The battle trumpet shouts of the frontier soldiers also infected the pro-army of the Jingshi Guard, who acted as a ceremonial officer.

They raised their flags and weapons and slammed them against the ground with a dull thud, chanting the same battle cry.

"Da Ming! Da Ming! Da Ming! ”

The shouts were like thunder, resounding in the sky. The people of Jingshi who watched the surrender ceremony inside and outside Andingmen were also shocked by the impact of this thunderous battle cry.

"This is the momentum of my great soldiers, why worry about the injustice of southern Xinjiang?"

"Xiaomin has always thought that Zhuangyuan Gong is a weak scholar, but now it seems that his heroic spirit is not inferior to that of a martial minister!"

"After all, it is the bloodline of Chengguo Gong, and he should have the demeanor of a martial artist."

"Wen Neng raises the pen to settle the world, and Wu Neng immediately decides the world, this is the gentleman who really follows the six arts!"

It's just that this scene is in the eyes of the scarlet-robed ministers of the temple, but it is extremely shocking!

Shen Yichen used to talk nonsense about the frontier war above the court, and the ministers could still be regarded as young and frivolous, ignorant of soldiers, and the danger of murder weapons.

Now judging from Shen Yichen's words and actions, this kid respects martial arts in his bones, does he really plan to lift the three-foot sword and make immortal achievements?

In the past, Wang Ji hugged the thigh of the eunuch Wang Zhen, and was knighted as a civil official, and now there is another Shen Yichen who is ready to replicate this scene?

"This son is warlike by nature, I am afraid it is not the luck of the court and the blessing of the people."

Jin Lian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who originally admired Shen Yichen, had a worried look on his face after seeing this kind of scene.

Before Jin Lian returned to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the Criminal Department, his official position was the Imperial History of the Imperial Prefecture of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court and the Counselor of Ningxia Military Affairs.

During his tenure, he showed a very high management talent for money, grain and other materials, which made Ningxia's border grain reserves very full, and was also praised and rewarded by the emperor. Later, Jin Lian was also promoted to the head of the household department because of his talent, in charge of the country's land and taxes.

Therefore, he knew very well that after the seven-year Luchuan campaign, it would consume the material and financial resources of the Ming Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that the state treasury has been emptied, and this is why there will be heavy taxes across the country, such as the mining tax in Fujian and Zhejiang.

In Jin Lian's eyes, Shen Yichen showed a fanatical and belligerent attitude, coupled with the support of the Xunqi group behind him, he will definitely go to the road of reckless military force in the future.

If this kind of person can control the government one day, I am afraid that the people will be miserable!

"If you don't say anything, you will succeed and your bones will wither."

"If Shen Yichen really wants to emulate Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, then he will be full of bones under the road of Qingyun."

Hu Hu responded lightly to Jin Lian's words, and now his thinking direction coincides with Wang Zhen, and they all think that Shen Yichen is so keen on martial arts that he wants to be knighted with military merits.

The prosperity of the Duke of Wei and the two lords of the family, all the families in the world are envious and yearning, it can only be said that the ambitions of the Duke of Cheng Guo and Shen Yichen are big enough, and they want to build another family of princes!

At the end of the surrender ceremony, the captives of the Luchuan tribe were sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the tribute mission went to the Huitong Pavilion to wait for the emperor to summon the envoys of Fanbang in the future.

For example, the Criminal Department had to retry the Luchuan prisoners one by one to obtain the whereabouts of the current barbarian leader Si Jifa.

As for Shen Yichen, he returned to the East Pavilion very calmly, because he knew that today's surrender ceremony was not the end of the war for Da Ming, it was just an intermission.

On the other side, the celebrant of the inner court, an official who participated in the surrender ceremony, was prostrate in front of Wang Zhen, relaying to him the process of the surrender ceremony.

Hearing that Shen Yichen coerced the Luchuan envoy to hand over his thinking method, Wang Zhen couldn't help but nodded and said: "This kid's talent and temperament are all in line with our family's appetite, but he can't be used by me!" ”

You must know that the Battle of Luchuan was the main battle of Wang Zhen and Xun Qi, who wanted to gain the reputation of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, but the war was rotten and could not be regarded as completely over until now.

And the biggest beneficiary is not Wang Zhen, but Wang Ji, the knighted secretary of the military department.

On the contrary, the black cauldron of the deficit treasury made Wang Zhen take it on his back.

With his character of retribution, he is almost eager to put the thinking method to death in order to relieve the hatred in his heart. Shen Yichen's move of not playing false benevolence and righteousness, and directly asking the thief to admit his guilt, is naturally worthy of Wang Zhen's temper.

"This is where Shen Yichen doesn't know how to lift, so that Father Weng's heart is in vain."

