At this moment, Shen Yichen was gently watching the refugee children drinking soup, unaware that there was another group of people paying attention to him.

Seeing that the bowl of duck blood soup was finished, Shen Yichen took out some broken silver from his body, handed it to the refugee children and said: "If you are hungry with this money, go buy some food. My brother can only help you." It’s here.”

Shen Yichen has a kind heart, but he is not a holy mother. He understands that in such natural and man-made disasters, he can save one person, but not everyone. He can save it for a while, but not for the whole life.

He met him today. He couldn't bear to treat children like monkeys or dogs, but that was the only thing he could do, and he couldn't do more.

The group of children looked at the broken silver on the table, but they did not fight over it like they did when they saw pastries before. Instead, they stared straight at Shen Yichen.

Sure enough, what the ancients said is right. A person with solid warehouses will know etiquette, and a person with enough food and clothing will know honor and disgrace.

"Brother, are you the Wenqu star Shen Yichen?"

One of the older boys, who looked to be six or seven years old, finally spoke timidly.

"I am Shen Yichen, but I am not a literary star."

It was Shen Yichen's explanation that made the little boy shake his head and reply: "My mother said that those who can pass the exam are Wenquxing."

"Then big brother, you will become a high official in the future, right?"

"Maybe."

Shen Yichen smiled and replied, if everything goes well and he can become a second-ranked Jinshi, with the help of Duke Cheng Guo, there is still a lot of hope not to say that he will definitely enter the cabinet, but at least he will become a minister.

"Brother, if you become a high official in the future, you will definitely not chase us around. That would be great."

A sentence full of innocence made Shen Yichen silent.

His previous path to the imperial examination was more for power and to stop living under others for a long time!

If one day I reach the pinnacle of control and power and no longer live under others, will it truly be complete?

This Ming Dynasty, despite its brilliance, has actually gradually decayed.

"Brother promises you that if you become a high official one day, you will definitely take the world as your responsibility and never let you be displaced again."

The children didn't quite understand what Shen Yichen said, but they could roughly guess that it must be a good intention, so they all nodded with smiles.

"Okay, brother is leaving, so don't run around on the street and go find your parents as soon as possible."

Shen Yichen gently patted the fearful child on the head and prepared to stand up and leave.

Just when he turned around, he heard a whisper.

"My parents are both dead."

This sentence made Shen Yichen's heart skip a beat, and he didn't know how to describe this feeling.

But he didn't look back, and took A Niu away with a heavy look on his face.

After passing the lively fireworks place next to the canal, the rest of Zhenjiang Prefecture was much deserted. The two found a relatively clean-looking inn, asked for two rooms, and were ready to stay.

When he went upstairs to his room, Aniu looked at Shen Yichen and said, "Brother Chen, I didn't expect you to be so powerful now. You don't even dare to do anything to the judge."

This was what Zeng Aniu had said on the street. In the past, the change in perception was that Shen Yichen was considered a scholar and was no longer in the same class as the common people like them.

Zeng Aniu couldn't tell exactly what had changed.

Only today did I feel how powerful Shen Yichen's background and reputation were. The high-ranking officials in the government all nodded and bowed when they learned of his identity.

"It's not me who is great, it's the people I know who are great."

Shen Yichen smiled and defended, saying that he had to rely on Sun Tixue's reputation to suppress others.

"That young man named Su Wen, isn't he just good because of the people he knows? Anyway, I feel that he is completely different from you."

"Because he is not really powerful."

"What's the meaning?"

Once Shen Yichen spoke with profound meaning, Ah Niu couldn't keep up with his thinking.

"People like him who show their teeth and claws are often very fragile. But truly strong people are confident. Confidence will make you gentle, and gentleness will make you firm."

Shen Yichen once saw this sentence in a book and remembered it very clearly.

So when facing a young man like Su Wen, Shen Yichen was in a state of looking down from the beginning to the end.

Because he knows very well that this kind of people are just weak people based on family power. They only dare to attack weaker people and have never been truly strong in their hearts.

"No wonder you treat those children very gently."

Zeng Aniu suddenly realized that he thought of Shen Yichen's attitude towards refugee children.

Regarding this sentence, Shen Yichen did not comment, smiled, opened the door and went in.

After taking a boat for a day today, I was indeed a little tired. In addition, the plight of the refugees I saw also made Shen Yichen not very interested.

You must know that Zhenjiang Mansion is already a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is much poorer than this place. But in comparison, the "Xun Qi Circle" in Yingtian Mansion where I used to stay is really a greenhouse.

Unexpectedly, one day I would become a flower in the greenhouse.

Shen Yichen was preparing to rest, but Zhao Tongpan and Su Wen, who had left before, were still discussing countermeasures.

"Uncle Shi, I feel like this matter is not over yet. I'm afraid Shen Yichen will continue to pursue it."

Now that the others have been driven away, Su Wen dared to speak out a lot of what was on his mind. Shen Yichen's attitude of ignoring him at the end clearly meant that he was not giving face.

"Then what can I do? I even refused to accept the offer of wine to apologize, and even got me involved!"

Zhao Tongpian was full of resentment. He and Su Wen's father, Magistrate Su, were only in political alliance. He thought that if the position of Magistrate Su in Zhenjiang Prefecture became vacant one day, he could take advantage of the opportunity to fill the position.

That's why I took care of Su Wen's arrogance and domineering attitude, but I didn't expect that he would be kicked on the iron plate this time.

