marquis of jingan

General Zhao listened quietly to Shen Yi's words.

After he listened to Shen Yi's question, he didn't speak at first, and then smiled.

He looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Brother Shen, before you, no one has ever asked me this question."

"However, many people have asked similar questions to this one."

Shen Yi stroked his chin and thought for a while, then replied: "If you guessed correctly, others should ask Lord Hou whether Da Chen can last long."

"Brother Shen is really smart."

Zhao Lu clapped his hands and said, "It's all right."

The general sat on a chair, rubbed his temples, then raised his head to look at Shen Yi, and said quietly: "Brother Shen is young, do you know how many times I, the Huaihe Navy, have carried Da Chen's death?" disaster?"

Shen Yi thought for a while, and then replied: "If you count the time when Sejong traveled south, it should be three times."

"For the first time, it was General Zhao Chong who forcibly held Northern Qi, preventing Qi people from going south."

"The second time was the first year of Emperor Xianzong's accession to the throne. The Northern Qi Dynasty made another big move to the south. The second Marquis of Anping successfully stopped the Qi people, and Emperor Xianzong was able to secure his throne."

"the third time…"

Shen Yi said slowly: "It should be the 13th year of Yuanxi, when the first emperor died of illness."

In the 13th year of Yuanxi, the first emperor, who had been decadent for several years, passed away in indulgence. At that time, the prince was young and the government was unstable. The young and strong Jin prince was eyeing the throne, and the whole Dachen was in turmoil.

In the summer of the 13th year of Yuanxi, the Northern Qi Dynasty went southward for the last time, preparing to step south and unify the world.

That battle lasted for three full years, from the 13th year of Yuanxi to the second year of Hongde, and after the court gradually stabilized, the Northern Qi had to retreat angrily.

Zhao Lu looked at Shen Yi in surprise, then clapped his hands and said, "Scholars are amazing, they can remember these past events clearly."

He said with emotion: "My family's rebellious son may not even have brother Shen, you remember clearly."

Seeing that Shen Yi didn't speak, General Zhao continued: "The battle in Yuanxi 13th year was fought by me personally. It wasn't my Huaihe Navy who fought the enemy bravely, Da Chen..."

"Even if he survives, I'm afraid Jiankang won't be able to stay."

He raised his head proudly and looked at Shen Yi: "If you talk about loyalty and credit, no one in Dachen can surpass the Huaihe Navy, it's a pity..."

He shook his head and said with emotion: "It's a pity that Your Majesty mistrusted the slanderous words of the treacherous ministers in the court, and gradually lost trust in me, the Huaihe Navy."

When he said this, he kept staring at Shen Yi, looking at Master Shen, feeling a little nervous.

Shen Yi coughed, breaking the embarrassment in the field, he looked at General Zhao with a smile, and said with a smile: "The general said the merits of the Huaihe Navy, then I will tell the general about the crimes of the Huaihe Navy. "

"Let's talk about the Zhao family first. No one knows how many acres the Zhao family has in Gyeonggi except Lord Hou himself."

"During the process of occupying a large amount of land, whether the Zhao family used their power to bully others, or even killed people with their power, I'm afraid Hou Ye himself doesn't know."

"In addition to the acres of land in Gyeonggi, there is Fengyang Mansion..."

Zhao Lu was expressionless: "Fengyang Mansion is the place where the imperial court allows the Huaihe Navy to farm, and this brother Shen also wants to take care of it?"

"Master Hou, don't worry, listen to me."

Shen Yi said with a smile: "Indeed, the food produced in the entire Fengyang Mansion is basically the military rations for the Huaihe Navy, but these military rations are not under the direct jurisdiction of the Huaihe Navy, but under the jurisdiction of the Fengyang magistrate's yamen." , and the Fengyang magistrate’s yamen regularly escorts the Huaihe navy camp every year.”

Zhao Lu was expressionless: "It's the same now."

Shen Yi sneered and said: "However, the selection of the Fengyang magistrate's yamen is no longer decided by the imperial court or the officials! Leaving aside the matter of the former emperor's dynasty, just talking about this dynasty, there are at least three Fengyang prefects who died for no reason. In Fengyang Mansion."

"Master Hou, am I right?"

Zhao Lu raised his eyebrows: "There is no evidence, the imperial envoy can't put this hat on the head of the Huaihe navy?"

