marquis of jingan

Chapter 1422 Crazy old man

Chapter 1422 Crazy old man

In the warm room of the Governor's Mansion, Master Shen and Su Ding sat across the table from each other, while the young marquis sat obediently beside them, pouring wine for the two of them.

After the two clinked their glasses, Shen Yi smiled and said, "During this overseas trip, the Huai'an Army's navy gained a lot, but Brother Anbang has also worked really hard in the past few years."

Su Ding raised his wine glass with both hands, clinked it with Shen Yi's, then shook his head and said, "Mr. Shen gave his full support, but after two or three years, I have only managed to gain a foothold on the island of Dongying. I am really ashamed."

"that's humble."

Lord Shen smiled and said, "Now, almost half of the Japanese island is occupied by Brother Anbang. This is also a great contribution to the expansion of territory, and no one can erase it."

"The Japanese are cunning and brutal. Almost all Japanese shogunate secretly raises assassins, causing heavy casualties to our soldiers. After staying there for a year, the Huai'an Army finally adapted to it."

Su Ding thought for a moment and continued, "Mr. Shen, I have already occupied the silver mine you mentioned, so I came back from there to report to the court. In recent years, we have won many battles, and the so-called emperor of the Japanese has asked for peace several times. According to you, do we still need to continue fighting on this Japanese island?"

Shen Yi took a sip of his drink and said, "Brother Anbang, don't you want to fight?"

Su Ding hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Shen Gong, the people you brought over are all the navy of our Huai'an Army. They really don't want to stay on the Japanese island all the time, and many of them have already thought about returning. In my opinion, the Japanese island is too far away from our Central Plains, and it is useless to conquer it. Since the Japanese are willing to surrender, as a vassal state of Dachen, there is no need to continue fighting."

Master Shen once again raised his glass, clinked it with Su Ding's, and said with a smile: "Brother Anbang is right. The main island of Japan is too far away from us, and it won't be of much use to conquer it. However, since we have spent so much energy, we can't retreat so easily. This year, Brother Anbang should go to Japan again and tell those Japanese. It's easy for us to withdraw our troops, but..."

Shen Yi spoke in a relaxed tone, "Their emperor needs to be replaced."

Su Ding thought for a moment and was a little puzzled: "Mr. Shen, does the Japanese emperor have a grudge against you?"

"No grudge."

Lord Shen smiled and said, "What I mean is not to change a person to be the emperor, but to change a lineage to be the emperor. What they call the eternal line..."

“It’s time for a change of dynasty.”

The Japanese emperors claimed to be descendants of Amaterasu, so they were not monarchs of a secular regime, but more like divine emperors who combined politics and religion.

The reason why the so-called eternal dynasty can be maintained is that in many cases, the emperor no longer holds secular power, but only exists as a symbol and a mascot.

And Shen Yi wants to break this so-called eternal dynasty.

The reason is very simple.

The transportation in that era was so backward that even if the Huai'an army took over the entire East Japan Island, it would be difficult for Dachen to implement effective rule, especially if the country's soldiers were unwilling to stay there permanently, it would be difficult to send a governor there.

However, if a new family were to become the emperor, and a real "change of dynasty" were to be achieved, then this new emperor would definitely not be recognized by the Japanese.

After all, the pantheon that has been passed down for hundreds and thousands of years has enormous inertia.

Without any external force, the new emperor would probably be overthrown by his own people soon.

But Shen Yi is a very good external force. With Shen Yi, the new emperor can maintain his rule.

In other words, the new emperor will definitely become dependent on Shen Yi, or the Huai'an Army.

This dependence would make him known as the loyal dog of Dachen, and a politician who was called the emperor but was actually a minister and the governor of Japan.

Such a politician will spare no effort to support Dachen and Shen Yi, and will do his utmost to maintain Dachen's vested interests on the island of Dongying.

For example...

Those silver mines.

This method was not actually invented by Shen Yi, but was often used by a world policeman in another world. It sounds simple and not complicated, but it is very difficult to crack.

Unless the fist is bigger than the Huai'an Army.

General Su was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Mr. Shen, will the Japanese agree?"

"If you don't agree, then keep fighting. I've made some new stuff in the past two years, and Xue Wei doesn't need them, so I'll give them all to you. You can try them out."

Su Ding then said, "Okay, I will do as you say, Lord Shen."

Mr. Shen reached out and knocked on the table. The young marquis, who was listening intently, immediately picked up the wine jug and poured wine for the two people.

After the two of them clinked their glasses, Su Ding turned his head to look at Shen Yuan, who had been silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "Young Marquis, you have seen it, there is great wisdom hidden in the Marquis's few words. You should learn more from the Marquis when you follow him."

