marquis of jingan

Chapter 716

In Hongde's ten-year Spring Festival, the Shen family lived happily.

After all, Shen Heng won Tanhua this year, and Shen Yi can also work in Jiankang next year. There is no need for husband and wife, and father and son are separated. This is naturally a good thing for the Shen family.

Although there were still some conflicts between Shen Zhang and Shen Heng and his son, Shen Heng was a new Jinshi after all, and Shen Zhang's attitude gradually became less tough than before, and his attitude eased slightly.

Therefore, this new year, the Shen family is doing quite well.

On the second day of the new year, Shen Yi took his wife and children, and his brother Shen Heng to Zhao Shangshu's mansion to pay New Year's greetings.

Because of the New Year's holiday, the Zhao family was at home. After Shen Yi's family of four met the Zhao family, Lu Ruoxi carried the child and went to talk to the Zhao family's female relatives, while Shen Yi brought Shen Heng, Called on Zhao Changping.

Master Shen lowered his head slightly to Zhao Shangshu, cupped his hands and said, "Master."

He was already familiar with Zhao Changping, and he behaved calmly, but it was the first time for Shen Heng to meet a big man of Zhao Changping's level in private. Shen Heng, pay homage to Master Zhao."

Shen Heng was born in Ganquan Academy, and also a student of Master Lu, so it is reasonable to call him Master.

Sitting in the main seat, Zhao Changping first took a look at Shen Yi, then carefully sized up the younger Shen Heng, finally set his sights on Shen Yi, and said with emotion: "The Shen family has a double Hanlin, which is really eye-catching. ah."

Zhao Shangshu's words are not modest.

Back then, although he was also from the Imperial Academy, his two sons were not talented in reading, and they could only be said to be middle-class. He has become a small gangster in Jiankang, and he doesn't know anything about exams.

This is also impossible.

Reading...especially scientific examinations really requires talent, and talent is extremely needed.

Sometimes, effort alone doesn't help.

If you only rely on hard work, you will be a scholar at most, and it will be very difficult to go up.

With an identity like Zhao Changping, in the end, in order to continue his political life, he had to go "to catch a son-in-law under the list" and find himself a Jinshi son-in-law to inherit his political legacy in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Shangshu was of course envious of the Shen family with a double Hanlin family.

Shen Heng was a little nervous, and repeated his praises, while Shen Yi, an old fritter, smiled, and said: "Master, my family is always a serious Hanlin, but my Hanlin is a bit far-fetched. Jinshi's statement is inappropriate."

Zhao Shangshu smiled dumbly, and while telling the two brothers to sit down, he said to Shen Yi: "You, Shen Qi, the Hanlin, is just the most precious, and you don't even look at it..."

Just as he was about to continue talking, Zhao Jizhou, the second child of the Zhao family, trotted over, lowered his head cautiously like a mouse seeing a cat, and said, "Father, brother-in-law is here."

After a pause, he said, "Senior Brother Yi An is here too."

Zhao Changping has three children in total, Zhao Jizhou is the youngest, he has a brother and a sister, and Song Ying's wife is his second sister.

And although he and Zhang Jian were born in the same year, they are a month younger, so they had to call Zhang Jian a senior brother.

Without Shen Yi, he would be the youngest of the Zhao family.

Zhao Shangshu took a sip of tea and said, "Is your second sister back?"

"Back together."

Zhao Changping nodded and said, "Just let them in."

Zhao Jizhou nodded quickly, turned around and brought two people in.

When Zhao Eryi left, Shen Yi, who was sitting at Zhao Changping's head, smiled and said, "Master, it seems that this year's New Year greetings, my nephew is the first to come."

Zhao Changping put down the teacup and smiled dumbly: "That's because, old man, this is the first place for you to pay New Year's greetings to Ziheng."

Zhao Shangshu smiled faintly: "As for them."

"I don't know if it's the first one."

While the two were chatting and joking, Song Ying and his wife had already walked in one after the other with Zhang Jian. The three of them glanced at the two Shen Yi brothers present, and then knelt down on the ground in unison, bowing their heads to Zhao Changping.

After all, these three people are Zhao Changping's real "children", so kowtowing is justified.

Of course, when these three people knelt down, the two brothers Shen Yi and Shen Heng stood up straight, turned slightly sideways, and did not receive the courtesy of these three people.

"The child pays homage to the father, and the father has a happy New Year..."

"My son-in-law..."

"student…"

After the three of them saluted, Zhao Changping stretched out his hands and said, "Get up."

The three of them stood up from the ground.

After the three of them got up, Shen Yi brought Shen Heng forward to greet him. After a while of pleasantries, Mrs. Song went to have a private conversation with her father, while Zhang Jian and Song Ying all set their eyes on Shen Heng. Song Ying, who is currently a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, bowed his hands to Shen Heng, and said with a smile, "I have heard about Tanhualang's name for a long time, and I finally meet him today."

Relatively speaking, Zhang Jian is much more casual, but he also bowed his hands to Shen Heng, and said with a smile: "Ziheng has hidden your brother very deeply, and it is the first time I have seen Tanhua. Lang Zhenrong."

