This sleeve is broken secretly

As expected, the weather in the capital is hot and dry day by day. By the second half of August, the red brick houses are as stuffy as a porcelain kiln, and it is completely impossible to treat people.Fortunately, the end of summer came as scheduled, and it rained heavily on August [-]th.After this shower of rain, the heat will turn to sweltering heat, and not long after, early autumn will come.

Shen Bing stood on the porch, staring at the heavy rain outside like a broken string of bead curtains, dazed.The rain came in a hurry, but it was hearty, washing away the stagnation caused by the scorching heat in the capital, and bringing vitality to everything.If he wasn't still standing in the porter room of the Ministry of Rites at this time, he really wanted to write a book in his heart and sing about the good rain.

However, his mind was elsewhere, and he had no intention of being romantic.

Since he wrote a book of treasures in July and was praised by the second assistant, Li Chenfu often ordered him to rewrite the text, and some memorials were also asked him to write. Great importance.

Shen Bing has no details, and every time he completes his errands, it is very difficult for Li Chenfu to make mistakes.

only……

The brightness in Shen Bing's eyes gradually sank.The layer of cumulonimbus clouds hanging on the sky seemed to have drifted into his pupils, leaving only a dark and gloomy look in those delicate and affectionate eyes.

There was a "click" sound of the door curtain being lifted behind him.

Shen Yi hurriedly turned around, only to see that it was Li Chenfu who came out of the room.He was still wearing a second-grade crimson robe inside, and a coir raincoat on the outside, with a dignified complexion and hurried steps.Li Chenfu himself came from a poor family, and he was very honest and upright. If he took off his official uniform, he might be mistaken for a rural teacher.

Seeing that Shen Yihou was outside, he simply nodded to let Shen Yan follow up.At this time, someone handed an oiled paper umbrella, and Shen Yi wanted to hold the umbrella for Li Chenfu, but he took it away and propped it on top of his head.

The sedan chair at the door is already waiting.But Li Chenfu didn't go up. He stood in the rain curtain in front of the etiquette department, talking to his students under the cover of the sound of rain.

"I have pressed your three memorials." Li Chenfu's face could not be seen in the gloomy sky, but it made people more timid because of this, "Why do you want to pass it up?"

Shen Bing lowered his eyelashes, and replied in a low voice: "Students are fortunate enough to be admitted, and they are taught by teachers. They are willing to serve the country—"

"Stop talking about such nonsense." Li Chenfu looked at him, "I've already read your latest article "On Current Politics" and criticized it verbally and pensively, complaining about the corruption of officials and the abolishment of border defense. Isn't it beautiful? But you Do you know why you can't pass it up?"

Shen Bing listened silently without speaking.

Li Chenfu frowned, looking at the student's beautiful forehead and seemingly respectful eyebrows, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, feeling disappointed in him for the first time.Reluctant to say any more at the moment, he said coldly, "Think about it yourself."

He was turning around to leave, but Shen Bing took a step suddenly, and with the sound of the pouring rain, said in a low voice quickly and urgently: "Teacher, the current government is weak and the government is weak. The reason. The student was born in a mediocre family. He has no other advantages but only a fortune. Now he is willing to be driven by the teacher to pick up the tumor and scrape the pus, so as to rectify the Qingming—"

"absurd!"

Li Chenfu turned his head quickly and scolded sharply.When he turned around, the rain from the edge of the umbrella splashed onto Shen Bing's face, but Shen Bing didn't raise his hand to wipe it off, but just looked at him fixedly.

Li Chenfu nodded Shen Bing fiercely, his fingers trembling with anger, unable to speak, and he said after a while: "Childish! Reckless! Do you think that a memorial can make you a bone-digging knife, and then you will become famous? Then I Let me tell you that this memorial of yours will not even be presented to the imperial court at all, it will be detained in the cabinet! Then what? What you have said will not change, but you yourself have become the target of public criticism! Tomorrow you will be exiled Jing! Why did you study hard for ten years to obtain fame? Is it just for a moment of pleasure?"

Thunder came crashing down, hitting Chi Xia's ground, and even Shen Bing's heart.

"If you still want to really do something practical, hide your edge and think about what you should do and what you can do at this time." Li Chenfu scolded, "You are a student brought out by Qin Mengru, so you don't even think about it. You can't even think about simple benefits, right?"

The pattering drops of water rolled down the side of Shen Bi's face, making him look a bit embarrassed.But he didn't refute anything, just answered "yes" in a low voice.

Li Chenfu calmed down his surging anger, stared at him with a frown, and suddenly asked: "Recently, Xie Rangzhi always invites you to drink?"

Shen Ting was taken aback, and subconsciously replied: "Yes, but only twice, and all students from the Hanlin Academy gathered together..."

"Sometimes, when you do things, you can't just be reckless, and you have to learn to take advantage of the situation. Xie Rangzhi came from a noble family, and it's not a bad thing for you to associate with him." Li Chenfu paused, and then said sternly, "But he is a son of a family, and he acts Zhang Yang, open and close, that is his 'way'. But you come from a poor family, you have your 'way'. Don't learn his style just because you come into contact with him."

Shen Bing was a little puzzled.In the eyes of most people, he and Xie Ling should not even be regarded as friends, and even have a bit of tit-for-tat meaning.But I don't know where Li Chenfu can tell that his style is learned from Xie Ling.

But at this moment, he didn't want to be angry with his teacher anymore, so he bowed his head and answered "yes" again.

