The warmth of his family made his fatigue these days dissipate a lot. When he got up the next morning, Mr. Shen became a cheerful young man again. While getting dressed, he smiled and said to Lu Ruoxi: "Next year, As a husband, I probably won’t have to leave Jiankang, and I can spend time with my wife and Yuan’er.”
Lu Ruoxi had also gotten up at this moment. While she was helping Shen Yi put on his official uniform, she said softly: "You have been running around outside for a whole year, and you have been rushing back for more than half a month. Why did you get up so early in the morning and not sleep more?"
Shen Yi shook his head and sighed slightly: "I returned to Jiankang yesterday afternoon. Yesterday I could have excused the fact that it was too late. If I don't go to the palace to deliver the decree today, even if the emperor doesn't blame me, the censor will probably interfere with me. "
Having said this, Mr. Shen touched his wife's head and said with a smile: "It's just a matter of one or two days. After I finish my errands, my husband can rest at home for a while. The court will not wait until at least the next year." Only then will you use me to do things."
He smiled heartily: "Maybe it can be longer."
At this moment, Shen Yi's worry about gains and losses had completely disappeared.
Regardless of the emperor's attitude towards him, given Shen Yi's current situation, the worst outcome would be to be left idle.
He is still a fifth-rank official and a second-rank Jinshi. No one can bully him and he can live his life peacefully.
With this idea in mind, Shen Yi left Shen's house in official uniform at dawn, then took a carriage to the entrance of the imperial city, and then walked all the way from the entrance to the palace gate.
This time, Mr. Shen waited for more than half an hour before he was brought into the side hall of Manlu Palace by a young eunuch to await the edict.
This wait is another hour.
It was not until almost noon that a young eunuch came over and led Shen Yi all the way to the inner hall of Manlu Hall. Master Shen held the document in his hand and entered the inner hall. He met His Majesty the Emperor in the inner hall.
"Shen Yi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, comes to see Your Majesty."
At this time, His Majesty the Emperor was still reading as usual, holding a book in his hand, but his mind was obviously not on the book. As soon as Shen Yi's voice sounded, he slowly put down the book in his hand, and then took a deep breath. He took a deep look at Shen Yi who was kneeling on the ground.
After the emperor was silent for a while, he slowly spoke: "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Shen Yi knelt on the ground and replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "I didn't wait long."
The emperor glanced at Shen Yi lightly: "There is no need to tell such lies. I know that you have been waiting outside for a long time, and I also know that you, Shen Qi, are impatient."
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi quietly with an expressionless face: "Foreign officials usually have to wait this long to see me."
For such a long time, Shen Yi could basically see the emperor quickly as long as he entered the palace to meet the emperor, unless the emperor was receiving ministers.
What the emperor means by this is that the fact that you, Shen Yi, were able to see me before was my special treatment for you.
It is my "holy favor" for you.
Now, you have to weigh it yourself whether you still have this "holy favor".
Mr. Shen was still kneeling on the ground. He also raised his head and glanced at the emperor, lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty... thank you for your kindness."
Seeing Shen Yi's expression as flat as a lake, His Majesty the Emperor felt a little angry for no reason, but he suppressed his anger and said in a low voice: "I will give you a seat if I am flat."
Soon, a small stool was placed behind Shen Yi, and Mr. Shen sat down without changing his expression.
The emperor took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and then said: "Shen Qing, you were ordered to patrol the sea in the eighth year of Hongde. In the blink of an eye, you have been in the southeast for several years. You can report to me on the situation in the southeast."
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes."
"Your Majesty, I have been in the southeast for several years, and I have seen a little bit of the local customs in the three southeastern provinces."
"Zhejiang...Fujian and Guangdong provinces, the problems in each province are very big..."
"Japanese invasion is only a small part of the problem."
"Officials are corrupt, people are poor, and local land annexation is getting more intense..."
Mr. Shen raised his head, looked directly at the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "These are all chronic diseases that cannot be cured by a single governor or a few imperial envoys from the Third Law Division."
"And based on this, not only the three southeastern provinces, but probably all the provinces and yamen above and below Dachen have this problem."
The emperor's face looked a little unhappy again.
He stared at Shen Yi for a long time and said slowly: "Listening to Shen Qing's words, it seems that my country is already in dire straits, and the country's demise is only a matter of seconds."
Mr. Shen was silent for a moment and continued: "If your Majesty doesn't want to hear this, I can say something nice. I will send you a congratulatory form tomorrow to wish your Majesty peace in the world and peace in the world."
