Ten years ago, the Shen family was not prosperous, but now, not only Shen has given birth to many children, but the third uncle Shen Ming's family has also settled down in the south.
The two Shen Xu brothers have also added more children to their family in the past ten years.
Up to now, that small, down-and-out family in Jiangdu is flourishing and has become a first-class family in Dachen.
Of course, the Shen family mentioned here does not include the Shen family of the Shenhou Mansion. The Shenhou Mansion has now transcended all other families and has become an existence almost side by side with the small family of Emperor Hong De.
The Shen family is in its current state because Shen Yi did not take special care of it. If Mr. Shen moved the Shen family to the north on a large scale, the Shen family in Jiangdu would now be the top family in the entire north of Dachen.
After talking about family affairs at home for a while, Mr. Shen was a little tired. Shen took him to have a late night snack and asked his second son Shen Liang to accompany him and pour wine.
Shen Liang is the second in the Shen family, but in this era, cousins are generally the eldest. If Shen Yuan is included, he is the next generation of Shen Sanlang.
After the two brothers drank some wine, Mr. Shen rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Have you not encountered any difficulties when you were transferred to serve as the Minister of the Sixth Division?"
"No."
Shen said softly: "The Department of Etiquette is among the six departments. It is considered the Qingshui Yamen. I have just arrived at the Department of Etiquette. I am not in charge of scientific examinations. It is quite leisurely. Plus..."
He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "In addition to the fact that the eldest brother is here, the court more or less gives me some mercy."
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely: "You used to be a fifth-rank official. Maybe they could take care of you for my sake. Now you are a third-rank official. Those third-rank officials, when they really encounter matters of vital interest, don't say anything. It’s my face, that is, I am in the court, they will do whatever they should do.”
Shen smiled and said: "That's why I said that the Ministry of Rites is a Qingshui Yamen. Qingshui Yamen has no interests at all, so the competition is not very fierce."
"The Ministry of Rites is a noble yamen."
Shen Yi said softly: "If you serve two terms in this position, you will be qualified to be the prime minister."
Shaking his head gravely, he lowered his head and took a sip of wine and said, "When I first entered the official career, I was confused and didn't understand anything. Over the past ten years, I have made some progress."
"As long as the eldest brother is still in the north, it is impossible for the younger brother to enter Zhongshu."
He smiled and said: "I have no intention of worshiping the prime minister. I am satisfied if I can serve as the Minister of the Sixth Ministry."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of wine and said softly: "If the capital is moved, I won't be in the north anymore."
"If I leave the court, Zi Chang will definitely pay homage to the prime minister."
Shen's face changed slightly, and he turned to look at Shen Liang, who had clear eyes beside him, and said, "Sanlang, go to bed first and talk to your uncle for the sake of your father."
Shen Liang first filled up the wine for both of them, then stood up and bowed to them.
"My child, please leave."
After that, he stepped back cautiously.
Shen Yi looked at Shen Liang's leaving figure, lowered his head and took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "You two grown-up sons, Shen Zhou has a bit of a temperament and is not like you, but San Lang is a bit like you."
Shen stretched out his hand to add wine to Shen Yi and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you really going to escape from the court?"
"if not?"
Mr. Shen took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Revolt?"
Shen shook his head quickly: "That's not what I mean. What I mean is that the eldest brother has been in a high position over the years, and I don't know how many people are jealous of him. Moreover, the Purity Department has been keeping an eye on the eldest brother. I am afraid that the eldest brother will be retaliated by villains in the future. "
"Department of Purity, I will find a solution in the next two years."
"As for other things."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said softly: "I will also plan well for my family."
Shen lowered his head to drink and sighed: "Brother, I just have to do too many things, so I'm in a dilemma now."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "As long as Hong Dechao can complete the move of the capital, it will not be difficult."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen stopped talking.
If the Hongde Dynasty could move the capital to the north, Shen Yi would really have to plan an escape route for himself and his family.
