In the seventh year of Hongde, not long after the emperor took office, the emperor, who was only seventeen years old at the time, angrily refused the Northern Qi Dynasty's request to marry his daughter, and ordered the Huaihe Navy to fight a fierce battle with the Qi people.
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This battle basically lasted from the beginning of the seventh year of Hong De's reign to the end of the year.
The final result was that the emperor got married at the beginning of the eighth year of Hongde and married Princess Izumo of the Northern Qi Dynasty as his noble concubine. The two sides stopped fighting and made peace at the cost of Chen Guo paying an "indemnity" of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
”, which is also known as betrothal gift.
The emperor at that time was very annoyed and even got angry.
However, only about a year later, although His Majesty the Emperor is still very angry, he has been able to control his emotions very well and handle this matter calmly.
I have to say, this is quite a huge improvement.
After sending Cui Yan away, the emperor glanced at the word "controlling anger" in front of him, then rolled it into a ball and threw it into a wastebasket beside him.
"How brilliant."
The emperor called out, and the eunuch Gao immediately stepped forward and bowed to the emperor: "My slave is here."
"Go and make arrangements. I'm going out of the palace today for a walk."
He said calmly: "Just relax."
Gao Ming only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "I will make arrangements right away."
Having said this, Eunuch Gao paused, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have something else to report to you."
The emperor was currently washing off the ink stains on his hands. Hearing this, he glanced at Gao Ming and asked, "What's the matter?"
"It's about taking care of everyone..."
Eunuch Gao took a deep breath nervously, lowered his head slightly and said, "Xu Fu told this slave a few days ago that when he leaves Jiankang and goes south to do business next year, he plans to bring Gu everyone with him openly..."
The emperor was wiping his hands at the moment. Hearing this, he glanced at Gao Ming blankly: "What then?"
Gao Ming lowered his head and said: "Then... try to let the Gu family on the surface die in the south."
Hearing this, the emperor was startled, then looked at Gao Ming and asked, "Did you teach him this method, or did he come up with it himself?"
Gao Ming quickly shook his head: "I didn't teach him..."
The emperor asked again: "Did he come up with it himself?"
Gao Ming hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head: "Your Majesty, Xu Fu comes from a humble background and has shallow eyesight. Although he is cautious in doing things, there are some things that he may not be able to think so deeply..."
"That means someone gives him a heads up."
His Majesty the Emperor stretched himself greatly: "The matter can be handled, but please tell him not to kill innocent people and commit murder in vain."
Gao Ming bowed his head deeply: "Your Majesty is kind and virtuous."
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After Shen Yi made such a fuss, the descendants of the Sun family also started to tuck their tail between their legs.
Not only did they close the door to thank guests, but they also basically stopped going out.
As for the two young masters of the Sun family, they are naturally unwilling to go north. The Huaihe Navy has always been a bit self-respecting. In the war with the Qi people last year, the 30,000 forbidden troops sent by the imperial court to help suffered 20,000 casualties. If the emperor
My cousin went there, and no one was sure whether they would come back alive.
The two royal relatives still cherished their lives.
But this is not surprising.
Anyone who has an emperor's cousin will most likely cherish his life like this. After all, if he doesn't do anything, he can live a lifetime of prosperity and wealth. If he goes out to fool around and kills himself, will he be blind and get a good pregnancy in vain?
The Sun family became more honest, and Queen Mother Sun didn't say anything more and could only pretend that this incident never happened.
As for the Queen Mother's threat to Shen Yi, it was not implemented due to the emperor's face. After all, Mr. Shen is still very useful to the emperor now, but Kunde Palace destroyed Shen Yi with "public opinion", then His Majesty the Emperor will probably still
I want to go to Kunde Palace to cause trouble again.
After the Sun family's affairs came to an end, there were no major events in Jiankang. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the time came to the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of Hongde.
During this period of more than half a month, His Majesty the Emperor re-activated the former Prime Minister Cui Yu who had been dismissed from office for a year or two.
Of course, because the five prime ministers in Zhongshu had not yet vacated their positions, Prime Minister Cui did not regain his position. Instead, he was placed in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and became the deputy of the Heavenly Official.
But even so, the information released by the emperor was obvious enough.
Because Cui Yu is a dove who can't do any more.
Since the emperor used him, it shows that the young emperor's foreign attitude has quietly changed.
There are already rumors in the market that last year's war between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River had demoralized His Majesty. He was ready to seek peace with the Northern Qi Dynasty and had given up the idea of the Northern Expedition.
That's why the emperor reused doves like Cui Yu.
There are even rumors that the princess of Northern Qi is pregnant and is about to give birth to a child with royal blood from both countries.
But the loudest rumors are about Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang.
After all, this Prime Minister Yang is the King Pigeon among the doves.
The emperor re-employed the dove faction, so it was natural that he could not bypass Old Man Yang.
Although Yang Xiang is old and has little chance of returning to the central government, some people have begun to be optimistic about Yang Xiang's family, as there are countless former officials among Yang Xiang's disciples.
But all this has nothing to do with Mr. Shen Yi and Shen.
After irritating the Empress Dowager at Kunde Palace, Shen Yi restrained himself a lot. Except for occasionally going out for a walk, he stayed at home most of the time on weekdays and basically did not go out unless he had something to do.
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He couldn't even leave the house, let alone go to the imperial city.
For more than half a month, not only did he not go to the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of War, or even the Dijing Newspaper Department, it could be said that he gave himself a solid holiday for more than half a month.
Because the New Year's Eve is coming soon, Shen Yi has been shopping with his third brother Shen Ling in Dongshi Street for the past few days, preparing New Year's goods. By the afternoon of the 29th, the family's New Year's goods were almost ready. Qing'er
Ping'er and the two maids began to work in the kitchen, preparing some hard dishes for the New Year in advance.
When it was almost evening, Shen Yi was warming tea and reading a book at home. The maid Ping'er came over to report that Mr. Zhang had come to visit.
Shen Yi then put down his books, put on thick clothes, and went to the front yard to greet him in person. After seeing Zhang Jian hurriedly arrived, Shen Yi stepped forward, pulled Zhang Jian's sleeves, and said with a smile: "It's a great Chinese New Year." , Senior brother is not staying at home, why did he come to my little brother?"
"problem occurs."
Zhang Jian looked serious. He looked at Shen Yi and whispered: "Just now, Zhongshu issued the last imperial edict of this year."
Shen Yi was a little surprised and asked: "What can happen if the imperial court issues an imperial edict?"
Zhang Jian followed Shen Yi into the house. He exhaled silently and said: "Zhongshu sent an edict to promote Yang Fan to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry..."
Yang Fan was the eldest son of Prime Minister Yang Jingzong. In the past ten years, Yang Gongzi was famous in Jiankang, and his statement was even better than that of Zhao Gongzi Zhao Zhuo.
When Yang Fan was in his early twenties, he entered the official position out of kindness. However, after old man Yang retired, his official position became a sinecure, which was basically just a temporary position without any involvement.
But now, the imperial court suddenly promoted him to Minister of Industry.
Although Mr. Yang is already about forty years old, this level of promotion is still very astonishing.
Hearing this, Shen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Senior brother, don't panic, it's just a matter of deprivation..."
