marquis of jingan

Chapter 1474: The New Generation of Young People

Chapter 1474 A New Generation of Young People

After working in the palace for several days and compiling the list, Master Shen was finally able to return to his home and have a good night's rest.

The next day, he did not go to the governor's office again, but slept in at home. It was not until noon that he got up from the bed, stretching lazily.

That night, he slept at Ye Chan's place. Ye Chan was sorting out the accounts in the outer room. After hearing the noise in the inner room, she put down the brush in her hand, got up and went to the inner room. Looking at Shen Yi who was getting dressed, she smiled softly and said, "The master slept soundly this time. I'm afraid he has slept for seven or eight hours."

Master Shen rubbed his brows and said, "I have been too exhausted in the palace these days, so I can't help but sleep a little longer."

This is the strength of Shen Yi.

Although he is very serious about his work and rarely makes mistakes, once he lets go of something, he can really let it go and sleep soundly.

In this respect, Emperor Hongde is far inferior to him.

Of course, sitting on the throne of the emperor, it is impossible to be as relaxed as Shen Yi. The emperor has to consider many things and keep his nerves tense.

If Emperor Hong De could be like Mr. Shen, his health wouldn't be so bad now.

Ye Chan brought a basin of hot water, placed it in front of Shen Yi, and said, "Master, wash your face. It's time for lunch soon."

After Mr. Shen washed his face, he stood up and stretched, then asked, "Where is Ji'er? I haven't seen him much these days?"

"He's going crazy everywhere."

Ye Chan said helplessly, "He has made a lot of friends in Yanjing in the past few years. He left the house without noticing. I am a little worried about him. If he is called the Third Young Master, he might get into trouble one day."

Years are like a shuttle.

Shen Ji, who was conceived in Jinan Prefecture that year, is now fourteen or fifteen years old. As the second son of the Shen Hou Mansion, he has had a very high status in Yanjing in recent years and is followed by a large group of followers.

Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "It seems that he can't concentrate on studying."

Ye Chan sighed and said, "In our Shen family, the master and uncle are both Jinshi from the Hanlin Academy, how come the next generation..."

Shen Yi was not worried about this. He smiled and said, "There are countless scholars in this world, but only two or three hundred Jinshi are selected every three years. The fierceness of the imperial examination is not enough to describe it as thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Back then, Zichang and I had no choice but to take this path to advancement. Now our family conditions are better, and the children have to study, but there is no need to let them go through the old path of the imperial examination again."

Ye Chan nodded gently and said, "I heard that Erlang from my uncle's family is doing well in his studies and will be taking the exam in the next two years."

Shen Yi is very open-minded about the education of the next generation of the Shen family.

The fact that he was a Jinshi back then was somewhat exaggerated.

Firstly, in order to get rid of the shadow of the Fan family, he really worked hard for several years, and was guided by Mr. Gu for a period of time, before he barely passed the imperial examination. Finally, during the palace examination, he was helped by the emperor and won the second place.

As for his status as a Hanlin, there is no need to say more.

And if…

If the scholar Shen Yi back then had not experienced the bizarre events that followed and had not become the new Shen Yi, and if he had taken the exam on his own, it would naturally not have been difficult for him to pass the exam to become a scholar, but whether he could pass the exam to become a juren would depend on his luck.

In this generation of the Shen family, the only true scholar is Shen Heng.

From this point of view, although Mr. Shen can accept that the brothers Shen Yuan and Shen Ji are not good at studying, he can still accept it.

Mr. Shen walked to the outer room with Ye Chan and looked at the account book on the table. He flipped through a few pages, then turned back to look at Ye Chan and said with a smile, "It seems that our Chan'er has become the head accountant of the family."

Ye Chan lowered her head slightly and said angrily, "Isn't it the job that my sister assigned to me? Over the years, the projects at home have become more and more complicated. It just so happens that I have been doing business for a few years in my early years, so my sister handed the family accounts to me to manage."

"correct."

Ye Chan suddenly remembered something and said, "Fourth Prince, he came home early in the morning and hasn't left yet, but he hasn't gone to see Sangsang. I guess he wants to see the master."

