Walking on the mountain road, the cold wind poured in from the sleeves, and people shivered from the cold.

Gu Hanshu complained, "I said let you go early, if you don't go, you'll be cold to death now." ”

Shen Zhiyun frowned, "Why did you let me leave early, as soon as you said that it was not safe on the mountain when it was dark, I would leave with you, okay?" ”

"When you go home, you won't cry in the ancestral hall all night, will you?" Gu Hanshu asked.

Shen Zhiyun felt that he was annoying, "You care." ”

Gu Hanshu smiled, "Just to remind you, tomorrow you will go to court at the end of your vacation, and you won't be able to see anyone if you cry again." ”

Shen Zhiyun felt that it made sense, and he didn't refute him.

Shen Zhiyun didn't want to go back to the house so quickly, the two of them swayed along the way, and when they entered the city, they heard the sound of the night watch.

Originally, there was a curfew in the middle of the night, and no outsiders were allowed to enter the city.

But it was Zhang Peng's subordinates who guarded the city tonight, and Gu Hanshu greeted him in advance when he left the city, and let people in.

"If I don't come, how will you go back to the city?" Gu Hanshu asked.

Shen Zhiyun said indifferently, "If you can't go back, you won't go back." There are many post stations outside the city, and I don't want to stay in the house. ”

It was so stuffy that she couldn't breathe in the house.

Shen Zhiyun suddenly thought again, "What method did you use to win over Zhang Peng?" ”

"Guess what." Gu Hanshu went around the bend.

"Don't guess." Shen Zhiyun didn't care about him.

When Gu Hanshu sent Shen Zhiyun back to the house, the moonlight was just right, Gu Hanshu was about to sigh, and Shen Zhiyun urged him to hurry back to the house.

Gu Hanshu laughed and scolded Shen Zhiyun for being a white-eyed wolf.

Shen Zhiyun pushed him and said You are so idle.

When Gu Hanshu left, Shen Zhiyun entered the Shen Mansion.

Bai Bian waited in the front hall and sat on a bench to sleep.

was called up by Shen Zhiyun, and when he opened his eyes, his vision was still confused, and when he saw that it was Gongzi in front of him, he wailed, "Gongzi, you are back, Lanyu said that if I can't wait to go back, you will sleep in the front hall." ”

Shen Zhiyun smiled, "Then you go and inform Lan Yu and say that I am back, that girl doesn't say anything on her face, she is actually a dead eye, and she didn't sleep." ”

"Okay, I'll go find Lanyu in a moment. Is Childe hungry? I asked the kitchen to prepare some convenient hot food, or cold wine and cold cakes, what do you think you want to eat? Bai Bian stood up and asked, the master stood and he was sitting, not in accordance with the rules.

"No, I'm not hungry." Shen Zhiyun saw that Bai Bian was sleepy, so he sent him away, "I'm back in the house, you tell Lan Yu and go to rest." ”

After Bai Bian left, Shen Zhiyun came to the study alone, lit a small lamp, and sat at the desk.

The surroundings were quiet, and for a moment there was a little loneliness.

Gu Hanshu said, do whatever you want.

What does she want to do?

There are stacks of children's books on the desk, such as the "Treatise on Miscellaneous Cases of Xuetian" written by the former dynasty, the "Before and After the Establishment of the Academy" written by Zhou Minyan of Nanhu, and the "Rejuvenation of the Country and the Study of Learning" from other countries, as well as about a dozen books.

In fact, there are not many books related to Guangjian Academy and Xuetian, she has found a seven-seven-eighty-eight these days, and after reading seven-seven-eighty-eight, there are only three or two books that really have some truth and some use.

What does she want to do?

The current crown prince is ten and two years old, and he is not yet old enough to go to court.

Your Majesty is indecisive today, and it all depends on the Queen Mother to listen to the government.

But the queen mother has a good reputation, and she doesn't want the civil official to write that she is a woman who controls the government, which does not hang the curtain to listen to the government, and the internal officials pass the word in between, from the Jinluan Palace to the Ningshou Palace, how long the road is, how slow the efficiency is.

Yang Shilin, the first assistant of the cabinet, is insidious and cunning, and he made outstanding achievements in politics when he was young, but now he only wants to consolidate power and is busy with party struggles.

Minister Gu Dao, the prince of Pojiao, is in the middle of the government, but because he is a prince, he has been pushed by the six ministries to do a lot of things.

Gu Wang's son-in-law, Gu Hanshu, the son of Wensu......

I thought that the Imperial City Division was still a royal dictatorship, but now it doesn't seem to be very clean.

Shen Zhiyun couldn't help but have a headache, now the court is like a stagnant water, all forces are entrenched, and they can't stir it up, and they don't know if they can push this muddy backwater when General Xue defeats the Hui Dynasty.

By the morning of the second day, the door of the Jinluan Palace had not yet opened.

The ministers waited outside.

Shen Zhiyun appeared outside the Jinluan Hall again, and many colleagues came to mourn, and she responded politely one by one.

