PFC Chapter 1531 Ending and Settlement of Accounts
Chapter 1531 Ending and Settlement of Accounts
Chapter 1531 Ending and Settlement of Accounts
Nanjing City.
Shen Ji half-knelt beside the bed of Prime Minister Zhao Changping, looking at the pale Prime Minister Zhao lying on the bed, and whispered: "Master, you must get better. Master will come to Nanjing to see you this afternoon. He is waiting for you to retire and go to the academy to teach together."
Although Shen Ji was Ye Chan's son, he should still follow Lu Ruoxi's way of addressing Master Lu as "grandfather". However, his father, Shen Yi, was also Master Lu's student, so it would be more proper to address him according to his father's name.
Shen Ji paused and continued, "I have already written to my father. He may also come to Nanjing to see you."
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Zhao slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Shen Ji and slowly shook his head: "Child."
Shen Ji hurried forward and said, "My nephew is here."
Zhao Changping shook his head slowly: "You...your father, you can't touch him. Don't...don't let him leave Yanjing."
"This old man... this old man, is not worth mentioning..."
Shen Ji bowed his head and said, "My father and Uncle Jiu both said that when they first arrived in Jiankang, you, my great-grandmaster, took good care of them. In the following twenty years, you have always given them many pointers..."
"You are the great benefactor of the Shen family. Everyone should come here."
Zhao Changping still shook his head: "Po Lu, don't say that. Ziheng and Zichang are both outstanding people. I... I am just born a few years earlier than them..."
He looked at Zhao Jizhou who was standing beside him and said in a hoarse voice: "Second brother."
Zhao Er quickly lowered his head and said, "You go ahead."
"We must... persuade Ziheng not to go south..."
Zhao Jizhou nodded silently and said, "Don't worry, Dad. He is one of the four assistants and cannot leave Yanjing easily."
Zhao Changping nodded silently, closed his eyes, and sighed: "Dad is a little tired. Wait...wait for your Uncle Lu to come and wake me up."
"Yes."
Shen Ji and Zhao Jizhou then left the bedroom one after the other. After they walked outside, Shen Ji sighed and said, "I never thought that the late emperor's death would make my great-grandmaster so ill."
Zhao Jizhou put his hands behind his back and sighed, "You were still young. When you could remember, your father had already conquered Yanjing, and our Great Chen was already proud of itself."
"you do not know…"
Zhao Er looked up at the sky: "You don't know what the situation was like twelve years ago in Hongde. You haven't seen how arrogant Zhu Li Zhenren was at that time."
He turned his head to look at Shen Ji and said silently: "An envoy dared not kneel in the grand court meeting, looked up at the emperor, and shouted loudly."
"In the seventh year of Hongde, the princess of Northern Qi who married into our Dachen had a conflict with your father and almost ruined your father's future."
Shen Ji scratched his head.
When he was born, Shen Yi was already in the Northern Expedition. By the time he could remember, his family had moved to the north. He only knew about Zhuli Zhenren who fled in panic, but had never seen the arrogant and domineering Zhuli Zhenren.
It is hard to imagine how arrogant Zhuli Zhenren, who was driven out of the Shanhai Pass, was.
Zhao Er continued, "Therefore, you don't know what kind of status the late emperor, who led the Great Chen to be proud of, holds in the hearts of the older generation like your father."
"That is a sage king that is rarely seen in a thousand years."
Zhao Er sighed, "Besides, my father watched the late emperor grow up in the court. This kind of feeling... is hard for outsiders to understand."
At this point, he looked at Shen Ji and said, "Master Lu will come over this afternoon, and Sanlang will have to take care of him. Master Lu is old, and he must be feeling bad too."
Shen Ji responded, and then asked: "Second uncle, my father..."
"What was it like when I first entered Jiankang?"
Zhao Er stroked his chin, thought about it seriously, and then said: "It's been too long, I can't remember it clearly, but in my memory..."
"Your father is a man who is very good at making money."
"Later, he became famous in Jiankang because of a few poems."
"make money?"
Shen Ji was stunned. He really had no way to connect these two words with his father who was the Grand Tutor.
Zhao Er patted Shen Ji on the shoulder and said, "In the early years, he and your uncle didn't have an easy life."
"Have you seen Xu Fu?"
Shen Ji thought for a moment and said, "I've met him a few times. I heard he was a very remarkable businessman."
"He is your father. He was brought to Jiankang from Jiangdu, if I remember correctly..."
Zhao Er thought for a moment before continuing, "When I was in Jiangdu, I was a beggar."
Shen Ji was stunned for a long time without saying anything.
That Uncle Xu who was extremely generous and lavish in spending money, used to be... a beggar?
Shen Sanlang put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.
Our parents' generation had too many secrets...
In the afternoon, Shen Ji rode out of the city on horseback to welcome Master Lu into the city, calling him "Master" all the time and being extremely respectful.
Master Lu patted his head and said softly, "Just call me Grandpa."
Shen Ji lowered his head and responded.
The grandfather and grandson were in the carriage. Master Lu asked a lot about the recent situation of the Shen family. After hearing that Shen Ji was going to marry Princess Ningguo, the old master was silent for a moment and patted Shen Ji on the shoulder: "What a pity."
