Jian Ning has encountered hard stubble in expatriate over the years, as long as he moves out of the name of King Lu to threaten, the other party will choose to retreat after weighing the pros and cons.

Especially like Shen Yichen, who has to go to King Lu's fiefdom as an official, he has to call his father when he sees a palace official!

After all, if you are under the eaves in the future, do you dare not bow your head?

Now that Jian Ning understands, what he encountered in the past would be evasive, which can only prove that the other party is not hard enough.

The son of Chengguo Gong, the third and first champion dukes, the fourth grade of the Beijing official scarlet robe, the eighteen-year-old Imperial History of the Imperial Palace......

Any title is taken out, and it declares what it means to be powerful, and this is called the real hard to mess with!

The strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, and it hasn't reached its own territory, so you still have to admit it!

After thinking about this, Jian Ning's face turned pale and knelt down towards Shen Yichen and said: "The lower official is guilty, and beg Shen Yixian to open up the net, this great kindness and great virtue will definitely know the kindness and retribution!" ”

"Do you want this official to let you go?"

Shen Yichen said this, and he couldn't see any change in expression on his face, this appearance made Jian Ning's heart completely bottomless.

He didn't know if this was Shen Yichen's sincere question, or if he wanted to get away with it. But at this moment, he had no choice, so he could only continue to admit his mistake and said: "I still hope that Shen Youxian will be magnanimous, and the lower officials will definitely change their past mistakes in the future and never do it again!" ”

Shen Yichen didn't answer immediately, but took two steps forward and looked condescendingly at Jian Ning, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Since you are guilty, then show the sincerity to admit your mistakes."

When Jian Ning heard this, he instantly understood that this was the price offered by Shen Yichen.

For many "criminals", they are not afraid of the high price offered by the other party, but they are afraid that they will not even have to talk about it.

So Jian Ning didn't hesitate at all, and immediately agreed: "Let Shen Yanxian speak, the lower officials will have nothing to say!" ”

Seeking from officialdom is nothing more than the word power and wealth. Jian Ning definitely couldn't give this thing, he subconsciously thought that Shen Yichen wanted money.

After all, the only thing where the Beijing officials are weaker than the foreign officials is that it is not easy to make money during the low-grade period, especially the noble Hanlin officials, who are even poorer.

There has been more than one incident in the Hanlin Academy, where the officials were so poor that they couldn't survive and took the initiative to ask for expatriate assignments. Shen Yichen has just been promoted to the imperial history of the capital, and he has not yet gone to the local place to control the water and make money, so it is estimated that he is not happy to see that he is prosperous.

"It seems that Jian Changshi is a cheerful person, and the official is also straightforward, so let's write a confession."

Confession?

Hearing that Shen Yichen's price was this, Jian Ning and Luo Xin, who knew Tongzhou Mansion, both looked at him with surprised faces.

If you promised to let the horse go, why do you need to write a confession?

But soon Jian Ning reacted, Shen Yichen didn't want power and wealth, but to hold his handle!

At this time, a fierce confrontation started in Jian Ning's mind, if he didn't write this confession, after Shen Yichen's impeachment was presented to the court, according to this kid's current power and popularity, he would most likely be questioned.

Even if King Lu came forward to intercede, it would be difficult to get away with the matter of the prostitute ship pretending to be an official ship.

And once this confession is written, it is equivalent to the death hole in the hands of Shen Yichen, and he will be restricted everywhere in the future and dare not disobey.

After some thought, Jian Ning decided to take a risk. Even if he is impeached and questioned, as long as King Lu sees his past hard work and is willing to plead for himself, he will definitely let the court give a lenient punishment, and it is estimated that at most he will be demoted.

The long pain is better than the short pain, as an official of the palace chief history department, there is no room for progress in the official career, why should you be controlled by others?

Just when Jian Ning was about to refuse, Shen Yichen's whispered words came from his ears.

"If you don't write this confession, this official dares to guarantee that you will not be able to wait for King Lu's plea in the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Threats, naked threats!

Shen Yichen used to be above the court, and the power of life and death was in the hands of others.

And now in the eyes of foreign officials, he also controls life and death and seizes power!

The way of being a king, the law, the technique, and the power are all indispensable, and the same is true for the way of the official.

Shen Yichen, who was once cautious, finally began to show his authority, which is also a process that must be experienced.

Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, righteousness is not financial management, love is not a thing, and kindness is not an official!

At this moment, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Jian Ning's forehead, and now he really realized what kind of great god he had offended.

From start to finish, there is no room for bargaining!

"Xiaguan...... The subordinate obeyed. ”

"Then please write a long history, don't forget to stamp the seal."

After saying this, Shen Yichen left Jian Ning's side, turned to Luo Xin and said, "Today's matter, Luo Tongzhi has worked hard. ”

After seeing Shen Yichen's authority, even if he was polite and courteous at the moment, Luo was still in awe, and hurriedly replied: "Shen Yixian is polite, this is a matter within the duties of the lower officials." ”

"Now that the matter has been resolved, let's stop bothering and retire."

"Luo Tongzhi walks slowly."

