marquis of jingan

Chapter 556
After putting on the official uniform, Master Shen got into the carriage, left the Shen residence, and walked all the way to the gate of the palace.
After reporting his name and explaining his purpose, not long after this time, two young eunuchs came over and led Shen Yi in. Shen Yi followed the two young eunuchs all the way to the gate of Ganlu Hall, and the two young eunuchs bowed down. leave.

And the great eunuch Gao Ming, who was dressed in purple, was already standing at the gate of Ganlu Hall.

Shen Yi stepped forward to salute, cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Gao."

Gao Ming looked Shen Yi up and down, with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to Shen Yi, Qingyun is going straight up."

Among Shen Yi's three official positions, although the rank of a bachelor's servant is the lowest, only the fifth rank, but this official position is the most noble, and a person like Gao Ming naturally picks up a nice title.

Shen Yi shook his head quickly.

"My father-in-law is serious, I just rely on His Majesty's grace."

Eunuch Gao squinted his eyes and smiled, and said: "Your Majesty is taking a nap now, and it will take half an hour to wake up, Waiter Shen, wait a minute?"

The emperor had to deal with too many affairs in a day, and sometimes he could only sleep five or six hours at night, so he naturally had to catch up on sleep during the day.

The emperor took a nap, so he naturally had to wait. Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "The lower official should come later, disturbing the father-in-law's rest."

Gao Ming shook his head slightly.

"Our family doesn't take a nap."

As the emperor's chief butler, Gao Ming works intensively every day. In this position, he must be full of energy. At least you can't go to sleep when the emperor needs you.

Gao Ming rests at three o'clock every day, and the cock crows. Except for illness, this is the case all year round.

Eunuch Gao looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said, "Our family led Shidu Shen to rest in the side hall."

Shen Yi nodded, and followed Eunuch Gao into the Ganlu Palace. While walking on the road, Eunuch Gao said slowly: "Shidu Shen's errand in the southeast has been done very well. Your Majesty is very happy."

He looked back at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "If within two or three years, Shen Shidu can clear the sea, I believe His Majesty will definitely promote him again."

Shen Yi smiled wryly, and said helplessly: "Don't talk about promoting again, only this time, the government and the public don't know how many people will regard the subordinate officials as thorns in their eyes."

Eunuch Gao's face was calm, and he said lightly: "Anyone who is jealous is mediocre and worthless."

While speaking, he had already brought Shen Yi to the side hall, and then the great eunuch smiled at Shen Yi: "Only someone like you, Shen Shidu, is the pillar of my great Chen's court."

"A few days ago, Your Majesty told the ministers in the court that Hongde's dynasty only had the word "meritorious merit"."

"Ming Jun is in power, Shen Shi reads you, and you will shine in the Hongde Dynasty."

Shen Yi smiled wryly: "Grandpa Gao's false praise, it's just a matter of luck, thanks to His Majesty's blessing."

Gao Ming smiled, but didn't answer: "You can rest here, our family is going to take care of His Majesty, and when His Majesty wakes up later, someone from the palace will come to call you."

Shen Yi let out an "um" and sat down in the side hall.

Soon, a little eunuch came up and served him tea.

Shen Yi only waited for half an hour in the side hall, and a little eunuch came over to call him. At this moment, Master Shen was also dozing off. After being woken up, he rubbed his eyes and followed the little eunuch into the Ganlu Hall main hall.

Ganlu Palace is actually the emperor's study, but His Majesty seems to prefer this study, where he often handles official business.

After Shen Yi entered the main hall, he walked in front of the emperor in two or three steps, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "Minister Shen Yi, kowtow to Your Majesty..."

At this moment, the emperor probably just woke up, so someone called Shen Yi over. Seeing Shen Yi kneeling on the ground, he rubbed his eyes, yawned, and said, "You don't have to be polite, just get up and talk."

Shen Yi responded and stood up.

His Majesty the Emperor yawned again, pointed at Shen Yi and said, "Why don't you move a chair for my hero?"

