"Who dares to provoke him?" was silent, and told everyone about the conflict between Xu Wei and Wang Shizhen during the Chinese New Year at Xu Jie's house.

When I heard that there was a plum on the well, which had been spread in the capital for a long time, it looked like a peach instead of a peach, and it was missing a layer of hair; When it looked like an apricot instead of an apricot, and there was an extra ...... on its body, everyone laughed and leaned back and closed, and tears came down. Sun Ling patted the table and smiled: "Just him, just him, he has so many crooked talents......"

After laughing for a while, the atmosphere on the wine table gradually subsided, after all, Shen Mo went south this time, not to play in the mountains and rivers, but to deal with the big case in the field. Everyone's eyes always unconsciously looked at Jin Da, who was sitting on the right side of Sun Ling...... This old man is the heir of their subject, and he has no character, knowledge, or ability, but because he is Yan Song's fellow countryman, his journey is quite difficult. Only then did he take advantage of Jingcha, with the help of Shen Mo, who had just become the priest of the Nanjing Guozi, but he was involved in this kind of thing.

Student ***, no matter what, he, the principal, can't get away with it.

Seeing that the scene was a little depressing, Sun Ling took out a wine jar like a trick, slapped off the mud seal, and suddenly the fragrance rushed to him, infiltrating his heart and spleen, and smiled at Shen Mo: "Come, guess what kind of wine this is?" As he spoke, he poured it on him.

Shen Mo had already smelled the taste, and then looked at the ruddy and clear wine in the bowl, and couldn't help laughing: "Shaoxing's best flower carving, right." ”

"It's not unusual to know hometown wine." Sun Ling smiled: "You have to be more detailed." ”

Shen Mo looked at the crystal beauty of the wine again, took a sip and said, "Aged champion red? ”

"Why isn't it my daughter red?" Sun Ling undoubtedly agreed with his statement when he asked this. Everyone also said curiously: "That is, can you still separate the male and female of wine?" ”

"Haha......" Shen Mo laughed and said: "This wine has to be buried under the big locust tree for thirty years, so that the taste can be so mellow, whose daughter can't marry at the age of thirty?" ”

"Not bad...... everyone laughed and said: "Only the people who read books, in order to get a lottery, will always be buried and refused to open the seal." "There can be a few people in the world like Shen Mo, Xu Jie, and Zhang Juzheng, who are all done before Mao grows up, and those who want to be thirty years old are definitely early.

"That's right, the day before yesterday someone gave me a few jars, a full thirty-three years of champion red." Sun Ling smiled and nodded.

"Okay, you're a Sun Qianfeng, since you had it the day before yesterday, why didn't you read the novel Cn when you drank yesterday?" Liu Si asked and scolded with a smile: "What's the matter, if you're not the champion, you're not qualified to drink this wine?" As he spoke, he got up and picked up the wine jar, poured wine for everyone, and said, "Let's also touch the light of the champion and taste the red ...... of the champion for thirty years."

"Striker? I'm also a defender. There was silence over there, and a sip of wine almost squirted out, and said, "Aren't you a bandit Zhengfeng?" ”

"I just changed it a few days ago," Sun Ling said: "I will be a striker in the future, this time I will not die, and I am not ready to be muddy again." ”

When he finally said that, the table fell silent for a moment.

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"Buried in the ground, the first fairy child." Shen Mo took a sip of the wine bowl and said softly: "This wine, every family regards it as a treasure, and it is not yet spring, what kind of people will give it away at this time?" ”

"No smarter than Jiangnan." Sun Ling smiled gratefully: "You really understand what I mean, yes, this was given to me by the father of a prison inmate." Saying that, he sighed and said: "Thirty years of expectations have become a mirror, and now he only wants his son to come out safely." ”

Jinda glanced at Sun Ling gratefully, and if the victim can take the initiative to calm things down, the pressure on the responsible party will be much less.

"That's what you mean, too?" Silently pinched a dried shredded chopsticks and chewed slowly.

