South City Posthouse.

The courtyard in the yard is shaded all over the ground, the breeze is blowing gently in the hall, and the windows are bright and clean.

Elder Xu took the wet cotton towel from Xu Fan, wiped his face and neck, and said to Wang Shizhen with a smile: "It really gets hotter the further south we go."

"It's about time." Wang Shizhen said softly, "It's almost the beginning of the plum rain season where we are, and the weather is even worse than here in Shandong."

"The plum blossoms..." Elder Xu was slightly stunned and said, "I haven't experienced that feeling for many years. I have even forgotten the word."

"Alas, the world is unpredictable." Wang Shizhen sighed, "We never expected that the Prime Minister would suddenly retire. What happened?"

The latter sentence was directed at Xu Fan.

"I want to know what happened, too!" Xu Fan said with a distorted face, "Ever since that kid surnamed Zhao came to Beijing, my family has been possessed by a demon. Even my uncle came out to impeach my father. Do you think there is still justice in the world?!"

"We have all scolded the Second Master." Wang Shizhen smiled bitterly and said, "When he heard that the Prime Minister had retired because of this, he finally realized that he was wrong and said that he should not have been deceived..."

"Who?!" Xu Fan asked coldly.

"He didn't say that."

Hearing Xu Fan's hatred for Zhao Hao, Wang Shizhen didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. His nephew and son-in-law were the eldest and second disciples of the Science School.

Speaking of which, Zhao Hao also returned home at about this time, and he also took the Grand Canal. If Alliance Leader Wang wanted to see him, he could naturally meet him.

But for some reason, Wang Shizhen did not deliberately inquire about the whereabouts of Zhao Hao and his son-in-law, so he naturally missed it.

Wang Shizhen changed the subject and flattered: "Fortunately, justice is in the hearts of the people. The officials of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are all grateful to the prime minister."

"That's true." Xu Fan's expression eased a little, and he said with a smug look on his face: "On the way south, officials from the prefectures and counties along the way all came to the dock to greet me, and gave me a warm reception..."

"Do you think they are targeting me?" But then Lord Xu sneered and said, "Is it necessary for a retired Prime Minister to flatter you like this?"

"What about them?" the two asked in a low voice.

"Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin ordered them to do this." Xu Jie said calmly: "They just want to use this method to delay Gao Xinzheng's comeback."

"So that's it." Wang Shizhen suddenly realized.

If the emperor found out that all officials in the world were on the side of Lord Xu, he would naturally worry that after Gao Gong came back, the government would be in turmoil again - even if the officials did not cause trouble for Gao Gong, Gao Huzi would still cause trouble for them given his vengeful nature.

For the sake of stability, Longqing is likely to postpone the idea of ​​recalling Gao Gong and let the current prime minister and second prime minister do the job first.

If you two can do a good job, then there will be no need to bother Master Gao anymore...

"These two guys usually look stupid, but they are actually quite smart in their calculations!" Xu Fan also snorted. Although he was not happy with these two idiots, if they could stop Gao Gong, the Xu family would naturally be happy to see it happen.

Wang Shizhen glanced at Xu Fan and thought, how could someone who could become the first or second assistant be so dull and stupid?

"They are just putting me on the spot just to embarrass Your Majesty." Xu Jie laughed at himself and said, "They also want to completely block my way to a comeback."

"Villain!" Xu Fan spat.

"Fortunately, we still have Zhang Xianggong here, so we don't have to worry about them making false accusations." Wang Shizhen thought, why is the young cabinet minister so angry? Could it be that Zhao Shouzheng's beating has changed his temperament?

"Don't mention him!" Xu Fan said with his nose raised to the sky, "My father was almost angered to death by this good disciple."

"Don't talk nonsense." Xu Jie glared at Xu Fan and said in a muffled voice: "Uncle has his own considerations."

"Father, you said at the beginning that you had no evidence and didn't believe that he betrayed you. But right after you left Beijing, he filed a petition to disrespect his teacher and ancestors, "Chen Liu Shi Shu". Why are you still biased towards him?" Xu Fan said angrily, "Can't you even tell Fengzhou about the good things he did?"

"The Memorial on Six Matters?" Wang Shizhen repeated softly, obviously having never read the memorial.

"Yes, we left Beijing on the fourth of May, and Zhang Juzheng submitted his "Six Matters Memorial" on the fifth of May!"

Then Xu Fan said angrily:

"Before my father left, he repeatedly warned him to take care of the public opinion. But the first thing he mentioned in his "Six Things Memorial" was to 'reduce public opinion'! He said 'too many fingers will lead to random glances, too many words will lead to random listening!' This is the biggest problem nowadays! I wish I could tie up the mouths of the censors!"

"This is indeed a bit too much." Although Wang Shizhen and Zhang Juzheng were born in the same year, their relationship is difficult to describe.

Alliance Leader Wang has just this kind of temper. He likes to play with people who are not as good as himself, be humble to them, give them a lot of advice, and they get along very harmoniously.

But he was unwilling to play with people who were stronger than himself... Especially in recent years, his own fate was miserable while Zhang was on the rise, so Alliance Leader Wang was even more unwilling to associate with him.

"The more excessive things are yet to come!" Xu Fan said angrily:

"In the second article he proposed, 'Revitalize the Discipline,' he said, 'In recent years, the discipline has not been enforced, the law has not been enforced, the superiors and subordinates have been accommodating, and everything has been done in a way that is accommodating. Ambiguity is called mediation, and compromise is called good treatment... The subordinates have violated the rules and regulations and have no fear. The trend of bullying has gradually formed, and it is difficult to control the power of the arm. However, people have been used to playing with nature for a long time. If it is suddenly shaken, they will say: 'This is against people's nature.' Or they will say: 'This is too hasty.'"

"You're pointing your finger at my father and scolding him!" Xu Fan said angrily, "You think my father treated him with all his heart and soul, and yet he raised such an ungrateful person?!"

Xu Jie closed his eyes silently and did not scold Xu Fan this time.

Before he left Beijing, he still had illusions about Zhang Juzheng, until he saw this memorial, he was completely disappointed.

Lord Xu never knew that this disciple's resentment towards him had actually become a thorn in his throat!

As soon as I left, he couldn't help but vent! This teacher who promoted him to this position, he lost the last bit of face...

"In short, my father's good reputation for half his life will be ruined by Zhang this time." Then Xu Fan told Wang Shizhen in a deep voice: "At this time, I have to rely on you, Alliance Leader Wang, to restore my father's reputation."

"No problem." Wang Shizhen nodded and said, "These two days, my nephew has conceived a long poem and will give it to Yuan Fu at the banquet later."

"Thank you." There was finally some color on Lord Xu's face.

"It's still more reliable to have our own people." Xu Fan also smiled, and then spat, "How ridiculous that I was blind at the beginning and actually wanted the kid surnamed Zhao to sing with my father!"

"Zhao Hao's poems are pretty good, but he's a little crazy." Wang Shizhen said softly.

"A bit crazy?" Xu Fan laughed dumbly and said, "Is there anyone crazier than him in this world? I think he is no longer a human being, but a rabid dog!"

Wang Shizhen was a little unhappy when he heard this. He thought, my nephew and son-in-law have chosen a dog as their teacher?

It's just that he has learned to be patient over the years, so he doesn't show it.

ps. Chapter 3, please give me monthly tickets and recommendation tickets~~~