Chapter 995: Passing through Quanzhou
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty said, the elder of the pavilion doesn't have to think nonsense, Your Majesty has figured it out, someone needs to be around the prince to correct his mistakes, although the East Palace speaker is dutiful, but Shen Zhongcheng is the same age as the prince, and it is the most suitable, so Shen Zhongcheng is transferred back to the dynasty and re-appointed as the East Palace speaker...... This is the grace of Your Majesty! ”
Xie Qian didn't think that the emperor would change his mind on his own, he felt that it was completely caused by his own coercion, and he had to admit his mistakes if he made a mistake. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
But when Xie Qian invited Xiao Jing into the courtyard and went to the study together, he roughly learned some details from Xiao Jing's mouth, such as Emperor Hongzhi's inspection of the prince's art of war, the prince's answers, and the emperor's inquiries about the prince's truthfulness and honesty in martial arts novels.
Xiao Jing said: "...... It is also strange to say, this Shen Zhongcheng is really a powerful person, Liu Shangshu is very important, Xie Ge Lao also attaches great importance to it, and even Ma Shangshu and Wu Zhanshi are also highly respected. His Majesty praised his talent, and the prince treated him with courtesy, and there was no one else in the court! ”
"Writing a military book for the crown prince, I am afraid that others will spread the news a long time ago, and I can't let the world know about his great achievements, but Shen Zhongcheng has been away from Beijing for a year, and now His Majesty has accidentally learned that he taught the prince so carefully, which is really not easy."
"Elder Xie Ge, our family is also here to congratulate you, you can find such a good grandson-in-law, Shen Zhongcheng will inherit your mantle in the future, and entering the cabinet is just around the corner."
If someone else said this, Xie Qian would definitely listen to it in reverse, thinking that the other party was amusing and satirizing himself, not from the bottom of his heart. But the words came from the mouth of Xiao Jing, a good old man, and Xie Qian listened very well to it.
Shen Xi has the ability to discover it with Xie Qian's hand!
At the beginning, Xie Qian inadvertently went to the Hanlin Academy to do business, and because Shen Xi was the champion like him, he felt a little uncomfortable...... You hairy boy, how can you be on a par with me?
Then Xie Qian asked Shen Xi to do a few things, and found that Shen Xi was not a nerd who could only read dead books, but had foresight and strong work ability, so he reused it exceptionally, and finally had today's results.
"Gong Xiao smiled, the old man tried his best to protect him, not because he was in-law, but because he wanted to leave a talent for Daming." Xie Qian defended.
Even though Xiao Jing was quite unimpressed at this time, he still said with a smile: "What did Elder Xie Ge say...... Your Majesty understands the good intentions of the elder of the pavilion, no, he specially asked our family to pass on the decree, the granddaughter of the elder of the pavilion married into the Shen Mansion, if she was wronged because of her reputation, it was extremely inappropriate, Your Majesty specially gave the title, and in the future, Shen Zhongcheng will return to the dynasty, and he will be grateful for the kindness of the elder of the pavilion......"
Xie Qian was flattered.
He originally didn't want to marry Xie Hengnu to Shen Xi, because it was not a marriage, it was simply a gift, the eldest granddaughter of the dignified hometown, beautiful as a flower, innocent, how could he be a concubine?
Even if Shen Xi is talented and learned, he is not suitable for the portal.
Xie Qian is also from a wealthy family in Yuyao, he has been in the court for many years, his younger brother Xie Di has also been an official in the imperial court, and his son has been promoted again, such a wealthy family, but he sent his granddaughter to Shen Xi as a concubine, which inevitably made Xie Qian lose face.
But Xie Qian is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, and has no opinions, knowing that his granddaughter has a deep love for Shen Xi, if Shen Xi does not marry, he himself and Shen Xi are old friends.
Especially when Shen Xi returned from the Northwest Border Pass, Xie Qian felt guilty for Shen Xi for getting so much credit on the front line and compromising for the sake of the overall interests, plus there are many places where Shen Xi is used on weekdays, if there is an extra layer of in-law relationship, he feels more sure to regulate and guide Shen Xi.
In line with the attitude of being responsible for the Ming court, Xie Qiancai "sent" his granddaughter Xie Hengnu to Shen Xi, he didn't ask Shen Xi how good Shen Xi could be to Xie Hengnu, but in his lifetime, at least Shen Xi could look at his face and treat Xie Hengnu well.
But if the emperor gives Xie Hengnu the title, then Xie Hengnu is a "flat wife" in the Shen family, although there is no legal basis for the Ming Dynasty's flat wife, but the emperor Chrysostom said that the emperor gives the title to the concubine from time to time, even if it is not as good as Shen Xi's wife Xie Yun'er, the status at home is no longer a concubine Teng without any status, so that Xie Qian has a bright face.
Xie Qian knelt on the ground, grateful, and kowtowed to Xiao Jing: "The old minister's liver and brain are all on the ground, and it is difficult to repay the grace of the saint." ”
"Hurry up, hurry up."
Xiao Jing fully showed his good side at this time, helped Xie Qian up, and said good words, praising Shen Xi in the sky and on the earth, and even said how beautiful the granddaughter of the Xie family was, and how reasonable the royal title was.
But to put it simply, the emperor did this just to buy people's hearts.
The king of a country, since he mentioned the imperial title in front of Xie Qian before, although Xie Qian politely refused, he also submitted his resignation with a strong attitude.
If this matter is revealed like this, Xie Qian stays behind and continues to perform the duties of a cabinet scholar, and he must think that the emperor will not be so hard-working and resentful, and Zhu Youzhu did not achieve his goal of letting Shen Xi go to the northwest, and did not capture Xie Qian's heart, which is equivalent to a complete failure.
