Fengchan Taishan is one of the conditions for achieving an emperor through the ages.
If the emperor can say this, it is obvious that the current Emperor Hongde is ready to go down in history and become an emperor for the ages.
At this time, naturally no one dared to displease the emperor, and everyone had to support him.
During a celebration banquet, Shen Yi was the second protagonist after the emperor. Many high officials came to toast him and say one or two complimentary words.
If he were an ordinary person, he would already be in high spirits at this time. After all, the young man is proud and has made such great achievements. It is normal to have his tail raised, but it is abnormal not to raise his tail.
However, Mr. Shen still had some determination and was basically able to control everything. He only responded with a smile.
At the end, the five prime ministers of Zhongshu were all ready to propose a toast to Mr. Shen. When Shen Yi saw this, he stood up directly, carried the wine bottle to the five prime ministers, and toasted one by one.
Among the five prime ministers, Cui Yu was naturally placed last by him.
"I'm here to toast Cui Xiangjiu."
Mr. Shen was holding the wine glass with a smile on his face.
Cui Yu just glanced at Shen Yi with a smile, without picking up the wine glass in front of him, and said: "Sir Shen has made outstanding contributions, how can Cui deserve it?"
"Sir Sir Shen, please go back. Cui will go to pay homage to Sir Shen later."
Shen Yi frowned, then silently poured the wine in the glass at his feet, with a calm expression: "I don't dare to take it seriously. Since Prime Minister Cui won't give me face, there is no need to drink anymore."
Pouring wine on the ground, it smelled like offering sacrifices to the dead. Cui Yu's face turned pale because of Shen Yi's action, and then he couldn't get angry easily. He could only sulk, still sitting in his seat, closing his eyes to rest, and using cultivation to suppress Get angry.
The emperor on the throne saw this scene in his eyes. He touched his chin and after thinking for a while, he picked up the golden cup on his table and asked Gao Ming to fill it with wine. He left his seat and walked to Cui Yu. Looking at Cui Xianggong with his eyes closed and silent, his expression was calm.
"Xiang Cui is so powerful. If you don't drink Shen Yi's wine, why don't you drink my wine?"
He deliberately did not use the word "I" because he wanted to see if Cui Yu, with his eyes closed, could distinguish his own voice.
Cui Yu opened his eyes suddenly, rolled to the ground from his position in some embarrassment, knelt down and kowtowed: "I am scared..."
The emperor still looked calm and said with a smile: "There is nothing you dare not do to toast at the banquet."
"Get up and drink."
Cui Yu got up in embarrassment, raised the wine glass with both hands, and drank it carefully.
However, His Majesty the Emperor held the glass of wine and did not drink it. Instead, he turned around and returned to his seat.
The "interaction" between the emperor and the prime minister will naturally attract the attention of the vast majority of people. This scene was watched by many people. Prime Minister Xie Min looked at Prime Minister Yue Qian beside him, clinked a glass of wine with Yue Xiang, laughed, and looked up. Drink it all in one gulp.
Yue Xiang also drank it with a smile.
The two prime ministers looked at each other and said nothing, but the meaning was self-evident.
Mr. Cui used too much force and went a little too far.
That's how it is in officialdom. Sometimes a glass of wine, a word, or even a look can decide too many things.
This is also the reason why many people are obsessed with officialdom and cannot extricate themselves.
As for Shen Yi, although he would not suffer a loss in this situation, he was actually not willing to spend his energy on this kind of knowledge.
In comparison, it is more interesting to plot against the enemy.
This is true whether you are plotting against enemies in the north or Jiankang's enemies.
A luncheon went on very quickly. The emperor sent the Shen family back home, but kept Shen Yi behind. The emperor and his ministers entered the Manna Hall together, one behind the other.
When he arrived at the Manna Palace, the emperor seemed much more relaxed. He leaned on the soft couch and looked at Gao Ming with his eyelids raised.
"Give Shen Qing a seat."
Eunuch Gao nodded immediately, moved a chair and placed it behind Mr. Shen.
Shen Yi did not refuse. After thanking him, he sat down.
The emperor stretched, then looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Last year at this time, you told me that you wanted to find an opportunity on the battlefield of the Huaihe River and find a way to cross the Huaihe River."
"I thought at the time..."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty thinks I am bragging."
The emperor nodded: "Yes, I thought it was unrealistic at the time."
"but…"
The emperor said softly: "Later, Luo Yong came back and told me that you went to Xuzhou to bury people when the tenth year of Hongde passed."
"It's been almost three years now."
"It was only today that we achieved the success of recovering Southern Zhili."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty may not remember, but I rose to prominence in Jiankang back then because of those poems about Yiyi Beiwang. Since I have had this idea for a long time, I should have planned and buried the plot in advance. "
"Remember, why don't you remember?"
The emperor said leisurely: "The spring breeze is green again on the south bank of the river."
