Shen silently, Zhao Zhenji just said a few fair words for Wang Shizhen that day, if he had to be attacked by the Yan Party, if his intercession was known by Yan Shifan, wouldn't he be killed?

Thinking of this, he sweated slightly on his forehead, and said softly: "I'm afraid that the ministry is too worried, who in the government and the opposition doesn't know, after the exam is completed next year, you will be pushed into the cabinet, and you are looking up to hundreds of officials, how can you go to the field because of a few angry words?" ”

"Hehe, I don't know anything." Zhao Zhenji's frankness is incomparable, he said: "Everything is an appearance, and in essence, it is still a dark officialdom. He didn't sell Guan Zi when he said it, and directly decomposed: "Since Zhang Zhi and Li Ben went one after another, in the current cabinet, there are only two elders, Yan Xu, and the energy of both sides is about the same, and Yan Ge's strength is limited at all. Therefore, they all attach great importance to this third candidate to enter the cabinet...... The two sides have been deadlocked for many years, and finally seeing that I am about to take the position, the Yan Party will definitely do everything possible to get rid of it as soon as possible. ”

"Since you know this, why do you need to clash with the Yan Party in advance?" Shen Mo couldn't help but whisper.

"Hehe, Xu Ge Lao said, I understand everything, but if I destroy it, I will destroy this 'good just surname'." Zhao Zhenji laughed at himself: "Actually, the old man has also suffered a big loss, and he also wants to change his temper, but it is difficult to change his surname, and he is still so virtuous at the age of fifty or sixty." ”

Shen Mo had long heard that Zhao Zhenji's surname was hard, jealous and hateful, and he was unscrupulous in front of the powerful, and he never bent his waist for those five buckets of rice. It is said that in that year, he had just been promoted to the rank of Zuo Yude and supervising the imperial history, and when I was in charge of the capital, he submitted a letter of state with contemptuous words, and asked for an exchange of markets with the imperial court.

The young and vigorous Zhao Zhenji was furious, and said to his teacher: "The alliance under the city, "Spring and Autumn" is ashamed. If you promise tribute, you will enter the city, if you have no more to ask, what can you do? Xu Jie asked him, "Then what do you say?" Zhao Zhenji analyzed the current situation in a clear manner and put forward a series of reasonable emergency measures. Then Xu Jie said: "Your opinion is very good, but I can't be the master." ”

Zhao Zhenji saw Yan Song 'vigorously' and wanted to point out his mistake to his face, but Yan Song was afraid of being embarrassed, so he didn't see it.

At this time, Mr. Zhao Wenhua came to see Yan Song, and saw that Zhao Zhenji was still scolding at the door, and he didn't give his godfather the slightest face, so he scolded Zhao Zhenji and ordered him to shut up. Who knew that Zhao Zhenji even Zhao Wenhua, one of the Jiuqing, scolded a dog's blood sprinkler together, hugged his head and ran away, and caused a sensation in the capital.

Of course, he also offended Yan Song because of this, resulting in a bumpy career, and was once considered by the emperor to be 'painting without a district' and was imprisoned, ate the court staff, and then degraded to the history of Libo, the lesson is not painful. Xu Jie felt guilty about what happened to him, and after gaining power, he reinstated Zhao Zhenji, first restored his grade in Nanjing, and then transferred back to the capital. In Xu Gelao's view, similar experiences will shape similar personalities...... When Xu Ge was young and old, he was also domineering, because he offended Zhang Xuan, he was first sentenced to prison, and was almost sentenced to death, and finally was sent to the poor countryside of Fujian.

He believes that after experiencing similar hardships and ups and downs, Zhao Zhenji should become like himself and become a good comrade-in-arms who is like-minded and understands each other. But Zhao Dazhou, who is from Bashu, is simply a guy who breaks through the south wall and doesn't look back, and after he comes back, he still fights with Yan Dang, and later Xu Jie has a few deep talks with him, asking him to focus on the overall situation, so he can restrain a little.

