Early the next morning, Shen Mo went to the Anding Gate of Dongcheng, it was still early in the morning, and the streets were empty, except for some toilers who got up early to beg for a living, there was only him in a sedan chair.

Silently lifted the sedan curtain, but saw the Guohuai on both sides of the road, the walls of the courtyard on both sides of the road were crawling with wisteria, and the air was surprisingly fresh, which made him feel relaxed and happy, and he couldn't sit still anymore, so he got off the sedan chair, and walked towards Chengxian Street while breathing fresh air.

Cross a red archway of writing 'Chengxian Street', walk to the middle of the street, you will see a tall and grand mansion gate, there is a marble stele standing in front of the door, the book 'Jixian Gate' three strong and powerful characters, here is one of the highest institutions of learning in the Ming Dynasty, Yanjing Guozijian ...... The other is Nanjing Guozijian.

At this moment, the door was open, and there was no doorman, so he gently lifted the placket of the official robe and prepared to enter. But I heard a clear voice behind me say: "Humble words, it's early! ”

Shen Mo stopped his feet when he heard this, looked back and smiled: "Brother Taiyue, you are also early." ”

I saw that Zhang Juzheng was dressed in a decent blue official robe, with a white gauze collar that was fine and dusty, and he looked even more beautiful and his nose was like a gall. A pair of phoenix eyes are full of grace, three long beards are orderly, although it is only a five-grade cyan official uniform, but it is really born of a dragon and phoenix among people, looking at it like a stream of wind and moon, stepping on Qiong Yao, full of pure air and pride.

However, he smiled from the bottom of his heart at the moment, without the slightest pride - because in front of Shen Mo, Zhang Taiyue did not have the slightest capital of pride, whether it was academic qualifications, resumes, or even appearance, he appreciated Shen Mo's warmth as jade, sharp and restrained, but with awe-inspiring and inviolable nobility, which made people very willing to associate with him, but they did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Zhang Juzheng knew that this was Shen Mo's own surname, and the tempering of the acquired frontier had led to the cultivation of a kind of bearing, which was a grade higher than himself...... But it doesn't matter, when I have the baptism of power in the future, I can surpass him, Xiao Zhang thought.

What was thinking in his heart, without delaying him to talk to Shen Mo at all, Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile: "Shangguan is strict, and his subordinates are bitter." After that, you will know how painful it is to respond to every day. ”

Shen Mo waved his hand and asked them to follow Zhang Juzheng's sedan chair to park, and the two of them stepped into the Guozijian. Greet a magnificent glazed archway, the front of the book 'Yuanqiao Jiaoze', walk over to see, the yin side is 'learn the sea festival view' four big characters, are the handwriting of the grandfather.

After the archway, go up to the right road in the Guozi prison, the ancient acacia on both sides of the road is a piece, towering to the sky. It was early in the morning, and there were no students in the prison, only a breeze that rustled across the canopy, making the rustling of leaves.

The two of them walked on the road full of ancient acacias, silently looked at the surrounding scenery, took a deep breath of fresh morning air, and said with a smile: "There are many locust trees in Yanjing City, especially here......

"Three faces, three positions." Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: "Guozijian doesn't plant acacia, what kind of trees do you plant?" "The so-called 'face three acacia, three public positions', refers to the outside of the palace gate, planted with three big locust trees, respectively on behalf of the Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, the so-called' Denghuai Ding Ren', that is, the position of the three dukes. Therefore, since the Zhou Dynasty, the national acacia has been regarded as the 'tree of the secretary and doctor', and has been widely planted inside and outside the Guozi Prison, indicating that it is a talent for the country to cultivate pillars. Therefore, there are tens of thousands of trees in the world, and there are countless more precious than the locust tree, but only it is crowned as a 'country' and called the national acacia!

