[Rebirth] Sovereign and ministers get along

Shen Lanqing was relieved that the imperial decree was not the will of Sister Nashu to enter the palace.

The decree is the grace given to Shen Lanqing by the Holy Majesty, but this grace only makes the Shen family look good.

The Shen family is a scholarly family, and the imperial examination heirs have been inherited from generation to generation. Even though the patriarchs of the Shen family have long restrained the clansmen to behave with their tails between their legs, the Shen family's connections among civil servants should not be underestimated.

Otherwise, in the previous life, Yue Yu would not have been so wary of Shen Lanqing and schemed against the Shen family.

With the connections of the Shen family, even if Shen Lanqing failed the literary examination and became an official with grace, even if he could not use the shadow of his ancestors to enshrine the prime minister, it would not be difficult to ensure his official career went smoothly. Of course, the premise was that Shen Lanqing followed the literature.

However, today, the Holy Majesty Jinkou Yuyan, an imperial decree fulfilled the promise that was almost a joke seven years ago. Grace gave Shen Lanqing a second-class guard of the fourth rank, and gave him to walk in front of the imperial court.

What a great favor!

Indeed, Shen Lan made up her mind early on to abandon literature and pursue martial arts in this life in order to weaken the Shen family's influence among civil officials, so as to prevent the Shen family from being always cared about by the narrow-minded emperor. I don't know what is good or bad.

However, the grace imposed on him by Yue Yu and the future he won back by himself are different after all.

Forget love, the feeling of being involuntary in the previous life, and the ups and downs of honor and favor depended on the emperor's heart became more clear and deep-rooted.

He did not want to be the same as his previous life. He won three yuan in a row at the age of 13, and started his official career with the incomparably noble job of compiling the Imperial Academy. Guangzong Yaozu, but it can make it easier for him who is new to martial arts.

It was not as it is now, with the emperor's favor and grace, he directly enjoyed the treatment of Wu Bangsan and Wu Tanhua, became a second-class bodyguard, and even gave him the special gift of walking in front of the imperial court.

Pure ministers, powerful ministers, straight ministers, capable ministers... A minister can be a minister, but he cannot be a favored minister.

The emperor's favor has been the most unreliable thing in the world since ancient times.

The favorite minister, that is the emperor's captive prey, the emperor's heart is there, he pampers you and pampers you, if the emperor's heart is no longer, you are the fish on the sticky board, the only use is probably to fill the treasury.

Perhaps, when filling the national treasury, the emperor still thinks that you are not as fat as the corrupt officials raised in captivity.

From this point of view, I should really thank the Holy Grace, at least no matter how much the Holy Majesty sent me in the previous life, he did not use my family to fill the national treasury for the time being.

Shen Lanqing laughed at herself from the bottom of her heart, sent the eunuch off with a smile on her face, and followed her father into grandfather's study.

"Nine thoughts".

The correct regular script is vivid on the paper.

Shen Shangkun was concentrating on writing in front of the table, and when he heard Shen Shuo and Shen Lanqing greet him, he waved his hands to let them both sit down: "Brother Lan is about to enter an official position, and it is cheaper to have a sign when you get along with others."

"Sage Confucius said that a gentleman has nine thoughts..." Shen Shangkun paused, looked at Shen Lanqing, Shen Lanqing understood, and continued with a smile, "Seeing Siming, Listening to Sicong, Se Siwen, Masquerade, Yan Sizhong, matter-of-fact Think about reverence, think about doubts, think about difficulties when angry, think about righteousness when you see them."

"That's right." Shen Shangkun twitched his beard and smiled, it seemed that he was not affected by the "grace" that fell on the Shen family's head, "Today's grace was destined seven years ago, the old man thought about it for seven years, only The remaining reluctances were all gone yesterday when Brother Lan stood in front of me in a strong body. Whether it is literature or martial arts, what can be delineated is only official career. Even if Shen Jiazi joins martial arts, he should be a gentleman Be self-reliant, don't be as vulgar as ordinary warriors."

"Brother Lan will use Jiusi as a watchword from now on, so how about introspection?"

"Very good, very good, Lan Qing thanked grandfather for giving the calligraphy." Shen Lanqing smiled happily, and happily accepted Shen Shangkun's calligraphy, saying that he would frame it and hang it in the bedroom, always introspecting.

He and "Jiu Si" are really predestined. His grandfather bestowed the word "Jiu Si" in his previous life because he was afraid that he would become famous when he was young, and he would be proud of his talent and offend his colleagues. In this life, his grandfather gave the word "Jiu Si" because he was afraid that he would forget the Shen family. It was always a warning. , is his grandfather's love for him.

Civil servants and military generals have been at odds since ancient times, and the Shen family has been officials for generations. Even though they are always friendly to others, they often offend generals in court.

For the children of the Shen family, military profession is no different from a deathbed.

Shen Lanqing was appointed as a military officer, not to mention relying on the help of the Shen family, if he was not hindered, it would be the blessing of the sage Kong.

"The third lady from Yao Ding'an's family is about the same age as Brother Lan. The old lady in Zhongzheng's house is also from a scholarly family. I think his children's tutors can't be wrong. If not, let Shuyu find a reason to meet her." look at each other?"

Zhongzhenggong Yao's family is the uncle's family of the first emperor's elder brother and the current emperor's uncle, Prince An, Yue Xun.

Although the old Zhongzhenggong Yao Zhengqing was killed by a treacherous prime minister during Xuanzong's period, his prestige in the army still exists. Today's Zhongzhenggong Yao Ding'an has inherited his father's career, and was named General Dingxi by the late emperor in Tianyou 21 guard the western frontier.