Who knew that as soon as the matter of Wang Shizhen's father and son came out, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help it anymore, and made a fuss slowly, which made Yan Shifan find the reason for him...... Only then did he suddenly remember that Xu Ge Lao's advice of 'focusing on the overall situation', so he was silent and did not fight him to the end. Think about it, how can a guy who dares to go to the door of Yan Mansion and scold the street can scare Yan Shifan?

"I naively thought," Zhao Zhenji smiled bitterly, "I can get through this level by enduring it, and I won't let Yan Shifan's tricks succeed." As a result, I miscalculated for a while, and I was completely suppressed by him, so that everyone would think that I was afraid of Yan Shifan, and when I rectified me in the future, no one would come out to speak for me. ”

"Where's Elder Xu Ge?" Shen Mo asked softly.

"The relationship between the two of us made it impossible for him to express his position." Zhao Zhenji shook his head and said, "Otherwise, Elder Yan Ge will be happy to impeach him on the charge of being a friend." ”

"Is there no way?" Shen Mo asked.

"Maybe, but I don't want to look for it." Zhao Zhenji twisted his beard and smiled: "Actually, it's not a good thing that I went." ”

"How?" Shen Mo asked softly.

"I can't say for sure, I can only say - ride a donkey and look at the ledger, and we'll see." Zhao Zhenji smiled and said: "For Xu Ge Lao, maybe it is because Sai Weng lost his horse and knew that it was not a blessing." ”

Seeing that he was reluctant to say it directly, Shen Mo knew that it was obviously related to Xu Jie's next arrangements, so he didn't ask anymore.

Zhao Zhenji saw that he was quiet, and said a little apologetically: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, in fact, I don't know, anyway, the elder Ge let me rest at ease for a few years, and everything has him." ”

Shen Mo shook his head and said, "I didn't mean that, I was just worried that if someone like Ge Lao went, there would be no different voices in the court." ”

Zhao Zhenji shook his head and smiled, got up and sat back on the big case, and asked, "Lord Shen, since you have come to meet you, the old man will perform his duties and inquire about your knowledge." ”

He was silent and didn't know what to do, so he had to say respectfully: "My lord, please ask." ”

"You are the champion, the Four Books and Five Classics are naturally not a problem," Zhao Zhenji said: "But as a Hanlin, when you are well-read, I wonder if you have any involvement in "Han Feizi"?" ”

"It's not like reciting it backwards." Shen smiled silently: "But it's barely familiar with the chest." ”

"What a big breath," Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but smile and said: "Then let me ask you, the king of Chuzhuang has been in power for three years, and there is no order to issue and no government." Right Sima throne and Wang Yin said: 'There is a bird in the south, three years without wings, no flight and no song, hey and silent, what is the name? ’”

Shen Mo smiled and continued: "The king said: 'If you don't have wings for three years, you will have long wings; If you don't fly or roar, you will watch the people. Although there is no flight, the flight will soar into the sky; Although there is no sound, the sound will be amazing. Zi Shi Zhi, do not know it. ’”

Zhao Zhenji smiled and said, "What other questions do you have?" ”

"Nope." Shen Mo nodded slowly.

"Good." Zhao Zhenji nodded, picked up the sheep's hair on the pen stand, dipped it in ink, and said while writing: "As a rule, those who serve in the Zhan Mansion will hold a position elsewhere. ”

This is a common practice, every Hanlin official who opened a workshop is like this, for example, this is Zhao Butang in front of him, and it was Youzhongyun who also supervised the imperial history back then, so Shen Mo was not surprised at all, so he listened to him: "According to the rule, there should be two divisions in the country, but now there is only one...... Another candidate, I'll nominate you. "The Hanlin Academy, the Zhan Mansion and the Guozijian are all under the control of the Ministry of Rites, and the appointment and dismissal of officials also need to be approved by the Ministry of Rites, so he said this.

For Shen Mo, it's the same wherever he is now, so he nodded and agreed: "Let the master of the ministry bother." ”

Zhao Zhenji wrote the recommendation book, handed it to Shen Mo, looked at him deeply, and said, "If you go there, you will benefit immensely if you have a good relationship with Lord Sacrificial Wine." ”

Shen Mo was slightly stunned, not knowing what he meant.

When he came out of Zhao Zhenji, it was already noon, and he came up and said, "Are you still going to the Economic Bureau?" ”

"Let's find a place to eat first." Silently sat in the sedan chair.

