Time passed day by day, and soon it came to the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month of the tenth year of Hongde.
Shen Yi decided to leave Jiankang on the 29th of the first lunar month and return to the south to complete the finishing work of the coastal strategy. In other words, he only had two days left in Jiankang.
Before leaving, Shen Yi held a banquet at Guiyun Tower and treated Zhang Jian to a drink.
The two brothers exchanged glasses. Zhang Jian raised his glass to toast Shen Yi and said with a smile: "The Qi people sent someone over again yesterday. Unless we killed their envoy Zhou Yuancui, several Qi envoys were in Germany." Qingdian was making a lot of noise and was very aggressive.”
Da Chen's court meeting was held every ten days. However, because it was the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the court only started working. In addition, the court had just started and there were many things in the court, so in the first month, the court meeting was held every five days.
Yesterday was the day of the great court meeting.
Seeing Zhang Jian's smile, Shen Yi knew that the Qi people should have suffered a loss in this court meeting. He smiled and said, "How did your Majesty react?"
"I am a sixth-grade official."
Zhang Jian rolled his eyes and said, "The sixth-rank official did not attend the court meeting. Ziheng, a fifth-rank official who is qualified to participate in the court meeting, instead came to ask me?"
Shen Yi took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "I have no position in the court. If I go, I don't know if I will be stationed in the Ministry of War or the Hanlin Academy. These two yamen probably don't like me very much, so I won't go. You are asking for trouble, so just stay at home and relax."
"Senior brother, you are well-informed."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "Even if you don't go to the court meeting, it's still like seeing it with your own eyes?"
Zhang Jian stretched out his hand to add a glass of wine to Shen Yi, and said helplessly: "Other fifth-rank officials were absent from the court meeting, but you are the only one who will be recorded and punished by the official department for being so open and honest."
Having said this, he paused, and then said with a smile: "However, yesterday's court meeting was indeed very satisfying. His Majesty questioned the envoy Qi, asking where Zhou Yuan was dying, why he died, and where his body was."
"The Qi people were speechless when asked."
At this point, the two brothers clinked glasses, and Zhang Jian continued: "Qi people have been arrogant for decades. In the past few years, they dared to shout loudly in our court in Dachen. Today, when His Majesty shouted at them, they could not even say a word. I don’t even dare to say it.”
At this point, Zhang Jian's voice became softer and he whispered: "It is said that Emperor Qi is ill..."
When Emperor Hongde came to power, the emperor of Northern Qi was almost forty-five years old. By this year, he was already nearly fifty.
At this age, among emperors, it has exceeded the average life span.
At his age, let alone illness, it was just a sudden death. In this era, it was also reasonable.
After all, the late emperor of Chen died in his thirties.
Shen Yi thought for a while and asked, "Are you seriously ill?"
"I don't know exactly."
Zhang Jian said mysteriously: "But I heard that I didn't go to court for half a year last year. I don't know whether the rumors in Yanjing City are true or false."
He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I only heard the news from hearsay, but Zi Hengqian is in charge of the Di Reporting Department and often deals with the internal guards. Haven't you heard any news about Yandu?"
"I've been busy with things in the Southeast these past few years."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "I really don't have the energy to pay attention to the north."
"But the news that Emperor Qi is seriously ill is enough. I don't think it can be taken seriously."
Zhang Jian smiled and asked, "How do you say this?"
"The North and the South are in opposition."
Shen Yi whispered: "If he is really sick, then it is top secret news. It is impossible to spread it, let alone spread to the public."
"The news that even you, senior brother, have heard about is probably spread intentionally by them."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "Maybe he wants to test Da Chen's attitude and our Majesty's patience."
The two chatted for a while, and Shen Yi suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, I haven't heard any news about the Yang family or the Zhao family these two times I went back to Jiankang. Why did these two families suddenly cease their activities? Have you calmed down?"
"Master Yang and Master Zhao, why are there no movements?"
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Then the Yang family, weren't they quite proud before?"
Zhang Jian lowered his head and took a sip of wine, and said in a helpless tone: "When people leave, the tea will cool down. In the officialdom, the tea will cool down faster."
He pointed at his nose and said helplessly: "Isn't Brother Wei an example? Brother Wei used to have some status in Jiankang. Wherever I went, everyone called me Mr. Zhang. Now, except for Zi Heng, are you willing to talk to me?" , who else cares about me, the little Minister of Taichang Temple?"
