It has been a while since Xu Shixing served in the Hanlin Academy.

During this time, Xu Shixing was easy-going, extremely sophisticated in terms of human sophistication, and soon established a good relationship with a group of colleagues and got along quite well.

Since Xu Shixing had just entered the office, it was not his turn to do the daily affairs of the court, such as giving lectures at banquets, advising the emperor, drafting edicts, and reading for members of the imperial family.

Xu Shixing, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, is mainly responsible for compiling the history of the country.

This job is very easy for Xu Shixing, so he has a lot of free time every day to read classics.

Not long ago, Xu Shixing received a reply from Xu Shangzhen, the prefect of Suzhou.

In the letter, Xu Shangzhen mentioned that since the news of his high school champion was transmitted back to Nanzhili, the people of the Shen family took the initiative to come to the door and asked Xu Shixing to change his surname back to Shen and recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors with an extremely sincere attitude.

At first, Xu Shixing didn't want to change his surname back to Shen, but because of Xu Shangzhen, his adoptive father, he stated the benefits and disadvantages in the letter and persuaded him bitterly.

In desperation, Xu Shixing had to repair a letter and send someone to the Shen family, expressing his willingness to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

Soon, the topic of Xu Shixing's life experience of the new champion spread throughout the government and the opposition.

Xu Shixing's generous behavior of choosing to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors regardless of his previous suspicions has been praised by many officials.

Some high-ranking officials took advantage of this opportunity to throw an olive branch to Xu Shixing, wanting to recruit him as a son-in-law, and promised to train him as his political successor.

After Xu Shixing changed his surname to Shen Shixing, his prestige in the court has been significantly improved.

However, Shen Shixing was not carried away by these false names, he still worked diligently to compile the history of the country, and buried himself in the classics all day long.

In the evening, after leaving duty, Shen Shixing left the Hanlin Courtyard and returned home after greeting his colleagues and exchanging a few words.

As soon as Shen Shixing returned home, a servant in charge of the doorkeeper came to report that someone had come to visit.

After learning the news from the little guy, Shen Shixing didn't pay too much attention to it, just beckoned and asked the little guy to bring people in.

Soon, under the guidance of the little maid, I saw a person dressed as a butler enter the hall.

After entering the hall, he subconsciously looked in the direction where Shen Shixing was, leaned down, and said respectfully: "Champion Lang, my lord invites you to go to the house to talk!" ”

When Shen Shixing heard this, a trace of curiosity flashed on his face, and he asked, "Dare to ask your master who ......?"

When Shen Shixing's words fell, the person who came had no intention of concealing it, and reported Zhang Juzheng's name quite happily.

After learning that the person who came was sent by Zhang Juzheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Shen Shixing's face was full of shock that he couldn't hide.

After that, Shen Shixing did not hesitate at all, and immediately followed the steps of the comer and left in a sedan chair.

……

When I thought of the person I was going to meet next, it was Zhang Juzheng, an important minister of the dynasty who was trusted by the emperor, the secretary of the military department and a cabinet minister.

Shen Shixing is a whole person, and he becomes a sufferer of gains and losses.

At the beginning of the examination, his article was valued by Zhang Juzheng, and he won the Huiyuan in one fell swoop.

Not only that, Shen Shixing also knew that Zhang Juzheng wrote more than 60 words of comments on his answer sheet.

Whether you want to or not, from this moment on, your body has been branded with Zhang Juzheng, if you refuse, what awaits you is endless exclusion.

Shen Shixing clearly knows that Huan Hai is ruthless, if there is no backer in the court, then it will be like a rootless duckweed, you can only go with the flow, and you will not be able to achieve anything in your life.

Fortunately, he has entered Zhang Juzheng's eyes, and his future career will be much smoother than those colleagues.

Shen Shixing originally planned to pick a suitable day and come to the door in person to thank Zhang Juzheng for his kindness.

However, before Shen Shixing could act, Zhang Juzheng took the initiative to send someone to the door and invited him to the house.

"Alas, what should I say when I see Elder Zhang Ge later?"

For the next meeting with Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing was both nervous and excited.

Just as he was still racking his brains and thinking about what to do next, the sedan chair stopped, and then only heard the butler's voice sound.

"Champion Lang, it's here!"

"Hmm."

After Shen Shixing responded, he got down from the sedan chair with the support of the sedan chair man, and then entered the mansion through the side door under the guidance of the housekeeper.

When Shen Shixing followed the steps of the housekeeper and entered the mansion, the first thing that caught his eye was the few wolfberry trees that were growing very well not far away.

"I really didn't expect that in Zhang Gelao's home, there are still wolfberry trees!"