Hearing this, Wang Zhen snorted coldly and said: "Young people are arrogant, and they have to beat and beat after all, otherwise they don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick." ”

In Wang Zhen's opinion, the reason why Shen Yichen dared to reject himself one after another was because he gave him face too much before. has produced an illusion that officialdom is easy to mix and can easily rise to the top.

Now I have to change my attitude and let this kid suffer a little frustration in order to learn what it means to be a handsome person who knows the times.

"What Father Weng said is very true."

The official hurriedly complimented, and then continued: "The little one also heard the conversation between Hu Hu and Jin Lian, as if this son's reply to Wang Tongzhi was true, and he was indeed not the same person as those civil officials. ”

"Tell me about it."

Wang Zhen was not very surprised, with his current power and control of the factory and health intelligence network, it is still very easy to find out whether Shen Yichen has defected to the civil official group.

It's just that Wang Zhen has always been a little puzzled in his heart, that is, why did Shen Yichen always maintain a distance from the civilian group on the premise of rejecting himself one after another?

It stands to reason that Shen Yichen is also from a civilian background, and it is difficult to explain such a move just by dispelling his hostility and concerns.

In the face of Wang Zhen's questioning, the officials who watched the ceremony quickly explained the conversation between Hu Hu and Jin Lian. At the same time, Shen Yichen's behavior of thanking the frontier soldiers at the end of the surrender ceremony was also repeated.

After all, this kind of behavior is really incomprehensible in the eyes of the literati group, what is there to thank a group of Qiu Ba?

Isn't raising soldiers for a thousand days just to use them for a while?

This is the unified contempt thinking of the civil officials and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, and the roots were actually buried in the Yongle Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. Guarding the eunuchs and supervising the civil servants to supervise the army naturally led to an imbalance in the status of the civil and military sides, and finally developed to the point of not treating soldiers as human beings.

It's like the word "lackey", which is absolutely insulting for normal people to hear. And on the military generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the rank is less than a certain level, and you are not even worthy of being a civilian lackey.

This is very similar to the word "slave" in the Qing Dynasty, and only the slaves of the banner family are worthy of being called slaves in front of the emperor to show their closeness.

Han courtiers should lick dogs to call themselves "slaves", and they have to be reprimanded by the emperor, you are also worthy of being my slave?

"It seems that our guess is correct, this son is indeed keen on martial arts, so why would he refuse to be knighted?"

Wang Zhen was a little confused at the moment, Shen Yichen's words and actions in front of the ministers were obviously close to the martial artists.

In this case, he can be regarded as doing what he likes, and he has opened a very high bargaining chip to win over, so what is the reason for this kid's refusal?

Faced with Wang Zhen's muttering, the official naturally didn't know how to answer, so he could only bow his head and say, "Little stupid." ”

"This matter is done well, and our family will not forget you next time there is a shortage."

Hearing this, the officials who watched the ceremony were overjoyed, and immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you for your father's love!" ”

"Let's go down."

"A little farewell."

Just after the official turned to leave, Tang Tong, the eunuch who was standing in the room, came to Wang Zhen and asked, "Grandpa Wang, after the surrender ceremony, Shen Yichen was not late and absent, did you start from elsewhere and teach him another lesson?" ”

Tang Tong listened to the conversation just now, and he agreed with the sentence "I don't know how to lift".

Tang Tong sent the edict to Shen Yichen twice, whether it was the golden flower belt in the front, or the promotion Zhan Shifu Zhongyun in the back, and even this time as the envoy of the Son of Heaven, there was Wang Zhen's help behind him.

If you are any other petty official, I am afraid that you will have to be grateful to Wang Zhen after learning about it, but Shen Yichen refused to win him over one after another, and he really didn't know what to do.

Since this warning allowed him to escape, he will not be so lucky next time.

"Plan slowly, don't rush it."

Wang Zhen always has a trace of "love for talent" for Shen Yichen in his heart, and he doesn't want to be too ruthless and irreparable.

Of course, there are also some factors in this, such as the Duke of Cheng Guo and the Marquis of Taining.

Since you have to ensure that Shen Yichen is afraid of being soft, you can't completely break with a wave of death, so you have to control the scale and slowly figure it out.

"The child understands."

Tang Tong respectfully said yes, but he didn't agree much in his heart.

A yellow-haired boy like Shen Yichen is used to what he does, so it is better to take a walk around the edict prison as Wang Shan suggested to ensure that he is obedient.

Can this kid's bones be harder than those literati?

On the side of the East Pavilion, Shen Yichen finished his busy day and took a carriage back to the Chengguo Mansion. After entering the door, Chen Qingtong opened his mouth and said: "The husband is so majestic when he is the envoy of the Son of Heaven, and the people and soldiers are full of praise." ”

"You went to see the Surrender?"

Chen Qingtong was able to say this, and he was obviously present at the scene.

