When Xu Daguanren redeemed Gu Hengbo, Shen Yiren was almost arriving in Jiangdu.
He knew in his heart that as long as Li Mu was willing to help, there would be no difficulty in this matter.
In fact, Shen Yi has two candidates to choose from in this matter. The first one is naturally Xu Fu, and the other one is Shen Yi's third brother Shen Ling.
It's just that if Shen Yi wants to completely clear up his involvement in this matter, he can't let the third brother handle it, otherwise it will all be done by Shen, and in the eyes of outsiders, it will be no different from what Shen Yi did himself.
So I could only choose Xu Fu.
There are other benefits to choosing Xu Fu. After this time, Xu Fu will definitely be famous in Jiankang. Others will not only know that he is rich, but also know what extremely powerful background he has behind him!
Regardless of whether Xu Fu has any strength or not, with such a layer of tiger skin, he will be much more comfortable no matter what he does.
In addition, after Gu Hengbo left Chunyi Tower, Xu Fu should have found a house to raise him. In this way, Xiao Xu might be able to rely on such a relationship to contact the palace in the future.
The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is whether Xu Fu will skip Shen Yi's "middleman" in the future and establish relationships with the palace himself to become an imperial merchant.
This possibility is not high, but it is not impossible.
Everything depends on Xu Fu's own methods and ambitions, and how Shen Yi handles it.
Jiangdu Mansion was very close to Jiankang, and Shen Yi only had three people and didn't bring much luggage. On the afternoon of the third day, he arrived at Jiangdu City Gate because he had written a letter to his family in advance and notified the Jiangdu County Government.
When a new Jinshi returns to his hometown, the local county magistrate and a group of officials will greet him at the city gate as usual. Firstly, it is to give face to each other among the scholars, and secondly, it is also the "educational contribution" of the county magistrate himself, so Shen Yi As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate of Jiangdu City, a series of firecrackers were heard outside.
The two little maids opened the curtain and took a look. They saw a hundred or ten people standing at the Jiangdu city gate, most of them wearing clothes at the yamen gate. A young county official wearing a seventh-grade official uniform stood at the end with a smile. Front.
On both sides of him, a series of firecrackers sounded. After the firecrackers went off, dozens of people shouted in unison.
"Welcome Mr. Shen, the new Jinshi Scholar, to return to his hometown!"
The two little girls were startled by the sound and quickly retracted their heads. Ping'er turned to Shen Yi and blinked, and said, "Master, I'm here to welcome you..."
Qing'er also laughed and said: "It's such a big battle. Young Master, you are very majestic."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "The county magistrate and I have an old relationship, otherwise we wouldn't be able to make such a big move."
Although the local county magistrate wants to welcome the new Jinshi when he returns to his hometown, but where is Jiangdu County? It’s Jiangdu Fucheng! Who is the Jiangdu County Magistrate? The grandson of the former prime minister Zhang Jing!
Such a status and identity are placed here. Even if they want to welcome him, it is probably just a formality. Such a grand ceremony is mainly because Zhang County Zun has a personal relationship with Shen Yi, which makes such a big fuss.
Shen Yi coughed and said to the coachman: "Old man, stop by the side of the road."
The handlebar responded and drove the carriage to the roadside. Shen Yi jumped off the carriage, lowered his head and straightened his clothes, then walked towards Zhang Jian. When he came to Zhang Jian, he bowed his head and said, "Senior brother. "
Zhang Jian laughed, stretched out her hand to pull Shen Yi's sleeve, and joked: "I am welcoming you today, how can Master Xinke salute like me?"
Shen Yi smiled helplessly: "Senior brother, please stop making fun of me."
"How's that for teasing?"
Zhang Jian became serious and said, "Brother Wei was ranked 2nd and 54th in the scientific examination. Ziheng, you are 51st. You are even higher than Brother Wei. It is reasonable for Brother Wei to welcome you."
Shen Yi shook his head: "Senior brother said this just to make fun of me."
Zhang Jian was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Hongde, one subject earlier than Shen Yi.
