"A lot of times people can't even see themselves clearly, let alone others."

Shen Yichen replied, maybe this is the interesting part of human nature, full of uncertainty.

"But Yang Yuanfu saw it clearly back then, thinking that after you stepped into the palace, you would be able to stabilize the country!"

The "three Yangs" have all served as the first assistant of the cabinet, but the Yang Yuanfu in Chen Xun's mouth obviously refers to the last Yang Pu.

Could it be that the conversation between himself and Yang Pu was not only known to Gao Qian, but also to Chen Xun?

"Then I don't know Chen Yuanfu, how do you think of the younger generation?"

Shen Yichen raised his head and looked directly at Chen Xun behind Gong Yu. Although he humbly calls himself a junior, in fact he is no longer the original small role, and he also entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister and stood in the position of a member of the imperial court.

Throughout the Jingtai Dynasty period in history, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet was held by Chen Xun, until after the restoration of Zhu Qizhen of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Xun and the five Shangshu were allowed to resign together for the crime of welcoming Emperor Jingtai.

However, many times they stand on the wrong team, not only can they avoid trouble by resigning, especially after the restoration, Zhu Qizhen's mentality has been distorted, and all the important ministers who have been implicated with Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu will turn over the old accounts and ask for the guilt.

Chen Xun was finally impeached by all parties and sentenced to 100 canes to defend Tielingwei.

Of course, for Shen Yichen now, this is the history of another time and space, he just wants to confirm what kind of attitude Chen Xun uses to look at himself, whether he is an enemy or a friend, it is better to make it clear as soon as possible, so as not to have all kinds of intrigues in the future.

To tell the truth, after experiencing military edification, Shen Yichen was infected with the simple and direct set of martial artists, and the hypocrisy of officialdom was too draining.

"What do you want the Cabinet to think?"

Feeling the toughness in Shen Yichen's attitude, Chen Xun's momentum changed instantly, and even the self-proclaimed one changed from an old man to a cabinet department.

It is true that Shen Yichen is extremely talented, but as a newcomer to the cabinet, he will not make the cabinet chief assistant fearful.

Being polite does not mean being weak, Shen Yichen should put himself in the right position.

"The younger generation is abrupt."

Feeling the change in the other party's momentum, Shen Yichen immediately apologized. Officialdom is not the same as a barracks, and even if you don't like many things, you have to play according to the rules of the game, unless you have the ability to flip the table.

On the other hand, Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, can be said to be suppressed under the light of Qian during his eight years in office. So much so that later generations described the history of the Jingtai Dynasty, only knew that the military department was still in the book Yu Qian, and did not know the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Xun.

As a result, Shen Yichen subconsciously did not have the prudence to face Wang Zhen, "Sanyang", Yu Qian and others.

But in any case, Chen Xun's secret is only equivalent to humility, and from the perspective of the ministers, his resume is quite dazzling.

The champion and the first born were deeply valued by the "Three Yangs" and were recommended to enter the cabinet. In the battle of the Beijing Division, he strongly advocated holding the Beijing Division, and ordered Yang Hong, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, and Cao Yi, the general soldier of Liaodong, to attack and retreat the Mongolian army.

It can only be said that both Shengyu and He Shengliang are allowed to only allow one dazzling star in an era.

In the face of Shen Yichen's apology, Chen Xun didn't pursue it too much, but said meaningfully: "Actually, it doesn't matter what the old man thinks, what matters is what you do, to benefit the party for the first term of office, don't disappoint Yang Yuanfu for the sake of power struggle." ”

Chen Xun's words are equivalent to telling Shen Yichen that he is standing in a neutral position, and whether he supports it depends on specific matters.

In addition, the factional dispute between the DPRK and China has gradually become clear, Chen Xun is reminding Shen Yichen not to forget his original intention, don't bring disaster to the country and the world for the sake of power!

"Yes, juniors understand."

Shen Yichen arched his hand, he never thought that Chen Xun would be on his side, as long as he could look at it objectively and neutrally, it was enough.

"Let's get out."

"Yes, Motosuke."

At the end of the conversation, Shen Yichen withdrew from Chen Xun's duty room.

Zhao Ranyuan, who was standing outside the house, saw Shen Yichen come out and said, "Yuanfu has a gentle and honest temperament, so we should have a good conversation, right?" ”

In the face of Zhao Ranyuan's inquiry, Shen Yichen smiled and didn't say much, in fact, the more he was in a high position, the more polite he was to the little people who were not in the same class, this is the origin of Corporal Lixian.

On the contrary, officials close to or at the same level will show the most real side, Shen Yichen doesn't know much about Chen Xun, and he doesn't dare to make a conclusion now.

If Shen Yichen doesn't know much about Chen Xun, then he doesn't know anything about Miao Zhen, another cabinet minister recommended by "Sanyang". Even in the history books, the description of this pavilion elder is only a few words, and there is no sense of existence.

