After asking some questions about his health, Shen Yi sat in his seat, touched his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Is the eldest daughter of the emperor not married yet?"
"No."
Seeing that his father was no longer angry, the young Marquis sat down with a smile and said, "But I heard that he is already looking for a consort for her."
Shen Yi looked at his son and asked, "She didn't look for you?"
"Found it."
Shen Yuan curled his lips and said, "But she probably doesn't like her son, and his son doesn't like her very much. She wants to marry her son because the Queen wants to marry her to her son, but you didn't let your son marry her."
Shen Yi smiled: "Childhood playmate, you don't like it anymore?"
"father."
The young Marquis said seriously: "When I was a kid, I was a kid, and now I am now."
"Besides, I have only met her two or three times in the past ten years, so I can't remember many things from back then."
"Right."
Shen Yuan looked up at Shen Yi, took out a few letters from his arms, and said, "Many people have found their sons and want to propose marriage to my eldest sister. This is the letter they brought to you. Take a look..."
Ten years have passed, and the Shen Hou Mansion has added a son and two daughters. Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan each gave birth to a daughter, and that son was born to Lu Ruoxi's maid Lian'er, and is now a marquis. The concubine of the house.
And the eldest sister Shen Yuan talks about is naturally his younger sister Shen Sangsang.
Shen Sangsang was born in the tenth year of Hongde and is already eighteen or nineteen years old this year.
When his son mentioned this matter, Mr. Shen's face darkened and he said in a dull voice: "Don't look at it, don't look at it."
The young Marquis blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Dad, here are letters from the second uncle of the Zhao family. His son likes his eldest sister very much..."
"Get lost."
Mr. Shen glared at him and said angrily: "If we really want to get married, let him come to Yanjing to see me."
Seeing that his father was angry, Shen Yuan shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said, "What about you? When do you plan to get married? Over the years, many people who have proposed marriage to you have visited our home."
"Dad, didn't you tell me that you are not in a hurry to get married..."
"My son wants to play for a few more years before thinking about getting married."
Mr. Shen glanced at him and said slowly: "As a father, I won't rush you, but the one in Cangzhou can't."
Shen Yuan's face turned pale and he wanted to speak. Master Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "At most, I will let you in as my concubine, do you understand?"
The young Marquis quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes, my son knows."
"Go and tell your mother about this yourself."
Lord Shen snorted: "If you are pregnant, send someone to Yanjing as soon as possible."
The young Marquis blushed: "Dad, what are you talking about? The child and her are innocent..."
When he said this, he felt somewhat guilty.
"She doesn't know the child's identity yet..."
"I don't care about this."
Mr. Shen took out a breath and asked, "Continue to talk about Jiankang's situation."
"You, Master Zhao, and Master Zhang, are you in good health now?"
"Everything is fine."
Shen Yuan lowered his head and said, "But the Master is having trouble hearing now. I heard that he still can't sleep well at night. When he is on duty in the imperial court, he often cannot hear His Majesty calling him."
"Master has written to me several times to complain, but His Majesty has never allowed it. Before the child left Jiankang, Master wrote to me again."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "This is probably because your Uncle Zhang is not old enough yet."
Zhang Jian served as Chief Envoy of Beizhili ten years ago. Three years later, he was transferred to Governor of Beizhili. After serving as governor for one term, he was transferred back to Jiankang. He served as Minister of the Ministry of Justice for two years and then was transferred to Jiankang. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has been serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for two years now.
Although Shen Yi was not in the court, he could still make some guesses about Emperor Hong De's intentions.
At present, there are many officials in the imperial court who came from Ganquan Academy, and they have become factions. They are a force that cannot be ignored in the imperial court.
The power of Ganquan Academy is already large enough, but it cannot continue to grow. Therefore, only one prime minister can be born from Ganquan Academy.
Zhang Jian had to wait until Zhao Changping left Zhongshu to have the opportunity to enter Zhongshu and become the prime minister.
Before this, it was impossible for the emperor to agree to Zhao Changping's appointment.
The young Marquis nodded as if he understood, and then said: "My uncle's brother wants to come to the north to have a look. I want to ask if you agree."
