With Yang Sichang's officialdom wisdom, of course, he should think:

In front of Shi Kefa and Huang Degong, he met with a student, and it was very likely that he would be over-interpreted by people who were trying to figure it out.

If Shen Shuren went out and pretended to be very familiar with Yang Gelao, he would be able to attract the people below to curry favor.

It's a pity that Yang Sichang doesn't care about these subtleties at all, he has too many things to think about. And he didn't know how terrible the boy on the other side was in terms of "beating snakes with sticks".

Seeing Shi Kefa disappear outside the door, Yang Sichang cleared his throat, picked up the secret letter from Wu Weiye in front of him, and asked in a low voice:

"A little thing, there are so many twists and turns, but fortunately, you can do things and handle them well-Zheng Zhilong's son has already enrolled in Nanjing, right? Will there be any more mistakes? ”

Yang Sichang didn't care about the fate of the other chess pieces, what he was most concerned about was obviously whether Zheng Zhilong, the warlord who was also appeased by Xiong Wencan, was properly stabilized.

It is very important to get Zheng Sen to Nanjing, but in the process of getting it, it is also important to try to be as smooth as possible and not irritate Zheng Zhilong.

If a hostage is pulled, but there is a crack in the relationship, it can only be regarded as a miserable victory.

Of course, Shen Shuren knew Yang Sichang's concern, so he hit the point:

"Please rest assured, the student has not used strength throughout the whole process, Zheng Zhilong was also vigilant before, please cooperate with my Shen family. But my family was dealing with it in vain, but in fact, they waited for the opportunity and found another reason, which caused the situation that it was difficult to ride a tiger that had to come to Nanjing.

At the same time, the student also figured out that Zheng Sen's heart, knowing that this person was young and enthusiastic, and had more loyalty than his father, so the student subtly and finally hinted that he made his own decision and came to Nanjing. Zheng Zhilong can't hate any outsiders about this. ”

Yang Sichang listened to it and was very satisfied.

This posterity speaks in a clear manner, and he doesn't show much about the parts that Shangguan doesn't care about, he is clean and neat, and he is a talent.

So easily, it eliminated the worries of the warlords of a province, if it weren't for the fact that this credit couldn't be brought to the table, Yang Sichang would want to give him an official now.

And once he had a good impression, Yang Sichang didn't hesitate to chat for a while, and he comforted and ridiculed: "Such a talent, Wu Meicun still needs to ask for instructions, I think he is confused in reading."

Fortunately, you have the courage to dare to come to Hefei with a letter, but you didn't expect to meet thieves on the road. It's still done, and I'm in a hurry to show off. ”

This question seems casual and kind, but in fact it is also a test of the heart. I want to know if Shen Shuren is reckless, or hot-blooded, or if he is thoughtful and knows the danger, but his fame is in his heart.

Shen Shuren didn't think about it, and said frankly: "Since Elder Yang Ge looks down on our Shen family and entrusts this matter to his father, our Shen family should have a beginning and an end to everything.

Wu Shanchang didn't know the twists and turns, and when he saw that I had caused a case in the Nanjing Criminal Department, he was worried that it would damage the reputation of the Guozi Prison, which was also human nature. Therefore, the students thought that only by personally reporting this matter to the elder of the pavilion could they not worry about leaking secrets, and would not let Wu Shanchang feel estranged.

In addition, I would like to clarify that I do not care about the number of inmates. In the end, this had to be done because I was not resourceful enough to be perfect. My family has a lot of money, and if I want to be an official in the future, I can just buy it. ”

These words were quite shocking, and Yang Sichang couldn't help but be surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Ordinary people look down on donors, do you think it doesn't matter?" ”

Shen Shuren: "The saint has not changed the way of his father, and his father is a donor official, how can students look down on donors?" What's more, the students have observed their father's way of being an official for many years, and they have a lot of experience.

The people of the world despise donating officials, mostly because donors often want to seek to repay the principal, and once they take office, they will intensify their efforts to loot the people's fat and ointment, and use their power for personal gain.

But the student's family wealth is millions, and he is an official only to support the Ming Dynasty, deter the Tartars, and dress up in China. My father has been in the household department for ten years, and he has to pay money for travel and entertainment every year - why should he be disdainful of donating officials like this? ”

Shen Shuren naturally quoted the rhetorical trick of a notorious foreign politician in later generations: "I didn't come to vote for the president of the United States for money, because I was already very rich." ”

Although that character is despised by Shen Shuren, a pair of underwear and toilet paper have their value, and they can still be hastily thrown away where they can be used.

After Yang Sichang listened, he fell into a long silence.

He is also an old officialdom, and he is naturally a human spirit in terms of emotional intelligence. If Shen Shuren said other pretentious excuses and came to retreat as a reward for advancement, Yang Sichang would be able to see through him immediately.

But Shen Shuren said something so shocking that Confucian officials never dared to say it, and Yang Sichang's life experience had never heard of it. It seems to fit his identity and the current situation.

Yang Sichang thought about it again and again, and finally empathy prevailed, believing that these words were from the bottom of his heart and seeking truth from facts.

It's a rare doer, today's Daming, there are too many hypocritical readers, and there are almost no such people.

When thinking about how to reward the other party, he only added a question at the end: "Since all this is the result of your careful consideration, when you encounter a thief on the road, you are not afraid at all?" ”

Shen Shuren thought for a while: "The student knows that his own sea ships are well-equipped, and the pilot soldiers selected by his father are also bloody people, so he is not too worried.

