bookrandom Chapter 1537 Shen Hou's Shout
Chapter 1537 Shen Hou's Shout
Chapter 1537 Shen Hou's Shout
Three days later, Shen Yi, along with his two wives, set out northward from the east gate of Dongyan City.
His Majesty the Emperor came personally to see it off.
Since the emperor had come, all the civil and military officials had naturally arrived as well. After a lot of formalities, Shen Yi was finally about to set out on the journey north.
Zhang Jian stood beside Shen Yi's carriage, looking at Shen Yi sitting in the carriage, his eyes full of envy.
He sighed and said, "Ziheng went on this trip in a carefree manner, but I don't know when I can get away."
Mr. Shen smiled happily.
"Brother, you are the Prime Minister, and you are also the Regent. Anyone can get away with it, but you can't."
"Besides, I'm going north to patrol the border, not to travel."
Zhang Xianggong rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Who brings his wife and concubines with him when patrolling the border? It's warm in the north now, and you're obviously going out for fun."
Mr. Shen did not deny it, but looked at Shen Ji who was standing not far away, and said: "Although that boy has a calm personality, he is still young after all. Senior brother is in Yanjing, please keep an eye on him for me and don't let him make any big mistakes."
Zhang Jian heard this and looked back at Shen Ji. He was in a trance and murmured, "Unconsciously, I have reached the same position as my mentor back then."
When Shen Yi and Zhang Jian were not in Jiankang, their families in Jiankang were entrusted to the care of Prime Minister Zhao Changping. Now, in the blink of an eye, Zhang Jian has also entered the court and became the Prime Minister Zhao of that time.
Shen Yi also felt a little dazed, and couldn't help but say: "Yes, Senior Brother... has already been ranked among the top."
Zhang Jian came back to his senses, looked at Shen Ji, and said with a smile: "This child is very good, it's a pity to let him marry the princess."
"no way."
Shen Yi said silently: "First, it was the late emperor who asked, so I couldn't refuse, and secondly..."
"His elder brother is leading troops outside, so it is unlikely that he will achieve anything significant in the court. It is impossible for two brothers to be a general and a prime minister. Now that he has entered the Imperial Reporting Department, he should do some real work."
Zhang Jian smiled and said, "Aren't you and Zichang brothers, a general and a prime minister?"
Shen Yi shook his head slowly and asked, "When did Zichang ever become a prime minister?"
Shen Heng is still the Minister of Rites. Although he holds a high position, his power...
That's it.
To outsiders, it was already extremely important, but compared to the prime minister, it was still far behind.
Mr. Shen continued, “Zichang, even the Ministry of Personnel’s Tianguan finds it difficult to do this.”
"I'm the one holding him back."
Zhang Jian was startled, then shook his head and said, "Zichang is still very young, not even forty yet. Ziheng, you think too much."
Shen Yi hummed and said, "I hope so."
"Fortunately, Zichang is more inclined to be a wise man and has no intention of climbing up the social ladder."
When the two brothers talked about this, Zhang Jian looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. If I continue, I'll delay your journey."
He took out two plaques from his sleeves, one with the word "Fu" engraved on it and the other with the word "Shou" engraved on it. He handed them to Shen Yi and smiled heartily: "I heard that my eldest nephew's wife and concubine got pregnant almost at the same time, so he took the trouble to carve two plaques. Ask me to pass them on to the two grandchildren I have never met."
Shen Yi took it and was a little surprised: "Did Senior Brother carve it himself?"
"Isn't that right?"
Zhang Jian was somewhat proud and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I learned this from a craftsman in Jiankang when I was young. I haven't carved much in all these years and I am already rusty. When I retire and return to my hometown in Yuqian in a few years, I will study this art in depth."
Mr. Shen smiled slightly.
"The old prime minister grew up in Yuqian and has returned to Yuqian, but you grew up in Jiankang, why do you want to go back to Yuqian?"
Zhang Jian shook his head and said, "This is our ancestral land. If we don't go back, our ancestors will blame us."
Master Shen smiled, looked at the emperor not far away, and whispered, "There are two things I want to ask you, brother."
Zhang Jian nodded: "You go ahead."
