Zhao Shangshu looked at Shen Yi with a smile on his face.
"With you here, Ziheng, our academy will be able to continue to prosper."
Zhao Shangshu said slowly: "Master uncle is already old. He may resign at some point. When the time comes, Ziheng, you can speak on behalf of the academy in the court."
Shen Yi took a sip of tea, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Master, if you are an official step by step in a down-to-earth manner, you can naturally become the leader of the academy, and my nephew is a deviant, so he can recognize me.
Not much."
"Not to mention how many people in the academy are like me and are obsessed with the Northern Expedition. Just talking about the salary and position in the court, how many people can recognize me as the Minister of War in my early twenties?"
Zhao Changping was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "So, this is a matter of the future. Master, I can stay in the court for a few more years. When you are older and have more achievements, you can take over my position."
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Shen Yi smiled and said, "What about the Seven Ganquan Sons?"
Zhao Changping lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "Only six of those seven people are in the court. Except for the early years when they were both Jinshi, they were famous all over the world, but they have lost their fame since then."
"Compared to Ziheng, you are much worse."
Mr. Shen smiled and did not answer. Instead, he looked at Zhao Shangshu and said, "Uncle, my second brother is in Huai'an. He is doing well on his errands. Now he is willing to work hard. You can rest assured."
Hearing this sentence, Zhao Shangshu raised his eyebrows: "Who asked him?"
Shen Yi smiled slightly, took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to the little old man with both hands, and said with a smile: "This is the safe letter that my second brother asked me to bring back. It should have been delivered yesterday, but Si
After much deliberation, it would be more appropriate for me to give it to Master myself."
Zhao Changping took the letter and put it on the table beside him without reading it. Then he sighed: "Both of my two sons are incompetent. The eldest son is dull and can't do anything. I only hope that he can pass the exam and be a civil servant in the future."
Even if I go back to my hometown and become a teacher, I will have a settlement in my life."
"The second son is adventurous by nature. He likes to fool around and has no definite ideas. I no longer expect him to be able to take scientific examinations and study. I only hope that he will have a job to settle down and make a living."
Having said this, Zhao Shangshu looked up at Shen Yi and said, "If he really repented and changed his temper in Huai'an, as Zi Heng said, then my uncle's worries will be solved again."
Shen Yi filled up the water for Zhao Shangshu and said with a smile: "Although the second brother's character is not very calm, he is smart and not bad in nature. This time in Huai'an, he stayed with his nephew and was still on the battlefield.
I killed one or two Qi people with my own hands, which is quite a meritorious service."
"Now, the second brother is also helping to manage some things in Huai'an. When the affairs in Huai'an are completed, I will definitely give the second brother credit. By then, the second brother can use this credit to become an official, and maybe he will rise to the top."
Zhao Shangshu snorted: "I don't expect him to rise to prominence. As long as he doesn't cause trouble for the family now and doesn't cause trouble for his brother-in-law in the future, everything will be fine."
Having said this, he looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Last time, Zi Heng asked Jizhong to help you find some scholars to serve as staff in the mansion. Jizhong was very interested after returning to Jiangdu. Now he probably has a clue.
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"It is estimated that in a month or two, someone will go to Huai'an to look for you."
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then said: "My mentor never told me."
"He often writes to me, but doesn't write to you very often."
Zhao Changping said with a smile: "It's because you have a heavy burden on the front line and I'm afraid it will affect you."
"The Huai'an army has won many battles, and he is very happy in Jizhong. Now in Jiangdu, he wishes he could talk about you, Shen Ziheng, to everyone he meets."
Shen Yi recalled the little old man who taught in Jiangdu, and felt a little emotional in his heart. He nodded slightly and said, "It's a pity that I'm busy, otherwise I would have to go back to Jiangdu to have a look."
The two men stayed in the Zhao family's study for a long time, and it was late at night before Shen Yi said goodbye and left.
Zhao Shangshu personally delivered Shen Yi to the door of his house, and then watched as Shen Yi walked and gradually walked away.
After sending Shen Yi away, the little old man returned to the study and found the letter he had left on the desk. After opening it, he read it carefully word for word by the candlelight in the study.
This child prodigy who was born in second place and could read ten lines at a time when he was young, took an unknown amount of time to read this ordinary letter of peace.
"The words are still so ugly..."
After Zhao Shangshu read it, he muttered this to himself.
"He actually went to the battlefield in person and killed Qi people..."
Zhao Shangshu slowly folded the letter and put it into the envelope.
"This is a rare way out. You have to watch it carefully and study hard..."
After saying this, Zhao Shangshu blew out the lamp and slowly left the study with the letter. After arriving in the bedroom, he handed the letter to his wife and then turned away slightly.
"A letter home from my second son."
Mrs. Zhao was overjoyed. She picked up the letter, glanced at her husband, and cursed angrily with a smile.
"You have driven Jizhou to the battlefield, and I don't know who you are angry with every day!"
Zhao Shangshu snorted.
"This letter was sent by Zi Heng. I guess Zi Heng forced him to write it."
Mrs. Zhao cursed.
"Then don't read it, just think it was written by my son for me alone!"
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Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, Shen Yi returned to Jiankang for ten days. During these ten days, Shen Yi was not idle.
In addition to caring about the affairs of the Ministry of War and controlling the Huai'an army, Shen Yi was called over by the five prime ministers of Zhongshu for questioning seven or eight times in ten days!
The content of the questioning was also very simple, mainly asking about the details of the Huai'an army's crossing the river operation and Shen Yi's analysis of the situation on the battlefield.
Some of these old men dug holes for Shen Yi overtly or covertly, and they kept things under wraps when asking questions. Fortunately, Shen Yi was well prepared and answered without any questions.
On this day, Shen Yi was called into Zhongshu Province again by people from Zhongshu. After being questioned by several prime ministers for a long time, he was able to escape. Not long after he walked out of Zhongshu, Shen Yi heard the voice of Gao Minggao, the eunuch.
"Shilang Shen, please stay and your Majesty will summon you."
Shen Yi then stepped forward to greet Gao Ming, and then followed Gao Ming to the Manlu Palace. He soon met the emperor. Mr. Shen bent down and said, "Meet your Majesty."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "What did those old guys ask you again today?"
Shen Yi thought for a while and replied: "Ask me how strong the Qi people are and what their chances of winning are if they cross the river."
When the emperor heard this, he laughed and said: "They have already sent people to Yandu to negotiate peace. How can they still think about war? This is probably a lie to you. I want to use your mouth to tell you how powerful and powerful the Qi people are.
How to be powerful.”
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor rubbed his head and said: "Counting the days, even if Brother Wang has not entered Yandu now, he will soon arrive at Yandu."
He looked at Shen Yi and said, "To be honest, I'm looking forward to Qi Ren's reaction."
Shen Yi nodded silently. He raised his head, glanced at the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, now in my imperial court, some ministers are afraid of fighting. If you want to change this situation, you need external force and internal force."
"The external force is naturally Qi Ren."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "As for internal strength, we have to find it from the imperial court itself."
The emperor squinted his eyes and smiled at Shen Yi,
"Use a scholar?"
Shen Yi nodded and said, "Use young scholars who have not passed the exam."
"It might work wonders."
"That's nothing more than making an article in the Di newspaper."
The emperor yawned and said: "But those people cannot enter the court after all, and their influence on the court is limited."
"It doesn't have to affect the court, as long as it can affect the people."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and said: "Whatever the people want will be detrimental to everything."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile: "What about the scholars from Ganquan Academy?"
Shen Yi coughed and said, "That's not necessary. Jiankang City lacks everything except those who failed..."
