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Chapter 954: The Way of the Court

"Have you seen how powerful they are?"

In the Manlu Palace, His Majesty the Emperor smiled at Shen Yi, stroking his hands.

Although Mr. Shen did not suffer any disadvantage this time in Zhongshu, he did not take any advantage. He was also suppressed by Cui Yu with his power and position, so he suffered a slight loss.

Facing the emperor's question, Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "It's not like all the five prime ministers are making things difficult for me, so it's not too embarrassing after all."

The emperor pointed to the stool and motioned for Shen Yi to sit down and speak, then he clapped his hands and smiled and said: "If five people speak the same thing, it will not be you who will be embarrassed, but me."

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "But even so, talking to them is very annoying. Sometimes because of one thing, you have to argue with them for a long time before you can win."

"I am alone and have to deal with two or three of them, sometimes even three or four. It's a headache."

His Majesty the Emperor sighed with emotion and sat down with a smile on his face: "Sometimes, I can't win the argument with them. Fortunately, my status is higher than them and I'm younger than them. If I can't argue, I drag them along.

, if you force them to endure it for an hour or two, some of them won’t be able to hold on any longer.”

Having said this, the emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Last year, a lot of investment by the imperial court in Huai'an was made possible by my hard work."

Hearing this, Shen Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised. He looked up at the emperor and then smiled: "It's hard for your majesty."

"This is nothing."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "I will fight with those old men. No matter how fierce the fight is, it is just a matter of drinking one more cup of tea and one cup of tea in Deqing Palace."

He looked at Shen Yi and said seriously: "Shen Qing, on the battlefield, every move you make may involve risking your life. That would be difficult."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said nothing.

His Majesty the Emperor continued: "Today in Zhongshu, no matter what the old men said to you, don't take it to heart. Everything should be done as our monarchs and ministers have agreed."

Shen Yi nodded and said, "I can save it."

Having said this, the emperor was also a little thirsty. After asking Gao Ming to serve tea, he lowered his head and took a sip of water, and continued: "I know that Cui Yu has made things difficult for you. In front of me on weekdays, it is also this Cui Xiang who says

You speak the most and have the loudest opposition.”

He paused, looked at Shen Yi, and whispered: "But at this time, the court needs such a prime minister, Shen Qing, please be patient."

The conflict between Cui Yu and Shen Yi has been around for a long time.

As early as before Shen Yi became an official, Cui Yu, who had just entered the parliament hall to pay homage to the Prime Minister, was dismissed by the emperor because Shen Yi cheated on the Princess of Northern Qi. He was dismissed by the emperor. It took several years before he was reinstated.

Because of this incident, Cui Xiang, who originally entered the Council Hall at about the same time as Chen Jing, had his ranking dropped sharply. Now Chen Jing has reached the top position, while Cui Yu is almost at the bottom of the Council Hall.

This is a huge political vendetta.

Although this matter should be blamed more on the emperor, Cui Yu naturally did not dare to hate the emperor, so he could only hate Shen Yi.

In addition to this personal grudge, another issue is the issue of the court faction.

Today, the former Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang no longer exist, and the Yang Party has also been wiped out. However, those absolute conservatives who once belonged to Yang Jingzong's lineage cannot just disappear with the destruction of the Yang family and his son.

And Cui Yu is an absolutely conservative "talker" after Yang Jingzong.

Because he was originally the prime minister who followed Yang Jingzong, and he was reinstated around the time when Yang Jingzong and his son fell. He was originally an absolute conservative, or the political successor of the "Turtle Sect".

Now, among the Five Prime Ministers of Zhongshu, he is the only prime minister who is from the Turtle Clan. The remnants of the Turtle Clan will naturally attach themselves to Prime Minister Cui.

These turtle factions are waiting for their opportunity.

They opposed the Northern Expedition, and at the same time vaguely expected that the Northern Expedition would fail. The imperial court would start to shrink its tentacles from being aggressive and return to the state of the early years of the Hongde Dynasty.

