national surname chiming

Chapter 16

With Yang Sichang's officialdom wisdom, of course one should think of:

If I interview a student in front of Shi Kefa and Huang Degong, it is very likely that he will be over-interpreted by those who are interested.

If Shen Shuren went out and pretended to be very familiar with Mr. Yang Ge, he would definitely attract the fawning of the people below.

Unfortunately, Yang Sichang didn't care about these details at all, he had too many things to think about.And he still doesn't know how terrifying the young man opposite is in terms of "hitting a snake with a stick".

Seeing Shi Kefa disappear outside the door, Yang Sichang cleared his throat, picked up the secret letter from Wu Weiye in front of him, and asked in a low voice:

"There are so many twists and turns in some trivial matters. Fortunately, you can handle things well and handle them well--Zheng Zhilong's son, has already enrolled in Nanjing safely? Will there be no more mistakes?"

Yang Sichang didn't care about the fate of the other chess pieces. What he cared most was obviously whether Zheng Zhilong, the warlord whom Xiong Wencan also appeased at the beginning, was properly stabilized.

It is very important to get Zheng Sen to Nanjing, but it is also very important to try to be as smooth as possible in the process of getting Zheng Sen not to irritate Zheng Zhilong.

If a hostage is taken, but the relationship secretly cracks, it can only be regarded as a miserable victory.

Of course Shen Shuren knew Yang Sichang's concern, so he hit the point directly:
"Please don't worry, Mr. Ge, the students never used force throughout the whole process. Zheng Zhilong was also alert before and asked my Shen family to cooperate. But my family fought with him in vain and submissive ways. In fact, they waited for the opportunity and found another reason, which made it difficult for them to come to Nanjing. .

At the same time, the students also figured out Zheng Sen's character, knowing that he was young and passionate, and more loyal than his father, so the students subtly influenced him and finally hinted that he made his own decisions and came to Nanjing.Zheng Zhilong couldn't hate any outsider for this matter. "

Yang Sichang was very satisfied after hearing this.

This young man speaks clearly, and he doesn't show off the parts that Shangguan doesn't care about, he is clean and neat, he is a talent.

With such ease, the worry of warlords in a province would be eliminated. If it wasn't for this credit, Yang Sichang wanted to give him an official right now.

And once he developed a good impression, Yang Sichang did not hesitate to chat for a while, he comforted and teased: "Such a talent, Wu Meicun still has to ask for instructions, I think he is confused in reading.

Fortunately, you are courageous and dared to come to Hefei with a letter. You didn't expect to meet thieves on the way.Still accomplished something, eager to show off. "

This question seemed casual and kind, but it was actually a test of one's character.I want to know whether Shen Shuren is reckless, or passionate, or if he is thoughtful and aware of the danger, but his fame is swaying his heart.

Shen Shuren didn't even think about it, and said frankly: "Since Mr. Yang Ge thinks highly of our Shen family and entrusted this matter to my father, our Shen family should continue to do things from beginning to end.

Wu Shanchang didn't know the twists and turns, seeing that I got involved in a case at the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice, it was human nature to worry about damaging the reputation of the Imperial College.That's why the students thought that the only way to report this matter to the elders in person would be to not worry about leaking secrets, and to prevent Wu Shanzhang from feeling alienated.

In addition, I also want to clarify that I don't care about the number of supervisors.This matter has to be done like this in the end, because I am not resourceful enough to be perfect.My family has a lot of money. If I want to be an official in the future, I just buy it. "

These words were quite shocking, Yang Sichang couldn't help being surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Ordinary people look down on donating officials, so you think it doesn't matter?"

Shen Shuren: "A sage does not change his father's way. My father is a donated official. How can students look down on donated officials? What's more, students have learned a lot from observing my father's way of being an official for many years.

People in the world despise donating officials, mostly because those who donate officials often try to repay their principal. Once they take office, they will intensify their efforts to search for the people's favor and anointment, and use their power for personal gain.

But the student's family has millions of dollars, and he only serves as an official to help the Ming Dynasty, deter the Tartars, and straighten the clothes of China.My father has been in the household department for ten years, and every year he has to pay for business trips and entertainments. Why is it so contemptible to donate to officials like this? "

Shen Shuren naturally quoted the rhetorical tricks of a notorious foreign politician in later generations: "I didn't come to vote for the president of the United States for money, because I was already rich."

Although that character was despised by Shen Shuren, a pair of underwear and a piece of toilet paper have their value, and they can be thrown away hastily if they can be used.

After Yang Sichang finished listening, he rarely fell into a long silence.

He is also a veteran in the officialdom, so he is naturally a genius in terms of emotional intelligence.If Shen Shuren uttered other pretentious excuses, came to retreat to advance and deny rewards, Yang Sichang would be able to see through him immediately.

However, Shen Shuren said something so shocking to the world that Confucian officials never dared to say it, and Yang Sichang had never heard of it in his life experience.It just seems to be very suitable for his identity and the current situation.

Yang Sichang thought over and over again, but in the end empathy prevailed, and he believed that these words came from the heart and sought truth from facts.

He is a rare practical person. In Daming today, there are too many hypocritical scholars, and there are almost no such people.

When thinking about how to reward the other party, he just added one last question: "Since all of this is the result of your careful consideration, then when you encounter thieves on the road, you are not afraid at all?"

Shen Shuren thought for a while: "The students know that their ships have excellent equipment, and the pilot soldiers selected by my father are also bloody men, so they are not too worried.

