marquis of jingan

Chapter 743 Loyal and Filial
It was a matter of the fate of a country, so even the emperor had to be cautious about the attitude towards Northern Qi. Shen Yi did not expect the emperor to make a decision today, so after chatting for a few words, he left the Palace of Manna.

When we left Ganlu Hall, it was still noon.

This was a bit beyond his expectation. Originally, today, Shen Yi thought that it would take a long time to resolve the matter of the Yang family and his son at the meeting.

But it's a good thing to leave the morning early, and Shen Yi can go back to the Yamen of the Ministry of War and take a nap.

After returning to the Ministry of War for lunch, Master Shen was dozing off in his private office when there was a knock on the door outside.

Fortunately, Master Shen was not asleep yet. After yawning, he got up and walked to the door of the public house, and opened the door. As soon as he opened the door, Master Shen's sleepiness disappeared, and a smile appeared on his face: "Why are you here, brother?"

The person who came was Zhang Jian, a member of the household department.

After Zhang Jian was invited into Shen Yi's public room, she looked around, then found a chair and sat down, said with a smile: "The teacher asked me to come and see you."

After speaking, Zhang Yuanwai also yawned, and said: "When I entered the military department just now, there were still people who stopped me from entering. I said it was your brother Ziheng, so I was let in."

"It seems that you, Ziheng, are doing well in the Ministry of War."

Shen Yi didn't answer, but poured a cup of tea for Zhang Jian, and asked with a smile, "What do you want me to do, Master?"

"What else can happen?"

After Zhang Jian took a sip of tea, she said helplessly, "Isn't it because of what happened at the court meeting today?"

Having said that, he lowered his voice and asked, "Teacher, I want to know whether what you did, Ziheng, at the court meeting today was ordered by His Majesty, or was it spontaneously done by you."

Shen Yi didn't hide anything, and said honestly: "It's me who wants to speak, and His Majesty didn't instruct me in advance."

"Um…"

Zhang Jian nodded and said, "I think it's the same."

Having said that, he put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "Just now at the household department, the teacher told me that you have a calm temperament, and you probably won't be so impulsive. I told the teacher, Ziheng, most of you Sometimes he is calm, but sometimes he does some outrageous things."

Master Shen sat down in his seat, and said slowly: "I do do some outrageous things sometimes, but in today's court meeting, I don't think there is anything outrageous."

"That person from Qi is too deceitful."

Shen Yi said in a low voice: "At the court meeting, you talk about Shangbang and the emperor without shame."

"Who recognizes him as a superior state, recognizes him as a great emperor?"

Zhang Jian coughed and sighed: "There is no such thing as the great emperor, but during the reign of Emperor Sejong, there was indeed such a thing as Shangbang, and the national power was disparate at that time..."

"However, during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, we won several battles, and the idea of ​​Shangbang was no longer mentioned."

Shen Yi squinted his eyes, and said softly: "Since Emperor Xianzong didn't mention it, no one will mention it in the future, and no one is allowed to mention it."

"The barbarians are worthy of calling themselves the state?"

Zhang Jian sighed, and continued: "The teacher means, do more things and talk less. You are still young, so don't draw too much attention."

Zhao Changping's advice is very valuable advice for newcomers in the workplace, and it can even be said to be good advice, but at Shen Yi's current stage, it is no longer needed, and he can no longer keep a low profile.

He just smiled slightly, and said: "I have written down what the uncle said."

"However, for some things, someone has to speak up, otherwise the spirit of a country will be gone, so why talk about the Northern Expedition?"

After the two senior brothers chatted for a while, Shen Yi looked at Zhang Jian and asked, "Senior brother is in the Ministry of Rites, do you know anyone?"

"Yes, yes."

Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi with a strange expression: "Zi Heng, what are you going to do?"

Master Shen smiled and said: "Nothing to do, just a few days later, there may be something to bother the colleagues in the Ministry of Rites..."

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Three days later, the Ministry of Rites Guild Hall.

The Department of Host and Guest of the Ministry of Rites is responsible for diplomatic affairs, so the guild hall of the Department of Host and Guest is mainly for receiving foreign feudal vassals.

The missions of the Northern Qi Dynasty live here.

