marquis of jingan

Chapter 222 A large organization that has begun to take shape!

Shen Yi was not surprised that Zhang Jian would come to find him. After all, the two had a good relationship when they were in Jiankang City. Now that Shen Yi has won a new job, the "brotherhood" between the two will be taken for granted.

But what Shen Yi didn't expect was that Zhang Jian would come to him so soon.

According to Shen Yi's own plan, he will visit the two parents officials in Jiangdu Mansion tomorrow, and then go to Zhang Jian for a drink in the evening, and then make good contact with this front-line yamen.

Now that Zhang Jian is here, Shen Yi can't neglect the county lord, he followed his third elder brother Shen Ling into the main hall of his house, and saw Zhang Xianzun sitting in the main hall at the moment, chatting with Shen Zhang and the old master Shen .

Shen Zhang is not even a scholar, and when he sees those low-ranking officials in the county government, he will talk to the dwarves on weekdays. Even if his son wins the Juren, he is still far behind the county venerable who was born in the second grade, so Although Shen Zhang was talking with Zhang Jian, he was always careful with him. Seeing Shen Yi walking in, Shen Zhang immediately stood up and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Where did Qilang go? Why did you come back so late and let the county lord wait for you for so long?"

Shen Yi cupped his hands towards his father, bowed his head and said: "Father, my son went to the academy to visit the master of the academy, and encountered some things, so it was delayed."

After saying this, Shen Yi turned his head to look at Zhang Jian, and smiled at Zhang Jian, "Brother, I haven't seen you in two months, how are you doing?"

The last time the two of them met was during the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of September. Zhang Xianzun rushed back to Jiankang to spend the festival with the two elderly people at home. They all hope that Zhang Jian can "work" in the Jiangdu County Government in a down-to-earth manner, and earn some political achievements for himself, so that his career will go smoothly in the future. Therefore, Zhang Jian only stayed in Jiankang for a few days before returning to Jiangdu.

After hearing Shen Yi's words, Zhang Xianzun also came to Shen Yi in two or three steps, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The last time we met, Qilang was still a scholar, and now he is the No. 7 candidate in the Jiankang Township Examination. Lord Yayuan."

The disciple of Xiangmen couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's really amazing. I remember that in the Jiankang Township Examination, Weixiong only got No. 19, and at that time, Weixiong was a few years older than Qilang and you now."

Shen Yi smiled and didn't answer, but looked at Zhang Jian and asked, "It's a rare reunion today, so naturally we have to have a drink. Will senior brother drink at my house, or should we go out to drink?"

"Just go out."

Zhang Xianzun rubbed his nose, and said a little embarrassedly: "Brother Wei is no longer the prodigal son of the past, but the parent official of Jiangdu County. Drinking in Jiangdu City will cause people to watch, and it will cause some unnecessary troubles." Trouble."

"Okay, let's drink at home."

Shen Yi turned his head to look at his father, and said, "Father, let Ping'er Qing'er prepare some wine and vegetables, and if it doesn't work, go out and find a restaurant to buy some. Boyer and senior brother haven't seen each other for a long time, so we want to have a drink at home. "

Of course, Shen Zhang is both complicated and happy that his son can talk about friendship with the local parents and officials on the same level, and even call him a brother.

You know, even if it was only a year ago, a jailer in the Jiangdu county government office was a big brother to the Shen family, let alone a magistrate like the county magistrate in Jiangdu county!
Master Shen nodded happily and said: "Okay, Yi'er, you are welcome to entertain the county magistrate, and I will go and prepare wine and food for you as father."

After Shen Zhang left, Shen Yi and Zhang Jian sat across the table. Someone Shen looked at the Jiangdu county magistrate in front of him, and said with a smile: "I was going to visit you tomorrow morning, but I never thought that you would come tonight, brother." coming."

Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and smiled calmly: "Then Qilang will go to the government office first tomorrow morning, or to my county office first?"

"Naturally, go to the government office first."

