On June 23 of the sixth year of Wanli, the palace decreed that Shen Shixing, a scholar of Dongge University and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the officiant of the Wanli wedding.

The scholar sat in the position of the squire and the deputy capital of the imperial history, and if he wanted to go up, it was to see the chance, among them, being a waiter in the East Palace and presiding over the wedding of the Son of Heaven was the chance.

The East Palace attendant, in the future, will be the cabinet team of the Son of Heaven, presiding over the wedding of the Son of Heaven, and then being promoted to a level is a commendation, if the position of the East Pavilion University Scholar and the Ministry of Rites is praised, I am afraid that he will have to move forward one place and be a Wenhuadian University Scholar, and now there are people in various positions to do it.

According to the previous rules, this Shen Shixing is at least a substitute for the second assistant of the cabinet, which is not obvious, and there is such an opportunity all of a sudden.

The officialdom of Jingshi was shaken, and he thought that Shen Shixing was just an idle errand in the cabinet, but recently there was a scandal at home, so he couldn't take his turn to do such a good errand.

I didn't expect the sky to open my eyes, whether it was the actual second assistant Zhang Siwei or the older Ma Ziqiang, they didn't have this, but they were able to do it by Shen Shi, who recently memorized the word.

There are also rumors and legends, saying that the courtiers argued fiercely with the Son of Heaven for the sake of righteousness, and as a result, the Son of Heaven was furious, and almost everyone in the court was impassioned, arguing for the well-being of the people of the world, and asking for the punishment of the villains who were far away in the town for the peace of the great tomorrow, and the result was that the Son of Heaven was evil.

Emperor Wanli got married, and naturally he was reluctant to use those courtiers who angered him, and Shen Shixing called himself sick that day, but he happened to encounter this moment.

Shen Shixing is also a cabinet scholar, and has the identity of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the wedding of the Son of Heaven is also a big gift, and it should be presided over by the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, so he got this lottery.

The official of the Beijing Division, while lamenting Shen Shixing's good luck, walked around one after another, and the mood that was originally watching the joke quickly turned into envy.

Zhang Siwei, a scholar of Wuyingdian University and a scholar of the Ministry of War, had two erroneous slaves in his family who were sent to Shuntian Mansion, saying that they had stolen something, and when they were tortured in the lobby, they couldn't eat it and were beaten to death, and the corpse was thrown outside the city to feed the dogs.

As soon as the news of Shen Shixing's appointment as the main marriage came out, Zhang Siwei lost his temper because he accidentally touched the tea bowl, and beat up two unlucky servants who didn't have long eyes and sent them to Shuntian Mansion.

No one knows that Zhang Juzheng had an agreement with Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing that Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing could not be sick at the same time, and one of them must appear at the court meeting.

No one knew that on the first day of the court meeting after Zhang Juzheng returned to Beijing, Zhang Siwei, the secretary of the military department, did not want to participate, and it was said that he had been infected with "wind cold" at night, but Shen Shixing said that he was sick and asked for leave a few hours earlier than him.

No one knows about these things, but everyone knows how their glory and wealth came about, if they are above the court, if they don't stand up and don't speak out about the affairs of the court, it will be considered a betrayal, and no one can afford this result, no matter what they think in their hearts, they must stand up.

There have been rumors about the good things of Jingshi, and it was originally recognized that Zhang Siwei was the second person under Zhang Juzheng and the first substitute for the first assistant of the cabinet, but now Shen Shixing seems to be able to compete.

It seems that Zhang Siwei himself has realized this, and when he presided over the will of the wedding, Zhang Siwei was one of the first people to come to the door to congratulate him.

After announcing the news of Shen Shixing's main marriage, it means that the Wanli wedding is also approaching, the wedding of the Son of Heaven, the whole world celebrates, and even the people of Beijing can feel the meaning of celebration.

One of the protagonists of the Shenfu scandal, Yang Sichen, who was originally known as a master of Beijing, did not feel this atmosphere at all.

Yang Sichen lives at the junction of Jingshi Dongcheng and Beicheng, this side is not a solid family can not afford to live, Yang Sichen's house is in the middle of the road, but there is still no shortage of money, although the two into the house is not big, but it is also clean and elegant, there are not many people who live, Yang Sichen and his wife, and three rough maids.

After that incident came out, Yang Sichen couldn't even get out of the door at home, Shen Shixing sent a few cronies to watch here, the female dependents had two mothers-in-law staring, and the male relatives were a few relatives.

The Yang family can't go out if they want to do anything, and these few caretakers don't make it difficult, they buy whatever they want, as long as they open their mouths, they go outside to buy it back, give money according to the market price, and don't deduct and blackmail.

In the past, Yang Sichen's house, the rich and noble families in the capital often brought money, rice and property to the ceremony, which was also an investment, and after Yang Sichen gained fame, he would be rewarded.

Now there is not even a shadow of a ghost, a rough maid is afraid, one day she ran out of the chaos, and was stopped by someone before she got out of the street, and then I knew that the whole street was staring.

Shen Shixing really has no real power in the cabinet, but he can still do it by mobilizing the soldiers and officials in the Beijing Division, etc., from the day of the accident to the second day of the seventh month, the house cannot enter or exit.

