marquis of jingan

Chapter 1421: Lord Shen Goes South

Chapter 1421: Lord Shen Goes South

After asking about his health, Shen Yi sat down in his seat, stroking his chin and thinking for a while, then said, "The eldest daughter of the emperor hasn't married yet, right?"

"No."

Seeing that his father was not so angry anymore, the young marquis sat down with a smile and said, "But I heard that they are already looking for a prince consort for her."

Shen Yi looked at his son and asked, "Didn't she look for you?"

"found."

Shen Yuan curled his lips and said, "But she probably doesn't like my son, and my son doesn't like her that much either. She wants to marry my son because the queen wants to marry her to my son, but you didn't let my son marry her."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "You don't like your childhood playmate anymore?"

"father."

The young marquis said seriously: "When I was a child, it was when I was a child. Now is now."

"Besides, I've only seen her two or three times in the past ten years, so how can I remember many things from those days?"

"correct."

Shen Yuan looked up at Shen Yi, took out a few letters from his arms, and said, "Many people have found their sons and want to propose to my eldest sister. This is the letter they brought to you. Please take a look..."

Ten years passed, and the Shen Marquis Mansion had one more son and two daughters. Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan each gave birth to a daughter, and the son was born to Lu Ruoxi's maid Lian'er, who has now become the marquis's concubine.

The "big sister" that Shen Yuan mentioned is naturally his biological sister Shen Sangsang.

Shen Sangsang was born in the tenth year of Hongde and is eighteen or nineteen years old this year.

When Lord Shen heard his son mention this, his face darkened and he said in a muffled voice, "No, no."

The young marquis blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Dad, there is a letter from the second uncle of the Zhao family. His son likes my eldest sister very much..."

"Get lost."

Mr. Shen glared at him and said unhappily, "If you really want to propose marriage, let him come to Yanjing to see me."

Seeing that his father was angry, Shen Yuan shrank his neck and dared not speak.

Shen Yi took a deep breath and said, "What about you? When do you plan to get married? Over the years, many people have come to our house to propose marriage to you."

"Dad, didn't you tell me that I'm not in a hurry to get married..."

"My son wants to play for a few more years before considering getting married."

Mr. Shen glanced at him and said slowly: "Father won't rush you, but the one in Cangzhou won't work."

Shen Yuan's face turned pale, and he was about to speak, but Master Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "At most, you can take me in as a concubine. Do you understand?"

The young marquis quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes, son, I understand."

"You should talk to your mother about this yourself."

Lord Shen snorted, "If she is pregnant, send someone to bring her to Yanjing as soon as possible."

The young marquis blushed: "Father, what nonsense are you talking about? My son and her are innocent..."

He felt somewhat guilty when he said this.

"She doesn't know the identity of the child yet..."

"I don't care about that."

Master Shen exhaled and asked, "Let's continue talking about Jiankang's situation."

"Your Master Zhao and Master Zhang, are you both in good health now?"

"all good."

Shen Yuan lowered his head and said, "But Master is having difficulty hearing now. I heard that he can't sleep well at night. When he was working in the court, he often couldn't hear His Majesty calling him."

"I have submitted my resignation letter several times, but Your Majesty has not approved it. Before I left Jiankang, I submitted my resignation letter once more."

Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "This is probably because your uncle Zhang is not old enough."

Zhang Jian served as the governor of Northern Zhili ten years ago. Three years later, he was transferred to the governor of Northern Zhili. After serving as the governor, he was transferred back to Jiankang and served as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice for two years. Then he was transferred to the minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Now he has been in this position for two years.

Although Shen Yi was not in the court, he could still guess Emperor Hongde's intentions.

At present, there are many officials in the court who graduated from Ganquan Academy. They have formed a faction and are a force that cannot be ignored in the court.

The power of Ganquan Academy is already large enough, but it cannot continue to grow, so there can only be one prime minister who comes from Ganquan Academy.

It was not until Zhao Changping left the Secretariat that Zhang Jian had the opportunity to enter the Secretariat and become prime minister.

Before this, the emperor would not have agreed to Zhao Changping's retirement.

