In the current atmosphere of interpersonal communication, Shen Zhezi can't stand it anymore is to say goodbye. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info the picture he can accept is the roadside arch, waving goodbye, although the rivers and lakes are far away, there will be a period in the future.

The current atmosphere is too ink, and a farewell banquet has no intention of ending from morning to evening. Thinking that it will be inconvenient to go on the road after dark, it will be quite embarrassing for Dad to go back to the city for one night, and then go out of the city the next day to continue to say goodbye.

So he simply went back to the city first, and did not stay there to waste time.

Although the situation is becoming clearer, it is particularly difficult to go further. Shen Zhezi has his own reasons and grounds for marrying a princess, why not the other two families? Not to mention the Langya Wang family, the Danyang Zhang family's desire and need to become an emperor is much more fervent than the Shen family.

Calculated carefully, even if Shen Zhezi can't marry a princess, in fact, the Shen family is enough to be self-reliant, but they don't have enough political capital. However, for the Danyang Zhang family, this issue is related to the survival of the entire family.

Overseas Chinese came to the south, and it was a general trend for Jiangdong Gaomen to lose political power, and the Danyang Zhang family was not exempt. His family is located in a key area of Gyeonggi, and the loss of political power directly affects the loss of local real capital. The imperial court split the soil in Danyang County and placed Langya County, so they did not hesitate to put a knife on their family.

Compared with other Gaomen located in Wuhui, the Danyang Zhang family has no room to retreat at all, and can only be deeply involved in the unpredictable situation in order to strive for a space for the family business to gain a foothold. If you can become an emperor, not only will you gain political and prestige, but the living space of the entire family will be greatly improved.

Therefore, when the emperor stated that the emperor's son-in-law was interested in the Shen family, the Taishan Goat clan also retreated due to scruples, but the Danyang Zhang clan still insisted.

is also a southerner family, and the advantages of the Danyang Zhang family are not inferior to the Shen family, and even surpass them. In terms of the Qing Dynasty, the Zhang family is far from being comparable to the Shen family, and Zhang Min still serves as the Zhongzheng of Danyang County, but no one in the Shen family has ever held the position of Zhongzheng.

Nowadays, the Zhongzheng official is also known as the Great Grandmaster, and whether anyone in a family has served as the Zhongzheng official of the state and county is simply a hard indicator to distinguish the high-level gate from the inferior portal. This has nothing to do with the current situation, even if Yu Liang, the actual controller of the central political situation, rashly becomes a county center, he will be attacked by the material discussion.

Shen Zhezi's most optimistic estimate is that if he can fight for a Zhongzheng official for the Shen family in his lifetime, it will already be a great achievement.

Originally, an election for the emperor's son-in-law gradually turned into a political hedge between the north and the south, which was not only beneficial to the Shen family, but also beneficial to the Zhang family, and even the benefits obtained by the Zhang family were much greater than those of the Shen family. Because compared with the new Shen family, the Zhang family is undoubtedly more popular with the people of the south, and there is no lack of support from high-ranking families, even Yu Liang unabashedly revealed his support for the Zhang family.

Therefore, to get rid of the Zhang family, a competitor, is more tricky than the Langya Wang family.

Soon after Shen Zhezi went home, Ji You came to visit, and after entering the door, he handed Shen Zhezi a wooden box more than a foot square, looking quite depressed: "What you want." ”

When Shen Zhezi opened the wooden box, he saw that it was full of paper scrolls, and he took out a scroll of lists, which densely recorded the conflicts or violations of the ban between the Danyang Zhang clan and the villagers over the years. For example, the private establishment of the city gate, the private repair of the water dam, the illegal shelter, etc., although there is no major crime, but the accumulation of bones, such a large number of mistakes, one by one handed over to the company to verify, this process is enough to ruin the reputation of a Qingwang high gate into scum.

If these local crimes are not lived next to each other for many years, where would others go to find them? Therefore, Shen Zhezi knew that the Zhang family's foundation was not clean, but he had no choice but to ask the Ji family, who lived together in Danyang, to help collect it.

