Shen Xi didn't do anything to Lin Dai, and in fact, he didn't need to ...... Even if Lin Dai likes to play petty and fight with him, after all, she is a little girl who has never seen the world, she is very coaxing, Shen Xi only needs a few sweet words to make her forget her previous displeasure and happily enjoy the sweetness of being held in Shen Xi's arms.

"Then say okay, after returning to Tingzhou, you will tell your mother to marry me." Lin Dai pouted and looked at Shen Xi, for her, this was the last compromise.

Originally, it was a good thing for the two of them to be in the capital, but then Shen Xi pushed it to the test, then after the palace test, and then Xie Yun'er became far away from the capital, and now it has to be pushed back to Tingzhou.

Lin Dai is not young, she is a seventeen-year-old girl after the New Year, and most girls in other families hold their sons at the age of seventeen, but she is still a girl to be married who has not left the cabinet.

Shen Xi smiled: "Of course, even if your father and grandmother don't allow it, I will condemn you." ”

"Hmm."

Lin Dai finally forgave Shen Xi and snuggled her head into his arms, but her hand was already touching her hungry stomach.

To solve Lin Dai's problem, Shen Xi's preparations before his trip are basically completed.

On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Xi went to Zhan Shifu to go through the handover procedures, and when his colleagues knew that he was going to the local government to do the imperial errand, their faces were full of envy and jealousy.

Most of the people in the Zhan Mansion are Hanlin officials, this is an incomparably noble yamen, but because it is not a six-ministry yamen, there is basically no opportunity to go out of Beijing, many people have been in the Zhan Mansion for more than ten years, and they have never had the experience of being commissioned by the emperor to run errands.

"Shen Zhongyun should be promoted after he comes back, to deal with the people of Fanbang, and to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty."

"Definitely, definitely."

After Shen Xi finished the handover, he had to go to the ministry, and he had to go to Honglu Temple after the ministry.

What Shen Xi wanted to know most was who was his deputy envoy?

It stands to reason that the imperial court should appoint officials in the Ministry of Rites, but if it is really from the Ministry of Rites that kind of qualified principals, outsiders or langzhong, Shen Xi should be the deputy envoy. This person has reached the point that Xie Qiandu is disgusted, and his official quality is not higher than him, and Shen Xi can't guess who he is for a while.

On the day of departure on the seventeenth day of the lunar month, Shen Xi finally saw the main owner.

This person does have the potential to be hated, and Shen Xi is even more jealous of this person...... It's not that he has much power at the moment, but the harm he will cause in the future cannot be underestimated, but it is the eunuch of the East Palace, the great eunuch Liu Jin who called for wind and rain in the imperial court in the early years of Zhengde.

"Ouch, you can't be light, my belly......"

Far away, Shen Xi heard Liu Jin shouting there, obviously, he was beaten, as for what the reason Shen Xi didn't know, probably guessed that it was because he didn't take good care of the prince.

It seems that Liu Jin has been beaten for several days, and the wound has not healed, as for accompanying him to Quanzhou Mansion to contact Fo Yanji this time, most of it is also because Liu Jin was beaten this time, which is a temporary exile.

Shen Xi thought to himself: "This old guy, no wonder I didn't see the prince last time I gave a lesson. ”

"Grandpa Liu, are you okay?" Shen Xi stepped forward and saluted.

Liu Jin glanced at Shen Xi hatefully, snorted lightly in his throat, ignored Shen Xi, and went straight to the direction of his carriage.

A eunuch came over and said, "Lord Shen, do you know that Gonggong Liu was beaten because of the prince's indulgence in juju, and his old man now has some feelings for you." ”

Shen Xi nodded.

It seems that Xie Qian's warning to him that day was right, and the emperor has been a little impatient with him from the beginning when he first admired his education methods.

Liu Jin was beaten, and he was allowed to return to his hometown in advance, in fact, in this matter, he, like Liu Jin, belonged to the punishment of Long Yan's anger, and it was equivalent to exile in Quanzhou.