"My lord, what are we going to eat?" Sanchi smiled and narrowed his eyes and said, "Roast duck or mutton?" ”

"Eat, eat, eat." Shen Mo glanced at him and said: "Your Yanjing people's food is too fat and too oily, and my adult will have stomach trouble if I eat it." ”

"Then let's go eat Cantonese food," Sanchi said with a smile: "I'm familiar with Yanjing here, or Fujian cuisine, don't adults love that light taste?" Seeing that Shen Mo didn't like it very much, he simply said: "Tell me, which of the eight major cuisines?" That's fine. ”

"Huaiyang cuisine." Shen Mo nodded.

"Is that so?" Sanchi said: "I know that there is a restaurant outside the front door, specializing in Huaiyang flavor, and the taste is a must!" ”

"I want to eat Jinling-flavored." Shen Mo was a little depressed and said, "Bai has followed me for so many years. ”

"Jinling flavor...... Oh......" Sanchi suddenly said: "Oh, my lord, you want to go there and just say no, do you need to go around like this?" ”

"You're thinking too much," Shen Mo lowered the curtain and said, "I just want to eat Jinling food." ”

Seeing that the adults no longer paid attention to themselves, Sanchi muttered bitterly: "Every time, let me carry the black cauldron, if Mrs. knows, she will really kill me." Seeing that the guard who served as the sedan chair man on the side was eating and laughing, he threatened in a low voice: "Laugh at a ball?" If anyone leaks the news, I promise to break his leg before being disposed of by my wife! He waved his hand violently and said, "Go to the Lilac Hutong in Ming Shifang." ”

Ming Shifang is in the east of the city, Lilac Hutong is only one of the dozens of big alleys under its jurisdiction, in the depths of this alley, there is a small house, from the outside, the ordinary courtyard is only, but into the courtyard, it is a unique cave - the garden is full of strange peaks, the cave is circling, the embedding is strange, around a shallow pool, the brocade scales in the pond play in the water, the lotus flowers; In addition to the northern Huai willow and begonia, a hundred thin bamboos are also planted, and the shadow is repaired, creating a special Jiangnan flavor in this northern land.

Nestled in the bamboo forest are three main rooms and two side rooms. The east wing room is full of books, and in front of the bookshelf is a large desk, on which is laid with pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a thick stack of rice paper full of characters.

And in the west wing, it is much more elegant, there is a picture of a lady hanging on the wall, there is a soft couch on the ground, there is a small number of Gusu Yunlin style resting on the couch, there is a green Qi guqin on a few places, a few days ago there is a Boshan incense burner, the sandalwood in the furnace is faintly curling, but it is a piano room. But at noon at this time, there was no one in either the study or the piano room.

Because the three siblings who live here are eating in the dining room. Although the meal on the table is not sumptuous, it can be called elaborate. In addition to a few plates of seasonal vegetables, a large bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup, a few pumpkin dumplings, and a plate of carmine goose fat shortbread, this is the sisters' lunch. As for the younger brother, it is the time to grow his body, and there is still half a roast duck to enjoy, which is enough for him to eat to his heart's content.

That sister is only twenty years old, born slender and graceful, although she is dressed in plain clothes, she has a look like a Xizi, even if she goes to Jiangnan several times, it is difficult to find a more beautiful woman than her. Her younger brother and sister were only in their teens, just the age of innocence, and they chattered while eating, and they didn't notice the sorrow between their sister's eyebrows for a long time.

When the two children were arguing about a certain issue, they looked at their sister together and wanted her to comment on whether they were right or wrong, only then did they realize that something was wrong with her, and the younger sister asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Not really." My sister smiled and said, "Let's eat, after eating the piano that should be practiced, and the reading that should be read." ”

"You must be thinking about Uncle Shen." Although my sister is young, she is very gossipy, and says, "Are you right? In the latter sentence, he did ask his younger brother.

The little brother said in a muffled voice, "I don't know." Then he lowered his head and opened the rice.

