Under the moonlit night, Lin Yanchao returned to the mansion in a carriage.

Today he had just gone to Linyang Temple to chat with Gong Zinan for a long time. When he returned to the mansion, Lin Yanchao raised his head while walking, but saw the moonlight like frost, sprinkling all over the courtyard.

Lin Yanchao wore a Confucian scarf on his head, a cloak, a wide robe and a big sleeve, dressed in a seclusion in the forest.

After retiring, I had no business work on me, so I also had the leisure to appreciate such a wonderful moonlight.

Watching the moon in late autumn, a moment of leisure and satisfaction.

Lin Yanchao stopped for a long time before he arrived in the courtyard, but saw a figure walking around in the corridor opposite.

The figure was the uncle.

When Lin Yanchao saw that he knew it, he immediately changed to a remote path.

Unlike the middle way, this remote path is usually carried by the servants of the mansion. When the distinguished guests of the mansion come, the servants can collide with each other, so there are remote paths that lead to the various houses. Generally, the houses of officials and families are arranged in this way.

Lin Yanchao changed to a remote path and just didn't want to see his uncle, but he didn't know that he came here as soon as he saw this.

"Taiwanese!Taiwanese!"

Lin Yanchao could not pretend not to hear, so he could only stop and walk: "Did you have any advice?"

The uncle smiled and said, "Cho-chan hasn't seen you at home these days. Isn't there anything to discuss with you?"

"Then please tell me a long story, my nephew is very tired today."

The uncle nodded and said, "Then I won't beat around the bush. The harvest this year is not good. The tenants below all beg for a reduction in rent. Look at it, Chaozi..."

Lin Yanchao said: "You can discuss this with your third uncle. If you have any difficulties, you should reduce the rent, or pay it again next year. I have never asked about this matter."

The uncle said, "Hey, you don't know how expensive the firewood and rice are. This year our family uses a lot of rice and grain for the relief work. This year's rent cannot be collected, and our family has suffered a lot of deficit this year."

"So what?" Lin Yanchao asked back.

The uncle whispered: "Choice, see which one... is this true? Let's stop the issue of relief first."

Lin Yanchao said: "The relief can be stopped, but what should those victims do?"

The uncle said: "What should I do? They are all people with hands and feet. Can they still starve to death?"

Lin Yanchao said: "It's better for men to have strength, but what about the elderly, weak, women and children? You have to wait until the winter rice is harvested."

The uncle said: "Oh, Chaozi, don't be a good person anymore..."

"Are good people?"

When Lin Yanchao asked, his uncle froze and then said, "Choice, you know I don't mean that. Look at the reliefs in the past two months, your third uncle and I are busy enough, but you are not at home all day and travel around. What's more, if you provide reliefs alone, although I don't say anything, the money is all out of the public. Your third uncle and third aunt have a lot of opinions..."

It was obviously my uncle's idea, but he always wanted to take the blame.

Lin Yanchao said unsurprisingly: "The money is from the public, but grandpa agreed!"

"Hey, it's not that I can't go out. I have to do what I can. I just want to help a group of people in the disaster before. Now it's two months, so it's all going to be slowed down no matter what."

"Because we do good things for our hometown, but if we don't help others to the end, we will end up complaining. Uncle, our Lin family has saved a lot of money in recent years and bought thousands of acres of fertile land. I never thought about such a life twenty years ago."

"That's right, you rely on Chao Chiang? If you hadn't won the top scorer and become an official..."

"Uncle, you are wrong. I have 3,000 candidates from my hometown. I have learned about the Yuan Dynasty. I have won the top scorer. This is not that Yan Chao has won the fame alone, but that he has won the fame for his hometown and scholars all over the world. I am both a literary scholar and a scholar's face, and I should also be an example for scholars all over the world."

"This example is not to praise officials on the streets and sing names in the Golden Palace, but to have affairs in the court and troubles in my hometown. I should stand up for the scholars and have some responsibility. Now I resign at home and I can ignore the affairs of the court. Even if the emperor and the governor personally ask, I can ignore them. But I cannot stand by and watch the people of my hometown. Uncle, you have never read books, and you may not understand the meaning of cultivating Qi and ruling, but you need to do what you do in a position."

