Shen Mansion.
When Shen Yi's family came out of the palace and walked to the door of their home, the glittering golden plaque with the words "Uncle Jiangdu's Mansion" on the door of Shen's house had already been taken off.
It's just that the plaque for the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion has not been completed yet and has not been hung up.
Mr. Shen pulled Lu Ruoxi and shook his head slightly: "What are you doing in such a hurry to pick up the plaque? It seems that our family is too impatient and can't calm down."
Lu Ruoxi quickly glanced at her father-in-law Shen Zhang, and then laughed softly: "Since the imperial court has conferred a title on my husband, this plaque will have to be taken off sooner or later. It doesn't matter if it is taken off one day earlier or the other day later."
Shen Zhang looked a little embarrassed and said, "The new plaque should be ready in a few days..."
Shen Yi looked at his old father's expression and knew what was going on. He smiled and said, "Just take it off, it's nothing."
"But don't worry about the new plaque. His Majesty said that he will personally write the plaque tomorrow. After getting His Majesty's calligraphy treasure, he will have the plaque made."
Lu Ruoxi's eyes lit up and she said softly: "Your Majesty is writing the book, that's really the best thing."
She looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Husband, when someone else's family gets promoted, they have to set up a running banquet for several days for the neighbors to come and eat. Do we want to have a banquet at our house?"
Shen Yi thought for a while, then shook his head slightly: "I don't like to be public, so I invited my close relatives and friends to my house for a meal before the year was over."
Having said this, he paused and asked, "Will Yuan'er go to the palace a lot this year?"
Lu Ruoxi nodded and said, "The Queen likes Yuan'er very much and often calls him into the palace. Yuan'er and the eldest princess were born in the same year, the same month and the same day, and the two of them enjoy themselves very much."
Shen Yi turned around, touched his eldest son's head, and said with a smile: "Does Yuan'er like the eldest princess?"
Shen Yuan looked at his mother first, and then replied honestly: "Everything else is fine, except when we play together, if she loses, she will act like a princess."
Shen Yuan lowered his head and said: "I don't admit it..."
Lord Shen laughed dumbly, rubbed the young Lord's head, and said, "This has nothing to do with whether she is a princess or not."
As he said that, he looked at Lu Ruoxi, smiled and said, "Many women are like this."
"If you don't believe me, ask your mother."
Shen Yuan raised his head in confusion and looked at his mother. Lu Ruoxi glared at Shen Yi.
"Don't listen to your father's nonsense."
While they were talking, the family had already entered Shen's mansion. After entering the main hall, they all gathered around Shen Yi and asked about the Northern Expedition.
In this year, Shen Yi conquered Shandong and experienced countless stories. It was rare to be reunited with his family at this time. He answered whatever his family asked him.
He was a Jinshi, so his literary talent was not bad, and he also had the foundation of storytelling. He described the process of conquering Shandong vividly, especially the things in the military camp, which fascinated Xiao Shen Yuan.
After listening for a while, the young marquis pulled his father's sleeve and said, "Dad, when I grow up, I will join you to fight against everyone!"
Shen Yi looked at Lu Ruoxi, then touched Shen Yuan's head and said with a smile: "Your father and I are away from home all year round, working hard outside, going to the wind and rain to fight with Qi people, just for you to grow up. , no need to fight with Qi Ren anymore.”
"If you grow up happily, you will be satisfied as a father."
Lu Ruoxi poured a cup of tea for Shen Yi and asked, "My husband said in the letter at home that my sister is pregnant. Where is my sister now?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and thought about it for a while, then said, "She came back in a carriage. She might not be able to come back in time a year ago."
"When she comes back, let her stay in Jiankang and raise her baby with peace of mind."
Lu Ruoxi nodded and said softly: "Don't worry, husband, I will take good care of my sister."
At this time, it was already afternoon and almost evening.
Shen Yi looked at the sky outside, and then said: "Tonight, I will go to Uncle Zhao's house to have a meal, and I won't eat at home."
He whispered to Lu Ruoxi, "Let's go into the palace together tomorrow morning to pay homage to the Queen Mother."
Lu Ruoxi nodded lightly. She pulled Shen Yi to the side and asked in a low voice: "Husband, does the Queen Mother want the eldest princess and Yuan'er to..."
Shen Yi frowned slightly: "Probably so."
Lu Ruoxi gritted her teeth gently: "Can you refuse?"
"I don't want Yuan'er to suffer from anger all his life."
Shen Yi smiled slightly.
"We'll just adapt accordingly tomorrow."
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Zhao family.
Mr. Shen arrived at Mr. Zhao's house carrying a small gift.
At this time, Zhao Changping had been Prime Minister for more than a year, and his foundation in Zhongshu was already solid. Many people came to see him every day. However, Prime Minister Zhao was also the most unkind among all the prime ministers in Zhongshu, and few others could. meet him.
Of course, Shen Yi is not someone else.
He entered the Zhao Mansion without any hindrance and sat down to have a meal with the Zhao family.
It is worth mentioning that Zhao Er, Zhao Jizhou, did not return to Jiankang this year.
