amaotonovel Chapter 1539: Taiyuan City
Chapter 1539: Taiyuan City
Chapter 1539: Taiyuan City
In Yongning Prefecture, Shen Yi's family spent a rare month. During this month, Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan helped to take care of the two newborn babies, while Shen Yi often took Su Ding and Shen Yuan to patrol inside and outside Shanhaiguan.
In particular, he inspected the Shanhaiguan camp.
It is called the Shanhaiguan Camp, but in fact it is still an army with the original Huai'an Army's Left Route Army as its main structure. However, after the Huai'an Army was reorganized, many soldiers were assigned to different armies, so it is impossible to be the original Huai'an Army's Left Route Army.
Shen Yi hasn't led troops personally for almost ten years.
Although he was not too far away from the army during these ten years, it is undeniable that he spent most of his time in Yanjing City rather than in the army.
On the one hand, Shen Yi needs to handle the political affairs of the entire Northern Zhili. On the other hand, Shen Yi also needs to delegate power to Ling Su, Su Ding and others, so that they can truly become independent generals.
Now that he has returned to the army, Lord Shen is filled with excitement.
And when he arrived at the camp, some generals of the left army could still recognize him. Many of them came forward with tears in their eyes, knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Yi, calling him "Mr. Shen".
Shen Yi also greeted these people one by one.
After wandering around several camps for five or six days, Shen Yi brought Su Ding and Shen Yuan back to Yongning Prefecture.
On the way back, Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and sighed, "Your appearance is not as good as before."
"Of course it's not as good as before."
Su Ding lowered his head and said, "Without a war, everyone would be lazy. Besides, life is getting better now, and we no longer have the desperate spirit of licking blood on the blade."
Having said this, he stopped talking.
Shen Yi looked back at him and said with a smile: "Among all the armies, you and Xue Wei's army have retained 70% to 80% of the combat effectiveness from more than a decade ago. Xue Wei's army has been fighting all the time, and your army has been strictly disciplined."
Mr. Shen said, with his hands behind his back, "For more than ten years, many people have secretly written to me, saying that you treated the old people in the anti-Japanese army harshly."
Su Ding lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Some people..."
"It is indeed dishonest."
He looked at Shen Yi, sighed and said, "General Ling and General Xue, due to the friendship between old brothers, turned a blind eye to many things, but I will not tolerate any sand in my eyes. As long as I lead the troops for one day, I will ensure that when you, Lord Shen, need me, my soldiers will be ready to go into battle at any time."
"Those who have been taking advantage of me over the years will not be tolerated in the end."
Master Shen turned around, looked at Shen Yuan who was following the two people, and said lightly: "Did you hear it?"
Shen Yuan took two quick steps and came to the two men. He lowered his head and smiled, "When you were not here, Uncle Su had already taught his son a lot. Leading troops is really a science."
He looked at his father and said with emotion: "Dad, you were able to create an army out of nothing. You were really amazing."
"Stop flattering."
Mr. Shen smiled dumbly: "At the beginning... it was forced by the situation. Now let me create an army like that out of thin air..."
“It’s not easy.”
He looked at his son and said, "In the future, you will not be able to lead the troops relying solely on morale and blood. You must combine new knowledge and integrate it into the battlefield."
Shen Yuan quickly lowered his head and responded.
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance: "Do you know what is the best way to maintain the combat effectiveness of an army?"
Su Ding and Shen Yuan both lowered their heads slightly and listened attentively.
Mr. Shen looked into the distance and said with a smile: "To put it simply, there are only two words."
"Fight and win."
General Su said with emotion: "Mr. Shen's words are insightful."
Mr. Shen laughed: "If a person has accomplished something, whatever he says will seem to make sense."
Shen Yuan stood behind his father and laughed, "Father, what you said is even more insightful."
Of Mr. Shen's two grown-up sons, the young Marquis is very much like him in his liveliness and cheerfulness.
As for the depth of cunning, I'm afraid it will take time to slowly engrave it.
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After staying in Yongning Prefecture for more than a month, Shen Yi and his party set off again.
