Shen Rui also knew everything about the Qiao family. Chen Cang also taught Shen Ruiyi and Er about this matter.
Shen Rui has gained some knowledge. First, the career of the government is dangerous. If he has no backer or is not strong, he will be pushed out to the tank at any time. Second, the power of the factory guards has disrupted the laws and does not comply with the Three Laws. System; third, money and power can connect with gods. This god is the right person around the emperor - the power of the internal officials.
Since the Silijian obtained the power of criticizing the Red Army, the politics of the Ming Dynasty was actually a joint governance between civil officials and internal officials.
If we really want to talk about it, the power of the eunuch is no less than that of the cabinet ministers.
Shen Rui did not discriminate against eunuchs in his heart, and only felt that when it comes to academic studies, those officials in the rank of the ranks may not be worse than those in the cabinet.
You should know that since Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, the school started to establish internal studies, and the Hanlin Bachelor teaches the homework of the Little Neiguan.
The reason why the Silijian and the cabinet jointly manage the government affairs is complementary to each other. Even if there is occasional friction, it is rarely due to the fact that the later fights to the death.
Compared with strangers entering the cabinet, the officials in the Sili Supervisory Bureau are naturally more willing to recommend familiar teachers to enter the cabinet.
As in the same way, most cabinet ministers have the shadow of the inner officials of the Sili Supervisor. Although Chen Cang has never been to the Hanlin Academy, Chen Zhou and He Xueshu are veterans of the Hanlin Academy. It is not uncommon to know a few internal supervisors. .
After thinking too much, Shen Rui pulled his thoughts back.
Master Qiao’s fall from power means “killing chickens and scaring monkeys”.
Although the Qiao family is not high, it is the Shen family's dual in-laws. Chen Cang remains neutral and does not participate in the disputes between several cabinet elders. Although the factions did not directly show that the carriages and horses were enemies with Chen Cang, they could fuel the fire. It would be extremely happy to hit him.
Chen Cang was able to calmly settle a case that went straight to the front of the imperial court, and Master Qiao was dismissed from office and punished 3,000 taels. It can be seen that the palace and the Jinyiwei were both separated, which also made Shen Rui look at him with admiration.
However, it is not surprising to think about it carefully. Although the civil servant of Daming is noble, he cannot achieve high quality if he is currently Wuchen.
I remember that in the first month of last year, Chen Zhu offended Jianchang and Chen Cang came to apologize, so he asked the Jinyiwei people to do it.
Although the Shen family is not an old family in the capital, since the third master, the father and son have been in Beijing officials for more than 50 years and have their own business connections.
Although Shen Rui didn't like Qiao's family, he knew that Master Qiao came out safely and felt relieved.
Whether others want to "kill chickens and scare monkeys" or "kill mountains and shake tigers", they should also consider Chen Cang's part
On Double Ninth Festival, it is the fourth brother’s birthday, and a “catching weekly banquet” is indispensable.
Shen Rui did not go to the palace school and was entertaining guests with the third master at home.
In addition to having to show up on the day of the new year, there is also a monthly exam every month, and students do not force students to attend classes for daily homework.
There are professors and coaches in the Fuxue School, but the students of the Fuxue School are admitted twice in three years, one by one, and one by one, and the other is different. However, the teaching here is the Four Books and the Five Classics.
For students, the Four Books are public courses, while the Five Classics are elective courses.
The course schedule in the Fuxue School is fixed. After receiving the course schedule at the beginning of each month, students can follow the course schedule. As for the nameplate, there is no one. Should they study at home or go to Fuxue School every day. , but there is no mandatory force.
Although Double Ninth Festival is the day of Chen Luo's sacrifice, the dead are gone, and we must first consider the living. In addition, the third master and the third wife have been married for more than ten years and have only gotten this son after thirty. Ruzhen Sibao, and he doesn't want to feel a little wronged.
In this way, the Shen family's "Zhou Banquet" was held very lively.
The fourth brother is worthy of being a scholarly child. When he was a child, he kept holding a brush, and he was so happy that the third master was full of joy.
The fourth brother also got his name, and the third master had already asked the eldest master to give it a name, "Lu".
Lu, Meiyu, shows the great master’s blessings and expectations for his nephew.
Although Mrs. Qiao took turns to serve her sister-in-law these days, the Qiao family had to show up on such days, especially when she had just received the great favor from the Shen family.
Otherwise, it would fall into the eyes of others, as if the Qiao family was about to be silent. The backer of the Shen family, the Qiao family should not be lost.
However, looking at the lively atmosphere in the Shen family and thinking about the gloomy atmosphere at home, Mrs. Qiao felt very upset.
I didn’t expect that it was just this day, because Mrs. Qiao was not at home, and the Qiao family had a big mess.
Although Mrs. Qiao forced her son to "borrow silver" from the Shen family and wanted to rely on the three thousand fines, she also knew that it might not be as good as she wanted. After all, she was a mother, so she could really leave her son alone.
The Shen family is the head of Xu's family, so it really may not be the face of her aunt.
However, it is impossible to borrow all three thousand taels, and 1,800 taels of silver should be the same. After all, it was the first time of the Qiao family. Although Shen Cang and Xu were not close to the Qiao family, they were not stingy.
Old Mrs. Qiao planned to pay half of the money, and the other thing was Mrs. Qiao's business.
She also started with her wife and knew the tricks of the housekeeper. In the past twenty years, Mrs. Qiao had added several private property under her name. Old Mrs. Qiao turned a blind eye to the pot.
