Chapter 952 The big scene (Happy Dragon Boat Festival!)
Originally, Shen Yi didn't think much of these Yamen princes in Jiankang City, thinking that they were good for nothing except sleeping with women in the Qinhuai River.
But through Zhao Jizhou and Jiang Ming, Shen Yi had a slight change in his view of these second-generation ancestors.
I dare not say that all the second-generation ancestors, at least some of the second-generation ancestors who took the initiative to join the Northern Expedition, still have some blood in them.
Of course, if there were really people who were willing to go north with Jiang Ming, and if they got to the army, Shen Yi would not be able to use them like Jiang Ming. He would probably put them in the rear army and let them hang out with him.
What Mr. Shen really wants is not how much contribution these second-generation ancestors can make, but the energy behind them.
After all, if the Northern Expedition wants to succeed, it must first unite all forces that can be united.
Jiang Ming immediately nodded, hugged Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "After I came back this year, I told many of my peers about what happened in Huai'an. They all wanted to go with me. Uncle Shen is willing to
They couldn't be better, I'll ask them right away."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Remember to ask them all to go home and ask their families. If their families agree, then we can go to Huai'an together."
Jiang Ming nodded.
"Uncle Shen, don't worry!"
Seeing this "eldest nephew" patting his chest and leaving, Mr. Shen smiled and sent him to the door of his house, then turned and returned to his study.
There are seven or eight documents piled on the table in his study.
Most of them were matters in Huai'an, as well as some information sent by the Di News Department that he had to see in person.
Now Shen Yi is also the backbone of a force. Although he is not as busy as the emperor every day, there are indeed many things that require his nod.
This is the core power that must be grasped. Once this part of power leaks out, Huai'an may not necessarily listen to him completely.
Shen Yi sat on the table and read the first document.
It was sent by Ling Su. The document stated that he wanted to recruit troops immediately after the Shangyuan Festival to replenish the soldiers lost on the Western Front.
After Shen Yi thought for a while, he wrote the word "can" on it with a black pen, and asked Jiang Sheng to send it back to him later.
The same is true for the subsequent documents, which need him to deal with them one by one.
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In the blink of an eye, several days passed, and the time came to the Lantern Festival in the thirteenth year of Hongde. On this day, Shen Yi and his wife, along with their two children, went to the Qinhuai River for a walk, but they did not go too far.
For a long time, I just looked at the brightly lit Qinhuai River from a distance, blew the night wind, and then went home.
In the carriage going home, Lu Ruoxi held Shen Sangsang in her arms, sighed slightly, and complained a little: "I don't know when I can really celebrate the Lantern Festival and put out lanterns."
Shen Yi, holding his eldest son in his arms, felt a little helpless. He shook his head slightly and said, "In a few years, it may be fine."
Shen Yi is now in a state of danger all the time.
Beiqi never gave up on killing him, or even on killing his family members. In his mind, such a lively scene as the Lantern Festival would most likely not be associated with their family for a long time.
After all, the flow of people is too large. Once inside, not to mention Shen Yi's own followers, even the internal guards, may not be able to completely guarantee the safety of their family.
Mrs. Shen lowered her head to straighten her daughter's hair, looked up at Shen Yi, and asked, "Sir, are you leaving tomorrow?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "I won't leave tomorrow."
"The court will be held tomorrow. I still have a lot of things to do with the court. I guess I will have to stay for a while."
Lu Ruoxi hesitated to speak, but finally turned into a sigh.
"Sometimes, I secretly think that my husband can be more stable, while you are a second-ranked Jinshi, but you are busy outside every day."
Shen Yi looked at his son who was already asleep in his arms, and then at the wide-eyed Shen Sangsang in Lu Ruoxi's arms. He sighed slightly and said, "Madam, someone has to do things."
"I have the ability to do it now. If I am lazy and don't do it, it will overturn in the future, and the disaster will befall Yuan'er and Sang Sang."
"I also read "Yan Wen Lu" with my wife. She cried several times and couldn't stand it anymore."
Shen Yi's eyes became firm: "I don't want someone to write a record of Jiankang's experiences in the future, let alone my children to be in the book."
"I have to stop my husband."
Mrs. Shen took Shen Yi's hand and said silently: "Sometimes, I just want my husband to take a break."
