The Forbidden City, which has faded away from the silver, reveals its original red walls and yellow tiles, and Yang Hongze has arrived in the side room of the Wenhua Hall one step ahead, waiting for the summons of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

When he saw Shen Yichen coming in from outside, he snorted coldly and arched his hand very casually, even if he had said hello. Shen Yichen didn't care about Yang Hongze's coldness, he bowed his hand perfunctorily and saluted back, and then found a vacant seat in the opposite direction to sit down and wait.

"Entering the palace and facing the Holy Shen Zhongtang is still unhurried, this is really worth learning from this official."

It may be that he is bored waiting, or he may have nothing to do, not long after Shen Yichen sat down, Yang Hongze opened his mouth to sneer.

Ordinary officials entered the palace to face the saints, and they waited outside the palace gate early before dawn, how could they be as late as Shen Yichen. If the situation happened that His Majesty summoned him in advance, Yang Hongze didn't know how to deal with this son, and he was really unscrupulous from the holy scroll of the dragon's grace?

"Then watch well and study hard."

"You ......"

A simple sentence made Yang Hongze feel aggrieved. Every time, I don't know if Shen Yichen can't understand the sarcasm, or if this kid is not afraid of boiling water, anyway, in the end, it is always himself who suffers in words.

Indeed, compared to "hypocrites", "real villains" are always superior.

At this moment, Cheng Jing walked into the side room, bowed down and said politely: "Two pavilion elders, Your Majesty summoned you, please come with me." ”

"Gong Xie Cheng will see you."

Shen Yichen and the two got up to salute back, and then followed Cheng Jing to the Wenhua Palace, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu was sitting high on the dragon chair at the moment, reviewing the sub-list of his own examination.

"Chen Shen Yichen, Yang Hongze, meet Your Majesty."

Seeing Shen Yichen and the two saluting to him, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "The two Qing families don't need to be polite, this time they have worked hard to select talents for the country, and I will give ten taels of silver and two pieces of silk." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Yichen rose in response, but there was a little dripping in his heart, Zhu Qiyu may not have been used to being poor in the palace of the emperor, so after sitting on the throne of the emperor, he still picked and searched.

Ten taels of silver, two horses of silk, I know that the emperor rewards meritorious ministers, and I don't know which old servant is sent by the head of the family. However, thinking of Zhu Qiyu's move in history to bribe Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, to bribe Chen Xun with fifty taels of silver in order to replace the crown prince, this kind of reward is really in line with his temperament.

"Jingtai's own science examination in the first year coincides with the waste waiting to be revived after the eventful autumn, and I hope that the talents will be able to serve the country in the future, share worries for the king, and ask for life for the people."

"Only in this way can we live up to the original intention of the imperial examination, the teachings of the sages, and the sustenance of the people!"

After the previous sessions and exams, basically the monarchs and ministers had to say a few words like this, and Shen Yichen didn't take it too seriously when he heard it. Just when he was about to echo and compliment the emperor, Zhu Qiyu changed his voice and said: "Shen Qing, I heard a news after I released the list yesterday, three of the five classics of my own department are studying Shen Xue, can this matter be serious?" ”

Zhu Qiyu's tone was very flat, but he unconsciously had a sense of oppression exclusive to the emperor.

To be honest, for the members of the "Shen Xue" in the Five Classics, except for He Wendao, even Shen Yichen himself only answered after reading the style of the test paper. After all, the practical concept brought about by the concept of "applying it to the world and seeking truth through dialectic" has a clear difference between the empty talk and righteousness that grasps the words of the sages.

As a result, only one day later, Zhu Qiyu noticed the academic direction of the Five Classics, and Shen Yichen didn't know if this was the emperor's natural suspicion, or if he had specially investigated the connection between Zhonggongsheng and himself.

Anyway, no matter which one it is, when this sentence comes out of Zhu Qiyu's mouth, it is undoubtedly a kind of knock and warning. The tutor system does objectively provide convenient conditions for forming a party for personal gain, but you also have to pay attention to the degree and not go too far.

The Five Classics alone promoted three of his own disciples, will there be a "Shen Party" dictatorship in the court in the future?

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

Without the slightest excuse or excuse, Shen Yichen nodded directly and admitted.

Seeing Shen Yichen so calm, Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised, and said: "Since Shen Qing doesn't avoid relatives, then tell me the reason why these people are selected." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, these tribute students' articles have a distinctive feature, that is, the Tao is not false, the study is expensive, and the business of the world!"

"Yes, what is the business of the world?"

Zhu Qiyu was not easily moved by Shen Yichen's remarks, and continued to answer and ask questions.

