marquis of jingan

Chapter 1538 Shen's Cheng'an
It is early summer now. If you are in the south, it might be a bit hot, but from Yanjing to Liaodong, the weather is pleasant all the way.

Master Shen, who was troubled by military affairs in his early years and later by paperwork, finally had a few days of leisure. He traveled and had fun with his two wives.

The journey would have taken more than ten days, but it took the group more than a month to reach Yongning Prefecture near Shanhaiguan.

This place is not far from Yanjing, only six hundred miles away.

Originally, Shen Yuan's family lived in the territory of Goryeo and opened a new city between Goryeo and Zhuli Zhenren. However, because both wives were pregnant, at the suggestion of Shen Yi, the family moved back to the interior two months ago and moved to the capital of Yongning Prefecture, which was closest to Shanhaiguan.

This is also where Su Ding’s troops are stationed. The administrative center of the entire Shanhaiguan camp is located in this city.

After Shen Yi and his party entered Yongning Prefecture, before they saw the city of Yongning, General Su Dingsu and Shen Yuan went out of the city to greet them from afar.

Seeing Shen Yi dismount, the usually reserved Su Ding could not help but get a little excited. He knelt on one knee respectfully and bowed his head, "Mr. Shen!"

Mr. Shen quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "No need to be polite, no need to be polite."

Shen Yuan also knelt on the side and saluted to Shen Yi, his mother and Er Niang.

He was helped up by Lu Ruoxi. Lu Ruoxi hadn't seen her son for a long time, so she pulled him aside and asked him all sorts of questions, including how her two "daughters-in-law" were doing.

Shen Yi, on the other hand, traveled with Su Ding and asked about the latest situation in Shanhaiguan.

General Su lagged behind Shen Yi by half a step and reported the military situation in detail. He then concluded: "After Zhu Li Zhenren suffered a loss, he is now more cautious. We may not see Zhu Li Zhenren all year round in Shanhaiguan. We can only see him outside the pass..."

"I also heard that the Zhuli Zhenren are very dissatisfied with their Zhuli Zhen Khan, and there may be trouble at any time."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "They have been masters in the interior for more than 70 years, and now they suddenly have to go back to hunt. Some of them can't even ride a horse. How can they feel comfortable?"

"That Zhuli Zhen Khan Zhao Xuan has been able to suppress Zhuli Zhenren for so many years, already..."

“It’s extremely difficult.”

Shen Yi said softly: "Although Emperor Zhaowu himself is not good, his son is really good. If it was not Zhao Kai who ascended the throne, but Zhao Xuan, our Northern Expedition would have lasted until now..."

“Maybe it’s not over yet.”

Su Ding nodded and said, "That little guy is indeed a character."

Shen Yi put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "Fortunately, he has become a skilled cook who can't cook without rice."

"There are so many people in the world. He has no place to display his talents and is useless."

Shen Yi yawned and said, "Brother Su's son is in Goryeo to look after my son, right?"

"Yes."

General Su said quickly, "Su Fang will temporarily take over the young marquis's military affairs over there."

He paused and continued, "Since Lord Shen's troops surrounded Shengjing last time, Zhuli Zhenren has become much more honest. Su Fang has been in Goryeo for such a long time, and apart from occasionally seeing a few Zhuli Zhenren scouts, he has not even seen a single scattered Zhuli Zhenren army."

Shen Yi hummed, and said slowly: "Master Zhuli, you have lost your horse riding and archery skills, and now you are learning from us Han people, creating Shengjing, and you have also lost your pulling skills."

"They...will not be of any significance in twenty years, before the new generation grows up."

Su Ding nodded first, then said: "I received news that Liu Mingyuan is ill in Japan, and the illness is..."

“It’s serious.”

It took Su Ding several years to conquer the main island of Japan. After he left Japan, Liu Mingyuan took over and finished off the remaining wars in Japan.

Shen Yi frowned at first, then whispered: "I didn't know about this."

"I just received the news as well."

Su Ding sighed and said, "General Liu is also fifty years old, and he is on an overseas expedition..."

