When the anti-Japanese army set out from Yueqing, in order to reach Beiji Island as soon as possible and attack the Japanese pirates by surprise, they rushed as fast as possible all the way, but it was different when they returned victorious.
Along the way, the ship was not moving very fast. Shen Yi was able to sit on the deck and enjoy the sea view. It was a pity that he did not bring a fish hook or line, otherwise he could fish on the sea and treat it as a few days off.
Because the sailing speed was very slow, it was not until the fourth day that Shen Yi's big ship docked at Yueqing Pier.
Before Mr. Shen got off his horse, he saw a large group of people gathering on the pier, and Shen Yi recognized the person standing at the front.
Jiang Youde, the prefect of Wenzhou.
After Shen Yi got off the ship, Lord Jiang immediately came up to him with a smile on his face. He cupped his hands at Shen Yi and said, "I am leading the officials of Wenzhou Prefecture. Congratulations to Lord Shen on his great victory!"
After he said this, about twenty Wenzhou officials behind him came forward and saluted Shen Yi.
"Congratulations to Mr. Shen on the great victory in wiping out the Japanese pirates!"
Shen Yi was not wearing armor or official uniform at the moment. He was just wearing an ordinary cloth. Facing this big battle, he was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and returned the salute to Jiang Fu Zun:
"Your Majesty, you're welcome."
If I remember correctly, this is the first time that Jiang Youde calls himself "a lower official" in front of Shen Yi. After all, this palace official is a serious fourth-rank official in the imperial court, and a fourth-rank civil servant, which is more valuable than those military attachés.
many.
If it were in the past, he would never call himself a lower official in front of Shen Yi.
However, Mr. Shen now acts as an imperial envoy and handles the king's affairs. It is reasonable for him to call him that.
Magistrate Jiang raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, and said with a respectful expression: "This time, my lord, you have succeeded. Not only will the coast of Wenzhou Prefecture be free from Japanese pirates in the future, but the entire eastern Zhejiang coast will also no longer have large groups of Japanese pirates!"
"The Imperial Envoy has done a great job. Jiang, on behalf of the people of Wenzhou Prefecture and the entire people of eastern Zhejiang, thanks the Imperial Envoy for his kindness!"
Shen Yi smiled helplessly: "Fu Zun is well-informed. Before I even docked, Fu Zun knew about the victory."
Jiang Fuzun also smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, after your Majesty led the troops to the sea, I rushed to Yueqing from Yongjia, mainly to see if there is anything here that needs the help of the prefect's Yamen.
Two days later, your Excellency's men came back early and asked the Yueqing County Government to help prepare pigs, sheep and other rewards for the army. After asking the subordinates, they knew that the anti-Japanese army was a great victory."
Jiang Youde looked sincere and his tone was full of gratitude: "You are able to wipe out the Japanese pirates in eastern Zhejiang in two years. You are really a young hero..."
Shen Yi exhaled a breath, shook his head helplessly and said: "Okay, don't be an adult anymore. In terms of qualifications, I am the junior of Fu Zun, and in terms of rank, I am even worse than Fu Zun. To call Fu Zun like this, Zhe Sha Shen
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"You are a Beijing official."
Jiang Fuzun smiled and said: "You are three ranks higher than our local officials when you land. Besides, your Excellency is now an imperial envoy of the imperial court, carrying out royal affairs on your behalf. Don't mention me, even our Zhejiang governor Fantai will probably address you when he sees you.
Say it sir."
"Besides..."
Jiang Fuzun smiled and said: "After this great victory on Beiji Island, your rank should be raised."
He held up his palms and exclaimed: "My lord, are you less than twenty years old this year?"
Shen Yi lowered his head to calculate, shook his head and said, "It's already over twenty."
"The future is really promising."
Jiang Fuzun smiled and said: "To be honest with you, your Excellency, several Shangguan officials from the province are on their way over now. On behalf of our local government, I would like to express my gratitude to you and the anti-Japanese army who have made great achievements in suppressing the Japanese.
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He made an invitation gesture and said with a smile: "Master Shen, I have already prepared a banquet for you to celebrate your victory. Please come."
Shen Yi glanced at Magistrate Jiang and asked, "Master, does Shen want pigs and sheep?"
Governor Jiang held up his hands and smiled and said: "We have already sent people to the anti-Japanese army camp, and also invited twenty or thirty cooks. I will not treat the brothers who are anti-Japanese army badly."
