Fan Chun did not return to his house immediately after the next dynasty.

Although this was also the first time to come, Fan Chun told the driver the location, and it was only a few moments away.

There are many high-ranking officials in the Beijing Division, and if you just throw a brick down, you can smash a high-quality petty official. So even if Fan Chun walked into the inn in a red suit, it didn't cause any restlessness. It's just that the guests who are eating in the front hall look up a few times, and then lower their heads again.

The shopkeeper was respectful, and came forward to bow down to the counter: "I don't know what Lang Jun wants to eat, the wine and food in the small shop are on the signboard, if Lang Jun doesn't like it, he can also say the name of the dish, and the small one will be bought elsewhere." "After all, it is an official of the fifth grade or above, and the hospitality is much more enthusiastic.

Fan Chun waved his hand: "In your shop, did there once live a few new science and technology scholars from Qinzhou, one of whom is called Shen Yun?" ”

"Yes, yes, Shen Gongzi is staying in a small shop. Xiao Lao'er here, there are several Jinshi living this year, and there are four from Qinzhou, and this Shen Gongzi is the most powerful, and he has won the first class. There is also a Li Gongzi from Chuzhou, who is also a first-class jinshi. Seeing that Fan Chun was impatient, the shopkeeper stopped chattering and boasting: "Shen Gongzi lives in the third room of the Son of Heaven, and after the roll call, Xiao Lao'er invited Shen Gongzi to move in for free." Originally, he wanted to live in the first number of the Son of Heaven, but Shen Gongzi disagreed. ”

Don't think that the shopkeeper is just a chatterbox.

Those who do business in Beijing are not clear-minded characters. Fan Chun's inquiry told him that the young official in front of him must have a very good relationship with Shen Yun. After boasting like this, although it is unlikely to be rewarded by Fan Chun, it would be best to be able to combine a good relationship into two.

When Fan Chun was taken to the third room of the Son of Heaven, he heard a noisy discussion inside. There was a knock on the door, but the door was opened by an unrecognizable face.

Seeing that Fan Chun was dressed in a red suit, the scholar in front of him was also respectful: "I don't know if Lang Jun is looking for someone?" The humble attitude made Fan Chun's doubts a lot smaller: "Yes, I came to find Shen Yun in Qinzhou, if there is no mistake, this is his room." ”

Saying Shen Yun's name, Shizi's eyes lit up: "Lang Jun, please come in, this is Shen Yun's room, we are in the same township as Shen Yun at the same time, and we will get together to chat at this time." ”

When Fan Chun spoke, several people in the room had already looked over, and as soon as he spoke at this time, Shen Yun immediately greeted him: "Brother Fan actually deigned to come here, which really made Shen Yun feel uneasy." Come on, please come in. Shen Yun was followed by Zhao Wenqing and a few people, and when Fan Chun walked into the house, Shen Yun introduced them one by one.

This time, it also surprised Fan Chun, he didn't expect Shen Yun to travel so widely, and there were five Jinshi in this room.

After introducing Zhao Wenqing, Shen Yun introduced Fan Chunlai again: "Brother Fan, the prince Zhongyun, is knowledgeable and a great benefactor of Shen. I've said it a lot in front of you. As soon as Shen Yun said this, he knew Fan Chun's identity, and after greeting each other, Fan Chun and Shen Yun sat at the table together.

"I'm discussing the matter of the cabinet shop before, I don't know what Brother Fan thinks?"

After all, Fan Chun's arrival broke the previous process, and because of the difference in identities between the two sides, it was difficult to speak, so Shen Yun could only use Shen Yun as the hub to talk about this matter.

"Shen Yun, you really dare to think about it. Today, I don't know why your notebook is unexpectedly asking me to come to the court to read it again. Don't you know, as soon as I see your name, I have a bad feeling in my heart. Sure enough, the more I read it below, the more frightened I became, but fortunately I didn't make a fool of myself, and I finished reading it in one go. At that time, I secretly glanced at Wang Xianggong's face a few times, you don't know, it really makes me worry. ”

As Shen Yun's only friend in the court, Fan Chun carefully explained everything that happened in the court today. finally sighed: "I didn't expect it to be such a result in the end." However, even if you are in the Sacred Heart, you still have to be careful in your future career. It's not just one or two people you're offending right now. ”

Fan Chun was blunt about the Fan family's lending, and joked that he and Shen Yun had a life-and-death enmity from then on.

Of course, this is just a joke, the Fan family's industry is mainly based on the clansmen doing business, relying on usury, and it is only occasionally done.

Fan Chun's reminder of Shen Yun was naturally in his heart, and several people chatted for a while, and Fan Chun left unsatisfied. Before leaving, he also instructed Shen Yun to go to Fan's Mansion often. As for the people who stayed in the inn, except for Zhao Wenqing, the others were a little envious of the relationship between Shen Yun and Fan Chun.

However, what surprised several people even more was yet to come.

The next day, another man dressed as a servant came to the inn and asked to deliver an invitation to Shen Yun by name. In the past few days, Shen Yun has accepted no longer a few invitations, but many of them are from those businessmen. Business is a cheap business, and it is rare to be exploited by the government when you go south and north, but if you befriend a promising young official, it will always be beneficial.

Shen Yun didn't want to be tied up by interests too early.

