A few months ago, when he was celebrating the New Year in his hometown in Jiangdu, Eunuch Sun went to Jiangdu on an imperial mission. However, after arriving in Jiangdu, not only did he not ask for food, but he was very polite and polite. He even paid for the hotel himself. , can be said to be a model among eunuchs.
More importantly, Sun Jin is not very old, he looks to be in his early twenties.
In other words, this is a potential stock among eunuchs.
In the past, Sun Jin was a middle-level member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now he has been transferred to the Department of Reporting, which means he has officially entered the upper echelons of the eunuch circle.
After all, the young emperor, His Majesty, currently attaches great importance to the Di newspaper department.
After Shen Yi collected the materials sent by Sun Jin, he then looked at Eunuch Sun and said with a smile: "When I was in Jiangdu, I said that one day when we meet again in Jiankang, we must invite Eunuch Sun to have a meal. I didn't expect this. We will meet again soon, shall we find a place to sit?"
Sun Jin shook his head repeatedly and said: "Mr. Shen, this servant is here on a mission. Now that the matter is done, we have to go back to resume our duties, such as eating..."
He bowed his head respectfully and said, "Whenever I am free, I will shamelessly treat Mr. Shen to a meal."
Shen Yi was a little surprised: "Since Eunuch Sun is in charge of the Di newspaper company, how come he still has a job?"
"Young master, you don't know something."
Sun Jin hesitated for a moment and then said: "Although the Di Newspaper Division is run by slaves, Eunuch Gao and Your Majesty both value the Di Newspaper Division. Most of the time, the slaves are just running errands for them. It is not true that they are running errands for them." The chief…”
The little emperor had not yet established a stable footing. After getting the Di Newspaper Division as a powerful tool to control public opinion, he naturally attached great importance to it. His Majesty the Emperor would only hand it over to the Di Newspaper Division for printing after he had read every issue of the Di Newspaper Division.
After listening to Sun Jin's words, Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "Then next time, the next time my father-in-law is free, he will come here to look for me. I will probably live here in the next month or two."
The exam results are released on April 15th, and are known as the Xingbang exams.
Shen Yi will have to wait until after the general examination to know whether he will continue to take the palace examination or wait for another three years.
Sun Jin nodded and turned away.
Shen Yi watched Sun Jin leave, and then silently returned to his study room. He read through the materials given to him by the Di Reporting Department. After roughly understanding what the palace meant, Shen Yi sighed secretly.
Still some relatively radical remarks.
Shen Yi thought of Yang Gongzi Yang Fan who had come to warn him, as well as Zhao Zhuo of the Zhao family of the Huaihe Navy whom Yang Fan had mentioned, and Fan Dongcheng who was hiding in the Imperial College, hiding something evil in the dark.
He silently put the materials aside, then glanced in the direction of the palace and murmured: "It would be rude not to give any benefits..."
He contributed too much to the palace.
The newspapers he wrote were basically written according to the wishes of the palace, with a slight polish at most. In fact, they did not have much of his own opinions.
But now, due to the lax confidentiality in the palace, Shen Yi's personal information has basically been leaked everywhere. He himself has even been threatened by people from Yang Xiang's side. In both circumstances, the palace should give him some benefits. yes.
Therefore, Shen Yi did not rush to write. Instead, he put away the materials and went out on his own. He first wandered around Dongshi Street for a long time. Near noon, he ordered a take-out meal from a restaurant, and then I bought two bottles of good wine and took them to Dayifang to have a drink with Mr. Gu.
It is worth mentioning that most restaurants in Jiankang now provide "takeaway" service. You just need to make a reservation in person and leave cash.
Old Man Gu started to drink heavily after he was "never used" by the imperial court. Over the past few decades, he has been drinking without alcohol. The old man was very happy to see Shen Yi come over with a drink.
After a while, the food from the restaurant was delivered, and the little old man was even more happy to let the children in the private school go home from school early, and then happily took Shen Yi to the yard and drank heavily.
Shen Yi's drinking capacity is not very good, but Old Man Gu is his mentor and can only risk his life to accompany the gentleman. Fortunately, the alcohol content in this era is not very high. After drinking a few rounds, Shen Yi's consciousness is still clear.
Old Man Gu was drinking happily. He pulled Shen Yi and asked with a smile: "Zi Heng came here with the wine. Do you think he will do well in the exam?"
"I don't know yet whether I did well or not."
Shen Yi raised his glass, made a toast, and said with a smile: "But no matter how well you do in the exam, you should come and treat Master Gu to a drink."
Hearing the word "Master Gu", Old Man Gu was startled for a moment, and then he laughed and cursed: "You kid, please stop trying to get close to me. Your teacher is a great scholar from Jiangzuo. If you accept this bad old man like me as your teacher, tell others about it." Laughing at you!"
Shen Yi smiled and shook his head: "According to your seniority, I still get an advantage by calling you Master Gu."
Mr. Gu was stunned for a while, then looked at Shen Yi and sighed a little: "I'm just greedy for your wine, so I can give you a few words. You can call me whatever you like. But when there are outsiders, don't That’s how you shout.”
In this era, it is very normal for a scholar to have several teachers or even a dozen teachers.
However, Shen Yi knew Old Man Gu's character and understood that he didn't like trouble or publicity.
After all, if outsiders know that he can provide "imperial examination tutoring" here, I am afraid that the threshold of this private school will be broken down in the future.
"Master Gu's instructions, please remember."
Maybe he was happy to hear the name Shen Yi, or maybe he was happy to see the food and wine. Old Man Gu was particularly excited today. He watched Shen Yi drinking non-stop, and in a short while he had finished the two bottles of wine.
Shen Yi only drank half a bottle of wine, while Old Man Gu drank at least a bottle and a half.
Shen Yi drank so much that Old Gu was also dizzy. Before he fell unconscious, the old man pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and his speech was already somewhat slurred.
"Today...if you win this year, come...come look for me again."
"I...I'll buy you a drink!"
After saying this, Old Man Gu slumped down on the chair and fell asleep.
Shen Yi was only 70-80% drunk at the moment. He managed to help Old Man Gu up, and then helped him back to the bed in the room.
Fortunately, Mr. Gu is very thin, otherwise Shen Yi would not be able to lift him up.
After settling Mr. Gu, Shen Yi himself sat dizzy on the chair and dozed off for a long time.
It was not until evening that Shen Yi sobered up. He first went to the door of Mr. Gu's room to see if the old man was awake. After hearing the thunderous snoring inside, Shen Yi felt relieved. After fetching water and washing his face, he left. Went to Dayifang.
After walking out of Dayifang, Shen Yi returned to Jiankang North City. After checking the location in all directions, he walked into a small alley, came to the door of an inconspicuous house, and knocked on the door.
Soon, the door was opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in ordinary clothes opened the door. He glanced at Shen Yi and was a little confused: "Master, who are you looking for?"
Shen Yi exhaled a breath of alcohol and cupped his hands towards this man: "This is the big brother of the inner guard."
The middle-aged man's expression changed, and the way he looked at Shen Yi was immediately wrong.
This is the hidden stronghold of the inner guards, which most people would not know about.
Shen Yi had to submit a manuscript to the palace last year, so Gao Ming gave him the address here.
After Shen Yi burped, he continued.
"Excuse me, just tell me that I want to see Eunuch Gao."
The middle-aged man was silent for a while and then said: "May I ask who you are?"
"Are you new here?"
Shen Yi exhaled a breath of alcohol and looked at the guard.