For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was a little subtle.

The turtle who was standing at the door bowed silently and took away a few little eunuchs.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Yun-ling the king and minister of the Han Dynasty sat opposite each other.

"The old minister did not resign, but retired!" Ling Han whispered, "Since the Yuan Dynasty, the officialdom has been in the past fifty years. After the misfortune of the people, the world is in chaos. I also watched my Ming Dynasty from nothing to achieve, and strive to govern the country and maintain peace and stability."

"First serve the lord of Dayuan and then assist the two generations of wise kings of the Ming Dynasty. It is worth it to be content in this life. Now that I am old, my energy and physical strength are not as strong as before, and I don't have that high spirit. I am a little old and am in a daze, waiting for my death in a daze. If I hold a high position, it is not a blessing for the country!"

After listening to him quietly, Zhu Yunxiu looked at him solemnly, "Ling Aiqing, you know me, you never feel that you are old. I have told you in person before that an old family is like a treasure. I have just taken over this country and it is the time to use people. I still can't use your Dinghai Spike!"

"I am grateful to the emperor for his kindness! People say that scholars should seek welfare for the family, country, country, country, and country, but how many scholars have met a virtuous king in ancient times? I ask myself that my virtues and talents are far inferior to those of our ancestors. I am favored by the emperor. This kind of grace of knowing the favor is rare in ancient times."

"Now my old age is too old to use. And my Ming Dynasty is like the rising sun, shining brightly on the world. It is the time when the old and innovative things are built on all rivers. The old and old people are like dead trees and continue to occupy high positions, for fear of being counterproductive."

"It would be fine if it was just an old minister. At most, history books would leave a bad reputation. But the old minister was a high-ranking official and was in charge of the world of the Ming Dynasty. If you are not careful, you will delay the country and the country!"

Zhu Yunxiu was still very patient and listened carefully to Ling Han's speech.

His expression was very calm, and he sighed slightly until the other party's words came to an end.

"You are right, but... Master Ling, since you have the intention to return home, you should speak to me clearly. These official articles and words are not your best." As he said, Zhu Yunxi smiled, "I am awkward when I hear your literary words!" Then, he smiled again, "Are you not awkward?"

Ling Han's old face turned red, and he was a little embarrassed.

"I can probably guess some of it. You are afraid that I will think you are in the way in the future, or that I can't trust you, and feel that you will be dragged down. So now I want to retreat bravely in the torrent and be glorious!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled, "Is that true?"

"Yes, not!" Ling Han thought about it and sighed for a while, "If the emperor wants to ask, then I will tell you everything!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly smiled arrogantly, "Your Majesty, this round stool hurts your butt. Can you give me a chair to the old minister?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled, "There is something next to you, you can move it yourself!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ling Han struggled to bring a chair with great difficulty, and then leaned comfortably on the back of the chair.

"The old minister is really old. If you don't rely on something, you won't be able to sit down!" Ling Han grinned and then looked solemn, "But once you are used to sitting on a chair, you won't be used to it even if you have been sitting on a stool that has been sitting for decades!"

"The old minister has been an official all his life. Since he passed the imperial examination, he thought about the hat on his head. With a hat on his head, he began to think about gaining a foothold in the court."

"After gaining a foothold, I wondered if I could have a stool in the court. When the old minister was able to sit on the stool, I wondered if I could be decent. There was a chair in front of the emperor to show that he was a minister, and he was unique and favored!"

"But after having a chair, I still thought that if there was a bed, I could lie down unrestrainedly..."

"That's how people are, they are greedy for Shu!" Zhu Yunxiu smiled and grabbed a pine nut in the plate of dried fruits, and then squeezed it open, saying, "I understand what you mean. Many ministers from ancient times to the present have fallen hard because they are greedy for Shu, and even their lifelong achievements have not been erased. Li Shanchang of this dynasty, Hu Weiyong is the best example!" As he said that, he looked at Ling Han, "But I think Ling Aiqing is more than that!"

"I also feel that I am not only here, but sometimes, some things are not something I can control!" Ling Han suddenly stood up from the chair and stood with his hands down. "When the old minister was an official in his early years, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and even later Zhan Hui were all my mortal enemies, and they would never stop. But after the emperor favored him with important tasks, I suddenly discovered that there were no enemies?"

"Whether old ministers or newcomers in the court gradually followed the old ministers. Too many people accidentally walked to the old ministers and regarded themselves as their disciples."

"In the officialdom, the old ministers don't have to speak up what they want to do. Someone can understand it with one look. They either write to impeach, run around in person, or respond to each other from afar."

Zhu Yunxi smiled faintly, "If you don't have a party, you will be a party!" As he said, Ling Han, "You have become others' backbone and others' backbone!"

"At first, the old minister was a little proud, but later the old minister couldn't sleep or eat!" Ling Han saluted, "If this continues, the old minister will become a thief in the court!" Then, he looked up and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister is not as old as a man, and he is disgraced and his family is destroyed." As he said, he smiled bitterly, "Don't look at the old minister's nickname Tietou, in fact, the old minister is most afraid of death."