At this time, Pei Yuan, the servant in charge of the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites, was talking with the Northern Qi envoy in the guild hall.

Pei Shilang poured a glass of wine for the Northern Qi envoy, and with a kind smile on his face, he said in nonsense, "Brother Zhu, are you still used to living in Jiankang these few days?"

"Habit."

Zhu Man took a sip of wine, looked at Pei Yuan, and grinned: "Pei Shilang took us to the Qinhuai River to sleep with women, what's not used to?"

When Pei Yuan heard this, the smile on his face remained undiminished, without embarrassment at all, but he smiled and said: "Since brother Zhu is satisfied with Pei's hospitality, it's time for us to talk about serious things."

Pei Shilang coughed, and continued: "I have made it clear to Your Majesty that it is impossible for Concubine Shu to go back with Brother Zhu, but the emperor of your country will have his birthday soon, and I have always been generous to the emperor, so I can send some birthday gifts Big gift, hand it over to Brother Zhu and take it back to Yandu, so that both of you and I can work together, wouldn’t it be good?”

Zhu Man put down his wine glass, glanced at Pei Yuan, and said, "Pei Shilang's title is wrong, you should call my Majesty the Great Emperor."

Pei Yuan finally showed embarrassment on his face. After he looked around and made sure that there were no outsiders around him, he took a deep breath and said in nonsense, "That is a congratulatory gift to the Great Emperor."

Only then did Zhu Man nod in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "I have to say, Pei Shilang's righteous words are really good. Among the young nobles in Yandu City, Pei Shilang's words are rarely as good as Pei Shilang's."

The "right language" in his mouth refers to Zhuli's true language.

More than 60 years ago, the Zhulizhen clan from the north went south, robbed half of Dachen’s land, and established a state in Yandu. The true language is called the right language.

However, in order to facilitate the rule, the Northern Qi Dynasty began to promote the Chinese language decades ago, and now even the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty mostly speak Chinese in their daily conversations.

Only some "old aristocrats" can speak the so-called right speech.

Pei Shilang smiled, and said: "When I was young, I lived in Yandu for a while, so I learned a little bit."

Zhu Man nodded, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Pei Shilang has treated you very well these few days, so I won't make things difficult for you, so let's do this, you Nanchao prepare 30 taels of silver, and [-] each for silk cloth and silk." Send me some beautiful maidservants, let your little emperor personally present the congratulatory form."

Having said that, Zhu Man paused, gritted his teeth and said, "More importantly, let that Shen in your military department kowtow to me in public and apologize!"

"Then I will no longer pursue your Southern Dynasty's disrespect, as for Princess Izumo."

Zhu Man snorted lightly: "This envoy doesn't force me to take Yandu back."

Pei Yuan was stunned.

It took him a while to recover, looked at Zhu Man, and said, "Your envoy, should we discuss it again?"

"There is nothing negotiable."

Zhu Man's attitude was extremely arrogant, and he said directly: "You little emperor of the Southern Dynasty is the son-in-law of the great emperor of my dynasty. The great emperor's fifty-seventh birthday, I only ask you to give 30 taels of silver, which is already taking advantage of you."

"Don't you people from the Southern Dynasties often put the word loyalty and filial piety on your lips?"

Zhu Man squinted at Pei Yuan, and said, "Give me a birthday gift to the Great Emperor, which is exactly loyalty and filial piety!"

Pei Yuan glanced at Zhu Man silently, sighed and said: "Your envoy, money is a small matter, Pei can go to the household department to talk, but I will greet your majesty personally, and let my court officials give you Make kneel..."

He sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's absolutely impossible to talk about it."

"It's okay if we can't talk about it."

Zhu Man laughed wildly: "This envoy can't talk, so let me Daqi cavalry talk with your little emperor in the future!"

Pei Yuan smiled wryly, and just about to speak, an official from the Ministry of Rites hurried in, bowed his head to Pei Yuan and said, "My lord."

Pei Yuan glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Shangshu Zhou has something urgent..."

The man lowered his head slightly and spoke.

"Please go back to the Ministry of Rites immediately."

　Sorry, I'm a little stuck, the update is late! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)