Shen Yi frowned subconsciously.
Because the words of Anping Marquis Zhao Lu seemed to be explaining to himself, telling himself the situation north of the Huaihe River, and telling the truth to himself, the imperial envoy.
However, after he said the words "frequent movements", all the words he just said turned into two words.
threaten!
Threaten Shen Yi, the imperial envoy, and then threaten the imperial court!
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen looked a little unkind, but he lowered his head slightly and hid his expression well.
Seeing that Shen Yi was silent, Zhao Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen. I'm not telling you this to stop the imperial court from investigating the Huaihe Navy, nor to make you fearful, Mr. Shen. "
"You can do whatever you want to check on this trip."
General Zhao looked solemn: "Our Huaihe Navy will fully cooperate with the imperial envoy."
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then raised his head to look at Zhao Lu and said with a smile: "Master Hou is so upright and upright, I admire him."
"But Lord Marquis, there is no need to be so nervous. The official was ordered to come here this time, not necessarily to find out anything. It's just that His Majesty heard some news and was worried that the court's barrier was unstable, so he sent the official to take a look. .”
"Perhaps someone in the court is slandering the Marquis and the Huaihe Navy."
Zhao Lu stood up directly with the wine bottle in hand, walked to Shen Yi's low table, and squatted down to pour wine for Shen Yi. While pouring the wine, he asked: "Xiao Xianggong, Zhao is also responsible for matters in the court." I’ve heard some, those people say that our Huaihe Navy has redundant officers, empty quotas, some areas are empty for defense, and private individuals are employed internally, right?”
After hearing these words from him, Mr. Shen was really speechless.
Co-author, he already knew all about the ginseng and Zhao Lu.
Mr. Shen nodded helplessly and said, "That's probably it."
He said bravely: "But I believe that these are all false. During this inspection, Shen will definitely prove his innocence to Mr. Hou."
"It may come out of nowhere, but it may not be without cause."
After Zhao Lu poured wine for Shen Yi, he sat back in his seat. He looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Xiao Xianggong, you are also in the southeast. You have led the army for several years. You have many words to say to the court. Other civil servants say that most of them can't explain it clearly, but if I tell you, it might make sense."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "General, please speak."
"I heard that the coastal capital's Yamen was built almost by Mr. Shen himself."
He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Does Mr. Shen know that there are more than 20,000 people under your command scattered in five state capitals? Are there any who oppress the people, or are there generals who secretly amass wealth?"
Shen Yi was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly: "I don't know."
In fact, when he said these four words, Shen Yi already had an answer in his heart.
Soldiers in this era are not soldiers from another world. Hundreds and thousands of households in those places naturally behave like a mouse meeting a cat when they see Shen Yi, but when they see the common people, they may have a different look.
When the Anti-Japanese Army was first established, everyone was focused on killing Japanese pirates. This situation may not have been obvious, or even if it existed, it would have been quickly discovered and dealt with. However, when the Anti-Japanese Army became the coastal capital, Shen Yi had no way to manage it. All aspects.
Although I don’t know the specific situation, it is certain that the officers and soldiers of the Coastal Capital Division must also have the situation mentioned by Zhao Lu.
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It's just the difference between more and less.
Of course, the reason why the Huaihe Navy was not tolerated by the emperor was not because they did evil, not because they were paid empty wages, nor because they had redundant officials, or because they appointed private individuals.
The most fundamental reason is that their surname is not Li!
This is the original sin of the Huaihe Navy.
Seeing Shen Yi's answer, General Zhao sighed slightly: "I think there is, isn't it?"
Seeing that Shen Yi was silent, General Zhao continued: "The Coastal Capital Division has just been established a few years ago, and there are only 20,000 people, and this situation has already happened."
"As for our Huaihe Navy, we have over 100,000 soldiers, and it has been more than sixty years now."
When General Zhao said this, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. Then he spit out the strong smell of alcohol. He looked at Shen Yi and smiled bitterly.
"There are many things that I can't control."
"There are also some things that we can no longer control."
