After leaving the palace, Lin Yanchao went to Shenshi's mansion first.

Song Jiu greeted him, and when he saw Lin Yanchao's face was a little surprised, he swallowed the sentence 'The Holy Lord did not confer an official' in his stomach, but said: "Because of the birthday of the Queen Mother, the elder of the pavilion accompanied him to the West Temple for incense, and I will report it as soon as the elder returns to the house." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded.

After waiting for about half an hour, Shen Shixing returned home.

Shen Shixing walked into the living room, Song Jiu and Lin Yanchao all got up to greet each other.

Shen Shixing said to Song Jiu: "You send someone to Wutai Mountain to invite Master Hanshan, the queen mother of the two palaces likes to listen to his lectures, remember the etiquette." ”

Song Jiu immediately went out.

Shen Shixing looked at Lin Yanchao and asked, "Are you a saint today?" ”

Lin Yanchao said yes and said: "The student is ashamed of the teacher's cultivation." ”

Shen Shixing refused to be served by his subordinates and changed his clothes, but just took off his official hat and said, "You say it first." ”

Lin Yanchao told the ins and outs of the future.

Shen Shixing listened for a long time, and finally sighed: "I see. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Teacher, student......"

Shen Shixing waved his hand and said: "Don't say anything superfluous, since this is already the case, think about how to redeem it." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "The student has thought about it, and the book will be retracted by the Son of Heaven in a while." ”

After Lin Yanchao finished speaking, he peeked at Shen Shixing's expression.

Shen Shixing shook his head and said: "If you say it, where is the reason to take it back, this method is not advisable." It's not all up to you. You have been an official so far, and your intelligence and understanding are not bad, and you are the material for being an official, and it is not surprising that he is even the prime minister in the future. ”

"But what is a prime minister? The ancients said that the face was like a flat lake, and those who had thunder in their chests could worship the general, and the old man thought that we were waiting for the ministers, and the heart was great and the body was not exposed. ”

Lin Yanchao lowered his head and said, "Yes, the student is too conceited. ”

Shen Shixing smiled and said, "You think I'm blaming you? The hardest thing about being an official is to walk a few words while pacing. Back then, when you came to ask the old man for Zhang Jiangling's matter, I said that you are not an official for the sake of being an official. If you don't say it in the palace, it is tantamount to reluctantly wronging yourself, and even if you are the prime minister in the future, you will not be happy if you are wronged. ”

"When the clouds go up, you have to think about retreating, and you can't be red-eyed by fame and fortune. This is also why the old man often said to several juniors that people who are not officials for the sake of being officials can often become big officials. I'm ashamed to say that the old man is a man who is an official for the sake of being an official, and you are not like what I taught. ”

Shen Shixing laughed self-deprecatingly as he spoke.

Lin Yanchao was moved when he heard this, and Shen Shixing didn't blame himself.

It is true that many courtiers are not satisfied with Shen Shixing, that is, they go with the flow, and do not come forward to fight with the Son of Heaven for many things. His political position as prime minister is, in his words, 'Xieli Yin and Yang' trying to reconcile the relationship between the upper and lower levels.

Shen Shixing also knew about the ridicule of the government and the opposition, and even joked about it when he was a protégé.

Of course, Lin Yanchao does not agree with Shen Shixing's political ideas so much, but in terms of communication, Shen Shixing is a good teacher and a good leader.

He is tolerant of others and does not demand from others based on his own principles.

Such a governing style is diametrically opposed to Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng has a positive attitude, he is demanding, he is very satisfied if you do what he thinks, and he will get angry if he doesn't follow his ideas. Such leaders are basically strong, and their personal abilities are far above others.

From a certain point of view, Lin Yanchao is the same, his governing style is similar to Zhang Juzheng, so Lin Yanchao is reluctant to work under Zhang, because the two more serious people are basically not in harmony.

But it is not absolute, Pan Jitao, Xu Xuemo The two ministers have repeatedly contradicted Zhang Juzheng, and he disagreed, Zhang Juzheng was angry when they dismissed the two of them and drove them back to their hometown, but later recalled the two of them again, and entrusted them with important tasks, and finally Pan and Xu were both officials and scholars, and had outstanding political achievements.

From this point of view, it is Zhang Juzheng's superiority.

Returning to the present, Lin Yanchao said: "Why should the teacher be useless in surprise, those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements, and politics is not ordinary." So far, outsiders can't say what Sanyang's achievements are, but it is enough to know that he is virtuous. ”

"It was the students who acted arbitrarily and failed the cultivation of their teachers."

Shen Shixing said: "Eh, if you don't go back to the Hanlin Academy, the old man can also protect you as Jingqing, and if you don't have a good time, you can also be a feudal territory." Well, you don't have to be responsible, when you go back and wait for the news, the old man will arrange it for you. ”

Lin Yanchao said that he was leaving.

