As Zhang Jian said, these two are old acquaintances of Shen Yi.
Chen Yu is Jiangdu's parent official and has known Shen Yi for a long time.
Needless to say, Cheng Tingzhi, when Mr. Shen was running the shipping company in the southeast, Cheng Tingzhi could almost be regarded as Shen Yi's comrade-in-arms, and the two had quite a friendship.
In the past few years, Shen Yi occasionally received several letters from Cheng Tingzhi, and he replied to them one by one.
What surprised Shen Yi was that Cheng Tingzhi was able to be transferred out of Fujian.
He was originally a vassal in Fujian, and he succeeded in taking the position after overthrowing his boss, the former governor of Fujian. This kind of behavior is a taboo in the officialdom, and no one will be willing to win over him in the future.
Without the support of the prime minister, it stands to reason that it would be impossible for him to leave Fujian. There is a high probability that he would serve one or two terms in Fujian and then retire.
But if you think about it carefully, it is reasonable for him to be transferred to the governor of Henan. After all, he was transferred to be the first constitution of a province, and he did not have to go to the top of the mountain to worship the prime minister.
When he took office in Henan, at most Shen Yi could restrain him a little, and the two of them were familiar with each other, so being an official here would not be a problem.
But even so, what is certain is that Cheng Tingzhi's transfer must have nothing to do with the five prime ministers.
Even Zhao Changping would not backstab his superiors like this.
Therefore, Emperor Hong De must have mentioned this matter personally before it could be implemented.
However, Shen Yi did not have the energy to inquire about the official affairs of Henan. In the more than a month after returning to Jinan, he went to the front line several times. First, he inspected the battlefield on the spot, and second, he sat with Su Ding Lingsu to discuss the follow-up. battle plan.
Even as Mr. Shen was actively preparing, the wind that had brought Yandu came to Hejian Mansion.
On this day, Zhou Shizhong and Zhou Yuanlang, father and son, were waiting at the north gate of Hejian, waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy.
The father and son waited until noon to see the imperial envoy's honor guard. When the imperial envoy's sedan approached, Zhou Yuanlang frowned slightly.
He knew that the imperial envoy who came this time was from the Lang family, the most powerful family among the real people in Zhu Li.
That is, the mother clan of the emperor.
But the Lang family came from a military background and had almost no civil servants. People from a family of military commanders rode in sedan chairs...
He shook his head slightly in his mind.
When the sedan arrived, the father and son stepped forward and bowed their heads in salute.
"I am lowered to the rank of official Zhou Shizhong and pay my respects to the imperial envoy."
"I am lowering my rank to Zhou Yuanlang and paying homage to the Imperial Envoy."
When an imperial envoy meets a senior official, both father and son must bow their heads and salute the imperial envoy.
The sedan slowly landed on the ground, and a thin young man in his thirties with a white face and a short beard appeared. After the young man got off the sedan, he smiled at the Zhou family and his son, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
"The general is too kind."
"Brother Zhou Xian, there is no need to be polite."
After the imperial envoy of the Lang family helped the father and son up, the three of them exchanged a few words. After the father and son of the Zhou family welcomed the imperial envoy Lang into the General's Mansion in Hejian City and sat down, the imperial envoy Lang went straight to the point and said with a smile. : "I am here to serve as the supervisor of the army according to the order."
"But I, like Brother Zhou Xian, was born into the Lang family, but I don't like martial arts. I have been more interested in Han culture since I was a child."
Having said this, he lowered his head and took a sip of water, and said quietly: "So this time, father and son Xian can fight as they please, don't pay too much attention to me."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuanlang frowned again.
This imperial envoy was named Lang Deruo. Zhou Yuanlang did some research on him and found out that this person was the eldest grandson of the Lang family, that is, the eldest cousin of the current Emperor Zhaowu's mother's family.
The emperor sent people from the Lang family down, mainly because there was really a shortage of manpower around him. In order to appease the Zhu Li people in Yandu, he could only send this eldest cousin out to serve as a "supervisor" in Zhou Shizhong's army.
Zhou Yuanlang originally knew all these things.
In addition, Emperor Zhaowu and Yan Li sent him private messages one after another, and he knew that the current situation was heading towards a decisive battle.
Originally, if the imperial court sent a capable and well-established Zhenren Zhu Li to serve as a supervisor in his own army, then although this supervisor would restrict part of the power of his father and son, he could at least represent Zhou Shizhong's troops to contact other soldiers who were about to gather.
army.
Especially contact Zhu Li.
In this way, when there is a fight in the future, everything will not be scattered, and you can really have a head-on confrontation with Shen Yi.
