Tanhualang

After a few more days, Shen Jing realized why Zhao Heng was so happy that day.

Accompanied by the birthday reward of the King of Yu to Nanjing, there was also the emperor’s secret decree, which should have basically agreed to Zhao Heng’s suggestion on the appointment of officials in Nanjing mentioned in the previous memorandum.

A few days later, the documents from the capital arrived in Nanjing, announcing the personnel of the new six ministries: Feng Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, entered Beijing as Minister of the Ministry of War, Sun Ping, Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing, was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs of Nanjing, and Xu Peng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Rites; Received a commendation, and the salary was raised by one level.

As soon as the news was announced, the official office of King Yu immediately became lively: there was an endless stream of people who had been promoted, rewarded and thanked, and officials from all walks of life came to flatter and flatter. Who is in charge now on the ground.

That night Zhao Heng came to Shen Jing to play chess again after dinner.The two were drinking tea and playing chess, when Xiao You came to knock on the door and reported to Zhao Heng: "Minister of the Ministry of Industry, please see me. He also brought a birthday present."

Zhao Heng stared at the chessboard without raising his head: "It's gone. Let's just say that Gu has fallen asleep."

Xiaoyou retreated in response.

When the door was closed, Zhao Heng still faced the chessboard without raising his head, and said, "The last time you prepared a report to the emperor, you received the order the day before yesterday. Your majesty has approved it."

"...Yes." Only then did Shen Jing realize that the legend that King Yu was deeply favored by the emperor was not a rumor, it was real. The emperor would give whatever King Yu wanted, and even more.After a pause, he smiled and flattered, "Your Highness has given you a lot of grace. I heard that everyone in Nanjing now praises the emperor's favor, and the atmosphere is very popular."

Zhao Heng chuckled, "It's like a fish chasing bait."

"..."

"If you want to employ people, you should give benefits first." Zhao Heng casually dropped a piece on the chessboard, "People die for money, birds die for food, that's all. Miao'an, don't you think so?"

"..." Shen Jing laughed dryly, "Your Highness is right." It was so direct that he didn't even know how to continue the conversation.

At the end of the chess game, Zhao Heng still won a small victory.Zhao Heng dropped the chess piece, stood up and walked to the desk: "Is the back injury healed?"

"It's really all right." Nested in the room for more than [-] days, the incision on Shen Jing's back no longer hurts, but occasionally it feels numb and itchy.

"It's fine." Zhao Heng picked up a book from the table, flipped through it, and said lightly, "There are so many things going on in the solitude these days, and I can't take care of anyone in the house. Since your injury is healed, From now on, you will handle the secret reports from Shandong.”

"..."

Shen Jing froze.

Zhao Heng looked back at him: "What?"

After a pause, he said again: "You should know about the things in Shandong." As he spoke, he reached out and brushed away the stack of books on Shen Jing's desk, and took out two new books from the bottom: "Otherwise, why would you borrow these two books on purpose? Let's see, haven't you guessed what Gu came to Nanjing for?"

These two books are recently borrowed by Shen Jing from Zhao Heng's study, one is Shandong county annals and the other is Shandong geography. After reading these two books, who knows that Zhao Heng is so sharp-sighted, but after coming here two or three times, he was actually told to read them.

"I don't dare." He said he didn't dare, but Shen Jing couldn't help cursing, the sober Zhao Heng was too sharp, and the drunk King Yu was cuter, "...It's just that the recovery period is really boring, just look through it at will. look."

"Don't you dare?" Zhao Heng glanced at him again, showing that half-smile expression again, "If you say you don't dare, I'm afraid you will be slandered in your heart. Miao'an is a smart person. But sometimes smart people like to hide Understand and pretend to be confused."

"..." Shen Jing was so forced that she couldn't help it, so she had to say honestly, "The grassroots made a desperate guess. Your Highness came to Nanjing, and the second was to fight against the Japanese. The main reason was to prevent the King of Han... from rebelling in Qingzhou."

"Well, it's good to know." Zhao Heng responded, his tone quite casual, "Secret reports used to be dealt with lightly. How can you go back and ask him."

"Yes."

"This chess record," Zhao Heng said, and unexpectedly found Shen Jing's chess record that was at the bottom from the pile of books on the table, "Did you copy it?"

"……Yes."

""Fang Cun Guang Ji"," Zhao Heng flipped through a few pages, "interesting. Can I read it alone?"

"..." Shen Jing hesitated for a moment, but said truthfully, "That was intended to be presented to His Highness."

Zhao Heng looked up: "Oh?"

"I heard that Your Highness is coming soon," Shen Jing lowered her head, looking at her nose and heart, "I don't have anything in my lower body, so I made this to express my heart... I don't want to be seen by His Highness first."

