In this world, everyone is an independent individual.
In other words, everyone is the only protagonist of his own world.
No one will really be completely attached to another person wholeheartedly and become someone else's vassal.
The sentence "loyalty is because betrayal is not enough chips", although it is a bit mean, but sometimes it is very illustrative of human nature.
Shen Yi never regarded Xu Fu as his vassal, or even regarded him as his subordinate. As for whether Xu Fu was from Eunuch Gao, from the emperor, or from his own faction, in fact, for Shen Yi, There's not much difference.
As long as he doesn't embarrass Shen Yi, the two of them can still have a cooperative relationship.
Xu Fu sat opposite Shen Yi, still lowering his head slightly, and said: "Sir, Eunuch Gao means that when you go south again, let me go south with you to take care of a sum of money for the court."
To put it nicely, it is to manage the money for the court. To put it more bluntly, it is to manage the money for the emperor, or...
The emperor made some kind of venture capital investment in Xu Fu.
Of course, because the emperor has the national artifact in hand, there is no risk in this venture capital investment. If he really loses money, Xu Fu himself will bear these risks...
Shen Yi said "hmm" and said with a smile: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is only one month away, I will definitely not leave Jiankang again before the end of the year, so let's go south together next spring."
Xu Fu nodded first, then lowered his head and asked: "Sir, when you returned to Jiankang last time, you mentioned to me that you wanted to let everyone Gu... fake their own death. Therefore, in the spring of next year, I want to bring everyone together with me. Go south to do business."
What I have to say is that Xu Fu is a very smart person.
For some things, if Shen Yi gave him a few words, he would be able to draw inferences very well.
For example, if Shen Yi asked him to make Gu Hengbo fake his death, he could combine this matter with the matter going south.
After all, Mr. Gu was famous in Jiankang on the Qinhuai River, and there were quite a few people who knew her in Jiankang City. If she died in Jiankang for no apparent reason, someone with good intentions might notice that something was wrong.
But if Xu Yuanwai took his concubine and went south to do business, Gu and everyone would not be able to adapt to the soil and water of the south, and their beauty would be poor, and they would die of a sudden illness in the south...
This kind of thing sounds a lot more reasonable.
Moreover, not many people in the south recognized Gu Hengbo, so it would be much easier to implement this kind of fake death situation.
Shen Yi glanced at him approvingly and said with a smile: "Then let's do it. Have you asked Eunuch Gao about this?"
Xu Fu nodded: "I asked, and after hearing this, Eunuch Gao didn't say much. He just said that he would not interfere in my private affairs..."
It is impossible for a high eunuch in the palace like Gao Ming to express his position clearly on such a sensitive matter.
He didn't object, he just acquiesced.
"Then just do it."
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Suddenly he remembered something. He glanced at Xu Fu and asked, "Did Eunuch Gao say anything else?"
Xu Fu lowered his head slightly: "I didn't say anything else, just a few words of advice, saying that you don't owe money when doing business, and that after arriving in the south, I would get closer to Duke Du Huai and Du Eunuch..."
Shen Yi smiled: "Didn't I ask you to stare at me?"
Officer Xu quickly stood up, lowered his head and said, "Xu Fu doesn't dare..."
"You should still keep an eye on it."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "After all, when you arrived at the place, you were not staring at me, but at the anti-Japanese army."
"Xiao Xu, please remember my words..."
Xu Fu took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Young Master's orders."
"On this trip south, you can do whatever Eunuch Gao tells you to do. There is no need to hesitate or think about me. You must do it beautifully."
Xu Fu thought for a while, then slowly raised his head: "Young master, you mean that Eunuch Gao is testing me?"
There was no shortage of insiders in the anti-Japanese army. In other words, Gao Ming didn't have to go through Xu Fu if he wanted to know the movements of Shen Yi and the anti-Japanese army.
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I didn't say anything."
After saying that, he stood up and said calmly: "You stay at my house for an extra hour or two today and have a late night snack before leaving."
Xu Fu bowed his head respectfully: "Yes..."
………………
The next morning, after Shen Yi got up, he first took a look at the child in the cradle, and then started to put on his coat.
He is no longer the Sizheng of Di Newspaper Department, so he doesn't have to go to work in Di Newspaper Department. As for the Hanlin Academy, Shen Yi has never been there a few times, let alone go there.
As for the Ministry of War where he works, he is currently on an imperial mission. The imperial mission has not yet ended, so he is not responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of War and does not have to go to work at the Ministry of War.
Mr. Shen now feels like he has been given a long annual leave and can spend time with his wife and children at home.
But today he has to go out for something.
When having supper with Xu Fu last night, Shen Yi saw the letter Li Mu asked him to bring back on his desk, and then remembered that the imperial envoy who was still in Fujian asked him to bring back a newspaper. Peaceful letter home, traveling all the way, and holding a son in his arms after coming back, he almost forgot about it.
After putting on clean clothes, Shen Yi did not ride a horse or take a car. He just wandered around Jiankang City alone. He walked slowly to the main gate of Jiankang Mansion. After giving his name, he waited for about a stick of incense. , he was invited into the government office by the government official.
After entering the government office, the government official led the way. Soon he took Shen Yi to the door of a public house, then knocked on the door and announced.
A rich middle-aged voice soon came from the public room.
"Come in."
The officer bowed his hands to Shen Yi and turned around to leave. Shen Yi pushed open the door and walked in. He came to Jiankang Yin, bowed and saluted politely: "Your Majesty, Shen Yi, has met the prince."
After not seeing each other for a while, Prince Jin seemed a little thinner than the last time we met, and you could see some sunken spots on his face. He raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, then stood up and asked, "Master Shen is here to deliver a message to my son. stop?"
Shen Yi nodded, took out Li Mu's family letter from his arms, handed it to Prince Jin with both hands, and said with some embarrassment: "I should have sent it to Prince Jin on the day I came back to Jiankang, but the day after I returned home , the wife at home went into labor, and the official was so focused on his wife and children that he completely forgot about the prince’s letter. He didn’t remember anything like this until he saw this letter last night.”
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Prince Jin took the letter from Shen Yi. He did not open it directly, but put the letter on his desk. Then he looked back at Shen Yi and asked, "I heard that my son was injured in Wenzhou Mansion. …”
"yes."
Shen Yi answered honestly: "The prince fought bravely with the Japanese pirates outside Yueqing City, Wenzhou Prefecture, and was slashed by the Japanese pirates. Fortunately, his muscles and bones were not injured, and he is now well."
"He still hid it and refused to say it."
Prince Jin lowered his eyebrows, and there was no emotion in his tone: "I didn't really want him to go at the beginning. Along the way, he has taken countless scapegoats for you, Mr. Shen, and offended countless people."
Prince Jin here wants to serve as a spearman for His Majesty.
But after all, he didn't say it directly.
After saying this, he looked at Shen Yi before Shen Yi could speak.
"I heard from Mu'er that Chief Shen is very resourceful. Is there any way to help Mu'er return to Jiankang as soon as possible?"