Later, Shen Jiu entered the house and said to Shen Shixing: "Master, there is news from the palace that Zong Hai is holy today, and he is not in harmony with the holy will, but Zhang Neixiang has tried his best to redeem Zong Hai, and the holy will has changed. ”

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "That's good, I almost didn't get sick." Zhang Hong is still old-fashioned, and he has maintained it inside and outside the palace for several years. ”

Shen Jiu smiled and said, "Zhang Hong said, don't blame Zong Hai, he appreciates it very much." ”

Shen Shixing said helplessly: "I don't have the intention of blaming, he is not sad at this level, mainly in the future, it is not difficult for Hanlin to enter the cabinet with the champion, and it is not difficult for the three yuan and the first, but Yanchao chose the most difficult road, and it will be difficult step by step in the future, but there must be gains if there is a loss, if the Son of Heaven really uses him to enter the cabinet, then his future phase industry will not be under Zhang Jiangling." ”

Shen Jiu asked, "Master, what should I do next?" ”

Shen Shixing said: "Originally, the old man also wanted to ask Zhang Hong, but since he was already speaking for Yanchao, what else did the old man have to worry about, this matter will be handed over to him, and in the end, it will depend on the holy will." ”

After going out from the Shen Mansion, Lin Yanchao sighed a lot.

According to him, it seems that Wanli has been an emperor for more than 30 or 40 years in history, and I can't remember how much, but it must be very long.

And he is about the same age as today, and if he is in power one day in the future, the other party is also in his prime, which means that the golden period of their political lives is about the same.

Therefore, when Lin Yanchao wants to serve as the first assistant, if he wants to implement reforms, he can't bypass Wanli himself no matter what.

So there is no way, the routine of the Son of Heaven who read in the book in the past first entrusts the orphan, and then the ministers slowly steal the power is not useful.

Therefore, if you want to change the law, you must get the support of Wanli himself, otherwise he will be the prime minister of paper paste, and at most he will do a little more.

So today's showdown in front of Wanli is indispensable.

But Lin Yanchao also knew what kind of route he had chosen, and it was not easy for him to take this road.

In the carriage, Lin Yanchao thought a lot, and at this time he heard the sound of reading aloud outside the carriage, and wondered which school was still teaching at this time.

So Lin Yanchao couldn't help but pick up the curtain and look out, but he heard the sound coming from an old house.

At this time, the lights are already on, and which private school will still teach so late.

At this time, Lin Yanchao was full of thoughts and wanted to get out of the car to change the environment, so he knocked on the car board to ask Zhanming to stop.

Then Lin Yanchao got out of the carriage and walked into the old house.

This old house has a two-hall courtyard.

When Lin Yanchao walked into the front yard, the eaves in the courtyard were still dripping with the rain that had fallen in the afternoon.

Heaven and earth are yellow, and the universe is desolate.

The sun and the moon are shining, and the sun and moon are shining.

The cold comes and the summer comes, and the autumn harvest is hidden in winter.

……

The sound of reading aloud came from the courtyard, and it was the thousand-character text that Lin Yanchao was most familiar with.

Lin Yanchao pushed open the door and walked to the courtyard, but saw more than a dozen people standing in the courtyard.

These people were all ordinary people, and they wore cloth clothes or short shirts, and there was only one person like him who wore a satin gown.

The common people all glanced at Lin Yanchao, and then turned back to look at the house.

But I saw that there was a lamp in the room, about 20 Confucian children were reciting books in the room with their hands behind their backs, and an old gentleman was listening meticulously with a ring ruler.

The teachers and students all looked very serious.

The ordinary people surrounding the outside were all silently looking at the Confucian children in the house, looking at this scene, Lin Yanchao couldn't help but think of the parents who picked up their children at the school gate when he was a child.

At this time, most of the reading was still the business of the rich, and the common people in the market either could not afford to read, or did not want to read, only in a rich place like Jiangnan, the common people could provide for their children to study.

And how can these dozen ordinary people provide education for these children?

Of course, Lin Yanchao knew the answer, and his heart was filled with relief, and he asked a common man beside him: "Which teacher is this, where is there a night class, doesn't it cost candles and eyes?" ”

The common people said: "You are not from this place, no wonder you don't know, Hai Qingtian will come here in a few days to inspect and assess his studies, if he is qualified, he can be sent to the government school to study." ”

Lin Yanchao asked happily: "What is the difference between the school, which is run by the government?" ”

The common people said: "You just came to Beijing, right?" I don't even know this, when I trusted Hai Qingtian and Lin Sanyuan's blessing, we set up several private schools in the workshop, and the children in the workshop did not need money to study, and they also gave pen, ink and paper. ”

"As for the official school, you can teach you the article, and if the article is written, you can be a master and a minister in the future. Therefore, in the past few days, the master has taught the students to study and prepare for the exam, and if he teaches one more child to enter the official school, he will be able to receive more money from the government. ”

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but say: "I see, Hai Qingtian is really thoughtful!" ”

In front of a person like Lin Yanchao who can wear silk shirts, ordinary people can't help but have the interest of talking: "Of course, we have been poor all our lives, and we are angry that we don't read, so we bullied those masters, but our son can't follow our path, and he can be a master and a minister in the future, even if he can't, we don't ask for people to read and write." From generation to generation, sooner or later, a few fathers and gentlemen will be able to come out, like Hai Qingtian and Lin Sanyuan, to be a good official. ”

After the common man finished speaking, the people on the side reprimanded: "Come on, you Zhang Ersil is still the master?" ”

The common people blushed at the moment and argued: "My family is not promising, and your Li Da can still study, and he doesn't pee and take pictures?" ”

The people on the left and right laughed happily when they heard this.

A few people didn't see it, but Lin Yanchao on the side was full of relief, and his eyes were slightly moist.

Ps: The heart has a great bird and the body does not show the slightest hint, and the waves rise and walk from time to time, this sentence comes from the book review of the monk's book friend, I liked it very much at the time, so I wrote it down, quoted here.