"Every time you mention Uncle Shen, you're like this," my sister said unjustly for someone: "Next time, I won't let Uncle buy you "Journey to the West" to watch." ”

"If you don't look at it, you won't watch it." That younger brother obviously had a big opinion of Uncle Shen.

"You're boring." The younger sister accused the younger brother.

Listening to the conversation between her younger brothers and sisters, her sister couldn't help but beat her sister and said, "What does the little ghost know?" Tear your mouth apart with. ”

Before she finished speaking, she heard a Qingyue voice at the door: "What a powerful sister, whose mouth are you going to tear?" ”

Hearing this voice, the sister's body trembled obviously, and the younger brother continued to pick up the rice, but the younger sister jumped up with joy, dropped the rice bowl and ran out, cheering: "Uncle, you are finally here." Then he pulled in Shen Mo, who was carrying a box of Aiwowo.

Shen Mo handed the snack box to the little sister, looked at the food on the table, and couldn't help laughing: "There are so many delicious foods, it's better to come early than to come by chance, it just so happens that I haven't eaten yet." Then he said to the little sister: "Qiao'er, bring a pair of dishes and chopsticks to the uncle." ”

"Okay." The little sister simply agreed, and went to get dishes and chopsticks for Shen Mo.

"Wash your hands." The sister finally spoke.

Shen Mo reluctantly surrendered: "Got it, got it." His eyes looked around, but he didn't see a basin of water, so he had to ask the little boy, "Zhijian, where are you washing your hands?" ”

Na Zhijian glanced at him, spit out two words, and said, "Tianjing." ”

Shen Moxin said that this is all about dynamite? I had to go out to the patio, fetch water and wash my hands, and when I came back, there were more dishes and chopsticks on the table, but there was less sister: "Qiao'er, where is your sister?" ”

"I'm going to make wontons for my uncle," Qiao'er replied while pinching an Aiwowo and eating it in small bites.

Shen Mo smiled and said, "It's too foreign, I'm not an outsider......"

Before the words fell, he heard Na Zhijian say: "You are an outsider." ”

"I said Zhijian, why haven't you seen me for a few months, and you're competing with me?" Silence laughed.

"Because you're a bad person, you bully my sister all day long." Zhijian glared angrily.

"You can't talk nonsense," Shen Mo hurriedly waved his hand, "It will make people ambiguous." Said Zhengse: "Your sister and I are pure and good friends, and there is absolutely nothing unspeakable, you know?" ”

"Hmph, then why is my sister unhappy all day?" The little guy is not very old, and he already has the belief to defend his family, and asked silently.

"Oh, really?" Shen Mo was slightly moved and said, "I'll ask first." Ignoring the two imps, he got up and walked to the kitchen.

I only heard Qiao'er behind him question Zhijian: "Why do you say that the uncle bullies my sister?" ”

"Because he's a bad guy......" It seems that there is something wrong with Zhijian's logic.

Shen Mo walked to the kitchen and saw that the woman was busy with her work. I saw a delicately styled wonton quickly formed in her slender and white little hands, and then neatly placed on the panel, just looking at it is a pleasure.

Shen Mo stood at the door to admire, but she immediately played often, pinched a few wontons in a row, and couldn't help but say: "Don't look at it if you want to eat, you don't have to eat if you want to see it." ”

"Then I won't look at it." Shen Mo was really hungry, so he took a small bench, sat back to back with her, and said, "You wrap yours, I don't look at it, I will talk to you, how so?" ”

"That's pretty much it." She continued to get busy, only to hear Shen Mo say: "Are you still used to living in Beijing?" ”

Whether he could see it or not, the woman nodded and went on to get busy.

Shen Mo turned his head and said softly: "Su Xue, listening to Zhijian, you are very unhappy, can you tell me what you think?" This woman is Su Xue, who has been in an affair with Shen Mo for many years, this talented and peerless woman, in fact, has really not messed with Shen Mo, but she is still willing to unload the lead Hua and make a spoon for him, which makes Shen Mo unable to accept it with peace of mind.

Su Xue didn't say a word, cooked the pinched wontons, and quickly poured a spoonful of hot chicken soup on the wontons, and the wrinkled flesh-colored wontons suddenly floated in the bowl with their wings outstretched......

(To be continued)