Shen Xi moved.

Moved from the original Xie Mansion to the Imperial Mansion with a larger and more magnificent lintel and a wider area, although this mansion is the property of Gao Mingcheng, the former household servant who was confiscated by the imperial court, and it is a bit unlucky, but Shen Xi does not pay attention to Feng Shui, as long as he feels comfortable to live in.

Even if Gao Mingcheng died, he did not die in his own home, this imperial house sits in the north and faces south, located in the north of the Forbidden City, Zhaohui Jingcai Fang, the residence of this square is built in imitation of the Jiangnan garden, more exquisite and graceful than the buildings of other neighborhoods. There is a Taoist temple and a temple near the new home, not far from the rice field sea, that is, the Houhai and Qianhai of the later generations, the scenery is pleasant, and there are Beicheng Terracotta Division, Shuntianfu and other official offices around, the public security is good, it is difficult to find this kind of place in the capital.

Shen Xi's move is very low-key, which is different from the general gongs and drums when the court officials move, and he can't wait for everyone to know, he prefers that the house is quiet and there will be no outsiders harassing him.

The people from the Zhan Mansion and the Hanlin Academy knew that he was going to move, but they didn't know what day it was, and none of them came to congratulate him on the housewarming.

There were no firecrackers, no ostentatious banquets, even the furniture was ready-made, just the bedding and clothes were wrapped in boxes and sent over, and then there were pen, ink, paper, inkstones, antique calligraphy and paintings, books and other messy things, which could only be transported back and forth by carriage.

The most important thing is to move people in!

"That's great!"

Lin Dai cleaned up her room, and then happily came out to help others clean up.

Now the yard is spacious, belonging to the composite structure of the front and back four courtyards plus the left and right yards and then the yard, so that Lin Dai also has a separate courtyard, and there is even a two-story small attic in the yard, and there is a viewing platform in front of the attic, which can overlook the beautiful scenery of the rice field sea in the distance. Lin Dai has already thought about it, she will plant some grapes when she goes back, and then build a shelf to guide the vines to the roof, so that she can go to the attic to enjoy the cool in summer, and even set up a bed on it, hang a mosquito net, open the window and let the wind on all sides, unrestrained, close the courtyard door and live a sweet two-person world with Shen Xi.

Lin Dai was elated, while Xie Yun'er was sad, because she had not been completely forgiven by Shen Xi, she was still in a state of sin at home, and she needed to keep doing things to "atone" for herself.

She is pregnant, so she can't do too much hard work, but fortunately, there are two girls with great strength, Zhu Shan and Xiu'er, who tidy up the boxes and bedding, and the next step is to clean up their own yards.

Shen Xi's yard was also cleaned up by himself.

After arriving at the new house, Shen Xi also had an independent yard. This courtyard is close to the front yard, on the west side of the central axis, and is connected to the living room and study in the front yard by a porch. In the middle of the courtyard is a flower bed, with wings on the east and west sides, and Shen Xi is going to lock it on weekdays, and put some more secret things in it, such as his complete set of tools for making forgeries. The north side of the courtyard is the main house, the middle is the Ming Hall, there is a warm pavilion in the east and one in the west, and the floor heating technology similar to the palace is adopted, and the winter burns and is warm like spring. The warm pavilion is luxuriously decorated, the bed is very large, at least it can accommodate three or four people to roll the sheets, and Shen Xi sighed when he collected the house.

Even the future hostess Yin Wen has a small courtyard, but she lives on the east side of the central axis near the backyard, which is a little far away from Shen Xi's yard, and her little face is a little unhappy. She doesn't care much about whether she lives well or not, she just hates that she can't let Shen Xi accompany her every day, even if she just sleeps in the carriage and doesn't even have a pillow, she will be very happy.

After almost cleaning up the house, Shen Xi went out again to command the plaque of "Shen Mansion" to be hung up.

Shen Xi looked at the new door of the house, nodded with satisfaction, and just at this time, the first guest arrived after moving to the new house, it was none other than Xie Duo, the priest of the country, and he was also the only one among the officials in the court who knew that Shen Xi was the seventeenth day of the first month.

