Although Zhao Kai, the Wei King of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was nominally the military governor, he also had some influence on the Huaihe Navy. In addition, he brought 100,000 reinforcements...
From this perspective, he can indeed be said to have a lot of weapons at his disposal.
So, as long as His Royal Highness King Wei is convinced that his old father belongs to him, when the Emperor of Northern Qi dies and the earth falls apart, if Yan Du does not call him back to ascend the throne for the crown prince, then...
Two hundred thousand people, no matter how you look at it, is not too small.
If he can act decisively and raise his troops to attack Yandu, not to mention whether they can defeat it or not, even if they cannot defeat it, Northern Qi will definitely be in chaos. At that time, it will be a God-given opportunity for the Northern Expedition.
Seeing what Shen Yi said, the emperor touched his chin, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly: "This King of Hu, Zhao Kai, I once asked Gao Ming to check his details. This man is the son of Concubine Jing of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Concubine Jing was born as a Lang of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Home."
"Zhou Jin'an of the Northern Qi Dynasty also made his fortune in the Lang family."
When Zhou Jinan was mentioned, the emperor's face twitched unconsciously.
This Zhou Jin'an was the Northern Qi general who defeated Chen Zhengbei general Yuan Du in the Huaihe River 20 years ago. Not only did he defeat Yuan Du, he also did not return the prisoners afterwards. Instead, he killed them in a brutal way. Da Chen surrendered nearly 30,000 soldiers!
It was precisely because of this scoundrel from the Northern Qi Dynasty that the late emperor died in depression, Yuan Du, the imperial general who conquered the north, was annihilated and three tribes were wiped out, and Yang Jingzong, the prime minister who advocated shrinking, was able to rule the country for more than ten years!
The imperial court of Chen Dynasty did not dare to look north for almost twenty years.
Da Chen hated this Zhou Jinan with all his heart. In the past twenty years, in order to assassinate this man, the internal guards went on and on, killing more than a hundred people!
His Majesty the Emperor naturally hates Zhou Jinan deeply.
After learning the news of Zhou Jinan's violent death, His Majesty the Emperor was very happy. He even asked Gao Ming to prepare wine in the Manna Hall and drank it himself. This shows his hatred for the Zhou family.
However, after taking a deep breath, the emperor gradually calmed down. After a pause, he continued: "In other words, Zhou Shizhong, the current general of the Huai Army of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Zhao Kai, the king of Wei, are people in the same boat, but this relationship is , too weak. From this level of relationship, it is presumed that Zhao Kai can command the army..."
He shook his head and said, "It's a bit childish."
"Although the Zhou family was born as a slave of the Lang family, it is now rich after all. It is not much worse than the Lang family. What Zhou Shizhong thinks about more is the future of his Zhou family, and he will not follow Zhao Kai. Young people are acting recklessly.”
"Therefore, even if Zhao Kai thinks that destiny is his, and really rebels out of his wits, Zhou Shizhong will most likely not mess around with him. Maybe..."
The emperor said calmly: "Maybe if Zhao Kai raised a flag with his front foot, Zhou Shizhong would tie his back foot and escort him to Yandu for questioning."
The emperor's words hit the nail on the head.
No one is a fool. There are no such foolish and loyal people in this era, but they will never be "big men" like Zhou Shizhong.
Shen Yi first said something wise about His Majesty, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, sometimes the situation is rebellious. No matter how sober Zhou Shizhong is, when things come to pass, he will be pushed away by the situation and cannot help himself."
The emperor was thoughtful.
"Shen Qing, please elaborate."
Mr. Shen raised his head and looked at the emperor, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty, my report office has been deployed in Northern Qi for some time. Although it has no foundation in Yandu, it has a little foundation along the Huaihe River in Northern Qi. Got some manpower.”
“We are also printing and distributing some story booklets.”
"As long as the Emperor of Northern Qi is interested in King Wei, so he ordered King Wei to go out of the capital to take charge of the army, write it down in the book, even if it is written in a more obscure way..."
“As soon as word spreads, the seeds of division are sown.”
"Rumors along the Huai River will soon reach Zhao Kai's ears."
"Soon, it will be spread to Yandu."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "When the time comes, Hu General Zhou Shizhong may not believe it, and Hu King Zhao Kai may not believe it either, but the other princes in Yandu will have no choice but to believe it."
"As soon as they believe it..."
