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He Tiantian slept soundly. Huo Yingjie handed the child over to Grandma Wang, returned to his study, wrote a manuscript, and handed it to his father.

The time was ripe to give my father a further step forward.

Today is a day off, and Huo Zhekun is drinking tea and reading.

"Why did you come here?" Huo Zhekun asked. If there was nothing wrong, his son would rather take care of the children than have tea with him.

Huo Yingjie smiled, placed a few sheets of paper on the stone table, and said, "These are what I wrote for you. Take a look at them yourself. Perhaps they will be helpful to your work and career."

After saying that, Huo Yingjie sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly drank it.

Huo Zhekun didn't pay any attention. He casually picked it up, glanced at it, and immediately sat up straight, as if he had obtained a treasure book, and studied it carefully.

Huo Zhekun doesn't want to miss even punctuation marks.

It took Huo Zhekun a while to look away from the paper.

"Yingjie, did you write this?" Huo Zhekun asked. During this period, the leaders above had been discussing major decisions repeatedly, but had not yet made a decision.

This article provides a solid theoretical basis for that major decision.

"Yes, that's right." Huo Yingjie shamelessly agreed. If he wanted to live a peaceful life in the future, he had to get his father into a high position, or maybe his uncle could do it too.

“This matter is too important for me to act rashly. I need to talk to your grandfather about it,” Huo Zhekun said. “I will take the train to Yanjing today.”

"What if Grandfather and Uncle don't dare to send it up?" Huo Yingjie asked rhetorically. If Grandfather were ten years younger, he might still have ambitions, but not now.

As for my eldest uncle, he also lacked a certain vigor.

“I can see the frustration in his eyes, your grandfather and uncle must be able to see it too,” Huo Zhekun said, puzzled. In his mind, his father and elder brother were more capable than him.

“Yes, they have lived in Yanjing for a long time and can see the secrets behind it, but they don’t have the courage to send it up,” Huo Yingjie said. “Father, believe me, if Grandfather and Uncle are unwilling, you must send it up in your own name.”

"What if..." Huo Zhekun hesitated.

“Father, fortune favors the bold,” Huo Yingjie said. “Besides, if it were truly dangerous, I wouldn’t have taken it out. Grandfather is getting old and will pass away sooner or later. If Uncle can’t take the next step, then Father, you’ll have to take his place.”

Huo Zhekun was taken aback and remained silent for a long time. As a prominent family in Yanjing, they had no choice but to move forward or fall behind.

Before, with their father and elder brother leading the way, the elder brother's official career went smoothly. However, once their father passed away, the elder brother also had his own children and grandchildren.

He needs to seriously consider the future.

He can't rely on his father and older brother for protection forever.

Thinking of his son, and then of his lovely grandchildren, it seems he really can't be as unambitious as before.

“Okay, I’ll go,” Huo Zhekun said. “Anyway, your grandfather and uncle are still above me, so even if I send it out, nothing will happen.”

Huo Zhekun didn't have time to say goodbye to his wife Jiang Lifang before boarding the train to Yanjing.

He Tiantian and Jiang Lifang were both puzzled, not knowing what Huo Zhekun was up to!

However, He Tiantian is about to start school and doesn't have time to think about her father-in-law.

Huo Yingjie, on the other hand, often looked for newspapers, hoping to see his father publish that article and see what kind of changes his father would undergo!

Meanwhile, Huo Zhekun went to Yanjing.

When Mr. Huo and Huo Zhegan saw Huo Zhekun return without a holiday, they were greatly surprised, thinking that something had happened in Nanshi.

"Zhekun, what happened?" Old Master Huo asked hurriedly. Right now, all sides were debating, and the Huo family was also involved. If they were not careful, although they would not be wiped out, they would be suspected of choosing the wrong side.

Huo Zhekun smiled and took out the manuscripts. These were ones he had already copied. As for the ones his son had written, Huo Zhekun had already burned them.

"Dad, take a look," Huo Zhekun said. "I think it's very necessary now!"

Old Master Huo was surprised and uncertain. He took it, and the first thing he saw was a resounding statement: "Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth!"

The title left Mr. Huo speechless.

Seeing his father lost in thought, Huo Zhegan whispered a reminder: "Father, what is written on that that makes you so lost in thought?"

After regaining his composure, Old Master Huo did not speak, but continued reading. He finished reading the short article in just a few dozen breaths.

"Did you write this?" It was his second son's handwriting, but the content was too shocking for Old Master Huo to believe.

Huo Zhekun would hide it from others, saying that he wrote it himself, but he did not hide it from his own family.

Even if he insisted, his father and elder brother wouldn't believe him.

“No, it was Yingjie who wrote it,” Huo Zhekun said. “With this manuscript, our Huo family can immediately rise from being peasants to the level of a think tank.”

Hearing his father and second brother's conversation, Huo Zhegan felt even more anxious. Seeing that his father had finished reading, he quickly took the book to look at it.

"Good, good!" Huo Zhe read it and said "good" repeatedly.

"Father, how should we submit this manuscript?" Huo Zhekun asked. If his father and elder brother were willing, he would give them this opportunity to stand out and make a name for themselves.

Huo Zhekun should just stay in his official post outside and hold a position of real power until he retires, which will be quite leisurely.

However, after hearing Huo Zhekun's words, Old Master Huo and Huo Zhegan looked at each other without saying a word, and instead quickly weighed the pros and cons in their minds.

After a long while, Old Master Huo slowly said, "Zhekun, you've been outside all this time and don't know the situation in Yanjing. The debate is at a stalemate, and no one can convince anyone else. Once someone gets involved, they'll become everyone's target."

Although Old Master Huo did not say it explicitly, his attitude was very clear.

Huo Zhegan nodded and said, "There are already many people watching me. If I hand it over, I will inevitably become the target of attacks from other people or forces."

Hearing his father's and elder brother's words, Huo Zhekun was not particularly disappointed.

Just as the son said, the father and elder brother had many concerns and it was indeed not appropriate for them to publish such an article.

“Father, elder brother, I have worked in local areas for a long time and have a lot of practical experience. This article should be published in my name,” Huo Zhekun said firmly. He did not want his son’s hard-earned truth to be tarnished, as that would be a desecration of his son’s hard work.

"You..." Old Master Huo was startled again, "Wouldn't this be..."

Huo Zhegan was also a little anxious and advised, "Second brother, don't be reckless!"

Huo Zhekun smiled and said, "Father, I have thought this through carefully."

"Oh?" Old Master Huo said in surprise, "Then tell me, I want to hear your careful consideration!"

Huo Zhegan was also very interested.