"First, does the court want to continue with the land survey south of the Huai River?"
Zhang Jian was startled, frowned, and said, "I haven't heard of this yet, but even if we want to do it, it's not now. The new emperor must firmly sit on the throne."
He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Ziheng, if you want to do this, just say one word and the court will immediately..."
Shen Yi shook his head: "It's not appropriate for me to bring it up."
"The second thing."
Grand Tutor Shen smiled and said, "I heard that His Majesty intends to replace the Secretary of State. Do you want to replace Old Song and let you take charge?"
Zhang Jian smiled silently.
"Nonsense, Prime Minister Song is also the assistant minister, how can we replace him?"
He paused and whispered, "If we have to change, it will be the other three prime ministers."
Shen Yi thought about it and shook his head.
"It should be the other two prime ministers."
"That guy Zhou Yuanlang..."
Master Shen snorted, "The position is very stable."
Zhang Jian shook his head helplessly: "I don't know how he offended you."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "He didn't offend me, but I felt happy when I cursed him behind his back."
Mr. Zhang laughed.
"Just be happy, be happy."
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Shen Yi and his group were not very large in number.
There were only four or five carriages in sight, in which Shen Yi, Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan were riding together, and the rest were servants such as Jiang Sheng and Tian Chong, as well as a few accompanying guards.
But it is hard to say how many people are in the dark.
Putting aside the people from the Imperial Report Office, the Internal Guards probably also sent a large number of troops to protect Shen Yi.
Regarding the current situation, the person in the court who was most reluctant to see Shen Yi get into trouble was none other than the newly enthroned Emperor Jianlong.
The carriage left Yanjing and after half a day's journey, it finally left the capital. Master Shen lifted the curtain and looked at the spring scenery outside where everything was blooming. He waved his hand, stopped the carriage, and jumped off.
The two ladies were curious and got off the carriage.
Mr. Shen walked to a small mound beside the official road, looked at the emerald green in front of him, and put his hands to his mouth in the shape of trumpets.
"what--"
he yelled.
After resting for a while, Master Shen once again made a trumpet shape with his hands.
"what----"
After shouting a few times, he was out of strength and leaned against a big tree, staring into the distance in a daze.
Jiang Sheng stepped forward cautiously, took out a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it over: "Master, wipe it."
Shen Yi took the handkerchief and found that he had burst into tears without realizing it.
why cry?
he does not know.
Maybe the tears that didn’t fall on the night Hong Dedi passed away finally fell now.
It could also be the depression that has accumulated in my heart over the past six months.
After wiping his tears, Shen Yi handed the handkerchief back to Jiang Sheng. Seeing Jiang Sheng's red eyes, Mr. Shen found it a little funny: "Why are you crying?"
"do not know."
Jiang Sheng shook his head.
"It's just that seeing the master like this, I feel...uncomfortable..."
"I am fine."
Shen Yi glanced at him and said, "Don't cry."
He turned around and saw his wife and concubine standing quietly behind him.
Lu Ruoxi stepped forward, took his arm, and said with a look of distress: "Husband...are you too tired?"
Ye Chan also stepped forward and whispered, "The master was very sad in the past six months since the late emperor passed away."
There were still tears in Shen Yi's eyes, but a smile appeared on his face.
"No, no, no."
"Let's keep on going."
Master Shen smiled and said, "Don't be too anxious. Let's take a rest when we are tired, and stop when we see a beautiful scenery."
He turned his head to look at Jiang Sheng and said, "You've been running around with me all these years, it's time for you to take a good rest."
"You don't have to worry about the whole journey. Just think of it as our family, and let's go out and relax."
Jiang Sheng grinned and responded.
"Thank you, sir."
Hearing this long-lost name, Mr. Shen smiled and walked up to pat Jiang Sheng on the shoulder.
"Speaking of which, we brothers are truly destined to be together."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head: "Being able to follow you, sir, is the greatest blessing of my life."
The family is back on the road.
Lord Shen sat in the carriage, holding the hands of his two ladies, looking out the window. He seemed to be in a much better mood and made a sound like a child.
"I'm going to see my grandson~"
(End of this chapter)