The Laughing Usa of the Red Chamber

It was already midnight when we returned to the mansion, Feng Shaoqin had already fallen asleep after a noisy day, even though the candles were bright and warm, the empty mansion seemed a bit cold and lonely.

What happened today disturbed his mind, and Shen Yulin didn't feel sleepy either, so he took the unfinished case files and reviewed them under the lamp.

The incense burner has been used for a long time and there is no miscellaneous smell. It has a cool and refreshing smell from the inside to the outside. It is not like the previous life. After burning the cold phoenix incense and then adding the cloud and cold incense, the smell is weird and unpleasant.

Shen Yulin never called anyone to wait in the room, Jinxiu settled the table, lit the charcoal basin and went.

There were a lot of affairs before and after the Chinese New Year, and there were four stacks of backup files, most of which were corrupted and bribed by anonymous supervisory officials, and some were private moral matters. Shen Yulin turned a few pages and frowned.

There are many officials in the world. Although the Department of Supervision and Judgment has set up a Delayed Review Department and an Emergency Review Department for classified investigations, it is still a bit divided and lacks skills. The implementation of this system in the previous life relied on his power in the court. , it was only at the governor level that he personally investigated and dealt with it, but now the scope has been distorted from the beginning.

Shen Yulin sighed, this was also the reason why he was so surprised and happy that he was promoted so suddenly that he didn't study it carefully.

Dripping ink wet the rice paper, Shen Yulin squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, added a spoonful of incense into the stove, spread out a piece of white paper again, and slowly wrote seven characters on it.

The first case of the exemption from inspection system.

Shen Yulin paused for a moment as the wind blew in his ears, but he didn't stop writing.

Two black shadows outside the window climbed up the tree like monkeys, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The founding of the country has only been two generations, and corruption and bribery are rare after all. There are officials who are corrupt but innocent, such as Zhou Chaokang, and officials with integrity such as Yu Shangqing. Most people actually do not need constant supervision.

These days, he has also looked at the files of many officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Many officials are as clean as water, but they are frequently imprisoned anonymously. Sending someone to conduct a thorough investigation can save a lot of trouble.

It's just...the word "exemption from inspection" is very tempting, but the specific standards are difficult.

Shen Yulin put down his pen, rubbed his temples, and leaned over slightly to cut the candle wick short.

......

"Huh, I was almost discovered just now." Lin Wenxuan patted his chest and drank a big cup of tea.

Ji Yingze said: "Do you think you haven't been discovered?"

Lin Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No way? Their secret guards are good, but the master also practices martial arts?"

Ji Yingze squinted his eyes, and said with a light smile: "His martial arts are ordinary, but his mental skills are superior. He has sharp ears and eyes, and is better than you and me."

Lin Wenxuan raised his eyebrows, and said: "In this way, it's not the same way as those two hidden guards?"

Ji Yingze said with a half-smile: "Wenxuan, why is my sweetheart so concerned about me? If you are interested in me... just say it."

Lin Wenxuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he immediately smiled heartily, and said, "Brother, I can't bear the affection of the little prince, okay, okay, I won't ask any more, okay?"

Ji Yingze smiled slightly, and Taohua's eyes flashed darkly.

Lin Wenxuan smiled and said: "It seems that you have moved your heart this time. The Thunderbolt is expensive to make, and it is too wasteful to use it to count a woman like this."

Ji Yingze held the teacup and covered the coldness on his lips, but his tone was still calm, "That woman came from a lowly family background, her boudoir reputation is unclean, and her lover doesn't know how ordinary she is, and she dares to dream of wishful thinking... Go match me Phoenix?"

"Hahaha!" Lin Wenxuan laughed loudly, "The little prince is jealous!"

Ji Yingze chuckled lightly and did not refute.

Lin Wenxuan said again: "I heard from my grandmother that when Concubine Qing danced all over the city, Emperor Wen loved it like a treasure, heh, but I don't know how he would feel if he saw this 'beauty who seems to be reborn as Concubine Qing'?"

Ji Yingze mocked lightly: "Without Emperor Wen's favor, she would have broken her leg. Who would fall for her?"

He and Kong Dao have always hated the Qing family the most. Although Ji Tianyang's father was a master, he never turned his back on him. The Qing concubine's younger brother was executed by Ji Tianyang because he disobeyed military regulations and disturbed the people overnight. Qing concubine shed tears in front of Emperor Wen every day. After washing her face, because she was weak, she went away as soon as she got sick. Emperor Wen lost his love, so he pointed the finger at Ji's father and asked Ji Tianyang to apologize with death.

Ji's father is over fifty years old, and this is the only son of the four generations of Ji's family, how can he be willing?At first, it was just resistance and disobedience, but later it was confused and labeled as treason by the Qing family. All the loyalists died in one day, and only Ji Tianyang gathered the remnants and fled overseas.

Looking around the island, all of them have yellow hair and brown eyes. They cannot understand the language, and it is rare to hear a local accent. At the beginning, there were only 20 soldiers fighting until now, and they have suffered too much.

Lin Wenxuan sighed, and patted Ji Yingze's shoulder.

Ji Yingze sighed, took a sip of tea, and suddenly asked, "How is the trade going?"

Lin Wenxuan was stunned, and said with a smile: "It's strange to say that King Yongxuan and King Yongyu firmly believed in me after several trials, but the Seventh Prince just glanced at me and said that he didn't care about everything, so don't get involved with him." .”

Ji Yingze raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh?"

Lin Wenxuan said again: "At the beginning, you asked me to be careful with King Yongyu. Who would have thought that you would be a fool, not as thorough as the Seventh Prince."