"Cover the world as a quantity, worry about the world in the world, worry about a state in a state, but fear the failure of the people, this is the business of the world!"

The deafening voice echoed in the Wenhua Palace, Shen Yichen did have selfishness in admitting candidates, but unlike ordinary people imagined that he was forming a party for himself, he was more for his family and country.

Shen Yichen never cared whether He Wendao and others would become his own people after they became officials, he only knew that winning such a group of pragmatic candidates would change the gradually corrupt and degenerate officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

The bright side is private, but in fact it is public, and the gentleman is frank.

Listening to Shen Yichen's answer, Zhu Qiyu's eyes were extremely complicated towards the other party, and sometimes he was loyal and treacherous, which made him unable to figure it out.

As the first imperial examination after ascending the throne, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu's dedication was far beyond the outside world's expectations, which is why he would investigate the candidates who won the middle school, and even took the opportunity of submitting the sub-list to test Shen Yichen.

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Three hundred tribute students, in addition to being the disciples of the master, after going through the palace examination, they should be the protégés of the Son of Heaven!

Shen Yichen's words and deeds were impeccable, Zhu Qiyu couldn't find the slightest flaw and loophole, and after looking at it for a long time, he suppressed the suspicion in his heart, nodded and said slowly: "Da Ming is now in trouble, and he really needs to learn it to help Sheji." “

"I've already seen it, Yang Qing, you should step back first, Shen Qing will leave me with other things to discuss for the time being."

Hearing that the emperor wanted Shen Yichen to stay and discuss matters, Yang Hongze felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and except for two polite words, he had not said a word to himself from beginning to end.

I thought that Shen Yichen would take more "Shenxue" people, which would cause the emperor's suspicion and alienation, but now it seems that it has not been affected much, and the holy scroll is still far beyond himself.

"Yes, Weichen retired."

Yang Hongze slowly withdrew from the Wenhua Palace, leaving Shen Yichen standing alone in the main hall.

"Shen Qing, do you know what I want to say?"

"I don't know."

This sentence is not polite, Shen Yichen really doesn't know what Zhu Qiyu left behind.

"This morning, I received a letter from Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, explaining the dangers of the Luchuan rebellion, and asking for orders to lead the southern expeditionary army to quell the rebellion again."

After saying that, Zhu Qiyu slowly stood up, pressed his hands on the royal eucalyptus to stabilize his excited figure and said: "Shen Yichen, you actually dare to open the conditions of Yongzhen's side on behalf of me, what a big boldness!" ”

In the morning, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji's sparseness can be said to have made Zhu Qiyu surprised, and the joy was naturally that the emperor's brother's largest force in Beijing was transferred away, and Shen Yichen was surprised that he dared to promise to seal the territory behind his back.

You must know that after the Jingjing, only the nominal prince of the Ming Dynasty was left in the domain, and the so-called feudal state was more like a cage in addition to financial power. Under normal circumstances, the prince of the vassal will not even go out of the city for the rest of his life, and will be locked up in the palace to raise pigs.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, the real "vassal king" is only the Mu clan in Yongzhen Yunnan. Even so, over the years, the successive emperors still used various laws and regulations to restrict and constantly deprive the Qianguo Duke of his power in the fiefdom to prevent the emergence of secession.

As a result, Shen Yichen ignored it, and let King Jiyong, who led an army of nearly 200,000 troops, Zhenluchuan, have a power and strength far beyond the current Qianguo Gong. In case the other party has any bad intentions, the result will not be Yongzhen's side, but set himself up as the king like Zhao Tuo!

In the face of Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu's anger and questioning, Shen Yichen's expression was still very calm, he expected such a scene to happen, but he didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

According to Shen Yichen's original plan, it was to take the credit for relieving the food crisis in the north, and to bargain with Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu. Coupled with the threat to the throne brought by Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, after weighing the pros and cons, the matter was logical and reached a temporary political compromise.

Now it seems that Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji does not eat the empty check, and wants him to lead the southern expeditionary army to leave the Beijing Division, Shen Yichen's promise is meaningless, and the emperor has to personally promise Yongzhen to do it.

In the past, he tried to admit his own people on a large scale, and with the promise of Yongzhen, the minister in charge of the army, Shen Yichen's actions did look like a crazy temptation on the verge of death. Even if Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu had a tolerant heart, he also understood that Shen Yichen persuaded Wang Ji to lead the army to leave Beijing for his own consideration, and he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

"The minister is guilty, and please punish His Majesty."

