"That's very good, as the gentleman said."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, this can not only promote Shen Yichen's exemplary role, but also sell Cheng Guogong a face, which really kills two birds with one stone.

"Minister, thank you, Lord Longen!"

Zhu Yong couldn't figure out what was going on, anyway, he kowtowed first and thanked him, at least it was not a bad thing to give the imperial archway.

At this moment, the voice of the eunuch of the palace suddenly sounded outside: "The queen mother has arrived, and Uncle Chang will meet you!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen also stood up from the dragon chair and greeted the Empress Dowager Sun with Wang Zhen and Zhu Yong.

"Erchen has seen the queen mother!"

"Your Majesty doesn't need to be polite."

The Empress Dowager Zhang helped Zhu Qizhen very kindly, after all, the two of them are biological mothers and sons, and the relationship is naturally far better than that of many nominal mothers-in-law.

"I wonder what's the matter with the arrival of the queen mother?"

Under normal circumstances, the harem rarely comes to the previous dynasty, even as the queen mother.

Even the Empress Dowager Zhang, who was previously assisted with the "Three Yangs", would hardly show up in front of the courtiers, and was more in the harem to control the government.

Therefore, when the Queen Mother appeared in the Chengtian Palace, there must be something important to say.

"The mourning family heard that there are scholars knocking outside the palace gate, it seems that it is related to the sacrificial wine of the prince, I wonder if Your Majesty knows?"

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Sun Zhong, although this was his own grandfather, but bypassing the emperor and directly asking the queen mother to tell him, it still made him feel a little unhappy.

Huichang Bo Sun Zhong is also a human spirit, and he understood the emperor's meaning with just one look, and immediately asked for guilt: "Your Majesty is angry, Weichen is here because of the birthday thank you, and the palace gate is worried that this matter will cause a change, so he has more words." ”

"Huichang Bo is loyal to the monarch's patriotism, I naturally know it and worry about it."

Zhu Qizhen did not show his heart, but on the contrary, he praised Hui Changbo, showing the emperor's mastery of the emperor.

Because of the Tumubao Incident, after Zhu Qizhen was captured, he was nicknamed "the son of heaven", thinking that this was a complete iron waste.

This view can be said to be true, or it may not be entirely true.

Zhu Qizhen has served as two emperors, and his life can actually be divided into two stages.

Before the Tumubao Change, he was not a waste, on the contrary, he was ambitious. The northward continued to suppress the living space of the Mongol tribes, and the southward suppressed the Tusi separatist forces in the southwestern border, and even left spare strength to forcibly suppress the peasant uprising in the southeast.

The battle can't be said to be beautiful, but it was won, and after Lord Jingnan was dying, he discovered Chen Mao, Jiang Gui, Wang Ji and other stalwarts and ministers.

As for government affairs, it is not particularly bad, and the funeral system has been abolished, which can be regarded as accumulating yin virtue for himself, so the evaluation of him in the official history of the Ming Dynasty is not bad.

Of course, there is also the credit of the Empress Dowager Zhang and the cabinet Sanyang.

From the beginning of the Tumubao Change, Ming Yingzong was basically able to compete for one in the ranking of China's most garbage emperors. Another strong competitor is Song Huizong Zhao Ji, and the two of them are extremely similar even to the "Northern Hunting" experience.

Bury hundreds of thousands of elites of the Ming Dynasty, ruined the exploits of one ancestor and three ancestors, called the door to lead the party, wantonly purged Yu Qian Guo Deng and other loyal ministers, built a temple for the enemy to kneel and worship, posthumously gave Wang Zhen a funeral, and set up a shrine to be loyal......

There is one piece that is difficult to write, and the piles can be called extremely mediocre.

But at this stage of the tenth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong still has absolute imperial authority, and he has not begun to mess up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

Hui Changbo breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he didn't expect that the Queen Mother would be impatient and come to the former dynasty in person to inquire.

Originally, according to the plan, it was their mother and son who communicated privately, so that they could retain the emperor's face and show their merits.

Zhu Qizhen didn't care about Uncle Chang's answer, but replied to the Empress Dowager Zhang: "Queen Mother, I already know about the knock on the palace gate, and I was discussing this matter with Mr. and Chengguo just now, and I have made a decision. ”

"Oh, I don't know what Your Majesty will do?"

"Pardon Li Shimian, the priest of the country, and give the Xie Yuan archway to praise Shen Yichen's respect for the teacher."