Shen Yi nodded when he heard the words, then turned to look at Xue Wei: "Xue Qianhu, you take the brothers back first. If the food and wine over there are ready, just wait for Ling Qianhu and the others. Let's leave in a few days.
It's so slow, Ling Qianhu should be almost at Yueqing."
"I'm going to have a meal with Mr. Jiang, and then I'll go back to the camp later."
Xue Wei knew that the officialdom needed social entertainment and could not refuse any favors, so he immediately nodded and agreed.
Shen Yi looked at Ying Zhao, the magistrate of Yueqing County, who was standing behind Jiang Youde, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ying, this time we captured more than two thousand people from the Japanese pirates."
"Is your county government busy enough to come over?"
Mr. Ying smiled helplessly, and then let out a long sigh: "If you are too busy, just work slowly. Ziheng can rest assured, the county government will deal with them."
Shen Yi then smiled and said, "That's good. Sir, will you go to the banquet with me?"
Ying Zhao glanced at Shangguan Jiang Youde.
Magistrate Jiang also looked at Shen Yi and Ying Zhao meaningfully, and then smiled and said: "The magistrate Ying is the landlord here, so naturally he wants to go together."
"Let's go, let's go together."
When a group of officials were about to leave the dock, a middle-aged man dressed in black stepped past the crowd and strode towards Shen Yi.
During this period, several officials tried to stop him, but the middle-aged man easily pushed them away.
Magistrate Chiang was furious and shouted: "Where do these unruly people come from who don't understand the rules so well?"
"Come here, call me and send you out!"
Shen Yi quickly waved his hand to stop him, stepped forward and saluted the middle-aged man and said, "Why is Lu Weishuai still in Yueqing?"
The person in front of me is Lu Cheng, the commander of the inner guard.
Originally, according to time calculation, Lu Cheng should have returned to Jiankang early.
Lu Cheng lowered his head slightly towards Shen Yi and said, "I was originally going back, but an urgent letter came from Jiankang, asking me to wait in Yueqing and return to Jiankang with Chief Shen in a while."
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"During this period, I will be responsible for Chief Shen's safety."
After saying that, the commander of the inner guard looked at Jiang Youde and said indifferently: "Prefect Jiang, can I be included in this meal?"
Jiang Youde didn't know the origin of this middle-aged man at first. When he heard Shen Yi say the word "Wei Commander", he didn't take it to heart. After all, the commander of the Wei Post was not a big deal to him.
indivual.
But when he heard the word Jiankang, something was wrong in his eyes.
Therefore, after Lu Cheng finished asking, Magistrate Jiang swallowed his saliva and looked at Shen Yi aside: "Master Shen, this...is this?"
Shen Yi smiled and said: "The inner guard is the commander-in-chief, His Majesty's close person."
Shen Yi Yun Dan Fengqing's first words made Jiang Fuzun's legs weak. He immediately took two steps back and pretended to kneel down to Lu Cheng: "I am the magistrate of Wenzhou. I have seen the superior..."
Lu Cheng grabbed him, shook his head indifferently and said: "Although this trip is an imperial mission, it has nothing to do with Wenzhou Yamen. There is no need for Governor Chiang to be polite."
"For the safety of Chief Shen, Lu has no choice but to have a meal with him shamelessly."
"Nagging."
Magistrate Jiang took a deep breath and turned to look at Shen Yi with pleading eyes.
Although the inner guard does not have the authority to supervise the officials, everyone knows that the inner guard is His Majesty's right-hand man and an important source of information for His Majesty. The emperor's right-hand man like Lu Cheng is here and is present with the emperor in person...
In fact, there isn't much difference.
As the prefect of this place, he was naturally nervous.
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Master, don't panic. Lu Weishuai is a good-tempered person. Let's have a meal together and get to know each other, maybe we can still be friends in the future."
He looked at Lu Cheng and said with a smile: "Shuai Lu said so, right?"
Lu Cheng nodded calmly and said nothing.
As a result, Magistrate Chiang could only accompany the two men cautiously to the tavern that had been booked.
It wasn't until Shen Yi got on the carriage and Magistrate Chiang got on his sedan chair that the governor heaved a sigh of relief.
But his legs were still shaking uncontrollably.
And in Shen Yi's carriage.
Lu Cheng looked at Shen Yi indifferently and said, "Master Shen, regarding this battle on Beiji Island, the internal security intelligence has been handed over."
"I wonder when Chief Shen will write a report so that His Majesty can confirm the news?"
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Shen Yi was a little speechless.
Lu Cheng's words almost clearly told him that there were internal guards in his anti-Japanese army.
