Shen Hou's Mansion may sound huge, but in fact there are not many people there, because Shen Yi will not take away the entire Shen family of Jiangdu, and even his younger brother Shen Heng cannot be taken to the north.
The old father, Shen Zhang, is already in his fifties and has gray hair. He is also not suitable for traveling long distances, nor can he leave his hometown like this.
Therefore, the only people who could go north with Shen Yi were Lu Ruoxi, Ye Chan, Shen Yuan, Shen Sangsang, and their youngest son Shen Ji.
As for the servants of the Shen family, except for a few close ones, such as Jiang Sheng's family, the rest do not need to be taken away, and none of them will be taken away.
If the Hou Mansion is evacuated, others will think that you, Lord Shen, are going to pack up and leave. Anyway, Shen Heng will continue to live in the Hou Mansion. It is also a good thing to keep more people at home.
For three whole days, Emperor Sejong's coffin was parked at the north gate of Jiankang. Three days later, Shen Yi's family had packed up their belongings and loaded four or five carts, and headed north on the morning of the fourth day.
It was also at this time that Emperor Sejong's coffin was officially raised and began to be transported north.
Emperor Hongde's ceremonial guard followed closely behind, transporting Emperor Sejong's coffin with the emperor's ceremonial guard, which gave the emperor the dignity of losing his country.
All civil and military officials saw each other off for ten miles all the way out of the city, and then reluctantly returned to Jiankang City.
However, the emperor must be accompanied by prime ministers when he goes on tour. This time, Zhongshu was accompanied by three prime ministers, namely Prime Minister Zhao Changping, Prime Minister Cui Yu, and Prime Minister Yue Qian.
In other words, Prime Minister Chen Jing, who was the chief minister of Zhongshu, did not accompany him.
This is not a particularly strange thing. After all, the imperial court currently does not have a prince to supervise the country, so it needs someone who can hold up the situation to stay in charge to avoid any problems. It is more reasonable for Prime Minister Chen Jing to be in charge of Jiankang. .
In addition, it is worth mentioning that this time, in addition to the eldest son Li Wang and the third son Li Rong, the fourth prince Li Jian also drove north with him.
The motorcade of Shen Yi's family followed the emperor's guard of honor and drove north.
When the emperor's guard of honor officially left Jiankang, the Shen family's motorcade also left Jiankang. Shen Heng stood at the gate of the city, seeing off his brother and his family. At this time, the man who was exploring the beauty couldn't help but have red eyes. He bowed to Shen Yi for a long time and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, please take care of yourself after arriving in the north."
Lu Ruoxi sighed, looked at Shen Heng and Chen Youniang who was behind Shen Heng, and said, "Uncle and my family, please take care of yourself. There will always be a day when we meet again."
Lu Ruoxi has been married to the Shen family for more than ten years. In terms of the time she spent together, the time she spent with Shen Yi was far less than the time she spent with Shen Heng and his wife. It was inevitable that she felt a little reluctant to let go.
Lord Shen, relatively speaking, was much calmer. He looked at his younger brother and sister-in-law and warned: "As an official in Jiankang, try your best not to cause trouble, but you don't have to be afraid of it."
"I am in Yandu. It will take at least three to five years before I can move. I am not in the south. Whether it is Jiankang or Jiangdu, I have to worry about it."
Shen Heng lowered his head in tears: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely take care of Jiangdu's affairs."
Master Shen called Shen Yuan and Shen Sangsang again, and asked them to kowtow to their uncle and aunt. Then the family of six got on the carriage and embarked on the road north.
On the way north, because the coffin had to be escorted and there was a guard of honor from the emperor, it was impossible to go very fast. It could only cover thirty or forty miles in a day.
However, His Majesty the Emperor was still very interested. He took his three sons and one or two accompanying concubines for a walk. Sometimes when he got interested, he would stop his journey north and take the people around him there. Sightseeing and sightseeing nearby.
Because of his special status, Mr. Shen naturally often accompanied the emperor and followed him around.
Fortunately, their line of work still had specific tasks, and His Majesty the Emperor could not take his ancestors on a journey like this, so although the speed of the journey was not fast, it was definitely not slow.
