marquis of jingan

Chapter 1456 Brothers reunited

Shengjing City's attitude of surrendering and admitting defeat was faster than Shen Yi had imagined.

Just four days after Zhao Xing returned, the city of Shengjing sent out a letter of surrender, expressing their willingness to submit to Dachen. In addition, Zhao Xuan also sent Zhao Xing as an envoy to go inside the pass with Shen Yi to pay homage to the holy emperor of Dachen.

When Zhao Xing handed the surrender letter to Shen Yi, Mr. Shen did not reach out to take it. Instead, he looked at Zhao Xing quietly and said, "You came back so soon, which makes me feel uneasy."

Lord Shen said quietly: "Now, I feel like regretting it."

Emperor Zhaowu was not a very good person. His methods and vision were very average. However, it had to be admitted that the growth rate of his eldest son, Zhao Xuan, whom he chose, had exceeded Shen Yi's expectations.

Even if the situation was reversed, it would take Shen Yi about three or four days to make such a decision. In other words, at least in terms of decision-making, the person in charge of Canqi in Shengjing City has reached the level of Master Shen.

Compared to the last time, Zhao Xing was obviously much more docile this time. He leaned forward slightly, took out another document from his arms, and then held it in front of Shen Yi with both hands. He bowed his head and said, "Lord Shen, this is a gift specially prepared for you by Shengjing City. Here is the gift list. Please take a look."

Mr. Shen became interested. He took the gift list and read it through. Then he smiled and said, "These things must cost a lot of money to prepare. Zhao... Zhao Xuan, you are really thoughtful."

"He's pretty good, better than your father."

Master Shen didn't even blink, and said calmly: "Put down the letter of surrender, and add what is written on this gift list to the annual tribute to Dachen. I will start to withdraw my troops in half a month."

Zhao Xing gritted his teeth and bowed his head and said, "My Lord, since the deal has been concluded, shouldn't your army withdraw immediately..."

"how?"

Master Shen looked at him and suddenly smiled: "From your expression, it seems that more than just people are freezing to death in Shengjing City. Are some people starting to starve?"

Zhao Xing had no expression on his face and said nothing.
Master Shen thought about it for a while, then waved his hand and said, "That's it. My army will withdraw in half a month."

Zhao Xuan gritted his teeth and bowed to Shen Yi: "I'll take my leave."

Shen Yi watched him leave, then he touched his chin with his hand and said, "Go call Shen Yuan."

Soon, the young marquis arrived at Shen Yi's central military tent. After bowing, he saw the document in front of Shen Yi and was a little curious: "Dad, did Master Zhu Li give in so quickly?"

"Ah."

Mr. Shen closed his eyes and rested: "Just take a look for yourself."

The young marquis stepped forward and read both documents, then couldn't help but say, "Dad, Zhao Xuan admitted defeat so easily, either he is completely afraid of you, or our conditions are too generous."

Shen Yi shook his head silently and said, "Almost."

"If we continue to put pressure on them, Master Zhuli will get angry and a fight will break out. It will take at least one or two years to end. The number of people we brought this time is not enough."

The soldiers that Shen Yi brought this time, together with those from Su Ding's side, only numbered about 100,000.

A force of this size is not enough to capture Shengjing City.

You know, there are at least tens of thousands of young and strong Zhulizhen people in Shengjing City. If a fight really breaks out, we might suffer some minor losses.

However, these troops are actually not enough to encircle Shengjing. The reason why Master Zhuli is hiding and not coming out is mainly because Zhao Xuan sees too clearly. He knows very well that Shen Yi came out this time not to wipe out Master Zhuli, but to consume Master Zhuli's manpower. Therefore, at this moment, he chooses to avoid it if possible.

Even spending money to avoid disaster.

At this point, Shen Yi looked at Shen Yuan and said silently: "This Zhao Xuan is quite decisive. He will probably be your strong rival in the future. You should keep him in mind."

"But don't worry too much."

Master Shen yawned and said, "Master Zhu Li is doomed. Even if we ignore them, it will take them 20 to 30 years to recover and pose a threat to the Central Plains again. That Zhao Xuan..."

"A good cook cannot cook without rice."

Shen Yuan lowered his head and wrote them down one by one.

