When the old man saw his eldest grandson, he was naturally overjoyed. He held Shen Yuan for more than half an hour. It wasn't until Lu Ruoxi and Lian'er brought the prepared meals that the old man put his eldest grandson down.
After the family sat together for a meal, Lu Ruoxi and Lian'er took Shen Yuan to see their former boudoir, while Shen Yi followed the old man to his study.
After sitting down in the study, Master Lu first flicked the wick of the oil lamp on the table to make the lamp brighter. Then he looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Why did you come to my place just after you came back today?
That uncle of yours is afraid he will be unhappy."
"I originally planned to stay at the ancestral home for one night and come back tomorrow."
Shen Yi sighed helplessly and said: "I found out in the afternoon that my uncle held a family banquet at the ancestral home and invited more than a hundred people. My son-in-law was too lazy to see them. As for what they said behind their backs, let them talk.
"
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Their comments have no feeling on my son-in-law. They are neither painful nor itchy."
Er Cao's body and name are both destroyed, and the flow of rivers will not be destroyed forever.
For the Shen family members in Jiangdu Prefecture, Mr. Shen is now an eternal river. What they say and do behind his back can hardly affect Shen Yi.
"Clan relations still need to be taken care of. Not to mention whether the Jiangdu Chen family will be of any help to you, at least they won't hold you back."
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, his tone a little helpless.
"To be honest with my father-in-law, I have already grabbed my son-in-law's legs."
"Father-in-law, you may not know that my son-in-law is also in charge of the Di's newspaper department in private."
"Jiangdu Prefecture also has a newspaper office."
Shen Yi's tone was full of helplessness: "According to the Jiangdu Mansion News Agency, although I have not returned to Jiangdu in the past few years, some people in Jiangdu's old family are already using my banner, especially since I took up the post of Martial Arts Director last year.
After middle school.”
Master Shen lowered his head slightly and let out a long sigh.
"It's been less than half a year now, and there are already people in my hometown who have taken advantage of others and are planning to come to me to seek an official position."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi felt a little angry.
"My son-in-law himself doesn't dare to accept other people's money, but they dare to accept it!"
Mr. Shen's words are not wrong.
Since he took office as the doctor of the Wu Xuan Division, he himself has never received money from anyone. Although he had no choice but to do it for others, it was all for a minister. The two ministers told him who he was.
There was no bending of the law for personal gain.
Of course, the main reason is because he is not short of money.
Not talking about Xu Fu's Western merchant ships, but just talking about Xu Fu's business in Jiankang, as long as Shen Yi is given 10 to 20 percent, he will have endless food and drink.
Master Lu smiled and said: "Those people have little knowledge. With a promising fellow sect like you, they naturally have to gain some light. If they accept the benefits from others, let them accept it. If you don't accept it yourself, you won't."
If you do things for them for a long time, they will naturally get better."
At this point, Master Lu paused and taught: "Don't have any conflicts with the clan because of this matter, as it will hinder your official reputation."
"My son-in-law didn't want to make trouble with them because of these nonsense, and I didn't bother to talk to them."
Master Shen lowered his head slightly, sighed and said, "Teacher, my student is now not too far from the Minister Fan back then."
He changed his title and asked the teacher for advice as a student.
Master Lu understood and sighed slightly: "Are you afraid that the Shen family of Jiangdu will become another Fan family of Jiangdu in the future?"
"There are already signs."
Shen Yi was quite troubled: "My uncle, as a parent, not only did not stop me, but he even indulged me. If I go to have this meal at home tonight, I will either comply with their request, or I will fall out with them."
."
"So, it is not easy to be a non-corrupt official."
Master Lu said with emotion: "Uncle Zhao, you have not returned to his hometown for more than ten years since he served in the Ministry of Household Affairs. During the holidays, he only asks his two sons to go back to worship on his behalf."
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Shen Yi said softly: "Master Zhao's position, just move your fingers, and you can get countless silver."
"Actually, no matter how big or small the official is, it is a mountain that is difficult to climb for the common people. In the eyes of the common people, there is not much difference between you, the doctor of the martial arts department, and your uncle, the minister of household affairs."
"In a local area, let alone hundreds of households, a small flag can bully people to death."
"This is especially true for those in the yamen. In your opinion, the seventh-grade county magistrate may no longer be prominent, but in the eyes of the common people, the yamen servants in the county yamen are all government officials."
Master Lu said silently: "Zi Heng, since you don't want the Shen family to become another Fan family, you must use the power in your hands with caution, and you must also handle matters within your clan with caution."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said in a deep voice: "In Jiangdu these days, the students will take time to chat with the uncle."
In fact, in Shen Yi's opinion, the best result is to let the third brother Shen Ling serve as the head of the Shen family, so that he can restrain the clan members and prevent him from misbehaving in Jiangdu.
But for now.
Uncle's body... is really good.
He had been a county magistrate for more than ten years, and he thought he knew all the rules in the officialdom, and also knew how powerful Shen Yi, the martial arts master, was, so he acquiesced in allowing his clansmen to take advantage of Shen Yi.
Because some problems are just a matter of one sentence to Shen Yi.
After Weng and his son-in-law talked about the Shen family, Master Lu looked at Shen Yi and asked, "You were outside just now. Zi Heng said you wanted to go north?"
"Um."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "According to His Majesty's instructions, after my son-in-law returns to Jiankang from Jiangdu, he should go north to inspect the Huaihe Navy on behalf of the Emperor."
Upon hearing this, Master Lu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.
"Zi Heng, Your Majesty wants to..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Not really, I should be sent to see what's going on with the Huaihe Navy, and let me talk to the Zhao family by the way."
"What to talk about?"
Master Lu was an old angry young man. He snorted and said, "The ambition of the Zhao clan is well known to everyone. What can we talk about with them?"
At this point, Lu Anshi looked at Shen Yi and said, "Is there no danger in Ziheng's trip? Logically speaking, people from Yushitai should be sent to inspect on behalf of the emperor. How can we let Ziheng like you?"
The commander went on inspection?"
"Maybe my son-in-law has been sent too many overseas assignments in recent years."
Shen Yi was also a little helpless. After taking a sip of tea, he said: "But don't worry, father-in-law, my son-in-law knows what to say and what not to say after arriving at the Huaihe Navy."
"If I don't force them, they won't kill me."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said, "Teacher, maybe the war has only happened in the past few years..."
When Master Lu heard this, he was inexplicably excited. He stood up from his chair, walked around the study several times, then looked back at his son-in-law, and said, "Does the imperial court have enough soldiers and armor? Does it have enough money and food?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Teacher, even the students don't know."
"But students believe that this battle will be fought sooner or later. If our generation doesn't fight it, the next generation will too."
"If we don't fight them, they will fight us."
"therefore…"
"If Your Majesty is determined to fight, we, as ministers, will try our best to follow him."
"well…"
Master Lu patted his thigh and said several good words, but was speechless. After a while, the eyes of this old man who had taught in the academy for many years turned red.
He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Zi Heng, I would like to visit the north in my lifetime..."
The old man was very emotional and looked into the distance, towards Jiankang City.
"Emperor Sejong's coffin has not yet been buried..."
Mr. Lu sat back in his seat blankly, with obvious tears in his eyes.
"Many of my previous generation had hanging coffins and were never buried."
"In my lifetime..."
Master Lu shed tears and said, "I wonder if I can see them buried back in their homeland in the north..."
