"Where is this father-in-law, how could the lower officials not hear about it, it can be said that they have been admiring it for a long time!"

As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.

A villain like Xining, who has an out-and-out standard, is definitely asking for trouble if he offends him before he controls the absolute power suppression.

The prestige is like that of the British duke, and he has been humiliated in front of the emperor for the lawsuit, not to mention that he is only a five-grade official?

looked at Shen Yichen's appearance as a top official, and he also called himself a "lower official", which made Xining feel very satisfied.

You must know that the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty actually had ranks, the twelve eunuchs with palm prints were the four products, and the eunuchs with four divisions such as the Treasure Money Division and the Bell and Drum Division were the five products.

In addition, the ambassadors and eunuchs of the War Bureau, the Huanyi Bureau, and the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau are all positive five products.

However, generally speaking, the rank of eunuchs is limited to the imperial city, unless they reach the top level of Wang Zhen, Wenchen will call himself a subordinate official in the face of him.

Under normal circumstances, he upholds the nobility of literati, and most of them are still commensurate with their own officials, and Shen Yichen can be regarded as putting himself in a relatively low position.

No wonder I heard rumors in Liaodong that the dignified Ming Sanyuan and the first defected to the eunuch party and tried every possible way to curry favor with Wang Zhen.

Now, it seems, it is.

Of course, in the face of a popular person like Shen Yichen, Xining still replied with a little face: "Our family is only famous, how can we get into the ears of the champion, Shen Hanlin is really polite." ”

"I like my father-in-law to be too humble."

Shen Yichen arched his hand, with a hypocritical smile on his face.

Seeing that the politeness was almost over, Shen Yichen asked tentatively: "I don't know if Gonggong Xi is looking for an official today, but what's the matter?" ”

"Shen Hanlin just faced the saint, could it be that His Majesty didn't tell me?"

Hearing Shen Yichen's question, Xining's tone was a little surprised, he specially waited here to get acquainted with him in advance, but he didn't expect Shen Yichen to know what was going on at all.

"Your Majesty has not informed you, please let my father-in-law make it clear."

"Admiral Shen Hanlin is the commander of Fujian's military affairs to quell the rebellion, and our family has been appointed as the supervisor of the army, and we will be closer to each other in the future."

Xining is a prison officer?

Hearing this appointment, Shen Yichen felt a little numb in his scalp.

Not every eunuch has a literati spirit in his bones like Cheng Jing, and is willing to uphold the public heart and righteousness to do some practical things for the people.

Xining, a eunuch supervising the army, may have to be a disaster.

In addition, more importantly, when he reaches Xining's level and status, he has no possibility of bribery, and Fujian's military affairs and rebellion will be supervised and monitored by him.

Moreover, Xining is a traitor, but the experience of the prison army is extremely rich, and it is definitely not a good role, and it may not be easy to do it behind the scenes when the time comes.

"It is the honor of the lower officials to be able to do public affairs with the princess, and it is natural to get closer to them."

"Okay, okay."

Xi Ning's face was full of smiles, and even in order to show his closeness, he stood beside Shen Yichen and patted his arm gently.

"Shen Hanlin is really young and promising, and he will be able to enter the picture in the future."

"It's just that Shen Hanlin knows, why did our family serve as your supervisor?"

"I don't know."

Shen Yichen shook his head very simply, even the news of the prison army served by Xining was told to him by him.

The twists and turns behind it, it is even more impossible to know.

In a sense, this is why most of the powerful ministers of the Ming Dynasty chose to cooperate with the eunuchs.

The reason is that the speed and channels of internal officials to obtain news are much stronger than those of foreign officials!

"Recommended by the princess."

When he said this, Xining had a deep smile on his face, he believed that with Shen Yichen's IQ and talent, he should be able to understand the origin behind it.

Indeed, as Xining guessed, when he heard Wang Zhen's name, Shen Yichen instantly tasted the cause and effect.

It seems that it is not only the intrigue and deception of the court. The power struggle in the Forbidden City is also full of open and secret struggles.

"The prince is virtuous and talented, and his vision is unique and admired by the officials."

Understand that before figuring out the opponent's hole cards, Shen Yichen would never be stupid enough to think that Xining would be on the same front as him.

Or it can be said that even if Xining is willing, Shen Yichen disdains to be in the company of such people.

"Everyone says that Shen Hanlin is talented, it's really better to see than to hear, and he is really smart."

From Shen Yichen's dripping words, Xining understood why this kid offended Wang Zhen not only to get out, but also to mix in the court.

It's not easy!

"I like my father-in-law to praise it, and the lower officials are ashamed."

"There will be a lot of time to work together in the future, and our family still has affairs today, so it is inconvenient to talk about it, and Shen Hanlin will meet again."

Many things pay attention to one point to the end, Xining has already missed some bottoms, it depends on what choice Shen Yichen makes.

"Hello father-in-law, go slowly."

Shen Yichen gave up his hand to watch Xining leave, looking at the back that was gradually moving away, the hypocritical smile on his face faded, and his expression became more and more cold.

