Chapter 1323 Marriage Grant (Happy New Years Day!)
On this day, His Majesty the Emperor held a banquet in the palace for all the ministers.
Shen Yi's family is naturally among them.
Shen Yi, who had been away from home for two years, only met his family at the banquet, including his youngest son Shen Ji, who was one and a half years old but he had never seen him before.
The child could now speak some simple words and was carried into the palace by Ye Chan. He looked up at Shen Yi with wide eyes, full of curiosity.
Mr. Shen reached out to take it, held the child in his arms with one hand, and then hugged his seven-year-old daughter Sangsang with the other hand. He touched his daughter's head and said with a smile: "My good daughter, you have worked hard outside for two days." It takes years to have a meal in this palace, let’s eat more and get our money back.”
At Shen Sangsang's age, she has a pure mind and is the age where she is most loved. Moreover, she has Shen Yi in her memory. Although she was unavoidable when they first met, she was so hugged by Lord Shen that the little cotton-padded jacket hugged Shen. The old man's arms were filled with tears.
"Dad..."
What she said was still in Jiangdu dialect. Hearing this, Mr. Shen's heart trembled and he almost shed tears.
"Ai."
He responded quickly, and then waved to Shen Heng, asking the two children from Shen Heng's family to come over.
Shen Heng and his wife were married to Hongde ten years ago. The eldest is a son, whose name is Shen Zhou, one year younger than Shen Sangsang. The younger is a daughter, whose nickname is Pingping, who has just turned four years old this year.
Because Master Shen is the absolute protagonist of this banquet, the Shen family and the whole family were invited to the palace by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Naturally, the two little guys also arrived. After hearing Shen Yi's call, they both turned their heads. Looking at his father Shen Heng, Shen Heng said softly: "Go ahead and remember to call someone."
The two little guys held hands and walked up to Shen Yi, bowing obediently but clumsily.
"Big."
This is Jiangdu dialect and means uncle.
Master Shen smiled happily when he heard this.
He and Shen Heng have been dependent on each other since childhood and have a very good relationship. Now that Shen Heng has grown up and the two brothers have their own families, it is impossible for them to be as close as they were when they were children. However, seeing Shen Heng's children, Under the love house, Shen Yi groped around in his arms, took out two jade talismans, and handed them to the hands of the two little guys: "These are the jade talismans I bought in Jinan. They can ward off evil spirits and nourish your energy. I give them to you. You can wear them." Just keep it with you."
The two little guys reached out to take it, then lowered their heads and said, "Thank you, Dad."
Shen Sangsang, who was on the side, was a little unhappy. He pulled his sleeves and said, "Dad, why don't I have one?"
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "I have everything. I have to give it to you after I get home."
Shen Sangsang nodded, hugged Shen Yi's sleeves, and stopped talking.
Only at the end did Master Shen look up at his eldest son Shen Yuan, who was standing next to his mother Lu Ruoxi, and asked softly: "Yuan'er, how have you been studying lately? Didn't you make your grandpa angry?"
Shen Yuan looked at his mother, lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Dad, how dare you make grandpa angry? It's just... it's just..."
Lu Ruoxi on the side, when he heard this, gave his son a fierce look and said angrily: "Don't mention this, his grandpa is a second-class Jinshi, and our Shen family is also a member of the Hanlin Academy. When he comes to his place, how can he learn a few things? Over the past two years, I have not read through any of the Four Books and Five Classics, and even children from ordinary families are sometimes a little inferior. My father has been running Jiankang Ganquan Academy in the past two years, and I am not willing to give him any more lessons."
When Shen Yi heard this, he was startled at first, then shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Some children have their awakenings earlier and some have their awakenings later. There is no need to rush this matter. Besides, everyone is born with different talents. There is no need to force it. Reading is not allowed."
Ye Chan stood behind the two of them and laughed softly: "Yuan'er is already very smart, take your time, sister, don't be in a hurry..."
After the Shen family had a conversation, the banquet officially started. At this time, many dignitaries had come to Shen Yi to propose a toast, such as the first meritorious official of Hongde Dynasty and even the first meritorious official of Dachen.
After Shen Yi drank a few glasses of wine, he finally met an acquaintance. He picked up the wine glass, walked to the table opposite the acquaintance and sat down, and said, "Prince Jin."
This acquaintance is naturally Li Mu.
It's just that Li Mu is no longer the Crown Prince of Jin, but has succeeded in seizing the title of King of Jin. Emperor Hongde did not break his promise, promising that the Jin King's lineage would not be demoted for three generations, and indeed he did not demote Li Mu.
Li Mu is now used to the title "Prince Jin", but when it came from Shen Yi's mouth, Li Mu couldn't help but sigh. Seeing Shen Yi toasting him, Li Mu also silently picked up the glass and said: "My father passed away, and I was still observing the system, so I drank tea instead of wine."
The two drank in silence, and Shen Yi gently patted Li Mu on the shoulder.
"Your Highness, my condolences. It is inconvenient to talk about old times today. We will talk about it another day."
Li Mu stood up and said, "Okay."
Not long after Mr. Shen returned to his seat, His Majesty the Emperor changed into regular clothes and returned to the banquet. As soon as His Majesty the Emperor arrived, everyone present stood up and called him "Your Majesty."
