Seeing that Shen Zizheng's voice gradually became quieter, several people looked at each other and smiled, and most of the tension caused by the previous disputes dissipated.
"Jun Yong, Ziying can be regarded as the best in our subject. I think that I am not inferior to others in terms of current policies and poetry, but compared with the monster Ziying, I still have to admit that I am not inferior to others." I'm ashamed of myself. Well, it's mainly about current policy. This guy has too many ideas, including poems and songs. I knew he was a bit clumsy. But now I see that this guy is really a blockbuster without making any noise. In the future, I still need to ask for advice and advice to see what else this guy is hiding..."
Huang Zunsu smiled and said to Yang Sichang: "Wen Ruo, didn't you and Ruogu have a 'confrontation' with Ziying when they were at Chongzheng Academy? Why didn't you discover Ziying's ability in this area?"
"It's not that I didn't notice it, but it was overshadowed by his outstanding performance in current policy theory." Yang Sichang smiled and said: "Jun Yong still remembers the first time we met Ziying? Dahu There was a verbal exchange in the temple. It was the first time I met Ziying. I was very unconvinced and couldn't argue..."
Four years have passed in a flash. At that time, everyone was still young, but now everyone has entered their youth, and this guy Feng Ziying actually wants to marry Shen Zizheng's sister, and the two of them are actually going to become uncles.
Thinking of this, Yang Sichang and Hou Xun both looked at Shen Zizheng strangely, which made Shen Zizheng feel uncomfortable for a while, "Don't look at me like that. Even if he marries my sister, I won't treat him badly." Good look."
"Haha, Jun Yong, why don't you give him a good look? This should be said in reverse, right?" Huang Zunsu's eyes were also a bit joking, "Do you know how many people from the capital city to Jiangnan want to see him? Isn’t that right? Let alone a good face?”
Shen Zizheng was at a loss.
"Jun Yong, don't you know? Although Ziying is still studying at the Hanlin Academy, she has actually gone to the Zhongshu Department to assist Mr. Guan in handling the affairs of opening up the sea. She just went south to Yangzhou two days ago. Before leaving, I heard that the emperor, the Chief Assistant, Mr. Qi Ge, Mr. Zheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Mr. Chai, the right minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of the three sides, all summoned him separately. The concierge of his residence was full of daily posts. That Fengcheng There are ten or twenty carriages, horses, and sedans resting in the alley every day, hoping to be seen by him. Even the more leisurely ministers in the six departments may not be able to have so many guests waiting to see him. Are you telling us not to look down upon him?"
Yang Sichang also shook his head repeatedly, "Do you know that there are businessmen outside who are offering a price? How much money are you willing to give as long as you can give me a chance to introduce Ziying, regardless of the outcome of the meeting?"
Shen Zizheng was completely confused. Please tell me, no matter the result, you still want money?
"Five hundred taels!" Yang Sichang was not a person who valued money, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious in his tone.
This is not a matter of money, it is about power! It is influence! It is the right to speak! It is the right to dominate!
This is why he felt extremely regretful that he could not go to the Zhongshu Department to help with matters.
Of course, someone has found his name, and he believes that as long as he comes to find him, Feng Ziying will definitely give him face, but can he do such a thing?
Five hundred taels of silver can make Feng Ziying underestimate Yang Sichang. What Feng Ziying can do today, Yang Sichang may not be able to do tomorrow.
Five hundred taels?! Shen Zizheng was really worried!
These days, for a farmer with average conditions, his annual expenditure is twenty taels of silver!
The childhood income of an ordinary servant in a wealthy family is only between five taels and ten taels. Qingwen, a eldest girl in the Jia family, only earns a penny per month, which is less than one tael of silver.
In times of famine, a few taels of silver can buy a boy or a maid; even in times of prosperity, only thirty or fifty taels of silver can buy a slave.
In other words, whoever can bring a message to Feng Ziying will get five hundred taels of silver.
Seeing that Shen Zizheng was completely stunned, Hou Xun also patted Shen Zizheng on the shoulder and said, "Jun Yong, do you think Ziying really depends on luck? You said that the Chunwei Palace Examination was luck, well, let's forget it. Well, how about selecting common people for the palace? Wang Xiangchun was made bored by him at the Enrong Banquet. Hehe, there is also the counter-rebellion in Western Xinjiang. Without any courage, who dares to go deep into the tiger's den to fight with the Tartars such as Bushitu? Negotiating with others? Aren't you afraid that they will chop you alive? I don't know how many people have mentioned the matter of opening up the sea. After talking about it for so many years, how come the strategy he came up with can impress the emperor and the ministers of the cabinet? This is also Luck? There is not much certainty. The princes in the court dare to let him go to the south of the Yangtze River twice to do things. Even when practicing state affairs, he can only be his helper?"
Yang Sichang and the others left.
After returning to the house, Shen Zizheng sat alone and silently on a chair in the hall in a daze.
Shen Yixiu stood in front of the flower window pane and looked at his brother.
I guess it was a big blow.
Jun Yong has never been convinced by Ziying.