"Zhao Kai has to believe it even if he doesn't believe it."
Suspicions arose and charges were established.
As soon as the rumors spread, there would be little room left for Zhao Kai, because if he did not ascend the throne of God and was succeeded by another brother, no matter who the new emperor was, he would not be able to tolerate him.
The emperor frowned and thought for a while, and then said softly: "What if Zhao Kai decisively left Yanhuai after hearing this rumor, returned to Yandu to apologize to Emperor Qi, and showed that he had no wrong intentions?"
Master Shen said with a smile.
"There is no new emperor in Northern Qi. Who will he show his loyalty to after he returns?"
"When he returns to Yandu, there is only one way to escape, which is to find Emperor Qi and show that he has no intention of seizing the throne. In this way, he will completely lose the qualification to compete for the throne."
"A few days ago, after his failed attack on Huai'an, I heard that he also reported success to the Northern Qi court. It shows that he is very serious about success and does not seem to give up the throne voluntarily."
After listening to Shen Yi's words, the emperor suddenly smiled.
"Shen Qing, if after the rumors spread, he immediately goes back to Yandu to apologize to Emperor Qi without saying a word, then..."
"Maybe the chance will be greater."
The emperor squinted his eyes and said softly: "If I were Emperor Qi, I would choose him."
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and then understood.
Maybe for an emperor, the gains and losses of one city and one place, and the credit of one city and one place are not that important.
At critical moments, being able to make up one's mind, dare to advance and dare to retreat, this kind of character may be more important to the emperor.
Shen Yi was not the emperor, so he was a little confused for a while, but it was obvious that the young Emperor Chen in front of him had already understood the essence of the profession of emperor.
Therefore, he could see the key at a glance.
After a pause, the emperor continued: "However, it may be difficult for this Zhao Kai to see through this layer."
Having said this, the emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I think it is necessary to try Shen Qing's method. After all, at least some of our people will be found by the Purity Department, but once it succeeds..."
"Finally...the situation in Northern Qi will be even more chaotic."
"The messier they are, the better."
At this point, the emperor thought for a while and continued: "I will ask Sun Jin to follow you and let him contact the inner guards for you. The inner guards lurking in the north will try their best to cooperate with your actions."
Shen Yi nodded respectfully.
"My lord...thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I should be the one thanking you."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi's sleeves and said with a smile: "To be honest with Shen Qing, when I first came to power, I was full of ambition. I thought in my heart that I must govern this country well in the future. When the country becomes strong, I will first After dampening the spirit of the Qi people, I will forge ahead with determination and launch the Northern Expedition to wipe away the shame of the late emperor's dynasty."
"My original plan was to strengthen the country in ten years."
"Ten years to strengthen the army."
"Twenty years later, I will appoint a general to lead the Northern Expedition, and strive to restore my homeland and return to the old capital in my lifetime!"
"I was only sixteen years old when I took charge personally. At that time, I thought that if I could live to be fifty, I might be able to realize my long-cherished wish of the Northern Expedition."
"How many years has it been?"
The emperor looked up at Shen Yi and smiled happily.
"It's only been five years!"
"Shen Qing, you gave me too many surprises."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "I was promoted to Jinshi in Hongde's seventh year, but it has only been four years. If not for Your Majesty's forge ahead, I would be lucky to be able to fill the vacancy of a seventh-grade county magistrate now."
"Not to mention, now I'm wearing vermillion."
"Ha ha."
The emperor smiled heartily and patted Shen Yi's shoulder gently.
"If you fill the vacancy of county magistrate in four years, it will not be because you are lucky, but because you spend a lot of money."
The emperor smiled and said: "Up to now, some of the Jinshi scholars of the same year as you have stayed in Jiankang and have not filled the vacancies."
"Maybe at some point, they will find you, Shen Ziheng, and bow to you, asking you to give them a future."
Shen Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but sigh.
In the past four years, too many things have happened to him and he has done too many things. By now, he already feels that he has been an official for a long, long time.
Looking back, I suddenly realized that some of my peers in the seventh year of Hongde had not even started in the officialdom!
Seeing Shen Yi lost in thought, the emperor smiled and asked, "Is Shen Qing's wife about to give birth?"
"Yes, the doctor said, it will be around the New Year's Day."
"If you give birth to a second son, I will give him a princess."
The emperor put his hands in his sleeves and chuckled.
"If she is a girl, she will be my daughter-in-law in the future."
