Hearing Shen Yi's words, Shen Ling turned to look at Shen Yi. He shook his head slightly at first, and then sighed: "Old Qi, I understand what you mean, but I have a father and brother above me, so even if it is to take care of the family, it is not my turn. "
The previous generation of Shen's family had nine brothers, and Shen Hui's family had two sons. The eldest son of his family was also the eldest son among his peers. Shen Ling was the second in the family and the third among his peers.
When Shen Hui was working as a county magistrate in another place, his eldest brother went with him and served as the county magistrate for many years, while Shen Ling was left in Jiangdu to look after the family and take care of the few remaining properties of the family.
Therefore, Shen Yi and the elder brother were not very familiar with each other.
Shen Yi pulled Shen Ling to sit down. At this time, the third sister-in-law had prepared a few side dishes and placed them in front of the two brothers. Shen Yi poured a glass of wine for Shen Ling, and then said slowly: "Third brother, among the brothers in the family, Apart from Xiaojiu, we are the only brothers who have the best relationship, and among the family members in Jiangdu, you are the only one I can trust, Third Brother."
"There are some things that you have to take care of even if you don't want to."
Master Shen toasted Shen Ling, and then said in a deep voice: "If I continue to be in charge of my uncle, the Shen family will become the next Fan family sooner or later. When the time comes, there will be a "Shen Dongcheng" in our family, and I will be stunned to death. "
For Shen Yi, the Shen family...
In other words, for Shen Yi at this stage, there is no help at all.
Not only is there no help, but it may also become trouble for Shen Yi.
Because the Shen family in Jiangdu is very likely to evolve into the next Fan family! It can even be said that there are already some prototypes of the Fan family!
If a "Shen Dongcheng" appears in the Jiangdu Shen family in the future, Shen Yi will be really pissed off.
Now, Shen Hui, the head of the Shen family in Jiangdu, is a standard snobbery, and the kind of snobbery that thinks he is well versed in the world.
As long as he continues to be in charge of the Shen family in Jiangdu, the Shen family will definitely bully others.
What a coincidence is that when Fan Dongcheng bullied others, his backer was the Liubu Minister. Now Shen Yi is half a Liubu Minister. The situation is surprisingly the same.
Shen Ling had a drink with Shen Yi and said with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't want to care."
Shen Yi interrupted him and said slowly: "Third brother, you don't have to worry about this matter. As long as you nod, I will naturally find a way for you to take care of the matter. When the time comes, neither the uncle nor the eldest brother will have anything to say."
Shen Ling was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "Old Qi, how dare I disobey my father..."
"It's not disobedience."
Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "It is to lead our Shen family back to the right path!"
"The Fan family in Jiangdu was so prosperous back then, but where is the Fan family now?"
"If you don't maintain your body and have no self-discipline, your glory will be temporary."
Shen Ling took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Qilang, tell me what the regulations are?"
"A few days ago, I returned to Jiankang, and Your Majesty gave me five thousand acres of land."
Shen Yi paused and said, "Five thousand acres of land in Jiangdu."
"These lands are good fields. Next year, the Ministry of Household Affairs will distribute them to the local government and ask our family to measure them. Then, Third Brother, you will go there on my behalf. Third Brother, you will also take care of the annual income from these lands." .”
Shen Ling scratched his head: "Of course there are a lot of these lands, but if you only manage the land, I'm afraid you won't be able to manage the family affairs."
"It's natural."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Besides these lands, there are others that I have to give to Third Brother, but we have to wait until tomorrow."
That night, Shen Yi and Shen Ling drank for half the night and were finally arranged to rest in the wing.
That night, Shen Zhang also came to see Shen Yi. The father and son communicated, and Shen Zhang agreed to follow Shen Yi back to Jiankang tomorrow.
There was finally no grudge left between father and son.
The next day, before Master Shen woke up, Shen Ling, who had the best relationship with him, entered his room and woke him up.
"Old Qi, a visitor is here to visit you."
At this time, no one in the entire Shen family, except Shen Ling, dared to disturb the sleep of Shen Yi, the Minister of War.
Shen Yi opened his eyes, rubbed his eye sockets, stretched, looked at Shen Ling, and said with a smile, "Third brother got up early."
He asked: "Is it the local official from Jiangdu who is here?"
"Um."
Shen Ling nodded and said, "The prefect of Jiangdu and the magistrate of Jiangdu County are here. Except for these two magistrates, some officials from the prefecture are now in the front yard, and my father is drinking tea with them. "
Shen Yi yawned and stood up, put on his coat and said, "In that case, I'll go see them."
After getting dressed, he pulled Shen Ling's sleeves and said with a smile, "Third brother, come with me."