Zhao Heng put down the book and smiled: "I see. Is this fan also for Gu?"

Shen Jing looked up in astonishment, and saw that what Zhao Heng was playing with was the fan that he had drawn in his spare time these days, and he deliberately walked under the lamp, and looked at the candlelight for a long time: "So you painted That's right. 'The taste of the world is as thin as gauze for years, who wants to ride a horse to Jinghua.'" After reading, he turned his head and asked Shen Jing, "How do you know that Xiao You told you the poem about Guai Lu Fangweng?"

"..." Shen Jing, who didn't know it, could only admit it, "It's good that His Highness doesn't dislike it."

"Why would you dislike it? Miao'an has a heart. This is your birthday gift," Zhao Heng took the fan and walked back to the desk under the window, picked up the chess record and looked at it, and turned to look at Shen Jing with a smile: "Gu likes it very much."

Usually used to his cold face, Shen Jing was almost stunned when he saw Zhao Heng's smile like a spring breeze blowing on his face.Zhao Heng didn't realize it, he paused and smiled at Shen Jing: "It would be even better if we add another basket of bean paste cake."

Zhao Heng seemed to like the fan Shen Jing gave him very much, so he took it in his hand and used it the next day.

Seen by Xiaoyou, he came to Shen Jing to drink tea that night: "The birthday gift you gave has been sent to His Highness's heart. I have been reading that chess record for a whole day today. Looking at it, I feel very depressed."

"Why are you bored?"

"Can you not be bored? Seeing that His Highness likes this chess record so much, I really want to run to him and confess to him: Your Highness, Mr. Shen did not only make this chess record by himself, I also found someone to bind the cover Well—in short, you can figure it out, I came here tonight just to ask for a reward, and you have to thank me for this matter."

"I said so. It turned out that they came to blackmail me." Shen Jing smiled while drinking tea, "A majestic head of the palace, who easily passed 80 yuan to blackmail me as a poor scholar, how dare you?"

"Why are you so embarrassed." Xiao You smiled happily, "I said I was sorry, and there is something even more embarrassing. I have to ask you."

"Steward Qian, you can always ask."

Xiaoyou put down the tea bowl, took out the folding fan that Shen Jing had given him from his bosom, put it in front of Shen Jing, shook it open with a "wow", revealing the snow-white fan inside, and said in a drawn-out tone: "I said, Mr. On His Highness’s fan, there are flowers, grass, and trees. The paintings are so beautiful, and there are poems and songs, so quiet and elegant. Why did you come to me, and you gave me a white fan. Tell me about yourself, you Isn't this snobbery?"

"..."

Shen Jing raised his forehead, sighed, and explained helplessly: "I can't wash it off even if I jumped into the Yellow River."

"Why did you jump into the Yellow River? The Yellow River is so far away." Xiao You leaned back on his seat, glanced at him with a smile, slapped him twice with a fan, and pointed back, "How close is the Yangtze River."

Shen Jing was amused by him: "You have a narrow mouth. Can you listen to me carefully?"

"You said."

Shen Jing smiled and filled him with tea: "I drew that fan casually, and I wanted to keep it for myself. After I finished painting, I put it under the window to dry until the ink dried. But it was wet recently, and the ink was still wet, so I confiscated it." Get up. Coincidentally, after playing chess last night, His Royal Highness saw the chess record first, so I said it was a birthday gift for him. Who knew His Highness thought that the fan was also for him... Such a meager thing, should I Can you still ask His Highness to get it back?"

"I don't care." Xiao You narrowed his eyes and threw the fan on the table, "If you are not snobby, you have to draw one for me."

"..."

Xiao You came over with a smile and opened the fan: "I don't like flowers, birds, fish and insects. Draw me a landscape. Or a figure. I don't need poetry, and I don't like those words either."

Shen Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "There are plenty of things that are more valuable than mine, and I just want them. Later, I'll give you the fan from a famous artist from the previous dynasty that His Highness rewarded—"

"Whoever wants those ready-made ones will want yours. You can draw me a good one, and I don't need it. Put it away." Xiaoyou smiled and drank tea again, "Everyone knows it's good, what's the meaning of that. Everyone If you don’t know it now, I’m about to get it; when you know it all in the future, I’ll take one out at once, and that will show my ability.”

"You've flattered me so much, what else can I say." Shen Jing laughed, "Please be patient and don't be impatient. I will draw a good picture for you when I show off my housekeeping skills."

"It doesn't have to be too good." Xiao Yong covered his mouth with a fan and smiled, "Don't be better than His Highness's. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to take it out."