When the emperor heard this, he became interested and said with a smile: "How do you say this?"
Shen Yi calmly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty should know what happened to me in my early years in Jiangdu. At that time, I was still young and was framed by the Jiangdu County Government and almost died in prison."
"The governor of Jiangdu at that time was none other than Chen Yu."
"Chen Yu had nothing to do with this matter from beginning to end, and was completely thrown away by him. But because of this, we can see the scheming nature of this person."
"This matter is absolutely inseparable from him. He even secretly instructed the Jiangdu County Government to do this."
"From this point of view, it is clear that this person's heart is not right."
The emperor touched his chin, thoughtfully: "What about other than that? Is there no other reason?"
Shen Yi continued: "This person joined Yang Jingzong's sect earlier. After the collapse of Yang Jingzong's party, he was able to escape. After that, he once found me in private and said that he would join hands with me to bring him down. Cui Yu and Cui Xianggong were sternly rejected by my ministers."
"All kinds of deeds clearly show that this person has a despicable temperament and is not a man of the right path. I think that this person can be used by Your Majesty, but not in a big way."
Emperor Hongde thought carefully, then nodded silently and said: "I have made a note of it. As for Chen Yu, I will not need him to enter the court in the future. Let him stay in his place."
Chen Yu joined the emperor's service early.
The exact time was in the late period of Yang Jingzong's era, when he had already become a confidant of Emperor Hong De, but it was difficult to say this kind of thing clearly.
And now, since Shen Yi has spoken, Emperor Hong De will definitely not offend Lord Shen because of Chen Yu. In other words, from now on, because of Shen Yi's few words, Chen Yu's political career will almost be ruined. That's it for now.
In the future, he may be transferred to other provinces to serve as chief minister, and he may even have the opportunity to take charge of one side, become a governor of one side, or a high official in the border areas, but his official career will stop here, and he will reach positions such as Zhongshu Taige and Dajiuqing. They have no fate with him anymore.
Of course, this is under the condition that Shen Yi remains standing.
Emperor Hong De lowered his head and took a sip of tea, looked at Shen Yi, and said: "It's an old matter in Jiangdu Prefecture. I heard that the former magistrate of Jiangdu County fled to the north early. Later, Shen Qing has also been tracing his whereabouts. , Now that Northern Xinjiang has been restored, has Shen Qing found him?"
The emperor was a little curious: "Can't we just escape outside the customs?"
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "After Feng Lu arrived in the north, he lived anonymously and relied on the money he gained as an official in Dachen. He should have lived a pretty good life. He did not escape outside the customs and lived near Yandu."
"I have found some clues. After a while, we should have specific information."
His Majesty the Emperor said with a smile: "It just so happens that I am going to the north. If I find this person then, Shen Qing will not rush to vent his anger and bring him to me to see what kind of person he is. He is so cunning and cunning. "
Mr. Shen bowed his head and saluted: "I obey."
The emperor stretched and said, "Okay, that's all for today. I'm a little tired. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow."
Mr. Shen first bowed his head and resigned, then raised his head and asked: "Your Majesty, how many days do you plan to stay in Kaifeng Mansion?"
"Ten days and a half month."
His Majesty the Emperor said lazily: "Emperor Sejong is walking too slowly. It is really slow to follow the coffins all the way north. Let them walk ahead. I happen to be in Kaifeng Mansion to see how the people of Kaifeng are doing. "
Mr. Shen nodded in agreement.
The emperor touched his chin and pondered for a while, and then asked: "Shen Qing, do you think I can see real people where I go?"
Mr. Shen thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Cheng Tingzhi is a quite upright person, and he no longer has much thought about climbing up in the officialdom. When you take him on tour, you should be able to see some common people. The real look.”
His Majesty the Emperor thought about it for a while and said, "Okay, I'll rest for a few days and then take him around."
Shen Yi lowered his head again: "Your Majesty, I have a good rest. I will take my leave."
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His Majesty the Emperor stayed in Kaifeng Mansion for twenty days before starting his journey. However, he still did not go directly to Yandu, but went north along Henan to Shanxi.
Compared with Henan, Shanxi is still quite poor now. Firstly, it is because Shanxi was recovered not long ago, and the officials from the imperial court have not had time to send over, and people's livelihood has not been restored.
The more important reason is that Xue Wei, the Huaian army, fought with the Tatars in Shanxi, especially in Datong Prefecture, for more than a year, which caused the people of Shanxi to panic and flee in all directions, resulting in a large population loss.
