inspire-indiana Chapter 1423 Overnight Stay in Cangzhou
Chapter 1423 Overnight Stay in Cangzhou
Chapter 1423 Overnight Stay in Cangzhou
This time when Lord Shen went south, he did not bring his family with him, but went south alone.
From the 19th year of Hongde to the present, in the past ten years, he has been to Jiankang three times, and basically did something in Jiankang each time.
The first time he returned to Jiankang, Shen Yi helped Emperor Hongde to rectify the court administration. In about half a year, fifty or sixty people were dismissed from the Jiankang court. Half of these people were taken to the north by Master Shen and sent to Datong to build the city wall.
The second time he returned to Jiankang was to decide on a crown prince. However, that time, the atmosphere in the court was weird, and after several months, the country's crown prince was still not decided.
As for the last time he went back to Jiankang, he went back with Zhang Jian.
This time, it was Mr. Shen’s fourth time back to Jiankang in ten years.
Officials of all ranks in Yanjing City escorted him all the way out of the city. Among them was the current governor of Northern Zhili, whose surname was Song and whose given name was Ying. He was an old acquaintance of Mr. Shen and a good son-in-law of Mr. Zhao Changping.
Governor Song, along with officials of all ranks in Yanjing City, escorted Shen Yi's carriage all the way out of the city, then bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Take care on your journey, Minister."
Mr. Shen got off the carriage, bowed to Song Ying in return, and said with a smile: "Brother Song, please don't send me off any further. There are countless things in the province every day that need to be dealt with by Brother Song. Brother Song, please go back now."
Four years ago, after Zhang Jian left, the position of Governor of Northern Zhili became vacant. Song Ying was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice at that time, and was transferred to the position of Governor of Northern Zhili. After serving as the Governor of Northern Zhili for three years, he was transferred to the position of Governor of Northern Zhili last year.
Compared with Zhang Jian, Song Ying is a very capable person. At least in his ability to handle political affairs, he is on par with Zhang Jian.
Otherwise, he would not have been chosen by Zhao Changping, Prime Minister Zhao, as his political successor.
However, unlike Zhang Jian, although Song Ying had some connection with Shen Yi, their relationship was not deep after all. Moreover, he had always been a "Beijing official" in the court, so his heart was naturally towards the court.
Although Zhang Jian also supports the imperial court in his heart, there are some subtle differences between them.
The court may have had this consideration in mind when sending Song Ying to Northern Zhili. After all, Shen Yi was embarrassed to drive Song Ying away since he had come to the north.
If someone else who did not please Mr. Shen came to govern Northern Zhili, Shen Yi could easily report him if he was unhappy.
Maybe his political career will be ruined in Northern Zhili.
Futai Song thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Minister, where will you live after you go to Jiankang? I will send you the documents from Northern Zhili."
Mr. Shen smiled silently and said, "I've already gone to Jiankang, why should I look at any documents? Most other provinces don't have such a governor, and the documents are sent directly to the court or directly to the Secretariat."
"Brother Song's documents can be sent directly to the Secretariat."
Song Ying thought for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Minister, this isn't a good idea, is it?"
"Nothing bad."
Master Shen smiled and said, "We have worked together for four years. I believe in Brother Song's ability. After Brother Song finishes his term as governor, he will most likely be able to return to Jiankang to serve as a senior official like Senior Brother Zhang did."
Hearing this, Song Ying lowered his head quickly and said, "I just want to do the things at hand well, and don't think about anything else."
He paused, took out an envelope from his arms, handed it to Shen Yi with both hands, and said, "In the blink of an eye, I haven't been back to Jiankang for several years. This is a letter to my father-in-law. Please take it to Jiankang and pass it to my father-in-law."
Shen Yi took it and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I will definitely bring it to you."
"Thank you, Bu Tang."
The two chatted for a while, and Mr. Shen waved to him, then set off again.
Although he did not bring his family this time, he was not alone. He brought with him five hundred cavalrymen from the Guards.
When he first launched the Northern Expedition, his Central Army Guard Battalion had 5,000 men. Now that peace had come, the number of men in the guard battalion had been reduced to only 2,000.
