Shen Yi had just arrived at Zhou Huaijunzhong for a day, and he arrived in a hurry.
Before that, he met with Su Ding in Jinghai, explained the general military strategy, and then arranged some things that he had to arrange, and then set off south.
It was only yesterday that he learned from the inner guards that King Jin was coming.
This is nothing unusual.
This time, Shen Yi accepted the surrender as the commander-in-chief of the Huai'an Army, so there was no problem. However, the emperor's presence was slightly weaker, so the emperor sent the King of Jin to join Shen Yi in accepting the surrender.
In this way, it seems more reasonable.
After the two people sat down at the same table, Mr. Shen poured a glass of wine for Prince Jin and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few months. How is the prince in Jinan during this period? How is the errand going?"
"The location of the palace has been determined."
Li Mu bumped into Shen Yi and said, "People from the Qintian Prison have also been here. There is no problem. The palace was originally built under the supervision of the local government, but..."
Prince Jin smiled hoarsely: "But your senior brother Ziheng refuses to pay."
Mr. Shen raised his head and took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Shandong has been exempted from taxes for three years. Taxes will not be levied until the 19th year of Hong De next year. At this time, Senior Brother Zhang can be said to be very poor. How can he Money to build a palace?"
"But His Majesty is coming to Mount Tai to enshrine himself."
Li Mu said softly: "You can't borrow other people's houses or temporarily repair other people's houses. This is a bit too crude for such an important event in the ages."
Mr. Shen shook his head and did not comment.
Although he has a high and powerful position, these matters have nothing to do with him and are not his responsibility, so there is no need for him to get involved, he can just be polite.
Li Mu had another glass of wine with Shen Yi, and then said with a smile: "Speaking of which, many wealthy businessmen in Shandong heard the news from somewhere. They heard that His Majesty might be coming to Mount Tai, and some people came to see me and said I want to donate money to the imperial court to build a palace."
Shen Yi smiled slightly: "It must be the news coming from Jiankang. If your Majesty wants to go out, he must first test the attitudes of outsiders."
After the two chatted for a while, Li Mu remembered something serious. He looked at Shen Yi and asked: "By the way, Zi Heng, I heard that the front line is fighting fiercely. You are not in Tianjin at this time, so why are you here in Cangzhou?"
"There was even a direct order from the palace asking me to come to Cangzhou."
Shen Yi smiled slightly: "At this time, the prince should have guessed what I came to Cangzhou for."
Prince Jin is also a smart man. He naturally has some ideas of his own, but he just doesn't say them out. After thinking about it, he still said: "Has there been any big progress here in Cangzhou..."
Shen Yi smiled and was about to speak when Jiang Sheng hurriedly walked in. He bowed his head and saluted: "Young Master, Your Majesty, the imperial edict from the imperial court has arrived. It has now arrived outside the camp. It is for you two."
Shen Yi stood up and said, "Then let's go out?"
Prince Jin also stood up and was about to go out with Shen Yi. A eunuch dressed in purple had already walked in with small steps. After seeing Shen Yi and Li Mu, they both bowed and saluted: "I have seen the prince, I have seen him." Lord Marquis."
At this moment, Shen Yi, because he had not been in Jiankang for a long time, no longer recognized these new eunuchs in purple clothes in the palace. However, Li Mu recognized him and said with a smile: "It's Eunuch Tian who is here."
Eunuch Tian lowered his head and said yes, then took out the imperial edict from the wooden box in the hand of the eunuch who was on the side, and said: "Your Majesty has told me that this is a secret edict. You two can just take it and take a look. You cannot read it out, so as not to be too upset. Many people listened."
"There is no need to kneel down."
After saying that, he held the imperial edict in both hands and handed it to Li Mu.
Prince Jin hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it, then unfolded the imperial edict and took a look at it, then silently handed it to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi took it and looked at it carefully, then held it with both hands and placed it on the table.
Eunuch Tian handed the wooden box in his hand to Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Master Shen, there are two imperial edicts in it. Your Majesty said, just give it to Master Shen."
Shen Yi reached out to take it and said yes.
After Eunuch Tian finished speaking, Shen Yi called Jiang Sheng and said, "A few angels probably rode all the way here. Thank you for your hard work on time. Take them down to have a good rest and arrange food and accommodation."
Jiang Sheng responded and led them away.
After the eunuchs left, Li Mu watched Shen Yi sit back on the table and whispered: "Heng Heng should have known about this for a long time. Why are you still hiding it and refusing to tell me?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "I don't care. His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter. It's best not to say it to anyone beforehand, so as not to cause another accident in Cangzhou City."
Li Mu thought for a while and nodded silently: "Yes, the more secure this kind of thing is, the better."
He toasted Shen Yi with a glass of wine, shook his head and said with emotion: "Zi Heng worked so hard, but in the end, I got a bargain and came to surrender with you, Zi Heng."
