After comforting his internal organs, Shen Zhong sighed comfortingly, and the tension in his heart dissipated a lot. patted Shen Zisheng on the shoulder and said, "It's good to have you." ”

"If you want to be convenient, just call the eunuch on the side, don't bear it, lest something go wrong when you face the saint."

Shen Zhong nodded, being reminded like this, he did have the feeling of going to the toilet.

Seeing Shen Zhong's embarrassed expression, Shen Zisheng chuckled and called the eunuch on the side to come over and explain the situation.

"Uncle Shen, if you have something, just tell the eunuch, I still have something to do, I have to go first. Tomorrow will be a visit. ”

He could still meet acquaintances in the imperial city, and Shen Zhong felt a lot more relieved.

By the time the emperor sent someone to summon him, it was already two hours later.

Originally, he had already stopped his heart, and he was tense again, and Shen Zhong was taken by another little eunuch and walked for a long time, and finally came to a side hall.

The little eunuch stood at the door of the store and whispered to an old eunuch guarding the door of the store, and the old eunuch looked at Shen Zhong and turned around and entered the inner hall.

The little eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked around, and lowered his voice as much as possible to Shen Zhong: "Uncle Yi Shanbo has entered the inner hall, and when you see the emperor, don't look at it and talk nonsense, you can say whatever the emperor asks, you must tell the truth, otherwise it will be the crime of bullying the king." If you don't know what to say, just play stupid, remember. ”

Shen Zhong quickly lowered his head when he heard this, and quickly nodded, not daring to speak.

After waiting for half an hour, the old eunuch finally came out and pinched his throat to meet Shen Zhong, the good uncle of Xuanyi.

"Let's go, Uncle Yishan."

Shen Zhong lowered his head and followed the old eunuch through a porch, and then walked through two corners before entering a side hall.

What's it like inside? Shen Zhong didn't know at all, and along the way, his eyes were staring at the marble paved with various patterns on the ground, and the heels of the old eunuch in front. The old eunuch took one step, he definitely didn't dare to take two steps, and when the old eunuch finally stopped, he also followed and stood still.

"Don't salute the emperor yet."

When Shen Zhong heard this, he pounced, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Long live the emperor, Jin An."

Shen Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground and landed on his head, first heard a hearty laugh not far away, and then a deep and majestic voice, which made people dare not look directly when they heard it.

"Get up."

"Your Majesty." Shen Zhong stood up sharply, still keeping his head down, looking directly at his toes, as if the shoes he was wearing today were embroidered with some beautiful and gorgeous flowers.

After waiting for a long time, the emperor spoke again.

"Is Aiqing still used to entering Beijing?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Shen Zhong immediately remembered what the little eunuch said to him when he was at the door, and quickly replied: "Emperor Xie cares, and he is not used to living." ”

When the old eunuch standing on the side heard this, he gasped. I have long heard that this newly sealed Yishan Bo used to be just a farmer who farmed the land, and he couldn't read a few big characters, and now it seems that his head is not very bright!

After waiting for a long time, the entire side hall was quiet, and Shen Zhong didn't know that he had said the wrong thing, just thinking that he must not lie, otherwise it would be the crime of bullying the king.

"Where are you not used to living?"

Shen Zhong thought about it and told the truth again.

"It's just that the house is too big, and it is estimated that the minister will not be able to walk for a day. The bed is too big, bigger than the kang in Chen's previous house, and the minister didn't fall asleep last night. ”

"Hahaha...... Aiqing wants to say whatever she wants, and it's the first time I've met an inflexible and honest angry courtier like you. ”

The emperor seemed to be pleased by Shen Zhong's honesty and loyalty, and he was in a very good mood and laughed a few times, and the originally suppressed atmosphere in the side hall suddenly dissipated.

The old eunuch standing on the side quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and also chuckled a few times.

"I heard that the people of Zezhou call you a great good person. You've done a lot of good things. I want to know, what do you think about giving cotton clothes to the soldiers at the border gates? ”

This matter does not seem to be a big deal, but for the emperor sitting on the throne, defending his territory is the top priority. Since the relationship between the royal family and the Duan family broke down, the treasury has been empty, without the support of the Duan family, who are rich and rival the country, the treasury has no silver, and even the emperor has no way! He was worried about this matter, but no one in the court dared to take the initiative to stand up and solve the problem.

Is it because the capable ministers and generals in the court have no brains and no ability? Of course not, that is, his courtiers are too brainy and thoughtful, and when they encounter something, they will hang high, and they will not make mistakes if they do not act. I don't want to offend the emperor, nor do I want to offend the first of the four major families who are rich and rival the country, the Duan family.

So Shen Zhong, who was the first to stand up, won the favor of the emperor.

"The minister just thinks that there is still some silver at home, and the minister's son is also on the battlefield, maybe there is no cotton clothes to wear, do what he can, and the minister is also very happy."

"Well, what I can, if all my courtiers think like you, I will be pleased."

When Shen Zhong walked out of the imperial city, he was shocked to find that the underwear on his body was already soaked, and it was almost April, and the spring breeze was warm, but when it blew on his body, he still shivered. After looking back at the gate of the imperial city, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he was in a good mood and got into the carriage that had been waiting from morning to evening.

Before Shen Zhongren returned to the house, the reward in the palace came down. There were more than 20 little eunuchs from the class, and they came all the way from the imperial city to the gate of Yishanbo's mansion, and just collided with Shen Zhong, who had not yet entered the mansion.

As soon as they heard that it was the emperor's reward, the family members in the house also hurriedly came out in fine clothes to thank them.

In short, as soon as this incident passed, the entire Shangjing City knew about it, and the new Yishan Uncle was now receiving the emperor's favor, so he must have a good relationship.

Suddenly, Yi Shanbo became an upstart and a hot figure in Shangjing.

Early the next morning, the sun was shining.

A letter of worship was sent to the Yishan Bo Mansion like snowflakes, and there were many who gave generous gifts directly, but they were all shirked back, and Shen Zhong was not tired, so he didn't dare to accept bribes through the emperor's authority.

The Zizhu Residence in Yishanbo's Mansion was cleaned up for a day yesterday, and finally cleaned up the place according to Shen Xiaoxia's request.

As soon as you enter the purple bamboo house, you can see an endless purple bamboo forest, and after the bamboo forest is a two-story red brick and green tile building, with a wing room on the left and right. In the middle is a small courtyard paved with bluestone, a jujube tree is planted in the middle of the yard, a stone table chessboard under the tree, and there is a stone pier on each side, which has a unique artistic conception.

Behind the small building is still a purple bamboo forest, the red small building is hidden in a long purple bamboo tender green, as if it can stay away from the hustle and bustle of the mortal world, in a bamboo garden outside the world, quiet and peaceful. The crisp and melodious sound of birdsong in the bamboo forest, mixed with the rustle of the bamboo leaves in the breeze, seems to form a natural barrier, separating this place from the outside world.