But although the number of people has been reduced, the quality has improved a lot. Now, the soldiers in his guard camp are all elites carefully selected from the Huai'an army. I dare not say anything else, but if his 500 cavalry were on the battlefield, it would not be difficult for them to defeat 5,000 infantry.
Five hundred riders followed closely behind Shen Yi, guarding him all the way south.
After walking for three days, at evening one day, a city came into sight in the distance.
Mr. Shen lifted the curtain and looked from a distance, then said with a smile: "Let's sleep here today and don't rush on the road."
Jiang Sheng, who was accompanying him, was already a middle-aged man in his thirties. Hearing this, he turned around and glanced at his son Tian Chong, and ordered, "Go tell General Zhu that the Marquis will stay in Cangzhou City today."
Tian Chong responded and hurried to find Zhu Zhen.
Zhu Zhen, who was walking in front, gave a wink to the captain beside him after hearing the news. The captain waved his hand, and the hundred riders in the team followed him, leaving the formation and galloping towards Cangzhou city.
They were not going to notify the local government office in Cangzhou, but to find a place for Shen Yi to live. Before Shen Yi arrived, these one hundred riders would search the residence carefully from top to bottom, and even catch a mouse.
There is no other reason.
Firstly, Mr. Shen is in a distinguished position now. Secondly, in the past ten years, the Qingjing Division has attempted to assassinate Shen Yi more than one or two hundred times, but definitely at least a hundred or eighty times.
Of course, no one knows whether all these assassinations came from the Qingjing Division.
It is worth mentioning that the Qingjing Division has been active frequently in the past ten years. Zhao Xiong, the former King of Jin of Northern Qi who was named King of Taiyuan, was once assassinated by the Qingjing Division and almost died in that assassination. To this day, the King of Taiyuan is still frightened and suspicious and dares not even go out.
Before Shen Yi and his party arrived in Cangzhou, the Cangzhou prefecture office and a group of local officials had already come out of the city to greet them. However, Mr. Shen ignored them and did not even get off the car. He went straight to the residence found for him by the guard camp to rest.
When Shen Yi arrived at his residence, a middle-aged man in a green robe had been waiting there for a long time. After seeing Shen Yi, the middle-aged man hurried forward and bowed his head and said, "My Lord."
Mr. Shen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu is still in Cangzhou. I thought you, such a busy man, had already gone to work somewhere else."
Xu Fu lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "I need to open a new business in Cangzhou. I can only leave after it is done."
Mr. Shen smiled and asked, "Is it your own business, or is it a business for the palace?"
"It should be considered as the palace's business."
Xu Fu said, "It's almost done. I heard that the Marquis is going south, so I waited for him here for a few days and then went back to Jiankang with him."
Master Shen took Xu Fu's pillar and sat down in the main hall. The two talked about the past for a long time. When it was completely dark, Master Shen lowered his head to drink a sip of tea and said with a smile: "When you have time, let your children go to the north for a visit. My family has been alone in the north for these years, and it is really lonely."
Xu Fu lowered his head and said, "Okay, when I have time, I will take them to Yanjing to have a look."
"How has Eunuch Gao been these years?"
"Fortunately."
Xu Fu lowered his head and said, "But he has always been reluctant to leave Jiankang, and he is rarely seen going out. Fortunately, the children often visit him, otherwise he would have probably starved himself to death."
Shen Yi thought about it, shook his head and said, "It's normal for people from the palace to be a little weird. Just treat him well."
At this point, Shen Yi lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then said, "My rebellious son made trouble and brought a woman to you. Now..."
"Are you still in Cangzhou?"
"exist."
Xu Fu smiled and said, "I bought a small yard to settle her down, but she has a bad temper and makes a lot of noise every day. She is very noisy."
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and asked, "Is the background clean?"
“No problems were found.”
Xu Fu took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Shen Yi.
"This is what we found. Please take a look."
Mr. Shen thought about it and finally reached out to take it.
"I'll stay in Cangzhou for one more day."
"Tomorrow morning, arrange for her to come and see me."
Mr. Xu smiled and nodded.
"it is good."
(End of this chapter)