marquis of jingan

Chapter 896 Internal Force and External Force

Zhao Shangshu looked at Shen Yi with a smile on his face.

"With you, Ziheng, our academy can continue to prosper."

Zhao Shangshu said slowly: "Uncle Master is already old, and he might resign and retire at some point. At that time, Ziheng, you will be able to speak for the academy in the court."

Shen Yi took a sip of tea, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Uncle, if you are an official like you, you can become the leader of the academy, and my nephew can be regarded as a slant, and you can recognize me." Not much more."

"Let's not talk about how many people in the academy are like me, thinking about the Northern Expedition, how many people can recognize me as a military servant in my early twenties?"

Zhao Changping was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "So, this is a matter of the future, uncle can stay in the court for a few more years, and when you are old enough to stand up and do more and more meritorious deeds, you can take over my position .”

Shen Yi smiled and said, "What about the Seven Sons of Ganquan?"

Zhao Changping lowered his head, took a sip of his tea, and said, "Of the seven people, only six are in the court hall. Except for the fact that they were famous all over the world when they were awarded Jinshi together in the early years, they all lost their reputation later on."

"Compared to Ziheng, you are much worse."

Master Shen smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Zhao Shangshu and said, "Master, the second brother is in Huai'an, and he's doing a good job. Now he's willing to put his heart into it. You can rest assured."

Hearing this sentence, Zhao Shangshu frowned: "Who asked him?"

Shen Yi smiled slightly, took out a letter from his sleeve, put both hands in front of the little old man, and said with a smile: "This is the letter of safety that my second brother asked me to bring back. It should have been delivered yesterday, but I thought After much deliberation, it is better for me to give it to my uncle myself."

Zhao Changping took the letter, put it on the table beside him without reading it, and then sighed: "The two sons of my family are both useless, and the eldest son is stupid and can't do anything. I only hope that he can pass the exam. Even if you go back to your hometown and become a teacher, you will have something in your life."

"The second son is eccentric by nature, especially likes to mess around, and has no personality. I don't expect him to be able to study scientific research. I only hope that he will have an errand to settle down."

Speaking of this, Zhao Shangshu raised his head to look at Shen Yi, and said, "If he really repented and changed his temper in Huai'an, as Zi Heng said, then Master's mind will be settled again."

Shen Yi filled Zhao Shangshu with water, and said with a smile: "Although the second brother's personality is not very calm, he is smart and has a good nature. This time in Huai'an, he followed my nephew, and he was still on the battlefield. Killing one or two Qi people with his own hands is not a small feat."

"Now, the second brother is also helping to manage some things in Huai'an. When the Huai'an affairs are completed, he will definitely give the credit to the second brother. At that time, the second brother can use this credit to enter the official position, and maybe he will rise to the top."

Zhao Shangshu snorted: "Don't expect him to be successful, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for his family now, or for his brother-in-law in the future, everything will be fine."

Having said that, he looked up at Shen Yi, and said, "The last time Ziheng asked Jizhong to find some scholars for you to act as the staff of the mansion. After Jizhong returned to Jiangdu, he was very concerned about it, and now he has a clue. .”

"It is estimated that in one or two months, someone will go to Huai'an to look for you."

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "My teacher never told me that."

"He writes to me a lot, but he doesn't write to you very often."

Zhao Changping said with a smile: "It is because you have a heavy burden on the front line, I am afraid it will affect you."

"The Huai'an army has won several battles, and Jizhong is also very happy. Now that he is in Jiangdu, he wishes he could mention you, Shen Ziheng, whenever he meets."

Shen Yi heard the little old man who was teaching in Jiangdu, and he also felt some emotion in his heart. He nodded slightly and said: "It's a pity that things are busy, otherwise I must go back to Jiangdu to have a look."

The two of you stayed in Zhao's study for a long time, and Shen Yi didn't leave until late at night.

Zhao Shangshu personally sent Shen Yi to the door of the house, and then watched Shen Yi walk, gradually walking away.

