In the Deqing Palace, His Majesty the Emperor looked at the young censor in front of him, then turned to look at Shen Yi with a smile.
Immediately, the referee, who was sitting high on the throne, announced the result.
"Dali Temple."
The Minister of Dali Temple was also one of the Great Nine Ministers. He was standing next to Shen Yi. He quickly stepped out of the queue, lowered his head and said: "I am here."
The emperor said calmly: "The Yushitai has the authority to hear and report. Since you participated in the performance at the great court meeting, Dali Temple will go and check it out. After finding out the results, report it to me."
Hearing this, the minister of Dali Temple cautiously raised his head and looked at the emperor, and then asked bravely: "Your Majesty, there are two books played by Yushitai. I dare to ask which one to check..."
The emperor frowned and glared at the guy: "Of course I'll check both."
"Tian Qing impeached Shen Qing, Dali Temple went to verify the report, and this censor..."
The emperor coughed, rubbed his temples, and said, "What's your name? I can't remember it right now."
The young censor bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty, my surname is Zheng and my name is Zhan."
"I remembered."
The emperor smiled and said: "A Jinshi in the tenth year of Hongde."
"yes."
Zheng Zhan bowed his head respectfully: "I am your majesty's disciple."
The emperor looked at the minister of Dali Temple again and said slowly: "Did you hear that?"
"What Zheng Qing reported was also found out in Dali Temple. Our dynasty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. If Zheng Qing's report is accurate, I will not be lenient."
When Tian Guangzu heard this, his legs could not stop shaking, he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
His crime was not serious. At most, he was dismissed from office because of moral issues. At his age, it would be impossible for him to advance even half a step further, so it didn't matter if he lost his official position.
However, he is a man with a good reputation, and if this incident really spreads, his decades-old reputation will be immediately destroyed.
Tian Guangzu looked at Shen Yi aside with pleading eyes.
Mr. Shen turned a blind eye and left work silently. He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."
The emperor smiled and said, "That's what you say."
Shen Yi took out an envelope from his sleeve, held it in both hands, lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, after I defeated the bandits in the north, many officials in the capital of the puppet Qi State wrote to me asking for surrender. Many of them There are dozens of people, and I have brought letters from several important figures, asking Your Majesty to make a wise decision."
When the emperor heard this, he thought thoughtfully and said, "Send it up."
Sun Jin immediately lowered his head, walked down the imperial steps, took the envelope from Shen Yi, and handed it to the emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor took out a letter from the envelope, glanced at the envelope, and frowned slightly. He took out several other letters, read the envelopes one by one, and then looked at Shen Yi with some questioning in his eyes.
"Shen Qing, do you think these documents are trustworthy?"
Shen Yi nodded and said, "I think most of them are trustworthy."
The emperor stood up, glanced at Shen Yi, coughed, and said slowly: "Gentlemen, the court meeting will continue. If you have anything to do, report it to the Prime Minister or the Sixth Ministry first. We will discuss some trivial matters first, and I will deal with some matters. , come back later."
After saying that, he looked at Shen Yi: "Shen Qing is coming with me."
Shen Yi looked calm, lowered his head slightly, and followed His Majesty the Emperor to the back hall of Deqing Hall.
After arriving at the back hall, the emperor put the envelope on his desk, then looked back at Shen Yi who was following him, frowning and said: "How can you bring out such a thing at a great court meeting?"
"There are hundreds of thousands of internal guards in Yandu City. We in Jiankang also have no shortage of people from the Purity Department. If this matter is mentioned at the court meeting, it will be reported back to Yandu in a few days."
Emperor Hong De looked at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "If things are not kept secret, people will be lost."
"Besides, why was such an important thing not mentioned to me in the palace that day? But it was brought to the court?"
Shen Yi looked calm, lowered his head slightly and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have always wanted to report this matter to Your Majesty, but there were too many things to talk about that day, and I felt that this matter was not important, so it was postponed for two days. sky."
"The reason why I mentioned this at the court meeting is also for this reason."
Lord Shen laughed softly and said: "Your Majesty, although I mentioned this matter, I did not mention the name of any Northern Qi minister. After this matter spreads to Yandu, the result will only be that the monarchs and ministers of Northern Qi will alienate each other. Suspicion."