"Yes." Sun Ling nodded and gave him an affirmative reply: "They were excited for a while after falling off the list, and they did irrational behavior...... and paused: "Have we been hurt in any way, let's be lenient if we can." ”

looked at Sun Piyang silently, and saw that his face was really not good-looking. During the entire incident, Sun Piyang always enforced the law impartially, strictly following the orders of the Nanjing Criminal Department, and the encirclement and arrest of those who should have been encircled would not have caused such a big trouble. But because of some strange reasons, it was fatal, and it couldn't end. In the end, the two sides held each other for several days, and the prisoners were so hungry that their hands and feet became weak, and he organized a strong attack, successfully rescued the hostages, and detained more than 200 prisoners including Shen Yingyuan, and prepared to be questioned on several charges such as gathering a crowd to make trouble, contempt for the examiner, desecrating the Temple of Literature, and taking hostages. Now Sun Ling, who is the deputy chief examiner and victim, took the initiative to exonerate the imprisoned students, which made Ying Tianfu and the Nanjing Criminal Department very passive......

That's where the fuck comes in, Silence has several people involved in the same year, and they are in completely different positions...... Sun Ling is the victim of the main examination, Jinda is the one responsible for the leadership, Geng Xiangxiang is the initiator, Sun Piyang is one of the law enforcers, plus Shen Mo is the referee, and the parties are basically together.

Even if Xu Jie didn't take the initiative, he would try to come to Nanjing, if nothing else, he had to resolve the contradictions between these people, and he couldn't let the collective split...... It is by no means alarmist, these people can wear crimson official robes in more than ten years, their character is good and learned, and their influence in the same year is not small, everyone has a vote of scarlet friends, and if one is not handled properly, it is a divided situation.

"Alas, it's all my ......" Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more weird, Geng Xiang sighed depressedly: "It's okay to make this incident." "Having said that, everyone knows that he is actually so active for the students of Chongzheng Academy.

However, people always maintain their own positions, especially after they have status, they have more groups to endorse, which is inevitable and understandable. In fact, they had discussed this matter together before this day, and there was a fierce quarrel over it, so the atmosphere today was a little weird. If it weren't for the silent arrival today, they might have been awkward for what year and month.

Now what Shen Mo has to deal with is not only the right and wrong of the Tianxiang test, but also the contradictions between the same year, which is really not an easy task.

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Seeing that everyone's psychological pressure is not small, think about it silently, or let them relax first, so he poured a glass of wine for Jinda first, and was about to speak, but the other party held the wine bowl with both hands, and said first: "Jiangnan, what kind of person are you, everyone knows very well, if you can help me, you will never care, you can't help, there must be your reason." I'll make a statement first, I won't trouble you, you can accept whatever you do, and there will be no complaints. ”

"Hahaha......" Seeing that he could say this, Shen Mo was very pleased, picked up the wine bowl and touched him lightly and said: "Defu has just arrived, and he is not clear about the situation in prison, if you are mainly responsible, I am afraid that others will laugh at me as a university scholar." "Jinda word Defu ...... Not Dove.

Jin Defu was excited at the time, he knew that Shen Mo would save himself by reading the novel Cn no matter what...... As for whether it is a fine or a demotion, it doesn't matter, anyway, there is silence in the court, and sooner or later he will be able to rise again.

Seeing that Jinda made a good start, Shen Ming's spirit was shocked, and he raised the wine bowl and said: "You can't write two words in one stroke, we are friends of the same year who agreed to do big things together in the future, do you want to start a mess now?" He said with a sad face: "If you forget the oath of sharing honor and disgrace, even if we worship each other in the future, we will not be able to do anything!" ”

Everyone only responds, and everyone understands the big truth, but how many can look down on the immediate benefits?

After being silent for a long time, Geng Xiang finally spoke, and said with a miserable smile: "Jiang Nan is right, I am the initiator of this case, let me bear the main responsibility, anyway, I am not here, dereliction of duty, rather than a corpse vegetarian meal, it is better to simply travel to the forest from now on and concentrate on preaching our new Wang Xue." ”

"Joke ......" Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Your proposal is played normally, the Ministry of Rites approves, the cabinet votes to draft, the emperor approves the red, and in accordance with the complete and legal process, it becomes a decree." After a pause, he said: "If you are judged to be at fault, wouldn't it mean that Zhao Butang, Xu Ge Lao and the emperor are all wrong, I am not so bold." ”

"That ......" Geng Xiang's expression was flat, but his heart was actually relieved, after all, he took the initiative to hang up his crown and go away, because this kind of thing made the court take off the black yarn, and he had to be disgraced for a lifetime.

