Chapter five hundred and seventy first play hard to get
At that time, Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua lived next to each other in Rongxian Hutong, Yongfang. When the two were called to Beijing, Xu Xun said a few words to Zhu Houzhao and "rented" them to them without any effort.
Sanjin's house is rented for five taels per month, which is almost like giving it for free. If it weren't for the fact that Lin and Zhang both have first-class upright and upright tempers, these two houses would have long been not rented, but given as rewards.
Now, it has been less than a year since the two of them moved in. Except for the furniture and furnishings that Xu Xun had already purchased, they have not added anything new. Even the rewards from the palace during the New Year and festivals have been sealed.
Stored in the warehouse.
Therefore, this night, Yang Shen came to Lin Han's house at the invitation. Seeing that there were very few servants in the Lin house, the utensils were simple, and even the tea served for guests were ordinary things that were common in the shops, and they were even worse than those at home, he couldn't help but feel awe.
However, Lin and Zhang started from taking exams at the previous banquet and chatted about everyday things along the way. Now when they asked Yang Shen about the classics and history he had learned, as well as his own opinions, their eyes lit up.
It is said that family origins are related to education, but most of the families of officials and officials are more upright and crooked. Even if it was an old bachelor with a great reputation like Sanyang, his family wealth would have been ruined within a few generations, let alone
Talking about the future of their descendants. However, Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua were busy with government affairs and had no time to pay attention to their descendants. At this moment, they were extremely envious of Yang Tinghe for having a good son.
"Young phoenix is better than old phoenix. I thought that your father was weak and famous in Beijing. I didn't expect that you are now a young man with many talents. Your skills are already very solid. The two of us have nothing to teach you. These old books at home
I'll leave it alone, so I'll give it all to you!" Lin Han smiled and stroked his beard. Seeing Yang Shen hurriedly getting up to say goodbye, he waved his hand and said, "I also want to give good things to my close friends.
Those nephews and nephews are just wasting things if they get it. I guess Brother Gongshi and I have the same thoughts."
"When you say that, I can't even be stingy." Zhang Fuhua smiled self-consciously. Then he looked at Yang Shen and said, "Have you passed the provincial examination?"
"I wanted to return to Sichuan in spring to take the provincial examination this autumn, but I didn't want to be delayed for a while because of something earlier." Yang Shen never mentioned that he had violated his father's wishes and never returned to his hometown. It was precisely because of that one that became famous in Beijing.
"Heshuo Elegy". He was attracted after reading a few folds. Because he was eager to see how the number one scholar Kang Hai and Tang Yin's Jie Yuan would jointly perform such an ending, he has been delaying it until now.
, naturally he couldn't show it off in front of Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua, so he could only vaguely blur it out, which naturally aroused the two people's concern.
By the time he came out of the Lin's house with the pile of books in his arms, it was already the moonlight over the treetops. Since there was only a short distance between Yang's Mansion and Rongxian Hutong, he declined the Lin's car and walked out alone.
Thinking about today's experience, he just felt extremely excited. In addition, he drank a lot of wine during the dinner, and now he even walked a little light. When he reached the entrance of the alley, he glanced and found a man parked opposite.
There was a carriage, but he didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until he heard the sound of horse hooves and wheels behind him after walking a few steps, and turned around to see the carriage approaching. He suddenly felt shocked.
Could it be that Ning Fan's crimes were exposed in public today, and some people couldn't help it anymore?
He instinctively hugged the books tightly with both hands. However, after the carriage came up, it stopped beside him. After the coachman got off the car, he gently opened the door and then opened the curtain, and someone leaned out.
He raised his head and said, "Master Yang has come out. I have a few words to say to you. Let's get in the car and talk about it."
Yang Shen used the bright tile lamp hanging next to the carriage to see the man's face clearly, and was stunned. After a while, he said with a surprised look on his face: "What does the Marquis want from me?"...
"What, do you still suspect that I am trying to harm you?" Xu Xun asked with a smile. Seeing Yang Shen's expression change, he immediately stepped forward and boarded the car without saying anything. He sat a little deeper inside and waited until the driver got off the car.
The curtain closed the door again, and the carriage started to move forward slowly. Then he said, "I'm waiting here specially this time. It's because of the coupon you handed me tonight."
He had just boarded the train impulsively. At this moment, with the dim light in the carriage, Yang Shen, who was sitting opposite Xu Xun, had to carefully look at this famous figure in the streets. He was still thinking about Xu Xun's new arrival.
