The bell of Deqing Palace rang and the palace door slowly opened. Jiang Jian looked up at the palace door, then looked back at Shen Yi: "You are such a heartless kid. I have helped you a lot in the court in the past few years. The eldest grandson of the family has gone to the front line with you and gone through life and death, but he has never seen you come to the door on weekdays. He only said a few words to me outside Deqing Palace and in the Yamen of the Ministry of War."
"Before I can say a few words, the palace door opens."
Mr. Shen put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of disturbing your uncle? After the court meeting is over today, I will go to your uncle's house to have a meal and see what kind of person my eldest nephew is at home. What does it look like?"
Jiang Jian walked towards Deqing Palace and sighed deeply: "He came back with wounds all over his body. When my eldest daughter-in-law saw it, she burst into tears and made a lot of noise, which made the house restless."
Shen Yi followed him and had now entered the main hall. After hearing this, he thought for a while and then said: "Jiang Ming is quite capable of generals. Joining the army may be more suitable for him. He may not be unable to become a general guarding one side in the future."
Jiang Shangshu opened his mouth to speak, but still sighed and did not say anything.
Mr. Shen saw what he was thinking and said with a smile: "Don't you just think that military generals are inferior to civil servants? After being suppressed and beaten for seventy years, this concept should have changed long ago. If we don't pay attention to military affairs anymore, do we want to do it again? Is it an old thing from more than seventy years ago?"
While they were talking, the two of them had already walked into the main hall. Jiang Shangshu pulled Shen Yi to where the military department was and asked Shen Yi to stand next to him. He said, "I can see clearly, even those women at home..."
He wanted to continue talking, but a tall military attache walked up to the two of them, clasped his fists at Shen Yi and said, "Master Shen, please stand over there."
After saying that, he turned slightly sideways.
Shen Yi followed his gaze and saw that it was the Emperor in the first row on his right.
That is, the generals are at the forefront.
Shen Yi raised his head and glanced at this man, and recognized him as one of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief. His surname seemed to be Li. He smiled at the Commander-in-Chief and said, "Commander Li, I am still an official of the Ministry of War. , I don’t have any military rank, so it’s not appropriate to stand there, I’m just here at the Ministry of War.”
Li Dushuai looked respectful and said softly: "Master Marquis, the Ministry of War is in the fourth and fifth rows. I feel so wronged to you."
Hearing this, Jiang Jian looked a little unhappy and snorted: "What do you mean, General Li?"
Shen Yi coughed and said softly: "General Li, please go back and wait until His Majesty arrives."
Li Dushuai hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and clasped his fists at Shen Yi, turned around and left.
Jiang Jian looked at his back and suddenly smiled: "You just said that you would not be transferred to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, but now they are here to find you."
Shen Yi looked calm: "The military attache has been suppressed for too long. It's not surprising that they want to find someone to stand up for them."
Jiang Shangshu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "How could you know that this is not what Your Majesty meant?"
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely: "My lord, you are assuming the Holy Will on your own. Be careful that your subordinates will sue you in front of His Majesty, have you dismissed from your post, and then replace you."
The smile on Jiang Shangshu's face suddenly faded, and he shook his head helplessly: "You kid, you don't even want to suffer the consequences of your words."
He wanted to speak again, but Sun Jin had already stood up and sang loudly: "Your Majesty is here~"
Shen Yi looked up at Sun Jin thoughtfully. When the emperor entered the Deqing Hall and sat on the throne, he knelt down to the emperor along with all the civil and military officials.
His Majesty the Emperor stood high above and glanced at the ministers below. After searching in the crowd for a while, he found Shen Yi's figure. After seeing Shen Yi, the Emperor smiled and said, "We are all flat."
The officials thanked the emperor and then stood up.
When everyone stood up, the emperor cleared his throat and then said: "Today is the last royal court of the year. Things that have not been sorted out during the year will be sorted out here today."
"So it might take a little longer."
At this point, the emperor looked at Shen Yi, changed the subject, and said with a smile: "Why is Shen Qing standing there?"
Shen Yi stepped out of the queue, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am the Minister of War, and I should be standing here."
"Secretary of the Ministry of War..."
The emperor smiled and said: "It won't be the case from now on. It just so happens that the imperial edict is ready to be issued. Let's just read it at the court meeting, Sun Jin."
Eunuch Sun bowed his head respectfully and said yes.
Soon, a eunuch trotted all the way and handed an imperial edict to Sun Jin. Eunuch Sun held the edict in his hand and said loudly: "Governor of Shandong, Shen Yi, the Minister of War, received the edict."
Shen Yi already knew the content of this imperial edict. There was no surprise at all. He looked calm and knelt down to receive the edict.
"Your Majesty Shen Yi accepts the order."
"Zhi said..."
“…”
"Immediately, I added the crown prince, Taibao, and the Minister of War. He still retained the post of governor of Shandong and commanded the military forces of the Northern Expedition."
"Appreciate this."
Mr. Shen bowed his head and thanked me: "Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. I will never repay you even if I die!"
"Just get up."
The emperor stretched out his hand to help him, and then said with a smile: "For the time being, I can only reward Shen Qing. The other generals of the Huai'an Army will wait for the military department to discuss their merits before rewarding him."
Mr. Shen stood up and said, "On behalf of the King's Master on the front line, I would like to thank His Majesty for His grace."
The word "Master Wang" sounded much more pleasant to the ears. Emperor Hongde smiled and said: "I am not a stingy person. I will naturally be rewarded for my merits."
