After Prime Minister Chen stood up and exited the Manna Hall, His Majesty the Emperor, who had been pretending to read a book, casually threw the book in his hand and laughed heartily.
"readily!"
He stood up and stretched, then laughed and said, "I feel completely comfortable now."
He was talking to Gao Ming.
The emperor is a very lonely profession, and there is no way to say many things to outsiders, even to those close to him, because the identity of the emperor requires a sense of mystery and cannot reveal too many personal emotions in front of outsiders.
Otherwise, if people know you too well, they won’t be afraid of you.
Therefore, no matter who the emperor meets, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he will be relatively indifferent when shown.
But Gao Ming is different.
Gao Ming, a great eunuch in the inner court, does not have his own main personality. To put it more mysteriously, Gao Ming can be said to be part of the emperor.
Therefore, there are many things that cannot be said to outsiders, but can be said to Gao Ming, which can barely relieve some of the loneliness.
Eunuch Gao lowered his head slightly, lowered his hands and said with a smile: "Senior Master Shen has done a very good job in the southeast in the past two years. Not only did he help the court pacify the Japanese pirates in the southeast, but he also made your majesty feel proud. He is really a capable minister."
Gao Ming's words are the same as those he didn't say.
However, this is also limited by his status. As an accessory of the emperor, when the emperor does not need him to express his own opinions, he is not suitable to say anything with personal subjective intentions.
Therefore, it became Eunuch Gao's habit to speak like this.
After the emperor laughed for a while, he sat back on his throne, and his mood slowly calmed down. He yawned and said, "Whether I can be proud or not is not really important. What is important is that he pacified the southeast for me." Japanese pirates, please help me build five profitable shipping companies."
The emperor took a deep breath and looked up.
He seemed to see Shen Yi far to the southeast.
So, His Majesty the Emperor murmured to himself: "The Japanese have been in trouble for more than 20 years. The late emperor and several prime ministers and ministers have not been able to do anything to stop them. He Shen Yi did not get a single copper plate from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it only took more than two years. , this matter was done..."
"What a great skill this is..."
Hearing the emperor's whisper, the high eunuch behind him quickly lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
He knew his young master very well, and he knew that the emperor's words were by no means simply praising Shen Yi for his abilities.
The emperor held his chin with one hand and seemed to be saying to himself: "Such a capable person cannot be allowed to enter Zhongshu..."
The power of civil servants was extremely powerful in Chen State.
The auxiliary ministers left behind by the late emperor, such as Yang Jingzong and Zhang Jing, could to some extent directly threaten the imperial power.
Because these civil servants are inextricably linked to each other, they will hug each other tightly when necessary. If they hug tightly, the emperor will not be able to move them easily if he wants the court to be stable.
Moreover, these civil servants are in more than one circle.
In addition to the "Yang Party" left behind by Yang Jingzong, there are also various small circles, the more typical one is the so-called "Ganquan School".
Because of the large number of Jinshi, the Ganquan Academy and other departments have vaguely formed a party in the court. If they only formed a party in the court, it would not matter. What is more important is that Ganquan Academy has mastered high-quality educational resources. The academy has a bit of a "scholastic" feel.
And Ganquan Academy is by no means the only so-called "academic elite" across the country.
In this situation where the power of the civil servants is unprecedentedly strong, His Majesty the Emperor has been extremely wary of the power of the civil servants since he ascended the throne. In the past two years, he has been trying every means to weaken the power of the civil servants.
For example, the fact that the five prime ministers in Zhongshu are almost the same age was a deliberate arrangement by His Majesty the Emperor in order to weaken the power of the civil servants.
Under such circumstances, the emperor naturally did not want to see a "capable person" like Shen Yi enter Zhongshu as prime minister in the future.
That will make Shen Yi uncontrollable.
Eunuch Gao didn't seem to hear anything. He lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
The emperor glanced back at him and said angrily: "Are you deaf?"
Eunuch Gao woke up from a dream and quickly lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, this servant is not asleep."
The emperor glared at him and said angrily: "Shen Qi has made such great contributions. When he returns to Jiankang this year, it seems that there will be nothing to reward him except Zhongshu Zhongshu."
"Tell me, what should I do?"
Eunuch Gao thought for a moment, lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I have two options."
The emperor glanced back at him.
"explain."
Gao Ming lowered his head and said, "The first way is to wait for Academician Shen to return to Jiankang. Your Majesty can override all opinions and force him to be the Minister of War based on his great achievements in the southeast."
Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately frowned.
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and continued: "In this way, Academician Shen's identity as a lucky minister will be confirmed. He will be jealous of all civil servants and will not be tolerated by those civil servants... Entering Zhongshu in the future will be extremely difficult."
"No."
The emperor immediately shook his head and glanced at Gao Ming with some displeasure: "He has done so many things for me, and then he comes back to Jiankang, and I ruin his reputation and future with my own hands. How can I do this?"
"Shen Qi is a smart person."
The emperor frowned and said: "He will be chilled."