Although his ranking is indeed a little lower than Shen Yi, he has a prime minister grandfather, which is better than anything else. Not to mention the serious two-ranking Jinshi, even Enyin's starting point is higher than Shen Yi's. .
"Okay, I won't joke with you."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said, "Brother, I have already arranged for a banquet to be held at Baiyulou. Tonight, call Uncle Shen and the Shen brothers together. Let's go to Baiyulou and have a good meal."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "It all depends on senior brother's arrangements."
Zhang Jian pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and the two of them walked side by side into the city. As they walked, County Master Zhang asked, "Has Ziheng reported to the Ministry of Civil Affairs? How long will he stay in Jiankang this time?"
"Already reported."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said, "Over at the Ministry of Revenue, things will probably be arranged in a month or two. I will be in Jiangdu for a short time and will be back in ten and a half months."
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Zhang Jian said with a smile: "It stands to reason that Zi Heng, a second-class Jinshi, has to stay in the Sixth Department for half a year to watch the government. If I ask you to go back, I will probably ask you to watch the government. I was my brother for half a year. In fact, there is nothing important. , after going to Dianmao every day, it doesn’t matter whether you go or not.”
"At that time, I often drank everywhere and never watched the government for a few days."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Brother, you are definitely different from others. If I do this, I might be fired by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in a few days."
"Harmful."
Zhang Jian turned to look at Shen Yi and said angrily: "The old man has stepped back. Zi Heng and I are no different now. We are both trembling. Please stop teasing me about this matter."
Shen Yi smiled and said nothing.
Zhang Jing has been the prime minister for so many years, and his influence in the court is certainly not small. Regardless of whether he is in the court or not, Zhang Jian, his direct grandson, will receive due care.
In other words, as long as Zhang Jian has enough ability, he can achieve the corresponding position without the risk of not being recognized for his talent.
The two senior brothers walked side by side. When they reached the city gate, Shen Yi saw his family.
Uncle Shen Hui, father Shen Zhang, and younger brother Shen Heng.
Behind the three people were twenty or thirty Shen family members.
Shen Yi took a deep breath and walked to his family. He first saluted his father Shen Zhang, then turned to bow to Shen Hui and called him "Uncle."
Shen Zhang's face glowed brightly and he helped Shen Yi up, his face couldn't help being happy.
"Well done Yi'er!"
Shen Zhang choked up when he spoke so excitedly: "You have given credit to our old Shen family. After my father received the letter, he went to the ancestral hall to offer incense. Your grandfather and great-grandfather must also be very happy when they find out."
He pulled Shen Yi and smiled with tears in his eyes: "Yesterday, the elders of the family came to see my father and told him that they were going to build an archway for you in front of the ancestral hall, to stand with your great-grandfather's."
"Wait until tomorrow for my father to find a painter to paint your portrait. I will hang your portrait in the ancestral hall in the future!"
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and smiled bitterly: "Dad, it's not Sandingjia, so there is no need to build an archway. As for hanging portraits..."
Shen Yi was a little helpless: "It won't be too late to wait until I die in the future..."
"The archway needs to be built."
Shen Zhang looked serious and said: "The Sun family in the east of the city has a record of being a top three Jinshi. Didn't they also build a memorial arch? My son was born as a second-grade Jinshi. Why can't he get it?"
While the father and son were talking, the uncle Shen Hui on the side coughed and said with a smile: "Old Qi Erjia fifty-one, it is appropriate to build an archway, but now besides the archway, there are other important things. "
He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "In a blink of an eye, Lao Qi is already seventeen years old and has not yet been married. Now Lao Qi has completed his studies. This time he returns to his hometown and can just arrange a marriage for Lao Qi. It will bloom as soon as possible.”
The current member of the Shen family stroked the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "After the news of Lao Qi High School spread back to Jiangdu, many people have visited us in the past few days. Lao Qi will go home to take a rest today. Tomorrow, your uncle will arrange a few houses for you, take a look first and see if there are any that you like."
Hearing Shen Hui's words, Shen Yi raised his eyebrows.
He was about to speak when Shen Zhang, who knew his son's character, grabbed Shen Yi's sleeve and whispered: "Son, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get home..."