Sun Shaozong, who was following behind Hui Changbo, was instantly stunned after hearing the emperor's handling methods. even forgot about humility, and subconsciously glanced up at the emperor, his face full of incredulity.

led the trouble, and offended Wang Zhen, and was able to pick up a life that was considered to be a virtue in his previous life, and he was reincarnated in the Chengguo Mansion.

As a result, not only did there be no punishment, but also the royal reward of the Jieyuan archway, is this the Son of Heaven mistaken, or Wang Zhen took the wrong medicine and was nervous, and the rewards and punishments were not clear?

"Now that Your Majesty has made a decision, the mourning family won't say much, the ancestral inheritance has been passed to you, and you should protect the country."

The Empress Dowager Sun did not make any judgment on Zhu Qizhen's handling of it, because it was taboo to interfere in the affairs of the harem, especially in front of the courtiers. Therefore, whether Zhang is satisfied or dissatisfied, he can only say a few words at this time.

"The queen mother is relieved, and the sons and daughters must keep it in mind."

"Then Your Majesty will discuss with the important ministers of the court, and the mourning family will stay soon."

"Congratulations to the queen mother."

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother."

After Zhu Qizhen and his ministers saw the Empress Dowager Sun go away, they opened their mouths and said to Wang Zhen: "Sir, let the Cheng Zhi Department draw up the decree and calm the incident as soon as possible." ”

"The slave obeys."

Hearing the edict, Sun Shaozong finally recovered from the initial unbelievable shock and recognized the reality that the punishment result was indeed so.

At this moment, he can be described as extremely indignant and resentful in his heart, does Shen Yichen really have such a good life, why can he turn the danger into a disaster when he encounters this kind of thing, why can he still be appreciated by the emperor Xie Yuan archway, why is this!

Outside the Fengtian Gate, Shen Yichen had been kneeling in the snow for more than an hour, and at this moment his face was pale, and his body couldn't help but shiver.

Among the thousands of soldiers who followed behind him, some left quietly, some collapsed due to physical exhaustion, and some always insisted on the integrity in their hearts.

Feng Zichu came behind Shen Yichen at some point, and said provocatively in a victor-like tone: "Xie Yuanlang, I see that your body is a little trembling, is it because of the cold, or because of the panic in your heart?" ”

Hearing the sarcastic words behind him, Shen Yichen didn't bother to deal with it at all, when he was in Ying Tianfu, he didn't take it seriously, and now he is not at the same level.

In the face of Shen Yichen's ignorance, the sense of humiliation of being despised in Zhaowen Academy came to his heart, and Feng Zichu continued in a resentful tone: "Shen Yichen, at the beginning, you could rely on the identity of the son of the Duke of Chengguo, and surpass us and others to easily worship the Duke of Zhuangyuan as a teacher. ”

"Now I want to see if Cheng Guogong can keep you again!"

The biggest grievance in Feng Zichu's heart was that he was studying under Lin Zhen as a Jingkui, but he was taken by a servant son who was not even a child, and worshiped the champion as a teacher.

He couldn't figure out what he was inferior to Shen Yichen, let alone the "advice" of Zhaowen Academy, and was obviously biased by Lin Zhen, which caused Feng Zichu's self-esteem to suffer a great setback.

So all these factors were attributed to the reason why Shen Yichen had the father of Cheng Guogong behind him.

Now that he has taken advantage of the situation to make Shen Yichen offend Wang Zhen, the biggest powerful minister in the world, Feng Zichu doesn't believe that his father, who is the prince of the country, can still turn the crisis into safety!

"Do you think I can worship the champion as a teacher because of my identity as the son of Chengguo Gong?"

"Otherwise, how can you be!"

Hearing this, Shen Yichen moved, he turned his head, looked at Feng Zichu with extremely sharp eyes, and said, "That's because I'm stronger than you, waste!" ”

Shen Yichen generally disdains arguing with people like Feng Zichu, the reason is very simple, that is, there are too many people in this world who envy, envy and hate, and it is impossible for you to prove it to everyone.

The best thing to do is to leave them far behind, so that they can only look up at your height, as small as ants.

But until the gap is shaken off enough, the fly is always "buzzing" around them, so they have to be slapped and told to shut up.

"What did you say!"

Feng Zichu didn't expect Shen Yichen to speak so simply and rudely, and even opened his mouth to insult himself, and he couldn't restrain his emotions in an instant.

