Shen Shuren's luck couldn't be good all the time, so he didn't know that on the same day that he rushed back to Nanjing, Zhou Yanru had also gone north from his hometown in Changzhou to Nanjing.

Those civil officials around Nanjing, who had no confidence in their promotion and relied entirely on the relationship of worshipping the dock, were like flies seeing blood, and they quietly rushed to Zhou Yanru's temporary residence as soon as possible.

Zhou Yanru did not have a mansion in Nanjing, so this time he came to borrow the courtyard of his henchman Wu Changshi.

Wu Changshi is the current dignitary of Donglin, and he was once called the leader of the Restoration Society along with Zhang Pu. Zhou Yanru was able to make a comeback this time, and the main thing behind him was the help of the Donglin Restoration Society and the unblocking of joints.

Zhang Pu and Wu Changshi helped Zhou Yanru raise a total of 200,000 gold yuan, and I don't know how many bribes were bought to completely contribute to this matter. (After all, it is a comeback as the first assistant, 200,000 taels of gold is not expensive, and Zhou Yanru's own qualifications are enough, and this 200,000 can only be regarded as a one-step addition.) If you change someone who is not qualified enough, you can't buy Shousuke with a million gold)

However, there were also internal contradictions between Zhang and Wu, and there were also factional struggles within the Fushe. Both of them want to exclusively enjoy the political resources of Zhou Yanru after his reinstatement and magnify the ideas of their own faction.

Therefore, after Zhou Yanru returned to Beijing regularly in September last year, the contradictions between Zhang and Wu gradually became clear. Later, after Zhang Pu celebrated Zhou Yanru's comeback with Zhou Yanru and Wu Changshi, he suddenly vomited blood and died violently when he went home.

At the time, no one could tell the cause of Zhang Pu's death, but Zhang Pu and his family secretly spread that it was caused by Wu Changshi's poisoning. As a result, the Restoration Society officially broke into two factions, which can be seen in the Donglin Nest fight.

Now, Zhang Pu has been dead for more than three months, and Zhou Yanru can only rely on Wu Changshi's help when he comes to Nanjing.

He himself is considered to be a "mortgage officer", and before the first assistant is appointed, he owes 200,000 taels of gold a favor, of course, he needs to return his blood as soon as possible, so he came to Nanjing to live for a few more days to see if anyone shares the cost.

Zhou Yanru's luck is really good, it is only the first day, and there are already income worth 20,000 or 30,000 taels of gold, all of which are filial piety to the people who come to "join the group" for official positions.

Zhou Yanru is also beautiful in his heart, according to this efficiency, if he lives until the Lantern Festival and then officially goes north, then at least two-thirds of the money can be returned!

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep late at night, and he took care of the people in the house, and someone could receive him if he asked to see him, no matter how late it was—how could he keep the money owner out because it was too late!

At this moment, it was about the time to come, and Zhou Yanru estimated that no one would come today, and the next person suddenly reported that it was Tongcheng Ruan Dacheng who was visiting.

(Note: Ruan Dacheng's origin is controversial, "History of the Ming Dynasty" says that he is from Huaining, Anhui, but Huaining local chronicles do not admit it, saying that Ruan Dacheng only lived in Huaining temporarily, because the person who repaired the historical materials of the "History of the Ming Dynasty" was a native of Tongcheng, and he was ashamed of Ruan Dacheng as his fellow countryman, so he slandered Huaining.)

Until modern times, the academic circles in Huaining and Tongcheng are still throwing off their burdens, and spraying each other is Ruan Dacheng's hometown. The only thing that is certain is that Ruan Dacheng must be from Anqing Mansion, because Huaining Tongcheng belongs to Anqing Mansion. ）

When Zhou Yanru heard this name, he trembled for a moment as historical inertia, and felt that it was a little difficult to do.

When he made a comeback this time, he relied on Zhang Pu and Wu Changshi, who were all leaders of the Donglin Restoration Society, how could he see a eunuch who had been chased by the Restoration Society and shouted and beaten by everyone for more than ten years?

But when he heard that Ruan Dacheng was carrying a lot of money, he really saw it.

There is nothing to repeat about the follow-up politeness and money, because it is the same as in history.

Seeing Ruan Dacheng directly take out 50,000 taels of gold, Rao is Zhou Yanru was disgusted, so he had to promise to help him do things.

After all, this vote split a quarter of the cost of his first assistant.

Then, he also expressed his concerns as in history, and Ruan Dacheng also took a step back from the difficulty, and asked to help Ma Shiying.