In this way, the two brothers soon arrived at the main hall of the Shen family. At this time, Shen Hui was sitting on the main seat. The head of the Shen family, whose hair was mostly gray, was in good spirits and was chatting and laughing with the Jiangdu magistrate.
The governor of Jiangdu, whose surname is Zeng, has been in Jiangdu for more than a year and looks to be only about forty years old, quite young.
The new magistrate of Jiangdu County is not very old either, probably around thirty years old, and both of them are young officials.
In addition, there were also government officials and other officials, a total of seven or eight people, all sitting in the main hall.
After Shen Yi came in, Shen Hui was still sitting in the main seat, with a smile on his face: "Lao Qi is awake."
He looked at Zeng Zhifu and said with a smile: "Master, this is the seventh son of my family, Shen Yi."
Hearing this, Zeng Fuzun and all the officials from Jiangdu stood up and bowed to Shen Yi. Everyone bent down and bowed their heads deeply.
"I'm going to Jiangdu Magistrate Zeng Ming to pay my respects to Mr. Shen!"
"Xiaguan Jiangdu is a common knowledge..."
"The magistrate of Jiangdu County, Xiaguan..."
All the parents and officials bowed to Shen Yi with a respectful attitude.
There is no way. Although Mr. Shen has not actually served as the Minister of War, his rank has gone up, and he is a real third-grade Beijing official.
The official rank of the official in the capital has been upgraded to at least two levels, which means that Shen Yi is now no different from the second-level first-level constitution of a province, and his status is even higher.
However, Shen Yi did not hold any airs. He did not lower his head, but symbolically cupped his hands and said with a smile: "You are welcome, gentlemen."
He looked at Magistrate Zeng and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has good ears and eyes. I just went home last night and was caught by your Majesty today."
Jiangdu is a prosperous place, and those who can serve as parent officials here, without exception, are from the imperial court. However, Shen Yi is now qualified to be the "backstage" of these local officials, so there is no need to be too polite to them.
Zeng Zhifu was panic-stricken, lowered his head slightly and said, "I don't dare. I just heard about it, so I went to the house of the Servant to have a look. After asking, I found out that the Servant was indeed back, so I boldly paid a visit."
"The master misunderstood."
Mr. Shen still had a smile on his face and said with a smile: "This is not my home, but my uncle's home. There is still some distance between my home and here, but no one lives in the house and it is deserted, so I stayed at my uncle's place yesterday. One night.”
Hearing Shen Yi's words, Zeng Zhifu was thoughtful, but did not answer.
Shen Hui on the side looked a little unhappy.
But in the presence of so many officials, it was hard for him to have an attack, so he just drank tea with a dark face and lowered his head.
After Zeng Zhifu chatted with Shen Yi for a few words, he finally remembered the business. He bowed his head slightly and said, "Sir, you are a celebrity in our Jiangdu Prefecture. Although I am not from Jiangdu Prefecture, I am now an official of Jiangdu Prefecture, so I feel that pleasure."
"I am bold and want to invite you to have a meal with my colleagues in Jiangdu to welcome you."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "There is no problem with eating, but where are you going to eat, Mr. Fu?"
Zeng Zhifu was overjoyed and lowered his head and said: "The official has already booked a banquet. Today at noon, we will be at Wangyue Tower..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "There is Taibailou by Yudai Lake. The food is good. Let's go there to eat."
It's not that Mr. Shen is picking out gifts, but there are actually many people who want to kill him. Therefore, when going out to eat, he has to randomly choose a place by himself, otherwise it will be a bit unsafe.
Zeng Zhifu naturally had no objection and nodded repeatedly: "I will listen to you, sir."
"Then it's settled."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "If you don't disturb your colleagues' work, I will send you out. Let's have a good chat at noon."
Naturally, these people did not dare not agree, so they all left the Shen Mansion respectfully.
Shen Hui and others also followed Shen Yi to see them off.
Because Shen Yi took a nap, it was not long before noon. Standing at the gate of Shen's family, in front of his uncle Shen Hui, Shen Yi turned around, looked at Shen Ling, and said with a smile: " Third brother, I haven’t been back to Jiangdu for a long time, and I’m not very familiar with Jiangdu anymore. Will you go to Taibai Tower with me for a meal later?”
Hearing this, Shen Ling's heart moved slightly.
Only then did he understand what Shen Yi's words meant last night.
It turns out that as early as last night, my seventh brother had already planned to introduce himself to the local officials in Jiangdu!
Shen Ling glanced at his father. When he saw that his father had no reaction, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go with Zi Heng later."
Shen Yi glanced at Shen Hui with a half-smile, then pulled Shen Ling's sleeve and smiled.
"Then it's hard work, Third Brother."
(End of chapter)
