marquis of jingan

Chapter 116 The Accident of Shangyuan Festival
Shen Zhang has been in the Prince Jin's Mansion for more than ten years, and the relationship between the upper and lower levels is very familiar, so Shen Yi lived in the guest room of the Prince's Mansion for a few days, but he was not discovered by anyone. On the contrary, people brought charcoal and water every day. He treats him as a guest of Prince Jin's Mansion.

After living in the palace for a few days, Shen Yi became more courageous. Sometimes he would wander around the palace a few times to see what the court's royal family looked like.

However, although Shen Yi wandered around, he didn't see anyone from the Lord Jin's residence.

Because the people in Jinwang's mansion are not prosperous.

Jin Wang Li Rui has two sons and two daughters in total, and the eldest daughter has been married off. That is to say, the entire palace includes the King Jin, the concubine and concubines, plus a son, a prince and a princess. , there are only a dozen people in total.

However, the palace is too big.

Not counting the guards outside the palace, there are nearly [-] servants in the palace alone. People come and go on weekdays, and the chance of seeing the prince and princess is not high.

Fortunately, Shen Yi didn't want to see the master of Prince Jin's Mansion either.

Because his current status is embarrassing.

Even if he is just a scholar, he can brazenly call himself a "student" when he meets the masters of Prince Jin's Mansion, but he has not yet passed the hospital examination, and he is not even a scholar. The son of the steward", who is not even qualified to speak.

However, on the day of Shangyuan Festival, father Shen Zhang brought some things and brought Shen Yi together to the Chief History Department in Prince Jin's Mansion, and met Gu Fang, Zuo Changshi of Prince Jin's Mansion.

Originally, Shen Yi was supposed to meet Gu Changshi as soon as he arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion, but Gu Changshi was an official of the court, and the court had fifteen days of annual leave, and he would only return to work in the Palace after the Shangyuan Festival, so these few days Tian Gu Fang is not in the Prince Jin Mansion, but went back to his own home.

As soon as Gu Fang came back, Shen Zhang led Shen Yi over to meet him.

This Gu Changshi was sent by the late emperor to the Prince Jin Mansion. He originally thought that after working in the Prince Jin Mansion for one or two terms, five or six years at most, he would be able to get out of the Prince Jin Mansion and be transferred to the yamen outside to find a job. Errands with real power.

After all, he, the head of the palace, is a fifth-rank official. He can be a magistrate if he is transferred to other places, which is much more lucrative than doing things in the palace.

But the sky does not follow people's wishes.

Gu Changshi had just served two terms and six years in the Prince Jin's mansion when the late emperor fell ill. Before he recovered, the late emperor who was in his thirties passed away.

What's more terrible is that after the late emperor left, the prince of Jin once wanted a great treasure.

This is a taboo.

So much so that after the current Emperor Hongde came to the throne, Gu Changshi was forgotten by the people in the Jin Palace. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed, and he was forced to remain motionless in the fifth-rank official position of Changshi in the Wangfu. , there will be no way to move for a long time in the future.

For Gu Fang himself, this kind of thing is naturally a big bad thing, but for Shen Yi's father, Shen Zhang, it is a good thing.

Because it was Gu Fang who called Shen Zhang from Jiangdu to Prince Jin's Mansion back then to do business. If Gu Fang left, Shen Zhang could not say that he would not be able to stay in Prince Jin's Mansion, but life must not be as easy as before. After working for more than ten years, even Shen Zhang's position in Jin Wang's mansion is quite stable.

Under the leadership of his father, Shen Yi met Gu Changshi in the Changshi Division.

Gu Changshi and Shen Zhang are about the same age, both in their early 40s. The two grew up together in Jiangdu, and they have a good relationship. But later, Gu Changshi took the mid-term examinations all the way and became a Jinshi master. There was a disparity in status, but Gu Fang was very nostalgic, he had been in the officialdom for a few years, and immediately wrote a letter to Shen Zhang after he became a long history, which was regarded as arranging a job for Shen Zhang.

After seeing Gu Fang, Shen Yi stood with his hands down, lowered his head slightly and said, "I've seen Uncle Gu."