"This is right, that is not wrong, it seems that it is Ying Tianfu's fault." At this time, Sun Piyang said coldly: "Okay, it was the mishandling of the Shuntian Mansion that intensified the contradictions, which caused the matter to get bigger and bigger, so it's okay." "This brother Tai was born poor, upright temperament, and once because of the persuasion of Emperor Jiajing, he was miserably filled with the army by the court, although the new dynasty was soon restored, and he was promoted to Ying Tianfu Yin, but it is inevitable that things are a little different from ordinary people.

"Tateyama, you're too nervous," Shen Mo waved his hand and looked around at everyone: "You all take this case too seriously, in fact, this is different from ordinary fraud cases, whether it is the initiator, the examiner or the law enforcer, as long as they are all law-abiding and not at fault, there is no need to hold anyone responsible." ”

"Hey, you said it earlier...... Xia Shi and the others, who were purely accompanied, immediately smiled and livened up the atmosphere: "Scared people to be careful, plop and jump hard......"

"Can such a case be pressed?" After laughing, Sun Ling said worriedly.

"Why can't you hold it down?" Silent said lightly: "The officials in Beijing are busy fighting with the eunuchs, and they don't have time to pay attention to this side, so we just have to settle things." ”

"The problem is that it's not over." Sun Piyang did not dare to disagree: "Those prisoners can go on a hunger strike in prison, and they will protest with death if they don't restore the name of the table." He sighed and said: "Jiangnan, I just have a bad breath, don't be surprised, it's really been a lot of internal and external pressure recently." ”

"How can it be, you and I still need to be so polite?" Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Most of those prisoners have backgrounds, and they are locked up inside, so of course their families have to move." ”

"However, since Jiangnan is here, they don't all have to be honest, Tateyama can relax." Xia Shi smiled and comforted Sun Piyang.

"That's right." Sun Piyang finally smiled.

"Come, drink, drink." So the first class in the same year let go of their worries and began to push the cup and change the lamp, only talking about the wind and snow, recalling the young and frivolous, and becoming happy again.

But Xia Shi and Huang He were a few bystanders, and they inevitably sighed in their hearts, as soon as the silence arrived, everyone immediately had the backbone, and the original impetuous eagerness disappeared, which shows that the phrase "birds have no head and do not fly" is not false at all.

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When the banquet was gone, Shen Mo was a little tired, and asked them what errands they had, and if they were busy, they would go back to the yamen first. Who knew that except for Sun Piyang, the other six people shook their heads and said: "We are in Nanjing, and the most important thing is to be free." ”

"There are so many prisoners in prison, I don't feel at ease." Sun Piyang said a word, and then left with his fists in front of Shen Mo.

"You're at your own convenience." Shen Mo stretched and said, "I have to take a break." So everyone continued to drink tea and play chess in the water pavilion to kill time, and he went to the backyard, washed up a little, and fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already dark outside, and I asked silently, and Hu Yong came in with water...... Although there are flowery maids and the best chefs in Jinling in the mansion, for the sake of safety, the silent living and eating are still taken care of by his old team.

After washing his face, he suddenly felt refreshed, and asked silently, "What about people?" ”

"A few adults have gone home for dinner, and they will come back to accompany you tomorrow." Hu Yong said: "Lord Geng and Master Sun are still downstairs, waiting for you to have dinner." ”

"Hmm." Shen Mo changed into a brocade robe, and Shi Shiran came down from upstairs.

A table of food has been set up downstairs, the lights are dim, Geng Xiangxiang and Sun Ling are talking in a whisper, compared with the noise in the daytime, it is obviously more suitable for heart-to-heart communication now.