Master Shen glanced at Shen Yuan: "Shen Zhou has gone north. I rely on you to deliver the message. I'm afraid he won't be able to come this year."
The young Marquis was a little embarrassed and said, "Dad, do you want to go to Jiankang?"
"Your Majesty has spoken, so of course I will go."
Master Shen stood up, put his hands in his sleeves, and said: "You were traveling around the mountains and rivers on the way. Although you were fooling around, it was unintentional. Originally, as long as you returned to Yanjing, your father would Set off south immediately. You have been delayed on the road for two months, so I can pretend to be completely unaware."
"It's like buying two months for my father."
The young Marquis blinked his eyes and said, "Then the Queen Mother, have you already..."
Mr. Shen glared at him: "Shut up."
The young Marquis smiled and stopped talking, then changed the topic.
"You have no reward for your son because he has made great achievements?"
Lord Shen kicked Shen Yuan mercilessly on the buttocks and scolded him with a smile: "You caused trouble outside. If I don't punish you by copying books, I will reward you."
After a pause, he continued: "In three to five days, my father will leave for the south."
The young Marquis rubbed his butt, became serious, and said in a low voice: "Dad, those people in Jiankang City, especially some scholars, are slandering you behind your back. Most of the time your son acted in Jiankang because someone said Your bad words."
"You should be careful after arriving in Jiankang."
Shen Yi looked back at him and asked with a smile: "What should you pay attention to?"
This sentence sounded like a school test. After thinking for a while, the young Marquis said in a low voice: "Be careful of the attitude of the government and the opposition towards us in the north..."
Master Shen smiled: "You have made some progress, but your thinking is still too one-sided."
Lord Shen stepped outside and said, "Aren't you interested in new learning? After resting at home for two days, go to Huai'an Academy to have a look. During this year when you are away, there have been several interesting students in the academy. People, you go get to know them."
Huai'an School is the school that Shen Yi originally set up in Huai'an. After Mr. Shen settled down in Yanjing, he moved the entire school to the north. It has not stopped running for ten years.
Today, the first batch of "graduates" from this school have been working under Shen Yi for ten years.
Because Shen Yi attaches great importance to these "strange and obscene skills". It is said that if something is good at the top, it must be bad at the bottom. Nowadays in Yanjing, these things are called new learning, and some people call it new learning.
Compared with the Four Books and Five Classics, Shen Yuan was more interested in these new studies.
Although ten years is a long time, it is still too short compared to the Industrial Revolution. Although the Huai'an Academy has spawned some interesting things, it is still far from promoting the progress and development of the times.
However, in some aspects, Shen Yi can already be promoted.
Hearing this, Shen Yuan nodded quickly and said, "Son, I obey!"
Mr. Shen stepped out and said, "Tonight, your Uncle Su is coming to drink. Don't go out. Stay at home with me."
"yes."
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In the back house of the Hou Mansion, Lu Ruoxi was playing Go with Ye Chan. Shen Yi stepped in and watched the game for a while. When the situation of the chess game gradually became clear, Lu Ruoxi surrendered and said with a smile: "My sister is better."
Ye Chan lowered her head and smiled: "My sister asked me."
The two of them looked up at Shen Yi at the same time. Lu Ruoxi smiled and said, "My husband has met Yuan'er."
"See you."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said with a smile: "This kid ran around outside. Although he got into some trouble, he did something and finally made some progress."
When Lu Ruoxi heard this, she was very happy: "He is already so old, he should make some progress."
Mr. Shen found a chair and sat down, and said softly: "Your son, on his way back, he met a female warrior who didn't know where she came from. She acted chivalrously and righteously all the way, provoking bandits and robbers everywhere, and almost took the girl back. Yanjing is here."
"That woman was placed in Cangzhou by Xu Fu. I will go back to my wife to inquire about it carefully and handle the matter properly."
Lu Ruoxi was startled, and then her eyebrows stood up in anger: "This child really needs to be disciplined and disciplined..."
Ye Chan on the side covered her mouth and smiled and said: "Sister, maybe I will become a grandmother soon."
Before Lu Ruoxi could speak, Shen Yi said, "In a few days, I'm going to Jiankang."
"Things at home."
He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "You should be more careful."