marquis of jingan

Chapter 899
Li Mu seemed to understand something.

Perhaps, his cousin sent him here not because he was tough and courageous.

The real reason is because his status is high enough.

Not to mention whether he will die in Yandu, even if he is only imprisoned in Yandu, then Da Chen already has enough reasons to formally declare war on Northern Qi.

After all, Northern Qi detained His Majesty's own cousin for no reason. The emperor got angry with this reason, and even those scholars who held important positions had nothing to say.

What's more, how to judge this reason is entirely up to the emperor's thought. He can attack people immediately, or he can use this reason to declare war on Northern Qi after a year or two or a few years when the time is right.

In and out freely.

And... To say that the bones are hard, those scholars who only seek fame and not profit, have much tougher bones!

After trying to understand these key points, Li Mu took a deep breath and asked, "What's your name?"

The man still spoke with Xuzhou accent, bowed his head and said: "The villain was named Zhang when he was in Jiankang, but he changed his name when he arrived in Xuzhou, and took a new name called Lu Zhen."

"Well, in the Northern Qi state, I will call you by a new name."

Li Mu took a deep breath, patted Lu Zhen on the shoulder, and said, "If you come to my place tonight, I'm afraid you've already been watched by Qi people. You can stay with me from now on, so you'll be safer."

"It's natural."

Lu Zhen lowered his head slightly, lowered his brows and said: "I leave the prince and the guild hall of the Ministry of Rites at this time. I am afraid that if I walk one street at most, I will be arrested by Qi people for questioning."

"Thank you, my son, for your protection."

Li Mu shook his head, rubbed his temples, and cleared his mind.

If, as Shen Yi expected, the emperor of Qiren put him under house arrest after reading the letter of credence, and then the contents of the letter of credence spread all over Yandu, and even the entire territory of Qiren, then...

Li Mu's own situation is not difficult to infer.

If the Northern Qi court had been tougher, it would have fought directly against Nanchen and started a national war, and he would not have been killed, but would have been sent back with a high probability.

If the Qi people still don't want to fight at this time, and they have to face this matter head-on when public opinion is flying everywhere, then the emperor will summon him as an envoy, reprimand him in words, reject this peace talk, and send him Go back to the Southern Dynasties.

These two paths did no harm to Li Mu.

The real danger comes from those "old Zhu Lizhen".

Especially those heroes who have entered the customs, they have enjoyed so many years, and they have been watching people with their nostrils turned upside down for so many years. Attack Li Mu.

After thinking about this, Li Mu looked at Lu Zhen, and said slowly, "Si Zheng, when did you order you to come to Yandu?"

Lu Zhen thought for a while and replied: "My son and I are about to enter Yandu."

Li Mu nodded, understanding in his heart.

It seems that the young coach of Huai'an had already seen his situation today when he first met in Huai'an.

Li Mu couldn't help but recall what Shen Yi had said when he threatened to cut Zhou Shizhong down.

Looking back now, Shen Yi was not bluffing at the time, nor was it for the benefit of his tongue...

Maybe, he really wanted to kill someone!
As expected of a servant in his early 20s...

Li Mu sighed in his heart, and then thought of his emperor's cousin, feeling a chill down his spine.

"These two peers..."

He couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

"Really amazing..."

After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Lu Zhen, and asked, "Brother Lu, how does your residence newspaper department spread the credentials?"

Lu Zhen lowered his head slightly and said, "In Hongde's tenth year, Si Zheng sent us a group to the north. Now my Si Wu is a well-known bookseller in Xuzhou, and he is already a famous figure in Xuzhou city. I want to spread it in Xuzhou. No matter what the news is, it's not difficult."

"This kind of news, as long as it spreads in one place, it will immediately spread throughout Beiqi."

Li Mu rubbed his temples, and said, "Okay, with the red seal in your hand, I will trust you once."

When Lu Zhen came to see Li Mu, he took nothing but a piece of paper with Shen Yi written on it and Shen Yi's personal seal.

He dictated the content of the letter of credence to Lu Zhen, and asked, "Brother Lu, you are by my side, how do you send the letter out?"

"Don't worry, my son, it's not easy for the little one to leave you, and it's not difficult to spread some information."

Li Mu silently nodded and stopped asking.

