After leaving the Qinhuai River, Mr. Shen did not go back to work at the Ministry of War. Instead, he stretched himself and went home.
Anyway, he now has his own "little brother" in the Ministry of War Yamen. If he doesn't go there for a day or two, he won't be "seized for power".
And today is considered a business trip, so I just need a day off.
Anyway, the Minister of War, the Minister of War, will not remember his absence.
After working hard all morning, Shen Yi took a nap after returning home. After waking up, he taught his eldest son Shen Yuan how to write big characters under the pavilion in his backyard.
Although Shen Yuan is only over three years old now, his mother, Lu Ruoxi, teaches him how to read and write when she has nothing to do. Now the little baby can already recognize dozens and nearly a hundred simple characters, but he can also write.
It's really not much.
But even so, among his peers, he is already "one step ahead".
This is the advantage brought by family education.
This era is an era in which educational resources are extremely scarce, because 90% or more than 97% of parents are illiterate or poorly literate.
Some of them may have some spare money to support their children in reading and writing, but they have no way to teach their children from an early age.
As for Lu Ruoxi, she has been studying with Master Lu since she was a child. Her knowledge is definitely not inferior to that of scholars or even ordinary people. She has no problem teaching children.
This allowed Shen Yuan to run ahead.
Of course, because the scientific examination in this era is really too difficult, the advantages brought by family are sometimes not enough to continue on the road of scientific examination.
For example, this is the case for the two sons of Zhao Changping's family.
Everything depends on the child's talent.
After teaching the child how to write, Mr. Shen stretched out, looked at the big characters, and nodded with satisfaction: "My son is good, the stone characters are already well written."
Shen Yuan was still young, so naturally he didn't understand what being remarkable meant. Just as he was about to ask a question, Jiang Sheng ran over in a panic, lowered his head deeply and said, "Young Master, Young Master!"
Seeing his panic, Mr. Shen raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter? Is there someone in the palace again?"
Jiang Sheng scratched his head.
"That's it."
Shen Yi frowned: "What do you mean? If you have something to say, speak up."
"Eunuch Gao is here, right at the door of the house..."
Shen Yi blinked and then asked: "Eunuch Gao is here in person?"
Today he ran an errand for the emperor and was ready to go to the palace to deliver the errands. However, he originally thought that the young eunuch would come to see him, but he never thought that the chief minister of the inner court would arrive in person!
Jiang Sheng nodded, and then whispered: "Eunuch Gao said, let you go out to pick up people..."
Hearing this sentence, Mr. Shen understood almost immediately. He quickly put down the big characters on his hand and looked at Jiang Sheng: "Go call Lian'er and ask her to come and take care of the child..."
At this point, Shen Yi's words stopped abruptly. He denied himself, shook his head and said, "That's all, let this kid go out and meet people."
With that said, he held Shen Yuan in his arms and walked towards his front yard.
I saw the eunuch Gao Ming already waiting in the front yard of Shen's house, looking around and sizing up the house.
At this moment, Lu Ruoxi was also doing embroidery in the backyard. Neither Shen Zhang nor Shen Heng was working in Jiankang. There was no owner in the front yard of the Shen family. There were only two maids, Qing'er and Ping'er, talking to Gao Ming respectfully.
Eunuch Gao kept asking questions, and the two maids from the palace answered them respectfully.
Master Shen walked out with the child in his arms. He put the child down after approaching, then he held his hands in front of Gao Ming and said with a smile, "Why is Eunuch Gao here in person?"
Gao Ming glanced at Shen Yi, and then at the fat boy at Shen Yi's hand who looked at him with curious eyes. The chief steward of the inner court gave Shen Yuan a rare gentle smile, then looked up at Shen Yi, his face became serious: "Shen
Doctor, please go out with our family to welcome someone."
After hearing Gao Ming's words, Shen Yi's guess was finally confirmed...
The emperor is coming!
This was not the first time that the emperor left the palace. In the early years, Mr. Shen accompanied the emperor to listen to music at the Qinhuai River. However, this was the first time that the emperor came to Shen's residence.
Shen Yi took two steps closer, lowered his head slightly and said, "Father-in-law, would you like me to summon your family to pick you up?"
"No need."
Gao Ming shook his head and said: "Your Majesty came quietly without disturbing others. Just go out and greet him."
"Um."
Shen Yi looked back at Shen Yuan and said, "Yuan'er, wait at the gate. When someone comes in, you will kowtow, do you know?"
Shen Yuan opened his eyes wide and nodded confusedly.
Seeing this, Eunuch Gao smiled dumbly, but did not stop him.
After Shen Yi made arrangements for his family, he followed Gao Ming out of the house. At the door of Shen's house, a sky-blue sedan stood quietly. Master Shen stepped forward, bowed his hands slightly and said, "Welcoming minister Shen Yi.
Holy Master..."
The curtain of the blue sedan slowly opened, and a young man in green clothes, about the same age as Shen Yi, walked out of the sedan with a short body and a smile. He glanced at Shen Yi who was bowing in front of him, patted Shen Yi's shoulder, and smiled.
