March of the sixth year of Zhengde

This year, God is particularly appreciative of the face, a few spring rains fell early, the weather is getting warmer, a new green inside and outside the capital, full of vitality, the West Garden is even more picturesque, attracting many visitors to linger.

Today's West Garden is no longer open every Friday, it is open almost every day, but the flow of customers is continuous every day, and it is crowded with people during the New Year's holidays.

And now the examination has been completed, has not yet been released, it is the time for students to run to make friends, Xiyuan because of the beautiful scenery, restaurants and tea shops, has also become the first choice for literati communication, everywhere can be heard high talk, poetry and the sound of writing, adding to the liveliness.

Xiyuan Lake Wind Building is full every day because of its excellent viewing location, and the private rooms are all booked out three or five days in advance, which is really hard to find.

However, at this time, the largest Tianzi private room on the top floor of the Hufeng Building was extremely empty.

The huge table of eight immortals was full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but there were only three people sitting at the table.

The young man at the top is about twenty years old, and he has a short beard on his lips, and he shows a bit of maturity and stability when he doesn't talk or smile, but as long as he opens his mouth, his eyebrows and eyes are bent, and he is full of youth.

At this time, he chewed heavily in his mouth and said vaguely: "Well, this dried fish is really good!" I think it should be a tribute! ”

It is the current emperor, Brother Shou.

Shen Rui, who was sitting opposite him, immediately couldn't chew it when he heard this, smiled bitterly, and said, "This is just a special product to invite the emperor to taste and eat wild fun." ”

"This kind of fish is not available all year round, it is the fattest in the winter, and it has such a umami taste after drying, and the yield is not large.

Brother Shou glared and complained: "I can't supply the fruit, and I can't supply the dried fish, so I can still eat it!" It's really hateful! As he spoke, he chewed two more bites, as if he was puffing up.

Shen Rui couldn't help but smile and said: "But the minister's filial piety is wrong, and the emperor forgives the sin!" ”

Brother Shou rolled his eyes, "Come on, if you keep talking, there will be no more food for this idea." Next time you have something good, even if you bring it, you may not be able to pay tribute to make it difficult for you. ”

As he spoke, he also smiled, and praised the dried fish again for being delicious and chewy, and asked Shen Rui to prepare it for him more in the coming year.

Shen Rui also cheered twice.

Pang Tianqing, who was beside Brother Shou, was smiling and eating, but he smacked his tongue in his heart, he knew that Shen Ruijian was in the emperor's heart, but he didn't want the emperor to be as casual as a friend to Shen Rui, and Shen Rui was not half nervous, he was really like an ordinary friend.

Looking at these people again, it is Cai Liang, his eldest brother who is a close confidant of the emperor and is in charge of the warriors of the leopard room, who is also generally respectful and restrained, and occasionally laughs and laughs, but also to be measured.

However, then again, even if the emperor really spoke to them like friends, they were afraid that they would have to think more and be a little more cautious.

Shen Rui saw that Brother Shou only brought Pang Tianqing with him today, so he had some clarity about what he would mention today.

When Li Dongyang rectified the Siyi Pavilion, he chose Yang Shen to enter the museum, and Shen Rui recommended Pang Tianqing to Yang Tinghe, and later communicated with Pang Tianqing through letters.

The eldest princess of Chun'an and Cai Zhen are both shrewd people, so naturally they will not miss this good opportunity.

And Pang Tianqing was also very interested in the military intelligence agency hidden under the skin of the Siyi Pavilion, and happily joined the company.

This institution will never be spread out in the sun, and many of Pang Tianqing's contributions may not be made public, but this does not mean that his career will be limited.

On the contrary, with this experience, it will be extremely smooth to enter the military department as a squire and a scholar in the future. It is even a great help for entering the cabinet.

And if he takes 10,000 steps back, he has always been in this position and cannot be promoted, and Pang Tianqing has an advantage that others do not have - his daughter-in-law is a clan.

In the future, he can't clearly reward his merits, and he can also give his daughter-in-law the title of county monarch or even county lord, and the descendants of the Pang family have the same knighthood, which is also a guarantee.

Pang Tianqing has indeed done a very good job.

He was an extremely intelligent man, and he was also very transparent in his human affairs.

And the eldest princess of Chun'an's mansion can stand tall for four dynasties, and the political wisdom is also extraordinary, with the eldest princess and the concubine, Pang Tianqing naturally went to the next level.

Yang Tinghe later relayed to Shen Rui in the letter Li Dongyang's appreciation of Pang Tianqing.