From Xining's words, it can be inferred that he already understands the ill intentions behind Wang Zhen's recommendation. So he went against the grain and took the initiative to show goodwill to himself, so as not to let Wang Zhen's plan succeed.

There is a famous saying in later generations that the enemy of the enemy is the friend.

It is impossible for Shen Yichen to be friends with people like Xining, but he can use this to his own advantage.

Princess, you underestimated Xining's arrogance and treachery, and you also underestimated my clever words.

Fujian's counterinsurgency will become a big game of chess.

……

On the sixth day of the first month of the twelfth year of orthodoxy, the official appointment of the imperial court was announced, and no Xun Qi Wuchen was appointed as the chief general, only Shen Yichen was appointed as the imperial historian to supervise the military and political affairs of the Fujian Buzheng Division to quell the rebellion.

In addition, it is impossible to have a prison army no matter what, and Xining was appointed by the emperor as a supervisor as expected, and will go to Fujian with Shen Yichen on the same day.

After receiving the will, Chen Qingtong's mood was a little low, she didn't expect Shen Yichen to return from Shandong and go to Fujian to supervise military affairs so soon.

I don't know when it will be the return date.

And compared with water control, the risk of counterinsurgency is obviously much higher, and there are no eyes on the battlefield, how can you not worry as a wife?

"Qingtong, help me pack my luggage, His Majesty's order is urgent, you have to hurry up."

The previous performance of the Fujian Political Secretary had already made Shen Yichen realize that the speed of the collapse of the situation far exceeded historical expectations. Moreover, the journey from Beijing to Fujian is not like going out of Shandong, you can take the canal and waterway all the way, and you can reach it in half a month at the earliest.

To go to Fujian by land, even if Shen Yichen travels lightly, he will not be able to reach it in a month or two, unless it is a post station to change horses and rush over.

But the problem is that Shen Yichen didn't travel alone, and he had to take a Xining. If he had paid attention to the pomp and circumstance of the guard of honor, the time spent on the journey might have doubled.

In another two or three months, Shen Yichen can't predict what kind of Fujian will become, in case it triggers a peasant uprising in Zhejiang and Jiangxi, then the counterinsurgency will be completely out of his control, and there will be countless heads rolling to the ground!

Late will change, Shen Yichen really didn't dare to delay for a moment.

"The concubine knows."

Chen Qingtong answered in a low voice, and then silently turned his head and walked towards the house, but a layer of mist appeared in his eyes at some point.

No matter how reasonable you are and understand that the man is ambitious, he can't offset the sadness caused by parting.

Hearing that Chen Qingtong's tone was wrong, Shen Yichen realized that he had neglected the people around him, so he sped up his pace and chased after him and said, "Qingtong, let's clean up together." ”

"Husband's ambition is to be at home and in the world, I'll just do such a small thing, you better go and get down to business."

Chen Qingtong squeezed out a smile on her face, she knew that if Shen Yichen was going to leave today, then Jingshi must have a lot of things to arrange. And from his unconcealed anxiety, it can be known that the current situation in Fujian may be more urgent than the will of the imperial court.

"It's okay, let's go together."

Shen Yichen didn't wait for Chen Qingtong to say more, so he pulled her back to the house to clean up.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he understood Yu Qian a little, why he risked asking for guilt and returned home to Beijing without authorization.

In a sense, he and Yu Qian are doing the same thing, worthy of their family and country, but sorry for their wife at home.

If you can be by your side for a little more, then you will be a little more warm.

After packing his luggage, Shen Yichen didn't have much free time, he was worried about what would happen on the way, so he went to the study and wrote two letters.

One was written to Ye Zongliu, asking Zheng Xiang to hurry to Fujian first, instructing them to stabilize the situation for the time being and not to continue to confront the officers and soldiers.

No matter what happens, you have to wait until you rush to Fujian.

The other one is written to his own business teacher Lin Zhen.

In the past few years since he came to Jingshi, Shen Yichen has actually been in correspondence with his teacher Lin Zhen. But in ancient times, the carriages and horses were slow, and the letters were far away, and often half a year passed back and forth.

This time the Fujian counterinsurgency, Shen Yichen was not very worried about the miners led by Ye Zongliu.

After all, by arranging the smuggling trade with the Japanese state, their living conditions have been greatly improved, and if they can have a way to live, no one will resolutely rebel.

But Jiang Fucheng's Youxi more than 10,000 furnace leaders are different, they belong to the kind of situation where they are waiting for death if they don't rebel, and the resentment and anger they have accumulated are far greater than the miners under Ye Zongliu's current hands.

Even if the imperial court agrees to only punish the evildoers, the followers will be recruited, and the coerced will be pardoned, the furnace masters will not necessarily be willing to put down their swords and guns to accept the recruitment.

The credit of the local government is already bankrupt in front of them, and even if they come forward, it is estimated that it will be difficult to win the trust of the furnace master, so they have to rely on Lin Zhen's prestige to build a bridge of negotiation and persuasion.

