Chapter Seventy-Eight: Bitter Talk

Seeing Shen Chongming's brows furrowed, Xiao Ershao on the side laughed, raised the wine glass in front of him and said, "Brother Shen, what's the point of thinking about these things, our brothers drinking is the right way!" Here, cheer him up! ”

"Hahaha, Peng Cheng is right, let's drink, drink!" Shen Chongming smiled heartily, and also picked up the wine glass, and the three wine glasses collided together, showing that the brotherhood has remained unchanged after so many years.

"Xianggong, look at you, you just got home and drank like this!" Seeing Shen Chongming swaying through the door and walking in, Wan Jiayi, who was leaning over to cover the quilt for the child, raised his head and complained.

"Hehe, little lady, come over and let Xianggong take a look!" The wine is strong and intimidating, Shen Chongming stepped forward with an obscene face, and a pair of big hands are frizzy and dare to touch anywhere.

Wan Jiayi's cheeks were red, and she complained in her mouth, but her body was half-pushed and half-pressed under Shen Chongming, and for a while, the house was full of spring and fragrant.

"Wow, wow, wow, wow......" When the husband and wife were intoxicated, a loud cry sounded, and then, Shen Chongming, who heard the cry and didn't stop, screamed and fell under the bed, but was kicked down by his own little lady.

In fact, Shen Chongming, who had been drinking all afternoon, was not drunk at all, it was best to cheat and play tricks on this drinking field, but he just drank two glasses and blushed and pretended to be, and then he was kicked out of bed, but he couldn't pretend.

"My little ancestor! We're your own father, look at the good things you did! Complaining, Shen Chongming's face was full of happiness.

After a tiring night, but early the next morning, Shen Chongming still got up, just dressed under Yan Yumeng's service, slapped his forehead and said in frustration: "It's bad, the teacher asked me to find him yesterday!" ”

Seeing him like this, Yan Yumeng, who was naturally smart, couldn't help but show a nervous look: "Xianggong, Mr. Gao asked you to find him, shouldn't it be something important!" ”

"Hehe, don't think about it, the teacher just hasn't seen me for some days!" Shen Chongming was stunned at first, and then comforted, Yan Yumeng's thoughts were clear in his heart, this girl has always been secretive about officialdom, for fear that something will happen to her.

"Xianggong, you and I are husband and wife, you can't hide something from me!" Yan Yumeng's expression was still anxious, and the more Shen Chongming was like this, the more she was uneasy.

Shen Chongming shook his head helplessly, and had no choice but to confess truthfully: "It's not a big deal, the teacher just thinks that my promotion is too fast, and he deliberately presses it, which is a good thing, saving you from worrying all day long!" ”

Hearing this, Yan Yumeng breathed a sigh of relief and laughed softly: "That's fine, Mr. Gao has been an official for many years, and he understands a lot more naturally, and his old man must be doing this for the sake of your husband!" ”

"Hehe, it's good that you understand, it's not too early, and the prince has to go to court!"

It was still three whips to meet the ministers, and Shen Chongming followed a few bigwigs of the court and walked slowly into the hall under the attention of the ministers.

With Gao Gong's previous foreshadowing, Emperor Longqing was very obedient to His Royal Highness this time and obediently surrendered to the latest chapter. Although he greatly praised Shen Chongming's exploits in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, in the end he only made some silver rewards, and he was not promoted to knighthood.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Shen Chongming deliberately fell behind, and he also knew Emperor Longqing's thoughts, he must have been reluctant to treat himself like this, and he would definitely send someone to summon him alone.

Sure enough, without waiting to get to the palace gate, Chen Hong chased after him breathlessly: "Lord Shen stays!" ”

"Oh, Father-in-law Chen, I haven't seen my father-in-law for many days, my father-in-law's spirit is better than before, congratulations here!" Shen Chongming's beautiful words came as soon as he spoke, which made Chen Hong, who was nearly sixty years old, smile even more.

"Oh, thank you for your auspicious words!" Chen Hong smiled, lowered his voice and said, "My lord, the emperor wants to see you, please come with the villain!" ”

Looking back at the court officials who looked back from time to time, Shen Chongming almost suffocated his internal injuries, your father-in-law Chen is out of the horse, this is not clear to tell everyone that the emperor wants to see us, there is still a need to whisper, not much, after saying the request, he followed Chen Hong to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts.

"Hahaha, Shen Aiqing, hurry up and be polite!" Seeing Shen Chongming kneel down and bow down, Emperor Longqing got up with a smile on his face and stepped forward to help him up.

"Your Majesty, you've killed Weichen!" Shen Chongming looked panicked, but his body stood up with Emperor Longqing's arms.

Emperor Longqing laughed, patted Shen Chongming's shoulder and said, "Aiqing has made great contributions to the imperial court this time, I want to thank you well!" ”

"The emperor has a good reputation, and Weichen just did his duty, and he didn't dare to take credit!" Shen Chongming was modest, but these words made Emperor Longqing very satisfied, he can have this mentality, no matter what his ability is, he is a rare good courtier!

