Shen Xi took the last class before the Shuntianfu Township Examination and got an IOU written by Zhu Houzhao. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This thing is not necessarily a good thing for Shen Xi. Zhu Houzhao is the crown prince, and if it is known, Emperor Hongzhi will definitely investigate Shen Xi's great disrespect.

Moreover, even if Zhu Houzhao ascends the throne and becomes the emperor in the future, he will definitely try his best to get back this IOU that made him lose face, and it will inevitably cause him trouble at that time.

When Shen Xi went home with the IOU and showed it to Xie Yun'er, Xie Yun'er couldn't help but shake her head and laugh dumbly: "Xianggong, who wrote this IOU, why is it so rough...... Such a person, the husband also lent him four taels of silver? ”

"Isn't there a signature on the back?" Shen Xi said with a smile.

Xie Yun'er carefully identified it before she was sure what was written, and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Zhu Houzhao, who is that?" ”

The name of the crown prince is not known to ordinary people, Zhu Houzhao's name is almost known to everyone through film and television works in later generations, but in this era, even many courtiers do not know.

Shen Xi said: "This is the prince of the East Palace. ”

Xie Yun'er was so frightened that she almost threw away the IOU in her hand, and she hurriedly asked, "Xianggong, are you ...... How do you lend the prince money...... Isn't the crown prince only ten years old? ”

"I'm eleven years old, and when he found me, a gentleman, I had to lend him money...... The purpose of setting this note is not to set a deadline for him to return, but to let him understand that this world is not as simple as he expected, and it is a matter of course to borrow and borrow. ”

When Shen Xi said this, he smiled at Xie Yun'er, "Lady, you are in charge of the finances at home, I will hand over this thing to you to collect, you must not show it, maybe you can help us in the future." ”

"Oh!?" Xie Yun'er was curious and asked, "Why did Xianggong say this?" ”

There are some things that Shen Xi can't explain clearly to Xie Yun'er.

For example, in the early years of Zhengde, the court was in turmoil, if it really reached the point where it could not be controlled, Shen Xi would have to survive in the cracks, and perhaps the relationship with the prince could become a lifeline for him.

Of course, Shen Xi was not very worried now, because he felt that Liu Jin and the other eunuchs of the East Palace did not seem to be trusted by Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang, and he even received rumors that the attendants of the East Palace might be replaced after a while.

If Liu Jin and the others are really allowed to leave the East Palace, the power of the Eight Tigers will not be formed, and when Zhu Houzhao ascends the throne, the bear child may be selected to be capable, and history will go to a fork in the road.

Then Shen Xi took a long vacation, but he didn't have to worry about him being idle, because he just used this time to think about realistic exam questions.

Now that the candidates of Shuntian Mansion have basically arrived in the capital, they are waiting for the first Jiuxiang exam to start, for an inner curtain official like Shen Xi, it will be very boring for a few days after the question is issued, because the examination process does not do the affairs of the inner curtain official, and only after all the test papers are pasted and transcribed, the marking work of the inner curtain official will begin.

On the second day of August, Shenxi Mansion received a special letter.

This letter was written by an "old friend" of Shen Xi, who had already come to tell him that he was going to enter Beijing after the autumn, but he didn't expect it to come one step earlier.

It was Shen Xi who took the same test from the government to the Tingzhou Mansion Sutong!

Su Tong came with his family this time, his purpose was very simple, to be active in the capital earlier, so that he could accumulate a good reputation and strive for a high school in the next year.

Su Tong didn't know many people in the capital, and Shen Xi was the most familiar to him, so the first thing he did after arriving in the capital was to write a letter to Shen Xi, which was actually to try the depth of Shen Xi's mansion.

Su Tong had already learned that Shen Xi was the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination, in addition to marveling at Shen Xi's rapid promotion, he also understood that Shen Xi's identity was sensitive now, and it was estimated that he would close the door and not see outsiders, so he didn't dare to come to the door.

