In Fujian in May, the weather was already very hot. Fortunately, Ye Chan was very sensible and would regularly send ice to the apricot garden to cool down, so Shen Yi's life was not so sad.
With the construction work of Fujian's Dusi and Shibosi getting on the right track, Shen Yi is no longer as busy as before. In addition to dealing with some daily affairs of Wuwei, most of the remaining time is spent in Xingyuan, accompanying the eldest son Li Mu Play chess.
Of course, Shen Yi would occasionally go to Langqi Island to see the progress there.
However, Li Mu would not go to Langqi Island no matter what.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of May.
Throughout May, Shen Yi's work could be said to be stable and without any major problems.
During this period, it is worth mentioning that Liu Mingyuan, a member of the Qianhu family who went to Zhangzhou Prefecture, returned to Fuzhou around May 20th. In addition to basically eliminating the Japanese pirates in Zhangzhou Prefecture, Liu Mingyuan also stayed in Quanzhou Prefecture for ten years. For a few days, I "investigated" the situation in Quanzhou Prefecture to prepare for the future Quanzhou Guard.
There is nothing else particularly worth mentioning.
On May 27th, Shen Yi slept as usual at home in the morning. In the afternoon, after taking care of business, he and Li Mu sat under the pavilion in the backyard of Xingyuan to play chess.
Two people are playing chess.
In terms of Go, Shen Yi is far from Li Mu's opponent, but in chess, the two bad chess pieces are matched against each other, and they can often be inseparable.
The first game of chess ended with Shen Yi narrowly winning. Master Shen placed the chess pieces and said with a smile: "The prince seems to have not lived in Xingyuan these days. Could it be that he has a new place outside?"
Li Mu laid out the chess pieces and said dumbly: "I built a new house outside a few days ago. I saw that you were busy, so I didn't tell you."
He smiled and said: "After you finish your work this year, you can escape from the southeast, and I estimate that I will stay here for another two or three years. I can't always live here with you."
Shen Yi stopped playing the chess piece in his hand and looked at Li Mu.
"How can I say that the prince and I have been friends for a long time, so why did you not even say a word to me after you moved?"
"No moving, no moving."
Li Mu waved his hand and said: "You must inform Zi Heng when you move. Didn't you just buy a house? All your things are still in the apricot garden. I was thinking of saying hello to you in the next few days and moved here. ."
Shen Yi moves the chess pieces.
"The prince is still rich. If you want to buy a house, you will buy a house. I have been in Fuzhou for so long and I have not purchased any property. This apricot garden was rented for me by the Di newspaper company."
"Come on."
Li Mu glanced at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "You Shen Ziheng haven't bought any property yet? I sent someone to inquire about the Ye family. Although he is not the richest man in Fuzhou, he can at least be ranked among the top ten. With such a large family property, it will be soon. It’s in your pocket, Shen Ziheng.”
"Your Majesty, don't spread rumors."
Mr. Shen pulled the car out of the cave and coughed: "The Ye family is the Ye family, and I am me. We cannot confuse them with each other. I am not trying to take away other people's family property."
The prince chuckled and said, "If I were the Ye family, I would rather give all my family property to you now. With a young Hanlin bachelor like you, Shen Ziheng, I would be rich for at least two generations."
"Your Majesty is talking nonsense again."
Shen Yi corrected him: "Not a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, but a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy."
On the surface, Hanlin bachelors are official officials of the fifth rank, but their real power is extremely powerful. Most of the time, they are concurrently held by Zhongshu and Prime Minister. For example, the current Hanlin bachelor is concurrently served by Zhongshu and Prime Minister Xie Xiang.
"It's just a difference of two words, but the difference is half a grade."
Li Mu smiled and said: "When you go back this year, His Majesty may promote you to a Hanlin bachelor's degree."
This sentence was obviously a joke, and Shen Yi said helplessly: "Compared to being promoted to a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy, the chance of me being promoted to Minister of War is higher."
"Ha ha."
Li Mu laughed loudly and pretended to hold his hand to Shen Yi: "Then the official will have met Shen Shangshu."
"Stop making fun of me."
Shen Yi said helplessly: "To be honest, I don't know what kind of official position I can get when I return to Jiankang this year..."
