Early the next morning, a four-person sedan chair slowly arrived at Yueqing City from the official road. At the gate of Yueqing County, Shen Yi and Wenzhou Magistrate Jiang Youde lined up, waiting for the arrival of the Zhejiang vassal.
Soon, the sedan landed at the gate of Yueqing City.
Magistrate Chiang hurriedly walked up to meet him, and then saluted a middle-aged man who came down from the sedan chair with his hands raised and a respectful expression: "I am the magistrate of Wenzhou, Chiang Youde, and I have met Mr. Fantai."
At this time, among the officials present, except for Magistrate Chiang, Shen Yi had the highest rank. Master Shen took a deep breath, silently stepped forward, bowed his hands slightly to Qian Qing and said, "I have met Mr. Fantai."
After Shen Yi saluted, all the officials quickly stepped forward to salute.
In the State of Chen, there is no need to kneel down when you see a superior. After all, everyone is a scholar. It is fine to kneel down to the emperor and the emperor. If you kneel to a superior, it will inevitably make people laugh if you say it.
Except for those who are extremely flattering, the most common people can do is bow their hands.
Moreover, Shen Yi is an official of the Ministry of War and does not belong to the local government, so he does not even need to call himself a subordinate.
After everyone greeted them, Qian Fantai, who looked about fifty years old, glanced at everyone, and finally focused on Shen Yi. A smile appeared on his face and he said: "Our official from Zhejiang is here.
Come to greet me, I’m so shameless that I accept it, but I didn’t expect that Labor Chief Shen is also waiting here, which really makes me feel a little sorry.”
After all, the two of them were not officials of the same system. Shen Yi also treated these local officials with a respectful distance. Hearing this, he just smiled politely and said: "Master Fantai is coming. As a junior, I should greet you."
A matter of division.”
"Is Master Shen a student of Ganquan Academy?"
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "He is from Ganquan Academy."
Qian Qing heard this and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I do know Zhao Shangshu from Ganquan Academy, and we had dinner together in the early years. But now that Zhao Shangshu is in charge of the local government, I don't know if he still remembers our old friend.
"
Faced with such half-truths, Shen Yi just smiled and did not answer.
He was not qualified to have a relationship with a second-rank official on behalf of Zhao Changping, and Qian Fantai most likely just said something polite and boasted that he was acquainted with the Minister of Revenue, nothing more.
If you have to climb up this pole abruptly, you will look unreasonable.
After everyone had a conversation at the city gate, Jiang Youde invited Qian Fantai into Yueqing City. It was still morning, and the magistrate Jiang first invited his superior to the county government for tea, and then at noon, he took him again.
Went to the most luxurious restaurant in Yueqing and had a meal.
After drinking and eating, Qian Fantai patted his belly with satisfaction, then looked at Shen Yi, who had lunch with him, and said with a smile: "Chief Shen, after the imperial envoy established the Anti-Japanese Army in Zhejiang this year,
Our coast in Zhejiang is much more peaceful than in previous years, and we local officials are very grateful for the kindness of the imperial court and the imperial envoy."
He looked at Shen Yi and continued: "The main reason why I came here this time is to represent the province and see what the Anti-Japanese Army needs. As long as we can help, the Chief Envoy Yamen will spare no effort."
This set of rhetoric seems very official.
Mr. Shen couldn't figure out what the Chief Envoy of Zhejiang meant. After he lowered his head and thought for a while, he said: "Master Fantai, for a while, I can't think of anything specific that the anti-Japanese army lacks. That's it.
, I will write a letter to the Imperial Envoy this afternoon, and after the Imperial Envoy determines what the anti-Japanese army needs, I will ask the Imperial Envoy to send an official document to Lin'an Prefecture."
When he heard the word imperial envoy, Qian Qing's expression froze, but he soon smiled and said, "That's fine."
After saying that, he looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "But since I have come all the way to Yueqing, I hope that Chief Shen can take me to visit the anti-Japanese army camp and see the warships built by the Ministry of War in Zhejiang.