Several eunuchs sent Liu Jin's fine soft to the carriage, and at the moment Liu Jin had no chance to touch the power, so he didn't have much property around him, and all the belongings added up to only two burdens, one was wrapped in clothes, and the other had some small objects and a money bag, and at a cursory glance, the silver in it should not exceed twenty taels.

When the eunuch's salary is not high, it is estimated that more than half of this silver is still the reward that the Marquis of Shouning gives to the eunuchs of the East Palace on weekdays.

This time, Liu Jin was accompanied by only a little eunuch, which meant that the evening was bleak.

This little eunuch Shen Xi is very familiar with it, it is the little twister in the East Palace who is responsible for serving tea and water to Zhongyun on the left and right, and from this point I also know how unpopular this little eunuch is in the East Palace.

"Let's go, let's go. Lord Shen, from which gate did you go out of the city? ”

Although Shen Xi is on the emperor's errand, there are no palace guards, brocade guards and other honor guards to show their status, only two officials and two horsemen transferred from Honglu Temple.

There were two carriages, one for Liu Jin to ride, and the other for Shen Xi not to ride, but for these two officials, Shen Xi just temporarily followed the car outside the city, and then changed to his own carriage.

"My lord, we'll take care of the way, but you can ......take a look at the cost."

These people transferred from Honglu Temple belong to the office and will have a salary and allowance, but it is obvious that they still want to get another handful from the two main owners, Shen Xi and Liu Jin. Shen Xi can ignore it, but the result will be that these people will be vain on the road, and even find opportunities to delay the trip.

Xie Qian's time limit for Shen Xi was less than two months, and if he could not arrive in Quanzhou before February 15, Shen Xi might be charged with dereliction of duty, and he had to be polite to these officials who did not even have official qualities on the way.

"Of course." Shen Xi smiled and nodded, "I can't thank you for your benefits." ”

In any year, it is to talk about money first and then reason, which is most obvious in the people at the yamen, with Shen Xi's words, the officials and grooms are full of strength to help Shen Xi do a good job of the emperor's mission.

The two officials, one named Mi Lu and the other Song Laoyue, are both in their thirties and less than forty, but they have been working at the yamen since they were teenagers, and they belong to the old fritters.

After going out of the city, he saw that Shen Xi's own convoy had five carriages, Mi Lu walked down and asked, "Lord Shen, you are really magnificent enough to travel here, you can do an imperial errand, and you can also bring your family?" ”

Shen Xi was originally a native of his hometown, he had one carriage by himself, one for Lin Dai and Ning Er, and in addition to the people brought by Song Xiaocheng, he also needed two, plus a carriage to transport luggage and goods, which was actually not much.

Shen Xi said: "I won the top prize in the next exam, and I haven't had time to return to my hometown, so I naturally have to prepare more when I return to my hometown this time." ”

Mi Lu and Song Laoyue glanced at each other, and both saw the joy in each other's eyes, thinking that Shen Xi had just become an official, and he had no money to reward them, but now looking at the situation, Shen Xi is a son from a wealthy family, which means that as long as Shen Xi is served well on this trip, there will be a lot of oil and water to be fished.

Just as he was about to set off, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, but it was a jade girl dressed in men's clothes who rode a horse far away, followed by a carriage, and it was Xi'er who drove the car, poking out her head from the open curtain, which was Yunliu, who had not been seen for a long time. Xi'er and Yunliu are also dressed in men's clothes.

"Lord Shen, leave without saying hello?"

Yu Niang came over, turned over and dismounted, and was chic and abnormal, and at first glance it was Lian Jiazi, which made Mi Lu and Song Laoyue amazed.

Shen Xi smiled and saluted: "Master Yu, do you think you won't come?" ”

Yu Niang said with a smile: "I said that I would accompany Lord Shen on an errand, how can I not believe my words, so I will set off?" ”

Shen Xixin said that Yu Niang was also chasing after him, thinking that he had not been in contact for the past two days, and Yu Niang could not find here, so he could have less trouble, but obviously Yu Niang was ordered by Liu Daxia to accompany him to the south on a business trip, so he was equivalent to receiving two errands at the same time, in addition to discussing with the Portuguese about contacting Nagong, he also had to help Yu Niang do a task that he didn't know what it was.

