The lights in the study room of the General Military Mansion were brightly lit.
General Zhao, who was still very drunk just now, although his face was still a little flushed, he looked very sober. He sat in his seat and looked through a document that had just been handed over.
Zhao Zhuo, the "Young General" of the Huaihe Navy, stood in front of his father with his hands lowered and his face respectful.
General Zhao put down the documents in his hand, then raised his head blankly and glanced at Zhao Zhuo: "You arranged two women in the imperial envoy's cabin?"
Zhao Zhuo lowered his head and was silent for a while, then looked up at his father and said: "Father, I am not my son, but some people under my command. They said that women are most effective in dealing with young civil servants, so they made their own decisions.
There were two prostitutes in that garden..."
General Zhao still had no expression on his face. He just looked at his son quietly with a dull expression: "So you knew about this matter in advance, right?"
Zhao Zhuo took a deep breath.
He knew his father's temper. When something happened, he couldn't hide. He could only bite the bullet and said, "Yes, my son knew about it in advance."
"good."
General Zhao put down the document in his hand, still looking at his son, and said indifferently: "Then tell me, what are these two women for?"
Zhao Zhuo opened his mouth and stuttered a few words, but did not say a complete sentence. After a long while, he struggled to say a complete sentence.
"The people below said that those two prostitutes are so beautiful that even young civil servants can't bear them. As long as Shen Yi sleeps with these two women, he will obey us..."
There was no emotion in General Zhao's tone.
"Even if he slept with these two prostitutes, why would he listen to you?"
"You can tell me something as a father."
Zhao Zhuo was stunned for a moment and couldn't answer for a long time.
"If you don't speak, I will answer you."
He stood up from his position and put his hands behind his back: "Local officials give gifts and women to the officials in the capital. After the officials in the capital accept the gifts and sleep with the women, they will take advantage of these things and keep them open.
"
"You may even be caught by local officials because of this matter."
"This is what is called making Shen Yi obey, isn't it?"
Zhao Zhuo lowered his head deeply and answered with some difficulty.
"yes…"
"Then are you a local official?"
Zhao Lu looked calm and said: "Civil officials in those places have ways to let the imperial censors in the court speak for them. Do you have this ability?"
"So what if Shen Yi slept with those two prostitutes? Can you bring this matter to the court?"
Zhao Lu narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Do you still believe him if the court believes in him? Will the censor of the Yushitai help you write a letter to refer to him?"
"He is a second-ranked Jinshi, and you are a member of the frontier army. If this matter spreads to the officialdom, will those people in the officialdom speak for him or for you?"
Zhao Zhuo lowered his head, his face a little red: "Dad, my son didn't understand for a moment, I will never let the people below do anything wrong next time..."
"It's not that you did anything wrong."
General Zhao sat in his seat and glanced at his son blankly.
"But don't do things that are meaningless."
"If Shen Qi could be solved so easily, His Majesty would not send him to patrol the Huaihe River Navy."
"This kind of useless idleness will only make him laugh at our father and son."
Having said this, Zhao Lu stood up from his chair and yawned: "Beiqi has not been very honest these days. There have been several changes along the Huaihe River. My father will leave for the military camp early tomorrow morning."
"You are responsible for Shen Qi. Take him wherever he wants to see."
Zhao Zhuo's eyes lit up, he lowered his head and asked, "Dad, are we going to start a fight?"
"What the hell are you asking?"
Zhao Lu frowned and said: "Can you and I decide whether to fight or not? We are the defenders. The soldiers will stop us, and the water will cover us."
After that, he stood up, left the study with his hands behind his back, and went back to the bedroom to rest.
Zhao Zhuo stood in the courtyard of the General Military Mansion and stood silently for a long time, his face facing north and his eyes flickering.
At this moment, even he, the major general of the Huaihe Navy, couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
Could it be that his father really had some secret dealings with Qi Ren?
This group of people is moving...
It's too timely.
……………………
Mr. Shen, who had been traveling all the way, finally had a good sleep. It was not until the next day that Mr. Shen yawned and walked out of the room when the sun was shining brightly.
Jiang Sheng very wisely brought hot water to Master Shen to wash his face.
