In the evening, the Wang family had a meal, and Mr. Qianzhai instructed the scholar: "Call the two young masters to come and accompany the guests."

The scholar said: "The eldest young master went to the township to take care of the tenants, and the second young master will come soon."

Soon, the nine-year-old arrived, sat down at the corner of the table in a proper manner, and Shen Kan smiled at him.

The food of the Wang family is really coarse tea and light rice, there are almost no big fish and meat, but the kitchen skills are very exquisite, and the green vegetables and tofu are all cooked with fresh and delicious flavor, and Shen Kan can't help but have a great appetite.

Soon he ate a bowl, and Mr. Qianzhai smiled when he saw this: "Okay, Daogu is not outside, and he is better than your brother."

"Yes." Shen Kan smiled bitterly in his heart, is this a compliment?

Of course, it is a compliment, for the elderly, sincerely entertain the guests to eat, the more the junior eats the more naturally happy, on the contrary, you consciously out of politeness, twist and pinch to eat two bites and do not eat, then the host will feel very disappointed, thinking that this child is so ignorant? Is it because you dislike my food?

Mr. Qianzhai looked at Shen Kan who was eating with a smile, nodded frequently, and suddenly asked his youngest son: "Has your uncle eaten?"

"My mother and sister-in-law have arranged to finish eating." The son replied.

"Hmm." Mr. Qianzhai said: "When my brother was in Beijing, he had to take care of the farmers, but now that he is old, he can't be idle, so he personally takes care of the garden and grows vegetables to eat. The nephews have high aspirations, and the brothers teach them to do serious things, but the foolish father and son are the ones who eat idle meals at home, and they are ashamed!"

Seeing this, Shen Kan interjected: "Cultivation and reading are combined, and it is normal for a scholar to be a monk, and Mr. is a recluse, which is normal."

Mr. Qianzhai was very happy to hear this, and said with a smile: "Your child is unusual, he will definitely have a future in the future, and you little brothers should be more close in the future."

"Brother Wang has the style of a gentleman at a young age, and his uncle also praised him for his horns and phoenix feathers, and the words of the elders were gladly accepted." Shen Kan also smiled.

"Haha." Mr. Qiansai laughed.

Junior Brother Wang also smiled, thinking that this elder brother of the Shen family was very interesting.

Shen Jiaji couldn't laugh, and said in his heart that Brother Wang had such a character and family style, it seemed that he had to persuade his brother to let him go out, so he said, "How about discussing this matter with the eldest brother?"

Mr. Qianzhai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I know my brother's temperament, and I can't discuss it."

Mr. Yunnong hurriedly said: "Why not discuss it? Cheerful, please come out of Brother Wang to negotiate, either okay or stop, everyone saves trouble. ”

Mr. Qianzhai frowned, glanced at Shen Kan, who was whispering to his son, and then nodded: "Okay, I'll come when I go."

At that moment, he got up and went to the back, and Mr. Yunnong smiled at Shen Jiaji: "It's the right time to bring your nephew today."

Shen Jiaji smiled and said, "I didn't expect him to appreciate Dao Gu, it's a fluke."

After a while, Mr. Qianzhai helped an old man in, who was full of silver hair and in good spirits.

The two sides greeted each other, Mr. Qianzhai helped his brother to sit down slowly, the old man coughed lightly, and said: "The younger brother told the old man that the two of you want to ask him to teach, but this is not okay." I'm old, and I have such a brother by my side, or I raised him with my own hands, and now I can't leave him for a moment, and although my Wang family is poor, there is no shortage of food and clothing, why go out?"

After all, he is a perennial official, even if he is dressed like an ordinary farmer, and his words are very vernacular, but the tone is unquestionable.

Shen Jiaji and Mr. Yunnong glanced at each other, and they both saw that the other party had been discouraged. Shen Kan is not qualified to speak, and he doesn't know what to say at this time.

Seeing that they were all silent, the old man showed a smile and asked politely, "The two Gao surnames?"

Mr. Yunnong said: "The younger brother's surname is Chang, and his family lives in Wenchang Lane. This is here to invite Brother Ling, surnamed Shen, and his home is in Shenjia Village outside the city. ”

"Huh?" The old man looked slightly startled, raised his head and thought about it, and said, "Are you a descendant of the Wuxing Shen family?"

"Exactly." Shen Jiaji nodded.

The old man asked again: "Back then, the Fuxue Xiucai, who had an excellent character and a piece of cinnabar on the soles of his feet, was he from Brother Shen?"

Shen Jiaji hurriedly got up and said, "It's my father."

"It's actually the son of Lord Zonghai, forgive sins." The old man stood up excitedly, "Lord Zonghai is a benefactor, I don't say it, and you don't know." ”

The big guys were very surprised, and Shen Kan was also very puzzled, the old man had been living at home for nearly 20 years, and he had long since stopped asking about the world, how could he become the benefactor of the Wang family?

