marquis of jingan

Chapter 529 Change Boss
The battle on Wusha Island went quite smoothly.

It can even be said to be easy and freehand.

The reason why it went so smoothly was because there was a large gap in the number and combat effectiveness of the two sides, and more importantly, Shen Yi's pre-war preparations were quite sufficient.

Whether it was intelligence work, personnel arrangements, or pre-war rehearsals, he had done them well in advance, and the extermination of Wusha Island was only expected.

After the anti-Japanese army returned from Wusha Island in victory, another ten days passed, and the imperial envoy Li Mu quietly returned to Yueqing.

Shen Yi was not even notified in advance.

Therefore, when Shen Yi saw this imperial envoy at the door of his residence, he was also quite astonished. He hurriedly went up to greet him, cupped his hands at Li Mu and said, "I have seen the prince."

Li Mu waved his hands with a smile, and entered the garden with Shen Yi.

It was already spring at this time, and the weather was getting warmer, so the two of them didn't enter the house. They just found a gazebo in the garden to rest. Shen Yi looked at Li Mu, lowered his head slightly and said, "When will the son come back? Why didn't you inform him in advance?" One sound, the next official is ready to meet the son."

Li Mu looked at Shen Yi and smiled dumbly: "Don't Ziheng know?"

Shen Yi shook his head: "If you know, you will definitely go out of the city to meet the son, and you will definitely not be so rude."

His Highness Shizi smiled and said, "Di Baosi is so powerful, I thought nothing could escape Ziheng's eyes."

Shen Yi quickly shook his head: "The son's words are a misunderstanding. The mansion newspaper department only investigates the news of Japanese pirates and other trivial matters that can be written in the mansion newspaper. Naturally, he dare not peep at the son."

Li Mu narrowed his eyes, and said softly: "Now, can Ziheng still have the final say in the newspaper department?"

This question is a bit fatal. To be honest, Shen Yi himself is not sure whether he can have the final say in the Dibao Division or not. Fortunately, for now, the things he asked the Dibao Division to do. The newspaper department of the residence has to do it.

Shen Yi was silent for a while, and then said softly: "I have already resigned from the newspaper secretary, so I can't talk about it. It's just that the palace has greeted the newspaper secretary, and now the newspaper secretary will give me more or less money." Save some face."

"Well…"

Hearing this sentence, Li Mu didn't say much. He took out a stack of receipts from his pocket and handed them to Shen Yi. Shen Yi took it and asked, "My lord, what is this?"

"Going south all the way, the food was stolen from the house."

Li Mu lowered his eyebrows and said: "The cash and stolen property are all handed over to Du Huai and the others, so as not to cause trouble for you and me, but these grains are also wasteful for them, so I decided to keep them. In a few days, I will escort you to Yueqing and make military rations for you."

Speaking of this, the Jin Shizi sighed slightly: "I know you are building ships and firearms. To be honest, I planned to take some cash from the stolen money to buy you copper and iron, but you also know that My status is limited."

"It's not convenient to directly intervene in the affairs of the Anti-Japanese Army."

Li Mu lowered his brow slightly and said: "So it's not very easy to buy copper and iron, so you can only go and argue with Du Huai and those eunuchs."

The more Shen Yi listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. He looked up at Li Mu, frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, what are you?"

"I'm going back to Jiankang."

Li Mu said straight to the point.

Shen Yi was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately asked to stay: "Your Majesty, we haven't finished our errand of patrolling the sea, and the anti-Japanese army has only just been established. Why are you leaving your post and returning to Beijing at this time?"

"I haven't finished my errands, and Ziheng, why are you here?"

The prince of Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "The anti-Japanese army has developed very well in the past two years. I heard that there was a great victory on Wusha Island just a few days ago. I am very assured of Ziheng's ability. .”

"As for why you are in such a hurry to return to Beijing."

Li Mu lowered his brows and sighed silently: "Firstly, my parents at home sent me two letters every month, so I had to go back and have a look. On February [-]st..."

