marquis of jingan

Chapter 629

Shen Yi was indeed a little tired.

So he slept very deeply.

It was not until noon the next day that Master Shen slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as he got up from the bed and put on his underwear, the maid Qing'er heard the movement in the room and came over to help him put on his clothes.

As soon as Shen Yi was dressed, Qing'er said to Shen Yi: "Young master, just now a guest came to the house. He said that his surname is Zhou, and he is a friend of the young master. We invited him into the house and served tea."

"The young master was still sleeping soundly at that time, and the slaves didn't wake the young master up..."

Shen Yi straightened his clothes and asked, "Are you in your 50s?"

Qing'er nodded and said, "Yes, it looks like she should be in her 50s."

Shen Yi stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and asked again: "How long have you been here?"

Qing'er thought for a while, and replied: "I guess it's almost half an hour."

Shen Yi let out a "hmm", washed up briefly, asked Qing'er to help him tidy up his hair, then went out of the room and walked towards his living room.

In the living room, father Shen Zhang and brother Shen Heng were talking with this "friend" who came to the door.

However, Shen Zhang thought he was not a scholar, and he was afraid of being ashamed in front of his son's "friend", so he was only here to accompany him, and Shen Heng was mainly talking with him.

Seeing Shen Yi walking in, Shen Zhang heaved a sigh of relief, stood up from his chair, smiled at Zhou Yishan and said, "Brother Zhou, my Qilang is here."

Zhou Yishan is older than Shen Zhang. Although he claims to be Shen Yi's friend, Shen Zhang can't really regard him as a junior.

Shen Yi strode in, first saluted his father, and then smiled at Zhou Futai, "Zhongcheng came to my humble house, why don't my family wake me up? Let Zhongcheng wait for a long time, It's so embarrassing."

Hearing the name "Zhongcheng" from Shen Yi's mouth, both Shen Zhang and Shen Heng froze in place.

The name Zhongcheng comes from the official name of the previous dynasty, Yushi Zhongcheng.

That is, the deputy of Yushitai, second only to the doctor of Yushi.

However, the Yushitai of this dynasty stopped using this set of official titles. The chief official of Yushitai was called the left and right imperial envoys, and the deputy was called the deputy capital imperial envoys.

In general, when a local governor takes office as a governor, he will also have the title of deputy capital imperial envoy or right capital imperial envoy, which means supervising local affairs for the imperial court. Therefore, the governors of various provinces are known as Zhongcheng.

The current Yushitai no longer has the position of Yushi Zhongcheng, so the word Zhongcheng is basically used to refer to the governor.

Hearing Shen Yi's name, both Shen Zhang and Shen Heng's expressions changed suddenly.

Especially Shen Heng.

He was sitting next to Zhou Yishan just now, discussing knowledge with this "senior", when suddenly he heard the word "Zhongcheng", his face turned red all of a sudden, he was at a loss, his hands didn't know what to do Where did you put it.

What a character the governor of a province is!

The status and official position are almost comparable to those of the six ministers!
Especially when Da Chen lost half of his country, there were not many remaining provinces, and the governors of all provinces, without exception, were all prominent figures in the court!
And he, a newly promoted Juren, was talking and laughing with a governor just now!
so embarrassing...

Zhou Yishan stood up from his chair, bowed his hands to Shen Yi to return the salute, slightly shook his head and sighed: "Whether I can return to Lin'an to work next year is still a matter of choice, and the word Zhongcheng is not mentioned by Bachelor Shen."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Shen Zhang also froze in place.

It took a while for him to react. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Qilang, you...you talk slowly with this... this adult, and go to see your grandson for the father..."

Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "Father will go, and son will receive Zhou Zhongcheng."

Shen Zhang nodded, pulled Shen Heng's sleeve, and the father and son left the living room together.

Seeing the father and son walking away, Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "My father and younger brother don't know the identity of Zhongcheng, please forgive me if I offend you."

"Don't sin, don't sin."

Zhou Yishan waved his hand and said, "Your Honor and Brother, you are very polite to me."

"Especially Brother Ling."

