It wasn't until noon the next day that Mr. Shen slowly opened his eyes.
As soon as he got up from the bed and put on his inner clothes, the maid Qing'er heard the noise in the room and came over to help him put on his clothes.
As soon as Shen Yi got dressed, Qing'er said to Shen Yi: "Sir, a guest came to the house just now. He said his surname was Zhou and he was a friend of the master, so we invited him into our house to serve tea."
"The young master was still asleep at that time, so I didn't wake him up..."
Shen Yi adjusted his clothes and asked, "Are you in your fifties?"
Qing'er nodded and said, "Yes, he looks like he is in his fifties."
Shen Yi stood up, stretched his muscles and asked again: "How long have you been here?"
Qing'er thought for a while and replied: "I guess it will be almost half an hour."
Shen Yi said "hmm", washed up briefly, asked Qing'er to help him arrange his hair, then walked out of the room and walked towards his living room.
In the living room, father Shen Zhang and brother Shen Heng were chatting with this "friend" who came to visit.
However, Shen Zhang considered himself not a scholar, and was afraid of being embarrassed in front of his son's "friend", so he only stayed here to accompany him. Mainly, Shen Heng talked with him.
Seeing Shen Yi walking in, Shen Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from his chair, smiled at Zhou Yishan and said, "Brother Zhou, my Qi Lang is here."
Zhou Yishan is older than Shen Zhang. Although he claims to be Shen Yi's friend, Shen Zhang cannot really regard him as a junior.
Shen Yi strode in, saluted his father first, then raised his hands to Zhou Futai and said with a smile: "Zhongcheng comes to my humble residence, why don't you let the family wake me up? Let Zhongcheng wait for a long time, It’s really rude.”
Hearing the title "Zhongcheng" from Shen Yi's mouth, both Shen Zhang and Shen Heng were stunned.
The title Zhongcheng comes from the official name of the previous dynasty, Yushi Zhongcheng.
That is, the deputy position of the Yushitai, second only to the Yushidao.
However, this dynasty's Yushitai stopped using this set of official titles. The chief official of Yushitai was called the left and right imperial envoys, and the adjutant was called the deputy capital imperial envoy.
Generally speaking, local governors, when they take office as governors, will also have the title of Deputy Capital Imperial Envoy or Right Capital Imperial Envoy, which means they supervise local affairs for the imperial court. Therefore, the governors of various provinces are known as Zhongcheng.
In the current Yushitai, there is no longer the position of Yushi Zhongcheng, so the word Zhongcheng is now basically used to refer to the governor.
Hearing the name Shen Yi, the expressions of both Shen Zhang and Shen Heng's father and son suddenly changed.
Especially Shen Heng.
He was sitting next to Zhou Yishan just now, discussing knowledge with this "senior". Suddenly he heard the word "Zhongcheng", his face suddenly turned red, he was at a loss, and he didn't know what to do with his hands. Where to put it.
What a person a governor of a province is!
The status and official position are almost comparable to those of the six ministers!
Especially when Da Chen lost half of his country, there were not many provinces left, and the governors of each province, without exception, were all prominent bosses in the court!
And he, a newly promoted official, was chatting and laughing with a governor just now!
So embarrassing…
Zhou Yishan stood up from his chair, bowed his hands to Shen Yi in return, shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's still a matter of debate whether I can return to Lin'an to serve next year. Bachelor Shen should not mention the word "Zhongcheng"."
Hearing the conversation between the two people, Shen Zhang was also stunned.
After a moment, he came to his senses. After taking a deep breath, he said: "Qilang, you... you have a slow chat with this... this adult, and you are going to see your grandson as a father..."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "Father will go, and son will come to receive Zhou Zhongcheng."
Shen Zhang nodded, pulled Shen Heng's sleeve, and the father and son left the living room together.
Seeing the father and son walking away, Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "My father and my younger brother don't know Zhongcheng's identity. Please forgive me for offending me."
"Don't offend, don't offend."
Zhou Yishan waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are very polite to me."
