Shen Yi saw these two
During the "Great Talent" period, two people were drinking face to face under the pavilion at the back of the magistrate's office. They were both drunk. One was lying on the stone table under the pavilion, and the other had collapsed on the ground. Unconscious.
It was getting dark now, so I couldn't see their faces clearly, but I could see that both men had beards and were estimated to be around thirty years old.
Zhang Jian had been handling official business in the front office during the day and didn't know what was going on in the backyard. He was not only dumbfounded when he saw this, he looked back at Shen Yi standing behind him stiffly and smiled awkwardly: "Zi Heng, these two don't drink. At that time, it was quite normal. I have talked with them, and they are all... um..." Zhang Fuzun touched his nose and said, "The conversation is good..." Mr. Shen put his hands in his sleeves and said quietly. He looked at the two people under the pavilion quietly, and then smiled and said: "It's okay. Anyone who has the ability will have a weird temper. If he comes here recommended by his teacher, there will be no falsehood." Shen Yi finished this sentence. After saying that, he silently turned his head, looked at Jiang Sheng who was standing a little further away, and said loudly: "Go find a few people and carry these two gentlemen back to my imperial envoy's residence so that they can be entertained." Jiang Sheng responded quickly and turned around. The head is looking for someone.
Shen Yi pulled Zhang Fuzun's sleeve and said with a smile: "The two of them are drunk, but senior brother is not drunk yet. Go outside and I will treat senior brother to a drink."
"It's better not to go out." Zhang Fuzun shook his head slightly and said, "I'll ask my wife to prepare a few side dishes, and we brothers will have a few drinks." Shen Yi smiled and nodded, and soon the two brothers sat down, and Mrs. Zhang personally After serving the food to them, he smiled at Shen Yi and said, "Zi Heng invited those two drunkards away. He stayed at the government office for three or four days and drank five meals. How much is your senior brother's salary for a month?" The two of them drank it all." Zhang Jian looked a little confused, coughed, and frowned: "That was recommended by Master Lu. It doesn't matter how many meals we entertained them. What's the difference in the money for the drinks? ?" Mrs. Zhang did not directly talk back to Zhang Jian, but just put down the dishes and sighed: "Okay, okay, you are the head of the family, you have the final say." After that, Mrs. Zhang turned and left.
After she left, Zhang Jian raised his wine glass, clinked it with Shen Yi, and said helplessly: "I was used to enjoying the blessings in Jiankang, but when I came to Huai'an I became a little more miserable, and I felt a little resentful. Women are short-sighted and talk nonsense. Zi Heng Don't take it personally." Mr. Shen looked at Zhang Jian curiously.
"People say that after three years of purging the magistrate's office, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver will be paid. Senior brother, will he really not take any of it?" Zhang Jian shook his head slightly and said, "If in front of outsiders, I am willing to tell them in a clear and correct manner, I, Mr. Zhang, am a breeze with two sleeves." He is an upright official, but you are one of our own, Ziheng, so I will tell you the truth." Zhang Fuzun raised his head, took a sip of wine, and said quietly: "First, my family is not short of money, and Huai'an has been at war. If If you try to get money from below at this time, you will inevitably have uneasy conscience."
"Furthermore, being the magistrate in Huai'an for my brother is a bit harder, but if I can make some political achievements, I can pave the way for my future."
"What's more important is that there is a war in Huai'an. If I take money from it at this time, the officials at the lower levels will do the same, and there will be no end to the exploitation at all levels."
"An ancient book says that only the flawless can kill people." Zhang Fuzun had a drink with Shen Yi and said, "At this time, I need to stand upright, so that I can demand the whole Huai'an to work together."
"In this way, I can help you more." The Zhang family is a prime minister. Not only does he have a big house in Jiankang, he also has a lot of land in his hometown of Yuqian. He is a serious landowner.
If you are not greedy, you will not be able to save such a large family fortune by relying on the prime minister's salary. Besides, if Zhang Jing didn't take any money, it would be difficult for him to stay in the position of prime minister for more than ten years.
Therefore, the Zhang family is not short of money, so Zhang Jian does not value money very much in Huai'an. For him now, what is more important is official reputation and political achievements!
Shen Yi accompanied him with a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Since Prime Minister Zhang left Jiankang, my senior brother has become more and more motivated. However, senior brother's improvement comes after his improvement. My wife is also from a wealthy family. It's better not to be too unfair to my wife." The best person to marry the prime minister's family. When a promising grandson becomes the head wife, he 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 senior brother to supplement the family income, so that senior brother can be a husband and wife." Zhang Jian shook his head slightly, frowned and said, "I Even if I am not greedy, if my wife and children spend money lavishly at home, and word spreads about my general, no one will believe that I am not greedy."
