In the Shen family's study, Shen Yi silently glanced at the dagger on his desk. After being silent for a while, he took the dagger in his hand and threw it into the stove in the room.
Although the furnace will not be able to refine the dagger, it will definitely burn it beyond recognition.
This only piece of evidence disappeared.
Now that the clues in the palace have been cut off, he can no longer investigate with great fanfare, so of course the dagger is useless.
However, when he reaches Shen's level, he no longer needs any evidence to do things. He only needs to believe in his heart, which is enough.
Looking at the dagger disappearing into the charcoal fire, Mr. Shen was lost in thought for a while, looked up at Xu Fu, and said silently: "This matter... ends here."
"From now on, you should serve Eunuch Gao well and stop interfering in palace affairs."
Xu Fu also glanced at the stove, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, young master."
He paused and said: "Master, Eunuch Gao told me privately that he wants me to give up the Liulichang business and hand over the Liulichang business to the palace. In this way, I can at least retain my status as an imperial merchant for a long time. You see..."
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes, shook his head and said, "No."
He answered simply.
Because there is a dry stock in Liulichang owned by Shen Shen. Although there is not much left, even if it is only 10% or 20%, it is still a huge income every year.
Thinking about this matter from Gao Ming's point of view, the reason why Xu Fu became an imperial merchant in the first place was because of his relationship with the eunuch of the inner court in the eyes of the outside world. Now that Gao Ming is no longer serving in the inner court, he naturally If you want to be more appropriate, step back.
After all, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the reason why Xu Fu was able to build the Liulichang was because he was a clever nephew. Now Eunuch Sun has the final say in the inner court, so should the Liulichang be left to Eunuch Sun's nephew?
At least, it must be taken back to the inner court.
However, the success of Liulichang was actually managed by Mr. Shen and had little to do with the inner court.
If it were the fifth-grade Bachelor Shen back then, he might have gritted his teeth and taken a step back, but now Shen Yi doesn't need to step back or show weakness to the inner court.
Mr. Shen reached out and knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "I know what Eunuch Gao is thinking, but Liulichang's business has little to do with the inner court from beginning to end. You have to take good care of this business and keep doing it. Deal with it."
"If anyone comes to see you in private, don't be shy, just mention my name."
Today, Shen Yi is already a very popular minister, and his status is extremely noble.
He usually treats others calmly, but if he treats others calmly all the time, others will think he is weak and can be bullied.
More importantly, Liulichang was also an alarm bell that Mr. Shen set for himself, or rather the first alarm bell.
One day, the imperial court or the inner court oversteps Shen Yi and takes Liulichang into its hands without any explanation, and alarm bells will ring in Shen Yi's heart.
Because this means that he is no longer safe.
Of course, in addition to Liulichang, Shen Yi also set up many other alarm bells, the largest of which was called Xue Wei.
One day, when Xue Wei was transferred, Mr. Shen had to activate his own crisis plan.
As for Taishan Villa, what happened that night...
As of now, it's actually not that important anymore.
Because the palace is already trying to erase this matter.
Xu Fu lowered his head and thought seriously for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, sir, I understand."
Shen Yi looked up at Xu Fu and said with a smile: "If you don't feel at ease, I can choose another person to take over Liulichang."
Xu Fu shook his head and said: "Young Master has misunderstood. I will continue to run Liulichang."
Shen Yi said "hmm" and said, "Then let me remind you again. If you want to avoid risks according to Eunuch Gao's wishes, then in the operation of Liulichang, you must not be greedy nor take advantage of others, and let people audit the accounts." I can’t find anything wrong with you, so even if someone wants to bite you in the future, they will have nowhere to bite you.”
Xu Fu's eyes lit up, he lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Master, for reminding me."
"I see."
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In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.
The time has come to the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and the first great court meeting was held in the nineteenth year of Hongde.
This time, Lord Shen Yi, who had been absent from the court for a long time, finally appeared at the entrance of Deqing Palace. After arriving at the entrance of Deqing Palace, he stepped behind Jiang Shangshu, patted the old man on the shoulder, and said with a smile. : "Your Majesty."
Jiang Jian suddenly turned around and glanced at Shen Yi. Goosebumps appeared all over his body. He quickly took two steps back and almost bowed to Shen Yi: "Living ancestor, don't shout like that."
The Secretary of the Ministry of War wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile: "You are the Taibao of the dynasty, ranking among the three nobles. Wouldn't it cost me my life to call you like this?"
Mr. Shen still has a good impression of this old boss, not only because of some old friendship, but also because of Jiang Jian's great support to the Huai'an army during the Northern Expedition.
Seeing Old Man Jiang's frown, Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Old Minister will resign now and give me the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, so I won't scream anymore."
Jiang Jian looked at Shen Yi angrily: "How can you still like me in this bad position?"
"Why don't you look down on me?"
Shen Yi chuckled softly and said: "Now the Ministry of War is shining brightly among the six yamen. When I heard the court discussions, it was our Ministry of War that spoke the loudest. Your Majesty is almost as good as the prime minister. I have been coveting your position for a long time. ."
Jiang Jian curled her lips: "Don't talk nonsense. Your position as governor of Northern Zhili has been cleared, but you still come to tease me for fun."
"Your Majesty, you are resigning today. I will immediately write to the court, requesting that you stay in Jiankang to act as the Ministry of War."
After the two joked a few times, Old Jiang quietly walked up to Shen Yi, lowered his voice, and said: "Zi Heng, it's rare to see you in court last time. Please tell me first, is there anything going on today?" What's the big deal?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "It's the first court meeting of the new year. I'm just here to join in the fun. What big thing can happen?"
He smiled at Jiang Jian and said, "What important matters in the imperial court can be concealed from the great nine ministers, such as the Lord?"
Jiang Jian curled her lips and stopped talking.
Mr. Shen stood there with a smile.
Soon, the door of Deqing Palace opened wide. As the eunuch sang loudly, civil and military officials filed into the palace. Mr. Shen, who was originally standing next to Jiang Jian, was pushed to the first place on the left by several prime ministers with smiles. At the head of the hundred officials.
After His Majesty the Emperor arrived and all the civil and military officials saluted, Mr. Shen stood at the head of the table. After His Majesty the Emperor said the words "I have this memorial", he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial." "
The emperor smiled and said, "It's rare to see Shen Qing at a court meeting. If Shen Qing has anything to do, just tell me."
"yes."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the north has been initially settled, but there are still many Zhu Lizhen remnants in the northwest prefectures, especially in Shaanxi Province. I would like to ask the imperial court to send Wang Shi to pacify the northwest."
His Majesty the Emperor was thoughtful and asked: "In Qing Shen's opinion, who is the right person to send?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "Hu Fangxu, Min Zhong, Zhao Jian and other people from the Fifth Army Commander's Office are worthy of great responsibilities. I would like to ask your Majesty to use these three people to pacify the northwest."
As soon as Shen Yi said these words, all the generals in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion turned to look at Shen Yi, especially the three people whose names were mentioned by Shen Yi, and they couldn't help but look excited.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction, but still pretended to be calm and calm. He said calmly: "I know this matter, and I will consider it as appropriate. Does Shen Qing have anything else to ask about?"
"Your Majesty, yes."
Mr. Shen raised his head and his voice became louder: "Your Majesty, the puppet emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty was escorted to Jiankang last night, and now I have led him outside Deqing Palace..."