marquis of jingan

The two brothers Shen Yi stayed at Zhao's house for almost a morning, and they didn't leave until it was close to noon.

And Zhang Jian also left with the two brothers. The Zhang family has been in Jiankang for decades. Although the old man Zhang Jing and most of the Zhang family have left, the Zhang family still has many elders in Jiankang. Need Zhang Jian to come to visit one by one to pay New Year's greetings.

The four members of the Shen family left the Zhao residence together.

After leaving Zhao's house, Shen Yi let Lu Ruoxi's mother and son go back in a carriage, while he took Shen Heng together and walked to Dayifang to pay New Year's greetings to old man Gu in Dayifang.

As the two brothers were walking on the road, Shen Heng was still in a daze.

Master Shen glanced at his brother and smiled slightly: "Do you think what you saw today is different from what you imagined?"

Shen Heng looked up at his elder brother, then nodded silently: "Yes."

"My younger brother originally thought that my brother and Lord Changping only had some intellectual contacts because of the academy."

"Thought that Zhang's senior brother and elder brother are just friends..."

Shen Yi said calmly: "Actually, there is not much difference from what you think of Zichang. Uncle Zhao and our brothers are indeed related by the academy. As for what you see."

Shen Yi said silently: "Zichang, human nature is selfish."

"You used to concentrate on learning, so I wouldn't teach you these things, but seeing that you are about to enter the officialdom, as a brother, it's time to teach you some useful things."

Shen Heng took a deep breath, looked up at Shen Yi, and said, "So, brother took me out on purpose today."

"Ah."

Master Shen walked in front with his hands behind his back, and continued.

"In everyone's human nature, there is inherent selfishness. This kind of selfishness will be especially obvious when entering the officialdom. For example, our Ganquan Academy in Jiangdu."

"The academy was first established by Mr. Yi'an, and only three or four years after its establishment, the academy produced its first Jinshi."

"This Jinshi entered the imperial court as an official, and after struggling for a long time, one day..."

Shen Yi glanced at Shen Heng, and continued: "One day, suddenly another person from the academy was awarded a Jinshi, and also entered the imperial court."

Master Shen asked: "If you are the first Jinshi here, Zichang, how will you react when you meet younger generations?"

Shen Heng said silently: "When you are in a foreign land, you are naturally very happy to meet a fellow apprentice."

Master Shen smiled and said: "Yes, I am happy, maybe I will promote the younger generation."

"And this junior, who has just entered the court and has no foundation, will follow behind senior with all his heart, and charge forward for senior."

"So, as time went on and there were more and more Jinshi, the so-called "Oasis School" gradually took shape."

"The so-called three examinations are similar to this kind."

"Say something bigger."

"All the relationships in the court, whether they are from the same township, the same year, classmates, or the same academy, or masters and apprentices, relatives, friends, these relationships can be understood as a thread."

"Countless silk threads are woven into a giant net."

"A gigantic, unbreakable net."

Master Shen looked at Shen Heng silently, and sighed: "You and I, including Master Zhao, are all nodes on this huge network. We are each connected to some nodes, and are also connected by other people."

"This is the complicated so-called network in the imperial court."

"If you want to enjoy yourself in the imperial court, you need to understand these things, straighten out the layers of relationships in yourself, know how to leverage, and be careful not to be dragged into a situation where you can never recover."

Shen Heng was thoughtful.

He glanced at Shen Yi and asked in a low voice, "What about Your Majesty?"

Shen Yi was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, it is a huge net."

"He connects countless people and is connected by countless people at the same time."

"So sometimes, he's in it too, and he can't do anything about it."

The young Tanhualang stopped in his tracks, looked at Shen Yi silently, and said, "Everyone is tied together, isn't it to form a party for personal gain and nepotism?"

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "It's far from that level..."

"The one on our side, if you have enough ability, you can give him a hand."

"In other words, when the opportunity is in front of us, those elders may also give us a hand."

"At best, it's just a few more chances."

Shen Heng looked at Shen Yi, and asked again: "Brother, is this right?"

This question stopped Shen Yi.

After being silent for a while, he shook his head slightly: "I don't know."

"Maybe not."

Master Shen patted his brother on the shoulder, and said: "But this is the situation, not only in the court, but also in all industries."

"Want to change."

Shen Yi thought for a while, and then continued: "It is almost impossible to do."

"If you want to be an official, you must first obey this rule."

"Of course, you have just entered an official position, and the main reason is to use your strength."

"One day in the future, you, Shen Zichang, will go to a high place, and it will be up to you whether you can reach out and pull the people behind you."

Shen Heng nodded silently.

"Thank you for your teaching, brother."

"My little brother has memorized it all."

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In the next few days, Shen Yi paid New Year's greetings to the three future bosses according to Zhao Changping's instructions.

Of course, many officials from the Ministry of War also came to his home to wish him New Year greetings.

Shen Yi met all those who came to pay New Year's greetings without hitting the smiling faces, but Shen Yi refused to accept any gifts that were too expensive.

It's not about seeking a reputation of incorruptibility, it's mainly because I haven't touched the work yet, and I don't know what I want to do and what I can do, so naturally it's not easy to accept benefits from others.

In a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of the first month of the 11th year of Hongde.

The snow in Jiankang City has melted seven to eighty-eight, and the weather has cleared up.

This morning, the imperial list was posted on the wall of the imperial city.

The content on the imperial list is very simple. It basically says that the son of the emperor is weak, so there is a big selection of women to enter the palace.

On the day when the imperial list was posted, Shen Yi was flipping through a miscellaneous book in the Liquan Building. Before he finished a book, Zhang Jian, the new household member, wailang, wandered up the Liquan Building and sat down on the opposite side of Shen Yi. .

It was almost noon at this time, Mr. Zhang pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and said: "It's almost noon, what are you still reading, go have a drink with me!"

In this way, Shen Yi was dragged into a restaurant by Zhang Jian. After the brothers and sisters sat down, Shen Yi drank the tea on the table, then looked at Zhang Jian with a smile, and said, "Brother, shouldn't you be here at the moment?" Master Zhao is there to learn the errands of the household department from Master Zhao, how come you are free?"

Every time Zhang Jian encountered some gossip, he would become extremely excited. Judging by his current appearance, he probably had some big gossip again.

Zhang Jian took a sip of water and said, "Teacher went out to visit friends today."

After drinking the glass of water, he looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "Zi Heng, have you heard that His Majesty is going to draft a girl!"

Master Shen blinked and asked, "Is it true?"

"The emperor's list has already been posted, so there is still a fake?"

Master Shen took a sip of his tea and said with a smile: "That's not surprising, the harem of this dynasty is indeed empty, and it is common for draftees to fill the harem."

"It wasn't surprising at first."

Zhang Jian looked around, and then whispered to Shen Yi: "But this time, there is news from the palace about the draft girl, and it is said that it is the empress dowager's intention..."

Shen Yi asked thoughtfully, "What do you mean?"

"There is news from the palace..."

Zhang Jian coughed, and continued: "It is said that after the Empress Dowager went to the Empress Dowager's place, the Empress Dowager instructed Her Majesty to draft girls."

"I guess…"

Zhang Yian let out a hey.

"I'm afraid it's because the Empress has no children at her knees..."

I went out yesterday, and I was outside for a day... there is only one chapter missing, and I will try to make up for it today