Looking at Shen Yi's expression, Pei Yuan shuddered for no reason. He hesitated and quickly added: "Shen Zhongcheng, don't get me wrong. I just came here to see the situation on the battlefield on Zhongshu's behalf. There was absolutely no interference with Zhongcheng." idea…"
Mr. Shen still had a smile on his face: "Regarding the situation on the battlefield, Zhongshu sent out a letter almost every two or three days, and I responded to them one by one. Is there something that was not made clear? I would like to ask Mr. Pei to make it clear. "
Although Shen Yi is not very old now, he has led troops for many years and holds a high position, so he is already full of real aura.
You know, Ling Su's generals with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in front of him may tremble when he says a few harsh words, let alone a weak civil servant like Pei Yuan?
After being asked by Shen Yi with a half-smile, Pei Yuan began to feel frightened from the bottom of his heart. He lowered his head and said cautiously: "Zhongcheng, coming here is not my original intention. You can't embarrass me." Aren’t you a subordinate?”
He swallowed and said in a low voice: "Zhongcheng, you are also a civil servant who was born in the second rank of Jinshi. We are our own people. I will tell you something that only my own people can say."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Come and listen, sir."
"Zhongcheng, you wrote a very detailed report to Zhongshu. Logically speaking, there is nothing to see when the officials come here. Why did Zhongshu and his ministers send the officials here?"
He took a deep breath and whispered.
"It's because someone in the court said..."
Seeing that he was hesitant and hesitant, Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and asked, "What did you say?"
"explain…"
Pei Yuan whispered: "It is said that Dachen lost the Zhao clan and gained the Shen clan..."
Hearing these words, Mr. Shen almost laughed out of anger.
He looked at Pei Yuan and said coldly: "Who said this?"
Pei Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Zhongcheng, by asking this, aren't you making things difficult for me? Talking about people behind their backs is the behavior of a villain, and a mediocre official can't talk about it."
"If Mr. Pei doesn't say anything, I will just think that Mr. Pei is talking about Jiankang."
Mr. Shen said in a low voice: "Shen, thank them for speaking out!"
"After Mr. Pei returned to Jiankang, he told several of his in-laws that if anyone among them wanted to be a member of the Cui clan or Chen clan, he could come to Jinan. I, Shen Qi, immediately gave up the opportunity and returned to Jiankang to be mine. The Minister of War is going."
Pei Yuan shrank his head and said cautiously: "Furthermore, some of my husbands would like to hear what you, Zhongcheng, think about the peace talks."
He paused and said in a low voice: "Zhongcheng, Prime Minister Zhao, who is in charge of the household department, is a family member of yours. Even Prime Minister Zhao said that if the fight continues, there will be no way to survive..."
Shen Yi looked calm and said: "The Qi people want to cede Shandong to us. This is a great thing. What do you have to disagree with? If they are willing to cede Shandong for free, they will immediately withdraw all Qi troops from Shandong. Then this will happen." We, the Huai'an Army, will only take half of the credit for taking over Shandong, and give the remaining half to the temple princes!"
Pei Yuan was silent for a long time and said nothing.
Master Shen sneered.
He knew that the Qi people could not cede the entire Shandong unconditionally. Although the terms they offered were tempting, there must be corresponding conditions.
Pei Yuan whispered: "Zhongcheng, although the Qi people have put forward conditions, they are not harsh."
"The people of Qi mean that Zhongcheng's troops should withdraw from Jinan Prefecture and return to Yanzhou."
"As for the Qi army, they also retreated and retreated from Shandong."
"In order not to disturb people's livelihood, the Shandong officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty will still be in office for the next year. Within one year, all Shandong fields and people's household registrations will be handed over, and all Shandong taxes for the next year will belong to me, Da Chen."
"The people of Qi don't take anything from them."
After hearing these few words, Shen Yi's eyelids jumped!
Especially the last sentence made the corners of his eyes twitch.
It is already a consensus with the imperial court that all the prefectures in Shandong will be exempt from taxes for three years. If the Qi people follow this plan, the Qi people will also have to collect taxes from all the prefectures in Shandong in the next year!
No matter where these collected taxes belong, they have to be collected anyway.
If the tax is really collected, the notice posted by Shen Yi will become a piece of waste paper that makes you feel embarrassed even if you wipe your butt!
