In this era, the clan has not been broken up yet, and the clan power is very strong.
Moreover, because there were not enough manpower in the yamen, the imperial power could not go to the countryside. As a result, the squires in these places were extremely powerful. Even the county magistrates sent by the court had to cooperate with the local squires in "co-governance" in order to be elected as the county magistrate. Well done.
Therefore, the patriarch of a clan like Shen Hui has a great say in the clan or the local area.
Take the current Shen family as an example. The newly appointed magistrates of Jiangdu have all visited Shen Hui.
Of course, it's hard to say whether this is Shen Hui's own face.
Because of the status of this clan leader, Shen Hui was able to get angry with Shen Yi and only dared to get angry with Shen Yi.
However, Mr. Shen is now a truly powerful person, compared to the then Minister Fan Xiu. It can be said to be worse than that.
Therefore, he didn't have to give Shen Hui any face. After all, there were only two of them present here, and he didn't have to pretend to be gentle and thrifty.
To put it bluntly, Mr. Shen will not lose anything if he leaves the Shen family and sets up his own business. Even if someone secretly accuses him of being unfilial, there is no way to affect his future.
Hearing Shen Yi's almost rude words, Shen Hui's face turned red. He pointed at Shen Yi with a trembling hand and said nothing for a long time.
Shen Yi raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Hui, and said expressionlessly: "Uncle, do you have anything else to say? If not, my nephew will leave now and go to find my father."
Shen Hui couldn't help but gasp for breath. After a long time, his angry voice trembled: "I have reached this age, why do I still fight? It's not for you juniors!"
"That daughter of the Chen family, a daughter of a peasant family, I'm afraid she hasn't even read a few books. She really married into the family as the head wife. If she is unworthy in the future, she will harm three generations of our Shen family!"
"If Xiaojiu likes her, just take her in as a concubine. For a young Hanlin like him, marrying the daughter of a prime minister is not considered a high position. I don't understand why you, Lao Qi, want to interfere and insist on letting him marry. Such a peasant girl!”
Shen Hui said angrily: "Marrying the daughter of a prime minister will not only have a smooth future for Xiaojiu, but also you, Lao Qi. In a few decades, our Shen family will also have the opportunity to become a prime minister and have children and grandchildren." , all benefit!"
Speaking of this, the head of the Shen family turned red.
"It's all a matter of negotiation, but you're so arrogant!"
After hearing this, Shen Yi stood up silently. He looked at Shen Hui quietly, with no expression on his face: "Uncle, do you think it's me who is blocking Zi Chang's future?"
"My nephew has seen all the five prime ministers of the current Zhongshu family. Among them, Prime Minister Xie Min really has the idea of marrying his granddaughter to Zichang. My nephew even sent someone to inquire about the character and conduct of the Xie family's granddaughter."
He said expressionlessly: "I don't think she is any better than the Chen family girl."
"Besides, this is Xiaojiu's own marriage, and it's not the uncle's re-engagement."
Shen Yi said coldly: "Zichang begged me hard two years ago to help him with this marriage."
"I couldn't defeat him, so I helped facilitate this marriage."
"His marriage is his own business, and he will live his own life in the future. As long as he is happy with his heart, neither I nor you should interfere too much. If you are as snobbish as the uncle, you will really marry the granddaughter of the prime minister. At home, when the uncle sees this niece-in-law, should he bow to her?"
This is hard to hear.
Shen Hui glared at Shen Yi, trembling with anger. Just as he was about to speak, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from outside. Shen Zhang hurriedly walked in. He first walked up to Shen Yi, pulled his eldest son's arm, and blocked Shen Yi behind him. , and then looked at Shen Hui.
"Brother, this kid's words are not nice. Don't take it to heart. I will teach him a lesson later!"
Shen Zhang was at the door just now, but before he came in, Shen Zhang heard his son's words, so he apologized to Shen Hui.
Shen Hui finally found his way and turned away.
"You gave birth to a wonderful son!"
Mr. Shen frowned slightly and took a step forward.
"What does uncle mean by this?"
"Teaching my father a lesson, or teaching me a lesson?"
