Shen Yi's article is said to be to please the emperor, so there must be elements in it to please the emperor, but it is definitely not flattery.
Because he himself hates the Zhao Clan, and since there is no way to get rid of the Zhao Clan now, even if it makes him sick, it is good.
After submitting this article, the effect was outstanding. That night, the palace sent someone to deliver a pair of jade bis, which were tributes sent to the palace by others. Not to mention priceless, but priceless, at least there was no problem. It is regarded as a wedding gift from the emperor to Shen Yi and his wife. The couple can each wear one on their bodies.
In the next two days, under the urging of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Di Newspaper Division was able to publish quickly. Finally, two days later, the first batch of Di Newspapers was printed and distributed to Jiankang.
This article had a great influence, and it was not just as simple as making people in the Imperial Army unhappy with the Huaihe Navy.
More importantly, most of the people who are literate and can read the Di newspaper are scholars. Ordinary people may not be able to see the yin and yang in Shen Yi's article, but it is not difficult for these scholars to see some irony in the article.
After all, when the Forbidden Army went north, it was under the command of General Zhao.
This undoubtedly means that General Zhao cherishes feathers and only allows the Imperial Army to die, but does not allow the Huaihe Navy to fight hard battles.
There is a very interesting phenomenon in the process of delivering messages.
That is, if you tell him the result directly, he may question the result, but if you let him "guess" it by himself, he will think he is smart, and then he will be convinced of the result he guessed.
Therefore, after this article was published, the reputation of the Huaihe Navy, or the Zhao family, among scholars was greatly damaged.
More importantly, the Zhao family has no way to retaliate against the Di News Agency.
Because this article, from beginning to end, praises how fierce and elite the Huaihe Navy is in combat.
Not a single word was said against them.
Even the arrogant Zhao family had to suffer this secret loss, but the Zhao family was secretly checking who the author of this unsigned article was, and probably wanted to thank this person in private.
Fortunately, this article did not arouse much public opinion, and it passed away slowly.
As before, Shen Yi went to work at the Di newspaper office step by step every day. Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and it was April of the eighth year of Hong De.
In Jiankang in April, the warmth already has a bit of a hot flavor.
In April, a big event occurred in the Jiankang court.
That is... Empress Sun is pregnant.
This was a huge event for the court. After all, Empress Sun was the first wife of the emperor. If she gave birth to a son, he would be both the legitimate son and the eldest son. As long as he was not a fool, he would most likely inherit the throne. Chen's future throne.
For a time, the entire court's eyes were focused on Empress Sun's belly. Even the Queen Mother was very fond of her niece. She invited her to Kunde Palace every three days and wished she could personally serve this niece. daughter-in-law.
Just when everyone's eyes were focused on the queen's belly, something was different about Shen Yi.
Because on the seventh day of April, a doctor also went to Shen's house to ask for a pulse test. After several months of unremitting work by Mr. Shen, young Mrs. Shen finally became pregnant. According to the doctor, it had been a month or two. body.
Shen Yi was very happy and took the Shen family to Yaoyuelou to have a big meal and celebrate.
The next day, Shen Yi, who took a day off to accompany his wife, received another letter from his hometown in Jiangdu, saying that Shen Heng had finished the government examination and was planning to come to Jiankang in a few days to take a look.
It is worth mentioning that in February this year, Shen Heng participated in the Jiangdu County Examination and was ordered to be the head of the case by the county magistrate Zhang Jian. When he arrived at the prefectural examination, the prefect general would not mess with the county's reputation, so in theory, the head of the case in each county It is safe to pass the government examination.
In other words, Shen Heng has actually obtained the qualification to participate in this year's Jiankang Institute examination. It is only natural that he come to Jiankang to take a look.
The two brothers have been dependent on each other since childhood. Shen Yi was naturally very happy that Shen Heng could come to Jiankang. He took the letters from home and showed them to Lu Ruoxi. While the young couple were talking, Xiao Qing came from outside. A somewhat inappropriate voice said: "Sir, someone from the palace is looking for you."
Shen Yi reached out and patted Lu Ruoxi's hand, and said softly: "Madam, take a rest first and go out to take a look at her husband."
Lu Ruoxi blushed and said softly: "I just got pregnant, and it will take a long time to show my pregnancy. Where do I need any rest?"
"I'll go out with you and take a look."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded, and the young couple walked out of the bedroom together, and then met Sun Jin, the eunuch of the Di Bao Department, in their yard.
Eunuch Sun stepped forward, saluted Shen Yi and his wife, and then said respectfully: "Sizheng, Your Majesty summons you to the palace."
Shen Yi scratched his head and said in a helpless tone: "How come you just took a day off and your Majesty came to see me for something?"
Sun Jin lowered his head and said: "Sizheng, I don't know, but Eunuch Gao said it urgently, so you'd better enter the palace as soon as possible."
Shen Yi nodded helplessly, turned around and explained a few words to his wife, then got on the sedan chair arranged by Sun Jin, entered the palace without any hindrance, and was then taken to the Manna Palace.
In the Manlu Palace, after seeing Shen Yi, the little emperor behaved more cordially than before. He motioned Shen Yi to sit down, then coughed and said, "The Queen is pregnant, and all the officials have put up their congratulations. Why don't you see Shen Yi?" Your congratulations?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I am of low rank and am not qualified to give you a petition..."
The emperor frowned and was a little displeased: "You haven't written much to me in private? Why can't you write one in private and hand it over?"
Shen Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and said, "Yes, I will draft a congratulatory form for His Majesty immediately after I go back today."
Seeing Shen Yi's appearance, His Majesty the Emperor, who tried hard to keep a straight face, finally couldn't bear it any longer. He laughed heartily at Shen Yi.
"I'm joking with you."
He looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "I heard that your family is about to have a baby. You and I are really destined to be kings and ministers. We were born in the same year, and we will become fathers in the same year."
Hearing the emperor's words, Shen Yi looked respectful, but there was a murmur in his heart.
He only found out yesterday that his wife was pregnant.
In just one day, the emperor knew that the Shen family...
Seeing Shen Yi's eyes rolling, the emperor glanced at him and said angrily: "Don't worry, I don't have the leisure to send someone to keep an eye on you. Sun Jin told me so."
Only then did Shen Yi suddenly realize.
He was Sizheng of the Di Newspaper Department, so when he asked for leave, he could only tell Sun Jin, the spokesperson in the palace, that the reason for his request for leave was that his wife was pregnant and he wanted to go home to be with her.
The emperor and his ministers chatted for a while, and then the emperor looked at Shen Yi and became serious: "Shen Qing just said that you are of low rank, right?"
Shen Yi lowered his head quickly: "Your Majesty, I am a new Jinshi. I am deeply grateful to have an eighth-grade rank."
The emperor smiled and said: "Shen Qing, you talked about ways to treat the symptoms and the root cause a few months ago. I will give you a few months. How is your newspaper department doing in the coastal states?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "It's almost time to return to Your Majesty."
"Well."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Then you go on a business trip and treat the root cause first, then the symptoms."
"It's done..."
The emperor said calmly: "If it's done, you will be the head of the Ministry of War next year."