marquis of jingan

Chapter 109 Departure, Jiankang City!

After the New Year's Eve passed, Shen Yi was about to leave for Jiankang.

Because last time his father Shen Zhang left in a hurry and didn't bring anything back, this time Mrs. Shen specially prepared a lot of Jiangdu's specialties for Shen Yi to bring to the capital.

The third son of Shen, Shen Ling, was also very caring. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, he went out to find a motorcade for Shen Yi, so that he could go to Jiankang with the team.

In this era, it is very dangerous to go alone on the road. Even in the capital city between Jiangdu and Jiankang, under the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is hard to say that there are no bandits at all. If things like proof of identity were stolen, he would have to work in vain this year, and he would have to go back to Jiangdu and wait for another year.

Therefore, those who go on the road alone like Shen Yi usually find a caravan to accompany them. If they have acquaintances, they can follow directly.

Large-scale caravans in this era always have security forces such as "bodyguards" if they travel far. However, there is no need to prepare security forces for the emperor's feet between Jiangdu and Gyeonggi. Generally, only five or six people travel together. Don't dare to touch it to make a bad idea.

After all, Shen Sanlang had been in Jiangdu for many years, and soon found a reliable caravan for Shen Yi. This caravan would set off from the west gate of Jiangdu to Jiankang on the sixth morning of the first lunar month.

The day when the caravan departs also means the day when Shen Yi departs.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Yi went to Ganquan Academy to say goodbye to Mr. Qin and Mr. Lu Shanzhang from the academy, and at the same time got a "letter of introduction" from Master Lu.

This letter of introduction was written by Master Lu to some of his students, that is, those senior brothers Shen Yi.

Once something happened to Shen Yi in Jiankang, he could take this letter and seek help from his brothers in Jiankang.

However, Shen Yi also knew in his heart that the best use of this letter was that after he was selected as a scholar or even a candidate, he would take the letter to find the senior brothers and visit them one by one.

Before becoming a scholar, it is best not to bother a few seniors, let alone go to them if something happens, otherwise the "first impression" given to the seniors will not be good.

In the academy, Mr. Qin took Shen Yi and explained many things to pay attention to during the college exam, and gave Shen Yi a copy of "examination materials".

This examination material is the anthology of the Jiankang government's academic administration.

Although Jiankang Mansion is nominally at the same level as Jiangdu Mansion, because it is where the emperor resides, Jiankang Mansion has become the actual "Jingzhao Mansion". Governor of Jiankang", not the prefect of Jiankang.

In other words, Jiankang Mansion has become a "provincial unit".

And the academic officials of Jiankang Prefecture naturally became the academic officials of "Gyeonggi".

The "College Examination" in Gyeonggi was presided over by this Xuezheng.

Such "examination materials" are naturally very precious.

After staying in Ganquan Academy for a whole day, Shen Yi bid farewell to Mr. Qin, Mrs. Lu, and Junior Sister Lu until late afternoon.

It was dark early in winter, and when Shen Yi returned to Jiangducheng's home, it was already dark. At this time, Shen Heng had already returned to the academy to study, and Shen Yi was the only one left at home. Coupled with the cold weather, he seemed quite lonely .

After lighting the stove, Shen Yi lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze.

Because he had to leave early in the morning the next morning, Shen Yi didn't dare to sleep too much, and he opened his eyes around five o'clock.

Fortunately, the stove hadn't been turned off at this time, and the room was still relatively warm. Relying on the stove, Shen Qilang bravely got up from the bed, and quickly put on his clothes.

After getting dressed, Shen Yi lit the candles at home, and then glanced at the room of his younger brother Shen Heng.

Originally, Shen Heng was going to stay and see him off today, but Shen Yi forcibly took him to the academy on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

After all, this child is still young, only by staying in the "school" can Shen Yi feel a little more at ease.

Because the sky was not yet bright, and because he got up too early, Shen Qilang was still a little confused at the moment. After sitting on the side of the bed for a while, he picked up the burden he had prepared the night before and pushed it away. own courtyard gate.

At this moment, at the gate of the Shen family's yard, a young man in thick clothes had been waiting for a long time. After seeing Shen Yi coming out of the yard, this young man, who was dressed too thickly and looked a little clumsy, Only then bowed his head respectfully to Shen Yi: "My lord."

Shen Yi stood where he was, quietly watching the young man for a long time.

After a while, he sighed slightly: "I told you two days ago, you just go to the west gate and wait at dawn today. It's freezing, how can you wait here like this?"

Although Xu Fu was wearing thick clothes, his face was blue from the cold, he smiled at Shen Yi.

"Young master, I am very resistant to frost. It was so cold in previous years. It was fine for me to go out in single clothes. This year I have thick clothes, so I am fine."

Shen Yi sighed and asked, "How long have you been waiting?"

Xu Fu lowered his head slightly: "My lord, I just arrived not long ago."

Shen Qilang shook his head slightly, no longer asked him any questions, but said with a burden on his back, "Okay. Let's go."

As he spoke, he walked towards the west gate.

The young man Xu Fu also carried a burden on his back, following closely behind Shen Yi, step by step.

Both of them can be regarded as teenagers. They walked slowly from night to dawn, and when the sky became bright, the two of them finally arrived at the West City Gate.

The caravan that brought them was the caravan of "Huitong Company", and Huitong Company was a big company. Shen Yi quickly found the caravan with the flag of Huitong Company at the gate of the west city gate. He took Xu Fu up and found The leader of the caravan.

The leader is a man in his 40s, with a thin body. After he asked Shen Yi's identity, he first glanced at Shen Yi, then at Xu Fu behind Shen Yi, and said in a deep voice: "It is true that someone came to say hello earlier. , said to let you take Mr. Shen to the capital together, but only said to take Mr. Shen alone, did not say..."

Without saying a word, Shen Yi took out a piece of silver about two taels from his sleeve, handed it to the man, and said with a smile: "This uncle, you are very accommodating, I have never gone out, and it is good to have someone on the road with me." a care."

The man took the silver piece calmly, looked at Xu Fu, then at Shen Yi, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Shen, of course it's okay to bring more people, but does this young man have a guide?" ? There is no guide, even if he is taken to the capital, he will not be able to pass through the city gate."

In this era, one must have a certificate to go out. Shen Yi can go out with the test card, but Xu Fu was originally a beggar, and he didn't even have a household registration, so naturally he didn't go to the Yamen to get a guide.

On this point, Shen Yi had already thought up his speech, and he smiled at the leading man: "Uncle, he is my book boy, he should be able to enter Jiankang with me."

The book boy is actually a servant.

Shen Yi can enter Jiankang, so naturally his book boy can too.

"That's fine."

The man nodded readily, pointed in the direction of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Both of you, just feel wronged and wronged. Take that smaller carriage. Anyway, the total journey is more than a day, and you will arrive when you talk."

The two looked in the direction of his fingers.

There was a wagon, unremarkable looking, but half full.

Fortunately... it's a carriage with carriages.

(End of this chapter)