After saluting again, Luo Xin led the officers and soldiers of the government to retreat from the sand boat, and it was not until he stepped on the shore of the river that he breathed a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, a staff member beside Luo Xin also sighed: "The proprietor, in the past, I only heard that Shen Youxian was talented and young. But he didn't expect that his momentum was so heavy, and he was not inferior to the cabinet officials. ”

"Not only is it imposing, but the means are not inferior to the cabinet members."

After getting off the boat, Luo Tongzhi gradually began to reminisce, and he vaguely felt that Shen Yichen had a clear goal, as if he was just trying to get Jian Ning's confession.

It's just that after thinking about it, I feel that it is not logical, the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the history of the palace are the relationship between the eight poles and the eight poles, what is the use of getting this handle, what can you get?

Since he couldn't figure it out, Luo Xin simply stopped thinking about it, this kind of matter at the level of a high-ranking official in Beijing was not something that he could speculate about in a small place.

The doubts in Luo's faith are also in the sand boat. After Bian He got Jian Ning's confession, he ordered the ship's family to set sail.

And he himself came to Shen Yichen's side at the bow of the boat, and asked, "The proprietor, do you know in advance that the Jiangshan ship behind is the ship of King Lu's mansion?" ”

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The development of the whole incident was really a bit too coincidental, and even Bian He had to suspect that this was something in Shen Yichen's plan.

"I don't know."

"Then why do you suddenly want a confession?"

Hearing this question, Shen Yichen replied with a smile: "Isn't this supposed to thank Jian Ning for the reminder?" ”

To be honest, Shen Yichen hadn't thought about asking for any confession before, and it wasn't until Jian Ning threatened himself with King Lu's fiefdom that he had an epiphany about another way to deal with it.

It is difficult to subdue the enemy, but if it can be used for oneself, the value is immeasurable.

The biggest problem for airborne officials, both ancient and modern, is that it is difficult to gain a foothold. It is easy to be squeezed out and targeted by the local official newspaper group, so that nothing can be done in the air, let alone the great god of Lu Wangfu.

If you want to break this kind of newspaper, the best way is to divide from within the "enemy", and pinching Jian Ning is equivalent to inserting a nail in the officialdom of Yanzhou Palace.

This nail may play a decisive role at a critical moment.

Bian He is a smart person, and he understands the cause and effect just from Shen Yichen's one-sentence answer.

"It's good to take advantage of the situation, the proprietor's growth today, his subordinates admire!"

Bian He sincerely admired it in his heart, thinking that when he first met Shen Yichen in Ying Tianfu, he was still so immature and didn't understand the depth of officialdom.

Now that only two years have passed, Shen Yichen's strategy and methods are so old and spicy that he has not lost to many old ministers who have been in the officialdom for many years.

This amazing growth rate is unique in the world!

"Mr. Bian doesn't need to be complimented, I can have today, it's just because of the situation."

This sentence is really not Shen Yichen's modesty and politeness, what level of character did he face in the past?

Zhu Qizhen, Wang Zhen, Yang Pu, Hu Hui, Gonghou Xunqi, Minister of the Cabinet......

Which of these has not been an official for decades, even the youngest Zhu Qizhen has been on the throne for ten years. In addition to being older than the emperor, ordinary middle- and low-level officials may not be as good as Ming Yingzong in terms of length of time and experience in politics.

Shen Yichen faced the power of this group of powerful ministers every day, and he was also walking a tightrope between the eunuch group and the civil official group, and Wang Zhen's murderous intent was several times.

If Shen Yichen can't grow rapidly under this high-pressure environment, the grass on the grave will be a few feet high.

And having said that, even if there is no such thing, if the identity of the official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot suppress a subordinate official of the palace, it can only prove that Shen Yichen's ability is not enough.

Without an authoritarian Shangguan, no one will take it seriously, it can only be a paper lake imperial history.

"Indeed, it's cold in the heights."

Bian and the middle-level officials who have been in the curtain before can feel that they are trembling and walking on thin ice on the road to becoming officials.

Shen Yichen was in a high position when he was young, and the pressure and risks he faced were several times better.

The bookseller is angry, and one day it will become a scheming.

……

The sand boat drove slowly through the canal, and after a few days, it passed the Tongzhou section, and there was no congestion caused by the queue of boats, and the speed of navigation was greatly improved.

All the way through Cangzhou and Dezhou of Hebei Province, he will soon cross the border of the two provinces to Dongchang Mansion of Shandong Province, and then go down to Yanzhou Mansion, the destination of Shen Yichen.

However, as the distance to Shandong gets closer and closer, the water quality of the canal can clearly see the increase in sediment and become a little turbid.

The danger of the Yellow River pouring into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is not the amount of water, but the sediment sediment. Once the canal is blocked, it is not as easy as in ancient times to dredge it with various construction machinery like in modern times, and it is not easy to dredge it again.

In addition to the changes in water quality and sediment content, Shen Yichen also saw many fleeing refugees at the border of Liangsheng, who were dragging their families to the Hebei Prefecture, hoping to be rescued to survive this cold winter.

But the homeless group is one of the great troubles for the local government!

