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Chapter 17 Entering the Imperial College
After all, Shen Shuren's status is still low, and it is already very good to have a chance to have a meal with Mr. Yang Ge, and time does not allow him to report too detailedly.

Yang Sichang was old and frail, and was sleepy after meals, so he was sent to see off guests soon.

At the end of the day, Shen Shuren seized the last opportunity to explain his direction of seeking an official, expressing his determination to "do more to wipe out Zhang Xianzhong and other southern thieves".

Yang Sichang admired his determination, and took a cup of tea to think about this issue, and finally told him to stay calm.

Even if you are in a hurry to serve the court, you should buy some logistics civil servants first. If you really have performance in a few months, you will consider promoting him to the front line after the spring next year.

Shen Shuren sorted out his thoughts and found that it made sense, so he did so.

Donate directly as an official of the Imperial College, no matter how much money you spend, at best you can donate an eighth-rank official, you can't even be a county magistrate, and you can only be the master book and canon history at most.

And any bandit leader in the fifth battalion of Gezuo cannot be dealt with by the strength of the Ming army in one prefecture.County-level officials are courting death if thrown in, and they may become cannon fodder at any time without help.

It's better to endure for a few months, sharpen the knife and chop woodworkers by mistake.

However, Shen Shuren is thoughtful, he always takes one step and sees three steps.Since he had to go back to Nanjing to buy a logistics officer for a few months, he would quickly sort out the potential risks of this choice in his mind.

I don’t want to know, but after thinking about it for one night, I was really caught by Shen Shu’s defense, and several risks were foreseen——

If you want to buy a logistics civil servant in the Southern Zhili area, you will more or less have something to do with Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation.After all, all the army and military guards in Nanzhili and the local money and food collection and auditing official system will be under Zhu Dadian's management.

And in order to run an errand for Yang Sichang, he also took advantage of the conflict between his father and Zhu Dadian. Shen Shuren had to be wary of Zhu Dadian's design to wear small shoes for him in the next few months.

Before Shen Shuren left Hefei for the last time, he asked his relationship to pass on his concerns to Yang Sichang.

Yang Sichang was also responsible, saying that as long as Shen Shuren did not make mistakes, he would not let Zhu Dadian frame him.

He said this not to give Shen Shuren face, but to ensure his own prestige.If the person who runs errands for him is easily bullied by other courtiers, then who will work hard for him wholeheartedly in the future?
Historically, the relationship between Yang Sichang and Zhu Dadian was indeed not good. Although Zhu Dadian didn't care about Yang Sichang's logistics, he also delayed and delayed the military supplies of the Anlu defense area many times.

Later, Shi Kefa, Yang Sichang's confidant in the Anlu defense area, was suspended from his post because of the death of an elder in the family and mourning.

After Shi Kefa returned from mourning, Yang Sichang used his own energy to promote Shi Kefa to a higher level to replace Zhu Dadian as governor of water transport.

Shen Shuren didn't read history so carefully in his previous life, and he didn't know the key points.

This time he was purely lucky, stepped on this outlet, and, like Shi Kefa, became the beneficiary of the conflict between Yang and Zhu.

……

Shen Shuren only lingered in Hefei for two days before rushing back to Nanjing.

Before leaving, Yang Sichang was too busy, so he didn't see him again.

It was Corporal Shi Kefa who treated him to a drink of practice wine, and asked the chief soldier Huang Degong to accompany him.

Because of the reason why Shen Shuren came to Hefei this time, he couldn't bring it to the table.Therefore, his small credit for killing a thief and making meritorious service was handled as Zuo Zixiong was in charge of combat and Shi Kefa was in charge of planning in the publicity, and he would find other excuses to reward Shen Shuren in the future.

In order to unify the caliber, Yang Sichang called Shi Kefa and gave some instructions, but did not explain the reason.It was these few "counter-confessions" that made Shi Kefa feel that Shen Shuren was Yang Ge's secret confidant.

And after in-depth contact, Shi Kefa also found that this young man did have ideas, talents, and a little bit of strategy, and the two of them were completely acquainted.

The waterway from Hefei to Nanjing is down the river, much faster than when it came, and it took three days to arrive.

Counting the days, it was only July 26, and there were still four days left for Wu Weiye to go through the formalities.