Seeing that his attitude had returned to being respectful, Li Chenfu was finally satisfied, and finally said: "Although you have been famous for your talents since childhood, you need to know that being an official is not just a fuss, and the reason behind it is much more difficult and complicated... Go back, Think about it."

Shen Bing watched Li Chenfu's sedan chair disappear into the rain, sighed, and smiled wryly.

Being reprimanded today was actually expected.In fact, he had already noticed Li Chenfu's attitude when the memorial was detained for the first time.

but just—

He thought with some self-mockery that his enlightenment teacher Qin Lang once said that he is "like a reed, with the softest nature and the toughest nature".In fact, it means that others seem to be kind, but their temper is stubborn and hard, and they will not look back until they touch the south wall.

Sure enough, the result of going his own way is hitting a wall.

It rained harder and harder.Shen's salary is meager, so he can't afford a sedan chair or a horse, so he only buys a donkey for travel.At this time in the rain, his donkey was walking more and more slowly. Fortunately, he was not in a hurry, so he sat on the donkey's back with an umbrella in one hand and a rein in the other, and walked leisurely in the rain.

There are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road. It seems that there is no third sound under the sky except the deafening thunder and rain.Shen Yan drove the donkey, his mind was still on what Li Chenfu said today.When he heard the sound of galloping hoofs coming from the end of the street, the two horses were behind him in an instant.

"Call-"

The galloping horse's head was severely strangled by someone, and it stopped suddenly. The horse's hooves fell heavily on the ground, splashing two side-by-side water splashes.Shen Bing's donkey couldn't dodge in time, and it wailed sadly, and Shen Bing was splashed with sewage all over his head.When he wiped his face and raised his head, he happened to meet Xie Ling's smiling eyes.

"Shen Xiuzhuan?" Xie Ling raised his eyebrows, looking at Shen Bian who silently raised his sleeves and wiped his face, "It's a rainy day, why don't you know how to avoid it?"

What he said can really piss people off.Obviously he was the one who rushed over and splashed water all over his body, but he asked why he didn't "dodge it", it was really arrogant.

Shen Bing half raised the edge of the umbrella, and quietly looked at the person on the horse.

Xie Ling didn't open an umbrella, and didn't wear a coir raincoat. His whole body was drenched by the rain, but he didn't show the slightest bit of embarrassment.Unruly and unruly were written all over his body, and the torrential rain helped him shed a layer of well-dressed skin, completely revealing the flamboyant inside.

He was sitting high on the horseback, staring at Shen Bing from top to bottom. The rain slid down his handsome face, broad shoulders and narrow waist, making him look like a strange creature in folklore who only appears when the wind and rain are dark. beast.

At this time, the other person who was traveling with Xie Ling also came back, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Xie San, what are you doing! The heavy rain stopped to set up piles—hey? Shen Xiuzhuan? Why are you here?"

Shen Yan glanced sideways at Yan Shisong, and said with a slight smile, "I was about to go home, but I didn't expect to run into the two of you. The rain is getting heavier, this is not a place to talk, so I will take my leave first."

After that, he pulled the donkey's rein and wanted to go.

Although there was still a warm smile on Shen Bing's face, Xie Ling was very keenly aware of the reluctance and absent-minded perfunctory in that smile.A trace of displeasure rose in his heart for no reason, he turned his horse's head to block the donkey again, tilted his head and said with a smile: "It's raining so hard, it's hard to ride a donkey? Where are you going, I'll see you off."

deliver?

How to deliver?Are you riding the same horse with your arms in front of you?

Yan Shisong swallowed uneasy, peeked at Xie Ling, wanted to say something, but stopped talking.

The poor Shen Bian's donkey was blocked by two strong horses, so frightened that it trembled and neighed non-stop.Shen Yan finally frowned a little irritably, and raised his eyes to look at Xie Ling.

The gazes of the two collided in the air, like swords colliding, sparking silently.

After a while, Shen Yan finally pushed back the hostility that was about to come out, and put on a calm smile again: "I understand it. Don't bother editing it."

Xie Ling twitched the corners of his mouth, but in the end he was not in trouble, and gave way to a path: "In that case, Xiuzhuan walk slowly."

Shen Bing didn't seem to want to stay any longer, and urged the little donkey to leave quickly.And Xie Ling kept staring at him, until the back completely disappeared into the rain, Fang slowly withdrew his gaze.

Yan Shisong on the side looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Rang Zhi, why do you have to make things difficult for him? Wasn't it bad enough to be beaten by your father? In the future, we should avoid driving such 'good-looking' or 'send him'." ' or something like that..."

Xie Ling glanced at him with a half-smile, and said slowly, "Who's kidding?"

Yan Shisong was taken aback for a moment, then was startled, and said in a hurry: "You, are you crazy? This is Shen Bian! He is the champion of the new discipline! He is a student of Li Chenfu! Even though he came from a poor family, he is famous all over the world! You No one cares about anyone outside, but if he is, even you—”

He stopped suddenly, only because Xie Qin turned his head and cast a cool glance at him.

"I know he is Shen Bing." Xie Ling sneered, "You don't need to remind me."

Shen Bing, heh.he thought to himself.Jingzhou Tinglan?

"Next month at the Autumn Banquet in Hub Garden, you post a post for him and invite him to come."

After saying this, he didn't look at Yan Shisong's angry face, and rushed into the rain with his horse.