Because there are too many things happening in Shandong Province.
Although Zhao Jizhou is nominally in charge of logistics, he is also responsible for coordinating the Huai'an army and the local government. He is so busy at the moment that he can't get away from it at all.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Zhao also asked about this matter, but Shen Yi praised Zhao Er for a few words and did not go into details.
After finishing the meal, Shen Yi and Mr. Zhao entered the Zhao family's study one after another. After they both sat down, Zhao Changping looked at Shen Yi up and down and sighed: "Zi Heng seems to have lost weight again compared to last year. Some."
"This won't work."
"You have to eat more, you're too thin and you can't handle things."
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, I haven't eaten less. I just have too many things to do and running back and forth, so I can't gain weight."
"Shandong has just recovered now. Not to mention me, even my second brother is also busy in Jinan and is much thinner than before."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen said with emotion: "The busiest one is Senior Brother Zhang. He manages several mansions by himself, and there are not many people under his command. This year, he has fainted several times from exhaustion."
Mr. Zhao was silent for a while, and then sighed: "There are too few people with Yi An's temperament in the court, otherwise he wouldn't be so busy."
"Originally, I could send Jinshi or officials from our academy to take up posts in the first half of the year, so that no one would shirk it. In the middle of the year, Yi An would have someone available for him, but I am afraid that outsiders will say that our academy controls Shandong. , so he didn’t do that.”
"Uncle is right."
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea and said: "Shandong Xinfu is just a piece of cake in the eyes of some people in the court. Master, you act impartially. My nephew can still stop these people from Shandong. If we If the academy has selfish motives first, it will be difficult to stop them later."
"I'm just afraid that it will be difficult for you."
Zhao Changping also took a sip of tea and continued: "What's more, after this year's new year is over, by next year, there will definitely be many people who have sharpened their heads and gone to Shandong. Ziheng, you must pay attention to these people and don't let them It ruined your arrangement in Shandong."
Shen Yi was a little surprised: "Shandong will have no taxes to collect in the next two or three years, and war may start again at any time. No one was willing to go in the first half of this year, so why are they rushing to go now?"
"Aren't you jealous after seeing Yi An's promotion?"
Zhao Changping looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Yi An is only in his early thirties this year. Do you know how jealous a thirty-year-old chief envoy is?"
The chief envoy is a second-rank official. If there is no governor, the chief envoy is the real first constitution of a province.
Of course, Zhang Jian is not a complete chief envoy now. He is acting as chief envoy as a fourth-grade prefect. But even so, with this level of resume, he will not have any problems when he is promoted to chief envoy in the future. Bottleneck.
This naturally makes countless people jealous.
Hearing this question, Mr. Shen touched his nose.
"My nephew really doesn't know..."
Mr. Zhao was stunned when he heard this, and then thought of the younger nephew in front of him. He was only twenty-six years old, and he was already a serious second-rank official, a feudal official, and a first-generation prince!
Even he, the prime minister, was a little angry.
"Ziheng's words really deserve a beating."
Mr. Shen laughed and then got down to business.
"Uncle, we will still fight the Northern Expedition next year."
"We can't give Qi Ren any room to breathe."
Mr. Zhao nodded silently and said, "Don't worry, as long as His Majesty nods, the Ministry of Revenue will fully support the Northern Expedition."
"I will try my best to speak for you at Zhongshu."
Mr. Shen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It's great to have an elder prime minister in the court."
Mr. Zhao glanced at him and shook his head helplessly.
"You are already a Marquis, so you don't know how to be more prudent."
"When the imperial court decided on the title for you, the others assigned you the title of Marquis of Jiangdu. The title "Jing'an" was given to you by your uncle."
Zhao Changping said: "Uncle, I hope that one day you will be able to bring peace to the world."
Shen Yi became serious, stood up and cupped his hands.
"My uncle has high hopes, and my nephew will keep them in mind."
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The next day, Kunde Palace.
Queen Mother Sun looked at the Shen family sitting at the bottom, and finally her eyes fell on Shen Yi, with a smile on her face: "Time flies so fast."
"The hairy monkey who made a lot of noise in the Aijia Palace back then has now become a marquis and general and has become the pillar of the country."
Back then, Shen Yi did have a conflict with Empress Dowager Sun because she wanted to place her nephew in the anti-Japanese army, and they were very unhappy.
At that time, Shen Yi was less than twenty years old.
It is not an exaggeration for Empress Dowager Sun to say "hairy monkey".
Mr. Shen was also very considerate. He bowed slightly and said, "I was young and ignorant back then. If it weren't for the empress dowager's tolerance, I would not be where I am today..."
Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said, "You have the ability."
At this point, she looked at Shen Yi's family and laughed softly: "Speaking of which, our Li family still owes you a lot of favors."
"I should make some compensation to you."
She looked at Emperor Hongde and asked, "What does the emperor think?"
His Majesty the Emperor looked around and nodded slightly.
"What the Queen Mother said is true, but Shen Qing is still young."
"Just make up for it slowly."
