To The Land of Nevernight

Tang Shen stood in the middle of the room, looking forward was Wang Qin with a calm expression, and looking back was Meng Lang, Minister of Rites, who was watching the show.He suddenly had one head and two big ones.

This Minister of Rites, Mr. Meng, is not a good stubble.

When Tang Shen took the exam, it was Mr. Meng who was the chief examiner.Although the chief examiner of Jinshi is the emperor in name, Meng Lang can be regarded as Tang Shen's "mentor" if he insists on it.However, Master Meng always likes to play tricks on him.It was the first time Tang Shen came to Qinzheng Palace, when he was still a living man, he was teased by Meng Shangshu, and he was forced to parade him in the street between the six departments!

Master Tang, a small official of the fourth rank, could not offend him, but that didn't mean Wang Qin couldn't.

Wang Qin put down the teacup, and the celadon cup was placed on the sandalwood table, making a crisp clicking sound.Wang Qin looked at Tang Shen, and said, "Naturally, the Zhongshushe people have nothing to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the Zhongshushe people look after the world on behalf of the emperor. Now that Mr. Tang came to look for me, it must be because the subordinates committed crimes. Die hard for your country."

Tang Shen was taken aback.

When these words fell to the ground, even Meng Lang behind the opposite table and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals of the Fifth Grade beside him were stunned.

Wang Zifeng, what is causing this trouble?

How fast Meng Lang reacted, he thought to himself: See the world on behalf of the Son of Heaven?Isn't it just to help the emperor sort out the memorials, and simply summarize the memorabilia that are written in a hype and nonsense in one or two sentences!Is this also called looking at the world on behalf of the emperor?Then these second-rank officials, don't they rule the world on behalf of the emperor?

Before he could figure it out, Wang Qin spoke again.He pointed to Meng Lang on the opposite side, and said to Tang Shen: "Master Tang, do you know this second-rank official?"

Tang Shen was in a daze, but he saluted as if nothing had happened, and said, "This is Mr. Meng Langmeng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites."

Wang Qin: "Master Meng has a noble mind and works diligently every day. Before dawn, I saw the Qinzheng Palace in the darkness, but only the main room of Mr. Meng was lighted; the sun has already set, and only the yamen of the Ministry of Rites is at night. The night light is on! Mr. Meng is a good official for the country and the people, a once-in-a-thousand-year-old official. The people of Zhongshushe look at the world on behalf of the emperor, have you ever seen the loyalty of second-rank officials and Meng Shangshu's blood?"

Tang Shen: "..." What the hell?

Now even Meng Lang was dumbfounded: "???"

Wait a minute, is Wang Zifeng complimenting me?

Meng Shangshu got up deliberately, went to the window and looked: it is not raining red in the world!

Wang Qin stood up and said to Tang Shen: "Such a high-minded and honest official should be imitated by all officials, known by the world, and remembered by His Majesty. Lord Tang, when the Son of Heaven inspects the affairs of the Ministry of Rites these two days, he should inform His Majesty, Distributed candles and presented oil lamps to the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The officials of the Ministry of Rites put in all their energy and care every day, and they are role models for our generation!" After saying this, Tang Shen and Meng Lang were still bewildered, and Wang Qin said to Tang Shen: " let's go."

Tang Shen followed Wang Qin out of the house, and went to find a place to have a private conversation, leaving Meng Lang and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals looking at each other in dismay.

After a long time, Meng Lang suddenly came to his senses: "Okay, Wang Zifeng, when will our Ministry of Rites not return at sunset every day, and work in the yamen?"

Meng Lang's mute ate Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't tell the pain.

Wang Qin first put down a big hat, and praised the officials of the Ministry of Rites as role models. How could he, Meng Lang, say no? Our Ministry of Rites does not have so many good officials.After the boast was over, Wang Qin said one more thing, asking Tang Shen to report the deeds of the officials of the Ministry of Rites to the emperor, so that the emperor would know that the officials of the Ministry of Rites worked overtime all day long to serve him.

