Every official who can appear at the Umrah meeting is one of a kind, and none of them is a fuel-efficient lamp.
Under the premise that the emperor has directly set the tone, no one will be stupid enough to go against the emperor at this time.
Therefore, no matter what everyone was thinking, they all bowed to the emperor and congratulated the emperor on getting a good minister. For a while, the atmosphere in Deqing Palace became joyful, as if Da Chen had successfully restored his old place.
Returned to Yanjing.
His Majesty the Emperor stretched out his hand and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, then turned around with a smile, walked up the imperial steps to the throne, then glanced at the officials of the third rank and above in the palace, and said with a smile: "This dynasty is still far from prosperous.
However, Minister Shen defeated Hu Qi's conspiracy several times and defeated the many with less, which indeed greatly boosted the morale of the court and the public."
"My heart is very happy."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "Shen Yi, please listen."
Mr. Shen could only kneel on the ground again, lowered his head and said: "I respectfully listen to the holy edict."
The emperor touched the beard that had grown slightly on his chin, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Shen Yi, the minister of the Ministry of War, has made great contributions to the country, so he immediately named Shen Zhang as the third-rank imperial wife, and Shen Lu as the third-rank wife.
Madam Gaoming."
"In Jiangdu Prefecture, Shen Yi was given five thousand acres of fertile land."
Having said this, the emperor paused, looked at Shen Yi, sighed slightly and said, "Shen Yi will also be given a horse riding in the Imperial City."
Mr. Shen bowed his head deeply and said: "Your Majesty has given me a reward for my late concubine. I am very grateful and dare not refuse it. I have also given you a reward for clumsy thorns and I have the audacity to accept it. It is just the fields of Jiangdu Mansion, which I would never dare to accept..."
"Please, Your Majesty, take back my life."
The emperor frowned even more tightly, waved his hand impatiently, and said calmly: "I gave it to you when I said it, and you can't take it back."
"Okay, no need to kneel, just get up and answer."
When the emperor said this, he said with a smile: "Today is the small court meeting. Now Shen Qing is also in the third rank. She happens to be here to listen. From now on, as long as you are in Jiankang, you will be present at the small court meeting."
After saying this, the emperor waved his hand and said calmly: "Okay, what were we discussing just now? Let's continue the discussion now."
As the end of the year approaches, there are a lot of things in the court, and many of them need to be decided today, otherwise there will be big troubles in the next few days when the court is closed for vacation.
To put it bluntly, it’s the end of the year and everyone has to do some calculations to see how this year went, and then make a total calculation of how we will live next year and how the benefits should be distributed.
The meeting will be over only when the interests of all parties are balanced to a point acceptable to everyone.
Hearing this, Shen Yi lowered his head to thank the Holy Father, then silently stood up and glanced at everyone present.
Originally, he should have been standing next to Old Man Jiang Jian, but now Old Man Jiang probably took his eldest grandson home, and he has not come back yet. After Shen Yi thought about it, he silently walked to Zhao Changping and stood next to him.
Zhao Shangshu died.
Zhao Shangshu was extremely brave at this time and was exchanging blows with the heads of various yamen over next year's budget.
After all, this is the God of Wealth in Dachen. If next year's budget is to be passed, he must nod and agree. Otherwise, even if Zhongshu Zaifu nods, it will be difficult for the Ministry of Household Affairs to violate the rules next year.
Moreover, Zhao Shangshu was very senior in the court, not to mention that the emperor would respect his opinions on the budget, even the ministers and ministers of Zhongshu had to give him face.
Therefore, everyone must come to Zhao Shangshu to nod.
Shen Yi stood silently behind Zhao Changping, looking at his nose and heart, pretending that he heard nothing and saw nothing.
In this way, after arguing for half an hour, Zhao Changping finally stopped.
If he stops, it means that next year's court expenditure budget has been roughly finalized.
It also means that the taxes that Hongde has not collected for thirteen years have been distributed by these officials.
After the quarrel, Zhao Shangshu reported the results to the emperor. The emperor nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, and then returned to his original position.
It was only then that he had time to look back at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Zi Heng is in the limelight today."
Mr. Shen was wearing a python robe, but he still maintained his respect in front of Zhao Changping. He bowed slightly and said with a smile: "How can a junior uncle show off? I see that Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has been so scolded by you that he almost dare not
Speak."
"He deserves it."
Zhao Changping said with a smile: "This year, the Ministry of Industry spent so much money, but in the end, His Majesty found out that there was serious corruption. Cheng Bin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the only one who embezzled so much money.
No one else took action?"
"A big guy like Cheng Bin wants to ask for money, even more than he asked for at this time last year. How can there be room for him to open his mouth like a lion?"
Hearing this, Mr. Shen couldn't help but widen his eyes.
He didn't know anything else about this Jiankang city, but he couldn't be more familiar with the affairs of Cheng Bin Cheng!
Because the current Shen Mansion is the former residence of Minister Cheng.