Shen Yuan grinned and said, "Uncle Su, my father is a genius. How can a nephew learn his skills?"

Su Ding smiled and said, "If you can learn 30% to 40% of it, you will benefit a lot. Look at your uncle Xue, he claims to have learned 1/3 of the Marquis' skills, and he is already a famous general in the world."

Mr. Shen stood aside, smiling but saying nothing.

Speaking of Xue Wei, Su Ding finally remembered and asked, "Mr. Shen, how is Xue Da now?"

"He's not the same."

Mr. Shen raised his head and drank a glass of wine, then said, "After the Northern Expedition, he has been serving as the General of Taiyuan in Taiyuan. There is no war in the court, so the only thing suitable for him is the Datong defense line. Over the years, his salary has only been increased a few times, but his position has not changed."

At this point, Shen Yi frowned slightly: "Come to think of it, I haven't seen him for almost a year."

Su Ding lowered his head and said with a smile: "I estimate that it will take two or three months for me to go out to sea. I will go to Taiyuan in a few days to see him."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Why don't you go and see General Ling?"

Su Ding shook his head and said in a muffled voice: "Forget it, he may not recognize me now, why bother to make myself miserable."

After Su Ding was ordered to go out to sea, Ling Su was transferred to Shanhaiguan to deal with Zhuli Zhenren.

However, since ten years ago, the relationship between Su Ding and Ling Su has become a little strained, and the number of times they have met is very few.

Shen Yi didn't say much, just picked up the wine glass and said lightly: "Drink this glass to the full, I wish Brother Anbang success in his endeavors."

"After pacifying Japan, I will personally ask for credit for Brother Anbang."

Su Ding picked up the wine glass and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Mr. Shen."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

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Three days later, after Shen Yi finished explaining the affairs in Yanjing, he left the Governor's Mansion and prepared to head south.

Shen Sangsang pulled her father's hand and acted like a spoiled child, wanting Shen Yi to take her to the south. Master Shen rubbed his daughter's head and said with a smile, "Anyone in the family can go to the south, but you can't. Many people in the south are thinking about my daughter."

"If you go there, won't you be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"

The father and daughter chatted for a while. Shen Yi turned his head and looked around. He didn't see Shen Yuan. He frowned and asked, "Where's your brother? Where did he go again?"

Shen Sangsang rolled her eyes and whispered, "He either sneaked out or went to the dungeon."

"He always likes to go to that dungeon. I don't know what he does there."

Shen Yi looked up at the sky, squinted his eyes slightly, and said lightly: "Forget it, I won't wait for him."

"You stay at home and be obedient."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "Wait for Daddy to come back from the south and bring you a gift."

Shen Sangsang responded: "Then Daddy, come back soon."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Remember, you are not allowed to..."

"Don't let yourself be cheated by a poor scholar."

Shen Sangsang rolled her eyes at her father: "I don't know how many times I have heard you say this..."

Lord Shen was not angry either. He just smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go."

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In the dungeon of the Governor's Mansion, the young marquis held a piece of grass in his mouth and looked at the old man in the dungeon with disheveled hair that had turned completely gray.

He looked at the old man and suddenly snorted.

"Crazy old man, I'm back from the south."

The old man with disheveled hair turned his back to Shen Yuan without saying a word.

This dungeon under the Governor's Mansion was discovered by Shen Yuan when he was fifteen years old. When he discovered it, there was already such a strange old man imprisoned inside.

The strange old man had disheveled hair, was crazy, and said some weird things.

But sometimes he would be more sober and able to say a few words to Shen Yuan.

In the past, the young marquis was very curious about who this old man was, so he would occasionally come to see him and talk to him.

But no matter how he asked, his father Shen Yi never refused to reveal the identity of this crazy old man.

The young marquis stared at the old man and chuckled.

"When I was a kid, I heard people calling you a crazy old man, but they weren't really calling you a crazy old man."

"Your last name is Feng, so they call you Old Man Feng, right?"

The "crazy old man" turned around suddenly and glanced at Shen Yuan outside the prison door with a look of fear.

The young marquis stared at him.

"I went to Jiangdu."

The crazy old man let out a strange cry, scratched and clawed at the wall, and then started crying and shouting.

His voice was like that of a night owl, extremely unpleasant.

"My last name is not Feng! My last name is not Feng!"

He yelled a few times, turned around and looked at Shen Yuan, screamed, sat down on the ground again, and burst into tears: "I know I was wrong!"

"I know I was wrong!"

The young marquis was originally squatting on the ground, but he stood up upon hearing this and looked at him with a gloomy gaze.

"It's you, I used to feel sorry for you."

He spat on the ground and cursed viciously.

"Deserve it!"

(End of this chapter)