Four hundred and twentieth chapters osmanthus fragrance (seven)
Although Nanjing is thousands of miles away from the capital, due to the large number of official documents exchanged within two miles, the transmission speed is actually faster than other places. After the results of the Shandong rural examination were reported to the capital, the results of the Nanzhili rural examination also arrived in central Beijing.
The name of Shen Jin from Huating County, Jieyuan County, South Zhili Province, immediately attracted the attention of many people.
In fact, there is now the number one scholar in Beijing, Shen Li, who is also from Huating County.
After receiving the certification from Shen Li and knowing that this son was indeed the nephew of Shen Shangshu and the younger brother of Shen Li, the princes in Beijing had a new understanding of the scholarly Shen family.
Different from noble families, as long as the seeds of study continue, even if the family is silent for a while, it has the power of revival. Although Shen Cang of the Shen family has retired, his sons and nephews have not noticed their careers, so even if they are silent, it is temporary.
He Xueshi has already received the official document from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, accepting the post of Zhejiang Chief Secretary Yamen Councilor. His luggage has been prepared and he will set off in the next few days. Zhejiang is a major province of education, and He Xueshi is also a Hanlin official who has been sent to supervise the administration. It will also be a matter of local education, but it is very easy to achieve merit.
Although there are many vacancies in the fourth rank council, to Bachelor He, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian, the three places with the most prosperous literary styles, are all considered to have vacancies. Otherwise, Shen Cang would not have offered Shen Zhou vacancies in Jiangxi.
Even though Shen Cang was sent abroad this time, although Shen Cang did not return to Beijing, He Xueshi also knew that Shen Cang's help was behind this, otherwise he would not have been able to get Zhejiang's problem easily.
He Xueshi is originally from the capital, and has been a Hanlin official for more than ten years. Now that he can work in a place with beautiful scenery like Hangzhou, he does not feel it is bitter, but has some expectations. That is the little Xu family who will follow her husband out of Beijing. I am also very excited.
Hangzhou is not far from Suzhou. When you get to Hangzhou, it is much cheaper to go back to Suzhou to visit relatives. The Xu family now has a deceased brother and a nephew who heads the family. They are not close, but several of the Xu family's sisters have married into Suzhou. Today, the two still communicate with each other.
"If you don't talk about the students, just talk about the candidates, how many of the Shen family have produced? This is a scholarly and distinguished family..." He Xueshi was filled with envy.
Xiao Xu said: "It's because the bloodline is far away. Didn't it mean that Rui Geer's generation in Jingzhong and Songjiang has already released five servers? I wonder which house this Jie Yuan comes from? I thought the Shen family Songjiang Among the clan members, only the fifth brother of the Shen family is the most outstanding. I didn’t expect that another Shen Jin would appear..."
The couple were talking, and He Taixia just came back from school, but his expression was a little strange.
Xiao Xu saw it and said, "What's going on?"
He Taizhi received the gift from his parents, but did not respond. Instead, he asked: "Dad, is this year's Southern Zhili Jieyuan really Shen Jin from Huating County?"
Scholar He raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this true? Shen Shangshu's nephew, Shen Zhuangyuan's younger brother, Shen Jin, a native of Huating County, Nanzhili, and others?"
If it were a Jieyuan from other provinces, even if his name spread to the capital, he might not attract people's attention. In fact, it is South Zhili, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang that are easy to produce the number one scholar. The number one scholar came from Zhejiang in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, and the number one scholar came from Zhejiang in the ninth year of Hongzhi. The number one scholar in the sixth year of Hongzhi and the third year of Hongzhi all came from Nanzhili. The number one scholar in the twenty-third year of Chenghua came from Jiangxi. The number one scholar in the twentieth year of Chenghua came from Zhejiang. The number one scholar in the seventeenth year of Chenghua came from Zhejiang. The number one scholar in the fourteenth year of Chenghua came from Zhejiang. Jiangxi, Zhejiang, the number one scholar in the eleventh year of Chenghua.
Among the ten joint examinations in the past thirty years, except for the number one scholar in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi who came from Shaanxi, the other nine number one scholars were four from Zhejiang, three from Nanzhili, and two from Jiangxi.
