Looking at the gold medal, Shen Yi didn't come back to his senses for a while.
There is no doubt that the emperor was very generous this time and almost granted Shen Yi all the authority he could give to Shen Yi.
However, there are still some problems with the emperor's "edict".
First of all, Shen Yi did not see the imperial edict. In other words, the emperor's words were most likely said by himself and did not go through Prime Minister Zhongshu.
It's somewhat out of line with the process.
If it were left to some corrupt scholars, they might refuse to accept this decree and feel that the emperor was getting his way indiscriminately.
However, Shen Yi had no worries in this regard. Although he was a Jinshi, he was not in the same league as the scholars in the imperial court. He was a proper emperor in the imperial court.
Now that I am doing something, the emperor has authorized it, so there is no need to care about the feelings of those scholars.
However, there is still a big problem in the emperor's decree.
That is...even if he has authorized Shen Yi to control the Huaihe Navy, will the Huaihe Navy be controlled by Shen Yi?
This is a very important question.
Because as a general, when leading troops abroad, the most important thing is not to know the enemy, but to know yourself.
First of all, you need to know how many troops you have, or in other words, how much combat effectiveness you have.
If the Huaihe Navy was in an unknown state of whether it could be used, for Shen Yi, it would be better to simply not use it.
Thinking of this, he first reached out to take the sign, put it into his sleeve, and then asked with a smile: "Deputy Marshal Du, may I ask if your Majesty's imperial edict is only sent to me, or is it also copied to the Huaihe Navy?"
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Du Yong said quickly: "What are you talking about, Sir Shen? This is a major matter related to military power. Naturally, it is impossible not to know about the Huaihe Navy. General Zhao of the Huaihe Navy knows this news and may be even more powerful than you, Sir Shen."
Earlier."
Having said this, he clasped his fists at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Minister Shen. You have obtained the Holy Scroll at a young age, and you have a lot of weapons in your hands. You really have a bright future."
He lamented: "If this continues, Minister Shen will probably go to court to pay homage to the Prime Minister before he reaches the age of 30."
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes first, then shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Du made fun of me. Now I am no different from a general leading troops outside. Not to mention becoming the Prime Minister, even returning to the Ministry of War is far away."
Du Yong sat down again, took a sip of tea, and laughed softly: "Servant Shen, before Xiaguan came, Eunuch Gao once met Xiaguan."
"Eunuch Gao asked his subordinates to tell Shilang Shen that after Shilang Shen captured Xuzhou, His Majesty Long Yan was very happy and had already discussed the rewards with several prime ministers. When Xuzhou is completely stabilized, the imperial court's rewards will arrive immediately."
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and laughed dumbly.
"What reward makes Deputy Commander Du so mysterious?"
He looked at Shen Yi and lowered his voice slightly: "Uncle Jiang Du."
After saying these three words, Du Yong lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "This is the first world king in this dynasty, and the emperor Shen Shilang's holy scroll is so great that it cannot be added to the list."
After hearing these words, Shen Yi silently put down the tea that had been brought to his mouth. After thinking for a while, he shook his head slightly and smiled: "Not to mention whether there is such a title, even if there is, it will be after the imperial court regains Xuzhou.
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"Let's not mention it for now."
Du Yong was filled with emotion: "Shilang Shen is so kind-hearted. If this matter were left to Xiaguan, he would probably not be able to sleep for days and nights. Shilang Shen just said a few words and he passed away lightly."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "It's useless to think about something you haven't got yet."
"It is not easy for the deputy commander and several brothers of the inner guard to enter Xuzhou all the way. I will treat you all to a good meal and a drink at noon today."
Du Yong stood up, first bowed to express his thanks, and then said with a smile: "Senior Minister Shen, of course I want to eat and drink. However, I first need to know what the current situation is in Xuzhou and what the war situation is, so that I can inform the palace."
Mr. Shen was startled and asked, "Can I say this?"
Logically speaking, when the internal guards come to Xuzhou, no matter what happens, they should listen and see by themselves, and then report what they hear and see to the palace.
It is definitely not possible to directly ask Shen Yi, the "current manager" of Xuzhou.
Du Yong lowered his head slightly and said: "Before coming, Eunuch Gao said that after arriving in Xuzhou, he would immediately report the situation in Xuzhou. The subordinates had just arrived in Xuzhou and had no time to go and see it themselves. They could only ask Shilang Shen first and report it to the palace.
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He lowered his head slightly and said, "Shilang Shen, you have made outstanding contributions and I can be trusted by my subordinates."
Shen Yi then smiled with relief and said, "When we eat later, whatever you want to ask, I will say."
