marquis of jingan

Chapter 901 Interview
When Shen Yi saw these two "big talents", they were drinking together under the pavilion at the back of the magistrate's yamen. Has collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

It was getting dark now, and I couldn't see their faces clearly, but I could see that both of them had beards, and they were estimated to be around 30 years old.

Zhang Jian has been dealing with official business in the front office during the day, and he doesn't know the situation in the backyard. He was not only dumbfounded when he saw this, he looked back at Shen Yi standing behind him a little stiffly, and smiled awkwardly: "Ziheng, these two don't drink alcohol. When it was time, it was quite normal, I talked with them for my brother, and it was all... um..."

Zhang Fuzun touched his nose, and said: "The conversation is good..."

Master Shen folded his hands in his sleeves, quietly looked at the two people under the pavilion, and then smiled and said: "It's okay, anyone with ability has a more or less weird temper, recommended by my mentor, when There will be no fakes."

After Shen Yi finished speaking, he turned his head silently, looked at Jiang Sheng who was standing a little further away, and said loudly: "Go find some people, and bring these two gentlemen back to my imperial envoy's office, so that they can entertain you."

Jiang Sheng quickly responded, and turned around to find someone.

And Shen Yi pulled Zhang Fuzun's sleeve, smiled and said: "The two of them are drunk, but the senior brother is not drunk yet, go outside, I will treat the senior brother to drink."

"Still don't go out."

Zhang Fuzun shook his head slightly, and said: "I will ask Madam to prepare some side dishes, and we brothers will have a few drinks."

Shen Yi smiled and nodded, and soon the two brothers and sisters were seated. Mrs. Zhang personally served them dishes, and said to Shen Yi with a smile: "Zi Heng can invite those two drunkards away, and go to the government office for three or four days to drink. How much is your brother's salary for a month after drinking five meals? The two of them drank it clean."

Zhang Jian's face was a little uncomfortable, coughed, and frowned: "It was recommended by Master Lu, so what if we entertained them a few times, where is the money for a few drinks?"

Mrs. Zhang didn't directly talk back to Zhang Jian, she just put down the dishes and sighed: "Okay, okay, you are the head of the family, so whatever you say counts."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhang turned and left.

After she left, Zhang Jian raised his wine glass, touched Shen Yi, and said helplessly: "I am used to enjoying the blessings in Jiankang, but I have suffered a little in Huai'an, and I feel a little resentful in my heart. Women have shallow eyelids and talk nonsense. Ziheng Don't take it to heart."

Master Shen looked at Zhang Jian curiously.

"People say that the magistrate will be cleared for three years, and one hundred thousand snowflakes will be given. Is it true that senior brother won't take any money?"

Zhang Jian shook her head slightly, and said, "If you are willing to tell them in a straight-forward manner in front of outsiders, I, Zhang, am a clean and honest official, but Ziheng and you are my own, and I will tell you the truth."

Zhang Fuzun raised his head and took a sip of his wine, and said quietly: "One is that my family is not short of money, and Huai'an has been fighting all the time, if I touch money from below at this time, I will inevitably feel uneasy."

"What's more, it's hard work for my brother to be the prefect in Huai'an, but if I can make some political achievements, I can also pave the way for my future."

"What's more important is that Huai'an is at war. If I take money from it at this time, the officials at all levels below will do the same. There will be no end to the exploitation."

"An ancient book says that only the flawless can kill people."

Zhang Fuzun clinked a glass with Shen Yi, and said: "At this time, as a brother, you have to stand upright, so that you can ask the whole of Huai'an to be united."

"In this way, we can help you a lot more."

Zhang's family is Xiangmen, not to mention a big house in Jiankang, and a lot of land in Yuqian in his hometown, he is a serious landlord.

Such a large family business, if you are not greedy, you can't save it with the prime minister's salary.

Besides, if Zhang Jing didn't take any money, it would be difficult for him to work as prime minister for more than ten years.

Therefore, the Zhang family is not short of money, so Zhang Jian doesn't pay much attention to money in Huai'an. For him now, what matters more is his official reputation and political achievements!
Shen Yi accompanied him with a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Since Zhang Xiang left Jiankang, senior brother has become more and more motivated, but senior brother has made progress, and my sister-in-law is also from a wealthy family, so it is not good to wrong my wife too much."

To be able to marry the most promising grandson of the prime minister's family as a regular wife, one must first pass the prime minister's eyes. Mrs. Zhang's natal family must not be too young.

Master Shen looked around and coughed: "Tomorrow, I will ask Jiang Sheng to secretly send some money to the senior brother to subsidize the family, so that the senior brother will be able to make a big impact."

Zhang Jian shook her head slightly, frowned and said, "Even if I'm not greedy, if my wife and children spend money lavishly and pass it on, no one will believe that I'm not greedy anymore."

"Ziheng don't have to worry about my family."

Zhang Jian took a sip of wine on her own: "Their mother and son have never experienced hardship since they were born. When I came to Huai'an with me, they were not short of food and clothing. Compared with the poor families in Huai'an, they are a thousand times better. If you can't bear it anymore, I will send her back to her natal family and marry another virtuous wife!"

