Being able to have the emperor personally send the eunuchs from the palace out of the city to see them off is indeed not a treatment that ordinary people can enjoy. Normally, this treatment would only be possible when a small group of ministers at the top of the imperial court go out of the capital for official business.
Or if a member of the clan's distinguished family leaves the capital, they may also be able to enjoy this kind of treatment.
However, Shen Yi, a low-ranking official of the sixth rank, could be remembered by the emperor in his heart. From this point of view, he was indeed a member of the holy family of Changlong.
But Shen Yi was very sober in his heart.
He knew in his heart that His Majesty the Emperor sent Gao Ming out of the capital to see him off. On the surface, it gave Shen Yi a great honor, but if he thought about it carefully, it was actually just a small way to win people's hearts.
Because Gao Ming was waiting outside the city to see him off.
This eunuch neither went to the Shen family to see him off nor saw him off at the city gate. Instead, he secretly went outside the city to see off Shen Yi...
Let's put it this way, if the eunuch of the inner court can represent the emperor to send Shen Yi off in front of Shen Yi's relatives and friends, then Master Shen's reputation will immediately spread throughout Jiankang, and the entire Jiankang City will know that Master Shen's holy family is prosperous. At that time, Mr. Shen could completely wear the emperor's tiger skin and see people with his nostrils in Jiankang City.
But Eunuch Gao came to see him off secretly. Although he said he was representing His Majesty, his intention was much different.
To put it bluntly.
If the leader's praise and appreciation is not brought up during a meeting, but said to you in private, then it can basically be regarded as a pastime.
Although this metaphor is not appropriate, it makes sense when applied to the current situation.
In private, "Holy Family is Prosperous" is of no use. The emperor neither promoted Mr. Shen nor empowered him. Sending a eunuch to give him a gift would not bring any substantial help to Shen Yi.
It is even better to send a young eunuch from the palace over and reward Master Shen with a few hundred taels of silver at the city gate in front of everyone.
However, this method is still very effective in winning people's hearts. If Shen Yi was a native scholar of this era, he would probably be kneeling on the ground by now, thanking the emperor for his kindness, crying bitterly, and making up his mind to do his best for His Majesty the Emperor in the future.
Of course, you still have to install it.
Shen Yi took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Gao Ming: "Please tell me, Eunuch Gao, that your Majesty will favor you. Shen Yi is extremely honored. This trip south, I will do my best to share my father's worries and solve the problems for the court!"
Eunuch Gao stepped forward, helped Shen Yi up, and said with a smile: "Without the holy edict, our family would not be able to afford Master Shen's gift."
He put on a smile on Shen Yi's face and said with a smile: "Master Shen has a bright future. When he ascends the throne to become Prime Minister in the future, he must not forget our family."
Shen Yi waved his hands quickly and said a few words that he didn't dare to take seriously.
Eunuch Gao still had a smile on his face. He looked at Shen Yi and continued: "His Majesty asked our family to ask Chief Shen, is there anything else that needs help from the palace this time when we go south?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "Father, before we get started, I don't know what difficulties I will encounter. Only after we get to the south can we know whether there are any difficulties..."
Having said this, Mr. Shen paused and sighed: "But since His Majesty asked this, it means that this year's errands will not be as easy as last year..."
"Eunuch Gao..."
Shen Yi looked up at Gao Ming.
Eunuch Gao looked calm: "Master Shen, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
"Please, father-in-law, please forward this report to Your Majesty..."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Xiaoguan already has a son. Don't worry about losing your incest. You can serve your majesty and the court to the best of your ability. However, the youngest son in the family is still young. If something happens to Xiaguan in the south, please..."
"Please also ask the palace to take some care of their mother and son..."
Hearing what Shen Yi said, Eunuch Gao was stunned, and then said dumbly: "Why did Master Shen suddenly say that?"
Shen Yi looked serious, lowered his head slightly and said: "Last year's anti-Japanese army was not very eye-catching and did not attract much attention, but this year it is different."
This sentence is not that Shen Yi is being miserable, but he is telling the truth.
The Anti-Japanese Army was just established last year, which may have attracted some people's attention, but not many people took the Anti-Japanese Army into their hearts, but this year...
At least the Zhao family has taken the anti-Japanese army to heart, and is very concerned about it.
