It wasn't until the pot-bellied Prince Rui was grabbed by a group of soldiers and forced down in front of Shen Yi that Master Shen could see clearly what the Prince of Northern Qi looked like.
There is a lot of fat on his face, but he has been pampered all year round. His skin is not dark, and he has a three-part mustache. He looks like an ordinary roly-poly.
Mr. Shen touched his chin, looked at the man a few times, then smiled and asked, "Are you Zhao Lianghu?"
Prince Rui looked up at Shen Yi, hesitated for a moment, swallowed hard, and said, "Are you Shen Yi?"
Mr. Shen was very surprised: "Am I so famous?"
Prince Rui swallowed his saliva and suddenly said: "Master Shen, I... I want to eat something."
He spoke with a hint of pleading: "I haven't eaten in two days..."
Two days ago, the city of Jinan was broken and the Huai'an army began to enter the city.
That day, everyone around Zhao Lianghu abandoned him and went to save their own lives.
The obese Prince Rui could not escape on his own, so he simply pretended to be an ostrich and hid in this room and did not go out for two days.
Fortunately, there was a pot of tea in the room. By drinking tea, he would not be so thirsty, but he was indeed hungry for two days.
As for why he didn't pretend to run away, Prince Rui naturally had his own little idea.
He is now wearing common people's clothes, that is, the "white dragon fish suit" and escaping. There is a chaos of war outside, and he might be killed by the Huai'an army.
But if he could maintain his status as a prince, even if he was captured by Chen Guo, he would still have some dignity, and he might have a chance to return to the capital of Yan in the future.
Hearing his request, Mr. Shen laughed dumbly, sat down in the room, and had someone bring him a plate of food. Seeing Zhao Lianghu wolfing down the food, Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Speaking of which, let me tell you After so many years of fighting, this is the first time that Master Zhu Li has captured the prince of Master Zhu Li. Prince Zhao has given Shen a great credit this time."
Zhao Lianghu put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked up at Shen Yi, and suddenly sighed: "I heard that you were young, but I never thought you were so young."
"They are much younger than my sons."
The reason why he had this emotion was because Shen Yi was too young.
Being young means having almost unlimited time to continue fighting with Beiqi.
But now, in just a few years, Northern Qi has lost Shandong. If Shen Yi continues to fight like this, no one can tell clearly what the world will be like in a few years or more.
After the Prince Zhao sighed with emotion, he was a little unconvinced and said in a low voice: "If Tu Yuan and the boy named Zhou are not evil-minded and want to put the blame on me and sell out Jinan City, I'm afraid Master Shen will fight again." We can’t even imagine taking Jinan City in one year!”
Shen Yi shook his head, disapproving of Zhao Lianghu's words.
If this Qi army continues to defend, it will indeed be dangerous for the Huai'an army to capture Jinan before the New Year. However, as public opinion and people's hearts turn little by little, even Zhou Yuanlang cannot hold on for a year in the city.
After playing for another three or four months at most, Shen Yi will be sure to get to Jinan City.
However, it is useless to talk about this kind of thing with people like Zhao Lianghu, and Shen Yi will not lower his status to argue with him.
"Regardless of the cause, Shen has indeed taken over Jinan."
He smiled and said: "Prince Zhao has lived in the north for a long time. I'm afraid he will go to the south to live with me for a while."
This sentence "Prince Zhao" is full of sarcasm.
Zhao Lianghu took a deep breath, looked at Shen Yi, and said: "Now that I am a fish, I naturally obey Master Shen's orders, but I just want to survive."
The smile on Master Shen's face faded a little, and his expression was calm: "Although Shen is in the south, he has also heard about what Prince Rui did in Yandu."
"I'm afraid you can't even count the number of Han people who have died in your hands so far."
"If Shen came to punish the prince, he would probably light a lamp and boil oil to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth."
"but…"
Zhao Lianghu looked at Shen Yi and suddenly smiled: "But Lord Shen, you still want to send me to Jiankang to receive the credit, right?"
"That's not necessarily the case."
Mr. Shen said calmly: "Prince Zhao may know who I am, but he doesn't know who I am..."
"Not in a good temper."
"If you, Your Majesty, do not obey me honestly, Your Majesty's merits will be dispensable to Shen."
Zhao Lianghu has enjoyed a lifetime of blessings. Now that he is older, he is naturally more afraid of death. Hearing this, his face turned pale, he lowered his head slightly and sighed: "Whatever Master Shen orders, I will try my best to cooperate."
