Chapter 495: Someone is looking for you in the palace!
After hearing what her cousin said, Queen Mother Sun immediately frowned. She looked at Sun Yanchang, the head of state in front of her. After being silent for a long time, she asked: "Who told you about the anti-Japanese military situation along the coast?"
Sun Yanli smiled at the Queen Mother: "Sister, the anti-Japanese army defeated the Japanese pirates in Wenzhou Prefecture a few days ago. It was recorded in the newspaper. Later, I got curious and asked someone to inquire about the situation of the anti-Japanese army.
, Sister, you also know that some people in my family are doing business along the coast, and they are quite well-informed..."
Empress Dowager Sun took a deep breath and closed her eyes: "Our family is already living a very good life now. No matter what business you do or what blessings you enjoy, the Ai family can leave you alone. However, sacrifice and military service are important national affairs.
Let’s stop thinking about it.”
Sun Yanli bent down slightly, lowered his head and said: "Sister, I have discussed this matter with Yanchang. Our brothers are not unreasonable people, and we will not let you make things difficult for me. The military affairs in the imperial court are not good.
If we were to fight against the Qi people, we brothers would not even say a word and would never hold back the imperial court..."
"But the suppression of Japanese pirates along the coast..."
Sun Yanli whispered: "Sister, it is not difficult to fight against the Japanese army and suppress the Japanese pirates. It can even defeat thousands of thieves and only cause dozens of casualties..."
"Our Sun family has enjoyed so many years of blessings, so we should also make some contributions to the imperial court..."
"Our family has made great achievements along the coast, and your face is also shining brightly, Madam."
These words are actually very shameless.
And it's very shameless.
The meaning of Sun Yanli's words, if translated, is that if you don't have the courage to fight against the Qi people, you do have the courage to go to the southeast coast to harvest ready-made military exploits. Not only do you have it, but you are very bold!
If His Majesty the Emperor heard these words in person, he would probably want to slap his father-in-law in the mouth.
But after all, the Empress Dowager Sun's surname was Sun. Such shameless words did not sound so harsh to her. After the Empress Dowager Sun lowered her head and thought about it, she reached out and rubbed her temples, then looked up at Sun Yanli and spit out a mouthful.
Zhuo Qi: "My relatives are in charge of the army. Not to mention the several prime ministers in Zhongshu, even the civil servants in the court cannot agree."
"this matter…"
She looked at Sun Yanli and said slowly: "This matter is very difficult to handle. It is basically impossible for the two of you to be the commanders of the anti-Japanese army. However, we can arrange the young people in our family to the southeast."
By working in the anti-Japanese army, you will gain some merit, and it will be a matter of course for you to become an official in the imperial court in the future."
The problem of Chen Guo's relatives is not very serious. After all, there are powerful civil servants to suppress them, so these relatives cannot make any big splash. However, the Sun family has produced two generations of queens, so naturally they are not willing to just be in Jiankang City.
A rich man is just waiting to die, and they also want to have some voice of their own in the court.
Having said this, Queen Mother Sun looked at Sun Yanli and continued: "The Ai family will find an opportunity to arrange this matter for you, but you can't go to the emperor to tell it, let alone the queen. Do you understand?"
Although Sun Yanli was a little reluctant, he still lowered his head and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'm sensible."
After that, Sun Yanli bowed to the Queen Mother, then turned and left.
After the father-in-law left, Queen Mother Sun sat lazily on the soft couch. She lowered her brows and thought for a while, then glanced at a female official next to her and asked, "Has Shen Yi returned to Jiankang?"
This female official looks to be about thirty years old. She was the palace maid who stayed with the Queen Mother when she first entered the palace. Now as the Queen Mother's status rises one level at a time, her status has also risen with the tide. Now she is in Kunde In the palace, it can basically be said that everyone is under one person.
She basically takes care of all the big and small things in Kunde Palace. She can be said to be the big housekeeper of Kunde Palace.
She is also responsible for some external intelligence.
The female official bowed her head respectfully and said: "Mother, Shen Yi's wife gave birth a few days ago, so he returned to Jiankang early."
"Production…"
The Queen Mother stretched out her hand and rubbed her temples, and said softly: "Well...let's do it tomorrow. Let him come to Kunde Palace tomorrow. If the Ai family has something to do, come to him."
The female officer glanced at the Queen Mother in surprise.
Then she bowed her head respectfully: "Yes, I will make arrangements right away."
After saying this, she paused and asked: "Empress, do you want to hide this from Your Majesty?"
"No need."
Empress Dowager Sun waved her hands calmly and said: "There is no need to hide this or that between mother and son, lest he become suspicious."
"Just go and do it."
The female officer lowered her head again: "I understand, slave."
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After returning to Jiankang, Shen Yi suddenly felt much more relaxed.
First of all, he no longer had an errand at the Dijing Newspaper Department, thousands of miles away, and it was difficult for him to ask questions about the Anti-Japanese Army. The Ministry of War and the Hanlin Academy did not have to go to work, so he simply enjoyed his holiday life happily.
For several days in a row, he was either staying at home with his wife and children, or going out to Liquan Tower to read, or going to Dayifang to play chess with Mr. Gu, or hanging out and drinking with a certain Taichang Temple Prime Minister. It is free and happy.
On this day, in the private room of Cuiyun Tower in Jiankang Beicheng, Mr. Shen and Taichang Si Cheng were sitting across the table from each other. After the two toasted, Zhang Jian looked around the private room and said: "Sir. Heng just said that this restaurant was opened by Xu Fu, the young man who came to Jiankang with you from Jiangdu?"
Shen Yi chuckled: "Not only you, senior brother, but I also feel that things are impermanent."
After the two brothers sighed, they talked about each other's work. After Zhang Jian took a sip of wine, he complained to Shen Yi: "Zi Heng, you don't know, this Taichang Temple is very leisurely. My temple Cheng, there is basically no difference whether you go or not every day."
Shen Yi looked at him with a smile: "So, senior brother, you dare not go?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Zhang Jian shrank his neck, lowered his head and said, "The old man at home has arranged an errand. If I don't go, I will have to shed my skin when I get back."
"correct."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Zi Heng, you are more leisurely than me now. It just so happened that my old man mentioned you two days ago. If you have nothing to do, take the time to come to my house in the next two days to accompany you. Let’s have a meal, old man.”
"The old man is very interested in the anti-Japanese army you created."
Shen Yi shook his head, smiled at Zhang Jian and said: "It's okay to visit the old prime minister, but senior brother, you have to rest assured. This anti-Japanese army was not created by me, but by the imperial court and the imperial envoy Jin Shizi. of."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and smiled: "It has nothing to do with me."
"Tsk..."
Zhang Jian clinked glasses of wine with Shen Yi and sighed: "I can't believe it, Zi Heng, you are a young man of eighteen or nineteen. Looking at your cautious appearance, you look a bit like the heads of the official families in Jiankang City." Big, a veteran who has been in the officialdom for decades."
Mr. Shen chuckled: "Thank you for the compliment, senior brother."
The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.
While the brothers were eating and drinking, there was a knock on the door of the private room.
Outside the door are the servants of the Zhang family.
Zhang Jian was disturbed, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"