Shen Yi already knew the purpose of the emperor's two thousand households coming to Beijing.
It's just that the emperor wants to skip the middle layer of Shen Yi and personally show favor to two thousand households.
It is for this reason that the reward for the anti-Japanese army's annihilation of the Japanese pirates on Beiji Island has not been released.
Neither Ling Su nor Xue Wei had ever been to Jiankang, or even met the emperor. To the big shots in the court, they were just bumpkins who had never seen much of the world.
They don't even need to be allowed to see the emperor, as long as they are allowed to enter the imperial city, these two people will tremble with excitement.
And if the emperor himself met them in person, granted them official titles, and gave them a few words of encouragement, one can imagine how excited these two people would be.
You know, when military attachés of their level are promoted, not to mention meeting the emperor, they can't even meet the big bosses of the Ministry of War. At most, they can only receive a document from the Ministry of War.
Coupled with the idea of loyalty to the emperor in this era, these two people will most likely be loyal to the emperor.
In this process, nothing happened to Shen Yi.
However, this does not mean that the emperor is targeting Shen Yi, but that the emperor's regular methods are not targeting Shen Yi alone, but that the emperor will most likely do this in all similar situations.
After all, there is a failed example like the Huaihe Navy.
Although Shen Yi felt a little uncomfortable, he could still understand the emperor's approach.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen took another step and entered the Manna Palace. He bowed his head deeply to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty."
The emperor pointed to the chair in front of him and said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you, sit down and talk."
Shen Yi sat down as instructed.
The emperor glanced at him and said with a smile: "I have just met the two anti-Japanese generals you selected. They are both very simple-tempered, which is good."
Simple is a euphemism.
Putting it in the court can actually be understood as being brainless.
The emperor probably meant that these two brainless people were chosen well, because brainless people are easier to control.
In fact, the emperor's first impression of these two people was quite different from their actual personalities.
Mainly because these two people were too nervous when they met the emperor for the first time, so they acted a little naive.
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "It can't be regarded as being selected by the ministers. Ling Su, one of the two, was originally a Qianhu of Linhai Guards, but at that time the Anti-Japanese Army was newly established, and the army was full of new recruits, and no one came out to train them. Therefore, Ling Qianhu was seconded from Linhaiwei, and as for Xue Wei..."
"Whenever this person faces a battle, he will take the lead. His official position was obtained by hard work."
"I heard what he said."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and chuckled: "He said that he only killed one Japanese pirate on the battlefield, so he was promoted to the general banner by you. It didn't take long before he was promoted to the trial 100 households, 100 households, and later he was promoted to the general banner. Try a thousand households.”
"This kind of speed of promotion is absolutely unseen in any army in Dachen."
"I have no choice but to do this."
Shen Yi sighed and said: "At that time, it was written that Xue Wei was still a pawn of Linhai Guards. Linhai Guards used nearly a thousand men to attack two to three hundred Japanese pirates outside Linhai City. They were defeated by the Japanese pirates and finally defended the city. We had just driven back the Japanese pirates. At that time, if we wanted to build an army that could always fight, we had to use some means..."
"You can buy horse bones with thousands of gold."
The emperor said calmly: "I can handle this kind of thing."
The two of them sat together and talked a lot about the anti-Japanese army. Finally, the emperor coughed and said: "My brother Wang seems to be unwilling to go south anymore. It just so happens that Shen Qingyou has also been promoted. The word "dai" in the words "yipin" and "dai imperial envoy" has also been removed."
"Brother Wang is no longer going south. Naturally, he can no longer take on the role of commander of the anti-Japanese army. What I mean is, what do you think, Shen Qing, of promoting these two people to the rank of commander and deputy commander respectively?"
Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully: "We are all united by Your Majesty, I dare not say anything."
"oops."
The emperor shook his head and said with a smile: "This is too unreasonable. When Brother Wang returned to Beijing, he told me in detail about this trip south. He said that this anti-Japanese army basically It was you, Shen Qi, who pulled it all together. Naturally, your opinion was asked for the personnel appointments of the Anti-Japanese Army. As long as you shake your head, Shen Qing, I will never use them."
Shen Yi immediately lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have no objection. It is appropriate for these two to be in charge of the anti-Japanese army."
"They are not in charge."
The emperor smiled and said: "It's better for you, Shen Qing, to go south to take charge and give them direction."
At this point, he coughed and said: "In this case, I will go back and say hello to the Ministry of War. If you are free, Qing Shen, in the past two days, please take them two to the Ministry of War to go through the necessary procedures. Already."
The emperor said softly: "Take them there personally to prevent the people from the Ministry of War from making things difficult for them. Remember..."
"Don't let them have any connection with the Ministry of War."
Normally, when a military attaché comes to Jiankang, the first thing he does is go to the Ministry of War to pay homage to the dock, and deliver the money he needs to each person at the Ministry of War, so as to ensure a smooth "official career".
Otherwise, even if the imperial court wants to promote you to an official position, the Ministry of War can suppress you for a year and a half if you want to promote it. If you do it casually, your future can be completely ruined.
As for Shen Yi, a double-ranked Jinshi, a bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy, and a close relative of the emperor, this was not something that people from the Ministry of War could manipulate at will, so the emperor asked Shen Yi to lead them both to go through the formalities.
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes, I will take them to the Ministry of War tomorrow. I will also go to the Ministry of War to take a look and get to know the superior officers of the Ministry of War."
When the emperor heard this, he laughed and reached out to pat Shen Yi on the shoulder: "Speaking of which, you have been in the Ministry of War for more than a year. I'm afraid you still don't even recognize the three officers of the Ministry of War?"
Shen Yi smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I have only had the honor to meet three court officials at court meetings, but I have never met them in private."
"It's okay for you to go and see them, but there's no need to be afraid of them."
The emperor snorted: "I have noticed that the three people from the Ministry of War were feeling uncomfortable. Last time I told them that I was going to open a coastal capital, all three of them stood up and opposed it. Sooner or later, they were all replaced."
"correct…"
The emperor slapped his forehead and said: "Shen Qing, what you mentioned last time about the Municipal Shipping Department, I have discussed it with the Ministry of Revenue and several prime ministers in the past few days, and I plan to send people to prepare for the Municipal Shipping Department in the second half of this year. , try to get things done after the beginning of next year. The court affairs may not be so easy to handle when it comes to the local level. When the time comes, Shen Qing, you will be below and take care of me."
Having said this, His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "I have just promoted you to an official position, so I can't grant you any more official positions. Let's just say that if the Shipping Department can be opened next year, I will make a promise to your wife. "
Speaking of Shen Yi's family, the emperor seemed to think of something and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I heard that Shen Qing's son was born on the same day as my eldest daughter. It is a wonderful fate. In the future..."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi half-jokingly.
"Maybe our two families can get married in the future."
