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At this time, it was time for the curfew in the capital, but it was said to be a curfew, but it was tight inside and loose outside, that is, the Forbidden City was tight inside and loose outside.

Lin Yanchao lifted the curtain to look, but saw that there were no more carriages and sedan chairs on the streets in the capital. At this time, I went out either to the singing hall or to the gambling house.

On the empty street, Lin Yanchao's carriage drove by, but when he saw that the front of the car was hung with 'Zhan Shifu', and the two lanterns of the 'Hanlin Courtyard' flashed, the soldiers who patrolled the night were far away, and they did not dare to come forward to investigate.

Lowering the car curtain, Lin Yanchao remembered what Zhang Juzheng said, 'Do it knowing that you can't do it', and couldn't help but be touched.

What does it mean to know you can't do it?

It is where righteousness lies, and death is disregarded.

Although tens of millions of people have gone to me.

However, 'doing it knowing that you can't do it' is not Lin Yanchao's Confucianism.

Just like this time, if it is really impossible, Lin Yanchao will never let himself be involved, but avoid it from afar, and even if he does not fall into the well, he can be regarded as having a conscience.

Therefore, when Lin Yanchao decides whether to take this step, he must ask Shen Shixing for advice, and then make a decision himself.

When he came to the door of Shenfu, Lin Yanchao found that there were many carriages and sedan chairs parked outside the door.

Why is it so late, and there are still so many people walking around in the Shen Shi Xing's mansion? Lin Yanchao was secretly strange in his heart, and when he walked to the front of the mansion, he saw a group of people walking out.

When Lin Yanchao saw it, he immediately avoided the roadside.

Who came out?

It was Zeng Shengwu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Zhu, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and five or six other officials, all of whom were high-ranking officials of the Ministry and the Yuan, and they were all the hardcore henchmen of 'Zhang Juzheng' in the original court.

Seeing someone beside the road, Zeng Xingwu subconsciously glanced at it. After seeing that it was Lin Yanchao, Zeng Xingwu stopped and said gently to Lin Yanchao: "Yes, Zong Hai,." ”

When Lin Yanchao saw Zeng Xingwu talking to him so kindly, he said, "Xiaguan has seen Da Sikong. ”

Zeng Xingwu nodded and said nothing, and then left.

Lin Yanchao saw that Zeng Xingwu had a melancholy look in his eyes, and he was not as domineering as he had seen before.

Lin Yanchao is familiar with the Shen Mansion, and when the doorman sees it, he immediately invites him into the mansion and does not stop him.

Bypassing a white wall, he met a servant of the Shen Mansion. Lin Yanchao immediately asked, "Teacher, where is it?" ”

The servant said, "Elder, I'm talking to a new officer, I'll go and report it." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, and soon the servant returned to Lin Yanchao and said, "Pavilion Elder, please come into the house to accompany the guests." ”

When Shen Shixing used to meet guests, he often asked Lin Yanchao to be by his side and introduce high-ranking officials to him. This is Shen Shixing's promotion of Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao came to the door, and the subordinate immediately opened the curtain for him and reported: "Zhan Shifu Lin Zhongyun has arrived!" ”

Lin Yanchao walked into the outhouse, and heard Shen Shixing in the inner room say with a smile: "Shoulder, I really said that Cao Cao Cao has arrived." ”

Hearing this, Lin Yanchao opened the curtain and walked into the inner room, but saw Shen Shixing sitting opposite a middle-aged man in a blue robe.

There was also more than half of the watermelon in the ice tray on the table. Several maids cut the chilled watermelon into small pieces, then picked off the melon grains with a silver spoon and handed them to the two of them.

In this way, both of them ate very elegantly, and they also avoided the splashing of melon juice on their beards.

The middle-aged man looked Lin Yanchao up and down, and said to Shen Shixing with a smile: "It's better to be famous than to meet, and it's better to meet than to be famous, and it is worthy of being the elder of the pavilion." ”

The other party spoke with a Zhejiang accent.

