"My nephew Jiang Ming, meet Uncle Shen!"
In the living room of Shen's house, a young man saw Shen Yi. Without saying a word, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed firmly to Master Shen.
Shen Yi had just woken up from sleep and helped the man up.
I saw this "cheap nephew" with a lush beard on his face. As for his figure, he couldn't be said to be big and round, but at least he was strong.
It's getting loud...
Mr. Shen rubbed his eyes and turned around silently, preparing to go back and sleep so he could wake up.
"uncle!"
Jiang Ming bent over and handed over to Shen Yi.
"My eldest father asked me to come to meet my uncle. Thank you very much, uncle, for being willing to take in my nephew!"
Shen Yi stood there. He slowly turned around, looked at the eldest nephew in front of him, and sighed silently: "Young Master Jiang, your Majesty?"
Jiang Ming lowered his head and said, "My nephew Yuan Xi was born in the first year of his life."
Mr. Shen touched his forehead and said helplessly: "You are two years older than me."
"Mr. Jiang, I have promised you that after the New Year, I will take you to Huai'an with me. I will never break my promise. As for the title of uncle, I just pretend that I didn't hear it. How about we talking about being friends with each other?"
Jiang Ming raised his head, looked at Shen Yi, and then lowered his head again.
"Uncle, don't mess with seniority."
He lowered his head and said: "The eldest father said that he and his uncle are colleagues, almost equal generations. Originally, my uncle and I should be two generations apart, but the eldest father said that my uncle is not very old, even if he is a year older than him. generation."
"Therefore, the eldest father asked the younger nephew to follow the rites of son-nephew."
"This is too much nonsense."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Brother Jiang, that's not how we talk about seniority. Firstly, we don't have the same clan and the same surname, and secondly, we are not related to each other, so we can only talk about our friendship based on age."
Jiang Ming looked up at Shen Yi, and then said with a smile: "Uncle Shen, my eldest father and Zhao Shangshu are the same generation. Uncle Shen is Zhao Shangshu's nephew, just one generation older than me."
He raised his head and looked directly at Shen Yi, and said: "Since Uncle Shen took over Huai'an, there have been several battles in Huai'an. My nephew has read about it in the newspaper. He is so impressed by Uncle Shen that he is willing to call you uncle!"
Seeing how persistent the young master was, Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and sighed helplessly.
He knew it very well.
His seniority is not that high.
Because the relationship between Jiang Jian and Zhao Changping is just average. There is no seniority between the two families. The reason why Master Jiang "respects" him so much is mainly because of his "fame" and status. .
The so-called fame refers to what he has done in the past few years.
And the status is naturally his current grade.
He is a fourth-grade Zhongshun doctor and a doctor in the military selection department of the Ministry of War!
Leaving aside the other fourth-rank officials in the imperial court, just talking about him, the fifth-rank Wu Xuan Si Lang Zhong, his predecessor, Wu Xuan Si Lang Zhong, was already in his forties when he took this position.
The other four-rank officials in the imperial court are all over forty years old.
Moreover, Shen Yi, a fourth-grade official, might move up a level or two at any time.
Given Mr. Shen's "status in the world", when he interacts with other officials of the fourth, fifth and even third and fourth grades in the court, no one will treat him as a junior, and no one dares to make such a big deal!
Cheng Tingzhi, governor of Fujian, is a second-rank official, worthy of brother Shen Yi!
The chief military officer of the Huaihe Navy in the Great Chen Dynasty, Zhao Lu, the Marquis of Anping, was a very popular minister. When facing Shen Yi, he also acted like a younger brother Shen.
In other words, Mr. Shen has unknowingly blended into a class that does not belong to his age and has become a "super senior".
Jiang Mingjiang was very excited. After greeting Shen Yi, he called Shen Yi one by one. Then he simply took Shen Yi to sit down and started asking him about his experience in suppressing Japanese invaders in the southeast and fighting against the Qi people in Huai'an Mansion.
Because he had to give face to the old leader, and because others kept calling him uncle, Shen Yi was too embarrassed to drive him away, so he could only chat with him for most of an hour.
Finally, Mr. Jiang reluctantly said goodbye. Before leaving, he cupped his hands to Shen Yi and said: "Uncle Shen, when will you leave after the New Year? When you leave, don't forget to inform your nephew! My nephew and you Let’s go to Huai’an together!”