He said helplessly: "I don't even want to go to my mentor's place, lest people say I am clinging to my mentor."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Senior brother, this idea is wrong."
"Uncle Zhao is not a philistine. The two brothers of the Zhao family also have good personalities. For Uncle Zhao, the senior brother should go out and walk around more when he has time. Don't let the relationship fade away."
"Song Ying, the son-in-law of my mentor's family."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and said, "I have been transferred from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Personnel."
Although the official transfer from the sixth department among the six departments to the first department was not promoted, the secret authority may have been promoted by more than one level!
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "My son-in-law, it's not strange for Master Zhao to use his strength."
"I think so."
Zhang Jian clinked glasses of wine with Shen Yi and smiled casually: "During the holidays, it's natural to go to my mentor's place. I just go there more on weekdays, so I'm afraid that Brother Song will feel uncomfortable."
"Senior brother is too worried."
Shen Yi drank a glass of wine, shook his head and said, "Uncle Zhao, I won't be affected by that Senior Brother Song."
"makes sense."
Zhang Jian thought for a while, then smiled and said: "It seems like I have to run around more. Maybe in the future, I can share an equal share of the family property."
He has a humorous personality, and often contains a joke in two or three sentences. Shen Yi is used to it. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Then I also want to walk around. The disciple is the disciple, and the nephew is also the disciple. Compared to Senior Brother Song, We need to be closer to our uncle."
Zhang Jian laughed.
"What I'm saying is that in the future, we brothers will share our mentor's property no matter what!"
The two brothers joked for a while before slowly returning to the topic. Zhang Jian coughed and continued: "There is also the Zhao family that Zi Heng asked about..."
"The Zhao family has become much more low-key in the past two years."
Zhang Jian said leisurely: "Hongde suffered defeat for a whole year in seven years. That year, the daughter of the Zhao family beat you again in Jiankang. The Zhao family didn't stand out much, especially..."
Zhang Yi'an chuckled: "Especially after Zi Heng created the anti-Japanese army in the southeast, the Zhao family became more honest. I heard that they won several battles last year. As for Zhao Zhuo you are talking about."
He snorted: "At the beginning of last year, this guy followed his father north and joined the Huaihe Navy. Even the so-called victories of the Huaihe Navy last year..."
Zhang Jian curled his lips disdainfully.
"Most of them are blamed on this guy. In just one year, this guy has already become a member of the Huaihe Navy."
Well…
Master Shen touched his chin, his heart moved slightly.
It seems that the Zhao family has slowly begun to transfer power.
After all, Zhao Zhuo is already the fourth generation of the Zhao family.
Can this fourth generation of the Zhao family be passed on to the fifth generation...
That's really two things to say.
Seeing that Shen Yi seemed to be thinking about something, Zhang Jian gave him another glass of wine, smiled and said, "Let me tell you something interesting."
Shen Yi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "What's something interesting?"
"That fourth girl from the Zhao family."
Zhang Jian was obviously very happy and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I'm still in the boudoir and haven't gotten married yet."
"No one dares to marry her into a Jiankang family."
Zhang Jian laughed and said: "In one or two years, she will be in her early twenties and will become an old girl!"
Shen Yi touched his nose.
He was still a little uncomfortable with the age at which people got married in this era, but when the brothers chatted about gossip together, they naturally had to chime in.
"With the Zhao family's family background, she doesn't have to worry about getting married."
Zhang Jian chuckled and said, "I don't have to worry about getting married, but most of the time I can only marry retainers and generals."
"Who from a wealthy family would marry this shrew?"
"This is retribution!"
Zhang Jian took a sip of wine and exclaimed: "Everyone in the Zhao family will suffer retribution sooner or later!"
Shen Yi frowned slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "Senior brother, there are so many people here, you have drunk too much."
Zhang Jian, however, disagreed. His face turned red and he shook his head and said, "If they want to hear it, I don't believe that Miss Zhao Si can break into my house and beat me up?"
He was indeed a little drunk. He stood up unsteadily, looked at Shen Yi, and then whispered: "Zi Heng, do you think... when will the Zhao clan be punished?"
Shen Yi was silent for a while, then raised his glass and drank a glass of wine.
"I want to come..."
"It won't be too far..."
(End of chapter)