After sending Shen Yi away, the little old man returned to the study and found the letter he had left on the desk. After opening it, he read it word by word by the candlelight in the study.

This child prodigy who was born at the second place and could see ten lines at a glance when he was young, took an unknown amount of time to read this ordinary letter of peace.

"The words are still so ugly..."

After Zhao Shangshu finished reading it, he muttered to himself.

"He even went to the battlefield himself and killed the people of Qi..."

Zhao Shangshu slowly folded the letter and put it in the envelope.

"This is a rare way out, you have to watch it carefully and study hard..."

After saying this, Zhao Shangshu blew out the lamp, and slowly left the study with the letter. When he reached the bedroom, he handed the letter to his wife, and turned his face away slightly.

"A letter from home from my second child."

Mrs. Zhao was overwhelmed with surprises. While reading the letter, she glanced at her master and cursed angrily.

"Jizhou has been driven to the battlefield by you, and I don't know who you are angry with every day!"

Zhao Shangshu snorted.

"This letter was sent by Ziheng. I guess it was Ziheng who forced him to write it."

Mrs. Zhao scolded.

"Then don't read it, just think it was written by my son alone!"

………………

Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye Shen Yi returned to Jiankang, and it had been ten days. During these ten days, Shen Yi was not idle.

In addition to caring about the affairs of the Ministry of War and remote control of the Huai'an Army, Shen Yi was summoned by the five prime ministers of Zhongshu for questioning as many as seven or eight times in ten days!
The content of the interview was also very simple, mainly asking about the details of the Huai'an army's battle across the river, and Shen Yi's analysis of the situation on the battlefield.

Among these old men, some of them dug holes for Shen Yi overtly and secretly, and when they asked questions, they kept their needles in their hearts. Fortunately, Shen Yi was well prepared in his heart, and there were no questions in his answers.

On this day, Shen Yi was called into the Zhongshu Province again by people from Zhongshu. After being questioned by several prime ministers for a long time, he was able to escape. Not long after he walked out of Zhongshu, Shen Yi heard the voice of eunuch Gao Minggao.

"Shen Shilang stay for a while, His Majesty summons."

Only then did Shen Yi go forward to salute Gao Ming, and then followed Gao Ming to the Ganlu Hall, and soon saw the emperor. Master Shen bowed and said, "Meet Your Majesty."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile, and said, "What did those old fellows ask you again today?"

Shen Yi thought for a while and replied: "Ask me about the strength of the Qi people. If they cross the river, what are the odds of winning?"

Hearing this, the emperor sneered and said, "They have already sent people to Yandu to negotiate a peace. Why do they still think about fighting? This is probably trying to trick you. I want to use your mouth to say how powerful the people of Qi are, how powerful they are, and how powerful they are." How strong."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor rubbed his head, and said: "According to the days, even if Brother Wang has not entered Yandu, he will soon arrive in Yandu."

He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Honestly speaking, I am looking forward to Qi people's reaction."

Shen Yi nodded silently, he looked up at the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, in my court of Great Chen, some officials are afraid of fighting. To change this situation, one needs external force, and the other requires internal force."

"External forces are naturally Qi people."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said: "The internal strength must be found from the imperial court itself."

The emperor squinted his eyes and smiled at Shen Yi,
"Use a scholar?"

Shen Yi nodded, and said: "Use those young scholars who have not passed the pilot test."

"It may have a miraculous effect."

"That's nothing more than making an article in the residence newspaper."

The emperor yawned and said: "But those people cannot enter the court after all, and their influence on the court is limited."

"It doesn't have to affect the court, as long as it can affect the people."

Master Shen bowed his head and said: "Where the people's will is, everything will be beneficial."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile: "Then the scholars who use Ganquan Academy?"

Shen Yi coughed, and said: "It's not necessary, Jiankang City lacks everything, and there is no shortage of candidates who have failed alone..."

(End of this chapter)