"Thank you for literature, if you can succeed this time, literature should be the first credit! In the coming day, my husband and wife will be thankful for the wine. ”

With such a powerful tool, Shen Zhezi was in a good mood, so he smiled and joked with Ji You.

Ji You didn't have much joy, and sat opposite Shen Zhezi with a happy expression: "I know that Wei Zhou, you have always sat down with words and deeds, and you can't afford to fail." But is it worth it? The princess is expensive, but it is difficult to climb after all, and it is not a good match for the small people. That princess, you have never even seen it, you don't know her appearance, and you don't know her temperament, Wei Zhou, don't you have any hesitation in your heart? ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and even felt that he was derelict in his duty as a traverser. This kind of condemnation of the ancient practice of blind marriage and dumb marriage should not be used by an indigenous person to educate himself as a traverser.

But then again, Shen Zhezi decided to marry the princess from the beginning, and he has always challenged it as a political goal, and the princess's appearance and temperament are not within his consideration. If the princess is not outstanding in either of these two categories, but Shen Zhezi has at least achieved his political intentions, this is also the price he should bear, what is there to hesitate about?

But looking at Ji You's depressed appearance, Shen Zhezi thought about it a little and understood why this guy was like this. It has been more than two years since his teacher Ji Zhan died, and in more than a month, Ji You's mourning period will be over, and his life will start a new chapter. This guy is probably not mentally prepared yet, so he is a little apprehensive.

Ji You is eighteen years old this year, and as soon as the mourning clothes are removed, it means that the major life events such as marriage and going out of office will follow one after another, which is indeed a big test for young people's mentality adjustment.

Even if you don't consider the factors of his teacher Ji Zhan, after a few years of getting along, Shen Zhezi and Ji You can be regarded as having a very personal relationship, and seeing Ji You depressed at this time, he asked with a smile: "What are the plans in the heart of literature?" ”

When Ji You heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "I don't want to follow the family's plastering and forge ahead, steal the name, and I don't know how to stand on my own feet in the world and take on the family business." Wei Zhou, you are known for your wisdom and strategy, I don't know if you can teach me? ”

Hearing Ji You say this, Shen Zhezi was quite touched. In this era, although his family was barely included in the high gate, the heroic wind was still strong. Strictly speaking, the only disciple of the Qingwang Gaomen that he really came into contact with in this era was Ji You. Ji You's current state can be called a characteristic of the children of the scholar clan in this era.

This kind of people are born with privileges, no worries about food and clothing, superior education, and no lack of vigor and passion that young people should have. However, there is no vision and pattern beyond this era, there is no courage and ability to eliminate the evils of the times, and there is no way to rely on the persistence and ethics that have nowhere to be relied on, so it will gradually wear out, and finally merge with the world.

Ji You asked Shen Zhezi for advice, but Shen Zhezi himself was still groping forward, and he didn't know if the path he adhered to was correct or what kind of maze he could give him. After being silent for a long time, he just said: "Things are urgent, born in the world, there are always things that cannot be shirked." Choose these one or two things first, make some results, hesitate to go, and the pattern is self-contained. ”

After Ji You heard this, his expression became even more bitter: "At the moment, the most important thing I should take on is marriage, and the elders of the clan have talked about this matter a lot recently, but I really don't have this interest at the moment." Alas, talking about this with you, you don't know, I'm still looking for Shen Erlang to get drunk and relieve my sorrows! ”

It turned out that this guy was still trapped by love, Shen Zhezi raised a middle finger on his back, and then his eyes fell on the box full of Danyang Zhang's incriminating evidence.

In the afternoon of the next day, Shen Zhezi received Shi Zhanglan, the governor of Danyang County, at his home.

Zhang Lan didn't know why the Shen family invited him to come, and after entering the door, he had a fake smile on his face and said, "The county government is busy with everything, but I don't know that Brother Shiju has left the capital. I didn't take the time to send each other, I was really ashamed of my good friend. ”

"Changshi is diligent in his work, and he cares about the national economy, how dare he force an invitation and abolish the public for personal reasons."

