Yanlouchun

Walking on the mountain road, the cold wind poured in from the sleeves, making people shiver with cold.

Gu Hanshu complained, "I told you to leave early, if you don't leave, you're going to die of cold now."

Shen Zhiyun frowned, "Why did you let me leave earlier, once you said that it's not safe on the mountain after dark, I'll go with you, okay?"

"When you go back to the mansion, you won't cry in the ancestral hall all night again?" Gu Hanshu asked.

Shen Zhiyun found him annoying, "You don't care."

Gu Hanshu smiled, "Just to remind you that tomorrow you will go to court at the end of your vacation, and if you cry again, you won't be able to see anyone."

Shen Zhiyun thought it made sense and didn't refute him.

Shen Zhiyun didn't want to go back to the house so soon, the two of them wobbled along the way, and when they entered the city, they heard the sound of night watch.

Originally, there was a curfew in the middle of the night, and outsiders were not allowed to enter the city.

But tonight it was Zhang Peng's subordinates who were guarding the city. When Gu Hanshu left the city, he said hello in advance and let them in.

"If I don't come, how will you go back to the city?" Gu Hanshu asked.

Shen Zhiyun said indifferently, "If I can't go back, I won't go back. There are many post stations outside the city, and the left and right don't want to stay in the mansion."

It was so boring, she could hardly breathe in the mansion.

Shen Zhiyun suddenly thought again, "What method did you use to recruit Zhang Peng?"

"Guess what." Gu Hanshu turned around.

"Don't guess." Shen Zhiyun didn't care about him.

When Gu Hanshu sent Shen Zhiyun back to the mansion, the moonlight was just right, Gu Hanshu was about to sigh, Shen Zhiyun urged him to hurry back to the mansion too.

Gu Hanshu laughed and called Shen Zhiyun a white-eyed wolf.

Shen Zhiyun pushed him, saying that you are idle.

After Gu Hanshu left, Shen Zhiyun entered the Shen residence.

Bai Bian was waiting in the front hall, sitting on the bench and dozing off.

Called by Shen Zhiyun, when he opened his eyes, his vision was still blurred, and when he saw the young master in front of him, he wailed, "Young master, you can count yourself back. Lan Yu said that you can sleep in the front hall if I don't come back."

Shen Zhiyun smiled, "Then you go and inform Lan Yu that I'm back. The girl doesn't say anything on the face, but she is really stubborn, and she probably didn't sleep while waiting."

"Okay, I'll go find Lan Yu in a while. Are you hungry, sir? I asked the kitchen to prepare some hot and convenient food, or cold wine and cold cakes. What do you want to eat?" Bai Bian stood up and asked, and the master stood still He sat, out of order.

"No need, I'm not hungry." Seeing that Bai Bian was so sleepy, Shen Zhiyun sent him away, "I'm going back to the house, you tell Lan Yu and go rest."

After Bai Bian left, Shen Zhiyun came to the study alone, lit a small lamp, and sat at the desk.

The surroundings became quiet, and felt a little lonely for a moment.

Gu Hanshu said, do whatever you want.

What does she want to do?

There are a stack of books on the desk, including "Xuetian Miscellaneous Cases" from the previous dynasty, "Records Before and After Setting up an Academy" written by Nanhu Zhou Minyan, and "Xingguoxiu Xuejian" from other countries, and there are about a dozen other books. Book.

In fact, there are not many books related to Guangjian Academy and Xuetian. She has found and read a lot these days, and there are only a few books that are really reasonable and useful.

What does she want to do?

Today's prince is ten and two years old, not yet old enough to go to court.

Today, His Majesty is indecisive and depends entirely on the Queen Mother to listen to the government.

But the queen mother has a good reputation, and she doesn't want civil servants to write that she is a woman who controls the government. The government is not closed, and the internal officials pass the message in the middle. No matter how long the road is from the Jinluan Palace to the Ningshou Palace, the efficiency of the work is so slow. .

Yang Shilin, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is insidious and cunning. He made outstanding achievements in his youth, but now he only wants to consolidate power and is busy with party struggles.

Gu Dao, the minister of state affairs, the prince of Pojiao, is moderate in power, but because he is a prince, he is pushed by the six ministries to do a lot of things.

The first son of King Gu, Gu Hanshu, the son of Wen Su...

I thought that the Imperial City Division was still a royal monopoly, but now it seems that it is not very clean.

Shen Zhiyun couldn't help but feel a little headache, now the court hall is like a pool of stagnant water, with forces from all sides entrenched and unable to stir it up, and he doesn't know if General Xue will be able to push back the muddy stagnant water after he wins back to the court.

By the morning of the second day, the door of the Golden Luan Palace had not yet been opened.

The ministers waited outside again.

Shen Zhiyun reappeared outside the Golden Luan Hall, and many colleagues came to mourn, and she responded politely one by one.

A courtier murmured from behind, "Look at that Shen Zhiyun, who is heartless at such a young age, his biological mother died, and he would never meet with sadness."

"That's right. Otherwise, if you become famous at a young age, how can you be like ordinary people? With talent, the favor will naturally be less."