When leaving the house, seeing the two ladies' reluctant eyes, Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Otherwise, you can stay here for a while, and I will go to Datong by myself. When the time is almost right, you can leave from here and return to Yanjing, and we will meet in Yanjing."
Ye Chan didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Ruoxi.
Lu Ruoxi looked at her grandson, then shook her head slightly and said, "Let's just accompany our husband for a walk."
"Yes."
Ye Chan said softly: "We will accompany the master, and we can talk on the way."
Lu Ruoxi glanced at her son again and warned him, "Wait a while before going to Goryeo. Children are the most precious at this time, so you must take good care of them. If anything happens to my two grandchildren, I will never forgive you."
In this era, the child mortality rate is extremely high.
If they are not raised to a certain age, they won’t even be able to arrange their teeth.
Shen Yuan nodded in agreement, then looked at Shen Yi, took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it to Shen Yi: "Dad, this is a gift that your son prepared for your unborn nephew. Your son probably won't be able to go back by then, so please take it back for me."
Mr. Shen looked at the box and asked with a smile, "What's in it?"
"It's just a little gadget, made by those people from Huai'an Academy."
The young marquis smiled and said, "You will know when you take it back."
Master Shen nodded gently, accepted it, then patted his son on the shoulder and said, "If you are tired, tell Dad."
"Your father can still handle things now."
The young marquis bowed and said, "Compared to you, it's nothing."
"You, old man, should take a good rest."
At this time, under the current situation in Dachen, one of the father and son must lead the troops outside, but it is best not to lead the troops outside at the same time.
Otherwise, there may be problems.
Only when the father and son are separated can the Shen family's position in the court, or the current Dachen court, be stabilized.
The young marquis whispered, "In the past twenty years, I have been dissolute and did many absurd things. Now it is time for me to do something for you and the family."
Shen Yi didn't say anything. He patted his son's shoulder again and gently reminded him: "Whether it's leading troops or making friends, you have to be attentive."
"If something happens, don't panic."
The young marquis nodded in agreement.
On the other side, Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan were saying goodbye to Li Wanjun and Su Jin. Shen Yi looked at the two "daughters-in-law" and asked, "Did anyone from the Su family come to look for you?"
"came."
Shen Yi looked at his son and asked, "Seeking an official position?"
Shen Yuan nodded silently and hummed.
Master Shen thought for a moment and said, "We can't give it to the vital parts, and we can't give it to those above the sixth rank."
"At most two vacancies."
"The rest is up to you."
The young marquis was a little surprised: "Dad?"
Lord Shen said quietly: "Now that you have grown up, I will naturally give you some power. You must have your own influence and your own face."
"Otherwise, people won't take you seriously."
"However, you cannot abuse your power, otherwise you will become a fool in the eyes of others."
The young marquis nodded thoughtfully: "Dad, I have paid attention to her family recently, there should be no problem."
"Just keep these in mind."
Mr. Shen said silently: "Remember what Dad said, think more about everything, not just one or two steps ahead."
“It’s about being transparent.”
The young marquis looked at his father and whispered, "I'm afraid I'll need to learn these for a few more years..."
"Not in a hurry."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Your father has been ill for ten or eight years, and he won't die."
Upon hearing this, the young marquis also laughed and said, "If you say so, then my son will never learn it in his lifetime."
"That can't be done."
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked at his grandson in the cradle: "You have a son too."
The young marquis nodded slightly, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
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After leaving Yongning Prefecture, the group headed west, traveling and sightseeing, and also inspected the border military defenses. Finally, after a month and a half, they arrived at the city of Taiyuan.
Ye Chan lifted the car curtain and saw Taiyuan City from afar. She exclaimed, "It's really big. It looks even bigger than Fuzhou."
As soon as she finished speaking, dozens of riders came running towards her on the official road. The one leading them was the burly General Xue Wei.
At this moment, he was much stronger than he had been more than ten years ago, and had a big belly, just like a general in the portrait who had jumped out of the scroll.
The other thinner one was Zhong Ming, a fierce general of Huai'an Army. The two generals dismounted from their horses, one on the left and one on the right, and half-knelt in front of Lord Shen's carriage.
"General Xue Wei, Zhong Ming."
"Greetings to Mr. Shen!"
(End of this chapter)