marquis of jingan

Chapter 513 Two Coincidences
The annual Lantern Festival is here again.

The Shangyuan Festival in Jiankang this year is still very lively. Before evening, there are already a lot of people on the banks of the Qinhuai River. Many vendors are selling lanterns that they have made in advance along the street, and some vendors are selling paste and colored paper. The raw materials for lanterns are doing very well.

Because after the Lantern Festival, Shen Yi was about to leave Beijing and go south, so he naturally wanted to accompany his wife well. From the afternoon, he handed over the child to the three maids at home, and the young couple stayed together in the city. After wandering around for an afternoon, in the evening, the two of them walked to the bank of the Qinhuai River.

Shen Yi took out money and bought two beautiful lanterns. The young couple borrowed pens and ink from a small stall on the side of the road, wrote two notes, stuffed them into the lanterns, and put them in the river.

Watching the two lanterns go down the river, Lu Suo took her husband's hand and sighed softly: "Husband, how long will it take you to come back when you go south?"

Shen Yi was silent for a while, then lowered his head slightly and said: "I guess I won't be able to come back until the end of the year, but there will be no major events over there in a few months, so I will be able to find time to come back and see my wife."

Lu Ruoxi bit her lips lightly, and said in a low voice: "Husband, why don't I go with you?"

Shen Yi was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said, "Ma'am, you don't want to go south to be an official for your husband."

"If you go south to be a magistrate, it's no problem to bring your wife and Yuan'er with you, but because your husband is going south to do business, you don't usually settle in one place, and you may have to travel around in various state capitals. Going out to sea by boat, I really have no time to take care of you mother and son."

"Your mother and son are in Jiankang, and there are many teachers and friends here to take care of them, so I can rest assured for my husband."

"That…"

Lu Ruoxi raised her head, glanced at Shen Yi, and said in a low voice: "Then let Lian Er go with you..."

Shen Yi was startled, then smiled and said, "Why did you let your maid follow me?"

"You are a big man, and you have to be taken care of in daily life, so it is good to have a maid by your side."

"Furthermore..."

Lu Ruoxi's cheeks were slightly red, and she said in a low voice: "I'm afraid you're messing around outside, with Lian'er by your side, I can still serve you..."

This is a personal physiological problem.

According to the values ​​of this era, Lu Ruoxi's maid, Lian Er, married to the Shen family with her, and naturally became the Shen family's maid. When the mistress is inconvenient, Lian Er wants to marry Shen Yi. sleeping.

It's just that Shen Yi himself is not used to this kind of rules, so until now he hasn't touched the somewhat savage maid Lian'er.

In fact, not only Lian'er, but also the two maids who have been by Shen Yi's side, Qing'er and Ping'er, also dreamed of one day being able to enter the Shen family's house and become Shen's concubine.

Therefore, the idea that Lu Ruoxi wanted Lian Er to stay with Shen Yi and help him solve his physical problems was very normal in this era.

After all, it's better to let your maid follow her than her husband messing around outside. Who knows what kind of woman the magistrates in those places will send to their husband's bed?
Shen Yi really didn't feel anything about physical problems.

Mainly because he was too busy for the whole year after he went south.

From the establishment of the anti-Japanese army, to the organization of the dock and firearms workshop, and to the later work on the suppression of the Japanese, Shen Yi has been busy with it from the beginning to the end. After driving for half a month on the road, I can almost fall asleep every night as soon as I hit the bed with a few breaths. I really don't have much time to think about men and women.

Shen Yi thought for a while, but still shook his head slightly: "The errands going south are very hard. Sometimes Jiang Sheng can't bear to follow me, and Lian'er can't bear to follow me."

Lu Ruoxi thought for a while, and said softly: "If my husband doesn't like Lian'er, let Qing'er Ping'er go south with you, and I can wash your clothes and cook for you on weekdays, so that you won't be able to take care of yourself alone. .”

Shen Yi smiled dumbly, and was about to speak when he heard someone calling him from afar.

The Jiangdu dialect is still used.

He looked up and saw two people in the distance, waving to him excitedly.

Shen Yi recognized these two people.

Mr. Ying, Ying Zhao, and Jiangdu Sun Li.