Why did the Marquis of Jin wait for him on this night when a great event was coming, and even avoided Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua? But when he heard this, he immediately thought he understood, and his eyes immediately turned cold.
"Could it be that the Marquis is going back on his word and doesn't want to hand this piece of information to the Emperor?"
Although they looked similar in age, Xu Xun and Yang Shen were both cunning and cunning, so he had long expected that his opening sentence would cause such a backlash, so he immediately smiled and said: "That's not true. I
I don’t want to hide it from Young Master Yang. I had already handed your book to the Emperor before you left the Xu family. In other words, the Emperor had already heard your impassioned speech in the back room without me handing it over."
If what he just said made Yang Shen's evaluation of Xu Xun plummet, then at this moment, his mood could be regarded as a big ups and downs. He stared at Xu Xun in shock for a while, and then stammered and asked
: "The Marquis is saying...is that when you were entertaining guests at that time, the Emperor...the Emperor was actually behind you?"
"That's right, when I excused myself to leave later, I already handed your note to the emperor." Xu Xun showed an increasingly kind smile and said slowly, "The emperor already believed it after hearing your impassioned speech.
After knowing that you are Mr. Yang’s son, I am at least four more convinced, so I have ordered people to go to Jiangxi to thoroughly investigate the matter."
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
Seeing Yang Shen's eyes widening, he was so moved that he said such a sentence without even thinking about it. Xu Xun then said unhurriedly: "I know you just came back from Master Lin, and they must be full of praise for you.
Today, because of your remonstrance, people know about Jiangxi, and you are now famous. Let’s not mention the results of the investigation. After all, they cannot be released in a day or two, but whether Young Master Yang
Do you know that you have caused a huge trouble for your father?"
Yang Shen, who was just happy, suddenly heard the word "trouble" and immediately became alert again: "Master Hou, what does this mean?"
"Do you think that there are so many people in the court who have retired and returned to their hometowns? There are not many veterans left in the court who have experienced Chenghua and Hongzhi. But people like Mr. Lin and Mr. Zhang, as well as Yuan Fu and
Why do you still stay in the court?" Xu Xun saw Yang Shen's brows slightly frowning and thinking, so he said calmly, "It's just that he is worried that the government will be controlled by traitors."
Faced with Xu Xun's calm attitude that he didn't care at all that he was one of the traitors in the current character evaluation, Yang Shen couldn't help but feel a twinge of affection, and he resisted the urge to question him again. But Xu Xun paused.
After a pause, he said calmly: "So, Yuan Fu is managing the cabinet with humiliation even if he is not willing to criticize or criticize, because he also wants to preserve the backbone of those who are upright, outspoken and capable of doing things. You might as well do the math. Yuan Fu has been able to maintain his position in the past two years."
How many people? As for your Majesty, it is easy for you to become an official and return to your hometown to farm and study, but instead of protecting your name, it is better to do what you can in the court. This is more admirable than someone who gives up his job out of righteous indignation!"
No matter who it is, it is the most gratifying thing for his father and teacher to be praised and looked up to by others. Even if Yang Shen usually criticizes his mentor Li Dongyang and his father Yang Tinghe for not admonishing the young emperor's virtuous minister Yuan Xiaoren, at this time
At this moment, he would never refute Xu Xun's words. However, he was still worried about Xu Xun's alarmist words before...
"Didn't the Marquis say that I got into a big trouble? What does this have to do with what I just said?"
"Of course it does matter, because you are Yuan Fu's student and Master Yang's son, so your impassioned attitude today will inevitably be regarded by everyone as Yuan Fu's instruction and Master Yang's envoy."
Seeing that Yang Shen's expression finally turned serious, Xu Xun said solemnly: "Everyone knows that Prince Ning's return to the guard was supported by Eunuch Liu, the Superintendent of Ceremonies. Now you have slapped him."
On his face, everyone must think that Yuan Fu and your father are going to attack him. When the time comes, it will probably not only involve the simple matter of Ning Fan. So, I just want to ask Mr. Yang
One thing, today's petition is just your own indignation, or has you heard something before, or has someone inspired you?"
Yang Shen immediately understood what Xu Xun meant, and his expression changed drastically. At this moment, the initial impulse had passed, and under Xu Xun's meticulous analysis, if he still didn't understand the danger this time
, those twenty years in the eunuch were in vain. However, he still had doubts about Xu Xun's intentions, and fell silent for a while.
"I'm just reminding Mr. Yang, but even if someone else really said something to you, you don't need to tell me. You can just tell your father and Yuan Fu clearly when you go back. Besides, you just made such a big splash tonight.
