marquis of jingan

Chapter 168 Late Night Letter

Accompanied by Shen Yi, the eunuch Gao walked down from the second floor. At this moment, the eunuch Gao didn't have any smile on his face. After the two of them walked down the stairs, he took a look at the two people downstairs. The little eunuch said, "Go and fetch ten gold leaves, Your Majesty wants to reward you."

The two little eunuchs hurriedly nodded and went down to get the gold leaf for Shen Yi.

After the two young eunuchs left, Gao Ming looked at Shen Yi silently, and said, "Young Master Shen, you have gone too far today."

Shen Yi didn't panic, he understood what Gao Ming was talking about, so he lowered his head slightly and said, "Please give me some advice from my father-in-law."

"It was arranged by our family to have you come to see His Majesty today."

Eunuch Gao said slowly: "Our family came to you just because His Majesty was going to meet you a few days ago. After you see His Majesty, you should kowtow, or present a poem or two to His Majesty, or you want to express your strategy directly. It doesn't matter, but you shouldn't be doing anything."

He looked at Shen Yi, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Our family arranged for you to come to see His Majesty today. What you are going to do will probably be prepared by our family later. Is it you, the student, who is in charge, or our family? "

The eunuch frowned and said: "You are a student from a serious examination field. In the future, after entering the officialdom, you can do whatever you want. It has nothing to do with our family, but now, you are a student Just want to do something, isn't it too eager for quick success?"

Shen Yi bowed slightly, and said: "Eunuch, I am not looking for quick success, but His Majesty is asking for advice. I will naturally know everything. Don't worry, Eunuch, there will be no problems with this method, and it will definitely be done."

"If this matter is done, then [-]% of the credit is due to the father-in-law."

Gao Ming had no expression on his face, and said: "Our family's first eunuch has reached the end of his position. What's the use of asking for credit? Just do nothing."

Shen Yi shook his head.

"My father-in-law is thinking about it. It is precisely because my father-in-law is in this position that I have to make meritorious service. I don't know how many eunuchs in the palace are staring at this position of my father-in-law. If my father-in-law does not make meritorious service, someone else will do it and come into His Majesty's sight." .”

"Elder-in-law has been with the Son of Heaven for a long time, so he naturally knows that His Majesty is in a hurry to do things now. You are a servant in the palace, so you also know that the word seniority is never mentioned in the palace."

In the imperial court, no matter whether it is a promotion or a promotion, it is important to pay attention to political achievements, backgrounds, and qualifications. Sometimes when it comes to key positions, all are indispensable.

When the Ministry of Officials assesses officials, it will even be specific to the year and the time of the pilot test.

But the promotion system in the palace is completely different.

Whether the eunuchs in the palace are promoted or demoted depends entirely on the will of the emperor. Sometimes a word from the nobles in the harem can determine the life and death of an eunuch.

That is to say, even though Gao Ming has now taken the position of chief eunuch, he may not be able to sit securely, because Gao Ming was born as a companion in the Eastern Palace. If it really comes down to age and ability, there are a lot of senior eunuchs in the palace who are older than him. , staring at his position.

Eunuch Gao looked at Shen Yi thoughtfully, but did not speak.

Just when the two were silent, the little eunuch who left earlier brought a wooden box and handed it to Gao Ming respectfully. Gao Ming took the wooden box and handed it to Shen Yi. Then he looked at Shen Yi. , and said slowly: "Since His Majesty has ordered it down, there is no way out now, and we can only join hands with you to complete this errand."

The eunuch said earnestly: "I hope Mr. Shen will be careful and don't mess up the errand."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The errand of writing a new version of the mansion newspaper is too important. I guess I can only write a sample for one issue, and I will not have the job of a student in the future. But I believe that as long as my father-in-law is willing to do this Things must be done beautifully."

Gao Ming gave a "hmm" and did not express his opinion, but said silently: "Young Master Shen has been tossing about for a long time today, so let's go back and rest."

Shen Yi cupped his hands at Eunuch Gao, turned around and said goodbye.

