His Majesty the Emperor seemed very satisfied with Shen Yi's answer. He looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said with a smile: "If they are willing to throw their children and grandchildren on the battlefield, then they don't have to follow your path, Shen Ziheng."
"But don't worry, I will help you with the matters in the court. You just have to fight on the front line with peace of mind. If someone wants to cause trouble for you in the court, I will be the first to refuse." Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and bowed. "I would like to thank your Majesty for your kindness. I will definitely live up to your Majesty's high expectations and protect the country and the people for Chen." A smile appeared on the emperor's face. After thinking about it, he continued: "There is one more thing I want to ask Shen Qing. your opinion."
"Your Majesty, please speak." The emperor touched the beard on his chin, looked at Shen Yi, and said softly: "Years ago, the Tatars in the north sent me a letter..." The emperor's face was calm. He looked at Shen Yi and said: "They want to form an alliance with me and wait for the death of the Northern Qi Emperor to join forces with Da Chen to attack Qi." Shen Yi frowned when he heard this.
He lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head to look at the emperor, and shook his head slowly: "Your Majesty, Zhu Li is really a foreign race, and so are the Tatars, and the danger may be even greater than Zhu Li's. Zhu Li has been in the customs for more than sixty years, and now there is no one left. So fierce before..."
"At least we know each other well."
"If the real Zhu Li is gone and the more ferocious Tatars are ushered in, then the pressure on the Chen court will immediately increase!" The emperor squinted at Shen Yi, and after a moment, he said slowly: "But Zhongshu Wuxiang, Everyone is overjoyed.”
"After receiving this letter last year, they were ready to send envoys to the Tatars to discuss the matter in detail with the Tatars and finalize an alliance." His Majesty the Emperor exhaled a faint breath and said: "My Prime Minister We feel that a great opportunity to restore our homeland and return to our old capital is finally presented to the court." Mr. Shen said with an expressionless expression, "What about after the fall of Northern Qi? How should the territory of Northern Qi be divided? Now in the territory of Beiqi, Almost all of them are from my hometown of Dachen, and after conquering the Northern Qi Dynasty, do we want to give half of it to the Tatars?"
"Give half to them, Yandu has been divided!" Shen Yi said in a somewhat angry tone: "Besides, if you give them half, will they be satisfied?" His Majesty the Emperor smiled at Shen Yi and said, "So, I, I have suppressed this matter, so far only I and a few Zhongshu prime ministers..." As he said, he looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "And Shen Qing, you know."
"Honestly, I..." His Majesty the Emperor said quietly, "I am very moved." There is no way, no one would not be moved by this kind of thing.
It has been more than sixty years since Dachen lost half of his country. For more than sixty years, all the emperors in the past have not thought about returning the old capital. If it can be done in the hands of the current Emperor Hongde, even if it costs some money, it will be a real success. The name is passed down through the ages!
When the time comes, one day Emperor Hongde suddenly disappears, and future emperors will not be allowed to give him a posthumous title.
"Shizu"? You know, the emperor values his posthumous reputation the most. Because they have already taken everything they have in front of them, and the only things left to pursue are the reputation behind them and the evaluation in history books.
His Majesty the Emperor stood up, stretched greatly, then squinted his eyes and said, "After all, I have a blood feud with Northern Qi." When today's family was crossing to the south, many members of the royal family were lost in the north. , fell into the hands of Qi Ren, these royal families... will naturally not end well.
Especially those princesses and emperors, they are really miserable. Shen Yi has read "Yan Wen Lu", and naturally His Majesty the Emperor has also read it. These are the hatreds engraved in his bones. No emperor wants to avenge the blood feud sixty years ago.
At this point, His Majesty the Emperor sighed quietly and said: "But I know very well in my heart that this will not work. Not to mention whether the Tatars will abide by their agreement, even if they abide by their agreement, they will really capture the Northern Qi Dynasty. , and there is no way to sit down with the Tatars and divide the land.”
"It is inevitable that there will be another war." The emperor frowned and said, "So I am going to put this matter aside for further discussion."
"I have to think about it carefully." Having said this, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "Shen Qing, when you are in Huai'an, you must fight better." He lowered his eyebrows and said, "The better you fight, the better I will fight." If you have the confidence to speak, let those old men see that Da Chen can restore his homeland without relying on foreigners!" Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, he really wanted to tell the story of the Song Dynasty to the emperor in front of him. But there is no basis for saying this, and it is useless to say it.