Shen Zhezi is also full of false smiles, it is really the current public opinion and the relationship between the two families, and there is no room for sincerity between each other.

Sitting down with each other, Zhang Lan looked at Shen Zhezi with a smile: "Brother Shiju is leaving the capital at this time, and you are staying alone in Beijing, if you have something difficult to decide, don't be polite." I have a deep friendship with my brother and I will never sit idly by. ”

Shen Zhezi sighed in his heart, and his mouth was still polite: "Thank you Changshi for your protection, my family and the capital also have a lot of old respects, but I can't talk about staying alone in Beijing." Today, I invited Changshi to come to the house, what I did was still a matter of the past, I took the liberty to ask, I don't know if the county government has an eyebrow for the person who raided the younger generation earlier? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lan's expression was a little unnatural, and she laughed dryly twice before she said: "Alas, when it comes to this matter, it is indeed a dereliction of duty by the county government, and I still have no clue. Since you are talking about this again, I would like to ask, I don't know if the virtuous nephew can tell you one or two? ”

This is a bit unkind, and he almost scolded Shen Zhezi for taking the murderer, and now he has come to ask about the thief's whereabouts, I don't know what to say!

Shen Zhezi didn't care, and just smiled after hearing this: "The county government has its own strategy for doing things, how dare the little people put their beaks." However, since Changshi has talked about the inside story, I do have an inside story here. ”

As he spoke, he tapped on the table at the table, and after a while, a servant presented the wooden box and placed it on Zhang Lan's desk. Zhang Lan looked surprised when she saw this, and subconsciously looked at Shen Zhezi.

"This wooden box appeared in the courtyard of my house out of thin air this morning, and it was originally attached to the top with a blood letter, saying that it would be grateful for the grace of the old days. It's just that the bloody book is really unsightly, and it has been burned by the family. As for the contents of this box, it is even more shocking. My father has left the capital, and I don't dare to be a dictatorship, so I asked Changshi to come and have a look. ”

Shen Zhezi said with a smile.

When Zhang Lan heard this, her expression became a little more solemn, she carefully opened the wooden box, took out a paper scroll and looked at it, and her expression suddenly froze. He subconsciously looked up at Shen Zhezi, but saw that the other party was just smiling and did not reveal his inner thoughts.

"There are a lot of files in this box, should you read the long history here, or should you go back to the house to read it carefully?" Shen Zhezi asked at the right time.

The corners of Zhang Lan's mouth twitched slightly, and she immediately squeezed out a blunt smile: "Haha, these files can be seen at a glance as forged slanders, so why bother to read them carefully." However, what the virtuous nephew said was sent by the murderer, is this true? ”

Shen Zhezi nodded, and shook his head again: "The blood book message is true, but my family has never seen any trace of that person." Whether it is true or not depends on the county government's search. ”

Zhang Lan secretly hated in her heart, but she didn't show any dissatisfaction on her face, and thanked Shen Zhezi for informing her of this, and said: "The things in this box involve the murderer, I want to bring it back to the county government to collect evidence, I don't know if the Zun Mansion still exists?" ”

Shen Zhezi shook his head: "I don't know what that person's intentions are, but he is called repaying his kindness but doing such evil things!" Now I regret that I took him away the day before yesterday, and I hope that the county government can arrest people as soon as possible. ”

Seeing that there was a box full of her own crimes, how could Zhang Lan still settle here as a guest, and even get up and say goodbye. Shen Zhezi sent him out of the mansion, and when he saw Zhang Lan getting into the car, he suddenly said again: "I suddenly remembered that my family still has a gift for the second prince of the Lu Mansion, but now I have no time to pay a visit." I asked Changshi to pass by the way, and I was tired. ”

Zhang Lan still had the heart to worry about these trivial things at this time, seeing that the Shen family stuffed a brocade box into his carriage, and then quickly ordered the coachman to drive away.