Wu Weiye read Yang Ge's reply, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect.

Immediately apply for the naturalization of Shen Shuren as a superintendent, and enjoy all the treatment equivalent to this year's autumn juren.

Shen Shuren secretly found someone to inquire about the "Supervisor Donating Officials", and was told not to worry, but to wait for Qiu Wei to finish the exam and this year's list of candidates came out, and then count them together.

Shen Shuren calculated the time, and it was only a month, so it would be good to take a breather.

Since time travel, he has been running around for more than two months, busy with Yang Sichang's layout, and has no time to rest.

The date of the township examination is at the beginning of late August every year, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As the exam date approached, Zhang Huangyan, Gu Yanwu, and Gui Zhuang, who had to prepare for the exam, also reduced their entertainment activities.Even if you want to participate in the literary meeting to discuss articles, you are very serious, and you don't even call out to a singing girl.

The location of Nanjing Guozijian and Gongyuan is the Confucius Temple of later generations.Tourists who have been to Nanjing know that it is the most prosperous place along the Qinhuai River.

But in the last two weeks before the exam, even the boats on the Qinhuai River became idle and there was no business.The Goulan brothel on a street by the river is also sparsely populated by more than half.

Among Shen Shuren's friends who came to Nanjing together, only Zheng Sen was the same as him, who was regarded as a "recommended student" and did not need to review homework.

Zheng Sen couldn't find other people to eat, drink and have fun with, so he suggested to Shen Shuren to go to the Qinhuai River to learn more every day, but Shen Shuren declined them all.

Before, he owed Chen Yuanyuan some kindness and bought Dong Xiaowan for the purpose of setting up a game. He didn't clean up all of these, and going to Qinhuai River was purely greedy.

However, he also took the opportunity to chat with Zheng Sen a few times to learn about the Zheng family's subsequent reaction.Zheng Sen naturally knew everything about this, saying that his father had sent another messenger to Nanjing a few days ago to find out about his situation.

Knowing that his son was indeed not subject to restrictions in Nanjing, and that he had made many friends in the Imperial College, Zheng Zhilong gradually felt relieved and no longer entangled.This matter is completely exposed.

……

Zheng Sen asked Shen Shuren not to move, so he went to visit the Qinhuai River by himself every day.

Shen Shuren would rather use this half month to exercise well, and shoot arrows in the garden to cultivate his mind.He also bought a few good horses with a lot of money, and rode them outside the city every day.

In the future, I will be a magistrate in an area where thieves are infested. Good riding skills are also a life-saving skill. If you practice it, you will not lose money, and you can lose weight.

After practicing riding and archery for five or six days, it was mid-August in a blink of an eye, and the exam was in the last ten days.

This morning, after Shen Shuren finished shooting the arrows, he took Shen Fu and other family members out of the city to ride horses, and did not return to his residence until evening.

The villa the Shen family bought in Nanjing is located in Bailuzhou, which is a concentration of dignitaries' residences in the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River.The core area is the residence of Wei Guogong Xu Hongji (the descendant of Xu Da), and other wealthy people also built gardens around this wetland.

When Shen Shuren returned home, he found that there were many people waiting for him in the mansion.

It turned out that his father, Shen Tingyang, sent two boats of servants and stewards to serve him.

The leader is Shen Fu's second elder brother, Shen Shou, the one who played fishing as the accountant in the "Dong's Embroidery Village Case".Compared with his younger brother, Shen Shou has no martial arts at all, and has never been to sea, but he is very good at arithmetic and is a good hand at accounting.

Shen Shuren greeted the stewards, and thanked casually: "My father is too careful, I don't come to Nanjing to study under my name, so I don't need so many people to serve me."

However, Shen Shou didn't dare to take it seriously, and quickly explained: "The master learned that the young master will buy an official after Qiu Wei, and it may be a money and food official who helps Mr. Yang Ge with his errands. , sent us to come and listen first.”

When Shen Shuren returned to Nanjing from Hefei, he sent a letter to his family, explaining the arrangements discussed with Yang Sichang to his father.

Knowing that his son would soon become an official, Shen Tingyang was naturally in a good mood, so he eagerly found competent people to help him.