As for Yang Shen, as Yang Tinghe and Shen Rui expected, it was better to be a simple scholar, and he buried himself in the scrolls and did the translation work with relish.

Starting with this local specialty dried fish, Shen Rui talked about the details of the operation in Shandong in the past two years, the details of the sea trade and the purchase of materials in the Liaodong horse market.

He was recalled to Beijing this time to report on his work, and once reported on Shandong's various livelihood policies in the court, and also discussed in detail with the emperor and the cabinet in the Hongde Palace.

But this time, the emperor summoned him alone, and on such an occasion, he naturally wanted to listen to something different.

In fact, Shen Rui had secretly reported many things to Brother Shou, but in a coherent manner, Brother Shou still listened very carefully.

Pang Tianqing even listened while secretly remembering useful information in his heart, especially his actions in Liaodong.

Compared with the prosperity of the horse market in Liaodong, since the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia has entered a frozen period, and the horse market has been completely interrupted.

Inside Mongolia, there is an extreme shortage of supplies.

The herdsmen in Mobei are not proficient in farming and weaving, the land has no other property, the food is still self-sufficient, the cloth pot and kettle are really impossible, all pointing to the acquisition from the Ming Dynasty, the horse market is closed, and there is only one way left to plunder.

"In the ninth year of Xuande, Datong Shuzhong mentioned that 'the northern captives were poor, and the people who came to them were poor, their clothes were bad, their bodies were not hidden, and there were border men and women who were captured and returned from the past, and they were all unclothed'."

After Shen Rui's narration came to an end, Pang Tianqing said, "Some new newspapers from the north came back, and they also said that there were no clothes over there, and the felt fur was not hot in summer, and satin cloth was especially rare."

"I heard that many tribes are now vying to buy cloth from eastern Liao. Shandong's cocoon silk is already at a high price in the horse market in Liaodong, and it is sold to various parts of Mongolia, but it has multiplied several times.

"Originally, Wuliangha and other places went to Liaodong Hushi, and the military department determined that the horses were of the highest quality, and each horse had eight silk horses and twelve cloths; of the highest quality, four horses of silk and six pieces of cloth per horse; medium, three silk horses and five cloths per horse; inferior, two horses of silk and four pieces of cloth per horse; A foal, one piece of silk, three pieces of cloth.

"Now the high-grade cocoon silk is exchanged for a cow in Liaodong and transported to Mobei, which can be exchanged for two high-quality horses!"

The cost of cocoon silk is much lower than that of silk and silk in the south. Transporting cocoon silk and cloth from Shandong is naturally much less economical than transporting it from the south.

Shen Rui only felt that Pang Tianqing's eyes lit up when he said this, and he couldn't help laughing, and said, "I didn't expect cocoon silk to have such a high price in Mobei." At that time, in order to cultivate in Dengzhou, only a large number of cultivated cattle were replaced in Liaodong. Moreover, it is always necessary to make Liaodong feel that there is a profit, so that this 'good news' can be spread to the grassland and to Mobei. ”

"Hengyun, this is a bit of a gold to buy horse bones." Pang Tianqing nodded again and again, and said meaningfully: "Harvesting a large number of cattle, livestock, and poultry is also a wonderful move. ”

The pastures in the north are limited, and a large number of cattle and sheep are raised, so there are not many horses, and in the long run, Mongolia will not be able to raise hundreds of thousands of cavalry.

Shen Rui had only dictated this to Brother Shou, and he had not mentioned it in his letters to anyone since.

But there are many smart people in the world, and Pang Tianqing is now specializing in intelligence, how can he not know the deep meaning.

Shen Rui smiled and said, "Dengzhou Weaving Factory now has some experience in wool spinning. ”

In a word, Brother Shou's eyes also lit up, "Is that the wool weaving tailor you envisioned at the beginning?" ”

In his previous life, Shen Rui had only seen female elders spinning their hands and weaving clothes very quickly, and he had also received scarves woven by his girlfriend himself, but he didn't know anything about it, and he only had a rough understanding.

Therefore, when I described it to Brother Shou, I was talking about the principle of spinning and weaving.

Seeing Shen Rui nodding, Pang Tianqing praised vigorously: "Wool is not worth anything in the Mongolian tribes, but it is just a felt carpet, it takes time and effort to make one, and it will not be bad for a few years, and no one values it."

"And the wool is light, and when it is tied and strong, a big cart can transport a lot of it, and the cost inside and outside is not much.