Without too much hesitation, Shen Yichen immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

You can treat the emperor, but you can't make him feel overpowered. Why is Shen Yichen arrogant and arrogant in the eyes of many courtiers, young and frivolous, but he can always stand tall and win the favor and attention of the emperor?

The reason is that Shen Yichen's arrogance is never shown in front of the emperor, but more of a cautious, loyal and patriotic image. In addition to facing Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in the tile spur camp, he really complained about the hundreds of thousands of innocent soldiers and civilians who died in vain, revealing his true side.

At any other time, it was to satisfy the emperor's vanity as much as possible.

"Are you still guilty?"

"If you really want to judge the crime according to the law, how many heads will you Shen Yichen have chopped off!"

Zhu Qiyu was so angry, he had never seen Shen Yichen so bold when he saw the bold, if it weren't for the special situation and circumstances, he really had the idea of cutting Shen Yichen to vent his anger.

In the face of the emperor's anger and threat, Shen Yichen did not have much fear, but instead shouted loudly: "The minister's loyalty to His Majesty can be seen in the world and the sun and the moon, even if he dies, he will not regret it!" ”

"It's a good nine deaths and still don't regret it, then you can talk about usurping the monarchy, how to call it the word loyalty!"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to think about it calmly, if the minister does not have a sincere heart, why do you need to do such a thing to take death?"

"Jingyuan Boyong Town Luchuan, in the country can open up territory and expand the territory, and always maintain the tranquility of southern Xinjiang. Yu Jun can eliminate hidden dangers and stabilize the position of the unification, please also ask Your Majesty to learn clearly! ”

At this point, Shen Yichen said very clearly, he believed that with the eloquence of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, it was impossible to weigh the benefits of Jingyuan Bowang Jiyongzhen Luchuan, which was nothing more than unacceptable for the time being.

Instead of holding on to the immutability of the law of the ancestors and worrying about the ethereal torn earth king, it is better to consider the real crisis of the two emperors in front of us. More than 100,000 southern expeditionary troops were stationed in Beijing for a day, which was a sharp sword hanging over the head of Emperor Jingtai.

Listening to Shen Yichen's words, Zhu Qiyu's hands pressed on the eucalyptus and clenched into fists tightly.

In fact, there is no need for Shen Yichen to remind him of anything, when he received the Shangshu from Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji in the morning, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu had already figured out the pros and cons. Otherwise, it would not have been Shen Yichen who took the initiative to enter the palace to face the saint, but was urgently brought into the palace by Jinyiwei to ask for guilt, and he would not have endured until he finished talking about the test, and then he mentioned the usurpation of the monarchy.

It is precisely because he understands the truth that Zhu Qiyu will feel a kind of depression and grievance, he is a dignified son, and he needs to rely on his courtiers to make political exchanges in order to keep the position of the unification, isn't it a kind of irony?

"Shen Yichen, there are some things that you can't do even if you do the right thing, understand?"

Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu said this sentence word by word, the courtiers must understand their position after all, otherwise they will cause death!

"Minister, obey the holy command!"

Shen Yichen made a big gift with great sincerity, in a sense, he didn't want to offend the monarchy so quickly, but the opportunity is not for me.

Can't convince Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, after a long time, Wuqing Bo Shi Heng may be moved by the Queen Mother, when the five military camps are on the side of the Emperor Taishang, it means that the balance of victory and defeat has been seriously tilted, and the situation of the Nangong Revolution in history has been reproduced.

On the contrary, as long as Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji compromises and retreats, Wuqing Bo Shiheng will definitely not jump back, and Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong will no longer have the possibility of turning over.

In addition, according to the recital of the Yunnan Political Division, Silu, the new leader of Luchuan, has already made great efforts and will launch an offensive at any time. Even if the Southern Expeditionary Army withdraws from the Beijing Division, if it wants to devote itself to the counterinsurgency war in southern Xinjiang, it will not be able to do it in half a year.

The emptiness of the southern defense in the past six months may trigger a chain reaction, and the scale of the southwestern rebellion will exceed the orthodox thirteen years. Being able to complete the southbound deployment one minute and one second earlier means that there is one more possibility of stabilizing the situation!

Looking at Shen Yichen who was prostrate on the ground, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu exhaled a long breath, and then slowly released his clenched fist.

Even if he was very reluctant in his heart, reason always told Zhu Qiyu that Shen Yichen was worthy of the praise of the government and the opposition who were able to govern the world, and under the current circumstances, letting Jingyuan Bo Wang Jiyong Zhenluchuan was the best solution to break the situation.

"Get up, I hope this is the first and last time."

"Shen Yichen, don't let me down."