After working in the palace for several days and sorting out the list, Mr. Shen was finally able to return to his home and have a good night's rest.
The next day, he did not go to the governor's office again, but took a nap at home. It was not until three o'clock in the morning that he stretched out and got up from the bed.
That night, he slept at Ye Chan's place. Ye Chan was sorting out the accounts outside. After hearing the movement in the house, she put down the brush in her hand, got up and came to the house. She looked at Shen Yi who was getting dressed and laughed softly: " The master slept soundly this time, probably for seven or eight hours."
Mr. Shen rubbed his brows and said, "I have been too busy in the palace these days, so I inevitably spent a lot of time sleeping."
This is the strength of Shen Yi.
Although he is very serious about doing things and rarely makes mistakes, once he puts things down, he can really let go and sleep soundly.
In this regard, Emperor Hong De was far inferior to him.
Of course, sitting in the emperor's position is not as easy as Shen Yi. The emperor has to consider many things and must keep his nerves tight.
If Emperor Hong De could be like Shen, his current health would not be in such a bad condition.
Ye Chan brought a basin of hot water, put it in front of Shen Yi, and said, "Master, wash your face. It's time to have lunch later."
After Master Shen washed his face, he stood up, stretched, and said, "Where has Ji'er gone? I haven't seen him much in the past few days?"
"He's running wild everywhere."
Ye Chan said helplessly: "He has made a lot of friends in Yanjing in the past few years. He left the house accidentally. I am a little worried about him. He was called by the third master and the third master and pointed out You may get into trouble one day."
Time flies.
Shen Ji, who was conceived in Jinan Mansion, is already fourteen or fifteen years old this year. As the second son of Shen Hou Mansion, his status in Yanjing has been quite high in recent years, and he is followed by a large number of followers.
Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "It seems that he can't calm down and study anymore."
Ye Chan sighed and said: "In our Shen family, the master and the younger uncle are both Jinshi from Hanlin. How come they are the next generation..."
Shen Yi was not worried about this, and said with a smile: "There are countless scholars in the world, and only two to three hundred Jinshi are awarded every three years. Thousands of troops and horses crossing the single-plank bridge are not enough to describe the brutality of the examination hall. I was with Zichang had no choice but to take this path of advancement. Now that our family's conditions are better, the children must study, but there is no need for them to take the old path of the examination room."
Ye Chan nodded slightly and said, "Erlang from my uncle's family, I heard that he is doing well in studies, and he will be a candidate in the next two years."
Shen Yi is still very open-minded about the education of the next generation of the Shen family.
When he was a Jinshi, he was somewhat qualified.
First of all, in those few years, in order to get rid of the shadow of the Fan family, he really worked hard for several years, and was led by Mr. Gu for a period of time, before he reluctantly passed the imperial examination, and finally was pulled away by the emperor during the imperial examination. One shot and a double hit.
As for Hanlin's identity, there is no need to say more.
And if…
If Shen Yi, the scholar back then, had not experienced the bizarre experience that he had later, and had not become this new Shen Yi, and had been allowed to take the exam on his own, it would not be difficult to be a scholar, but whether he could win the exam would depend on luck.
In this generation of the Shen family, Shen is actually the only one who has the real seed for reading.
From this point of view, although brothers Shen Yuan and Shen Ji are not good at studying, Master Shen can still accept it.
Mr. Shen walked outside with Ye Chan and looked at the ledger on the table. He flipped through a few pages, then looked back at Ye Chan and said with a smile: "Our Chan'er seems to be the general ledger of the family." Room is available."
Ye Chan lowered his head slightly and said angrily: "Isn't it a job assigned by my sister? In recent years, my family's projects have become more and more complicated. I happened to have been doing business for a few years in my early years, so my sister gave me the family's accounts. ."
"correct."
Ye Chan suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Highness, the fourth prince, came home early in the morning and has not left yet. However, he has not gone to see Sangsang either. I guess he wants to see the master."
Mr. Shen was thoughtful and then said, "I'll change my clothes and go see him again."
