"Shen ...... Shen seniors? ”

The Hanlin official stammered Shen Yichen, but in his heart he was shocked and excited.

You must know that when Shen Yichen came to the Hanlin Academy for the first time, this place that pays great attention to the dignity and humility of the upper and lower levels, he directly took out his official body to suppress his colleagues and predecessors, so that his reputation and popularity in the entire Hanlin Academy were extremely poor.

Even after so many years, several generations of newcomers in the imperial examination have replaced the old, and the Hanlin Academy still circulates the legend of Shen Yichen's "no respect for the elders", and is regarded as the public enemy of the Hanlin Academy!

It's just that although these things have a certain influence by word of mouth, the reality of Shen Yichen's young and high position is there, and there is no new Hanlin official who does not worship and admire in his heart, hoping that he will be able to do the same one day.

This kind of separation between words and heart has formed a typical inconsistency, until Shen Yichen appeared in front of him, the excitement in his heart finally overwhelmed the contempt on the surface, and he subconsciously shouted out the "Shen senior"!

When they looked into the courtyard and saw Shen Yichen's strange and familiar face, their shocked expressions were exactly the same, and they all stood in place, and they could hear a needle falling on the quiet ground.

"Excuse me."

Seeing this situation, Shen Yichen arched his hand lightly with a smile on his face, when the position is not at the same level, the mentality is the same.

The grievances and grievances in the past are already a thing of the past for Shen Yichen, and they are not enough to worry about.

"Late ...... The younger generation has seen the senior Shen......"

When a young Hanlin official saw Shen Yichen greeting him, he subconsciously returned the salute.

But when his hand was raised, he immediately realized that something was wrong, you must know that the predecessors of the Hanlin Academy usually regarded Shen Yichen as a minister, would his actions be regarded as flattering?

However, soon the young Hanlin official found that he was thinking too much, and almost all the Hanlin in the duty hall, including those who had been Shen Yichen's year, bowed to Shen Yichen almost at the same time.

"The juniors have seen the seniors of Shen."

"Xia Guan has seen Shen Zhongtang."

On weekdays, you can belittle and ridicule Shen Yichen, but when the other party really stands in front of him, it is a high-powered Yuan Fu of the dynasty!

Who dares to snub?

When Shen Yichen saw this scene, a playful smile appeared on his face, he thought that there would be a scene of "going deep into the enemy camp", but most of them showed a respectful look on his face.

It seems that power is such a thing, even if Hanlin Qinggui is not exempt from vulgarity, and the officials are crushed to death!

Of course, Shen Yichen had something important to do, so he didn't have time or interest in talking to this group of Hanlin juniors, so he arched his hand and signaled, and then crossed the Dengying Gate to the inner courtyard.

Looking at his departing back, the expressions of the Hanlin officials who were still standing in place were very complicated, and one of them finally couldn't help but say: "In the past, I could only watch from a distance under His Majesty Dan, but now I see Senior Shen up close, he is really worthy of the four words of young and promising." ”

That's right, Shen Yichen's first impression is that he is young, even if there are newcomers in this group of Hanlin who have been officials for less than a year, there are few who are younger than Shen Yichen in terms of age.

What's even more terrifying is that Shen Yichen's identity is not just as simple as his predecessors, he has already stood at the pinnacle of officialdom and can be called dominating the world.

How can this kind of scenery, this kind of honor, and this kind of status not make young officials envy and yearn for it?

"Senior Shen was not happy to leave the Hanlin Academy back then, and he has never come back all these years, why did he suddenly come here today?"

Another young Hanlin official asked curiously, Shen Yichen was born in Hanlin but never regarded himself as a Hanlin, and even there was a deep gap between him and the civilian Qingliu Group.

As a result, he suddenly "revisited", which made people a little confused.

"It may be to visit the head of the court, it is said that Shen was able to be appreciated by Emperor Yingzong, thanks to the fact that the head of the house recommended him as an exhibition officer, which opened the road to the green clouds of his career."

"Now that it's a boom, why do you have to think about the old love?"

Hearing this speculation, the Hanlin officials next to him nodded one after another, but a slightly older Hanlin cultivator snorted coldly: "If Shen Yichen had remembered his old feelings, he wouldn't have come to Hanlin Academy today." What's more, if he is in charge of the court, he is interested in fame and fortune, how can he be in the same stream with such a powerful minister! ”

It was none other than Tao Hongzheng who said this, it was Tao Hongzheng who was coerced by Shen Yichen with his official position. After so many years, Shen Yichen has stood at the peak of civil service, but Tao Hongzheng is still nesting in the Hanlin Academy, and he is promoted to the revision of the sixth grade.