Zhou Yanru weighed it again and again, and did not dare to immediately promise a specific job vacancy, only saying that it would be no problem to help Ma Shiying restore his old position as the imperial historian of the capital with 50,000 taels of gold. But whether this imperial history of the capital can be specifically released to the governor and where to go can only depend on the situation and see where there is a suitable shortage.

"Then Lao Zhouge is old in this matter, and there is still a heart of the people after the matter is completed!" Ruan Dacheng left 50,000 taels of gold, so he simply left.

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While Ruan Dacheng stuffed Zhou Yanru with money, Shen Shuren was still busy going home to meet his parents.

There's no way, he's a powerful faction, and he also has human nature, it's impossible to really focus on the leader and stare at it all the time, but he doesn't even care about his own life.

What's more, this is also Shen Shuren's confidence in his own merits, even if he doesn't spend money, he deserves to be promoted.

Spending money is nothing more than to promote the above's official affairs and a bowl of water, and there is no intention to rely on money to win things that are not worthy of virtue.

In Shen Shuren's heart, Chongzhen only has two years to live, and Zhou Yanru will only be given to die before Chongzhen if nothing else. You let Shen Shuren praise a tool man who has more than a year to live, this is not his style.

He wants to pay attention to the image in the history books in the future, how can he be as discredited as Ruan Dacheng.

Hearing that their son was coming back, Shen Tingyang and the Xu family had long been eager to see it, but due to etiquette, the father couldn't go out to greet his son in person, so he had to wait in the inner hall.

From the first moment of Shen Shi to the halfway point of Shen Shi, Shen Tingyang paced back and forth in the room hundreds of times, and Xu Shi's head was dizzy, so he asked him to sit for a while.

"It can't be that the snow is too big and delayed, right? Or did you fall into the river when you disembarked from the dock? It's impossible, the family in the river will definitely return quickly! Shen Tingyang muttered to himself.

"You stop a little, An Sheng has been sitting down a lot, his son is so capable, how can there be such trouble."

"Of course you don't care if you didn't give birth to it!" Shen Tingyang usually doesn't dare to babble so much to his wife, but at the moment, he is also concerned and chaotic, and said a very hurtful word, which he regretted as soon as he said it, and hurriedly coaxed him for a long time.

The Xu family is just Shen Shuren's stepmother, and after Shen Shuren came out, no one dared to mention it in the Shen family, and it belonged to the reverse scale. was detonated at this moment, and the Xu family had to toss again, and Shen Tingyang swore an oath to coax it over.

Finally, as Shen Shuren's carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion, the people inside stopped.

After a while, Shen Shuren came in, and just hugged his fist, and before he could make another salute, he was directly grabbed by Shen Tingyang's arm and asked him to sit down and rest.

"There are no outsiders, hurry up and sit! Hungry? Let's wash your face first. ”

Shen Tingyang was incoherent, and a maid next to him had already come over with a golden basin, and directly served Shen Shuren to sit in his position and washed his face.

The back kitchen also hurriedly brought the banquet up, and the water and land were finished. Shen Tingyang sat on the top seat, poured his own wine, and asked about his daily life to see that his son had not suffered these days.

“…… It's good that you didn't endure hardship, in May, I heard that you were attacked by He Jin and He Yilong's joint forces, and Zuo Liangyu didn't rescue, and we didn't sleep well in the capital for half a month!

Later, you followed Liu Guoneng to rescue Luoyang and fought with Ma Shouying, why are you so involved in this kind of thing? Can the local magistrates of Henan cooperate with you? How many officers and soldiers in my Ming Dynasty are fighting in different places, and the localities do not cooperate, lack of food and salary, and equipment loss, so they are defeated!

Although our official position is not easy to come by, we should indeed be loyal to the imperial court, but we can't pin our future on the hands of other local officials like this! We only guard our own soil, and we can't be the Lord's place, so don't save it, and save ourselves to better serve the Ming Dynasty! ”

Shen Tingyang said a carload of words in one breath, and it could be seen that he was still loyal to Daming. It's just that he can't stand the darkness of this officialdom and the mutual involvement of his colleagues, so he taught his son to learn to preserve his strength and take credit.

This kind of thing is said by the father and son behind closed doors, and it is absolutely impossible to say it in public, it is too rebellious.

Shen Shuren was helpless, and he didn't want to chill his father's concern, so he could only casually agree, saying that he was very cowardly and would not work hard for Daming, and then he desperately changed the topic.

In a hurry, Shen Shuren realized that the older generation must like to talk about their grandchildren, so he naturally talked about the daughter he had just met this afternoon.

