Li Mu seemed to have figured out something.
Perhaps, his cousin sent him here not because he was tough and courageous.
The real reason is because his status is high enough.
Not to mention whether he would die in Yandu, or even if he was just imprisoned in Yandu, Da Chen already had enough reasons to formally declare war on Northern Qi and send troops.
After all, Northern Qi detained the emperor's cousin for no reason. The emperor used this reason to get angry, and even those powerful scholars had nothing to say.
More importantly, it all depends on His Majesty the Emperor's decision. He can attack the Qi people immediately, or he can use this reason to declare war on the Northern Qi Dynasty after one, two or a few years, when the time is ripe.
Move forward and retreat freely.
And... if you want to talk about hard bones, those scholars who only seek fame and not profit have much harder bones!
After figuring out these key points, Li Mu took a deep breath and asked, "What's your name?"
The man still spoke with a Xuzhou accent, lowered his head and said, "When I was in Jiankang, my surname was Zhang. When I arrived in Xuzhou, I changed my name to Lu Zhen."
"Well, in the realm of Northern Qi, I will call you by your new name."
Li Mu took a deep breath, patted Lu Zhen on the shoulder, and said, "If you come to my place tonight, I'm afraid you will be targeted by Qi people. If you follow me from now on, it will be safer."
"It's natural."
Lu Zhen lowered his head slightly and said with a lowered eyebrow: "When I leave the Crown Prince and the Rites Hall, I'm afraid that I will be arrested by the Qi people for questioning if I walk out only one street."
"Thank you for your protection, Your Majesty."
Li Mu shook his head, then rubbed his temples to clear his thoughts.
If, as Shen Yi expected, the Emperor of Qi Ren put him under house arrest after reading the Letter of Credence, and then the contents of the Letter of Credentials spread throughout Yandu and even the entire territory of Qi Ren, then...
It is not difficult to deduce Li Mu's own situation.
If the Northern Qi court was more assertive, it would directly use force against Nan Chen and start a national war, and there was a high probability that his envoy would not be killed, but would be sent back.
If the people of Qi still don't want to fight at this time, and they have to face this matter head-on with public opinion flying everywhere, then the emperor will just summon him as the envoy, reprimand him, reject this peace negotiation, and send him Rush back to the Southern Dynasty.
Both of these paths will do no harm to Li Mu.
The real danger comes from those "old Zhu Lizhen".
Especially those heroes who entered the customs. They have enjoyed the blessings for so many years and looked at people with their nostrils turned upward for so many years. Now they are already arrogant. Some radical elements among Lao Zhu Lizhen are very likely to Attack Li Mu.
After thinking about this, Li Mu looked at Lu Zhen and said slowly: "Sir Zheng, when did you order you to come to Yandu?"
Lu Zhen thought for a while and replied: "The prince and I will probably enter Yandu in front of us."
Li Mu nodded, understanding in his heart.
It seems that when they met in Huai'an, the young Huai'an coach had already seen his current situation.
Li Mu couldn't help but think of Shen Yi's threats to kill Zhou Shizhong.
Looking back now, Shen Yi was not bluffing, nor was he trying to show off his rhetoric...
Maybe, he really wanted to kill someone!
As expected of a minister in his early twenties...
Li Mu sighed in his heart, and then thought of his emperor's cousin again, feeling a chill down his spine.
"These two peers..."
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"It's really amazing..."
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, he opened his eyes, looked at Lu Zhen, and asked, "Brother Lu, how does your newspaper department disseminate credentials?"
Lu Zhen lowered his head slightly and said: "On the 10th anniversary of Hong De, Si Zheng sent a group of us to the north. Now my Si Zheng is a famous bookseller in Xuzhou. He is already a prominent figure in Xuzhou City. I want to spread the word in Xuzhou. No matter what news, it’s not difficult.”
"This kind of news, as long as it spreads in one place, it will spread throughout Beiquan immediately."
Li Mu rubbed his temples and said, "Okay, based on the red seal in your hand, I will trust you for once."
When Lu Zhen came to see Li Mu, he didn't take anything else in his hand, only a piece of paper with the word "Chen" written on it and stamped with Shen Yi's private seal.
He dictated the contents of his credentials to Lu Zhen, and then asked: "Brother Lu, how can you send this message out if you are with me?"
"Don't worry, Prince. It's not easy for me to leave you. It's not difficult to spread some information."