In this autumn of crisis, if you want to make a contribution, you have to take a little risk. If you want to profit the life and death of the world, how can you avoid it because of the sword soldiers. ”

"Well said, merit is in danger. You're much better than the hypocrites. Yang Sichang completely strengthened his determination to lead the other party as a confidant.

He quickly pondered how to reward it, and finally said to Shen Shuren in a rare tone:

"Wu Meicun is there, I will reply to him, for now, you should go back to the country first, and be naturalized according to the prison. The prisoners are also divided into tributes and donations, and I will let Wu Meicun pick the best one for you.

This time to persuade Zheng Sen to be hostage, after all, it is not easy to pass the clear road, including you coming to Hefei to ask to see me, and it is not easy to publicize it openly. Otherwise, let Zheng Zhilong know that your Shen family has long been used by me, but it will be a sideshow.

Therefore, if you are in a hurry to become an official, you can also donate to the official as a prisoner after returning to Nanjing, and I don't care about you. After three or five months, the limelight of this matter has passed, and I will find another excuse to promote you.

Now that it is the end of July, it is better to drag it out until the spring of February next year, when a large number of officials will be ordained, and you will not attract attention if you carry it in the meantime.

Seeing that you are also quite talented in hard work, if you have made a contribution by your own ability after donating the official, I will also greet the officials and Jingcha, and let them give you the fastest promotion according to the grid.

In addition, since you are already a student, you can participate in next year's examination according to the law, if you are confident in your knowledge, you can take the exam once after donating to the official, in short, all aspects will be as convenient as possible for you. ”

Yang Sichang also really promoted the backwards, so he told him so much, in fact, just the explanation of the elder is worth a lot of favors.

After listening to this, Shen Shuren did not have any surprises in his heart. His mission this time was all secret, and the debriefing caused by the secret mission was naturally secret and could not be fulfilled immediately.

However, according to the enrollment of the highest-level inmates, and the follow-up "promotion acceleration card" black-box operation, it is definitely worth the ticket price, and the reputation is good.

Shen Shuren could see that Yang Sichang didn't intend to repay the debt, he just wanted to be secretive.

After Shen Shuren carefully brushed it through, there was only one question that he couldn't figure out: "Pavilion Elder, the student has a question that is not clear, if he is the supervisor first, can he still go to the examination again?" ”

In the ancient probation system, under the selection of officials, there were those who became officials first and then investigated. But after the imperial examination system, this situation was almost never heard of.

In fact, this is also Shen Shuren did not read the law carefully, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, people were first officials and then admitted to the Jinshi, in fact, there is, Bi Yuan, who wrote the "Continuation of Capital and Governance Tongjian" in the Qing Dynasty, was to raise people to be officials first and then take the Jinshi. There were also some cases in the Ming Dynasty, but the people who passed the examination were not famous.

Yang Sichang is well versed in the imperial court system, so he naturally immediately gave a positive answer: "What's so difficult about this?" It's just that you have to be prepared to be despised by those corrupt people.

Moreover, the original intention of my court examination and palace examination is to let the scholars of the world become protégés of the Son of Heaven when they become officials in the middle of the Jinshi, and receive the favor of the Son of Heaven, so as to give birth to the idea of repaying the kindness of the encounter. If you donate the official first, and then try again, then your official has already been bought with real money, and you will not be favored by the Son of Heaven, not the Son of Heaven, you have to think clearly. ”

Shen Shuren pondered for a moment and quickly figured out this truth. This is somewhat similar to after the Qing Dynasty, when Manchu ministers called themselves "slaves" in front of the emperor, while Han ministers could only call themselves "ministers".

You became an official because you became a protégé of the Son of Heaven and "repeatedly received the favor of the country", then of course you are a private person of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven sees you as closer, and other "protégés of the Son of Heaven" will also introduce you as a kind of person, "your own person".

If it is an official who buys it, the money and goods are clear, and the children are not deceived, how can there be any "grace" at all?

At first glance, this disadvantage seemed to follow Shen Shuren for the rest of his life, but he thought about it, now that it is the end of the Ming Dynasty, this is a good thing!

If he "repeatedly receives the favor of the country", then he will not save Chongzhen in the future, and the psychological pressure and public opinion pressure will be greater. But he didn't receive the favor of the country, according to Gu Yanwu's future theory of "Losing the Country/Losing the World", he didn't come to be an official to save the Zhu family, he came to be an official to save the world.

The theory of "saving the world" could not be more suitable for a person who has not received grace at the beginning of his career to put forward.

In history, Gu Yanwu was able to propose, which was also related to the fact that he had not been a person in the Ming Dynasty and had not been an official in the Ming Dynasty. If he had received the favor of the country, he would have been more or less hindered in putting forward those nationalist views.

Thinking of this, Shen Shuren was secretly happy, this was simply a dozing pillow and tailor-made for him.

Didn't say it! Not only do you have to give enough money to the officials after you enter prison this time, but if you really go to the examination in the future, you still have to give enough money to pick out the official vacancies after passing the exam, and you can't wait for the officials to be vacant, we don't owe the officials a favor! Less by the grace of Chongzhen!

It's best to be in arrears for a few years as an official in the future! In this way, we are not considered "long-term food Hanlu" or "long-term food Minglu".

As for those people who think that you are "not your own person" and give birth to a little exclusion, who cares? After three or four years, it was gone.

Shen Shuren thoroughly understood the Tao ideals, sincerely thanked Yang Sichang, and already had a roadmap for "how to become a warlord in fact the fastest" in his heart.