Ye Chan helped Shen Yi put on his clothes, escorted Shen Yi out of her yard, and then whispered: "Master, at the end of this year I want to take Ji'er and Ran Ran back to my hometown in Fuzhou to celebrate the New Year and visit my family."
Shen Yi did not hesitate, nodded quickly, and said: "There is no problem with this. Just prepare yourself during this period. When the time comes, I will ask Zhu Zhen to arrange manpower to escort you mother and son south."
He touched Ye Chan's head and said, "You haven't been back for several years. It's really time to go back and take a look."
"But Yuan'er will get married soon. After he gets married, you three can leave."
Ye Chan said happily: "Thank you sir."
"I will keep Ji'er and the others in check and not cause any trouble to the family."
"There is no need for restraint."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "Just don't do anything that is harmful to nature. The Shen family is not afraid of the rest."
"When you go south, remember to pass by Jiangdu and ask Ji'er to pay homage to the ancestral hall and then visit your father."
Ye Chan nodded lightly: "This is natural. If the master didn't say anything, I would have taken them away from Jiangdu."
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In the Shen family's study, Master Shen came in with His Highness Li Si. He motioned for Li Jian to sit down. After the latter sat down carefully, Master Shen reached out to pour him tea and said, "Your Highness is not in my house for two days a day. What's the matter? Although I promised Your Majesty that I won't stop you from coming here, you are staying at my house all day long..."
Mr. Shen glanced at him and asked, "Isn't it inappropriate?"
"uncle."
His Highness the Fourth Highness was very discerning. He stood up, took the initiative to take the tea handed over by Shen Yi with one hand, lowered his head slightly and said: "Although my nephew comes here many times, he has never said a few words to Sister Shen's family. , speaking of which, I’d better talk to the second young master more.”
"My nephew didn't come here today just to pester Sister Shen."
He paused, lowered his head and said, "I believe my uncle should already know that my nephew will be sent to the south to work with officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to clear the land south of the Huaihe River."
"My nephew has never been out of the capital, let alone done anything outside, so he has no confidence at all. Uncle, you have been working in the local area all year round. When you were young, you swept across the southeast. My nephew came here specifically because I want to express my gratitude to you. The elders ask for advice on how to do things in the local area."
At this moment, His Royal Highnesses behaved very respectfully.
Mr. Shen almost spit out his tea. He looked at this young man who was only a teenager with strange eyes and smiled dumbly: "Up to now, you are still the first junior to call me an old man in person."
Li Jian lowered his head and said, "My nephew is not saying that my uncle is old, but I am just expressing my respect for you."
Shen Yi sat on the main seat, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "The local forces are so complicated that no matter who they are, they can't explain them clearly. Therefore, when doing things, you have to be bold and careful. ."
"Since you asked me, I will give you some advice."
"First piece of advice."
Mr. Shen knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "You must always pay attention to your own life. Don't leave your life in the south due to unfinished errands."
"ah?"
Li Jianxin was startled and looked up at Shen Yi: "Uncle, in this world of Da Chen, is there anyone who dares to kill me?"
"Why not?"
Mr. Shen said in a low voice: "If you want to get things done on your trip south, you don't know how many people's interests you will touch. Some people will get jealous and naturally want to kill you."
"When I was in Wenzhou Prefecture, I was almost burned to death."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen glanced at him and continued: "Second advice, if you want to accomplish something, after you get to the south, you have to check and see everything by yourself, and don't trust anyone easily. "
"The heart should be cold, but the skin should not be too cold."
"Otherwise, you'll offend too many people, and you won't be able to survive at your age."
"One last piece of advice,"
Mr. Shen stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, and said slowly: "The matter of clearing land is extremely difficult. Logically speaking, the old minister of the Ministry of Revenue may not be able to do it well. I recommend you to your majesty because I hope you can overcome the difficulties." retreat."
"You have to decide for yourself whether to go or not."
"go."
Li Jian raised his head and said, "If my nephew doesn't go, my uncle may never look down on my nephew for the rest of his life."
Master Shen glanced at him.
"Whether Your Highness does this or not has nothing to do with my daughter, do you understand?"