This was the first time Shen Yi had dinner with the emperor in the palace.
Fortunately, the process went smoothly, and there was no need to sit at the same table with the emperor to eat together. Instead, a few eunuchs set up a small table in front of Shen Yi, and the two chatted while chatting.
When the meal was almost done, the high eunuch bowed slightly and said something in the emperor's ear. The emperor nodded and said lightly: "Let him come in."
"yes."
The high eunuch responded and winked at the little eunuch beside him. The little eunuch trotted out in a very sensible way. Not long after, a eunuch dressed in purple walked in and knelt down with a plop. On the ground, he touched his forehead to the ground and said: "My slave Sun Jin, I would like to pay homage to Your Majesty..."
The emperor waved to him and said calmly: "Stand up and answer."
"yes."
Sun Jin responded respectfully, stood up, lowered his head, and said in a submissive tone: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor had almost eaten by now, and immediately waved his hand to have the table in front of him removed. Although Shen Yi was not completely full, he could only follow suit.
After the table was removed, the emperor stood up, moved his body, squinted his eyes and said, "Do you know why I called you here?"
"Slave..."
Sun Jin lowered his head and thought about his words, and then continued: "A few days ago, Eunuch Gao asked me to go south to form a shipping company..."
"Well…"
The emperor glanced at Sun Jin and then asked: "You have read books, so you should know what kind of government office Shibosi is."
Every year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will select some talented children from among the newly recruited eunuchs, and teach them how to read and write. Some of these eunuchs will continue to study until they are seventeen years old. You don't start working until you are eight years old.
And these eunuchs who have studied can naturally climb faster among the eunuchs and become eunuchs in charge.
Sun Jin is one of them.
Eunuch Sun bowed his head respectfully: "I have heard of Shibosi, but I don't know much about it. After Gao Eunuch told me about it, I went to the bookstore to borrow a few books in the past few days. Now I have some knowledge about Shibosi. understood."
"Um…"
The emperor nodded with satisfaction: "But the Shibo Division you are going to get this time is a little different from the previous Shibu Division."
"You go back and tidy up. Tomorrow you will go south with Shen Qing. First, go to Yueqing to stay for a while, and then start preparing for the Shipping Department."
"As for the Di News Department that you are now in charge of..."
The emperor said calmly: "Everyone who can be brought there tomorrow will be taken with him. Some of those who cannot make it there tomorrow can be given a few days of grace."
Having said this, the emperor looked at Sun Jin: "This errand is very important. Once this errand is done, I will not treat you badly."
Sun Jin shouted again and knelt down, saying respectfully: "I am a private servant of the Heavenly Family, and I am obliged to do whatever I do for Your Majesty..."
The emperor smiled.
"Okay, go down and get ready. When you get to the place, if you have anything you don't understand, you can ask Shen Qing for advice."
"yes."
Eunuch Sun got up from the ground, turned around, bowed respectfully to Shen Yi, and said, "When the time comes, I would like to ask Shen Shidu to give me some advice..."
Shen Yi also forced a smile and said, "Eunuch Sun, you are polite. You and I can give each other some pointers."
After saying a few words, Sun Jin carefully exited the Manna Hall.
After Eunuch Sun left, the young emperor sat back in his seat and said with a smile: "This Sun Jin has done well after taking over the Di Reporting Department in the past two years. I hope he can also run the Shipping Department well. In this way, the other four municipal shipping departments can also start preparations next year, and it will be much easier for our monarchs and ministers to act in the future."
"You don't have to be as hard as you are now."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Especially, it's too difficult for you, Shen Qing."
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty's words are serious, I just did something within my duty..."
The emperor shook his head. He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Do you know how many times you have been assassinated by Qi people since you were set on fire?"
Of course Shen Yi didn't know, he shook his head.
"Six times."
The emperor squinted his eyes, looked to the north, and said coldly: "My inner guard has lost ten or twenty people."
Shen Yi opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, he heard His Majesty the Emperor continue: "In recent days, the Qi people have become more and more active in Dachen, especially after the death of one of their number one champions, these gangsters... "
Having said this, the emperor took a deep breath to calm down. He turned back to look at Shen Yi and forced out a smile: "But don't worry, Shen Qing. Since I use you, I will definitely protect your safety." ."
He walked up to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi quickly stood up.
The emperor reached out and patted his shoulder, sighing slightly: "This is a difficult period."
"You and I, the monarch and my ministers, must overcome the difficulties together."
The emperor raised his head and looked outside the palace, his eyes slightly lost in thought: "Let's kick away the stumbling blocks in front of us together, and then we can flex our muscles."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, practicing his voice.
At this moment, the emperor still had obvious dark circles on his face. He looked at Shen Yi and asked: "Shen Qing, do you know what my wish is in this life?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty's grand plan, the sparrows know..."
"My greatest wish is that when the history books write about me in the future, there will be four words for me."
"That is…"
The emperor's eyes drifted into the distance, and his eyes became a little fiery.
"Hong De Zhong Xing!"
………………
The day passed quickly. The next morning, Shen Yi packed his luggage, said goodbye to his family, got on the carriage, and prepared to leave the capital through the South Gate.
When he arrived at the city gate, Zhang Jian, Zhao Jizhou and other friends came to see him off. Even the prince of Jin Dynasty, Li Mu, did not hesitate to come and see Shen Yi off in person. After talking to these friends, a whole morning of Half of the time has passed.
Near noon, Shen Yi's cavalry finally started to set off. Mr. Shen was sitting in the carriage, and the two commanders, Ling Su and Xue Wei, were riding horses respectively, following Shen Yi on the left and the right. As for Eunuch Sun...
Eunuch Sun originally set out in a sedan. For a eunuch of his level, there was nothing wrong with riding in a sedan when going out. However, after seeing that Shen Yi was riding in a carriage, Eunuch Sun had no choice but to change to a carriage.
It was not because he was trying to please Shen Yi, but because the speed of the bearer was definitely far behind the carriage.
Of course, the speed of a carriage cannot match that of a horse.
Along the way, because everyone had business to do in Yueqing, although they were in a hurry, they had no complaints. The journey of just over a thousand miles took almost six days to complete.
By the morning of the seventh day, Yueqing City was already in sight.
Xue Wei rode a horse, parallel to Shen Yi's carriage. He approached Shen Yi's carriage curtain and said with a smile: "Sir, we can enter Yueqing before noon. You decide whether you should go back to Yueqing City first or the camp first."
Mr. Shen was dozing off at the moment. Hearing this, he stretched and yawned and said, "I'd better go to the city and arrange a place for Eunuch Sun and the others. As for you two..."
"You go back to the camp first. I will study the list sent by you two in detail in the next few days. You should also go back and confirm it yourself, especially you."
Shen Yi glared at Xue Wei, smiled angrily and scolded: "I asked you to write dozens of names, with lots of typos. Can't you recognize a few more words?"
Xue Wei's face turned red, he lowered his head and said: "Subordinate..."
"After my subordinates return, they must make corrections..."
