marquis of jingan

Chapter 461
Shen Yi and Zhao Changping maintained a good understanding of why Shen Yi, as a civil servant, insisted on setting up warships along the coast.

This tacit agreement is.

Zhao Changping didn't ask, and Shen Yi didn't say much.

This is a dialogue between smart people. Two people will confess to each other when they should confess, but some issues that may be more sensitive and will bring embarrassment to the relationship between the two parties will not be brought up by anyone.

After chatting with Zhao Changping for half an hour at Zhao's house, Shen Yi was about to get up and leave.

Zhao Shangshu frowned and said, "Why is Ziheng not even willing to have a meal at home now?"

"Yes or no."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "It's just that my uncle has expressed his position in front of His Majesty. Now that the matter of building warships along the coast has been settled, if I stay at my uncle's house for a long time, His Majesty will know about it, and maybe..."

Shen Yi paused, organized his vocabulary, and continued: "Maybe it will make His Majesty have a bad impression of Master..."

"suspicious."

Zhao Changping smiled and said: "At that time, I opposed the Dibao Division's meddling in firearms. Until now, I still oppose the Dibao Division's meddling in firearms, but you, Shen Ziheng, are no longer in the Dibao Division, but have become the head of the Ministry of War."

"The Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War supervises the manufacture of firearms. It is reasonable and reasonable. What reason do I have to object?"

These words can be said to be easy to understand, but Shen Yi himself was in it, and he didn't jump out of his identity as Si Sizheng, who reported to him in his mansion for a while. Li, if that's the case, my nephew will have the audacity to rub Master Uncle again."

Zhao Changping chuckled, and led Shen Yi into the dining room with his hands behind his back. He didn't know what day it was, not only the two sons and daughter-in-law of the Zhao family were present, but also the eldest daughter of the Zhao family and son-in-law Song Ying.

The son-in-law of the Zhao family is now a member of the fifth rank, Wailang. I don’t know if he was mentioned before. During this meal, Song Ying sat next to Shen Yi. Did he have a few words with Shen Yi? Deliberately.

This kind of deliberation made even Zhao Changping frown slightly, but he just glanced at his wife and didn't say much.

After this meal, Shen Yi went to Zhao Shangshu's study and sat for a while. Before leaving, Shen Yi cupped his hands to the household secretary: "Master is busy with things. After I go back today, my master will not call me. My nephew I won't bother you until I leave Beijing."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused, and continued: "But my nephew has one more thing to entrust to the uncle."

Zhao Changping was writing a letter at the moment, when he heard this, he put down his brush and said with a smile, "If you have any questions, just say it."

Shen Yi took a deep breath, and said: "My nephew will leave Jiankang in a few days. After I leave, there will be no one in the family who can take charge. My wife is still pregnant and will give birth at the end of the year. My nephew In the past few months when we are not in Jiankang, if something happens at home..."

He bowed to Zhao Changping to the ground, and said sincerely, "Uncle, please take care of me."

In this era when civil servants are in power, the energy of a minister of the household department is undoubtedly very great. As long as Zhao Changping nods, then on the premise that the Shen family has not violated the laws of the country, unless the emperor loses his mind and wants to attack the Shen family, otherwise even It was the prime minister who wanted to touch the Shen family, and Zhao Changping could bear it.

Seeing Shen Yi's appearance, Zhao Changping sighed, got up and walked in front of Shen Yi, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "Ziheng's like this is just too outsider."

He patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are not in Jiankang, taking care of your family is my duty as an elder, but now I am in charge of the household department, and the work is a bit heavy..."

He looked at Shen Yi and said with a chuckle: "Since Qingque is about to give birth in a few months, Ziheng might as well write a letter to Jiangdu, inviting your old father-in-law to Jiankang, and let him do his best, by the way Play chess with Master."

Shen Yi blinked, then smiled and said: "The little nephew will go back and discuss with Qing Que to see if she is willing to write this letter."

"Let's just write."

