Chapter 747: The Mouse Trap (1st Update)
Before Shen Xi took over the errand of the chief examiner of the Shuntianfu Township Examination, he knew that there would be a power-for-money transaction. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Being admitted to the promotion means that from an ordinary person to a scholar class, enjoying many privileges, and can also be candidates for office. In order to obtain the only qualification that can change the fate of life in this era, many people do not hesitate to go bankrupt and find someone to dredge.
The inner curtain officer determines the direction of the question and the final admission, and the relevant personnel who have obtained the benefits will try their best to win over and corrupt the inner curtain official. The examiner, who plays a decisive role in the township examination, has naturally become the first target to be co-opted and corrupted.
Shen Xi is still not sure what the attitude of the other chief examiner, Jin Gui, is, but judging from the performance of the outer curtain officials today, Shuntianfu must be tired, except for the two invigilators, one of the other outer curtain officials is estimated to be involved in private fraud, and the same examiner among the inner curtain officials is likely to be unable to withstand the pressure of the outer curtain officials and is forced to compromise.
"Who!?"
Worried and restless, Shen Xi's carriage arrived in front of his house, and as soon as he opened the curtain of the carriage, he saw a figure swaying nearby, and he couldn't help but ask.
Several sneaky people heard the shouts and immediately fled, quickly disappearing around the corner of the alley.
The door creaked open, and Xie Yun'er and Xiu'er walked out, their faces full of uneasiness.
"Xianggong can be regarded as back, these people have been waiting at the door for a long time, and the concubine is very worried, for fear that they will not be good for Xianggong."
Xie Yun'er arrived in front of the carriage and was slightly relieved to make sure that Shen Xi, who was sorting out her clothes after getting off the carriage, was safe and sound.
"What's that?"
Shen Xi tidied up the hem of his clothes, and when he saw something piled up in the right corner of the mansion door, he asked curiously. When Xiu'er held the lantern and lit it, she realized that it was a big box.
Shen Xi stepped forward to open the lid of the box, and the lower layer was covered with strings of copper coins, and the surface layer was a neatly stacked row of silver ingots.
According to the weight of the Ming copper coin, the money has always weighed about six or seven catties, this time Shuntianfu sent out more than 100 pieces, if all are copper coins, then there are thousands of catties, a few people can't lift it at all, so it will be mixed with silver.
There was a letterhead placed by Tang Ying inside: "Redeem it for Lord Shen in advance and send it, so as not to worry Lord Shen." ”
Shen Xi thought to himself, Tang Ying should have made more adequate preparations, here he is looking for someone to block the road and ask him for the Daming treasure banknote, and on the other hand, he will send someone to his house to send money, if Shen Xi is greedy, it is estimated that he will send another copy at that time, until Shen Xi is satisfied.
I didn't want to have an accident, no matter who was before or after, Shen Xi didn't hand over the Daming treasure banknotes, but the silver money was sent directly to the house.
"Xianggong, this ...... What should I do with a lot of money? Xie Yun'er suddenly saw so much money, and she was a little panicked.
But in the end, she is a person who has seen a big scene, and she knows that others must be asking for such a generous gift, and she is more worried about Shen Xi's next errand.
Shen Xi said: "If you carry it home, you can't explain it clearly, but if you stay here...... It's not appropriate, let's find someone to send it back to Shuntianfu. ”
"Is that okay?"
Xie Yun'er's face was full of worry.
Shen Xi said: "What other good way is there?" Is it time to wait for the dawn to expose the money to broad daylight and cause gossip? ”
Originally, Shuntianfu blatantly bribed the chief examiner of the township examination, and he could use this to denounce it to the imperial court, but all those who did these things were "small shrimps", even if Tang Ying, who had the largest official product, was only a six-grade general judgment, and when the time came, all the bigwigs in Shuntianfu could come to "ask three questions", and launch many "temporary workers" to take the blame, which would not hurt the root of it at all, but would make it difficult for Shen Xi, the chief examiner nominally hired by Shuntianfu, to do it.
The simplest and most rude way is to lock the door of the courtyard where the chief examiner is located, and set fire around it to ignite, with the closed environment of the Tribute Academy, the chance of escape is extremely slim, and afterwards it can be pushed clean under the excuse of dry weather and improper use of fire candles.
Even if the other party considers the bad influence and does not do such a trick, he and his family will have to live in the capital in the future, and it will be very uncomfortable to find some ruffians and hooligans to make trouble from time to time.
