The autumn sun spilled into the house, Brother Shou sat against the light, his expression was not so distinct, and the smooth brocade robe on his body reflected fine silver rays, as if the whole person was glowing, showing a bit of imperial majesty more and more. Updates are fast and ad-free.

His voice also came out of the light cluster, still so lively, with a little childishness, but inexplicably giving people an invisible pressure, he laughed and said, "Flat." Shen Rui, when did you know it was me? Did Mr. Yang tell you? ”

Shen Rui was about to get up, and raised his head in some astonishment when he heard the words.

Seeing him react like this, Brother Shou grinned and said, "I know that Mr. Yang won't speak." The words were full of joy, and after saying that, he waved his hand to the side and said: "Sit and talk back, wouldn't it be suffocated to death if you want to talk about that set of rules outside the palace." ”

Shen Rui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he was really careless when talking to this little emperor with nine exquisite hearts. Fortunately, he was really surprised that Brother Shou would mention Yang Tinghe, which was purely a natural reaction. If there is a slight hesitation, with Brother Shou's sensitivity, I am afraid that my father-in-law will not be suspicious.

Shen Rui stood up and thanked him, not sitting on half of the chair as those cautious courtiers were honest, but sitting steadily. He knew that Brother Shou was going to ask about the case for a while, and he didn't know how long it would last, whether he would suffer by hanging half of his body.

This move fell in Brother Shou's eyes, but he felt that Shen Rui was not wrong in the end, and he was really a frank person.

Brother Shou cleared his throat and asked again, "Since Mr. Yang didn't say it, how did you know that it was me?" ”

Shen Ruigong replied: "Student ......"

Brother Shou interrupted him and said impatiently: "What kind of student is a student, you are old-fashioned." Although you know my identity, our friendship is so awkward, let's call ourselves 'me'. As he spoke, he smiled and said, "When he becomes a Jinshi and becomes a protégé of the Son of Heaven, it is not too late to call yourself a student." ”

Shen Rui was interrupted by this, and he really couldn't mention that respectful attitude, so he smiled and said: "Then I will borrow the emperor's auspicious words." I first thought Wen Hu's expression was a little strange, the emperor knew Wen Hu's character, simple and straightforward, and couldn't hide his thoughts at all......"

Brother Shou was already laughing, "Yes, yes!" Don't you know, when the tiger head first learned my identity, the mouth was open, not swallowing an egg alive, but like swallowing a whole chicken alive! Hahaha!"

After laughing a few times, Brother Shou suddenly felt a little dazed, and muttered: "It's a pity, the tiger head is always twisted like this after that, and it is not as refreshing as before." He squinted at Shen Rui and said, "You don't have to follow his example." ”

Shen Ruixin said, there are a few people who dare to be reckless in front of the emperor, and he only smiled in his mouth: "Wenhu is also pure and innocent. ”

Brother Shou also admitted Gao Wenhu's sincerity, nodded and smiled, and motioned for Shen Rui to continue.

"When I entered the box, I saw that it was the main seat where the emperor was sitting. After listening to the introduction of Zhang Ergongzi, after all the nobles and important ministers present, the emperor is not old, and his status is the most valuable. Let's ......" Shen Rui hesitated slightly, but still said: "And the emperor is followed by Neiguan Liu, I have had a few faces, and I know that it is the internal official of the master of ceremonies." I thought to myself that it was the nobles of Tianhuang, and there was no reason for the celebrant to follow the officials, and then I thought back to the past and got along with the emperor, and I guessed that it was the Ninety-Five. It wasn't until they were all gone that Lord Liu retreated again, and I confirmed ......"

Since Brother Shou can even find out about such an inconspicuous teahouse, he and Wang Shouren naturally can't hide the fact that he and Wang Shouren know Liu Zhong, so it's better to say it calmly.

Brother Shou brought Liu Zhong here, in fact, there was no lack of temptation.