"Especially your brother."
Zhou Yishan looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "You have outstanding talent and learning."
"The Shen family has already produced great talents like Bachelor Shen, and now we are about to produce another one, the Jiangdu Shen family..."
Zhou Futai touched his palms and sighed: "We are going to make a fortune."
Shen Yi just smiled and did not answer. He stretched out his hand to add some tea to Zhou Yishan and asked, "Has Zhong Cheng seen your Majesty this morning?"
"I've seen it before..."
When talking about the meeting with the Holy Spirit, Zhou Futai looked a little depressed. He sighed: "Your Majesty has a very strong opinion of me..."
Having said this, he raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, and couldn't help but ask: "Scholar Shen, I have already made amends for whatever the dog has offended. At that time, Scholar Shen also said that he would not pursue further investigation..."
Shen Yi frowned and said: "Zhongcheng, I didn't pursue it..."
"Then why would the inner guard go after me..."
Zhou Yishan said dejectedly: "Today, Your Majesty has placed in front of me the account books of the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen found by the internal guards..."
Zhou Futai smiled bitterly and said: "Scholar Shen, you have been in the local government for a while. You should know that when you are a local official, you have to do some things that you have no control over. If I, the Chief Constitution Officer of Zhejiang Province, are as clean as water, there will be many problems." Things simply can’t be done anymore…”
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Zhongcheng, although I have been in the southeast and have never been a local official, it is useless for you to tell me these things. Since Your Majesty has not asked the Third Law Division to come to Zhongcheng, Zhongcheng should submit a letter as soon as possible. Let’s argue…”
After all, Zhou Yishan is a high-ranking official in the border area. Although he was a little panicked at the moment, he was relatively calm. After taking a few deep breaths, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "Scholar Shen, Shibo from Zhejiang Secretary, we will definitely get better and better..."
What he said was a bit inexplicable, but Shen Yi understood it.
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Zhong Cheng should tell His Majesty what he said."
"I have said some things a hundred times, why not say it once before Your Majesty, Master Shen..."
Shen Yi thought for a while, but still didn't answer, but asked: "Cheng Fantai is still in the palace now?"
"Probably in the palace."
Zhou Yishan said silently: "I entered the palace with him. I saw Your Majesty before him. When I came out of the palace, he was still in the Manna Hall."
Shen Yi thought for a while and said, "That's it, Mr. Zhongcheng. After you return to your residence, write a self-defense memorial and submit it. Then you will wait in Jiankang for a while. After the new year..."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "Shen may allow Zhong Cheng to see His Majesty again."
Zhou Yishan was overjoyed and stood up to bow to Shen Yi. Shen Yi quickly supported the little old man and did not let him bow.
The age difference is too big. If the old man really bows down to him, Shen Yi is afraid that his life will be shortened.
After Zhou Futai stood up, he raised his hands to Shen Yi and said with a serious face: "If I can get through this difficulty, I will always be grateful for Master Shen's kindness. No matter what happens in Zhejiang, Master Shen can just talk!"
At this point, the deal between the two people is concluded.
Shen Yi wanted to keep the little old man at home for lunch, but Zhou Yishan refused. In desperation, Shen Yi could only send him away in person.
Watching Mr. Zhongcheng walking further and further away, Mr. Shen stood at the gate of Shen's house, with his hands folded in his sleeves and looking up at the sky, slightly lost in thought.
This wave...the cooperation between him and the emperor.
It can be said that there is a very tacit understanding.
If there are no surprises, by the tenth year of Hong De next year, the affairs in the southeast will be almost completed. When the Coastal Capital Division and the five municipal shipping divisions are completed, Shen Yi's errands in the southeast will be completed.
But the mission to the southeast was only a small part of the emperor's plan.
In other words, it was a small part of Shen Yi's plan for the little emperor.
It can even be said to be preparation work.
After finishing the preparations, it’s time to start getting down to business.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked north.
The north side of Shen's residence is in the direction of the imperial city.