After Shen Yi washed up, he glanced at Jiang Sheng and said, "Are those two women still in the room?"
"exist."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head and said, "The younger one didn't let them come out."
"Um…"
Commissioner Shen Daqin said calmly: "Don't let them leave for now, lest they go outside and talk nonsense."
"yes."
After Jiang Sheng nodded in agreement, he lowered his head slightly and said: "Sir, the young general of the Zhao family has been waiting at the gate of the camp early in the morning, but knowing that you have been working hard all the way, I didn't ask you to get up."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "It's okay to ask him to wait. I'll go see him after dinner."
Jiang Sheng had already prepared breakfast. After Mr. Shen finished his breakfast in a hurry, he met the "Zhao Zhao" who had been in Jiankang City in Jiankang City in the front yard of his camp.
Young Master".
At this time, Mr. Zhao's attitude seemed to be better than yesterday. After seeing Shen Yi, Zhao Zhuo knelt down on the ground without saying a word, lowered his head slightly and said: "Zhao Zhuo from Qianhu, Huaihe Navy,
Goodbye…”
"alright."
Master Shen interrupted him with a smile, stepped forward to help Zhao Zhuo up, and said with a smile: "Why has the young general become so famous? Have you forgotten that you and I are old friends in Jiankang?"
That’s not what you, Imperial Envoy Shen, said yesterday!
However, Zhao Zhuo quickly regained his composure. He smiled at Shen Yi and asked, "Your Majesty, how did you sleep last night?"
"Slept very well."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "I found two assassins on the bed."
"Fortunately, I discovered it early and there is no danger to my life. The assassin is now under guard."
Master Shen paused and said with a smile: "Now, we are sending people to trace the origin of these two assassins to see who in Fengyang Mansion wants to murder me."
"assassin?"
Zhao Zhuo's eyes widened at first, and then he realized what assassin Shen Yi was talking about.
Although those two prostitutes were not arranged by him personally, they were indeed inseparable from the Huaihe Navy. If Shen Yi insisted that those two people were assassins, it would not end well.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, among these..."
Zhao Zhuo coughed and asked, "Is there any misunderstanding?"
"I have been staying in Fengyang Mansion for a long time. Should I go and investigate this matter in detail on behalf of the Imperial Envoy?"
"That's not necessary."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "To be honest, Major General, there are some people under Shen who can investigate things, and their abilities are tested and tested, so they cannot be allowed to eat for free."
Zhao Zhuo took a deep breath and said, "The name of Di is reported to me like thunder."
Master Shen smiled hoarsely: "Young General, don't talk nonsense, Shen has already left his residence to report to the department."
After saying this, he looked at Zhao Zhuo and said with a smile: "The young general came to see Shen early this morning, but he wants to take Shen to the Huaihe Navy barracks?"
"yes."
Mentioning the Huaihe Navy, Zhao Zhuo became more energetic. He bowed his head slightly to Shen Yi, cupped his hands and sighed: "In addition to taking the Imperial Envoy to the military camp, there is also an urgent military situation that I need to inform the Imperial Envoy."
Shen Yi raised his eyebrows.
"Major General, please speak."
"Last night...there was a sudden fighting along the Huaihe River."
"Some Qi people tried to cross the Huaihe River border and had conflicts with my Huaihe Navy. The Northern Qi troops in various places north of the Huaihe River made some changes."
"The incident happened suddenly, and my father had already rushed to the front line overnight to take charge."
Having said this, Zhao Zhuo raised his head and looked at Shen Yi, with a hint of provocation in his eyes.
He quickly lowered his head and said in a respectful tone: "Therefore, my father cannot receive the imperial envoy in person. Before he left last night, my father told the imperial envoy that he should take him wherever he wants to see."
"I don't know, Lord Imperial Envoy, where are you going to start looking at the Huaihe Navy?"
After hearing Zhao Zhuo's words, the smile on Master Shen's face disappeared almost immediately.
He even had some anger in his heart.
This rightful owner left as soon as he said he was going to leave!
Then who should you talk to about what needs to be said?
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen raised his head and looked at the Major General of the Huaihe Navy in front of him, then turned around and curled his lips.