"When the wool is woven into cloth, it must be warmer than cotton cloth, and it is cold in Mobei, and if you sell it back, it will definitely be able to multiply it several times!"

Brother Shou laughed when he heard this, pointed at Pang Tianqing and said: "I used to tell my aunt and grandmother that you Pang Zikuo has a lot of insights in military affairs, but you can go to the military department, but now I see that you are so good at counting, you should go to the household department!" ”

Even if it's a joke, it's not easy to answer, in the end, it's the king, and it involves the official position, Pang Tianqing sighed in his heart, it's really not as free and easy as Shen Rui, where do you really dare to laugh with the king, you have to say: "The minister is afraid." ”

Brother Shou waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "What are you afraid of?" Don't be inhibited! ”

He Zhengse asked Shen Rui: "Then according to you, can you trade in Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu Kaima City like Liaodong?" ”

From the third year of orthodoxy to the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, the horse market has always been in Datong. (The civil fort was closed during the change, and it was reopened in the sixth year of Tianshun.) ）

Although a lot of horses could be obtained through the horse market trade, the Datong horse market and the tribute of the tile envoys at that time were very expensive, and the local government, military and civilians were responsible for raising them, which made the local people very unbearable.

Later, the relationship between Ming and Mongolia was tense, and the horse market was closed, and no one ever mentioned reopening again.

This time, Brother Shou didn't plan to open the horse market in Datong, but wanted to open it in Yansui and Ningxia, and Shen Rui also guessed some of his thoughts.

Yang Yiqing has been doing tea and horse exchange markets at the Ningxia border pass, and Shen Rui clearly remembers that Brother Shou had mentioned to him that Yang Yiqing exchanged inferior tea for mules and horses, and nine hundred mules and horses saved more than 1,000 taels of silver.

With this foundation, it will be easier for Yansui and Ningxia Kaima City.

It's just that after the tribute, Dayan Khan led his troops to the south of Koubian repeatedly, just the year before last, in the leap September of the fourth year of Zhengde, he had just invaded Yansui, besieged Wujiang in Longzhou City, and in November of the same year, he committed Huamachi again, and the general system was killed in battle.

To open a horse market here, I am afraid that the resistance of the courtiers is not small.

Of course, Xuanda is even more unsafe...... At the beginning of Brother Shou's accession to the throne, Dayan Khan plundered Xuanfu. The Ming army suffered more than 3,000 casualties and suffered heavy losses.

Unexpectedly, Shen Rui thought of King Anhua again.

Although there is no change in the king of Anhua yet, what if the horse market is opened in Ningxia?

Although the rebellion in the history of the previous life was quickly defeated, what if the opening of the horse market made him collude with foreign captives?

The words turned around a few times in his mouth, but he never said them, Shen Rui pondered for a long time, and said: "The minister doesn't know much about the specific situation of the border pass, so he really doesn't dare to make a conclusion. This horse market also generally has pros and cons......"

Brother Shou frowned slightly, and said: "Judging from the situation in Liaodong, the horse market only has advantages, but I don't know where the disadvantages are?" ”

Shen Rui sighed: "It's all good right now. Mongolia wants our cloth, our pots and pans, and all the necessities of life, and they will not produce anything, but they will exchange them with us. That's what we can do to keep them in check.

"That cocoon silk, how long does it take to raise silkworms, and there is not too much manpower to weave cloth, and how many years does it take to raise a cow and horse?

"They only have cows, horses and sheep to exchange, when the cattle and horses are not large, when the cattle and horses are replaced......"

When the Mongolian trade deficit with the Ming Dynasty accumulated to a certain extent, with the Mongolian temperament, it was inevitable that it would plunder again.

But the current Ming army is ......

Brother Shou's face sank, if you want to say that it is not impossible to consume Mongolia while reorganizing the army and governing the army, but who can say for sure.

Before the civil fort, no one thought it would be a failure.

Pang Tianqing said: "Everything has a degree." The horse market always has to be opened, open a few places, control the quota, how vast Mongolia's territory is, there are countless cattle and horses, and it is not a year or two to eat clean. The border army is not untrainable. ”

Shen Rui also agreed, saying that this trade deficit is a reminder to Brother Shou not to regard the open border trade as a magic weapon for great profits.

"It's exactly as Brother Pang said. And in this matter, it is necessary to have an old man who understands border trade like Yang Yiqing and Lord Yang to be in charge. Shen Rui said.

Yang Yiqing was framed by Liu Jin for refusing to take refuge with Liu Jin.

