These old guys have been in Jiankang for many years, and there are more or less their people not only in the court, but even in the palace.
Because of this, Yang Jingzong received accurate news from the palace not long after Zhang Jing entered the palace, and hurried into the palace.
Shen Yi watched Yang Jingzong's sedan stop at the entrance of the Imperial City, and then watched Old Yang enter the Imperial City, then turned around and left wandering around. After walking around Beicheng, he returned home to play with his children.
Early the next morning, as soon as Shen Yi got up from bed, he heard the news that Zhang Jing was about to leave Jiankang.
The old man was leaving, and Shen Yi could not pretend not to know. Fortunately, he was still unemployed and did not have to go to work at the Ministry of War, so he changed his clothes and rushed to Zhang Mansion to see the old man off.
When Shen Yi arrived at the door of Zhang's house, he had already seen four or five large cars parked in front of Zhang's house. Mr. Shen was a little curious and took a closer look.
The carriage contained mostly books.
Most of it has been hidden by the old man for most of his life.
After Shen Yi took a few glances at these large cars, he was about to enter Zhang's house to take a look at the situation. Before he entered Zhang's house, he saw the old man Zhang Jing and his old lady walking out of Zhang's house.
Following the old couple were Zhang Jian's father Zhang He and Taichang Temple Prime Minister Zhang Jian.
Both father and son kept persuading Zhang Jing.
Especially Zhang Jian's father, Zhang He, pulled his father's sleeve, lowered his head and begged: "Father, although His Majesty allowed you to return home, he did not let you leave immediately. It is almost the end of the New Year. You Is it difficult for my mother and I to celebrate the New Year on the road?"
He whispered: "If you want to go back, you should go back after the new year. Then my son will accompany you back to Yuqian..."
The old man glanced at his son very stubbornly and said, "When do I need you to accompany me?"
"The distance between Yuqian and Jiankang is only five hundred miles."
The old man said: "We traveled fifty miles a day, and we got home around the Spring Festival."
At this time, the three people, grandfather and grandson, had almost reached Shen Yi. Mr. Shen silently glanced at the three people, then silently stepped forward, raised his hands to Zhang Jing, and said with a smile: "Old Prime Minister."
"It's Dr. Shen."
A smile appeared on Zhang Jing's face and he said, "It's rare that you can come and see me off."
He stepped forward and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen will be free in the future. Remember to go and sit in Yu Qian. I will treat Doctor Shen to our Yu Qian's delicacies."
Mr. Shen blinked and did not answer.
Yuqian County is a county under the jurisdiction of Lin'an Prefecture.
Shen Yi has been to Lin'an Mansion before and lived in Lin'an Mansion for a while. The place in Lin'an Mansion is good and the water is good, but the food is really not that good.
Therefore, Shen Yi did not answer the old man's words. He coughed and said, "Old Xiangguo is leaving in such a hurry. Why don't you stay in Jiankang for two more months?"
"I have to go, I have to go."
The old man looked serious and said, "If you don't leave, you won't be able to get home before the new year."
With that said, he was about to get into the carriage with his wife.
Shen Yi silently came to Zhang Jian's side, lowered his head slightly and asked: "Brother, what's wrong with Prime Minister Zhang? Are you leaving in such a hurry, even if it's not even a year?"
Zhang Jian couldn't persuade his grandfather. After hearing this, he looked back at Shen Yi helplessly and said, "Originally, my eldest father was not in such a hurry. He planned to spend the New Year in Jiankang and wait until spring next year before leaving Beijing. ,only…"
Zhang Jian paused and continued: "Yesterday, after the eldest father went to the palace, not long after, Prime Minister Yang also went."
"I know this."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "I also saw eight people from the Yang family carrying the sedan, which was really impressive."
Zhang Jian looked around, then pulled Shen Yi aside and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has approved the memorial for the uncle to beg for his bones to return home, but..."
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"But there is no one who would be prime minister Yang."
Speaking of this, Zhang Jian frowned slightly and said, "After the eldest father knew the news, he didn't know what happened, so he had to leave Jiankang as soon as possible, saying that he couldn't wait even a day."
"My eldest father and grandma are both at this age. How can we make people feel at ease when they have to travel such a long distance in the dead of winter?"
When Shen Yi heard this, his eyes turned slightly.
Originally, he estimated that after Zhang Jing told Lao to leave the capital, Yang Jingzong would be next. If Lao Yang left Jiankang again, then His Majesty the Emperor would be able to do what he should do. By then, the imperial court would go through a new round of power changes. After that, a new balance of power will be reached.
Unexpectedly, the emperor actually chose to keep Yang Jingzong after he released Zhang Jing!
There are many meanings behind this news that can be pondered.
For example, why does His Majesty the Emperor do this? Is it necessary to clean up Party Zhang and re-employ Party Yang?
Yesterday, Jiankang City was full of rumors because of this incident. Some people even said that the emperor was going to re-appoint Yang Jingzong as prime minister.
After Mr. Shen came home yesterday, he didn't go out again. He also slept in today. He had indeed just received the news.
However, in Shen Yi's opinion, there is another solution to this news.