Shen Qilang said with a smile: "Little brother doesn't have a grandfather who is a chancellor. If you offend Chen Fuzun, let alone whether you have a future, maybe you won't even be able to get out of Jiangdu Mansion. Besides..."

He looked at Zhang Jian and said softly, "If I go to the senior brother first, I'm afraid the senior brother will be in some trouble."

"I'm not afraid of him."

Zhang Xianzun said with a smile: "I won't mess with him, and he doesn't dare to mess with me. Just do your own work well."

Hearing Zhang Jian's confident words, Shen Yi couldn't help feeling a little envious.

This is the benefit of having someone in the court. If Shen Yi also has a backer like Zhang Jian, then he can toss around at will in Jiankang and Jiangdu, instead of walking on thin ice with every step as he is now, and he has to be more cautious.

While the two were chatting, Qing'er had already brought up the warmed wine, and then another maid, Ping'er, brought up two simple appetizers, Shen Yi stretched out his hand to pour the wine for Zhang Jian, After the two brothers clinked a glass, Shen Qilang lowered his eyebrows and said: "Brother came to look for me at night, should I have something to ask?"

Shen Yi's status is no longer what it used to be. According to Juren's status, he is now a serious scholar, in the same class as the county magistrate and magistrate.

But even so, Zhang Jian, the county magistrate, shouldn't visit Shen Yi in person, and it was before Shen Yi visited him.

You know, Shen Yi passed the county examination back then, and he was a child selected by Zhang Jian. If it was truer, Shen Yi would even have to salute Zhang Jian as a junior.

Zhang Jian smiled and said, "One is to be the first to congratulate Qilang on his examination, the other two..."

Speaking of this, he coughed, then looked at Shen Yi, and said slowly: "Secondly, grandfather, he thinks that the mansion newspaper you made is very interesting..."

Shen Yi frowned slightly, and said: "Brother, you should also know in your heart that although I have written a few issues of Dibao, this kind of thing is definitely not something I can control. Up to now, the influence I can have on Dibao, It's been minuscule."

"Who is better, the writer or the reviewer, the brother knows better than me."

Zhang Jian smiled slightly, and said: "It is naturally difficult for Qilang to control the Di Baosi now, but in the future, after Qilang wins the Jinshi and enters the court to fill the vacancy, he may not be able to completely control the Di Baosi."

"Grandfather said that the Di Baosi has now raised a group of people who specialize in collecting news, and provides news materials to the Di Baosi..."

Zhang Jian lowered her voice, and said, "If it continues like this, after Dibaosi, it is very likely that it will not only be Dibaosi, but a yamen with a huge root system, and it may even be..."

"Become a vital force in the imperial court!"

Shen Yi knew what Zhang Jian said about the recruiting of the Mansion News Agency.

Since the Mansion News Agency wants to release the Mansion News on schedule, it is natural to have a source of news, and it cannot just rely on making up nonsense. Therefore, the Mansion News Agency needs to hire some people to collect some specific materials for them.

This profession is called "reporter" in later generations.

In this era, these "reporters" who have official identities and often do not disclose their identities are more covert.

From the perspective of the Zhang family, the Dibao Division may become a "secret agency" in the imperial court in the future and become a huge political force.

Hearing Zhang Jian's words, a term popped up in Shen Yi's heart...

Jin Yiwei! ?

But Shen Yi quickly threw this idea out of his mind. He looked at Zhang Jian and said seriously: "Brother, the mansion's newspaper department is managed by the father-in-law in the palace, and foreign ministers can't get in."

Zhang Jian looked calm.

"Brother naturally knows about this, but although Dibaosi is now run by people in the palace, this yamen is under the name of the Ministry of Rites."

Zhang Xianzun smiled and said: "Since it is a yamen under the name of the Ministry of Rites, it is possible that a foreign official will be in charge. For example, after you become a Jinshi in the future, Qilang, you will fill the vacancy in the capital..."

Shen Yi was stunned.

He didn't expect that just as Di Baosi took shape, the bigwigs in the court had already thought so far!

After being silent for a long time, he still shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Brother, this matter is not with me, but with..."

"And in His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)