During the history of Shen Rui's previous life, he was a scholar until he was reactivated after the rebellion of King Anhua.

And in this life, although Yang Yiqing was framed, he was only fined 300 stones, and the fold of the beggar bones was rejected by Brother Shou, and now he is still in the right capital of the imperial history, and after the death of Cai Kuan, he once again took charge of the military affairs of the three towns.

Brother Shou's impression of Yang Yiqing has always been very good, when Yang Yiqing asked for the construction of a frontier defense, the household department could not allocate money, and Brother Shou also moved the internal money.

Hearing Shen Rui's words, he nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, it is indeed Yang Yiqing who is in charge." ”

I don't know if it's because Yang Yiqing was mentioned, Brother Shou touched his chin, and suddenly asked Shen Ruidao: "Yang Yiqing has recently been on the fold, please discuss the reopening of the 'Open China Law', and recruit the people of Longyou and Guanxi to Tunbian." The DPRK and China also seconded the motion. You are also doing well in Dengzhou Tuntian, and I heard that Zhang will also be in Liaodong Tuntian, what do you think? ”

The so-called "opening the Chinese law" is to let merchants transport grain to the border in exchange for salt.

Salt is introduced by everyone, but the long-distance transportation costs a lot, and the merchants pursue profits, so they come up with a trick to hire people to cultivate grain on the spot at the border pass, and exchange for salt after harvesting, this kind of tuntian is called Shangtun.

But gradually, the salt introduction opened more and more, and the clan, relatives, and eunuchs begged for salt introduction, and the merchants often could not exchange the salt for salt at the first time, so they had to "Hou Zhi".

This Hou doesn't know when Hou will go.

It is said that during the orthodox years, the two Huaidu transfer envoys once played, "There is a Yongle Zhonghou branch, and now the grandfathers and grandchildren have been passed down from generation to generation, and they have not been able to get ......"

On the other hand, when Shangtun was prosperous, the local grain prices naturally fell, and if the salt was still exchanged according to the original proportion, the local government and army also felt that they were at a loss and were very dissatisfied.

In the fifth year of Hongzhi, Ye Qi, the secretary of the household department, was invited by the two Huai salt merchants to reform the "open Chinese law", and the salt merchants no longer had to store grain at the border pass, but to pay the silver taels higher than the grain price at the border to the salt-producing areas, and then exchange for salt.

As a result, Shangtun quickly collapsed, and the food and salary of the border army became a problem again.

In February this year, when Yang Yiqing's excerpt was handed over, it instantly became a hot topic of discussion among the government and the opposition.

After Shen Rui returned to Beijing, he heard about it at Yang Tinghe and Wang Hua.

And these two elders have a negative attitude towards this - because the overflow of salt is even more of a disaster for the Ming Dynasty!

Shen Rui is inclined to Shangtun, but he didn't say much before, not only the attitude of his master and father-in-law.

is also because it was Emperor Hongzhi who abolished the Kaizhong Law, and Brother Shou's feelings for Emperor Hongzhi were very clear to him.

He was worried that Brother Shou would "not change his father's ways".

And now, since Brother Shou brought up Yang Yiqing's recital, he came to ask Shen Rui directly, and even mentioned Tuntian in Dengzhou and Liaodong, thinking that he also recognized Shangtun.

Shen Rui brushed his thoughts and said, "The minister has indeed heard of this matter. The bosses are worried about salt induction. The minister also thought so. ”

He said, "But just now I had a deep conversation with the emperor and Brother Zikuo, but I had a different idea. ”

Seeing that Brother Shou nodded and motioned for him to continue, Shen Rui said: "The salt introduction is indeed no longer usable, but it can be used for others, for example, Dengzhou cocoon silk, Songjiang cotton cloth, can there be a general agent of Yansuima City?" ”

"There is also sea trade, can you do one or two access permits? Or if you want to sell a certain commodity to the Wa Kingdom, how many stones of grain must be paid at the border gate? Or, the grain paid at the border can be deducted from the sea trade tax and silver.

"The agent is not always the same, and the agent qualification also depends on the amount of food paid.

According to the price of grain in the current year, of course, it is at least one or two percent lower than the tax paid.

In addition, it is also possible to set up a business registration in Shanxi, which is the same as in Shandong, but it is necessary to pay how much land and grain are in the local area to be eligible for children to settle down and participate in the imperial examination.