I have to admit that the gold content of the champion and the first, the starting point of Shen Yichen's officialdom career may be the end point that many officials can't reach in a lifetime!

After all, Tao Hongzheng is an old-timer of the Hanlin Academy, and he had a big trouble with Shen Yichen back then, and basically everyone knows about it. The sourness in these words was simply overflowing, and others knew that it was not easy to break the grievances in his heart, so they could only choose to remain silent and let him vent.

On the other side, Shen Yichen stepped over the Dengying Gate, naturally he couldn't hear these discussions about himself, he was standing in front of a room in the inner courtyard at the moment, looking up at the "Word Forest" plaque given by Ming Taizu under the beam.

I think it was here that I met Qian Xili, who was the head of the Hanlin Academy at the time, but now it is no longer a person.

"Why are you still standing at the door when you're already here?"

A deep voice came from inside the house, and it was Ni Qian, the current head of the Hanlin Academy, who said this.

He had already seen Shen Yichen coming to the inner courtyard through the crack in the window, but the other party stood in front of the door staring at the plaque of "Cilin", so he reminded him out loud.

To be honest, in the face of Shen Yichen's arrival, Ni Qian also had mixed feelings in his heart. He has no identity as a teacher to Shen Yichen, he can only be regarded as a boss and a senior, but in fact, he watches the growth of the other party, and watches the other party practice his words and move towards the ideal in his heart.

Looking back, I should be glad that I didn't look away at the beginning, Shen Yichen is indeed a pillar of the country!

Hearing Ni Qian's urging voice, Shen Yichen also woke up from his memories, and then hurriedly entered the study in the house, and bowed very respectfully: "The younger generation has seen Ni's seniors. ”

Although the Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty did not follow the rules of officialdom, it was called "senior" and "junior" according to the year of the imperial examination. But in fact, when the gap between the identities and official ranks of the two sides is too large, they will still use honorific titles, especially when Shen Yichen arrives in the position of the first assistant to the cabinet, there is a high probability that he will no longer need to call himself a junior.

The reason why Shen Yichen still uses this self-title is to express his respect and gratitude to Ni Qian in a sense. The other party did not suppress dissidents for personal gain, and still recommended himself as the secretary of the extension of the scriptures when the concept was not in agreement, and got the opportunity to get close to the emperor.

This kindness of support, Shen Yichen is unforgettable, even if he is in a high position, he will not be arrogant in front of Ni Qian.

"Shen Zhongtang is polite, and the lower officials dare not be ashamed."

Ni Qian still has the same character that is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, even if the emotions in his heart are turbulent, he shows an attitude that is not salty or salty.

"Ni's predecessors can naturally afford it, it can be said that without Ni's seniors' support, there would be no younger generations today."

Seeing that Shen Yichen was still polite, Ni Qian rarely showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Shen Zhongtang doesn't need to be hypocritical with the lower officials, as the saying goes, if you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do, it must be important to come to the Hanlin Academy suddenly." ”

"Let's talk about it, let's see if the lower official can help."

After all, watching Shen Yichen step by step towards the power of the government and the opposition, Ni Qian still knows what kind of temperament the other party is.

Shen Yichen is a doer in his bones, and his habits tend to be vigorous and resolute, and he will never make a special visit, just to catch up on such meaningless things.

Ni Qian has already gotten to the point, and Shen Yichen can't continue to hide it, so he can only smile awkwardly: "Everything can't be hidden from Ni's seniors' eyes, and I can't hide it from the younger generations when they come to Hanlin Academy this time, and they do have something to ask for." ”

After that, the smile on Shen Yichen's face faded, and he continued with a serious expression: "The decree of Qingzhang on the country's acres of land was promulgated by the cabinet and the household department some time ago, but it is difficult to implement it. ”

"The younger generation wants to follow the example of the imperial envoy of the capital to send thirteen ways to supervise the imperial history, and send a group of officials with firm will, such as Qingliu, who is relatively upheld in public righteousness, to supervise the implementation of the land decree in the state capital."

When he said this, a wry smile appeared on Shen Yichen's face: "The reputation of the younger generation in the clear stream of words and officials, presumably the senior Ni also knew that if you use administrative means to forcibly send Beijing officials, I am afraid that it will trigger large-scale opposition and protests, and the result will be very effective." ”

"If you want to bridge this gap, you need a middleman to match, and the younger generation ......"

Before Shen Yichen could finish speaking, Ni Qian grabbed the words and said, "Shen Zhongtang thought of the lower officials. ”

"That's right, the junior thought of Senior Ni, only you can convince the Qinggui headed by Hanlin!"

