The story of Emperor Yongping vomiting blood and fainting quickly spread throughout the rich and powerful class of Yandu.
Almost all the senior officials of Northern Qi withdrew their gaze from the banks of the Huai River and looked towards the palace in unison.
Because the Emperor Yongping in the palace has been in Yuji for too long!
It has been less than seventy years since Master Zhu Li entered the customs. Although he has experienced four emperors, Emperor Yongping alone has reigned for more than half of it!
Moreover, although Emperor Yongping could not be said to be an eternal Mingjun, he could be said to be a very qualified emperor.
He appointed Han officials and promoted part of Zhu Li's Chinese language.
It was in his hands that Northern Qi's rule was completely stabilized.
Yandu, and even the entire Northern Qi Dynasty, were accustomed to the existence of such an emperor.
Now, the life of Emperor Yongping...
Seems like it's coming to an end?
No one will care about this unprecedented news, and no one can care about it.
For a time, rumors spread in Yandu City.
At this time, Zhou Yuanlang, the fourth son of the Zhou family who was supposed to be helping his father fight on the banks of the Huaihe River, quietly returned to Yandu.
By coincidence, Prime Minister Ma Cheng, who was on an envoy to the Tatars at this time, also returned to Yandu.
On the day Ma Cheng returned to Yandu, Zhou Yuanlang brought most of the Zhou family's wealth to the prime minister's house to visit him.
At the same time, in the entire Yandu city, there are countless people like Zhou Yuanlang who are busy working for the word Conglong.
For a time, everyone became busy.
The circle of powerful people in Yandu City has also become a lot more lively. Everyone's eyes are fixed on the princes who may become the new kings. They have sharpened their knives and are preparing to carve up the huge cake in Yandu City from the Dragon Queen.
For a time, no one even mentioned the Huaihe River or Xuzhou anymore.
But at this time, Emperor Yongping no longer had the energy to restrain the court and the powerful people in Yandu.
In this way, in this fanatical atmosphere, time passed little by little.
Soon, it was early August in the 34th year of Yongping.
At this time, Master Shen Yi has been occupying Xuzhou for more than a month.
In this month, Shen Yi has managed Xuzhou in a decent manner.
After all, after a month of getting along with each other, the people in Xuzhou City also discovered that these troops from Nanchen were only targeting Zhu Li and would not harm the Han people. In addition, Shen Yi and others were indeed selling grain at low prices. .
As a result, the people in Xuzhou City gradually let down their guard against Shen Yi and others.
Of course, there's nothing you can do if you don't let down your guard. When the food at home is gone, you always have to go out and buy it.
When you are hungry, one bite is bigger than the sky.
After the people came out to buy food and found that the Huai'an army would not harm them, the streets of Xuzhou City regained some popularity. At least the people would no longer close their homes, and people began to hawk in the streets and alleys. Started a business.
Shen Yi was walking on the streets of Xuzhou City. Seeing that the people's livelihood in Xuzhou City was gradually recovering, he felt much better. He put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "In a few months, people from the imperial court will come to take over Xuzhou. This Xuzhou City will be recovered." ”
He looked back at Lin Sheng who was following him, and said with a smile: "How about when the time comes, let the imperial court promote Xuzhou to Xuzhou Prefecture, and you will be in charge here?"
Lin Sheng was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "Sizheng, I'd better continue to report to the Secretary for any errands at the residence."
Shen Yi looked at him and said with a smile: "Didn't I promise you before that I would give you a fifth-grade civil servant?"
"The Di Newspaper Division will now be promoted to the fifth rank of the yamen. If you reach the fifth rank in the Di Newspaper Division, you will have to give up my position as Secretary to you."
As the Di Newspaper Division has made great efforts in various aspects in recent years and played an increasingly important role, it naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Hongde. Emperor Hongde went against all opinions and repeatedly upgraded the Di Newspaper Division. Not long ago, it was This small yamen, which was originally only at the eighth level, was upgraded to the fifth level.
This has been very difficult.
You must know that the Lu Weishuai of the inner guard is only a third-grade, and he still has a third-grade military position. In other words, the importance of the Di Reporting Division in the eyes of the emperor has begun to compare with that of the inner guard.
"That won't work."
Lin Sheng shook his head repeatedly and said: "I can't control the entire Di Reporting Department. Si Zheng, you can report to the court and arrange a deputy position for your subordinates."
Shen Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "There is no deputy position in the Di Reporting Department."
Seeing Lin Sheng scratching his head and lowering his head in silence, Mr. Shen asked with a smile: "It's been a month. Have you resolved the misunderstanding with your wife? Is she willing to go back to Jiankang with you?"
Hearing these words, Lin Sheng lowered his head slightly and said silently: "My subordinate hasn't told her my identity yet."
"She still thinks that her subordinates are running around outside every day to make a living for the family."
Shen Yi patted Lin Sheng on the back to express his understanding.
This kind of thing is really not easy to say.
I can't go home, hold my wife's hand, and tell her that I am a spy for the enemy country. I married you just to get close to your uncle. I even stabbed your uncle to death.
Such words... are too cruel to say.
No wonder Lin Sheng continued to hide it from her.
After all, most of the time, lies don't hurt.
The truth... is the sharp knife.