But if the previous promise is given, even if Shen Xi does not go to the northwest, but thanks to the emperor's grace, Xie Qian and Shen Xi will definitely do their best to do things for the imperial court, but for the emperor and Xie Qian, it is a win-win ending, which is good for everyone.
Xie Qian is not a pedantic person, seeing that the emperor not only made a compromise, did not let Shen Xi go to the northwest, but also gave Xie Heng the status of slave, and even treated him with courtesy, he couldn't help but feel guilty. What Xie Qian is thinking now is that he must do his best in the future, so as not to disappoint Emperor Hongzhi, and Zhu Youzhang's goal will be achieved.
"Pavilion Lao, you rest first, our family will go back to the palace first, Your Majesty is bedridden these days, and those on weekdays are sparse and played, but you have to worry about it. We don't have much talent to learn, and the content of the Zhu criticism is based on the votes of the three elders, if there is something wrong, you have to take care of it more! ”
Xiao Jing was extremely humble on the issue of the song, but Xie Qian knew that in fact, in the power system, it should be Xiao Jing who occupied the absolute dominant position.
Xiao Jing is polite, Xie Qian can't help but be interested.
In the past, when the emperor was diligent, there were not many places to use the celebrant eunuch, but now that the emperor is sick, the role of the celebrant has been greatly highlighted, and he will have to rely on this noble man in the palace even more in the future.
When encountering that kind of indecisive script, you must first open Xiao Jing's joints, otherwise even if his vote is good, Xiao Jing can veto him with a wave of his pen, or even tamper with it.
This is the power of the celebrant to seal the eunuch.
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To quell the thieves on Da'o and Nan'ao Islands, Shen Xi led his troops back to Huanggang, rested for a while, and met with the prefect of Chaozhou, the order of Raoping County, and the thousands of households in Dacheng respectively, and sent the prisoners away, and at the same time properly solved the problem of Tuntian for the people who took the initiative to surrender.
It is believed that with the extinction of the coastal bandits, with the fertility of the land in the Chaoshan Plain, it will not be long before the area around Huanggang will become a rich place.
During this period, Shen Xi commended the officers and men of the three armies, which led to a significant increase in the morale of the whole army.
Subsequently, the army continued to march north in two directions.
Shen Xi led the army and arrived at the second stop of his journey north on the sixth day of the fifth month, which was also the city of Quanzhou where he had fought with the Franco.
Shen Xi came this time, wearing the official hat of the commander of the coastal military affairs of the three provinces, and he no longer had the miserable appearance of the little imperial order before...... You must know that even Zhang Lian, the prefect of Quanzhou, could point fingers at him.
After Shen Xi entered the city, he first handled the handover of official documents, and then entered the official post where he once lived, and even the room was the one he lived in when he came to Quanzhou last time.
As a weak scholar, even if he is strong, he can't withstand the toss of repeated marches and battles, Shen Xi feels that his bones are going to fall apart along the way, and occasionally he has to stay up all night to study the terrain and strategic map, which makes him physically and mentally exhausted.
Although the situation of the officers and men of the three armies is slightly better, they walk completely on two legs, and they have been marching and fighting for two months in a row, and the stimulus of money has passed, and the officers and men are not so vigorous at this time.
After resting one day and stationing near the official post, apart from daily patrols, I didn't see anyone coming out of the camp to wander around the city.
Shen Xi entered the city at noon, and originally planned to sleep until the next day, but it was not dark yet, and Wu Sheng, the prefect of Quanzhou, was already waiting in the official post hall.
Originally, the Quanzhou Wei commander should also come, but the former commander Wang He was promoted, and the current commander did not dare to leave the government office casually to meet the highest military and political officials of the three provinces, so he could only wait for Shen Xi to meet him.
But Wu Sheng didn't have so many worries, he was always a local administrative official, Shen Xi sent troops to pass through Quanzhou Mansion, and the prefect could come to note as usual, and even inquire about military matters, and make some additions to money, food and materials.
“…… My lord, Governor Wu has been waiting outside for a long time, why don't you go out and have a look? Jing Yue stood at the head of Shen Xi's bed, like a fly, so noisy that Shen Xi couldn't sleep peacefully.
Shen Xi sat up and said angrily: "There is a rule in the imperial court, I must meet this prefect when I go to Quanzhou Mansion?" ”
Jing Yue was yelled at inexplicably, but he also knew that it was not a good thing to disturb other people's dreams, and he came three times and twice, and then said hesitantly: "My lord, when you went through the state before, you were all ...... Unsolicited Interview ......"
Shen Xi met with the governor of the local state capital and county before, and to put it bluntly, he stretched out his hand to ask for money and food, but when he arrived in Quanzhou, there were no pirates and pirates around, and the local governor did not do anything that everyone was angry with and corrupted the law, so Shen Xi did not have so much energy to take the initiative to meet him, and he was very tired of officialdom.
"In the future, if there is no official order, I will come to my bedroom and sleeping tent less, even if there is something to do, I will change someone else!" Shen Xi got up to tidy up his clothes, and Jing Yue retreated with interest, but he was wondering in his heart who should be sent.
Liuya!
Up and down in the army, there are not many people who Shen Xi will not yell at him.
Even if Ma Jiu did something wrong, Shen Xi would also scold him mercilessly, which is called treating everyone equally, but for the women who Liu Ya and the other two Jing Yue didn't know, Shen Xi's attitude was much more relaxed.
Mainly because fighting is originally a man's business, and it is already very hard for women to join the army, even if Shen Xi has a bad temper, he will not care about women.
Jing Yue thought to himself: "Adults are far away from their families, they may be irritable at this time, and if they let Liuya come in the future, they may be able to achieve a good thing...... Well, I'm going to keep an eye on it in the future, don't always annoy adults! (To be continued.) )