Sheng Jingcheng's attitude of bowing his head and giving in was quicker than Shen Yi expected.
After Zhao Xing returned, only four days later, Shengjing City sent a letter of surrender, expressing his willingness to surrender to Dachen. Moreover, Zhao Xuan also sent Zhao Xing as an envoy to go to the pass with Shen Yi to pay homage to the Holy Emperor of Dachen. .
When Zhao Xing took the letter of surrender and bowed and handed it to Shen Yi, Mr. Shen did not reach out to take it. Instead, he looked at Zhao Xing quietly and said: "You are coming back so quickly, which makes Shen Yi very uneasy." ."
Lord Shen said quietly: "Now, I feel like going back on my word."
Emperor Zhaowu was really not that great, both in terms of means and structure, he was very average, but he had to admit that the eldest son he chose, Zhao Xuan, was growing faster than Shen Yi had expected.
Even if he has to change places, it will take Shen Yi almost three or four days to make such a decision. In other words, at least in terms of decision-making, the person in charge of Can Qi in Shengjing City has reached the level of Mr. Shen. level.
Compared with the last time, Zhao Xing was obviously much more docile this time. He bowed slightly, took out another document from his arms, then held it in front of Shen Yi with both hands, lowered his head and said: "Master Shen, this is Shengjing City. Here is the gift list for the Marquis, please take a look at it."
Mr. Shen became interested, took the gift list and read it over, then smiled: "It costs a lot of money to prepare these things. Zhao...Zhao Xuan is really thoughtful."
"He is very good, better than your father."
Mr. Shen didn't blink an eyelid and said calmly: "Put down the certificate of surrender. What is written in this gift list will be added to the annual tribute to Da Chen. I will start withdrawing the troops in half a month."
Zhao Xing gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said: "Master Marquis, now that the negotiation has been concluded, would it be better for your army to retreat immediately..."
"How?"
Mr. Shen looked at him and suddenly smiled: "Looking at your expression, it seems that not only people are freezing to death in Shengjing City, but are some people starting to starve?"
Zhao Xing had no expression on his face and said nothing.
Mr. Shen thought about it for a while, waved his hand and said, "Let's just leave it at that. My army will retreat in half a month."
Zhao Xuan gritted his teeth and bowed to Shen Yi: "I'll take my leave."
Shen Yi watched him leave, then reached out and touched his chin, and said, "Go and call Shen Yuan."
Soon, the young Marquis arrived at Shen Yi's Chinese army tent. After bowing and saluting, he saw the documents placed in front of Shen Yi and was a little curious: "Dad, is Master Zhu giving in so quickly?"
"Um."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and rested his mind: "Just see for yourself."
The young Marquis stepped forward, read both documents, and then couldn't help but said: "Dad, Zhao Xuan has to admit defeat simply because he is completely afraid of you, or our terms are too generous. ."
Shen Yi shook his head silently and said, "That's almost it."
"If we press further, Zhu Zhenren will become red-eyed. If we really fight, it won't end well for a year or two. The people we brought this time are not enough."
The soldiers Shen Yi brought this time, including those from Su Ding's side, totaled about 100,000 people.
This size of force is not enough to break into Shengjing City.
You know, there are at least tens of thousands of Zhu Zhenqing in Shengjing City. If they really fight, they may suffer some small losses.
To surround Shengjing, these troops are actually not enough. The reason why Zhu Zhenren can't hide is mainly because Zhao Xuan sees too clearly. He knows very well that Shen Yi's departure this time is not to annihilate Zhu Zhenren. It was to consume Zhu Zhenren's vitality, so at this moment, he chose to avoid it whenever he could.
Even to lose money and eliminate disaster.
Speaking of this, Shen Yi looked at Shen Yuan and said silently: "This Zhao Xuan is quite decisive. He will probably be your strong enemy in the future. You should keep him in mind."
"But don't worry too much."
Mr. Shen yawned and said: "Zhenzhen Zhu's situation is over. Even if we ignore them, it will take them twenty or thirty years to recover and pose a threat to the Central Plains again. That Zhao Xuan..."
“It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.”
Shen Yuan lowered his head and wrote them down one by one.