"Shen Qing..."
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's just rank with Jiu Qing."
The six ministers, the ministers of Dali Temple, the imperial censor of Zuodu, and the minister of general administration, stood alongside the nine ministers, standing behind the five prime ministers.
However, the rank of the Ministry of War is lower, so he is standing in the third row. Shen Yi was standing in the fifth row among a group of ministers.
After hearing the emperor's words, Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, but still did not refuse and bowed his head to thank him.
He walked among the nine ministers. Xie Xian, the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, smiled and pulled his sleeves, pulling him to his left side. Then he turned to the other ministers and smiled: "Sir, sir, Let’s make way for Lord Shen.”
Shen Yi stood on his left, which was equivalent to being in front of the Heavenly Official Minister.
Several other ministers have to take a step back.
Hearing Xie Shangshu's words, the other five ministers took a step back happily, but they felt somewhat unhappy with this official minister.
This unhappiness was not because Shen Yi took their position, but because Xie Shangshu used their position to sell it to Shen Yi.
We all took a step back. Why do you, Xie Xian, get the favor?
Chang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites smiled slightly and said: "Master Shen Hou has made outstanding achievements. No need to thank Shangshu, we should also make room for Lord Shen."
Only then did the several ministers look relieved.
Jiang Jian, old man Jiang, looked at Shen Yi, who was standing at the front of the Nine Qings, second only to the five prime ministers, and was already happy in his heart.
Our military department will one day be ranked first among the six departments!
After finally settling into a position, His Majesty the Emperor was about to continue speaking. Among the officials at the Yushitai, the Yushi of Youqiandu came out of office holding the Chao Hut in his hand, raising his head and looking serious.
"Your Majesty, I, as well as the Censor Yan Zhengming, the Censor Tao Li, and the Censor Qian Bing."
"Impeach the Crown Prince and Taibao Shen Yi for embezzling military pay and being too authoritarian!"
This fourth-grade imperial censor, whose surname is Tian Mingguangzu, looks to be in his fifties, or even close to sixty.
At this age, he has not yet reached the third level, and his political career is basically coming to an end.
Tian Guangzu took a deep breath, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have verified that when Lord Shen was short of military pay on the front line, he had someone buy a mansion across the street from his hometown in Jiangdu. The cost was huge and immeasurable. ."
"In addition, during the Northern Expedition, Lord Shen ignored the documents from various departments of the imperial court, and even responded very little to the documents from Zhongshu. He was already suspected of being arrogant and proud of his troops!"
"Your Majesty, although Marquis Shen has made outstanding contributions, he is still too young after all. After he has made great achievements, he may go astray. I am writing this memorial to keep the court in good order and Marquis Shen to follow the right path."
"I sincerely request Your Majesty to order the destruction of Marquis Shen's mansion in Jiangdu, and order punishments to lead Marquis Shen back to the right path!"
Shen Yi looked at Tian Yushi in surprise.
He only told Lu Ruoxi after he returned to Jiankang that he asked Xu Fu to buy a house in his hometown. Before that, even his wife didn't know about it.
Since this little old man named Tian already knew.
It seemed that someone in the court was indeed watching him.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi with a half-smile, and asked: "Shen Qing, this is impeaching you in person, what do you say?"
"It's pure fiction."
Shen Yi looked serious. He lowered his head when he left work and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't been back to Jiangdu for several years. My family also lives in Jiankang. What's the use of buying a house in Jiangdu?"
"Furthermore, it is even more ridiculous for the Minister of the Yushitai to take credit and be proud of himself and support the troops. From the time I sent out troops to the present, every battle situation has been reported to the court. Several prime ministers are aware of it and can also testify for me."
Prime Minister Chen Jing coughed and came out: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed true and has been recorded in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China."
Shen Yi bowed his hands to the emperor and said in a calm voice: "Your Majesty, I've finished talking about my duties."
After saying that, he lowered his head and said nothing.
Emperor Hong De touched his chin and felt a little bored. Just when he was about to speak, a supervisory censor who was also in the censor's desk with an angry face stood up and knelt directly in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, everyone can see the merits of Marquis Shen's Northern Expedition. Villains like Tian Guangzu are clearly trying to criticize Marquis Shen in order to get a name for themselves. I want to impeach Tian Guangzu!"
"oh?"
Emperor Hongde became interested and asked: "Why do you want to impeach him?"
"From the eighth to the eleventh year of Hongde, Mr. Tian returned to his hometown Dingyou because his mother died of illness."
"In the tenth year of Hongde's reign, someone saw Mr. Tian in the Qinhuai River."
"There should be eight concubines in Mr. Tian's house now. This eighth concubine entered the house just after Ding You was born in the eleventh year of Hong De!"
The young supervisor censor gritted his teeth and said: "I, Tian Guangzu, kept prostitutes during the period of Ding You, which is harmful to filial piety and human ethics!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in Deqing Palace.
Everyone's eyes were all focused on the young censor, and then they glanced at Shen Yi in unison.
Lord Shen is so clever!
Tian Guangzu asked for fame, but now, Marquis Shen didn't even have to show up in person. He only sent someone to come out and say a few words, and Tian Guangzu was immediately ruined.
Tian Guangzu's face immediately turned red and turned the color of pig liver.
"You are talking nonsense! You are talking nonsense!"
Lord Shen touched his nose and felt a little baffled.
He hasn't had time to collect the dirty information about his opponents yet...
He glanced at the young supervisory censor and felt even more confused.