Uncle said: "I know the truth, but..."

"...But I'll do the relief alone, and there's no need to use the money from my family. Uncle, do you mean that," Lin Yanchao asked.

The uncle said embarrassedly: "That's right."

Lin Yanchao said: "Uncle, when it comes to loving money, Qianqian is better than you, but this time she has nothing to say about giving money. Because she knows about money, she has gone and come for my Lin family now, and today is missing and tomorrow is adding. As long as I am safe, when will the people in our family be sad?"

"This reputation and benevolence are not easy to obtain. The wealth is dispersed and the hearts of others are gathered. It is both beneficial to others and me. Whatever you do in a position is the way to benefit others and benevolent. If you benefit others and truly benefit yourself, and to eliminate harm when encountering things, it is an opportunity to guide profit. These two words are not something I often say. I have read a book about Caigen Tan and I have also said it."

The uncle suddenly said, "So, Chaozi, you are spending money and providing relief for the sake of fame?"

Lin Yanchao shook his head and said, "Uncle, everyone knows that I am in order to benefit the countryside. If I am a good person, outsiders will regard it as a deception. However, you are famous for your benefit, but you can achieve good deeds. Therefore, in the past two months of helping the people, I would rather travel around the mountains and rivers than stay at home. I am just pretending to be with my uncle and third uncle. Do you understand the meaning of this?"

When the uncle heard this, he clapped his legs and said, "So that's it. Chaozi is all your hard work. I blame you for your mistakes. The disaster relief is all about me and your third uncle."

Seeing that his uncle was gone, Lin Yanchao finally breathed a long breath.

The disaster gradually subsided and the provincial capital was restored to its original state.

Because Lin Yanchao was not on the list of commendations and reliefs for the court. Many officials and scholars in the province secretly spoke for Lin Yanchao. Therefore, some old friends of the same case couldn't help but come to ask for advice. Instead, Lin Yanchao explained to Zhao Shenlu a few words, saying that this was the idea of ​​his uncle and third uncle, not from himself, so he did not dare to list it. Lin Yanchao's appearance was so calm that everyone admired him even more.

Instead of relieving disasters for your reputation, your reputation will come naturally.

The uncle and third uncle were just ordinary officials and gentry in the provincial capital in the past, so this matter became a good person.

Because of Zhao Shenlu, local officials in prefectures did not dare to express their gratitude to the Lin family for their disaster relief efforts in public, but many officials were no longer polite to their uncle on the surface, but had first-class respect from the bottom of their hearts.

With everyone's gratitude, my uncle felt that it was unexpected and deeply grateful to Lin Yanchao for his foresight. In the future, my uncle was often willing to do some good things for the village.

Seeing that his uncle had such changes, Lin Yanchao was also happy. Although he could not govern the country and pacify the world, it was enough to be able to cultivate oneself and manage the family.

When Lin Yanchao continued to work, he traveled around the mountains and rivers without any effort.

There are many things in the world that are taken care of by the wise and liang.

When I was an official, I wanted to retire all day long, but when I returned, I thought about the affairs of the court all day long. Whether I could come back or not is the cause of pain.

Reading in my spare time, playing chess and chatting with others, watching the flowers and the moon, is what we retired officials do.

Before we knew it, it was early winter.

The weather is already cold.

In the Fujian Governor's Office, in a small building, Zhao Shenlu was holding hands and looking at the bleak scenery in the yard, feeling something.

He said to the two short, fat, tall and thin masters behind him: "This court has been serving as governor of Fuzhou for more than two years. Since the Japanese pirates' response at the beginning of the year, they have been terrified."

"In order to understand this crisis, our court sent someone to Beijing to ask Zeng Tongheng, the Grand Sima of the Ministry of War, to help. However, he finally opened up the way, but because of the inseparable situation, Zeng Dasima asked the emperor to ask for a retirement and return home because of the mismatch between the cabinet."

