What is the right thing to do?

There are two serious things.

First, Shen Tingjun has been the general judge of Jinzhou for more than three years, and every assessment of the officials is "excellent". And his political achievements are indeed outstanding, even to the point of dazzling.

In view of this, Emperor Longqing intended to let him return to Beijing as soon as possible - yes, he would leave him in the capital this time, and he was not prepared to let him continue to be released.

But I also know that returning to Beijing is not in Shen Tingjun's plan now.

First, he was also ready to go back to Jinju to accompany Sang for two years - if he didn't marry his daughter-in-law, he was always afraid that the duck in his hand would fly.

Second, Dali Temple is about to give office, and His Majesty intends to let him go to Dali Temple to carry the banner. But the affairs of Dali Temple are not a little challenging for Shen Tingjun. What has already been proficient to the bones, continuing to do it is just a waste of time for him.

Instead of wasting his time on those files, he hopes to try something meaningful, to do something that is truly beneficial to the country and the people.

Therefore, Shen Tingjun rejected Emperor Longqing's proposal and decided to continue to serve in Jinzhou.

But the Jinzhou Party Committee is too small, and a general judgment really wronged him, so Emperor Longqing intends to reassign him to a new position, in other words, to promote him.

But where exactly to rise and what position to rise, Emperor Longqing had no clue in his heart.

No, I will hand over this matter to the prince, and let the prince and Shen Tingjun have a good chat to see if they can find a good place to go.

If nothing else, let's just say that the position can be picked and picked up, just for this point, Emperor Longqing's favor for Shen Tingjun is really envious, jealous and hateful.

But the prince categorically did not have these thoughts.

Xu is for the monarch to face such a capable courtier, always have a little more preference. Yes, not only Emperor Longqing doted on Shen Tingjun, but even the crown prince was more intimate and indulgent.

The two discussed Shen Tingjun's whereabouts, but they didn't choose a suitable one.

It's not that it's too far away from Jinju, and Shen Tingjun doesn't want to go over; It's in the right place, and there is still a person sitting, and that person can't move yet.

After pondering for a long time, the two found that only the location of Jinju Zhiju was the best.

The prince clapped his hands and said directly: "That's it." ”

Shen Tingjun raised his eyes and looked over, "From the fourth rank to the second grade, this promotion is inevitably too fast, and those adults in the court are afraid that they will not agree." ”

"It's fine." The prince said in a joking tone: "Although you were a general judge of Jinju before, you can do the work of Zhizhou." The adults in the court also know about this, and they have impeached you for this reason. Even so, you simply sat in this position this time, and it saved them from continuing to chatter in front of their father and the emperor, and the noisy people had a headache. ”

Shen Tingjun: "......"

Since the prince already had an intention, Shen Tingjun did not refuse.

But he is not yet twenty-three years old...... Less than twenty-three are second-class members...... If the ministers want to quarrel, let them quarrel.

Another important thing was that the imperial court intended to weaken the power of the wealthy nobles in the state capitals.

At the time of the founding of the country, in order to maintain the solid foundation of the dynasty, Emperor Taizu turned a blind eye to the power of various families.

But over time, the family grew bigger and gradually revealed its arrogant nature.

Fortunately, at that time, Emperor Taizu also sat on the throne, and introduced a series of policies, such as non-specific titles cannot be hereditary, etc., to weaken the power of the family.

The power of the family was indeed curbed because of this, but the family had too many acres of land in its name, even to the point of appalling. When the land under the name of the family only needs to pay a small part of the tax, many people put their acres under the name of the family under the name of the family in various names. What's more, the family will also directly occupy the land under the name of the people through exploitation and plunder.

The people were desperate and had to sell themselves into slavery. The family had land and a large number of laborers, and for a long time they had fattened themselves and become silverfish of the country. On the contrary, the taxes in the state treasury are getting smaller and smaller, which is greatly detrimental to the national economy and people's livelihood.

Emperor Longqing and the crown prince wanted to cut the family, but where to cut the first knife made them hesitate.

And if the entire Jinju is under Shen Tingjun's control...... Then it is better to choose the location in Jinju.

Shen Tingjun and Qin Sheng settled the matter, and had dinner in the East Palace.

Seeing that the key was about to be dropped if he didn't leave the palace gate, Qin Sheng stopped talking and asked him to send him out in person.

By the time Shen Tingjun returned to the Hou Mansion, it was already dark.

But the candles in the Hou Mansion are bright, especially in the direction leading to the main courtyard, and the lanterns are even brighter.

When the housekeeper saw Shen Tingjun enter the door, he hurriedly came over to greet him, and then passed on the words that the Hou Ye had explained.