He thought for a while and whispered, "Dad, if our family marries Goryeo in the future, we will be neighbors with these Zhuli Zhenren..."

Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry about them. When the time comes, just defend the frontier and develop yourself. Just pay attention to new learning."

"Even in a tiny place, there is still room for you to display your talents."

Shen Yuan seemed to be thinking about something and lowered his head to write it down.

He looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Is father going back to Yanjing?"

"Yes."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "The court has already started to move. The first group of people will probably arrive in Yanjing soon. After the New Year, the rest of the court and His Majesty will also arrive in Yanjing one after another. At this time, I have to go back to take charge of the situation."

"But you don't have to leave in a hurry."

Shen Yi ordered: "You stay outside the pass and take a closer look at the place where Master Zhuli is. Then you can return to Yanjing with your Uncle Su."

Shen Yuan lowered his head and responded.

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After Mr. Shen arranged everything in Shengjing, he set off early and returned to Yanjing with Zhuli Zhenren's letter of surrender and Zhuli Zhenren's envoy Zhao Xing.

At this time, it is almost the end of the year.

In other words, it will soon be the 30th year of Hongde.

This was a very critical juncture for the Chen court and also a major political earthquake.

Shen Yi must go back to Yandu and work hand in hand with Emperor Hongde to bring this great turmoil to a smooth end and stabilize the situation.

Only he has the ability to decide the outcome of a situation now.

After riding all the way, Shen Yi returned to Yanjing on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

He first dealt with some urgent matters in the Governor's Office, and then began to do some preparatory work.

For example, tidy up the palace inside and out to ensure that there will be no problems.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, the first group of officials from the imperial court finally arrived in Yanjing City.

Among them, Shen Heng was among them.

But if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising. After all, he is the Minister of Rites, and the Minister in charge of rituals. Many things require his participation, and even he needs to make the final decision.

In addition to Shen Heng, those traveling with him included Song Yuan, one of the prime ministers, Li Mu, the Prince of Jin, and dozens of officials of all ranks.

It took Shen Yi a whole day just to arrange accommodation for them.

It was not until late at night that Master Shen finally dealt with all the matters concerning these people. He and his younger brother Shen Heng returned to Marquis Shen's Mansion together.

After sitting down in the main hall of the Shen family, Shen Yi's children all came out to greet their uncle. After some formalities, Shen Heng had time to lower his head to drink tea, then looked at Shen Yi and said, "Brother, the people who arrived in Yanjing after us should be the imperial guards and the inner guards."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "It's not surprising. It's impossible for them to hand over the life and death of the court to me."

Shen Heng put down the teacup and shook his head, saying, "Although His Majesty mentioned moving the capital several times in the past ten years, it can be seen that His Majesty did not want to cause too much impact. However, this time, His Majesty seems to be particularly anxious and is eager to complete the relocation of the capital within the next year."

Mr. Shen remained silent and did not respond.

"Also, the court has already decided."

Shen Heng said softly, "From now on, we will have a two-capital system, with Jiankang as the capital of Nanjing and Yanjing as Beijing. At the same time, we will also keep a court in Jiankang to handle some matters in the south."

Master Shen said in a muffled voice: "This is not surprising."

"Only in this way can those southern nobles shut up."

Shen Heng smiled and said, "Brother, don't forget that our family can also be called a southern noble family."

Shen Yi smiled and said nothing.

After the two brothers chatted for a while, Shen Heng asked, "Where is Zhou'er? Is he with Yuan'er?"

"I forgot to tell you."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "The three brothers are still in Shengjing."

"Your son."

Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea and smiled, "He is a bit like me. Although he has not been in the army for a long time, he seems to have quite some experience in marching and fighting. How about letting him follow me in the future? How about it?"

Shen Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can he compare to my elder brother?"

After a pause, he continued, "However, even if he wants to do military work, I think it's better for him to take the entrance exam first."

"After all, you, brother..."

"I know, I know."

Mr. Shen smiled silently.

"You still can't bear to leave."

Shen Heng smiled bitterly.

"As a parent, you should be considerate."

Mr. Shen patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Then let him stay with me for two years, and then take the entrance exam, okay?"

Shen Heng smiled and nodded.

"I will follow your instructions, brother."

(End of this chapter)