Originally, Shen Yi didn't think very highly of these yamen princes in Jiankang City. He felt that they were good for nothing except sleeping with women in the Qinhuai River.
But through Zhao Jizhou and Jiang Ming, Shen Yi had a slightly changed view of these second-generation ancestors.
I dare not say that all the second generation ancestors, at least some of the second generation ancestors who took the initiative to join the army in the Northern Expedition, still have some blood in them.
Of course, if there were really people who were willing to go north with Jiang Ming, Shen Yi would not be able to use them in the army like Jiang Ming. He would probably put them in the rear army and let them hang out with him.
What Mr. Shen really wants is not how much contribution these second-generation ancestors can make, but the energy behind them.
After all, if the Northern Expedition wants to succeed, it must first unite all forces that can be united.
Jiang Ming immediately nodded, hugged Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "After I came back this year, I told many of my peers about what happened in Huai'an. They all wanted to go with me. Uncle Shen is willing to They couldn’t be better, I’ll ask them right now.”
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Remember to ask them all to go home and ask their families. If their families agree, then we can go to Huai'an together."
Jiang Ming nodded.
"Uncle Shen, don't worry!"
Seeing this "eldest nephew" patting his chest and leaving, Mr. Shen smiled and sent him to the door of his house, then turned and returned to his study.
There are seven or eight documents piled on the table in his study.
Most of them were matters in Huai'an, as well as some information sent by the Di News Department that he had to see in person.
Now Shen Yi is also the backbone of a force. Although he is not as busy as the emperor every day, there are indeed many things that require his nod.
This is the core power that must be grasped. Once this part of power leaks out, Huai'an may not necessarily listen to him completely.
Shen Yi sat on the table and read the first document.
It was sent by Ling Su. The document stated that he wanted to recruit troops immediately after the Shangyuan Festival to replace the soldiers lost on the Western Front.
After Shen Yi thought for a while, he wrote the word "can" on it with a black pen, and asked Jiang Sheng to send it back to him later.
The same is true for the subsequent documents, which need him to deal with them one by one.
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In the blink of an eye, several days passed, and the time came to the Lantern Festival in the thirteenth year of Hongde. On this day, Shen Yi and his wife, with their two children, went to the Qinhuai River for a walk, but they did not go too far. For a long time, I just looked at the brightly lit Qinhuai River from a distance, blew the night wind, and then went home.
In the carriage going home, Lu Ruoxi held Shen Sangsang in her arms and sighed slightly, complaining a little: "I don't know when I can really celebrate the Lantern Festival and put out lanterns."
Shen Yi held his eldest son in his arms, feeling a little helpless. He shook his head slightly and said, "In a few years, it may be fine."
Shen Yi is now in danger all the time.
Beiqi had never given up on killing him, or even on killing his family members. In his mind, the lively scene of the Lantern Festival would most likely not be associated with their family for a long time.
After all, the flow of people is too large. Once inside, not to mention Shen Yi's own entourage, even the internal guards may not be able to completely guarantee the safety of their family.
Mrs. Shen lowered her head to straighten her daughter's hair, looked up at Shen Yi, and asked, "Sir, are you leaving tomorrow?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "I won't leave tomorrow."
"The court will be held tomorrow. I still have a lot of things to do with the court. I guess I will have to stay for a while."
Lu Ruoxi hesitated to speak, but finally turned into a sigh.
"Sometimes, I secretly think that my husband can be more stable. You are a second-ranked Jinshi, but you are busy outside every day."
Shen Yi looked at his son who was already asleep in his arms, and then at the wide-eyed Shen Sangsang in Lu Ruoxi's arms. He sighed slightly and said, "Madam, someone has to do things."
"I have the ability to do it now. If I am lazy and don't do it, it will overturn in the future, and the disaster will befall Yuan'er and Sang Sang."
"I also read "Yan Wen Lu" with my wife. She cried several times and couldn't stand it anymore."
Shen Yi's eyes became firm: "I don't want someone to write a record of Jiankang's experiences in the future, let alone my children living in the book."
"I have to stop my husband."
Mrs. Shen took Shen Yi's hand and said silently: "Sometimes, I just want my husband to take a break."
"It's out of the way."
"The key is the past few years."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and said: "If you have done things well in the past few years, the general trend will crush you in the future, and I won't have to be so busy."
