Chapter 223: Long-term news about the great name (II)
Capital City, Chunshan Academy.
The Master left a title for the current article and told the students to leave.
Even though he was a human being for two lifetimes, Shen Rui felt a little joy in his heart when he thought that tomorrow was the Wangshuo holiday.
It’s not that he wants to be lazy, but the class schedule at Chunshan Academy is too dense. It starts at Maozheng (6 am) and ends at Youzheng (6 pm), and stays in the school for six hours every day.
It’s really hard to get up early and get late. No wonder Chen Quan and He Taizhi rarely see people at school.
Every month only needs to rest on the first and fifteenth day of the day, so naturally everyone is looking forward to it.
Whether Shen Rui was studying in Songjiang or in the small private school of Master Shen’s third family, the course arrangements were not so tight, and he was really a little ill-adapted for a while.
After leaving the class, Chen Quan was standing outside.
"The third brother is waiting for me?" Shen Rui walked forward.
Chen Quan looked at Mao Chi beside Shen Rui, and a bunch of young men who came out afterwards, held Shen Rui's shoulder and whispered: "Is it a blessing that Brother Mao is here?"
Shen Rui looked around and was calm. His classmates looked at him sideways, but after they realized that he was only thirteen years old, the diaphragm was not that deep. After all, they were eleven or two years old, and Shen Rui is not much younger. And because of Shen Rui's tall figure, they are still very envious.
However, Shen Rui, after half a month of entering the college, was familiar with the upgrade mechanism and learning atmosphere here, and said with some concern: "I'm fine, where is the third brother?"
The master chased the boy to take the exam at this teenager in this academy. At 16 or 7, most of the college exams were passed. Chen Quan was eighteen years old, and even in Class C, he was not young. It's right.
Chen Quan smiled and said, "It was just that he was regarded as a fool who was unconscious at the beginning, and he was very caring for it. After a while, it was good for me. Even when I was a clan, I never had the attention of my teachers. ”
Seeing that his eyes were clear and there was no gloom on his face, it was obvious that he had really adapted to the teaching rhythm of Chunshan Academy, he felt relieved.
Mao Chiben and Shen Rui walked together. Seeing Chen Quan coming to look for Shen Rui, he took the Shutong away first.
Chen Quan said: "Since Brother Rui was in school, my mother has been talking about it, "I don't worry about you... I'll take a break tomorrow. What are the arrangements for Brother Rui? If you have time, go and sit down."
Shen Rui nodded and said, "Of course I have time, so I have to go over and pay my respects to my aunt."
Chen Quan smiled and said, "Then I might be able to eat it tomorrow with Brother Rui's light. A few days ago, someone from Songjiang came and sent a lot of ingredients. My mother kept most of it, so she thought about asking Brother Rui to come over."
As for sending him to the Shangshu Mansion, he would not do that as a matter of being a member of Guo. Although Shen Rui was close to her, she really felt sorry for Shen Rui, but this closeness was not revealed in front of others.
In the past, Shen Rui was a poor child whose mother was not loved by her father. Her aunt was willing to pull Shen Rui under the wings of the fifth house and protect him and love him. Now Shen Rui is the heir of the second house. If she shows that she will only love you the most. His attitude will only make it difficult for Shen Rui to do it.
Even the book of the farmland that Shen Rui had prepared before, Guo happily handed it to Xu after he entered Beijing.
Shen Rui smiled and said, "The relationship is good, but I am thinking about the food in the south."
The two clan brothers laughed and left the academy. When they arrived at Renshoufang, they said goodbye. Shen Rui entered the alley and Chen Quan continued to go home. However, before leaving, the two made an appointment. Shen Rui went to visit Guo and Sister Fu tomorrow. .
When he returned to Shangshu's house, Shen Rui first went back to Jiuruju to change his home clothes. He did not directly call dinner, but went to the main room first.
The eldest master was there, and the eldest wife and the eldest wife were talking about before, and both of them looked a little heavy.
Shen Rui first invited the two of them, and then told them about going to Chen Ying's house to visit the elders of the fifth room tomorrow.
Xu calculated the days in his heart and nodded, "Second brother has not passed some days, so he should come and ask for peace." He also said, "You uncle Hong, Aunt Hong spent the winter in the capital for the first year, I'm afraid it's I can't stand the cold here. Sister Fu is young and just in time for the past few days, so I asked someone to pick up a few pieces and take them with me tomorrow."
Shen Rui responded and heard from the master: "Send someone to Brother Ying's place and change the time for the visit to afternoon... Wang Bo'an has returned to Beijing and is not in good health. You should go there first to ask about your illness."
It’s not that Wang Shouren, the teacher, should be in the front, but that he should visit the disease and avoid the afternoon, and it is often at noon.
Wang Shouren is now the head of the Ministry of Justice. In February, he left Beijing to Anhui to investigate the old prisons. It has been more than half a year since he left Beijing.
Shen Rui couldn't help but feel moved: "What's the disease of the teacher?"
Wang Shouren is not a simple literati. He practices martial arts and improves his health. If he is sick, he will definitely not be a minor illness.
The master was silent for a while and said, "I guess I'm tired. In addition, he has achieved remarkable results in the past six months of going south, but he has offended many people..."
After hearing this, Shen Rui thought about it carefully and understood.