This sentence has a bit of yin and yang in it.
The emperor finally couldn't hold himself any longer. He waved his hand and signaled the high eunuch to retreat. Soon, the palace people in the inner hall of Ganlu Palace retreated, leaving only the emperor, his ministers and a high eunuch.
The emperor sneered: "You think I don't know what you are talking about? But what's the use of knowing it?"
"You scholars can only..."
He originally wanted to say that scholars only talk empty talk, but thinking of Shen Yi's "accomplishments" in the past two years, the emperor snorted and did not continue.
"His Majesty…"
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "There is no dynasty in the world that lasts for hundreds of generations. Every dynasty will decline one day. But as the emperor and your Majesty is determined to revive, you cannot continue to watch the dynasty deteriorate and the people suffer."
He stared at the emperor and said: "You always have to try your best to do something..."
"Not to mention whether it is for the common people in the world, it is for Chen Guozuo..."
"You said it nicely!"
The emperor stood up from his chair and glanced at Shen Yi coldly.
"But they say one thing and do another."
His Majesty the Emperor sneered: "Just like you, Shen Qi keeps saying that you want to contribute to the country, but what is the result?"
"Guangdong is a mess, just let it go if you say you want to."
At this time, His Majesty the Emperor was obviously a little emotional.
Probably because he and Shen Yi are the same age.
Or maybe it's because there are no outsiders present at the moment, so he doesn't have to continue to put on airs.
Shen Yi stood up silently, bowed to the emperor, and saluted: "Your Majesty, I am a living person, and I must have friends."
"friend?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "They must be cronies?!"
When the two people talked about this, they finally started to quarrel.
Mr. Shen wanted to lash out at the peer in front of him, but thinking of his identity, he could only suppress his anger and lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty is very aware of everything. He should know that I have been doing things outside in the past few years and have not interacted with any court officials. There is a beneficial relationship."
"There is no way to talk about clique."
"As for what your Majesty said about Guangdong."
Shen Yi said in a low voice: "Since Zhu Gui was transferred, I think it has been very difficult to handle the Guangdong matter. I knew that my skills were shallow, so I voluntarily left Guangdong."
"Try not to make Guangdong more chaotic."
The emperor gritted his teeth: "What do you mean, Shen Qi, that I messed up Guangdong?"
"I don't dare!"
Shen Yi quickly lowered his head and said.
No matter what, the emperor is fond of pots, and no pot should be thrown at the emperor's head, otherwise it is very likely to hit his own head.
Although Shen Yi hurriedly denied it, His Majesty the Emperor was still a little angry, and he said angrily.
"I want to cut off some external involvements for you, so that you can serve the court with peace of mind!"
"Lest you, Shen Ziheng, look around in the court and go astray in the future!"
At this moment, the monarch and his ministers were like quarreling friends.
However, Shen Yi maintained the greatest degree of restraint and only cursed in his heart.
And the little emperor, who had always been calm, was now a little angry.
"His Majesty…"
Mr. Shen lowered his head and said: "Shen Yi has no party."
The emperor curled his lips in disdain and sat back in his seat.
"Just because you are like this now doesn't mean you will be like this in the future. Besides, since you don't have a party, you clearly know that Zhu Gui is doing evil and misbehaving in Guangdong Province. Why not only don't you get involved with him, but you also protect him in front of me? "
"Because he is still useful."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "If this person is useless, I won't say a word."
"I thought..."
"Your Majesty wants the Northern Expedition and the Chinese Renaissance, and sometimes it is necessary to use talents rather than talents."
The emperor sneered: "So Shen Qing, are you a virtuous or capable person?"
"minister…"
Mr. Shen took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly and said, "I am neither of these. I can only try my best to do small things for Your Majesty and the court, but I am not of much use."
Having said this, he took out a pure gold medal from his arms, held it in both hands, and bent down deeply: "Shen Yi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, has completed his patrol in the past two and a half years. I came here to return the gold medal to His Majesty. Return the imperial edict."
The emperor silently glanced at the gold medal handed to him by Shen Yi.
Logically speaking, he should reach out and pick it up.
However, he still didn't reach out.
His Majesty the Emperor looked expressionless and asked: "Have you used this brand?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "I haven't had time to use it yet."
"Then you can keep it for now."
The emperor sat back down in his seat with some disinterest, his tone was lazy, and then he laughed at himself.
"When the world is in chaos in the future, you can still use it to exchange for some money."