The spring of seventeen years.

Lin Yuan is sitting by the window sill. This is Xu Shouhui's second year of peace and Han Lin'er's third year of Dragon and Phoenix.

Originally this year should also be Zhang Shicheng's four years of blessing.

Today, Zhang Shicheng is still called Zhang Jiusi, and he is a young general under Chen Baisong's account.

Chen Baisong has been guarding him.

Lin Yuan is sometimes weird. Chen Baisong doesn't look like someone who has a lot of calculations, but he seems to be naturally aware of the pros and cons. He knows that once Zhang Jiu Si is more powerful and prestigious than him, his position will change. Cheng is at stake, for this, he has to compare Zhang Jiu-si.

The general originally meant the person who killed the most and was the most likely to kill. He couldn't suppress Zhang Jiu-si. After suppressing it, he seemed to have a guilty conscience.

It was so strong that Zhang Jiu-si couldn't catch up with him even if he beat the horse.

Lin Yuan could see it and was willing to hold Chen Baisong.

Chen Baisong is his nanny brother, he and his mother have received great favor from the Lin family, and Chen Baisong has no wives and children. His deepest bondage is his mother, so Lin Yuan is not worried about his betrayal, even if he is betrayed, Lin Yuan holds There are also Li Congrong, Yang Zian and Zhu Yuanzhang, not to mention the young players below.

Lin Yuan took a sip of cold tea, and felt that he seemed to be getting more rational and less human.

You can't count on "feelings" for everything in this world. Brothers have stumbling walls. In modern times, so many relatives can do such things with the same blood for property. He can't bet on this.

Therefore, Lin Yuan did not give the generals more power. They only needed to fight, and could not participate in politics, and could not manage the people's livelihood.

The generals are easy to deal with, as long as they are not dominant on one side, several generals can always check and balance each other.

It’s not good for the civil officials. Lin Yuan’s most "favored" right now is Song Shizhao. Song Shizhao can hold down other civil officials so he can’t lift him up. He is born with this. He should be the best person around Lin Yuan, called Lin. Yuan thought about him everything and couldn't do without him.

Lin Yuan was also willing to praise him before, but now it is different, and again, Song Shizhao will really fly into the sky.

Although it doesn’t show much about the major events, Song Shizhao obviously couldn’t find his position recently. Lin Yuan wanted to change Pingjiang into the second Gaoyou. Song Shizhao even said to him: "My lord, but Pingjiang is different from Gaoyou. The rule is..."

He said a series of words, to the effect that he felt that Lin Yuan's ideas were good and must be good, and Lin Yuan's ideas were not bad.

But Pingjiang’s rule is also good. After all, it has been going on for so many years, and the people are doing well, so why bother to change it?No matter how it changes, it will not be better than it is now, but it will add a lot of trouble.

Yuqing, Lin Yuan can understand him.

No matter how forward Song Shizhao's thoughts are, he is, after all, a native of the ancients. Perhaps in his eyes, Pingjiang’s rules are correct, and everything in Gaoyou was caused by Lin Yuan, but at that time he dared not admonish Lin Yuan. .

But Yu Li, Lin Yuan could not allow him to say such things. If it sounds good, it is admonition, if it sounds bad, it is dominance. Song Shizhao really thinks he can control government orders?

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. Song is right, Yuan is anxious."

Since that day, Lin Yuan has never seen him again, and the atmosphere has changed quickly. Song Mansion used to be busy, and countless people came to visit. Lin Yuan revealed a little meaning, and those people stopped going.

After all, everyone would rather offend Song Shizhao than no one would offend Lin Yuan.

Then Lin Yuan held Song Lian and Wu Changqing up again.

He is now discussing matters. Those sitting at his hands are Song Lian and Wu Changqing. Song Lian is a newcomer, which means Lin Yuan is thirsty for talents, and Wu Changqing is an old man who is already there, which means that he will not like the new and forget the old.

Without Song Shizhao, there would be Wu Changqing, without Wu Changqing, there would be Zhou Changqing and Li Changqing.

Song Shizhao thought he was irreplaceable, and now he regretted it.

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"Master, have something to eat." The servant handed Song Shizhao bowls and chopsticks. There were porridge and side dishes on the table. Although it was not rich, the greens were crisp and raw, which was gratifying.

Song Shizhao couldn't swallow. His throat was bitter and tasteless. He could vomit when eating meat. He could only drink some porridge.

No matter what the servant said, he could only put down his bowl and chopsticks and sit aside.

Song Shizhao regretted it. He thought that Lin Yuan had a good temper and would not be angry about this, but he forgot that Lin Yuan was just not wearing the crown now. Although he was uncrowned, he was already the king.

It is okay to exhort a Zhizhou or a village owner.

But as a courtier, admonishing the king is inherently dangerous. The king is the master of everything. His rules are the rules, nothing else.

Thinking from Lin Yuan's perspective, he could also understand why Lin Yuan was so angry.

His admonition was heard in Lin Yuan's ears, isn't it: "Your rules are not as good as the court rules"?

Song Shizhao slapped himself.