Hearing Shen Yichen's affirmative answer, Ni Qian's expression was a little solemn and fell into silence.

Although he has devoted himself to studying and not getting involved in the power struggle of the court over the years, it does not mean that Ni Qian is completely ignorant of the situation in the court. After all, as the head of the Hanlin Academy, at the core of the Qing noble circle, Ni Qian knew very well that with Hu Hu's return to his hometown, the moderate forces in the civil official group were greatly reduced, and they were replaced by hardliners led by He Wenyuan.

They regarded Shen Yichen as a minister who brought disaster to the country and the people, and was supported by many officials of the young Zhuang radical faction, among which the main force was the official Kedaoyan.

As a result, now Shen Yichen actually wants to send the official Qingliu to the local area to supervise the implementation of the Qingzhang Tianmu decree, to be honest, it is a bit whimsical. Regardless of the difference in gold content between the Beijing officials and the local officials, the political struggle between the two sides is almost at the stage of trying to see the dagger, will they obey the orders of their political opponents?

"It's hard."

Ni Qian gave two words very succinctly, and he didn't feel much hope.

"The younger generation knows that it is difficult, but it is man-made, and at the same time upholding the principle that meritorious service must be rewarded, this time the local science and technology officials will still retain the Beijing official establishment, and will get the priority promotion opportunity of the official assessment."

"There are also expatriate Beijing officials who count an extra hundred acres of land, and they will get a share of one or two silver coins, and there is no upper limit!"

Where the difficulty is, Shen Yichen doesn't know, the confrontation between the two sides for so many years has almost no possibility of alleviation, which means that it is useless to move with emotion and reason.

In this case, the solution that Shen Yichen can think of is a simple and rude "lure to profit". Bundle the land of Qingzhang with political achievements and awards, and use millions of silver to smash out a real data.

This money seems to be a lot, but in fact, when the next tax payment decree is promulgated, it only takes one year to return to the original profit, which is completely a profitable transaction.

Of course, these words can only be said to Ni Qian, and through his paraphrasing to persuade the official Qingliu. If Shen Yichen said it to his face, it would become an insult to the noble and noble character with dirty money, even if someone is attracted by interests, I am afraid that for the sake of face, he will resolutely oppose it.

It's just that after listening to Shen Yichen's words, a complicated expression appeared on his face, and he said meaningfully: "I still remember that Shen Zhongtang once asked the lower officials back then, what is the right way and what is the evil way?" ”

"As a result, it turns out that you have done it regardless of your deeds, you are not a hypocrite chasing fame and fortune, and you have become a true countryman who does not care about personal honor and disgrace."

"Now that you are using fame and fortune to urge the officials to do things, can they still be called a group of officials who are determined and uphold public righteousness?"

Ni Qian felt the change in Shen Yichen, and the turbid officialdom still affected him after all, and his actions became only looking at the results, not asking about the process.

Facing Ni Qian's questioning, Shen Yichen looked directly into the other party's eyes, and to be honest, he guessed that the way he lured him to take advantage would be resisted by the team that flaunted benevolence, righteousness and morality, including Ni Qian, the head of the Hanlin Academy, who was also a member of the traditional civil official Qingliu.

But Ni Qian overestimated human nature, not everyone can achieve fame and fortune, even if the Yanguan Qingliu group claims to be a Qingming official and takes the world as their own responsibility, most of them still have a utilitarian heart.

This is the essence of the evolution of the Ming Dynasty Yanguan Group into the mouthpiece of high-ranking officials and the essence of becoming a tool for party struggle!

Compared with Ni Qian, Shen Yichen will not overestimate the character and ethics of Yanguan Qingliu, and ensure that they will not be corrupted and bought by local tyrants. There is no time to talk about the big truth, one by one to persuade the other party to uphold the public heart and righteousness, and to use rules and regulations to restrain is the long-term way.

Shen Yichen will not compromise on this.

"Senior Ni, I don't need a group of saints with high moral character, I just need a group of officials who abide by the rules to do practical things. The fundamental motive of the Qingliu is that they have nothing to do with the local tyrants, and as a Qing noble, they have greater political ambitions, and they want to enter the cabinet and display their ambitions, and they will not be easily bought. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Yichen sighed: "Senior Ni, I know that Qingliu once thought that I was worldly utilitarian and thought that I was deviant, but in fact, how could the younger generation ever look up to empty words and righteousness?" ”

"They write all the peaceful things, but they refuse to look down at the common people!"