Shen Tingjun glanced at the direction of the main courtyard, replied lightly, and then walked towards the main courtyard.

In the main courtyard, Wu Anhou waited until now to see his eldest son come back, blowing his beard angrily and glaring at him.

He wanted to immediately get angry at being fooled by his son, but Erlang and Saburo, as well as Yuxue's lovely concubine Yao'er, were still there. Wu Anhou didn't want to scare the child, so he could only hold back his anger, casually pointed to a stool, and asked the eldest son to sit down.

After Shen Tingjun sat down, Wu Anhou suppressed his breath and said, "Why did you go back home at this hour?" ”

"Talking to the prince in the East Palace, the prince stayed for dinner again, and he returned late."

This is a serious matter, Wu Anhou couldn't say anything when he heard this, and he felt even more aggrieved.

Just when he opened his mouth to say something more, Shen Tingjun didn't wait for him to speak, and took the lead in taking out the holy decree in the sleeve cage and handed it over.

When Wu Anhou saw the bright yellow color, he felt his heart pounding. He asked his son, "What is this?" ”

Shen Tingjun looked at his father with a pair of deep and dark eyes, and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty has given marriage to your son and the eldest daughter of Jing'an Hou, this is the holy decree of marriage. ”

Originally, the decree of marriage should have been announced by the Ministry of Rites and the eunuchs in the palace, but Shen Tingjun couldn't wait, so he asked His Majesty to hand over the decree directly to him.

Emperor Longqing also really favored him, if ordinary people were so disrespectful, Emperor Longqing was afraid that he would kick him directly and let him get out of the way. But it was Shen Tingjun who spoke, and Emperor Longqing felt that it was quite cola.

On the one hand, he was curious about what kind of charm the girl from the Jing'an Hou family had, and in just three years, she was the only one in Shen Tingjun's heart; On the one hand, he couldn't help but joke about Shen Tingjun, saying that he "is finally thinking about marrying a daughter-in-law".

Anyway, Emperor Longqing loved this courtier in the end, so he also crossed the rules and gave him the marriage decree directly.

And with the decree of marriage, Shen Tingjun no longer needs to argue with his father.

As for Wu Anhou......

After blowing up these words, he held his chest and sat on the stool. Regardless of the fact that his wife and several children were by his side, he directly dropped his son's teacup, and took out a vicious sentence "Rebel!" ”

This rebel son really had stiff wings, he couldn't grasp his marriage, but let him bypass him and ask the emperor directly.

Does this rebel still look at his own father in his eyes?

Does he still have a bit of paternal authority?

Seeing Wu Anhou's pale face, the whole person was about to faint. Mrs. Wu Anhou was worried that this meeting would scare a few more children, so she hurriedly asked her subordinates to take Shen Tingyi, Shen Tinglan, and even the little Shen Yuyao out.

When Shen Tingyi was leaving, he looked at his father and eldest brother worriedly, worried that they would fight for a while. As for Shen Tinglan, he secretly gave the eldest brother a thumbs up, feeling that the eldest brother at this moment was simply awesome. And Shen Yuyao, she is not yet ten years old, but she also knows what the holy decree means, and she knows what the holy decree of marriage is for.

So, did the eldest brother really have the iron heart to marry Sister Sang as her sister-in-law?

Then this time the eldest brother returns to Jinju, she must follow and take a good look at what kind of mortal fairy her sister-in-law is, why did she charm her eldest brother like this?

After the children left, Heyantang was quiet for a moment, and then there was a faint sound of porcelain breaking.

However, the holy decree has been issued, no matter how angry Ren is Wu'an Hou is, he feels that his son despises his authority as a father, but he has to pinch his nose and admit this family business.

However, although the family matter has been decided, Wu Anhou has become more and more unpleasant to see his son.

But Shen Tingjun's next words made Wu Anhou have to look at this son again.

Shen Tingjun told the previous conversation with the prince, and then looked at his parents and said, "If nothing happens, the new appointment will come down tomorrow." The matter in Jinju is urgent, and my son is afraid that he will leave soon. Mother, do you want to go to Jinju with your son? ”

Mrs. Wu Anhou was stunned for a moment and asked, "Let my mother go with you, can my mother help you do anything?" ”

Shen Tingjun had a warm smile in his eyebrows when he heard this, and he chuckled and said: "Although there is a marriage decree, I think I can't treat her slowly, and the three books and six gifts that should be given to her must not be missing." Therefore, if the mother has time, the child wants to bother the mother to go to Jinju in person to propose marriage and employment. ”

When Mrs. Wu Anhou heard this, her face burst into a smile. She hurriedly said: "My mother is free, free." My mother has nothing to do at home every day, let alone accompany you to Jinju, but to accompany you to the ends of the earth, as long as you need it, my mother will go with you. ”

The mother and son here are talking hotly, and Wu Anhou came back to his senses over there, and temporarily suppressed his son to be promoted to the second grade, and he will be at the same level as him in the future - in fact, his official position in the court is only the third grade, but he is still shouldering the position of Marquis Wu'an, and the marquis is considered to be the second grade, so he is reluctant to be a second grade.