Mr. Shen seemed to be thinking about something, then he said, "I'll change my clothes and go see him again."

Ye Chan helped Shen Yi put on his clothes, sent Shen Yi out of his yard, and then whispered: "Master, at the end of this year, I want to take Ji'er and Ran Ran back to my hometown in Fuzhou to celebrate the New Year and visit my family."

Shen Yi did not hesitate, nodded quickly, and said: "That's no problem, you just need to prepare yourself during this period, and I will ask Zhu Zhen to arrange people to escort you and your son south."

He touched Ye Chan's head and said, "You haven't been back for several years. It's time to go back and take a look."

"But Yuan'er will be getting married soon. After he gets married, you three can leave."

Ye Chan said happily: "Thank you, Master."

"I will control Ji'er and the others and they won't cause any trouble for the family."

"There is no need for restraint."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Just don't do anything that is harmful to the world. As for the rest, the Shen family is not afraid of trouble."

"When you go south, remember to pass by Jiangdu and let Ji'er go to pay homage to the ancestral temple and visit his father."

Ye Chan nodded gently: "This is natural. Even if the master doesn't say it, I will take them away from Jiangdu."

…………

In the Shen family study, Master Shen brought His Highness Li Si in. He motioned for Li Jian to sit down. After the latter carefully sat down, Master Shen reached out to pour him tea and said, "Your Highness has been at my house for more than a day or two, right? Although I promised His Majesty that I would not stop you from coming, but you stay at my house all day long..."

Mr. Shen glanced at him and asked, "Is it inappropriate?"

"uncle."

The Fourth Prince was very considerate. He stood up and took the tea that Shen Yi handed over with one hand. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Although my nephew has come here many times, I have never said a few words to Sister Shen. To be honest, I have said more to the Second Young Master."

"My nephew didn't come here today to bother Sister Shen."

He paused, lowered his head and said, "I believe uncle should have known that my nephew will be sent to the south to work with the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to survey the land south of the Huai River."

"I have never been out of the capital, let alone worked outside, so I have no idea what to do. Uncle, you have been working in the local area for many years, and you traveled all over the southeast when you were young. I came here specifically to ask you for advice on how to work in the local area."

At this moment, the Fourth Prince behaved quite respectfully.

Mr. Shen almost spit out a mouthful of tea. He looked at the young man who was only in his teens with a strange look and smiled dumbly: "Until now, you are still the first junior who calls me old man to my face."

Li Jian bowed his head and said, "I am not saying that you are old, I am just expressing my respect for you."

Shen Yi sat in the main seat, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then slowly said: "The local forces are complicated and intricate. No matter who you are, you can't tell clearly. Therefore, you have to be bold and careful when doing things."

"Since you asked me, I'll give you some advice."

"First piece of advice."

Master Shen knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "Always pay attention to your own life. Don't fail to complete the task and lose your life in the south."

"what?"

Li Jian was startled and looked up at Shen Yi: "Uncle, in this world of Da Chen, is there anyone who dares to kill me?"

"How not?"

Master Shen said in a muffled voice: "If you want to get things done during your trip south, you don't know how many people's interests will be affected. Some people will get angry and naturally want to kill you."

"When I was in Wenzhou Prefecture, I was almost burned to death."

At this point, Master Shen glanced at him and continued, "Second advice, if you want to accomplish something, after you arrive in the south, you must check everything yourself, see for yourself, and don't trust anyone easily."

"You have to be cold in your heart, but not too cold on the outside."

"Otherwise, you'll offend too many people, and you won't be able to handle that at your age."

"One last piece of advice,"

Master Shen reached out and knocked on the table, and said slowly: "The land survey is extremely difficult. Logically speaking, the old assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue may not be able to do it well. I recommend you to His Majesty in the hope that you can retreat when you see the difficulty."

"You have to decide for yourself whether to go or not."

"go."

Li Jian raised his head and said, "If my nephew doesn't go, I'm afraid my uncle will never look down on me again in his life."

Mr. Shen glanced at him.

"Whether Your Highness does this or not has nothing to do with my daughter, do you understand?"

The Fourth Prince bowed his head respectfully.

"Nephew understands."

(End of this chapter)