Li Mu nodded silently and stopped asking further questions.
In the next four or five days, no one came to see Li Mu again and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites Guild Hall. These Qi people were just evading the emperor's illness and did not see any guests for the time being.
On the tenth day, Li Mu and others were even asked to leave the Rites Hall and live in a separate courtyard where no one was allowed to come in or visit.
It is worth mentioning that one day, His Royal Highness King Wei, who was very drunk, ran to the door of this villa to make a fuss and cursed at Li Mu, but he was unable to enter the courtyard and was blocked by others. outside.
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On the other side, Shen Yi is finally leaving Jiankang.
Under the idea he proposed, the Di Newspaper Division has begun to organize the first "essay solicitation" activity. The theme of the essay solicitation is naturally "Unification of China", and the top three candidates this time will be entered into the Di Newspaper Division in an exceptional manner. He became the editor of the Di Newspaper Division and received a reward of silver.
What's more important is that this essay competition has no restrictions on style or word count. Anyone who is a student or above can participate!
This made the failed candidates in Jiankang City, as well as the poor scholars who had not yet won the examination and could only make a living writing letters to others on the street, immediately red-eyed.
But all this has nothing to do with Shen Yi.
Now, he can no longer be regarded as a small fish and shrimp in Jiankang City. Even the prime ministers of Zhongshu have to treat him as an important minister.
In addition, the business on the surface of the Di Newspaper Division was not under his control. After he came up with a concept, he naturally left it to the people below to do it.
The day before leaving Jiankang, Shen held his daughter and sent his old father Shen Zhang away from Jiankang and returned to Jiangdu.
Although it would be best for Shen Zhang to stay in Jiankang at this time, his uncle Shen Hui is ill and his younger brother Shen Heng is getting married soon. Many things need to be returned to Jiangdu to discuss with the Chen family in Jiangdu. At this time, he has to Go back.
Because he was afraid that something might happen to Shen Zhang, Shen Yi sent four people from his entourage to follow Shen Zhang to protect his safety.
After bidding farewell to his father, Shen Yi spent another day with his family. In the afternoon, he changed into his official uniform and entered the palace to resign to His Majesty the Emperor.
As soon as he entered the Ganlu Hall, Shen Yi was about to salute, but the emperor waved his hand to stop him. After ordering Shen Yi to sit down, His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly and said, "Shen Qing came just in time. I have something to discuss with you. Just now, the internal guards have reported urgently. Brother Wang..."
"It seems to have been detained by Qi Ren."
Hearing these words, Shen Yi looked up at the emperor, then quickly lowered his head. After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty asked the people of Qi to cede the two provinces back to you in the credential. I want to know what is in the credential." The people of Qi knew about it in advance. They didn't want to lose face and start another war, so they could only temporarily detain the prince."
"If you don't want to return two provinces to me, then you will reject this peace negotiation."
His Majesty the Emperor was a little angry: "You actually detained our official envoy. These barbarians have been in the customs for more than sixty years and they still don't understand the etiquette!"
Having said this, he looked at Shen Yi and saw a strange look on Mr. Shen's face. The emperor frowned again: "Did Shen Qing think that I deliberately let Brother Wang be detained by Qi Ren?"
Shen Yi lowered his head quickly: "I have absolutely no such thoughts. I just feel that these Qi people..."
"There is really no way to communicate. All they can understand are arrows and swords!"
After hearing this, the emperor sat back in his seat, rubbed his temples, and said: "Brother Wang is the eldest son of Uncle Jin Wang, and he is also the eldest son of Jin Wangfu. I can't let him be trapped in Beibang and ignore him."
"After all, the letter from the inner guard is an urgent letter and cannot be regarded as an official document. I will wait another ten days and a half. If there is no news from Yandu, I will send another envoy to Yandu to welcome Brother Wang back. "
"Shen Qing, after you return to Huai'an, you will continue to train and strengthen your troops to intimidate the people of Qi."
Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yes, I will definitely live up to the holy hope..."
"I will leave for Huai'an early tomorrow morning. This time I enter the palace to bid farewell to His Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the emperor walked up to Shen Yi and patted him on the shoulder.
"Remember what I said, Huai'an requires stability in recent times and cannot be caught by those old men."
Shen Yi nodded quickly.
"I can save it."
(End of chapter)