Gu Fang is a few months older than Shen Zhang, so he has to address him as Uncle.

Gu Changshi was flipping through a chess record in his public room at the moment. After seeing Shen Yi and his son, he stood up from his chair, first patted Shen Zhang on the shoulder, then looked Shen Yi up and down, and smiled. Said: "Young talent."

"Back when Uncle Gu was your age, he was hanging out with your father in Jiangdu, and you were about to become a scholar."

He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "I heard that the government test No. 2?"

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and said, "It's just a fluke."

"No need to be modest."

Gu Changshi stroked the beard on his chin, glanced at Shen Zhang, and then said with a smile: "Our Jiangdu is a place of refinement, and there will be Jinshi in every scientific examination. If you can take the second place in Jiangdu Prefecture, then this year In the Gyeonggi Academy Examination, you must be a scholar."

He said this not only to Shen Yi, but also to Shen Zhang. After all, Shen Zhang was present, so he had to say something nice to make Shen Zhang happy.

Hearing Gu Changshi's words, Shen Zhang blushed and said with a smile: "Brother, don't praise this kid too much. Although the government exam is good, but the college exam may not be able to pass, it still depends on whether you can get it in school or politics." take him."

"In the bag."

Gu Fang said with a smile: "We in Jiangdu have been ranked in the top five over the years. I have never heard of anyone who is not a scholar."

At this moment, the three of them spoke the authentic Jiangdu dialect, and the fellow villagers saw each other, and they chatted quite well.

After talking for a while, Gu Changshi patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said generously: "Your father told me that you are now living in the guest room of the palace, don't have any worries, just rest assured, Even if the prince asks, Uncle Gu will tell him."

"Uncle Gu has been in the Jin Palace for more than ten years, so he still has some face."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and thanked Gu Fang.

"Thank you, Uncle Gu."

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While Young Master Shen was socializing in the Jin Palace, the Shangyuan Poetry Fair on the banks of the Qinhuai River in Jiankang was also being prepared.

As a self-proclaimed place of elegance in the world, Jiankang's cultural events are very lively every year. For example, the Shangyuan Festival Poetry Fair by the Qinhuai River is not only a place where Jiankang talents gather, but also a cultural event that officials will also participate in. .

The doctor and even the servant of the Ministry of Rites sometimes come to the scene to participate.

Among the annual events along the Qinhuai River, the only one that can surpass the Shangyuan Poetry Fair is the Oiran Conference held every autumn.

This year's Shangyuan Festival is still very lively.

Before it was completely dark, lanterns were hung on both sides of the Qinhuai River. Many young ladies and gentlemen from wealthy families were already walking along the banks of the Qinhuai River, looking at the lantern riddles on this year's lanterns.

As night falls, the Qinhuai River becomes more lively.

The annual Shangyuan Poetry Conference is also held in the Xiaoxiang Building on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

Quite a number of gifted scholars were gearing up to produce poems that they had pondered for several months or even more than half a year, planning to become famous in one fell swoop at the Shangyuan Poetry Fair and become a celebrity in Jinling City.

And on the third floor of Xiaoxiang Building, some wealthy ladies who managed to get out of the house were also watching the poetry meeting on the second floor in order to hear some brilliant poems first.

This year's Shangyuan Poetry Fair was very lively. Pei Shilang from the Ministry of Rites attended the event in person, sat on the main seat, and participated in this grand event.

Talented scholars from Jinling wrote a song for me, accompanied by applause from the crowd below, the essay meeting was very lively.

When the Shangyuan Poetry Contest was halfway through, a young man in white clothes who looked 26 or [-] years old came onto the stage. The young man first bowed his head to the servant Pei on the stage, then looked around and opened his mouth slowly.

"Everyone, Du Mou has a poem. Let me explain in advance that this poem was not written by Du Mou, but I heard it by accident on the Qinhuai River a few days ago. However, this poem is deeply in my heart, and I insist on reading it to you at the Shangyuan Poetry Conference. Can't hear it."

　I went out on the weekend, and there are still three chapters today, but it may be a bit late
　　
　
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