His words also attracted the attention of everyone around him, and many literati who knocked on the que looked at him one after another.

This time, Shen Yichen did not have the slightest euphemism, with the mentality of slapping people in the face, he used the language of the literati, and said again in front of everyone: "Zi Du does not see the raccoon animals, and he humbles down, waiting for Ao, jumping off the beam from east to west, and does not stand up and down." ”

This sentence comes from Zhuangzi's "Leisurely Travel", which is the article that begins with a fish in the north and its name Kun.

The literal translation means to describe the wild cat, but the metaphor refers to those scholars of low character or who have no real talents, and who do everything in their power to cause trouble and sabotage for their own personal gain or ulterior purposes.

But after all, there is nothing big about it, it just really exposes his own ugly face.

At least the people present are literati with talents and fame, and it is impossible not to understand the metaphor of a popular article like "Getaway".

All the faces of many people showed a look of shock, Xie Yuanlang actually attacked a "jumping clown" so directly, what kind of hatred and resentment do they have.

At the same time, there are many people who have come from Yingtian Guild Hall, and they all know Feng Zichu, after all, the top leader of Zhaowen Academy is still the last leader of the Yingtianfu Township Examination, and his reputation is full of talents, and it is difficult for the literati circle to know it.

"Xie Yuanlang has always been a humble gentleman's habit, why is he so angry today?"

"What kind of holiday does Feng Zichu have with Shen Jieyuan, it seems that there is a tendency to be incompatible."

"Heh, you forgot who first stood up and said that Shen Jieyuan was the one who wanted Shen Jieyuan to sign his name, isn't it this Feng Zichu? What are the consequences of offending the eunuch, I think you all know it, right? ”

"Could it be that this is a knife to kill people?"

can be tested to show talent and make a name for himself, and he can be called an elite class in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Shen Yichen can be called a face-to-face spray, so it is naturally easy to associate with the matter of sparse signature.

As a result, all kinds of discussions spread among the literati who knocked on the que, and they did not expect that behind such a righteous and honest act, there was such a dirty intention to frame them.

Feng Zichu was stunned, he had been suppressed by Shen Yichen's sharpness in Zhaowen Academy. Now that he has arrived in Jingshi, he is facing Shen Yichen's full firepower again, and he is still beaten and has no power to fight back.

Just when he was about to tear his face and have a good battle with Shen Yichen, the palace door in front of him was suddenly opened.

I saw a eunuch leading the palace people and palace guards to Shen Yichen and the other knocking scholars, and then pulled out a bright yellow scroll.

"Shen Yichen takes the order!"

Hearing that the holy decree was being read, Shen Yichen and all the scholars shouted long live kowtow to receive the decree.

"Fengtian transported, the emperor edict said, I remember the hard work of the country's prince, and pardon his punishment. In addition, Shen Yichen, the new branch of Xie Yuan, respects the teacher's heavy way, and should be cited as an example for the world's scholars, and the imperial grant of Xie Yuan archway is a memorial arch, and this is admired! ”

The holy decrees of the Ming and Qing dynasties gradually became more and more concise from the detailed and popular period of Zhu Yuanzhang, and there was almost no nonsense to talk about it directly.

When these few words were announced, the scholars were at first silent in disbelief, and then the crowd gradually burst into cheers, and some even wept bitterly.

You must know that this may be the first time since Wang Zhen's dictatorship that he has chosen to regress in the face of the power of literati, and the Liu Qiu incident is known to the whole world and has not been rehabilitated.

This is a victory for the readers!

At the same time, many people also cast envy and admiration to Shen Yichen, the imperial archway is an honor that many champions can not enjoy, but now it has been obtained by Shen Yichen, and it has also been set an example for the world's scholars by the holy oracle.

After this incident, Shen Yichen will rightfully become the leader of the Jingshi scholars!

"Minister, thank you, Lord Longen!"

After Shen Yichen kowtowed and thanked him, he received the holy decree from the eunuch, and to be honest, his heart was also beating violently at the moment.

This is not to say that he is excited and excited about enjoying a great honor, but more because he won the bet, Wang Zhen has a heart in his bones that he thinks he is a reader!

"Shen Jieyuan congratulations, this is God's favor, others can only use the word 'grace', but Shen Jieyuan's Xie Yuan Fang can be signed with the word 'Holy Decree', the first imperial grant in the history of the Ming Dynasty."