After visiting two prefectures in Shanxi, more than half a month passed before His Majesty the Emperor finally arrived in Taiyuan, the provincial capital of Shanxi.
At this time, there was a prefect in Taiyuan City, but it was just a temporary worker dispatched by Shen Yi, and Taiyuan Prefecture had not been taken care of yet.
The emperor was stationed in Taiyuan. As he was walking in, His Majesty looked at the thick stack of documents on his desk, shook his head slightly and said: "Compared with Henan, Shanxi is quite different. It seems that we need to send a few Let capable ministers and officials come to take charge of Shanxi and sort out the province as soon as possible."
He looked at Shen Yi and asked: "Shen Qing, who in the court do you think is qualified for this job?"
Shen Yi quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although I have been an official for more than ten years, I have not spent much time actually serving in the court during these ten years, so I don't know the people in the court very well. The location of Shanxi Province is very critical, especially Datong Prefecture, which is an extremely important border pass. Who will govern Shanxi will naturally be discussed between your Majesty and the Zhongshu Prime Minister."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "If you want to talk about understanding, Shen Qing naturally knows Shanxi very well. Naturally, I have to ask Shen Qing first. However, in the past two days, the three prime ministers who followed me also discussed this matter. Regarding the matter, the three prime ministers each recommended candidates, Shen Qing, guess who Cui Yu recommended?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "I am too stupid to guess."
"Song Ying from the Ministry of Officials."
Shen Yi said "Huh?" and said: "It seems that Song Langzhong's rank is not enough to directly govern Shanxi..."
"So the position recommended by Cui Yu is not the governor of Shanxi, but the chief envoy of Shanxi."
Shen Yi thought for a moment, then shook his head: "There are a lot of things going on here in Shanxi right now. Mr. Song has no experience in serving as a local official, so I just transferred him here. I think it's too forced."
"I don't agree."
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and said: "I have to consider this matter slowly. Before the imperial court sent officials to take charge of Shanxi, Shen Qing was more concerned about Shanxi. I don't ask you to take Shanxi well, but at least Shanxi cannot be allowed to cause chaos."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the vanguard of the Huai'an Army is stationed in Datong Prefecture. With the Huai'an Army here, there will be no chaos in Shanxi."
The emperor smiled and nodded: "Speaking of the vanguard army, I was just about to mention this matter to Shen Qing."
The emperor sat back in his seat and said: "I only brought five thousand guards with me, which is not enough in a place like Shanxi. Shen Qing will transfer five more from this vanguard army." Thousands of people will come over and serve as temporary guards."
"By the way..."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "Let Xue Wei come over and see me again."
Shen Yi raised his head, looked at the emperor, then took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "I obey."
The emperor yawned, rubbed his eyes and said, "Then the matter is settled. I will see the King of Jin Zhao Xiong later, so Shen Qing will leave first."
Mr. Shen bowed his head deeply: "I obey."
After that, he silently exited this emperor's palace.
After walking out of the emperor's residence, Mr. Shen's eyes became complicated. He even looked back at the emperor's residence. He was silent for a while, then turned around and left with his hands behind his back.
At this moment, he could no longer tell whether Emperor Hongde trusted him completely or was testing himself.
If it's the latter...
As the emperor, should I use my own life to test my ministers?
Mr. Shen can't think of an answer to this question.
If Emperor Hong De really had this idea, then there was only one possibility.
He came here not for Hong Dechao to test Shen Yi, but for future generations to test Shen...
But this way of testing is really...
So damn sincere.
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A few days later, the cavalry battalion of the Pioneer Army rushed to Taiyuan City to escort them.
Xue Wei personally led the troops. After arriving in Taiyuan, Xue Wei went straight to the emperor's palace to ask for an audience with the emperor.
At the same time, a hundred households from the Pioneer Army came to Shen Yi's residence, met Shen Yi, and reported the general situation to Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen gently patted this hundred households on the shoulder: "I understand."
The hundred households lowered their heads and said, "Mr. Shen, I have humbled myself and returned to my base camp."
Master Shen waved his hand: "You just go."
The hundred households turned around and left silently.
Mr. Shen walked to the backyard of his residence, came to the bedroom, and saw Lu Ruoxi who was teaching Shen Sangsang how to read.
Seeing that Shen Yi was in a daze, Lu Ruoxi stepped forward, held her husband's hand, and asked, "Husband, what's wrong?"
Master Shen put his arms around her, took a deep breath, and murmured softly.