In addition, the Shen family of Songjiang has long been famous among scholars. He was a minister of the dynasty and a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. Shen Jin's name attracted special attention. Although he has not yet arrived in the capital, he is regarded as the next spring. One of the top candidates.
Mrs. Xu remembered that her son had been to Songjiang and said, "Which brother of the Shen family is this Shen Jin? You went to Songjiang with your aunt a few years ago. Have you ever seen this person?"
He Taizhi said with a tangled face: "Father, mother, this Shen Jin is none other than the eldest son of the concubine from the fourth room, the half-brother of Brother Rui..."
Little Xu couldn't help but look surprised: "It's actually this person?"
Shen Rui was the heir of the Shangshu Mansion and had a good relationship with He Taizhi. Naturally, the couple knew very well about Shen Rui's origins. Shen Rui's legitimate son was the successor, but the concubine Ji took over the family affairs. This was not a good match. As for the matter of regulation, if it were not for the fact that the head of the fourth room of the Shen family had "pampered his concubine and destroyed his wife" and "abused his legitimate son", the Xu family would not have taken away someone's incest, and would have taken Shen Rui to the capital with a tough attitude.
Xueshi He said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that he was Brother Rui's biological brother... Brother Rui is not a creature in the pool. If there is no successor, these two brothers will live together for more than ten years." Later, it should be no less than the five rooms of the Shen family..."
Little Xu curled her lips and said: "No matter how good his knowledge is, he has nothing to do with bad character. So what if he passes the exam one subject earlier than Brother Rui? I don't believe he can be better than Brother Rui... Bachelor Shen and Shen Yingna Bian, we are all on good terms with Brother Rui, so why would we leave Brother Rui to get close to that bastard just to win over Xie Yuan Jinshi?"
He Taizhi nodded and said: "That's the truth. Brother Rui never said anything bad about Shen Jin, but Brother Jue hated this person very much when he was alive, saying that he was a hypocrite who took advantage and acted like a good boy..."
Academician He frowned and said, "Don't criticize others behind their backs. This is the behavior of a villain. Shen Jin is like this, what do you do?"
He Taizhi said sarcastically: "Aren't I worried about Brother Rui... It was fine when Shen Jin was in Songjiang earlier. The two places were far apart, but now they are going to Beijing. The relationship between the two places is not known to outsiders, and none of the relatives inside and outside know. ?When the time comes, people will no longer be able to compare their heights and lengths."
Xuexian He shook his head and said: "You are looking down on Brother Rui. Even if others compare him, he is determined and will not care... Besides, there is a age difference between the two of them. Even if Shen Jin takes the first step in the imperial examination, it may not be settled. You are so much better than Brother Rui, but you are worrying so much..."
Everyone in the He family's in-laws' house was talking about Shen Jin, let alone Wufang and Shen Li's family.
Mr. Hong was confused with Rong. He felt happy and said: "Very good, very good. There is a successor in the fourth house..."
Mr. Guo, on the other hand, frowned with disgust on his face: "It's okay if I lose the title next spring. If I were named on the gold list and stayed in the capital, it would be really an eyesore..."
Master Hong knew that the Guo family had always hated the Zheng family because of the Sun family. However, the Zheng family was only a concubine and had left the Shen family. The big mistake was outside, but he was implicated in the grudges of his elders.
"Brother Rui is from the fourth room, and he is his biological relative. If Shen Jin can't support him, Brother Rui's temper will always annoy Brother Rui... Now that Shen Jin has become a talented person, it doesn't matter to Brother Rui. It's not a bad thing..." Master Hong tried to persuade him.
Mrs. Guo sighed: "I'm just not angry that Brother Rui has been pushed down again...Have you forgotten what happened back then? Brother Rui is not a stupid boy, but he was fooled by Zhang into being unable to study and was known as domineering and stupid; Shen Jin is a concubine, but everyone praises him, and he has an unparalleled reputation for a while... Not to mention others, no matter how close I was to Sister-in-law Yuan back then, I knew that the situation there was wrong, but I was still disappointed with Brother Rui... After three years of studying in Mongolian School, I haven't even finished reading the Mongolian book. Who would have thought that there was something fishy in it? I don't believe it if there is any lack of respect for Zheng's mother and son..."
