Outside the gate of the Shen Mansion, the officials and nobles who came to congratulate them can be described as filling the streets. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The official position of the fifth grade, as well as the officials below the fifth rank, usually do not see Shen Shixing. Many officials outside these mansions also knew that they would not be able to see Shen Shixing, so they did not prepare, they just presented their names and gifts to show that their hearts had arrived, and then returned to their homes.

But if you can give Menzi's door a 'weight' weight, then you will have a chance to meet each other.

However, this side is not so easy to see.

When Shen Shixing returns home, Menzi will arrange for you to stand in front of the official hall to wait. The so-called standing waiting, the person who is waiting must always stand there, holding the name card in his hand, and wait until Shen Shixing returns home.

When Shen Shixing returned home, he would pass by the reception hall to take a look, if he suddenly saw that you were 'extraordinary', he would ask you what your name was, or the name card you received on the spot, then this official would have a play, and he could be received by Shen Shixing in a while.

If you are not summoned before the official hall, there is still a chance, and then the next person will hand over the name card you are holding, and then see if Shen Shixing has any intention to see you?

Lin Yanchao knew that there were two people standing inside, that is, the 'door respect' was enough to enter, and they were ready to stand in the reception hall.

Lin Yanchao just glanced at it from a distance, and felt that the two of them were extraordinary, and it seemed that the officials were not small. However, this is the first time that these two Lin Yanchao have met, and it seems that they are foreign officials who have entered Beijing and want to visit Shen Shixing during the New Year's Festival.

Lin Yanchao didn't know each other or not, he made a distance first, and the two of them were also very polite and took a look.

Lin Yanchao handed Shen Wu a red envelope, which was packed in a vermilion envelope, which was very festive to look at, with the word Dayan written on the face. This Dayan is the meaning of fifty taels of silver.

Shen Wu skillfully covered the red envelope with his sleeve, and then put it into his sleeve and said with a smile: "Champion Gong, your hands are not small!" More generous than the governor's prefect's shot, what are your plans in your heart to give me a gift? ”

Lin Yanchao saw that Shen Wu was deceiving himself, so he simply said half-truthfully: "Brother Shen, since you say so, you have the right for me to come and monopolize with you." ”

Shen Wu smiled and took Lin Yanchao's hand and said, "Champion Gong, I'm not a true immortal, you shouldn't worship me." ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Then I'll worship the boy before the first immortal drive." ”

Shen Wu laughed loudly when he heard this: "Zhuangyuan is really good at telling jokes, even so, you will show me the gift you presented today." ”

Lin Yanchao ordered Chen Jichuan to take a package and said, "I have prepared a pair of calligraphy and paintings." ”

Shen Wu said with satisfaction before he saw it: "This is the best." ”

Lin Yanchao handed over the calligraphy and painting to Shen Wu, and Shen Wu nodded again and again after spreading out the scroll: "Good, good, good, this picture of Dai Jing'an's Spring Mountain Accumulation Cui, the elder of the pavilion must like it." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Knowing the teacher Su Xi Xuanhe Yuan painting, Zhang Zeduan's painting, we can't buy an inch of paper, and the ordinary famous teacher in the Song Dynasty can't look down on it, but this Dai Jing'an inherits the style of courtyard painting, and it is also considered everyone in this dynasty, and it is expected that the teacher will like it, so he took it and presented it." ”

Shen Wu nodded and said, "It's enough for you to have this heart, I guarantee that your Pavilion Elder will like it." ”

Lin Yanchao put his mind at ease, this officialdom is also particular about gift-giving, what you want is to do what you like, but you can't go too far.

At that time, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Yuan Zai, liked to eat pepper, and people sent more pepper to him to bribe, and when he was raided, he copied out 800 stones of pepper. What does 800 stone mean? Even if Yuan Zai eats these 800 stone pepper as rice, he will eat it for 800 years.

Just because everyone knows that he likes to eat pepper, he often has to give gifts.

This is the result of doing what they like, but investing too much.

Another example is Yan Song, the first assistant of the former dynasty, Yan Song likes to play chess, and as a result, other officials like to give him ivory, gold and silver chessboards, and there are hundreds of pairs.

As for Shen Shixing, Lin Yanchao has followed him for a while, and he also has a rough idea of his preferences.

When I first came to the house to meet Shen Shixing, I felt that he was a person who was very particular about life and lived a very nourishing life.

This may be related to the fact that Shen Shixing was born in Suzhou, a wealthy place.

Later, I went to the Shen Mansion to pay a visit, and took the simplest example, the furnishings in Shen Shixing's usual hospitality place were also changed for a while, and almost every time Lin Yanchao came, it was different. Eating together with Shen Shixing, every food and every use on the dinner table has a history, and Lin Yanchao confirmed that his teacher is a beautiful house, with fine clothes and jade food, and he is pampered on weekdays.

Of course, Shen Shixing is pampered, which does not mean that Lin Yanchao can directly send him gold and silver.

At the level of Shen Shixing, even if he gives gifts, he must pay attention to an elegant character and send it to his heart.

Every time Lin Yanchao came, he paid attention to the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls of the Shenfu house, which were almost all masterpieces of the Hanlin Painting Academy in the Song Dynasty. After Lin Yanchao noticed it, he remembered it in his heart, so it took a lot of effort to buy a picture of Chunshan Jicui that he wore at a great price.

Shen Wu continued: "Today, the governor of the river is going to visit the palace, and after the afternoon banquet, I will talk to the elder of the pavilion for you, and we will meet at that time." ”

Lin Yanchao is the governor of the river in his heart, isn't this the famous Pan Jitao?

However, this matter is not his concern, it is important that he can meet Shen Shixing.

"It's fine." Lin Yanchao nodded in agreement.

At this time, another group of guests came to the door, and Lin Yanchao saw that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, so he immediately said to Shen Wu: "Brother Shen, you are busy first, and we will talk later!" ”

Shen Wu nodded and said, "It's okay, anyway, you've been here many times in this mansion, just like your own family, I won't accompany you, but you should go and see Mrs. first!" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Just to meet my wife, Brother Shen can rest assured, I will be there when the time comes." ”

"It's fine."

After that, Shen Wu called someone to come and led Lin Yanchao to the inner house.

When passing by the front hall, Lin Yanchao saluted with the two officials standing, and then walked through the door.

The two officials looked at Lin Yanchao's back and couldn't help but say to each other.

"This champion is going to the inner house!"

"This is to go to the inner house to meet Mrs., and enter the room, this is much better than waiting for me to stand in the reception hall."

There are only two kinds of relatives, one is a very good friend, and the second is family and juniors. Like Lin Yanchao, Shen Shixing also treats him as his own junior.

And although the official positions of the two are higher than Lin Yanchao, they can only stand on duty and wait for Shen Shixing to receive them, and the treatment of each other is really different!

No wonder they are unbalanced!

The subordinate led the way and took Lin Yanchao into the inner house of Shen Mansion.

This inner house is not easy to enter, and Shen Shixing's move is also to take Lin Yanchao as his own family, but Lin Yanchao still looks at his nose and nose along the way, and follows behind his subordinates, not daring to take a wrong step.

For Lin Yanchao, the more Shen Shixing trusts him, the less he can squander this trust at will. (To be continued.) )