marquis of jingan

Chapter 1045 Fame is a matter of true Confucianism!

Old man Jiang's eldest grandson could be said to be an angry youth and a militant. He is a serious official of the third generation. After he joined Xue Wei in the Huai'an army, he was like a fish in water, and he liked the atmosphere in the army very much.

Up to now, Jiang Ming has not been in the army for too long, but he has already suffered a lot of injuries, large and small, and he has already achieved a hundred households in the Huai'an army based on military merit alone.

It is worth mentioning that when Mr. Jiang came to the Huai'an Army, he was an official. He should not have joined the army, nor should he have started as a pawn. However, Xue Wei took him and let him start from a pawn. From the beginning, until now, it has been promoted to a hundred households, and it is really based on the number of people.

When he came back this year, Shen Yi asked Jiang Ming specifically, but Young Master Jiang had just taken over the Hundred-Household Camp not long ago, and he was excitedly training his own Hundred-Household Camp, so he didn't want to go back to Jiankang at all.

In order to prevent too many people from disturbing him, Shen Yi simply didn't return to his seat at this dinner party, and competed with Old Man Jiang for a table.

But even so, occasionally a few thick-skinned people came forward to toast, Shen Yi didn't speak, Jiang Shangshu made a straight face, and those people were scared back obediently.

As a result, in the banquet later, there were only officials from the yamen of the Ministry of War, and sometimes they would come up to drink with the two of them, such as the other two servants of the Ministry of War and a group of officials.

After the two servants toasted, Zheng Ling, the current martial arts officer, carefully took the wine and bowed his head to Jiang Shangshu and said: "Tang Zun, I respect you."

Jiang Jian looked at Langzhong Zheng, then turned to look at Shen Yi, and said with a smile, "Come on, fill this old man up."

The two drank a large cup happily.

After drinking the glass of wine, Zheng Ling looked at Shen Yi again, lowered his head slightly and said, "Master Shen, I respect you."

Shen Yi looked back at the other two military servants who were sitting not far away, and shook his head slightly: "Master Zheng, it's against the rules."

"I am the last of the three servants, and the department of martial arts selection belongs to the left servant."

"You should respect them first."

Zheng Ling hesitated for a moment, and was about to speak when Shen Yi said softly, "Go."

Zheng Langzhong quickly bowed his head: "Your Majesty obeys."

He carried the jug and went to find the other two servants.

Seeing this, the old man Jiang laughed, and said to Shen Yi: "Although Ziheng is not working in the Ministry of War, talking is still very useful."

Shen Yi smiled: "It doesn't work for a long time, it's just that someone gave me some thin noodles."

"The military department is too small."

Jiang Jian patted Master Shen on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "I won't be able to accommodate this big Buddha like you soon."

Shen Yi poured a glass of wine for the old man with a smile, and said, "Move your butt, old man, so you can accommodate me."

This was a joke, but the old man Jiang thought about it seriously, and said with a smile: "It's not impossible, but it's too shocking for a 20-year-old Minister of the Ministry of War to say it."

"I'm afraid those old men above won't agree."

Speaking of this, old man Jiang lowered his head and took a sip of his wine, and said: "In the past few days, the meeting hall has been very busy. The old man alone has been called several times. go."

"The old man heard..."

Jiang Jian looked at Shen Yi with a strange expression: "It's you, who wrote a note to Chen Xiang and asked him to follow the note..."

Shen Yi looked back at Jiang Jian.

"Almost."

Jiang Jian heard the words and murmured, "The rumors are actually true."

After he said something to himself, his expression became even weirder. He looked at Shen Yi and suddenly smiled: "Since ancient times, the prime ministers have written notes to us, urging us to do things."

"This old man has been an official for so many years, this is the first time I heard that someone wrote a note to the prime minister!"

"Tang Zun, don't talk nonsense."

Master Shen coughed: "It's the imperial court's slack in politics that caused a lot of things to be dealt with in the north of the Huaihe River. In a few days, I will go to Huaibei to take charge of military affairs. Naturally, the conditions that should be raised must be raised, besides..."

"I didn't take the initiative to go either."

Jiang Jian said "Well", "Master Chen invited you to go."

Shen Yi chuckled, neither admitting nor denying it.

"Slide."

Jiang Jian poured him a glass of wine and said with a smile, "You're playing tricks with me."

"It's not playing tricks with Tang Zun."

Shen Yi said softly: "It's just that there are some words, it's really hard to say."

The old man Jiang narrowed his eyes and smiled, but didn't speak.

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The New Year's Eve banquet soon came to an end. After Jiaofangsi's kabuki exited one after another, the jade chime in the main hall rang three times.

This means that His Majesty the Emperor has left.

At the same time, it also means that all officials can leave the venue one after another.

After the jade chime rang, several prime ministers saluted each other, and then dispersed.

Master Shen also left Deqing Hall with a group of military officials.

However, not long after Shen Yi left Deqing Palace, he saw a little eunuch blocking him. Master Shen immediately understood, followed the little eunuch, and arrived in Ganlu Palace not long after.

His Majesty, who was smelling of alcohol, was leaning on the soft couch. When he saw Shen Yi walking in, he let out a mouthful of alcohol and sat upright silently. There are too many things going on inside and outside the palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to find time for five or six days, so I will talk about things first while Shen Qing is also in the palace tonight."

Shen Yi sat down and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty orders."

The emperor thought for a while and asked, "Shen Qing saw Concubine Hui yesterday, didn't she?"

Shen Yi nodded and said: "Yes, I met Concubine Hui by chance at Master Gu's yesterday."

The emperor stretched his waist: "Did she say anything to you?"