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Young Master Jiang. I will send someone to Shangshu Mansion to inform Young Master Jiang when the time comes."
Jiang Ming nodded with satisfaction and asked: "By the way, Uncle Shen, after my nephew goes to Huai'an, what kind of official position can he be? My nephew wants to start with a hundred households..."
"If it doesn't work, the general flag and the small flag will do!"
Shen Yi looked at him quietly, and then said: "Brother Jiang, you are a literary official..."
"It's just Yin's official position, it's not like he got it through examination, it doesn't count!"
Jiang Ming patted his chest and said, "Uncle Shen, don't forget that I come from a civil servant family. My nephew has practiced martial arts since he was a child and is very strong!"
Shen Yi couldn't tell him directly and planned to let him take care of the food and grass, so he said helplessly: "Brother Jiang, what do you think of the specific arrangements after arriving in Huai'an?"
"Okay, listen to Uncle Shen!"
Mr. Jiang, obviously, has a very cheerful personality. It only took about an hour between him and Shen Yi, and by now he was already saying "Uncle Shen" very skillfully and naturally.
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Even Mr. Shen himself was a little confused as to whether he really had such a great nephew.
After saying goodbye to his eldest nephew, Shen Yi rubbed his head, returned to the backyard, and took Shen Yuan to write.
Throughout the whole day, he stayed at his home without going out. He received some greetings and invitations one after another, but Shen Yi rejected them one by one. He did not meet anyone who came to the door, nor did he accept anyone's invitation.
In the evening, he put on his coat, left Shen's house in a carriage, and came to Zhao Changping's home. He successfully met Zhao Shangshu, whom he had not seen for a long time, in the Zhao family's study.
After the two people met, they roughly communicated about their respective situations. After they had finished speaking, Zhao Changping sat on his chair. After thinking for a while, he suddenly looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Zi Heng, the second child is being taken care of." His mother is so spoiled that she spends all day idle in Jiankang, either eating and drinking or sleeping among flowers and willows."
Zhao Shangshu said slowly: "Next spring, you can also take him to Huai'an."
"It would be nice if I could help you run errands."
Shen Yi rubbed his head.
Some elders in the court have begun to be optimistic about Huai'an and have placed bets on Huai'an.
However, my master's approach was really unnecessary.
Mr. Shen sighed and said: "Uncle, there is no problem in taking senior brother to Huai'an. There is also something for him to do, but senior brother has no official status. Even if he does something, the credit will hardly fall on him." .”
"Official matters..."
Zhao Changping was silent for a while, and his voice was a little hoarse: "I will enter the palace tomorrow, show off my old face, and ask him to be relieved."
Shen Yi thought for a while, then nodded silently.
"Then there will be no problem. After the Chinese New Year, I will go to Huai'an with my senior brother, but there are some things that my nephew needs to discuss with his senior uncle in advance."
Zhao Changping nodded.
"Zi Heng said so."
"There are many official positions in Huai'an, and many positions are lacking people. You can leave them to senior brothers, but no matter what senior brothers do, they cannot affect the Huai'an army, let alone the Northern Expedition."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "Otherwise, my nephew will have no choice but to send his senior brother back."
Zhao Changping nodded silently. He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I was originally worried that Ziheng, you have a good personal relationship with the second child and would protect him. When I heard you say that, I was completely relieved."
"If he makes a mistake, you don't have to send him back, just drive him out of Huai'an."
Zhao Changping looked calm: "If he reaches this age and still doesn't know the importance, then I will just pretend that I have never given birth to this son and let him fend for himself outside."
When Shen Yi heard this, he couldn't help but be speechless.
In terms of ruthlessness, these old guys are still ruthless!
He is also a parent, so he cannot say or do such a thing.
If Shen Yuan becomes a waste in the future, he will support Shen Yuan for the rest of his life.
But based on his understanding of Zhao Changping, since Zhao Changping can say such things, he can do such things.
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "Don't worry, uncle. Although my senior brother is a little unruly, his character is not bad. I believe he will do well."
Having said this, he was silent for a while, lowered his head slightly and said: "By the way, uncle, many people sent invitations to my nephew today, among them..."
He paused and said slowly: "I have an invitation from Prince Yue's Mansion."
The King of Yue...The King of Yue, Li Yu, is the emperor's brother!
Zhao Changping was also stunned when he heard this.
He was slightly lost in thought for a moment, then looked up at Shen Yi and shook his head slowly.
"Just ignore it."
