It was not until late at night that Mr. Shen was able to return to his mansion.
When his carriage stopped near the Hou's Mansion, before he even got close to the gate, he saw many people gathered around the door of the Hou's Mansion. They were so thick that they surrounded the Hou's Mansion in the middle.
Mr. Shen frowned and looked at Jiang Sheng who was accompanying him.
"Why are there so many people at our door?"
Jiang Sheng had also just returned to Jiankang and could not figure out the situation at the moment. He quickly stepped forward and squeezed in front of everyone to inquire about the situation. Then he quickly returned to the carriage and whispered: "Young Master, I have inquired, no. The officials of the imperial court, who are common people from the nearby neighborhoods, heard that you had returned to Jiankang, so they were all waiting at the gate of the Marquis Mansion, wanting to see you."
Mr. Shen was silent for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Just go through the back door."
People are afraid of being famous.
And Shen Yi has long been famous. Even at this moment, his prestige in the entire Dachen is almost as good as His Majesty the Emperor, and in some ways even exceeds it.
After all, Shen Yi was the one who went to the front line to do things in person, and he was not an emperor, so he didn't have many taboos. It was more convenient to tell his story. Therefore, in terms of the degree of dissemination, the story of Lord Shen's Northern Expedition has been spread very widely.
If Mr. Shen suddenly died now, it would take at most three days for his golden body to be molded. With his current number of fans, it wouldn't take long for him to become a "god" instantly.
It stands to reason that since these "fans" are so enthusiastic, Mr. Shen should walk through the main entrance openly, wave to them and say hello, but Shen Yi needs to be cautious in what he does now, and he doesn't like to be in the limelight, so he can still If you avoid it, avoid it.
What's more important is that now the Purity Department of Northern Qi is bent on killing him, and no one knows if any of these people are assassins who are helping the Purity Department.
After entering Shen's house through the back door, Mr. Shen quickly found his younger brother Shen Heng. He patted Shen Heng on the shoulder and said helplessly: "Zichang goes to the gate, disperses the people outside, and tells them , I’m staying outside today and won’t go home.”
Shen Heng first bowed his head in response, and then said with a smile: "Eldest brother's reputation is so high now that no official in the court can compare with it."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "If I can give it to you, I will give it all to you."
Shen Heng laughed and turned around to help Shen Yi drive away the people.
After the people outside left, the Shen family set up another family dinner.
The food in the palace cannot be said to be unpalatable, but many of the dishes are very strict, so they are not very delicious. In addition, Shen Yi has been in the Manlu Hall for more than an hour, so he is somewhat hungry now.
After the banquet started, old father Shen Zhang naturally sat at the main seat, Mr. Shen sat on his left hand side, and Shen Heng sat on his right hand side.
Because it was regarded as a blessing for Shen Yi, everyone from the Shen family came, including Shen Heng's children.
Mr. Shen sat in his seat and asked his nine-year-old daughter to sit next to him. He also held his niece Shen Pingping in his arms for a while. The family dinner was quite enjoyable.
After the meal was almost done, old father Shen Zhang looked at Shen Yi and suddenly said: "Yi'er."
Shen Yi put down his chopsticks and lowered his head slightly: "Father, please tell me."
Shen Zhang paused and said, "My father met your third uncle this year. We three brothers sat together and discussed whether..."
He hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Should the Shen family move to Jiankang?"
Mr. Shen was a little surprised: "Why do you want to move?"
He then remembered what happened to his uncle Shen Hui and asked, "I heard last year that my uncle was in poor health. How is he doing now?"
Shen Zhang shook his head slightly: "He is still bedridden. He almost died in the past few months. Fortunately, there is a miracle doctor in Jiangdu City who saved your uncle after a few injections."
When Mr. Shen heard this, he still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were obviously disappointed.
However, he still said: "Did uncle ask for the move?"
Shen Zhang hesitated and was speechless.
At this time, the family dinner was almost done. After hearing the father and son talking about this, several wives consciously got up and left with their children. Soon, only the father and son were left in the dining room.
Shen Heng on the side said in a dull voice: "My father is an honest man, so naturally it was my eldest brother who brought up this matter. If he dares to come to Jiankang in person and talk about this matter in front of my eldest brother, I can still respect his courage. What's the point of asking father to deliver messages all day long?"
"The Jiangdu ancestral land has been here for more than a hundred years. Why do they move when they want to move? To put it bluntly, don't you want the eldest brother to help the family?"