Hearing the emperor's words, Shen Yi was a little relieved.

He was a little worried yesterday that after Concubine Hui returned to the palace, she would blow the pillow wind in the palace and retell what happened yesterday to the emperor.

In that case, it would be slightly disadvantageous to Shen Yi.

Because the identity of Concubine Hui is not only a matter of Concubine Hui, but also the emperor's business, which seriously affects the emperor's personal reputation.

Of course, even if Concubine Hui really complained, the emperor would turn a blind eye to Shen Yi's current importance in the court.

And Shen Yi, the victim, would not be so stupid as to admit it.

It's just that there will inevitably be some small gaps between the monarch and his ministers.

Fortunately, Concubine Hui was obviously not that naive, so she didn't choose to sue.

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty didn't say anything, but I just talked to you about Master Gu."

"That's good."

The emperor rubbed his temples, shook his head and said: "Sometimes she is not very smart, no matter what she says or does, Shen Qing should not take it to heart."

"Your Majesty is serious."

Shen Yi got up and said: "I dare not..."

"Okay, no outsiders."

The emperor waved his hand and motioned for Shen Yi to sit back. After Shen Yi took his seat, he sighed and said, "It's hard to guess what a woman's mind is. There are a lot of women in my harem, and the wind is everywhere, which makes me very annoyed."

Shen Yi smiled slightly, but did not answer.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

The emperor coughed, and said: "Shen Qing wrote it in the council hall that day... Well, I have seen the document, and it is very well written. I have talked with Chen Jing, and he will cooperate with you as soon as possible, especially Officials..."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a muffled voice: "Everyone wants to be an official in the capital, or an official in a rich place. Everyone wants to be rich. How can there be so many?"

"Next year, the Six Departments of Political Science and Scholars who will be three years old will personally select suitable officials to go north after the opening of the year. If the ones I personally select are still unwilling to go, then I don't want to ask for the title of fame."

Getting rid of fame and fame, for scholars, can be said to be the highest punishment, almost second only to beheading and exile.

Shen Yi bowed his head immediately.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Zhao Shangshu will also send people to the north to take care of the local salt, iron and copper, and promote Hongde Tongbao."

Having said that, the emperor paused, and said, "Pei Jun has already gone north."

Shen Yi was a little surprised: "So anxious?"

"General Pei will leave after a year."

"That's too late."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi, and said in a deep voice: "The West Route Army is just three words on the document. I estimate that the West Route Army will not be able to fully pull up until March and April."

"I told him that after the West Route Army is established, let him go to meet you and cooperate with you."

Shen Yi nodded first, and then asked: "Your Majesty, how do you want the West Route Army to fight?"

"It mainly depends on what you think, Shen Qing."

The emperor took a sip of the hangover tea and said, "If I follow my thinking, the West Route Army should be able to take down Kaifeng this year and advance to Luoyang."

Shen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and a map that had been engraved in his mind appeared in front of his eyes.

Shen Yi stood up, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I want to use my pen and ink."

The emperor beckoned: "You use it."

Shen Yi took a blank piece of paper, and with a few simple strokes, outlined the simple outlines of Shandong and Henan provinces.

He drew a few dots on the white paper with a brush, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter when the West Route Army will be completed, but I want General Pei to assemble and train the West Route Army in Yingzhou."

Yingzhou is a state in Southern Zhili, which is already adjacent to Henan.

The emperor nodded: "This is easy."

"Shen Qing wants to use this unformed army to attract the strength of Qi people?"

"Fire and reality are uncertain on the battlefield."

Master Shen said softly: "Whether it's the east road or the west road, you can always become the main attacker, but..."

"General Pei is stationed in Yingzhou. After the new year, the minister will take Yanzhou, and the pressure should be less."

Shen Yi pointed to Yanzhou on the map, and said softly: "The family of saints has been lost for 70 years."

"It's time to reply to the Han family."

"A family of saints..."

"What a family of saints."

The emperor snorted.

"In Jiankang City, it's not that there are people with the surname Kong..."

Master Shen smiled and said: "It is only worthy of the name if you have to take down Lu State. When the time comes, His Majesty will win back the sage's line, and he will truly deserve the name, and the hearts of the world will be available."

His Majesty the Emperor didn't speak, just looked at this crude map and squinted his eyes.

"Shen Qing won Yanzhou in the future, so he has to take care of the Kong family for me, and let out a bad breath."

"I don't want to make them look bad, but Shen Qing, you don't have any taboos."

Speaking of this, the emperor was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered Shen Yi's background, so he couldn't help laughing: "I almost forgot, Shen Qing, you are a civil servant with a two-ranked Jinshi background."

"That's all, it's not good for you to offend them, lest you be a bad man in the future."

Shen Yi looked calm, slightly lowered his head and smiled.

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister is a scholar, but the generals of the Huai'an Army are not."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and the emperor laughed heartily.

"Shen Qing, you don't look like a disciple of a saint at all."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. I am a disciple of a saint, but they may not be."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi with great interest.

"What did Shen Qing say?"

Shen Yi picked up the brush again.

"The minister is showing ugliness."

He picked up the brush and wrote on a blank piece of paper.

The emperor stood aside, looked at Shen Yi's handwriting, and unconsciously read it out.

"Crossing the river, the Tianma is coming from the south."

"How many people are really economical?"

"The elders in Chang'an, the scenery of the new pavilion, is still pitiful."

"Everyone in Yifu, Shenzhou Shenlu, how many times have you looked back?"

"According to the ten thousand miles of Pingrong, fame is... a matter of true Confucianism."

The emperor watched Shen Yi stop writing, and slowly read the last three words.

"Do you know?"