It is necessary to meet Zhang Jian.
Firstly, it is true that the two senior brothers have not seen each other for a long time. Secondly, Shen Yi must meet the people of the academy through some channel, or get in touch with the academy.
Going to meet Zhao Changping is a bit too direct.
And Zhang Jian is the best choice.
In the Yaoyue Tower, the two senior brothers exchanged cups and cups. Unknowingly, their cheeks were slightly red.
Zhang Jian smiled and told Shen Yi the interesting things he had seen and heard in Jiangdu in the past few years. From time to time, he would say a few not-so-standard Jiangdu dialects, which made Shen Yi, a native Jiangdu man, couldn't help laughing.
After the two people drank two bottles of wine, while they were talking, the door of the private room was pushed open with a creak.
A young man in white clothes exposed half of his body from the door and looked deeply at the two drinking people.
At this moment, Shen Yi had his back to the door.
However, upon hearing the noise, he and Zhang Jian still looked at the door at the same time.
Zhang Jian almost immediately recognized who this young man was. He stood up and said with a slight sneer: "Even if Mr. Zhao is a general, he should know the truth about not entering unless you have to. Why are there no rules?"
Zhao Zhuo shrugged helplessly and said calmly: "Brother Zhang misunderstood. I didn't go in. I just happened to bring my friends here for dinner. When I passed by the door, I heard that Brother Zhang was also there, so I came over to say hello."
After saying this, he looked at Shen Yi with an unexplainable smile on his face: "Shen Sizheng is here too. I heard that Shen Sizheng recently went south with the crown prince and made a lot of great contributions."
Shen Yi did not stand up, but glanced back at Zhao Zhuo, and said with a smile: "I don't deserve it for meritorious service. I just went on an errand with the imperial envoy. The main reason why I went south was because I was afraid that if I stayed in Jiankang, I would be suddenly killed by the four people one day." If the girl is beaten, then the gain outweighs the loss."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi glanced at Zhao Zhuo and said with a smile: "How are the four girls doing recently?"
Hearing Shen Yi mention his sister, the smile on Zhao Zhuo's face froze. Then he glanced at the two of them and said expressionlessly: "You two, please be patient, I have to eat too."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Zhang Jian was very happy when he saw Zhao Zhuo leaving in despair. He said excitedly: "This kid has been rampant for so many years, and today is the first time I saw him deflated."
The prime minister's son smiled and said: "Next time I see him, I will also talk about the fourth girl in his family. I heard that the fourth girl beat you at Jiming Temple last time and made everyone famous. Now no one can even talk to her about her in-laws."
There was no smile on Shen Yi's face. He raised his glass silently, clinked it with Zhang Jian, and then said slowly: "Brother, it seems that the Zhao family has known about the anti-Japanese army for a long time."
"What's so strange about this?"
Zhang Jian also raised his glass and clinked it with Shen Yi, and then said: "They are very smart. I have heard about this matter. Most of their families have known about it for a long time."
Shen Yi lowered his head to drink in silence and said no more.
He had always suspected that the reason why Wenzhou Prefecture suddenly gathered three groups of Japanese pirates was because there was some force behind it. Now the appearance of Zhao Zhuo confirmed his suspicion.
Jiankang Zhao clan…
Highly suspicious.
If this matter really has something to do with the Zhao clan, then these Zhao family members will really die.
And no one in the whole family should die.
……………………
After having a drink with Zhang Jian, Shen Yi went to Dayifang to meet Mr. Gu in the afternoon. The little old man was energetic and full of energy.
The only thing that worried Shen Yi was that he didn't find out about Old Man Gu's family in Taizhou Prefecture. He heard from his neighbors that his family had moved away early and no longer lived in Taizhou.
As for where they have moved, there is no news yet.
In the next two days, Shen Yi spent time with the pregnant woman at home, and sometimes took her out for a walk. In the evening, Shen Yi was at home tinkering with the memorial that the emperor had given him.
It is worth mentioning that Shen Yi, Sizheng of the Diji Newspaper Division, has been back to Jiankang for several days and has never returned to the Dishi Newspaper Bureau once.
In a blink of an eye, it was the fourth day, which was the "three days later" he had agreed with the emperor.
