The days are gradually entering autumn, and the weather in Huai'an Prefecture is gradually getting cooler.
Originally, winter was about to begin in about two months, and the Qi people had already withdrawn their troops. At this time, the Huai'an Army should take a short rest. However, now, the training of the Huai'an Army has not only not relaxed, but is actually more intense than before. A little tighter.
Shen Yi personally supervised the training of soldiers at Xiangshui Camp.
In addition to intensifying training, Shen Yi also sent Qianhu Wanzhong from the eastern front to the coastal area on the eastern front of Huai'an Prefecture, and asked him to lead two Qianhu battalions to station along the coast to inspect the coastal situation and report at any time.
For Shen Yi now, there is probably only so much he can do.
After all, although the Qi people on the north bank are frequently moving, the army has not yet been assembled. If they want to fight, it will be at least a month later.
Just as Shen Yi was actively preparing for war, a large ship with people arrived at the Xiangshui County Pier.
Shen Yi received the news early and took Su Ding to wait at the dock in advance. When Qi Ren's ship docked, when Shen Yi saw an acquaintance appear on the deck of the ship, he breathed a sigh of relief and took the people to the ship. The Prince of Jin, who was on an envoy to the Northern Qi Dynasty, was welcomed down.
After Li Mu set foot on the land on the south bank, Shen Yi stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "The prince has returned home safely. Congratulations."
Li Mu looked at Shen Yi in front of him, took two steps back slightly, bowed to Shen Yi on the ground, and said with a serious expression, "Thank you for your hard work, Ziheng."
Mr. Shen quickly helped him up and shook his head slightly: "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
After Li Mu stood up, he smiled at Shen Yi: "If it weren't for Zi Heng, even if I don't die in Yandu during this trip, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a few years or more."
Having said this, the Prince of Jin still had lingering fears: "Zi Heng may not believe it. This time, the emperor of Northern Qi sent his personal guards to escort me back to Dachen. But even so, I came all the way from Yandu to Huai'an. , I met at least seven or eight groups of bandits on the way."
Li Mu exhaled and said slowly: "Of the fifty guards who escorted me, as of yesterday, there were only thirty-two left."
Hearing this, Shen Yi couldn't help but be speechless.
Logically speaking, the Emperor of Northern Qi let Li Mu back and sent internal guards to escort him, so he had clearly expressed his attitude. Logically speaking, the ruling and opposition parties of Northern Qi should buy into their emperor's account and stop embarrassing Li Mu.
But Li Mu's experiences along the way clearly showed that the nobles of the Northern Dynasty, or simply said, those "Old Zhu Lizhen" did not give the emperor this face. Although they did not directly send people to intercept and kill Li Mu, they The bandits and bandits along the way are absolutely inseparable from them!
If they didn't have another background behind them, which group of bandits would dare to fight against the imperial guards?
Shen Yi was thoughtful, then looked at Li Mu and said, "It seems that the emperor in the north has been ill for a long time."
The emperor is also a human being.
Although Emperor Yongping of the Northern Qi Dynasty has been in power for more than thirty years, logically speaking, all the ministers in the Northern Dynasty's current court were promoted by this emperor. The military and political power should have been in his hands long ago.
But as of now, His Majesty the Emperor...
Authority is gone.
Otherwise, absolutely no one would dare to secretly attack his guards.
After all... he has been ill for several years, and even dismissed the imperial court for more than two years. It is no longer easy for the current Emperor Yongping to realize his political intentions in a general direction. He wants to hold every aspect of the imperial court in his hands. , too difficult, too difficult.
Of course, these Zhu Li masters were trying to test their emperor and master by attacking Li Mu so unscrupulously.
I wanted to see if Emperor Yongping, who had been ill for several years, could still afford the surgery.
Li Mu nodded silently, and then sighed: "If the imperial guards of Northern Qi were placed in Dachen, their status would be higher than that of the emperor's internal guards. They were the emperor's personal servants, and even the imperial guards had been killed by more than a dozen. This is not true in this world. Da Chen is an unimaginable sin."
When the emperor's servants go out on errands, they are called imperial envoys, which are equivalent to minor imperial envoys. If in Dachen, the internal guards go out to do errands and are blocked or killed by bandits, this is a serious crime of rebellion.
Not only the Yi tribe, but also the eggs in the house will be shaken and turned yellow!