"Ha, the old man came to congratulate the little friend on the housewarming today, why, don't you invite the old man in to sit?" Xie Duo was followed by a demure woman, and if he didn't look carefully, he really couldn't recognize that this woman with elegant manners and a little ladylike demeanor was Ning Er, who had tried her best to marry herself off before.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "I'm afraid that it is not uncommon for Master Xie to set foot in the cold house." ”

"Humble House!? If you're a humble house, where do I live? I can't speak anymore! Xie Duo said, waved his hand, and asked Ning'er to give the congratulatory gift he had prepared, although it was wrapped in a brocade box, but looking at the light appearance, he knew that it was either tea or books, and it was not a precious thing.

Stepping into the house, the plum blossoms in the yard were blooming, Xie Duo took a deep breath, and was about to say something, when Zhu Shan, who was cleaning the yard, pointed at Ning'er in surprise, and kept "hey, hey......" non-stop!

Other familiar maids also noticed Ning Er and wanted to come over, but seeing that Shen Xi was entertaining distinguished guests, they didn't dare to make a mistake.

When he arrived at the main hall door in the front yard, Xie Duo took a look inside and said, "It seems that a plaque is missing." ”

"Master Xie, this is to leave Mobao?" Shen Xi said with a smile.

"Look at you, why do you always ask the old man for Mobao, what's the use of you taking it? Knowing that you are excellent in calligraphy and painting, the old man will not be ugly in front of you. About to enter the door, Xie Duo glanced back at Ning Er, "Go back to the old master's house, go and take a look, you don't need to wait here." ”

"Yes, sir."

Ning Er bowed and retired deductively, and then walked towards a group of good sisters who got along day and night in Tingzhou, and soon the sound of chatting came over.

When the others walked away, Shen Xicai asked with a smile: "Master Xie, what are you ......?"

"Don't think about it, you kid, the old man just treats her as a ...... Ordinary girl. When Xie Duo said this, he couldn't wipe his face.

Shen Xi understood what was going on at a glance.

This time Xie Duo is taking Ning'er "back to his parents' house", to say that Xie Duo's age, it is indeed not very suitable to marry a woman so much younger than him, but he is a man in the end, even if he is old, he will have desires, and at the same time, when he is lonely and alone, he also wants to have a woman around him to take care of him, but because he can't give Ning'er a name, Xie Duo feels sorry, so he puts people in the room, although he can't become a continuation, at least he can be a "Mrs. Ru".

is that Xie Duo now has children, and in the absence of Ning'er giving birth to an heir, her status will not be fundamentally improved.

But Ning'er doesn't seem to want too much, Xie Duo is the idol she admired in her childhood, coupled with Xie Duo's personality charm, even if the age difference is bigger, she doesn't feel anything wrong, but is willing to do it.

As soon as they sat down in the living room, Xiao Yu served the fragrant tea, and Shen Xi and Xie Duo each took a sip of tea, bringing the matter from the housewarming to the main topic.

Xie Duo is still here for the Shuntianfu and Yingtianfu Township tests.

“…… Now it seems that it is very likely that you will take the Liangjing Township Examination, but I don't know whether it will be the main exam or the same exam. Xie Duo said.

Shen Xi pondered for a while, he was already a waiter in the Hanlin Academy, and he entered the East Palace to lecture and a Japanese lecturer, and participated in the Liangjing Township Examination, which was considered "overkill". You must know that in the past, the main examination of the Liangjing Township Examination rarely used a high-status Hanlin official with such a high status as Youyude. Since it is already overkill, if Shen Xi is asked to be the same examiner, should the examiner send a Hanlin bachelor?

Even if the imperial court wanted to do this, it would not be able to draw up manpower.

Shen Xi said: "Master Xie is here specifically for this matter?" ”

"Well, I mainly want to remind you that there are some places that need special attention." Xie Duo said sincerely, "You have no experience as an examiner, the most important thing for this examiner is to keep a low profile, and you must not get too close to the candidates...... You haven't forgotten yet, have you? ”

Thinking of Cheng Minzheng's final fate, Shen Xi nodded heavily.

"It's still uncertain, whether you were sent to Shuntianfu or Yingtianfu, Shuntianfu is more light, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if some people have the heart, they don't dare to make things too obvious. But if it is Ying Tianfu, after you go, you will inevitably have to be a snake and face all kinds of powerful people! ”

Xie Duo raised another difficult question.

Whether it is the chief examiner or the same examiner, Shen Xi has to face "bribery".

