Chapter 1223 The Shen Familys New House (Supplement)
After Shen Yi was almost burned to death in the southeast, internal guards began to follow him, and there were a lot of them.
Until now, the inner guard has not been interrupted.
After following him for so many years, Emperor Hongde probably knew more about many things around Shen Yi than Shen Yi himself. In addition, the two had known each other for many years, and the emperor knew very well that Shen Yi had no intention of rebellion.
But now, Lord Shen has traveled all the way north, like the god of war, and his reputation among the people has almost reached an unprecedented level.
Many grass-roots groups and storytelling teahouses among the people are singing and telling the story of Lord Shen’s Northern Expedition.
Nowadays, rumors about Shen Yi have just reached Jiankang, and before they spread, the people in the city spontaneously extinguished them.
This made Emperor Hongde feel a little uneasy.
After asking Eunuch Gao to issue the order, His Majesty the Emperor sat in the Manna Palace and meditated for a long time, and then called Eunuch Gao in.
"Gao Ming, you said..."
"Are the things in Jiankang City a good thing or a bad thing?"
Eunuch Gao lowered his head, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "I think this is not a good thing."
The emperor smiled and said, "Why do you see it?"
Eunuch Gao answered honestly.
"Master Shen Marquis has such a great reputation that one day, if he has second thoughts, even if the Huai'an Army cannot use him, he can still win over many people by raising his voice among the people. This is a hidden danger for His Majesty. "
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "I remember that you have a good relationship with Shen Qi, why don't you speak for him?"
Gao Ming lowered his head and said, "I am a private servant of the Heavenly Family. I will always consider your Majesty and will not speak for others."
The emperor squinted his eyes and chuckled softly: "You have one good thing. What you say is always in line with my wishes. This is much better than Sun Jin."
The emperor touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Go and call Shen Heng to see me."
Gao Ming immediately bowed his head and went out to summon Shen Heng from Zhongshushe.
Shen Heng was not far from the Ganlu Hall, and soon he arrived at the Ganlu Hall. He knelt on the ground with a plop, lowered his head and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Shen Heng, kowtow to you."
The emperor raised his hand and smiled dumbly: "There are no outsiders, so there is no need to be so polite."
Shen Heng got up and stood respectfully.
The emperor looked at him and said with a smile: "Have you heard, Qing Shen? In recent days, someone has been spreading rumors in Jiankang that your brother Shen Yi has a disobedient heart in supporting troops in Shandong."
Shen Heng was so frightened that he trembled and quickly knelt on the ground again, kowtow and said: "Your Majesty, brother, he is devoted to the country and never has second thoughts!"
"At a time when the two countries are at war, the people of Qi must be behind this rumor!"
"I think so too."
The emperor said with a smile: "I have sent the internal guards to investigate this matter. Fortunately, your eldest brother is in Jiankang and has a high reputation. No one believes these rumors. Before they had time to spread, the people who spread the rumors were arrested. The common people took it to the Jiankang government office for questioning."
"Most of them are paid to do things, but there is indeed a person from the Purity Department of the Northern Qi Dynasty."
The emperor chuckled softly and said: "This incident is enough to prove that evil cannot defeat good."
Shen Heng raised his head in confusion and looked at the emperor. He was a little confused as to what the emperor meant by these words.
The emperor stood up and stretched: "This matter is big or small. I should have informed your brother originally, but the official document was too solemn in the past, so I was afraid he would think too much."
"Shen Qing, you are an expert at writing. When you write a letter home to your eldest brother, you should also include this incident and inform your brother."
Although Shen Heng couldn't understand the emperor's intention of doing this, he quickly lowered his head and said, "I obey your orders."
"alright."
The emperor waved his hand: "There is nothing else to do. If Shen Qing is fine, just leave first."
Shen Heng stood up quickly, bent down and left the Ganlu Hall.
After returning to the Humanities Department of Zhongshushe, he sat in his seat and was stunned for a long time. Then he seemed to understand something, shuddered suddenly, picked up the pen and paper on the table, and began to write a letter to Shen Yi.
After writing the first letter, which was all about rumors, Shen Heng read it for a while and felt something was wrong, so he tore it into pieces and wrote a new one.