The eunuch who was waiting on the side immediately passed a chair to Shen Yi and put it behind Shen Yi.

Only then did the emperor look at Shen Yi with a smile: "You're welcome, just sit and talk."

Shen Yi was not polite to him either, and sat down obediently.

When Shen Yi was seated, the emperor took a sip of tea, sorted out his thoughts, and asked with a smile: "Shen Qing, how is my anti-Japanese army doing?"

Shen Yi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the training of the anti-Japanese army is very good, but this time we went to Beiji Island. There are too many Japanese pirates on Beiji Island, and they are also very fierce. Therefore, more than [-] soldiers were killed and many were injured. Bai, some of the wounded are seriously injured and can no longer serve the court."

"Therefore, the Anti-Japanese Army is recruiting [-] new recruits, and will soon be able to restore full combat power."

The emperor said "hmm": "Eastern Zhejiang suppressed the Japanese, and the fight was very good."

He smiled and said: "When I was in the court, I also felt very motivated. Shen Qing didn't see it. That day I called the Ministry of War to the Ganlu Hall and showed off the achievements of the Japanese army. The officials in the Ministry of War His face was ugly, but he couldn't say a word."

Speaking of this, the emperor felt happy, and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't like those people early in the morning. When I mentioned the Coast Guard in the court, they still looked like they were going to die. What a bunch of ignorant people!" Rotten Confucianism!"

After complaining to Shen Yi about the officials in the court, the emperor coughed and asked again: "Then, how long will it take to clean up the pirates along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong?"

"It can be as fast as one or two years, and as slow as two or three years."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "The Anti-Japanese Army will be able to completely wipe out the Dachen Coast..."

The emperor nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Five thousand anti-Japanese troops may not be enough?"

When the emperor asked this interrogative question, the meaning behind it was already self-evident.

Because the emperor launched the anti-Japanese army and the coastal defense army, from the very beginning, it was not for the simple purpose of exterminating the Japanese pirates.

To put it more bluntly, the suppression of the Japanese was just a cover, and the emperor's fundamental purpose was to train troops.

Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, I, Da Chen, have countless state capitals along the coast, relying on [-] anti-Japanese troops alone, and want to maintain coastal defense, naturally..."

"Nature is not enough."

Shen Yi also coughed, and said, "Just judging from the current situation, His Majesty wants to expand the Anti-Japanese Army..."

"It won't happen this year."

The emperor said a little angrily: "I have tested those old masters, and they all have very strong mouths, and they will not be able to pry them open for a while."

As he said that, the emperor smiled at Shen Yi: "By the way, Shen Qing, you have a good personal relationship with Zhao Shangshu. You might as well persuade him in private. As long as his household department can squeeze out the money, I will expand the anti-Japanese army. It's that difficult."

I don't know if it's because the emperor and Shen Yi are the same age. When the two meet in private, the emperor speaks more casually.

In a trance, it seems that two people of the same age are really talking.

Shen Yi looked strange.

He lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, although there is a personal relationship between the minister and Zhao Shangshu, it is not related to official affairs, the Ministry of Household..."

"I can't persuade you."

Faced with such a simple temptation, even Shen Heng would not make mistakes, let alone Shen Yi.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and did not speak.

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and continued: "Your Majesty, I have something else to do, and I want to report to Your Majesty."

The emperor stood up and moved his body.

"You said so."

Shen Yi nodded, and said, "Your Majesty, I found out..."

"Four bed crossbows were found."

Speaking of this, Master Shen paused, and continued: "Also, when I was suppressing the Japanese on Beiji Island, I found more than a dozen merchant ships around Beiji Island. Their whereabouts are suspicious, and I suspect..."

"All right."

Shen Yi's words were interrupted by the emperor, and he looked up at the emperor, only to see His Majesty's face was not very good-looking.

"These things, you and my ministers keep in mind, for the time being... there is no need to say it."

"It's useless to say it now, but..."

The emperor let out a foul breath, his face expressionless.

"Keep that in mind."

(End of this chapter)