marquis of jingan

Chapter 1428 Be careful when you become a grandfather!

Chapter 1428 Be careful when you become a grandfather!

Ten years ago, the Shen family was not very prosperous, but now, not only did Shen Heng have many children, but the family of third uncle Shen Ming, who returned to the south, also settled down in the south.

The Shen Xu brothers also had another child in the past ten years.

Today, the once impoverished small family in Jiangdu is thriving and has become a first-class family in Dachen.

Of course, the Shen family mentioned here does not include the Shen family of Shen Hou Mansion. Shen Hou Mansion has now surpassed all families and has become an existence almost on par with Emperor Hong De’s small family.

The Shen family has reached this point today because Shen Yi did not give them special care. If Master Shen had deployed a large number of Shen family members to the north, the Jiangdu Shen family would now be the top family in the entire northern part of Dachen, without a doubt.

After chatting about family matters at home for a while, Mr. Shen felt a little tired. Shen Heng took him to have a midnight snack and asked his second son Shen Liang to accompany him and pour wine.

Shen Liang is the second son in Shen Heng's family, but in this era, seniority is usually ranked among cousins. If Shen Yuan is included, he is the next generation Shen Sanlang.

After the two brothers drank some wine, Master Shen rubbed his brow and asked, "You haven't encountered any difficulties in being transferred to the six ministries, right?"

"No."

Shen Heng said softly: "Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites is considered a low-paying government office. I just arrived at the Ministry of Rites and I am not in charge of the imperial examinations, so I am relatively relaxed. In addition..."

He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Besides, my elder brother is here, the court will more or less give in to me."

Mr. Shen smiled dumbly: "When you were a fifth-rank official before, they might have taken care of you for my sake. Now you are a third-rank official. When those third-rank officials really encounter something that concerns their own interests, let alone my face, they will still do what they should do even if I were in the court."

Shen Heng smiled and said, "That's why I said that the Ministry of Rites is a low-income government. A low-income government has no interests to speak of, so the competition is not that fierce."

"The Ministry of Rites is a noble government office."

Shen Yi said softly: "If you serve in this position for two terms, you will be qualified to be the prime minister."

Shen Heng shook his head, lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then said, "When I first entered the official career, I was confused and didn't understand anything. Over the past ten years, I have made some progress."

"As long as my elder brother is still in the north, I will never be able to enter the Secretariat."

He smiled and said, "I have no intention of becoming a prime minister. I am already satisfied as long as I can rotate among the six ministries."

Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then said softly, "If the capital is moved, I won't be in the north anymore."

"If I leave the court, Zichang will definitely become the prime minister."

Shen Heng's face changed slightly. He turned his head to look at Shen Liang, who had clear eyes, and said, "Sanlang, go to bed first. I will talk to your uncle."

Shen Liang first filled both of their glasses with wine, then stood up and bowed to them.

"My child, please leave."

After saying that, he retreated cautiously.

Shen Yi looked at Shen Liang's back as he left, lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then said with a smile: "Your two grown-up sons, Shen Zhou has a bit of a erratic personality, not much like you, but Sanlang is a bit like you."

Shen Heng reached out to add more wine to Shen Yi and asked in a low voice: "Brother, do you really want to get out of the court?"

"if not?"

Mr. Shen took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Are you going to start a rebellion?"

Shen Heng quickly shook his head: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that you have been in a high position for many years, and I don't know how many people envy you. In addition, the Qingjing Division has been keeping an eye on you. I am afraid that you will be retaliated by villains in the future."

"Qingjingsi, I will find a way to solve it in the next two years."

"As for the other things."

Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said softly: "I will also make good plans for my family."

Shen Heng lowered his head to drink and sighed: "Brother, you have done too many things, which is why you are in a dilemma now."

Mr. Shen said slowly: "As long as Hong De Dynasty can complete the relocation of the capital, there will be nothing difficult."

Having said this, Mr. Shen stopped talking.