Seeing him come down, the two stood up, smiled silently and asked them to sit down, looked at the food on the table and said, "Sure enough, my own brother understands me." "The dinner is very light, the cold spell is four pieces of duck, the dish is a few fresh side dishes such as fried stinky tofu with artemisia reed, the soup is duck blood vermicelli soup and chrysanthemum brain egg soup, the rice is two kinds of baked cakes, ghee and ordinary, very refreshing table dishes, but it is Shen Mo's favorite.

Sun Ling smiled and said: "Don't look at it as an ordinary dish, but ordinary people, where to find this reed and chrysanthemum brain at this time?" It is all a secret method made by the rich family, which is preserved for a summer, and it is as delicious as ever. "These two things are the specialties of Nanjing, the reed is produced in the spring on the Jiangxinzhou, and the chrysanthemum brain can only be seen in the summer.

"Sun Gongzi is really a particular person." Silently laughed and sat down, took a bowl of soup and said: "Nothing else, this green chrysanthemum brain egg soup is the most defeating, I have to drink two more bowls." ”

After laughing for a while, the three of them ate quietly, and when they saw Shen Mo putting down his chopsticks to wipe his mouth, Sun Ling said softly: "At the noon banquet, you patronized to reduce the burden on others, but in this way, the pressure is on you." ”

"It's okay." Shen took a sip of tea and said: "Actually, the core of the contradiction is not how to deal with the parties involved, but whether to restore the 'vessel name'. According to Shen Mo's understanding, the number of the dish is like the Beijing college entrance examination in later generations, although the whole country is condemned, but even if the university expands enrollment and the diploma is devalued, no one can cancel it. Now that Daming has canceled the 'dish name', and the impact on the prisoners is very serious, it is not surprising that it has suffered such a backlash: "If this problem is not solved, even if I force it this time, there will still be people, I am afraid that Nanjing officialdom will never be peaceful." In his mind, the powerful lineup on the dock came to mind, and it must be the lobbyist who persuaded him to restore the 'dish name'.

After listening to the silent words, Geng Xiangxiang's face turned a little pale, and he said softly: "The imbalance in the world comes from the unfairness of taking people. The children of the powerful in the Guozijian can use the privilege of the name of the vessel to pass the most difficult township test, and can easily enter the official career, and then with the help of the family elders, they can occupy high-ranking positions and continue the status of the family; The solution of the Ying Tianxiang test is not too much, and it has to be divided into a part of the dish number, which makes the competition of ordinary candidates extremely cruel, and it can be said that thousands of troops are fighting for a single-plank bridge, and only a few can succeed in the end. Said with some emotion: "The result of this laurel list just confirms this unfairness, if there is no name, almost none of the children of those powerful people can be selected, since the imperial court has taken various measures to ensure the fairness of the imperial examination, why should we turn a blind eye to this biggest unfairness?" ”

"Brother Tiantai, don't worry." Silently put down the teacup and comforted him gently: "Didn't you cancel the dish size this year?" ”

"But listen to you, it seems like you're going to have to resume next time." Geng Xiang sighed: "It's so easy to take a step, do you still have to go back?" ”

"......" was silent for a long time, and when Geng Xiang was about to be completely disappointed, he said slowly: "When you discussed it with me, how could I reply to you?" For such a major matter, Geng Xiang naturally asked for Shen Mo's opinion before writing the book.

"I remember you saying at the time." Geng Xiang said slowly: "A fair system of taking scholars can ensure the upward flow of talents, the flow of water is not corrupt, and the household hub is not beetle, and this smooth flow channel is almost the only way to restrict the privileged class and monopolize the power of the state." After a pause, he said: "Although you did not give me a clear answer in your letter, it is obvious that you support me. ”

"Yes, I'm here for you." Shen Mo nodded, and his voice was still gentle: "The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency if there is more than is lost." There will be no more ......"

Geng Xiang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then worried: "How do you convince those big families? ”

"I'm going to ......" Shen Mo smiled and said: "Lay out the facts and reason, I believe they will understand that in the final analysis, it is still for their good ......" Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Geng Xiang naturally stopped asking