Having said this, he paused and then asked: "By the way, Deputy Marshal Du, I want to send a letter back to Dachen territory now. Is it easy to deliver it?"
Du Yong replied without thinking: "It's a good gift. According to His Majesty's instructions, there are nearly 500 people in the inner guard at the moment, who are responsible for maintaining normal communications."
Mr. Shen nodded with a smile and said, "Then please, Deputy Marshal Du, send me a letter."
Du Yong patted his chest and agreed without hesitation.
"Just leave it to the subordinate."
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Fengyang Mansion, Huaihe Navy General Military Mansion.
This is the residence of Zhao Lu, the general of the Huaihe Navy and the Marquis of Anping, as well as his official residence on the front line.
On weekdays, General Zhao does not like to stay in this house very much, because the Huaihe River defense line is long, and he needs to often ride on horseback to patrol along the Huaihe River.
But recently, Zhao Lu has not left Fengyang City or the General Military Office for a long time.
He sat in his study, sometimes not coming out for a whole day.
Everyone knew that he was in a bad mood, and no one dared to disturb him. Except for Major General Zhao Zhuo, who could occasionally enter the study, no one else could enter.
On this day, Major General Zhao Zhuo gritted his teeth and knocked on the study door, and whispered: "Dad, the inner guard is here."
There was silence in the study room.
After a while, the door opened slowly. General Zhao was dressed in cyan plain clothes. He had lost weight. He seemed to be in a bad state of mind.
"Lead the way."
Zhao Zhuo responded and led Zhao Lu to the front house. In the living room, he saw the guards coming.
This man's surname was Zheng, and he was a captain of the inner guard. After seeing Zhao Lu, Colonel Zheng stood up quickly, clasped his fists respectfully, lowered his head and saluted, "I am humbled to pay homage to the Marquis."
Zhao Lu sat on the main seat, glanced at the man, and asked: "Colonel Zheng..."
"What happened?"
"I came here to report to the Marquis."
He took out a letter from his sleeve, held it in front of Zhao Lu with both hands, lowered his head and said: "Master Hou, this is the letter sent by Mr. Shen Yishen, the minister of the Ministry of War, from Xuzhou. I specifically asked that it must be delivered to
In your hands, Lord Marquis."
After hearing his words, Zhao Lu looked up and glanced at Zhao Zhuo who was standing next to him. The young general shook his head slightly, indicating that he did not know about this.
After all, Mr. Zhao Hou had seen strong winds and waves. He stretched out his hand to take it and asked: "Besides, does Colonel Zheng have anything else to do?"
The guard man shook his head quickly: "The letter has been delivered. I have nothing to do with my duties. I will take my leave now."
Zhao Lu nodded silently and said, "Zhuo'er, let someone arrange wine and food for Captain Zheng."
Zhao Zhuo nodded, turned around and ordered a servant from the General Military Mansion to take Lieutenant Zheng down to eat and drink.
After Captain Zheng left, the father and son looked at the letter lying quietly on the desk without speaking to each other.
Because both father and son knew that, theoretically speaking, Shen Yi had become their leader.
And this letter must come from an evil person.
After a while, Zhao Lu slowly said: "It's up to you to open the letter."
Zhao Zhuo nodded and picked up the letter from the table.
The previous part is all about reminiscing about old times.
In the last few sentences, Mr. Shen started talking about serious things.
"My brother was given the imperial edict at the beginning of this year. I was very frightened. I realized that with my meager talent, how could I control the famous generals of Chen Dynasty?"
"Then the divine grace is like dew, and the divine power is like prison."
"Even though I'm out here, I don't dare not accept it, and I don't dare not accept it."
"Now, I have received the holy will to coordinate the armies. However, I have been in Qi for a long time, and I really don't understand the Huaihe River Navy, so I have no way to coordinate."
"I heard that Zhao Zhuo, the commander of the Huaihe Navy, is proficient in water warfare and familiar with the military affairs of the Huaihe Navy. I am sending a letter to my brother, instructing Zhao Zhuo, the commander of the Huaihe Navy, to go north to Xuzhou. First, I can exchange news, and secondly, I can learn more about it.
Huaihe Navy."
At this point, this letter is finally finished.
After Zhao Zhuo read it, his hands trembled slightly with anger.
"father…"
Zhao Zhuo gritted his teeth slightly and said, "Shen Qi, I want to transfer my son away from you and transfer him to Xuzhou!"
Lord Zhao stood up silently, reached for the document in Zhao Zhuo's hand, and read it carefully.
After reading it, he let out a breath and looked a little unhappy.
"This guy Shen Qi..."
The Marquis of Anping silently clenched his fists.