This is a person with great wisdom!

Zhu Yunxiu sighed in his heart. This kind of courage is more than just a sudden retreat!

In fact, he had already discovered some signs. Civilians always had a leader, and they were always divided into factions for this or that. The battles among them were far more cruel and obscure than those of the warriors, and more destructive.

He has never pointed it out, but in fact he has the thought that Ling Han himself has to say.

"In addition, from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the officialdom has been ups and downs for fifty years. The old minister seems to be calm in this life, but in fact he is shocked every step!" Ling Han smiled bitterly, "I'm tired, so tired!"

"There is no limit to power. The older you become an official, the more you feel that power and responsibility are contradictory!" Ling Han continued to sigh, "Actually, the old minister, now he looks at himself, he feels vaguely disgusted. He will eventually become an overlord and an official worm in his life!"

"You are not blamed for this!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "You are in a high position, and there are always people who want to lean on you!"

"After all, I am the most powerful minister!" Ling Han smiled bitterly, "The emperor and the minister are honored. At first, I felt sweet, but later I was trembling and frightened all day long!"

Speaking of this, he sighed, "It seems like he can't stop the poison! The reason why the old minister dared to ask the emperor to ask the old minister to retire was that the old minister wanted to ask the emperor to give the old minister a decent perfection while he was still clear!"

"The old minister is really old, and he thinks about returning to his roots every day. He has been tired of his official career for more than fifty years. It's time to enjoy his old age and see his children and grandchildren!"

Zhu Yunxiu was silent again and then looked at the other party for a long time.

"Accurate!"

As he said that, he continued, "Don't rush to thank you for your gratitude first. I'm sure it's right, but for example, I'll keep it for you. The mansion in the middle of the capital will also be kept for you. You can live wherever you want in the future, and you can continue to use the support and regulations you should have."

This honor is absolutely rare, which means that even if Ling Han is not in the court, he still retains many privileges.

Others are unable to ask for anything, but Ling Han smiled contemptuously.

"The old minister doesn't even want the official hat. What are you doing?" When he was happy, his nature of Ling Tietou was exposed again. "Going back to his hometown is to go back to his hometown, and he still keeps a house in the capital, and he still has the name of becoming an official. Isn't that occupying the pit and not shit?"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed and shook his head, "You, you!"

Then he suddenly saw Ling Han take out an envelope from his sleeve.

"Don't take it out!" Zhu Yunxi knew what that was.

Ling Han was stunned, with a look of surprise.

"It's just that your family has gained some extra money because of your identity over the years, and their relatives have taken advantage of the government because of your identity. In the past few years, I and the emperor's grandfather have given me a little more money, right?" Zhu Yunsheng said with a smile.

"Emperor..." Ling Han glared suddenly, "Did you install the Jinyiwei in the old minister's house?"

Zhu Yunxiu also turned red, "That... the Jinyiwei has the responsibility of supervising all officials. Your family has calculated these privately for private purposes during the past few days, and there is always a rumor that comes out. I am also guessing!"

Faced with Ling Han's questioning, he could only answer from the side without his conscience.

"The old minister... is actually staring at the Jinyiwei for the rest of his life?" Ling Han's Yin's hair shook and was very angry.

"Sit!" Zhu Yunxiu quickly pressed the old man on the chair, "You are old, you can't be angry when you move!"

As he said, he changed the subject and said, "I don't want to see these things or know them. You have worked hard all your life and deserve it. What else do you have to ask for? Let's talk about them together!"

Ling Han gasped for a few times, cursing in his heart, and simply kicked the envelope back into his arms.

"The old minister asks for nothing!"

"I promise you to retire and be a meritorious person..."

"Emperor!" Ling Han said seriously, "I am already a Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace, a Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, and a first-rank Guanglu official. What else do I want?"

"Let's go to you again!"

This is the best lord of civil servants. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, only Li Shanchang and Xu Da were only a few. Moreover, the people they received had the hat of a duke on their heads.

"If you add it or not... Actually, there is something really wrong with the old minister!" Ling Han hesitated for a moment, "If the old minister's eyes are closed in the future, the emperor will give the old minister the posthumous title..." As he said, he smiled bitterly, "I dare not think that the old minister of Taimiao is worthy of being a member of the Taimiao, after all, it is not a martial official."

Zhu Yunxiu thought, "I want me to win you off?"

"Please help me! The old minister is so obsessed with it!" Ling Han stood up and saluted.

"Wen..." Zhu Yunxiu thought, "Wenzhen!"

Ling Han was stunned on the spot and muttered, "Wenzhen? Maybe it's not enough, but the reputation is full, which is also the emperor's painstaking efforts to protect the old minister!" As he said that, he was about to kowtow, "I thank you..."

"Get up!" Zhu Yunxiu patted his shoulder and smiled, "No need to be so! You deserve it!"

"Old minister... I have something to say to the emperor!"

"you say!"

Ling Han said seriously, "The old minister knows that the emperor is also a person of true nature and loves his ministers and takes good care of him. But the old minister dares to ask the emperor not to value his ministers so much in the future."
Chapter completed!