He looked to the north, as if he saw the distant Yandu, the ancestral home of the Li family, and sighed: "When will the bright moon shine on me again?"
After sighing with emotion, the emperor looked at Shen Yi and asked, "When did Shen Qing start preparing?"
"Eight years of Hongde."
Shen Yi said with a calm face: "When the Di Reporting Division laid out Jiankang, I asked the Di Reporting Division to start burying wires in the north. At that time, I reported this matter to His Majesty, but at that time the Di Reporting Division was still inconspicuous. , Your Majesty probably doesn’t remember.”
The emperor thought for a while, but he really couldn't remember.
Mr. Shen continued: "At that time, I deployed eight teams from the Di News Division and asked some people from the Di News Division to lurk in the north. However, they were not engaged in intelligence matters. They were only given money to let them take root in the north. ."
"At the end of the 10th year of Hongde's reign, I sent Lin Sheng, the leader of the eighth group, to go north and asked him to take over this part of the line that had been buried for more than two years."
"At that time, these lines were still scattered and unsystematic, but some of them had already taken root in the local area and gained some influence."
"Therefore, Lin Sheng was able to rely on these local forces to consolidate his identity so that his feet would not be exposed. He also relied on money to successfully get close to Pan Mao, the magistrate of Xuzhou."
The emperor touched his chin and asked: "Take Pan Mao's niece?"
Shen Yi did not deny it, lowered his head and said: "Yes."
The emperor said softly: "This Lin Sheng, when I came back a few days ago, I summoned him, but he did not mention the Qi Ren woman."
"That woman is dead."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said in a lower voice: "After learning Lin Sheng's identity, he hanged himself."
The emperor said "Huh".
"I really don't know about this."
The Emperor Chen shook his head and sighed: "She is a strong woman. It's a pity. It's better to bring her to Jiankang and give her a peaceful life."
The emperor said that he did not know about this matter, which meant that he already knew most of the other things.
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the death of this Qi woman is suspected of being a cruel plot, so..."
"Lin Sheng has asked himself to quit the Di newspaper office. He is a scholar and wants to be a civil servant in the future."
When the emperor heard this, he was a little surprised: "Did Shen Qing consciously raise the suspicion of cruelty, or did Lin Sheng bring it up on his own initiative?"
Shen Yi was silent for a while and then said: "Both."
"However, Lin Sheng has made outstanding contributions this time, and the death of the woman has greatly stimulated him. It is indeed not suitable for him to report to the company in his residence."
Mr. Shen sighed silently and said, "He is quite talented. I would like to recommend him to take over the Di newspaper department in the future."
He cupped his hands and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Lin Sheng was formerly the Secretary of the Di's Reporting Department, and he is an official of the seventh rank. Please, Your Majesty, please transfer his original post to another official and grant him the post of County Magistrate."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said: "He is an official of the Di Reporting Department, so he can be regarded as a Beijing official. When Beijing officials are sent to other places, they will be added two levels, which is the sixth grade."
"In addition, he has made great contributions in capturing Xuzhou this time."
The emperor lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "I will let the officials take a look tomorrow and give him a post as governor of the state."
A state is an administrative unit between prefectures and counties.
Some states are under the direct administration of the province and are called Zhili prefectures; some states are under the jurisdiction of the government and are called scattered states.
A state often has several counties.
Zhili Prefecture's Zhizhou is the fifth rank, and Sanzhou's is the fifth rank.
Shen Yi stood up and bowed respectfully to the Emperor: "On behalf of Lin Sheng, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
The emperor waved his hand and said: "Don't be like this. He has made great contributions. Giving him a magistrate is already wronging him. If it weren't for his lack of merit, he should be given a magistrate."
At this point, the emperor frowned and said softly: "He has no fame. Even if he is a favored official, when he goes to the local level, most local officials will not obey him."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Lin Sheng has been able to do so well in the northern border for more than two years. He has enough care for the city and the government, and he has the status of the imperial court. Local officials cannot bully him."
The emperor then nodded and did not continue. Instead, he looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Where are you, Shen Qing? What reward do you want for such a great contribution?"
"My reward has been sent to Xuzhou."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "The officers and men of the Huai'an Army have made great contributions. Please, Your Majesty, reward the three armies."
The emperor nodded happily and said with a smile: "This is no problem. I have already asked the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War to prepare money, food and official positions."
Having said this, the emperor sat up straight and looked at Shen Yi, who was also sitting on the chair, with expectant eyes.
"What Shen Qing said to me here last year has been fulfilled one by one. I wonder if you have anything else to say to me this year?"
Brother Cake is obviously asking for cake from Mr. Shen.
Shen Yi looked at the bearded big cake brother, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, if nothing unexpected happens, after the political situation in Beiting stabilizes next year, there will be a big war in Shandong Plain."
"This battle may last one or two years."
"I will try my best to win this battle. After winning, the battle line..."
Mr. Shen's voice was low.
"You can push it to the edge of the Yellow River!"