In the next three days, Shen Yi and six subordinates discussed matters in the imperial envoy's camp for three full days. On the fourth day, Ling Su, Xue Wei and others left Huai'an one after another and returned to their respective camps.
And Shen Yi also began to write letters to his various resource channels and began to integrate resources to prepare for the next battle.
Life in Huai'an Mansion is relatively boring. Miss Ye was here at the end of last year, and Mr. Shen could do some sports in his free time. Now he is here alone, and there is no leisure and entertainment activities.
In the blink of an eye, it was May, and the weather was slowly getting hotter. During the day, Mr. Shen would handle official business at his imperial envoy's office. Sometimes in the evening, he would take Zhao Er with him to the prefect's Yamen to have a drink with Mr. Zhang.
That night, the night wind blew away the heat of the day. Mr. Shen and Mr. Zhang, the prefect, were sitting in the backyard of the prefect's yamen drinking. Zhang Lian, Zhang's son, was very obedient and knelt down beside him. Pour wine for the two elders.
After the two people clinked glasses of wine, Zhang Jian asked with a smile: "Why don't you see Junior Brother Zhao coming with you today?"
After Mr. Shen took a sip of wine, a gust of cool breeze blew by, which made him feel a lot more comfortable. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Every time you bring him here, senior brother, you will inevitably tease him for not doing his job properly. Now, senior brother Zhao has gone to do his job properly. He left Huai'an the day before yesterday to do some work for me."
"What to do?"
Zhang Jian chuckled: "Since he was a child, that guy has been obsessed with women. He started walking along the Qinhuai River when he was thirteen or fourteen years old. If you let him go out to do errands, it's just a small thing. If it's a big thing, you have to pay more attention. Mo It’s going to ruin things.”
Mr. Shen frowned, then relaxed, shook his head slightly and said: "It's just asking him to hand over and inventory the warships with the officials of the Ministry of War. It's not a big deal. There shouldn't be anything wrong."
"Is there another warship coming from the Ministry of War?"
Zhang Jian was a little surprised, and then said with a smile: "I heard my eldest father complain before. Among the six departments of Jiankang, only the Ministry of War takes the most time to do things. Even the appointment of generals can sometimes take a year and a half to get done. Now I have to give it to you." Heng is doing things, and they are starting to pay attention."
"What's the point of not being careful?"
Shen Yi said with a smile: "Now, I am afraid that the eunuchs in the palace are eager to live in the Yamen of the Ministry of War and help me rush the warships."
Zhang Fuzun said "Huh", then sighed and said: "These Qi people are really vicious."
"They have been fighting with us for more than sixty years, and let us Da Chen suffer losses for decades. Now they are beginning to suffer losses, so they sent people to propose peace."
"Zi Heng, you have been in Jiankang not long ago, so you may not know what the people in Jiankang are thinking."
Zhang Fuzun raised his head, took a sip of wine, and said, "Let's just say that six years ago, Hongde, all the ministers in the court from top to bottom, including my eldest father and my mentor, if they saw today's The so-called peace agreement."
Zhang Jian glanced at Shen Yi and sighed: "I'm afraid everyone will be happy."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "Even now, many people are doing what Senior Brother said."
Zhang Fuzun poured himself a glass of wine and snorted: "Short-sighted!"
Shen Yi shook his head: "Senior brother, what you said is wrong. They are not short-sighted."
"It's unclear whether the Northern Expedition can be accomplished. Even if it can be accomplished, in their opinion, they don't know what year it happened. It's a mirror image."
"And if peace is negotiated, Da Chen will immediately have good fortune for decades or hundreds of years. If the two countries have good relations, they can also communicate and trade with the north, and maybe they can make a lot of money immediately."
"What's the purpose of reviving the showroom and returning it to the old capital?"
"Few people care."
Zhang Jian frowned and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it, so he raised his head and took a sip of wine, and said with a bitter smile: "I, the Zhang family, are also among these people."
Mr. Shen chuckled: "Unless His Majesty killed Yang Fan and completely cut off Yang Dang's thoughts, I'm afraid the civil servants in the court have already forced him to sign this alliance letter."
The power of civil servants was too great, which was a problem that had troubled Chen Dynasty for more than a hundred years. This problem became more obvious after the southern crossing.
In the local area, a seventh-grade county magistrate can point his finger at the noses of a fifth-grade Qianhu, or even curse, but Qianhu usually does not dare to talk back.
Hearing Shen Yi mention Yang Jingzong, Zhang Fuzun was silent for a while and sighed: "To be honest with Zi Heng, I still have lingering fears in my heart. If my eldest father had not fled Jiankang, I am afraid that my Zhang family would have suffered the same fate as the Yang family. "
He looked up at Shen Yi, still a little scared: "The only difference is which side wins."
Now, the emperor is leaning towards the Northern Expedition, so he kills Yang as a warning.
And if, at this time, the emperor is inclined to reconcile and sign an alliance, if the "hawks" in the court object, if Prime Minister Zhang is still in Jiankang...
I'm afraid it will be another scene.
But there were no what-ifs. The fact was that the emperor let Zhang Jing leave.
In fact, from that moment on, the fate of Yang Jingzong and his son was already doomed.
After the two brothers drank for three rounds, Mr. Shen pinched the face of Zhang Lian who was already drowsy and said with a smile: "You don't have to stay here, little guy, just go to bed."