"You are like your uncle Jiu, a good student. Grandpa thought you would take exams and become an official in the future..."
Shen Ji shook his head and said, "Grandpa, studying is too hard. Besides, after my grandson marries the princess, he may become an official."
Master Lu was still stubborn: "After all, it is different from the official path of imperial examinations."
The grandfather and grandson came to Zhao's house together and soon met Zhao Changping. The two old brothers are now in their early seventies. After meeting, they couldn't help but express their feelings.
Master Lu pulled Zhao Changping's sleeve and whispered, "Ziheng sent me a letter saying that the court has allowed you to return home to take care of yourself. Now that you have recovered, we can go back to Jiangdu together to teach and go fishing."
Zhao Changping looked at Master Lu and said with tears in his eyes: "My dear brother, His Majesty is so young..."
Master Lu clapped his hands and sighed, "Things in the world are unpredictable, things in the world are unpredictable."
"Your Majesty was so powerful, but he died young, but we two old men are still alive and well."
The two brothers looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
.........
Perhaps because of Master Lu's arrival, Mr. Zhao's illness miraculously improved, but his health was still very poor. At Master Lu's suggestion, he found a sedan chair to take him from Nanjing to Jiangdu Ganquan Academy for recuperation.
The two old brothers left Nanjing together.
And Zhao Xiang's fifty years of ups and downs in officialdom also came to an end.
At this point, the previous generation of Shen Yi, Zhang Jian and others had basically all withdrawn from the court, and a generation came to an end.
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After the two old men left, Shen Ji did not rush back to the north. He first stayed in Jiankang for two days. Later, he heard that worshiping Buddha in Jiming Temple was very effective, so he set off to Jiming Temple to pray for the two old men and their family members.
After Shen Sanlang arrived at Jiming Temple, he burned incense, worshipped Buddha, and asked for a fortune. After the fortune was interpreted, he wandered around the Jiming Temple. When he walked to the backyard of the Jiming Temple, he suddenly heard a man's voice.
"Shen Yi has already forgotten what happened back then, so why is your sister making things so difficult for you?"
Hearing his father's name, Shen Ji was stunned at first, then he became curious and walked over.
Under a pavilion, I saw a middle-aged man persuading a nun who looked to be in her early forties.
The man sighed and said, "Sister, there is a man in our tribe who is about 35 or 36 years old and has never been married. If you get married, it is up to you whether you want to have children or not."
"Live a good life."
The nun looked pretty and raised her head to look at the man: "Brother, has Shen Qi not troubled the family in these years?"
After hearing the word "Shen Qi", Shen Ji confirmed that the "Shen Yi" mentioned by these two people was definitely not the same name, otherwise it would be too coincidental.
The man shook his head and said, "After the Huaihe River Navy disappeared, he didn't pay much attention to our family. Now our family has been abandoned in Jiankang, and they all went to Yanjing, so no one remembers us anymore."
At this point, he laughed at himself and said, "Now that I am going to Yanjing, it will be extremely difficult for me to see him."
The middle-aged nun was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "But I'm already this old, and I don't want to get married anymore."
"You are still too stubborn."
The man shook his head: "He didn't stop you from getting married. If you were willing to put aside your pride, you would have gotten married a long time ago. Why would you..."
"Who?"
Having said this, the man's voice stopped abruptly.
After hearing the noise, he quickly walked to the rockery where Shen Ji was hiding, then grabbed Shen Ji by the collar and shouted, "Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two men in gray clothes stepped forward quickly, took out small crossbows from their sleeves, and aimed them at the middle-aged man.
"Let go!"
Two people shouted at the same time.
The middle-aged man was shocked and angry: "I am Zhao Zhuo, the Marquis of Anping. Which mansion are you from?"
Shen Ji took the opportunity to break free and looked the middle-aged man up and down.
"So you are Zhao Zhuo."
Zhao Zhuo, who had succeeded Marquis Anping, looked at Shen Ji.
"Which family are you from? How dare you carry a banned crossbow!"
Shen Ji waved his hand, signaling the two followers to leave. Then he looked at Zhao Zhuo and said, "I am Shen Ji. I was just strolling here when I heard you mention my father's name. I unconsciously walked closer. Please forgive me for any offense."
"Shen Ji..."
Zhao Zhuo was stunned: "Are you the son of Shen...Shen Hou?"
He originally wanted to mention Shen Qi, but in the end he didn't dare to say it out loud.
Shen Ji nodded and said, "I am the second son in the family."
Seeing the uncertain look on the face of the middle-aged man in front of him, Shen Ji smiled and said, "Lord Zhao, I don't know what conflicts there were between you and my father in the past, but I understand my father's temper."
"My father doesn't bear grudges, because he has already taken his revenge."
"Since my father has not taken any action, then our two families..."
He paused and said, "We should have settled our grievances long ago."
Having said that, Shen Ji bowed.
"Junior...farewell."
After saying that, he turned around and left in style.
Lord Zhao Zhuo clenched his fists and gritted his teeth in anger.
The young man’s death…
With his father...
It really looks like——
(End of this chapter)