marquis of jingan

Chapter 1455 Let's see what he does

Chapter 1455 Let's see what he does

Shen Yuan is still immature now.

At least, I am not yet able to stand on my own.

In comparison, even Shen Yi who was suppressing the Japanese in the southeast, or Shen Yi who faced Fan Dongcheng in his hometown Jiangdu, would be more mature than the current Shen Yuan.

Of course, it's just a matter of maturity in mentality. In terms of vision and knowledge, this young marquis who is standing on the shoulders of giants is no worse than Shen Yi back then.

Starting from the 19th year of Hongde, Mr. Shen began to personally teach his eldest son to read and polish his character. It was not until two years ago that Shen Yi was sure that his son had enough potential to take over the family business he had built.

It was also at that time that Mr. Shen agreed to let Shen Yuan go to Jiankang and finally calm down.

Until now, the growth of his eldest son is still far behind Shen Yi, but he is indeed growing slowly.

Give the young man some time. Mr. Shen believes that his son can grow up like Xue Wei.

And now, since Shen Yuan has made a choice for Shen Yi, or the Shen family, then Master Shen will naturally start to arrange these matters.

The first thing is to find a coward in Goryeo so as to train a cowardly Goryeo king who will not be able to sit firmly on the throne if he leaves the Shen family.

This is not a difficult task. After all, it has been more than one or two years since the Dibaosi entered Goryeo.

………………

The siege of Shengjing continues.

After Shen Yi had besieged Shengjing for a month, Zhuli Zhenren in Shengjing City could no longer withstand the severe cold, so he sent an envoy to open the city gates and came to the gate of the Dachen military camp outside the city, demanding to see Shen Yi.

At this moment, Master Shen was outside, roasting fire with his brothers in the camp. Hearing that Zhu Lizhen's envoy had arrived, he stood up, patted the dust off his hands, and said with a smile: "It seems that the brothers have settled their plans for the New Year. Let's roast fire first, I'll go take a look."

Ling Su was sitting next to Shen Yi. Hearing this, he stood up and followed Shen Yi. He bowed and said, "Mr. Shen, would you like me to go with you?"

Mr. Shen thought for a while, then said with a smile: "Let's go together."

"General Ling, send someone to find my rebellious son. Let's meet the envoy of Master Zhuli together."

Ling Su nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I will go find the young marquis right away."

About half an hour later, the "meeting" in the central army tent officially began. Shen Yi, who was sitting in the main seat, took a look at the young man standing in front of him who looked only in his twenties, and said with a smile: "It seems that your Zhuli Zhenren is really short of people."

He paused and asked, "What's your name?"

The young man also looked up at Shen Yi. After hearing Shen Yi's question, he lowered his head slightly, clasped his fists and said, "I am Zhao Xing."

Mr. Shen touched his chin and thought for a while: "You are... the second son... of Zhao Kai's family?"

"Yes."

Zhao Xing suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth and said, "It seems a bit too rude for Lord Shen to call my father by his name in front of the crowd."

"If I remember correctly, the Marquis is also a Confucian scholar."

"good."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "I am indeed a Confucian scholar, but I am a very stupid person. I don't understand the virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness as taught by the saints, so I am a bit rude."

"this…"

Shen Yi looked at him and said with a smile: "Don't blame this messenger."

"but…"

Lord Shen said with a smile: "Your father is still alive and well in Jiankang. Would the envoy like to go to Jiankang and see your father?"

Zhao Xing gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly under his sleeves, his nails digging into his flesh.

"My father has been martyred for his country for ten years."

He was so angry that his voice trembled: "My Lord, please don't talk nonsense. It will ruin his reputation."

"Tsk."

Lord Shen shook his head and said, "It seems that you no longer recognize him. That's fine. Whether you recognize him or not, I, Da Chen, will take good care of him. When he dies in the future, I will bury him with honor as a prince."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Xing and said with a smile, "Perhaps, his burial will be more glorious than that of the so-called emperor in your Shengjing City."

After being teased by Shen Yi for several times, the former Second Prince of Northern Qi tried hard not to get angry. After Shen Yi finished speaking, he looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Lord Shen, I came here to negotiate terms with you."

