After a small episode, when I returned to the capital in silence, it was already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. The capital was already filled with a strong atmosphere of the New Year. No matter how unhappy I was born in this year, for the common people, I must go there with all my strength.

But the Shen family cannot be extravagant because of the demise of new things, and this year is very simple. Even the children have changed into blue and black clothes to express their condolences to the master.

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, when the sky was dawn, there were groups of students, subordinates, and even officials with no connections. One of them was dressed neatly, holding a big plum red business card with a black name, alias and a red seal, and came to the gate of Chen Mansion in Qipan Hutong, hoping to wish him a happy New Year earlier than his colleagues. It turned out that he would greet Mr. Chen in the officialdom. He said that the earlier he was, the more respect he was. If you came late, you would be embarrassed to say hello to others.

However, this year, the situation in Chen Mansion was special. All officials who came to pay New Year's greetings saw a post on the gate with black letters on white background and wrote a letter saying "Be careful to chase the distance, and I will not congratulate the New Year." Everyone understood. The master's teacher died, so he immediately stopped laughing tactfully and asked the doorman in a low voice, who was going to be the immortal.

The concierge in plain clothes explained the situation. Most of the New Year's greetings presented a message to the concierge and asked the concierge to turn to the deeds and then left. Officials with ordinary relationships turned to other families to continue to pay New Year's greetings, but there were those who had a teacher-student relationship with silence, or who hoped to have a closer relationship, so they quickly went home and changed into plain clothes, came to the mansion again, asked the institution to report and wait for the worship of the Master.

After silence, he refused again and again, but with the sincerity of his students' subordinates, he had to order people to move out of the table. He asked the teacher's tablet to put out the incense burner, wax pestle, honey offering, fresh fruit and other offerings.

The students lined up in front of the case and kowtowed, silently thanked each other, and then the children of the direct descendants came forward to help the teacher pick up the guests. At noon, the guests who came to worship were gone. Shen Si asked the students who helped to go to the flower hall to have a vegetarian banquet.

Sitting on both sides of his side were his two favorite disciples, Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing. "In the second half of last year, Xu Shixing returned to his hometown to visit relatives and formally proposed to the Xu family to change back to the Shen family. This actually hit the Xu family because after Xu Shixing became the top scorer two years ago, they beat drums and celebrating. They also set up a grand archway in the neighborhood. Who doesn't know that the Xu family has produced a top scorer? Even if he has the surname Xu, he cannot avoid saying that when introducing himself, I am the top scorer.

But Xu Shixing now said, I won’t take your surname. The Xu family is now so shameless. All of them are already written into the genealogy and are very popular. How can we become outsiders? Could it be that we will tore up the genealogy and rewrite it? The Xu family is also a big surname in Suzhou Prefecture, how can we afford to lose this person? The old people in the clan made up their minds, even if they broke up with the top scholar, and would not agree to change their surname. Their original intention was to use a tough attitude to make Xu Shixing retreat and accept the fate of having his surname Xu for the rest of his life.

But Xu Shixing decided to be a very capable person, and he did not conflict with Xu Jiasheng head-on. It was not because he did not have the ability, because the officials of Suzhou Prefecture, from the prefect Gui Youguang to Changzhou and Wu County, were all silent and hard-core teams. Seeing that the benefactor's proud disciple was bullied, is that so great? At that time, the Changzhou County Magistrate said that he wanted to give the Xu family a little color and know who the Suzhou Prefecture is.

But Xu Shixing, who was young, was not angry or irritable. He declined the kindness of the local officials. He said, "How can the Xu family use their power to suppress the students when they are kind to their children? Please come back, and it will be difficult to solve the problem after more than a month of relaxation.

Since the victim said this, the officials would not be afraid of the emperor and the eunuch, so they stopped mentioning this matter. Unexpectedly, when the top scholar returned to the capital, the Xu family actually sent a message to let him go to the Shen family to recognize his ancestors. He also expressed in public that he would never forget the kindness of the Xu family and recognize his surname as Xu. So everyone was very happy and it was a good story for a while.