This day was the time for the imperial meeting. Shen Yi first entered the imperial city and then waited at the gate of the palace. After all the civil and military officials had left the court, he quietly entered the imperial city and waited at the gate of Deqing Hall.
The emperor had just left court at this moment, and was probably in Deqing Hall.
After asking the eunuch at the door to report, soon two young eunuchs came out of Deqing Palace and led Shen Yi to the back hall of Deqing Palace.
Deqing Palace is the place where the imperial court meets, and where the emperor lives and handles political affairs. However, overall, it should be called Deqing Palace.
This is because the Deqing Palace is composed of a group of palaces, with about a dozen main halls and small halls. Among them, the main hall that serves as the main hall for the court meeting is the serious Deqing Palace.
After entering Deqing Palace, Shen Yi was led by two young eunuchs to the back hall of Deqing Palace. After walking around seven times, he saw His Majesty the Emperor wearing a dragon robe in a main hall.
Because the imperial gathering had just concluded, His Majesty the Emperor was still wearing court attire instead of the regular clothes he usually wears. The close-fitting court attire he wore now made the young Emperor look even more majestic.
Seeing Shen Yi coming over, the emperor paused with the brush in his hand, then asked him to sit down and said, "I have some urgent matters to deal with, please wait here."
In the emperor's "office", Shen Yi naturally did not dare to disobey, so he could only lower his head and said: "Your Majesty's political affairs are important, so you don't need to pay attention to me."
The emperor hummed and began to approve the urgent memorials in his hand. These memorials that urgently need the emperor's approval are generally not too many, but some matters are indeed not small. Even His Majesty the Emperor needs some time to think about it. Only then can I write.
Therefore, Shen Yi waited for more than half an hour before the emperor finished approving the memorial at hand. Then he glanced at Gao Ming next to him and said, "These are important matters. Go and deliver them in person." Zhongshu omits it and tells them to do what they can do immediately without any delay."
Eunuch Gao nodded in agreement. He held up a dozen memorial books in front of him with both hands, then took a deep look at Shen Yi before leaving the hall with small steps.
After Gao Ming left, the little emperor stood up and stretched. Then he looked at Shen Yi, with a smile on his face: "It's been three days, has Shen Qing's memorial been written?"
Shen Yi stood up quickly, took out the memorial from his sleeves, and raised his eyebrows with both hands.
The emperor gave him a wink, and the palace attendants who were waiting on the side immediately stepped forward and handed over the memorial in Shen Yi's hand.
The emperor sat back in his seat, yawned, and then opened the memorial written by Shen Yi.
It has been two and a half years since he officially became emperor. If you include the time when he was a "trainee", it has been eight or nine years. He has read countless memorials on weekdays, and has basically developed the ability to read several lines at a glance. , with just one glance, he read through Shen Yi's memorial.
His Majesty the Emperor closed the memorial, looked at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and then asked: "Aren't those merchants along the coast extremely rich? According to the information Du Huai sent back, the wealth of these wealthy merchants can be as high as It’s enough to support the Japanese army, but why doesn’t Shen Qingyi agree to use this money to support the Japanese army?”
"Chen Fei disagrees."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "I also understand that your Majesty did this as an expedient measure to avoid the ministers in the court from doing things, but..."
"The Anti-Japanese Army is a local army after all. If they can support themselves, this is fundamentally wrong."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said, "There's nothing wrong with raiding Japanese pirates, and there's nothing wrong with using the money to support the Coast Guard, but..."
"If in the future, the authority to investigate wealthy merchants from Japan is still in the hands of the commander of the anti-Japanese army, I think there will be problems sooner or later."
"more importantly……"
Having said this, Shen Yi looked up at the emperor, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "If this is not changed, the Queen Mother will..."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get through it."
The emperor took Shen Yi's memorial again, read it carefully, and then smiled on his face.
"Qing Shen, you are more thoughtful."
"You wait here for a moment."
The emperor stood up from his chair, stretched out, yawned again, and seemed to rub his eyes with his hands, his tone a little sleepy.
He said lazily as he walked towards the back hall.
"I'm going to change my clothes, and then I'll take you to Kunde Palace to meet your mother."
(End of chapter)