However, Shen Xi didn't have too much fear of Su Tong. 、

If the chief examiner of the township examination goes to meet the candidates, there will be a lot of gossip outside, but since Su Tong is his son on the same list, or his old friend in Tingzhou Mansion, he himself went to the capital to take the exam, so it doesn't hurt to meet him. But even if you want to see Su Tong, you can't seem to be mysterious, but you can see each other in the light.

Shen Xi sent someone to agree on a good location with Su Tong, not somewhere else, it was Min Sheng Teahouse, Shen Xi specifically pointed out that he was the chief examiner of the township test, and if Su Tong wanted to meet, he must dissociate himself from the Shuntianfu Township test.

Su Tong came out of the Ministry of Rites in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, and of course he knew that the imperial court was cautious about this Shuntianfu Township test, and he went to Shenxi alone to make an appointment.

When Shen Xi returned to Tingzhou Province before, the two had met once, but now it has only been more than a year, Su Tong feels much more mature, and he has begun to grow a beard under his chin.

But no matter how you look at it, Shen Xi feels that Su Tong's beard is not quite right, he is not like a scholar at a young age, but he has a bit of a slippery accident like the taste of the master of Shaoxing.

“…… Brother Shen, I haven't seen you for a long time, try the tea leaves of our Tingzhou Mansion, and bring it specially for my brother, just so that you can taste the taste of your hometown. ”

Su Tong is very attentive, the Su family runs a tea house, he came to Beijing this time to bring a lot of local products, a small half of which is tea, but also he speculated that Shen Xi has lived in the capital for a long time, maybe not suitable for the water and soil of the capital, a cup of tea from the hometown will make the relationship between the two much closer.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "I have thanked Brother Su for his kindness. ”

"Haha, I was worried that Brother Shen wouldn't sell your face as a brother, so I refused to meet you...... Now that the Shuntianfu Township Test is imminent, it is inconvenient for you to go out, I wanted to wait for the township test to end before visiting, but I thought that you were presiding over the township test, and I could use this new tea before the rain to relieve fatigue, so I cheekily sent a letter, I didn't expect Brother Shen to be so approachable. ”

Su Tong's face was full of pride.

Shen Xi has been in the limelight in the past two years, and as a double lecturer of the East Palace and a Japanese speaker, he is like a fish in water in the Hanlin system, as long as he maintains this good trend, he may be very likely to enter the cabinet in the future...... He was very proud to be friends with Shen Xi, a promising upstart in officialdom.

Shen Xi sighed: "I also wanted to wait for the township test to end before inviting Brother Su to get together, but since Brother Su is so hearted, it doesn't hurt to meet him." Brother Su entered Beijing this time, but he must be cautious in his words and deeds, the last time the Ministry of Rites tried to break out the problem, which will make the Renxu Branch Examination extremely sensitive and strict. ”

"Brother Shen reminds me that Brother Wei knows how to do it." Su Tong's face showed a look of understanding.

The two drank tea together, and couldn't help but talk about some things about Tingzhou Mansion.

“…… Brother Zheng was admitted to the student and will go to Fuzhou to participate in the township test this year, originally I also said that I would come to Beijing together after the other township test, but I think that it is not so easy to pass the township test, once delayed, it will have to be at the end of autumn to set off, and it is not easy to enter Beijing in the ice and snow, so I still take a step early. "Su Daodao, "I don't know if Brother Shen can have any contact with Wu Gongzi in the past two years?" ”

If Su Tong didn't mention it, Shen Xi would have forgotten about Wu Xingyu.

Wu Xingyu, as the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Fujian Township tried Yayuan, and now he is studying in Taixue, Xie Duo inadvertently mentioned Wu Xingyu, mainly because Wu Xingyu and Shen Xi are fellow villagers, so they unconsciously pay attention to it. However, Xie Duo, who took teaching and educating people as his own responsibility in his life, found that Wu Xingyu was scheming, and he was not the material for learning at all, but he appreciated Yan Song, who was also a student.

This fully shows that there are also high and low levels of scheming, and Yan Song, who has a thick face and a black heart, is more mature and experienced than Wu Xingyu in this regard.

"I haven't seen it." Shen Xi said bluntly.

