No one mentioned it for at least sixty or seventy years.
Because when the capital of Chen State was still in Yandu, the province where Jiankang and Jiangdu were located was called Southern Zhili.
It was directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and had no provincial-level Sansi Yamen.
However, after Emperor Shizong crossed south, Jiankang, the city where Emperor Taizu of the Chen Dynasty was located and later became the capital of the Chen Dynasty, once again became the capital.
Moreover, all the parts of South Zhili north of the Huaihe River were lost, so no one mentioned the name South Zhili.
Now, after nearly seventy years, the words "Southern Zhili" are once again ringing in Emperor Chen's ears!
Even Emperor Hongde, who had been on the throne for more than thirteen years, felt numb when he heard the three words "Nanzhili". He immediately stepped forward and helped Shen Yi up. Long Yan was delighted.
"South Zhili, South Zhili..."
The emperor laughed and said: "What a Nanzhili!"
"I almost forgot these three words if Shen Qing hadn't mentioned them!"
He turned back to look at Shen Heng, a member of Zhongshushe behind him, and said with a smile: "Xiao Shen Aiqing, after you go back, draft a notice and announce it to the world, telling the world that I, Chen, have liberated Southern Zhili."
Shen Heng is currently the secretary of the Zhongshu Department, and drafting documents is one of his responsibilities. Especially for this type of announcement, things that have been determined do not need to be reviewed by the Zhongshu, and they can be written directly.
Shen Heng lowered his head slightly, with a respectful expression: "I obey my orders."
The emperor waved to him and said with a smile: "Don't be so formal. Your brother is back. Why don't you come up and see him?"
Shen Heng raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi. After taking a deep breath, he silently stepped forward and bowed to Shen Yi, almost with tears in his eyes: "Brother has lost a lot of weight."
Although Mr. Shen did not go to the battlefield in person, he was tired from traveling for a year. Naturally, he would not be in any better condition. Especially when he first entered Xuzhou, he was in fear almost every day. It was only in the past two months that he had a peaceful life. Naturally, It won't be any better.
Now that the two brothers are standing together, Shen Yi is obviously much darker than Shen Heng, and his whole skin has almost turned into a wheat color.
The two brothers grew up together, especially after their father left Jiangdu. Shen Heng was almost brought up by Shen Yi. Seeing his brother working hard, he naturally felt uncomfortable.
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to help him up and said with a smile, "I'm not in the way."
"When will the baby give birth?"
Shen Heng got married on the 50th of the new year. Two months after the wedding, Chen Youniang became pregnant and was now about to give birth.
The Shen family is about to blossom again.
Shen Heng lowered his head and said, "It will be this month."
The two brothers had a conversation, and the emperor on the side said with a smile: "Okay, okay, there is no need to say more outside the city. I have a banquet in the palace. Today, the Shen family will go together to celebrate Shen Aiqing."
Shen Yi then looked behind the emperor's chariot. His father Shen Zhang, his father-in-law Mr. Lu, and his wife Lu Ruoxi were holding hands with Shen Yuan, who was wearing a sixth-grade official uniform, and stood on the right side of the officials to welcome him back.
Mr. Shen bowed to the emperor and said: "My merits are only insignificant. The Huai'an Army has achieved today's achievements because of the heroic warriors and soldiers who sacrificed their lives. Now the officers and soldiers of the Huai'an Army are still on the front line in Xuzhou. I dare not take credit, let alone celebrate."
"Your Majesty personally came out of the city to greet you. I am already frightened."
The emperor pulled his sleeve and laughed and said: "Of course I have recorded the contribution of the Huai'an Army, and Shen Qing's contribution is unprecedented since the southern crossing, and I will not forget it."
With that said, he was about to pull Shen Yi into his dragon chariot. Mr. Shen was so frightened that he refused to get on it. Finally, the emperor gave up and asked someone to prepare another chariot with princely specifications to take Shen Yi and his family into the palace.
After the emperor got on the chariot, he looked back at the Shen Yi family behind him, waved to little Shen Yuan and said: "Come on, come on, my Chengzhiro, come and ride with me in the chariot."
Shen Yuan first looked up at his mother, and then at his father who was already holding his hand, feeling a little scared.
He is already six years old this year, and he already knows a little bit about what kind of existence the emperor is in this world.
Lu Ruoxi was also looking at her husband.
After Shen Yi thought for a while, he patted Shen Yuan's shoulder and said softly: "Go."
"Remember to observe etiquette."
Shen Yuan nodded, then jumped off the carriage, trotted all the way to the emperor, and then knelt down straight with a bang.
"Chengzhi Lang Shen Yuan, pay homage to His Majesty."
When the emperor saw this, he was very pleased. He got off the chariot, held the child in his arms, got on the chariot again, reached out to touch his head, and said with a smile: "In the future, when there are many people, call me Your Majesty. , when there are few people, just call me uncle, do you understand?"
Shen Yuan naturally did not dare to be disobedient and nodded quickly: "I understand."