Shen Xi said: "Find Yun Bolai, and then ask Zhu Dangjia and Sixth Brother for help." He originally wanted to go to see Xie Qian and discuss this matter with Xie Qian, so that if there was any accident, it would be good to have a witness, but thinking that Xie Qian was probably not in the mansion at this time, if he went to the cabinet to find someone, it would definitely be known to everyone, so it was better to deal with it himself.
Back in the living room of the front yard, Shen Xi had just taken off his official uniform, and before he could change into civilian clothes, someone knocked on the door outside.
When Shen Xi arrived at the gate of the mansion, he realized that Tang Ying had personally brought someone over. Tang Ying said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Lord Shen insisted on not needing me to help the people in the Shuntian Mansion to exchange the treasure money, but it was a surprise to be a lower official...... The lower officials came over in person and brought the money back to the yamen. ”
It turned out that Shuntianfu also had concerns.
After all, Shen Xi is a double official in the East Palace and the Japanese Lecture, in case this stunned young man enters the palace to sue the emperor, it is inevitable that the Shuntian Mansion will be eaten and hung up, so that the township test that could have been done from other places will inevitably become the focus of the imperial court's monitoring, and it will be even more troublesome at that time.
Therefore, Tang Ying was ordered to bring someone over to carry the silver money away and destroy the evidence.
"Hmm."
Shen Xi nodded with a gloomy face and returned the letter to Tang Ying. Tang Ying and his party left with torches, without any intention of avoiding taboos, and they looked very public.
The southern and northern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty was a special existence, and the prefectures and prefectures of the northern and southern Zhili were directly under the jurisdiction of the six central ministries as well as the thirteen political envoys.
The Shuntian Mansion is different from the ordinary local yamen, it is the highest local administrative organ in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the Shuntian Mansion Yin is the official position of the third grade, which is two to three levels higher than the general prefect, and is equal to the official position of the six ministers.
In addition to being responsible for the government affairs of the Jingshi, the Shuntianfu is also responsible for the security of the capital and undertaking complaints from all over the country, which is equivalent to a small criminal department. Shuntianfu Yin can directly go to the palace to face the monarch, and has the ability to pass the emperor's resolution to influence, change, and even completely overthrow many yamen.
It is precisely because the authority of Shuntianfu is very heavy, and the errand in it is naturally above the top, and the common people dare not breathe when they see the officials and servants of Shuntianfu on weekdays, so Tang Ying and others have developed a high-flying and domineering temperament.
"Xianggong, these people are so presumptuous!" Xie Yun'er was a little indignant, "Xianggong is an official in the East Palace, do you let someone come to the door to show off your might?" ”
Shen Xi sighed and said: "I'm going to the township test soon, it's best not to make any extraneous branches, and I'll talk about it after the exam." ”
Soon, Zhu Qi and Song Xiaocheng arrived at the Shen Mansion, and Shen Xi gave him a face-to-face lecture, mainly in case someone came to the mansion to make trouble during the days when he was not at home.
Because of Shen Xi's uncooperative attitude, Shuntianfu suffered heavy losses, and the other party was likely to retaliate in anger.
In the living room, seeing off Zhu Qi and Song Xiaocheng, Shen Xi sat down a little tired, and Xie Yun'er walked up to Shen Xi: "It's not early, is Xianggong bathing and changing, or is he resting?" ”
Shen Xi looked at Xie Yun'er's expectant appearance and said with a smile: "You also said that it's not early, so let's rest, Yun'er...... Help your husband clean up the bed. ”
Xie Yun'er glanced at Shen Xi, nodded shyly and timidly, and went to make the bed for Shen Xi.
Now Shen Xi is alone in a courtyard, and there are many good treasures hidden in the wing room of his courtyard, and others can only enter with his permission, even Xie Yun'er, the head mother of the family. The yard is cleaned on weekdays, and Shen Xi is responsible for it, or Yin Wen, the little girl, helps.
Yin Wen is the living treasure of the family, and there is no restriction on going anywhere, Shen Xi's yard, as well as Lin Dai and Xie Yun'er's courtyard.
Shen Xi didn't go back to the room directly, but went to the study first to write something.
After writing, Shen Xi sealed it in an envelope and handed it to Xie Yun'er before entering the Tribute Courtyard.
It's not that Shen Xi is pretending to be mysterious, but the main thing is that he feels that explaining some things early may make his family panic, so it is better to wait for things to happen before dealing with them.