Zhao Shangshu pointed at his gray hair at the temples, and sighed: "Your father-in-law and I don't know how many times we can get together again in this lifetime. This man, the older he gets, the more he misses the past."

"If it weren't for Jiankang, there are a lot of people counting on me. Sometimes I even want to quit this job, and go back to Jiangdu to teach with your father-in-law."

Although the nominal head of Ganquan Academy is Lu Anshi, the actual head is none other than Chang Ping, who is in charge of the household department in the imperial court.

In his current position, he represented the interests of Ganquan Academy, Mrs. Zhao's natal family, and his son-in-law Song Ying.

Therefore, he cannot easily resign.

Unless one day, his son-in-law Song Ying is able to take charge of the court alone, and the young people of Ganquan Academy slowly climb to the top, Zhao Changping may resign from office.

But now that he said this kind of thing, part of it may be from the heart, but it has a bit of a taste in it.

Shen Yi nodded with a smile: "Then I'll write a letter to my mentor when I go back, and I'll definitely let him come if I can."

"He is such a precious girl, who was brought up since she was a child."

Zhao Shangshu clapped his palms and said with a smile: "The green sparrow gave birth, he must come."

…………

The next day, Shen Yi reported to the Ministry of War.

As Zhao Changping said, because he is an official appointed by the imperial court, the senior officials and colleagues in the Ministry of War are still polite to Shen Yi, calling each other "brother" and not making things difficult for him.

Even the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of War he went to meet did not put on a bad face towards him, and dealt with Shen Yi with a smile.

However, the Ministry of War has no place for him to work for the time being, and there are a few minor officers in the Ministry of War who have lost their chances of promotion because of Shen Yi's "airborne", and there is something wrong with the way they look at Shen Yi, so Shen Yi only stayed in the Ministry of War for less than an hour. Then he slipped away and went home.

After returning home, Mr. Shen was the same as before. Apart from planting flowers and plants with his wife at home, he would go to Liquan Building to borrow books.

But now that Mr. Shen has money, he will also add some books to Liquan Building. Generally speaking, the books he adds must be more than the books he borrows.

After four or five days passed like this, two guests finally came to Shen Yi's door.

To be exact, it was two eunuchs.

These two eunuchs were both wearing blue robes. They looked like middle-level eunuchs in the palace. They were not very old, both in their 20s.

After seeing Shen Yi, the two eunuchs bowed again and again, each taking care of Shen Yi.

Shen Yi also smiled and bowed his hands to return the salute, and asked, "You two father-in-laws, what are you doing with Shen?"

Among the two eunuchs, the one standing on the left was tall and thin, and some black ash could be vaguely seen in the nails of his fingers. He bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Master Shen, this servant is one of the eunuchs in charge of the Gunpowder Division of the Military Warfare Bureau." First, under the orders of Eunuch Gao, we ordered a hundred gunpowder craftsmen from the Gunpowder Department, and they are ready now, and we can set off when Master Shen gives an order."

The other eunuch was relatively stronger, and he also had a smile on his face, and said: "Master Shen, the slaves are also from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and under the order of Eunuch Gao, this time the carpenters who are in charge of the shipbuilding of the Ministry of Industry, the slaves a few days ago I have been to the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry has only allocated more than 80 shipbuilding craftsmen, and now they are ready, and I can only set off with a word from you, Master Shen."

Master Shen looked at the two eunuchs, feeling silently in his heart.

Because the Gunpowder Department of the Bingzhan Bureau was originally over-supervised, it was not surprising to send an eunuch to follow, which was considered reasonable.

But the craftsmen of the Ministry of War should not be too supervised.

But the Ministry of Internal Affairs still sent eunuchs.

this means…

Although the emperor was very relieved about Shen Yi, he was not completely relieved.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked at the two eunuchs, with a smile on his face: "Please pass it on to the two eunuchs, we will gather at the south gate of Jiankang early in the morning the day after tomorrow."

Both eunuchs bowed their heads respectfully.

"The servant obeys..."

(End of this chapter)