Mr. Shen is a very easy-going person. Generally, he does not have a strong desire to die alone.
So far, only two people have given him such "good wishes."
The first one is Fan Dongcheng, and the second one is Emperor Yongping of Northern Qi.
It took Shen Yi several years to kill Fan Dongcheng.
But at that time, there was hope for this goal and we could work hard for it.
But now, for the time being, Emperor Yongping's best wishes can only be said to be realized by God.
After all, Mr. Shen didn't have the ability to fly a sword thousands of miles to kill people's heads, otherwise he would have immediately stepped into a fight and killed Emperor Hu with a single blow of his sword.
The Qi people's brief retreat allowed the Huai'an army, which had been tense for more than a month, to take a few days' rest, but Shen Yi was not idle either. After the enemy retreated, he began to send scouts outside the city. Exploring the number of Qi troops outside the city, and at the same time asking people to prepare city defense materials such as boiling oil, to prepare for the next round of city defense battle.
On this day, at the Zhizhou Mansion, Mr. Shen had just convened a meeting with several generals under his command, and then asked Du Yong, the deputy commander of the inner guard, to come over and treat deputy commander Du to a meal.
There is not much difference in the grades between the two people. Mr. Shen is the third grade, and Du Yong is the third grade. It can be said that they are the ceiling of the official grades in Xuzhou City.
After the table of wine and food was set, Shen Yi took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Du Yong and said with a smile: "These days, I have been troublesome for the internal guards. Deputy Commander Du is working hard."
Du Yong quickly picked up the wine glass with both hands, took the glass of wine, lowered his head slightly and said, "You are too polite, Mr. Shen."
The two of them clinked their wine glasses and drank the wine in one gulp. Du Yong picked up the wine pot, filled it for Shen Yi, and said with emotion: "Shilang Shen is really an extraordinary person. No wonder he can do things that are extremely difficult for ordinary people to do."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "What's so extraordinary about you?"
Du Yong looked at Shen Yi and said seriously: "Other Jinshi masters, even if they are only seventh- and eighth-grade imperial officials, they all look down on us military attachés."
"But Mr. Shen, you are very different from other civil servants in Jiankang."
The status of civil servants was so high that a local seventh-grade county magistrate could look down upon a fifth-grade county magistrate with thousands of households, not to mention those officials in the capital with their nostrils turned upward.
A third-grade military attache like Du Yong did not have a high status in Jiankang.
Of course, the military attachés of the inner guard are different.
Although the internal guards are also established as military attachés, they secretly supervise the officials. Although they do not have direct law enforcement power, civilian officials will still be relatively polite when they encounter them, and their status is much higher than other military attachés.
Shen Yi ate his food and sighed slightly: "I have been traveling around since the eighth year of Hong De. To this day, I have only been doing civil service for more than half a year."
"To this day, it's hard to say whether I'm still a civil servant."
Du Yong also took two bites of the food, then looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Shilang Shen is inviting me to dinner. Do you have anything to ask me?"
"It's not like giving orders."
Master Shen poured him wine and said with a smile: "There are just some things that I need to trouble the brothers of the inner guard."
After he paused. He said: "Two days ago, the internal guards reported that the third prince of Yandu, Prince Qi Zhao Li, is now very popular in Yandu. Several prime ministers of Yandu will go to Prince Qi's Mansion for dinner."
Du Yong nodded and said: "Yes, among the three prime ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the foreman Tong Jian and the prime minister Ma Cheng have gone to Prince Qi's Mansion for banquets many times."
"Currently, only Han Prime Minister Yan Li has not expressed his position, and there is still no access to Prince Qi's palace."
Mr. Shen touched his chin and said, "Yandu has many strange appearances..."
Du Yong nodded again and said: "Recently, there have indeed been many strange phenomena in Yandu, most of which are ominous signs. There is a well water that suddenly turns foul-smelling, and a huge boulder that often bleeds in the middle of the night..."