"My errands are actually almost done."

Li Mu looked at Shen Yi, and said quietly: "This way from Taizhou Mansion all the way to Guangzhou Mansion, I basically copied all the big Japanese households provided to me by the Dibao Department."

Speaking of this, he laughed at himself: "I have offended the person who should be offended."

"What I should do, I have done."

Having said that, he exhaled a foul breath, and said lightly: "At this point, if I don't take the initiative to return to Beijing, I will appear a little ignorant."

According to Li Mu's words, the emperor did not cross the river and tear down the bridge to call him back to Beijing, but he wanted to go back on his own initiative.

Shen Yi was silent about it.

The internal affairs of the royal family are complicated, and he, a sixth-rank official, can't talk about them.

After being silent for a while, Master Shen sighed silently: "I'm afraid that after the prince returns to Beijing, if the imperial court sends people down again, there will be no prince who is so easy to talk to. At that time, the anti-Japanese army will be taken over by the new imperial envoy..."

"In that case."

Shen Yi let out a breath of foul air: "I might as well go back to Beijing with Shizi for a business trip. Anyway, we have done a good job in the past two years. It has nothing to do with us what will happen after someone takes over."

Li Mu glanced at Shen Yi with a half-smile.

"You have devoted so much effort to the Anti-Japanese Army, are you willing to throw up your sleeves and leave now?"

"Reluctantly..."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Sometimes I can't help myself."

"Don't worry."

Li Mu stretched out his hand and patted Shen Yi's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty sent me to the south to be this imperial envoy last year. The meaning behind it is nothing more than to let you go. Even if I return to Beijing now, Your Majesty is still the same Majesty. It’s not like sending someone over to hold you back.”

"but…"

Li Mu hesitated for a moment, looked at Shen Yi, and said, "However, since the palace has sent Du Huai to take care of the accounts, it means that His Majesty still wants to intervene in some military affairs, Ziheng, you have to make some preparations."

"successor…"

Li Mu lowered his eyebrows slightly and said, "Probably he won't be a hands-off shopkeeper like me."

Hearing this, Shen Yi frowned slightly, then lowered his eyebrows and asked: "After the son returns to Beijing, will the imperial court establish a capital along the coast?"

This question is what Shen Yi is most concerned about.

If Li Mu returns to the capital, the imperial court replaces the person in charge, and expands the anti-Japanese army into the commander of the capital by the way, it will be the worst news for Shen Yi.

For one thing, after Li Mu left, Shen Yi's current power would definitely be weakened by the later chief officer. More importantly, once the Anti-Japanese Army expanded, even if Shen Yi could still control the Anti-Japanese Army, the power in his hand would inevitably be due to the expansion of the army. was diluted.

At that time, he will not say that he will be the actual "second in command" in the anti-Japanese army as he is now. If a new capital is established, he, the head of the sixth-rank military department, will be able to rank among the top five in the new group. question.

If it really evolves into this look.Then it wouldn't make much sense for the anti-Japanese army to stay. It's better to go back to Jiankang and be a comfortable civil servant, aloof and pampered.

Li Mu smiled dumbly.

"On my trip to the south, I did almost nothing except ransack the house all the way. Instead of asking me this question, Ziheng, you might as well ask yourself."

Shen Yi nodded silently and didn't answer any more.

After a moment of silence, he asked again: "When will the son return to Beijing?"

"It's just a few days' work."

Li Mu stretched lazily: "After returning to Jiankang, I said that my old injury had relapsed. His Majesty thought of my hard work, so he probably wouldn't send me south again."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Shen Yi, and his face became serious: "I heard that the warship of the Anti-Japanese Army is about to launch, before I leave, I want to take a look..."

At this moment, His Royal Highness looked with some anticipation.

Hearing this, Shen Yi reached out and touched his nose.

"My lord, what are you talking about..."

"These warships..."

Master Shen looked at Li Mu helplessly.

"Nominally speaking, it was built by you, my son, in Yueqing..."

(End of this chapter)