Mrs. Shen nodded silently.
"My husband is a great hero."
She suddenly said this softly, then raised her head and looked at Shen Yi quietly.
Master Shen was greatly moved by these words, and he held Lu Ruoxi's hand tightly.
"Thank you for your understanding, ma'am."
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The next day, the Jiankang court ended its half-month holiday and officially ended its rest.
All civil and military officials paid homage to the emperor at Deqing Palace and participated in the first court meeting of the year.
Shen Yi was naturally among them, but he was not here to discuss matters or write a memorial, but to work in some yamen.
Because it was just the beginning of the new year, all the yamen had accumulated a lot of things, so the meeting did not last very long. Basically, the emperor talked and encouraged everyone, and then they dispersed and returned to the yamen to run errands.
After the court meeting, Mr. Shen did not go anywhere else, but went directly to Zhongshu Province to meet with several prime ministers of Zhongshu.
Now Mr. Shen is already a third-grade official, and he is not an ordinary third-grade official. His status and influence are almost equal to those of the Six Ministers, and his real power is so great that even the Prime Minister can't help but see him.
Therefore, Shen Yi only waited outside Zhongshu's door for almost a cup of tea before he was invited in by a petty official of Zhongshu and caught in the private room of Prime Minister Chen Jing.
However, the chief secretary of the Central Committee was not in the public room at this time. He didn't know where he was. Shen Yi waited for tea time before the prime minister came in from outside.
Mr. Shen was sitting on a chair, drinking tea from Zhongshu Province. When he saw the prime minister walking in, he quickly stood up, raised his hands and saluted, "Shen Yi from the Ministry of War, pay your respects to Mr. Chen."
Chen Jing walked to his seat and did not sit down directly. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him with interest, and smiled: "If I remember correctly, Minister Shen rarely comes to Zhongshu."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Returning to the Prime Minister, I haven't received the order yet, so I don't dare to come to Zhongshu for fear of disturbing all the Prime Ministers who are taking care of the court affairs."
Chen Xiang narrowed his eyes, then made a gesture of invitation, smiled and said: "Don't be restrained, just sit down and talk."
Shen Yi thanked him, sat back in his original position, and looked up at the Prime Minister in front of him.
He was clearly in his fifties or sixties, and his hair was only slightly gray, but he was in good spirits and even looked like he was only forty or fifty years old.
Chen Jing was also looking at Shen Yi at this moment. After looking at it for a while, he asked: "Why did Minister Shen come to Zhongshu this time?"
Shen Yi said slowly: "Back to Prime Minister Chen, His Majesty said years ago that he wanted the Huai'an Army to expand by another 20,000 troops, bringing a total of 50,000 troops to defend the imperial court. So far, my subordinates have not received the imperial edict, nor have they received the documents from Zhongshu. There is no paperwork from the Ministry of War.”
"So I wanted to come over and ask when the documents will come out so that I can start arranging the corresponding matters for recruiting soldiers in Huai'an."
Whether it is an imperial edict, a document from Zhongshu, or a document from the Ministry of War, they all have to go out from the Zhongshu, or in other words, go through the Ministry of War.
Therefore, if Shen Yi wanted to get this official document as soon as possible, he had to go to Zhongshu to ask.
Prime Minister Chen stroked his beard, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Years ago, His Majesty did say this and had someone draft a decree, but..."
He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "It was already the end of the year, and the other prime ministers had not yet seen it, so Minister Shen needs to wait a few more days before the imperial edict can be issued."
"After the imperial edict is issued, other corresponding documents will also be sent to Minister Shen."
Shen Yi nodded, stood up and held his hands in his hands: "In that case, I will not disturb Prime Minister Chen."
He had to come to Zhongshu to ask about this matter. If he didn't come to ask, Zhongshu could keep delaying it.
At that time, it seemed a bit effeminate to complain to the emperor.
So, we still have to keep things official.
"Not in a hurry."
Chen Jing looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "I just went to say hello to several other prime ministers. They all want to see Minister Shen. Later..."
"The five of us will meet with Mr. Shen together."
"Ask Minister Shen something."
Shen Yi was stunned when he heard this.
Such a big battle? !
I wish my brothers a happy holiday and a healthy Dragon Boat Festival! !
(End of chapter)