During the Hongde period, if the capital could be moved to the north, Shen Yi would really have to plan a way out for himself and his family.

In fact, he has been doing this in recent years.

If the Hongde Dynasty fails to move the capital, the Shenhou Mansion will remain in Yanjing...

When the new emperor comes to power, the relationship between Mr. Shen and the emperor will no longer exist, and he will have to think carefully about what he wants to do.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Shen Heng's, and said with a smile: "Zichang, don't worry about me. When has your brother ever suffered a loss in the past 20 years?"

Shen Heng took a deep breath, looked around, and whispered, "Brother, Zhou'er has already reached the north."

"When things really get out of your control, you..."

"Don't worry about my family."

Mr. Shen was silent for a moment and patted his brother on the shoulder.

"Look what you said."

"I'm going to visit Uncle Zhao tomorrow. Do you want to go?"

Shen Heng smiled and said, "I won't be off duty until the evening. I will also visit Uncle Zhao's home in the evening."

Mr. Shen nodded slowly.

"Okay then. I'll go to Zhao's house tomorrow afternoon and wait for you there."

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Early the next morning, Shen Yi went into the palace to pay homage. He stayed in Ganlu Palace until noon when he had lunch. Then Shen Yi left the palace and went home to rest for a while. In the afternoon, he set off for Prime Minister Zhao's residence.

Nowadays, Prime Minister Chen Jing has already retired, and according to seniority, it is Prime Minister Zhao who is in charge of the Secretariat.

It's just that Prime Minister Zhao has deliberately delegated power in recent years. Although he has the title of prime minister, he is not the real prime minister.

It is also for this reason that his position as the Prime Minister is extremely stable.

After arriving at Zhao's house, Mr. Zhao had not yet returned home, so Mr. Shen met Zhao Jizhou, the second Zhao who was actually the Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue.

After seeing Zhao Jizhou, Master Shen was furious. He stepped forward and patted Zhao Er's shoulder fiercely. Without any greeting, he said in a muffled voice: "My son went home and said that his second brother wanted to marry my daughter as his daughter-in-law?"

Zhao Jizhou laughed, pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Your eldest daughter is already eighteen or nineteen years old, and my youngest son has just turned sixteen. Speaking of it, your family is still at an advantage, Ziheng."

Master Shen laughed and scolded, "Let him come out to see me. When I leave Jiankang, I will take him to the north and throw him to Datong."

"If you can become a thousand households within three years, I will accept this marriage."

Zhao Er rolled his eyes.

"Now is not the time of war ten years ago. If you become a thousand households in three years, I am afraid you will have to go out of the border to capture the Tatar Khan for you."

At this point, he couldn't help but say, "Even in the Huai'an Army more than a decade ago, it was extremely difficult."

Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "How can it be easy to become my son-in-law?"

"Look at you, you're so stingy."

Zhao Er shook his head helplessly: "If you treasure her for a few more years, your daughter will become an old maid."

"Look at the fourth girl from the Zhao family."

Zhao Er smiled mischievously: "Those who were harmed by you have now become monks and nuns."

Master Shen touched his nose and said, "Second brother, don't talk nonsense. What does that girl have to do with me?"

Zhao Jizhou pulled Shen Yi into the main hall of his house and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about Miss Zhao Si. In Jiankang City, I am the only one who dares to marry into your family, and you still look unwilling."

"Sangsang is at the age of a young girl, and if you keep hiding it like this, you might even become a grandfather when you return to the north!"

Mr. Shen became furious when he heard this, and slammed the table and stood up.

Zhao Er was startled and blinked: "What is Ziheng going to do?"

"Jiang Sheng, Jiang Sheng!"

Jiang Sheng trotted all the way to Shen Yi, lowered his head and said, "My Lord."

"Send a letter home and ask your wife to take good care of Sangsang!"

Jiang Sheng scratched his head, somewhat confused.

Zhao Er, who was standing by, pounded the table with one hand and covered his stomach with the other.

He was laughing so hard.

(End of this chapter)