Hearing Shen Rui's confession, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Shen Rui, you are really a careful person." Because he said, "If you want to come, you know why I called you to come." ”

Shen Rui got up and solemnly stood up and bowed, and said with gratitude from the bottom of his heart: "Emperor Xie made the two Qincha lords return the innocence of the Shen family!" ”

If it weren't for the little emperor who sent Wang Shouren to investigate this case, no matter how much evidence he and Shen Li had, they might not be able to overturn the case so thoroughly, and his gratitude would not be faked at all.

When Brother Shou saw it, he smiled happily, knocked on the desk with his fingertips, and said with some impatience: "Get up, get up." It's polite, it's boring. Just sit down and talk to me about it. ”

As he spoke, he smiled again and said solemnly: "Shen Rui, you know, what I want to hear is the truth. The ins and outs of this matter, what you find out, what you think, all you say and I know. ”

Shen Rui got up and sat down in response, and talked about everything after returning to Songjiang in 1510, but for Shen Zhu's part, he still used some spring and autumn brushwork.

Shen Rui was not very sure in his heart, although he used psychological hints in the assault at that time to let Shen Zhu resist Jinyiwei's questioning, but at that time, Zhang Yong took Jinyiwei to interrogate Shen Zhu without punishment, and now he has been back in Beijing for a long time, and the three divisions will be interrogated.

Therefore, when returning to Brother Shou's words, Shen Rui did not say it to death.

Brother Shou had been listening quietly, and did not interrupt Shen Rui's own questions, and at the end he motioned for Shen Rui to drink tea and moisten his mouth, he touched his chin and pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Do you estimate how many Taihu Lake water gulps are in Songjiang?" ”

Shen Rui drank two cups of tea and eased up, I don't want Brother Shou to ask this first, this character, as recorded in the history books, really cares about martial arts more than everything.

He pondered for a moment and said, "When I went back, the number of bandits in Songjiang was different. Because Songjiang has been plagued for a long time, the people are afraid of it like tigers, and more than 100 bandits can cause chaos, and the people's words cannot be trusted. I thought that this time the bandits were mainly looting, and more than eighty percent of the rich families were looted, and there were many people needed to go from house to house, carry money, and take women captive, so I estimated that there were more than 1,000 bandits who came. ”

Brother Shou suddenly said: "The day before yesterday, Zhang Yongmi played and exterminated three Taihu Lake Water Villages, beheaded more than 700 bandits, captured nearly 1,000 prisoners, and rescued 130 captives in Songjiang. ”

Shen Rui immediately got up and said with joy on his face: "Great! Then he remembered the polite words, and hurriedly added: "Congratulations to the emperor!" ”

Brother Shou glared at him, and couldn't help laughing again, "I know that you are worried about your teacher, so you don't need to be so cautious." ”

Shen Rui was a little embarrassed, compared with the people of this era, he still couldn't put the idea of loyalty to the monarch in the first place.

Speaking of victory, the atmosphere of the conversation was much more relaxed, and Brother Shou pointed at Shen Rui with a smile and said: "I thought you had good kung fu, now I see that you care about the war so much, why don't you find an official position with you in the Jinyi Guard, and go to fight the bandits for me as soon as possible with your teacher." ”

Shen Rui smiled bitterly: "Although I also have some shallow martial arts, I don't know anything about arranging troops, but I am just brave, wouldn't I miss the emperor's business?" The emperor still allows me to take the road of the imperial examination and seek a career. ”

Brother Shou counted with his fingers, and sighed again: "It would have been good if you had won the middle lift last time, but now when you take the test again, I will have to wait a few years before I can use you." As he spoke, he glared and said, "You have to study hard and pass the palace exam in one fell swoop." Otherwise, three years and three years, I don't have the patience to wait for you! ”

Shen Rui also jokingly bowed and said, "How dare a student embarrass His Majesty." ”

"Haha, that's a good point," Brother Shou Dale got up from his seat, took two steps with his hands in his hands, and said with a dignified look: "Don't lose my people." ”

Shen Rui was helpless and pretended to respond. Brother Shou giggled, just as a joke.

In fact, Brother Shou still regrets it in his heart, it would be good if Shen Rui was an official at this time, there are really too few people who can be trusted and used in his hands, cabinet ministers, eunuchs, and relatives have their own thoughts, and who doesn't say loyalty to the monarch, their eyes are only focused on power.