Su Tong sighed: "That's a pity, I heard that Wu Gongzi got married during the Dragon Boat Festival this year, but it's a pity that I'm far away in Changting, and I have time to congratulate in the future...... Among the students of Tingzhou Mansion in the same year, he is the most proud one except for Brother Shen. Taixue has studied for three years, and maybe he will try next year to be on the list. ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, whether Wu Xingyu won the Zhongjin Shi exam or not, how much does it have to do with me? said that it was the same year, but Wu Xingyu clearly regarded me as an old enemy, and it was good that he didn't design to harm me.

"Alas, Brother Shen, I heard that Brother Ling was also admitted to the middle school last year, and he was the fourth in the Tingzhou Mansion Examination last year, if he can also be nominated for the list, and next year will be Xingbang High School, then my Tingzhou Shen family will be famous all over the world." Su Tong was a little more complimented to Shen Xi and the Shen family where he was located.

The Shen family has produced three talents in a row, Shen Xi and Shen Yuan are both young and have done something, and many people can't help but regard the Shen family as a scholarly family.

But Shen Xi knew that the Shen family's real reading seed was actually only Shen Yuan, and if it weren't for his magpie's nest, the Shen family's hope for the future could only fall on Shen Yuan.

Shen Xi felt a little remorseful for this taciturn cousin, because his appearance made the Shen family lose attention to Shen Yuan prematurely, so that no matter how great Shen Yuan's achievements were, he was also compared to his edge.

Shen Yuan is introverted, which is related to his upbringing, he came out to study at a very young age, away from his parents and relatives, and the old lady Li has always been harsh to her children and grandchildren, Shen Yuan has poor living conditions at school, and he is a student in the countryside, and he is often bullied by his classmates.

"I hope so." Shen Xi smiled.

Shen Xi sincerely hoped that Shen Yuan could achieve something, and he would help Shen Yuan as much as possible, but he knew that it was too difficult for Shen Yuan to win the first term, especially in a place where the water was very muddy in Fujian Township, even if Shen Yuan had talent to learn, he would probably be brushed down by those external curtain officials.

Shen Xi said: "Brother Su, I have something to tell you, I have a queen now, and the eldest son is almost a hundred days old. ”

"Huh? Congratulations. Su Tong couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard about it, "If your son can marry the little girl, it will be a joy and a happy ......."

Only then did Shen Xi know that Su Tong had just added a daughter this year, two months older than Shen Ping, but she was the same age, and Su Tong said that it was made in heaven.

"This ...... Let's wait until the children are older. ”

Shen Xi is really not interested in this kind of finger marriage, the ghost knows what Su Tong's daughter will look like in the future, and he prefers to leave marriage to his son to choose. What's more, Su Tong's purpose of marrying is not pure, and now Shen Xi has a bright future, Su Tong's move is just to find an excuse to cling to the powerful.

Although Shen Xi didn't agree, Su Tong's enthusiasm increased a lot, and said: "Originally, I wanted to ask Brother Shen to go out for a walk more, but now it seems that you need to stay at home more to accompany your wife and concubine, so you might as well do so, and after the Luming banquet is over, then invite Brother Shen to come out for a drink." ”

Shen Xi couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

To say that this Su Tong's enthusiastic and self-familiar personality is indeed quite suitable for being friends, but this person has a shortcoming, that is, he can't control the female color. He knew that what Su Tong said about "going out for a walk" was simply to take him to patronize those places of wind and moon, just like the green building run by Yu Niang in the capital, if you want to make an appointment to visit, with Shen Xi's fame, you may be able to "get a twenty percent discount", and even find a girl without spending money, even eat and take.

Yu Niang is willing to hide Yunliu and Xi'er from him all the time, just waiting for one day in the future when he will figure it out and give people to him, let alone be stingy with a few top girls. In fact, Yu Niang's main purpose in taking care of the Qing Building is to obtain information in this way and cover up her identity.

"No need."

Shen Xi waved his hand and said, "Since Brother Su has arrived in the capital, I think it is better to put aside those fancy thoughts, be pure and have few desires for a while, prepare well for the next year's examination, and strive for the title of the gold list." (To be continued.) )