In the past, Shen Yi had met a prince from the Northern Qi Dynasty, Prince Rui of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Zhao Lianghu.
Although Prince Rui was also afraid of death, he did not bow down like Prince Jin when facing Shen Yi.
This does not mean that Prince Rui is any better than Prince Jin in front of him.
Firstly, it was because King Rui Zhao Lianghu was captured by himself at the beginning, and his family members were still at the rear, so they would not be harmed in any case.
The second reason is that the situation between the two parties at this time is also very different from the situation when King Rui was captured.
At this moment, the life and death of King Jin's family depended on Shen Yi's thoughts, and even Shen Ming couldn't stop the great Chen.
At this time, Zhao Xiong lowered his profile, which was not embarrassing. On the contrary, he behaved quite responsibly.
Under the guidance of Prince Jin, Mr. Shen entered Prince Jin's Mansion and was invited to the reception room of Prince Jin's Mansion.
Ling Zhan followed Jiang Sheng and asked a few words in a low voice. Jiang Sheng turned around and gave some instructions to Ling Zhan. Ling Zhan nodded slightly and waved to the dozen or so guards behind him. They quickened their pace and started first. Shen Yi stepped into the living room, and after a quick search, he stood at each entrance and exit of the living room with a tacit understanding and controlled the living room.
King Zhao Xiong of Jin turned a blind eye and invited Shen Yi to the living room, then asked Shen Yi to take a seat at the head table.
Mr. Shen was not polite and sat down directly at the main seat. Zhao Xiong and Shen Xu sat down on his left and right sides respectively.
Now that the situation is like this, being polite now is a bit hypocritical.
After sitting down, Mr. Shen did not speak to Zhao Xiong first, but looked at Shen Xu and asked, "Is Third Uncle okay now? I heard that he is ill."
Shen Xu lowered his head slightly and said, "It's nothing serious to rest at home. It's just that I'm older and have some physical problems."
Shen Yi nodded slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Would you like me to send someone to take the third uncle and his family back to Jiangdu first?"
Shen Xu looked at King Jin who was standing aside. After thinking about it, he lowered his head and said, "Brother Qi, I need to ask my father about this first."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "Well, I will probably stay in Taiyuan today, and I will have to stay at San Uncle's house for a while. Then I will visit San Uncle again."
Shen Xu quickly said: "Seventh brother, where are you? The Shen family in Taiyuan is also the seventh brother's home, so how can we live here?"
Shen Yi smiled and did not answer, then turned to look at Prince Jin aside, nodded slightly and said: "Prince Jin, during this time, the Huai'an army has not caused any trouble to the prince's family?"
"Never."
Zhao Xiong shook his head quickly, and then sighed with emotion: "The Huai'an army led by Lord Marquis is really the only well-disciplined army that Zhao has seen in his life."
"After they entered Taiyuan, they not only did not burn, kill or loot, they did not even disturb the local people and did not rent houses. The order in Taiyuan remained the same and there was no major turmoil."
Zhao Xiong said in a deep voice: "Only after meeting the Huai'an army did I understand why the Marquis was able to win consecutive battles all the way."
Shen Yi smiled slightly: "Strict discipline is one thing, but the main reason is that this is also the land of the Han family, and most of the people in the city are Han people."
"therefore…"
Shen Yi said leisurely: "Of course it won't cause a catastrophe in China like it did more than seventy years ago."
Zhao Xiong looked embarrassed, lowered his head and said: "Master Hou, Zhao has only read about the old events in books. Zhao has never done anything evil in his life."
"I have never treated Han people harshly. This..."
He looked at Shen Xu and whispered: "Two..."
"Eighth Young Master can vouch for me."
Shen Xu answered: "Yes, Seventh Brother, Prince Jin is a well-known virtuous king in Taiyuan. He treats the people very well. If there is any major disaster, Prince Jin's Mansion will always be the first to release food and relief."
"In the beginning, Prince Jin chose to do the grain business, probably because of this."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "I have heard of the virtuous name of Prince Jin of Taiyuan, otherwise, I would not be sitting here and talking calmly to the prince."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused, then looked at Zhao Xiong and said slowly: "What does Prince Jin think of the current situation?"