"There are already seven or eight of these ominous signs."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes, thought for a while, and then said: "Deputy Marshal Du, this is probably one of the princes in Yandu who is dissatisfied with this King Qi."
"I need the water to be a little muddier."
Shen Yi said softly: "From within, within the scope of our capabilities, we can create ominous omens in Yandu or nearby cities and..."
"Auspicious."
At this point, Shen Yi paused and continued: "If possible, find this Northern Qi prince who is doing bad things secretly, and then..."
Mr. Shen lowered his voice and conspired with Du Yong in a low voice.
Du Yong listened to Shen Yi's words quietly. After hearing this, he thought for a while and replied: "Shilang Shen, most of these things are no problem. I can handle them all."
"But I still have to report to His Majesty and Commander Lu..."
"It's natural."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Originally, I wanted to report it to the emperor. Brother Du doesn't have to be shy, just say in the report that it was my idea."
"At this time, Northern Qi must be in chaos."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of wine, and whispered: "It's best to be so chaotic that the old guy can't close his eyes when he leaves. Then this time my Northern Expedition will get twice the result with half the effort..."
Du Yong lowered his head and clasped his fists, and said with a smile: "Senior Minister Shen is very resourceful, and I admire him."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "As long as you are not stupid, you can think of these."
"Deputy Marshal Du, the Di Reporting Department under me was also born out of Neiwei. Now it is in the north and has a little foundation. Later I will ask people from the Di Reporting Department to contact Deputy Marshal Du to see if there is anyone who can help Deputy Marshal Du. Cool place.”
Du Yong nodded and said with a smile: "I have heard of the name of Di News Agency for a long time. It would be great to be able to see it..."
………………
Half a month later, Yandu.
As soon as the sky lightened up, there were screams of terror coming from the Yongchang Gate in Yandu.
"what is that!"
Someone pointed at a white object under the city gate, his voice trembling.
This thing was hung on the city tower, hung down with a rope, and hung directly above the city gate.
It wasn't until everyone got closer that someone recognized him.
"It seems...a fox..."
Hearing this sentence, everyone looked carefully at the unknown creature that was hung up. They saw that it was all white and had a big tail. It was indeed a fox.
It's just that this fox had its neck tightly strangled with a rope, and it was bleeding from seven holes. It looked extremely terrifying.
The snow-white fur was stained red with blood.
"The fox fairy has hanged himself!"
Someone in the crowd yelled this loudly.
At this time, there were many real Zhuli people in Yandu City.
Master Zhu Li originated from the Northeast. Although the idea of the Five Immortals had not yet become popular at this time, things like the Fox Immortal had already spread in the Northeast.
After being called out so loudly, many people looked at the hanging fox and felt chills running down their spines.
For a moment, everyone dispersed.
Almost on the same day, people in Yandu City successively discovered huge rats, weasels, giant pythons, and hedgehogs as big as buttercups.
They were all hung on ropes, which looked extremely strange.
At the same time, some people in some teahouses and restaurants began to tell the story of the "Five Immortals".
Some people say that Emperor Taizu of Daqi received the blessing of five immortals in Changbai Mountain, so he was able to go south and occupy the country.
Now, the heirs of five immortals died suddenly and were hanged in Yandu. This is a very ominous sign.
Suddenly, rumors spread all over the city of Yandu, and all kinds of rumors became rampant.
His Royal Highness King Qi, who was supervising the country, was furious and ordered the people from the Purity Department to go down and investigate the matter in detail. However, the Purity Department currently does not have many people in Yandu. In addition, these so-called ominous signs are all caused by intentional people. Because, for a while, it was really not easy to find out.
The matter fermented on the third day, and finally someone claimed to know the truth of the matter, and successfully arrived at Prince Qi's Mansion and met His Highness Prince Qi.
The man knelt on the ground with a plop, trembling: "Your Highness, I don't know other things, but I know that His Highness King Wei's princess used to raise a white fox..."
After hearing this, Zhao Li squinted his eyes and looked at the sky.
"I know...I know."