Shen Yixiu has also analyzed that it is probably because Feng Ziying initially showed a "mediocre" reputation in poetry, and the Shen family happens to be a scholarly family with poetry and calligraphy passed down from generation to generation. Both himself and his elder brothers are good in this aspect. , so it’s understandable that Jun Yong looks down on Ziying.
Later, when he came to his house, he had an argument with Jun Yong, which was not very pleasant. In the final analysis, Ziying didn't pay much attention to classics and poetry.
Finally, the performance of the poem on this painting made people feel better, but Ziying said that the poem in the ancient temple was not written by him. This made Jun Yong a little angry, thinking that he was deliberately humiliating him.
Seeing that he was already engaged to the other person and they were about to become a family, but his younger brother was still so incompatible with his future husband-in-law, Shen Yixiu also felt a little worried.
As if he noticed something, Shen Zizheng raised his eyes and looked at his sister standing in front of the door. The sunlight stretched her slender figure longer, "Sister, when did you come back?"
"I've been back a long time ago. When your two friends were arguing there, I was already home. Well, I heard that they were arguing quite fiercely." Shen Yixiu sat next to Shen Zizheng, "Dad said that this dispute over political opinions, Jun Yong, do you realize it?"
Shen Zizheng nodded with emotion, "Well, this is the first time I have seen Brother Wen Ruo and Brother Zhen Chang quarrel so much. I feel like they are about to fall out and break off their friendship. I always thought the relationship between them was very serious. Okay, I didn’t expect…”
"Jun Yong, friendship is only one aspect. Everyone has his or her own growth experience, well, there are also the family, neighbors, teachers and classmates he is involved with, etc. So sometimes friendship alone cannot decide everything."
Shen Yixiu also heard that scene, and she was even a little worried about whether there would be discord between her father and her future husband, as well as Jun Yong because of these factors.
My future husband-in-law is a representative of northern scholars, and my whole family is a family of Jiangnan scholars. Will this be like the previous incompatibility between Yang Sichang and Huang Zunsu?
Seemingly sensing some of his sister's worries, Shen Zizheng laughed and said, "Sister, are you worried that Ziying and I will be like Wen Ruo and Zhen Chang? I think they have reconciled. ah. "
"It's impossible for a broken mirror to be the same as before once it's set up." Shen Yixiu shook his head, his red phoenix eyes slightly raised.
"Then Ziying and I won't be like that. Now Ziying is famous all over the world. Didn't you hear what Wen Ruo said? There are as many merchants in the capital city who want to see Ziying as there are crucian carp crossing the river. Whoever can introduce one will get five A hundred taels of silver, my heart is moved." Shen Zizheng said with a smile.
"It's a joke that a mere five hundred taels of silver can make my Junyong's heart flutter." Shen Yixiu chuckled, "Besides, my Junyong may not be as good as Feng Jialang. I only want Junyong to take the exam well in this subject. In the autumn and spring, It’s not a problem, I believe you!”
"Sister, you don't need to go easy on me. I know myself. Well, if things go well, I may be able to live through autumn and spring, but if you want me to be as successful as Ziying, I'm afraid I can't do it." Shen Zi Zheng shook his head, but his eyes became more serious, "But why do I have to compete with Ziying? Ziying has done many things that are beneficial to the people of the court. Even Wen Ruo and Zhen Chang are not like anyone else. If you don’t accept it, don’t you also feel sorry for Ziying’s actions? What can I not let go of?”
"Really?" Shen Yixiu looked at his brother and raised the corner of his mouth, "You are duplicitous. Sister, I don't understand you yet? In fact, sister thinks that it may not be a bad thing if you disobey Ziying. It is not good to set a goal and then try to surpass him. Huh? Ziying is not a god, and he is not as good as you in some ways, such as Jingyi. I really hope to see the day when Junyong can surpass Ziying."
"Humph, sister said I was duplicitous. In fact, sister is the one. In sister's mind, Feng Ziying is the best, right?" Shen Zizheng laughed, stood up, with a proud look on his face, "Zai Junyong In my heart, Sister A is the best. Feng Ziying is blessed to marry Sister A throughout his life. If he dares to treat A Jie badly, no matter how inferior I am to him, I will make him look good!"
Shen Yixiu couldn't help but glance at the young man standing in front of the door. Then he thought about his fiancée who had gone south again. Is it considered a moment of happiness?
How great would it be if they could live in harmony and work together in the future?
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"Yun'er, what else is missing from sister's side?" Daiyu stood in front of the door, stuck her head out, and looked around. Shi Xiangyun was lying lazily on the bed, hugged high by the brocade quilt, refusing to get up. "
Sister Lin, can you just let me sleep a little longer? Sister Miaoyu has Yu Chuan'er waiting for you. If you really need anything, Yu Chuan'er will tell you."
"Damn girl, the sun is shining right up to your buttocks. Why don't you get up yet? Where's Cuixi?" Daiyu said angrily: "Brother Feng needs a maid to help. Zijuan went over to help..."
Shi Xiangyun turned over, and a trace of snow-white neck was exposed from the gap in his clothes. He put a hand under his chin and looked at Daiyu with a playful face: "Ah, sister sent all the rhododendrons away? Is she really doing it for her husband?"
Just for thinking about it, my poor little sister can’t even control the Rhododendron even if she wants to.”