marquis of jingan

Chapter 112
There are officials in the palace.

The princes of Da Chen no longer have any real power, especially the princes in the capital like Jin Wang, who have neither fiefdom nor military power, and even the guards of the palace are appointed by the imperial court, and the imperial court sends officials to lead them.

But there is also a long history department in the palace.

The Changshi Division has left and right Changshi, all of whom are official positions of the fifth rank.

Under the long history of left and right, there are also classics, Dianshan, Fengci, Dianbao, Ji Shan, good doctors, Dianyi, Gongzheng, and accompanying readers, professors, Yinli Sheren, Cang Ambassadors, Ku Ambassadors, a mess Officials are quite complicated.

However, the officials of the royal family are not on the right track in the court. Unless their prince is crowned a great treasure one day, it is difficult to have a chance to stand out.

And Shen Yi's father, Shen Zhang, was not any of the above officials.

It's just that although the Shen family has fallen, after all, it used to be a big family in Jiangdu, with many relatives and friends. Ten years ago, Zuo Changshi of the Jin Palace had some relationship with Shen Zhang, so he was brought into the Jin Palace to work.

That Zuo Changshi is still the long history of the Prince Jin's Mansion. He has not moved his position for more than ten years, and has been held to death in the Prince Jin Mansion.

Because of this relationship, Shen Zhang did well in Jin Wang's mansion.

Of course, although the palace has its own "little court", the palace also has family affairs of the palace. For example, Shen Zhang, who has no court rank, is not under the supervision of the chief history officer. Shen Zhang can do well in the palace. On the one hand, Because of the relationship between Chang Shisi, and on the other hand, because he is not bad and can get along well in the palace.

"My son has better luck this year."

Shen Yi smiled at Shen Zhang, and said: "Do the math, my younger brother will also take the scientific examination next year. In comparison, my younger brother's talent for reading is stronger than mine. He has a great chance to pass the Jinshi examination."

Shen Zhang pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and said with a smile: "When one of you brothers has a Jinshi, as a father, he resigned from the errand of the palace and returned to Jiangdu to retire."

Speaking of this, Shen Zhang lowered his head slightly, and sighed: "Although this job can support the family, it is not decent after all. Don't lose face for you two brothers."

If you are an official in the palace, it is not a shameful thing, but like Shen Zhang, it sounds nice to be in charge, but in fact he is also a "servant" of Jinwang's mansion. It is very difficult to enter the palace to be a servant, but if the two brothers Shen Yi and Shen Heng are selected as Scholars, Shen Zhang will lose his position in this job.

"What is decent or not?"

Shen Yi looked at his father, smiled and said: "It's not that my father has worked so hard all these years, my little brother and I would have starved to death long ago. If we can raise our brothers, there is no shame in doing anything."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Shen Zhang felt a lot more comfortable. He pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and walked all the way to the door of a row of wing rooms in the backyard of the palace.

Shen Zhang pulled Shen Yi, and said in a low voice: "This is the guest room of the Wangfu. It was not allowed to live in, but the Wangfu has no guests in recent years, and the guest room has been empty. After receiving your letter a few days ago, I went to deliver some things to Gu Changshi for my father, and then I got the key from the steward in charge of the guest room."

Shen Zhang patted his son on the shoulder and said with a smile: "During this time, you are living here, and when you meet the servants of the palace, just don't ask you. If you ask, you can say that Gu Changshi arranged for you." live here."

Shen Zhang was obviously a little proud. He looked at Shen Yi and opened his mouth to find out: "You just arrived today, take a day off first, and I will take you to meet Gu Changshi tomorrow. He is also from Jiangdu. After that, I wanted to meet you and test your knowledge."

Shen Yi looked at this row of guest rooms, and then at his father, feeling a little uneasy: "Father, otherwise I will live with you, or I can go out and find a hotel. I am afraid that you will worry about staying here. relation…"

"My son doesn't need a particularly nice room."

"How did that happen?"

Shen Zhang said in a deep voice: "When you arrive in Jiankang, where is the reason to go out to live? As for the father, it's not okay..."

"It's better to say that my father's place is the steward's room, but to put it bluntly, it's the place where servants live. My father is a servant, and my son is not a servant."

"You just live here, and if something happens, I will take care of it for you. I have been in Jinwang's mansion for more than ten years, so it's unlikely that I can't do all these things."

While talking, Shen Zhang pulled Shen Yi to the door of a guest room. After opening the door, he pushed Shen Yi in, and then said: "I still have some errands to do for my father. You rest here now, and wait until later." Some go to the back kitchen for your father and bring you some delicious food, which you must have never eaten in Jiangdu."

Shen Yi nodded helplessly, and entered the room with a half push.

After the old man left, Shen Yi had the time to look around the room.

There was a faint scent of sandalwood in the room. Following the scent, I saw an incense burner on the table emitting light smoke.

The whole room is antique, although there is no gold, silver and jewelry, but the whole reflects a touch of nobility.

At a glance, although the material of the furniture cannot be seen, Shen Yi can clearly feel it.

very expensive...

"As expected of a palace, the guest rooms are all so luxurious..."

Shen Qilang put down his burden, sat on the table, looked around, and secretly sighed: "It's much better than the eighty yuan a day guest room outside."

Thinking of this, he stretched his waist, came to the bed, and lay down on the bed.

"Live as long as you live. It's not the palace compound. At most, you will be kicked out with your father. Why don't you let me take the exam?"

The college examination will not take place until spring. Although the specific time has not been announced, the examination will not start until at least one or two months later.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi simply lay down on the soft quilt made of silk. Because of the hard work along the way, Shen soon closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

………………

While Shen was sleeping peacefully in Prince Jin's mansion, in the courtyard of the imperial palace, Zhao Zhi, Zhao Changping, the minister of the household department, was standing in the emperor's study with his hands down, listening to instructions.

His Majesty the young emperor, sitting on the throne, looked at Zhao Shilang in front of him, and said slowly: "Zhao Qing, after the Lantern Festival, the court will be restored, and it will be a new year."

The imperial court has a holiday for Chinese New Year, from the 31st of the new year to the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. After the Shangyuan Festival, the various yamen of the imperial court officially start to work.

However, senior officials like Zhao Shilang naturally entered the palace whenever the emperor summoned them.

As for the young emperor, the reason why he said this to Zhao Changping was already very obvious.

After the new year, the emperor will officially be sixteen years old and start to rule in person.

In other words, it's time for that Yang Xiangguo to step down.

As the leader of the "Oasis Sect" of the imperial court, Zhao Changping, the minister of the household department, behind him, there are many Ganquan Sects representing the backbone of the imperial court. Therefore, Zhao Changping's attitude at this time is very important.

Zhao Shilang stood in front of the emperor with his hands down. He bowed his head respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, after the Lantern Festival, you should be in charge of the government. However, in my humble opinion, the matter of your majesty's government should not be rushed or too urgent..."

The emperor narrowed his eyes.

"I understand Zhao Qing's meaning, but no matter how indifferent I am, the matter of pro-government must have a beginning..."

Zhao Shilang bowed his head respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the beginning of this year is the beginning of your personal administration."

(End of this chapter)