The emperor smiled and said: "How is your sister? Why didn't you come with us today?"
Shen Yuan answered honestly: "My sister is a little naughty. My mother was afraid that she would cry, so she didn't take her out and let Aunt Lian watch her at home."
The emperor was still smiling and amiable: "When you come to the palace next time, bring your sister to the palace. Uncle likes children."
Shen Yuan quickly lowered his head.
"Nephew, I obey..."
Seeing her son talking and laughing with the emperor, Lu Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief, took her husband's hand and said softly: "Your Majesty seems to like Yuan'er very much."
Mr. Shen said softly: "It's not that I like Yuan'er, but that I like our son."
Lu Ruoxi was thoughtful and seemed to understand what her husband meant.
Shen Yi turned around, said a few words to Shen Zhang, and asked about the old man's current situation.
The old man spent most of this year in his hometown in Jiangdu, accompanying his eldest brother Shen Hui. He only returned to Jiankang when the Chinese New Year was approaching and his daughter-in-law was about to give birth.
After saying a few words, Shen Zhang sighed with a somewhat forlorn expression: "Your uncle probably won't last long."
"The doctor in Jiangdu said that it would take a year and a half at most..."
When Shen Yi heard this, he was thoughtful.
After thinking about it, Shen Yi did not express his position. Instead, he looked at Lu Anshi who was traveling with his family, lowered his head and smiled and said: "Teacher, have you made up your mind? Should Ren Guozi offer wine as a sacrifice, or come to Jiankang to run a school."
"Yuan'er will be able to go to school next year. If you come to Jiankang to run a school, we won't have to find a private school teacher."
Master Lu heard that his son-in-law was joking with him. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I am already very old and don't really want to be an official. And with my temperament, I can easily offend superior officials. It's better not to be an official." ."
"But while I can still move now, I really want to build a Ganquan Academy in Jiankang."
The old man looked at Shen Yuan who was sitting on the dragon chariot and said softly: "This child has been born into a noble family. Ziheng, you have made such great contributions and won the title. He will be even more valuable in the future. If you don't treat him well, Teach him, maybe something will go wrong."
"After spring, I will start a school in Jiankang. Then let Yuan'er stay with me and I will enlighten him."
Master Lu was a serious Confucian from the south of the Yangtze River. No ordinary scholar could join his disciples, let alone an enlightened boy.
It would be a great thing for his grandfather to enlighten Shen Yuan himself.
When the couple heard this, they were very happy.
While the family was talking, the chariot had already entered the imperial city and did not stop until it reached the entrance of Jixian Hall.
Today, the emperor held a banquet in this Jixian Hall to celebrate the success of Jiangdu Bo Shen Yi.
By the time the emperor, Shen Yi's family, and all the civil and military officials arrived, the banquet was almost ready. However, it is worth mentioning that Lu Ruoxi was not at the same table as the officials. She and Shen Yuan were invited to the Queen's Palace for dinner by the Empress. .
After entering the Jixian Hall, the emperor sat on the main seat, and Shen Yi was placed in the third seat to the emperor's right.
Chen Yi respects the left, which means that Shen Yi now sits in the sixth position in the imperial court.
In front of him were the five prime ministers of Zhongshu.
This ranking is obviously unreasonable.
Because of Shen Yi, he was ranked in front of Da Jiuqing.
Now, although he is in good health and has been awarded the title of Jiangdu Bo, he is still a third-grade official in the final analysis. It is obviously unreasonable to be ranked in front of a group of second-grade officials.
Mr. Shen stood up and declined, but the emperor insisted on placing him in this position. Shen Yi had no choice but to sit down.
After everyone sat down according to their seats, the emperor's face glowed brightly and he spoke.
"Everyone, I am very happy to be able to regain Southern Zhili this time."
"I wish to grant amnesty to the world."
"Tax exemption for states north of the Huaihe River for three years."
"Next year, we will open Enke to recruit scholars."
"What do you think, sir?"
Prime Minister Cui Yu stood up, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think that for such a major event, in addition to Enke, it is also appropriate to set up an altar to worship the heavens and the Ancestral Temple to worship the ancestors to comfort the spirits of the ancestors of the past emperors in heaven..."
Hearing his words, everyone had strange expressions on their faces.
Because Cui Yu often has trouble with Shen Yi.
Now this suggestion clearly made Shen Yi blush.
Among everyone, only Shen Yi frowned slightly.
Because the Xuzhou prefectures still have big battles to fight next year.
If the war does not go well next year, worshiping heaven and ancestors this year will cause His Majesty the Emperor to lose face.
When the time comes, he will also be implicated.
The higher you hold it, the harder it will fall.
The emperor put his palms together and smiled.
"What Prime Minister Cui said is very close to my heart."
"It's an auspicious day for Qin Tianjian."
"I want to worship heaven and ancestors."
He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "When Shen Qing gets back Mount Tai, I will go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray to the gods of heaven and earth."
All civil and military officials, including Shen Yi, all bowed their heads.