He thought for a while and whispered: "Dad, if our family adopts Korea in the future, we will be neighbors with these Zhu Zhenren..."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry about them. When the time comes, just hold on to the feudal clan and develop your own. As long as you pay attention to new learning."
"Even in a small place, there is room for you to show off."
Shen Yuan was thoughtful and lowered his head to write down.
He looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Is father going back to Yanjing?"
"yes."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "The imperial court has begun to move. The first batch of people are expected to arrive in Yanjing soon. After the New Year, the remaining people from the imperial court and His Majesty will also arrive in Yanjing one after another. At this time, I'm going back to take charge of the situation."
"But you don't have to leave in a hurry."
Shen Yi ordered: "You stay outside the customs and check more at Zhu Zhenren's place. Then you and your uncle Su will return to Yanjing."
Shen Yuan lowered his head in response.
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After Mr. Shen arranged things in Shengjing, he left early and returned to Yanjing with Zhu Zhenren's letter of surrender and Zhu Zhen's envoy Zhao Xing.
At this time, it is already approaching the end of the year.
In other words, it will soon be Hongde's 30th year.
This was a very critical juncture for the Chen court and a major political earthquake.
Shen Yi must go back to Yandu and work side by side with Emperor Hongde to bring this great turmoil to a smooth halt and calm the situation.
Only he has the ability to determine the world now.
After riding horses all the way, by the time Shen Yi returned to Yanjing, it was already the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month.
He first handled some urgent matters at the governor's office, and then began to make some preparations.
For example, tidy up everything outside the palace to ensure there are no problems.
On the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, the first batch of officials from the imperial court finally arrived in Yanjing City.
Among them, Shen Heran is among them.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising. After all, he is the Minister of Rites, and the Minister in charge of etiquette. Many things require his participation or even finalization.
In addition to Shen, he was also accompanied by Song Yuan, one of the prime ministers of Zhongshu, and Jin Wang Li Mu, as well as dozens of officials, large and small.
Shen Yi spent a whole day just arranging accommodation for them.
It was late at night before Mr. Shen finally settled the affairs of these people. He and his younger brother Shen returned to Shen Hou's Mansion together.
After sitting down in the main hall of the Shen family, Shen Yi's children all came out to pay homage to their uncle. After some courtesy, Shen had time to lower his head and drink tea. Then he looked at Shen Yi and said, "Brother, we arrived in Yanjing after these people. , they should be from the Forbidden Army and the Internal Guard."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "It's not surprising. It's impossible to leave the life and death of the imperial court in my hands."
Shen put down the tea cup, shook his head and said: "Although His Majesty mentioned moving the capital several times in the past ten years, it can be seen that His Majesty did not want to cause too much impact. However, this time, His Majesty seems to be particularly anxious, anxious to move the capital next year. Within one year, the capital move will be completed."
Mr. Shen was silent and did not answer.
"Furthermore, the court meeting has been finalized."
Shen said softly: "From now on, it will be a two-capital system. Jiankang will be the capital of Nanjing, and Yanjing will be Beijing. At the same time, there will also be a court in Jiankang to handle some affairs in the south."
Mr. Shen said in a low voice: "This is not strange."
"Only in this way can those southern gentry shut up."
Shen smiled: "Brother, don't forget, our family can also be called a southern noble family."
Shen Yi smiled and said nothing.
After the brothers chatted for a while, Shen asked, "Where is Zhou'er? With Yuan'er?"
"I forgot to tell you."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "The three brothers are still in Shengjing."
"That son of yours."
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea and said with a smile: "Someone is like me. Although he has not been in the army for a long time, he seems to have a lot of experience in marching and fighting. How about letting him follow me in the future? What?"
Shen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can he compare to the eldest brother?"
After a pause, he still said: "However, even if he wants to do something in the military, my opinion is that it is better to take the exam first."
"After all, brother, you were..."
"I know, I know."
Mr. Shen smiled dumbly.
"You still don't want to give up."
Shen smiled bitterly.
"As a parent, you need to be considerate."
Mr. Shen patted his brother on the shoulder: "Then let him stay with me for two years first, and then take the exam, okay?"