Looking at this posture, if it were someone else, if they were not corrupt, they would definitely not be able to support so many assistants.

Shen Shuren thought to himself: That's fine, since we have made up our mind to spend money to become an official, then follow through to the end, we are serving the people of the world!Without the favor of Chongzhen!
Seeing that the young master accepted it, Shen Shou whispered good news: "Master, the little lady of the Dong family who bought back that time, since you were transferred to Nanjing because of the case, she also felt guilty and didn't think about eating and drinking. Rescue her from the sea of ​​suffering and the lawsuit caused by accidents.

This time she wrote a letter, begging the master to let her come.It is said that she also knows how to write and calculate, and she can do things to repay her kindness.The master agreed, so I brought her along with the young master's personal servant girls.

The master also said that since you are going to be an official, after the official position is confirmed, you can also redeem Miss Chen from Kunshan Lixiangyuan and send it to you, as long as you work hard as an official and work hard for Mr. Yang Ge. "

After talking about these things, Shen Shou also winked and didn't bother any more, and retreated out with his younger brother Shen Fu, so that the young master can handle the affairs of the inner house.

Shen Shuren was a little surprised at first, but then he was relieved.

Dong Bai didn't know his strategy, and thought he was the one who caused the lawsuit by the "hero saving the beauty", so it was normal to be overwhelmed by emotion.

If you are not moved, then you are heartless.

Shen Shuren didn't want to take advantage of others, but he didn't want to explain either.Now that the confidentiality period has not yet passed, the priorities must be clarified. If Dong Bai misunderstands, he will misunderstand.

After thinking up the countermeasures, Shen Shuren walked back to the back house leisurely, and saw Yingying, Yanyan and several maids rushing forward to greet him.

Especially Qing Zhi, the eldest girl who had passed through the room, was crying so hard that she repeatedly asked the young master if he had suffered hardships in the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment these days.

"I must have suffered a lot. I have lost so much weight, but I have to make up for it. My heart aches to death." Qingzhi touched his body, which was more than ten catties thinner than when he was in Suzhou, and burst into tears.

Shen Shuren couldn't help being amused, and comforted pamperingly: "It's nothing, I am determined to do things for Mr. Yang Ge, but now the army is in turmoil, and a few days ago when I went to Hefei, I met a bandit. tens of.

Practice riding and shooting, make your body stronger and leaner, and you can always have more protection.This is all I have recently lost through deliberate exercise, and I didn't suffer much. "

When the maids heard that he had brought his servants to kill the thief, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and the pear blossoms were raining.

Dong Bai, who had never dared to come up to join in the fun, couldn't help but feel more admiration and guilt when he heard this, walked up to Shen Shuren, and knelt down with a plop.

"Hey, what's the meaning of this." Shen Shuren hastily supported him.

Dong Bai solemnly kowtowed: "The young master is involved in the lawsuit because of the slave family. Even the Imperial Supervisor Wu Siye questioned your qualifications to enter the prison. In the final analysis, it is because of that matter. It is the slave family that caused the young master to be in danger. There is no one in this life. Thought to report.

However, the slave family was still in the period of mother's filial piety, and they didn't want to violate their original intentions. They only asked the young master to take the slave family by his side first, do some writing, calculation, weaving and embroidery, and do odd jobs to repay the young master's kindness.

In addition, the slave family was saved by the young master. In the final analysis, it was thanks to sister Yuanyuan for her guidance and help, and the slave family could not be sorry for sister Yuanyuan.After the slave's family became filial piety and sister Yuanyuan was redeemed by the young master, the slave's family would naturally let the young master deal with it. "

This is very humble to say, but there is no choice, Dong Bai is the existence of bankruptcy and debt repayment.

It doesn't matter to Shen Shuren, in the future, he may also have some private work of cultivating technology by himself, with his own woman, who has done some business and knows some common sense of the textile industry, maybe he can use it.

He just thought of a question, and reminded him: "You want to stay by my side, saying that it is only for doing calculations, weaving and embroidery, but if it gets out, outsiders may not think so, your filial piety will be in vain .”

Dong Bai bit his lip hard: "I have already thought about it, I beg the young master to declare to the outside world that I am dead and my parents' names will not be damaged. From tomorrow, I will change my name to Xiaowan."

(End of this chapter)