Zhao Xiong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, I am the late emperor's younger brother, but I am not liked by the late emperor. I came to Taiyuan and became a feudal lord when I was less than twenty years old. I have basically never participated in any political affairs since then. With General Taiyuan here, I have never been involved in military affairs."
"Zhao really doesn't know much about world affairs, and he doesn't dare to talk nonsense in front of the Marquis."
Mr. Shen frowned slightly, not happy with this kind of excuse.
Seeing Shen Yi frowning, Prince Jin felt a thump in his heart, and he quickly said: "Master Hou, Zhao really doesn't know..."
Mr. Shen looked at the tea in front of him and did not pick it up, but said slowly: "Okay, let's talk about something practical."
"Your Majesty, are you willing to surrender?"
"I wish to surrender, I wish to surrender..."
Zhao Xiong lowered his head without hesitation and said: "Zhao's family has already surrendered."
"As long as you are willing to surrender."
Shen Yi said leisurely: "I need Prince Jin to issue an announcement to inform all the Zhu Li people in the world that you have surrendered to Dachen and will be treated favorably."
"Tell them that before the war breaks out, they will surrender without killing."
"Tell them that as long as they are willing to come to Taiyuan, Prince Jin can protect them. In the future, the Dachen court can accept them as part of Dachen and divide the land for them."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and continued: "In short, Prince Jin's place must become the second core of Zhu Li's real people besides Yandu."
Zhao Xiong froze on the spot.
He didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, Xiao Wang is just a prince who is not very favored in Daqi. He has no power at all, let alone any influence. Can you let Xiao Wang do this kind of thing?" The king will do it..."
"If Your Majesty doesn't want to, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
Mr. Shen stood up directly and said calmly: "Eighth brother has already interceded with your family. Even if you don't want to, I won't embarrass you. When the imperial edict is issued, the most I can do is demote your family to the status of common people." people."
"but…"
Shen Yi paused and continued: "If the prince agrees, in the future among the two kings and the three brothers, they will be the prince's family."
The so-called Two Kings and Three Kes are also called Two Bins and Three Kes.
This system is a bit complicated to say, but in a nutshell, the new dynasty takes in the clans of the old dynasty, selects a branch from the clans of the old dynasty, and ennobles them as princes.
It has the meaning of prosperity and destruction.
This has been the case in all dynasties, and it can be regarded as one of the few moderate policies in the process of dynasty change.
Zhao Xiong was born in a clan, so he naturally knew what the so-called "two kings and three brothers" meant. He stared at Shen Yi with his eyes wide open: "Master Hou, Nan..."
"Does Chen recognize Northern Qi as a dynasty?"
The two countries of Qi and Chen existed at the same time.
For a long time, the two countries fought for each other's legitimacy and did not recognize each other legally. That is to say, they did not consider the other country to be a country, but only regarded the other country as a traitor.
This situation…
Until later, after the two parties intermarried with each other, nothing changed.
Shen Yi looked calm and said quietly: "Your Majesty, of course I didn't recognize him before, but when I enter Yandu, I will most likely recognize him."
Compared with going north to exterminate the rebels, going north to destroy the country, the latter is definitely more majestic. Moreover, the Northern Qi Dynasty was indeed a dynasty that had existed for more than seventy years, and was about to become the orthodoxy of the world.
This matter cannot be erased or covered up by anyone.
In the future, this paragraph will not be covered up in the history books of Dachen.
In fact, Hongde might even compile "History of Qi" during his reign.
If we compile the history of Qi, we will recognize the existence of this dynasty, and then we will enshrine a clan from the Northern Qi Dynasty as the king and call him the "guest" of Chen.
This kind of "guest" does not need to be courteous even when facing the emperor.
Such as Prince Chai of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Zhao Xiong turned his head and looked at Shen Xu, then at Shen Yi. After being silent for a while, he finally stood up and bowed to Shen Yi.
"Xiao Wang..."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your generous gift!"