It's normal for buddies to drink and brag. Master Shen didn't take his words to heart, but smiled and toasted him.

"The granddaughter of Xie Xiang's family is still unmarried, and she promised to my family's Zichang last year. If you really marry again, senior brother..."

When Master Shen said this, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He coughed, his voice stopped abruptly, and he quickly raised his wine glass.

"Come, come, brother, drink and drink..."

After drinking the wine in the glass, Master Shen carefully looked back. Madam Zhang was all smiles, and brought up a plate of roasted fish, and placed it in front of the two of them, with a smile on her face.

"It took less than half an hour for this dish to be ready, and it came a bit later..."

The two brothers clinked glasses silently, drank a glass of wine in a tacit understanding, and neither of them spoke.

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The next morning, the imperial envoy went to the palace.

Master Shen sat on the main seat, smiling and looking at the two "big talents" who had woken up.

"Are you two awake?"

Of these two people, at least one was pretending to be drunk last night, and even both of them were pretending to be drunk!

The intention is very simple, it is nothing more than to express his wild and unruly attitude, raise his social status, and take a look at the temper of Shen Yi, the future boss.

After "sobering up" at this moment, the two of them became a lot more honest. They first sized up Shen Yi, and then bowed their hands in a polite salute: "Student Song Heng, I pay my respects to Minister Shen."

"Student Li Zhun, pay your respects to Minister Shen."

These two people look like they are 32 or 33 or [-] years old, but both of them have made a name for themselves. Seeing Shen Yi, a Jinshi in the two lists, no matter how much the age difference between the two parties is, there is nothing wrong with calling themselves students. .

Master Shen stood up with a smile, bowed his hands to return the salute, and then stretched out his hand and said, "You two gentlemen, you are welcome, sit and talk."

The two of them did not sit down, and took out Master Lu's autographed letter from their sleeves, and handed it in front of Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen, this is the letter that Mr. Lu recommended us for."

Shen Yi stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a smile, "I've seen it."

The two of them looked at each other, Li Zhun's temper might be stronger among them, he looked at Shen Yi, and said: "How can Shen Yilang open the letter between us without our consent?"

Shen Yi looked calm, and said: "The two gentlemen were drunk yesterday, and the personal belongings on their bodies were all kept by the imperial envoys. They handed these two letters to my desk overnight. I see When I got the envelope, I could recognize the teacher's handwriting."

He looked at Li Zhun: "Does Mr. Li have any questions?"

Li Zhun opened his mouth, but had nothing to say.

Master Shen pressed his left hand again, and said, "Okay, let's sit down and talk calmly."

After the two of them were seated, Shen Yi pondered for a while, and said: "You two, I, Shen Yi, am also an official of the imperial court. Because of the heavy things around me, I need someone to help me deal with them. That's why my teacher recommended you to come here."

"Both of you are Juren, so you may not be able to study less than I, Shen Qi, but I was lucky enough to get a Jinshi first, and my knowledge has progressed. Most of the books I have read have been read by both of you."

"So let me tell you in advance that the story of the Lord of the Ming Dynasty's visit to the sages in ancient times won't be applicable to the three of us."

"After all, Shen is also on business for the court."

Having said that, Shen Yi looked at the two of them, and said, "Since you are here, why not talk about what each is good at."

Li Zhun and Song Heng looked at each other, and Li Zhun was the first to get up and cupped his hands and said: "Shen Shilang, students are good at reading military books since they were young. Mr. Lu said that students have failed in many trials over the years, and they are all ruined by military books." , All the students who can read the military books and war strategies of the past dynasties have read them all, and the students came when they heard Master Lu said that Shen Shilang was fighting against the army in Huai'an and needed manpower."

Shen Yi nodded, and said: "Okay, then please ask Mr. Li to write a brief introduction to the Northern Expedition in three days, and I will take a look first."

Li Zhun looked confident: "Students can present it to Minister Shen tomorrow!"

He looked at Song Heng again and asked, "Where is Mr. Song?"

Song Heng was somewhat introverted, but he still stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Return to Shen Shilang, the students are good at performing numerology. These years, the academic career has been neglected, and most of them are ruined in this way."

Hearing his words, Master Shen's eyes lit up.

Good guy, math talent!

This must be kept, and together with those Westerners in the future, maybe we can figure out basic science!

But for now, his position in the Imperial Envoy Xingyuan is still very clear.

After pondering for a while, he said, "Mr. Song, my imperial envoy has complicated accounts, can I ask you to manage the accounts for me for a few days?"

Song Heng lowered his head slightly: "Students naturally obey."

In this way, the interview is basically over.

Master Shen stood up, stroked his palms and said, "I have given you two gentlemen an errand, so naturally I will give you two benefits."

"If the three of us get along well, then in the future, Mr. Shen will give the two of you an official career."

Li and Song were stunned for a moment, then they stopped hesitating and bowed their hands together to salute Shen Yi.

"Thank you Minister Shen!"

(End of this chapter)