marquis of jingan

392 The time has come

After the New Year's Eve, Shen Yi began to busy himself with homework.

If the Shen family is compared to the Fan family, Shen Yi's future role in the Shen family will probably be similar to that of Fan Shilang.

The Shen family is his support, and it is also a fetter that is difficult for him to get rid of. For the sake of stability in the rear and more talents in the family, Shen Yi is still willing to set up a family school.

This is not a difficult task. After all, the Shen family's mansion is not small, and it is definitely not a problem to have a yard vacant. As long as you find a more reliable gentleman, the school will actually be established.

According to the letter given by Mr. Lu, Shen Yi quickly found the gentleman recommended by Mr. Lu. This is a middle-aged man who is somewhat downcast. He looks to be in his thirties and his clothes are shabby. Write letters for others, or sell some calligraphy and paintings for a living.

His surname is Qi, and his name is Kaiping.

Formerly a student of the academy.

It's just that every time during the scientific examination, he always refuses to answer the questions in a proper manner, and likes to point out the country, and write passionately, which is not very pleasing, which makes several county officials unhappy.

After a long time, there will be no public scholar who is willing to guarantee him, and he will have no chance to apply for the exam.

Since Mr. Qi's life is difficult, the matter can be easily resolved. Shen Yi spent money to treat him to a meal and bought some new clothes for him.

Then the two sat down to drink.

It is difficult for Qi Kaiping to see a few meaty meals throughout the year. There are wine and vegetables, so he is naturally very happy to eat, but after knowing that Shen Yi is a new scholar, this Mr. Qi became excited and began to tell Shen Yi that he would serve the world. Open up the great ideal of Taiping.

Shen Yi just smiled and drank with him.

After the two had drunk three rounds, Qi Kaiping blushed, and began to talk to Shen Yi about saints, ambitions, and the great ambitions in his heart.

The two chatted for a while before Shen Yi realized that the name Qi Kaiping was changed by himself. His original name was Qi Rui.

After chattering a lot with Shen Yi, Qi Kaiping stood up, toasted Shen Yi with a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it down, patted his chest boldly, and said loudly: "Qi has never been appreciated for his talents in his whole life, and in the first half of his life After all the ups and downs, today I finally meet Bole!"

He looked at Shen Yi with eager eyes: "From now on, Qi will be an aide in Shen Gong's mansion, and he will definitely assist Shen Gong and make great achievements for the court!"

Shen Yi accompanied him for a drink, looking a little embarrassed.

"Brother Qi, you may have misunderstood..."

"Misunderstand?"

Qi Kaiping put down his wine glass, scratched his head and said, "What's the misunderstanding? Mr. Shen, you came to find Qi on purpose, didn't you just want to take Qi for your own use?"

"cough…"

Master Shen coughed, and said helplessly: "It's true to take it for your own use, but it's not like bringing it with you as an assistant."

He pointed to his nose, and said in a helpless tone: "Brother Qi, forgive me, I am still a small eighth-rank official, and I really don't need any staff and masters. , we must first consider using Brother Qi as your master."

Qi Kaiping looked even more puzzled.

He sat down and asked suspiciously: "Mr. Shen doesn't need me, how can he invite Qi to dinner for no reason?"

"I want to ask Brother Qi to come home and be a teacher."

Qi Kaiping immediately widened his eyes: "Qi is an inexhaustible talent, you want me to teach at your house?!"

"A journey of ten thousand miles begins with a single step."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "Brother Qi first spend some days in my house, and maybe he will have a bright future in the future."

"I'm not going!"

Qi Kaiping got up angrily, and was about to leave in a huff: "Qi did not study the books of sages to become a teacher in a wealthy family!"

After all, he turned to leave.

With a calm face, Shen Yi said calmly, "Five taels a month."

Qi Kaiping's steps that had already stepped out suddenly stopped.

No way, he is too poor.

This down-and-out scholar turned his head in a posture that was not too embarrassing as much as possible, and smiled awkwardly at Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen..."

"When will I go to your residence?"

"After the Lantern Festival."

Shen Yi took out a small piece of gold from his sleeve, put it in front of Qi Kaiping, and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Lu recommended Brother Qi, I believe that Brother Qi's knowledge must be fine, so I wronged Brother Qi to stay in my house for a few years. , if there is any connection in a few years, I will never forget Brother Qi."

Qi Kaiping stood where he was, first sighed, then looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "It's okay, with five taels of monthly money, the world..."

He laughed at himself.

"It's not peaceful."

………………

After settling the matter of family studies, there is actually no big deal in Jiangdu. For the next period of time, Shen Yi spent half a month of leisurely life, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of Shangyuan Festival.

Originally, this kind of lively festival, whether it is Jiankang or Jiangdu, is very lively. This year, Jiangdu City is no exception. Many people in the streets and alleys come out to be lively, full of festive atmosphere.

But also on this day, a new issue of the Imperial Court's Mansion Newspaper was published.

This issue of the residence newspaper is also the first issue of Hongde's residence report in eight years.

Most of the mansion newspaper contains routine content, but on the second section, there is a very eye-catching headline.

"Taizhou's merchant ships are soaked in blood, and Japanese pirates are committing crimes along the coast!"

The title of this article catches the eye right from the start.

In the article, it roughly listed the deeds of the Japanese pirates in recent years, and wrote in detail about some recent events in Taizhou government.

At the end of the article, I wrote such a paragraph.

"Although the pirates are not very powerful, they have repeatedly violated the sea and borders, and have cut off several business routes in Dachen. They are rampant and daring!"

"If we can't suppress the Japanese slaves, then we will suffer from border problems, and we will go to the north!"

The writing of the article is very emotional, and many people in Chen Guo only know that there are thieves making trouble by the sea, but they don't know what happened.

Now, the article listed some data, which looked shocking, causing many Chen people to gnash their teeth after reading it. After reading it, many ordinary people yelled at the Japanese pirates on the street.

When other illiterate people saw it, they came up to ask what was written in the mansion newspaper. After being told what was in the mansion newspaper, they became very angry and cursed together.

Soon, the article about Japanese pirates in the first mansion newspaper of the new year caused a huge public opinion.

At this time, Shen Yi, the author of this article, was making lanterns with his wife at home.

In the afternoon, when the lanterns were finally tied up, Shen Yi clapped his hands and stood up.

At this time, Qing'er took a copy of the residence newspaper and handed it to Shen Yi.

After washing his hands, Master Shen stretched out his hand to take the mansion newspaper, and sat on the chair to read it carefully.

After reading a mansion newspaper, Shen Yi looked at Lu Ruoxi who was making the final touches to the lantern, and asked with a smile: "Madam, have we packed up our salute?"

"It was packed yesterday."

Lu Ruoxi put the finished lantern aside, looked up at Shen Yi, and asked, "What's the matter? Do you want to leave early?"

"No, we have to finish the Shangyuan Festival in Jiangdu anyway."

Lu Ruoxi gave a "hmm", and said with a smile: "When it's evening, let's go to put the lanterns together."

Shen Yi nodded in agreement, but looked at Jiankang.

He knew in his heart that it was time for him to leave home and return to work in the Jiankang court.

(End of this chapter)