On the way back to Taiyuan, Shen Yi did not walk too fast. He and Xue Wei walked side by side. Looking at the scenery along the way, he sighed: "When many people were not officials, they were plundered by those who were officials. Bullying by officials.”
"After they become officials, they will not think of themselves who were bullied back then. Instead, they will naturally feel that when they become officials, they should bully others and get rich."
"This idea is deeply ingrained."
Shen said silently: "I don't object to you living a good life and taking advantage of every aspect. This is human nature. If someone is really short of money, I can pay it out of my own pocket."
"But if you really become an official, you will start to harm the world."
Mr. Shen's voice was firm: "I won't tolerate him no matter what."
Xue Wei lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, what you taught me is that I will remember all of it..."
Lord Shen said softly: "After returning to Taiyuan, I will stay for a few more days before I leave. From now on, you will still be in charge. You have nearly a hundred thousand soldiers and horses under your command. There are too many things to do in your position. , your heart must be harder and you must have your own perseverance.”
"Being greedy for money may be avoidable, but bullying others and even forcing them to death must not be tolerated lightly."
Xue Wei lowered his head again, and then said: "Mr. Shen, where are you going? Back to Yanjing?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and calculated the day, and said: "I put down a lot of things before I came out. It's a bit too urgent to go back to Yanjing now. I plan to go to Xi'an to see the thousand-year-old capital, and then go back to Yanjing." Return to Yanjing."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused and sighed: "Actually, I don't really want to go back to Yanjing. I want to put aside all kinds of things and go back to my hometown in Jiangdu."
Xue Wei said softly: "In a few years, when the general is old, he will submit a letter to the court to resign, and then follow Mr. Shen back to Jiangdu. Even if he becomes a guard at Mr. Shen's mansion, it will be good."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "When did you retreat? What else were you doing as a guard at that time?"
"There really was that time..."
Shen said calmly: "You just go back to your hometown in Taizhou Prefecture. We can see each other every few years. This life-long friendship will not be wasted."
Xue Wei shook his head and said: "I will never have any feelings for my homeland."
"Then...there are no relatives left."
His parents died young, and he took over his father's Linhai Guards' duty early. He really didn't have a good life in his hometown, so he didn't miss his hometown much.
At least in comparison, Xue Wei wants to follow Shen Yi more.
"Well."
Mr. Shen nodded and agreed: "When that time comes, you can buy a house in Jiangdu and our two families will be neighbors."
Xue Wei was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Next year, the general will ask Xue Bei to go to Jiangdu to take a look on behalf of the general."
Mr. Shen smiled dumbly.
"What's the rush? The Tatars are still waiting for you to fight."
The two walked and talked happily.
After arriving in Taiyuan, Shen Yi rested in the Xue Mansion for another two days and got to know the faces of the little guys in the Xue family. Then he left Taiyuan with his family and continued westward towards Xi'an Mansion.
After arriving in Xi'an Mansion, because time was running out, the group only stayed in Xi'an Mansion for a little more than half a month before setting off again, preparing to return to Yanjing.
Finally, Shen Yi and his party, who left Yanjing in the spring, returned to the city of Yanjing a few days before the New Year.
Long-distance travel in this era is undoubtedly very tiring. Even Mr. Shen feels sore in his back, not to mention weak women like Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan. Seeing that Yanjing is in sight, both women are overjoyed.
Finally I can go home and have a good rest.
As soon as the carriage arrived twenty years outside Yanjing City, a group of cavalry came over from a distance. The first one was a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old. After he approached, he quickly dismounted from his horse and bowed his head in salute: "My nephew Li Zheng, I have been ordered to Come and greet your uncle!"
This is the fifth son of Emperor Hongde.
Mr. Shen got off the carriage, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is welcome."
As he said that, he looked at the clothes of the young man in front of him and thought thoughtfully: "Has His Highness been crowned king?"
"yes."
Li Zheng lowered his head slightly and said: "My nephew has been granted the title of King of Lu. After the Chinese New Year, he will leave the capital and become a vassal."
Mr. Shen nodded and said, "It seems that Your Majesty treats His Highness well."
"yes."