Although Shen Yichen is nominally leading the army to quell the rebellion, as long as there is a slight possibility of peace talks, he is not willing to face the people of Fujian.

In the early morning of the seventh day of the first month of the twelfth year of orthodoxy, several carriages stopped in front of the gate of the Chengguo Mansion, followed by a small group of cavalry.

The carriage was a tool for Shen Yichen and his cronies to ride, and that small group of cavalry was the personal guards transferred by Cheng Guogong from Beijing.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee that everything will go smoothly in the counterinsurgency process. The existence of this small group of cavalry may not have much impact on the battle situation, but it can escort Shen Yichen's retreat at a critical moment.

For Zhu Yong, the current Duke of Chengguo, he can no longer afford to "lose" another son, and he must ensure Shen Yichen's absolute safety.

"Soldiers, treacherous ways, remember not to take the enemy lightly at any time, just fight steadily."

Facing Shen Yichen, who was about to lead the army, Zhu Yong gave a warning.

The words seem to be very simple, but they contain the rich battlefield experience of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo. Although the main force of the Ming Dynasty army was in the three major battalions of the Beijing Division and the important towns on the nine borders, Fujian relied on the sea to prepare for the Japanese, and the conventional army nominally numbered tens of thousands of people, which had an absolute advantage over the rebel army.

As long as Shen Yichen does not make fatal mistakes, he can reduce the ten meetings step by step, and the return of the rebel class is just around the corner!

"The younger generation understands, Grandpa Xie gave a message."

Shen Yichen bowed deeply, in addition to the gift, he was also grateful to the cavalry guards sent by the Duke of Chengguo, which was an absolute elite who was killed from the sea of corpses and blood.

Even the eldest son, Zhu Yi, has never enjoyed this kind of treatment.

Of course, having said that, Zhu Yi went to the northern Xinjiang to patrol the border, to follow the famous ministers and relatives to learn, and there were countless elite soldiers and strong generals in the station, so there was no need to specially allocate a team of personal guards to protect it.

Thanking Zhu Yong, the prince of the country, Shen Yichen walked up to his mother Shen and Chen Qingtong, and said to them with a smile on his face: "Qingtong, take good care of myself and my mother when I am away. In addition, the mother needs to worry too much, and she will soon be able to return victorious. ”

"Well, I will."

Chen Qingtong nodded solemnly, his eyes were already red.

"Chen'er, you must pay attention to safety and take care of your body!"

Shen Shi said the back, his tone choked almost inaudible.

No matter how successful Shen Yichen is now and in charge of his own affairs, in his mother's heart, he will always be the child who has not grown up.

"Mother, don't worry."

Shen Yichen pretended to be relaxed and nodded, and then resolutely turned around and got into the carriage.

Even if he had been out of town once in Shandong, he still didn't adapt to this parting scene, let alone face Qingtong and his mother's tears.

The carriage "creaked" and started, Shen Yichen sat in the car and his mood was always difficult to calm down, I don't know how long it took, I heard Bian He's voice outside the car.

"The proprietor, it has arrived at Deshengmen, and Xining's convoy has arrived in advance."

According to the ancient astrological theory, the northern stars belong to Xuanwu, and Xuanwu is the main sword soldier. Therefore, leading the army to fight, generally from the north gate, so the north gate of the nine gates of the Beijing division is called Desheng Gate.

Take its meaning of "winning by virtue".

Shen Yichen and Xining are an overseer and a superintendent, even if they want to get a good fortune, they have to go out of Beijing from Deshengmen.

Shen Yichen thought that according to Xining's high-flying and domineering character, he had to wait for his share, but he didn't expect to reach it in advance.

Could it be that the description in the history books is wrong, Xining, like Wang Zhen, also has a heart for a career?

However, when Shen Yichen lifted the curtain of the carriage, he understood why Bian He said that it was not Xining who arrived, but Xining's convoy that arrived.

At this time, inside and outside the Desheng Gate, dozens of carriages were parked mightily, and the road out of the city was simply blocked. What's even more outrageous is that there is a twelve-lift sedan chair in the center, and Xining sits in it.

You must know that in the early and middle Ming Dynasty, the sedan chair system was still relatively restrictive, military attaches were not allowed to travel in a sedan chair, and there were also regulations on the form and decoration of the sedan chair of Wenchen, most of which were mainly carried by two people and four people.

Of course, like most policies in the Ming Dynasty, there were all kinds of people who didn't follow them. However, even so, the cabinet ministers in the Beijing officials rarely use the eight-lift sedan chair to prevent impeachment by the officials.

After all, even the emperor's imperial chariot is only sixteen lifts, and officials can use eight sedan chairs, which is already full of pomp and circumstance. In the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, there were only 32 sedan chairs carried by Zhang Juzheng.

But then again, whether or not to exceed the norm is not Shen Yichen's turn to worry about.

But this kind of behavior made Shen Yichen feel very dissatisfied, whether Xining went to the prison army to quell the rebellion, or went to Fujian for tourism.

Twelve sedan chairs are carried out, and this monkey year can only be rushed to Fujian?