There was a courtier behind him, "Look at that Shen Zhiyun, he is young but he is heartless, his biological mother is dead, and he doesn't see each other." ”

"That's right, otherwise if you become famous at a young age, how can you be the same as ordinary people, with talent, there will naturally be less favor."

"Oh, who is not cold-hearted and cold-hearted, such a ruthlessness, it's really chilling."

"Don't say it, it'll be troublesome for him to hear it."

The door of the hall opened, and the official at the door shouted outside the hall with a loud voice, "Go up—"

The courtiers marched in.

"I haven't seen Shen Aiqing for many days, I heard about your family, and I am very sad, but I want to mourn." The emperor sat on the dragon chair and said with concern.

These words were almost exactly the same as Shen Pingshan in the court a few days ago.

Shen Pingshan squeezed out two tears at that time, and he felt like he was dying overnight after experiencing the pain of losing his wife.

And Shen Zhiyun just said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern." ”

The emperor bowed his head and stopped talking about it.

Today, above the court, the most important thing is the distribution of officials who go south to Xuetian.

The internal official read out the pre-prepared summoning order, appointing Shen Zhiyun as the minister of the auxiliary department of academic affairs, Deng Changchun as the minister of academic affairs, and Luo Zengwen of the household department as the auxiliary minister......

These appointments were all ordered by the emperor and prepared by the cabinet in advance, and the positions were known for a long time.

The courtiers who were lower in the rank heard this, and sighed slightly in their hearts, Shen Zhiyun had just come out of the edict, his family had a change, and he had not been to the court for many days.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any other proposals?" The emperor asked.

Shen Zhiyun took a step forward, "Back to the emperor, please allow the minister to send another person to the south with the minister." ”

"Which one?" The emperor asked.

"Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Jiang Yujin." Shen Zhiyun replied, "The most troublesome part of the establishment of the academy this time is the issue of the collection and distribution of the school field, which involves a lot of laws, and the officials in the south and the capital also act differently. ”

Zhang Peng's heart moved, because of the help of the Criminal Department, Guan Zhong had already been released from Dali Temple, and there was no excessive punishment if he was lowered by one level.

But Shen Zhiyun still recommended Jiang Yujin, it seems that whether he asks him for help or not, this is a matter that has been set in advance, it is so dangerous, and he almost owes him a favor.

Zhang Peng exhaled slightly.

Shen Zhiyun didn't know that her image had become insidious and cunning in Zhang Peng's heart.

Yang Shilin stood in front of the courtiers, his face expressionless, and he was already faintly dissatisfied in his heart.

These days, when the cabinet is deliberating, he sent someone to call Shen Zhiyun several times, but he refused on the grounds that he was grieving the loss of his mother and could no longer handle government affairs.

Even today's recommendation of Jiang Yujin did not greet him in advance, he made his own opinion.

Thinking of this, Yang Shilin's eyes darkened slightly.

Deng Changchun and Luo Zengwen had no objections, Shen Zhiyun was the main messenger on the left and right, and he wanted to call an official of Dali Temple, so he would call it.

The emperor also quickly agreed, "Yes, Jiang Yujin, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, will be the auxiliary minister, and he will go south with Shen Cifu." ”

Even if this matter is so decided, we will soon set off for the south.

The emperor also urged, coughed, and said, "The matter of Xuetian's collection of points should have been decided a long time ago, the matter of Hanhai was delayed for too long a while ago, and now it is not easy to delay any longer, a few of you will set off as soon as possible to deal with this matter." ”

"Yes." The crowd responded.

Later, another official reported some small government affairs, thinking that this morning was over.

Unexpectedly, Luo Shouyun, the old Hubu Shangshu, suddenly stepped forward, please allow Zhishi.

Shen Zhiyun frowned slightly, Luo Shang Zhishi, there are fewer people in this court who can suppress the turmoil, Dasheng court, the party strife is serious, and people who need to be respected are like the stone of Mount Tai to sit in it.

After the ministers were a little silent, someone asked, "Lao Shangshu is in poor health, why is it so sudden?" ”

Luo Shouyun has assisted the emperors of two dynasties, and he can be regarded as a veteran in the court, and under his control, the household department with the most oil and water has not made any major mistakes in the past few decades.

Luo Shouyun said with a smile, "It's just that I'm too old to do anything, so I took the initiative to tell the old man to return to my hometown for fear of delaying important matters in the court." ”

The emperor, who was silent just now, sighed deeply, "Luo Shangshu has already handed me the fold of Zhishi, but I have always kept it and not approved it. Qi Lao has been away from Beijing for less than a month, and now Luo Shangshu is also going to tell the old, and the old people in the court are leaving one by one, I am really sad, so Luo Shangshu has not been allowed. ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the ministers of the court, the old ministers come out, and the new ministers enter, like the old ships moored, and the new ships on both sides are competing for the current. The old minister is a minister, and only then can a lot of fresh blood be poured into the court, so that my dynasty can prosper. Luo Shouyun said slowly, his voice was old and energetic, not loud, but not weak, this is the spirit of the old ministers of the two dynasties.

The emperor waved his hand, "Since Shangshu has made up his mind, then it will be approved." ”

Luo Shangshu thanked the Holy Grace.

