In the duty room of the first assistant of the cabinet of Wuyi Palace, Yan Shifan unexpectedly showed an expression of Corporal Lixian, picked up a finely carved rosewood box from the table, and sent it to Shen Mo with both hands.

"Sit down." Yan Shifan greeted Shen Mo affectionately and sat down on a chair cushioned with rosewood under the big case. He himself sat down beside Shen Mo, opened the big box, which was cushioned with red silk, and neatly placed a complete set of four treasures of the study, which was not ordinary at first glance.

Seeing Shen Mo staring at this set of things without a moment, Yan Shifan smiled and said, "Dad and I have been thinking about giving you a backup meeting gift, the gold and silver treasures are too vulgar, what about the beautiful songs, you are not married yet." But it took a lot of effort to find these treasures from everywhere and make up a set of four treasures of the study, which is just right for you, the Wenkui star. As he spoke, he picked up the dark yellow inkstone and said, "The Chengni inkstone of the Northern Song Dynasty, see whose one it is?" ”

Shen Mo took it with both hands, looked at the inscription on it, and couldn't help but snort softly: "Su Dongpo? ”

"That's it!" Yan Shifan proudly pointed to that side of the ink and said: "The ink belongs to Li Tinggui, and it has the money of the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty on it, and now it is not changed." He pointed to the stack of rice paper and said, "This stack of gold paper is used by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and they all have his seal." ”

Finally, I picked up the set of six brushes, and looked at it silently, but saw that the pen shaft was carved with gold, decorated with the wall, decorated with beads, and the text was Pei Cui, and the non-literary rhino was not written, and it must be ivory, which was extremely gorgeous, and I only heard Yan Shifan say: "This set of Han pens may be Cai Yong's, but the age is too far away, so I have to humbly say that I have to verify it myself." As he spoke, he closed the lid, pushed it in front of Shen Mo and said, "How about it, you are still worthy of our champion, right?" ”

Shen Mo smiled bitterly: "It is too luxurious to write with this set of four treasures of the study. ”

"Who made you write?" Yan Shifan scolded with a smile and said, "The first scholarly family, keep it for generations." ”

"Such a valuable thing is unbearable." Silently shook his head and pushed back.

Yan Shifan glared and said, "What I gave you, you will accept." ”

Silent and hesitating, Yan Shifan said with displeasure on his face: "Could it be that my brother looks down on me?" ”

Shen Mo had no choice but to take the sandalwood box with both hands, and thanked Elder Yan Ge and Elder Xiaoge again.

At this time, Yan Ge Lao, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, opened his eyes and said kindly: "When you come to the cabinet, be diligent with your hands and feet, have a sweeter mouth, listen more, watch more, ask more questions, and you will always benefit immensely." ”

Shen Mo knew that this was Yan Ge's old send-off, so he got up and said goodbye, Yan Shifan sent it to the door, closed the door and turned around, sat on the seat that Shen Mo had just sat on and said, "Dad, why do you have to give him this set of things?" Didn't you say it would be passed on to your grandson? ”

"Yan Hong, Yan Hu, are the two of them compatible?" Yan Song lowered his eyelids, stretched out his hand and said, "Good things can't be ruined." ”

Yan Shifan hurriedly brought the tea on the table to his father, and said with a wry smile: "You have invested so much, why doesn't that kid express it?" "For example, kowtow, make a statement, and say that you will mess with the old man for the rest of your life.

The disappointment on Yan Song's face flashed, and he closed his eyes and said slowly: "Hey, there is a master behind this doll, he already understands his position, so there is no need to deliberately please me." ”

"What location?" Yan Shifan frowned and sneered: "Is the future prime minister?" It's still early! If you want to kill him, it's easier than strangling an ant. ”

"Don't mess around." Yan Song shook his head and said, "Didn't you hear that Lu Bing had already released his words?" Whoever can't get along with his little junior brother can't get along with him...... If His Majesty acquiesces, I don't believe he would dare to say such a thing. ”

Yan Shifan is extremely smart, how could he not think of this, but he is so arrogant that he really can't swallow that breath and says: "This kid dedicated that account book to the emperor, and almost asked for his father's life, is this just the end of it?" ”

"What else else?" Yan Song took a sip of fragrant tea and sighed: "People are old, more things are better than less, there is no chance of killing him with a stick, I will not touch him," said and looked at his son sternly: "You too, don't always think that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, give me trouble!" ”

"What about this kid after that?" Yan Shifan asked.

"What should I do," Yan Song put down the teacup and said slowly: "Look ahead, it seems that Your Majesty wants to send him back to the south, where Hu Zongxian can help us hold him." ”

"Then forget it this time?" Yan Shifan asked angrily.

