And this sentence "born seven men" undoubtedly elevated Shen Yi to a very high position.
After Mr. Shen stood up, he looked respectful and lowered his head and said: "Thanks to your majesty's strategic planning and the blessings of the country, I have achieved a small success by luck. However, it is only the first step in a journey of a thousand miles. I am not worthy of your majesty." Such praise."
His Majesty the Emperor patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I know you are humble, but at this time, there is no need to be so humble."
After saying that, the emperor looked at the three people kneeling behind Shen Yi, stretched out his hands to support them, and smiled: "All three of you, please get up."
The three people then stood up and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Raise your head, let me take a look at you."
Ling Su and others then raised their heads, glanced at the emperor quickly, and then looked at his nose and heart, not daring to move.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at these three people seriously and sighed: "You three have made such great contributions in the north, but I was not very familiar with you before, especially General Su."
He looked at Su Ding and said with a smile: "I read in the military report that General Su's department made the greatest contribution during this attack on Jinan. I have seen General Ling and General Xue at least, but I have never seen General Su. arrive."
Su Dingcheng was frightened and lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Huai'an Army is under the unified command of Lord Shen. I have the merit, but it is also the credit of the Huai'an Army as a whole. Without General Xue and General Ling, as well as the officers and soldiers of the Huai'an Army, I As well as the Left Route Army, I am afraid that even the gate of Jinan City cannot be seen."
When the emperor heard this, he turned to look at Shen Yi and smiled hoarsely: "Shen Qing taught you? How do you speak in the same tone as Shen Qing?"
Mr. Shen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, General Su's character is like this, humble and cautious. Among the many generals in the Huai'an army, General Su is the most stable. Sometimes, he is even better than the humble ministers."
"In the past few years, I have learned a lot from General Su."
Su Ding lowered his head again: "If it weren't for Mr. Shen's guidance and guidance, I would..."
"alright."
The emperor interrupted him and said with a smile: "If you continue to praise each other like this, we may not be able to enter the city until dark."
Having said this, the emperor reached out and patted Su Ding's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Some time ago, I asked someone to check your resume. You used to be a Qianhu in the Mingzhou Guard, and later you were commanded by the Mingzhou Guard because of your meritorious service. The envoy asked to be promoted to Commander, but ended up staying in Jiankang for a long time and was never able to fill the vacancy, right?"
Su Ding said hurriedly: "Yes..."
The emperor pointed at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "So you followed Shen Aiqing's path, right?"
Su Ding was startled and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Master Shen was the doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War at that time. Weichen did send things to Master Shen, but Master Shen returned all the things. Later, when we arranged for Weichen, He did not transfer his colleagues according to the command, but transferred minor ministers to the Huai'an army and still served thousands of households..."
"No favoritism!"
"I didn't say he was showing favoritism."
The emperor shook his head and let out a long sigh: "Shen Qing was appointed as the Military Selector for only about half a year, and he promoted talents like General Su for the imperial court. It is a shame that such a great talent was suppressed by mediocrity in his early years and was almost buried."
The emperor said quietly: "Zhang Tong, the former commander of the Mingzhou Guard, has been dismissed from his post due to dereliction of duty and corruption. General Su, what do you think should be done with him?"
Su Ding lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Weishuai is guilty, it will be judged according to the national law, and I dare not say anything."
The emperor burst into laughter, turned around, walked to Shen Yi, and said, "Look at him, he talks almost exactly like you!"
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Maybe I have something in common with General Su."
The emperor shook his head helplessly, pulled Shen Yi to the front of Su Ding, and said calmly: "I am very angry with those morons who bury the talents of the imperial court. The commander of the Mingzhou Guard, and Wei Kang, who was the doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War at that time, I let People have done it.”
The vast majority of officials in the imperial court were all scoundrels, not to mention Wei Kang and Zhang Tong, who were not clean in the first place. If the emperor wanted to mess with them, it was just a matter of words.
Mr. Shen sent flattery at the right time.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Su Ding bowed his head respectfully, and after hearing Shen Yi's words, he echoed.
"Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor then smiled and said: "Look, there are still some differences between General Su and Shen Qing."
"He's not as smooth as you."
Shen Yi also smiled: "This is natural, otherwise, a hereditary Qianhu family would not have been driven out of Mingzhou Wei and ended up with nowhere to stay."