It is no secret that there was fraud in the imperial examinations at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, and even a famous minister like Liu Daxia, who was as upright as Liu Daxia, only promoted Shen Xi alone when he encountered fraud in the Fujian Township Examination, and finally turned the matter into a small one. For those officials who have unclean buttocks, they will not only turn a blind eye to the fraud in the imperial examinations, but will also personally participate in it for personal gain.

Shuntianfu, that is, the capital, belongs to the feet of the Son of Heaven, and even if it is bribed, it will do things extremely secretively.

But if it is Ying Tianfu, whoever is the chief examiner, the gifts received by the family may be astronomical, and being an examiner can be eaten for a lifetime.

Xie Duo continued: "Don't deliberately stir up the turbidity and promote the Qing, the water in the Ming officialdom is very muddy, and the Guozixue is also smoky, Your Majesty has not made up his mind to rectify the rule of officials for many years, and the top is still like this, how can you ask the lower-level officials to be honest and honest?" Be careful. ”

It sounds like Xie Duo is letting Shen Xi go along with it, but in fact, this is not the case at all.

If Xie Duo was not tired of the darkness of officialdom, he would not have been an idler in his hometown of Taiping Taoxi and Nanjing for so many years, this can be regarded as the leading educator of the Ming Dynasty, and the problem of the Ming Dynasty must be more acute, and Shen Xi is only more comprehensive in the systematic history education of later generations.

Xie Duo said this to Shen Xi, mainly hoping that he would not be rash and keep himself clean, but he could not offend the powerful and provoke death, in fact, this is the specific application of the Confucian golden mean.

"When will the specific employment situation of the imperial court be announced?" Shen Xi asked.

"If nothing else, it should be in mid-April, or later." Xie Duo said, "There is still an annual exam at the beginning of the year, and there is also a regular exam for promotion in Guozi Prison, so I may not have time to come over to remind you that you have to do it yourself." ”

Shen Xi smiled and nodded, he was very grateful to Xie Duo.

Although these words seemed to be of little use to him, if Xie Duo hadn't regarded him as a creative talent, he would not have risked being exposed and leaked to come to him to talk to him.

Xie Duo is really afraid that when Shen Xi comes into contact with a position with benefits, he will not be able to be honest and self-controlled, and always spur and alert him, so that he can recognize good and evil, right and wrong, and at the same time, he does not want him to offend the powerful and cause trouble.

This is a good old man!

Shen Xi is not too worried about the township examination, after all, it is only the beginning of the year, and the township examination will not be until August, and the task of being the main examiner is only to produce questions and mark the papers, which belongs to the internal curtain official.

The inner curtain official is not so easy to buy! It is also because the main exams of the inner curtain officials in the two capitals are basically from Hanlin, and they belong to the high-grade officials in Beijing, and they have a great future.

After speaking, Xie Duo called Shangning'er to go home before sunset. Guozijian was only two streets away from Shen Xi's house, so Xie Duo walked to and fro, and Shen Xi personally sent them to the door.

Before parting, Xie Duo suddenly remembered something and reminded: "I forgot something important...... Fu Shangshu once said that the day before yesterday, His Majesty intended to send you as an envoy to Diyi, but this matter was blocked by Xie Gebu, Ma Shangshu and Fu Shangshu, and they wanted to keep you in the capital, so as not to affect your future because of the envoy. ”

Only then did Shen Xi know that the matter of the original envoy to the grassland was true.

The emperor seemed to have handpicked his name, but with the help of Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and Fu Han, the matter was put down for the time being.

If you go to the grassland, you may not only be detained and not come back, for example, Su Wu Shepherd is a living example, even if you can come back, the imperial court will also closely monitor and inspect the envoy officials for a long time to prevent them from being bought by Di Yi.

Sending Di Yi is not a good thing for officials whose careers are on the rise.

Ma Wensheng's help was expected by Shen Xi, and Fu Han, who had always admired him, helped out in a reasonable way. But Xie Qian, who spoke in a weird manner, also helped him speak, but Shen Xi didn't expect this, he always felt that Xie Lao'er would not do anything for him except for pitting him.

When the emperor sent him as an envoy, shouldn't Xie Lao'er raise his hands in approval, thinking that this is a spur and tempering for him?

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PS: The fourth update is here!

After writing this chapter, it was really early in the morning again! For the sake of the Son of Heaven being so diligent, let's have a wave of subscriptions and monthly pass encouragement! (To be continued.) )