Now the fake overtime has become real overtime.Even if you haven't worked overtime before, you will have to work overtime in the future!

In the past, Wang Zifeng cheated people, only the parties involved.This time, Meng Lang dragged the entire Ministry of Rites into trouble.

On the side, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals of the fifth grade looked resentful, and dared not speak out.

Meng Shangshu gritted his teeth: "He Wang Zifeng really thought I was afraid of him?"

The fifth-rank official said: "Master Shangshu, after all, Lord Wang is the Minister of the Household Department, from the Household Department, from the Household Department..." He emphasized three times in a row, "Why are you bothering?"

Meng Lang: "..."

The official of the Ministry of Finance is in charge of money!Take care of the salary!

Meng Lang regretted what she did back then, and made up her mind never to provoke Wang Zifeng again.

Master Meng's behavior can be perfectly summed up by a word in later generations, which is called "cheeky mouth".It's a pity that Mr. Meng still doesn't know this extremely incisive word, and he can only describe his mood at the moment as very regretful.

Tang Shen followed Wang Qin around the Qinzheng Palace and came to a quiet room.

Tang Shen was a little surprised, not knowing where it was.

Wang Qin said: "The right minister of the court is the hall where Wang Chuan and Wang Xianggong are on business. Today Wang Xianggong is not here, so if you have anything to do, you can just tell me."

It turned out to be Wang Qin's uncle's house!

Tang Shen got straight to the point and told about the excerpt he saw today.He went into every detail and told Wang Qin everything.The more Wang Qin listened, the more he frowned.Other officials may not be able to hear something strange from a memorial in Shu for a while, but Wang Qin is the Minister of the Household Department. He has been in charge of the Household Department for five years, and he is in charge of money.Hearing "Paper Tokens", Wang Qin already had some countermeasures in mind.

But Tang Shen thought about it, and still expressed his opinion.At this time, there were only him and Wang Qin in the room, he no longer called Master Shang Shu, but Senior Brother.

"Senior brother, the money shortage in the Song Dynasty has not been a day or two. I am not an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the money shortage has existed since the time of the first emperor. Every time tax rectification, plus trade with other countries, money tax It is difficult to have a certain number. In addition, the copper reserves and silver reserves in the treasury are not abundant. During the Kaiping period of the current dynasty, the national power of the Song Dynasty became stronger and stronger, and the money shortage became more and more fierce. I think, "Paper money 'It can alleviate the money shortage in Song Dynasty!"

Wang Qin looked at Tang Shen with eyes like torches.The two looked at each other for a moment, Wang Qin said: "I understand the meaning of the younger brother, but if this matter is ignored, it is not a major matter. But once it is ignored, it involves a lot, and it will affect the whole body. What will be the consequences?" You can’t see through it overnight.”

Tang Shen didn't know where.

Not to mention this era, in later generations, even if the country controls the currency issuance, there are more than one or two bankrupt countries on the earth!The replacement of copper coins, silver, and gold by banknotes is an unstoppable historical torrent, but it is also a double-edged sword.How to use it is an extremely profound knowledge, Tang Shen can't figure it out; how not to use it badly is even more difficult to understand, Tang Shen doesn't know anything about it!

But banknotes will inevitably appear, and it will be better for this era and better for the Song Dynasty's economy if it appears earlier!

Tang Shen had countless words in his mind, but he couldn't utter a single word.

After a long time, looking into Wang Qin's fiery gaze, he could only speak from his heart: "I trust senior brother."

Wang Qin was slightly stunned, and a moment of astonishment appeared on his handsome face.Then, he smiled softly: "Yeah."

The two didn't say any more, and left separately.

When Tang Shen said that he trusted Wang Qin, he didn't just talk about it, he really gave everything to him.Whether Wang Qin intends to ignore this matter or do something about it, it has nothing to do with Tang Shen.He is not good at these things, so it is the most reasonable choice to leave it to Wang Qin.

In the afternoon of that day, Xu Wei took a few papers and went to the palace to meet Zhao Fu.

