Shen Yixiu stood cautiously outside the window, listening to the conversation between her younger brother and her future husband.

As soon as Feng Ziying came to the door, she got the news.

The marriage contract between the two parties has been decided, and the dowry and birthday of all parties have been exchanged, in this case, there is basically no possibility of breaking the contract, that is to say, Feng Ziying is already his husband, and only the last procedure is missing.

The Shen family is not a person who has no roots in Jingshi City, Shen Fu has also worked in the Ducha Yuan for many years, and he is also a Jinshi, so the news inside and outside Jingshi City cannot be hidden from the Shen family, and even Shen Yixiu knows very well that his fiancé seems to have never intended to hide from anyone, just like he raised an outer room.

At one point, Shen Yixiu was still a little sour, and she was a little disappointed in her fiancé's performance, but soon her father's letter calmed her down.

Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, so if you want to avoid being destroyed, you must learn to forbearance and retreat.

Self-contamination should also be a means of self-preservation.

I don't understand poetry, I like women, I keep a certain distance from the martial arts, I have to meddle in all kinds of business, and even fight for women and Shouwang to be jealous, these bits and pieces slowly converge, which will make many people jealous of a scholar who suddenly rose red and purple and was shrouded in various halos.

For example, raising two sisters as an outer room before marriage is the most despised by many scholars, and it is also a bearded girl, which makes many people talk about this matter as a joke.

But I have to say that this made the image of Feng Ziying, which was too dazzling at first, a little down-to-earth.

The future husband seems to have a somewhat unharmonious relationship with his younger brother, probably because his fiancé is from Qingtan Academy, while his younger brother is studying at Chongzheng Academy, these two academies are competitors, but Qingtan Academy is now widening the distance from its opponents and is far ahead.

But judging from today's situation, the relationship between the fiancé and the younger brother doesn't seem to be as bad as he fears, well, maybe it's not too harmonious, which can be felt from the younger brother's somewhat blunt attitude, but the fiancé's posture is very calm and generous, which makes the younger brother slowly become a lot easier.

Feng Ziying and Shen Zizheng didn't expect that Shen Xiuyi would hide outside and observe the conversation between the two of them, the relationship between the two of them was not as bad as Shen Yixiu imagined, in fact, it was just that Shen Zizheng was a little uncomfortable with the change in this relationship, but when he realized that this change was unavoidable, he could only accept it calmly.

"Ziying, I definitely can't compare with you in this regard, you have been running around in the DPRK all the year round, and you naturally know everything about the affairs of the DPRK and China, but I still think that the strategy of opening the sea and the changes it has brought to the entire Great Zhou should be unavoidable, whether it is autumn or spring, I am afraid that you will not be able to run away."

Shen Zizheng naturally did not want to weaken his momentum in front of Feng Ziying, and in such a situation, he also tried to prove that he was familiar with and understood the current situation of the dynasty.

"Well, Jun Yong, you're right, but what about the specifics?" Feng Ziying nodded encouragingly, "Just the strategy of opening the sea, I think there has been a lot of noise since last year, and there have been many discussions between the DPRK and China, if I were the examiner, I would definitely not have this kind of superficial question again, and there should be some deeper or derivative topics to ,......."

Shen Zizheng thought for a moment, "Ziying, do you mean topics like the positive significance of the strategy of opening the sea to the finances of the imperial court, or the impact of the strategy of opening the sea on the maritime trade-related industries in the coastal areas?" ”

"Yes, but what you said is still a bit rough, and it may need to be more refined, such as specific to a certain region, to Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, etc., or to a specific industry, such as shipbuilding, iron smelting, etc., ,......"

Feng Ziying's point of view made Shen Zizheng thoughtful.

"What else? Just a strategy to open the sea, the imperial court can also imagine that this question is too popular, everyone is staring at it, then there must be some things that are actually very important or urgent, but they have not attracted enough attention, this kind of proposition I think may be the easiest to test, Jun Yong, what do you think? ”

Feng Ziying's words made Shen Zizheng a little embarrassed, after all, he was still a student of the academy, even if he read a few articles on "Internal Reference", it was impossible to capture the center of gravity of the imperial court affairs at once, and it involved all aspects, even the ministers of the imperial court may not be able to capture it.

"Ziying, what you said is a little difficult for me, but I have also discussed it with Wen Qiao and Ruogu, does the change in the battle situation in Liaodong count?" Shen Zizheng hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Well, it can also be counted, but the war situation in Liaodong is also an old problem for many years, although it is also a hot spot, but it is not so attractive enough." Feng Ziying encouraged the other party, "What else? In fact, Jun Yong can consider it from this perspective, such as the main flow of silver allocated by the household department of the imperial court this year, so that some problems can be found. ”

Shen Zizheng's eyes lit up, and he said urgently: "You mean river workers and Cao Yun?" It seems that the imperial court only allocated 800,000 taels of silver to the Ministry of Industry before, and I heard Ruoya say that this should be the largest amount of silver obtained since the 40th year of Yuanxi's river dredging and remediation,......"

