marquis of jingan

Chapter 1461 Engagement

Chapter 1461 Engagement

"That guy must have been taught by someone!"

"Someone must have taught him!"

After a busy whole day, Mr. Shen returned to his mansion, still brooding over the matter. He paced back and forth several times, gritting his teeth in anger.

Lu Ruoxi, who was standing by, just found it a little funny. She made a pot of tea for Shen Yi and placed it on his desk. She said unhappily, "Your Majesty just moved into the palace today. There are so many things in Yanjing City that you have to worry about. How come our Sangsang got so angry just because she said a few words to the Fourth Prince?"

"How can this be the same?"

Mr. Shen lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, still a little annoyed: "That kid, when I saw him last time, he was still stupid. There is no reason for him to do such a thing suddenly. There must be someone behind this!"

Mr. Shen put down his tea, knocked hard on the table, and said in a muffled voice: "It was probably his father who taught him!"

Lu Ruoxi was shocked by these words, and hurriedly stepped forward to cover Shen Yi's mouth, and said unhappily: "How can you make up stories about your majesty behind your back like this?"

Shen Yi said angrily: "Who else could it be if not him?"

"The Li family has been eyeing my daughter for a long time! They have been eyeing her since Sangsang was born!"

After taking a few breaths, Mr. Shen still felt uneasy. He stood up and strode towards his study.

"No, I have to file a complaint against him!"

Lu Ruoxi just found it a little funny. She stepped forward and grabbed her husband's arm, and said unhappily, "I just said a few words to Sangsang. Why do you accuse him? Is it a crime to say a few words to your daughter, Shen Taibao?"

"I don't blame him for anything."

Master Shen groaned, "I will write to the court and ask him to leave Beijing and become a vassal!"

Madam Shen shook her head gently: "Husband, don't be so impulsive. Think about it. If it was really His Majesty who taught him to do this, and your husband wrote to the court, even if His Majesty didn't want to offend you, he might be annoyed with you secretly for not knowing the limits."

Shen Yi took a deep breath, still a little annoyed: "But you didn't tell me about this in advance, it's obvious that you want to drag your husband into this! If he didn't tell me in advance, he would never admit it even if I asked him afterwards!"

Seeing him like this, Lu Ruoxi just found it a little funny. She pulled her husband's arm and said softly, "Husband, the children are indeed of marriageable age. If Sangsang really likes them and they love each other, it's okay to marry them to the Fourth Prince."

"At most, my husband won't help this son-in-law win the throne. By then, he will definitely be crowned a prince, and our Sangsang will be his princess and live a life of wealth and honor."

"With her husband here, no one in the palace will dare to bully her."

Mr. Shen shook his head and snorted, "I'm afraid that she is young and ignorant, and can't tell the difference between true love and false love. If she really marries him, she may not be happy for the rest of her life."

"Anyway..."

Shen Yi looked at Lu Ruoxi and said, "Madam, it is better for our child not to get involved in the royal family disputes. When you are free, talk to Sangsang more."

Lu Ruoxi smiled and said, "If the royal family fails, aren't you afraid that she will find a poor scholar to marry her?"

"A poor scholar is better than this fourth prince."

Master Shen took a deep breath and said, "Even if he is a poor scholar, your husband can pull him to the top, but this fourth prince..."

"It's really hard to pull this one off."

Master Shen looked outside and said silently, "I now suspect that the stupid look this guy showed in front of me before was just an act!"

"OK OK."

Lu Ruoxi smiled softly and said, "My husband, you should take care of the court affairs first. The court has just arrived in Yanjing, and each government office needs to find its own office. I'm afraid that all these things will eventually be blamed on my husband, the governor of Northern Zhili."

"My husband will probably be very busy in the next one or two months."

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As Mrs. Shen said, Mr. Shen was indeed very busy for a period of time afterwards.

Because all matters, big and small, would eventually be traced back to him. Even the competition between the two government offices for office space would eventually be traced back to Shen Yi, who would have to take charge of the situation as the Governor-General of Northern Zhili.

After more than a month of hard work, the Jiankang court finally settled down in Yandu.

It's just a place to stay, and it will take a long time to take root.

It would take more than half a year or even a year or two, when the post roads and official roads from all over the country led directly to Yanjing, and the local government offices were connected to the Yanjing court, before the relocation of the capital was officially completed.

As for completely stabilizing it, it will take at least ten or twenty years to do so.

Fortunately, the most basic work has finally been done, and what remains is just some long-term matters.

As long as Emperor Hongde, who enjoys unparalleled prestige, does not encounter any problems, the relocation of the capital will become a fait accompli in one or two years or three to five years, and it will be irreversible.

During this extremely busy time, the only thing that made Shen Yi happy was that Zhao Er, Zhao Jizhou, was also transferred to Yanjing and promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

This promotion was obviously due to the old Prime Minister Zhao Changping.

After all, Zhao Changping did not come with the move this time, although he will still be in the Nanjing court, presiding over the Nanjing court for a period of time, and will be responsible for establishing the duties of the Nanjing court, and finally thoroughly implementing the system planning of the "Two Capitals" system.

But no matter what, as the Prime Minister, doing this kind of thing instead of continuing to preside over the Yanjing court is actually equivalent to losing power.

Prime Minister Zhao has been an official for decades and has worked diligently in the court. What is even more rare is that he has hardly made any mistakes and has made considerable contributions to the court. Such a person will be recorded in history books in the future, and his ranking among the officials of the entire Dachen will not be too low.

Now that he has lost power for no reason, His Majesty the Emperor will naturally give him some compensation.

originally…

This compensation should have been given to Song Ying, and was even enough for Song Ying to be directly appointed as prime minister. But now it fell on Zhao Jizhou, and he was successfully promoted to the position of vice-minister of six ministries.

With the arrival of Zhao Jizhou, Zhang Jian and others in Yanjing one after another, Mr. Shen's life became much more colorful. After work, he could sit together with some old brothers and have a few drinks.

In a blink of an eye, another half month passed. Master Shen, who had finally finished his work that day, was lying in the backyard of his house to relax and bask in the shade. A young man in a tight-fitting shorts galloped to the gate of Shen Hou Mansion and strode to the backyard. Before he saw anyone, he heard him shouting, "Dad, Dad!"

Jiang Sheng hurried forward and bowed, "Young Marquis, the Marquis is resting in the backyard. I'll take you there."

Shen Yuan waved his hand and wiped the sweat off his face: "No need, Uncle Jiang, I'll go find my father myself."

Shen Yuan was influenced by his parents and Master Lu since he was a child, and he spoke Jiangdu dialect very well. Now in front of Jiang Sheng, he naturally spoke Jiangdu dialect.

Soon, after finding Shen Yi under the pavilion in the backyard, the young marquis naturally sat next to Mr. Shen and said angrily, "Dad, I heard that the fourth son of the Li family is targeting my sister?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Mr. Shen opened his eyes and glanced at him.

"No one else said that, but you kept making a fuss about it. Do you want to leave your sister alone?"

The young marquis snorted, "Who cares? The Li family must have evil intentions when they contact my sister!"

Mr. Shen stood up, glanced at him, and shook his head slightly: "After spending some time with Xue Wei, I even speak like him."

"Go wash up."

Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and said, "I will take you to the palace to see the emperor in a moment."

The young marquis scratched his head and said, "Dad, why are you in such a hurry to enter the palace?"

"What?"

"Go and pay your respects to His Majesty, and by the way..."

Mr. Shen glanced at him and spoke slowly.

"To arrange your marriage."

(End of this chapter)