From the moment he challenged Gao Wenhu's identity, he had already made up his mind to cultivate his own useful ministers.

Shen Ruiyuan is his friend outside the palace and Yang Tinghe's son-in-law, so he is naturally a good candidate. Therefore, Brother Shou came here not only to ask about Ning Fan's case, but also to test whether Shen Rui was available.

After pacing a few more steps, Brother Shou had already arrived in front of Shen Rui, sat down beside him, stared at Shen Rui and said, "Shen Rui, according to what you said before, there are about more than 1,000 water bandits who have plagued Songjiang, and more than 1,000 people have been suppressed by bandits. Can the class teacher return to the court? ”

Although Shen Rui didn't know that the little emperor was taking the entrance exam for his confidants and ministers, he would not give up such a good opportunity to perform, not to mention that he still had to fight for his teacher Wang Shouren.

At that moment, Shen Rui said categorically: "Taihu Lake is so big that it can accommodate more than a thousand bandits. Although I don't know anything about military affairs, according to common sense, I should also take advantage of the victory to pursue and level the Taihu Lake. Regardless of whether it is a real bandit or someone with ulterior motives, it should be completely eradicated to prevent future troubles. ”

In fact, according to the simple bandits, during the Taiping period, the gang of more than 1,000 water bandits was not small. But if you think that Taihu Lake is the place where the Ning Domain raises troops, and the Ning Domain has opposing intentions, it is impossible to raise only more than a thousand people-that is not enough to stuff the teeth between the tens of millions of imperial court troops.

At this time, if you don't strike while the iron is hot, you will not be able to rebel in the future.

Brother Ran Shou said: "Now Xuanda is also using troops, and it costs a lot to level Taihu Lake. ”

Shen Rui's mind was racing, but he still decided to say it according to his own thoughts, and said first: "I don't know anything about swords and soldiers, I only have some superficial thoughts, if it is inappropriate, I ask the emperor to forgive me." ”

Seeing Brother Shou nodding, Shen Rui said again: "The soldiers used in Taihu Lake are all from Nanjing, and it will not affect the war in the border towns. As for the food, it has become a water village, there are always some tun grain to support the whole village, and this group of robbers has just plundered from Songjiang, and the village should be rich in money and grain, according to my shallow opinion, there is no need to spend the treasury at all, and the emperor will reward the money and grain with the army, and then you can supply on the spot, and continue to go deep into Taihu Lake to suppress bandits. ”

The method of feeding war with war is not new.

In principle, the proceeds of the suppression of bandits should be handed over to the state treasury, but whoever is stupid enough to hand over all the spoils of war will have something to withhold from the generals to the soldiers.

Now it's just turning darkness into light, and in the name of reward, let them supply on the spot, and it also relieves the burden on the court.

Brother Shou still shook his head and said, "Scholar's opinion." The DPRK and China are afraid that there will be a lot of noise, and as soon as this case is opened, there will be more people who will be afraid of suppressing bandits and killing good people in the future. ”

Shen Rui really hadn't thought about such a thing as killing good and risking merit, he frowned slightly, and said, "Can it be used as a special purpose, only this time to make an exception." There are special features this time, one is that if someone has the intention, they think that the place where the water bandits are raised should be relatively secret, and it is not easy for people to investigate. Then there should be few people around, and it is unlikely that the army will enter and injure the people by mistake. ”

To put it bluntly, Ning Fan would not be stupid enough to put private soldiers under the nose of the imperial court.

Brother Shou's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak.

"The important thing is that Lord Zhang Yongzhang is the emperor's trusted companion," Shen Rui said solemnly: "And my mentor Wang Shouren has a noble character, and the emperor also knows people and makes good use of them, so he can cooperate with Lord Zhang." I believe that they will definitely restrain their subordinates, and Qiu will not commit any crimes. ”

Brother Shou raised his eyebrows, "Say this to me, okay." How to convince the cabinet? ”

Shen Rui looked directly at Brother Shou and asked seriously: "Has the emperor ever thought of raising a naval army to prevent the recurrence of the 'Japanese rebellion'?" ”

Brother Shou's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth were pursed into a line.