In this critical autumn, if you want to make a contribution, you have to take a little bit of risk.Gou benefit the world for life and death, why should it be avoided by swords and soldiers? "

"That's right. Merit is a matter of risk. You are honest and upright, much better than those hypocrites." Yang Sichang completely strengthened his determination to make the other party his confidant.

He quickly thought about how to reward him, and in the end he said to Shen Shuren in a negotiating tone:
"Wumei village, I will reply to him. Right now, you should go back to Guozijian first, and be naturalized as a student. The students are also divided into tributes and donations. I will let Wumei village choose the best one for you.

The matter of coaxing Zheng Sen into a hostage this time is not easy after all, including that you came to Hefei to ask to see me, and it is not easy to make public.Otherwise, let Zheng Zhilong know that your Shen family has been used by me long ago, and there will be side effects instead.

Therefore, if you are in a hurry to become an official, after returning to Nanjing, you can donate the official with the life of a supervisor first, and I don't care about you.After three to five months, the limelight of this matter has passed, and I will find another excuse to promote you.

It is now the end of July, and it would be best to wait until February next year, when a large number of officials will be appointed, and you will not attract attention if you are included in the process.

It seems that you are also quite talented in practical work. If you make credit by your own ability after donating an official, I will also say hello to the Jingcha of the Ministry of Officials and ask them to promote you as soon as possible.

In addition, since you are a Ju/Gongjian student, you can take the exam next year according to the law. If you are confident in your knowledge, you can take the exam after you donate to the official. In short, we will give you as much convenience as possible. "

Yang Sichang also sincerely supported and supported the backward, so he told him so much. In fact, the elder Ge's explanation alone is worth a lot of favor.

Shen Shuren didn't have any surprises in his heart after listening.His missions this time are all secret, and the debriefing from the secret mission is naturally also secret and cannot be fulfilled immediately.

However, according to the highest level of supervising students' enrollment, and then supporting the follow-up "promotion acceleration card" secret operation, it is definitely worth the fare, and the reputation is good.

Shen Shuren could tell that Yang Sichang didn't plan to renege on his debts, he just wanted to keep it secret.

After Shen Shuren went through it carefully, there was only one question that he couldn't figure out: "Mr. Ge, the student has a question that I don't understand. If I donate to the prison first, can I still go to the examination?"

Under the ancient examination system for selecting officials, there were some who became officials first and then conducted examinations.But after the imperial examination system, this kind of situation is almost unheard of.

In fact, this is because Shen Shuren did not read the law carefully. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, people were promoted to be officials first and then admitted to Jinshi. Examination Jinshi.There were also some cases in the Ming Dynasty, but the people who passed the exam were not well-known.

Yang Sichang was well versed in the court system, so he immediately gave an affirmative answer: "What's so difficult about this? It's just that you donate an official first and then try it. You have to be prepared to be despised by those corrupt scholars.

Moreover, the method of my court examination and palace examination is intended to allow scholars all over the world to become disciples of the emperor when they become officials, and to be favored by the emperor, so as to give birth to the idea of ​​knowing how to repay kindness.If you donate an official first and then try again, then your official has been bought by yourself with real money, and you will not be favored by the emperor, and you are not the emperor's personal. You should think about this clearly. "

Shen Shuren pondered for a while, and quickly figured out the truth.This is a bit like after the Qing Dynasty, Manchen called themselves "slaves" in front of the emperor, while Hanchen could only call themselves "chens".

You became an official because you became a student of the emperor and "received the state's favor many times", so of course you are the emperor's personal, and the emperor looks closer to you, and other "students of the emperor" will also regard you as the same kind, as "one of your own".

If it is an official who buys, the money and the goods are cleared, and the old and the old are not deceived, how can there be any "gratitude" at all?

At first glance, it seemed that this disadvantage would follow Shen Shuren for the rest of his life, but after he thought about it, it was already the end of the day, which is a good thing!

If he "repeatedly receives national grace", then he will not save Chongzhen in the future, and the psychological pressure and public opinion pressure will be greater.But he did not receive the grace of the country. According to the theory of "subjugation of the country/subjugation of the world" that takes care of Yanwu's future, he did not become an official to save the Zhu family, he came to become an official to save the world.

The theory of "saving the world" couldn't be more suitable for a person who has not received Mingen at the beginning of his career to propose it.

In history, Gu Yanwu's ability to propose is also related to the fact that he did not pass the Ming Dynasty's Juren examination and was not an official in the Ming Dynasty.If he has received the grace of the state, he will be somewhat hindered when he puts forward those nationalist views.

Thinking of this, Shen Shuren secretly rejoiced, this is simply a pillow given to him when he fell asleep, tailor-made for him.

Did not say!Not only do you have to give enough money to donate officials after entering prison this time, but if you really go to take the exam in the future, you still have to give enough money to choose an official vacancy by yourself after passing the exam. You can't wait for the Ministry of Officials to fill out the vacancies. !Less favored by Chongzhen!

It is best to be able to owe wages in the years of being an official in the future!In this way, we are not considered "Jiu Shi Han Lu" or "Jiu Shi Ming Lu".

As for those people who feel that you are "not one of us", who cares?After three or four years, it disappeared.

Shen Shuren thoroughly thought out the Tao, thanked Yang Sichang sincerely, and already had a roadmap for "how to become a warlord as quickly as possible" in his heart.

(End of this chapter)