Mr. Shen said silently: "I will write him a transfer order in two days. If he can come back, let him come back to recuperate."

Unknowingly, the first generation of Huai'an Army generals, except Xue Wei who was still young, had begun to grow old.

Su Ding nodded in agreement.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Shen, I think the time is ripe now and we can start considering destroying Master Zhuli."

"As long as we plan for a few years, we will have at least an 80% chance of success."

Shen Yi said softly: "It is not difficult to defeat Zhu Li Zhenren, and it will not be difficult to capture their so-called Shengjing, but it is probably not easy to completely destroy Zhu Li Zhenren."

"By then, Dachen will have at least half a fist in Liaodong."

Shen Yi said softly: "My idea is to attack Shengjing every few years. In order to defend the city, they will consume their own strength."

"If we really drive them out of Shengjing City and disperse them, how can we find them?"

Su Ding remained silent.

After a moment, he looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, are you..."

"Any other concerns?"

Master Shen also stopped and looked at Su Ding, then said silently: "Xue Wei has to deal with the Tatars, and Ling Su's troops cannot leave the capital in the short term. Brother Su's troops have to move. Even if we take Shengjing, most of them will die."

“I think the cost outweighs the gain.”

He patted Su Ding's shoulder, then turned to look at Shen Yuan and said silently: "Wait a minute, the Zhuli Master of Liaodong will be handed over to the children to practice in the future."

Su Ding bowed his head deeply: "I understand."

Shen Yi looked up at the Yongning City in the distance and said with a smile, "Okay, let's not talk about it for now. If we don't hurry into the city, it will be dark."

"Let's go into the city first. I'll be here for at least ten days or half a month. Let's talk slowly."

Su Ding was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where are you going, Mr. Shen?"

"We'll go along the border and first go to Xue Wei to check on Datong's defenses, and then see if we can make it in time."

"If there's still time, I want to go to Xi'an Prefecture to take a look. If not..."

Mr. Shen said silently: "Let's go back to Yanjing from Datong."

The two men exchanged a few words, and Shen Yi and his family got on the carriage again and headed for Yongning Prefecture.

In the evening, the family finally entered the city. Under the guidance of Shen Yuan, they soon arrived at Shen Yuan's residence.

At this moment, Shen Yi's two grandchildren have been born, both boys.

They were born to Princess Li Wanjun of Goryeo and concubine Su Jin respectively.

Coincidentally, the two grandsons were born only three days apart. The one born by Li Wanjun was three days older and was Shen Yuan's eldest son.

The other one is the second son out of wedlock.

Lu Ruoxi and Shen Yi, each holding one in their arms, were overjoyed.

Shen Yuan stood aside, looking at his happy parents, and couldn't help but smile. He looked at his parents and said with a smile: "Dad and Mom, the two children were born less than ten days ago, and we have been waiting for you two to come and give them names."

Lu Ruoxi looked up at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "My husband is a Hanlin, so let me choose the name for you."

Lord Shen looked at his two grandsons and felt deeply moved.

He thought about it seriously, then touched his grandson's forehead and said, "Name this child Cheng."

"another…"

He looked at his little grandson and said with a smile, "Just give him the character 'An'."

Shen Yuan wrote them down one by one and said happily: "Now, they finally have names."

The family gathered together and were happy for a long time. After finishing their meal, Shen Yuan asked, "Dad, is Sangsang pregnant?"

Shen Yi hummed, and said, "I will have to rush back when your sister gives birth."

"Hey."

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "If my sister gives birth to a son, wouldn't he be the future emperor of Da Chen?"

"It's amazing."

Mr. Shen looked at him silently and shook his head slightly.

"Don't talk nonsense, you are a parent now, you should..."

"Be deeper."

The young marquis smiled and nodded in agreement.

"My child obeys."

　I recommend my friend's new history book "Ming Dynasty 1860". If you are interested, you can go and have a look~
　　The author's new book has also been approved. It will be published in a few days, around the end of the month.
　　
　
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