Eunuch Gao seemed to know that the emperor would not do this, so he coughed and continued: "The second method is to first give power but not to officials, and then slowly let Master Shen focus on military affairs in the future."
"Your Majesty, if you want to achieve great things, you must use weapons. The things that require Master Shen to do. If you focus on martial arts for a long time, you will gradually lose your way to become a middle school student."
The emperor touched his chin, thought about it for a while, and nodded slowly: "This method seems feasible."
“However, we still need to consider the details slowly and grasp the appropriateness.”
The emperor said to himself: "Shen Qi is a second-ranked Jinshi. If he behaves too openly, he may give up his job."
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "Scholar Shen has a grudge against the two Zhao families. I think he will do his best."
There are two Zhao families, one is the Zhao family of Huaihe Navy, and the other is Hu Zhao of Yandu.
Hearing the words "Zhao Family", the little emperor's eyes became deep, and he subconsciously looked to the north.
He is waiting for an opportunity.
Waiting for the best opportunity to take action against Zhao Clan.
The best opportunity is the death of the Northern Qi Emperor.
As long as Emperor Qi dies, the Northern Qi Dynasty will definitely shrink its overall strength. If it is no longer able to take care of the south, he can rest assured to ruthlessly rectify the Huaihe Navy.
Thinking of this, the emperor said to himself silently.
"Old thing..."
"You have been sick for so long, when will you die?"
………………
At the same time, in the apricot garden in Fuzhou City.
Miss Ye was sitting in Shen Yi's study. She raised her head and glanced at Shen Yi who was writing a letter. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Master, you..."
"Are you going south to Guangdong tomorrow?"
"Um."
Shen Yi finished writing a letter and then carefully dried the ink. While folding the letter, he looked up at Ye Chan and replied softly: "The Japanese pirates over there are almost dealt with. I'm going to fix up the Shibo Division in Guangzhou." "The generals under my command are good at fighting Japanese pirates, but they really have no ability at all when dealing with local officials."
Ye Chan was silent for a while and sighed: "After the young master leaves Fuzhou, will he come back again?"
Shen Yi was a little surprised.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because I know that the young master will return to Jiankang after finishing his errands in the southeast."
"Whether the young master will return to the southeast again in this life is unknown."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "After I finish handling the matters in Guangdong, I will return to Fuzhou. After all, the coastal government offices are located here, and I have to come back to work."
"As for the future..."
Shen Yi paused and continued: "I'll probably come again."
In the future, once the conflict between the imperial court and the Zhao clan breaks out, the five guards under the Coastal Capital Division will definitely be mobilized to go north. At that time, Shen Yi may even go south to lead the officers and troops of the five guards of the Coastal Capital Division northward.
Ye Chan stood up and stood beside Shen Yi's desk, gently polishing the ink for him. While polishing the ink, she said, "Sir, will I stay in Xingyuan tonight?"
Shen Yi raised his head, glanced at her, and was a little surprised: "Isn't it meant to stay here?"
Because Shen Yi was leaving, Ye Chan had to stay in Xingyuan for one night to increase her "deterrence" in Fuzhou.
That's why she appeared in Shen Yi's study at this time.
Ye Chan bit her lip lightly and whispered "Yeah".
"I'm going to make the young master's bed."
Shen Yi stretched and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll go to bed after finishing the things at hand."
Shen Yi was already very busy with the things in his hands. Because he had to rush on the next day, he didn't stay up too late. After a while, he went back to the bedroom to rest.
In the bedroom, Ye Chan had already made a bed for him.
To be precise, it's the floor.
During this period, as long as Ye Chan stayed overnight in Xingyuan, the two of them lived in the same room in order to put on a show for the guards. She slept on the bed, and Master Shen slept on the ground floor.
Originally, Ye Chan insisted on sleeping underground, but Shen Yi had a tough attitude and there was nothing she could do.
After entering the bedroom, the floor was already laid.
The weather outside this season is hot and hot, so sleeping on the ground is cooler. Shen Yi glanced at the bed first and saw that Ye Chan was already lying on the bed. He also stretched out, took off his coat, and sat on the floor wearing his underwear. Go up, yawn, and fall asleep.
Not long after Mr. Shen lay down, the beautiful woman on the bed turned around, propped up her head with one hand, and looked at Shen Yi sleeping on the ground quietly.
At this time, the moonlight just shone on Shen Yi's face, allowing her to see clearly the appearance of the young imperial envoy.
Young...and stable.
Miss Ye was confused.
Mr. Shen, on the other hand, didn't think so much. He dealt with too many things during the day and fell asleep not long after.
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When it was late at night, Master Shen was sleeping soundly, and Mi Mi Huhu felt a scent of fragrance coming to her face.
Then, a body got into his bed.
"Son..."
While wandering around the lake, Shen Yi heard a woman speaking softly in his ear, her tone soft but firm.
"I have thought about it. When my brother grows up..."
This woman's voice is as gentle as water.
"I will go to Jiankang to find you..."