Said: "No need to salute."
After that, without waiting for Shen Yi's reply, he strode into the door of Shen's house.
This person is naturally His Majesty the Emperor of Dachen, the big boss of the entire Southern Dynasty.
As soon as His Majesty the Emperor walked into the gate of Shen Mansion, he saw a three-year-old boy falling awkwardly on the ground, seeming to be kowtowing to himself, making milky sounds in his mouth, and he didn't know what he was saying.
His Majesty the Emperor was in a good mood at the moment, and he laughed even more when he saw this. He bent down and held the little child in his arms, reached out and touched Shen Yuan's nose, and said with a smile: "Whose baby is this?
What is your name?"
Shen Yuan was already able to speak. He looked at the adult who picked him up with curious eyes, but surprisingly he didn't cry.
"My name is Shen Yuan."
Hearing the little baby say his name very clearly and without any stage fright, the emperor smiled and touched his head, took off a jade pendant he was wearing from his waist, and tied the red rope hanging on it to
He put his hand on Shen Yuan's neck and said with a smile: "It's our first time meeting you. This is a gift from Uncle Li to you."
Although the little baby was smart, he was too young and didn't know anything yet. He just looked back at his father and said nothing.
Mr. Shen coughed and whispered: "Your Majesty, the gift is too expensive..."
The emperor ignored Shen Yi, reached out and touched Shen Yuan's face, and said with a smile: "Why doesn't the little baby know how to call someone?"
Shen Yuan called out "Uncle Li" in a sweet voice, and His Majesty the Emperor put him down with satisfaction and handed him to the maid beside him. Then he looked around at the front yard of Shen's house, with a smile on his face.
With a smile.
"If I remember correctly, is this the house I rewarded you with?"
"yes."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "If it weren't for Your Majesty's generous gift, my family would still be renting a house in Jiankang."
"Stop crying about poverty."
The emperor glanced at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "You, Shen Qi, are not poor now."
Mr. Shen's face didn't turn red and his heart didn't beat.
"Your Majesty, although I am not poor, I cannot afford a Jiankang house."
The emperor was obviously in a good mood. He laughed and said, "This house is a little too small. I will look back and see if any corrupt official in Jiankang has built a new house. I will buy you a new house to live in."
Shen Yi's current house was the former Shaoqing's house of Dali Temple. It was confiscated by the emperor and eventually fell into the hands of Shen Yi.
When Mr. Shen heard this, he touched his nose in embarrassment.
Although he knew that the emperor was telling the truth, he still didn't like it if he said it so straightforwardly.
At this time, Lu Ruoxi also knew that the emperor was coming in person, so she hurried out of the backyard. After seeing the emperor, she was about to kowtow to him. His Majesty the emperor waved his hand with a smile and said, "Mrs. Shen, there is no need to be polite.
"
Lu Ruoxi stood up carefully and followed Shen Yi.
After the emperor walked around the front yard of the Shen family, he was invited to serve tea in the main hall of the Shen family. The big boss sat down on the main seat unceremoniously, and then glanced at Shen Yi: "Just now I sent someone to the Ministry of War.
I've told you that the Ministry of War said you didn't go all day today."
"Why are you so tired?"
Hearing this, Mr. Shen almost spat out the tea in his mouth. He swallowed the tea in his mouth and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have been busy with your Majesty today. I have no time to go back to the Ministry of War...
"
"However, I will not delay the matter regarding the Ministry of War. I will go to the Ministry of War to deal with it early tomorrow morning."
The emperor chuckled with unknown meaning.
"Others have won two rankings, and have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to become an official. They are all cautious in the officialdom. They wish they could go to the government office before dawn. But you, Shen Qi, are really too lazy. You can't go to the office for lunch.
Don’t go to the Yamen.”
Having said this, the emperor picked up the tea on the table and was about to drink it. The expression of Eunuch Gao on the side changed slightly, and when he was about to speak, the emperor glanced at him, and Gao Ming stepped back without speaking.
After taking a sip of Shen's tea, the emperor smiled at Shen Yi and said, "A few days ago, I asked you to find a helper in the Ministry of War. Have you found one?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have it."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Zheng Ling, the head of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, is a cautious official..."
"Okay, there's no need to say any more."
The emperor said calmly: "When you go to the Ministry of War tomorrow, say hello to him. The day after tomorrow, I will transfer the Yuan Wai Lang from the Martial Arts Department and help him to the position of Yuan Wai Lang."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor so obviously asked Shen Yi to place confidants in the Ministry of War, so it was obvious that he was urging Mr. Shen to go on a business trip.
Sure enough, after the emperor put down the tea cup, he continued: "You have completely annoyed the Qi envoy today. It won't take long for this news to spread to Yandu and the Huaihe Navy..."
Shen Yi understood and said: "I will set off in a few days to inspect the Huaihe Navy for Your Majesty..."
"Um."
The emperor nodded slightly and said softly: "If you go this time, I won't give you any orders. You just have to adapt to circumstances."
"Let's see the reaction of the Huaihe Navy and see if there are any suitable opportunities."