Stroking the vicissitudes of the ancient acacia on the side of the road, Zhang Juzheng sighed with emotion: "The age of these national acacia is longer than that of our dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty has been planted in Guozijian, and Yanjing at that time was still called Dadu." ”

Shen Mo nodded, and there was a sense of prosperity and decline in his heart, and he said softly: "Yes, two hundred years have passed, and the people of Guozijian have changed one stubble after another, no matter how romantic they are, no matter how high and powerful they are, they have all made soil ...... Only this national acacia is still so lush. ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled when he heard this: "Humble words, trees have withered glory, and people have reincarnation." Although there are fallen leaves, there will also be new shoots. In this world, sooner or later there will be our stage, and when the time comes, we have struggled, wonderful, and successful, even if we make soil in the end, what are our regrets? ”

Shen Mo nodded and said, "Taiyue, your open-mindedness is indeed not comparable to ordinary people." ”

"Humble words, each other, why should they be complimented?" Zhang Juzheng laughed loudly when he heard this: "Let's go quickly, the temper of the wine lord is not good." ”

Smiled silently, followed him through the classrooms on both sides of the road, that is, the Gongsheng and the prisoners, and then passed the Yilun Hall of the Second Entrance, the most conspicuous in this courtyard, but not that hall, but a five-zhang high, five-person can't hug the double-trunked big locust tree, this is not planted by the Yuan Dynasty, it is said that it has been thousands of years.

Although he was in a hurry, Shen Mo still sighed: "I'm afraid this is the largest national acacia in the world, right?" ”

Zhang Juzheng didn't answer his words, but he jumped out of a sentence without a head. "Huai's words are 'Huai'. Huailai is far away here, and wants to conspire with him. After speaking, he pointed to the door of the three entrances, and said softly: "Don't underestimate Gao Suqing." ”

Shen Mo felt a pang in his heart, nodded, and went in with him.

Sanjin courtyard is the office area, as soon as you enter the door, you will see a pavilion in the middle, the name is called 'Jingyi', this pavilion was built in Jiajing seven years. The pavilion is engraved with the Jiajing Emperor's imperial system to pay homage to the teachers of the country. The east of the pavilion is the office room for sacrificial wine, and the west chamber is the office of the company...... The principal of the sacrificial wine is also, and the vice president of the division is also.

The high-arched door was open, and Zhang Juzheng stood outside, reporting respectfully: "My lord, Shen Siye is here." ”

A loud voice came out, "Oh, please come in." ”

Zhang Juzheng glanced at Shen Mo, and then stepped in first.

Somehow, Shen Mo was a little nervous, took a deep breath, and secretly laughed at himself that the wind and waves had come, how could he still be wet in the small river ditch?

Laughing self-deprecatingly, the heart said that he could still eat me? Then he went into the room, and when he saw Gao Gong getting up from behind the big case, he smiled heartily at himself: "Shen Siye, the old man has admired his name for a long time." ”

Shen Mo saw that he looked like a northerner, tall and strong, with a strange appearance, with a thick beard, but his clothes were not very particular, and there were obviously a few stains on the crimson official robe, but he didn't care about it, so he kept wearing it.

But it would be a big mistake to think that he was a rough man...... I saw that the two arched eyebrows were thick and tall, almost straight up on those sharp eyes, which were typical wolf eyebrows and eagle eyes! Looking at the thin and drooping corners of his mouth, he looks lonely and straight, and he must be a very difficult person to deal with.

But what made Shen Mo 'flattered' was that Gao Gong actually smiled at each other and got up to greet him, which made him secretly mutter, is it really 'people can't look good'?

Shen Mo was just a little surprised here, but Zhang Juzheng, who was standing there, was about to drop his jaw, he could clearly remember that he took office last month, and was hung by Principal Gao for a long time, and only when he was done did he lecture him one by one, and he owed a smile from beginning to end, let alone a debt. How did it come to Shen Mo that the 'King of High Yama' became a smiling Buddha? Is there such a big gap between people and people?

He was here in this belly, where the silence and the high arch had finished greetings, and the guest of honor was seated. I only heard Gao Gong say in a deep voice: "Why are you still standing?" Zhang Juzheng came back to his senses at this time, smiled bitterly in his heart, sat down at the bottom, and talked with the two.

I heard Gao Gong ask silently: "Humble words, what is your alias?" ”

Shen Mo smiled and said: "If you go back to your lordship, the lower official has not yet expressed his words." ”

Gao Gong wondered: "Why is this?" "Ordinary officials, as long as they release the county master, will 'marry a small and take a number' to reward themselves, and they have been silent until the governor has not taken the word, so that Principal Gao does not understand very much.

