Three days later, at night, at the residence of the censor Yao Zheng.
At this moment, the place was brightly lit and everyone was busy.
One of the old women was busy giving instructions.
"Put all these quilts in the car! Old Master's body is weak. He can't stand the fatigue of a long journey. Make it thicker!”
"I don't want this thing anymore. I'll sell it tomorrow as much as I can!”
"Aiya, you…be careful. This is Old Master's favorite calligraphy and painting!”
……
The white-haired Yao Zheng stood in front of the hall, his face full of melancholy and reluctance.
Because he had already resigned and was going back to his hometown to retire tomorrow.
Leaving this mansion that he had lived in for nearly 30 years, leaving this place that had accompanied him for half of his life, there was too much reluctance.
He could have stayed, but since he could no longer be an official, what was the point of staying here?
His ambitions and ideals were all gone, so he might as well leave this place of trouble. Out of sight, out of mind.
At this moment, a servant ran in in a panic."Old Master, the new top scholar, the directorate's Si Ye, Lord Lin Beifan, is here. He said he's here to visit Old Master!”
Yao Zheng was stunned. He didn't expect that before he left, this political enemy would actually come to see him!
The old woman, Madam Yao, said angrily,"You still have the face to come after harming our master like this? Go tell him that I won't see him! Close the door and send the guests off!"
Yao Zheng sighed." Forget it. We're colleagues. Let's meet!"”
After a while, Lin Beifan came in with a jar of wine and a food box.
Seeing everything here, he said in surprise,"Lord Yao, are you leaving?"
"Can we not leave? This old man has no official position. Wouldn't it be annoying to stay here?”Yao Zheng mocked.
"You're treating me as an outsider! After all, we are colleagues. We can have different political views and fight to the death in the imperial court! But in private, they could still be friends!”Lin Beifan smiled.
Yao Zheng looked at Lin Beifan's smiling face with a complicated expression.""You're the first person I've visited since I resigned!”
There was an indescribable sadness in his tone.
As the saying goes, tea will cool down after the person leaves, but it won't cool down so quickly!
After being an official for thirty years, he had recognized everyone in the court, so he had handed over quite a lot of things.
But now, he had resigned and left. It had been three days, and not a single colleague had come.
Instead, it was the corrupt official Lin Beifan that he had repeatedly impeached who came to visit. Wasn't it ironic?
"Then I'm really honored! I've prepared some wine and dishes. How about a drink?”
"Alright, this old man also wants to have a chat with you!"”
The two of them entered the study room and served some wine and dishes.
As soon as the wine jar was opened, the fragrance immediately floated out and filled the room, like a hundred flowers blooming.
"This is Hundred Flowers Wine!" Yao Zheng was shocked. He didn't expect Lin Beifan to actually bring over top-notch wine.
"It's indeed Hundred Flowers Wine. The palace just sent it over today! However, good wine needs someone to accompany it, so I specially brought it over. Let's have a good taste!”Lin Beifan smiled as he poured the wine.
"At least this kid has some conscience.”Yao Zheng raised his nose and took a whiff. He was extremely intoxicated.
"Don't worry, I'll let you drink your fill today!”Lin Beifan smiled.
After a few glasses of wine, the relationship between the two eased a lot.
Lin Beifan asked.
"To be honest, Lord Yao, I really don't understand why you keep targeting me.”" There are so many corrupt officials in the court," Lin Beifan asked in confusion." Instead of dealing with them, you're going to deal with a newcomer like me?"”
As Yao Zheng drank, he mocked himself,"Do you think I don't want to? I've been fighting for 30 years, from the prime of my life to now, my hair is all white! In the end, they climbed higher and higher, but I was still walking in the same place! Have you ever experienced such despair?"
"Now you know why I must fight you!”
Yao Zheng looked deeply at Lin Beifan.""Because I'm afraid that you'll grow up and become another corrupt official! So, I'll pull you down while you're still young! In the end, I didn't manage to defeat you, but I lost my official position. You're scarier than them!”
Lin Beifan shook his head." That's because you're too pedantic. Your method won't work!"”
"Do I have to be like you?”Yao Zheng sneered.
"Why not? Do you think I'm not living well now?”Lin Beifan smiled." There's good wine, good food, and endless money. I'm even favored by the empress!" Even if he offended all the civil and military officials in the court, he still lived a carefree life!”
"No matter what others do, this old man can't do such a thing!”
Yao Zheng poured himself a glass of wine and said,"Lord Lin, I have a question for you too!”
"Lord Yao, please ask!"
"Lord Lin, you keep saying that you love Dawu, and that you either do your best for His Majesty or die for His Majesty. Why are you still greedy for so much silver? Besides, what do you need so much silver for?”
"Lord Yao, your question is a little…"
"What's wrong? Was he unable to answer, or was he too embarrassed to answer?”Yao Zheng mocked.
"Of course not!" Lin Beifan sat up straight and said with a serious expression,""Lord Yao, let me tell you this! What reason do I have not to love Dawu, who can make me steal so much money?”
"Cough cough…"
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