Shen Yi nodded with satisfaction and said calmly: "In two days, I will send someone to take the prince to Jiankang to meet his majesty, Da Chen."
In fact, what Shen Yi said was mainly to intimidate the prince of Northern Qi. In fact, as long as Zhao Lianghu did not commit suicide, Shen Yi was unlikely to kill him.
Because of this person, his political role is very important.
Sending him to Jiankang was not only due to the Huai'an Army or Shen Yi himself, but more importantly, after being bullied for seventy years, Da Chen was finally proud!
He even captured a prince of Northern Qi alive!
This is very encouraging and very damaging to the morale of Northern Qi.
Rumor has spread that Mr. Shen went north this time and captured all the uncles of the emperor in the north. How majestic must he be? How exciting?
Seeing that Prince Rui was very cooperative, Mr. Shen walked out with his hands behind his back and ordered someone to escort Zhao Lianghu out and find someone to take care of him.
Shen Yi also specifically warned him to be careful to prevent him from committing suicide.
After dealing with Zhao Lianghu's matter, Shen Yi and Su Ding left the house together. The two of them walked in tandem. Shen Yi walked in front and said with his hands behind his back: "Jinan, should it be almost cleaned up?"
Su Ding nodded and said: "In two or three days, the Qi army in the city will be completely cleaned up."
He continued: "General Ling is cleaning up the West City and North City."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "After finishing organizing Jinan City, the four of us will get together."
"In the past few days, I will try to get pigs, cattle and sheep, and when the war in Jinan is over, I will reward the three armies."
Mr. Shen touched his chin and said, "I heard that Shandong cuisine is good. I'm looking for some chefs in the city and let them make delicious food for my brothers."
"also…"
Shen Yi closed his eyes and said, "Send the list of the dead and the list of meritorious service as soon as possible. I want to write a detailed report to the court."
Su Ding bowed his head one by one in agreement.
Then he suddenly smiled and asked: "Mr. Shen, should the court have received the news about our attack on Jinan by now?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "It was sent out two days ago, six hundred miles away, and it should be at Jiankang Mansion by now, but it may not be delivered to His Majesty."
"But there's no rush in this matter. The documents will always be sent to Jiankang."
Mr. Shen clasped his hands behind his back and said calmly: "After cleaning Jinan City, leave five thousand people to guard the city. You each lead your troops out of the city and clear out all the Qi troops in all places in Shandong, preferably including Daming Mansion. .”
Speaking of this, Shen Yi's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"If we encounter Qi Ren's main force, we might as well have a good fight with them."
Su Ding lowered his head excitedly: "The last general takes orders!"
After hugging his fists, he strode around and left.
And Shen Yi called Luo Yong and ordered: "Jinan has been decided. Send someone to find Senior Brother Zhang and ask him to come to Jinan as soon as possible and take charge of Jinan's political affairs."
Luo Yong nodded first, and then asked with a smile: "Sizheng, do you want Miss Ye to invite us too?"
Shen Yi rolled his eyes at him.
"Just take it all together."
Luo Yong smiled and bowed his head respectfully: "I obey!"
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Jiankang, the great court meeting.
Zhang Xian, the envoy of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was making an impassioned speech at the court meeting.
He faced the archer of Emperor Hongde and said: "Your Majesty, the North and the South have coexisted for seventy years. Previously, when the Qi Dynasty was strong, we could have easily set foot in the south of the Yangtze River. However, more than a hundred years ago, there was a conflict between the king and his ministers. Righteous, my great ancestor and emperor Taizong will stop at the Huaihe River and never go south again!"
"Nowadays, the Southern Dynasty is bent on raising troops to march northward, causing trouble for the people. My Emperor, Your Majesty, is trying his best to endure it. At this time, he is even willing to cede Shandong province to Your Majesty. Why doesn't Your Majesty still care about the people's strength and only pursues military warfare?"
Emperor Hongde had no expression on his face, closed his eyes, and didn't say a word.
The emperor did not speak, and the Deqing Palace was naturally silent. No one dared to interrupt at this time. Except for the voice of the Northern Qi envoy, the entire court could not hear anything.
At this time, Eunuch Gao hurriedly came on stage and said something in the emperor's ear.
After hearing this, Emperor Hongde finally opened his eyes. His hands could not help but tremble.
But in the corner of his eyes, there was ecstasy that couldn't be hidden.
However, the Emperor Chen still showed no expression on his face. He just looked at the Northern Qi envoy with a calm voice.
"You go on."