"That's right, the surrender ceremony is known all over the city, and you are the envoy of the Son of Heaven, so I went to see it with Xue'er."

After that, Chen Qingtong seemed to think of something, and asked cautiously: "I won't be angry when I go out, right?" ”

Ancient etiquette pays attention to one door and no two doors, especially for ladies and ladies, they will not easily show their heads.

Chen Qingtong's behavior, put in the strict etiquette of the physicist, it is estimated that it will be a good reprimand.

"Why, you can go out whenever you want, just bring a few more guards."

"Thank you, Mr. Thanks."

Chen Qingtong smiled like a flower, and she knew that Shen Yichen would definitely agree.

"By the way, husband, someone in the house voted for a post today, I'll show it to you."

After that, Chen Qingtong got up and took a letter of worship.

Since entering the East Pavilion, Shen Yichen has received more and more invitations, most of which are in the same year as some imperial examinations.

After all, people who study are not stupid these days, and being able to enter the Hanlin Academy represents stepping into the "land of storage", and being able to enter the East Pavilion to study, at least half of them have stepped into the ranks of the ministers of the Cabinet, so it is natural to keep in touch, and it is easy to talk about things in the future.

After receiving too many prayer posts, Shen Yichen gradually didn't take it seriously, but when he saw the signature of this letter, his expression changed slightly.

Because it was not the same year that posted, but Bian He, the staff member of Yin Li Min of Tianfu at the beginning!

Speaking seriously, Bian He has helped Shen Yichen a few times, and even saved his life. If it weren't for Bian He ordering Ye Zongliu and other miners to pay attention to Shen Yichen, I am afraid that on the Zhenjiang Canal, it would be more than lucky to encounter local gangs.

Knowing kindness is one of Shen Yichen's criteria for being a person, no matter what Bian He has to visit him, he can't turn him away.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

Seeing the change in the expression on Shen Yichen's face, Chen Qingtong opened his mouth to ask.

"It's nothing, it's an old man in Ying Tianfu."

"Then what's the matter with finding a husband?"

"I didn't write a prayer post, I just said a place where I want to meet."

"Since it's an old man, let's go and meet it."

"Okay, then I'll go and go back."

Shen Yichen nodded, then got up and left the house and went to the agreed place in the prayer post. At the same time, he also asked Wang Neng, who was secretly squatting in front of the mansion, to inform Canghuo and the others that they should also have not seen Bian He for a long time.

Meeting old acquaintances in a foreign country is also one of the four joys of life.

Walking into a teahouse, Shen Yichen saw Bian He leaning against the window and leisurely drinking tea from a distance, so he leaned over and sat directly opposite.

"Shen Xiaoyou, it's been a long time."

Bian He said hello with a smile on his face, lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Shen Yichen.

"I haven't seen him for more than a year, but Mr. Bian is still the same."

Bian He does have a calm and chic temperament, which was felt by Shen Yichen in Yingtianfu, and it has not changed at all now.

"The contemptible person has not changed, but Shen Xiaoyou is the champion of the princess, and it is definitely not a thing in the pool to answer that sentence."

"Mr. Bian is polite, I don't know what is going on today?"

Hearing this, Bian He smiled and said, "Shen Xiaoyou, you are still as direct as ever. ”

"Because Mr. Bian is a smart person and has kindness, there is no need to be polite."

Shen Yichen has now formed a smuggling alliance with Ye Zongliu, and the two sides can be regarded as knowing each other, so they no longer need to be vigilant against each other like Ying Tian, and they can speak directly.

"That's good, the contemptible person will say it bluntly, I hope to become Shen Xiaoyou's staff."

Staff?

To be honest, hearing Bian He's idea was a bit unexpected for Shen Yichen, he thought it would be related to wanted by the government or smuggling.

"Mr. Bian, aren't you Li Fuyin's staff?"

"If you agree, you will stay, and if you don't, you will go. What Bian asked for, it seems that only Shen Xiaoyou can do it. ”

"Is it necessary to cancel the official wanted?"

Shen Yichen still remembered the words he had spoken with Ye Zongliu and others on the Zhenjiang Canal.

In order to find a way to survive under the harsh mining tax, Ye Zongliu and Bian He took two completely different paths.

One is to raise troops to rebel and occupy the mountain as the king to fight against the government by force. The other is that Bian He used the way of his staff master to get acquainted with high-ranking officials and magnates, and find a way out from the decision-making power.

At that time, Shen Yichen had already given the answer, the silver standard currency of the Ming Dynasty was insufficient, and he could only exploit the miners. The two of them can't go either way, and they are doomed to a dead end!

It's just that what Shen Yichen didn't expect was that Bian He shook his head at this moment and said, "Even if we cancel our wanted, can we cancel the heavy taxes of the imperial court?" ”

"If the heavy taxes are still there, there will still be poor miners who will revolt and rebel, and there will be an endless stream of them!"