Both of them were born in Ganquan Academy, and they were Jinshi in the same year as Shen Yi, and they were natural allies in the court.

It's just that Master Shen has climbed too fast, and now he is the head of the sixth-rank military department. At present, these two people can give him very little help in the court.

At this time, Shen Yi was also very happy to meet by chance by the Qinhuai River.

He took his wife's hand and stepped forward to meet them. After getting close, he smiled and said to the two of them: "You two, long time no see."

The two also bowed their hands to Shen Yi to salute.

After greeting each other, the two looked at Lu Ruoxi who was at the side.

Both of them were from Ganquan Academy, so they naturally recognized Lu Ruoxi, and they all saluted Lu Ruoxi one after another. Among them, Mr. Ying said with a smile: "In a blink of an eye, Ms. Lu is already Mrs. Shen. The two are talented and beautiful, they are really a fairy couple."

Lu Ruoxi's cheeks were slightly red, she lowered her head slightly and said, "You two made fun of me."

After the four of them said a few polite words, it was not easy to continue talking on the street, so they found a tea stall by the Qinhuai River and sat down. After they were seated, Shen Yi looked at the two of them, and said with a soft smile: "After the Chinese Jinshi , I was a little too busy, so I didn't have time to inquire about the news of the two young brothers, and I never thought that the two young brothers would both be hired as officials in the capital, which is really gratifying."

The three were Jinshi during the seven years of Hongde, and now it has been nine years since Hongde, and the six departments have already completed their political observation. In Shen Yi's view, since these two were still in Jiankang in the same year, they must have become officials in the capital.

Hearing Shen Yi's words, the young Sun Li was full of embarrassment, while Mr. Ying gave a wry smile, and said helplessly: "Where do we two have the blessing to fill up officials in Beijing? It's just that the Ministry of Officials has never been able to fill in officials." , we can only wait in Jiankang City."

Speaking of this, Mr. Ying showed a smile on his face: "Fortunately, at the end of last year, the Ministry of Officials finally replaced the officials. When the spring begins in a few days, the two of us will be able to leave Beijing to take up our posts."

Sun Li at the side looked at Shen Yi with envy in his eyes: "Mr. Ying and I waited for nearly two years to fill the official vacancy. I heard that you, Ziheng, are already in charge of the sixth-rank military department at this time."

"It's just a false claim, not a real job."

Shen Yi said modestly, looked up at these two people, and said with a smile: "I don't know where the two senior brothers filled the official vacancies?"

Mr. Ying stroked the beard on his chin, and said with a smile: "I was lucky enough to make up the magistrate of Yueqing County, Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. It's not too far from our river. If you feel homesick, you can go back and have a look."

Sun Li on the side sighed helplessly: "My luck is a little bit worse, and I made up the county magistrate of Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong."

"It's thousands of miles away from Jiangdu."

Mr. Ying who was on the side smiled and said, "Don't be too obedient. Xin'an County is a county under the provincial government. In the future, you will have a much wider chance of promotion than me."

The two of you talked to each other, and they had infinite visions for their future.

His tone was full of joy.

But Shen Yi's expression was a little weird...

Because Yueqing County, Wenzhou Prefecture is the location of the anti-Japanese army's dock and firearms workshop, and it is also the place where the anti-Japanese army is currently stationed as a whole. It can be regarded as the old nest of the anti-Japanese army.

And Xin'an County in Guangzhou Prefecture is the place where the sea trouble is the most serious in Guangzhou Prefecture, and it is also the focus of the anti-Japanese army's work in the next stage.

If there is only one, it can also be understood as a coincidence.

If the two of them are so coincidental, someone must have arranged it.

And the only one who can influence the personnel appointment of the Ministry of Officials, except for a few officials of the Ministry of Officials, is His Majesty the Emperor.

If the emperor really did it, then his purpose is not difficult to guess.

Arrange two local magistrates of Ganquan Academy, so that Shen Yi can handle affairs in the southeast more easily, without having to argue with the local government.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked in the direction of the palace.

It seems...

His Majesty the Emperor still attaches great importance to the Anti-Japanese Army...

(End of this chapter)