So Shen Yichen just said hello to Miao Zhen and said a few polite words, and then went to Gao Qian's duty room.

When it comes to the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Yichen may be the most familiar with Gao Qian. And what's interesting is that so far, the two sides have not talked about any personal relationship, more similar to a gentleman's friendship.

Seeing that Shen Yichen is now in the cabinet to worship the prime minister, Gao Yu's expression has an indescribable relief, at least he didn't see the wrong person, this son has done his duty to the people of the world in his words and deeds, and it is what he deserves to tilt the power towards the government and the opposition.

Regarding Shen Yichen's conduct and ability, Gao Gu felt that he had nothing to say, and after a few words of simple reminder, the two sides gave up.

When Shen Yichen came to the Wenyuan Pavilion corridor again, the two duty rooms below belonged to Yang Hongze and He Pingyan. Even standing outside the door, Shen Yichen could imagine the appearance of these two people waiting for him to visit with their toes proud.

"Shen Ge Lao, this is Yang Ge Lao's class room, the orthodox ten years of Yi Chou Ke really created the history of the Ming Dynasty, up to four people in the same department entered the cabinet in the same year!"

When Zhao Ranyuan said this, his tone was a little amazed. You must know that such as Chen Xun, Gao Gu and other pavilion elders, the Chinese year of the imperial examination should be traced back to the Yongle period, and it took decades of seniority to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

Orthodoxy for ten years, it has only been less than four years since the full count, and Shen Yichen, Yang Hongze, He Pingyan, and Shang Zhen have appeared four cabinet ministers, which can be regarded as a good story in the history books.

"Since they are acquainted in the same year, then you don't need to go in to visit, take me to the duty room of Shangzhongtang."

"What?"

Zhao Ranyuan was still immersed in amazement, but he never expected that Shen Yichen didn't think about visiting the same year at all.

You must know that this is the order that the cabinet has always formed, even if you enter the cabinet in the same year, it is divided into time sequences, those who enter the cabinet first are respected as the elders, and those who enter the cabinet later should visit their predecessors.

"Let's go."

Shen Yichen didn't explain too much, the unspoken rules are not rules, and now there is no clear status of the first and second assistants in the cabinet, Yang Hongze and others are not worthy of claiming to be seniors in front of them.

Be cautious and have to see who the object is, in the face of Chen Xunshen Yichen will show humility, in the same year, he does not use the posture of the superior to oppress others, it can already be regarded as giving enough face!

"Yes, Shen Ge Lao."

Shangguan emphasized again, Zhao Ranyuan didn't dare to say more, and led Shen Yichen to bypass Yang Hongze and He Pingyan's duty room, and went directly to Shang's duty room.

The sound insulation effect of the wooden structure of Wenyuan Pavilion is not very good, especially when there are still people standing behind the door, Yang Hongze's Zhongshu people on duty heard the conversation outside the house, and immediately came to the public eucalyptus and said: "Yang Ge Lao, Shen Ge Lao bypassed you and He Ge Lao's duty room, and I didn't plan to come to visit." ”

"Heh, he is an arrogant man, and he is used to being inferior and humble, but it's a pity that many seniors have been blinded by his hypocritical face!"

If you want to talk about who has experienced Shen Yichen's arrogant attitude, his group of imperial examinations in the same year can be said to be the best. The members of the Special Gongxing Society were almost stepped on by Shen Yichen, and they did not have the slightest affection for the same year.

It is not at all surprising that such an act is being done today.

"The same cabinet is an official who looks up and doesn't look down, Shen Ge is like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get along in the future."

The scholar in the room on duty looked a little worried, with the age of Shen Yichen and the others, they would have to get along for decades after no accident, and this was the first day of the same situation, and they would have it in the future?

"The cabinet will not tolerate a rude person, he will not be rampant for a few days!"

Yang Hongze replied angrily, he is a person who has enshrined the dogma of Confucian etiquette and law as his lifelong belief, but what Shen Yichen did was some deviant behavior, and the two were destined to be different and not conspire with each other.

Shen Yichen naturally didn't know about these discussions, and even if he knew, he didn't really care.

Like-minded people never look at the quantity, even if there are only two people in the court, Shang and Xiao Yi, it is enough!

"Brother Xiangbei, I've been waiting for a long time!"

Almost as soon as Shen Yichen pushed open the wooden door of the business room, he saw the other party standing at the door and bowing with a smile on his face.

"Hongzai, why do you need to be so polite between you and me."

Shen Yichen replied casually, he had known Shang Zhen for so long, so he didn't need these false courtesies at all. After a few pleasantries, the two sat down on either side of the small table in the room, on which a pot of fine tea was brewed.

"To the north, you are using the general situation to force the Queen Mother to return to power, what a dangerous move."

