Chapter seven hundred and thirty seventh family letter
To deliver a message from the capital to Shu, it would take ten days to travel day and night. A round trip would take twenty days.
After Xie Jun sent home the letter, he kept counting the days in his heart.
During this period, rumors about the King of Shu's "ridiculous behavior" were abuzz and noisy. Even if Mr. Lu Ge remained silent and Mr. Zhao Ge tried to speak for the King of Shu, he could not stop everyone's mouths.
In the final analysis, this matter is too bizarre and far exceeds the bottom line that everyone can bear.
When women left the inner house and entered the academy to study and practice calligraphy, they did not challenge the dominance of men. Now that the honest man entered the military camp, he invaded territory that women had never entered before.
An honest man is nothing. No matter how much trouble there is in Shu, it will not affect the country's overall plans.
However, as soon as this case occurred, the officials in the court were vaguely worried about "endless troubles" and "how can women be equal to men". Therefore, everyone spared no effort to belittle the King of Shu.
Naturally, Mr. Lu Ge was well aware of everyone's subtle thoughts, so he did not speak out to intercede for the King of Shu and remained silent.
However, the first minister never denounced such ridiculous things and made his position clear.
A censor named Zhou was angry and wrote a memorial, impeaching Mr. Lu Ge for "disloyalty", "excessive love" and "protecting the king of Shu". Unfortunately, this memorial could not be presented to the emperor, and was ruthlessly punished by Lin Censor.
Pressed down.
Lin Weiwei is also in Shu now, and she is very happy to enter the academy and become a master. It is naturally a good thing that the atmosphere in Shu is more open. Besides, who does it hinder if the king of Shu invites a woman to be the chief instructor?
Lin Yushi, who loved his daughter as much as his mother, confidently used his power to protect the King of Shu.
Those who have a personal relationship with the King of Shu must write letters to the Shu land to express their concern for the King of Shu.
Among them, there is Chen Zhan.
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Before the King of Shu entered the vassal state, he invited Zhao Qi and Chen Zhan to go to Shu together. Zhao Qi spent a long time at home, and then the King of Shu personally came to the door, which made Zhao Ge Lao relax.
Young people all have the ambition to leave Beijing and start their own business. Moreover, being accompanied by good friends is also a great pleasure in life. Chen Zhan originally wanted to go with him. However, he is the eldest son of the family, and his brothers are either still young.
Either he has mediocre qualifications and is dull, and his father, Chen Shilang, will not allow it.
Chen Zhan had no choice but to stay in the capital, and went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to write a letter from the seventh rank. He was responsible for sorting out the documents and official documents coming from the Ministry of Civil Affairs every day. All important official documents could be reviewed.
There are also advantages to working in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although the official position is low, the information is very well-informed.
There was a lot of commotion about the garrison in Shu with Confucius Lian as its commander-in-chief. Of course Chen Zhan knew about it. He even wrote a letter to inform the King of Shu of the happenings in the capital court.
There were frequent developments in the capital, and Chen Zhan wrote a letter every three days.
Before receiving a reply from the King of Shu, Chen Zhan had already written several letters.
After Chen Zhan returned home, he was stunned when he saw his beloved wife Qin Sihun looking lost.
The Qin family and the Chen family are also close friends. Qin Sihun and Chen Zhan have known each other since they were young, and they naturally got engaged and became husband and wife. One year after they got married, Qin Sihun became pregnant and gave birth to a son the following year.
The young couple are naturally in love.
Qin Sihun frowned, and Chen Zhan felt pity for her. He stepped forward and hugged his beloved wife: "Sihun, what's wrong with you? Why are you in a low mood?"
Qin Sihun forced out a smile and said softly: "Sister Yan set off for Shu. She had nothing to do on the way and wrote me a letter."
Chen Zhan knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.
The Chen family has a very strict family tradition. After Qin Sihun married into the Chen family, she could not leave the inner house for a long time. Now that she saw her good friend Yan Zhenzhen went to Shu, she felt envious in her heart.
In fact, he also envied his good friend Zhao Qi who went to Sichuan to become a county magistrate. Although the magistrate is only a seventh-grade official, he is the head of a serious county. Compared with working with boring documents all day long, being a magistrate is more important than managing a county.
It's much more interesting.
However, Chen Zhan at most thought in his mind and did not dare to say anything in front of his elders. He only expressed his true feelings to Qin Sihun in private.
"The days are long, don't be impatient."
Birds of a feather flock together. Being able to become good friends with Sheng Hong and Zhao Qi, Chen Zhan is not a law-abiding person. He has already made plans in his mind: "I am in the Ministry of Personnel and have been paying attention to the promotion of officials in Shu. When Shu comes,
If there is a suitable official vacancy, I will quietly find a real job. When the officials issue the official document, my father will have to approve it."
Qin Sihun perked up at first, then frowned: "My father-in-law is the Minister of Civil Affairs. How could he not know that you are doing these little tricks under his nose?"
Chen Zhan grinned and smiled very smugly: "You don't understand. The appointment of officials from outside the capital below the sixth rank can't actually be done in front of my father. I just need to go behind my father's back and secretly pretend that my father wants to make the appointment."
I can just go out to Beijing and train."
"By the time my father notices it, it will be a done deal. As a high-ranking official, he will never change the official transfer documents for personal gain. By then, I will be able to lead you to Shu."
This is what is called darkness under the lamp.
Qin Sihun's eyes sparkled when she heard this, and she subconsciously held Chen Zhan's hand: "Brother Zhan, what you said is true? Aren't you afraid that your father-in-law will be furious?"
Thinking of his own father's livid face and angry look, Chen Zhan's legs softened a little. However, his longing for Shu and his concern for his friends outweighed his awe for his father.
Chen Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be afraid!"
Qin Sihun: "..."
Qin Sihun silently held her husband's trembling hand.
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His Highness the King of Shu, who received Chen Zhan's letter, had no idea that Chen Zhan had such plans in private.
To be honest, he had the idea of "abducting as many as he could" and sent out invitations to all his friends. In the end, only Zhao Qi actually responded and went with him.
Sheng Hong was slightly regretful that Chen Zhan could not accompany him to Sichuan, but he would never be surprised or resentful.
The land of Shu is indeed poor.
In other places, it is not easy to recruit soldiers with a salary of five taels of silver. In Shu, as soon as they heard that there was a salary of five taels of silver, the men entered the army camp willingly.
The recruitment of private soldiers also went quite smoothly... The military salary of ten taels a month was enough to make strong men flock to them. Private soldiers were added to the two military camps one after another. A rough calculation showed that the number was no longer lower than the garrison.
At this rate, 50,000 soldiers may be recruited and trained within two years instead of three years.
Sheng Hong acted in a low-key manner and tried his best to keep a low profile. However, the news of the King of Shu's recruitment of private soldiers still spread quietly in Shu. Officials in Shu kept silent.
The emperor is thousands of miles away from the capital, but the king of Shu is the real king of Shu.
Who would say something offensive and take the initiative to offend the King of Shu? Anyway, it is not unusual for the princes to raise private soldiers, so everyone just turns a blind eye.