Zhou Yishan looked at Shen Yi, and said slowly: "You have outstanding talents and learning."

"The Shen family has already produced such a great talent as Bachelor Shen, and seeing that there is another one coming out, the Shen family of Jiangdu..."

Zhou Futai clapped his palms and sighed, "It's time to make a fortune."

Shen Yi just smiled and didn't answer. He reached out to add some tea to Zhou Yishan and asked, "Has Zhongcheng met His Majesty this morning?"

"I've seen..."

Speaking of Miansheng, Zhou Futai looked a little depressed, he sighed: "Your Majesty has a lot of opinions on this old man..."

Speaking of this, he looked up at Shen Yi, and couldn't help asking: "Scholar Shen, the old man has already apologized for the offence, and at that time, Bachelor Shen also said that he would not pursue it..."

Shen Yi frowned and said, "Zhongcheng, I didn't pursue it..."

"Then why would the inner guard track down the old man..."

Zhou Yishan said dejectedly: "Today, His Majesty put the Zhejiang governor's yamen account book found by the inner guards in front of this old man..."

Zhou Futai smiled wryly and said: "Scholar Shen, you have been in the local government for a while, and you should know that when you are a local official, there are some things you can't help yourself. Things just don't work anymore..."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Zhongcheng, although I have been in the southeast and have never been a magistrate, it is useless for you to tell me about these things. Since your majesty did not let the Sanfa Division come to Zhongcheng, then Zhongcheng should write a letter as soon as possible. After arguing..."

After all, Zhou Yishan is a great official in the frontier. Although he was a little flustered at the moment, he was relatively calm. After taking a few deep breaths, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "Bachelor Shen, a city ship from Zhejiang. The company will definitely do better and better..."

What he said was a bit inexplicable, but Shen Yi understood it.

Master Shen smiled and said, "You should tell His Majesty what Zhong Cheng said."

"Some words, I say a hundred times, it is better for Xueshi Shen to say it in front of His Majesty..."

Shen Yi thought for a while, but still didn't answer, but asked, "Cheng Fantai is still in the palace now?"

"Probably in the palace."

Zhou Yishan said silently: "The old man entered the palace with him. The old man saw His Majesty before him. When the old man came out of the palace, he was still holy in the Ganlu hall."

Shen Yi thought for a while, and said: "That's it, Mr. Zhongcheng, after you go back to your residence, write a self-defense memorial and hand it over, and then you will wait in Jiankang for a while, and after the year..."

Master Shen said slowly: "Maybe Shen can let Zhong Cheng see His Majesty again."

Zhou Yishan was overjoyed, he stood up and was about to bow to Shen Yi, Shen Yi hurriedly supported the little old man and did not let him bow down.

The age difference is too big, if the old man really bows down, Shen Yi is afraid that his life will be shortened.

After Zhou Futai stood up, he bowed his hands to Shen Yi, and said with a serious expression: "If the old man can overcome this difficulty, he will always be grateful for the kindness of Xueshi Shen. In Zhejiang, no matter what happens, Xueshi Shen can just talk!"

At this point, the deal between the two is concluded.

Shen Yi wanted to keep this little old man at home for lunch, but Zhou Yishan refused desperately. In desperation, Shen Yi had no choice but to send him away in person.

Watching the Lord Zhong Cheng go further and further, Mr. Shen stood at the gate of Shen's house, with his hands in his sleeves, looked up at the sky, slightly lost in thought.

This wave... the cooperation between him and the emperor.

It can be said to be very tacit understanding.

If there are no accidents, by the tenth year of Hongde next year, the work in the southeast will be almost finished, and when the coastal capital and five city ship divisions are completed, Shen Yi's errands in the southeast will also be finished.

But the errands in the southeast are only a small part of the emperor's plan.

In other words, it was a small part of Shen Yi's proposal to the little emperor back then.

It can even be said to be preparation work.

Once the prep work is done, it's time to get down to business.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked to the north.

To the north of Shen's house is the direction of the imperial city.

And further north of the imperial city...

There is another imperial city.

(End of this chapter)