Almost a month after leaving Jiankang, the weather had become hotter, and by this time, the team had entered Henan.
Originally, there was no need to pass through Henan when going from Jiankang to Yandu, but His Majesty the Emperor insisted on visiting Henan, so the convoy took a detour and entered Henan.
Not long after entering Henan, the governor of Henan, Cheng Tingzhi, Chen Yu of the feudal lord, and a group of local officials rushed to the guard of honor to greet him.
His Majesty the Emperor was in a pretty good mood. He basically received these Henan officials one by one and gave them banquets one by one.
While the emperor was meeting with Henan officials, Mr. Shen was drinking tea with the Prime Minister Zhao Changping in his temporary residence.
After they both finished their cups of tea, Mr. Shen looked up at Zhao Changping and said with a smile, "Master, what have you gained from this journey?"
Mr. Zhao took a sip of tea and said calmly: "The purpose of traveling from Shandong to Henan is just to see what these two provinces are like now. These two provinces are the most important in the north. As long as these two provinces are stable, Only then will Dachen's situation in the north become more and more stable."
Master Shen gave him a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Uncle, you are really wise."
"This year is already halfway through, and taxes in Shandong will be collected normally next year, and taxes in the northern provinces can already be collected."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "By next year, uncle's account will be much easier to settle."
Zhao Changping shook his head slightly and said: "The revenue is too much, but the expenses will also increase accordingly. After all, the newly added provinces cannot only receive money but not spend it."
"The good thing is that with more money in the account, it will indeed be much easier to spend it than before. There is no need to build a dojo in a snail shell like before."
When the two men were still preparing to continue drinking tea, Jiang Sheng ran all the way to the two of them and said: "Prime Minister, Young Master, Cheng Futai is outside and wants to see the Young Master."
Mr. Zhao stood up and said with a smile: "Since you are here to see Zi Heng, I should stay away."
Master Shen held his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle, it's better not to leave. Stay and support me."
Mr. Zhao hesitated for a moment, but actually did not leave and sat back in his original position.
Not long after, Cheng Futai, who had been in office in Henan for a year or two, appeared in front of the two of them. He took a step or two back, lowered his head and said, "I am the next official, Cheng Tingzhi, to pay my respects to Prime Minister Zhao and Lord Shen."
Mr. Zhao shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "I just happen to be here. Cheng Futai doesn't need to care about me."
"I have nothing else to do, I just came to see the two superiors."
After hearing what he said, Xianggong Zhao became interested and casually asked a few questions about the situation in Henan, and Cheng Futai answered them fluently.
Mr. Zhao then nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "He is indeed a man who has overturned the entire Fujian officialdom. What he does is indeed extraordinary."
"My husband is so complimentary."
After Cheng Tingzhi said a word or two modestly, Shen Yi asked him to sit down. After he sat down, Master Shen asked with a smile: "Zhongcheng, how has the situation of suppressing bandits in Henan this year been?"
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, the Dusi Yamen has been built, and the banditry in various places is slowly subsiding."
Mr. Zhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "With your words, I feel relieved. With the taxes from Henan this year, the household of the Ministry of Revenue will be much better."
Shen Yi poured him a cup of tea and asked with a smile: "Why haven't you seen Chen Fantai?"
Cheng Tingzhi thought for a while, lowered his head and replied: "Chen Fantai, you are still practicing Mian Sheng."
Hearing this, Shen Yi and Zhao Changping looked at each other, then lowered their heads to drink tea in a tacit understanding without saying a word.
Seeing that no one answered, Cheng Futai suddenly said to himself: "Chen Fantai seems to be very favored by the Holy Spirit. It seems that he will soon be promoted from the position of Chief Minister of Henan."
Shen Yi still smiled and said nothing.
Cheng Tingzhi lowered his head to drink tea, then looked at Shen Yi and said softly: "Ziheng, in recent times, there have been several nursery rhymes related to you in Henan."
"Now, it may have reached His Majesty's ears."
Mr. Shen's expression changed slightly. He stood up and took a deep breath.
"Thank you, Brother Cheng, for reminding me about this..."