At this moment, there were internal guards everywhere in Jiming Temple, and there were no pedestrians. Shen Yi went all the way to the gate of Jiming Temple smoothly. After walking out of the gate of Jiming Temple, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

In any case, meeting the big boss this time was barely smooth, and left a chance for a follow-up meeting.

As for the matter of the residence report.

On the way home, Shen Yi had been thinking hard about this matter. After returning home, he thought about it for a long time in his study, until it was dark, before he slowly picked up his pen.

It's not writing newspapers, but letters.

Write to Jiangdu.

It took about half an hour for Shen Yi to finish writing the letter. After writing the envelope, he looked at the night outside and walked out.

There was no curfew in Jiankang, so Shen Yi left the workshop smoothly, first ate something at a roadside stall, and finally came to the courtyard rented by Xu Fu and Ding Man. After knocking on the courtyard door, Xu Fu quickly He opened the door and welcomed Shen Yi in.

As soon as Shen Yi walked in, Xu Fu looked at his forehead and asked, "Is your injury all right?"

"I am fine."

Shen Yi looked at Xu Fu and asked, "Xiao Xu, can you ride a horse?"

Xu Fu shook his head: "My lord, I have never been in contact with..."

"This is troublesome."

Shen Yi slightly lowered his eyebrows and said, "I have a letter that I want to send back to Jiangdu as soon as possible, but I don't have an official status and cannot use an official post. If I ask someone to send it back to Jiangdu, it may take at least four or five days to deliver it. "

Xu Fu was silent for a while, then said, "My lord, I can go and learn."

Shen Yi asked: "Can I learn it in a short time?"

Xu Fu's eyes were firm, and he said: "My lord, there is a warehouse on the south side of the Qinhuai River, where there are vendors who rent and sell horses. It will be dark tomorrow, so I will rent a horse. I can ride it in one morning. I will set off for Jiangdu tomorrow afternoon, and I will be able to deliver the letter to you the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Shen Yi thought for a while, nodded slightly and said: "Then do this, thank you for your hard work."

He patted Xu Fu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "When you come back from Jiangdu, let's go to the horse market together and buy you a good horse as a mount."

Buying a horse in this era is similar to buying a car in later generations. After hearing this, Xu Fu bowed his head deeply to Shen Yi: "Thank you, my lord."

"After you deliver the letter, you can stay in Jiangdu for a few more days to see how the business in Jiangdu is doing. If you think it's appropriate, bring two of those four little guys to Jiankang."

Shen Yi paused, then continued: "Remember, if something goes wrong on the road, destroy this letter and don't leak it out."

The letter was about the emperor's establishment of a residence newspaper, so it was not easy to leak it out, otherwise it would affect Shen Yi's image in the emperor's heart.

Xu Fu lowered his head slightly and asked, "My lord, I'm sending a letter, don't I need to bring it back?"

"Need not."

Shen Yi shook his head and said: "This letter is sent to Master Lu. Master Lu has an official status. He can send letters from the official post. Jiangdu is very close to Jiankang. If Master Lu sends a letter, it can be delivered in half a day. Come Jiankang."

Xu Fu nodded and stopped asking questions.

In this way, the next morning, Xu Fu went to the horse market to rent a horse, and then took it to the outskirts of the city to practice horses. Riding a horse requires boldness and carefulness. It happened that Xu Fu had both, and it took less than In an hour, he learned the general skills of riding a horse. In the morning, he took Shen Yi's letter and went to Jiangdu.

Because the distance between the two places is very close, and there are spacious official roads, Xu Fu rushed to Jiangdu City at night.

At this time, the city gate of Jiangdu City was closed, and with Xu Fu's identity, it was absolutely impossible for him to enter the city.

Fortunately... Ganquan Academy is outside the city.

Ever since, Shen Yi's letter was delivered to Master Lu of Ganquan Academy that night.

Master Lu hadn't rested yet. After opening Shen Yi's letter and reading it, the expression of this Jiang Zuo great scholar became very strange.

He glanced in Jiankang's direction, feeling a little lost.

"Qilang...you see His Majesty now?"

(End of this chapter)