, although Yongfang Rongxian Hutong is very close to your home in the great times, you should not take it lightly. You must know that a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. If someone has secretly evil intentions, knocks you unconscious and throws you into those flowery streets and willow alleys.
Your reputation has been ruined? So, now I will give you a ride. Also, I heard that you originally planned to go back to Sichuan this year to take the provincial examination. The weather has been suitable recently. Although the time is a bit rushed, it is not too late to leave now.
"
Does Mr. Hou think that I am not responsible?
Yang Shen was almost about to burst out with such a sentence. However, he held it back in the end. Xu Xun saw the struggle in his heart and said with a smile: "You don't have to be afraid of people saying you don't have it."
Responsible. In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, when Jiao Huang, the son of Mr. Jiao Ge, took the examination, the late emperor also awarded him a new book. Later, the emperor will naturally also give you a new book and so on, so that you can go to Sichuan with peace of mind to take your provincial examination. Things
They have already left, and it is useless for you to stay in the capital. In addition, you might as well tell your father that the emperor has just ordered the admiral Qian Ning to go to Jiangxi to thoroughly investigate the affairs of Ning Fan."
It wasn't until the coachman raised the curtain again and Yang Tinghe saw the two lanterns at the door of his house that he got out of the car with a complicated expression. Looking back, he saw that the curtain was about to be lowered again. He suddenly stood there and bowed his body, watching the carriage gradually go away.
After walking away, he took a deep breath, turned around and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, and an old man holding a lantern saw him clearly, and immediately pulled him in with surprise and joy.
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"Young master, why did you come back so late? I asked the door several times!"
"Dad is still in the study?"
After receiving a positive reply, Yang Shen didn't say much, and went straight to the study with the pile of books. When he arrived at the door of the study, he asked the book boy to pass the message, and soon Yang Tinghe's voice came from inside, and he hurriedly entered the door solemnly.
After saluting, he saw his father staring at the books in his arms. He briefly told the story of being invited to the house by Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua to talk, but he only said a few words before he was interrupted by his father.
"I've already heard about the limelight you made in the Xu Mansion, and I don't want to hear about it anymore." Seeing Yang Shen's expression stagnant, Yang Tinghe said calmly, "How did you think of Jian Yan? The cause and effect are exactly the same.
Say it to me again."
Yang Shen opened his mouth, but in the end he did not follow his father's instructions to explain the cause and effect of the incident. Instead, he lowered his head and said: "Report to father, let my son report this matter later. After I came out of Lin's house, I met Ping Ping at the intersection.
Beihou’s car. When he took me back all the way, he said a lot to me.”….
These words were beyond Yang Tinghe's expectations. When he heard Yang Shen repeat Xu Xun's original words almost word for word, he immediately fell silent. He sat there motionless and considered it for a long time, until Yang Shen took the initiative again.
Explaining how he met some Jiangxi scholars in the Sichuan Guild Hall in the outer city, and when they talked about the injustices in Nanchang and became filled with indignation, he finally waved his hand.
"That's all, don't say any more." Yang Tinghe slowly closed his eyes, and after a while he said, "If the emperor really awards you a new book and money to return to your hometown to take the exam, you will go on your way immediately and don't stay in the capital any longer.
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"Dad, is it true what Ping Beihou said and that I got into big trouble?"
Seeing Yang Shen's face full of guilt, and remembering that he had always been proud of his eldest son, Yang Tinghe couldn't help but sigh: "It's too early to say whether it's trouble or not. In short, you provoked the matter, but how will things develop next?
, but it has nothing to do with you. You are of no use in the capital, so it is better to go back to your hometown to take the exam. Your late Uncle Wang and I made arrangements for our children's marriage long ago. The Wang family girl is not young now, and she is alone again.
This time you are going back to your hometown to take the exam, and you have also arranged your marriage by the way, so you are not in a hurry to come back and take the exam."
Yang Tinghe never thought about the possibility of his son failing the provincial examination. After giving these instructions, he signaled Yang Shen to retreat. When his son left the room with a complicated expression on his face, he sighed sadly.
They are almost the same age, but Xu Xun is much more experienced than his son who is eight Dou taller! As a result, at this moment, even if Yang Shen felt that the previous Jiangxi scholars were under the control of someone, he would never
He will think that it is related to Xu Xun, and he will be grateful to others. And now even he has to accept Xu Xun's reminder. It is not clear whether Xu Xun instigated this matter. He is really a little fox.
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