Zhang Jian had been to Shen's house many times, but it was a coincidence that Shen Heng was not at home every time, and Shen Yi never took Shen Heng out to socialize. Zhang Jian indeed saw Shen Heng for the first time.

Xiao Shen Tanhua was rather cautious, cupped his hands and said: "You two brothers, my younger brother is not good at words..."

Song Ying and Zhang Jian looked at each other when they heard the words, and couldn't help laughing.

"Tanhualang is much more shy than Ziheng."

Zhang Jian also jokingly said: "Whenever I can have brother Nai's face, Tan Hualang will be able to do everything in the court in the future."

Shen Yi on the side couldn't help coughing, a little helpless: "Senior brothers, don't talk nonsense, I am also very shy."

For Shen Yi, who has come all the way from an unknown person to the present, apart from some indispensable opportunities and hard work, there is another more important factor.

That is his thick skin.

To be precise, he did not suffer from stage fright. No matter who he met or what happened, Master Shen had never had stage fright. Even in front of the emperor, he would say whatever he wanted.

This is also a kind of ability.

But obviously, Shen Heng still needs a period of training before he can have this ability.

After the three of them had a meeting and joked, Zhao Shangshu coughed, looked at his daughter, and said, "Go and find your mother and the others. Ziheng's wife and children are also here. You are so close to their mother and child."

Miss Zhao nodded, bowed to her father, and retreated obediently.

At this moment, there were only five men left in the living room.

Zhao Shangshu sat on the main seat, coughed, and said, "Don't stand still, just sit down and talk."

The four of them took their seats.

Zhao Changping first looked at Shen Yi, and asked, "Ziheng is going to work in the Ministry of War after the New Year's Eve?"

"Yes."

Shen Yi nodded slightly and said: "I guess it's fifteen or six, and I'm going to the Ministry of War."

"Then you can't just run here these days."

Zhao Changping stroked his beard and said, "Military Minister Jiang Shangshu's house should be there, and there are two servants. You can also come to pay a New Year's greeting. The etiquette must be fulfilled, so that the errands in the coming year will be easier to handle."

Shen Yi nodded: "Thank you uncle for reminding me, my nephew has noted it down."

"Ah."

Zhao Changping nodded first, then sighed silently, and said to Shen Yi: "With Ziheng's achievements in the southeast these past few years, no matter how you say it, a doctor of the Ministry of War is too small. At that time, you should compete with your majesty." fight..."

Having said that, Zhao Shangshu shook his head.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this."

He looked at his student Zhang Jian again, and asked, "Is Yi An coming to the Ministry of Household Affairs next year?"

Zhang Jian nodded quickly and said, "Yes, teacher, the transfer order from the Ministry of Officials has been issued years ago."

"Then at the end of your year, don't be idle."

Zhao Changping said silently: "You should pay New Year's greetings these two days. From the fourth day of the new year, you will come to Teacher Wei's house every morning at Chenshi, and Teacher will teach you how to do the errands in the household department."

"In this way, when you go to the household department after the New Year's Eve, you won't lose sight of it."

Zhao Changping is a veteran of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Before he became Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, he had been working in the Ministry of Accounting for nearly 20 years. He is familiar with the "business" of the Ministry of Accounting.

With him teaching Zhang Jian, Zhang Jian's errand in the household department will definitely be much easier.

Zhang Jian couldn't help being moved when he heard this.

In the past, when grandfather Zhang Jing was still in Jiankang, no matter how Zhao Changping treated him, Zhang Jing's influence would inevitably be there. Now that grandfather is no longer in Jiankang, Zhao Changping still treats him as his own.

Mr. Zhang was inevitably touched by it.

He stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Changping.

"Thank you, teacher, the disciple will come here every day to listen to the teacher's teachings."

"Ah."

Zhao Changping took a sip of tea, finally fixed his eyes on Song Ying, and said in a deep voice, "Song Ying."

Song Ying was startled, and quickly stood up from the chair, bowed to the old father-in-law: "Father-in-law..."

"You have been transferred to the official department. I have never served in the official department. I have nothing to teach you. But in the official department, you are most likely to go astray. I have a word for you."

Zhao Shangshu said in a deep voice: "Don't deceive your heart in everything, everything is happening, the sky is watching!"

What Zhao Changping said was somewhat cryptic, but it was easy to understand. To put it bluntly, he wanted his son-in-law not to embezzle.

Song Ying answered again and again, respectfully.

After admonishing the three juniors, Zhao Shangshu glanced at the three of them, then took a sip of tea silently, and said, "Now, you are all fifth-rank officials, and your rank is not low, and you are in various ministries."

"In the future, I hope that you brothers can support and help each other."

Song Ying nodded quickly.

Shen Yi and Zhang Jian also nodded one after another.

Only Shen Heng, who had just graduated as a Jinshi, was a little dazed when listening to their conversation.

This official rookie finally experienced his first time.

This is the first time I have seen the network of favors in the officialdom.

densely packed, intertwined, endlessly entangled...

(End of this chapter)