Shen Yi was promoted too quickly. He is now a fifth-rank military officer, and if he is promoted higher up, he will already be a third-rank minister.
It is impossible for him to be promoted to minister.
As for other official positions, Shen Yi can't think of any official position that suits him.
Li Mu took Shen Yi's shot and said with a smile: "Why do you want to do this? These are things that His Majesty should worry about. You will naturally know about it after you return to Jiankang at the end of the year."
"Zi Heng, you have already taken care of the affairs in the southeast, and you can say that you have a bright future in the future."
Li Mu sighed: "The only thing that can limit you now is the so-called bullshit qualifications."
He snorted and said: "The so-called qualifications are just a barrier set up by the old guys for the young people to prevent their status from being impacted."
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and was about to speak when Jiang Sheng trotted all the way to the pavilion. He very wisely bowed to Li Mu first, then bowed his head to Shen Yi and handed a letter to Shen Yi with both hands: "Sir, a letter from Guangzhou Prefecture."
Shen Yi put down the chess piece in his hand, took the letter, and then said to Li Mu: "Your Majesty, wait a moment. It may be a military report sent by Xue Wei. I want to take a look first."
Li Mu took a look at the situation on the chessboard and saw that he had a small advantage and had one more cannon than Shen Yi, so he smiled and said: "Look, the game has to be played in a while, so you can't just run away."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Shen Yi opened the letter and said with a smile: "Isn't it just a game of chess? How can I rely on the prince?"
While he was talking, he had already opened the letter. After taking out the letter paper, he only glanced at it briefly, and Shen Yi's face lit up with joy.
He stood up and looked at Li Mu, who was sitting opposite him, with an excited expression: "Your Majesty, a great victory in Guangzhou!"
"I fought against the Japanese army under Xue Wei and defeated the main force of the Japanese pirates in the sea near Guangzhou Prefecture. I killed more than a thousand Japanese pirates and captured more than a thousand Japanese pirates."
He smiled and said: "The coast of Guangdong is settled from now on!"
When Li Mu heard this, he couldn't help but look happy. He reached out and took the letter from Shen Yi's hand. After reading it, he smiled and said: "Although the writing is not very good, the content is really interesting."
"Zi Heng."
Li Mu sighed with emotion: "It took only two years to suppress the Japanese in the southeast, but you actually succeeded."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "The prince can be said to be the first to achieve success."
"Bullshit skills."
Li Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I almost didn't do anything."
"No."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "When we first arrived in Zhejiang, it was you, the crown prince, who led the people and ransacked the houses of each house south, so that the anti-Japanese army was able to form an army."
"In the past two or three years, although the Crown Prince did not go to the front line in person and did not personally lead troops to suppress the Japanese, the Crown Prince took command openly and secretly withstood a lot of pressure from above on behalf of the anti-Japanese troops."
"Without a heir apparent, the anti-Japanese army would have to suppress the Japanese while dealing with Shangguan officials. It would probably take ten or twenty years before they have a chance to succeed."
"So I am so important."
Li Mu laughed at himself: "Otherwise, you scholars would still be able to speak. If you didn't say so, I wouldn't be able to feel my own use at all."
Shen Yi smiled slightly, cupped his hands in front of Li Mu and said, "Your Majesty, I have to quickly write a reply to Xue Wei for this letter, as well as preparations for going south to Guangdong, and writing a report to the imperial court on the victory of Guangzhou."
"I'll come down here today. After I finish what I'm doing, I can play a good game with the prince."
Li Mu was stunned when he heard this and his expression froze.
He looked at the chessboard.
"At least finish this game..."
"Next time, next time."
Mr. Shen also took a look at the chessboard and smiled.
"Next time I'll let the crown prince shoot me."
"I want you to give in!"
The Jin Crown Prince stood up angrily.
"It's a good deal! If I win a game, I'll run away!"
Mr. Shen laughed and left.
Li Mu felt depressed and sat down angrily, looking at Jiang Sheng aside.
"Come, you accompany me to finish this plate!"
Jiang Sheng blinked.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how to do this..."
"It won't be better."
Li Mu rolled his eyes.
"Your young master may not be able to do it either!"