Chapter 770: The storm is about to come and the wind fills the building
Hearing Zhao Zhuo's somewhat rogue words, Mr. Shen's anger surged into his heart in an instant.
This Zhao family is really a new trick, and it is eaten all over the world!
But I didn't have any better way to deal with them.
Because the Huaihe Navy resisted the Northern Qi Dynasty, it was the bounden duty given to them by the imperial court. No one could hinder the Huaihe Navy from doing this. Otherwise, if something happened, let alone Shen Yi, a fourth-grade Zhongshun doctor, who could not shoulder the responsibility. The prime minister of Zhongshu cannot shoulder this responsibility!
Mr. Shen took several deep breaths to calm down his emotions. He glanced at the soldiers lining up at the gate of the camp. After being silent for a while, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "In other words, now There is not even a complete Qianhu Camp in the camp?"
The absence of a complete Qianhuying camp means that Shen Yi cannot use the Qianhuying roster to nominate people, and there is no way to determine whether the Huaihe Navy has received "empty pay".
Zhao Zhuo nodded matter-of-factly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Northern Qi army is coming fiercely. According to our intelligence, in the past few days, more than 50,000 Qi troops have appeared out of thin air along the north side of the Huaihe River. They Chen Bing is on the north bank, watching eagerly."
"My father had to deploy troops to deal with it."
Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "Today, at least four or five thousand-household camps are left in the Huaihe Navy Camp in Fengyang Prefecture. If the war gets tighter in a few days, I'm afraid only one or two will be left. A thousand-household camp is here."
Having said this, Zhao Zhuo bowed his head slightly to Shen Yi, cupped his hands and said: "Master Imperial Envoy, there may be a war on the front line. According to the general's wishes, should the imperial court stop distributing the money given to the army, or buy some grain and rice to hurt the wounded?" Medicines, etc., sent to the front line."
Zhao Zhuo paused and said, "This may be more useful."
Shen Yi glanced at Zhao Zhuo, and then said calmly: "This reward for the army is your Majesty's wish. The young general wants to change the holy will, so I'm afraid it will be of no use to tell him. It's better to write to Jiankang and talk to your Majesty." ."
Zhao Zhuo lowered his head slightly and said: "The general is just giving an opinion to the imperial envoy. Since the imperial envoy doesn't allow it, just assume that the general has not said it."
Shen Yi ignored him and glanced at the people queuing up to collect money. After thinking for a while, he lowered his head and said, "Since fighting is starting on the front line, I, the imperial envoy patrolling the Huaihe Navy, can't just sit idly by. Major General." , may I ask where General Zhao is now, and can you take me to see him?"
"At least, I want to know some of the current situation on the front line, so that even if I go back to Jiankang now, I can communicate with His Majesty."
Zhao Zhuo lowered his head slightly, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, when a war begins, the behavior of the military commander is the highest secret, and the general will not know about it. However, I will find a way to convey the words of the Imperial Envoy to my father."
"The Imperial Envoy can stay in Fengyang Mansion for a while and wait for my father's reply."
After thinking for a while, Mr. Shen nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll wait for General Zhao at Fengyang Mansion."
After that, he glanced at the pavilion that was still distributing money, and said calmly: "Since the imperial court wants to reward the army, the distribution of money will not stop. Please tell the young general that this money is distributed by the imperial court to the soldiers. If Some people took advantage of the situation and robbed the soldiers of their rewards."
"If the imperial court finds out, it will be severely punished."
Zhao Zhuo lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "I will obey your orders."
Looking at the smiling face of the Major General of the Huaihe Navy, Shen Yi felt quite unhappy, but now, there was really nothing he could do about him, so he could only groan, move a chair, sit under the pergola, and supervise these things. Huaihe Navy officers and soldiers received money.
Eight taels of silver, in this era, is almost the cost of a family for a year or even several years. If a poor family only seeks survival and does not pursue quality of life, it can even spend about ten years!
This is a very large amount of money.
