Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your kindness.
In this imperial era, no matter whether the emperor rewards or punishes, the people must regard it as a favor and have no reason or qualification to refuse.
According to this logic, even if the emperor wants to kill you, you still have to kneel on the ground and thank the Lord for his kindness. The main reason is to thank the emperor for only killing you and not your whole family.
Of course, if it was to kill the Nine Tribes, then there would be no need to thank him. If he was more assertive, he could jump up and scold the emperor a few dirty words, and he would have enjoyed it before he died.
However, for Shen Yi now, no matter what the emperor does to him, he has no right to refuse and can only "accept it calmly".
Eunuch Gao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Although Mr. Shen is not old, he is very knowledgeable."
"But Mr. Shen, don't worry. Since His Majesty wants to reward you, it won't be anything bad."
Having said this, the eunuch glanced at Shen Yi and asked, "How did Mr. Shen do in the Jiangdu Mansion exam?"
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and sighed: "Father-in-law should send someone to check."
"We've sent someone to check."
Eunuch Gao smiled: "But the people we sent to Jiangdu yesterday have not come back yet. Since Mr. Shen is in person, it would be more convenient to ask directly."
Shen Yi looked up at Gao Ming.
"Luckily, I got second place in the Mansion Examination."
"That's a good test."
Eunuch Gao touched his palms and still smiled: "Jiangdu produces talented people. Being able to stand out in a place like Jiangdu Mansion shows that Mr. Shen is very knowledgeable and has a bright future."
With that said, he reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Take the test well, if Mr. Shen can pass the imperial examination this year, our family will mention it to His Majesty, and maybe Mr. Shen can be directly admitted to the Imperial College to study. "
There are roughly four types of supervisors, or students, in the Imperial College.
The first type is the Yin Prison, which is the second-generation official, like Fan Dongcheng. He has an uncle who is a minister. With Fan Shilang, he can directly enter the Imperial College to study, which means he belongs to the Yin Prison.
The regular prison is the Imperial College that you donate money to.
Gongjian is a scholar who enters the Imperial Academy to study.
And if you enter the Imperial College to study after being elected, you will be called the Imperial College.
There are many benefits to entering the Imperial College. For example, students from other places who do not want to take the provincial examination in the major county or province can enter the Imperial College as a tribute supervisor and take the Jiankang provincial examination. Relatively speaking, It's easier.
Therefore, such invigilators who go through the back door will be looked down upon to some extent.
In addition to the fact that Gongjian was somewhat criticized, the most discriminated against was actually the Regular Prison and the Yin Prison, because basically they did not have to do anything to enter the Imperial College to study and obtain the qualifications for the examination.
However, if you enter the Imperial College as a Juren, then there is no such argument. After all, the Juren can take the National Examination and enter the Imperial College to study. You just use the educational resources of the Imperial College to gain knowledge. It is no different from other Juren.
It was also because of this relationship that Eunuch Gao said that Shen Yi should be admitted to the Imperial College after winning the imperial examination, because "being promoted to prison" would not ruin Shen Yi's future.
The Imperial College is the highest institution of higher learning in Dachen, and its educational resources are much better than those of Ganquan Academy. Many scholars want to study in the Imperial College, but are unable to do so.
After hearing Gao Ming's words, Shen Yi lowered his head and was silent for a while, and then whispered: "Father-in-law, I don't deserve your majesty's love."
"Your Majesty loves you."
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "Earlier, Du Shen and Du Juren made a speech at the Shangyuan Poetry Conference. There were two words in his words that His Majesty liked very much."
"That's looking north."
Eunuch Gao said quietly: "Since Jiazi, Da Chen has been repeatedly defeated by Northern Qi. Today, everyone in the country wants to be content with the status quo, so that there are few people in the government and the public who dare to look north."
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"Master Shen, this poem is very well written."
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "The good thing is that it can inspire the ambitions of the government and the public, and hurt those who are content with the status quo."
"Therefore, Your Majesty rewards you not for this poem, but to tell the world that the current Emperor Chen has the heart to look north, so as to stimulate the morale of the government and the public, so that the whole court will not dare to look north. One glance.”
After saying this, Gao Ming seemed to feel that he had said too much. He shook his head slightly and said, "Well, Mr. Shen is still a child. It's useless to tell you this. It's more important to take exams."
As he said that, he stood up from the chair and coughed.
"Shen Yi, a student from Jiangdu, knelt down to receive the edict."
Shen Yi quickly stood up, knelt in front of Gao Ming, and lowered his head: "Student Jiangdu Shen Yi, respectfully listen to the edict."
Eunuch Gao's face became serious. He glanced at Shen Yi and said slowly: "Jiangdu Shen Yi has outstanding literary talent and won my heart. I will give you a hundred taels of gold and a set of four treasures in the study room... with Jia Siwen..."
Sure enough, there was no reward.
If Shen Yi is now in his thirties or forties and is not going to go to school, then the emperor may give him a minor official or give him the treatment of an official this time. But now that Shen Yi is going to school, it is not possible to reward an official at this time. It may ruin Shen Yi's future. In the future, if Shen Yi passes the imperial examination and enters the imperial court as an official, he will also be criticized for this, saying that he is a "ci minister" and a "lucky minister".
And now giving some money and something like this is the most appropriate reward. It will not be too much, but it will be enough to make Shen famous and healthy in a short time.
Shen Yi lowered his body slightly and said slowly: "Jiangdu Shen Yi, kneel down to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Eunuch Gao stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "The money and things to reward Young Master Shen will be sent to you later. Young Master Shen can prepare for the exam with peace of mind. We still have many things to do in the palace, so we will go back now."
Shen Yi stood beside Gao Ming with his hands down and said, "I'm sending my father-in-law to you."
"No need."
Eunuch Gao said with a smile: "In addition to the rewards given to Mr. Shen, His Majesty also gave some things to Prince Jin's Mansion. Our family is now going to meet Prince Jin and the Crown Prince Jin."
As he said that, he turned to look at Shen Yi and said meaningfully: "There is a talent in Prince Jin's Mansion."
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Shen Yi froze on the spot.
Only at this moment did he understand why the father-in-law in the palace insisted on seeing him in Prince Jin's Mansion and why he insisted on dragging Prince Jin and his son with him...
It turns out that he wanted to impose the political stance in that poem on the Jin Dynasty!
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows slightly, although he did not speak. But he took a breath of cold air.
He bowed his head deeply to Gao Ming: "Best farewell to my father-in-law."
Eunuch Gao put his hands in his sleeves and left the living room without looking back, and went out to find Prince Jin and his son.
Shen Yi followed Gao Ming and left the living room, and then met his father Shen Zhang who was waiting anxiously outside the living room door.
Shen Yi stepped forward to greet him, lowered his head slightly and said, "Dad, I'm worrying you."
Seeing that Shen Yi came out safe and sound, Shen Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled Shen Yi's sleeves and sighed.
"You scared daddy to death."
Shen Zhang glanced at Eunuch Gao who was slowly walking away, and whispered: "Son, what happened? Why are people in the palace looking for you...?"
Shen Yi glanced at his father, then at Gao Ming who was walking away, and smiled bitterly.
"I was inexplicably caught up in the court situation, but father, don't worry. Your Majesty did not blame your son, but rewarded him with something. As for Prince Jin..."
Shen Qilang pondered for a while and whispered.
"Even if he is unhappy, he shouldn't dare to openly blame his son."
