marquis of jingan

Chapter 1419: Years in the Blink of an Eye

Chapter 1419: Ten Years in a Blink of an Eye

When Mr. Shen came out of the palace and was brought to the Governor's Mansion, the Shen family had already stayed in the Governor's Mansion for most of the day. When Shen Yi came back, the whole family surrounded him and pulled him to sit in the main hall.

Lu Ruoxi pulled Shen Yi to sit down, poured a cup of tea for Mr. Shen, then carefully sat next to Shen Yi and whispered, "Husband."

Mr. Shen took the tea, took a sip, and smiled dumbly: "Why are you being so mysterious?"

"too big."

Lu Ruoxi looked around before speaking in a low voice.

"What's too big?"

"This house."

Lu Ruoxi whispered, "We moved into this house this morning and settled our family members. Until just now, it was almost evening, and we haven't even finished walking around this house."

"I looked through some books with Sister Ye, and the rules of this house are very wrong."

She looked at Shen Yi and said, "Our family is still a marquisate. Living here is beyond the rules."

Shen Yi put down the teacup, shook his head and smiled, "This is the house approved by His Majesty. Madam, don't think too much, just live here peacefully."

Shen Yi's Governor's Office was located not far from the imperial city and was not merged with the original Yandu Jingzhao Prefecture.

To be precise, his Governor's Mansion is more like his residence rather than the Governor's Office.

Moreover, there was no such position of governor in Yandu originally. Even if there was, the governor's office would most likely not be in Yandu city, but in other prefectures in northern Zhili. Therefore, Shen Yi's governor's mansion was converted from someone else's house.

To be precise, it was converted from the residence of Prince Cheng of Northern Qi.

When the nobles Zhu Lizhen left Yandu, they took away everything they could. When the Huai'an army entered Yandu, Zhu Lizhen set a fire in the city of Yandu, burning many mansions and gardens. Prince Cheng's Mansion is one of the few well-preserved princely mansions. It was also the Governor's Mansion that was personally approved by Emperor Hongde and bestowed upon Shen Yi.

In other words, although due to the ancestral system of the Great Chen, Shen Yi's title is still the Marquis of Jing'an, but his various treatments are actually at the level of a prince.

Because the palace had only been emptied of valuables, gold, silver and other treasures, and the main body was not damaged, Zhang Jian made some simple repairs after receiving the imperial edict. He changed the plaque of the palace to Governor's Palace, and added some new furniture, and the reconstruction was completed.

So, this is a real royal palace.

Moreover, because Zhuli Zhenren was an outsider, he treated the people more harshly. After entering the Pass in his early years, he not only grabbed land in the north, but also plundered the city of Yandu. Therefore, the scale of this palace was even larger than those royal palaces of Dachen.

It occupies almost half of the block and spans several streets.

Mr. Shen yawned, took Lu Ruoxi's hand, and said, "Madam, His Majesty will hold a banquet in the Governor's Mansion tomorrow to entertain officials from Yandu City. We must start preparing tonight."

Lu Ruoxi quickly said, "Don't worry, my husband. I will make arrangements."

After saying this, she still felt a little guilty, and whispered: "Such a big house, there are only a few of us in our family, how can we live in it?"

"It's out of the way."

Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said, "For the next ten years or so, I will be in charge of Yandu. This Governor's Mansion is where I will handle many affairs. No matter how big the place is, it will probably be useful."

Lu Ruoxi looked up at Shen Yi, and seemed to understand something. She held Shen Yi's hand and sighed silently.

"I no longer understand a lot of what my husband is doing now."

Master Shen put his arm around Lu Ruoxi's waist and said softly, "Madam, as long as you know that your husband has been doing his best to do things for our family, that's enough."

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The next day, His Majesty the Emperor gave a banquet at the Governor's Mansion, and all the officials in Yandu City were present.

On this day, His Majesty the Emperor was very happy and got drunk. He rested for several days before he recovered.

After His Majesty the Emperor finally regained consciousness, he began to preside over the burial of Emperor Shizong. On the day of the burial, the Emperor of Dachen shed tears in front of Emperor Shizong's underground palace. Before leaving, he wrote the two words "Huiling" with his calligraphy.

In this way, there were two Huilings, one in the south and one in the north of the country.

After Huiling was settled, the emperor still did not leave Yandu. Instead, he took Li Mu with him to personally survey the sites of several imperial tombs. It took him more than two months to formally establish the location of his own imperial tomb. Only then did he settle down and return to Yandu to rest for a while.

In late August of the 19th year of Hongde, when the weather had begun to turn cooler, the Emperor finally issued an edict to return to Jiankang.

On the day when the Emperor was leaving Yandu, Shen Yi and a group of Yandu officials came out of the city to see him off. They accompanied him for more than thirty miles before the Emperor waved to Shen Yi.

Mr. Shen hurried forward and bowed his head, "Your Majesty."

"I'll send you a thousand miles away, but I'll have to say goodbye in the end."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "If you continue, Shen Qing will have to walk fifty miles. Let's stop here."

Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, since I have been ordered to be in charge of Northern Zhili, I must naturally escort you all the way out of Northern Zhili."

The emperor shook his head and said, "No need to send me off."

"I have been in Yandu for the past few months and have seen many things. Before leaving, Master Zhuli burned many places, and Yandu has suffered a serious population loss. Now there is a lot of work to be done."

"Besides, the northern border is not stable. Right now, Shen Qing is needed to do things. It is better not to waste your energy on these insignificant matters."

"Just go back."

Master Shen shook his head: "I will escort Your Majesty at least a hundred miles..."

Emperor Hongde frowned and said, "This is my order. Do you want to disobey it, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Yi then lowered his head and bowed.

"Wei Chen obeys your orders."

After saying this, Shen Yi paused and said, "Your Majesty, I have one more request."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "Just as you said."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said, "The name of Yandu was given by the pseudo-dynasty. It is no longer appropriate now. Your Majesty, please change the name of Yandu."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "This is my ancestral land of the Great Chen, and it is also the capital of the Great Chen. It has not changed its name for more than seventy years. But since we have to change the name, let's temporarily call it Yanjing."

"Wait until I move the capital here."

The emperor smiled and said, "This is the capital of Dachen, and Jiankang will be the secondary capital."

The emperor patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I will leave this important northern land to Shen Qing."

Master Shen bowed and said, "I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust."

The emperor nodded and smiled, "Well, we, the king and his subject, will say goodbye here."

At this point, he seemed to sigh: "I really don't know when we will see each other again next time."

Shen Yi was also touched. He looked up at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, now is the most critical time for the country. You must take good care of your health."

"Only you, Your Majesty, can lead the country and accomplish what must be done."

"The future of Dachen for the next hundred years all rests on your shoulders, Your Majesty!"

The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, I am in good health."

"Living another ten or twenty years won't be a problem."

He reached out and shook hands with Shen Yi.

"Let us work together as king and ministers to complete what the court should do."

Shen Yi bowed and responded respectfully.

His Majesty the Emperor got on the dragon chariot and waved to Shen Yi in a very casual manner: "Go back, go back."

Master Shen bowed to the dragon chariot once again and stood there silently for a long time.

After the Emperor's carriage had gone far away, he turned back silently and walked towards Yandu.

The king and his minister walked in two directions, one south and one north.

Time is like water.

In this turn, I don’t know how many years have passed.

Crows fly and rabbits run, and before I knew it, ten years have passed.

　The next chapter may or may not start a new volume, because the time span is too long and the author needs to carefully conceive and organize the plot.

　　Updates may be a bit slower.

　　What I want to say here is that the following volume is the final volume~

(End of this chapter)