Sure enough, as soon as he mentioned his granddaughter, Shen Tingyang's expression immediately relaxed, and he stopped preaching, and said with a pleasant face:

"You've seen it on the road just now? I haven't chosen a name yet, so I'll wait until you get back. By the way, Xiao Wan can also be regarded as a great meritorious service to our old Shen family, since you are back, let her also eat together. Next time, if anyone lets us hug our grandson, there will be a reward. ”

Xu stabbed his elbow next to him: "What kind of system is this?" If it's a serious daughter-in-law, it's just that, this is nothing to ......"

Shen Tingyang didn't have a wife to control him strictly this time: "What's indecent, there are no outsiders behind closed doors!" I said yes! ”

Shen Shuren was also happy to do this, and after a while, Dong Xiaowan came in with her daughter, who was only more than four months old, and saluted Shen Tingyang and the Xu family.

Then he sat on his side to the bottom position, and he still only dared to sit on half of his ass.

Seeing that Dong Xiaowan was on the table, Xu didn't want to be a villain anymore, but said with a pleasant face: "Sit down, don't be embarrassed, just sit upright." ”

Dong Xiaowan moved back and sat more comfortably.

Shen Tingyang took his granddaughter and teased him for a while, but he didn't care about teaching his son: "This child looks clever at a glance, and he will definitely be rich and noble in the future." ”

In fact, there is no need for Shen Tingyang to say this, all the women his son is looking for are stunning in the world, Dong Xiaowan's beauty is there, and it is impossible for the daughter born to be ugly. It's only been more than four months now, and it already looks very cute.

Shen Tingyang coaxed the child for a while, and then sighed: "Xiao Wan, this child is really good to you, and when you marry a wife in the future, you should be the first to give her the title of concubine."

Don't say that she gave birth to your eldest daughter, that is, in this year, staying in Suzhou, she was not idle, concentrating on needlework and female popularity, at least for our family's business this year, I earned an extra 500,000 taels! You just want to find Zhou Yanru to run the relationship and sit on your position as governor, I'm afraid it's enough. There is a concubine in the family, who can help you earn out of the official capital, and you are already unbelievably lucky. ”

Shen Shuren was also taken aback, and he couldn't help but slam his chopsticks and slipped onto the table. Dong Xiaowan didn't tell him about it all the way back just now.

But Shen Shuren reacted quickly, and after a little memory in his mind, he remembered what he had told Dong Xiaowan before he left last year, and immediately woke up:

"Oh? Xiao Wan figured out a new spinning machine, right? This is a big fortune, when I told her, I also said that there is no need to worry, the shuttle loom has only been on the market for two years, and now the cotton yarn reeling has not become too expensive.

Xiao Wan, you are competitive, why do you fight so hard, fortunately you didn't have a tire. ”

The last half of his sentence was turned to Dong Xiaowan.

Dong Xiaowan just lowered her head softly: "The slave family doesn't dare to take credit, it's all the things that the son ordered, and it is also the idea that the son mentioned, the slave family is just inconvenient, can't do other things, and can't be idle, so they think about these things." ”

Shen Shuren: "Even if it's an idea I ordered, you can make it, it's amazing." Huang Daopo at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it's just like this, you can improve people's livelihood, clothes are the world, and you will go down in history in the future. ”

Shen Tingyang and the Xu family on the side couldn't see their son and maid scattering dog food, Shen Tingyang took the opportunity to cough lightly: "If the concubines you find back are as sensible as Xiaowan, we will be relieved."

I heard that you had a bad relationship with Zuo Liangyu last year because of the jealousy of the flowers, and it was also spread that everyone knew about the lake, how could this kind of crazy bees and butterflies be brought home?

You are twenty-two years old, and this year you must be a serious child, and the Ming media is marrying one back! If she doesn't marry, how can Xiao Wan have the status of a serious concubine? For the sake of the people around you, you should also have a positive shape. ”

Shen Shuren rubbed his temples, knowing that his father was hearsay, and he was dissatisfied with Li Xiangjun, but fortunately, he was ready to speak, and immediately explained the cause and effect completely.

Shen Shuren waved his hand and motioned to all the maids in the house who were waiting for the master to eat to retreat.

Then he clapped his hands again, and immediately outside the hall, there were two stunning beauties who had changed into plain clothes, coming in with tea trays and napkins, and waiting for Dong Xiaowan to eat.

The second daughter is none other than Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun, all of this is also before arriving home, Chen Yuanyuan and they took the initiative to discuss it with Shen Shuren, and put on a little weak and innocent low posture, so that the elders in the family should not dwell on these problems anymore.