"Uncle Shi, no matter how great he is, Shen Yichen is the master of the case, but he is only a mere scholar. He is far from the real three yuan."

"Since being soft is not enough, how about being tough and asking my father to step in?"

Compared to Zhao Tongpian, an official veteran, Su Wen is just a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

In his eyes, Shen Yichen was known as the head of the case, and in the final analysis, he was just a poor scholar. Even if he came from Yingtian Mansion and was known as the illegitimate son of Cheng Guogong, was it necessary to be so afraid of him?

If Shen Yichen could really win over Duke Cheng as his backer, would he be included in the family tree and become an illegitimate child?

In a sense, there is nothing wrong with Su Wen's logic. Shen Yichen was really not very good a year ago. Let alone having the Duke as his backer when something happened, he probably wouldn't even be able to see his biological father in person.

"What's the use of Fu Zun's intervention? Do you know what Shen Yichen said in my ear at the end?"

"What did you say?"

"Sun Ding, the admiral of Yingtian Mansion's academic affairs, is his teacher!"

"The scholar is a pretender, and this guy is trying to make a tiger skin out of a big banner."

Su Wen himself also had the reputation of being a scholar, and he knew very well that the examiner of the boy examination would hardly have any contact with the candidates, and the so-called examiner was just a name.

Seeing that Su Wen still looked nonchalant, Zhao Tongpan had the urge to slap him again!

"Normally, if the Palace Master says you are uneducated and incompetent, I will try to smooth things over for you. But now it seems that the mud is really too much to hold up the wall!"

"You know that Shen Yichen is a scholar, and his teacher is Lin Zhen, the number one scholar, but you haven't heard anyone say it? Also, Shen Yichen has participated in the Winter Solstice Poetry Party and the Flower Appreciation Party. Do you feel that no one invited him behind the scenes? He is just a student. Are members qualified to attend the meeting?”

"Apart from eating, drinking, having fun and causing trouble in Zhenjiang Mansion, what else would you do? You can't even figure out the situation in Yingtian Mansion, which is so close at hand!"

Zhao Tongpan was really a little angry at this moment. He had never noticed that Su Wen was so unbearable before, but now that he was in trouble, he was really a piece of rotten wood.

After all, Su Wen was the son of the magistrate. He usually called Zhao Tong a "uncle" to give him face, but now that he was being scolded like a grandson, he began to feel a little dissatisfied.

"No need to say more, let's do something cruel!"

This time, Su Wen's eyes once again showed a fierce look, and he could only take ruthless measures if he refused to give in.

"what you up to?"

Zhao Tongpuan instantly became alert. This kid was used to being domineering in Zhenjiang Mansion. He usually did things without considering the consequences. He had developed the habit of not fearing anything. He really had the courage to do stupid things.

Seeing the cautious look on Zhao Tongpuan's face, Su Wen grinned and said, "Uncle Shi, are you thinking of killing people to silence them?"

No matter how much Su Wen disagrees with Shen Yichen's background and power, no one can deny that his title as the leader of the Little Three Yuan case is real.

Just to vent a street dispute, he went to assassinate the leader of the Yingtian Prefecture's Xiao Sanyuan case. If it were exposed, not to mention the Zhenjiang prefect, even the chief minister of the cabinet might not be able to suppress it.

If Su Wen was really stupid and had no IQ, would he still have the opportunity to be arrogant and domineering on the streets of Zhenjiang Prefecture? He would have been in prison together with his father, or would have been given incense and paper money.

Hearing what Su Wen said, Zhao Tongpan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had really thought about that just now.

"But having said that, Uncle Shi, you are right to think so. It is best for Shen Yichen to think so too."

"How do you say this?"

"Uncle Shi, you probably haven't forgotten that Shen Yichen mentioned that he wanted to report to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, right?"

The three words " Metropolitan Procuratorate" can be regarded as a sore point for Zhao Tongpan. If Shen Yichen hadn't mentioned this, he might not even bother to discuss countermeasures with Su Wen now.

It was just a minor conflict between young people. Anyway, it was Su Wen who was slapped and had to apologize. What does it have to do with him?

The reason why Zhao Tongpan is so afraid of being investigated is not because of this small conflict with Shen Yichen, but because of the huge shortfall in Zhenjiang Prefecture's disaster relief money and food, which is why there are so many homeless people on the streets who are hungry.

If the Metropolitan Procuratorate gets involved in this matter, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as punishment, but there is also the risk of beheading.

"My dear nephew, what are your countermeasures?"

Facing Zhao Tongpan's initiative to ask for help, Su Wen secretly sneered in his heart.

Naturally, it is impossible for Zhao Tongpan to be responsible for such things as embezzlement of money and food for disaster relief. Su Wen and his father accounted for the majority of the blame. Therefore, Shen Yichen's report to the procuratorate, whether true or false, can only be dealt with seriously. .

This old guy thought he was looking for trouble with Shen Yichen just to save face. At that time, he was angry and might have wanted to regain the situation. Now that it has passed and he still can't calm down, then he is looking down on himself.

I don’t want to think about being so arrogant and domineering to the point of being scolded and calling him Uncle Shi, and being slapped in public and still able to endure it?

If he hadn't caused the hidden danger of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and needed to find him to fill the hole, he would have been too lazy to accept this birdiness and would have gone to the canal boat to find a cute girl to warm his bed.
Chapter completed!