In the study, after Xu Fu accepted the job, he hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Master Hou, has something happened to Jiankang..."
"fine."
Mr. Shen smiled and looked calm.
"Just following the procedure."
He looked at Xu Fu and smiled: "Actually, I should have done this a long time ago. After all, my official position is so big, so I should be greedy."
Having said this, he touched his head and felt helpless: "It's just that I've been too busy in the past few years and I forgot about this."
What His Majesty the Emperor did was relatively mild. He was just reminding Shen Yi to do something that should be done at this stage.
Self-destruction is a process that important officials of the state must follow.
This kind of reminder is actually well-intentioned from a political perspective.
This means that after Shen Yi has done these things according to the rules, the emperor can feel relieved, and the two of them can continue to work happily and closely together to continue this entrepreneurial venture that belongs to young people.
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of tea, looked at Xu Fu, and chuckled: "Don't worry, I won't have any problems, you..."
Shen Yi rubbed his temples and said, "The cost of buying a house should not affect the cost of the Northern Expedition."
Xu Fu thought for a while and suddenly said: "Master Hou, if you buy a house, it will definitely affect the cost of the Northern Expedition. Do you still want to buy this house?"
"Of course I want to buy it."
Shen Yi looked calm and said: "If you don't buy it, whether the Northern Expedition can continue is a matter of two opinions."
Having said this, Lord Shen smiled and said: "That's all, just go and help me with this errand. We are about to reach Hejian Mansion. We may be short of food and supplies, but we are really not short of money." ."
Xu Fu bowed his head again: "I obey my orders."
Shen Yi was startled, then smiled and said, "It's a rare claim."
Xu Fu was silent for a while, bowed to Shen Yi, and said: "Since Jiangdu, the Marquis has taught his subordinates many things. Naturally, they should worship under the Marquis and obey his orders."
Shen Yi waved his hand: "The friendship between us is too empty to say this."
A smile appeared on Xu Fu's face, and he said with a smile: "Master Hou, otherwise this house in Jiangdu will be under the name of my subordinates..."
Mr. Shen laughed and cursed: "You kid, want to rob my house?"
"meaningless."
He smiled and said: "To be arrogant, I can't stop this crime even if it goes to Jiankang. It's just to give each other peace of mind. You don't have to think too much."
Shen Yi chuckled softly: "Don't worry about me, just go and do your business."
Xu Fu nodded, bowed his head to Shen Yi, and silently turned around and left.
After Xu Fu left, Mr. Shen sat in his chair, looking up and thinking.
To be honest, Emperor Hongde has been quite kind in this matter.
If he didn't take any action after this incident, as if he didn't know anything about it, then Shen Yi would really feel that something was wrong.
But now, the two sides just go through the procedures and the matter is over. This means that the emperor himself still fully trusts Shen Yi, and doing these "surface tasks" is just fulfilling his duties as the emperor.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen stood up, walked to the yard, looked up at the moonlight outside, and suddenly laughed at himself.
"Everyone talks about getting promoted and getting rich..."
"It turns out that if an official reaches a certain level, he or she will have no say in whether he or she will make a fortune."
"That's all..."
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked calm.
"After fighting for so many years, it's time to enjoy it."
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Just be a wealthy and prominent Marquis Shen."
That night, the two girls went to the Jinan Governor's Yamen.
………………
In the blink of an eye, the time came to the end of April.
Su Ding's troops have advanced very smoothly. They have reached the gate of Hejian Fucheng and are about to start attacking Hejian Fucheng.
At this time, General Zhou Shizhong, commanding 50,000 imperial troops and nearly 100,000 remaining troops from Tuyuan last year, marched south from Yandu to aid Hejian Prefecture.
General Zhou personally led the troops out of the city to fight against Su Ding's Left Army. The two sides fought fiercely in Hejian Prefecture for several days. Due to the disparity in strength, the Huai'an Army's Left Army suffered losses one after another. On the fourth day, it was defeated and retreated south, all the way from Hejian Prefecture. Withdrew to the Jiaohe area in the south.
In this battle, the Huai'an army did suffer a moderate loss.
After a few days, Zhou Shizhong's troops suffered casualties of at most two to three thousand people, and Su Ding's troops suffered nearly 5,000 casualties.
It can be said that it has been broken.
The day after Zhou Shizhong's victory, various places in Yandu began to publicize on a large scale that General Zhou defeated Nanchen in Hejian, killing more than 10,000 enemies and injuring countless others.
For a time, the morale of Yan City was greatly boosted.
At the same time, Ling Su of Daming Mansion also encountered a counterattack by the Qi army. Although he did not suffer as much as Su Ding, he did not gain any advantage. In short, it was unlikely that he could continue to advance towards Zhending Mansion.
Lord Shen, who was at the Jinan vassal office, received the first news of the victory from the internal guards of Yandu.
After seeing the news from Yandu, Mr. Shen was almost stunned on the spot!
Because according to the propaganda from Yandu, Zhou Shizhong almost crippled his left army in three days!
Fortunately, news about the Left Route Army also came. After seeing the second news, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
He placed both pieces of information in front of Zhang Jian and said softly: "Brother, take a look."
Zhang Jian took it and read it in the order given by Shen Yi. His expression also changed and returned to normal. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief, put down the two pieces of information, and said with a smile: "The first one The news really shocked me, I thought that I, the chief envoy of Shandong, would be kicked out by the Qi people after only half a year of service."
Mr. Shen also smiled and said, "Senior brother, at most, I will only lose my official position. I was almost sent to Jiankang."
Zhang Fantai lowered his head to drink tea and said softly: "It seems that the Northern Qi Dynasty has run out of skills and can only exaggerate its achievements to fool the Yandu government and the public."
"This may not be a solution."
Mr. Shen chuckled softly and said: "In the early years when the Di News Bureau was first established, these methods were often used. Reporting good news but not bad news was very effective sometimes."
"Especially when the two countries are at odds with each other, there is no problem in boosting morale."
"and…"
Shen Yi said softly: "Su Ding did lose a battle."
He looked at Zhang Jian and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on you to manage the Shandong rear area for a while. I need to go north to inspect various armies."
"Otherwise, as the coach of the Northern Expedition, I would be too relaxed."
Zhang Jian shook his head helplessly: "When you are in Jinan, I will do most of the work."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "That's still different."
"I am in Jinan, Shandong, especially Jinan Prefecture. Some people with evil intentions are more or less honest. After I leave, some of them who are bold will probably jump out."
"I will leave more manpower in the dark to help senior brother."
Zhang Jian nodded silently and asked, "When will Ziheng leave?"
"Let's do it tomorrow."
Master Shen looked at the two different pieces of information and frowned slightly: "According to Su Ding's report, the combat effectiveness of the Yandu Forbidden Army is still ridiculously strong."
"If we don't deal with them, the progress of the Northern Expedition may be delayed again and again."
"If all the Yandu Forbidden Army is sent out, the Northern Expedition may enter a stalemate."
Zhang Jian laughed softly and said, "Zi Heng, you have many ideas. I believe these forbidden troops will not be able to trouble you."
"It would really stump me."
Mr. Shen raised his head and looked into the distance.