Shen Tingyang and Xu have both seen Chen Yuanyuan, but they have not seen Li Xiangjun. But at this moment, seeing Li Xiangjun and Chen Yuanyuan stepping forward together, they roughly guessed their identity.

Shen Shuren pulled Li Xiangjun while the iron was hot, and introduced:

"That has nothing to do with Miss Li, she was used by me, everything is my plan. I had already colluded with Liu Guoneng in advance, knowing that he would inevitably surround Wei to save Zhao and fight Erhe with me.

I was completely sure that I could eliminate Erhe without Zuo Liangyu's reinforcements, and I deliberately wanted to trap Zuo Liangyu for the crime of not saving him when he saw death, forcing him to be questioned by the court and move to Nanyang.

So, of course, I want to make a fuss, I wish everyone in Huguang knew that Zuo Liangyu was robbed of his concubine by me, so that he lost face, impulsively reckless, and didn't even bother to do the gesture of rescuing me. ”

Shen Tingyang was dumbfounded when he heard it, although it had been half a year, after all, he had only seen his son again today. He didn't expect that he hadn't seen him for nearly a year, and his son had calculated so much.

Seeing Li Xiangjun and the others wearing plain clothes, looking at their noses and noses softly, and looking very well-behaved, he couldn't bear to blame him.

Shen Tingyang sighed, didn't bother with the details, and straightforwardly identified the key contradictions: "How do you protect the people around you, it's your business, you're so adult, your father shouldn't care about you." But you have to come up with a way to do it this year.

The governor of Huguang Fang has a good relationship with our family, and you and Fang Yizhi are the same year. I heard the housekeeper say that Miss Fang is just for your bad reputation as a prostitute, so you can save face, how can you solve this matter? ”

When Shen Shuren heard this, he also said proudly: "I don't care, and I never thought of marrying Miss Fang. Since she is entangled in these, I will find another good match.

It's just that between us and the Fang family, it's best to pretend that nothing happened, so as not to ruin Miss Fang's reputation, she is the sister of Brother Mi after all. The child dares to promise that he will marry a good family this year! ”

Shen Tingyang had no choice but to shake his head helplessly with this son.

He paused, thought for a while, and added: "I'll listen to you about this matter, there is another matter, you should go and meet Zhou Ge Lao as soon as possible in the next few days." We only heard about it when we were waiting for you just now, and Elder Zhou Ge has already arrived in Nanjing.

People will stutter, and at this time there is already a queue at the door. Although we are not sycophants, it is not good to lose our manners. I didn't prepare much, just the 500,000 taels that Xiaowan earned for you were exchanged for gold, and there were 50,000 or 60,000 yuan, and you looked at the fees. ”

Shen Shuren thought about it, touched his beard and suggested:

"Father, since we didn't make it to the first trip, it's better to wait a little two or three days. Now Zhou Ge Lao is bound to be in the middle of the city, and there are many people with mixed eyes and people are talking.

Before the child came back, he had already contacted Shi Futai and Brother Mi, and there was news about the forced landing of Lin Chengcheng in the past few days. When the time comes, the child will come to the door to ask for a meeting, not to be famous, so as not to fall into the reputation of our Shen family, and make people think that we are also spending money to buy officials!

On the father's side, in the past few days, he has to find a way to seize and recover the stolen goods of the Jiangxi Haogin bandit case sent by the child. In a few days, find a reason to let Qiu Shangshu from our Nanjing household department come forward and invite Zhou Ge Lao to the banquet.

On the same day, my father came to the door on official business and talked to Qiu Shangshu about the seizure and recovery of stolen goods. In this way, whether Zhou Ge wants to make money or not, and how to suggest that Qiu Shangshu drift away, is all his dirty, and our family is not notorious. ”

Shen Tingyang was right when he thought about it, his son actually thought it so clearly, this is a typical plan to move.

It seems that he is really old, and it is not his turn to worry about his officialdom experience.

He was as good as he was: "Since you have thought it so clearly, everything will be done according to your own plan, and there is no need to ask for instructions." If you want to do something for your father, just say hello. ”

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ps: Old book friends know that I live in Hangzhou, here in Sanliting, Zhalongkou...... Someone in the community tested positive yesterday, and the past two days have been tossing and turning, queuing up every day, and some other bad things.

The above is already a big chapter of 5,000 words, and tomorrow will be the same. Resume normal update speed after coming to work on Monday. In fact, it's only a thousand words away, but it won't be split.