But his second grade is a little empty, but his son's second grade is real.

In other words, if the son has such an act at a young age, the family is afraid that they will be stupid.

Wu Anhou will also be happy to have such a unicorn at home, and feel that there is green smoke on the ancestral grave. But if this son will only fight against him one by one, and will only deny and resist his orders, then he, he really would rather his son not be so promising.

Seeing that the mother and son over there discussed and decided to go to Jinzhou, Wu Anhou coughed lightly twice uncomfortably, attracting the attention of the two, and then frowned and said: "Saying that the wind is the rain." Don't you pay attention to the days of proposing? You must always read the yellow calendar, set a good day and auspicious day, and place an invitation in advance before you can officially visit. ”

Shen Tingjun looked at his father, and a shallow smile overflowed with stars in his eyes.

The corners of Mrs. Wu Anhou's mouth couldn't help but curl, but in order to prevent her husband from losing face and going away again, she tried her best to suppress the smile that rolled to her lips. A serious chin said: "The husband is reasonable. Thanks to my husband's reminder, otherwise Da Lang and I would have forgotten about it. ”

Mrs. Wu Anhou kindly gave Wu Anhou a step down: "But after all, I am a woman's family, and people are soft-spoken, and for such a major matter as proposing marriage to my son, I think that I always need my husband to come forward to be solemn." It's just that my husband is busy with affairs, and I don't know if I can find time to go to Jinju with us? ”

Wu Anhou pursed his lips and said casually: "Let's talk about it then." ”

……

The next day, the officials issued a new edict, and Shen Tingjun was sentenced to be the governor of Jinzhou.

In just three or four years, from the fourth grade, he directly crossed the fourth level and was promoted to the second grade. The key is that Shen Tingjun is still so young, he is not even in his prime.

The adults in the capital, after hearing the news, were shocked and couldn't sit still.

They asked to see at the gate of the palace and the prince's mansion, so they wanted the prince to persuade Emperor Longqing to take back his fate.

Where in the world did you get such a quick promotion, it's like child's play, isn't this nonsense?

It's a pity that Emperor Longqing had long expected that they would have such a commotion, and had already instructed the eunuchs guarding the door, saying that if the adults came for this matter, let them go back first. Your Majesty's Sacred Heart has been decided, and the whole country has been decreed, where is the reason to take back the Holy Order? It's a joke.

Many ministers listened to the words conveyed by the eunuchs, and their brains suddenly buzzed with anger.

They are also really pedantic, seeing that they can't force out Your Majesty like this, they simply kneel at the door of Gong'e and ask for their lives.

As a result, it happened that the first rain of spring happened in the past two days, coupled with the cold of spring, many adults couldn't stand the bitter wind and rain, and fell directly. As a result, this request for life ended without a problem, and Shen Tingjun, the Zhizhou, naturally held it firmly in his hand.

……

said that time passed quickly, and it was time for Shen Tingjun to set off for Jinju in a blink of an eye.

On this trip to Jinzhou, in addition to Shen Tingjun, the Wu'an Hou Mansion also dispatched three masters: Mrs. Wu'anhou, the third young master Shen Tinglan, and then the girl Shen Yuyao.

Wu Anhou said to Qiao before that whether he went to Jinju or not would depend on the arrangements after that. He was originally very idle, and it was not a problem to take a leave of absence from Beijing for a month or two. But just recently, His Majesty sent a message that he was going to the imperial tomb in April and May to worship his ancestors.

The stall of ancestor worship is too big, and there are more people to use. Not to mention that the Ministry of Rites should arrange the rituals and costumes in advance, the Ministry of Industry should open the road in advance, and the Ministry of Households should do a good job of pacifying the people along the way in advance...... In short, no matter which yamen is too busy to get out, Wu Anhou is naturally too busy to touch the ground, and he has no time to go to Jinzhou.

As for Shen Tingyi, he wants to participate in this year's Spring Festival, and he can't leave.

But don't worry about him being the only kid left at home, and no one will take care of him during the exam.

Mrs. Wu Anhou had already prepared and directly packed this son and sent it to his future father-in-law's house. In this way, even the last person who needed to be concerned was settled, and everyone got on the passenger ship and went straight south to Jinju.