marquis of jingan

Chapter 639 Gossip Protagonist
This is indeed a great gift.

You know, Shen Yi has already done almost all the things in the southeast, and the rest is some finishing work, and among these finishing work, the most important thing is to deal with the local officials in Guangdong, so that the Guangzhou Municipal Shipping Department can go smoothly. landing.

Originally, Shen Yi was ready to discuss with the emperor to distribute some of the profits from the Guangzhou Municipal Shipping Department to the Guangdong Governor's Yamen.

After all, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it is not easy to quell the conflicts between all parties for a year and a half, so we can only use interests to open the way.

And if Zhang Jing's letter is effective, most of the resistance in Guangdong will be basically eliminated, and Shen Yi's remaining main job is to form the coastal capital command and envoy and the coastal five guards attached to the capital.

Difficulty drops sharply.

If this is the case, Master Shen can even spare some energy this year to do other things, such as taking his soldiers to Dongying Main Island to take a look.

Even if you don't have the strength to flatten Dongying Main Island, it's not a bad thing to go to fight the autumn wind and do your homework on the island in advance.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked serious, bowed his hands to the old man and said: "Thank you, old Xiangguo."

He lowered his head slightly and said: "Old Xiangguo has put in so much effort, I don't know if there is anything Shen Qi can do for him? But if he has the ability, the boy will do whatever he wants."

Zhang Xiang waved his hands with a smile, and said, "As an official, the old man used to be considered an extremely human minister, but now he has retired, what else can he do at this age?"

He looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "Qilang and my Jian'er get along very well. I hope that you brothers and sisters will also get along well in the future and help each other."

"It's natural."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Brother treats the junior very well, and the junior will always keep it in mind."

"pity."

The old man shook his head slightly, and said: "It's a pity that you and Jian'er are brothers, otherwise this kind of talent and beauty, the old man wants to accept a student."

Among today's scholars, apprenticeship is a relatively common thing.

It is normal for some scholars to learn from other famous and accomplished scholars and do some knowledge of contemporary literary policy while studying for examinations. However, some scholars, even after being awarded a Jinshi, will still worship new teachers.

There are all kinds of reasons.

Learn fine brushwork, learn painting, learn poetry, learn calligraphy, etc., and so on.

This kind of master-student relationship is actually a disguised father-son relationship and a disguised political contribution.

There is quite a meaning in it that "if you don't abandon the public, Bu is willing to worship as a righteous father".

It's just that this kind of father-son relationship is already somewhat unbreakable under the constraints of the etiquette and laws of this era. It is impossible to stab the foster father to death like Fengxian did.

And Zhang Xiang's words already had a more obvious taste of wooing.

However, the old man retired from the court, no matter how powerful he was, since he is old, he can no longer be a political mountain.

Therefore, Zhang Xiang didn't want to draw Shen Yi under his command, but mainly to give Shen Yi some benefits for his grandson Zhang Jian.

The benefit he sent is really not small. After all, if the Guangdong Shipbuilding Department is successfully established, Shen Yi's errand of managing the coastal areas will be basically completed. in the bag.

This can no longer be said to be of great benefit to his future official career, it can be said to be a perfect supplement.

At that time, Master Shen's road to promotion in the officialdom will basically have no bottlenecks to speak of, and the only thing that can restrain him is probably his age.

The old man gave me a favor, so Shen Yi naturally gave me a lot of face, immediately smiled and said: "Xiangguo has taught me a lot, in Shen Qi's heart, he is already a teacher."

Zhang Jing was obviously quite satisfied with Shen Yi's answer. The old man turned around and rummaged through his bookshelf for a while before finding a wooden box. He put the wooden box in front of Shen Yi and said with a smile: "This It is a coastal chart given to the old man in the early years. I heard that it took more than [-] people to draw it. There are a total of more than ten pictures. It is useless to put it here. Now it is a gift. To Shichiro."

As he spoke, he opened the box and found a full map from a stack of atlases.

Although this picture is still somewhat different from the picture in Shen Yi's memory, it is already very detailed in this era.

Of course, the whole picture in the hands of the old man is only half of the picture.

Zhang Xiang pointed to the upper half of the map. The upper half simply drew a rough outline, wrote the character "Qi", and drew the approximate provinces of Northern Qi.

The old man said slowly: "It is not convenient for them to go in the Northern Qi Dynasty, so the detailed map of the Qi people has not been able to be drawn."