Although he took advantage of the public, he was still in the hands of the eldest house and did not gain any advantage.
I didn't expect that ten days would pass and there would be no movement on my eldest son and daughter-in-law.
After calming down, Old Mrs. Qiao realized something was wrong. She found a ritual, sent the second wife who was serving the disease, and asked the maid to help her to check her private room.
Seeing that the box containing the gold and silver banknotes was still there, Old Mrs. Qiao breathed a sigh of relief.
But the old man felt uneasy, so he took the key and opened the lock, but in the end there was only half a box of rotten bricks inside.
Old Mrs. Qiao was furious and immediately became so angry that she was so angry that she was immediately angry.
She was old, but these days she was worried about the lawsuit against her eldest son and was weak, so she couldn't stand the shock and anger.
When the maid was so scared that she hurriedly sent someone to invite the eldest master and the second wife to come over. Old Mrs. Qiao was already dying.
Master Qiao was so scared that he was so angry that he moved Mrs. Qiao's private room for a moment, but he didn't want to piss off his mother to death. After all these days, he was already thinking about how to make up for the gold and silver.
Mrs. Qiao Er was stunned. Unexpectedly, the Qiao family has reached this point and her uncle secretly took the old lady's private room.
She looked down upon her and avoided her side, sending someone to invite Mrs. Qiao and Mr. Qiao Er to come back.
Mrs. Qiao received the news and panic, so she forced herself to calm down and said goodbye to Xu.
Xu saw that something was wrong, and did not try to keep it, so he sent it out in person.
After lunch, the Shen family's guests had dispersed. When Shen Rui returned to Jiuruju, he saw Mama Zhou coming over in a hurry.
The Qiao family came to report the funeral, and Mrs. Qiao wanted to go to the Qiao family to mourn and ordered Shen Rui to go with her.
With the relationship between the two families, we have to go to worship today.
Liu Ya and Chunyan were listening, and hurriedly found a simple dress and helped Shen Rui change into it.
Shen Rui had no feelings for Old Lady Qiao, so he naturally couldn't feel the pain of bereavement. He just felt that the Qiao family's luck was too bad.
Now that Master Qiao has broken his future, the younger generation of the Qiao family is not good, and the whole family relies on Master Qiao San. According to Chen Cang, Master Qiao San has achieved outstanding political achievements in recent years and has not been promoted now, but he is not old enough. .After you have enough seniority, you can steadily upgrade to two levels. Then you can transfer to Nanjing first and then return to Beijing. If you catch up with the lack of it, it is not impossible for a little Jiuqing's palm seal.
However, this "diety" will take three years, and there will be more changes at that time.
When he arrived at the main room, Xu also wore a plain suit and only had two silver hairpins on his head.
Although she did not cry, she was in a low mood.
Seeing this, Shen Rui had to comfort him: "Mother, let me be mournful and follow the changes."
Xu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm fine. I've seen a lot of birth, old age, sickness and death for most of my life, and I'm afraid the master can't stand it. No matter what, he is the elder of the bloodline."
Shen Rui didn't think Chen Cang would be so fragile. Thinking of the third master and the third wife, there was no movement, he asked, "Uncle San, will I tell you tomorrow?"
Xu nodded and said, "Well, your third uncle is still tired after staying for a day. If you force yourself to go there, it wouldn't be a good idea. Let's go there first."
As the mother and son were talking, a mother came back and forth, and the carriage was ready, and someone went to the Ministry of Justice to send a message.
Shen Rui helped Xu get onto the carriage, rode his horse to the Qiao family.
The gate of the Qiao family was already covered in white, and crying was faintly heard.
The customs of the capital city: If there are elderly people at home, the longevity materials are prepared in advance. When the funeral of the Qiao family was held, it was not panic. It was just because Mrs. Qiao left suddenly, Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao were both worried and confused for a moment. , I don't care about it.
People's feelings and warmth, the world is cold and cold. Even if the Qiao family is an old household in the capital, they are now defeated. Relatives seek good fortune and avoid bad luck. Even if they receive a letter of trust, they often send their servants to come over and worship them in person, except for the Shen family. There are only three and two companies.
In the spirit shed, except for the Qiao family, the slinger only sat on two tables, but it was because men and women divided the tables.
Xu sighed in his heart, but was embarrassed to leave first, so he stayed with Shen Rui.
People in the world reiterated the joys and the joys and events of Hong. Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Qiao would be strong all her life and would leave so indecently.
Master Qiao didn't know whether it was sad or regret, but he was like a walking corpse. He could not even entertain guests except kneeling and crying. The eldest brother escorted the fifth brother and the sixth brother to Nanjing. He was not in Beijing, only the second brother. The third brother also has the young seventh brother. However, there are also several young grandmothers and a few younger generation of children. There are constant crying in the mourning hall.
Chen Cang got the news and saw this scene when he rushed from the yamen.
When a person dies, even if he complains about his aunt, Chen Cang cannot see Old Mrs. Qiao’s funeral so shabby.
Before he could go to Xu to discuss, the second housekeeper of the Shen family had already invited monks, Taoists and nuns to come and set up a water and land temple.
Xu and Chen Cang have been married for most of their lives. How could they know what their husband is thinking? They have made arrangements in advance.
Those relatives who had avoided the Qiao family had seen Chen Cang and his wife come forward to help Mrs. Qiao handle the funeral, but they rushed over. The Shangshu Shen family, as they were all relatives.
By the time Mrs. Qiao was in funeral, it was already winter.
The third master of the Qiao family also brought his family and nephew back to the capital...