What does it look like..."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu recently to read and catch up on new books. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www.yeguoyuedu.com is available for Android and Apple.]
After a pause, he continued: "This way, the province can have a clearer grasp of the situation along the coast. If Zhongcheng asks about it, I can answer him easily."
Master Shen didn't even think about it. He immediately nodded happily and said with a smile: "Master Fantai wants to see it. This is an honor for the anti-Japanese army soldiers. I will take Master Fantai there later. Not only Fantai will see the warships first."
, or should we go to the Japanese army camp first?”
Qian Fantai narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Let's go to the military camp to take a look first. I have long been very curious about this anti-Japanese army that has made outstanding achievements in eastern Zhejiang."
"good."
After saying the word "good", Shen Yi seemed to think of something. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Master Fantai, we have just finished eating, why don't we go after a short rest?"
Qian Fantai stood up directly and smiled heartily: "I will rush back to Lin'an Mansion tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I don't have much time, so let's go now."
"Master Lao Shen will lead the way."
Shen Yi had no choice but to nod helplessly, and just like that, he led a group of Zhejiang officials, including Qian Qing, out of Yueqing County and rushed towards the anti-Japanese army camp outside the county.
As soon as everyone arrived at the gate of the Anti-Japanese Army Camp, Chief Shen, who was riding at the front, jumped off his mount with a dark face, strode to the gate of the Anti-Japanese Army Camp, and kicked him hard to wake up those who were dozing.
The faces of the two gatekeepers were as ugly as they could be: "It's broad daylight, and you're dozing right here at the door! You've totally disgraced the anti-Japanese army!"
At this time, all the officials in Zhejiang also got off the sedan and the carriage, seeing Shen Yi teaching the soldiers a lesson.
Shen Yi seemed to be aware of the gazes of his "colleagues" behind him. After glaring at the two gatekeepers, he turned back to Qian Qing and smiled sheepishly: "Most of these anti-Japanese soldiers are new recruits.
After training, I made the feudal government laugh."
“In late autumn, it’s not strange to take a nap in the afternoon.”
Qian Fantai stroked his beard on his chin very tolerantly and smiled indifferently: "Don't say it's them, I'm a little sleepy now and want to find a place to sleep for a while."
Shen Yi first sighed, then glared at the two gatekeepers with a very bad tone: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? I'll bring you Ling Qianhu here to greet the Lord Fantai from Lin'an Mansion!"
The two gatekeepers looked at each other, and then said cautiously to Shen Yi: "Shen...Master Shen, Ling Qianhu is no longer in the camp. He went out yesterday."
Shen Yi frowned: "Then who is in charge in the camp?"
"Back to Master Shen, Xue Wei and Xue Baihu are in charge."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said, "Go find Xue Wei and ask him to take the feudal lord and all the adults to visit the military camp."
The two soldiers bowed their heads and said yes, then turned around and left.
Shen Yi turned his head and looked a little unnatural: "These new recruits are the most difficult to discipline and make everyone laugh."
Qian Qing glanced at the anti-Japanese army camp thoughtfully, stretched out his hand to stroke the beard on his chin, and smiled: "The anti-Japanese army has just formed, so this is already pretty good."
While the officials were talking, a tall and strong man, supported by two gatekeepers, came to the gate of the camp.
Although this big man was tall and strong, his face was red now and he smelled of alcohol. He was obviously drunk and unconscious.
Shen Yi was furious, stepped forward and slapped the big man on the head, saying angrily: "Xue Wei! Xue Wei!"
The big man Xue Wei was hit on the head and was furious. He immediately opened his eyes and wanted to find trouble with the person who hit him. But when he opened his eyes and found Shen Yi standing in front of him, he suppressed his anger.
, said angrily: "Master Shen, why are you beating me?"
"Who asked you to drink?!"
Shen Yi was still furious. He first looked back at the Zhejiang officials behind him, then looked directly at Xue Wei, gritting his teeth in anger, and his body was shaking with anger.
"Today you resisted the Japanese army and completely disgraced me, Shen Yi!"