When everything was done, Shen Xi returned to his small courtyard and walked into the candlelit room. At this moment, Xie Yun'er sat on the edge of the bed, her knees together, and her expression was slightly resentful.
"What's wrong, Yun'er, upset?"
Shen Xi sat down and asked, holding Xie Yun'er's slender waist, which had already recovered.
Xie Yun'er pursed her lips: "Xianggong is busy with business, I drank a few more cups today, and tomorrow I have to prepare for the township test, let the concubine serve Xianggong to sleep, and then go back to sleep." ”
Shen Xi asked with a smile, "Is Yun'er blaming her husband for snubbing you?" Between husband and wife, if there is anything unhappy, say it, and if there is one, change it, then encourage it. It's been a bit busy for my husband during this time, but I've tried to find time to spend with you, and the more busy I am and when I'm free, the more I feel the importance of having a caring person by my side. ”
"Besides, if you go back to rest, you can't sleep alone, isn't that the case for your husband? Yun'er is really willing to see her husband sighing at the edge of the bed in this long night? ”
"Poof!"
Although Xie Yun'er felt that she shouldn't laugh, she was still amused by Shen Xi's coaxing soft words, she quickly restrained herself and complained, "Xianggong is a person who does great things, and he can't always be entangled in the private affairs of his children, as long as Xianggong feels lonely, pass on the concubine to serve, even if the concubine is unwell, isn't there still Dai'er, or ...... Xiaowen? ”
"Although Xiaowen is young and can't be a real husband and wife with Xianggong, the girl is very sensible, and there are some things that Xianggong will teach her ......"
Shen Xi smiled and asked, "What to teach her?" ”
Xie Yun'er gently slapped Shen Xi and said, "Xianggong is not serious, and he always makes it difficult to be embarrassed by those embarrassing things!" ”
"Yun'er, you are wronged as a husband, you said it yourself, but you didn't explain it, I asked, but it was for the husband, did you say that I was wronged?" Shen Xi looked helpless.
Xie Yun'er didn't reply, took the initiative to lean on Shen Xi's arms, and said, "That Xianggong, you might as well teach your Yun'er, so that Yun'er can be a caring and service-friendly little girl by Xianggong's side, just like Xiaowen......"
Nothing could be more touching than such love words, Shen Xi could no longer hold back his deep affection for Xie Yun'er in his heart, and hugged Xie Yun'er tightly.
Soon, Shen Xi enjoyed Xie Yun'er's gentleness and thoughtfulness.
After all, Xie Yun'er is not a fifteen or sixteen-year-old yellow flower girl, she knows how to use practical actions to be considerate and take care of her husband, and her father also has a concubine, after returning to her hometown, she learned a lot during her time alone with her mother, and Xie Yuner added a bit of woman's charm and charm after coming back.
On the contrary, Lin Dai is much inferior in this regard, because no one will teach Lin Dai how to please her husband and how to be favored.
Women in these years, as long as their family background is acceptable, they don't need to participate in labor, especially women from official eunuchs, even Xie Yun'er, who is extremely capable, now puts all her thoughts on her husband and children, even if she is not very concerned about competing for favor in her heart, but a woman's natural instinct is still to hope to get more love and love from her husband.
The two of them stayed until late, even the candles and tears were burning, and they were still immersed in the great cause of creating new life.
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There was a lot of jubilation at night, and Shen Xi got up late the next day, and even Xie Yun'er rarely slept lazily, refusing to get up in Shen Xi's arms for a long time.
"Knock knock!"
There was a gentle knock on the door from the outside, and after a while, when no one answered, and there was no way to push it open from the outside, he moved to the window, and soon the shadow of a small head appeared behind the window paper.
Xie Yun'er hurriedly got up and hurriedly dressed.
Shen Xi's sleepy eyes were hazy, and he took Xie Yun'er back into his arms and said, "On the last day before being shortlisted, let's sleep with my husband for a while." ”
Xie Yun'er hurriedly said: "Xianggong, this is all three poles in the day, and I won't get up again...... But it's going to be bad. ”
"In my small courtyard, no one else can come in, what's wrong?"
Shen Xi turned over and continued to sleep, and soon heard the sound of the door opening, followed by footsteps.
Shen Xi closed his eyes, smiled and took the body that came over with a fragrant fragrance into his arms, and said, "Lady, you want to open it, do you want to sleep with your husband again?" ”
After hugging for a while and finding that something was wrong, he quickly opened his eyes and took a closer look, only to realize that it was not Xie Yun'er, but Yin Wen, who was blushing and at a loss.
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