Departing from Fuzhou City in late May, it would take almost two months to arrive in Beijing even if there was no delay. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Shen Xi calculated the days in his heart, and returned to the capital in late July, if the imperial court sent him to the northwest to perform his duties, he set off in early August and arrived in about a month, it would be early September.

At present, it is in the Xiaoice River period, and there is no down jacket and other cold clothing, and the cold winter is unusually cold, unless the imperial court is confident that it can end the war by the end of October, or like the war in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, it will be tempting to harass from the beginning, mainly to show off the prestige of the Daming army, otherwise it will not work at all.

In other words, if this battle starts, it is likely to wait for the next year, so I may have to stay on the side for half a year or even a year.

"I can't be by my side when Huiniang gives birth, is it possible that Jun'er gives birth, and I also have to be on the battlefield, so that she can give birth in worry and panic? Xie Lao'er, now I can only count on you, otherwise, if something happens to your granddaughter, you will be the culprit! ”

Before Shen Xi set off from Fuzhou, in addition to asking for merit from the imperial court for the soldiers of the three armies, he also wrote an urgent letter to Xie Qian, saying that he was too young and vigorous to be useful, and he needed to exercise in the court for a few more years, and even said that he could let go of everything he had at present and re-enter the Hanlin Academy to start from the bottom, to put it bluntly, he hoped that Xie Qian could speak for him.

Shen Xi himself understands that if Xie Qian, Liu Daxia and others recommend him at the same time this time, then the significance of this letter will not be great, but it may make Liu Daxia "merciful", and when he performs his duties in the northwest, he will have the opportunity to be the governor of Yansui, dispatch money and food in the rear, and do not have to go to the front line to work hard.

The coastal bandits did not subside, the convenient waterway could not travel, and the land route was equally slow, and finally on June 17, the group arrived at Yingtianfu.

Shen Xi is not very old, but in the past few years, in order to catch up with the exam and run errands, Ying Tianfu has been here a few times. Every time he went to Nanjing, he had a different mood, when he used to go to Nanjing, he could also visit Xie Duo by the way, but now Xie Duo is in Beijing, his eyes are black when he goes to Nanjing, and he simply doesn't see anyone.

Because Shen Xi has not yet stepped down from his official position as the "Governor of the Three Provinces", before going north this time, he also got a report from the Sixth Department of Nanjing to handle the handover of official documents, which is almost a formality.

When returning from the Liubu Yamen in the north of Zhengyangmen, Yu Niang asked Shen Xi if he needed to rest in Nanjing City for a few more days, and Shen Xi shook his head, saying that the sooner he got on the road, the better.

At this time, Shen Xi suddenly realized a problem, if he couldn't stay in the capital as an official, it would be good to seek to come to Nanjing City to be a Beijing official.

As the governor of the three provinces of Shenxi, it seems inappropriate to go back to the capital to be the right concubine, after all, he has already left the Hanlin Academy and the Zhan Mansion, and if he goes back, he can't say that he will be reduced to three grades or five grades.

It is obviously not so suitable for Shen Xiping to be transferred to the Ministry of Rites, Zheng Sanpin has been able to be a waiter in the six departments, and the Ministry of Rites is famous in Daming for being difficult to be promoted, just like Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others, and when they climb to the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, they will announce that they have successfully entered the cabinet.

The best place for Shen Xi to go is actually the other five of the six departments in addition to the Ministry of Rites, of course, the Ministry of Officials does not need to think about it, it is the most popular yamen, and the remaining four departments are a waiter, which can be regarded as the emperor's grace, even if it is a reduction in position to be a langzhong, it is also reasonable.

In fact, you can go to Nanjing City and be Nanjing's six servants, even if you just hang the name of a lang and have no real power, just like Xie Duo, a Guozi who has the title of a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and set up his home in the bustling city of Nanjing, raise flowers and birds every day, visit famous Confucianism everywhere, or "promote" some younger but older juniors, establish his status in the Confucian world, and then symbolically accept a few disciples...... At the moment when the change of throne was about to take place, Shen Xi felt that this kind of life was the most suitable for him, no matter how he thought about it.

The problem is that Governor Yansui is waiting for such a big official!

In the eyes of many officials who seek fame, promotion, and wealth, this official shortage can be said to be a rare fat shortage if they want money, status, and development. If the emperor didn't trust him, he wouldn't send anyone to this kind of position, thinking that Zhu Hui, the prince of the country, had received this errand when he was in the frontier, so you can see how important this son is.

But the problem is that Shen Xi is not a noble, even if he takes the position of governor of Yansui, others will not scold him, the same position, Zhu Hui holds the position of coordinating all parties and helping Liu Daxia to rectify the soldiers, horses, food and grass, others are afraid that they will not be able to do it, and Shen Xi will go to help people and deal with the mess.

Shen Xi was staying at Longjiangyi in Nanjing, and he was about to go to bed that night, when he heard a knock on the door, thinking that Yunliu and Xi'er had come to bring him footwashing water.

During this time, Shen Xi found that these two women were a little too attentive to him, and privately speculated that the second daughter had received instructions from Yu Niang that they must "get things done", and he didn't know that Yunliu and Xi'er had been ordered to stay by his side, otherwise they would be the Oiran in the Qinglou when they returned to Beijing, and they would support themselves by laughing at the party.

When going out, Shen Xi has always been clean and self-conscious, in his eyes, Yunliu and Xi'er's past experiences are too complicated, even if they are both Qingqi people, but the question is how to settle them after they come back?