Shen Mo explained: "I kept reminding myself not to be complacent, so I didn't take the words. ”

Gao Gong touched his thick beard when he heard this, and praised: "It's really a very person!" "He never makes a fool of himself, and once he makes an exception, he gets goosebumps. Quickly changed the conversation and said: "However, the meaning of taking the word is not only to show honor, but also to respect the elder." "Teacher, if you take a word, others can't call your parents by their names; I took the number, and others didn't call the teacher the word, which was equivalent to offering the name given by the teacher, so Gao Gong said this. He added: "This is your private matter, but since you are in business, you have to set an example for the students, so let's think about it, right?" ”

Shen Moxin said, you said so, what else do I think about? Then he smiled and said: "What the lord said is that it is indeed that the lower officials are not thoughtful, I will think of one as soon as possible." ”

"Just think about it." Gao Gong smiled: "I'm going to introduce it to the teachers and students later, or have a special number that is more appropriate, don't you say?" Zhang Juzheng laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, and thought that Gao Suqing was different from Shen Mo, but in three sentences, his surname was revealed.

Shen Mo has heard of forced marriage, and he has heard of forced debts, but he has never heard of forced numbers, and he said in his heart, isn't this embarrassing?

Of course, the belly slander is the belly slander, and it should be taken or taken, so I had to use my brain and say: "Or, let's call Shaosu, and commemorate the hometown and second hometown of Xiaguan." ”

"The meaning is good," Gao Gong pondered for a while, but then said: "But 'Shaosu' is a bit feminine, and it doesn't seem to be appropriate...... You don't mind if I say that, do you? ”

Shen Mo smiled with a stiff expression: "What the adults said is true." ”

Who knew that Gao Gong said more and more vigorously: "It's better to call it 'Jiangnan', Shaoxing is also Jiangnan, Suzhou is Jiangnan, one meaning, but it is much more atmospheric." ”

Zhang Juzheng, who was listening, finally couldn't help but interject: "My lord, it's not good to take words for this kind of thing, right?" ”

Gao Gong was a little embarrassed at this time, so he laughed and said, "I'm just making a suggestion, of course, I have to make a decision in a humble way." ”

What else could Shen Mo say, he could only smile and say: "'Jiangnan' is indeed much better than 'Shaosu', just use this." ”

"Humble words, you can think of another one......" Gao Gong's modesty poured up.

Silent said, 'Damn, what kind of afterthought?' For serving the leader, he had rich experience in his previous life, and where would he brush the beauty of the high arch, so he had to resolutely say: "Don't change, definitely not change." ”

Gao Gong was overjoyed and said: "Jiangnan, I will call you like this in the future......" paused, and said: "Is it okay?" ”

Silent and helpless, he smiled bitterly: "Adults can still call me clumsy." "It's a sign of respect for superiors and elders.

Gao Gong shook his head and said, "It's still called Jiangnan." ”

Then you can do whatever it takes. Shen Mo was completely helpless, and he couldn't help but start worrying about how to get through it in the future.

gave him a number, and Gao Gong said: "Let's get down to business, I'll give you a brief introduction to the situation of the Guozijian first." ”

Silent and solemn: "My lord, please speak, and the lower officials will listen to you." ”

"Although I have two highest institutions of learning in Daming, there is no doubt that the North Prison is the most core." Gao Gong said: "Our Guozijian is responsible for cultivating talents for the country, although it is not prominent, it is the country's great plan, and there is no room for the slightest sloppiness!" Speaking of this, his expression was already very serious, and he said silently: "Xiaguan remembers." ”

Gao Gong nodded and said: "In the prison, I am the sacrificial wine, the two are the secretary, the three of us are in charge of the government of Confucianism, and we are the head of the country...... Among them, the Rope Hall is responsible for correcting the misconduct of inmates and measuring the teaching performance of teachers; The Doctor's Hall has doctors of the Five Classics and assistant teachers, who are responsible for educating the inmates of the six halls of the superintendent; the clerk's office and the cashier's office; The palm dining hall is the place responsible for food and drink, not to mention it. After a pause, he said: "According to the rules, the Holy Father of Yan is also the prisoner of our country, but people are happy in Qufu, and they have never had anything to do with us, so they should not exist." ”

