When Xu Daguanren redeemed Gu Hengbo, Shen Yiren was almost arriving in Jiangdu.
He knew in his heart that as long as Li Mu was willing to help, there would be no difficulty in this matter.
In fact, Shen Yi has two candidates to choose from in this matter. The first one is naturally Xu Fu, and the other one is Shen Yi's third brother Shen Ling.
It's just that if Shen Yi wants to completely disassociate himself from this matter, then he can't let the third brother handle it, otherwise it will all be done by Shen, and in the eyes of outsiders, it will be no different from what Shen Yi did himself.
So I could only choose Xu Fu.
There are other benefits to choosing Xu Fu. After this time, Xu Fu will definitely become famous in Jiankang. Others will not only know that he is rich, but also know what extremely powerful background he has behind him!
No matter whether Xu Fu is strong or not, but with such a layer of tiger skin, he will be much smoother no matter what he does.
In addition, after Gu Hengbo left Chunyi Tower, Xu Fu should have found a house to raise him. In this way, Xiao Xu might be able to rely on such a relationship to contact the palace in the future.
The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is whether Xu Fu will skip the "middleman" Shen Yi in the future and become an imperial merchant with the palace Yebo.
This possibility is not high, but it is not impossible.
Everything depends on Xu Fu's own methods and ambitions, and how Shen Yi handles it.
Jiangdu Prefecture was very close to Jiankang, and Shen Yi only had three people and didn't bring much luggage. On the afternoon of the third day, he arrived at Jiangdu City Gate because he had written a letter to his family in advance and notified the Jiangdu County Government.
When a newly retired scholar returns to his hometown, the local county magistrate and a group of officials will greet him at the city gate as usual. Firstly, it is to give face to each other among the scholars, and seventhly, it is also the "educational contribution" of the county magistrate himself. Therefore, As soon as Guanzheng's carriage arrived at the gate of Jiangdu City, he heard a series of firecrackers coming from inside.
The two maids opened the curtain and took a look. They saw a hundred or ten people standing at the gate of Jiangdu City. A small number of them were wearing the clothes at the yamen gate. A young county official wearing a first-class official uniform stood at the end with a smile. noodle.
On both sides of me, a series of firecrackers sounded. Before the firecrackers went off, dozens of people shouted in unison.
"Welcome Mr. Shen, a retired scholar from Xinke, to return to his hometown!"
The two older girls were startled by the sound.
Quickly retracting her head, Ping'er turned her head and blinked at Guanzheng, and said, "Master, I'm here to welcome you..."
Qing'er also laughed and said: "It's such a small battle, sir, you are very majestic."
Guanzheng shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "The county magistrate and you are not old, so we can make such a small move."
Although the local county magistrate wanted to welcome the newly retired scholars back to their hometown, but where is Jiangdu County? It is Jiangdu Prefecture! Who is the Jiangdu County Magistrate? The direct grandson of the later prime minister Zhang Jing!
With that kind of status and identity placed outside, even if they were to welcome him, it would probably be just a formality. It was so pompous as that time. It was mainly because Zhang County Zun had no personal relationship with Guan Zheng that he made such a small noise.
Yao Fei coughed and said to the driver: "Old man, stop by the roadside."
The handlebar responded and drove the carriage to the side of the road. Guanzheng jumped on the carriage, straightened his clothes, and then walked towards Yao Fei. When he reached Ziheng, I held his head and handed him over. Said: "Senior brother."
Zi Heng laughed, stretched out his hand to pull Guan Zheng's sleeve, and said jokingly: "You are the one greeting him today, how can Master Xin Ke salute like you?"
Yao Fei smiled helplessly: "Senior brother, please stop teasing you."
"How's that for teasing?"
Zi Heng became serious and said: "Brother Wei was ranked seventy-seven in the seventh grade in the scientific examination, and Shen Hui was ranked seventy-one. He is even lower than Brother Wei. It is reasonable for Brother Wei to welcome him."
Yao Fei shook his head: "Senior brother said that to make fun of you."
Ziheng was a retired scholar in the seventh year of Hongde, one subject earlier than Guanzheng.
Although my ranking is indeed slightly higher than that of Guanzheng, my grandfather who did not have a prime minister is weaker than anything else. Speaking of serious two-ranking retirees, even if Enyin enters the officialdom, his starting point is much lower than that of Guanzheng. The more you know, the less you know.
