marquis of jingan

It is very common and unavoidable to be given gifts by the military officers sitting in the position of the military officer. Shen Yi has already made mental preparations in advance, but it was only an hour or two after he received the imperial decree. Gifts come...

This shows that these people have been well-informed to the point of unimaginable.

Shen Yi glanced at the wooden box, was a little surprised at first, and then smiled helplessly.

"Let's put it down first, and send it to the Mansion News Agency tomorrow. Let the Mansion News Agency find out where this person lives and send it back to him."

Jiang Sheng nodded, and was about to go down when Shen Yi stopped him, pointed to the empty space on the table, and said, "Let's sit down and eat together."

"Go to work after dinner."

Jiang Sheng shook his head again and again: "The little ones don't dare."

Shen Yi frowned slightly, and was about to speak, when Lu Ruoxi at the side smiled and said: "Sit down and eat, it's not an outsider."

Only then did Jiang Sheng sit down obediently, and moved his chopsticks carefully.

Lu Ruoxi lowered her head and took a sip of the soup, then looked at Shen Yi: "What is your husband going to do with the gift giver?"

"Come to our house at night, don't say a word to me, leave things and leave..."

Master Shen smiled helplessly: "This kind of person is mostly straightforward and has no heart. He was able to find our house because he was instigated by someone behind the scenes. Some people wanted to use him to test me. What kind of personality is this incoming military officer, whether he accepts the gift or not, and whether he will take offense at the person who gave the gift."

Master Shen said lightly: "This kind of reckless and straightforward person, don't bother with him, just return the gift to him."

People in the officialdom are very thieves, those really smart people, no matter what they do, they can't be the first ones, they always send a stunned young man to try first.

Obviously, this Qianhu of Mingzhou Wei is that stunned young man.

Speaking of this, Shen Yi suddenly felt moved, and asked: "Jiang Sheng, the person who gave the gift just now, did you say his name?"

"No."

Jiang Sheng quickly put down his chopsticks, and replied: "The man said it was a gift for Mr. Shen, then put down the box and left."

"Well…"

Shen Yi nodded, and said, "At that moment, check to see if there are any letters or anything like that in it. If there are any, put them in my study."

Those who can afford to eat in the officialdom are generally quick-witted people with high emotional intelligence, and they are very good at dealing with people, but those with real professional ability may not be good at this.

Maybe, you can also get a "Brother General" with strong business ability.

Jiang Sheng nodded quickly.

It took more than half an hour to finish the meal. Shen Yi also drank some wine with his father and Shen Heng. After drinking almost, Shen Yi helped his father Shen Zhang back to the bedroom. When the father and son were walking halfway , Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Father, Zichang..."

Zichang is Shen Heng's watch name. Mr. Gu gave him this watch name, and he has been using it since Shen Heng turned 16 years old.

When Shen Heng was young, Shen Yi usually called him "little brother". Now that Shen Heng is growing up and has won the Jinshi, Shen Yi has to be more strict in addressing him.

It is more appropriate to call the table word.

At this moment, Shen Zhang was half-drunk. He glanced at his eldest son with a drunken eye, and breathed out a mouthful of alcohol: "You said something about him and the daughter of the Chen family?"

Shen Yi nodded silently and sighed: "Father, this incident is quite serious. The daughter of the Chen family was originally staying at our house. After you lost your temper, she has gone back to her hometown in Jiangdu..."

"Father has nothing against the two of them."

"The daughter of the Chen family is hardworking and well-behaved. Daddy also likes him very much. Daddy has also told your brother more than once that Daddy agrees when the daughter of the Chen family comes in."

Shen Yi was helpless, and then said: "Do you want to be a concubine?"

Shen Zhang nodded as it should, and looked at Shen Yi stubbornly: "You have been doing things outside for the past two years, and you don't know the situation at home. In the past two years, since Heng'er was selected as a scholar, I don't know how many people came to the door Let’s talk about kissing, apart from the old relatives in our hometown in Jiangdu, and not to mention some gentry in Jiangdu, there are also many people in Jiankang City who have looked for dad.”

He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Among them, there is also a prime minister who intends to give his granddaughter to your brother!"

Hearing this, Shen Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which prime minister is it?"

Among the five prime ministers in the current dynasty, Shen Yi had some quarrels with the prime minister Cui Yu, because Cui Yu was dismissed by the emperor because of Shen Yi's affairs, which caused his current ranking in Zhongshu to fall, and he naturally had a bad impression of Shen Yi in his heart.

And Shen Yi didn't have a good impression of Cui Yu either.

Because this guy is a turtle faction and a loyal fan of Yang Jingzong.

Shen Zhang rubbed his head and said, "I don't remember clearly, it seems that the surname is Xie."

Prime Minister Xie Min, the oldest prime minister in Zhongshu.

