. Yan, don’t blame me. Maybe I really want to go against you."

…

The prince and his wife were naturally very happy when their son-in-law and daughter came back. Soon after, the little princess ordered Lin Jue to go to the inner house to meet the princess, and Guo Bing also came in. After the ceremony, the princess was very reasonable and expressed her gratitude to Lin Jue for his late arrival in Hangzhou.

I understand. After all, you are an official, so you can't do whatever you want. But there is one thing that makes the princess very unhappy.

"Lin Jue, you are the head of the Lin family. Your Lin family is really interesting. My Wei'er moved to your Lin family. This is to give your Lin family face. Not to mention your status, at least I, Wei'er, am pregnant with Liujia, so I have to take good care of her.

Is that so? Why are you acting like a servant? You, the Lin family, are all in a big business, so why don't you have some rules?" The princess spoke slowly and logically, but there was an edge hidden in her words.

The little princess hurriedly said: "Oh, mother, who are you listening to? Are you treating me like a cow or a horse? Who is this? If I find out, I will tear his mouth apart."

Guo Bing looked at him and said angrily: "I told your mother, what? Are you going to tear my mouth apart?"

The little princess burst out laughing and said hurriedly: "Don't you dare, don't dare, dad, you are too good at talking nonsense, what have you said? The Lin family didn't send me."

"You said no, I have seen it with my own eyes. You and your people were gesticulating on the Lin family pier, and people in our house saw you riding a carriage in and out, wandering around the city. This is not

What does being summoned mean?" Guo Bing stared.

"Oh, that's all of my own free will. I'm the wife of the head of the Lin family. What's the point of helping with some household chores? Where are you all thinking? No one in the Lin family dares to order me around." The little princess smiled.
To be continued...