"Shen Aiqing! The reason why I did this to you this time is really not what I wanted! Emperor Longqing sighed again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Gao insists on this. Although he didn't explain the reason, it must be for Shen Aiqing's hello, you must understand this! ”

"Hehe, the emperor is too worried, this Weichen naturally understands this, the reason why the teacher is like this must be for the sake of Weichen, and Weichen is in this position, he has already felt terrified, and he really doesn't dare to be greedy anymore!" Shen Chongming was modest, but he didn't think like this in his heart, he knew that the more power he had, the more he could implement greater reforms.

Emperor Longqing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "If you can think like this, I can rest assured, the journey is tiring, you can rest at home these days!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, that Weichen is not welcome!" Such a good thing Shen Chongming wished to come a few more times in his heart, and bowed down and thanked him happily.

Out of the palace, Shen Chongming was not in a hurry to go back, but rushed to Gao Gong's mansion on horseback, in fact, he couldn't figure it out in his heart, originally wanted to ask Gao Gong after leaving the court, but the old man just walked away under the support of the ministers, and he didn't even look at himself.

Entering and exiting the Gao Mansion, Shen Chongming was no different from his own yard, greeted the family with a smile on his face, and went directly into the backyard to the front of the high-arched study.

"Old ......" was about to knock on the door, when he heard a high-arched voice from the study: "Come! Come on in! ”

Pushing the door in, Shen Chongming's face was full of flattering smiles: "Teacher, how do you know that it is a student?" ”

Seeing him like this, Gao Gong couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "You are more familiar with the people in this courtyard than the old man, except for you who can walk to the study without being informed, others don't have this kind of treatment, and the beauty has already laid down!" ”

"Hehe, the teacher has won the award, doesn't this mean that the disciple and you are a family!" Shen Chongming almost threw away his eyes.

The family listened to Gao Gong's heart blooming, and laughed loudly: "Okay, since it is a family, then the teacher will not hide it, this time the teacher deliberately did not let you win the award for merit, you can understand the meaning!" ”

Where could Shen Chongming know his thoughts, shook his head and said truthfully: "The student can't figure it out, but the teacher naturally has your intention to do this, and it must be for the sake of the student!" ”

"If only you knew that!" Gao Gong nodded, and said, "Chongming, what do you think of the status of the military generals of this dynasty in the eyes of the emperor!" ”

This is an obvious matter, Shen Chongming couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "Naturally, it is much worse than the previous dynasties, what do you mean, teacher!" ”

Seeing that he didn't understand his words, Gao Gong couldn't help but stretch his face: "Since you know, then you say that as a teacher, how can you continue to mix in the army, in my Ming Dynasty, if you want to achieve a great cause and leave a name for eternity, you can only stand on this court, you know this!" ”

Shen Chongming suddenly realized, it turned out to be for this! However, he didn't agree with Gao Gong's opinion in his heart, but he didn't dare to refute it directly, so he had to say: "Teacher, these are two different things, you see that although the student is now a general in the army, isn't he also the governor of the maritime yamen, it's a big deal to go hand in hand, and this won't delay anything!" ”

Gao Gong's eyes glared, and he said a little angrily: "Confused, you should have your own doppelganger technique when you hold two positions!" I'm afraid that in the end, the bamboo basket will be empty, and the merit will be exhausted! ”

Shen Chongming couldn't help but be moved, although his words sounded harsh, he was thinking about himself everywhere: "Teacher, isn't the disciple in the prime of life, and he can do both positions!" ”

is so stubborn, and there is nothing to do about it, so he can only say bitterly: "Chongfa! Although your idea is good, but you also have to know what your identity is, you said that you are a courtier, but you have both civil and military positions, and you have the identity of Jinyiwei, you say, if your status is a little higher, how can the emperor rest assured of you, how can the officials in the court and the central government do to see that you are powerful and ignore it, and at that time, how should you be good! ”

Gao Gong's series of questions made Shen Chongming break out in a cold sweat, it seemed that he was really a little carried away, and he actually forgot such an important question, if it wasn't for today's teacher's reminder, I am afraid that I will continue to be wrong, maybe I will only understand this by waiting for my head to move.

"Honor! Do you know why Xu Jie made the emperor so unhappy but still managed to get out of the way! In order to make Shen Chongming more vigilant, Gao Gong decided to make it clear to him the stakes in the matter.

"This ......" Shen Chongming hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively: "Xu Jie is an old minister after all. Although there are many mistakes, but when Yan Song was in power a few years ago, the court relied on his mediation to keep it from rotting to the root, and the emperor let him go because of his old feelings! ”

"Wrong, big mistake!" Gao Gong shook his head and said: "The reason why Xu Jie was able to retreat with his whole body was that the emperor remembered his past merits on the one hand, but more importantly, Xu Jie, who left the court, was like a tiger without minions, and he couldn't threaten anyone at all, but the generals were different." Although the imperial court has always been strict in this regard, who can not have a few protégés who have been in the army for a long time and swear allegiance to their protégés? Once they withdraw from the court and are unwilling to cause chaos, it will be a big thing that will shake the country's foundation! You say, how can such a person be a monarch and let it go easily, hmph, even if he spares his life in the old love, he will never think of a free body in this life! ”

Shen Chongming was silent when he heard this, and only after a long time did he bow down and thank: "Thank you for the teacher's reminder, the student understands!" ”

Seeing him like this, Gao Gong smiled and nodded: "It's not too late to understand now, you have to think clearly about your actions in the future, don't be arrogant and mislead your future!" ”