marquis of jingan

Chapter 215 Get Out of the Mire

Compared with the current "Jing Zhaoyin", the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor, the status of Cao Zhuangyuan seems a little insignificant again.

And it was normal for King Jin to see Shen Yi.

After all, Shen Zhang has worked in Jinwangfu for more than ten years, and the relationship between the Shen family and Jinwangfu will be inseparable for a while. If you put it bluntly, even Shen Yi can be regarded as half of Jinwangfu .

After Shen Yi was elected, Li Mu, the son of King Jin, once came to congratulate him. Originally, Li Mu congratulated him, and it was considered over, but today, His Royal Highness King Jin presided over the deer singing banquet in Jiankang Mansion. It's time to meet Shen Yi.

Shen Yi followed the yamen of Jiankang Mansion all the way into the inner yamen of Jiankang Mansion. At this moment, His Royal Highness King Jin had left the Luming Banquet and was resting in a room in the inner yamen. Shen Yi was brought to the door of this room. , Yachai bowed his body, and said in a respectful tone, "Master, Mr. Shen has arrived."

"Ah."

Soon, a neutral voice came from the room, saying slowly, "Let him in."

The yacha then lowered his head and pushed open the door, invited Shen Yi in, and then guarded the door in an orderly manner.

After Shen Yi went in, he saw Jin Wang Li Rui who was resting on the soft couch.

This room is Li Rui's rest room for resting when he is tired from work. There are not only soft couches and even beds, it's like a small bedroom.

Shen Yi lowered his hands and bowed his head to Prince Jin to salute: "Student Shen Yi, I have met the prince."

Shen Yi had met King Jin.

After he splashed Princess Izumo of Northern Qi in the Dongshi Street teahouse, he was reported to the imperial court by Northern Qi, and the imperial court arranged for Jiankang Mansion to handle this matter. At that time, Prince Jin had met Shen Yi in the mansion.

The 40-year-old prince of the clan raised his head to look at Shen Yi, and he, who has always been unsmiling, showed a rare smile: "The last time I saw you, I vaguely remember it was a few months ago. After a month, he will become the sub-yuan of the Xinke Township Examination."

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

Prince Jin nodded: "It's rare to be humble."

"The reason why I called you here is because there is some connection between our two families. Your father is an old man in this prince's mansion. You won the Juren, and this prince is also happy for him."

Prince Jin asked indifferently: "If there is anything that needs help, I will ask Mu'er to help your family deal with it later."

Shen Yi shook his head hastily, and said: "The prince has already congratulated the students yesterday, and the students are flattered, and they have no other thoughts..."

Prince Jin nodded slightly. He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "You won the Juren, even if you have half an official status, will your father continue to work in the palace?"

This involves some identity issues.

Shen Zhang's work sounds nice when you say it. He is the steward of a certain prince's mansion in the capital, but in the eyes of those scholars with upturned nostrils and fame, he is still a "servant". Although this status will not affect Shen Yi Taking the exam and becoming an official in the future, but it is not pleasant to say it out, and it is very likely that people will laugh at it.

Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, this matter is my father's business. The student can't make decisions for his old man. After a while, my father will go back to my hometown in Jiangdu to celebrate the New Year with me. At that time, the student union will mention this matter to him." Everything is done according to father's ideas."

"Oh?"

Prince Jin was a little curious, and said with a smile: "Accordingly, you scholars, especially the newly promoted Jinshi, have the best face. Are you afraid of losing face in front of those classmates?"

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said solemnly: "Going back to the lord, my mother passed away early, if my father hadn't been working outside alone to make money, students and younger brothers might have problems even eating, let alone learning to study."

In this day and age, reading is a very luxurious thing.

The tuition fee is nothing more than the cost of buying books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone. The average family can’t afford even one scholar. There is a rich farmer with tens of acres of land in his family, and at most he can afford one scholar. Shen Zhang It is actually a very remarkable thing that two sons can learn to study by doing things outside alone.

