At the position of the dragon gate of the Shuntian Tribute Courtyard, the figure of Shen Yichen appeared, and he was walking in the direction of He Wendao as cold as frost at the moment.

Previously, due to the lock of the door of the Gongyuan, even if Mingyuan Building was on the central axis of the Shuntian Gongyuan and could look down on the overall situation, Shen Yichen could not see what was happening outside. But as the dragon gate was opened, he saw the scene of He Wendao asking for the people's life in a one-sided way.

Shen Yichen was not unaware of the current situation of soaring grain prices in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, and even discussed with Shang Shi how to help the people as early as a year ago, and once had differences of opinion on whether to open the Beijing Division and the Tongzhou granary.

However, the ancients said well, it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel thousands of miles, Shen Yichen is now in a high position in the cabinet, and every day he enters and exits the most prosperous official roads and imperial cities in Beijing, even if he is approved in the cabinet to the local state capital, the impact is far less than being there.

It's like when Shen Yichen went out of the town to control the water in Shandong, looked at the canal full of floating corpses, and saw the people like ants, blocked on the riverbank waiting to die, the anger and shock brought by the tragic reality are incomparable to the words in Shangshuzhong.

This is why, at that time, Shen Yichen was officially official, a mere six-grade Zhan Shifu Zhongyun. But under the righteous indignation, at the risk of connecting the nine clans, he resolutely chose to punish the king.

Because of the 80,000 people in the land of three provinces and eight provinces, someone needs to find justice for them!

Now He Wendao has made Shen Yichen see his original shadow, and I am not alone!

"The student has seen Shen Ge Lao!"

In an instant, the three thousand lifters of the Shuntian Gongyuan gave up their hands and bowed down, and the scene was magnificent.

Shen Yichen has experienced this kind of courtesy scene of being driven out of the exam, but at the beginning, he enjoyed the treatment of being the leader with the respect of Xie Yuan or the champion. And now, he is a simple superior, and he is the goal that countless literati in the Ming Dynasty yearn for!

Seeing Shen Yichen coming over step by step, the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who were holding He Wendao hurriedly let go of their hands. Compared with the simple identity of Wenchen, Shen Yichen's attainments in "martial arts" can be said to surpass the vast majority of military generals in the Ming Dynasty.

Whether it is the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, or the Praetorian Guard, or the security army like the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, no one does not know Shen Yichen's exploits and prestige.

The fear of Shen Yichen in their hearts is not only the fear of subordinates to superiors, and the fear of generals to Wenchen, but also with admiration and worship!

"Xiaguan Meng Lang, please also ask Shen Zhongtang to forgive your sins."

The superintendent of the imperial history who issued the order, his identity as a Taoist official was not weak even in the face of the scarlet minister, and he was biased to the point that after Shen Yichen, he didn't dare to say a trace of rebuttal, and directly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

The reason is that Shen Yichen has a reputation for arrogance over the years, and he has not been impeached at all, but he can still stand tall and rise to prominence after causing many incidents.

If you want to offend this great god, you must first consider whether your foundation is hard enough, and it is obvious that the inspector in Beijing thinks that he does not have that strength.

"We literati, if we live in a high temple, we are worried about our people, and if we are far away from the rivers and lakes, we are worried about our kings, what is the crime of asking for the people's lives?"

"This official hopes that the imperial history will take this as a warning and not to commit it again!"

Shen Yichen's expression was very serious, and it was estimated that he would not use such sharp words in the past.

But this is the Shuntian Tribute Temple, and there are 3,000 children present, many of whom will become parents and officials in various parts of the Ming Dynasty in the future. In a sense, Shen Yichen's words were not for the supervision of the imperial history in front of him, but for the three thousand people present.

"Yes, the lower officials will follow the teachings."

After hearing this, the superintendent did not dare to refute, and quickly nodded yes.

After the admonition, Shen Yichen turned around and said, "I've seen the great uncle." ”

Nominally, Shen Yichen is the official title of the third grade, and when he meets Hu Hu, who is crowned the prince and the prince, he wants to call himself a lower official.

However, the dispute between the Ming Dynasty and the cabinet has become white-hot, and after the crown of the palace scholar, it is impossible for the cabinet ministers to call themselves subordinate officials in the face of the ministers. Otherwise, most of the official titles of the cabinet ministers are not as good as the six ministries, and what is the significance of the existence of the cabinet as a subordinate body, is it a subordinate body of the six ministries?

Of course, regardless of the official title, the elder and the young still have to abide by it, Shen Yichen still took the initiative to bow first.

For Shen Yichen saluting himself at this time, Hu Hui's face was affectionate and a little indifferent.