That is, the emperor is willing to let Zhang Jing go and give Zhang Jing a good death. He can even pretend to be completely ignorant of Zhang Jing's people, but the emperor is not necessarily willing to give Yang Jingzong treatment.
The emperor kept him, firstly, to paralyze the Qi people in the Northern Dynasty, and secondly, so that one day in the future, when the court needs encouragement, the emperor can clean up all the "turtle factions" under Yang Jingzong. At that time, Morale and people's morale also rose.
Zhang Jing, as for Zhang Jing, probably also saw this level, so he hurriedly left Jiankang in order to get out of Jiankang as soon as possible.
Shen Yi thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Jian and said: "Senior brother, the old prime minister has been holding the country for many years. He certainly has his reasons for doing this. If senior brother's family is worried, he can ask his family members to follow him. It's okay to go slower. .”
After saying this, Shen Yi said a few more words to Zhang Jian, and then he came to the old man. He cupped his hands and smiled at the old man and said, "Old Prime Minister, you won't go back until the imperial edict to confer the third division comes down?"
When Zhang Jing was in office, he had the title of Prince's Young Master. After Hongde retired from the court in the sixth year, he was granted the title of Prince's Grand Master of the first rank by the court.
Now, he has taken the initiative to retire and return to his hometown. If the emperor gives him face, he should be given the title of Taishi, so that the old man can look better when he goes back.
The old man seemed to have completely looked away at this time, and smiled at Shen Yi: "Three divisions are not three divisions, what does it matter? You can't gain an extra piece of flesh."
With that said, he looked at Shen Yi and said softly: "Mr. Shen, San'er is a bit straight-forward. I will no longer be in Jiankang. If anything happens, I hope you can give him more advice."
"Don't dare."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "At most, we help each other. Senior brother has also helped me a lot over the years."
The old man smiled and nodded, suddenly glanced at the people around him, then looked at Shen Yi walking aside, and said with a smile: "Old Yang also entered the palace yesterday."
The old man smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.
"He was chatting with His Majesty in the palace for nearly an hour, but Your Majesty didn't let him go."
"Ha ha…"
Zhang Jing laughed heartily: "This is very interesting."
"It's a pity that I'm not in Jiankang, so I can't see what the future will be like."
Zhang Jing looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen can probably see it."
Shen Yi also smiled slightly.
"This is all the more reason to congratulate the Prime Minister."
Old Man Zhang stroked his beard and chuckled: "That's all, I can't wait to return home. Speaking of which, the last time I went back was six or seven years ago."
Zhang Jing stopped talking to Shen Yi and stubbornly got on the carriage. Shen Yi and Zhang Jian sent the old couple out of the city gate. In the end, Zhang Jian's father Zhang He was still worried and took his wife to follow the old couple. The couple went back to Yu Qian's hometown.
As soon as Zhang He and his wife left, Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi standing aside with a grimace.
"This time, I will be left alone to celebrate the New Year in Jiankang."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Anyway, things at Taichang Temple are not busy. Senior brother might as well take a leave of absence from Qingzheng and go back to Yuqian to spend the New Year together."
"No."
Zhang Jian shook his head slightly and said, "After the new year, I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve."
Shen Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted.
It should be Old Man Zhang's arrangement before he left.
He asked: "Is this Dr. Hube?"
"It can't be so fast."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and said helplessly: "I'm not you..."
He sighed and said: "I am now the Prime Minister of Taichang Temple in the sixth rank. After being transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, I can be a member of the fifth rank, which is already very good."
"Tsk..."
Mr. Shen glanced at Zhang Jian faintly.
"Senior brother, what you said is really irritating. I have been in the Southeast in the past few years, and I have gone through many difficulties. I almost died in the Southeast, and I am still just a fifth-grade doctor. I am enjoying my time in Jiankang, now." From the fifth grade!"
"And the household department in Dachen is much better than the military department."
"Comparing people with each other is really irritating."
Hearing these words, Zhang Jian's mood improved a lot. He patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's go, I will invite you to Guiyun Tower for a drink!"
Shen Yi readily agreed and said with a smile: "Then I will give you a good meal, senior brother."
…
In the Manna Palace.
Gao Ming was reporting to His Majesty the Emperor. The Emperor put down the documents in his hand, looked at Gao Ming, and asked, "Is Zhang Jing gone?"
"yes."
Gao Ming lowered his head and said, "Xiang Zhang, his wife and his son and daughter-in-law just left Jiankang."
The emperor rubbed his brows and asked, "Then the Zhang family is in Jiankang. Isn't there only one Zhang Jian?"
"yes."
Gao Ming nodded and said, "There is also Zhang Jian's family."
The emperor nodded again and said slowly: "Prime Minister Zhang is still sensible. This time Zhang Jian is transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will give him a higher salary as appropriate."
After saying this, the emperor asked again: "Where is Shen Qi?"
Gao Ming lowered his head and said, "I should be drinking with Zhang Jian."
The emperor snorted when he heard this.
"Summon him into the palace..."
After saying these four words, the emperor shook his head again.
"That's all, let's summon him to the palace tomorrow afternoon."
Gao Ming bowed his head deeply.
"Slave, I obey..."
