marquis of jingan

Chapter 574

As for the purpose of the emperor calling his two thousand households to come to Beijing, Shen Yi had already figured it out in his heart.

It was nothing more than that the emperor wanted to skip the middle layer of Shen Yi and personally show kindness to the two thousand households.

It is for this reason that the reward for the Anti-Japanese Army to destroy the Japanese pirates on Beiji Island has not come down for a long time.

Neither Ling Su nor Xue Wei had ever been to Jiankang, or even met the emperor. For the great figures in the court, they were just bumpkins who hadn't seen much of the world.

They don't even need to let them meet the emperor, just let them enter the imperial city, and these two people will tremble with excitement.

And if the emperor personally met them, appointed them officials, and gave them a few words of encouragement by the way, one can imagine how excited these two people would be.

You know, when military officers of their level are promoted, let alone seeing the emperor, they can't even see the big bosses of the Ministry of War. At most, they can only receive a document from the Ministry of War.

Coupled with the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor in this era, most of these two people will be loyal to the emperor.

During this process, there was nothing Shen Yi did.

However, this is not to say that the emperor targeted Shen Yi, but the emperor's conventional means, not targeting Shen Yi alone, but that the emperor would most likely do this when faced with all similar situations.

After all, there is an example of the failure of the Huaihe Navy.

Although Shen Yi felt a little uncomfortable, he could still understand the emperor's approach.

Thinking of this, Master Shen took another step and entered the Ganlu Hall. He bowed his head deeply to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty."

The emperor pointed to the chair in front of him and said with a smile, "Didn't I tell you, sit down and talk."

Shen Yi sat down as he said.

The emperor glanced at him and said with a smile: "The two generals of the Anti-Japanese Army that you picked out, I just got in touch with, and they are both very simple-minded, which is very good."

Plain is a euphemism.

Putting it in the court hall can actually be understood as being brainless.

The emperor probably meant that these two brainless people were well chosen, because brainless people are easier to control.

In fact, the emperor's first impression of these two people was quite different from their actual personalities.

The main reason is that these two people were too nervous when they met the emperor for the first time, so they acted a little straightforward.

Shen Yi smiled dumbly: "It can't be regarded as being selected by the minister. Among the two, Ling Su was originally a Qianhu of Linhaiwei. It's just that the Anti-Japanese Army was newly established at that time, and the army was full of recruits. No one came out to train them. That's why Ling Qianhu was seconded from Linhaiwei, as for Xue Wei..."

"Every time this person goes to battle, he will take the lead. His official position is obtained by force."

"I heard what he said."

The emperor squinted his eyes and said with a soft smile: "He said that he only killed one Japanese pirate on the battlefield, and he was promoted to the general banner by you. It didn't take long before he was promoted to be a hundred households, a hundred households, and later he was promoted to be a general. Try Qianhu."

"This speed of promotion is absolutely unheard of in any of Da Chen's troops."

"The minister is also helpless."

Shen Yi sighed, and said: "At that time, it was written that Xue Wei was still a pawn of Linhai Guard. Linhai Guard was outside Linhai City, and nearly a thousand people surprised two or three hundred Japanese pirates. It was only then that the Japanese pirates were forced back. At that time, if we wanted to build an army that could fight all the time, we had to use some means..."

"A thousand pieces of gold buys a horse bone."

The emperor said lightly: "I understand this kind of thing."

The two sat together and chatted a lot about the anti-Japanese army. Finally, the emperor coughed and said, "My brother Wang seems to be unwilling to go south again. It just so happens that Shen Qingyi was also promoted. Yipin, Dai imperial envoy's three characters, the word "dai" is also removed."

"Brother Wang will no longer go south. Naturally, he can no longer be the commander of the Anti-Japanese Army. What I mean is, what does Shen Qing think of promoting these two people to the positions of chief and deputy commanders?"

Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty is all in one mind, I dare not say anything."

"oops."

The emperor shook his head and said with a smile: "This is too outlandish. When Brother Wang returned to Beijing, he told me in detail about this trip to the south. He said that this anti-Japanese army basically It was you, Shen Qi, who pulled it up by yourself, and the appointment of personnel in the Anti-Japanese Army naturally asked for your opinion, as long as you shake your head, Shen Qing, I will never use them."

Shen Yi immediately bowed his head and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I have no objection, these two are just right to preside over the Anti-Japanese Army."

"It's not them hosting."

The emperor smiled and said: "It's still up to Shen Qing, you go south to preside over it, and give them direction."

Speaking of this, he coughed and said: "In this case, I will greet the Ministry of War when I turn around. If you are free these two days, Qing Qing, take the two of them to the Ministry of War and go through the procedures that should be done. gone."

The emperor said softly: "You take them there yourself, lest the gang from the Ministry of War embarrass them, remember..."

"Don't let them have any connection with the Ministry of War."

When a normal military officer comes to Jiankang, the first thing to do is to go to the Ministry of War to pay homage to the wharf, and send the money that should be given to the Ministry of War one by one, so as to ensure a smooth "official career".

Otherwise, even if the imperial court wants to promote you, the Ministry of War can suppress you for a year or so, and if you operate casually, your future will be completely ruined.

As for Shen Yi, who is a Jinshi with two rankings, a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, and a neighbor in front of the emperor, this is not something that people in the Ministry of War can handle at will, so the emperor asked Shen Yi to lead them both to go through the formalities.

Master Shen lowered his head slightly and said: "Yes, I will take them to the Ministry of War tomorrow, and I happen to go to the Ministry of War to have a look and get to know the superiors of the Ministry of War."

The emperor laughed when he heard this, and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder: "Speaking of which, you have been in the Ministry of War for more than a year, and now you may not even recognize the three officials in the Ministry of War?"

Shen Yi gave a wry smile: "To be honest, I was only lucky enough to meet the three court officials at the court meeting, but I never met them in private."

"You can go and see them, but you don't have to be afraid of them."

The emperor snorted: "I saw that the three people in the Ministry of War were not feeling well. Last time I told them that I was going to open a coastal capital, the three stood up in unison and opposed it. Sooner or later, they will all be replaced."

"correct…"

The emperor slapped his forehead, and said: "Shen Qing, what you mentioned last time about the Shibo Department, I have discussed it with the Ministry of Households and several prime ministers in the past few days, and I plan to send people to organize the Shibo Department in the second half of this year. , and try to get it done after the beginning of next year, the affairs of the imperial court may not be so easy to handle when it comes to the local government, Shen Qing, you will be below and take care of it."

Speaking of this, His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "I have just been promoted to an official position, so it is not easy to grant you any other official positions, so let me make a promise to your wife if the Municipal Shipping Department can be opened next year. "

Speaking of Shen Yi's family members, the emperor seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I heard that Shen Qing's son was born on the same day as my eldest daughter. It is really a wonderful fate. In the future..."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi half-jokingly.

"Maybe our two families will be able to get married in the future."

(End of this chapter)