Chang'an City, an antique house. Figures shuttle, lights are shining.

"Mother Wang, there are not enough people, you can bring some people to the kitchen to help. Hey, Xiao Wu come here, come here, hang the lantern at the door. "The middle-aged housekeeper has been busy since dawn.

In the Shen Mansion, everyone is busy, just because today is the master's fiftieth birthday.

In the study room of the courtyard, there are two old men sitting on fragrant wood chairs.

Sima Ruian was dressed in cloth and civilian clothes, with a clean short beard, and his spirit was radiant. He swallowed a sip of tea, patted his clothes, stood up and said, "Lord Shen, Qingzhou will be handed over to you." ”

Shen Zang hurriedly got up and helped Sima Ruian to reply: "Don't worry, the minister of the country, loyal to the emperor, it is also Shen Zang's ambition to serve the people." ”

Seeing Sima Ruian away, Shen Zang looked deep in thought. Although Sima Rui'an, the ruling prime minister of the dynasty, was nearly seventy years old, the momentum and majesty of the old man still made Shen Zang feel invisible pressure.

The Great Qin Dynasty ruled the three states, the country was strong and the army was prosperous, and the forces in the DPRK and China were also intertwined. One of the two largest parties is the reformist faction headed by Sima Ruian, who advocates changing the law to strengthen the country. There is also the old party headed by Yao Bi, who opposes the change of the law and advocates the protection of the country and the people. The two parties have been fighting for several years, and their henchmen are spread almost anywhere in the imperial court.

Shen Zang was born as a champion, and when he was young, he worshipped Yao Bi as a teacher, so he should belong to the old party. But this champion is well known for his officialdom style, and he is even more clean and neat. Shen Zang belongs to the neutral faction and can do practical things, but he belongs to the kind of person who does not have pioneering thinking, and this sentence is also Sima Ruian's evaluation of Shen Zang.

Sima Rui'an, an important minister in the court, and even more so the teacher of the Son of Heaven, was able to visit Shen Zang in person today, and it was impossible to say that he was not surprised. What surprised Shen Zang the most was what Sima Ruian had just said to him.

"Shen Zang, Shen Zang! You are naturally a very good person, and you must not be offended. However, if you don't touch something, others will care more. Except for black, it's white, you don't want to offend either, but you're offending both. Sima Ruian said earnestly.

Shen Zang was startled, and the blue and white porcelain teacup was shattered on the spot. With his concentration, his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Legend has it that this Sima Xianggong loves innocence the most. Even if his disciples give him gifts, they will also make him dislike. It is even rumored that when Li Long asked him about the situation at home on the spot, there was only one old servant who raised horses in the family, and there was not even a maid to serve. It is difficult for an old man in his seventies to imagine that there is anything worth upholding in his beliefs and ideas.

Shen Zang admires Sima Rui'an, and it is difficult for people like Sima Rui'an not to be admired. With the world in mind, what we do is for the people and the country. This ruler had a confidante when he was young. It's just that Hongyan unfortunately died early, so Sima Ruian has no children under his knees. Every time he thought of this, Shen Zang's mind came to mind with awe of Sima Rui'an's short and straight figure.

Maybe he is qualified to believe that Sima Ruian will not embarrass himself, but it is difficult to guarantee that another prime minister, who is also his own teacher, will not do this. Shen Zang stroked the sandalwood table with his hand and fell into deep thought.

Executive officer of Qingzhou, governor. If he does a good job, he can become famous and famous through the ages. But if you don't do it well or do it too well? Thinking of this, Shen Zang remembered what Sima Ruian said to himself: Lord Shen, a person's life can be lived for others and for himself. The former can only be a good official, and the latter is a good official, but he is not necessarily called a good official. When he was able to say this, let Sima Ruian not call him Shen Zang but call him Lord Shen, Shen Zang was silent.

"Daddy, do you think I look good in this dress?" Shen Zang was thinking when a purple figure jumped into his eyes.

"Green clothes, you look good in whatever you wear, whatever you want. When Shen Zang saw this figure, he felt that all his troubles had disappeared, and looked at the woman in front of him dotingly.

"Hmph, even praising me is talking about my mother. It's not sincere at all, I look at you, you don't care about your daughter at all, and your eyes are all my mother, right?" Shen Luyi blinked, playful like an elf.

"You have wronged your father, your mother is usually eating your vinegar. Say that if you have a daughter, you won't love her, I can't love you mother and daughter, where do you dare to slack off!"

"Dad loves mother, of course my daughter won't be jealous. My daughter just cares about her father, and I'm afraid you're overworked. Shen Luyi pulled Shen Zang's sleeves, and the father and daughter talked and laughed.

As the sun sets, the Shen Mansion gradually becomes lively. There were five or six people outside the door, led by an old man wearing Confucian clothes and a purple crown.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" said the old man in an embroidered crane robe, before he entered the door.

"Teacher, please come in! When Shen Zang saw the old man, he hurriedly went over to help. Yao Bi was a Confucian man of medium stature with a white face and beard.

"The girl in green, the day before yesterday, I told my father to come to visit, thinking that Lord Shen's birthday was imminent, but it was postponed. See you today, and I will definitely make amends to my sister later. Among the five or six people, a man in a yellow brocade robe smiled at Shen Luyi.

When Shen Luyi saw this person, he made a blessing to everyone one by one, and said with a faint smile: "I am worried about the prince of Lao, I have seen all the uncles in Luyi, Grandpa Yao is good." ”

Yao Bi saw her raw water spirit, her mouth was sweet, and she praised: "Good, good." Green clothes, no need to be polite. ”

The man in yellow saw her beautiful eyes, his heart was hot, and he was about to speak, but he was glared at by a middle-aged man next to him. "Brother Shen, I said goodbye to the Political Palace that day and prepared to visit. I didn't expect that there were a lot of affairs today, and I missed the business, sorry. ”

"Wen Xi has seen Uncle Shen, what his father said is good, he has long thought about coming to Uncle Shen's house. I ordered someone to specially bring the Pearl of the Sea and the snow silk of the Silkworm Country from Luoguo, and today I will bring an excuse to Uncle Shen. ”

"Brother Wang and the virtuous nephew can make the old man's birthday gift is already a big gift, why bother to spend so much?" Shen Zang replied with a smile.

"It's all a little bit of the dog's heart, and I hope it can get into Brother Shen's eyes. ”

While several people were laughing and talking, the host and guest were seated in the seats.

The miscellaneous people in the mansion whispered a few words in Shen Zang's ear. Shen Zang's face changed slightly, apologized to Yao Bi, and ran out.

The Shen Mansion is not very big, he walked through the corridor, and under the pavilion in the back garden, a man wearing a brocade robe and a hosta on his head sat in the middle of the Shen Zangwang Pavilion, and his face changed. When he stopped, Shen Zang knelt respectfully on the ground.

"Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"

"Shen Xianggong, there is no need to be so polite. I am on a micro-service visit this time, you are today's birthday star, hurry up. The noble man turned around and looked at Shen Zang with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Xie!" Shen stood up.

"It's so lively today, I'm also here to get some blessings, Lord Shen won't mind. Li Long quipped.

"Your Majesty is here, the minister is flattered, and the minister's mansion is full of splendor. Shen Zang knelt on the ground again and said.

"Lord Shen, you don't have to be polite. The young emperor said with a displeased expression.

Shen Zang saw that Long Yan was displeased, and hurriedly got up.

"Okay, Lord Shen, you don't have to be restrained. I just saw Sima Xianggong coming out of your house, and I was very curious, what did you say?" Li Long said slowly. Hearing this, Shen Zang was shocked.