After sighing, Shen Shixing, under the guidance of the housekeeper, turned around and came to the outside of the hall used to entertain guests.

"Master, the people have arrived!"

"Hmm."

Seeing that the task of his trip was successfully accomplished, the housekeeper couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and after saluting respectfully to Shen Shixing, he walked away.

Seeing this, Shen Shixing took a deep breath and calmed down his good mood, and immediately stepped into it.

As soon as he entered the hall, Shen Shixing saw Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting at the top at the moment, and Zhang Juzheng at this time was sipping the tea in the cup unhurriedly.

Seeing this, Shen Shixing immediately leaned down and said respectfully: "Student Shen Shixing, I have seen the teacher!" ”

Zhang Juzheng, as the same examiner of this exam, and Shen Shixing, as a candidate, naturally have such a "teacher-student relationship", and the reason why Shen Shixing calls Zhang Juzheng so much is to get closer to the relationship between the two as much as possible.

When Shen Shixing's words fell, I saw Zhang Juzheng put down the teacup in his hand, his face was full of warm smiles, he pointed to the vacant seat on the side, and commanded: "Ru Mo is here, sit down!" ”

"Thank you, teacher!"

Shen Shixing saw that Zhang Juzheng was not entangled in the title of teacher, the whole person breathed a sigh of relief, and after thanking him, he sat down on the vacant seat on the side, and the whole person sat upright, not daring to make the slightest move.

Not long after he sat down, a maid stepped forward and brought Shen Shixing a bowl of steaming tea and a plate of delicate pastries.

Seeing that Shen Shixing was a little restrained, he saw Zhang Juzheng wave his hand and said quite casually: "Try it, this is a new tea recently!" ”

"Thank you, teacher!"

When Shen Shixing heard Zhang Juzheng's words, a look of gratitude appeared on his face at the right time, and after responding, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"This tea is sweet in the mouth and has a long aftertaste, it is really a good tea!"

"Well, although this tea is not as good as Shifeng Longjing, it is almost the same."

When Zhang Juzheng heard Shen Shixing's words, he stroked his beard with his hand and commented.

……

After chatting a few words on this topic, I saw Shen Shixing muster up his courage, looked in the direction where Zhang Juzheng was, and asked cautiously: "The teacher specially called the students over, is there anything to explain?" ”

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, after pondering for a while, he nodded, and said unhurriedly: "The incident that has been spreading in the court recently, the elders of this pavilion have heard about it. ”

When Shen Shixing heard Zhang Juzheng's words, a look of panic appeared on his face, he lowered his head, and said hesitantly: "Old ...... Teacher, ...... Student ......"

Zhang Juzheng took in the expression on Shen Shixing's face, shook his head, and followed suit.

"Your choice is very correct, in the face of abandoning your family, you still ignore your past suspicions, choose to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, and you have won a lot of praise in the court, which will be of great help to your career in the future."

When Zhang Juzheng said this, he paused for a moment, changed his words, and continued: "But as the saying goes, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, remember, your current identity is the champion of the two yuan, combined with the fact that you choose to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors regardless of your previous suspicions." ”

"Secretly, I don't know how many people are jealous of you, trying to seize your handle and make you ruined."

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's analysis, Shen Shixing's face suddenly turned pale with fright, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

It was only at this time that Shen Shixing realized that the matter was far more serious than he thought.

Right now, I have one foot on the edge of the cliff, and if I don't pay attention, I will end up in pieces.

At the same time, Shen Shixing also gave birth to a sense of gratitude to Zhang Juzheng in his heart.

After all, in officialdom, not everyone will say this to you.

Then, Shen Shixing, who had a frightened face, came back to his senses, looked in the direction where Zhang Juzheng was, and asked cautiously: "That, old ...... Teacher, what should the student do next? ”

Zhang Juzheng heard Shen Shixing's words, and after pondering for a while, he said slowly: "For the next period of time, you don't participate in any communication, try not to be in the limelight when you encounter problems, and reduce your sense of presence in the court as much as possible, and wait for this period of time." ”

"For the rest of the matter, this pavilion will always figure it out!"

When Zhang Juzheng's words fell, Shen Shixing's face was full of gratitude, and he suddenly got up from the seat, leaned down, and saluted Zhang Juzheng respectfully: "The teacher's teaching today, the students will definitely remember it." ”

When Zhang Juzheng heard Shen Shixing's words, he stroked his beard and said quite casually: "It's okay, it's just a trivial matter, sit down." ”

When Shen Shixing heard this, he did not excuse himself and sat back in his original position.