If you really have good grades in investigating old prisons, don’t you have to offend people? If you turn over the convicted case, you will not only offend the local officials who were tried, but also the Censorate and even the Ministry of Justice. Officials in the tier.
Before Wang Shouren left the capital, Shen Rui thought of this. But Wang Shouren was devoted to serving the country and the people. As a disciple, Shen Rui could not stop him, and he could not stop him.
"But offended a great person?" Shen Rui hesitated and asked.
The master himself is now the seal officer of the Ministry of Justice, so the Ministry of Justice should not be afraid of it. As for the local officials, although Wang Shouren's father Wang Hua has not been upgraded, he is still a third-rank minister. Can't he protect his son?
The master looked at Shen Rui and was very pleased with his transparency: "It was not that he offended one person and two people, but that he had committed a taboo in the officialdom... Although Wang Hua had no promotion or decline this time, his position may not be stable. There are still many people watching his position... Wang Boan made contributions to his journey south this time, but impeachment is inevitable. I am afraid that someone will take the blame at this time... If Wang Hua is involved, it is afraid that both the father and the son will be unable to save it...
Shen Rui was shocked: "Father, isn't Master a saint's family noble and kind?"
The master said: "Cheng Minzheng, who was involved in the fraud case of the examination last year, is not under Wang Hua."
Shen Rui has been in Beijing for more than half a year and often listened to the master talking about the affairs of the court, and he knew the current situation of the court.
The current situation is that imperial power and civil officials live in peace, and nobles and military generals play soybeans.
The civil officials were divided into factions because of the three elders. "Xie Dang", "Li Dang", and "Li Dang", and neutral people like the Grand Master and Wang Hua.
During this "Beijing Inspection", the signs of the three elders fighting each other became more and more obvious.
Wang Hua has no party and no faction, and has hope to enter the cabinet. Even if the three elders of the cabinet will not deal with Wang Hua directly, the people below will not stop him if they stare at Wang Hua's left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites and want to get him down. .
Thinking of this, Shen Rui couldn't help but frown and said, "Father, are they too arrogant? This time, when dealing with the master, who will they aim for next time? My father and uncle are not party members. Will they also attack my father and uncle.
The master stroked his beard and said with relief: "It's great, very good to think of this place... I'm worried about my father, and it's also here... The court is the court of the saints, not the court of the cabinet master...
As the senior masters were in a high position for a long time, they were increasingly unable to listen to other voices. Over time, they would inevitably fall into a battle of intentions. The best way is to maintain the current situation of the court and not to let the power of several senior masters expand again."
"If they want to use the teacher to investigate the old prisons, then in order to avoid future troubles, should they be used as a "shock to remove the firewood from the bottom?" Shen Rui thought for a while.
The eldest master smiled even more: "Second brother, come and listen..."
"Sir, since he is ill, I will take a good rest for a while..." Shen Rui said.
Although Wang Hua and his son had no backers in the court, they were the top scholar and were well-known in the scholars. They were also very famous because they were in the Hanlin Academy and now they were in the Ministry of Rites. However, they had many disciples and disciples.
It is of low rank and can't speak in the court.
The master nodded and said, "If this is true, it can help Wang Hua's worries. However, Wang Shouren is unruly in character and may not be willing to take this step."
Shen Rui did not promise anything in front of the master, but he made up his mind to persuade Wang Shouren.
After leaving the main courtyard, Shen Rui did not return to Jiuruju, but went to Changfu and told him to go to Shen Ying's house immediately.
At the Wang House, it was so close to Shangshu House, Shen Rui wanted to go there immediately. But thinking about the rules and taboos, he endured it, and just sent Changshou to inquire about it.
When Shen Rui returned to Jiuruju, he had dinner, and Changshou also returned from the Wang House.
"I didn't see the old man, I only saw Brother Wu Xuan. The old man worked hard day and night for half a year, and because of his irregular diet, his stomach and intestines were a little bad. I heard that he had lost a lot of clearness. He also offended many local officials because of his errands.
, I suffered a lot of difficulties. The most overwhelming thing was that when the old man returned to Beijing, the people over there were messing up on the boat and sank the boat he was riding... The old man and Wu Xuan Ge knew the nature of the water. Although it was okay, they followed the old man.
The two documents who went south were killed..." In the end, Changshou brought a little heavy weight.
He was an old servant of the Wang family and was with Wang Shouren in his early years, so he was naturally concerned about the old master.
After hearing this, Shen Rui finally understood why the master asked Wang Shouren to retire temporarily.
Although the battles in the officialdom are dangerous, they can often act within the law. They can even make a living by placing a strife like this, and even killing their lives. It can be seen that there are unresolved grudges, which makes the other party even ignore the rules.
If the other party dares to be so reckless, he will definitely rely on something.
Wang Shouren and his son are both in the officialdom now, but in fact, there is no need for official help except the holy family.
Originally, he planned to take Dongxi to Shen Ying's house with him to discuss Dongxi's marriage with Guo. After all, Dongxi is nineteen years old and is not young.
But when Shen Rui knew about Wang Shouren, he was also in a state of disgrace.
He tossed and turned, and the next morning, Shen Rui had breakfast and hurried to the Wang House to serve the sick.
He is Wang Hua's disciple and Wang Shouren's student. He often comes to the Wang family around the Spring Festival, but no one stops him.
When he arrived outside Wang Shouren's residence, Shen Rui heard bursts of coughing...