In this way, they will make a comeback, and Cui Yu will be able to make a comeback.

The reason why the emperor said that the court needs a prime minister like Cui Yu is because it is better to block things than to block things. At the beginning, many of the people under Yang Jingzong were in important positions. Instead of letting them hide their evil in secret, it was better to give them a support to deal with.

In the light.

In this way, His Majesty the Emperor can see this force.

Firstly, it can better balance the situation of the government, and secondly, when the Northern Expedition is successful one day, or when the strategy is in the stage of success, they can be dealt with according to the list and the political settlement between the factions can be completed.

Of course, the so-called treatment does not mean that these people will be dismissed from office and held accountable. In fact, most political liquidations will not do this.

The so-called political liquidation is more about blocking the path to promotion and then slowly marginalizing this person.

These questions are all questions that Shen Yi has already thought about. Therefore, after the emperor finished speaking these words, he quickly lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty is wise and wise in employing people. I never have any other ideas."

The emperor said with a smile: "I'm just afraid that you, Shen Qing, might be unhappy in your heart."

"Shen Qing has many ideas, so Cui Yu may not be able to defeat you."

Shen Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has wronged me. I have always been loyal to the country. How can I dare to go against the prime minister?"

The emperor laughed and said nothing more.

After the two of them chatted for a while, the emperor finally remembered the business and said, "I promised you last year, as well as the armors, weapons, etc. of the Huai'an Army's new army. You don't want one yamen and one yamen."

Go run away, I will tell Gao Ming to run through these yamen."

The emperor smiled and said: "If he runs away, the effect will be much better than if Shen Qing runs away."

That's natural. There is no difference between Eunuch Gao personally going to the Yamen and His Majesty the Emperor personally urging him. Naturally, no Yamen would dare to neglect!

This saves Shen Yi a lot of things. In this way, he doesn't have to go in person for some matters in the court, but can quietly wait for the corresponding documents at home.

Master Shen quickly lowered his head: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"No need to thank me."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "Shen Qing, where are you going to recruit the 20,000 new troops in Huai'an?"

Shen Yi replied: "One part is recruited from Huai'an, and the other part is recruited from the southeast. The Huai'an army starts from Zhejiang, and the recruitment speed will be much faster in Zhejiang. I am still planning to send people to Zhejiang to recruit new soldiers, but..."

After a pause, he said: "There are too many soldiers and generals in the Taizhou Prefecture and Wenzhou Prefecture in the army. I plan to recruit troops from other prefectures in Zhejiang and no longer recruit troops from Taizhou and Wenzhou."

When the emperor heard this, he smiled and said, "What? There are also rural party members in the Huai'an army?"

Shen Yi smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, no matter where there are more people, there will always be rural party members."

His Majesty the Emperor clicked his tongue, shook his head slightly and said, "Wherever there are people, there are factions."

He was very satisfied with Shen Yi's arrangement. He nodded and said: "Then we will follow your arrangement, Shen Qing. If there are any other matters with the Huai'an Army, you can submit a memorial to me. You don't have to go through the Zhongshu directly.

Send it to me from the inner guard."

His Majesty the Emperor paused and added.

"When you need to make up for Zhongshu's paperwork, give Zhongshu another copy."

Shen Yi nodded and said yes.

After the emperor and his ministers finalized many details about Huai'an, Shen Yi finally remembered something. He stood up, bowed his head to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, when I first entered Jiankang to study in the early years, I met a man.

A good teacher, this good teacher guides me on contemporary literature, policy, and scientific examination methods, so that I can pass the provincial examination and the palace examination successively."

When the emperor heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

Shen Yi continued: "This teacher, Chen, lived in Jiankang in his early years and lost contact with his family. I have been asking about the whereabouts of his family for him. Recently, I found out..."

Shen Yi took a deep breath and said slowly.

"The teacher seems to be related to Concubine Hui..."


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