Wait for the next court.

Shen Zhiyun walked out of the hall gate, approached Yan Lun, and asked, "This matter went smoothly today, and I didn't see anyone obstructing it." ”

This person refers to Gu Dao's courtiers.

"The prince just came out of the edict a while ago, and King Gu was afraid that his son would encounter another disaster, and they were very low-key these days. And Mrs. Chaoyang favors the prince the most, and the Han Gong naturally moves a lot less. ”

Mrs. Chaoyang is Gu Hanshu's mother's fateful title, Han Gong is her father, she is the daughter of the Guogong family, and there is a sister and a brother below, her younger brother, that is, Gu Hanshu's uncle, is Han Heng.

Yan Lun also said, "Everyone knows to avoid the limelight, it's good for you, on the first day of the court, you got the same fat as meat in the eyes of many people." ”

Yang Shilin stopped walking in front and glanced back at Shen Zhiyun, she knew that Yang Shilin was going to ask her for guilt.

If she had told Yang Shilin in advance that she wanted someone who was familiar with the law to assist her in handling Xuetian, then this person could not be Jiang Yujin.

Yang Shilin has served in the cabinet for many years, and he is a real powerful minister above the court, and he has some connections in the criminal department, otherwise he would not have framed Zhang Peng's person Guan Zhong so easily and imprisoned.

He will definitely find someone from the criminal department to help her handle the case, and also supervise her in handling the case.

Yan Lun saw Yang Shilin's eyes and motioned to Shen Zhiyun to hurry up and admit his mistake.

As soon as she stepped forward, she was blocked by the internal officer.

"Lord Shen, the Queen Mother is invited."

Shen Zhiyun wished that before going south, he rarely saw Yang Shilin on one side, and said with his chin bowed, "I'm tired of the internal officials leading the way." ”

Yang Shilin saw that Shen Zhiyun was taken away, and there was no way to do it, so he continued to walk forward, anyway, the future is long, and he always has to ask him what he means by today's actions.

Yan Lun looked at Deng Changchun not far away and stepped forward together.

"What do you think of Shen Cifu's recommendation of Jiang Yujin today?" Deng Changchun asked.

Yan Lun listened to the side in shock, this is really a pot that can't be opened, so I can't wait until Shen Zhiyun explains when he turns back to the cabinet and asks.

He wasn't afraid of what Shoufu thought of Shen Zhiyun, he was afraid that Shoufu would ask him what he thought of Shen Zhiyun.

Sure enough, I'm really afraid of something.

"What do you think, Yan Lun?" Yang Shilin asked in a deep voice.

Yan Lun wiped the sweat on his head that was not at all, and suddenly had some resentment towards Deng Changchun in his heart.

"The lower officials feel that Shen Cifu has been on leave for many days, not only did he not go to the court, but he also did not participate in the deliberations of our cabinet, as the head of Xuetian, he must have a candidate for the auxiliary minister in his heart, but he didn't discuss it with us." Yan Lun said.

Yang Shilin didn't speak, Deng Changchun retorted first, "He lost his mother, but I think he is also very sad today, and he is not worried about being sick and lying in bed, he has refused to discuss the affairs of our cabinet many times, and he quietly recommended Jiang Yujin as soon as he went to the court, doesn't this mean that he still has the heart to think about the court?" So why have you been avoiding cabinet discussions? ”

"This ......" Yan Lun had nothing to say, Shen Zhiyun's actions today did indeed offend Yang Shilin.

"I wanted to ask before, since he found a witness and knew that Gu Hanshu and Xue Zhao met in Pinglian Temple, why didn't he control those people at that time, or left a confession. Later, when the people from the Imperial City Division went to investigate, they were all sealed by Gu Dao in advance, and the time for Xue Zhao's return to Beijing was all blurred, so that they could be so tactful. Deng Changchun said.

Yang Shilin still didn't speak.

Deng Changchun said, "If it weren't for the time when Princess Jinghe knocked on the palace door at night, he was still locked up in the edict, and the lower officials would have wondered if she had helped Prince Gu in this matter." ”

"When the cabinet deliberates, he will have no reason to take leave, just try it at that time." Yang Shilin said.

Here, Shen Zhiyun was taken to Ningshou Palace, and the internal officials sent her in.

The Queen Mother sat in the right seat.

Shen Zhiyun knelt down, "Meet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old." ”

"Excuse me, Shen Aiqing." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Her back is a little hunched, she is already in her twilight years, she looks like an ordinary old man, her face is charitable, she has no offensive power, but she is actually very shrewd and ruthless, otherwise as an old man in the harem, how can she participate in government politics.

"Shen Aiqing is only in her early twenties this year, and she can serve as the minister of the Auxiliary Department of Academic Affairs, which is really terrifying." The Queen Mother praised.

"The Queen Mother praised it falsely, it all depends on the appreciation of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, and the minister can have this honor." Shen Zhiyun replied.

"However, this minister of the Auxiliary Department of Education has a very high authority, and he is a fat poor, but it is not an easy errand to do." The Queen Mother changed her words.