"rare."

Prince Jin's mansion clapped their hands in admiration, and said with a smile: "If you have such a thought, it means that you are a person with a pure heart. I invite you to meet me today because you are half of the king's family. The king is also happy for you."

The prince bowed his head and thought for a while, then took off a piece of white jade pendant from his waist, put it on the table in front of him, and said with a smile: "I didn't bring anything out for you on a whim today, and it's a bit vulgar to give you money." , this jade pendant is something I carry with me, I will give it to you as a gift today, I hope you will be able to be named in the gold list of Chunwei High School in the future."

Speaking of this, Prince Jin smiled again: "It may not bring you any blessings if you carry this thing on your body, but if you encounter any difficulties, whether you have any money on you, you can take it to the pawn shop to pawn some money to deal with emergencies." .”

The jade pendant carried by Prince Jin is not a waist badge, so naturally it will not have any effect.

In fact, even the small objects carried by the emperor would not have the effect of "as if I were there in person", and if they were rewarded, they could only be regarded as a gift.

However, what Prince Jin said was quite generous, so Shen Yi didn't refuse. He took the jade pendant with both hands, and bowed his head to thank Prince Jin: "Thank you, Prince."

"No thanks."

Prince Jin said indifferently: "In the future, you will be named on the gold list. This king will treat you father and son to dinner at Prince Jin's mansion."

Shen Yi once again thanked.

Prince Jin waved his hand, with a calm expression: "Okay, the Luming Banquet outside is probably not over yet, you also need to make friends with those fellow subjects, let's go."

Shen Yi nodded quickly and bowed to leave.

When he returned to the Luming Banquet, the other nine people at the same table all looked at him with admiration.

It's normal to be remembered by the chief examiner. After all, Cao Zhuangyuan, as the chief examiner, must have the impression in his heart that he was among the top ten in the provincial examination.

But being able to be "summoned" by Prince Jin is definitely not an ordinary person.

When the nine people "examined" Shen Yi, Shen Yi just laughed and didn't answer. He only said that because of a case, he came to Jiankang Mansion once, so he was remembered by Prince Jin.

The Luming Banquet was very lively, and lasted for more than an hour. In addition to getting acquainted with the candidates from the same department, they also got to know many examiners.

Some examiners, when they see a young Juren like Shen Yi, will come up to chat and get to know each other. After all, it is possible for a 40-year-old Juren to be a Jinshi, but a 16-year-old Juren can even take ten general examinations .

Ten tries, there is always a chance to win.

As the youngest Juren in this department, Shen Yi was naturally surrounded by many people talking. It was not until the afternoon that he escaped from the Luming Banquet and returned to his home.

At this moment, there are not only Qing'er Ping'er and two maidservants in the house, but father Shen Zhang and Xu Fu are also there.

After Shen Yi returned home, he called everyone together, and said to Shen Zhang: "Father, if you have nothing to do in Jiankang, we will leave for Jiangdu tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Shen Zhang smiled and nodded: "It's okay for father, we can leave tomorrow."

Among all the people present, Shen Zhang was the one who was most eager to return home.

Back then, he left his hometown and came to Jiankang as a gentry, and stooped to work in the palace. He was laughed at by many people in his hometown, so that he didn't go back to Jiangdu very often. Si can finally feel elated, return to his hometown, and give those old acquaintances a good slap in the face.

Shen Yi nodded, looked at Xu Fu again, and asked, "Does Xiao Xu want to go back?"

Xu Fu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "My lord, without you, I can't manage the road guide. After returning to Jiangdu, I can't go back to Jiankang. There are still a lot of businesses here. I'm going to..."

"Go back to Jiangdu during the Chinese New Year."

"Well."

Shen Yi took a deep breath: "I'll go find the motorcade in the afternoon, and we'll leave for Jiangdu tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)