Lu Xu suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to face General Pingnan Hong Lingshu, who had also made rapid progress in his career. "Assistant Minister Wen may not be the culprit for the grudges of the past, but he cannot absolve himself from the blame. I will naturally calculate with him. General Hong and Assistant Minister Wen are old friends, so why don't you tell him word for word?"
Hong Lingshu's aura did not falter at all. He asked in return, "Since Mister Lu and Wen Taiyi are officials of the same court, and Mister Lu is a diligent teacher who teaches the meritorious children of our court, do you want to steal the national weapon to avenge a personal grudge?"
Lu Xu laughed involuntarily and then said seriously, "A gentleman can be deceived by other means, but it is difficult to overlook other ways."
Hong Lingshu was stunned and did not know how to answer.
Lu Xu said self-deprecatingly, "Besides, I am not a gentleman. Otherwise, how could I have struggled at death's door all these years, to the extent that the mellow family style of the Lu family was swept away because of me?"
Hong Lingshu smiled coldly and said, "I will help you convey Mister Lu's meaning. If there is nothing else, then I will take my leave!"
Lu Xu shook his head and chuckled softly. "If it's just to ask General Hong to help me convey a few irrelevant resentful words, why would I take the risk of being suspected of forming a clique and meet you right under His Majesty's nose?"
Hong Lingshu did not know whether to laugh or cry. Lu Xu's words could not be considered "unimportant" at all. Perhaps the old fox Wen would not be able to sleep and eat well after hearing it.
Lu Xu said slowly, "General Hong and I have no old grudges and we are from the same village in Qingzhou. In addition, the court is supporting the Green Party. I, Lu Xu, will naturally go with the flow. Not to mention the civil officials of the court, just the generals of the court. The scholars of Jiangnan have the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Gong. The Liaodong Clan was originally wavering and did not know how to choose between Tang Tieshuang and Lu Shengxiang. In the end, after today, Lu Shengxiang is no longer someone they can bet on. They can only choose the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Tang Tieshuang. "
Hong Lingshu nodded unconsciously.
Lu Xu continued, "General Hong must have heard that the true leader of Gangnam-do's scholars is the old head of the Gumu Xu family, the Pillar of the State, Yu Jiankang. Not only does this person's words carry enormous weight in Gangnam-do officialdom, he also has a deep relationship with Tantanon, who can influence the direction of the court... and Tang Tieshuang, intentionally or otherwise, is distancing himself from Cai Nan, Dong Gong, and the others............... is........................ and... and..... Xu......... and........ Xu.........................................................
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. "Lu Xu laughed and lowered his voice." Dare I ask General Hong, is it difficult for Wu Zhongxuan, who has the body of a first-rank martial artist, to live for another twenty years? "
What he meant was that General Hong, who could only wait for Southern General Wu Zhongxuan to die of old age or illness, would have to endure for at least twenty years if there were no accidents.
Hong Lingshu's face darkened.
Lu Xu digressed. "The Administrator of Jing 'an Road, not the Minister of Personnel of Great Peace City."
Hong Lingshu also laughed. "But Mister Lu is only … one of the teachers of the diligent Chief Fang who has a noble status."
Lu Xu grunted and did not say anything else.
Hong Lingshu only saw this young scholar close his eyes and smile intoxicatingly.
The young man's last sentence was said in a very low voice, but it was like thunder in Hong Lingshu's ears.
"I, Lu Xu, can recite a secret letter with a total of six hundred and eighty-two words. The confidant who sent the letter for the Old Assistant Minister …"
Lu Xu did not reveal the secret, but when he turned to leave, this teacher raised his arm and extended a finger. Then, he curled it lightly.
After understanding the gesture, Hong Lingshu was instantly covered in sweat.
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Sima Puhua and Jin Lanting, the two officials of the Ministry of Rites, naturally walked together.
Sima Puhua did not even need to look at Jin Lanting to know that the second in command of the yamen would not give him a good look. There was nothing he could do about it. According to the original conclusion of the people of the Ministry of Rites behind closed doors, they would strongly recommend Jin Lanting to be the chief examiner of next year's spring examination. In addition, Jin Lanting would also promise to look after his two sons. At least one of them would be able to sit in the position of Chancellor of the Imperial College or Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites. However, as the Ministry of Rites became more and more powerful, Sima Puhua's family's threshold was now higher, and his horizons were also higher. Not long ago, he had also established a friendship with the Minister of the Secretariat, Zhao Youling. Since then, Sima Puhua seemed to have been enlightened. He had the intention to change the situation in the Ministry of Rites where the Minister and Assistant Minister did not understand. The matter that truly made Sima Puhua make up his mind was that on the day of the beginning of autumn, he unexpectedly did not become the Autumn Announcing Official. At the time, everyone thought that this special honor would be fought between Jin Lanting and Yan Chiji. However, almost no one thought that Chen Wang would once again take first place. If it was before this, Jin Lanting was only slightly inferior, then after this, no one in the Liyang court felt that Jin Lanting could compete with Chen Shaobao for the position of future Grand Secretary.
Today, the Emperor had personally said the words "of virtue and prestige," which completely extinguished Jin Lanting's desire to take first place in the spring examination.
However, no matter how he viewed Jin Lanting as a joke, Sima Puhua, who could not be the Minister of the Ministry of Rites for many years, still did not dare to openly offend this person, even though he was already a person who had achieved great merit and was uninterested in the officialdom.
When all was said and done, Jin Lanting had displayed such a tyrannical attitude in Beiliang over the years. When he was in power, he was praised by everyone and was praised as unyielding and unyielding. However, when he lost power, it was a different story. For a person to forget his roots, all of the officialdom in the capital could see it.
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