"The relationship was broken all of a sudden after finally laying the foundation. I spent two or three thousand taels of silver to make a waste of money. Fortunately, the person who asked for it was also effective. He also found Wang Yie, the current Minister of War, and finally took over the matter."

Master Gaoshou smiled and said, "For Dongweng, this time, it was really a loss of horse. Not only did he get rid of danger, but he also took on the towering tree of Wang Dasima. It was a surprise for Dongweng."

Zhao Shenlu smiled and felt a little proud when he heard this.

The short and fat master said, "This Wang Yie is not only the Minister of War, but also one of the Great Nine Ministers. Dongweng has been the governor of Fujian for two years, and has been working diligently. If Wang Dasima can help Dongweng say a good word or two in the future, Dongweng may return to Beijing to be an official, and then Dongweng will be the third-rank Jingqing."

This happened to hit Zhao Shenlu's thoughts, but he denied it on his face: "Your plan is so good for our court, but how difficult is this step? The third-rank Jingqing is a court minister and can go to and from the court affairs under the Quezuomen."

"These officials will be stuck at this step in our court for the rest of their lives. We must have great opportunities."

The two masters said together: "Dongweng has purple aura, so it will be a matter of time before he can be ranked as Jingqing."

Zhao Shenlu nodded and said, "Please accept your auspicious words. Besides, Lin Zonghai's yellow-mouthed child can be the left minister of the third-rank Ministry of Rites. As a Jinshi appointed by the late emperor, this court has been an official for more than 20 years, so why can't he be a Jingqing?"

Both masters call it yes.

Zhao Shenlu said: "This time, our hospital did not report Lin Zonghai's name. Is he dissatisfied?"

The short and fat master said, "I have no dissatisfaction at all, and I have been helping Dongweng in front of my fellow villagers."

Zhao Shenlu laughed and said, "It seems that he finally understood that it is not the time for him to Ren Jingtang."

Master Gao Shou smiled and said, "Of course, only Dongweng in the province can speak with one word. How can a resignation department be able to speak? Former Minister of Justice Hong Chaoxuan offended the governor, but he was killed in one sentence."

Zhao Shenlu waved his hand and said, "Don't pay attention to him. You two wrote a letter to instruct the people in the capital to use more snacks to handle the good students of our hospital. Several great ministers, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel's War, and the celebration of the three festivals and two birthdays must be delivered to the door on time. The courtesy must be thoughtful and not neglected."

The two masters said it was.

Zhao Shenlu turned around and pressed his hands, not forgetting to win people's hearts and said, "As long as our court can worship Jingqing this time, the benefits of you two will be indispensable."

The two masters said in tears: "We are willing to work hard for Dongweng."

Zhao Shenlu laughed and said with sanity: "A while ago, our court asked someone to tell fortunes and said that I still have ten years of official career. It seems that it is more than Jingqing."

The tall and thin master said with a slight interest: "It seems that he will be called Dongweng Yishou Master in the future!"

Hearing this, the three of them laughed.

At this moment, someone from below came to report that an official brought an emergency document in his hand.

Zhao Shenlu obviously didn't like someone disturbing his good mood at this time. He opened the official document covered with hot paint and took a look.

It would be fine if I didn't look at it, but my whole body shivered when I saw it.

"Dongweng!"

The two masters rushed forward to support them, one left and one right.

Zhao Shenlu sat down on the round stool, and the servant next to him immediately brought a bowl of ginseng tea to serve.

Zhao Shenlu swallowed half a mouthful, let out a long sigh, and then signaled that he was fine.

"Dongweng, what happened?"

Zhao Shenlu closed his eyes for a while, then opened his eyes and said in a weak voice: "Man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. It's really easy for someone in the court to be an official! Well, if you go with him, you can immediately give orders and hang out the signs and say that I'm not feeling well and I haven't seen guests these two days."

"What about official documents?"

"All documents are transferred to the vassal department." Zhao Shenlu said weakly.
To be continued...