After coming out of the palace, it was completely dark.
When Shen Yi left the palace and walked in the imperial city, he looked back at the palace city behind him.
It must be mentioned that although the little emperor in the palace was a little willful at times, he was indeed a very "motivated" emperor.
His ambition was reflected in the fact that when he was sixteen years old, he very forcefully took back his own power as emperor from the hands of two old prime ministers in the court.
What's more, he won't be a wealthy emperor in a down-to-earth manner, and he won't be willing to live under the Qi people for a long time, so he is thinking of ways to make himself and the court stronger.
And now, perhaps intentionally or perhaps unintentionally, His Majesty the Emperor is ready to tentatively speak loudly to his mother.
After leaving the imperial city, because he was very tired from riding all the way, Shen Yi returned home, washed himself briefly, then lay on the bed and fell asleep. It was late the next morning that he got up from the bed.
On this day, Shen Ling and his wife did not go out. Instead, they held their son Shen Zhao, who was already babbling, and played in the front yard. Shen Yi stepped forward, picked up this third-generation child of the Shen family, and let him Call him Uncle Qi.
It's a pity that the child is too young, and her parents can't even call her clearly, so naturally there is no way to call her Uncle Qi.
After teasing the child for a while, Shen Yi handed the child back to his third sister-in-law, Mrs. Lin, and said with a smile: "This child looks smart, he must be a good student in reading. In a few years, he will be able to learn a little bit, let my little brother teach him." Teach him that he will be successful when he grows up."
Naturally, parents like to hear these compliments. After Mrs. Shen Lin heard these words, she first smiled from ear to ear, then looked at Shen Yi with some annoyance, and said softly: "Didn't Qilang originally say Are you going to accept this kid as your student? Why do you want Lao Jiu to teach you now?"
Shen Yi smiled dumbly.
"To be honest, sister-in-law, my little brother is much more talented than me in reading."
"If you let him teach, it will definitely be better than what I teach."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "But if my sister-in-law insists on me teaching, there is no problem. In a few years, I, the uncle, will accept this student. We are all one family and we will not speak two different languages."
Mrs. Shen smiled and did not answer, but asked: "Is Lao Jiu coming to Jiankang next year?"
"Um."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "He is already a student member now. It's just that there will be a provincial examination next year and he won't be able to come to Jiankang until next year."
This year is the eighth year of Hongde.
Shen Yi was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Hongde, but he was elected in the sixth year of Hongde. The provincial examinations were held every three years, so the next provincial examination was in the ninth year of Hongde.
Mrs. Shen sincerely sighed: "My fourth uncle is really lucky. If Zhao'er is as smart as you two brothers in the future, I, as a mother, will be happy."
Shen Yi stepped forward, pinched the child's cheek, and said with a smile: "Maybe this child will be very promising in the future, and earn a job as a first or second grade for my sister-in-law."
Mrs. Shen's face glowed red at these words, and she said with some embarrassment: "Qilang is making fun again."
After Shen Yi chatted a few words with his third sister-in-law, he went out from the front yard.
Because he made an appointment to have dinner with someone.
After leaving Shen's house, Shen Yi walked all the way to the Qinhuai River, and finally went to the second floor of Yaoyue Building on the bank of the Qinhuai River. In the private room on the second floor of Yaoyue Building, a young man had been waiting for a while. After seeing Shen Yi walk in, this The young man stood up, with a smile on his face, and stepped forward to hug Shen Yi's shoulders, saying very affectionately: "Shen Sizheng, who showed great power in Wenzhou Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, and wiped out countless Japanese pirates, I finally met him in person. "
Shen Yi also smiled: "I'm just hanging around with the imperial envoy. Senior brother, don't make fun of me."
Zhang Jian and Zhang Yian are the only people in Jiankang City who have such a close relationship with Shen Yi and are called senior brothers by Shen Yi.
At this time, the original Jiangdu County Magistrate had served for three years and was smoothly transferred back to Jiankang, seamlessly switching from a local official to a capital official.
After the two people sat down, Shen Yi looked at Zhang Jian and said with a smile: "I have been quite busy on the coast these days. I only heard that my senior brother was transferred back to Jiankang, but I don't know which yamen he was promoted to?"
Zhang Jian reached out and poured wine for Shen Yi while lazily saying: "Taichang Temple."
Shen Yi took the wine glass handed over by Zhang Jian and asked with a smile: "Young Master of Taichang Temple?"
Zhang Jian rolled her eyes at Shen Yi, had a drink with Shen Yi, and said angrily: "The old man is still in Zhongshu, there is no way I can achieve that position."
After drinking a glass of wine, he stretched out and said, "Si Cheng."
Taichang Temple Cheng, a sixth-rank official.
This grade may not seem high, but you must know that Zhang Jian was transferred to the imperial court from the local area. According to the generation difference between local officials and capital officials, as long as he is not demoted to the imperial court, he will be promoted, not to mention that he is directly promoted. From the seventh-rank county magistrate of a local official, he was promoted to the sixth-rank capital official!
This speed of promotion...
I can only say that not having a prime minister is something that I dare not even think about.
The former Jiangdu County Magistrate had a somewhat unfocused smile on his face.
"At least it's a leisurely job. When I have nothing to do, I can walk around or spend time with my grandparents at home."
Shen Yi glanced at him angrily.
"Senior brother, if you say what you say, those local officials will have to chop you twice."
His tone was a little helpless: "My uncle almost squandered his family wealth more than ten years ago and went through countless ways before he became a ninth-rank official. After working for more than ten years, he was only a seventh-rank county magistrate. ."
Zhang Jian smiled and did not answer the question, but asked: "Has Ziheng returned to Jiankang to see Master Zhao?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly.
He looked around to make sure there was no one in the private room, then lowered his voice slightly: "It's not convenient for me to see Master Zhao right now."
Zhang Jian frowned: "Why is this?"
"There are some things that are not convenient to talk about now. When these few days pass, I will explain them clearly to my senior brother."
Zhao Changping was "summoned" by the emperor because Shen Yi wanted to build ships and cannons along the coast.
And the emperor himself made it clear that this was the case.
Moreover, Zhao Shangshu informed Shen Yi in advance of this matter through some channels in private.
So, before the dust settles on this matter, it is not convenient for Shen Yi and Zhao Changping to meet, because they actually have nothing to say when they meet.
And it’s not good for both parties.
After all, no one can naively think that there is no emperor's eyes and ears around him.
Especially after meeting the emperor last night, Shen Yi even felt that when he went to bed at night, there were eyes of internal guards watching outside the door.
After Shen Yi paused, he continued: "If senior brother goes to see Uncle Zhao in the next two days, please tell him for me, just say..."
"Just say that I know what I'm doing and won't do anything inappropriate."
This sentence is Shen Yi's promise to Zhao Changping and his promise to Ganquan Academy.
Hearing what Shen Yi said, Zhang Jian naturally stopped asking any more questions. He silently memorized Shen Yi's words, then nodded and said, "Well... tomorrow... the day after tomorrow, I'll go see Master Zhao the day after tomorrow."
He went the day after tomorrow because he just met Shen Yi today, so he would not attract attention if he went the day after tomorrow.
This kind of thing doesn't need to be stated explicitly between smart people. Sometimes two people will know it clearly if they just look at each other.
After the two people talked, Zhang Jian raised his glass and toasted Shen Yi.
The newly appointed Prime Minister of Taichang Temple is smiling.
"When Ziheng comes back from the southeast, you and I will be able to gather together in Jiankang often."