"As for me, I use private individuals."
General Zhao's tone was full of helplessness: "There are so many people to manage, and we have to force them to fight for their lives against the fierce Qi people from time to time. Without some of our own people, am I, the chief military officer, still the chief military officer? "
Shen Yi ate the food silently and did not answer the conversation.
Zhao Lu seemed to have found a "tree hole". He changed his usual taciturn appearance and kept talking to Shen Yi about things in the anti-Japanese army.
Mr. Shen spent most of the time listening, occasionally nodding and responding.
Halfway through the banquet, General Zhao, who had been drinking all the time, was already red-faced and even spoke a little awkwardly.
After he drank another glass of wine, he looked at Shen Yi with drunken eyes.
"Brother Shen, both sides of the Huaihe River have not been... peaceful recently..."
"If you say there's going to be a fight, there's going to be a fight."
The general's eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes. He raised his head, stared at Shen Yi, and burped: "The imperial court also wants my brothers to fight for their lives against the Qi people. The Huaihe Navy at this time…"
"No chaos."
Having said this, he stumbled to his feet, then wandered to Shen Yi, and almost fell on the low table in front of Shen Yi.
The general took out an envelope from his arms with trembling hands.
The envelope was full, and there was obviously more than one piece of paper inside.
"Brother Shen."
General Zhao reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, put the envelope in front of Shen Yi, and said a little loudly: "This is what you want, take it... take it."
Shen Yi did not answer it, but looked at the envelope in front of him with suspicious eyes.
"Master Hou, what is this?"
"This is evidence."
General Zhao burped and said drunkenly: "This is the evidence you... want."
"During this period, Zhao himself sent people to conduct an inventory. There are generals who drink the blood of soldiers, there are also scum who do evil, there are also some redundant official lists, and..."
He laughed at himself: "And the private persons appointed by Zhao."
"almost…"
"There are nearly two hundred people."
Zhao Lu looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "Brother Shen, just take this list and arrest each person one by one. You will definitely not make a mistake..."
"These people are all generals with more than a hundred households..."
General Zhao spit out a strong breath of alcohol, which made Shen Yi frown subconsciously.
"It's...enough, Brother Shen, you're done."
"After arresting these people..."
Zhao Lu placed the envelope in front of Shen Yi, then stumbled to his feet, returned to his seat, and poured himself another drink.
"After arresting these people, the Huaihe Navy will be uncomfortable for a while, but it will not affect the overall combat effectiveness..."
"Qi Ren is here. We can still fight for our lives with Qi Ren."
"In this way, brother Shen, your mission can be completed, and Qi Ren's conspiracy will not succeed. It's the best of both worlds..."
Having said this, General Zhao laughed at himself again: "I, Zhao Lu, am the only one who suffers."
Mr. Shen sat in his seat and looked at the envelope in front of him silently.
After looking at it for a while, he turned to look at the Marquis Anping who seemed to be very drunk.
At this moment, Shen Yi felt extremely clear.
Zhao Lu was not drunk at all!
Not drunk at all!
Now, he has given himself a plan.
That is, arrest people according to the list he gave, and complete the imperial envoy's play according to the "script" he set.
In this way, Shen Yi can leave the Huaihe Navy in glory.
This kind of behavior of arranging a "script" for the imperial envoy is both arrogant and overbearing.
Mr. Shen squinted his eyes and looked at the envelope on the table.
He raised his head and took a sip of wine, then looked at Zhao Lu.
"Mr. Marquis, I won't read this list. Since the imperial court sent me here, I will naturally check it myself. If what I find out is different from what is on the list of the Marquis, then there will be no alright."
"Of course it will be based on the imperial envoy's list."
General Zhao smiled and said, "Brother Shen, there is no need to answer in a hurry."
"Since you're here, you have to live in Fengyang Mansion for a while. We still have a long time to get along."
General Zhao stood up unsteadily, seemingly shaky.
"It's getting late, I'll send Brother Shen off to rest."
"Take this envelope back with you..."
"Think about it slowly."