I heard the old man say: "In the first year of Jiajing, the saint was benevolent and virtuous, and issued an edict to reduce and exempt the arrears of taxes in various places, and most of the taxes paid by Lord Zonghai were filled by local officials, and the money and grain that had been collected but not yet paid were used as regular taxes for the coming year. He also said that all the assets of the traitorous party would be distributed to supplement the lack of treasury tax in that year, and all the saints were gracious, and the people of Jiangnan benefited from it, so Lord Zonghai was a benefactor. ”

"I see." Shen Jiaji smiled.

Shen Kan also smiled, and there was honor.

The old man sighed: "It's a pity that in the second year of Jiajing, Mutai in the household department Langzhong was corrupt by his subordinates, and the saint ordered him to be put into the Jinyiwei prison. Lord Zonghai argued that it was a corruption violation of the law, which happened before Mu Tai took office, and after the matter was revealed, Mu Tai immediately reported it, so Lord Mu was not guilty. And he also strongly suggested that the case should be transferred to the Criminal Department for trial, but unfortunately the Holy Lord refused to accept it.

Alas, who knew that the Fuda case then arose, and all the officials of the Criminal Department were implicated and tried. It was Lord Zonghai who said angrily: 'The law set by the first emperor must not be broken, the power of the favored ministers must not be promoted, the ministers of the court must not be humiliated, and the demon thieves who deceive the people with gossips cannot be pardoned. As a result, the Holy Admiral imprisoned him together, and soon removed him from his official status, and the court lost a pillar of power. ”

"Li Fuda." Shen Kan narrowed his eyes.

Regarding the Li Fuda case that year, everyone in the family was silent about it, even if Shen Kan had inquired in many ways, combined with his historical knowledge, but the cause and effect of the case and the inside story were not clear at all.

I only know that in the early years of Jiajing, the Jiajing Emperor's "great etiquette" controversy was still in turmoil, and suddenly a major case broke out that shook the government and the opposition, and more than 40 officials at all levels were dismissed because of this case.

To this day, no official dares to speak up for these wronged colleagues, of course, Jiajing Lao'er probably knew that he had done something wrong afterwards, and he had ordered Shen Han and several others who had been wronged the most to be reinstated.

But how can the old man accept grace so inexplicably?

Don't ask, this matter is a deep thorn in the old man's heart, and he will definitely be haunted for many years, if the case is not traced to the truth, and the emperor rehabilitates these derogatory officials, then they can't turn a blind eye even after death, because their reputation is dusty, and the history books will be written in vain.

For ancient scholars, death was not terrible, but what was terrible was the stain on history.

Of course, Shen Kan will not be reconciled to this, after all, it involves vital interests. And even if the brothers of the same generation of the Shen family didn't say anything, they were not reconciled one by one, and they all felt the pain of the family.

Why everyone in Shen Kan's generation studied so hard that there were many talents, this matter is obviously a big inducement, and the reputation of the Shen family must not be tarnished.

It's just that after a long time, the motivation has gradually disappeared, Shen Kan is like this, and his brothers Shen Xiangdao, Shen Qi, and Shen Shi are all like this.

In short, today Shen Kan has a new understanding of the old man through the old man's words, even if he knows that he is not capable, he silently keeps this matter in his heart.

If you have a chance in the future, if you don't have a chance, you have to create an opportunity, even if you turn him upside down, you have to talk about the old case.

This incident obviously had a far-reaching impact on several generations of the Shen family, and Shen Jiaji, as the most capable of the brothers, was deeply disappointed in the emperor's disappointment with the court because of what happened to his father, and he gave up the idea of becoming a leader.

Here, Mr. Yunnong saw that the elder brother of the Wang family valued Zonghai's ancestors so much, and knew that the opportunity could not be lost, but when he saw that his uncle and nephew were silent, he hurriedly said: "The eldest brother led Uncle Shen to be a person back then, and today his family values Brother Ling's person, so why didn't the eldest brother let him go?"

The old man reversed his previous attitude and said happily: "My brother only said that a friend invited him to teach, and he did not mention the honorific surnames of the two, and I am also afraid that my nephew is still young, I am afraid that he will not be at home and will be lured by bad people, so it is better to call him father and son at home." Hehe! If I had known that it was a famous family like the Shen family, and there were many students taught, how could I stop it?"

Shen Jiaji suddenly woke up like a dream, and said with great joy: "My brother's invitation, it turned out that even my nephew had to be invited."

"Teaching and educating people, honesty and kindness, the old man also has the opportunity to visit Mr. Zonghai." The old man laughed, "The old man has a good life and does things well, this matter is settled, although I can't leave my brother, but how can I not let him do serious things?" Can the brothers stay together all day?"

"Happy!" Shen Jiaji laughed.

Shen Kan also felt happy, worthy of being the old descendant of the world-famous Wang Ge, and he acted without delay.