Later, the officials realized that Xu Shixing was "Oh no, now he changed his name to Shen Shixing. He did not do anything. When he returned home, he carefully wrote an article, narrating the history of his grandfather's inheritance from his uncle's family and the three generations of people who received favors from the Xu family in beautiful words and sincerely expressing his gratitude for the Xu family's upbringing, and praising the kindness and filial piety of the Xu family so that there is no place for him to be today. He is definitely inseparable from the words and deeds of the elders of the Xu family, and putting a layer of gold on the face of the Xu family.

The articles of the top scholar were naturally very popular and soon spread in Suzhou City. The reputation of the Xu family also soared with this article. In addition, Shen Shixing spared no effort to express his gratitude for the Xu family's upbringing in various occasions. Many people also echoed the words for the sake of the top scholar. The Xu family seemed to have become a great family of great charity in Suzhou City, which also made parents very proud.

The most important thing in the whole process appeared on the third day before he returned to Beijing. Xu Shixing made an appointment with many friends of the same year and sent a plaque to the Xu family's ancestral hall very grandly. When the Xu family looked at it, it said, "Recreate the Four Righteous Dao. There is also a line of small characters "Shi Xing Jing Shu". The old man of the Xu family gave in for a long time, but finally he knocked it over and took it down. Three days later, he allowed him to recognize his ancestors and return to his hometown.

Wang Xijue said that Shen Shixing was powerful, and this was a way to save the country. Shen Mo smiled and said, "This is due to personality. If you were the same, you might go directly to their ancestral hall. If they don't agree, they won't leave." As a teacher and student who has been with him for many years, Shen Mo is well aware of the characteristics of his two favorite students. Wang Xijue dares to act and acts decisively, while Shen Shixing is a character who uses Pili Yangqiu and uses Rou Ke. Among the two students, Shen Mo prefers Wang Xijue. But he believes that he can reach a higher level in the future. It is Shen Shixing. Take the fact that he recognizes his ancestors as an example, which is a good sign of thinking from the perspective of others, solving problems at the minimum cost, and satisfying all aspects.

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After being rejected by the Xu family, Shen Shixing was not angry or anxious. Instead, he stood on the other side's side and analyzed the reasons why the Xu family did not allow him to change his surname. First, the Xu family needs a top scholar to support his face; secondly, he cannot be beaten and beat him. After the eighth carries the sedan chair, the bride ran away. This humiliation of being abandoned is unacceptable to the Xu family. Moreover, you are holding the prestige of the top scholar in high school and do not seek to recognize his ancestors and return to his hometown. Even if it is not Sheng Du Ren, it is difficult to guarantee that others will not recognize the four and betray the powerful and powerful, "there is no character at all. If the Xu family agrees like this, where will the face be put? How can you stay in Suzhou in the future?

Thinking about the Xu family's layers of concerns, Shen Shixing prescribed the right medicine, first lowered his posture and gave them enough face, which eliminated the third point; then used various methods to praise the Xu family, so that they could get the greatest satisfaction. Of course, the key is that the article, so that the Xu family does not have to worry about the top scholar and cannot leave Taiwan, which is a completely wise manner. People's hearts are full of flesh, and the Xu family has been lifted to a very high moral level, so they have to put on a high posture.

Of course, he was not completely gentle. The last plaque he gave was "Gentle and recreated. The four words "There is a re-creation of his relationship with the Xu family." The plaque he gave was a must-have, but once he accepted it, it was undoubtedly acknowledging this relationship. In addition, he had already given enough face and set aside the steps before. The Xu family, who was unable to get rid of the tiger, was not aware of the plaque by the villagers, and made the top scholar hate him. It would be better to just go down and get the two together and be happy.

Although this is not a big deal, Shen Shixing was not impatient when dealing with it, and made a calm layout and targeted approach. He finally made Chen Si highly appreciated and believed that his student had the potential to be a prime minister, so of course he would not say this.

After dinner, Shun Ji naturally had to talk to the students, because most of them would end their studies in Shuchangguan this year. Some of them had good grades and continued their studies in Hanlin Academy. The other part would be assigned official positions and start their official career.