Li Zheng smiled and said: "Brother Huang treated my nephew very well. My uncle must be tired after a long journey. Let's go to the city quickly. Brother Huang is hosting a banquet in the city to entertain my uncle."
Mr. Shen nodded with a smile and said, "Your Highness, please lead the way."
His Royal Highness, Prince Lu, led the way. In the afternoon, the carriage finally arrived at Yanjing City. Shen Ji was waiting at the city gate. After seeing his parents' carriage, he quickly stepped forward to salute.
Shen Yi opened the curtain and waved to him, and Shen Ji got on the carriage very wisely.
In the carriage, Shen Yi first looked at his son, and then said with a smile: "For more than half a year, Ji'er seems not to be much different from before."
Shen Ji lowered his head and said, "The child hasn't been running around much, so there hasn't been much change. However, the father, aunt, and mother have all become darker."
When Shen Yi heard this, he smiled and said nothing. Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan both had their eyebrows raised and were a little unhappy.
Shen Ji knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Mr. Shen patted his son on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Has there been any change in Yanjing City in the past six months?"
Shen Ji has been running errands in the Di newspaper office for more than half a year, and Luo Yong personally took him. After hearing this, the second son of the Shen family thought for a while and said: "Some of the most important yamen in Beijing have been replaced. Got someone."
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Shen Yi nodded lightly, hummed, and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside: "Brother, brother!"
Shen Yi opened the curtain and saw Shen walking quickly. He quickly stopped the carriage and took his family down to meet Shen.
After some salutes, Shen patted Shen Yi's arm and said with a smile: "Brother, it's really cool to go here, leaving me as a brother in the court and ignoring you."
The two brothers walked side by side with a tacit understanding. Master Shen looked at the changes in Yanjing City and asked, "How is the imperial court?"
Shen smiled and said: "The eldest brother is also in charge of the Di's Reporting Department. Doesn't the eldest brother know about the affairs of the court?"
Of course Shen Yi knew.
During his absence in Yanjing, Emperor Jianlong met Lingsu four or five times.
"On paper, it will always be shallow."
Lord Shen smiled and said: "We still need to ask Zichang and the people involved."
Little Shen Shangshu thought about it seriously, and then said softly: "When the eldest brother left, His Majesty was still a little confused and didn't know what to do with many things. Now, for more than half a year, His Majesty has been able to control the government affairs well."
Shen Yi nodded lightly.
This was what he expected.
In other words, he did it on purpose.
When he left Yanjing, he first wanted to go out and relax and look around. Secondly, he wanted to leave Yanjing and leave a power vacuum in Yanjing.
So that Emperor Jianlong could take control of the government as soon as possible.
If Emperor Jianlong still cannot control the government well after nearly a year, then Shen Yi will have to re-evaluate his abilities.
You must know that Emperor Hong De, despite being a powerful minister like Yang Jingzong, took charge of the government for only two years and completely grasped the power of the government.
Now, Emperor Jianlong has controlled the government to a certain extent.
If it was more than half a year ago that the new emperor who was still a little trembling in front of Shen Yi might be His Majesty the Emperor in disguise, then now, no matter how he disguises himself...
It's time for him to show some of his fangs, too.
Therefore, Mr. Shen needs to conduct a moral evaluation of His Majesty the Emperor.
The two brothers talked for a long time before Shen asked: "Is the eldest brother going into the palace now?"
"Not in a hurry."
Mr. Shen stretched out and said, "I've walked an incredible amount of distance along the way. I'm exhausted."
"I want to go home first and rest for a while."
Young Shen Shangshu smiled and said: "I will go back with the eldest brother. If the eldest brother does not come to the palace today, I will stay at his place and have a drink with him."
"Turn around and call Senior Brother Zhang up again."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Let's go home first."
"I won't enter the palace today...it's unlikely."
The Shen family quickly returned to their mansion. Mr. Shen took a bath and changed his clothes. Before he could say a few words to his family, the eunuch who came to invite him to the palace had already arrived at the door of the house.
Mr. Shen tidied up his clothes, said hello to his family, left home, sat on the palace sedan, and walked towards the palace.
Mr. Shen, who was carrying the sedan, gently tapped the armrest with one hand and raised his head slightly to look at the sky.