"Master Lin, this is a letter from the second master from Suzhou, and the little one will be sent as soon as he gets it!"

"Thank you. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Lin Yanchao took out a string of money from his sleeve and rewarded the other party.

The subordinate said: "Don't dare, I haven't congratulated Master Lin on understanding the yuan, how dare you accept this money." ”

Lin Yanchao stuffed the money into his pocket and said, "You're welcome. ”

The man didn't dare to resign, and he took it now.

Lin Yanchao returned to the room, opened the letter with a letter opener, and unfolded the letter to read.

It turned out that his teacher, Lin Yan, had learned the news of his Zhongxiyuan, and as soon as he learned about it, he privately transferred it to a stagecoach and sent it.

The letter wrote: 'The name of Xie Yuan at the age of fifteen has spread all over Suzhou and Hangzhou, and everyone compares you with Jiang Wending. ’

Jiang Wending is Jiang Mian, and he is also a fifteen-year-old middle Xie Yuan, and a later official to the elder. However, Jiang Mian was the Xie Yuan of the Guangxi Township Examination, and Guangxi was inferior to Fujian in the imperial examination at that time, so Lin Yanchao, the Xie Yuan of the strong province of Fujian Imperial Examination, had a relatively higher gold content.

Lin Yanchao continued to read the letter.

"I am overjoyed for you when I hear about it, you and I know for the first time as a master and apprentice, and you are a rare talent in the world, but the solution of today's township test is not known to the teacher at the beginning. Xun Ziyun, Qiji can't take ten steps in one jump, but ten horses for thousands of miles, how can it be a horse. ”

Comparing himself to a thousand miles of horses, Lin Yanchao could feel that this teacher was happy for himself from the letter. Lin Yan has never been stingy with praise for himself, and Lin Yanchao couldn't help but feel a little fluttering when he heard it.

The following letter is to ask Lin Yanchao if he wants to go to Beijing to take the exam and take the examination. Lin Yan did not oppose or approve, but said to the effect that you are very assertive in everything, and there is no need to worry about this matter for you. However, if you want to enter Beijing, you will be introduced to a person by your teacher, and this person is the young brother of your teacher, and you can go to him with your letter from your teacher, and you can also ask him for help in everything.

And that person's name, Lin Yanchao glanced at it. Three words, Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing is a Jinshi in the forty-first year of Jiajing, the champion, a native of Changzhou in Suzhou Prefecture, and the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials.

This is official news, and in addition, Lin Yanchao knows some of the gossip about this Shen Shilang that is circulating in the market.

In the grapevine, Shen Shilang is Zhang Juzheng's confidant, with a good temperament and a good temper.

How good a temper is. When Shen Shixing served in Hanlin, he was often used by Yuan Wei as a gunman. Yuan Wei is the master of the Shenshi Guild test, and he is also the prime minister of Qingzi who is very good at pleasing Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing asked Yuan Wei to write green words every time. Yuan Wei had to go to his private house and catch a knife on his behalf. Shen Shixing's writing was a little unsatisfactory, and Yuan Wei began to go crazy, first shouting, and then speaking viciously. Even when Shen Shixing couldn't write. Yuan Wei locked the door and left, and even gave food in the house. Shen Shixing could only write green words to Yuan Wei from morning to night in the house from morning to night, and when he could only put them back in the Hanlin Courtyard after writing, he returned with dishes.

The dignified champion was forced to be like this, but Shen Shixing did not complain, and still paid tribute to Yuan Wei. Officials said it was 'not different'.

When Zhang Juzheng was in power, he drove out those who dissided, and when Shen Shixing was in the palace examination that year, because the article was taken by Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng was his teacher. Zhang Juzheng also regarded him as a confidant. Promoted to the right attendant of the ministry, the government and the opposition all think that Shen Shixing has a great chance of entering the cabinet, but when he will enter the cabinet, God can only say.

But Lin Yanchao, who is a traverser, can give a clear answer, that is, within two or three years.

Although Lin Yanchao can't remember this history of the Ming Dynasty, he knows that in history, Zhang Juzheng went home for a few months, and in order to stabilize the backyard, he added Shen Shixing to the cabinet. Another point is that those who have seen those things in the Ming Dynasty know that after Zhang Juzheng's death, Shen Shixing was the first assistant and served as the prime minister for ten years.

Therefore, when Lin Yanchao saw Shen Shixing's name from the letterhead, he felt for the first time that history was unfolding vividly in front of him, and this figure who would be powerful in the future was so close to him.

And now with this letter, when Lin Yanchao goes to Beijing, he can pay homage to Shen Shixing as the son of the Nian family.

The son of the Nian family is the nephew or younger generation of the young friend, and this relationship is like Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang. Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang's father were in the same year, before Li Hongzhang was admitted to the Jinshi, Li Hongzhang's father sent him to study at the home of Zeng Guofan, who was an official in Beijing.

In fact, the reason why Lin Yanchao gave up going to Beijing next year for the examination, and planned to go back three years later, was after learning that Lin Yan and Shen Shixing were in the same year and had a close personal relationship.

Why?

Because ninety percent of the examiners of the Wanli eight-year examination will fall on Shen Shixing.

Lin Yanchao didn't carry Baidu with him, and he didn't learn the history of the Ming Dynasty so thoroughly, but it can be inferred.

According to the rules, Longqing, the main test of the South Palace of the Wanli Dynasty, must choose the cabinet ministers, and then use the words to supplement the Lin Bureaucracy.

At present, there are three people in the Ming cabinet, the first assistant Zhang Juzheng, the second assistant Lu Tiaoyang, and Zhang Siwei at the end.

The first assistant can't be the main examiner for the examination, so it is generally ranked secondary, but the second assistant Lu Tiaoyang has presided over a general examination in the second year of Wanli, so the chief examiner of the fifth year of Wanli next year, although it has not yet been decided, but he knows that it is Zhang Siwei with his ass.

Zhang Siwei is finished, who can be the next to be a cabinet minister, then he will take the main exam, he is a sure candidate, so Shen Shixing has a great chance.

Zhang Siwei is a thirty-two year jinshi in Jiajing, a native of Shanxi, and he is not familiar with himself at all, and he has no relationship with the eight poles, not to mention that he has no experience as a first assistant in his memory (in fact, Zhang Siwei has worked for a year in history), there is not much benefit to being his protégé, and there is a great chance of falling off the list, only Daming does not have the precedent of a sixteen-year-old jinshi, which is enough to brush himself down, or in other words, why should Zhang Siwei sell his face and break this rule.

In addition, Lin Yanchao also found a very interesting thing, after the Suzhou government test this year, he asked the shopkeeper Qin to buy the title list, and as he expected, he saw a person's name in it.

That person's name is Shen Yongmao, the word Jingzhong, a native of Changzhou County, Suzhou Prefecture, and you don't need to guess to know that this person is the eldest son of Shen Shixing.

Seeing this, some people may not understand, but when you think about the examiner of the Suzhou government examination, you will suddenly understand.

The chief examiner of the government examination is, of course, the prefect of Suzhou, and his teacher Lin Yan.

At the beginning, Lin Yan resigned and became the prefect of Suzhou, if I remember correctly, it was sponsored by Shen Shixing.

Of course, Lin Yanchao believes that his teacher's discipline is full of 'wishful thinking', which is the noble sentiment of 'being virtuous and not avoiding acquaintances', yes, it must be like this.

Of course, Shen Shixing may not be able to understand the noble sentiment of the teacher's 'being virtuous and not avoiding acquaintances', and it is not surprising that he will 'repay the favor' at all. (To be continued.) )