On the third day of the seventh lunar month, Yang Sichen got the news that he was guarding those people, saying that he could leave Jingshi, and the destination had been chosen, and he would know when he got into the carriage.

At that time, he said that he would leave in three days, but he didn't expect to be under house arrest after returning home, and Yang Sichen didn't have any temper here.

There are more than 500 taels of silver in the family, as well as some gold and silver antiquities, Yang Sichen walks among high-ranking officials and dignitaries all day long, he is a high-ranking person, and he does not have much income and spends a lot.

A few people in the family, generally spending, the family for ten years is not a big problem, but they are not allowed to participate in next year's big exam, the career is hopeless in a short period of time, and no one knows whether they can participate in the next few sessions.

has no chance to be an official, Yang Sichen is a scholar who can play the piano, and his wife is also a rich lady, so when the money is spent to farm and work, he is desperate for a while.

The people of the Shen Mansion gave them a day to prepare, and after Yang Sichen was bored in the room, he handed over the three guqins he had hidden to the people sent by Shen Shixing, and asked them to take them away, so that they could have 1,500 taels of silver in the account, and there would be no problem with this money being rich in the countryside for a lifetime.

But Yang Sichen is in Beijing to raise hope, how can he do this, after giving away the three guqins, his whole body seems to have been drained away, his thoughts and hopes are all in vain, and the whole person is extremely decadent.

On the contrary, Yang Sichen's wife and subordinates were quite happy, no matter what, they were finally freed from their fearful lives.

On the fourth day of the seventh lunar month, Yang Sichen sat on a chair and watched his family make the final arrangement, the three guqins were exchanged for 2,100 taels of silver, and he found an expert who knew the goods within a day.

If something like that happens, will Lord Shen kill people outside the city, Yang Sichen walked among the high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and if he didn't pay attention, he heard a lot of private legends.

After being placed under house arrest at home for so many days, Yang Sichen's mental state was already very wrong, and after inexplicably thinking of this possibility, he was cold, and his whole body trembled there.

"Xianggong, these books are the most important thing for you, do you want to put them in your carriage, and you can read them to relieve boredom when you are on the road."

Yang Sichen's wife and maid stood there holding a stack of books and asked with a smile, Yang Sichen glanced at the books, and the thoughts in his heart came up inexplicably, and he sighed and said:

"There's no need to look at it in the future, put it in the box, and when you get there, find a shop and sell it."

An hour after dawn, the things were packed, and the Shen Mansion Ding, who was silently watching all this, spoke:

"Mr. Yang, it's not too early, let's get on the road!"

These inexplicable words made Yang Sichen feel so excited that he almost jumped up from the chair, and the family Ding looked at Yang Sichen in surprise and didn't say much.

The people of Shenfu did really interesting, there were six carts, four of them were filled with household goods, and two of them were filled with people, all of which were hung with bamboo curtains, and there was fragrance in the carriage, in order to prevent mosquitoes and insects, maybe incense was smoked.

The maids chatted and got into the car, and Yang Sichen sat in the car blankly, not even bothering to pay attention to his wife's words.

When passing by the city gate, Yang Sichen suddenly said loudly:

"Let's see, maybe I won't see it in the future"

His wife didn't bother to pay attention to him, after leaving the city gate, it was probably a pillar of incense, the carriage suddenly stopped, Yang Sichen sat up suddenly, and then lay down dejectedly, come whatever you want!

The curtain was lifted, and a faint aroma of fat powder entered the carriage, and a woman wearing a hooded cloak sat in, Yang Sichen squinted his eyes, but he was stunned, and then asked in surprise:

"Four girls!? How are you!? ”

"The concubine is Feng Jin, I have seen my sister, the concubine is the violinist in Lord Shen's mansion, and she is also the righteous daughter of Lord Shen."

said a word to Yang Sichen's wife, and the four girls who were supposed to confess their collusion turned around, lowered their eyes and whispered:

"Mr. Yang, the concubine knows that you have doubts in your heart, so let the concubine say a few words."

Yang Sichen was completely confused, and nodded blankly.

"Mr. Yang hasn't practiced for nine months except in Lord Shen's mansion, right? In addition to reading Bagu articles at home, Mr. Yang spends the rest of his time reading the art of war and strategy, and learning vertical and horizontal planning, isn't it? Half a year ago, someone promised Mr. Yang that as long as he said a few words to Lord Shen at a critical time, no matter what the result of the big exam was, at least Mr. Yang would be given a vacancy in the prefect of a high-class place, right? ”

Every time he said a question, Yang Sichen's face turned pale, his wife beside him was surprised, the carriage was unusually quiet, and Feng Jin continued softly:

"Master Shen pities Mr.'s talent and learning, and he doesn't want to embarrass Mr., but this happened, Mr. Yang is his own person, and he can't stay in Beijing, my master has been entrusted to someone to take care of him in Tianjin, and he has three thousand taels of Cheng Yi, and let the little woman serve Mr., my lord also said that Mr. has talent and learning, but he must endure the loneliness in his heart, and he will have achievements in the rear."

Yang Sichen was stunned and wanted to open his mouth, but he didn't say anything a few times, and suddenly covered his face and cried bitterly in the carriage.

(To be continued)