In his opinion, anyone who entangles too many interest groups will not go far in their careers. Sometimes there is a considerable possibility that the national affairs are mistaken because of selfish interests.

The famous Donglin Party in later generations is the best example. nominally a clean moral gentleman, but in fact he is just a spokesman driven by interests. Even if it is liquidated in the end, only a few people will be wronged.

Therefore, Shen Yun rejected all these invitations. Today's invitations don't seem to be the same as those that are extremely beautifully made. This is a simple letter, and the envelope is just neatly written "Shen Yun personally opened". The tone is different in the first place, and those businessmen don't call them by their names at all.

Sitting in the room, Shen Yun opened the envelope, and on a thin piece of paper, there were words that made Shen Yun excited.

"Shen Shengzhizi, insightful, amazed for a while. However, there were also a lot of doubts in my heart, and I couldn't understand them for a long time, so I took the liberty of inviting Shen Sheng to come and talk about it. Where the offense is offended, look at Haihan. Sima Junshi. ”

From the previous generation to this life, Shen Yun is no stranger to Sima Guang. In the primary school texts of my last life, there was a story of Sima Guang smashing the cylinder, and when I grew up, I looked at Sima Guang's life and admired that sentence: "I have nothing to surpass others, but what I have done in my life has never been ulterior." ”

The extent to which a person will behave is enough to see his sincerity.

Shen Yunqiang pressed the excitement in his heart, called his man to send a bucket of hot water, and after taking a bath, he put on his newly bought green shirt. This kind of attitude is something that I didn't have when I saw Zhao Ji. In Shen Yun's heart, there is naturally a set of criteria for judging people. Zhao Ji is the emperor and deserves his awe. But Sima Guang is an elder and deserves his respect.

Shen Yun put some suggestions on the improvement of the cabinet workshop after discussing with Zhao Wenqing and others in the past few days, said hello to the others, and left the inn in their envious eyes.

Sima Guang's mansion was rewarded by the imperial court, and it was also quite famous in Beijing.

Shen Yun knocked on the door with the invitation, and when the door saw that it was Sima Guang's own letter, he naturally rushed into the courtyard to make a statement. After a while, he soaked back and let Shen Yun in breathlessly.

The place where Menzi took Shen Yun was the living room of this courtyard. When he came to the door, Sima Guang was already waiting inside. When Shen Yun entered the door, he began to observe this famous minister through the ages.

Dressed in a half-worn green shirt, with a clear face and a pair of bright eyes. Seeing Shen Yun walk in, Sima Guang got up to greet him. After standing up, Shen Yun also found that Sima Guang's body was not tall, and his body was even more emaciated. When he walked into the hall, Sima Guang also greeted him.

"Student Shen Yun, meet Sima Gong." Shen Yun has not yet been conferred an official position, and he came here for a private meeting. Therefore, Shen Yun saluted, and the title of Sima Guang was also the title of Shilin's juniors to meet their seniors.

In this regard, Sima Guang nodded secretly: "Get up, it's been hard all the way, come, sit down and have a cup of tea first, and we'll talk about other things." He didn't expect Shen Yun to come over so quickly, seeing that his hair was still a little wet, and he knew that he was anxious when he came, so he asked the maid to bring tea and let Shen Yun take a breath.

Shen Yun tried his best to be as thoughtful as possible.

This intentional move made Sima Guang's opinion of him change a little. It's just that this old man didn't go directly to the topic, but first took the test for Shen Yun's knowledge.

"In addition to the scriptures, Shen Sheng doesn't know what books he reads?"

"Sima Gong, there are 683 books that students have read over the years. Among them, fifty-three are related to scientific research. Astronomy and geography astrology, more than 30 volumes. The poems and essays of many literati and scholars of the dynasty are one hundred and thirty-seven volumes. There are hundreds of families, and there are more than 100 books that have been handed down. The rest are classics of famous people of all ages. ”

More than 600 books is not much.

But being able to get the numbers down to single digits is a great thing. Sima Guang also inquired about Shen Yun's family background in private, and knew that he could borrow so many books, but he still relied on Fan Chun. In other words, Shen Yun has read so many books in the past three years.

Sima Guang nodded: "Those who benefit from one hole, those whose country is invincible and have two holes, those whose soldiers do not have three holes, and those who cannot raise troops to produce four holes, their country will perish." What is the meaning of this sentence? ”

Shen Yun smiled: "The first king knew what it was, so the support of the people was narrowly profitable." ”

In fact, Shen Yun's answer and Sima Guang's inquiry are basically two sentences connected to Guan Ziguo's accumulation. Sima Guang took this opportunity to ask Shen Yun whether the cabinet system he proposed would have an impact on the country's economic system. Shen Yun's answer was even more subtle, euphemistically telling Sima Guang that compared to this, the disaster of private usury was greater.

Hearing Shen Yun's answer, Sima Guang was stunned, and then laughed: "Yes, the first king knew what it was, so what could he do if he didn't seek the people but the order?" ”

Shen Yun thought for a while: "Weight, balance, rules, rules, rules, and standards." ”

With a little bit of witty questions and answers, Sima Guang's opinion of Shen Yun suddenly became a little different. The answer to the first question made him see the worries in Shen Yun's mind about the accumulation of disadvantages of the country. The second answer shows that Shen Yun is not as smooth as he thought before.

Therefore, Sima Guang smiled and persuaded Shen Yun to make tea.