The second letter was more like a letter from home. Most of it was about the children at home. Only two or three short sentences at the end of the letter mentioned this matter.
After writing this letter, Shen Heng deliberately did not use the method of reporting to the Secretary. Instead, he used the official post to send the letter.
This letter traveled all the way north from Jiankang, and four days later, was delivered to Shen Yi, who was in the governor's office in Shandong. At this time, Mr. Shen was discussing with Zhang Jian whether the civilians who had surrendered to Zhu Lizhen should be treated equally.
The two people debated for a long time, and Mr. Shen said: "Zhenzhen Zhuli has been enjoying happiness for more than seventy years. Now that everything has been turned upside down, it's time for them to suffer."
Zhang Jian did not agree and said: "Most of the nobles who enjoy the blessings are Zhu Li Zhen's nobles. If Zhu Li Zhen's civilians are treated harshly, all Zhu Li Zhen's people will rise up to resist during the Northern Expedition, which will actually affect the situation of the Northern Expedition."
While talking, Shen Yi took the letter from Jiang Sheng and smiled at Zhang Jian: "I will read the letter from my brother first. After reading it, I will slowly debate it with my senior brother."
Zhang Fantai looked at the letter in Shen Yi's hand and was a little envious: "Is Zichang's term as Zhongshu Sheren about to expire? When the time comes, Ziheng, you can run around and arrange for him to go to Zhongshu to observe politics. In the future The future is limitless."
Speaking of this, Zhang Jian said a little sourly.
"Why don't we have a Tanhualang brother in my family?"
While he was speaking, Mr. Shen had already opened the letter. He read the first two or three pages very happily with a smile on his face until he read the last paragraph.
"The day before yesterday, a spy from the Northern Qi Dynasty spread a rumor in Jiankang, saying that the eldest brother had disobedient intentions. The people of Jiankang spontaneously arrested him and handed him over to the Jiankang government office..."
"Your Majesty summoned Brother Fool and specifically mentioned this matter, saying that the eldest brother has a high reputation and evil cannot prevail against good..."
When he read the last sentence, the smile on Mr. Shen's face had disappeared. He looked at Zhang Jian, sighed slightly, and said, "Brother, I have some things to deal with. Let's stop talking today."
Zhang Jian thought for a while and asked, "Something happened at home?"
"No."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "If nothing happens to me here, how can something happen to me at home?"
"Something about myself to deal with."
"Senior brother, go back first. I will go find him tomorrow."
Zhang Jian nodded and stood up to say goodbye.
Shen Yi walked him all the way to the gate of the governor's office. After watching Zhang Jian leave, he clasped his hands behind his back, looked at Jiang Sheng, and said, "Go and call Xu Fu. The sooner the better."
Xu Fu is currently in Jinan City, helping Shen Yi spend money to buy things and handle some business matters.
About an hour later, Xu Fu came to Shen Yi's study. He lowered his head to Shen Yi and said, "Master Marquis, are you looking for me?"
"Um."
Mr. Shen put down the brush in his hand, looked up at Xu Fu, and said silently: "I already have a house in Jiankang, but I don't have a place to live in my hometown in Jiangdu. The old house was too small, and now the family is getting bigger and bigger. The more we come, the more we come back to Jiangdu, and there won’t be enough to live in.”
Xu Fu thought for a while and said, "Master Hou, do you want to...?"
"Buy me a house."
Mr. Shen said silently: "The bigger the better."
Xu Fu first lowered his head in response, and then looked at Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen said expressionlessly: "The money comes from Liulichang."
Xu Fu was thoughtful.
In the past few years, Liulichang's money had to come from internal funds.
Only starting this year, the emperor allowed Liulichang's money to be spent on frontline battlefields. It was undoubtedly taboo to use Liulichang's money to buy a house for the Shen family.
It is more serious than embezzling public funds.
Internal funds belonging to the corrupt emperor.
Xu Fu raised his head and took a deep look at Shen Yi. After making sure that Shen Yi was not joking, he seemed to have figured out something and lowered his head slightly.
"I'll do it right away..."
I had a severe headache last night and couldn't write. I'll make up for it now~