The young marquis nodded, not quite understanding, and then said, "My uncle's younger brother wants to come to the north to take a look. Do you agree?"

Mr. Shen glanced at Shen Yuan and said, "Shen Zhou has already gone north. I'm relying on you to pass on the message. I'm afraid he won't be able to come this year."

The young marquis was a little embarrassed and asked, "Dad, are you going to Jiankang?"

"Your Majesty has spoken, so I will go."

Mr. Shen stood up, put his hands in his sleeves, and said, "You were sightseeing on the way, although it was nonsense, but it was an accidental achievement. Originally, as long as you returned to Yanjing, your father would have set off south immediately. You were delayed on the road for two months, so I can pretend that I didn't know anything about it."

"It can be considered as buying two months for my father."

The young marquis blinked his eyes and said, "Then the Queen Mother, has she already..."

Mr. Shen glared at him and said, "Shut up."

The young marquis stopped talking with a smile and changed the subject.

"Your son has done a great job, but you don't have any reward for him?"

Lord Shen kicked Shen Yuan on the butt without mercy, and scolded him with a smile: "You got into trouble outside, and I didn't punish you to copy books, so I rewarded you."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "In three to five days, I will set off south."

The young marquis rubbed his buttocks and became serious. He whispered, "Dad, those people in Jiankang City, especially some scholars, slandered you behind your back. I took action in Jiankang probably because someone said bad things about you."

"When you arrive in Jiankang, you must be careful."

Shen Yi looked back at him and asked with a smile: "What are you paying attention to?"

This sentence has the flavor of a test. After thinking for a while, the young marquis whispered: "Be careful of the attitude of the government and the public towards us in the north..."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "You have made some progress, but your thinking is still too one-sided."

Lord Shen walked outside and said, "Aren't you interested in the new school? Rest at home for two days, then go to Huai'an Academy to take a look. In the year since you were away, there have been several interesting people in the academy. Go and meet them."

Huai'an School is the school that Shen Yi originally opened in Huai'an. After Mr. Shen settled down in Yanjing, he moved the entire school to the north. It has been in operation for a full ten years.

Today, the first batch of "graduates" of this school have been working under Shen Yi for ten years.

Because Shen Yi attached great importance to these "strange skills and tricks", as the saying goes, what the superiors like, the subordinates will like even more. Now in Yanjing, these things are called new knowledge, and some people call it new learning.

Compared with the Four Books and Five Classics, Shen Yuan was more interested in these new studies.

Although ten years is a long time, it is still too short compared to the Industrial Revolution. Although Huai'an School has produced some interesting things, it is still far from promoting the progress of the times.

However, in some aspects, it has already pushed Shen Yi to make progress.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan nodded quickly and said, "Son, obey your command!"

Mr. Shen walked out and said, "Your uncle Su is coming over to drink tonight, so don't go out and stay at home with him."

"Yes."

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In the backyard of the Marquis's mansion, Lu Ruoxi was playing Go with Ye Chan. Shen Yi walked in and watched the game for a while. When the situation of the game became clear, Lu Ruoxi resigned and said with a smile, "Sister is still better."

Ye Chan lowered her head and smiled: "It was my sister who asked me to do that."

The two looked up at Shen Yi at the same time, and Lu Ruoxi said with a smile: "My husband has met Yuan'er."

"See you."

Master Shen shook his head and smiled, "This kid ran around outside. Although he got into some trouble, he did something after all. He has finally made some progress."

Lu Ruoxi was very happy when she heard this: "He is already this old, it's time for him to make some progress."

Mr. Shen found a chair and sat down, and said softly: "On his way back, your son met a female knight who came from nowhere. He was doing chivalrous things all the way, provoking bandits everywhere, and almost brought the girl back to Yanjing."

"That woman has been placed in Cangzhou by Xu Fu. Madam, please go and ask about it in detail and handle this matter properly."

Lu Ruoxi was startled, and then her eyebrows were raised in anger: "This child really needs to be disciplined..."

Ye Chan at the side covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister may become a grandmother soon."

Before Lu Ruoxi could speak, Shen Yi said, "I'm going to Jiankang in a few days."

"Family matters."

He lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "You guys should pay more attention to it."

(End of this chapter)