"Forget it," Yan Song nodded and said, "Bear with the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky." ”

When the Yan father and son were talking, Shen Mo was already visiting the second assistant Xu Jie.

Xu Ge was very kind, got up from behind the desk, pulled him to sit on a mahogany chair, and asked with a smile, "How is Longxi Gong?" Is Changsha Gong good? This question shows the extraordinary relationship between the two parties, but I don't know where this relationship went when I was silent and suffered.

After answering silently and respectfully, Xu Jie said with a smile: "This place is not as busy as Hanlin Academy, there are too many errands and too busy, you have to adapt as soon as possible." ”

Shen Mo nodded and said, "The student knows." "Xu Jie is the main examiner of his examination, although he was only given a batch of papers, but the status of teachers and students is fixed, which means that Shen Mo can't oppose Xu Jie in this life, otherwise he will violate the rules of officialdom and will be spurned by everyone.

This relationship is obviously much more real than the friendship of the family, and even stronger than the father-son relationship. With this relationship, Xu Jie can naturally treat Shen Mo as his own without worrying that he will be half-hearted.

Therefore, Xu Ge Lao, who has always seen people and only speaks three points, rarely taught Shen Mo earnestly: "Your Majesty did not discuss the decree of letting you come to the cabinet on duty, which means that your future is already in Your Majesty's heart, so at this time, as long as you work hard and work hard, naturally no one will lose half of you." He lowered his voice and said: "The cabinet duty room is under the nose of His Majesty, if you are slack and lazy, it is inevitable that the saint will no longer be a saint, so you must take the word 'diligence' first, and always be vigilant." ”

Shen Mo is sensible, the way of nature Xu Ge is imparting experience, quickly sit upright, listen carefully, and then listen to Xu Jie: "The cabinet is an important military machine, and countless decisions have to be made every day, what you have to do is to read more, learn more, ask more, but remember not to express any opinions, put forward any suggestions." His eyes were blazing and he looked at Shen Mo and said: "You can't bear this responsibility, and it will also cause the peak to be unhappy, so I send you a sentence, called 'A hundred words, it is better to be silent', at least before you become a scholar, you should abide by this article in the cabinet." ”

He nodded silently and said, "The students remember the teachings of the teacher. ”

"Good." Xu Jie smiled: "If there is anything you don't understand, a problem that can't be solved, just come to me." ”

"Thank you!" Shen Mo saluted again.

From that day on, Shen Mo and Xu Wei began to be on duty in Xiyuan. Xu Wei served in the Zichen Palace, specifically to meet the emperor's dissatisfaction with the needs of Qingzi. His literary brilliance is also really outstanding, and the green words he writes always make the emperor stunned, so he is often summoned and ordered to accompany him.

Xu Wei is quick-witted, versatile, omnipotent in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, plus his surname is funny, and his adaptability is strong, so no matter where the emperor says or asks, he can answer immediately, and he can always please the emperor, and he is good at saying thought-provoking words between laughter and scolding. So within a few days, he became an indispensable person by the emperor's side...... Emperor Jiajing wanted to play chess, talk about poetry, draw a picture, write a word, or something, Xu Wei could accompany him, and made the emperor happy and satisfied, and felt at home. Even if the emperor wants to go out for a walk, this gag treasure is indispensable all the time, in Xu Wei's own words, he is the 'three escorts' who accompany eating, playing and cultivating.

In contrast, the silent words were much more bitter, and he was divided into clerical matters in the cabinet, drafting some proclamations and edicts, and forwarding the recitals handed down below...... There are 1,936 post stations in the country, and the post road with a total length of 300,000 miles will continuously report the situation of the two capitals and 13 provinces to the capital. What is the north of Alta is about to start robbery again, the south is also raging, the progress of disaster relief in various places is slow, the people who can't get through it start to make trouble, etc., etc., the affairs are complicated, and the excerpts that are forwarded by various ministries every day are hundreds of pieces. After a silent hand, these folds were sent to the elders for discussion...... The advice of the elders is to write down on a piece of paper and stick it on the top of the cantata, which is called 'ticket drafting'.

Silently, he sent the excerpt of the ticket to Shengshou Palace to the emperor's imperial review. However, Jiajing is also an emperor with a very strong desire for power, no matter how big or small, he must read every fold and ask nothing about it. This is exactly when the emperor moved his mouth, and the little soldier ran and broke his leg...... Silent will be like a marquee running around the emperor, the elder, the six departments, the Imperial Procuratorate, Dali Temple, the thick official boots for more than a month can no longer be worn, as soon as I go home, I am so tired that I can't get up, and I don't even have the strength to take off my boots.

(To be continued)