"The grace of heaven is vast, and I am grateful to the next, and I hope that my father-in-law will confess a few words of affection for me in front of the saint."

"The contemptible person is just a prime minister eunuch in the internal official prison, but he can't speak in front of His Majesty. Shen Jieyuan has such a holy family, and he will definitely rise to prominence in the future, maybe the contemptible people will have to be helped by Shen Jieyuan. ”

This eunuch spoke very politely, not only was he not arrogant because of Shen Yichen's flattery, but on the contrary, he also intended to flatter Shen Yichen, obviously having a good intention.

At the same time, Shen Yichen also found a detail, that is, he did not use the eunuch's habitual family, but used the self-title of "contemptible", which seemed a little abrupt.

"I don't know my father-in-law's surname, if I can really follow what my father-in-law said in the future, I should be grateful."

Since the other party has the intention of making friends, Shen Yichen will naturally not turn away.

He is not like traditional literati, who have a great contempt and hostility towards eunuchs, on the contrary, Shen Yichen does not think that eunuchs are all bad people, and civil officials are good people.

It's like Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty who hung himself from a tree with his crooked neck, and a eunuch named Wang Chengen was buried next to him.

Like Qian Qianyi, the leader of the "clear stream", he jumped into the river and committed suicide and quickly climbed back, leaving behind a famous saying "The water is too cold".

"I don't dare to call my surname Gao, but my common name becomes respectful."

Cheng Jing?

Hearing this name, Shen Yichen understood why the other party called himself contemptible, not our family.

Because he was born as a Jinshi during the Yongle period, and he was also selected as a Hanlin Shujishi, he had the opportunity to enter the cabinet power center, and he was more qualified as a "literati" than the vast majority of scholars.

It was only when he was involved in the rebellion of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han during the Xuanzong period of the Ming Dynasty, that he was sentenced to corruption, so he became a eunuch.

It is worth mentioning that Cheng Jing also served as the lecturer of Zhu Qiyu, the later Jingtai Emperor, and the relationship between the two sides was very close.

"It turned out to be Cheng Hanlin, and the younger generation has admired it for a long time."

From the title of contemptible, Shen Yichen could understand that the other party must miss his former literati status, so he immediately changed his title to his liking.

It's just that after hearing this title, Cheng Jing's face showed a touch of sadness, he shook his head and said: "Xie Yuanlang, let's call our father-in-law, it's all in the past." ”

"Yes."

Since the other party doesn't like it, then Shen Yichen will naturally not be reluctant.

"It's not early, our family can't stay for a long time, and we have to go back to restore our lives, so we will leave first."

"Cheng's father-in-law walks slowly."

"Goodbye."

Cheng Jing also said goodbye, although he claimed to have changed to our family, but the literati style in his bones still couldn't be changed.

As the eunuch left, all the scholars who had been kneeling for a long time also stood up one after another and surrounded Shen Yichen.

"If it weren't for Shen Jieyuan as the leader today, the Da Si clan would be in danger!"

"Shen Jieyuan, please accept the next bow!"

"Please bow down next!"

The sound of neat shouts was deafening, and thousands of scholars bowed down in unison, spreading like waves of the tide.

Feng Zichu was the only one standing in place, his eyes were blank at the moment, as if he had lost his soul, and the holy family of the Imperial Arch of Xie Yuan hit him too hard.

If you offend Wang Zhen, you can get a blessing in disguise, could it be that this is the destiny of heaven?

"This is the responsibility of our scholars, you praise it!"

After that, Shen Yichen also returned the salute, and he was not arrogant.

"It's getting late, I hope you will go back to the house early to keep out the cold, and I'm still worried about my master's body, so I'll take the first step."

While Shen Yichen was waiting, he had been worried about Li Tingxiu's physical condition, and now that the holy decree had been issued, he had no intention of continuing to be polite here.

"Respecting teachers is a model for my generation, please Shen Jieyuan first!"

"Xie Yuanlang's actions today should be an example for my generation, go slowly."

"Xie Yuanlang, please~~!"

The literati at the scene, no one dared to say anything, and now Shen Yichen has transcended the level of lifting people in their eyes, this is a figure who has overwhelmed Wang Zhen and bowed his head!

Shen Yichen casually thanked him twice, and immediately strode forward, but when he passed by Feng Zichu's side, he suddenly stopped and said.

"You're just a chicken in my eyes!"

After all, Shen Yichen only left everyone with an unattainable back!