Chapter 340 Extra Chapter: Removing the Armor (Part 5)
Shen Yunshan thought Ye Yunshu's idea was pretty good. Anyway, these nephews usually had nothing to do, so they just messed around in the training ground.
There was no war in the north, so they basically had no chance to go to the battlefield.
I was only sixteen when I went to the North; my grandfather came back and took me there.
Wasn't my younger brother only able to go to the North because of Cai Boju's sudden death?
It's really difficult for the next generation of the Shen family to go to the battlefield...
Since that's the case, let's take a roundabout approach and send the younger generation to the north to have a look.
...
Shen Yunshan coughed lightly, gesturing for the children to follow him to a resting place to sit for a while.
Shen Qianling immediately led her younger siblings to follow.
Shen Yunshan sat down, and Shen Qianling and the others also sat down next to him.
The Shen family has many children in the next generation. Fewer people went to the battlefield, and most of them stayed at home to have children. Apart from Shen Yunshan, who only has one daughter who does not share his surname, almost every one of his cousins has four or five children.
Looking at the large group of younger people surrounding him, Shen Yunshan thought about what Ye Yunshu had told him.
As their uncle, and someone they respect, he definitely needs to make some good plans for them!
It's not good for so many children to just sit at home doing nothing. The Duke of Dingguo's family is quite successful, and the palace rewards them a lot, but even that can't keep up with so many mouths to feed!
We must make them work hard to earn their own salaries...
Having made up his mind, Shen Yunshan cleared his throat again.
"You... all want to go to the North, don't you?" Shen Yunshan glanced at the children.
"I want to go! I dream of going, I want to fight alongside my grandfather and the others!"
“I really want to go, but I’m afraid I won’t have the chance. My great-grandfather and his men are amazing. They kill foreigners like it’s nothing. By the time we can go, they’ll probably have killed all the foreigners.”
"Yes! We really want to go to the North, even if it's just to herd horses or cook."
"Exactly! Doing anything in the Weiyuan Army is better than just flailing around in the training ground! I'm tired of sparring with you guys every day; you all use the same old moves!"
The Shen family children chattered amongst themselves about wanting to go to the North.
Shen Yunshan nodded inwardly.
Yes, this is the kind of child the Shen family should have!
As long as I can go to the battlefield, I'm willing to be a groom or a cook.
"Actually... there are some things you don't know. If you want to hear them, I'll tell you." Shen Yunshan suddenly frowned and sighed.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qianling and the others quickly sat down.
"Uncle, please tell us! We'll listen to whatever you say!"
"Yes, Uncle, whatever you say, we'll listen."
"Uncle, stop keeping me in suspense. As long as we can go to the North, I'd be willing to do anything, even perform acrobatics for the Weiyuan Army..."
The children all looked at Shen Yunshan with eager anticipation.
Shen Yunshan stopped keeping them in suspense and then said some things that Shen Qianling and the others didn't want to hear.
"Although there is no war in the north, the capital sends supplies to the three major garrisons twice a year."
In the past, when people were sent to provide for their families, the Ministry of War would send two people from each commander's residence to escort them.
"So, according to the old rules, someone from our household can still take this opportunity to go to the North every year, right?"
Shen Qianling and the others immediately nodded.
Yes, every year, the Shen family members fight tooth and nail for those two spots.
Whether or not I can stay, at least I can go and see the North.
Once we get there, we should act cute with our great-grandfather and show him the Shen family's sword techniques so that he can see that we are all children of the Shen family and that even if we don't go to the North, we haven't forgotten the roots of the Shen family.
Perhaps my great-grandfather, in a moment of joy, might just wave his hand and keep them as cooks?
“But starting next year, this rule will have to be changed!” Shen Yunshan sighed.
"Changed? How exactly were they changed?!" Shen Qianling and the others immediately became anxious.
“I work in the palace every day, so I know some news earlier than others.”
"The Regent has a new idea. From now on, the commanders of the three garrisons will no longer be responsible for delivering supplies to them," Shen Yunshan continued.
"The people from the various military headquarters aren't going? Then who will send them?"
Although the three garrisons had ample food supplies, each of them also had some things to send over!
"Putting everything else aside, we all need to send some gifts to each other during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lunar New Year!" Shen Qianling said first.
"Yes, yes, yes! We should send gifts during the Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival so that our great-grandfathers know that we are doing well!"
"Great-grandmother must have had something to say to great-grandfather! How could she tell those things to other people!"
"Yes, I also want to give a gift to my great-grandfather!"
The children all voiced their discontent.
Shen Yunshan made a gesture to silence everyone.
"Let me finish what I have to say, don't be in such a hurry!"
The Regent's intention is not to stop sending supplies to the three garrisons, but rather to fix the source of those supplies.
The people who can't go like before are all sorts of people.
"The Regent's idea is that from now on, the various prefectures should make normal preparations for sending supplies there, but the people sending supplies can only be designated individuals, for example, only personnel from the Ministry of War and the Imperial Guards," Shen Yunshan said.
Shen Qianling and the others...
"The Ministry of War and the Imperial Guard? Aren't the various prefectures sending anyone?" Shen Qianling was still a little unwilling to give up.
Shen Yunshan shook his head.
“You are all very intelligent and should know what the Regent means by doing this.”
Shen Qianling and the others nodded.
Originally, the commanders of the three garrison armies held great power. The imperial family had given all the power they could to the three garrison armies. The only thing that could restrain them was their families in the capital.
What if some family has bad intentions and uses the adoption as an opportunity to send their entire family away?
The Regent thought this way for the good of Da Yu.
"Uncle, does that mean we won't have a chance to go to the North?" Shen Qianling's voice was a little disappointed.
Shen Yunshan knew there was hope when he saw Shen Qianling like this; this kid was practically obsessed with going to the North…
"Opportunities... can only be sought! But trying to do things the way they used to be is definitely not an option!"
"We need to find other opportunities! Unless you work in the Ministry of War or the Imperial Guard, you'll have no chance to go to the North," Shen Yunshan said in a deep voice.
Shen Qianling's eyes lit up immediately.
Ministry of War or Imperial Guards...
Yes, from now on, the Ministry of War and the Imperial Guards will be responsible for providing supplies.
Entering the Ministry of War... they definitely have no chance for the time being, since almost all the people in the Six Ministries are from the imperial examination system, so it's not their turn to train in the martial arts field every day.
But if one were to join the Imperial Guard...
Shen Qianling glanced at Shen Yunshan, whose expression was calm...
My uncle is the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards! He can easily slip a couple of his own people into the Imperial Guards.
Although the Imperial Guards' job was to protect the capital, at least they had the opportunity to go to the north every year!
I'm willing to go to the North if I have the chance.
Thinking of this, Shen Qianling, who was the first to react, quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to Shen Yunshan.
"Uncle, you must be thirsty after talking for so long!"
The other children realized what was happening and quickly started massaging Shen Yunshan's back and legs, while two others fanned him...
"Uncle, you'll definitely help us, right?" Shen Qianling asked obsequiously.
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