Chapter 266: The Prince Who Fights the Autumn Wind
In the court hall, a shocking earthquake occurred.
However, this earthquake was only for the big shots in the court and the officials. For Shen Yi, his life had no impact. On weekdays, apart from tinkering with some food at home, he was working on the construction site with his third brother Shen Ling. "Exploring restaurants" in major restaurants in Cannes.
Otherwise, I would go to Liquan Tower to study.
Sometimes after writing a policy review that he was quite satisfied with, he would take the policy review with him and a jar of wine, and go to Dayifang to find Mr. Gu, who would warm the wine and comment on the policy review.
The only thing that had some impact on Shen Yi was that no one had come to see him for several days since the 16th day of the first lunar month.
The people mentioned here are the people who reported to the palace, as well as Prince Li from the Jin Palace, and Zhao Jizhou, the slightly fat younger son of Uncle Zhao's family.
Everyone disappeared from Shen Yi's world.
Because something happened in the court, everyone was very busy.
Because of this, Shen Yi had a few days of leisure and was able to really concentrate on reading for a few days.
On the 19th day of the first lunar month, the imperial court posted an imperial list, and together with the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, decided on the specific time of the Spring Festival this year, as well as the specific personnel of the chief executive.
Spring Festival is scheduled for February 24th.
The candidates for Chunwei's examination were Wu Kan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, whom Shen Yi had already known, and Qian Yi, the chief minister of the Yushitai Yushi.
There are two people in charge of the examination. This is a rule. After all, although the examiner is also called "president", such an important position as a fellow cannot be decided by one person.
The reason why the emperor only gave Shen Yi the name of one of them was also very particular. If both places were given to Shen Yi, Shen Yi would read the books of both people, and might try his best to please them during the exam.
This may offend both sides.
Of the two CEOs, it is enough for only one of them to appreciate Shen Yi. After all, the two CEOs will give each other a little face.
After the quotas of the two examiners were announced, word spread throughout Jiankang immediately. Their influence among the people, especially in the circle of candidates, was as much as the resignation of the two prime ministers!
After all, these two examiners will decide the fate of all the candidates who will be referred by Chen Guo this year, and they can really affect the future of these candidates!
For a time, Jiankang Bookstore was crowded with people.
Books about the two examiners were basically sold out in one day.
As for Mr. Shen, because he had the upper hand, he no longer had to go to the bookstore to fight for books with his classmates. He still repeated his daily life, usually going to Dayifang in the morning to ask Mr. Gu for advice. In the afternoon, I went to Liquan Tower to study.
Originally, he was supposed to drink with Shen Ling in the evening, but there was only about a month left before the exam, and Shen Yi had no energy to take care of Shen Ling's ideas, or even to take care of Xu Fu's business. After coming back every night, He would at least write an essay or policy statement before turning off the lights and going to bed.
In this kind of immersive learning, the days flew by day by day, and it felt like there was no one in the mountains. In the blink of an eye, time passed the first month and came to February.
On the first day of February, the imperial edict announced by His Majesty the Emperor at the court meeting made it possible for the two ministers to enter Zhongshu to pay homage to the prime minister.
In addition, there are many new personnel changes. In short, with Yang Xiang leaving Zhongshu Province, the court has completed a new simple distribution of interests.
This distribution of benefits is still very rough now and will be gradually optimized in the future.
If Shen Yi can succeed in this subject, he will probably be able to catch up with this "optimization".
However, when Shen Yi was studying in Liquan Tower and heard several officials discussing court affairs in Liquan Tower, he accidentally heard the names of the two new prime ministers.
Neither of the two new prime ministers has the surname Zhao.
After Shen Yi heard the news, he was just slightly stunned, and then continued to focus on the book in front of him.
From the 16th day of the first lunar month, he could not even see Zhao Changping, let alone comfort the Minister of Household Affairs. At present, only the examinations were serious, and other things did not have much to do with him.
The next day, the second day of February.
On the good day when the dragon raised its head, Jiankang City became lively again.
Shen Yi's home also welcomed a long-lost guest.
It is Li Mu, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty.
Shen Yi didn't tell him where his new home was, but Prince Li still found Shen Yi's new residence. It was morning now, and Shen Yi had just gotten up not long ago. After seeing the prince coming to the door, he immediately went with Shen Ling. , welcomed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in.
After entering the house, Li Mu first sighed that the house was nice, and then followed Shen Yi into the main hall of the house.
This sentence is also a compliment.
Prince Jin's Mansion is countless times bigger than this small house, and any courtyard in the mansion is countless times better than Shen Yi's house.
And Li Mu is from the royal family.
His wealth exceeds that of most officials. Zhao Jizhou may think that Shen Yi's house is nice, but in Li Mu's opinion, it is actually no different from a "slum".
After entering the main hall, Li Mu looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Tomorrow is my father's birthday. Zi Heng should be there, right?"
Shen Yi glanced at the Prince of Jin in surprise.
When they last met, he didn't know his cousin's name, and he didn't tell him about it, but now, he didn't know where he knew it.
Shen Yi smiled politely and said, "I've been reading and composing at home every day these past few days. I'm so groggy that I almost forgot that Prince Jin's birthday is tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, my family has a close relationship with Prince Jin's Palace. For no other reason than for my father, I will also go to celebrate Prince Jin's birthday tomorrow."
"Zi Heng's words are dishonest."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Half a month ago, Zi Heng said that he would write lyrics for Mr. Gu. Half a month later, Mr. Gu told me yesterday that she had not seen a word of it."
"It's not something I can't do, but it's really impossible."
Shen Yi lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you should also know that on the 19th day of the first lunar month, the imperial court announced the date of Spring Festival. From then on, I became trembling with fear. I wanted to get into a book every day and listen to the teachings of the saints. In addition to taking exams, There is no room for any thoughts other than that, let alone composing poems and lyrics."
"That's not surprising."
Li Mu sighed with emotion and said: "How many scholars have been thinking about this day day and night. It may not be possible to become a Jinshi and make a great career, but it is certain that the ancestors will be honored."
"Zi Heng is a scholar who takes exams, so naturally he has this kind of mentality."
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, looked at Li Mu, and said with a smile: "If it's just for tomorrow's birthday party, the palace can just send someone to inform you. How dare Prince Lao come here in person?"
"I was also bored and wandering around Jiankang City. I heard that you moved to a new home, Ziheng, so I came here to walk around."
He looked around and chuckled softly: "I heard it was a house given by His Majesty?"
"no no."
Shen Yi shook his head quickly: "It's just that the palace saw that I had no place to live, so they gave it to me temporarily."
"That's very rare."
Li Mu took a deep look at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "It has been seven years since he took the throne. This is the first time I have seen him give the palace house to others to live in."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince touched his palms and sighed.
"Although Ziheng is not in the court, his treatment is already better than most of the officials in the court."