This prime minister doesn't have any position preference. If he can get married with the Shen family, Shen Yi himself has no objection, but remembering his brother's entrustment to him, Shen Yi whispered: "Father, although this marriage has been decided by the elders since ancient times, But Zichang is different, he is a very intelligent person, as you have seen, he will be a Jinshi when he arrives."

"Is this something ordinary people can do?"

Leveraging on the strength of the wine, Master Shen said in a spirited voice, "Maybe Su Hui will always be born."

"Besides, in this marriage, I often go to live with that woman for the rest of my life. Naturally, I want him to be happy. He is now a Jinshi and has a safe future in this life. Why bother to insist on the woman's family background?"

"If you really marry the prime minister's daughter, maybe you will be a wimp and feel aggrieved for decades."

Although Shen Zhang is also from a noble family, he doesn't know much about the affairs of the court after all. Hearing the words, he stammered and said: "However, there is a prime minister as the backstage, and his future will always be easier..."

This sentence is actually very correct.

Looking at Zhang Jian and Zhao Changping's son-in-law Song Ying, one can see how important it is for a new official to have a backer in the court.

While talking, Shen Yi helped his father into the room, helped his father to sit on the bed, and whispered flickeringly: "Father, it is very good to have an elder prime minister, but in this way, it is easy to be offended by the prime minister." Left and right, if the chancellor falls, it is very likely that Zichang will be implicated..."

Shen Zhang's eyes widened: "Don't coax him into being a father, how could the prime minister fail?"

The so-called scholar-officials who are not punished can usually reach the level of prime minister. Even if they are overthrown, they will end up with a decent end and let them retire.

This point, even Shen Zhang who is not in the court knows.

Shen Yi rubbed his head, and quickly thought of an excuse to fool his father.

Soon, he had a flash of inspiration and whispered to his father: "Father, you won't believe anything I tell you. You might as well take a good look in Jiankang during this time to see how the prime minister fell."

"After the prime minister has fallen, what will happen to the people entrusted under his wings!"

The prime ministers Shen Yi was talking about were naturally not those prime ministers in Zhongshu, but the prime minister Yang Jingzong who had retired for many years.

Zhang Jing has already made up his mind to leave the court, so according to Shen Yi's understanding of the emperor, the day when the Yang Party will be destroyed is not far away.

At that time, Shen Zhang will be able to watch closely the fall of a faction!

And the emperor and the five prime ministers of Zhongshu will also take this opportunity to place as many people as possible, seize power, and eat the vacancies vacated by the so-called Yang Dang and Zhang Dang back then!
Then create a new balance in the court.

Shen Zhang was dazedly helped onto the bed by Shen Yi, and muttered something in a low voice, but he couldn't really hear it.

And Shen Yi took off his old father's boots and jacket, covered him with a quilt, and left his father's room.

Outside the room door, Xinke Tanhua Lang, Shen Zi Chang Shen, has been waiting for a long time. Seeing his elder brother coming out, he hastily greeted him, and said anxiously: "Brother, what did he say?"

"Drank too much."

Shen Yi rolled his eyes helplessly: "Your idea of ​​drinking is not good, let's talk to him the next time he is sober."

"elder brother…"

Shen Heng begged in a low voice: "I can't wait too long, the young lady has already returned to Jiangdu, she is not young, her father will probably force her to marry..."

Master Shen rubbed his nose and said: "Don't worry about that, I will send someone to persuade Uncle Chen later, and promise that the young lady will not marry within a year, and our brothers will solve this matter within a year." .”

"correct."

Shen Yi thought for a while and asked, "Young mother's younger brother, Chen Yan, how is it now?"

Chen Yan is Chen Qing's younger brother. Shen Yi brought him into Ganquan Academy to study with Mr. Qin because of some special reasons.

"It seems to be okay."

Shen Heng touched his head and said, "If you study for a few more years, you should have a chance to be a scholar."

"understood."

Master Shen stretched his waist, turned and left: "It's getting late, I'm going back to bed, Zichang, you should go to bed earlier, don't stay up late."

"Yes…"

Shen Heng subconsciously nodded in agreement, and when he raised his head, he suddenly realized, and then murmured: "Zichang..."

"Brother, he called me Zichang..."

His nickname has been used for more than a year, and his classmates and fellow countrymen outside have been calling him Zichang in the same year.

But as two brothers who depended on each other, when Shen Yi talked to outsiders, although he would call his brother Zichang, when the two brothers faced each other, Shen Yi most of the time called him "little brother", or Jiulang.

Today was the first time for Shen Yi to call Shen Heng "Zi Chang" face to face.

Calling Biaozi is almost equivalent to the person becoming an adult, already an adult.

Under the moonlight on a winter night, Xinke Tanhualang stood in the backyard without moving for a while.

After a long time, the Tanhua master took a look at the direction Shen Yi was leaving, and smiled.

"Brother also thinks I've grown up!"

After saying this, he felt a little lost again inexplicably.

He sighed softly as he walked towards his room.

"It's better that my younger brother sounds more pleasing to the ear..."