"And," Shen Rui's eyes burned, "No matter where you are, after the children of business have achieved fame, they will not be tax-exempt. ”

When he said one, Brother Shou nodded once, until the end, Brother Shou had a big smile on his face, high-fived, and said, "Okay!" Sketch a note! ”

As he spoke, he looked at Pang Tianqing again, and said, "You can also talk to Elder Li Ge, if it continues like this, how to lay it out over there, and write a note to show it." ”

This is the layout of the intelligence agency. Pang Tianqing was busy.

Shen Rui reminded softly: "Father-in-law Zhang and Zhao Hongpei are ...... over there."

Brother Shou waved his hand and said, "I know." Elder Li Ge also had contact with them. ”

Shen Rui put his mind at ease.

As for worrying about King Anhua, it is not good to say it in front of Brother Shou, but you can mention it to Pang Tianqing in private.

With the matter of King De in front, Cai Fuma, the sect commander, will also pay more attention to the changes of the clan vassal king.

After talking about all the things in the horse market, Brother Shou turned his head to look at Shen Rui, and suddenly said: "You have been in Dengzhou Mansion for three years, and you have done a really good job." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shen Rui and Pang Tianqing looked at Brother Shou together.

This opening remark is like moving a place for Shen Rui.

When Brother Shou saw the expressions of the two of them, he suddenly laughed, but he was stunned by both of them.

Shen Rui reacted first, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty is happy. "Now the emperor Dì Dū is the person who is crowned, but he is still so childish.

Brother Shou laughed happily before he said: "I originally wanted to transfer you back to Beijing, but several old gentlemen in the cabinet felt that it was a pity that you were detained in the General Administration Department, and it was better to benefit the place." ”

Yang Tinghe also talked about this matter with Shen Rui.

At this time, Zhang Cai suddenly rose up in the DPRK and China, and he has been trying to squeeze into the cabinet, and his backer Liu Jin has not shown the slightest sign of collapse, and his combat effectiveness is still strong.

In the cabinet, Li Dongyang and Wang Hua have cooperation and antagonism, Yang Ting and his son are Li Dongyang's disciples, and his son-in-law is Wang Hua's apprentice grandson, and he is a loyal imperial party member, so he can only play the role of a peacemaker and mud.

Wang Wei is about to fade out of the stage, and Liu Yu is not very assertive, only being shot in the hands of Liu Jin and Zhang Cai.

In such a situation, Yang Tinghe felt that his son-in-law would not have a good future when he returned to the General Administration, but he was afraid that he would always be pressed.

It's better to go through a few more years of training outside, especially if you have achieved such dazzling political achievements, and stay up for a few more years, when you are older, your qualifications are enough, and then you can return to Beijing to find a high position in one fell swoop.

At that time, no one will be able to hold him down.

Shen Rui also didn't want to go back to Beijing now to wade into the troubled waters.

Five years have passed in Zhengde, Liu Jin is still alive, some of his "prophetic" advantages have been lost, I really don't know when Liu Jin will fall, and how much turmoil it will bring.

He was still outside for a few years, and when Liu Jin was dead, the eunuchs were swept away, and then he could return to Beijing.

Shen Rui got up and solemnly saluted: "The emperor is kind and loving, and the ministers are inspired!" No matter where the emperor and his ministers are placed, the ministers will do their best to do their errands, live up to the king's grace, and be worthy of the people. ”

Brother Shou paced over and helped him, and sighed, "I know exactly who you are." How can I believe you? I didn't ask you that day, but today I asked you here to hear what you were going to do. ”

Shen Rui didn't get up, but said, "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, your minister...... I feel that three years is too short, and many projects in Dengzhou have achieved initial results......"

He did not shy away from Brother Shou's gaze, and said frankly: "To tell the truth, the minister is reluctant to let go, and he is even more afraid that future generations will misunderstand and let the project fall short." ”

Brother Shou lifted him again and said with a smile: "It's the truth!" I believe in you in vain. Get up and speak. ”

Shen Ruifang stood up.

Brother Shou touched the short beard on his lips, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, I said that I wanted you to renovate a prosperous Dengzhou Mansion for me, and you did it, and I heard that Laizhou Mansion has also become rich." ”

"In the past three years, you have been promoted to the right of the political envoy of Shandong to participate in politics, and manage the civil affairs, grain reserves, water conservancy and other matters of the three prefectures in the west." He smiled, "Now, I want a prosperous Shandong like Nanzhili, Shen Aiqing, can you do it?" ”

Shen Rui couldn't help but be stunned, he really didn't expect Brother Shou to have this hand.