The reason is that in front of himself, Shen Yichen first reprimanded the supervising imperial history who came to Shi Dian together, and there is no doubt that he did not take himself as a secretary of the Ministry of Rites in his eyes. As for whether it is intentional or unintentional, Hu Hui believes that with the other party's tactfulness and strategy, I am afraid that the former is the majority.

"Shen Zhongtang is polite, today is the big competition, don't delay the start of the exam, otherwise Your Majesty will blame no one to take it."

Hu Hui's words carried a hint of faint warning, it's okay to be in the limelight, don't make too much trouble. Otherwise, even if you Shen Yichen have the merit of following the dragon, it is impossible for the emperor to protect you in the imperial examination, which is a matter related to the country.

After hearing Hu Hui's words, Shen Yichen didn't say anything, and He Wendao, who had just been released, pounced on him with an eager face and said: "Shen Ge Lao, many people outside the capital city have not eaten rice, to the point of eating tree bark and grass roots, and the students heard that Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places are even more easy to eat. ”

"The imperial court has not yet provided disaster relief, I don't know how many people are going to die, instead of studying the way of the sages here, you should go out to see the suffering of the people, this is the truth you taught students back then!"

When He Wendao asked for the lives of the people in the yamen of the Beijing Division, he actually thought about looking for Shen Yichen for help. However, compared with the ordinary ministers of the imperial court, there are too many speculators who want to visit a wealthy family like the Chengguo Mansion, and this kind of Jiangsu and Zhejiang scholars who have no intersection have almost no possibility of entering the house.

Although I haven't seen him for two years, Shen Yichen's original words have always guided He Wendao forward like a bright light.

He believes that any official in this world can ignore the suffering of the people, but Shen Yichen will not!

Is it that serious?

Shen Yichen was also shocked when he heard this, his original prediction was that the food famine would peak during the beginning of spring. After all, at this time, the grain is finished and eaten, and if it cannot be cultivated, it means that there will be no harvest in the coming year, and the gentry and landlords will only take action at this time, wantonly oppressing and exploiting the people at the bottom, so that there is a tragic situation of selling children and women.

As a result, I didn't expect that the process was faster than Shen Yichen expected, and it seems that in the disaster situation in the state capitals in various places, there is still a situation of avoiding the important and whitewashing the peace.

"Shen Zhongtang shoulders the heavy responsibility of the president of the examination, and I am afraid that the matter of disaster relief is powerless."

The words replied to the stitches, seemingly helping Shen Yichen push away the difficult things, but in fact, he wanted to hold the other party by retreating.

Sure enough, when he said this, the young and vigorous He Wendao became even more anxious, and immediately knelt on the ground and prayed: "The student has no way to ask for his life, but to kneel and beg the elder Shen Ge to save the people of Beizhili!" ”

After saying that, He Wendao slammed down, his forehead hit the bluestone slab of Shuntian Gongyuan, and blood flowed down his cheeks in an instant.

Seeing the examiners behind this scene, he also felt a surge of blood in his heart, and soon another person stood up, bowed deeply to Shen Yichen and said: "Student Zhao Jinjia, the son of Shaanxi Yulin, what Brother He said is true, ask the old man of Shen Pavilion to help the people!" ”

"The student Shandong Yanzhou Mansion raised the son Cen Ran, who was deeply affected by the grace of the old Shen Pavilion out of the town to control the water, such a danger of hunger and cold, only the old Shen Pavilion can help the world and the country!"

With the first, there is the second, and the third. Soon, there were countless moves, asking for Shen Yichen's life, regardless of whether they agreed with Shen Yichen's academic philosophy, or even his betrayal of the emperor.

At least Shen Yichen has won the recognition of the Ming scholars, that is, he went out of Shandong to control the water, and he commanded Fujian to quell the rebellion, all of which demonstrated the ability to stabilize the country.

If there is anyone in the world who has the ability to turn the tide, the first choice in the minds of many people is Shen Yichen.

Looking at the scene of the scholars bowing down, the initiator Hu Hu had an indescribable shock in his heart at this moment. You must know that he fanned He Wendao to ask Shen Yichen for his life, more because he wanted to use this to frame the other party, so that this son could understand that many things could not be solved by shouting a few slogans.

If you can, you can take advantage of the situation to give Shen Yichen a step down, which can not only win the gratitude of the other party, but also make him lose his prestige in front of the three thousand lifters, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

It's just that Hu Hu never thought that the three thousand people present would really regard Shen Yichen as a "savior"!

Compared with what Hu Hu thought in his mind, Shen Yichen, who was also facing this scene of a scholar, had an indescribable emotion in his heart. What he thought about was not the difficulty of disaster relief, but more of the surprise that at least the current Ming scholars did not degenerate into a rotten Confucian who only emphasized righteousness.

has not become a hypocrite full of benevolence and morality, and a belly of male thieves and prostitutes!