Shen Shixing smiled and said, "Is it just my high feet?" He went in and out of Chengming with Zhu Shaoqin, didn't he hear him mention it? ”

The other party pinched his beard and said: "Hearing what Elder Ge said, I remembered that Brother Zhu Nian did mention this Lin Sanyuan in his letter. ”

Shen Shixing smiled and said, "If that's the case, then you are not outsiders." ”

Hearing Shen Shixing say this, Lin Yanchao had already guessed who the other party was, so he saluted and said: "Don't dare to be, how dare you dare to preface the word Sanyuan in front of the teacher and Senior Shen." The name of Shen's predecessors, and the juniors were already thunderous when they were in the Hanlin Academy. ”

After Lin Yanchao finished speaking, both of them laughed.

It turned out that the person who sat with Shen Shixing was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing, Shen Cheng of Yin County, Zhejiang, and Zhu Geng was a fellow villager in the same year.

At that time, Shen was also a celebrity, why did he become famous? It was in the examination of the second year of Wanli.

At that time, Wang Xilie, who was the deputy chief examiner of the Ministry of Officials, wanted to take Zhang Jingxiu, so he privately instructed him to make a mark in the volume.

Shen has always been the examiner, not only did not listen to Wang Xilie's orders, but also smeared Zhang Jingxiu's paper with a straight pen, and criticized the word "incomprehensible" on the paper.

The housing official directly dismissed the papers, so that Zhang Jingxiu's papers were not even qualified to fill in the list. The chief examiner, Lu Tiaoyang, was afraid of offending Zhang Juzheng and was very uneasy. Shen has always said to Lu Tiaoyang, if I offend Shoufu, then I will do things by myself, and I will never affect others.

Therefore, in the spring of the second year of Wanli, Zhang Jingxiu did not pass the examination, and waited until Shen Shixing was the chief examiner before opening the back door for him.

After offending Zhang Juzheng, Shen has always been famous all over the world and won a clear name, but he couldn't get along in the officialdom, so he simply went home to live idlely.

After Zhang Juzheng paid tribute, Shen Shixing recommended it to the Son of Heaven, and Shen Zheng returned to the Hanlin Academy.

The maid also cut a piece of chilled watermelon for Lin Yanchao. Lin Yanchao ate a few bites of his stomach to cool off a little. At this time, Shen Yi took out a letter and said: "This time, I went to Beijing and passed through Suzhou, and I visited Wang Taicang by the way. Wang Taicang asked me to bring a letter and show it to the elder. ”

Shen Shixing took the letter when he heard this, and opened it in front of Lin Yanchao.

Shen Shixing shook his head after seeing it and said: "It's all at this time, Wang Taicang can really sit firmly in Diaoyutai." ”

Shen Yi asked, "Elder Ge, what did Wang Taicang say in the letter?" ”

Shen Shixing pinched his beard and said: "At that time, after Zhang Wenzhong became a minister, I and many ministers recommended Wang Taicang to His Majesty, hoping that he would recover, and even enter the cabinet to preside over the overall situation. How do you know that Wang Taicang learned from Yan Ziling, and sent his hair to the mountains and forests, and this letter was written to resign my kindness and not leave me a trace of affection. ”

Shen ***** came to Beijing these days, after feeling Wenzhong's public service, the court is not as good as before, if Wang Taicang can recover, with his trust in him today, even if he does not enter the cabinet, he can help the old man in the cabinet, but it's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Shen Shixing sighed when he heard this: "What you said is not what I think from the bottom of my heart. ”

Lin Yanchao speculated in his heart that Shen Shixing was friendly with Zeng Xingwu and Wang Zhan here, and maintained a good relationship with Zhang Juzheng's old party, and recommended Wang Xijue to the Son of Heaven over there, and Shen Yi, who had offended Zhang Juzheng in the past, returned to the court.

Which side is Shen Shixing on?

Lin Yanchao thought of the purpose of his visit, and couldn't help but hesitate to ask Shen Shixing for advice.

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