This is not only the difficulty in spending food and money for disaster relief, but also the problems of disease, plague, public order, and so on, and the slightest carelessness will ignite a spark and turn into a large-scale peasant uprising.

The magistrate loves the people like a son to help the homeless, and in the end it may not be meritorious, but if something happens on your turf, the pot will definitely not be shaken off. Therefore, whenever a catastrophe comes, it is the primary duty of the magistrate to prevent the displaced people from entering the country, and it belongs to the category of living bodhisattvas to pacify and relieve disasters.

Looking at the scrawny homeless people on both sides of the river, as well as the floating corpses that appeared in the water from time to time, Shen Yichen's face was very solemn.

The number of people affected by the flooding of the Yellow River in Shandong is far greater than that seen in Zhenjiang Prefecture in terms of both numbers and tragic.

Fortunately, Zhenjiang is located in a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, even if the government is not conducive to disaster relief, the local squires and rich people will more or less build some disaster relief porridge sheds to accumulate yin virtue for themselves.

The grain production of the northern provinces is not as good as that of the south, and in addition to the perennial floods, droughts and locust plagues, there is basically no ability to resist risks.

The landlord's family didn't have much surplus food, so how could they take it out to do good deeds, they could only wait for relief from the imperial court.

"Now that it has been a few months since the Yellow River burst, as early as when the DPRK received the letter of the Shandong Political Secretary, the household department had already started disaster relief, why are there still corpses everywhere like this!"

Shen Yichen smashed his fist on the side of the ship with some anger, the court ministers discussed the disaster relief process with their own eyes, but they did not do anything locally, what went wrong in the middle!

Compared with Shen Yichen's anger, Bian He seemed very calm and replied: "Owner, this is the scene that cannot be seen at the height of the temple. The reason why we killed officials and rebelled in the first place was because we couldn't survive anymore. ”

Bian He has seen too much of this kind of tragic situation in the world, and even he himself is a person who has experienced it himself.

Fujian is mostly mountainous, and the grain production is also not high, coupled with the mining tax and the grain tax increased by the Battle of Luchuan, Bian He's family was ruined because of this.

Over the years, he has served as a staff member beside the magistrate, and natural and man-made disasters are also the main theme of the Ming Dynasty, and the people have become more and more difficult year by year.

Bian He's words made Shen Yichen feel panicked, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

After being silent for a long time, Shen Yichen spoke: "I hope that I will go to Shandong to control the water and change this situation." ”

"Master, Xiaomin believes that you can do it."

The boatman, who had always been silent, suddenly said a word at this moment.

Hearing this, Shen Yichen replied with a wry smile on his face: "I haven't done anything yet, how can you believe it?" ”

"Xiaomin has been begging for life on the canal for most of his life, and the lord is the first official to sympathize with the grief and indignation of the people when the lord sees him, which means that you have the people in your heart."

"Really?"

Shen Yichen didn't dare to ask a rhetorical question, but the boat boss smiled and didn't continue to answer, and he couldn't say any big reason.

But at this time, Wang Neng, who was sitting on the platform and observing the vigilance, jumped down and said with a nervous face.

"Young Master Shen, there may be a situation ahead, we have to be careful."

Hearing Wang Neng's words, the boat boss also hurriedly looked into the distance, and his face changed greatly in an instant.

"It's not good, the boat was robbed, it's a river thief!"

Seeing that Wang Neng and the ship boss looked nervous, Shen Yichen also glanced into the distance, but he didn't see anything, and he felt extremely dazed.

There's nothing on this canal, what the hell are they nervous about?

"Proprietor, look at the water."

From the expression on Shen Yichen's face, Bian He understood that he definitely didn't find the problem.

It is one thing to serve as the center of the imperial court, and it is another thing to have local political experience, and Shen Yichen's shortcomings are obvious.

Hearing Bian He's reminder, Shen Yichen put his eyes on the water from afar, only to find that from nowhere, there were some unhulled millet and wheat floating on the water surface in front of him.

Now that Shandong has suffered from floods, the displaced people have eaten everything they can eat, even the bark and white soil, and it is impossible for there to be cereals. Even if there were, it wouldn't be wasted floating on the surface of the water like this.

At this time, there is only one possibility that such a scene appeared on the canal, that is, something happened to the boat transporting grain.

Dare to move the ships of the imperial court, ordinary thieves and bandits do not have the courage, let alone the ability.

You must know that the cao boat will not travel alone, under normal circumstances, it is commanded by Wei or led by thousands of households, and the number of troops transported is hundreds, and the minimum is more than 100 people.

With an army of this scale, ordinary water gangs and robbers, no matter how dare they make a move against them, it is too late to hide.

From this, it can be inferred that those who dare to attack the cao boat are either extremely large-scale, or they are fierce bandits at the level of Jiangyang thieves, and they are not easy to provoke anyway.

It is already dangerous to encounter bandits, Shen Yichen still has an official body, and in the year of the catastrophe, he was the object of hatred by the homeless bandits. If they find out, how obvious the outcome is, no matter how much Canghuo and the others can fight, they will be invincible with two fists and four hands!