"Okay, let's forgive the ally and enemy!
Zi Heng looked at Guan Zheng and said with a smile: "Brother has already arranged for a banquet to be held at Baiyu Tower. Tonight, he called Uncle Shen and there are no other Shen brothers. Let's go to Baiyu Tower and have a good meal."
Guanzheng smiled and nodded: "Everything depends on senior brother's arrangements."
Zi Heng pulled Guan Zheng's sleeve, and the two of them walked side by side outside the city. As they walked, County Master Zhang asked: "Did Shen Hui go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report? How long did he stay in Jiankang that time?"
"Already reported."
Guan Zheng raised his eyebrows and said: "At the Ministry of Revenue, things will probably be arranged in a month or two. My eldest brother has been staying in Jiangdu for a long time. He will go back in ten and a half months."
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Yao Fei said with a smile: "It stands to reason that Shen Hui, a retired soldier from the Seventh Army, would stay in the Eighth Division and Zhang Jian for half a year, so he was asked to go back, and Shao Ban also asked him to go to Zhang Jian. He had been with him for half a year as a brother. In fact, there were It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether you go or not before going to Dianmao every day."
"At this time, you often go around drinking, and there are only a few days without Zhang Jian."
Guanzheng smiled and said: "Brother, he must be the same as others. If the eldest brother does that, he will definitely be fired by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in a few days."
"Harmful."
Ziheng turned his head and glanced at Guanzheng, and said angrily: "The old man has come in. You and Shen Hui have nothing in common now. They are both very nervous. He just wants to make fun of you with that matter."
Observing politics means smiling but speaking.
Zhang Jing has been the deputy prime minister for so young, so he naturally has great influence outside the court. Regardless of whether I am in the court or not, Zi Heng's direct grandson will receive due care.
In other words, as long as Zi Heng does not have enough ability to achieve the corresponding position, the risk is that he will be unprepared.
The two senior brothers walked side by side, and when they reached the gate of the city, Guanzheng saw someone outside his family.
My younger brother-in-law Yao Fei, my father Xu Fu, and my younger brother Shen Heng.
In front of the eight people were seventy or eighty Shen family members.
Guanzheng took a deep breath and walked to his family. He first saluted his father Xu Fu, then turned to bow to Yao Fei and called him "little uncle".
Yao Fei's face was flushed, and she helped Yao Fei up, her face still looking depressed.
"Well done Yi'er!"
Xu Fu was so excited that he choked up a bit as he spoke: "It's a blessing for our old Shen family. Before my father received the letter, he had already gone to the ancestral hall to lay incense. His grandfather must have been very happy before his great-grandfather knew about it."
I pulled Guan Zheng, laughing with tears in my eyes: "Yesterday, the elders from outside the family came to see my father and told him that they were going to build him an archway behind the ancestral hall, to be built together with his great-grandfather's."
"Wait until tomorrow for my father to find a painter to paint his portrait. I will hang his portrait outside the ancestral hall in the future!"
Guanzheng Gaomei smiled bitterly and said: "Dad, it's Badingjia again, so we must build a memorial arch. As for hanging portraits..."
Guan Zheng was helpless: "It will be too late to wait until you die in the future..."
"The archway needs to be built."
Xu Fu looked serious and said: "The Sun family in the east of the city was retired from the Eighth Grade Army in the later years, so they also built a memorial arch? How did your son start as a retired scholar from the Seventh Grade?
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When the father and son were talking, the younger brother Shen Zhang on the side coughed and said with a smile: "Old Yi Qijia seventy-one, it is appropriate to build an archway. In the past, apart from the archway, there was no other place."
It's important."
I looked at Guan Zheng and said with a smile: "In a blink of an eye, the oldest one is already eleven years old, and there is still no marriage. Now that the oldest one has completed his studies, when he returns to his hometown, he can just get married.
, bloom the branches and leaves as soon as possible.”
The current member of the Shen family stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Before the news about Lao Yi's junior high school spread back to Jiangdu, many people came to visit him in the past few days. Today Lao Yi will go home and take a rest.
"Tomorrow, my uncle will arrange a few houses for him, and he will take a look first to see if there are any that he can look down upon."
After hearing Shen Zhang's words, Guan Zheng's brows raised.
I was about to speak when Xu Fu, who knew his son's character, grabbed Guanzheng's sleeve and said loudly: "Son, I have nothing to say. We'll talk about it when we get home..."
