marquis of jingan

Chapter 460
In the Zhao family, Shen Yi was very easy to get in, he didn't even need to pass the pass on, the concierge of the Zhao family saw him, and invited him in directly, shouting one after another, Mr. Shen.

You know, this is the concierge of the Shangshu's family. Normally, not to mention a small official of the sixth or seventh rank like Shen Yi, even a court official of the fourth or fifth rank should be polite to the concierge when they come to the gate of Zhao's house.

Obviously, the reason why the concierge was so polite to Shen Yi was not because of Shen Yi's rank and status, but because of Shen Yi's unusual relationship with his master.

To put it bluntly, even if the servant of the household department spoke ill of his concierge to Zhao Changping, Zhao Shangshu might not pay attention to it, but if Shen Yi said something ill about the concierge to Mr. Zhao one day, it would probably not be a few days later. Shang Shu's mansion had to change the concierge.

After entering the Zhao family's house, Zhao Shangshu has not come back yet, but Zhao Er and Zhao Jizhou are at home. After seeing Shen Yi, the second son was very happy, and he pulled Shen Yi to talk for a long time, and then Take Shen Yi to meet Zhao Changping's wife.

After meeting the mistress of the Zhao family, because there was still a while before the meal, Shen Yi had nothing to do, so he played a game of chess with Zhao Jizhou in the Zhao family's backyard. Shen Yi was quite talented in this area. The second son of Zhao was eaten several chess pieces, scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously.

Just when Zhao Er was at a loss, a big hand picked up a rook on the chessboard and ate a cannon from Shen Yi.

Zhao Jizhou was in a state of ecstasy at first, but when he saw this, he suddenly turned his head, and then quickly stood up, smiling: "Father, when did you come back?"

Shen Yi had already discovered it. Seeing this, he stood up, cupped his hands at Zhao Changping, and called his uncle.

Zhao Changping signaled his son to leave the table, and he sat opposite Shen Yi to play against Shen Yi.

Seeing Zhao Changping take his seat, Shen Yi glanced at the car that ate his cannon just now, and said with a smile: "Uncle, there is a horse watching over me."

Zhao Changping looked up at Shen Yi with a calm expression: "Just walk."

Shen Yi squinted his eyes, lifted the horse on the chessboard, and ate Zhao Shangshu's rook.

Zhao Shangshu's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to move.

Although he suffered a bit from this exchange, it brought the situation on the chessboard to life. As he moved step by step, the passive situation that he had fallen into was gradually eased.

Soon, a game of chess was over, and finally Zhao Shangshu and Shen Yi were at the end of their rope and ended in a draw.

While packing up the chess pieces, Shen Yi said with emotion: "Master's chess skills are far better than mine."

Zhao Shangshu looked up with a calm expression: "When I was young, I was obsessed with chess for a while, so I still have some experience, but this game, the second child is too far behind..."

He looked at Shen Yi with a smile on his face: "Ziheng has at least three moves to checkmate me."

Shen Yi's face was not flushed, and his heart was not beating. He smiled and said: "Maybe my nephew is not strong enough in chess, and I have never seen these moves."

Zhao Shangshu chuckled: "Compared to your teacher, you have much more thoughtfulness, but this is not a bad thing. Teacher Yi was too straight back then, so he couldn't get along in the officialdom."

"You are more suitable for officialdom than him."

Shen Yi sighed: "This shows that the world is not good, otherwise, no matter how upright a person is, the court can tolerate him."

Zhao Shangshu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Ziheng is right, the atmosphere in the officialdom is not right."

After saying this, he looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Has the imperial edict been issued to you?"

"Ah."

Shen Yi nodded and smiled and said: "The head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, but it's more like a name, not working in the Ministry of War, but going to the coastal state capital, and was ordered to supervise the construction of warship firearms for the anti-Japanese army."

"It's already high."

Zhao Shangshu looked at Shen Yi, and said with emotion: "How old are you? At your age, you can become one of the eight chiefs of the Ministry of War. In the future, as long as you don't make mistakes, even if you work hard for qualifications, you can get to the sixth minister. position, when you are old, the imperial court will have to give you the title of Minister."

The master of the sixth rank is indeed very high.

You know, when the Shen family in Jiangdu was the most prosperous, it was because Shen Yi's great-grandfather was an official in the court, and Shen Yi's great-grandfather was only a member of the Ministry of Industry at the time.

Only slightly taller than the current Shen Yi.

And Shen Yi's great-grandfather forced the Shen family to be so rich that they were prodigal for several generations. It was not until Shen Yi's uncle Shen Hui came here that the Shen family was almost defeated.

Even so, the Shen family still has a big house in Jiangdu.

Therefore, Shen Yi suspected that his great-grandfather, when he was in office, searched for oil and water.

When the two were talking, Shen Yi had already rearranged the chessboard, and then asked with a smile: "Uncle Master came back very early today, and he used to come home only at sunset."

"My family went to the household department to look for me."

Zhao Shangshu moved his pawn, smiled and said: "I know you have something to ask me, and there is nothing important in the ministry, so I will come back."

This is the confidence of the boss of the yamen, whether he is late or leaves early, it doesn't matter.

After saying this, he looked at Shen Yi and asked, "When will Ziheng leave for the coast?"

"The imperial court has not set a deadline."

Shen Yi replied while moving: "But tomorrow, my nephew will probably go to the Ministry of War to report to see if the upper officer of the Ministry of War has any arrangements. When the craftsmen are ready, once these craftsmen are ready, my nephew will immediately take them south."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Zhao Changping shook his head slightly and said, "Ziheng just doesn't understand the affairs of the Ministry."

He said quietly: "You are the head of the Ministry of War, appointed by His Majesty, and you have already stated clearly that you will be sent to other places to do things. If this is the case, no one in the Ministry of War will tell you what to do."

"They won't arrange things for you."

Speaking of this, Zhao Changping asked: "I heard that you, Ziheng, won battles in both Taizhou Prefecture and Wenzhou Prefecture. How is the Japanese situation along the coast?"

"In a short time in Wenzhou Prefecture, there should be no more Japanese pirates landing."

Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said, "However, Japanese pirates are still rampant along the coasts of Fujian and Guangdong. Right now, the anti-Japanese army is still expanding. If everything goes well, the pirates along the coast will be wiped out in two or three years."

Zhao Changping looked at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and continued to ask: "What does Zi Heng mean, in two or three years, the Anti-Japanese Army can be formed?"

The formation of the anti-Japanese army means that the Chen court has a brand new navy, and after this navy is formed, most of the coastal pirates have been cleaned up.

At that time, this navy will be "idle".

After it is left idle, the imperial court may have a new usage.

Hearing Zhao Changping's question, Shen Yi immediately understood the meaning of the Minister of the Household Department. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Master, those people have occupied the Huaihe River for so many years. They are deeply rooted and powerful..."

"This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused, and continued: "Besides, there was something weird behind the Wenzhou Japanese plague a few days ago. My nephew and Jin Shizi all guessed that the power of the imperial court was involved..."

Zhao Changping moved the taxi on his chessboard, and then sighed slightly.

"This big tree in the imperial court has too many diseases."

"Some are newly born rotten sores, and some are chronic diseases."

"I want to recover from a serious illness."

Zhao Shangshu slightly lowered his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty needs to forge ahead."

He looked at Shen Yi again and continued.

"I want you young people to clean up the demon atmosphere."

(End of this chapter)