Zhang Lian tried his best to open his eyes and looked at his father. Zhang Jian breathed out a breath of alcohol and waved for him to leave.
The little guy stood up and jumped away.
"Fighting in court is the most dangerous thing."
Zhang Fuzun sighed with emotion. He looked at Shen Yi and said softly: "Even if he is the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, his family is destroyed, it is... it is a matter of a thought, Zi Heng must be careful."
Mr. Shen didn't drink too much at the moment. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "That's the truth, but Yang Fan is also a real sinner. I have read all the crimes written about him by the court. This kind of You bastard, even if the court doesn't kill him, I will still seek bad luck for him."
Zhang Jian laughed at himself: "But Yang Fan is not the only one in the court. Can you handle Ziheng?"
"If you can't control them, then you can deal with them one by one."
Master Shen toasted Zhang Jian with a glass of wine. smiled.
"Senior brother and I are different. Senior brother, you are the son of a prime minister. You may have seen these things so much that you are used to them, but I come from a poor family and I am not used to seeing these things."
"If you don't like it, you will naturally take care of it."
Mr. Shen also laughed at himself: "Maybe I won't be able to get used to it in this life."
While the two brothers were chatting, Jiang Sheng from outside suddenly walked in cautiously and came to Master Shen. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Sir, a strange person came to the imperial envoy and said he wanted to see you..."
Shen Yi frowned, glanced up at him, and asked, "Is it late at night? Who is he?"
Jiang Sheng shook his head. He glanced at Zhang Jian, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "That man said he came from the north and had important information to report to the Young Master."
Mr. Shen snorted and said disdainfully: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for others to know about things in the north that I don't know..."
He lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Go back and tell him to meet me at my imperial envoy's residence tomorrow morning. Also..."
"Send someone to keep an eye on him and don't let him leave Huai'an."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly: "Yes."
He turned and left.
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Zi Heng, you've almost finished drinking today. Since you have business, just go back."
Shen Yi chuckled: "It's not because of drinking that I rejected this person. It's just that I have some identity now. I don't know how many people want to see me every day. It's very annoying."
"Senior brother is the master of Huai'an Mansion, so he should feel the same way."
Zhang Jian nodded and gave Shen Yi a toast: "That's right. People who ask to see me every day are very annoying."
The two brothers laughed, raised their glasses and clinked another glass.
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The next day, the imperial envoy went to the study room.
Mr. Shen glanced at the tall and thin man in front of him, frowned, and asked, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
The tall and thin man looked at Jiang Sheng who was standing next to Shen Yi, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Senior Minister Shen, I have a few words that I want to say to you alone."
Jiang Sheng frowned, while Shen Yi was expressionless and didn't speak.
The man continued to lower his head and said: "Shilang Shen, I am from Yandu."
Mr. Shen turned back and glanced at Jiang Sheng. Jiang Sheng lowered his head and said, "Sir, I searched you, but there is nothing on you."
The tall and thin man took a deep breath and said, "If Mr. Shen doesn't believe me, you can have the villain tied up first."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely.
Soon, the man was tied to a chair by Wu Huada.
Jiang Sheng left, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Mr. Shen glanced at him lazily and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The man took a deep look at Shen Yi and asked, "Does Mr. Shen want to be like the Anping Marquis Mansion and be a prince for generations?"
When Mr. Shen heard this, he narrowed his eyes.
"Tell me who you are."
The tall and thin man lowered his head and said, "Bao Yong, the villain."
He paused and then said, "He's from the Purity Department."
Hearing his sincerity, Mr. Shen also smiled: "You are so brave, come to me to die."
Bao Yong looked calm. He looked at Shen Yi and continued: "Shilang Shen, the Anping Marquis Mansion has been rich and powerful for more than sixty years. It has been a highly respected minister for generations and no one dares to bully it."
"If the enemy is not exhausted, the officials will not be exhausted."
"If the enemy is not defeated, the fortune will continue."
He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "I heard that Minister Shen was a Jinshi in the Southern Dynasties."
"Then Mr. Shen should be a history student."
"In history books, it is not uncommon for birds to be hidden behind their bows and rabbits to die and dogs to be cooked."
He looked directly at Shen Yi and continued: "The Anping Marquis is the real smart person."
Mr. Shen sat back in his seat and said with a smile: "You and the people in the Anping Marquis Mansion said the same thing?"
Bao Yong shook his head: "Shilang Shen, there are some things that don't need to be said, but that require tacit understanding."
He looked calm: "More than sixty years ago, the Purity Division has been hunting down the family of General Zhao Chong, the Marquis of Anping. Only two of the eight heirs of General Zhao Chong are left."
"Later on, the Qingjing Division no longer pursued the people of the Anping Marquis Mansion. So far, the two sides are in peace."
His words didn't even mention Shen Yi, but they were full of threats.
Mr. Shen likes this very much.
He became red-hot almost instantly, and his whole body immediately became furious.
He stood up from his chair, kicked Qi Ren in the chest, and kicked him two to three meters away, including the chair.
Mr. Shen stepped forward, grabbed the man's front, and said coldly.
"Originally, just based on what you said just now, you should die!"
"But I will let you go back and tell your superiors that your court, my Shen family, even my Shen family's maids and servants, have been harmed!"
Shen Yi was furious.
"Then Shen will spend his whole life wiping out the Hu Qi clan!"
(End of chapter)