If you do a good job, it is tantamount to making meritorious service for your crimes, and if you don't do it well, you will have to bear double the punishment!

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Because the North Canal has long been frozen, starting from the capital, the previous journey can only be taken by land.

The roads in North China are flat, but in this era, due to various reasons, many places along the road are deserted, and you can even see primeval forests covered with snow and ice.

Along the official road to the south, you can see displaced people along the way, and there are even groups of refugees along the official road, all the way to the north, once they encounter a passing convoy, these refugees will flock to beg for food.

This is still a peaceful and prosperous year, and it is a relatively rich, Shandong's capital land, if it is changed to the border, once there is any famine or war, there are more displaced people.

Whenever he saw a refugee, Shen Xi would stop the carriage and distribute some of the dry food on hand, not that Shen Xi felt that he was a savior or anything, but that he felt that in such an era, he could help or help a little, at least let him feel at ease.

"Lord Shen, after the disaster of the Yellow River, there are so many local displaced people, even if you save them today, they will still starve to death tomorrow. If it's spring and summer, or if it's better, the ground is frozen and the grass and trees are withered, and they don't even have anything to eat. ”

Mi Lu and Song Laoyue were a little incomprehensible to Shen Xi's generosity, in their opinion, those officials should be high and self-righteous and do not care about the people's suffering, just like after the flood of the Yellow River, even if there are displaced people near Jingshi, the imperial court has seen any disaster relief measures, and let these people fend for themselves.

Shen Xi didn't know if he didn't leave the capital, it turned out that the prosperous world in other people's mouths was like this.

Just like a few years later, Li Dongyang was ordered to worship the Confucian Temple along the way, living in the temple is so high, you can't see the people's suffering, the real situation of the people to be transmitted to the emperor, at least six or seven thresholds, under the polish and praise of a group of sycophants and officials who report good news and not bad news, the emperor will only feel that his dynasty is too peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if it is a holy son like Emperor Hongzhi, he will not go outside to take a good look at his world.

Shen Xi said: "If you can help, you can help, live one more day, maybe they will have a way out tomorrow?" ”

This is a bit self-deceptive, this winter, the weather is very cold, even if these people can really go to the capital? The capital is absolutely intolerant of the influx of refugees, and they will not have any way out in the suburbs of Beijing.

Among this group, Lin Dai and Ning Er looked the most sentimental, both of them had escaped when they were young, one was to escape from the government, and the other was a real refugee.

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PS: The second update is here!

The Son of Heaven answers the question in the book review area.

The first is the relationship between Shen Xi and Jiang Liwei and Yu Niang. In fact, now Jiang Liwei and Yu Niang can't order Shen Xi to do this and that, just because everyone is an old acquaintance and is used to the previous way of getting along, so they will unconsciously let Shen Xi do things, but if Shen Xi doesn't want to do it, don't actually talk about these two, even Liu Daxia has no choice.

However, it is good to see each other in the future, people can't live in the world in isolation, and they also need the help of friends, especially Shen Xi does not have big Austrian aid in the court, and Emperor Hongzhi likes to admonish the kind of people who like to consult important ministers before making some major decisions.

Thinking about Shen Xi's previous adventures, if it weren't for Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng's help, it is estimated that there would have been a problem, so no matter what, Shen Xi couldn't take the initiative to lose this line, so helping Liu Daxia do things was actually helping himself.

There is also the problem of adding more to the alliance leader of "caviar", every time the alliance leader Son of Heaven will inevitably break out, but due to energy or other reasons, it is impossible to break out every day, so the Son of Heaven will break out at a later date. I have added a chapter for the new alliance leader before, and today the Son of Heaven will add two more chapters, and the Son of Heaven will add more at a later date!

In the end, it was finally on the homepage sales list, sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat, and the Son of Heaven can only take advantage of the situation and shout loudly to subscribe, reward, recommend tickets and monthly ticket support!

Thank you! (To be continued.) )