After being careful and cautious for so long, the result is a word, and I am unlucky.

The courtier admonished the king over his head, and the king listened, he was humble and generous, and he could be called Mingjun.

If the king doesn't listen, what else can the courtier do?

He miscalculated his face in front of Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan is willing to give face, he is the Song director who everyone flatters, although he is not the prime minister, but he also exercises the right to minister.

Lin Yuan is not willing to give face, he is nothing.

"Director Song." Wu Changqing came in from the door, watching Song Shizhao drinking bitter wine alone, the smile on his face instantly reduced and his brows wrinkled.

When Song Shizhao saw Wu Changqing, he remembered that someone had come to inform him before. After drinking two sips of wine, he forgot about it.

"District Mayor Wu." Song Shizhao got up, and the two bowed to each other.

Wu Changqing was not polite, sitting opposite Song Shizhao, and even took a glass of wine and poured himself a glass of wine: "I didn't even warm it up, cold wine hurts my body."

Song Shizhao smiled: "District Mayor Wu is now on top of the sky, and Song has congratulated him."

Wu Changqing waved his hand: "Why Director Song fight these verbal lawsuits with me."

"My lord will never forget the old feelings." Wu Changqing drank a sip of the wine, shaking his head and said, "This wine is good, the mouth is sweet, it is rare to see it."

Song Shizhao: "The wine given by adults is naturally different from elsewhere."

Wu Changqing looked at Song Shizhao, and he discovered for the first time that Song Shizhao was so old. His face and hands were spotted, and his energy was not as good as before. He seemed to be ten years old overnight.

Wu Changqing also sighed.

Song Shizhao was so beautiful before. Although he was only in charge of the merchants, adults would always discuss politics with him. The seat was also the first place on the lower left of the adults. Everyone called him to be in charge, thinking that he was already the prime minister. Your lord came to the throne, and Song Shizhao's door was too high for others to touch.

But no matter how beautiful it is, it can't match an adult's look.

You don’t have to say anything, as long as you don’t see it, will there be fewer smart people below?

People who adults want to step on, might they still go for them?

"What is Director Song worried about?" Wu Changqing, "Worried about being disgusted by adults?"

Song Shizhao sighed, and said, "I'm afraid I can only take care of the business in the future."

Wu Changqing smiled and said, "What is there to worry about, it's best not to move."

Song Shizhao shook his head: "Demotion is a good thing."

After descending and ascending up, the adults taught him a lesson so that he could continue to use him.

Hanging in the same place, neither high nor low, he felt that he could live for more than ten years. Could it be that these ten years have been consumed like this?

"My lord is the lord of the sage." Wu Changqing said, "Now it is the time for the lord to establish his prestige. Director Song is so clever, but can't see through it?"

Song Shizhao sighed: "I'm old, my old eyes are dim, I didn't think about it before speaking."

Wu Changqing suffocated and smiled: "This time I was told to watch the excitement."

Song Shizhao raised his cup to throw him.

Wu Changqing only folded his hands and said, "Director Song calmed down and calmed down his anger. It's my sin to lose my body."

Song Shizhao coughed: "Now it's your scenery."

Wu Changqing: "Who said no? This is also the first time I know what Mentingruo City is. My family has six sons, but fortunately there are three of them. They are very busy receiving guests every day. Fortunately, I have so many sons, otherwise I am afraid of smoking. No time to come and see you."

Song Shizhao: "Come here, please ask District Mayor Wu out! This man has a bad conscience!"

Wu Changqing laughed: "Director Song don't have to be anxious, Wu Mou is standing in front of you, don't you know what the adults mean?"

Song Shizhao: "I understand, it's just..."

He just didn't expect that Lin Yuan would let him go so easily.

And he also understood a little.

What Lin Yuan planned, others just need to follow his plan.

Lin Yuan can tolerate his courtiers picking on details, but he can't tolerate his courtiers denying his plan.

Song Shizhao was so embarrassed in front of Lin Yuan that he had forgotten his duty.

Wu Changqing said: "The supervisor is different from me, but you followed the adults when they started. The daughter is easy to get, and friendship is hard to find. The adults still miss you."

Song Shizhao: "I understand."

Because of this, Lin Yuan didn't move him. Otherwise, he would kill an old official to show his intention to change. This matter would be easier to handle. Without moving him, there will be officials admonishing him, and the resistance will be even greater. .

Song Shizhao: "My lord is soft-hearted!"

Song Shizhao said to Wu Changqing, "Mayor Wu, I'm not as good as you."

Wu Changqing made a mistake, but he quickly found his place, willing to be the pawn of the adults, with a knife in his hand, a pure minister.

Chunchen is the one that adults lack most now.

Song Shizhao handed over to Wu Changqing and said willingly for the first time: "District Mayor Wu will have an unlimited future in the future. I hope that Mayor Wu will not change his original intention."

Wu Changqing also sternly said: "Take people as a lesson, and subordinates and supervisors encourage each other."

The two smiled at each other, each holding a glass, and drank it.

They all understand that after this night, they are still like friends and enemies.

In the future, there will only be one extremely human minister.