Mr. Hong sighed when he thought of the past events in the fourth room and stopped speaking for Shen Jin.
Shen Ying and Shen Qi left home early, and their impression of Shen Jin was that of a neighbor's clan brother, who grew up with his third brother Tong Geng. Later, Shen Quan abandoned his childhood playmates and chose his younger brother The two brothers could understand that Shen Rui was close to him but alienated from Shen Jin. With Sun's kindness, the whole family should have taken more care of Shen Rui who lost his mother.
Compared with Shen Rui, Shen Jin, who was born as a concubine, has gained both fame and fortune and has gained too much.
Shen Ying and Shen Qi were very happy to learn that this person had won the title of Jieyuan of Jinkenan Zhili. As they were both descendants of the Shen family, naturally the more competitive they were, the better.
On the contrary, Shen Quan was happy for Shen Jin, but at the same time, his mood was quite complicated. They were born in the same age group, and in terms of months, Shen Quan was older, but Shen Jin passed the college examination at the age of thirteen, and Shen Quan passed the college exam at the age of twenty. Shen Jin learned about Yuan at the age of 21, and Shen Quan didn't even have the confidence to take the next test.
If you are a narrow-minded person, you will rarely grow out of jealousy. Shen Quan has a broad temperament, and after a while of awkwardness, you will think about it. Why compare yourself with others? The two people have different qualifications.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Shen Jin's understanding of Yuan in the middle of this year was just luck, but Shen Quan knew the details about Shen Jin.
As early as Shen Jin's boy passed the "Little Three Yuan" test, he could give it a try in the provincial examination. However, in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, he missed the subject because he had to pay filial piety to his aunt, and in the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, he was injured. Otherwise, it would not have been possible three years ago. Or six years ago, the Shen family would have had one more young man.
After missing two subjects in a row, it was expected that Shen Jin would win Jieyuan.
The Guo family is disgusted with Shen Jin because of Shen Rui, and Shen Li is no exception. Although he is a member of the Shen family, he has also interacted with the second and fifth families in recent years, but he is still very indifferent to the Songjiang people. Shen Li had no intention of getting close to people coming from Songjiang unless they showed up for necessary social interactions.
Even if he knew that his clan brother Shen Jin had acquired Xie Yuan and was about to enter the capital, Shen Li had no intention of paying attention to him.
When Mr. Xie asked him if he could prepare a guest room for the people in Songjiang, Shen Li waved his hand and said, "Who can be patient to entertain them and let them do what they want..."
Mr. Xie couldn't help but hesitate and said: "Uncle Ji is not in the capital now. The Shangshu Mansion may not be able to take care of this. The only two families left are the Master and Uncle Ying. After all, the Master is the eldest. After all, there is Jie Yuan here. Outsiders can't help but hesitate." watching
Shen Li snorted and said: "If you are talking about Shen Jin, then no one needs to worry... This guy is cunning and somehow fooled Brother Rui. He sent someone to come to Beijing with Brother Rui last year, and now he is in Gongyuan Waidian courtyard……"
"Is this happening?" Ms. Xie was very surprised: "Brother Rui said it?"
In Xie's heart, she was always wary because of her husband's regard for Shen Rui. In addition, Shen Rui's life was rough in her childhood, and she became an adult in her youth. In Xie's eyes, she became a scheming person. However, she had always been obedient and did not reveal anything in front of her husband. Instead, he became closer and more considerate to Shen Rui.
Shen Li said: "Brother Rui originally wanted to hide it from me. Shen Jin's biological mother followed her brother to Beijing in June and now lives in Huanghuafang... She asked someone to send a message and wanted to see Brother Rui. Brother Rui couldn't make up his mind. After asking me, I noticed something was wrong. After questioning for a long time, I found out about this... Zheng's mother and son are not innocent. They took advantage of my aunt. Even if mother and son are separated now, it is their own fault. Rui Ge is still too soft-hearted..."
Xie nodded in agreement, but she didn't agree in her heart.
Shen Rui is young, but he has an idea. If he really accidentally leaked the matter, how could he take the initiative to mention it? Mostly because he couldn't refuse Shen Jin's request, and he was unwilling to comply with that, and let that person go to waste. Taking advantage, I uncovered the matter, and everything was fine inside and out...