"Heh, whoever is a powerful minister is not cold-hearted, so unfeeling, it's really chilling."

"Stop talking, it will be troublesome if he hears it."

The door of the hall opened, and the inner officer at the door shouted to the outside of the hall with a hanging voice, "Shangchao—"

The courtiers lined up.

"I haven't seen Shen Aiqing for many days. I heard about your family's affairs, and I'm very sad. Please mourn." The emperor sat on the dragon chair and said with concern.

These words were almost exactly the same as Shen Pingshan said in the court hall a few days ago.

Shen Pingshan squeezed out two tears at that time, feeling like he was dying overnight after experiencing the pain of losing his wife.

And Shen Zhiyun just said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

The emperor nodded and stopped talking about it.

Above the court today, the most important thing is the distribution of officials in Nanxia Xuetian.

The internal officials read out the summons prepared in advance, appointed Shen Zhiyun as the Minister of Education and Political Affairs, appointed Deng Changchun as the Minister of Education and Political Affairs, and appointed Luo Zengwen of the Household Department as the Assistant Minister...

These appointments are all ordered by the emperor, and the cabinet has drawn up in advance, and the appointments have been known for a long time.

The lower rank courtiers heard this, and sighed slightly in their hearts. Shen Zhiyun just came out of the imperial prison, and his family had a change. good means.

"Dear dear ministers, do you have any suggestions?" the emperor asked.

Shen Zhiyun took a step forward, "Go back to the emperor, please allow me to send another person to accompany me to the south."

"Which one?" asked the emperor.

"Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Jiang Yujin." Shen Zhiyun replied, "The most troublesome part of setting up the academy this time is the collection and distribution of the school fields, which involves a lot of laws, and the officials in the south and the capital also behave differently. Only by following the law can we reduce disputes and better complete the southward affairs."

Zhang Peng's mind was moved. Because of the help of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Guan Zhong had been released from Dali Temple a long time ago, and there was not much punishment if he was demoted to one level.

But Shen Zhiyun still recommended Jiang Yujin. It seemed that no matter whether he asked him for help or not, it was a pre-determined matter. It was so risky that he almost owed him a favor.

Zhang Peng exhaled slightly.

Shen Zhiyun didn't know that her image had become sinister and cunning in Zhang Peng's heart.

Yang Shilin stood in front of the courtiers, expressionless, already faintly dissatisfied.

These days, when the cabinet was discussing matters, he sent someone to call Shen Zhiyun several times, but he refused on the grounds that his mother was in grief and could no longer handle government affairs.

Even when he recommended Jiang Yujin today, he did not greet him in advance, so he made his own decision.

Thinking of this, Yang Shilin's eyes dimmed.

Deng Changchun and Luo Zengwen didn't have any objections, Shen Zhiyun was on the left and right, and if he wanted to call an official from Dali Temple, he could call him.

The emperor also quickly agreed, "All right, let Jiang Yujin, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, be the assistant minister, and go south with Shen Cifu."

Even if this matter is settled like this, they will leave for the south in a few days.

The emperor also urged, coughed, and said, "The matter of Xuetian's collection of points should have been settled long ago. The matter of Hanhai was delayed for too long a while ago, and now it is not easy to delay any longer. You guys set off as soon as possible to deal with this matter."

"Yes." Everyone responded.

Later, the officials reported some small and big government affairs. I thought that the morning court was over.

Unexpectedly, Luo Shouyun, the elder Shangshu of the household department, suddenly stepped forward and asked for permission to become an official.

Shen Zhiyun frowned slightly, Luo Shangshu became an official, and there are even fewer people who can suppress the turmoil in this court. The court is very prosperous, and party disputes are serious, and people with high morals and esteem are needed to sit in it like a rock of Mount Tai.

After the ministers were silent for a while, someone asked, "Lao Shangshu is in poor health, why is it so sudden?"

Luo Shouyun had assisted the emperors of two dynasties, and he could be regarded as a veteran in the dynasties. Under his control, the household department with the most money hadn't made any major mistakes in the past few decades.

Luo Shouyun smiled and said, "It's just that I'm old and unable to do what I want. I'm afraid I will delay the important affairs of the court, so I take the initiative to tell my old age and return to my hometown."

The emperor who was silent just now sighed deeply, "Luo Shangshu has already handed me the paperwork for becoming an official, but I have kept it unapproved. Elder Qi has left Beijing for less than a month, and now Luo Shangshu is going to retire. The old people leave one by one, I am really sad, so I have not allowed Luo Shangshu."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about the ministers of the court. The old ministers go out and the new ministers enter. It is like an old ship moored, and the new ships on both sides are on the same side, and then a hundred boats compete. When the old ministers are in office, a lot of fresh blood can be poured into the court. Let me court Prosperous and prosperous." Luo Shouyun said slowly, his voice was old and vigorous, not loud, but not weak, which was the courage of the veterans of the two dynasties.

The emperor waved his hand, "Since Shang Shu has made up his mind, then it's done."

Luo Shangshu thanked the Holy Grace.

Waited for the next morning.