Shen Zhang's face was a little confused. He wanted to speak. Shen Yi on the side reached out to pour him tea and said softly: "Dad, if there is someone in the family who can excel in the examination room, he does not need to pass the Jinshi examination. As long as he passes the Juren examination, I will I can always give them a hand, but if other people want to move to Jiankang and lord it over themselves, then don’t think about it."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said, "To be honest with my father, they want to come to Jiankang, but my son still wants to go back to Jiangdu to rest for a few years."
Shen Zhang sighed and said no more.
Seeing his father's lonely expression, Shen Yi glanced at his brother Shen Heng, thought for a moment, and said, "Dad, my third brother was very kind to me and Zichang back then, and took good care of me. Could you please write to Jiangdu's home? I just said that if the third brother's son is willing, let him work with me, and when the time is right in the future, I will find him an official position."
"The daughter of the third brother's family."
Shen Yi thought for a while and continued: "You can also marry from my house in the future."
"The others."
Shen Yi poured a cup of tea for his old father, looked at his old father's hair, which had turned quite gray, and said softly: "Should we talk about it after passing the examination?"
Shen Zhang felt a little more energetic. With Shen Yi's promise, he already had face in his hometown.
In the big house, you can also follow suit.
As for San Bo's family, they were about to be appointed officials by the imperial court, so there was no need for Shen Yi to help.
Shen Zhang looked at Shen Yi, stood up and said, "As a father, I'm going to write a letter to my family."
After that, he stood up and went back to his room.
Shen Heng looked at his father's leaving figure and said helplessly: "Dad, I have never lived for myself in this life. When I was young, I did it for our two brothers. Now that I am older, I think about the people in the clan again." ."
Shen Yi stood up silently and said with a smile: "It's no wonder father, it's just that we brothers... or I am a bit different."
"If someone else were to sit in your brother's position, the whole family would be in heaven. How could the Shen family be like this, still stuck in Jiangdu and unable to move."
"snort."
Shen Heng said in a dull voice: "They have always taken advantage of their eldest brother's influence in Jiangdu. In recent years, when the new governor of Jiangdu took office, the first person he visited was not the Shen family?"
"They just have a weak heart. They are already enjoying happiness in Jiangdu, and they still want to go to the imperial court and become nobles!"
Mr. Shen smiled and said nothing.
At his level, things at home are just trivial matters.
Even if he just opens his mouth, it is not difficult to arrange a few officials. Even if he does not go through the emperor, the staff will give him Master Shen's face.
Comparatively speaking, Jiangdu's affairs were already too trivial. If it weren't for the word "Chen", none of these things would have reached his ears.
"Okay, I'm not angry, why are you angry?"
Shen Heng turned to look at Shen Yi and asked, "After the eldest brother, is Chang Zai Jiankang going to be there?"
"I will stay there for a while, but I probably won't serve as a permanent member of the imperial court."
Shen Yi looked up and looked outside, smiling and saying: "If I were to take up a post in Jiankang, Old Man Jiang would probably pack up and go home."
Shen Heng nodded silently. He thought for a while and asked, "If the eldest brother goes to the north again, will he take his sister-in-law with Yuan'er and the others?"
This question made Shen Yi silent for a while, and then he slowly shook his head: "I don't know, it depends on the court's arrangements."
"However, the imperial court has sent people to build my governor's palace in the north."
Shen Heng was deep in thought and said nothing.
Master Shen turned around and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You can take a leave of absence tomorrow morning and take me to Master Gu's grave to have a look."
Shen Heng nodded quickly: "Okay."
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The next day, the two brothers went together to lay a grave for Mr. Gu.
In the afternoon, Shen Yi took a nap at home and came to Zhao Xianggong's house again.
It is worth mentioning that Zhao Er had also returned at this time.
He came back a month or two earlier than Shen Yi.
After all, the war in the north was about to begin, and as the logistics manager, his errands were not as heavy. He had not been home for several years, so he rushed back early.
When Shen Yi arrived at the door of Zhao's house, Mrs. Zhao took Zhao Youzhou, Zhao Jizhou and the whole family and opened the middle door to welcome Shen Yi.
The middle gate is usually opened when the venerable comes to the door, but Zhao Changping is already the prime minister. In the entire Jiankang City, there are too few people in the Zhao family who can open the middle gate to welcome him.
Mr. Shen stepped forward, bowed his hands to Mrs. Zhao, and said with a wry smile: "Auntie, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Zhao pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and said with a smile: "This is what your uncle told you."
"He said that if you come to the house, you must open the middle door to welcome you."
Mrs. Zhao looked Shen Yi up and down with a kind face.