When Tang Shen was about to leave the office at night, Tang Shen packed up his things and was about to go out when he saw a crimson figure walking in quickly from the gate of Qinzheng Hall.The two bumped into each other face to face, both were taken aback.

Glancing at each other, Tang Shen bowed respectfully: "Master Su."

Su Wenyun raised the corners of his lips: "Master Tang." He looked up and down, and a smile appeared in his bright eyes, "What's the matter, are you in the office?"

"Yes." Although he didn't want to deal with Su Wenyun, but Su Wenyun didn't mean to leave, Tang Shen could only ask politely: "Did Master Su come back from Cizhou?"

After the Jinghe bridge collapsed, Su Wenyun was promoted by Zhao Fu to be the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, replacing Xie Cheng, the original right servant of the Ministry of Industry.Last year, Su Wenyun went to Cizhou to supervise the construction of the official road in Cizhou, and rarely appeared in the court.Now that he is back, could it be said that the official road in Cizhou is about to be repaired?

Su Wenyun didn't answer, but said: "Master Tang is getting fat."

Tang Shen subconsciously: "Huh?"

"It's said that the heart is generous and the body is fat. I see, Mr. Tang has been in a good mood for the past six months." Su Wenyun grinned her white teeth and showed a serious smile.

Tang Shen looked puzzled, took his leave and left.

"Is Su Wenyun's idioms not learned well? He has a broad heart and a fat body...how did he get admitted to Jinshi?"

How did Tang Shen know that in Wang Qin's eyes, he was too thin, but in Su Wenyun's eyes, he gritted his teeth and felt that Tang Shen was fat.Why are you fat?Within two years, he was promoted from the seventh rank to the fourth rank in one fell swoop, and he was also promoted to the fourth rank Zhongshusheren, a close official in front of the emperor!Who would be unhappy with this speed of promotion?

It is easy to upgrade from the seventh rank to the fifth rank, but it is extremely difficult to upgrade from the fifth rank to the fourth rank.Didn't Tang Shen's encounter with the fourth rank just get him a ride along with Su Wenyun?

Now Tang Shen eats and drinks well in Shengjing, and enjoys happiness every day.He is going to Cizhou, where he will be exposed to wind and sun all day long.

Mr. Su was very emotional.

However, no matter how resentful Master Su was, it would have no effect on Tang Shen.

When he went to the morning court the next day, Zhao Fuzhuang inadvertently mentioned the "paper currency" that appeared in Shu.The emperor, who was devoted to cultivating immortality, just took it as a joke and told his ministers that he didn't seem to take it too seriously.But when the matter was heard by all the officials, it made them think about it.

In mid-June, the sun is as big as a furnace, hanging high in the sky.

Every room in Qinzheng Hall is equipped with ice basins to cool off the officials, but there are too many people in the rooms of fourth-rank officials, and ice basins are useless.Tang Shen was so hot that his head was sweating, but he still put on his official uniform tightly, not daring to slack off.

Tang Shen was flipping through the memorial when suddenly an official came into the house and delivered a letter to Tang Shen.

The other officials didn't notice what happened here, Tang Shen was stunned, and opened the envelope.Looking at the words above, his eyes froze, and he quietly stuffed the letter into his sleeve.When he arrived at Xiaya, Tang Shen deliberately waited in the room for a while, and from a distance he saw Wang Qin coming out of the room.

Wang Qin also saw Tang Shen at a glance.

Tang Shen was about to speak, but Wang Qin ignored him, looked past him, and continued walking forward, as if he didn't see him at all.

Tang Shen was silent and waited for Wang Qin to leave before he left.

At night, Tang Shen came to the Shangshu Mansion and was welcomed in by the housekeeper.After waiting for about a cup of tea, Wang Qin walked in from the door.

Tang Shen immediately greeted him: "Senior brother."

Wang Qin looked at him, with a warm voice, with a trace of helplessness: "It's all about you, it has nothing to do with you. Junior brother is very smart, so he naturally knows what I mean, why are you here again?"

That's right, in the letter that Wang Qin specially sent someone to send today, there were only six words——

"Everything has nothing to do with you. 』