In their hearts, in addition to fame and fame, they also cherish their family and country, and the people!

"Okay, the official promised to wait, and after the test is over, we will help the people and don't let another hungry corpse on the side of the road!"

"For the people of Beizhili, the students thanked Shen Ge Lao."

He Wendao thanked him again, and at the same time his face was filled with tears. He was not only happy that Shen Yichen promised to save Beizhili's disaster-stricken nature, but also excited that the idol in his heart had never changed.

He is still the same Shen Yichen who doesn't care about selfish interests and takes the world as his own responsibility!

"You don't have to thank me, you should be thankful for yourself."

"Without you risking everything to ask for the people's lives, this official is at the height of the temple, but he can't see the suffering of the people."

After that, Shen Yichen helped He Wendao, who was kneeling on the ground, up, and then said to the scholars present: "The dragon gate has been opened, you should enter the tribute courtyard as soon as possible and prepare for the big competition!" ”

"Yes, Shen Ge Lao."

The scholars present also had excited expressions on their faces, and bowed their hands to Shen Yichen.

"Uncle Zong, then the official will enter the tribute courtyard first."

"Shen Zhongtang has the position of president, please."

Hu Hu was very polite, and made a gesture of please, letting Shen Yichen go first.

Just looking at the back of Shen Yichen's departure, Hu Hui's face instantly became extremely complicated, he always admired Shen Yichen's talent and character, but in different camps, the better the other party's performance, the greater the threat to his side.

Especially Shen Yichen is not a person who abides by etiquette and rules, and it is rumored in the palace that he can even abandon his father in the Tile Thorn camp, and it is difficult to guarantee what kind of powerful and ministerial actions this kind of person will make.

This son is a double-edged sword!

Shen Yichen returned to the Mingyuan Building of Shuntian Gongyuan, and looked at the lower part of the house through the military service inspection.

But at this moment, Yang Hongze's leisurely voice came from his ears: "Shen Zhongtang, sometimes the line is higher than others, and the public must not, do you really think you can solve the problem of food shortage in Beizhili and even the entire Northern Xinjiang?" ”

"Otherwise, do you want to watch the people freeze to death and starve to death?"

Shen Yichen still looked at the room below, and replied in a very calm tone.

He knew it was difficult, but someone had to do it, at least let himself do it, which might give him more hope in life.

"There is a shortage of grain in the Beizhili area, except for last year's Tatar invasion, which led to the destruction of many autumn harvest farmlands. Another major factor is that some people are hoarding rice and grain, wantonly driving up food prices. ”

"Prepare to the final stage, on the one hand, annex the land that ordinary people rely on for survival, and on the other hand, you can earn a lot of human blood money!"

Shen Yichen thought that Yang Hongze was talking to him, and it was most likely a sarcasm of yin and yang.

As a result, he didn't expect that he would seriously talk about the current situation of food shortage in the north, and when he said the end, he could clearly feel that Yang Hongze had a kind of anger in his tone.

"You've also paid attention to the lack of food in the north?"

"Of course."

"Then why are you telling me this?"

Shen Yichen was a little puzzled, according to his relationship with his sworn enemy, it was obvious that this passage could help, it shouldn't be.

"Because I'm a farmer too!"

After saying that, Yang Hongze turned his head and looked at Shen Yichen with red eyes.

That's right, no matter how much Yang Hongze dislikes Shen Yichen, the two sides are in the identity of different ways and do not conspire with each other.

But there is one thing that he is different from He Pingyan, a group of aristocratic sons, Yang Hongze is a farmer from a poor family, and he knows what kind of environment the people at the bottom live in, and how powerless they are in the face of natural and man-made disasters!

Establishing a life for the people is also part of the book of sages, looking at the three thousand people in the Gongyuan Square asking for their lives, Yang Hongze can't wait to be standing there by himself.

That's why Yang Hongze said this to Shen Yichen, he also cherishes his family and country, and the people are alive!

"Then who is hoarding rice and grain behind his back and maliciously raising the price of grain?"

Yang Hongze can say this, it is definitely not a loss, there must be a hidden secret behind it that he doesn't know.

If it were an ordinary moment, Shen Yichen would not have asked this sentence, because he knew that the relationship between the two parties would be asked in vain. But at this moment, he saw Yang Hongze's red eyes and realized that maybe in some aspects, he still had a consensus with the other party.

Only by abandoning preconceptions can we deal with the famine crisis faster!

"When the father of the Empress Dowager, his relatives will be Changbo Sun Zhong!"