Fortunately, the young emperor was still calm and did not really accept this matter. Otherwise, as Shen Yi got to where he is today step by step, his layout would be completely disrupted, and everything might have to be arranged from scratch.
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Yes, I will try my best to complete the errand!" The emperor waved his hand and smiled: "By the way, Shen Qing, some thirty-year-old wine has been brought in from Shaoxing, and I asked the imperial kitchen to add some tonics The medicinal materials are boiled with brown sugar. It is very useful to drink in winter. Go to the side hall and I will have someone give you a bowl. After you drink it, you can go back and keep out the cold." This was considered a reward from the emperor. Shen Yi could only He bowed his head in agreement, and then followed the eunuch Lianghua in the palace to sit down in the side hall.
After arriving at the side hall, Eunuch Liang lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, please wait for a moment. I will serve it to you when it is hot." Shen Yi quickly nodded in agreement.
After Lianghua retreated, Master Shen closed his eyes and rested in the side hall of Ganlu Hall. After waiting for a while, he suddenly smelled the aroma of wine, and then a woman's voice came: "Master Shen, I haven't seen you for a long time. "The woman's voice was quiet, but extremely familiar.
Shen Yi opened his eyes suddenly and glanced at the woman. Then he quickly stood up and bowed and saluted: "I, Chen Yi, have met Concubine Hui!" After saluting, he turned around and left the side hall.
Just kidding, if you are alone with the concubines in the harem, you will lose your head! Concubine Hui looked at Shen Yi quietly and sighed slightly: "Master Shen is still so cautious." Shen Yi turned around and left without looking back.
Concubine Hui said softly: "I begged your majesty for a long time before your majesty allowed me to talk to Mr. Shen. Don't worry, Mr. Shen, I will go to your majesty in just a few words." Shen Yi stopped and closed his eyes. He closed his eyes and didn't look back.
Concubine Hui was tall. She stood behind Shen Yi. After being silent for a while, she said, "Mr. Shen, I can only enter the palace because of him. Now that my mother and son are in the palace, they are in danger. Mr. Shen cannot turn a blind eye." Shen Yi He frowned.
Why are you still relying on yourself? He said slowly: "Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I told your Majesty that after entering the palace, misfortune and fortune will depend on God. I am a foreign minister and I will never dare to interfere with the affairs of the inner court."
"Young Master Shen does not need to take care of the affairs of the inner palace." Concubine Hui lowered her head slightly and gritted her teeth: "Young Master Shen, I want the emperor to make a marriage contract with the daughter of the young master's family..."
"My son will at least be a prince in the future, and will not disgrace the lintel of the young master's family..." Shen Yi was silent for a while, then slowly shook his head: "Mother, my daughter was born today. I cannot decide on her today based on my own interests. Who will you marry in the future and what kind of life will you lead?"
"If she grows up in the future and likes the emperor's eldest son, and the emperor's eldest son also likes her, I will have no objection to their marriage. As for now..." Shen Yi shook his head decisively: "I am not willing to make such an engagement." Concubine Hui. The empress looked at Shen Yi's back quietly and said, "Mr. Shen, in this world, how can my daughter's family be able to control themselves?"
"Since ancient times, it has been the order of parents and the words of matchmakers."
"I don't care about other people's daughters. The daughters of my family..."
"It cannot be said that it is entirely up to her, but as long as her husband falls in the eyes of the minister, it will be up to her to choose." At this point, Shen Yi paused and said, "Your Majesty, foreign ministers and noble concubines really cannot be alone. I'm offended..." After saying that, Master Shen strode towards the door with his hands behind his back.
No one dared to stop him and allowed him to leave the Manna Hall. Not long after Mr. Shen left, His Majesty the Emperor appeared beside Concubine Hui. He took Concubine Hui's hand and said with a smile: "I told you, Shen Qi is quite weird. We cannot rush our marriage, it will have to be discussed in the future."
"Wang'er is only three years old. His daughter has just been born. It's not good to be too impatient." Concubine Hui leaned against His Majesty the Emperor and shed tears involuntarily. She wiped her tears with her sleeves and looked at Shen Yi's leaving figure. , with a faint tone.
"To put it bluntly, I just dislike Wang'er for being a concubine. What if..." Hearing her words, the emperor frowned slightly and shook his head.
"Okay, don't say such things..."
"If someone listens to such words, it will hurt you, mother and son, and Shen Qi..." The emperor gently patted Concubine Hui on the back.
"It's all bad."
