After being stunned for a long time, he swallowed, turned his head, and glanced at Shen Yi, who was closing his eyes to rest.
He knew what kind of official Shen Yi was now, and also knew that Shen Yi was now the imperial envoy of Huai'an.
But he didn't know that Mr. Shen's status in Huai'an was so high and he had such a big air!
Because Shen Yi's official position is that of a military governor, not a leader!
According to normal circumstances, these military generals would have some problems with civil servants, and some arrogant and powerful generals may not take the imperial envoys in the imperial court seriously.
But looking at the situation in Huai'an, all the troops in Huai'an are already under the control of his "junior brother"!
Zhao Er silently sat back down opposite Shen Yi. This time he didn't even dare to lean back. Looking at Shen Yi with a calm expression, Zhao Er said with emotion: "Zi Heng... Mr. Shen is so majestic."
His impression of Shen Yi was mostly that of the kid from Jiangdu who had just entered Jiankang. Although he was smart, he didn't have any foundation yet, but it had only been five or six years since Shen Yi entered Jiankang!
It’s already like this!
Not to mention that he can't match this speed, even the "development" speed of his father Zhao Changping back then is far behind!
Six years after his father, Zhao Changping, became a Jinshi, he was still working as a minor official in the Ministry of Household Affairs to pass the qualifications!
Shen Yi opened his eyes, frowned slightly, and then said with a smile: "The people under my command like to slap horses and shout nonsense, and I can't control them. Senior brother, why are you shouting?"
Zhao Jizhou took a deep look at Shen Yi and said with a wry smile: "I originally thought that Zi Heng was in Huai'an as a supervisor of the army. At most, he had a better relationship with the Huai'an defenders. After all, during the Southeast Anti-Japanese War, Zi Heng
You are just supervising the army, but you didn’t expect..."
Zhao Er looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Now Zi Heng is clearly the coach of Huai'an."
Mr. Shen looked calm and said with a smile: "I am the coach of Huai'an."
"I single-handedly raised this army in Huai'an in the southeast. They were sent to Huai'an last year and I led them here. They naturally listened to me."
"The reason why there is no real name."
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to warm the fire, and then said quietly: "Firstly, it's because I am a civil servant, and secondly, it's because I'm not of sufficient rank."
Shen Yi's level is too low.
Now, the size of Huai'an's army has reached 30,000 people. You must know that among the three provincial-level yamen at the local level, the commander-in-chief's yamen generally has only 10,000 or 20,000 people under his command.
And the provincial-level commander-in-chief, that is, the position of Li Mu, is a military position of the second rank!
Shen Yi's current highest position is that of a fourth-grade Zhongshun doctor, which is far from being able to command 30,000 people.
Even if the Chen Dynasty suppresses military power with culture, at least there must be a third-rank minister of the Ministry of War to command so many troops.
Zhao Jizhou followed Shen Yi's example and put his hand on the stove to light the fire. He sighed and said: "Originally, I thought that my father wanted me to follow Zi Heng and do something in Huai'an so that I would not be idle. But now it seems,
He really wanted to throw me on the battlefield."
Shen Yi shook his head.
"Senior brother is now a seventh-rank official. No matter what, you will not be allowed to be a pawn on the battlefield. My imperial envoy has a lot of things to do, and some senior brothers are busy. If it is not possible, I will take you to see senior brother Zhang."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "Senior Brother Yi An is serving as the magistrate in Huai'an and is very busy every day. You are brothers. If you help him, he can have some leisure time."
Zhang Jian started studying at a young age and became a teacher of Zhao Changping. This kind of mentoring was not much different from the relationship between father and son in this era.
After Zhang Jian grew up, he often went to the Zhao family and became very familiar with the two Zhao brothers and the eldest wife of the Zhao family.
Zhao Jizhou's face twitched. After being silent for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "No, Zi Heng, you are just a scholar, you can go to battle to kill the enemy, why can't I? I will follow you, you go to the battlefield, I
I will follow you to the battlefield!"
Mr. Shen smiled and nodded: "That's up to you."
While the two brothers were talking, Shen Yi's carriage had already entered Huai'an City under the escort of the Dusi soldiers.
After seeing the banner with the word "Chen", the people in Huai'an also obediently moved out of the way and did not dare to block the way.
First of all, it’s because Mr. Shen has a high and powerful position.
Secondly, the Huai'an garrison fought well last year, and the people of Huai'an also saw it.
Surrounded by a group of people, Mr. Shen got off the carriage. He glanced at everyone, then his eyes fell on Xue Wei, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year. General Xue seems to have gained some weight?"
Xue Wei lowered his head slightly, his face a little red.
"My subordinate has been lying in bed for a few months, and he has indeed gained a lot of fat on his body. After exercising, he will become stronger in a few months."
Shen Yi nodded and asked, "Is the injury healed?"
"It's already healed."
Xue Wei said loudly: "My subordinates can go into battle to kill the enemy immediately!"
Shen Yi looked at Ling Su again and asked, "How is General Ling doing this year? You are in Huai'an, who is guarding the Western Front?"