Therefore, some of the soldiers who came to receive the money were so excited that their hands trembled after receiving the money.
But Shen Yi also saw that after receiving the money, some of them were a little happy, but they were not very excited. After receiving the money, they turned around and left sneakily.
When Mr. Shen saw this, he just smiled coldly and said nothing.
In this way, the day passed slowly.
In the evening, Mr. Shen closed the coin trading stall, and he personally escorted the silver cart back to Fengyang City.
On the road to Fengyang Mansion, in Shen Yi's carriage sat a secretary from the Ministry of Household Affairs who had come with him. Master Shen glanced at him and asked, "Did the plan go well?"
"Don't worry, sir, there's nothing wrong with it."
The clerk, who was in his twenties, said with a smile: "The mud used for making fingerprints is mixed with herbal juice, which can wash away the redness, but the greenish-green stains on your hands will not disappear until ten and a half months. No one will do it." Impersonated."
"Someone will definitely claim it falsely."
Mr. Shen squinted his eyes and said, "Just watch, there will definitely be a large number of people who have already received the money tomorrow and will come to receive it a second time."
The clerk's surname was Liu. He was a helper borrowed from Shen Yi and Zhang Jian. He was really good at settling accounts and was a good candidate for "Master". Hearing this, he looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Sir, then... What are we going to do tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow..."
"Let's talk tomorrow."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and exhaled a breath.
"At this point, we can only take one step at a time."
In fact, giving money or not is a trivial matter for Shen Yi, or for the imperial court. Not to mention pretending to receive a reward, as long as there are no problems with the 100,000 Huaihe Navy, it will be fine. A million taels of silver were given, and the emperor spent them willingly.
The problem now is that the Zhao family and his son directly played rogue with Shen Yi and avoided Shen Yi. Then Mr. Shen had nowhere to start his errand.
If the situation is so deadlocked and the Zhao family keeps ignoring Shen Yi, then Shen Yi actually has no other options.
He can only go back to Jiankang.
And when the time comes, for the Chen court, the problem of the Zhao clan will have no choice but to make a "hard landing".
That will be a huge change. If Da Chen can survive this change, the imperial court can regain control of the Huaihe Navy and rest for a year or two, and then it can really look north!
If the "hard landing" fails, the Chen court may suffer heavy losses. Whether the ambitions of today's emperor can continue to exist is still unknown!
With all kinds of complicated thoughts, Mr. Shen returned to the imperial envoy's palace in Fengyang Mansion.
In the study room where he was sent as an imperial envoy, a middle-aged man in his early thirties had been waiting for a long time.
After seeing Shen Yi, the middle-aged man lowered his head slightly and said, "Fengyang Secretary Luo Yong, pay your respects to Si Zheng!"
No one else can call Shen Yi after Si Zheng, but the person who reported to Si Zheng.
As for the Secretary of the Di News Department, they were the team leaders originally appointed by Shen Yi.
To be precise, he should be the leader of a group in the Di News Department.
However, this Luo Yong is no longer the first generation leader of a group, but the second generation.
When Shen Yi set up the Di Newspaper Division, he arranged for one group and eight groups to stay in Jiankang, while the other groups were distributed across the country.
And one group and eight groups also have their own emphasis.
One is responsible for Jiankang, and the other is responsible for the state capital near Jiankang.
Responsible for a group near Jiankang, and later the focus of work gradually shifted to Fengyang Mansion.
Shen Yi nodded, looked at Luo Yong, and asked, "Siwu Luo, how is the situation in Huaibei?"
Luo Yong's skin was rough and he looked like an ordinary farmer. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Sizheng, north of the Huaihe River, a large number of Qi troops have indeed been assembled in recent days."
"The number is hard to determine, but there should be between 20 and 30,000 people."
Shen Yi nodded silently and closed his eyes.
He took a deep breath and asked, "Can we find out where Zhao Lu is?"
Luo Yong shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "Sizheng, Fengyang Mansion is almost made of iron. It is difficult for us to move around here..."