Ji Yingze said: "King Yongyu is not stupid, the authorities are obsessed, but bystanders are clear... But, are you sure he wants to stand by and watch?"

Lin Wenxuan nodded and said: "The seventh prince will be adopted by Lord Zhongshun after the next year, and the prince of Zhongshun is hereditary. The prosperity of the generations is doomed, and if it is mixed with seizing the heir... it will be hard to say." .”

Ji Yingze sighed: "Then you should be more cautious. Tomorrow, the blue pattern guards will be sent to watch him in shifts."

Lin Wenxuan nodded, if a few years ago, the princes would not have dared to do this when they were surrounded by heavenly guards, but now that the guards have a clear master, the blue pattern guards will come in handy.

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After burning the incense all night, sheets of rice paper with words written on them were scattered on the table, and there were a dozen balls of crumpled paper on the ground.

The moon was out last night, and today is indeed a rare fine weather. The long-lost sun reflected the snow light through the curtains and shone on Shen Yulin's sleeping side face, and his cheeks were slightly warm.

The last stream of candle tears meandered down the lotus candlestick, landed on the back of his hand, and slowly condensed.

Shen Yulin frowned, opened his eyes slightly, and saw the bright sky outside.

Although today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, he is already free. The Shen family is in the south of the Yangtze River, and his master and he go there every two years. In this capital, he has no relatives to visit.

Shen Yulin peeled off the slightly transparent candle tears on the back of her hand, and sighed softly.

......

Since Shen Yulin moved out, the Shen residence has returned to its cold appearance eight years ago, but Shen Xiang is not used to it. He is used to being alone since he was a child, and it is only when he lives with others that he feels uncomfortable.

The snow under the corridor should have been swept just now, the ground was slightly wet, Shen Yulin chuckled lightly, and entered the main hall.

It was around dusk at this time, Shen Xiang was sitting on the head seat in a light-colored jacket, his face was blurred by the setting sun, Shen Yulin somehow thought of his grandfather.

"Sit down, you came so early, what's the rush?" Shen Xiang ordered tea to be served for him, and said.

Shen Yulin regained consciousness and said with a smile: "Suddenly I had some thoughts last night, which were quite crude. I would like to ask Master to give my disciple some advice."

Shen Xiang paused, then sighed: "You just can't stay idle."

Shen Yulin took out a small stack of papers from his sleeve, and said with a low smile, "If I'm free, I'll always think wildly, so it's better to be busy all the time."

Shen Xiang took it, and said: "Where are young people so worried? Think about everything, there are hurdles, after you pass it, and look back, you won't feel anything."

Shen Yulin lowered her eyes, sat back down again, and sighed slowly while holding the teacup.

The initial draft of the quota exemption system was written in a hurry, and there were some omissions, but the flaws did not conceal the advantages, this idea is very good, Shen Xiang read it roughly, and said with a smile: "It really is promising."

Seeing that Shen Yulin's face showed no color, Shen Xiang nodded inwardly, he has brains, virtues, and heart, and he did the right thing in accepting this apprentice back then.

Going through the initial case under his command again, Shen Xiang pondered for a long time, then suddenly said: "Why should recommending officials be separated from officials with imperial examination background?"

Shen Yulin put down his teacup and was about to answer when he suddenly remembered that in the Jin Dynasty, recommending officials had to go through a lot of investigation by the imperial court, which was not much different from officials who came from imperial examinations, but in Dayu, recommending officials has almost become synonymous with Yin officials, he took it for granted .

Seeing his reddish complexion, Shen Xiang's heart softened, and said: "You have not long been an official, and it is inevitable that you lack common sense. Be careful next time."

Then Shen Xiang pointed out a lot of contradictions in common sense for him, deleted a few that were too strict according to the current situation, and added two more about personal morality, so that after the discussion between the master and the apprentice, It was dark.

"Stay overnight tonight, we haven't spoken to each other for a long time," Shen Xiang said.

Shen Yulin responded with a smile.

......

After dinner, Shen Xiang sat in the study and flipped through books, while Shen Yu stood beside the table to revise the first draft.

Shen Xiang suddenly said: "This year, disciple, is it fifteen?"

Shen Yulin paused for a moment, knowing that she couldn't hide what happened yesterday from Shen Xiang, so she hummed.

Shen Xiang sighed: "It's time to get married, even if...just find a daughter from a small family, okay?"

Shen Yulin said: "I'm afraid there will be a lot of gossip about what happened yesterday. The disciples on the left and right are young, so let's let it go."

Shen Xiang said: "The daughter of the Qing family has checked for you as a teacher, and there was no such thunderstorm, and she is not a good match."

It turned out that the master thought that he was interested in the young lady of the Qing family, Shen Yulin couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "Master is worrying too much, this disciple just doesn't want to think about it for the time being."

Shen Xiang put down the book, glanced at Shen Yulin with phoenix eyes, and said in a deep voice: "As a teacher, I am a loner, and I don't want to force you to do anything. You are both a teacher and tell the truth. What is the reason?"

Ji Qian's face flashed in his mind, Shen Yulin was slightly stunned, and then sighed: "Since it is the life of my wife and son, why should I bother to harm others?"

What he said was a little sincere, the eldest princess left early, Tao'er was unfilial, became the number one playboy in the capital in his teens, and died suddenly after drinking flower wine at the age of 30, leaving only five or six prostitutes and one sick The crooked son-in-law, at the end of the day, his grandson actually died before him, and in the end it was a few proud disciples who gave him the end. It's really... desolate.

Seeing his desolation, Shen Xiang only thought that he had poked a sore spot, sighed, and said, "How did you plan? Not marrying an official is also a crime of immorality."

Shen Yulin recovered slightly, and said with a smile, "What if I'm already married?"