He looked at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "Although Lord Shen can surround Shengjing with his troops, he can't surround it forever. You can't attack Shengjing City. If you want to break in, most of the people Lord Shen brought here will probably die."

"Even if most of them die, it may be difficult to see any results."

"In that case, why don't we stop fighting each other, and I will..."

Zhao Xing gritted his teeth and said, "I won't pursue this matter."

"What about Da Qi?"

The smile on Master Shen's face faded. He looked at Zhao Xing and said slowly, "Envoy, listen carefully. I don't want to attack Shengjing because I can easily trap you to death in Shengjing City. Therefore, there is no need to attack by force."

"As for your suggestion of a two-two strike."

Mr. Shen reached out and knocked on the table, and said calmly: "No problem, but there are a few conditions that you need to agree to."

Although Zhao Xing was very angry, he was still mentally prepared for Shen Yi's conditions. Hearing this, he took a deep breath and said, "You...you say it."

A smile appeared on Mr. Shen's face again.

"My conditions are few and simple."

He held up a finger and said, "First of all, the name of Northern Qi no longer exists. You can no longer call yourselves Qi. The so-called Great Qi has collapsed."

Shen Yi looked at Zhao Xing and said word by word: "Zhulizhen tribe has surrendered to our Dachen and pledged allegiance. I, Shen, can assure you, Zhulizhen, on behalf of the court that the court will confer the title of Zhulizhen Khan on Zhao Xuan."

Now, there is only more than a month left for the Dachen court to move. If Shen Yi can deliver Zhuli Zhenren's letter of "surrender" to the court during the move, then the border danger theory hyped by the court officials will no longer exist. In addition, Shen Yi will be able to achieve another great feat!

Having said that, Mr. Shen paused and continued.

"From now on, you will still call yourselves Zhu Lizhen and you are not allowed to mention the country's name anymore."

Although this condition sounds harsh, it does not hurt the foundation or vitality. Therefore, although Zhao Xing's face turned red with anger, he still suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth and said, "What else?"

“And then there’s the question of compensation.”

Shen Yi said indifferently: "All expenses for this expedition will be paid by your Zhu Li Zhen tribe, and from now on, Zhu Li Zhen will pay 200,000 taels of money or corresponding items to the court every year."

Zhao Xing suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Yi.

This is fatal.

Ten years ago, although Master Zhuli took away a large amount of gold, silver and other valuables from the interior, he had no further income after all, and now he can be said to have lived off his savings.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver every year would soon empty Zhu Li Zhenren's purse.

Zhao Xing's face turned pale. "My Lord, you are so aggressive. Aren't you afraid that you will force us to fight to the death with you?"

Shen Yi smiled calmly.

“If the fish dies, the net may not break.”

"Yes, the net may not be broken,"

Zhao Xing sneered, "But even if the fish are gone, the fishermen will hang up the fishing nets, or even dismantle them for other uses!"

After hearing this, Ling Su on the side quickly turned his head and pretended that he didn't hear anything.

The young marquis turned around silently and looked at his father.

Master Shen sneered, "Master Zhuli, you dare to sow discord in front of me!"

"I have set my conditions here. Whether you are willing or not, you, Master Zhuli, should go back and discuss it. If you keep talking too much, I will not even meet with you!"

After that, he waved his hand and said, "Send the guests out."

Zhao Xing was quickly taken out and sent back to Shengjing City.

In the central army tent, General Ling was thoughtful and asked, "Lord Shen, will they agree to such harsh conditions?"

"They'll agree."

Mr. Shen said slowly, "Two hundred thousand taels to buy a year of peace is still a reasonable price. Zhao Xuan is not stupid. After thinking about it, he will definitely agree to my conditions."

"After all, what Master Zhuli needs most right now is time."

At this point, Mr. Shen yawned and said calmly, "If we pay this amount, the Zhao family's already limited prestige will be even less."

"Perhaps, those people from Zhu Lizhen's hometown will make a fuss about this, if that's really the case."

Mr. Shen clapped his hands and laughed, "That will be lively."

"Look at the young man from the Zhao family..."

"What are the methods?"

(End of this chapter)