"Well, it's true, the Yellow River burst last year and the year before last, which caused a considerable shock, but fortunately, the imperial court dealt with it in a timely manner, or God opened his eyes, and it did not cause a major disaster, but the imperial court has already sensed the potential crisis, so even if it is difficult this year, it is necessary to repair the river first, and even before the expenditure of the military department on the three sides and Liaodong, it is enough to explain a lot."

Feng Ziying's words made Shen Zizheng very excited, and he also realized that this was very likely to be an unpopular bet, now everyone is not saying that everyone is guessing that it is the sea trade or commercial tax collection related to the opening of the sea, or the colonization and route development, etc., in short, it is related to the opening of the sea, but no one thought that it would be river engineering and water transportation.

Thinking of this, Shen Zizheng couldn't help but rub his hands in excitement.

If a big question is correct, it means that you can now prepare around this question, collect information from all sides, and then understand the views and opinions of the imperial court on this aspect, and then prepare the language of the discussion yourself.

It can be said that the gap between prepared and unprepared is too great, and victory or defeat is often decided in these aspects.

"Yes, Ziying, you're right, the court's inclination in spending is the most revealing, this can't be faked!" Shen Zizheng's eyebrows fluttered.

"Well, in addition, I see that you are watching these issues of "Internal Reference", how do you feel?" Feng Ziying asked again with a smile.

This time, Shen Zizheng didn't take it anymore, and shook his head honestly, "The content of these issues is very miscellaneous, I have also read it, the scope is too wide, and I think it is very urgent and important, but it is obvious that the questioner will not be all involved, so I really don't have much clue." ”

"Well, it's really not easy to see these issues alone, so you have to look at the past six months in general, you can do this to make a mark, based on the nearly thirty issues of "Internal Reference", and make a statistic on which aspects of the content are involved, if one aspect is obviously more than others, this shows that the imperial court should be more important and concerned, because in the selection of the topic of "Internal Reference", in addition to the interests of these Jinshi themselves, to a large extent, they also need to figure out the focus of the six Shangshu waiters, Of course, it also has to combine some more forward-looking topics, so to a certain extent, it can represent some trends,......"

Shen Zizheng suddenly realized that he could also use this statistical comparison method to screen, which was much simpler, as long as he found out where the overlap or density points were, it meant that the possibility of the question would be much greater.

Seeing Shen Zizheng nodding his head again and again like a chicken pecking rice, Feng Ziying put down the "Internal Reference" in his hand, "Of course, this is not absolute, it can only be said that the probability will be greater." ”

Shen Zizheng laughed, "That's nature, who can guarantee this?" However, Ziying, it is said that you can see it accurately, so in what ways do you think the current political issues of the autumn season are more likely? ”

"Well, I don't dare to say that, but didn't you just say that? After spending so much money, it is naturally important, and the possibility is naturally greater, in addition, I personally think that this article can be read by you, maybe it is a little meaningful. ”

Feng Ziying picked up a copy of "Internal Reference" and flipped to the article that was customarily anonymous, but she should be able to guess that it might be written by a certain chief official of the Sichuan or Guizhou Political Envoy Department "The Dispute over the Southwest Flowing Land is Becoming More and More Intense".

Since the beginning of this year, the "Internal Reference" has been opened to collect articles from the entire Beijing and local officials, but it is still the usual practice to be anonymous, which has also aroused great interest among various ministries and local officials.

Shen Zizheng picked it up curiously and looked at it, and raised his head suspiciously, "This one? ”

"Well, I remember that there was an article in the first two months that also analyzed this aspect, and Jun Yong could also find it and take a look, plus last year I remember that there should be a similar article, so I think it is unlikely that I will be admitted to this aspect in the autumn school, because this is a little too remote after all, but in the case of the spring festival, it is possible."

Feng Ziying's words made Shen Zizheng dare not believe it, and immediately wrote it down, although he didn't quite agree with the other party's point of view.

Shen Yixiu, who was outside the window, saw that his younger brother and fiancé were talking for a long time, and the two of them even talked more and more, so they simply forgot about everything else, and didn't let the maid bring the tea, so he couldn't help but shake his head.

It was estimated that if he didn't interrupt them, he was afraid that he would have to continue like this, so he said in a manly voice outside the window: "Junyong, when a guest comes, you don't greet the guest to drink tea first?" ”