In the 28th year of Tianyou, the first emperor issued an imperial decree, announcing Prince An into the capital.

In the 29th year of Tianyou, before the death of the first emperor, the imperial edict was drawn up personally, the crown prince Yue Yu succeeded to the throne, Prince An Yuezhen was regent, and the academicians Yin Hong, Geng Liangshen, and Su Shuo assisted the government.

Prince An is very close to his uncle's family, and he treats his aunt, Mrs. Yao, very filially. If he can marry Yao's family and get this wife's family, it will be of great benefit to Shen Lanqing.

Shen Shuo said so casually, thinking that he usually makes plans for his own son, but unfortunately, his plans did not meet Shen Shangkun's wishes.

"No need, Brother Lan's daughter-in-law is the future clan wife of the Shen family, so it is necessary to choose the eldest daughter who is well-matched..." Shen Shangkun raised his eyelids and gave Shen Shuo a straight look, "Let me tell you about the age of Brother Lan." You are still young, there is no rush to get married."

"Grandpa said it is true, if you are anxious, you should be anxious about the second sister's marriage first." Shen Lanqing saw the stitches, and Shen Shangkun laughed and cursed, "You little monkey is really cute on the surface, but you are full of bad things. You are afraid of your father. You are at a disadvantage, don't use your second sister's marriage as a cover here, your second sister will most likely enter the palace."

"What's so good about entering the palace..." Shen Lanqing muttered with a smile, "Wouldn't it be better to marry a good family like eldest sister?"

"Okay, you don't need to worry about this matter..." Shen Shangkun stopped Shen Lanqing's words with a smile, and told Shen Shuo with a straight face, "Instead of planning anything else, it's better to arrange a time and take Brother Lan there as soon as possible Pick the shadow waiter."

"Yes, father." Shen Shuo slapped Shen Lanqing with a knife without any trace, and said to Shen Shangkun respectfully, "Father, according to my son, I am afraid that Brother Lan will inevitably fight with others in the future. Can you let him Pick two more?"

"Hmph! What are you talking about? I'm planning and calculating. I'm afraid Brother Lan will suffer a little bit. You are the one to decide."

Early the next morning, Shen Shuo took Shen Lanqing out of the city to worship the ancestors tomorrow, but in fact, he stopped by to choose a shadow attendant.

Following the old practice, the descendants of the Shen family can choose one shadow attendant at the age of ten and 40, the eldest son and eldest grandson can choose four at a time, and the other descendants can choose two at a time.

Shen Shuo was afraid that his son would make a mistake, so he was not at ease when he picked one Shen Yi for Shen Lanqing in advance seven years ago, but now he has to ask for two more for his son.

The elders of the clan were quite willing to sell favors to Shen Shuo, the patriarch, but Shen Shuo was unwilling to lose his temper, and insisted on paying the worth of the two shadow attendants in full according to the clan rules.

Even if they are of the same race, they are still being soft-handed.

Shen Shuo took Shen Lanqing to sweep the grave of his grandfather Shen Yan, and offered incense to the ancestors of the past generations, which not only fulfilled his filial piety, but also fulfilled the excuse of going out of the city to worship his ancestors.

Then he brought Shen Lanqing into an inconspicuous small village outside the ancestral grave.

Zhuangzi is not considered to be a hidden world, and it is even a bit too simple.

If people who don't know the basics come in, at best, they will think that the Zhuangzi's rooms are built more compactly, the yard is tidied up a little more, and the half-grown children are raised a little more.

Shen Shuo and his son had a cup of tea in the main hall and rested for a while.

Shen Shuo explained to Shen Lanqing carefully what should be paid attention to, and sent Shen Lanqing to go to the yard to choose by himself.

In the yard, there were forty or fifty children of the same age as Shen Lanqing, standing in four rows in an orderly manner, with different appearances, different postures, and different expressions.

Shen Lanqing went through them one by one, pointed out more than a dozen out of the list, tested a few questions, and picked out four men and two women.

He didn't choose appearance or body shape, he chose the one with the most calm demeanor and the most quick mind.

Here, Shen Shuo was very satisfied.

Six shadow attendants, four males, each took one word for Liu Feng Hui Xue, and added a word for shadow to make a name.

Liu Ying, 15, is the oldest, with a medium build, a kind face, and looks like a good old man.

Fengying 14, with a small stature, can't pick him out from the crowd with his face, but his pair of eyes are very agile.

Hui Ying 14, tall and tall, with a simple and thick face.

Xueying 13 has a very beautiful face, comparable to Yue Yuan in appearance, and a bit more heroic than Yue Yuan.

As for the other two women, both 14, their looks are only considered pretty, they look honest and responsible, Shen Lanqing didn't slack off anymore, let them be called "X servants", and followed the "Luo Shen Fu" "as if Xiruo Qingyun" Covering the moon, fluttering like the snow returning from the flowing wind." They were named Qingyun and Covering the Moon.

Shen Lanqing will be on duty in the palace in the future, so she can't bring a shadow attendant in front of her all the time.

Although there is no need to worry about the loyalty of the Shadow Servant, he has to be adjusted before he can use it. He planned to suppress him after returning to the mansion and then hand him over to Shen Yi for discipline. Shen Fang, the housekeeper who went through the relevant procedures, went around.

Shen Fang greeted Shen Shuo and Shen Lanqing in a hurry, and said: "Master, Eldest Young Master, Master Yao from the guard camp said that the Emperor had passed an order to him before, that Eldest Young Master En'en will be on duty tonight, Eldest Young Master must act quickly Go back to the city, hurry up and report to the guard camp to get your badge."