The two words "palace" can sometimes refer to His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, without much hesitation, Shen Yi stood up, bowed his hands to Zhang Jian, and came to the first floor of Cuiyun Tower alone, where he met two people from the palace.
One man and one woman.
To be precise, it was a female official and a eunuch in the palace.
Seeing this female officer, Shen Yi felt something was wrong.
After all, he has come into contact with many people in the palace, and this is the first time he has seen the palace sending maids out of the palace.
Sure enough, after the first contact, Shen Yi's expression became complicated.
Because it was not the emperor who was looking for him, but the Queen Mother who was looking for him.
Shen Yi has met the emperor a lot, but he has only met the queen mother once, and at that time he only had some conversation and didn't have much contact with her. But now...
This empress dowager in the palace actually sent someone to invite me into the palace to meet?
This made Shen Yi feel something was wrong.
He even felt that the Queen Mother wanted to maintain her appearance...
But he soon put this idea behind him.
Because he is a second-ranked Jinshi, a serious scholar, and a civil servant of some status. Even if the Queen Mother couldn't bear the loneliness and really wanted to find some faces to serve in the palace, she would not find a civil servant like Shen Yi.
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First, it is unlikely to agree, and second, it may be criticized by scholars who feel insulted by writing articles.
Shen Yi's thoughts just turned around quickly in his mind, and then he responded to the two palace attendants, saying that he would definitely meet the Queen Mother tomorrow.
After seeing off the two palace men, Shen Yi went back to the private room to drink. In the private room, Zhang Jian looked at him with a smile and asked, "What? Your Majesty has something to ask you for?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, with a complicated look on his face: "It's Kunde Palace who has something to ask me about."
"Kunde Palace..."
Hearing these three words, Zhang Jian couldn't help but frown. He first glanced at Shen Yi, and then asked: "Why did the Queen Mother suddenly summon a foreign minister..."
Shen Yi shook his head and said he didn't know.
He picked up the wine glass, clinked a glass with Zhang Jian, and sighed slightly: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. I'll just go there tomorrow."
Zhang Jian could only nod his head, and after clinking glasses with Shen Yi, he said softly: "Remember to say hello if you need anything."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded.
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In the early morning of the next day, Mr. Shen, who had not gone to work for several days, put on his sixth-grade official uniform again. After his family arranged their clothes, he went all the way into the imperial city, and then at the gate of the palace, he reported that he was summoned by the Queen Mother.
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The palace guards quickly confirmed the news and let Shen Yi in. Under the leadership of several eunuchs, Mr. Shen arrived at the gate of Kunde Palace. He only waited for a stick of incense to be summoned when he was summoned by a female official in his thirties.
Got in.
After entering the Kunde Palace, Shen Yi quickly saw the very young "little widow". He knelt down in a polite manner, lowered his head slightly and said: "Shen Yi from the Ministry of War, please pay homage to the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Sun nodded and waved her hand to give her a seat.
Shen Yi sat down carefully and lowered his head in silence.
A smile appeared on the Queen Mother's face: "I heard that Chief Shen won two more great victories in Fujian. It can be said that he defeated the Japanese pirates."
"After the Ai family found out, they were very happy."
Shen Yi quickly said: "Your Majesty, I have misunderstood. I am only responsible for supervising the construction of warships and firearms. The war against the Japanese army has nothing to do with me..."
The Queen Mother glanced at him with a smile and said with a smile: "These remarks are hidden from outsiders. There is no need to say them in front of the Ai family. On this journey south, the eldest nephew of the Ai family will definitely not be as helpful as you, Chief Shen."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and remained silent.
"The anti-Japanese affairs in the southeast are going well. The emperor is very happy, and the Ai family are also very happy to know about it."
"After these few battles, we will clean up next year. When there are no more Japanese invasions along the southeastern coast, the imperial court will not have to worry about the north and the south when dealing with the Qi people."
Queen Mother Sun first affirmed Shen Yi's contribution, then she changed the topic and said calmly: "But the Anti-Japanese Army was newly built after all. It is said that it was born out of the Linhai Guard in Taizhou Prefecture. There are only more than a thousand Linhai Guard left.
We formed an anti-Japanese army of five thousand people..."
Queen Mother Sun looked at Shen Yi quietly and asked, "I think there must be a shortage of manpower?"
After hearing this, Shen Yi's anxious heart finally relaxed.
Because he finally understood why the Queen Mother came to him.
After knowing the specific intention of the other party, he naturally felt confident when dealing with it. Shen Yi took a deep breath, bowed his head respectfully and said: "Going back to your Majesty, this time I go south. I am supervising the construction of weapons on behalf of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War. As for the internal affairs of the anti-Japanese army,
I really don’t know whether there is a shortage of people or not. The New Year is coming soon and the Crown Prince of Jin will probably go back to Jiankang to celebrate the New Year. When I see the Crown Prince of Jin, I will definitely let him come into the palace to pay my respects to the Queen."
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The Queen Mother frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
"The Ai family has just told you that they know that you are in charge of the anti-Japanese army. The Ai family is now asking you whether there is a shortage of people in the anti-Japanese army, but you are hesitating and talking about him."
Queen Mother Sun glared at Shen Yi: "Don't you take Ai Jia's words seriously?"
Shen Yi stood up from the chair silently. He raised his head and glanced at the Queen Mother, then exhaled a breath and lowered his head again: "Does the Queen want to arrange some people in the anti-Japanese army?"
Seeing that Shen Yi had made it clear, the Empress Dowager did not try to hide her. She nodded and said, "Yes, the Ai family has several nephews. They are all in their teens and twenties now. It is time to contribute to the country."
Shen Yi nodded, and then continued: "Madam, the quota of 5,000 anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers is already full, but if Madam insists on letting the two young masters in, I will go to smoothen the relationship and put a few more people in. It shouldn't be a big deal.
question."
Empress Dowager Sun frowned again: "Master Shen, do you mean to let the Ai family's nephew become a pawn in the anti-Japanese army?"
Shen Yi finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart. He raised his head and glanced at the Queen Mother, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the generals in the anti-Japanese army are all qualified for their military exploits. If these young men can kill the enemy bravely, they can help the imperial court to eliminate Japanese pirates."
, he can naturally become a general."
Empress Dowager Sun was expressionless: "Master Shen, does he have no sense of human nature at all?"
"I really don't understand this kind of worldliness."
Shen Yi was so angry that he bowed to the Queen Mother and said directly: "If the Queen Mother insists on doing this, I will go to your Majesty to resign later. I will not go south again next year. If your Majesty does not allow it, I will
So I wrote a letter to resign and go back to my hometown in Jiangdu to teach!"
"What a literary man."
Empress Dowager Sun was not angry, but had a slightly mocking smile on her face. She looked at Shen Yi indifferently and said softly: "If the Ai family didn't know about Master Shen's case, they really thought that Master Shen was a strong and upright man.
That’s the person.”
When Queen Mother Sun said this, she waved her hand to reject the palace people around her. When all the palace people in the side hall had retreated, the Queen Mother stood up, walked to Shen Yi, and then said calmly: "
Scholars all over the world cannot escape fame and fortune if they serve as officials."
"You, Shen Qi, are so upright today just for the sake of reputation."
Empress Dowager Sun looked at Shen Yi blankly.
"But I don't know, if everyone in the world knew that you, Shen Ziheng, kept prostitutes for the emperor just to invite favors, how would they think of you?"
"By the time…"
Queen Mother Sun looked calm.
"I'm afraid you can't even go back to Jiangdu to teach?"