Shen Zhiyun walked out of the palace gate, approached Yan Lun, and asked, "This matter went smoothly today, and no one else obstructed it."

This other person refers to Gu Dao and his courtiers.

"The eldest son just came out of the imperial prison a while ago, King Gu was afraid that his son would encounter another disaster, and they kept a low profile these days. Moreover, Mrs. Chaoyang doted on the eldest son the most, so Han Guogong's side naturally kept quiet a lot. "

Mrs. Chaoyang is the imperial title of Gu Hanshu's mother, Han Han is her father, she is the daughter of the Duke's family, and she has a younger sister and a younger brother. Her younger brother, Gu Hanshu's uncle, is Han Heng.

Yan Lun said again, "Everyone knows to avoid the limelight, but you are lucky. On the first day you took leave to go to court, you got a fat job in the eyes of many people."

Yang Shilin stopped walking in front and looked back at Shen Zhiyun. She knew that Yang Shilin was going to ask her for a crime.

If she had told Yang Shilin in advance that she wanted someone who was familiar with the law to assist her in managing the school field, then this person could not be Jiang Yujin.

Yang Shilin has served in the cabinet for many years. He is a real powerful minister above the court. He has some contacts in the Ministry of Punishment. Otherwise, he would not have framed Zhang Peng's man Guan Zhong so easily and imprisoned him.

He will definitely find someone from the criminal department to assist her in handling the case and also supervise her in handling the case.

Seeing Yang Shilin's eyes, Yan Lun signaled Shen Zhiyun to admit his mistake quickly.

As soon as she stepped forward, she was blocked by an internal officer.

"Master Shen, the Empress Dowager is here to invite you."

Shen Zhiyun wished he could see Yang Shilin's side-to-side behavior before heading south, so he nodded and said, "Please trouble me to lead the way."

Seeing that Shen Zhiyun was taken away, Yang Shilin couldn't do anything, so he continued to walk forward. Anyway, the future is long, so he always asks him what he meant by what he did today.

Yan Lun looked at Deng Changchun not far away, and stepped forward together.

"What do you think of Shen Cifu's recommendation of Jiang Yujin today?" Deng Changchun asked.

Yan Lun was terrified when he heard it beside him. It was really a matter of which pot to open and which pot to lift. Anyway, he would wait for Shen Zhiyun to explain it when the cabinet was discussing matters before asking.

He wasn't afraid of what the chief minister thought of Shen Zhiyun, but he was afraid that the chief minister would ask him what he thought of Shen Zhiyun.

Sure enough, I was really afraid of something.

"What do you think, Yan Lun?" Yang Shilin asked in a deep voice.

Yan Lun wiped off the sweat that wasn't there at all, and suddenly felt some resentment towards Deng Changchun in his heart.

"The lower official feels that Shen Ci Fu has been on leave for many days. Not only did he not go to court, he also never participated in our cabinet discussions. As the head of the school, he must have already had a candidate for a minister in his mind, but he has not discussed with us." Yan Lun said.

Yang Shilin didn't speak, Deng Changchun retorted first, "He lost his mother, but I think he is also very sad today, it's not that he is sick and lying on the bed, he has repeatedly refused our cabinet's discussion, and when he comes to court, he is silent He recommended Jiang Yujin without hesitation, doesn't it mean that he still has the mind to think about the affairs of the court? Then why has he been avoiding the cabinet discussion?"

"This..." Yan Lun had nothing to say. What Shen Zhiyun did today really offended Yang Shilin.

"Before I wanted to ask, since he found the witnesses and knew that Gu Hanshu and Xue Zhao met at Pinglian Temple, why didn't he restrain those people at that time, or leave a statement. Wait for the people from the Imperial City Division to go later. Check, Gu Dao sealed everything in advance, blurring the time of Xue Zhao's return to Beijing, how smooth they were." Deng Changchun said.

Yang Shilin still didn't speak.

Deng Changchun added, "If it wasn't for the time Princess Jinghe knocked on the palace gate at night, and he was still imprisoned, the lower officials would doubt whether she helped Prince Gu in this matter."

"When the cabinet discusses matters, he will no longer have any reason to take leave, just try it out at that time." Yang Shilin said.

Here Shen Zhiyun was brought to Ningshou Palace, and the internal officials sent her in.

The queen mother sat upright.

Shen Zhiyun knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the empress dowager, the empress dowager is a thousand years old."

"Excuse me, Shen Aiqing." The Empress Dowager said with a smile.

Her back is a bit bent, and she is old. She looks like an ordinary old man, with a benevolent face and no offensive power. In fact, she is extremely shrewd and has a fierce heart. Otherwise, as an old man in the harem, how can she participate in government affairs.

"Shen Aiqing is only in her early twenties this year, but she is able to serve as the imperial envoy of the Auxiliary Department of Education and Politics. She is really a formidable young person." The Queen Mother praised.

"The empress dowager praised it absurdly. It is only because of the appreciation of your majesty and the empress dowager that I can have this honor." Shen Zhiyun replied.

"However, the imperial envoy of the Department of Education and Political Affairs has a very high authority. He is a fat job, but it is not an easy job." The Empress Dowager changed the subject.