Su Ding's face turned red when he was told that, and he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
His Majesty the Emperor was in a good mood at the moment. He chatted a few words with the three generals. Then he pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and said with a smile: "It's too cold outside the city. Let's go into the palace to talk."
With that said, he pulled Shen Yi onto the dragon chariot.
Mr. Shen was so frightened that he shook his head and took two steps back: "Your Majesty, how can this be done?"
His Majesty the Emperor frowned and looked back at him: "What's wrong?"
"Your son can sit in this car, why can't you?"
Shen Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Children are ignorant, but ministers are different..."
The emperor laughed dumbly, grabbed Shen Yi's arm again, and said: "When you interrupted me like this, I also remembered that I really shouldn't get on the dragon chariot at this moment."
He pulled Mr. Shen, turned to face the civil and military officials who were accompanying him, raised his head slightly, and said: "My lords, Shen Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Huai'an Army of the Great Chen Dynasty, led the king's division to attack the Hu bandits in the north. He fought and won consecutive battles and captured Jinan last month. city and regain the entire territory of Shandong!"
Having said this, His Majesty the Emperor himself became a little excited. He raised his arms and shouted: "Destiny is mine, God bless Da Chen!"
All the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty!"
"The destiny is in Chen, the destiny is in Chen!"
The people nearby also knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "The destiny is here!"
Soon, everyone present, except Shen Yi who was unable to kneel down because his arm was being held by the emperor, knelt down on the ground.
Mr. Shen tried to break free, but the emperor did not let go. He just pulled him into the dragon chariot and said with a smile: "Is this the first time you have seen such a scene?"
Shen Yi had no choice but to get on the dragon chariot and sit opposite the emperor. He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is too gracious..."
"I don't think so."
The emperor shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Shen Qing has made such a great contribution without generous rewards. How do the people of Chen, and even the whole world, know about my determination in the Northern Expedition?"
"As the saying goes, if they know that I have this intention, they will do what I like, and the whole court can do what Shen Qing said before."
"One heart and one mind."
At this point, the emperor said softly: "If it were all up to you and Zhang Jian to do things, I would be exhausted."
After saying this, His Majesty the Emperor looked at the palace attendants carrying the sedan outside, and calmly ordered: "Go back to the palace."
Eunuch Gao immediately sang loudly: "Get up and drive back to the palace~!"
Shen Yi just sat on the dragon chariot, opposite the emperor.
This place is still ten miles away from Jiankang City. Both sides of this ten-mile road were almost filled with people. After seeing the emperor's carriage, these people knelt on the ground and shouted long live.
Occasionally, someone would call Master Shen a few words.
After entering the city, there were even more people watching, and most of their eyes fell on the faces of the emperor and Shen Yi.
In this way, it was not until noon, when everyone entered the imperial city, that the grand "welcome ceremony" officially came to an end.
At this time, the banquet in the palace has been prepared.
Everyone in the Shen family was invited into the palace to participate in the banquet.
At the same time, all officials of the third rank and above in the imperial court, that is, officials qualified to participate in court meetings, also attended the banquet.
When the banquet began, Shen Yi was placed at the first table on the emperor's right hand.
When the food was almost served, Shen Yi waved to Shen Heng in the distance. Shen Heng immediately stood up, came to Shen Yi's table, and sat across from Shen Yi.
After Shen Heng sat down, he first looked at the emperor's throne, which had not yet arrived, then looked at Shen Yi and gave a thumbs up: "Brother is so majestic!"
Shen Yi rolled his eyes at him, poured him a glass of wine, and asked softly: "You have been recording things in the palace recently. Have you seen General Pei come back?"
Shen Heng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I have never seen that my younger brother is not the only one who records the emperor's daily life."
Having said this, Shen Heng paused and said, "But a few days ago, there was a court meeting in Ganlu Hall."
"It seems that General Pei was mentioned, and it should be about Big Brother."
Shen Yi pushed the wine glass to him and shook his head slightly, indicating that he should stop talking.
The two brothers clinked a glass and each drank it down.
Mr. Shen put down his wine glass, already feeling clear in his heart.
It seems that Pei Jun's request to the court to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition has been sent to the court, and the court procedures have been completed.
And this Northern Expedition coach...
This is probably the most suspenseful thing about returning to Jiankang this year.
Seeing that Shen Yi was deep in thought, Shen Heng suddenly coughed and whispered: "Brother, the court wants to grant you a title..."
Mr. Shen came back to his senses and rolled his eyes at him.
"There are so many people here, don't talk nonsense."