"Well."

Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "Then let's talk about what happened in recent years."

"In the seventh year of Hongde, the imperial court and the Northern Qi Dynasty went to war. The imperial court dispatched 1000 forbidden troops to aid Lord Hou, who was under the command of Lord Hou. After a year of fighting, the Huaihe Navy suffered thousands of casualties, and only a little over [-] people were killed in battle!"

"Out of the [-] forbidden troops in the imperial court, less than [-] have returned!"

He looked at Zhao Lu, and said in a deep voice: "The general said, is it because of the self-respect of the soldiers, is it because of dissatisfaction!"

"The two countries are at war."

Zhao Lu remained expressionless, and said, "It's normal for each other to have casualties. There are casualties in the imperial army. Could it be that there are no casualties in the Qi people?"

Master Shen laughed angrily: "Then Hongde's seven years and the whole year, how many people in Qi were killed or injured?"

Zhao Lu looked at Shen Yi as it should be, and said, "That's because the imperial army is not elite enough, and when they met Qi army with almost the same number, those who were killed by Qi army lost a lot."

Master Shen took a deep breath and was too lazy to argue with him any longer.

Now that the matter has come to this point, the Zhao family supports their own self-respect and forms a faction, which has become an established fact and there is nothing to argue about.

He found a chair and sat down by himself, then looked at Zhao Lu, and said, "General, it's useless to talk too much, you and I know it very well, now, even if you don't mention the Zhao family's issue, the Huaihe River The division's internal problems are already very serious, and the imperial court hopes that the Ministry of War can reorganize the Huaihe Navy."

"Does the general agree?"

Zhao Lu shook his head slowly without hesitation.

"You masters of the Ministry of War, what you think in your heart is nothing more than the word money. I will leave it to you to organize the Huaihe Navy. I am afraid that those vacancies will all have to be paid."

"Our brothers in the Huaihe Navy don't have that much money to give to the masters of the Ministry of War."

"Well."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said: "Then you and I have nothing to talk about. The general is busy with military affairs, so please go back. Shen will go back to Jiankang tomorrow."

"Do not."

Zhao Lu shook his head slightly, and said, "Although the people of Qi in Huaibei make frequent changes, they probably won't do anything within ten days and half a month. I still have some time."

He looked at Shen Yi and said, "I will go back to Jiankang with you."

His eyes were calm, and there was no turmoil in his tone: "Mr. Zhao understands your Shen Ziheng's thoughts and His Majesty's thoughts in his heart. You are just thinking about the collapse of the Zhao family and the imperial court will officially take over the Huaihe Navy."

"But for decades, if it wasn't for the Zhao family in the Huaihe Navy, but for the imperial court to resist the Northern Qi, I'm afraid Da Chen would not be the Da Chen he is now!"

"The [-] soldiers and horses are handed over to the imperial court. Zhao is really worried."

General Zhao stood up from his chair. He looked at Shen Yi with a smile on his face: "Brother Shen, Mr. Zhao knows exactly what the intention of the so-called coastal capital you created in the southeast is."

"Back then, it was not difficult for Zhao to destroy the coastal capital. The reason why he waited quietly for you to pull up this army was because Zhao knew."

"It's useless."

By the dim candlelight, General Zhao looked at Shen Yi with a low voice.

"This year, there should be some changes in Qi people."

"Between the two countries, there may be another military confrontation at any time."

"Since you, Brother Shen, have created a navy, after I return to Jiankang, I will write to Your Majesty to hand over the defense of a section along the Huaihe River to this so-called coastal capital."

"Not much."

Zhao Lu put his hands behind his back and looked calm: "Once there is a fight, as long as Brother Shen's coastal capital can withstand three attacks from the Qi people, then in the future, no matter what the court wants the Zhao family to do, the Zhao family will do what they want."

"The imperial court wants me, Zhao Lu, to return to Jiankang for retirement. Without further ado, Zhao will be dismissed immediately and return to the fields, and return to the outskirts of Jiankang to farm."

Having said that, he paused, looked at Shen Yi,

"However, if the coastal capital cannot withstand the attacks of the Qi people, there will be gaps in the defense along the Huaihe River."

He looked at Shen Yi coldly.

"When the time comes, Brother Shen, you."

"I'm afraid it's hard to escape the blame!"