When Mr. Shen was about to give his subordinate an idea, Luo Yong, another secretary of the Di Reporting Department, hurried over on the street and hurriedly bowed his head and clasped his fists at Shen Yi: "Si Zheng, there is important news. It’s coming in!”
Shen Yi was a little surprised and asked, "How did it come in?"
"The people down there broke in secretly."
Luo Yong lowered his head and said, "It's not difficult for our people to get in, but it's a little difficult to get out."
In this era, most of the news can only be transmitted by human power. Not to mention instant messaging, communication is a big problem. Basically, communication can only rely on shouting, and transportation basically relies on walking.
For example, it was relatively easy for the Di News Bureau to send news across the encirclement, but once they entered Xuzhou, it was extremely difficult to get out.
As for things like homing pigeons…
In fact, when Shen Yi first came into contact with the company, or when he first started planning for the Di newspaper company, he had considered things like homing pigeons. If it was as mysterious as in movies and TV shows, Mr. Shen would definitely do something special.
After all, this is serious wireless communication, and the leading manual communication does not know how far it is.
However, flying pigeons to deliver messages rely on the pigeon's habit of recognizing home. It requires special training for a period of time, and then the pigeon must be carried with you. When you need to send a message, tie the message to the pigeon's leg, then release it and let it fly. Go back to the cage.
At present, only the Di Newspaper Division in Jiankang has a pigeon cage with hundreds of pigeons. Occasionally, under special circumstances, someone will take the pigeons out. However, many pigeons died on the way.
Whether it is convenience or message accuracy, there is a big difference.
There is no pigeon cage in Xuzhou City, so there is no way to let pigeons fly in. If you want to send a message to Shen Yi, you can only use the stupid method of sneaking in secretly.
Shen Yi looked around and found a pavilion in Xuzhou City. He took two subordinates from the Di newspaper department and walked in and sat down. Then he looked at Luo Yong and said, "Why is the news so important? Let the brothers cross the border." Do you want the military blockade to be passed on to me?"
Luo Yong took out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Shen Yi, lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, this is the news from Yandu."
"There is news from Yandu that the emperor of Northern Qi coughed up blood and fainted, and he will die soon..."
Mr. Shen raised his eyebrows, glanced at Luo Yong, and said angrily: "In the eighth and ninth year of Hongde, someone told me that Emperor Zhao of Northern Qi was about to die. Now it is thirteenth year of Hongde." , that emperor of Northern Qi is still alive and kicking."
Luo Yong put on a smile and said, "Sizheng, I can let my brothers take the risk to send a letter in. I think this matter is still credible."
Shen Yi unfolded the note and looked at it, then put it into his sleeve. After thinking for a while, he said, "If Emperor Zhao is really going to collapse, for us, Da Chen..."
"It's just a God-sent opportunity."
Shen Yi thought for a while and said, "I need to confirm the authenticity of this news."
He looked at Luo Yong and said in a deep voice: "It just so happens that our army is going to leave the city in the next two days and fight with the Qi people who are besieging the city. When the time comes, let the brothers from Di Bao Si put on their military uniforms and take advantage of the chaos to escape from the siege and return. I went to Jiankang and exchanged information with Jiankang’s internal guards.”
"Try your best to send accurate information back to Xuzhou City."
Luo Yong quickly lowered his head: "Don't worry Si Zheng, there is absolutely no problem."
Shen Yi nodded first, then turned to look north.
"If the news is true, the progress of the Northern Expedition will have to be mentioned further."
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Jiankang City, in the Manlu Palace.
His Majesty the Emperor was reading miscellaneous books. Gao Ming stood beside him and read the news that the inner guards had returned from Yandu.
His Majesty the Emperor put down the book in his hand, squinted his eyes and said: "Ever since I took charge, you have been telling me that Zhao Zhen is seriously ill and dying. Now it is the seventh year of my taking charge..."
The high eunuch lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, this time the noise was very loud. According to the news from the internal guards, Emperor Hu coughed up blood and fainted. Several of Hu Qi's false kings knelt down in front of Emperor Hu's palace. night."
The emperor looked strange: "Can this kind of news spread beyond the palace?"
Gao Ming exhaled and said, "My servant is also a little surprised. Logically speaking, this kind of thing is top secret and cannot be leaked out, but it happens that it spreads widely."
"Either it came from Emperor Hu himself, or Emperor Hu has become ill and lost control of the palace!"
Emperor Hongde stood up from the soft couch with his hands behind his back. He walked to the window and looked at the north.
"Brilliant..."
Eunuch Gao bowed his head respectfully: "My servant is here."
"Find a way to contact Shen Yi and tell him that I can send someone to Xuzhou Mansion to meet him at any time."
At this point, the emperor paused and added.
"Moreover, when you have nothing to do in the past few days, go to Jiming Temple to burn incense sticks for me."
Eunuch Gao was stunned and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to ask of the Bodhisattva?"
The emperor turned around and rolled his eyes at him.
"Go and ask Bodhisattva to bless Zhao Zhen and return to heaven as soon as possible."
Let’s talk about the previous chapter. Many people said that the previous chapter had no content. In fact, the previous chapter was the beginning of the most critical turning point in this book, and this turning point was the death of Yongping Emperor Zhao Zhen. This is a very big plot. It really has nothing to do with hydrology...
There is no water at all! !
(End of chapter)