Perhaps because he felt that the atmosphere in the room was too depressing, he saw Zhang Juzheng chuckling, with emotion on his face, and changed the topic: "I think that when the old man of this pavilion first entered the Hanlin Academy, he was about the same age as you." ”

After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he withdrew his gaze from Shen Shixing's body and asked rather casually: "Anyway, is the life of the Hanlin Academy still quite habitual?" ”

In the face of Zhang Juzheng's inquiry, Shen Shixing naturally did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly said that he was used to the life of the Hanlin Academy, and praised the Hanlin Academy by the way.

And Zhang Juzheng seemed to be very interested in what Shen Shixing said, and when it came to the rise, Zhang Juzheng even took the initiative to tell Shen Shixing about the interesting things that happened in the Hanlin Courtyard back then.

And in this process, Shen Shixing's good impression of Zhang Juzheng is also rising.

It was only at this time that Shen Shixing suddenly realized that his worries before coming were all superfluous.

Zhang Juzheng himself is very easy-going and talkative, no matter what the topic, he can catch it, and he does not have the slightest cabinet minister.

In short, in Shen Shixing's view, the exchange with Zhang Juzheng was quite relaxed and pleasant, and it was not at all like talking to cabinet ministers.

Later, seeing that it was getting late, Shen Shixing got up from the chair in time and said goodbye to Zhang Juzheng.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Juzheng did not say anything to save him, but personally went out to see him off, Zhang Juzheng's move greatly touched Shen Shixing.

Then, Shen Shixing took the sedan chair he came to and returned to his home in the capital.

……

At the same time, Matsue Mansion guarded the Thousand Households.

In the early years of Hongwu, the militia Wanhu Mansion was set up in Songjiang, and in the 30th year of Hongwu, the Songjiang Mansion City was rebuilt, and the palace was guarded by thousands of households.

Guarding the thousand households directly belongs to the commander of the envoy, which has one person from the thousand households, five products, two deputy thousand households, two from the five products, two people from the five products, two people from the town, from the six products, a thousand households, under the jurisdiction of 100 households, a total of 1,120 people.

At this time, although he was already exhausted, Huang Qing, who was a soldier, did not feel the slightest sleep.

What happened during the day, like a slide, flashed through his mind.

During the daylight today, he and a group of soldiers in the battalion received an order from a superior officer to go to help harvest mulberry leaves.

Last year, due to the sharp rise in the price of silk, the price of raw silk also went up.

Seeing that it was profitable, many officers joined in and planted a large number of mulberry seedlings.

Among them, Li Qishang, who is a thousand households, for the sake of insurance, pulled in the deputy thousand households, Zhenfu, and even the ten hundred households under his jurisdiction.

Together, they purchased mulberry seedlings and planted them on the land of the health center.

As for trivial tasks such as fertilization and insect control, they were handed over to the low-level soldiers to take care of by taking advantage of their positions.

Anyway, as they are these low-level soldiers, they have the power of life and death.

Let them plant mulberry seedlings for themselves, which can also save labor costs, and can earn more silver when the time comes, why not?

But contrary to expectations, the price of silk this year has dropped a lot compared with last year.

Not only did the idea of making a fortune come to naught, but even whether it could recover the original cost became unknown.

Among those involved in this matter, many of them reluctantly got on the bus by borrowing money.

Nowadays, the decline in the price of silk means that not only can the cost not be recovered, but even the repayment of the loan has become a problem.

These officers lost money, and naturally their tempers became bad, and they often mistreated the low-level non-commissioned officers without saying a word.

Most of these soldiers are military households, and they are not allowed to leave their nationality without authorization, even if they have resentment, it will not help.

And today, Huang Qing and his team of soldiers were ruthlessly abused by their superior officers because they moved slowly.

……

Just as Huang Qing was still thinking about what to do next, he heard a slight voice sound: "Are you all asleep?" ”

The person who spoke was an old soldier in his forties, everyone called him Lao Li on weekdays, because of his old qualifications and long time in the barracks, Lao Li barely mixed up with the position of inspector.

Because Lao Li takes good care of everyone on weekdays, in the long run, everyone regards him as a chief.

When Lao Li's words fell, some people soon responded one after another, saying that they didn't sleep.

"Since everyone hasn't slept, let's discuss it, what should we do next, Wang Er, Li San, you two go to look at the wind!"

After looking around, Lao Li pointed to the two soldiers closest to the door of the tent and said in a low voice.

Seeing this, the two soldiers named Wang Er and Li San who were pointed out by Lao Li knew that there were important matters to discuss next, and hurriedly came to the door of the camp to watch the wind.

"Come, everybody!"

Under Lao Li's call, soon, everyone gathered around and came up, and naturally Huang Qing was also included.