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, our family will convey what Chief Shen said to His Majesty."
He paused and continued: "If your Majesty nods, then we will select a team of good soldiers from the inner guard to go south to protect the safety of Chief Shen."
Shen Yi raised his hand and thanked him.
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Gao."
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On this trip south, Shen Yi, in addition to himself and Jiang Sheng, also brought with him a dozen craftsmen who returned to Jiankang for the New Year last year.
Last year, a total of more than twenty of them went south with Shen Yi, but seven or eight of them were unwilling to go anymore, so only about ten were left.
In addition to these craftsmen, for the sake of safety along the way, Shen Yi also hired a team of martial artists on Dongshi Street to protect himself and the safety of these craftsmen along the way.
It was still the first month of the year, and the weather was still very cold. It would be uncomfortable to drive in the morning and evening. Therefore, Mr. Shen was not in too much of a hurry. He basically waited for the sun to rise before setting off. After the sun set, Just find a place to rest.
In this way, after a journey of more than ten days, the group walked for half a month before they arrived in Wenzhou Prefecture.
After arriving in Wenzhou Prefecture, Shen Yi did not go to Yongjia, the capital city of Wenzhou Prefecture, but ran directly towards Yueqing. On the official road to Yueqing, there was another horse team traveling with Shen Yi and others, who seemed to be a businessman. There is a team of more than ten or twenty horses in front and behind, and about thirty people.
In this horse team, there was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. His skin was a little dark, but he was very skilled in driving horses. He was sitting on the carriage shaft, looking at Shen Yi who was also sitting on the carriage next to him and enjoying the cool breeze. He smiled and said to Shen Yi Say hello: "Sir, are you also from Jiankang?"
A Jiankang dialect.
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of five or six people near Shen Yi were staring at the young man at the same time. The hair on his body stood up and the hand holding the reins trembled.
However, Shen Yi didn't have any airs. He just looked at this peer with a smile and said, "I'm from Jiankang, but I'm not from Jiankang."
The young man has a cheerful personality. Although it was strange to see Shen Yi's horse team, he still talked to Shen Yi because he was bored on the road: "Are you also going to Yueqing to do the shopping?"
"We don't deliver goods."
Shen Yi looked at this young man who was probably younger than himself, but not too much, and asked: "What are you going to Yueqing to buy?"
"Doing sea goods."
The young man smiled and said: "There used to be Japanese pirates on the sea, and the prices of seafood along the coast were high. I heard that the imperial court established a new army in Yueqing, and there were no Japanese pirates here in Yueqing. My father said that the seafood here in Yueqing should be cheaper." , so we come to Leqing to pick up some goods and go back to sell them near Jiankang."
The seafood he mentioned should be dried seafood. After all, in this era, there is no technology to preserve freshness.
Hearing this, Shen Yi smiled dumbly: "Not only are there no Japanese pirates in Yueqing, but the entire eastern Zhejiang coast should be free of Japanese pirates. You should go and take a look elsewhere. If everyone hears about the Yueqing garrison and runs here, maybe there will be sea goods. The price will rise instead of falling.”
The young man was stunned and was about to retort when he suddenly heard a thunderous noise coming from the official road.
The sound shook the earth.
The young man looked up and saw in front of the official road, at the end of his line of sight, a group of cavalry of about a hundred people, rushing towards him.
The young man quickly stood up and shouted to a carriage behind him: "Dad, there are officers and soldiers, let's get out of the way!"
In this era, anyone who meets the government has to stay away, let alone people from the government and the army. If you really meet someone, if there is a slight conflict, you may be killed, and you may have to give tea to these officers and soldiers. money.
After he reminded his father, he looked at Shen Yi next to him and reminded him enthusiastically: "This young master should be a cavalryman of the official army. You should avoid it to avoid any collision!"
Shen Yi sat in front of the carriage, squinting at the group of cavalry in front of him, smiling without saying a word.
The cavalry was very fast and quickly arrived in front of them. This group of cavalry stopped not far in front of Shen Yi's carriage, and then these people jumped off their horses one after another.
The two generals walked up to Shen Yi's carriage, one after another, and saluted Shen Yi with clasped fists.
"I've met Mr. Shen!"
Behind them, a hundred cavalrymen also clasped their fists and saluted Mr. Shen in unison.