He looked up at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "The day this picture is completely drawn, I will definitely not be able to see it, but Qilang, you are still young, maybe you will be able to see this day in your lifetime."

Shen Yi took the wooden box with both hands, bowed his head slightly to the old man and said: "Old Xiangguo will live a long life, and if he lives for more than 20 years, he may not see this day."

The old man smiled slightly, but did not speak.

Obviously, he didn't expect much from it.

…………

The sixth day of the new year.

Shen Yi, who had been resting at home honestly, received a letter.

A letter from the south.

After receiving the letter, Shen Yi read it once, then threw it into the fireplace in the room and burned it to ashes.

The letter had just been burned to ashes, when there was a knock on the door outside the study, followed by the voice of the servant girl Qing'er: "My lord, someone is coming from the palace!"

Hearing this sentence, Master Shen's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Why did the people from the palace come just after I finished my bad deeds?

He even stood up and looked around the beams of his study room, suspecting that there was something that did not belong to this era.

However, since there were people coming from the palace, Shen Yi couldn't see him. He put on his clothes and went to the front yard. He saw a young man in casual clothes with a white face and a beardless face. He was standing in the front yard of Shen's house. After arriving at Shen Yi, he immediately stepped forward to salute and said, "Bachelor Shen, Your Majesty is calling..."

Shen Yi recognized this person.

The eunuch of Deqing Palace.

But seeing that he was not wearing a eunuch's uniform, but in civilian clothes, Master Shen thought for a while and asked, "Your Majesty... isn't in the palace?"

"Um…"

The eunuch bowed his head and said: "Scholar Shen came with the servants."

Shen Yi thought about it for a while, and felt that the probability of this person deceiving him was not too high, so he asked his family to tidy up his hair, and then followed the eunuch out.

The eunuch walked all the way, led Shen Yi through two or three streets, and came to a restaurant by the Qinhuai River without a signboard.

Seeing this restaurant, Master Shen had a strange expression on his face.

He recognized this restaurant.

Shibazilou, the property of Jin Shizi Li Mu, is usually a place where the Li family's clan in Jiankang gathers and eats.

But thinking that the emperor is also surnamed Li, it seems reasonable.

After following the eunuch into the Shibazi Building, Shen Yi found out that the restaurant had no customers.

It seems that it was cleared by the emperor.

Arriving at the private room on the second floor, His Majesty the Emperor was leaning on a soft bed, his posture was lazy, but his face was not very good-looking.

Master Shen stepped forward to salute, bowed and said: "Sir Shen Yi, I'm here to see you..."

The expression on the emperor's face was still not very good. He pointed to the chair in front of him and motioned Shen Yi to sit down.

After Master Shen took his seat, the emperor sat up straight, reached out to pick up the cup on the table, and didn't know whether he had a sip of tea or wine.

After drinking, he looked at Shen Yi with a bad expression.

"I left the palace early this morning."

It is already afternoon, which means that His Majesty the Emperor has been wandering outside for a day.

"I went to six or seven restaurants and teahouses."

Having said that, His Majesty the Emperor could no longer bear the anger in his heart, and slapped the table hard.

"There is no family that doesn't talk about things in the palace!"

"Extremely hateful!"

Obviously, the so-called "things in the palace" that His Majesty said refers to the things that Concubine Hui is about to give birth.

Although the eunuch who reported this matter had long been cold, this "rumor" was very alive and spread like a raging fire in Jiankang.

After all, everyone likes to gossip.

As the protagonist of the gossip, His Majesty the Emperor is naturally in a very upset mood.

"I'm going to beat those nobles according to the method you said."

The emperor squinted his eyes, looked at Shen Yi, and snorted: "After the Shangyuan and the opening of the dynasty, I will immediately ask the Ministry of Households to investigate them!"

"Check out their properties!"

Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi was stunned.

He stared blankly at the emperor, and then asked in an uncertain tone: "Your Majesty, this matter..."

"It seems that the censor should be sent by Yushitai to investigate. After the investigation, the household department will go to check the property...?"

"I just want the household department to investigate."

The emperor glanced at Shen Yi.

"What? Do you feel sorry for your uncle?"

"No...no."

Master Shen quickly shook his head: "I just feel that something is not in line with the rules..."

The emperor curled his lips, dismissing Master Shen's words.

He stretched out his hand to pinch a piece of snack and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he looked at Shen Yi: "I haven't seen you for seven or eight days."

The emperor's eyes dimmed.

"It's rare for you to be so honest. Did you do something bad behind my back?"

(End of this chapter)