However, if Chen changes his orders overnight, he will no longer have credibility in Shandong!
Pei Yuan whispered: "Moreover, Northern Qi is also willing to hand over the taxes of Henan Province for the next three years to Da Chen as compensation..."
Mr. Shen suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "How many people in the court agreed to these conditions?"
Pei Yuan remained silent.
His attitude said it all, and it was obvious that most people were willing.
After all, at this moment, the imperial court was almost running out of money.
Even Zhao Changping agreed to send Pei Yuan to the north to take a look, just to find out what the current battlefield in Jinan looked like and whether it should be fought or negotiated.
Pei Yuan lowered his head slightly and continued: "Zhongcheng, before Xiaguan came, Prime Minister Chen told Xiaguan that regardless of whether the court negotiates peace or not, the credit for Shandong's success is due to you, Zhongcheng, and the Huai'an army. "
"No one can take it away."
Mr. Shen remained silent.
After a while, he turned aside and made way.
"Master Pei, please go ahead and rest in the big tent. If I have free time these days, I will take you to the battlefield to have a look, so that you can return to Jiankang and pay your respects."
Pei Yuan was obedient and quickly lowered his head: "Thank you, Zhongcheng."
"Zhongcheng..."
He lowered his head and said, "I believe that my husband's intention is not not to stop fighting, but to rest for a few years before fighting, so that the court can take a break and regain some strength."
Mr. Shen glanced at him, expressionless.
"If the imperial court insists on peace talks, I can't help it."
"But no matter who asks me."
Shen Yi spoke very bluntly: "It's impossible for me to agree. Qi people want peace talks..."
"Let them come and talk to me."
………………
Early the next morning, Shen Yi took Pei Yuan to the battlefield in person.
The two big men grabbed Master Pei's shoulders and began to put iron armor on him. After a while, they forcibly put a set of armor on Master Pei.
Shen Yi was also wearing armor and couldn't help but pull Pei Yuan towards the military formation.
At this time, the Huai'an army was conducting a new round of siege.
At this time, after almost a month of fighting, the Qi people were already familiar with explosive ammunition. Whenever the Huai'an army fired artillery, they would hide behind the bunker. If it was too late, they would simply lie down on the ground, and the effect was outstanding.
The battlefield suppression power of artillery has been slightly weakened.
During the artillery suppression, the Qi troops on the tower could even organize scattered bows and arrows to counterattack despite the artillery fire.
Mr. Shen personally came to the military formation and waved his hand.
Thousands of Huai'an troops, like wolves and tigers, rushed towards Jinan City.
Shen Yi and Pei Yuan, one behind the other, stood in the military formation.
Lord Pei was so frightened that his two armies trembled. Just as he was about to plead with Shen Yi to return to the Chinese army's tent, an arrow shot straight towards him, hitting Pei Yuan's left shoulder. Fortunately, the distance was too far, and he was wearing armor, so the arrow had to be shot. It penetrated half an inch into the flesh without even hurting the bones.
Master Pei was so frightened by this arrow that he fell to the ground on his back, so frightened that he peed his pants.
Literally pissed off.
Mr. Shen stood next to him and looked coldly at Pei Yuan, who was lying on the ground and had become incontinent.
"This is a civil servant..."
In his heart, he continued to sneer.
…
At the end of November, Zhong Ming led the Xuanjia Guards and launched a three-day fierce attack on Jinan City.
Finally, Xuanjiawei ascended Jinan City first and climbed up the tower.
However, there were too many defenders in the city, and even the Xuanjia Guards could not withstand them. They fought fiercely on the tower for a day and night, but were still forced to come down.
On the third and seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the officers and soldiers of the Huai'an army boarded the Jinan city tower twice and fought fiercely with the Qi people on the city wall.
Although the city gate could not be opened, the tall walls of Jinan City were no longer able to stop the Huai'an army.
Within ten days, the Huai'an army attacked Jinan City three times, and the news spread throughout the city.
Morale naturally waxes and wanes.
On the ninth day of December, Shen Yi led Mr. Pei, who had finally recovered from his injuries, to the battlefield again.
He pointed to the battlefield and looked back at Pei Yuan.
"Did Mr. Pei see it?"
"This is where most of Chen's masculinity comes from."