In front is the majestic five-bay Zhu Gate of the Prime Minister's house, and outside the door is an almost penniless poor Xiucai, such a strong contrast of circumstances, even the protagonist Fan Hongdao has to be a little stimulated. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Therefore, at this moment in this situation, his mental activity is so rich that he can't help but lose his mind slightly, and he stands still for a while.

But the place where he was standing was exactly the center outside the gate of the Shen Mansion, and there was no one else within two or three zhang around, and Fan Hongdao stood there alone and stood very eye-catching.

Only when a distinguished guest who can be equivalent to the identity of the first assistant comes, there will be a scene of opening the middle door, and there will be people walking around in the middle passage. That is to say, in the vast majority of cases, others are very conscious of slipping through the corner door, and no one is dangling here in the middle of the gate.

Probably only Fan Hongdao, a later traveler who crossed over from an equal society and was not too sensitive to respect and inferiority, would not feel like he was standing in the middle and looking around.

But someone will correct him, and immediately the gate guard on duty stepped forward and shouted, "Whoever is rude here, quickly dodge!"

Fan Hongdao came to his senses and knew that he had been rude. Although my heart was unhappy because of being snorted, I slowly moved to the side.

At this time, he noticed that outside the gate of the Shen Mansion, under the walls on both sides, two trains of horses or sedan chairs had been parked.

Just now, he only had the gate of Shenfu in his eyes, and he didn't pay attention to the scenery next to him at all, but now he understands that under the walls on both sides is where he should stand.

Fan Hongdao lined up behind a middle-aged scribe and presented his letter to it. As for the porter receiving his letter, and then what the process was, he didn't know anything, so he could only wait for news outside, or wait for the house to reply.

This kind of waiting, it seems a bit of a distant taste. During this period, the characters came and went, some waited under the wall like Fan Hongdao, some went in directly, and some came out and left.

Fan Hongdao rushed to the gate of Shenfu before noon, and then waited until the sun set in the west and still did not move.

Fan Hongdao couldn't help but complain in his heart, Miss Zhang sent him to run this trip, is the purpose to hone himself and familiarize himself with the process of high-ranking families.

Speaking of this, Fan Hongdao became curious about Miss Zhang's background again. She can directly submit a letter to Shen Shoufu, this family must be unusual.

But he speculated repeatedly, and he couldn't guess whose family Miss Zhang was. The powerful figures of the dynasty did have the surname Zhang, such as Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the military department, but none of them were like them.

In fact, there is another possibility, Fan Hongdao even thought that there is a former assistant Zhang Siwei in Puzhou, Shanxi Province who is at home because of Ding Wei, which is a pure rich and powerful wealthy family surnamed Zhang.

However, the year before last, Zhang Siwei had just been the first assistant for a year, and when he was at the peak of his life and wanted to make a big move, his father suddenly died. So Zhang Siwei had to return to his hometown to mourn, and he is still guarding the system. But there are only a few months left, and you can recover until the end of the year.

If you look at it purely from the perspective of wealth and nobility, Miss Zhang does seem to have come out of the Zhang family in Puzhou, but Fan Hongdao still denies this possibility.

He talked to Miss Zhang about Zhang Juzheng, and he could see that Miss Zhang admired Zhang Juzheng. If it was the eldest lady in Zhang Siwei's family, she would never respect Zhang Juzheng.

As we all know, Zhang Juzheng was liquidated after his death, to a large extent, Zhang Siwei, who took over as the first assistant, fanned the flames behind his back. Many of the criticisms and attacks on Zhang Juzheng were organized by Zhang Siwei, and Li Zhi, a big celebrity in the current dynasty introduced above, was Zhang Siwei's protégé.

Fan Hongdao can judge from this point that although they are all surnamed Zhang, the eldest lady Zhang who lives in the Yang family is definitely not from Zhang Siwei's side, and she is not a person from all the way.

When Fan Hongdao was bored and his thoughts were wandering, the middle-aged scribe in front of him had already received a reply and left neatly.

Before leaving, the middle-aged scribe chatted with Fan Hongdao for a few words, and said with a little envy: "Congratulations! It seems that I might let you in, otherwise I will send people away like me." ”

Fan Hongdao only thought that he was saying comforting words, and the more he waited, the more irritable he became, and the freshness at the beginning had long disappeared without a trace.

He wasn't a patient man in the first place, and all other emotions were gradually worn away, leaving only endless irritability. Hidden under the irritability is a faint unwillingness.

Maybe ordinary people will think about what dignity can they care about in front of the first assistant, just wait. Whether it's for life or for career, there are too many things that suppress your own nature, and when you get used to it, this is human sophistication.

But Fan Hongdao was unwilling to think that he shouldn't be such a character! He even hated his own humility a little cynically, and he couldn't even get into the house.

It was almost evening, and suddenly a doorman came over and asked, "Which one is Fan Hongdao?"

But Fan Hongdao, who was already numb, didn't have any joy, so he only responded: "It's down there." ”

Then Menzi led Fan Hongdao into the Shen Mansion, of course, through the corner door next to him. This made Fan Hongdao look at Miss Zhang a few more times, and her face actually allowed her to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion with such a small show.

After entering the house, he did not pass through the hall in the middle, but walked through the side of the road, went around a few times and entered a courtyard on the side, in which there was a small hall in the bright room.

Seeing Fan Hongdao, he casually raised his hand and said casually: "In Xia Shen Yongmao, let Fan Friend wait for a long time, and treat it slowly." ”

Menzi said "my uncle" just now, and then the person in front of him reported his name as "Shen Yongmao", where could Fan Hongdao not guess?

The person in front of him must be the eldest son of Shoufu Shen Shixing, a jinshi in the eleventh year of Wanli, and now he seems to be in charge of the six departments.

Fan Hongdao looked at Miss Zhang again in his heart, he originally thought that Mr. Qingke would come out to send him, but he didn't expect that it was Shen Shoufu's eldest son who came forward in person.

And judging from the attitude of Shen Dagongzi, he obviously has no interest in himself.

A prime minister's son is obviously not interested in himself, but he has to come out to meet him, this eldest lady's face is really not small.

At this time, Shen Yongmao was obviously absent-minded, and his mind was not here at all. He casually asked a few words about where Fan Friend was, what year of fame, who the little master was, and so on.

These are all routine words for the first time when the reader meets, and there is not much sincerity in it. Fan Hongdao didn't have a problem even if he was unhappy, so he could only answer truthfully one by one,

Shen Yongmao didn't respond or discuss when he heard the answer, and then asked the next question, and the two of them asked and answered in a monotonous and rigid way.

It can be seen that Shen Dagongzi is completely coping with errands, and he just wants to end the routine as soon as possible.

Fan Hongdao couldn't help but complain in his heart, according to the usual routine, the next sentence must be to ask what book to read.

Sure enough, what Shen Yongmao asked was: "What kind of classic is Fan Youzhi?"

After asking about the study and a few words of encouragement, even if the eldest prince Shen has completed the prescribed actions, this plain and unnutritious reception can be over.