Shang Shi first talked about the edict incident, he was about to knock on the Shangshu, but when he heard the Da Si clan leading the students of the Guozijian and the Jingshi Shizi to beat the Dengwen drum in front of the noon gate, he instantly reacted to the strangeness.

Later, when the minister of the cabinet came forward, Shang Yu completely understood that this was a bureau of Shen Yichen, and he couldn't help but be secretly afraid of admiration.

But whenever there is a deviation in the direction of the situation, Shen Yichen is afraid that if he enters the edict, it will not be so easy to get out.

"Filial piety comes first, and if you don't take risks, the queen mother will not retreat to the harem."

"That's true."

Shang Shi nodded, and in hindsight, there was no other way than this general trend.

"By the way, Xiangbei, since you have fulfilled your duties, then I will still talk to you about something serious today."

With that, Shang Yu got up and walked to Gong Yu, picked up a few pieces of music from the table and handed them to Shen Yichen. The cabinet ministers control the voting power of the world's hundreds of officials, which means that they can see the first-hand information of the people's feelings in various places.

Shen Yichen took it and flipped through it casually, and it was the disaster situation reported by various states and counties in Daming, especially in the Liangjing area.

The middle and late Ming Dynasty was already in the Xiaoice River period, which was rare in history, coupled with the large-scale collection of military salaries and grain and grass by Tumubao, and the subsequent labor and civil labor to transfer various materials, which made the already poorly harvested fields even worse.

Now in winter, many farmers can no longer survive the spring planting of the next year, and there are many frozen bones and starvation on the roadside.

"These recitals seem to be natural disasters, but they are actually man-made disasters!"

Shang Shi suppressed his anger and said, and then explained in detail: "Since the beginning of winter, there have been many similar concerts in various state capitals, and I have asked Your Majesty to reduce taxes in various places, reduce the grain of the clans and vassals, and severely punish the officials and gentry and vassal kings for annexing land, but all of them have sunk into the sea!" ”

"Now even the Jiangnan region, which was still warm in the previous dynasty, has been snowing heavily in winter, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that even Qiongzhou, Guangfu will not be spared, and the people's livelihood is so difficult!"

Before working in the Hanlin Academy, he was a scholar, and he felt that the world was peaceful and happy in a noble place, and the Ming Dynasty was in a prosperous era. As a result, when I arrived at the cabinet, I learned that the people were so miserable, and the state capitals were in turmoil.

But he wanted to do something to change, but he couldn't get any response from the cabinet minister and the emperor, or in the face of this situation, he didn't know where to start.

Tax-free?

The Ming Dynasty North Zhili and the Nine Sides fought in a sparse manner, and now the Fengsui Border Fort of the Xuanda Defense Line has not been completely repaired, counting the battle of Yanghe in the early stage, and the follow-up Beijing Division Guard Battle, the change of the entire Tumu Fort led to the death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty.

If you want to replenish the soldiers and repair the defense line of the Great Wall, you need silver. Not continuing to raise taxes is already considered sympathetic to the suffering of the people, and still thinking about tax cuts?

As for what to cut the grain of the sect, it is pure business naivety. Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu did not sit firmly on the throne himself, and if he dared to take the sword of the clan vassal king, he would become Zhu Qizhen tomorrow sitting on the dragon chair in the Forbidden City.

This kind of self-destruction of the Great Wall, which emperor can be stupid enough to do it?

Compared with the business, Shen Yichen has long seen the decay under the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and if he wants to change all this, it is not possible to reduce taxes at all, and neither side of the frontier nor the vassal king can move at present, otherwise it must be himself or Zhu Qiyu who will fall first.

Seeing that Shen Yichen was speechless, Shang Chen's mood calmed down a little, in fact, he also knew these things in his heart, what could Shen Yichen, who had just entered the cabinet, change?

But in the Manchu Dynasty, he couldn't find a second person to talk to, and now he saw Shen Yichen so that he couldn't vomit and be unhappy.

"I'm sorry to go north, but I overdone it."

Realizing that his emotions were wrong, Shang Yi apologized to Shen Yichen.

"It doesn't matter, if as an official sees the suffering of the people, he can't have a trace of empathy and emotional turmoil, this person is not worthy of being an official!"

Shen Yichen replied categorically, many times after being an official for a long time, he gave birth to a kind of high-minded mentality, and regarded the people as ants.

Shen Yichen can accept the concept of not being in charge of soldiers and being good at being an official, but he will never be able to tolerate himself and become the cold-blooded and ruthless superior.

Such an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes and have a good experience of how difficult the people's livelihood is!

"That's right, officials shouldn't be!"

This sentence resonated deeply with Shang Chen, which is why he and Shen Yichen became like-minded people, that is, the two of them always had a heart to make a life for the people!

"There is also a letter to the north, you have to take a look, I always feel that there will be changes in Luchuan!"

After that, Shang Zhen took a letter from the public and took a letter from the Yunnan Political Secretary.