It's thrilling to think about it, but in fact, most of them are like now, two people sit down and drink a few cups of tea, and the winner or loser is decided.
However, neither side will publicize this kind of victory or defeat afterwards, as it will save face for the other party.
Otherwise, with the energy of a prime minister, fighting Shen Yi to the bitter end, Shen Yi himself would not feel too good.
After drinking several cups of tea, Shen Yi stood up and left.
Cui Yu also stood up.
At the entrance of the teahouse, two Jinshi, an old man and a young man, said goodbye.
Before leaving, Shen Yi looked back at Cui Yu and asked with a smile: "Will Prime Minister Cui live a long life this year?"
Cui Yu smiled hoarsely.
"Shen Zhongcheng doesn't know?"
Several prime ministers are the highest leaders in the imperial court. When serving as officials in the imperial court, not to mention their age and birthdays, they must be kept in mind.
Mr. Shen shook his head: "I don't know."
Cui Yu sighed slightly: "I'm sixty-one."
"You're not too young then."
Mr. Shen looked sincere: "Mr. Cui, take care of yourself."
Cui Yu was a little confused by these words.
"If Shen Zhongcheng has something to say, you might as well say it directly."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Most of the discord between Xianguan and Prime Minister Cui are due to different political opinions. These differences are nothing more than the Northern Expedition."
"If Prime Minister Cui lives a little longer, he will be able to see one day when the official will put the Dragon Flag of Chen on the high city of Yandu again."
This sentence made Cui Yu's calm expression suddenly turn ugly.
He took several deep breaths, then raised his head to look at Shen Yi and said, "By the good words of Shen Zhongcheng, I will try to live a few more years and take a good look to see if Zhongcheng will become the next Yuan Du."
After a pause, he lowered his eyebrows and said, "I'm only a few years older than Yuan Du."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded.
"Xiang Cui, just open your eyes and watch carefully."
After saying that, he turned around and left with his hands behind his back.
Old man Cui stood there, watching Shen Yi leave. After Shen Yi walked away, the old man shook his head slightly and said to the entourage on the side: "Ask the bearer to come over and go home."
The follower was stunned and looked up at the sky.
It's only afternoon now.
"Master, are you not going to Zhongshu?"
"What to do?"
Prime Minister Cui finally showed his angry face: "Are you going to let people see the joke?!"
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In the next few days, everything in Jiankang City remained the same.
Except for the fact that the few people who were impeached by Shen Yi were all investigated and dealt with, there seemed to be no more disturbances.
As for Shen Yi, apart from handling the military affairs sent to him at home, when he was free, he would either see Old Man Gu in Dayifang or talk to Uncle Zhao.
Of course, I mostly go to Jilong Mountain to help my father-in-law with the Jiankang Branch of Ganquan Academy.
It is worth mentioning that after a whole year, the academy has been basically completed, and after spring, it can basically start "enrollment".
Life is peaceful.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed and it was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
This morning, before Shen Yi got up from bed, he was woken up by Jiang Sheng and handed several documents in front of the sleepy Shen Yi.
When Mr. Shen opened it and took a look, his sleepiness was basically gone.
He stood up quickly, and as soon as he put on his coat, a young eunuch came to the front yard of Shen's house and invited Shen Yi to enter the palace.
Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor in the palace also received the news.
Shen Yi did not rush into the palace. He first wrote two letters quickly in the room and asked Jiang Sheng to send them out. Then he changed into regular clothes and followed the two young eunuchs into the palace. In the Manna Hall, they met When it comes to His Majesty the Emperor, who also has dark circles under his eyes.
The emperor asked Shen Yi to sit down, rubbed his eyes without paying much attention to the image, and asked: "Should Shen Qing have also received the news?"
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes, I just received the news."
He exhaled a breath and said, "Dongchang Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, and Laizhou Prefecture were all attacked by the Qi people at almost the same time."
He looked up at the emperor and whispered: "New Year's Day..."
"Um."
The emperor also became serious and said softly: "In the past few years, no matter how fierce the war was, everyone stopped in the winter. This time, the Qi people have not been able to survive for several years..."
Shen Yi thought seriously for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I have carefully read the battle reports. There are 10,000 defenders in Yanzhou City. Before I left, I assigned a general to guard the city. There will be no problems."
"The Left Route Army in Qingzhou and the Pioneer Army in Laizhou can rely on each other, and there won't be any big problems."
"The only ones who may have problems are the right army of Dongchang Prefecture, which is Ling Su's command."
"To the east is Jinan Prefecture, to the west is Daming Prefecture..."
The emperor rubbed his brows, thought seriously for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "It seems that Qi Ren is already anxious."
Shen Yi nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, they were already in a hurry when they desperately sent more troops to Shandong and Henan."
"Winter is not suitable for fighting. They are taking action at the end of the year. Firstly, they want to come up with surprise troops, and secondly, they want to bully our king's division. Without them, they can withstand the cold."
Although today's Huai'an Army has gone through several rounds of reorganization, the main body is still the "Southern Army", especially the earliest batch of people in the Huai'an Army, who are from Zhejiang, Fujian and even Guangdong, and are not very able to endure the cold.
Therefore, in the past few years, basically when winter entered, Shen Yi would temporarily stop fighting to allow them to rest and make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
Now, Qi people are rushing to take action at the end of the year, obviously they also have this consideration.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi and asked, "How is Shen Qing going to deal with it?"
"Before I entered the palace, I sent a letter to Ling Su, telling him to be careful of attacks from both sides."
"If necessary, we can evacuate Dongchang Mansion first and return to Yanzhou Mansion to stand by."
The emperor knocked on the table and sighed: "It will take at least two or three days to send this letter."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Shen Yi replied: "Before I came back, I already explained to them that if the opportunity goes wrong, they will take the initiative to retreat, even if they suffer a loss..."
"You won't suffer a big loss."
Mr. Shen's eyes were dark: "Your Majesty, this should be the last round of counterattack by the Qi people in Shandong."
"After that, they will get weaker and weaker."
The emperor smiled hoarsely: "Don't deceive me, how can you see it?"
Shen Yi looked to the north and said softly: "Your Majesty, no matter how fierce the war is, the soldiers have never been allowed to celebrate the New Year."
"Although the Qi people used this mentality to catch us by surprise, at least 70% to 80% of the 100% of the Qi army are Han Chinese."
"Even Zhu Li, the real person, still has to celebrate the New Year."
"If the war goes well, a new year may not matter. But now they are not going well, and the resentment in the hearts of the soldiers will only become greater."
Having said this, Shen Yi thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, have the Qi troops on the Henan side moved?"
The emperor shook his head slightly: "I have not received the message."
"However, if the Qi army in Shandong suddenly attacks, the Qi army in Henan may do the same."
When Shen Yi heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking.
The emperor also thought seriously for a while and said: "Shen Qing, take a look at what else is needed on the front line. In the past few days, go to various yamen and send it to the front line as soon as possible."
Shen Yi lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, all the officials in the imperial court are still in hibernation."
The emperor snorted: "The people of Qi have not passed the age of 10, so why don't they take a bath!"
Mr. Shen coughed quickly: "Your Majesty, please pay attention to your manners..."
The emperor smiled hoarsely: "You are not the real censor, what should I pay attention to?"
"You take my gold medal and go to each yamen in the imperial court. Go to which yamen you should go to."
"Shandong... must not make any mistakes."
Shen Yi nodded first, then looked up at the emperor and asked: "Your Majesty, can the Huai'an army surrender the Northern Qi and Han armies?"
Emperor Hongde thought carefully, then nodded slowly and answered Shen Yi.