Pang Tianqing had already gotten up, and seeing that Shen Rui was stunned, he hurriedly went over and said with a smile: "Hengyun is afraid that he is stupid with joy." ”

Saying that, he secretly pushed him and made him wake up quickly, how could he hesitate at this time!

Shen Rui came back to his senses, and hurriedly turned over again to bow down and thank him, saying that he was willing to do his best.

But he still can't help but worry, he has made it very clear that the situation in Dengzhou is just right now, and he doesn't want a 205 prefect to spoil his good deeds, and he doesn't know why the emperor still transferred him from Dengzhou Mansion.

Although he was promoted and took charge of two more prefectures, even if he Shen Rui was involved in politics, it was impossible for them to do anything and not do anything according to the head of the prefect below.

What's more, there is no one from Liu Jin in Shandong now, if Liu Jin reaches in at this time and arranges a prefect, then Shen Rui will not move! Bad things are bound to happen!!

Shen Rui opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to open his mouth for a while.

Over there, Brother Shou had spoken again, and another great grace was smashed down.

"Since you have been promoted to participate in politics, your brothers are not good in Shandong, and Shen Li is also on the performance appraisal, and he has been in office in Shandong for many years, so let him go to Huguang and be the right political envoy."

Brother Shou said and looked at Pang Tianqing again.

The Pang family is the Huguang Wang clan, Pang Tianqing hurriedly smiled: "I have always heard that Shen Zhuangyuan is diligent in government and loves the people, and the emperor has given the people of Huguang a great blessing!" ”

Shen Rui was busy thanking Shen Li again, and his heart couldn't help but have mixed feelings, and he couldn't speak anymore.

I don't want Brother Shou to see through him, and suddenly asked: "Look at you like this, you still don't worry about Dengzhou." You are still in Shandong, what are you worried about? So in your opinion, who can take over your projects without going wrong? ”

Shen Rui was stunned again, Brother Shou ...... When did it become so good to talk?

But in any case, he also had to fight and completely control Dengzhou in his hands, so he said without thinking: "Please forgive the emperor for trespassing, the minister thinks that Ding Huanzhi, the Tongzhi of Dengzhou Mansion, is known as a talented official, and he has been in office for more than five years, so he can be the prefect of Dengzhou." ”

Ding Tongzhi was the first Dengzhou official to defect to Shen Rui, and then spared no effort to carry out Shen Rui's orders.

The most important thing is that Ding Tongzhi has no backer, but relies on Shen Rui wholeheartedly.

Especially after Shen Rui "knocked down" Zhang Ji, he was even more desperate for Shen Rui.

After mentioning Ding Tongzhi, seeing Brother Shou nodding his head to indicate that he was ready to play, Shen Rui groaned slightly, gritted his teeth and said: "The minister thinks that Lin Fu, the former Dali commentator, can be the same knowledge of Dengzhou." ”

This blocked all official vacancies in Dengzhou, and resolutely prevented outsiders from infiltrating.

Brother Shou was a little dazed, and said suspiciously: "Former Dali judge Lin Fu? ”

Shen Rui hurriedly said: "This person was previously the judge of Dali Temple, and then resigned from the official position and taught in Qingze Academy. The minister often listened to his uncle and cousin He Taizhi praise Mr. Lin with a gap in his chest, and the minister also exchanged letters with Mr. Lin, and he had great insights in civil affairs, and the minister also benefited a lot, and felt that such a great talent should continue to serve the country. ”

Pang Tianqing gathered beside Brother Shou and said in a low voice that Lin Fu and Tanhualang Dai Dabin were fellow villagers, and they disliked Gonggong Liu because of the recruitment of sons-in-law.

Pang Tianqing also came out for Dai Dabin at the beginning, and when he said this, Brother Shou knew what happened to Lin Fu's resignation.

"Quasi-play." Brother Shou nodded, without hesitation.

Shen Rui was overjoyed, and he was busy and thankful.

Because of the mention of He Taizhi, Brother Shou couldn't help but smile and said: "He Boy has grown up in the end, and this time he is on the list." ”

He Taizhi can also be regarded as an acquaintance with Brother Shou, who has studied in Beijing in the past few years, and Brother Shou has also recruited him out to play many times.

Although the list was not released, in fact, Brother Shou had already seen the list.

"His temperament, I'm afraid I'm going to be depressed in the Hanlin Academy, so let's go to the Sixth Department on an errand and do something practical." Brother Shou said, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face, "I look at the Ministry of Engineering and the Ministry of War, they are quite suitable for him." ”