The east and west fronts were guarded by Su Ding, so Su Ding was not in Huai'an City.
Ling Su lowered his head slightly and said, "Back to Mr. Shen, the western front is guarded by Zhang Mengzai, the former commander of the Wenzhou Guard."
Having said this, he took out a wooden box from his arms, held it in front of Shen Yi with both hands, lowered his head and said: "My subordinates heard about the joy of Duke Shen in making tiles, so they specially asked the goldsmith to lock the longevity lock to congratulate Duke Shen."
Shen Yi took the wooden box, took a look at it, and then looked at Ling Su.
"That's all, I'll accept your things. Between you and Xue Wei, I won't accept anything from anyone."
Having said this, Shen Yi glanced at the wooden box and shook his head helplessly: "My son was born on the 13th of the first lunar month, and it's only been more than half a month since today. I have already collected nearly ten pieces of these longevity locks."
Shen Yi never accepts particularly expensive gifts. People like Ling Su who have been with him for a long time know this very well, so he only gave him a small gold lock, which was worth about a hundred taels of silver.
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Xue Wei, who was on the side, also took out a wooden box from his arms, handed it to Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "Knowing that Mr. Shen has a daughter, my subordinates asked someone to make a gold bracelet to congratulate Mr. Shen."
Shen Yi accepted it as usual, and then walked towards the main hall where the imperial envoy was sent, with his hands behind his back.
The two generals followed him step by step.
As Mr. Shen walked away, he asked, "I didn't write a letter to tell you. How did you know that my family had a daughter?"
Before Ling Su spoke, Xue Wei smiled and said: "After receiving the news that Mr. Shen was on the road a few days ago, we went to find Mr. Zhang to inquire. After asking for a long time, Mr. Zhang was willing to tell us.
I got a daughter."
Ling Su also smiled and said, "Now that Mr. Shen has a son and a daughter, it is such a happy event."
Master Shen nodded slightly and did not ask any more questions. The three of them walked into the main hall where the imperial envoys were traveling. Master Shen took a seat at the main seat. After taking a sip of tea, he looked at the two of them and said slowly: "You guys also sit down.
Let’s get down to business.”
The two of them took their seats one after another.
After the two of them sat down, Shen Yi lowered his head to collect his thoughts and said, "I haven't been in Huai'an for a long time. Please tell me about the current situation in Huai'an."
"yes."
The two generals worked in tandem and gave Shen Yi a general overview of the situation on their respective defense lines. After they had finished speaking, Ling Su clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Shen, during your absence, Qi people are quite honest. Basically,
It didn't move much."
"It's just that there seem to be more and more Qi people on the north bank. Not only the north of our Huai'an, but also the north of the Huaihe Navy, there are more Qi people."
"I guess when the weather gets warmer, these Qi people will take action again."
Shen Yi nodded silently and asked: "Where is the Huaihe Navy? Is there any movement?"
Xue Wei shook his head silently, saying that he didn't know.
Ling Su thought for a while and continued: "Huaihe Navy..."
"It seems that there is also recruitment, and the scale is not small."
Ling Su said with some confusion: "But last year, they didn't suffer much damage."
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and sneered slightly: "That's because the Zhao family has been receiving free money from the imperial court for many years, and now that they are about to go to war, their free money can no longer be used!"
"We can only recruit troops to fill this gap!"
Ling Su was thoughtful, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shen is wise."
Mr. Shen reached out and knocked on the table and said, "Have the recruits from Liu Ming's expedition arrived in Huai'an?"
"More than five thousand people have arrived."
Xue Wei replied: "There will be about 10,000 people to follow. It is estimated that they will all arrive in about ten days."
"Then you two, stay in Huai'an during this period and don't go back along the line. When the recruits are almost here, you can each take half of them."
The two nodded in agreement.
After Ling Su hesitated for a moment, he lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, what should Liu Mingyuan do when he comes back from the army this time?"
Liu Mingyuan was the acting commander of the former five guards of the Capital Division, and was also the original subordinate of Ling Su. He said this just to remind Shen Yi that Liu Mingyuan had merit.
Shen Yi looked calm and said calmly: "I have my own arrangements for where Liu Mingyuan should go."
He glanced at Ling Su, who quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Shen Yi.
Shen Yi didn't say anything more. He looked at the two people and said: "When I return to Jiankang this year, I have already gone to the Ministry of Household Affairs and asked for the merits. The documents from the Ministry of War should be available soon. Those who deserve to be promoted will be promoted.
Those who deserve to be paid will be paid."
"This matter is not small. You two should do your part to prevent the brothers below from getting upset."
Shen Yi rubbed his temples and slowly closed his eyes.
"After the Ministry of War documents are sent out, if anyone is unconvinced or feels uncomfortable, let them come to me."
"Tell them that I paid for them."
Ling and Xue looked at each other and immediately lowered their heads.
"yes!"
After saying this, Xue Wei suddenly spoke and asked: "Mr. Shen, what official was General Su promoted to? He has made great contributions..."
Shen Yi glanced at him and didn't answer.
"We will naturally find out when the documents from the Ministry of War come out."