Mr. Shen also had some anger in his tone.
"If my uncle really doesn't like us father and son, I will take my father back to Jiankang tomorrow. Anyway, your family and I have been separated for many years, so there is no need to share the family property."
Seeing that Shen Yi refused to give in, Shen Hui's face turned pale with anger, but he couldn't say a word.
Shen Zhang turned back and glared at Shen Yi: "Yi'er, stop talking!"
Shen Yi took a deep breath, and then said: "Dad, Xiaojiu is a second-ranked Jinshi, and now he is a Hanlin scholar. His marriage has been decided for a long time. If he really wants to regret the marriage and marry another at this time, his reputation will be ruined immediately. Our great future was ruined in the hands of our own family!"
"If you listen to my uncle, then my son has nothing to say. My son will return to Jiankang tomorrow and the marriage will be arranged. If you are not present, Xiaojiu and my mother will not be able to say that they hate you, but they will in their hearts. I’m afraid no one can tell what they think.”
Speaking of this, Shen Yi glanced at Shen Hui and said quietly: "As for uncle, our two families have been separated for a long time. Our brothers were in Jiankang back then and did not live in the ancestral house for long."
"You decide the merits yourself."
Shen Yi bowed slightly and saluted: "My son is waiting for you outside."
After that, he silently turned around and left, leaving the two brothers to separate themselves.
As soon as he left the bedroom, Shen Hui said angrily: "Fourth, your son..."
"It's so overbearing!"
Shen Hui sat on the chair, panting: "When you become an official, you won't look down on your elders!"
Shen Zhang poured a cup of tea for his eldest brother and sighed slightly: "Brother, over the years, Yi'er has been making most of the decisions in my family."
He paused and continued: "Now, our Shen family has become more and more prosperous, right?"
Shen Zhang said softly: "My son is already the Minister of War."
"If you piss him off and he breaks up the family, we elders may no longer be useful."
People of Shen Zhang's generation have already separated their families. What Shen Zhang refers to as family separation means that Shen Yi separates himself, sets up a separate family, and forms his own family.
Shen Hui took a sip of tea, took a few breaths, and finally calmed down. He said in a low voice: "Then what are you saying that you can't talk about properly?"
"Listen to his tone, it sounds like he wants to eat people!"
Shen Zhang hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands to Shen Hui and said: "Brother, I can't stay in Jiangdu for a long time. I have to go to Jiankang. There is a saying that Yi'er is right. Xiao Jiu is getting married, and I can't be away, otherwise He will remember it for the rest of his life."
"When Jiankang's marriage is finished, I will come back to visit my eldest brother."
Shen Hui placed the teacup on the table tremblingly, with an ugly expression on his face.
"You shouldn't have let go and decided on this marriage in the first place, then the Chen family..."
"Brother."
Shen Zhang advised: "Think about it, which prime minister's son-in-law or grandson-in-law can be promoted as quickly as Yi'er?"
This sentence left Shen Hui speechless.
His face still didn't look good, and he just snorted.
"It's not like there are no people who say bad things about Lao Qi..."
The so-called bad words in the public are just saying that Shen Yi and Xing Jin are sycophants.
These rumors were not only found in Jiang, but also in Jiankang, and they spread widely.
The reason is simply that Shen Yi, the Minister of War, is too young.
…………
After walking out of the master bedroom, Shen Yi saw his third brother Shen Ling waiting for him not far away.
Now that he had vented his feelings, he felt much better. He immediately walked over and said with a smile, "Third brother, why don't you go to bed?"
Shen Ling forced a smile and said, "I'm afraid you'll get into trouble with my father, so I'll wait here."
He paused and asked, "Zi Heng hasn't eaten yet? Your third sister-in-law has gone to prepare food for you. Why don't you go to my place to eat something?"
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "I was about to disturb the third brother and the third sister-in-law."
The two brothers walked together towards the side house.
Mr. Shen pulled Shen Ling's sleeve and said with a smile.
"Uncle is getting older. Third brother sometimes has to worry more about family matters."
(End of chapter)