But the emperor sent such a sick cousin down...
Zhou Yuanlang sighed deeply in his heart.
He understood that it was not that Zhu Li had no available people.
But among Zhu Li, there were really not many people who could be used and trusted by Emperor Zhaowu.
Hearing what Lang Deruo said, Zhou Shizhong was very happy and raised his glass to toast the imperial envoy.
Zhou Yuanlang could only raise his glass along with a smile on his face.
"Don't worry, Imperial Envoy. Our army will definitely stop the Southern bandits and prevent them from advancing even an inch."
Lang Deruo didn't care about this. He looked at Zhou Shizhong and said seriously: "General, the emperor asked me to tell you something."
Zhou Shizhong stood up in a hurry, knelt on the ground with a plop, and raised his butt high.
"I, Zhou Shizhong, receive the imperial edict."
Zhou Yuanlang could only kneel down and kowtow in salute.
Lang Deruo cleared his throat and spoke to Zhou Shizhong.
"The Zhou family has been an official for three generations, and the court's favor is very great. Recently, the documents impeaching your father and son have been like snowflakes in Yandu. I have to fight against all the opinions, so that I can continue to use them."
"I hope you and your son will not disappoint me."
Zhou Shizhong knelt on the ground, lowered his head and kowtowed, and said with tears: "I, father and son, will live up to your majesty's high expectations!"
Lang Deruo then helped the father and son up and said with a smile: "Okay, my errand is almost done."
He looked at Zhou Yuanlang and said with a smile: "I have recently read a few poems by Shen Yi of the Southern Dynasty. Although most of them are fragments, there is some interest in them. Brother Zhou is well-read. Let's not disturb the general on his errands.
How about discussing poetry?"
Zhou Yuanlang looked at his father, then at Lang Deruo, and lowered his head slightly: "You dare to disobey your orders."
Only then did Lang Deruo smile and say hello to Zhou Shizhong.
"General, please be busy. I'll have a chat with my dear brother."
Zhou Shizhong lowered his head slightly.
"Your Excellency, the imperial envoy, please do as you please."
Zhou Yuanlang also looked back at his father with a complicated expression.
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On the other side, Jinan City.
Just two days after Shen Yi returned from the front line, he met two acquaintances in the city.
Two constitutional officials in Henan.
A governor and an envoy seemed to have set out from Jiankang together and arrived in Jinan together.
It happened that Shen Yi was also in Jinan, so he took Zhang Jian with him and personally greeted him at the city gate.
Cheng Tingzhi and Chen Yu got off the sedan from a distance and held their hands in front of Shen Yi with smiles on their faces.
"Shen Zhongcheng."
"Shen Zhongcheng."
The two of them first saluted Shen Yi, and then after seeing Zhang Jian behind Shen Yi, they raised their hands to Zhang Jian, smiled and saluted: "Zhang Fantai."
Shen Yi and Zhang Jian both returned the favor.
"Cheng Zhongcheng."
"Chen Fantai."
At this time, the two governors and the two chief ministers met at the south gate of Jinan City.
Cheng Tingzhi and Chen Yu looked at Shen Yi's expression with a bit of emotion.
Especially Cheng Tingzhi, who pulled Shen Yi's sleeve with emotion.
"When Ziheng founded the shipping company in the southeast, I knew that Ziheng would have a bright future, but I never thought of it."
"This future has come too quickly."
Chen Yu who was on the side also laughed and said: "Futai, when Xiaguan was appointed as the prefect of Jiangdu, Lord Shen was still a boy in Jiangdu, but now he is the superior of Xiaguan."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, did not answer, but asked with a smile: "You two were ordered to Henan, why didn't you go to Kaifeng and transferred to Jinan?"
"The new Kaifeng magistrate has already gone to Kaifeng to take up his post."
Cheng Tingzhi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Before the two of us came, His Majesty told us to cooperate with Zi Heng in the war when we take charge of Henan."
"It's almost like you, Ziheng, can control the military and political affairs of two provinces by yourself."
Cheng Tingzhi and Chen Yu looked at each other and said with a smile.
"When a new official takes office, he must first pay a visit to his superior. I discussed it with Chen Fantai and then went to Jinan to pay homage to Shantou first."
Shen Yi was startled for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "We are both governors, so why are we superior and inferior?"
He turned sideways, made an invitation gesture, and said, "Senior Brother Zhang and I held a banquet in the city to welcome you two adults."
"Please, you two."
Cheng and Chen looked at each other, both agreed, and said with a smile.
"Master Marquis, please come first."
I have a cold and a severe headache. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please correct me, brothers!