In terms of feelings, he admires the second daughter, as a dusty woman, she has worked hard outside for so many years, and has helped him do a lot of things, he remembers the second daughter's good, but this emotion is far from sublimation to love.

The second daughter is not as simple as Yin Wen and Xie Hengnu, she belongs to the "old fritters", and there is another purpose for staying by her side, Shen Xi feels that she should put this down in advance, even if she really wants to stay by her side in the future, she will be treated as a subordinate, and let them be responsible for helping him collect intelligence like Yu Niang.

Shen Xi seems to have to marry a woman, either he wants to live with her, let her have children for himself and complete the inheritance, he is spoiled and hurt, and he can comfort himself when he is lonely and lonely, just like Xie Yun'er and other daughters who married back from the family.

Either he has a political purpose, and he is forced to marry in order to get closer to each other, although he marries Xie Hengnu has this effect, but he and Xie Hengnu don't want to mix these things, Xie Hengnu fell in love with him early on, and he also likes Xie Hengnu's intelligence and well-behaved, and the two are in love.

If you want to keep Yunliu and Xi'er by your side, you obviously can't treat them as women who live at home, but you should treat them as like Li Jin, in order to seek some kind of benefit, and by the way, appreciate and possess their beauty, which is almost like this.

Shen Xi can't find a reason to keep Yunliu and Xi'er by his side now, since he has to be responsible for acceptance, he must think clearly before making a decision, which in his opinion is a minimum of respect for women.

If he is a native of this era, just like Jiang Liwei, Yu Niang sent two beautiful women, and it was too late to smile, if he felt that they had other purposes, he could treat them coldly after enjoying them.

A sense of responsibility is a testament!

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"Who?" Shen Xi asked.

"My lord, it's a slave."

It wasn't Yunliu and Xi'er's voices coming from outside, but Yu Niang.

Shen Xi couldn't help frowning, this big night, the candle flame had been blown out, and he was about to fall asleep, Yu Niang actually came to knock on the door, did Yu Niang think that he might have a different "taste", and he personally went into battle to be a "pioneer" for Yunliu and Xi'er?

Shen Xi said: "It's not too early, the official has already fallen asleep, and I will talk about it tomorrow!" ”

Shen Xi's intention to chase away customers is obvious, and he believes that Yu Niang will not be bored with herself. But I heard Yu Niang say: "My lord, the slave family came to visit late at night, and I just got the news of the capital, which may not be good for adults, but it is necessary for the slave family to come and inform them, so that the adults can have the bottom of their hearts!" ”

Yu Niang moved out of business, even if Shen Xi didn't wait to see her, she still sorted out her clothes and went over to open the door.

Open the door, Yu Niang gave a salute.

Shen Xi didn't mean to invite Yu Niang into his room, this is an official post, there are many guests, plus the room is narrow, lonely men and widows are in the same room, even if nothing happens, the people who travel with him may gossip.

"What's the matter?" Shen Xi asked.

Yu Niang is not an acquaintance, she knows that Shen Xi will not invite her into the room late at night, and she knows how to be polite, righteous and shameful, so she immediately made a long story short:

"My lord, I just got news from the capital, and the officials have set the plan for your lord to return to Beijing as appropriate, and he will not go to the northwest for the time being, and he will not take over as the governor of Yansui."

Shen Xi carefully looked at Yu Niang's expression, if he hadn't heard it sincerely, he would have thought that Yu Niang had come to entertain him on purpose.

What is this "maybe not so good" news?

Good news!

Shen Xi had a thought in his heart, God opened his eyes, he actually heard my heart, no need for me to go to the northwest?

"Talk downstairs!"

Originally, Shen Xi was going to go back to sleep with his head covered when he heard the good news, and when he heard the good news, he was completely sleepy for a while, and the depression that came along the way was swept away, and he even wanted to drink a few glasses of wine to celebrate.

Yu Niang was a little surprised and asked, "Aren't you worried about not being able to go to the northwest?" ”

Shen Xi walked in front without looking back, shrugging his shoulders slightly: "Blessings and misfortunes, where is it different to be an official?" ”

Arrived at the flower hall downstairs, Yu Niang handed over the official documents of the imperial court to Shen Xi, but it was a document sent by the Ministry of Officials, before Shen Xi went to Nanjing Sixth Department to hand over the official documents, he had not yet taken away his official position of "Governor of the Three Provinces", but this time it has been made clear that he is no longer the Governor of the Three Provinces, and the official title of the right deputy capital Yushi is still retained, because this involves his official positioning, that is to say, he is still the third product.

As for the new official position, it has not yet been determined, and it will be used as appropriate, that is, after he returns to the capital, he will see if there are any suitable official vacancies in the various government offices in Beijing for him, and let him receive errands.

With Shen Xi's understanding of the Ming officialdom, it is not easy for the various government offices to make a vacancy for him for the third grade for no reason, so this discretionary use is just a disguise, and after returning to the capital, he is likely to be idle as the third grade, and will not arrange for him to be vacant for the time being, and then fill him when there is an official vacancy in the imperial court or where he is needed.

In the official document, it was also revealed that the new governor of Yansui had been selected, and he was considered an "old acquaintance" to Shen Xi.

Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo.

Emperor Hongzhi's meaning is clear:

Aren't you Zhu Hui very capable, and helped Liu Daxia win the first battle against the Tatars a few years ago? I am now short of people, since this Yansui Governor I can't send Shen Xi, then it has to be you!

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