"Zi Heng doesn't have to worry about my family's affairs." Zhang Jian took a sip of wine and said, "Mother and son have never suffered hardship since they were born. When I came to Huai'an with me, they had no shortage of food and clothing. Compared with those in Huai'an, The poor family is already a thousand times better off. If she can't bear it anymore, my brother will return her to her parents' family and marry another good wife!" It's normal for brothers to drink and brag. Master Shen didn't treat her like this He took this sentence to heart and just smiled and toasted him.
"The granddaughter of Xiang Xiang's family is still unmarried. Last year, she promised to give me a son. If you really marry again, senior brother..." Master Shen said this when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He coughed and his voice suddenly stopped. Then he stopped and quickly raised his glass.
"Come on, come on, brother, let's drink and drink..." After finishing the glass of wine, Mr. Shen carefully looked back and saw Mrs. Zhang with a smile on her face. She brought a plate of roasted fish and placed it in front of the two of them, with a smile on her face. Smiling.
"This dish took half an hour to prepare. It came a little late..." The two senior brothers clinked their glasses silently and drank a glass of wine in a tacit understanding. No one said anything.
…………The next morning, the imperial envoy departed. Mr. Shen sat on the main seat and looked at the two people who had woken up with a smile.
"Great talent".
"Are you two awake?" At least one of these two people 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 uninhibited attitude, to raise his worth, and to see the temper of Shen Yi, the future boss.
at this moment
After "sobering up", the two of them became much more honest. They first looked at Shen Yi, and then bowed their hands in a polite manner: "Student Song Heng, pay your respects to Minister Shen."
"Student Li Zhun, please pay homage to Shilang Shen." These two men looked to be in their thirties, or thirty-three or fourteen years old, but both of them were famous candidates. When they saw Shen Yi, a second-ranked Jinshi, Regardless of the age difference between the two parties, there is no problem in claiming to be a student.
Mr. Shen stood up with a smile, returned the salute to the two of them, then stretched out his hand and said: "You two gentlemen, you are welcome, sit down and talk." The two of them did not sit down, but took out Mr. Lu's autographed letter from their sleeves. Handed it in front of Shen Yi: "Shilang Shen, this is the letter recommended by Mr. Lu to wait for me." Shen Yi reached out to take it and said with a smile: "I have read it." The two looked at each other, and Li Zhun's temper Maybe older. He looked at Shen Yi and said, "How could Minister Shen open our letters without our consent?" Shen Yi looked calm and said, "You two gentlemen were very drunk yesterday. , the personal belongings on me were all kept safe by the people at the imperial envoy's office. They delivered these two letters to my desk overnight. I saw the envelope and recognized my mentor's handwriting." He looked at Li Zhun: "Li Zhun Do you have any questions, sir?" Li Zhun opened his mouth, but had nothing to say.
Mr. Shen pressed his left hand again and said, "Okay, let's sit down and talk calmly." After the two of them sat down, Shen Yi pondered for a moment and said, "You two, I, Shen Yi, am also an official of the imperial court. The things I have to do are heavy, so I need help from people to handle them, so my mentor recommended you to come."
"Both of them are academicians. They may not be any less educated than me, Shen Qi. It's just that I was more lucky and got the Jinshi first. I have learned a lot. Most of the books I have read have been read by both of them."
"So we agreed in advance that the story of the Ming Dynasty's visit to the wise in ancient times will not be blamed on the three of us."
"After all, Shen is also on errands for the imperial court." At this point, Shen Yi looked at the two of them and said, "Since you two are here, you might as well talk about what you are good at." Li Zhun and Song Heng looked at each other. At a glance, Li Zhun was the first to stand up and hold up his hands and said: "Shilang Shen, students have been fond of reading military books since they were young. Master Lu said that students who have failed in many tests over the years have been ruined by military books. These military books and strategies of the past dynasties can be used to read military books." All the students who read it have read it. I heard from Master Lu that Mr. Shen was in Huai'an to recruit people and needed manpower, so the students came." Shen Yi nodded and said, "Okay, then I will ask Mr. Li to write a letter in three days. Let me take a look at the brief summary of the Northern Expedition." Li Zhun looked confident: "The student can present it to Minister Shen tomorrow!" He looked at Song Heng again and asked, "Where is Mr. Song?" Song Heng was a little introverted. , but he still stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Back to Mr. Shen, students are good at performing mathematics. These years of neglect of science and technology have mostly been ruined in this way." After hearing his words, Mr. Shen's eyes lit up.
What a guy, what a math genius! This must stay. In the future, together with those Westerners, we may be able to develop basic science!
But for now, his position in the Imperial Envoy's field is still very clear. Shen thought about it