The essential reason why this situation occurred in Northern Qi was because those "Old Zhu Lizhen" in Northern Qi had too much power.
After all, when the Northern Qi Dynasty entered the pass, everyone sent their own troops and fought hard to get into the pass. Until now, among Zhu Li's real people, the "hometowns" of the Lang family and the Tong family still have a lot of power in their hands, and You can command and move some of your troops.
Moreover, it was these "old families" who contributed to the defense against the Tatars in the north, so they seemed a lot more presumptuous when facing the emperor.
Shen Yi thought for a while, then turned slightly sideways, smiled at Li Mu and said, "The prince was frightened along the way. I asked people to prepare food and wine in the Xiangshui camp to welcome the prince."
Li Mu smiled heartily and said, "Zi Heng sent someone to Yandu, but he saved my life. How dare I refuse to obey my savior's invitation?"
The two of them walked almost side by side and entered the handsome tent of Xiangshui Camp. At this time, wine and food had been prepared. After Li Mu sat down, he reached out and poured a glass of wine for Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Zi Heng, please report here." There is a man named Lu Zhen in the Department, whose identity has been exposed in Northern Qi. He saved me this time. Can Ziheng release him and let him go to the Jin Palace to do errands and become my attendant?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid it won't work."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Is this person so important?"
Mr. Shen shook his head again and said: "Lu Zhen is a smart person, but he is not a very important person. It was his blessing that the prince asked for it. I should be a man of beauty and let him follow the prince."
"But this person is from the Di News Department after all."
Shen Yi reminded: "Your Majesty, the Di News Department is an intelligence agency directly under His Majesty."
Li Mu had just finished a glass of wine, and then he immediately reacted and nodded quickly: "Yes, Lu Zhen cannot go to Prince Jin's Mansion."
It's a little too weird for a clan to recruit people from the secret service agency into the palace.
More importantly, Shen Yi is still secretly working for Sizheng of the Di newspaper department. If Lu Zhen goes home with Li Mu, the court will inevitably feel that Lu Zhen is used to get between Shen Yi and Li Mu. To exchange news.
Too sensitive.
After Li Mu raised his head and took a sip of wine, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "Zi Heng, the peace talks failed this time, and the Emperor of Northern Qi let me back inexplicably. Up to now, I am still a little confused. "
Shen Yi clinked glasses of wine with Li Mu and said with a smile: "They wanted the Crown Prince to bow his head, but the Crown Prince did not bow his head, and it was not easy to keep the Crown Prince in prison, so they had to let the Crown Prince back."
"But the people of Qi are not the type to give up. They let the prince come back because being soft won't work."
"If the soft one doesn't work, then the hard one will naturally come."
Li Mu's expression moved slightly and he raised his head to glance at Shen Yi. Mr. Shen took a bite of food and said slowly: "The war is inevitable. This battle will determine the status of the Emperor of Northern Qi and the Emperor of our dynasty for a long time to come. and temperament.”
Mr. Shen raised his glass and clinked one with Li Mu.
"If we win, Your Majesty will be tougher, and Northern Qi will be softer."
"vice versa."
Having said this, Mr. Shen looked up at Li Mu and said with a smile, "That's all, let's not talk about this anymore. The prince will see you in the future."
"By the way, the prince has always wanted to go to Yandu. How do you feel about this trip to Yandu?"
“The place is a good place.”
Li Mu took a sip of wine and said, "It's a pity that I've been locked up and haven't had much time to go out for a walk. I didn't even have time to see the imperial mausoleum of my ancestors."
"There will always be a chance to see it in the future."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Maybe in the future, the crown prince's palace of Jin will be located in Yandu."
When Li Mu came back from this trip, he didn't dare to say anything else. He must have earned the prince title. Therefore, when he heard Shen Yi say this, he rarely refuted it. He just looked at Shen Yi and smiled and said: "I see you all." When he was the emperor, Emperor Qi said that he really wanted you to go to Yandu, Ziheng."
"I said I wanted to get to know you, a young genius."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "I will go, I will go. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely go there."
Li Mu raised his wine glass, toasted Shen Yi, and smiled heartily: "Then I will live for a few more years, waiting for this day to come, and I will be buried in Yandu in the future."
The two raised their glasses, raised their heads, and drank.
At this time, the autumn wind roared outside the camp.
A war of unknown magnitude, with the return of Li Mu, it seems...
It has already been kicked off.
(End of chapter)