In fact, he has been doing this in recent years.
If the Hong De Dynasty fails to move the capital, the Shenhou Mansion will always stay in Yanjing...
When the new king came to the dynasty, the friendship between Mr. Shen and the emperor was no longer there, and it was time to really think about it carefully.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Shen, and said with a smile: "Zichang doesn't have to worry about me. When has your brother ever suffered a loss in the past twenty years?"
Taking a deep breath, he looked around and whispered: "Brother, Zhou'er has arrived in the north."
"When the time comes when you really can't help yourself, you..."
"Don't worry about my family."
Mr. Shen was silent for a moment and patted his brother on the shoulder.
"Look what you said."
"I'm going to see Uncle Zhao tomorrow, will you go?"
Shen smiled and said: "My little brother can only go off duty in the evening. In the evening, I will also visit Uncle Zhao's house."
Mr. Shen nodded slowly.
"Well, I will go to Zhao's house tomorrow afternoon and wait for you at Zhao's house."
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Early the next morning, Shen Yi went to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit and stayed in the Manlu Palace until lunch at noon. Then Shen Yi left the palace and went home to rest for a while. In the afternoon, he set off for Prime Minister Zhao's mansion.
Nowadays, Chen Jing and Chen Xianggong have already retired. According to their seniority, it is Xianggong Zhao who is in charge of Zhongshu.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue! However, Prime Minister Zhao has deliberately delegated power in recent years. Although he has the name of prime minister, he does not have the actual status of prime minister.
It is precisely for this reason that his position at the head of the book is extremely stable.
After arriving at Zhao's house, Mr. Zhao had not returned home yet. Master Shen met Zhao Er, Zhao Jizhou, who was actually a doctor in the household department.
After meeting Zhao Jizhou, Mr. Shen became furious. He stepped forward and patted Zhao Er on the shoulder. Without saluting, he said in a muffled voice: "My son came home and said that the second brother wanted to marry Zhao Er." Will my daughter be my daughter-in-law?"
Zhao Jizhou laughed, pulled Shen Yi's sleeves, and said with a smile: "Your eldest daughter is also eighteen or nineteen years old, and my youngest son has just turned sixteen. Speaking of which, your family still takes advantage. "
Mr. Shen laughed and cursed: "Let him come out to see me. When I leave Jiankang, I will take him to the north and throw him to Datong."
"If we can form a thousand households within three years, I will accept this marriage."
Zhao Er rolled his eyes.
"Now is not the time to fight the war ten years ago. If we become a thousand households in three years, I'm afraid we have to go out and capture the Tatar Khan."
When he said this, he couldn't help but say: "Even in the Huai'an army more than ten years ago, there were many difficulties."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes: "How can you be my son-in-law without difficulty?"
"Look at how stingy you are."
Zhao Er shook his head helplessly: "If you give me a few more years, your daughter will become an old girl."
"Look at those four girls from the Zhao family."
Zhao Er smiled narrowly: "Those who were harmed by you have now become nuns."
Mr. Shen touched his nose: "Second brother, don't talk nonsense. What does that girl have to do with me?"
Zhao Jizhou pulled Shen Yi into the main hall of the house and said with a smile: "Not to mention Miss Zhao Si, I am the only one who dares to marry your family in Jiankang City, and you still look unwilling. ."
"Sang Sang's age is when a girl is pregnant. If you hide it like this, you might even become your grandfather when you return to the north!"
Master Shen became furious when he heard this, slammed the table and stood up.
Zhao Er was startled and blinked: "What do you want to do?"
"Jiang Sheng, Jiang Sheng!"
Jiang Sheng trotted all the way to Shen Yi, lowered his head and said: "Master Hou."
"Send a letter home and ask Madam to take good care of Sangsang!"
Jiang Sheng scratched his head, a little confused.
Zhao Er was on the side, beating the table with one hand and covering his stomach with the other.