The emperor poured a glass of wine, held it in his hand, looked at the crowd, and said with a smile: "My lords, I will not drink this first glass of wine today. We, the monarchs and ministers, will drink a glass of wine together to Qing Shen."
Emperor Hongde glanced at everyone with a faint smile on his face: "Shen Qing has made great achievements in the Northern Expedition. Now the momentum of the Northern Expedition is getting better and better day by day, and the recovery of China is in sight."
"Shen Yi is truly the number one hero of this dynasty!"
As soon as the emperor said these words, Shen Yi's contribution was accurately positioned.
Four simple words.
Unprecedented!
It can be said that even those heroes who played a major role in the founding of Chen Dynasty are somewhat inferior to the current Marquis Shen.
Although this was true, the political meaning was different when it was said by the emperor himself. All the civil and military officials present stood up one after another and raised their glasses to toast Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen had a look of panic on his face, and after a few token excuses, he still drank the glass of wine.
At this banquet, the five prime ministers in Zhongshu, including Cui Yu, the prime minister who did not get along well with Shen Yi, all took the initiative to stand up and propose a toast to Shen Yi.
Of course, Mr. Shen was no fool. After being toasted by the prime ministers, he got up from his seat, went to find the five prime ministers, and toasted them one by one.
However, it is worth mentioning that the first prime minister Shen Yi toasted was not Chen Jing, Zhongshu's first assistant, but Zhao Changping.
Because of this, Mr. Zhao was stunned for a while, but he still drank the first glass of wine without trying to offend Shen Yi.
Shen Yi's behavior is not to support Zhao Changping in presiding over the meeting. In fact, it may be difficult for Mr. Zhao to preside over political affairs in a short period of time.
The reason for doing this is to express his position to everyone in the court and tell everyone that he, Shen Yi, is firmly on the side of Mr. Zhao. This will allow Zhao Changping to have a stronger voice in future work.
After all, in the two years since Shen Yi was away from Jiankang, Zhao Changping had helped the Shen family a lot, and even reminded Shen Heng many times.
In the imperial court, Shen Yi has always been openly supported.
Leaving aside the relationship with the academy, Shen should also reciprocate and give him some political support.
The banquet lasted from afternoon to evening. When the ministers left one after another, eunuch Sun Jin carefully walked to Shen Yi, lowered his head and said: "Master Marquis, Your Majesty asked you to finish eating in a while and go to the Ganlu Palace to eat." Holy.”
Shen Yi looked at his family, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away."
After speaking, he looked at Shen Heng and said, "Zichang, take them home first."
Shen Heng nodded silently and asked: "Brother, today..."
"Are you still going home?"
"I don't know either."
Shen Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Who knows when we can tell?"
After that, he said a few words to his family, and then followed Sun Jin to the Ganlu Hall.
While walking on the road, Shen Yi suddenly thought of Gao Ming and asked: "Eunuch Sun, where is Eunuch Gao now? What are you doing?"
"Go back to Lord Marquis."
Sun Jin bowed slightly and said: "Eunuch Gao is still in the palace, serving His Majesty. It's just that he is old and has left some slaves in charge of the internal affairs... in my hands."
Shen Yi nodded silently and did not ask any more questions. Soon the Manlu Palace had arrived. Sun Jin turned sideways and saluted: "Your Majesty, please."
Shen Yi was naturally very familiar with the Manna Hall. He walked all the way into the Manna Hall, and not long after, he saw Emperor Hongde who was writing and painting.
When Emperor Hongde saw Shen Yi walking in, he waved before Shen Yi could say anything: "You're just in time, come on, come on, come here quickly."
Shen Yi walked over quickly and was pulled by the emperor to the table. At this time, several pieces of paper were already placed on the table, with official names written on them. Most of them were officials of the third and fourth grades, as well as a Duke.
Shen Yi didn't quite understand and asked, "What is your Majesty doing?"
"Choose a father-in-law for that Ling Zhan."
The emperor looked up at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I asked someone to check. He is Ling Su's eldest son. He is in his early twenties and unmarried. Isn't that why you brought him to Jiankang to see me?"
Shen Yi shook his head quickly: "Your Majesty misunderstood, I didn't mean this... I just wanted him to show his face in front of Your Majesty."
The emperor is smiling.
"It's okay. If the Ling family wants to gain a foothold among the generals, this marriage must go through. I just want to ask you one question."
The emperor said seriously: "I will find a good father-in-law for him here. Can you be his master?"
"If you can make the decision, I will grant you the marriage after I make the choice. If you can't make the decision, we will discuss this matter after Ling Su arrives in Jiankang."
Shen Yi thought for a while, then nodded and said: "I... should be in charge, but it's better to let Ling Zhan meet the woman..."
The emperor withdrew his hand that was about to draw a circle, shook his head and said: "You are the only one who has these weird thoughts, okay, okay..."
Emperor Hong De touched his chin and said slowly: "I asked Gao Ming to arrange for them to meet first."
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and bowed his hands.
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
I went out with my wife today, so I am late in updating. I will start writing in the evening when I come back from outside!