Shen Yichen was silent, and Bian He also saw through the essence of the matter, it was not a matter of official pursuit of wanted people at all, but a matter of exacting taxes!

At this moment, a ray of light appeared in Bian He's eyes, and he said with a little excitement: "Shen Xiaoyou, you let me see a way out!" ”

"Smuggling?"

"Open the sea ban!"

Hearing these three words, Shen Yichen was directly stunned, he never expected that people in this world would have a vision that also transcended the times.

At present, he only dares to smuggle secretly, Bian He actually thought of opening the sea ban!

Bian He didn't notice the change in Shen Yichen's expression, and he continued impassionedly: "Only by opening the sea ban can Fujian miners and tenant farmers not have to dig in the barren land. In order to let a steady stream of silver flow from the Japanese slaves into my Daming. ”

"Now Shen Xiaoyou's smuggling can only save a corner, but the sea ban can save the people of Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang!"

"Bian is willing to assist Shen Xiaoyou and open up this road to save the people!"

After Bian He finished speaking, he directly got up and knelt down in front of Shen Yichen.

He did not worship for himself, but hoped that Shen Yichen could find a way to live for the miners and people in Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

Canghuo and the others also happened to come to the teahouse, and they were about to catch up with Bian He after a long absence, but they didn't expect to see him kneeling in front of Shen Yichen.

This scene made them all stunned, why did Mr. Bian make this big gift?

"Mr. Bian, get up, I promise."

Shen Yichen held Bian He's arm and lifted him up from the ground.

In fact, there is no need for Bian He to say that Shen Yichen also learned from the secret recital of Guo Yan, the same acquaintance of Fuzhou Prefecture, that the southeast region of the Ming Dynasty was still a small-scale uprising, and even interrupted the construction process of the Western Sea Ships.

Smuggling 10,000 taels of silver a month is far from enough for the trade and circulation of commodities in the Ming Dynasty.

Other miners, furnace cooks, and tenants in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang are still suffering from the deficit in military spending in the Battle of Luchuan, which brought about additional agricultural taxes and mining taxes.

At this time, Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang were like a barrel of explosives, and they only delayed the time of the explosion, but did not completely extinguish the fuse.

Shen Yichen has a lot to do now, and it is indeed a little powerless to do everything. Bian He's ability is very clear to him, and serving as a staff member can also share part of his own pressure, and he can't find any reason to refuse.

"Thank you!"

Hearing that Shen Yichen agreed, Bian He immediately changed his name, and finally saw hope for a way out that he had been looking for for many years!

At this time, Shen Yichen saw the arrival of Canghuo and others, so he said: "Mr. Bian, you and Canghuo and others may not have seen each other for a long time, so let's talk about the old days today." ”

"Yes, proprietor."

"Canghuotou, wait until Mr. Bian settles into the newly bought courtyard, if you need anything, just tell me."

"Shen Gongzi, don't worry."

Canghuo patted his chest and reassured, Bian He was once their "military advisor", how could he not be well entertained.

After the arrangements were made, Shen Yichen returned to the mansion first, opening the sea ban is not something that can be done overnight, and he has to find an opportunity step by step.

The next few days were very peaceful, Shen Yichen "went to work" in the East Pavilion very regularly, and after work, in addition to accompanying Chen Qingtong, he was to inform Bian He of the current situation in Beijing and his own situation.

After all, the staff has to make suggestions, and if they can't control enough information, it will be difficult to give effective advice.

However, the peaceful days were quickly broken, Shen Yichen was reviewing the chapter in the East Pavilion that day, and Zhao Ranyuan, a member of the Zhongshu House, hurriedly walked in.

"Zhao Zhongshu, is there anything important?"

Shen Yichen has also been with Zhao Ranyuan for a few months, and the other party belongs to a relatively calm and cautious temperament, and it is rare for him to be in such a hurry.

"Back to Shen Xiu, Yang Yuanfu has an order to let you go to Wenyuan Pavilion immediately."

Yang Pu looking for me?

Shen Yichen was a little surprised, it stands to reason that the affairs he is taking over at the moment will not be able to touch the level of the first assistant of the cabinet at all.

If the cabinet wants to find something for itself, it should be Gao Gu who came forward, not directly jumped to the top Yang Pu.

"Do you know what's going on?"

"I heard that it is related to the tribute, Shen Xiu, don't you want to receive the envoys, it should be this matter."

Hearing this, Shen Yichen was even more confused, and it was not the turn of the first assistant of the cabinet to come forward in person to receive the tributary envoys.

"That's it?"

"The lower officials don't know, anyway, the scribe over there in Wenyuan Pavilion said that Yuanfu was very angry, so you better hurry over."

"Got it."

Shen Yichen didn't dare to slack off, got up and strode towards Wenyuan Pavilion.