Mr. Shen hesitated for a moment, then put the sign into his sleeve and bowed slightly to thank him.
The high eunuch on the side couldn't help but look at him sideways.
As the emperor's chief companion, it was not that he had never seen his ministers argue with the emperor, but those ministers were all ministers of the court, and many were prime ministers in Zhongshu, so they had the confidence to argue with the emperor about right and wrong.
Some have strong tempers and can even spit and foam at the mouth.
But Shen Yi...is only at the fifth level.
At this level, he should bow his head and do things with trepidation. He should do whatever the emperor says. Even if the emperor sneezes, he should do it with trepidation.
His Majesty the Emperor silently sat back in his seat.
From the beginning to the end of the so-called "quarrel" just now, Shen Yi acted very restrained, but His Majesty the Emperor, on the other hand, showed some gaffes.
The emperor lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then glanced at Eunuch Gao angrily: "Gao Ming, the tea is cold!"
Eunuch Gao stepped forward cautiously and changed the tea for the emperor. After the emperor took a sip of hot tea, he took a few breaths and calmed down. He looked at Shen Yi standing in front of him and sighed silently: "Give me a seat." Okay, just sit down and talk."
Shen Yi sat down again.
His Majesty the Emperor had already vented his inner emotions. He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "Although there were some mistakes in your errand in Guangdong Province, several other municipal shipping departments and health offices were able to handle it. Still very beautiful.”
"I am not an emperor who burns bridges across rivers."
The emperor said calmly: "If you have done something good, I will reward you based on your merit."
The big boss’s evaluation is very pertinent.
Because Shen Yi has done everything right in the past few years. As for the problem in Guangdong, after the Guangdong Shipping Department was established, the effect was not very good at best, but it was not unprofitable. At least it could support a Guangzhou Guard. , there is no problem.
Besides, even if the Guangzhou Shipping Department is gone, with Emperor Hongde's current control over the court, he can put some pressure on the Ministry of Household Affairs to raise the Guangzhou Guards, or put pressure on the Guangdong government to let the Guangdong Guards It is not a big deal for Fan Ku to raise Guangzhou guards.
The most important thing is that starting from the eleventh year of Hongde next year, Emperor Hongde will have a private army in his hands that can be used at will in addition to the official forbidden army.
Even when he mobilized this private army, he hardly needed to communicate with any yamen and could use it at will. This was a huge increase in strength for the emperor.
Because other powers in the court cannot be used by him as he wishes.
From this point alone, Shen Yi's contribution to the emperor was very great. This is why the emperor, although a little angry, did not do anything to Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said: "This is a matter within the scope of my duties..."
The emperor ignored Shen Yi and continued: "The New Year will be over in half a month. You should rest at home before the end of the year. I will give you any rewards that should be given to you after the New Year."
Having said this, the emperor stepped down from the throne, came to Shen Yi, reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said: "Shen Qing, I hope you understand the reason why I want you to distance yourself from other people in the court. It’s because I have high hopes for you, and I want you to do great things.”
"Instead of being stymied by those people in the future, and living side by side with those people."
These words are very beautiful and can be said to be typical of the boss's words.
By placing it in the court, I wanted Shen Yi to charge forward, but I was worried that his foundation would be too deep.
One day, Shen Yi really climbed to the heights of the court. When he looked around, there were no companions around him. If the emperor saw that he was unhappy, he would just give Shen a slight push and he would climb up from the height. He fell down everywhere and was shattered to pieces.
Even the emperor didn't need to push this, he just needed to let out some words, and the officials in the court might attack Shen Yi.
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty has high hopes, and I am deeply moved..."
He raised his head, glanced at the emperor quickly, then lowered his head again, and said, "It's just that I... am a little too sentimental, which disappoints His Majesty."
"That's all."
The emperor waved his hand, shook his head and said: "You have worked hard all the way. Go back and have a good rest. As for next year's affairs, after the New Year, I will come to the palace to talk to you in detail."
Mr. Shen stood up and saluted respectfully: "I obey your orders."
Just when he was about to leave the Manlu Palace, the emperor sighed: "Shen Qing, it's been these few years..."
His Majesty the Emperor said in a deep tone: "Both you and I must seize the opportunity."
Shen Yi turned around and bowed his head to the emperor again.
"I...understand."
Although what the emperor said was unclear, Shen Yi also had a lot of information about Northern Qi. He knew that the Northern Emperor had not been in good health because he had not been in court for several years.
It is said that Long Yu may die at any time.
As for the Northern Qi royal family, they may not obey the current crown prince. Once the emperor of Northern Qi dies and the princes compete for the throne, Northern Qi will immediately start a rebellion.
At that time, it will be a great opportunity for Chen Guo.
A good opportunity to completely reorganize the imperial court and then switch from strategic defense to strategic offense.
Mr. Shen bowed, said goodbye to the emperor, and then left the Manna Hall.
Although the emperor said a lot of flattering words to him, Shen Yi knew in his heart that as the big boss of the entire Chen Kingdom, the emperor probably said similar words to many people in private.
Although I don’t know how many people I told him specifically, he was definitely not the only one.
Just listen to this.
………………
When leaving the imperial city, it was not yet noon. Shen Yi looked at the sky, sighed silently, and walked towards Zhang Mansion.
The location of Zhangfu is very good.
In this era, the so-called good geographical location mainly depends on whether it is close to the imperial city. The Zhang family is not far from the imperial city, which can be said to be a prime location.
So Shen Yi walked, and it didn't take long before he arrived at the door of Zhang's house. He handed over his name sticker and wanted to meet Mr. Zhang, Prime Minister.
After the name sticker was handed to the Zhang family's concierge, it didn't take long for Zhang Jian, the third son of the Zhang family, to walk out of Zhang's house quickly. He held his hand to Shen Yi from a distance. When he got closer, he He grabbed Shen Yi's sleeve and said with a smile, "Ziheng is finally here."
Shen Yi raised his head and looked at the bright sky, and said helplessly: "Brother, if I remember correctly, you should be attending classes at Taichang Temple at this moment."
"Took a leave of absence."
Zhang Jian smiled and said: "Anyway, there is nothing going on in the yamen. Knowing that you will most likely come to my house after you come back, I took leave and waited at home."
Having said this, he looked at the official uniform Shen Yi was wearing and asked, "Just came out of the palace?"
"yes."
Shen Yi nodded, feeling a little helpless: "It feels uncomfortable to be misunderstood, so I came here to talk to the old prime minister about this matter."
Zhang Jian asked Shen Yi to come in and said, "Brother, I am still a little confused about this matter. I don't know what happened, but Zi Heng, don't be angry."
"The border of a province..."
He whispered: "If a province's territory is gone, the old man will naturally feel uncomfortable."
Shen Yi nodded silently, then followed Zhang Jian and met Zhang Jing in the back house of the Zhang family.
Mr. Shen first bowed his hands in salute and called him "Old Prime Minister."
Zhang Jing said "hmm" and asked Shen Yi to sit down and talk.
After Master Shen sat down, he looked at Zhang Jing and said, "Old Prime Minister, I have asked Zhu Zhongcheng to burn that letter in front of me."
After hearing these words, the old man's face became a little better. He looked at Shen Yi, and after a moment of silence, he sighed silently: "Zhu Gui has sent three letters to me, leaving aside the officialdom. Putting aside the pros and cons, Ziheng has really made it difficult for me to be a good person."
Shen Yi looked calm and said: "Old Prime Minister, the younger generation thought that Zhang Jiazheng could use this to escape and be with Zhu Gui and others..."