Shen Mo smiled and nodded, "Xiaguan knows." ”

"After talking about the teaching position, let's talk about the prisoners, this must be heard clearly." Gao Gong said: "The internal supervisors are divided into four categories: the eunuchs, the tribute supervisors, the shadow supervisors, and the regular supervisors. They are uneven, the eunuch is to participate in the Beijing Teacher Association examination and fail to raise people, and then the Hanlin Academy selects the best and sends them to the Guozijian to study, these people can be regarded as the elite in the prison, their own quality is high, and they are all officials, so there is no need to be restrained, just provide them with a place to study. ”

"The tribute prison is selected to study in the prison from all schools in the prefectures and counties of the world." Gao Gong said unabashedly: "Humble Yan is also a person who has come over, so he naturally knows that because the standard of tribute is vain, the result has become a seniority, and only those who have eaten for a long time are the first...... Therefore, it must be some old and poor academics who are selected, so the inmates have poor grades. said with a smile: "But fortunately, their purpose is no longer to study, but to mix for a few years and be a petty official in the local area." Therefore, it is only necessary to restrain their words and deeds, teach them discipline, and as for their studies, they do not have to be so strict. ”

"The shadow eunuch is the son of a third-rank official or above, as well as the children of Xun Qi who are in prison to study; Routine supervision is a matter of the state, insufficient financial use, after the common people accept Su in the government, their children are allowed to enter the prison for learners, so it is also called the people's livelihood. Gao Gong said: "Yin Sheng and Minsheng are basically the same as Gongsheng, and they don't need to be required in their studies, as long as they strictly restrict their words and deeds and don't let them embarrass the prison." ”

After listening to Gao Gong's introduction to the four types of students, he said in his heart that these jobs would be done in the rope hall, and at most there would be a palm dining hall, what else do you want those doctoral assistants to do?

Zhang Juzheng guessed his thoughts, so he said: "It turned out that the Guozijian was indeed rotten, and the donations of those who entered the prison were overflowing; misconduct in prison; After being released from prison, he was mediocre and incompetent, and the name of the prisoner was despised by others, and he was judged to be like a cloud of mud with the grand occasion at the beginning of the country. As he spoke, he said, "But after your Excellency took office, you are determined to change this status quo and restore the grandeur of the beginning of the country." The four types of prisoners, including ju, tribute, shade, and example, are all under the jurisdiction and restraint of the Rope and Sorrow Department; And with His Majesty's approval, in addition to the regular tribute in the prefectures and counties, the tribute was selected -- through a strict examination, the young and promising who were excellent in learning and doing were selected to study in the national sub-prison, and now the situation has greatly improved. ”

"Taiyue doesn't have to flatter me." Gao Gong couldn't help but shake his head and said, "I thought too simple beforehand, I didn't expect that my 'tribute' would be unpopular. The real good seedlings are clinging to them everywhere, and those magistrates still expect to produce a student like the two of you, how can they contribute the strongest students to Guozijian? Said with a wry smile: "And just like Taiyue said, the reputation of Guozijian in the past few years was too bad, and many people were unwilling to be this 'prison student', the combination of the two factors, it is destined that the selected students are not of high quality, at best, they are just some middle-class people, obedient and easy to manage." ”

Gao Gong smiled bitterly and said: "This year's big competition is the first time that this official has taken office, and it is a mule or a horse, and they all have to be pulled out to slip away." As he spoke, his face sank and he said: "When His Majesty agreed to elect tribute, I made a military order, and if the admission rate of this batch of students is lower than the national average, then I will have to take the blame and resign and receive a cane." ”

When he heard it silently, he secretly screamed badly, but he couldn't stop Gao Gong and said quietly: "When I go to receive the punishment for this sacrificial wine, the two priests will definitely accompany me, don't blame the old man when the time comes." ”

'Don't blame you, who do you blame?' Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng slandered almost at the same time: "When you take power, you brag indiscriminately, and if something happens, you pull someone else's top bag, it's really not a good person!" ’

(To be continued)