At this critical moment, the new students in the officialdom need his guidance and support, which is also the obligation of the teacher. I listened to everyone's ideas patiently and gave my own suggestions. If he needed help, he would not be reserved, which made everyone feel that he had no reservation to the students. Therefore, the students' admiration for the teachers naturally became deeper.

But what is surprising is that when dealing with his two proud disciples, silence seemed very ruthless. Not only did he deny Shen Shixing's idea of ​​staying in the Hanlin Academy, he also clearly told him that he had asked the Minister of Personnel to send him to Xuanfu as a magistrate. This appointment was a great abuse for a top scholar with a bright future.

Because according to the practice at this time, officials of Hanlin Qinggui never need to learn to deal with redundant tasks. In addition to making mistakes, they are rarely appointed as doctors of the six ministries and below the head of the prefecture. Most of the time, they only need to study the rules and regulations in the Hanlin Academy and then teach in the Zhanshi Mansion to rise to the top. At most, they can only serve as a first-term ban in the local area, and can be promoted to senior officials of the ministry, or even enter the cabinet to become ministers. "It perfectly interprets the meaning of the word "Qinggui.".

In history, where did Hanlin writers be sent to the border prefecture to work as criminal titles? Can the noble top scholar like daffodils really survive in an extremely complex and chaotic environment without being eaten by those evildoers like wolves and tigers?

Wang Xijue strongly asked to go with Shen Shixing. He thought he had the obligation to protect his weak brothers. However, he was rejected by Chen Si. The way he arranged for him was to teach at the Imperial College. Of course, Chen Si was not so dictatorial. If he did not agree, he could continue to study history in the Hanlin Academy, and the teacher would not be unhappy.

It would be better to go home and farm with a good attitude. In comparison, he obediently accepted the fate of the Imperial College and accepted the fate of Xu Wei. Shen Shixing was also a little depressed. The two brothers sat there like a pair of bullied children. They were silent regardless of their feelings, and said to the students earnestly: "The good news is that when you entered the political arena, the strict party entrenched in the court has become a story. The virtuous are not allowed to enter, and the loyal ones are deposed; the flattery, bribery and bribery are in a high position. A foreseeable period has passed. The court will maintain political clarity, which is a good time for the virtuous and diligent people to stand out.

The silent words really made the students feel energetic, but they listened to him and said, "However, this will not alleviate the dangers of your career. If you get involved in factional struggles, you will still have ambitions. The students who go home to retire early chuckled and cannot understand the painstaking efforts of the teacher.

Silent sighed softly and said in a stressful tone: "Today we will talk behind closed doors and I will use all my energy to avoid becoming censors. It is not that you will not let you speak up for justice, but that you just hope that you will understand that you must be brave enough to express your attitude in the face of major issues; but in some unnecessary struggles of intention, factional disputes, or even power disputes, don't get involved and become a pawn of others. The scapegoat has been said very bluntly, enough to allow students with agile mind to hear the meaning of the warning.

As for the fact that he was still a little confused, Chen Si would not explain it anymore. For these people, political struggles are too dangerous, so it is more appropriate to be an official and do things in a good manner. So Chen Si finally said: "In a word, work hard and meddle in other people's business!"

The students said goodbye with different expressions and left. In fact, none of them really understood the words of silence. Even the most intelligent Wang, Shen and others also felt that the teacher said, don’t express their opinions on recent life events, but they didn’t know that what silence said was a war that didn’t even have any signs.

But it’s not their fault. After all, if you don’t stand at the height of Shen Mo, you won’t feel the undercurrents from the top.

What they can truly feel, or hear and see things, such as the problems of the royal family, and the problems of the south.

Looking at the backs of the new and young officialdom, I knew that they would not take their words too much. I must have turned around and had fun again. "What are the worries that I can't talk about after the New Year?"

Chen Si was not angry, but secretly envied them because he was at his own position. He couldn't relax his heart for a moment.
Chapter completed!