marquis of jingan

Chapter 958

Shen Yi walked into this yard, found a few children who looked more cheerful, and tested them a few questions. After finding no problems, he accepted them all according to the order, and asked them to take these children to the imperial envoy for preparations. Started to run Huai'an School.

After watching the imperial envoy Xingyuan pick up these children, Shen Yi turned to look at Zhang Jian, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, I have something to entrust to you now."

Zhang Jian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Now, what you can't do, Ziheng, Brother Yu, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to do."

Master Shen shook his head slightly, and said: "It's not that I want to ask senior brother to do something now."

After a pause, he looked at the backs of these children, and said, "I will continue to run this school, but one day in the future, if the younger brother is no longer in the court, I will not be able to protect them. I hope that the senior brother will be able to protect them." Take over this school and continue to run it."

Zhang Jian frowned.

"Ziheng is now skyrocketing, why did he say that?"

Shen Yi said with a smile: "Brother, don't misunderstand, just in case."

He paused, and added: "After all, if the Northern Expedition fails in the future, even if I am in the court, I will not be able to gain power. At that time, I might as well resign and go back to my hometown in Jiangdu."

"At that time, this school will be entrusted to the elder brother to take care of it."

Compared with Shen Yi, although Zhang Jian's promotion was not fast, his path in the officialdom was very steady.

Master Shen was able to rise to the top and was promoted to a third-rank official within a few years because he made a big bet in the court.

This heavy bet is the Northern Expedition.

The Northern Expedition is tantamount to rolling dice. After the sieve is opened, if the Northern Expedition succeeds, then Master Shen will be the big winner and the number one hero since Da Chen founded the country.

If there is no success, or the entry is very slow, there is no progress for many years, or even a defeat, then Shen Yi will lose all his political capital.

This principle is obvious and not difficult to understand.

But Zhang Jian can't, he was a Jinshi one subject earlier than Shen Yi, that is, Hongde has been a Jinshi for four years, and it has been nine years this year.

In the past nine years, he has served as a Jinshi in six departments, magistrate of Jiangdu, magistrate of Taichang Temple, and now magistrate of Huai'an.

Although it can be said that the promotion is fast, it is a steady promotion. The success of the Northern Expedition will naturally help him, but if the Northern Expedition fails, the impact on him will not be particularly great.

At the very least, he will not lose his political future.

Therefore, upon hearing this, Zhang Jian understood what Shen Yi meant. He looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Is this school so important to Ziheng?"

Master Shen smiled and said: "Well, since my younger brother became an official, it can be said that he has done two things in total."

"The first thing is to suppress the Japanese, killing many Japanese pirates."

"The second thing I'm afraid is to run this school."

Shen Yi said calmly, "And the Northern Expedition is the third thing I'm doing."

Zhang Jian was shocked.

He looked at Shen Yi and said seriously: "Although I don't know why Ziheng said that, but since Ziheng entrusted him, brother Yu will definitely do it."

Master Shen pulled Zhang Jian's sleeve and said with a smile, "Let's go, I'll invite senior brother to drink."

Zhang Jian walked out with Shen Yi, and asked, "Is Ziheng not sure about the Northern Expedition?"

"There is always certainty, [-]% to [-]%."

Shen Yi smiled heartily: "However, the chances of winning are not calculated, but are determined. Maybe if you fight, the chances of winning will become greater and greater."

Zhang Fuzun and Shen Yi walked side by side, and asked again: "Is it going to fight soon?"

Shen Yi nodded, and then said: "But this time, brother, don't worry, there won't be a fight in Huai'an Mansion."

Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi with a complicated expression, then sighed slightly: "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Naturally there is."

Master Shen smiled and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to inspect the army, and maybe I will go to the north with me. During the time I am not in Huai'an, my brother will keep an eye on that Vice-Xian Yuan for me, so that he will not take advantage of my absence. , make some small moves."

Zhang Fuzun was a little surprised: "What tricks can he do?"

"Who knows, maybe they will find me in Huai'an."

Master Shen said nonchalantly: "Let's not talk about these things, let's have a drink today."

Ever since, the two brothers walked side by side and found a restaurant to drink.

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The next day, Master Shen left Huai'an Mansion with his entourage and went straight to the Lianshui camp.

In the afternoon, he arrived at the Lianshui camp. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp, Ling Su came out to meet him with Zhang Meng and other generals.

Master Shen jumped off the horse without any nonsense, and went directly to the handsome tent to raise the tent, then looked at Ling Su, and asked, "How is the preparation here in the Lianshui camp?"

Ling Su lowered his head slightly, and said, "Back to Duke Shen, since it's a test, I plan to send 5000 people in the first batch to attack a camp of Qi people in the north."

Speaking of this, he paused, and said: "Because it is the first time to fight this year, to be on the safe side, the first batch of 5000 people on the Western Front has no recruits."

Ling Su took a deep breath, and said, "The corresponding ships have been prepared in the past few days. We just wait for your order, Mr. Shen, and the subordinates will send troops to Huaibei immediately."

For Ling Su's plan, Shen Yi is relatively acceptable, the first batch of trials, it is indeed not suitable to bring recruits.

Shen Yi nodded, and said: "It's good to be prepared, but there is one thing, I want to make it clear to you."

Master Shen raised his head to look at Ling Su, and said, "Since it's a test, then we can't settle down. We have to shoot down somewhere, and we must wipe out how many enemies."

"What is needed is flexibility."

"If you see that the situation is not right, you will start to retreat in an orderly manner."

Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "At the same time, brothers on the south bank, be prepared to respond."

Ling Su patted his chest and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen. Last year, I fought with those Hu thieves for a whole year. The brothers are much more skilled. If there are many enemies, they won't go head-to-head with them."

Only then did Master Shen nod his head, and said, "Okay, then follow General Ling's arrangement, and you can find a suitable opportunity to enter the army in the next few days."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "I heard that some brothers on the western front complained that I was biased last year. Whenever the war started, they ran to the eastern front and never came to the western front."

"This time, I will sit in Lianshui Camp."

Master Shen looked at Ling Su, smiled and said: "General Ling, send someone to send a letter to the Eastern Front, and make an appointment with Su Ding on the same day, preferably at the same time, so that Qi people can't take care of both ends, and it will be more convenient to fight." .”

Ling Su nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the last general will send someone to make an appointment with General Su."

After saying this, he hesitated for a moment, but still lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shen, the last general has been in the Lianshui camp last year. I have never heard anyone chewing your tongue behind your back. I don't know where you heard it from, Mr. Shen." The news is coming, which person is talking nonsense behind his back?"

General Ling said with a serious face: "Duke Shen, you lead the army. The general admires you all the time. You tell the general, who is doing this kind of slutty thing, gossips behind people's backs?"

"Master, I will give you an explanation!"

Hearing Ling Su's words, Shen Yi's face was calm, but Zhang Meng, who was beside Ling Su now, had a slightly unnatural expression on his face.

Others don't know who is gossiping behind his back, but he certainly knows it, because last year, another general on the western front, Liu Mingyuan, complained to him about this matter.

Master Shen waved his hands with a smile, and said: "Brothers are joking in private, don't take it seriously, when I hear it, I also take it as a joke."

"These are irrelevant. For us, fighting a good battle is the most important thing."

Master Shen stood up from the main seat, patted Ling Su on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Ling, I'm at the Lianshui camp, waiting for the brothers to triumph."

Ling Su looked respectful, bowed his head and said.

"The last general will definitely live up to Duke Shen's high expectations!"

(End of this chapter)