In the following four or five days, no one came to see Li Mu again, and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites. These Qi people just shirked the emperor's illness and did not see any guests for a while.

On the tenth day, Li Mu and the others were invited out of the Rites Hall and taken to live in a separate courtyard, where no one was allowed to visit.

It is worth mentioning that one day, His Royal Highness King Wei, who was drunk and drunk, ran to the gate of this other courtyard to make a scene, yelling at Li Mu, but he was not able to enter this courtyard, and was blocked by others. outside.

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On the other side, Shen Yi was finally about to leave Jiankang.

Under his idea, the Dibao Division has already begun to organize the first "Call for Essays" activity. The theme of the solicitation is naturally "Unification of China", and this time the top three winners of the solicitation will be entered into the Dibao Division. Become the editor of the Di Baosi, and there is also a silver reward.

More importantly, there is no limit to the style or number of words in this call for essays, as long as you have more than [-] students, you can participate!

This made the eyes of those failed candidates in Jiankang City, as well as those poor scholars who had not won the examination and could only write letters to others on the street to make a living, immediately turn red.

But all of this, to Shen Yi, has nothing to do with him.

Now, he can no longer be regarded as a small fish and shrimp in Jiankang City. Even the prime ministers of Zhongshu have to treat him as an important minister.

In addition, these businesses on the face of Di Baosi were not under his control. After he proposed a concept, he naturally handed it over to the people below.

The day before leaving Jiankang, Shen hugged his daughter and sent his old father Shen Zhang to leave Jiankang and return to Jiangdu.

Although it is best for Shen Zhang to stay in Jiankang at such a time, his uncle Shen Hui is ill, and his younger brother Shen Heng is getting married soon, and he needs to go back to Jiangdu to discuss many things with the Chen family in Jiangdu. At this time, he has to go back.

Fearing that something would happen to Shen Zhang, Shen Yi dispatched four people from his entourage to follow Shen Zhang to protect his safety.

After bidding farewell to his father, Shen Yi spent another day with his family. In the afternoon, he changed into his official uniform and entered the palace to bid farewell to His Majesty the Emperor.

As soon as Shen Yi entered the Ganlu Hall, Shen Yi was about to salute, but was stopped by the emperor with a wave of his hand. After ordering Shen Yi to sit down, His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly, and said: "Shen Qing came just in time, I have something to discuss with you, just now the inner guard reported urgently, Brother Wang, he..."

"It seems to be detained by the people of Qi."

Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi looked up at the emperor, then quickly lowered his head, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty asked the people of Qi to give back the two provinces in the letter of credence. Let the Qi people know in advance, they don't want to lose face, and they don't want to start another war, so they can only temporarily detain the prince."

"If you don't want to return the two provinces to me, then this time the peace talks will be rejected."

His Majesty the Emperor was a little angry: "You actually detained my court envoy. These barbarians have been in customs for more than [-] years, and they still don't understand the etiquette!"

Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Yi, and seeing the strange expression on Master Shen's face, the emperor frowned again: "Could it be that Shen Qing thinks that I let Brother Wang be detained by Qi people on purpose?"

Shen Yi quickly lowered his head: "I never think so, I just think that these Qi people..."

"There is really no way to communicate. The only things they can understand are arrows and swords!"

Hearing this, the emperor sat back in his seat, rubbed his temples, and said, "Brother Wang is the eldest son of Uncle Jin and the eldest son of Jin's mansion. I can't let him be trapped in the northern state and ignore him."

"After all, the inner guard's letter is an urgent letter and cannot be regarded as an official document. I will wait another ten days and a half months. If there is no news from Yandu, I will send another envoy to Yandu to welcome back brother Wang. "

"Shen Qing, after you return to Huai'an, continue to train and strengthen your army to scare the people of Qi."

Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully and said: "Yes, I will definitely live up to the holy hope..."

"I will leave for Huai'an early tomorrow morning. This time, I will bid farewell to His Majesty when I enter the palace."

Hearing this, the emperor walked up to Shen Yi and patted him on the shoulder.

"Remember what I said, Huai'an has recently asked for stability, and can't be caught by those old men."

Shen Yi nodded quickly.

"I'll save it for you."

(End of this chapter)