"It's okay."
"The key is the past few years."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and said: "If you have done things well in the past few years, the general trend will crush you in the future, and I won't have to be so busy."
Mrs. Shen nodded silently.
"My husband is a great hero."
She suddenly said this softly, then raised her head and looked at Shen Yi quietly.
Master Shen was greatly moved by these words, and he held Lu Ruoxi's hand tightly.
"Thank you ma'am for your understanding."
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The next day, the Jiankang court ended its half-month-long holiday and officially ended its rest.
All civil and military officials paid homage to the emperor at Deqing Palace and participated in the first court meeting of the year.
Shen Yi was naturally among them, but he was not here to discuss matters or write a memorial, but to work in some yamen.
Because it was just the beginning of the new year, all the yamen had accumulated a lot of things, so the court meeting did not last very long. Basically, the emperor talked and encouraged everyone, and then they dispersed and returned to the yamen to run errands.
After the court meeting, Mr. Shen did not go anywhere else, but went directly to Zhongshu Province to meet with several prime ministers of Zhongshu.
Now Mr. Shen is already a third-rank official, and he is not an ordinary third-rank official. His status and influence are almost on par with those of the Six Ministers, and his real power is so great that even the Prime Minister can't help but see him.
Therefore, Shen Yi only waited outside the gate of Zhongshu for almost a cup of tea before he was invited in by a petty official of Zhongshu and caught in the office of Prime Minister Chen Jing.
However, the chief secretary of the Central Committee was not in the public room at this time. He did not know where he went. Shen Yi waited for tea time before the prime minister came in from outside.
Mr. Shen was sitting on a chair, drinking tea from Zhongshu Province. When he saw the prime minister walking in, he quickly stood up, raised his hands and saluted, "Shen Yi from the Ministry of War, pay your respects to Mr. Chen."
Chen Jing walked to his seat and did not sit down directly. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him with interest, and smiled: "If I remember correctly, Minister Shen rarely comes to Zhongshu."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Returning to the Prime Minister, I haven't received the order yet, so I don't dare to come to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for fear of disturbing all the Prime Ministers who are taking care of the court affairs."
Chen Xiang narrowed his eyes, then made a gesture of invitation, smiled and said: "Don't be restrained, just sit down and talk."
Shen Yi thanked him, sat back in his original position, and looked up at the Prime Minister in front of him.
He is obviously in his fifties or sixties, and his hair is only slightly gray, but he is in good spirits and looks like he is only forty or fifty years old.
Chen Jing was also looking at Shen Yi at this moment. After looking at it for a while, he asked: "Why did Shi Lang Shen come to Zhongshu this time?"
Shen Yi said slowly: "Returning to Prime Minister Chen, His Majesty said years ago that the Huai'an Army would be expanded by another 20,000 troops, to a total of 50,000 troops, to defend the imperial court. So far, I have not received the imperial edict or the document from Zhongshu.
There is no document from the Ministry of War.”
"So I wanted to come over and ask when the documents will come out so that I can start arranging the relevant matters for recruiting troops in Huai'an."
Whether it is an imperial edict, a document from Zhongshu, or a document from the Ministry of War, they all have to go out from Zhongshu, or in other words, they have to go through the Ministry of War.
Therefore, if Shen Yi wanted to get this official document as soon as possible, he had to go to Zhongshu to ask.
Prime Minister Chen stroked his beard, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Years ago, His Majesty did talk about this matter, and also had people draw up a decree, but..."
He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "It was already the end of the year, and the other prime ministers had not seen it yet, so Minister Shen needs to wait a few more days before the imperial edict can be issued."
"After the imperial edict is issued, other corresponding documents will also be sent to Minister Shen."
Shen Yi nodded, stood up and held his hands in his hands: "In that case, I will not disturb Prime Minister Chen anymore."
He must come to Zhongshu to ask about this matter. If he doesn't come to ask, Zhongshu can keep delaying it.
At that time, it seemed a bit effeminate to go to the emperor to complain.
Therefore, we still have to keep things official.
"Not in a hurry."
Chen Jing looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "I just went to say hello to several other prime ministers. They all want to see Minister Shen. Later..."
"The five of us will meet with Mr. Shen together."