As for why Minister Cheng fell, Master Shen also knew it very well.
He touched his nose, looked at Zhao Changping, and said with emotion: "Uncle, he is very clever."
Being able to use the topic to his advantage and quietly turn some events that seem to have nothing to do with him into a sharp weapon in his own hands, Zhao Shangshu is naturally very clever.
Zhao Changping stroked his beard, looked back at Shen Yi, who was wearing a python robe, nodded with satisfaction, and said softly: "Previously, when I talked about you with your father-in-law, I thought that if you want to enter the Xiaochao meeting, you must at least
It will only be possible in five years. I don’t want you to join in now.”
Zhao Changping turned around, looked at everyone present, and then said quietly: "This is a large meeting hall and a larger Zhongshu."
He paused and continued: "The meeting hall in Zhongshu is a smaller court meeting."
"You have just been able to attend the meeting. You should listen more, see more and think more here."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "Thank you so much, uncle, for your teachings. My nephew has memorized them all."
Zhao Changping patted Shen Yi's shoulder lightly and said with emotion: "Ganquan Academy, the only ones who can enter here so far are you and me."
"None of the seven sons of Sweet Spring can enter it."
Hearing this, Shen Yi felt thoughtful.
…………
Soon, it was noon.
Because it is the last Umrah meeting at the end of the year, there are many things that need to be decided today and then announced at the Umrah meeting five days later, so today’s agenda will definitely not be too short.
There would definitely be endless quarrels in half a day, and sometimes the quarrels would last until the afternoon or even into the evening.
This is the case every year on this day.
Therefore, the palace prepared lunch early, and at noon, it was served to the gentlemen. Shen Yi stood next to Zhao Changping and also received a meal. He was about to find a place to sit down and have a meal.
A young eunuch stood next to him, lowered his head slightly, and said: "Servant Shen, His Majesty is calling you over from the back hall."
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then said: "Father-in-law, let's take a detour?"
Deqing Palace has a back door to enter the back hall. Shen Yi walked through this back door. After all, it was a bit inappropriate to go from the front hall to the back hall directly in front of so many court elders.
The little eunuch lowered his head slightly and said, "His Majesty said, you can go directly there, there is no need to avoid anything."
Shen Yi hesitated for a moment and could only nod in agreement. He turned around and said hello to Zhao Shangshu who was not far away, and then followed the young eunuch directly to the back hall.
In the apse, His Majesty the Emperor is also having a meal.
The emperor bowed his head and set up a table, which was also filled with food. The emperor pointed at this position and said with a smile: "Sit here, Qing Shen."
Because of the special nature of the emperor's profession, the emperor generally did not eat at the same table with anyone and only ate "alone".
Therefore, even if the emperor invited Shen Yi to dinner at this time, it would be two tables and two meals.
Master Shen bowed his head respectfully and sat down under the emperor.
After he sat down, the emperor sighed slightly: "Today's reward is a little too shabby. I know that you are probably not very satisfied with it, and I am not very satisfied with it either."
Shen Yi quickly lowered his head.
"Your Majesty, I am quite satisfied. At this age, I can rank in the third rank..."
"Don't mention age."
His Majesty the Emperor snorted: "Those five old men in Zhongshu are over three hundred years old together. Which one of them has the ability to go to the front line and evacuate the Qi people?"
Shen Yi lowered his head silently and said nothing.
The emperor then said to himself: "It is a pity that when Emperor Taizu established the title of nobility, he abolished the two ranks of baron and viscount. Otherwise, it would be reasonable for Shen Qing to be granted the title of Jiangdu County Prince at this time."
He paused and said helplessly: "Without Viscount, I originally wanted to give you the title of Count Jiangdu. I also discussed it with those old guys, but they disagreed. They said that the reward now is too much. If you, Shen Qing, do it again in the future,
If you make meritorious deeds, you will have no titles and no rewards."
"I think..."
The emperor took a bite of the food and said, "It makes some sense."
"Therefore, I can only temporarily aggrieve Shen Qing."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "I have never taken it to heart whether I have a title or not, but I have a suggestion that I would like to give to Your Majesty."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi: "Say."
"The Huai'an Army needs to expand its army."
Shen Yi said silently: "Only when we expand to 50,000 people can we have the ability to make the Northern Expedition."
"Furthermore, the Huai'an army suffered a lot of casualties. I have borrowed Liulichang's money and issued pensions and rewards in the name of Your Majesty and the imperial court, but the borrowed money must be repaid eventually."
"The Ministry of Accounts needs to allocate money as soon as possible."
The emperor nodded first, and then asked: "How many people will be added to the Huai'an army?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "At least nearly 30,000 people are needed to complete the establishment."
When the emperor heard this, he thought for a while and then nodded slowly.
"Then let's do it."
The emperor yawned and said: "Go back and hand over the charter. I will quarrel with those old guys for you."
Shen Yi looked respectful and bowed his head in salute.