After looking around, Lao Li sighed helplessly, and then spoke: "Everyone has seen it, if we continue like this, in my opinion, we will die in the hands of this group of beasts sooner or later, we have to think of a way!" ”

Lao Li's words were soon unanimously agreed by many soldiers present.

Soon, someone couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and said with a look of resentment: "This group of beasts, lost money, and sprinkled their anger on us!" ”

"Yes, that Wang Baihu is the most undesirable, last time he not only asked us to plant his family's land, but also asked us to repair his house, I heard that he bought a big mansion in Songjiang Mansion and raised a three-room concubine in it!"

"This group of damn corrupt officials, which one doesn't have a big mansion in the city, but in the end, they want to deduct our military salary, look at it, we don't want to see a penny of money this month!"

"Not only that, but even the land assigned to us by the imperial court is inexplicably gone!"

"Alas, but what can we do, they are their people from top to bottom, even if we want to sue, we have no place to sue!"

When everyone said this, the light in their eyes gradually dimmed.

Huang Qing on the side heard this, and his face was also full of gloom, the local prefect Wang Jian also wore a pair of pants with these people.

At this moment, I saw a soldier stand up and cautiously propose, "Or, let's escape?" ”

After listening to the soldier's proposal, Lao Li had a mocking look on his face, and said to himself: "Run, where can we escape?" ”

"We are all military households, and we are registered by the government, in case we are caught by the government, it will be the crime of killing the head!"

As soon as they heard that they were going to be killed, many of the soldiers present couldn't help but have a trace of fear on their faces.

When Huang Qing heard this, he immediately stood up, faced everyone, and said in a deep voice: "What about killing heads, if we continue like this, we will die in the hands of this group of beasts sooner or later, and these beasts will call us as domestic slaves." ”

When Huang Qing said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "It's nothing more than the difference between early death and late death. ”

When Huang Qing's words fell, everyone present couldn't help but fall into silence.

At this time, their faces were full of tangled colors.

They knew that what Huang Qing said was true, and those higher-ranking officers clearly did not treat them as human beings.

Not only did they encroach on their land, but they also withheld their salaries and abused them with impunity.

If this continues, they will die sooner or later at the hands of these beasts.

After weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, even a soldier stood up and supported Huang Qing's decision: "It makes sense, instead of being abused to death by this group of animals, it is better to fight, let's escape." ”

Seeing that someone took the lead, the rest of the soldiers also stood up and expressed their attitude: "Yes, that's right, let's escape, go back to our hometown to farm, and have a peaceful birthday!" ”

Seeing this, Lao Li also agreed with the ideas of everyone present after thinking for a while.

I saw that his face was full of determination, clenched his fists, faced everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Well, tomorrow is our turn to be on duty at night, so take advantage of this opportunity to escape, the farther away the better!" ”

After the many soldiers present expressed their attitudes one after another, everyone turned their eyes to the few soldiers who had not yet expressed their attitudes from the beginning to the present.

Seeing that everyone's eyes fell on him, the faces of those soldiers were full of panic, and they hurriedly comforted.

"Everyone has to think clearly, we are all military households, if we are caught by the government, we will be killed!"

"Yes, it's better to die than to live, don't be impulsive!"

"We can complain to the commander of the capital, and they will give us an explanation!"

Seeing this, Lao Li exchanged glances with Huang Qing not far away, and then, I saw Lao Li shaking his head imperceptibly, and then waved his hand violently.

Seeing this, the soldiers beside him immediately rushed up, controlled all the soldiers, and at the same time bound their hands and feet, and gagged their mouths to prevent them from making a noise and attracting the patrolling soldiers.

After doing this, I saw Lao Li facing everyone, and said in a low voice: "Come, let's discuss, how should we run when the time comes......"

When everyone heard this, they immediately gathered around and listened attentively to Lao Li's analysis.

After the discussion, the soldiers who agreed to flee began to pack their baggage.

And Huang Qing looked at the soldiers who were controlled, his face was full of determination, he looked in the direction where Lao Li was, and asked: "How to deal with them, if you keep them, you will leak the news." ”

When Huang Qing's words fell, the remaining soldiers in the camp also looked in the direction of Lao Li, waiting for his response.

Facing everyone's eyes, Lao Li's face was full of confusion, and he was wondering if he should dispose of them as Huang Qing said.

It is true that it is the safest way to dispose of these soldiers, but Lao Li can't do it, these people are also hard-working people like him.

After thinking about it for a long time, I saw Lao Li shake his head imperceptibly, and then came to the front of these soldiers, leaned down, and asked, "Will you denounce us?" ”

Hearing Lao Li's words, the soldiers who were tied up immediately shook their heads like rattles, and their mouths made a 'woo' sound. (End of chapter)