"Even the ministers in the Northern Qi court may be suspicious of each other."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry that these weaklings who are the first to surrender will be scared away. As long as our war goes smoother, not only will these weaklings find ways to show their loyalty to Da Chen, but also, this news will spread to Yandu After that, those who did not have time to send letters of surrender to Da Chen will try their best to send letters of surrender."
The emperor sat back in his seat, thought carefully for a while, and then said: "It makes some sense, but it is better not to discuss this matter in the court."
He looked at Shen Yi and exhaled: "Shen Qing, you will be solely responsible. I will write a document for you and take it with you."
"To these surrenders..."
The emperor touched his chin and thought for a while, then said: "You don't need to ask me for permission for the title of marquis and the third-grade official or below. You can make your own decision. As long as you agree to them, I will accept them here."
"If you are a marquis or a third-rank official or above and it is too late to ask for instructions at that time, you can also respond first, but you will have to give me a document afterwards."
Shen Yi stood in front of the emperor, lowered his head slightly, said yes, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really generous to them."
"The imperial court has already made it very difficult."
The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "At this time, if one person can surrender, the war will end faster, and my soldiers in the north will die less."
"correct."
Emperor Hong De suddenly remembered something and asked: "According to the report sent by Shen Qing, Zhou Shizhong and his son in the north have become estranged from Northern Qi. Can they be won over?"
The emperor said with a serious face: "If the father and son are willing to lead the southern army to surrender, I can grant them a noble family title, grant them a first-class official title, and allow them to continue to lead the army."
At this time, Shen Yi was a little shocked.
"Your Majesty, you are too generous..."
"The Conquest Army has tens of thousands of elites in its hands."
Emperor Hongde looked serious: "If they are willing to return, this Northern Expedition will be much smoother."
Having said this, he looked at Shen Yi and added: "Of course, even if their father and son surrender, they will slowly move to the corner of Dachen in the future. There is no way to compare with Shen Qing."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "I have no intention of comparing with their father and son. I have been in contact with Zhou Yuanlang. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to surrender."
"Why?"
The emperor was a little confused: "If they don't rely on both sides, they can't think of themselves as kings?"
"Has your Majesty forgotten the battle between Huaihe and Huaihe more than 20 years ago?"
Shen Yi said softly: "The father and son know that their family has a big feud with our Da Chen, so they dare not return."
Emperor Hong De was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Zhou Jin'an is already dead. Even those soldiers who killed him more than 20 years ago cannot come back to life even if his descendants were killed."
"Even the Imperial Examination cannot..."
Emperor Hong De was silent for a while and sighed: "If their father and son are willing to surrender, tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line can be saved. For the lives of these tens of thousands of people, I can forget what happened more than 20 years ago."
"If Shen Qing contacts them on the front line again, tell them that I can personally sign a blood oath with them and never harm each other from generation to generation!"
Shen Yi thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, Your Majesty, you would send an envoy from the court to their army to talk to them?"
Emperor Hongde shook his head.
"You are the commander of the front line. Since I have asked you to command the military, it is not good to send people to the front line to avoid interference from both sides. It is up to you, Shen Qing, to decide how to handle this matter."
"But whether we can persuade you to surrender or not, the sooner this war ends, the better..."
He looked at Shen Yi and said helplessly: "Shen Qing may not know yet, but the biggest thing to be discussed at today's meeting is whether to increase donations next year or not."
Shen Yi nodded silently: "I...understand."
The emperor looked at the letter of surrender from the Northern Qi ministers on the table, then looked up at Shen Yi and asked: "At today's court meeting, the young man named Zheng..."
Shen Yi shook his head: "I don't know him."
"but…"
Mr. Shen thought for a while and continued: "He was only admitted to Jinshi in Hongde's tenth year, but he knew Shangguan Tian Guangzu's past events in Hongde's tenth and eleventh years. Obviously, he is also a thoughtful person."
His Majesty the Emperor chuckled.
"I want to say this too."
"In the tenth and eleventh years of Hongde's life, he should..."