Shen Yi said softly: "The prince is a member of your Majesty's family, so you should come and take a look. Besides..."
"The Zhou family and his son are not simple people. They have to be kind and powerful at the same time. Naturally, I look bad in front of them, so I need the prince to play the red face."
"Your Majesty is responsible for giving them smiles."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "I am responsible for intimidating them."
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Two days later, Zhou Huai's troops arrived at the south gate of Cangzhou.
With the sound of ten cannon shots from the Huai'an Army, the gates of Cangzhou City slowly opened.
Zhou Shizhong took his son and the Southern Conquest Army, took off their armor and left the city, knelt down in front of the King of Jin and Marquis Shen. Zhou Shizhong lowered his head and said with tears: "I am a stranger in a foreign land, and I have been separated from the Han family for decades."
"Now that the Han Dynasty is quiet and bright, the Zhou family in Jiangzuo can finally return to the Han Dynasty and abandon the darkness and embrace the light."
Shen Yi looked at Zhou Yuanlang, who was kneeling behind Zhou Shizhong without saying a word, and felt funny in his heart.
Although Zhou Yuanlang didn't speak, his father's words were probably written by Mr. Zhou.
Li Mu looked serious, stepped forward and unfolded an imperial edict, and said in a deep voice: "Zhou Shizhong and Zhou Yuanlang accepted the edict."
The father and son knelt down and kowtowed: "I humbly accept the order."
Li Mu coughed and said in a deep voice: "The Zhou family was originally a Han people and was lost in a foreign country. Fortunately, God has shown us that we have returned to the Han family now that we have lost our way. I am very relieved."
After a long paraphrase, Li Mu finally read the main text: "I confer the title of Zhou Shizhong, the general of the Puppet Dynasty, and make him the hereditary Marquis of Anshun in Dachen."
"I confer the title of Uncle Chengyi on Zhou Yuanlang."
"I ordered you and your son to hand over the troops and horses under your command to Shen Yi, the crown prince's Taibao, to control and assist in reorganizing them. Afterwards, you and your son will immediately go south to Jiankang to see your Majesty."
Zhou Shizhong looked back at his son, then bowed his head respectfully, kowtowed and thanked him: "Foreign minister, I kowtow to express my gratitude to the emperor... I kowtow to express my gratitude to your majesty for your kindness. Your majesty has shown you such kindness, and the Zhou family will never be able to repay it even if they die."
With a smile on his face, Li Mu stepped forward and patted Zhou Shizhong on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Lord Zhou, this is one of the few princes we have in Dachen."
He turned to look at Shen Yi and said, "Even Shen Taibao still has this title."
Li Mu's words were obviously evasive and overstated.
At this moment, although Zhou Shizhong and Shen Yi have similar titles, their real positions of authority can be said to be completely different.
To put it bluntly, even Jin King Li Mu himself is far behind Shen Yi's current authority.
Zhou Shizhong then looked at Shen Yi, lowered his head and said, "I dare not compare myself with Lord Shen."
Mr. Shen had a cold face the whole time. After hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the father and son: "In the future, they will be officials in the same court."
"A virtuous father and son take care of themselves."
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Almost at the same time, Emperor Zhaowu also received a letter in Yandu.
It was sent by Zhou Yuanlang.
Every word in the letter is filled with tears.
"The war situation is becoming increasingly dangerous. There are countless Han generals in the army who have ulterior motives and collude with the thieves. As the thieves move further north, the situation becomes increasingly difficult to control. With the ability of my father and son, I have persisted until now. It is really difficult. very."
"At this time when the overall situation of the world is changing, the military must not rashly use military laws to avoid mutiny. I, my father, am in dire straits, and it is impossible to support him."
"I was also shocked to hear that my wife and child fell into the hands of the enemy, and they were wailing and crying. It is really unbearable."
"Now that I have committed myself to the enemy, I feel the pain in my heart, which is ten thousand times more powerful than the sword. I want to commit suicide to serve the country, but I care about the Holy One first and my family behind."
"I am a humble and humble person, and my death is insignificant. If I can lurk in the puppet court, I will still be able to help His Majesty in the future."
"The hard work of my ministers can be learned from the sun..."
"Your Majesty Zhou Yuanlang, I bow to you with tears in my eyes..."
After Emperor Zhaowu read it, his face was distorted.
He looked at Zhu Tong, the Purity Secretary in front of him, and said angrily: "Send this letter from Zhou Yuanlang to Jiankang immediately!"
"Announce it to me! Let these two-faced beasts die without a burial place!"
Zhu Tong took the letter, lowered his head and glanced at it, then bowed his head deeply and said: "Your Majesty, this..."
"It's not Zhou Yuanlang's handwriting."
Emperor Zhaowu was stunned for a moment, and then he patted the table angrily: "What a beast! You're still playing tricks on me at this time!"
Zhu Tong lowered his head and said: "And even if it is, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty will probably not touch their home within five years."