amaotonovel Chapter 1503 Urgent Summoning to the Palace
Chapter 1503 Urgent Summoning to the Palace
Chapter 1503 Urgent Summoning to the Palace
Asking the prince for permission is just a formality.
At this time, even if His Majesty the Emperor wanted to veto the matter agreed upon by the prime ministers and Shen Yi, he had to think carefully about it, not to mention His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had just been frightened by Master Shen.
Even Zhou Yuanlang himself knew that the matter was basically settled.
When Shen Yi walked out of the meeting hall, Zhou Yuanlang followed closely behind him. He smiled bitterly and said, "Grandmaster, the disputes we had back then were more than a decade ago. Now we are officials in the same court. I have never offended you, Grandmaster. Why do you have to embarrass me again?"
Mr. Shen stopped and looked back at Zhou Yuanlang.
"If I wanted to embarrass Prime Minister Zhou, the grass on his grave would probably be several feet high. How could he be promoted to the position of Prime Minister?"
Zhou Yuanlang sighed, "Why did the Grand Protector force me to go north as an envoy to Tatar? Not to mention how the Tatars will treat me, the Qingjing Division of the old Qi has been keeping an eye on me. As soon as I leave the capital, I'm afraid the Qingjing Division will start preparing to kill me."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "Prime Minister Zhou, the Tatar Khan is a wise ruler. He will not do anything to you. On the contrary, the Tatar tribe has run into a big problem this time. If we want to reach an agreement, we must send a capable person. If Prime Minister Zhou can reach an agreement with the Tatar tribe and avoid a war, he will be a great contributor to our dynasty."
"By then, both His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will give credit to Prime Minister Zhou, and the Zhou family will have a firm foothold in Dachen."
Zhou Yuanlang sighed: "If I die outside, the Zhou family will immediately fall into ruin."
"That won't happen."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "If anything happens to Prime Minister Zhou, your son's future will be in the hands of me, Shen."
Zhou Yuanlang took a step back, bowed his head and saluted: "Your subordinate, thank you, Taibao."
Mr. Shen bowed in return, and Zhou Yuanlang then turned around and returned to the meeting hall.
Mr. Shen looked at his back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Zhou Yuanlang...
He is really adaptable.
Shen Yi actually didn't hate Zhou Yuanlang that much. Although the two of them were rivals in the beginning, the other party had admitted defeat and humbled himself now. Naturally, Master Shen wouldn't keep holding on to him.
The reason why Shen Yi always disliked him had nothing to do with what happened back then, but mainly because...
Zhou Yuanlang is a very capable person, which makes Mr. Shen a little afraid of him.
However, as of now, Zhou Yuanlang still poses no threat. Mr. Shen looked at him for a while, then turned around and left silently.
The proposals of Shen Yi and several prime ministers were quickly sent to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The frightened Crown Prince had not been to the Secretariat for several days. After seeing the proposal with the words "Shen Yi" on it, he agreed immediately without thinking.
On the other hand, Shen Yi had already begun delivering documents to his armies and deploying troops.
Only one day later, Zhong Ming, who was stationed in Miyun, rushed to Yanjing City. He went all the way to Shen Hou's mansion and bowed to Shen Yi, "Mr. Shen!"
Mr. Shen motioned him to sit down, and then said, "You probably already know what happened. You must rush to Datong as soon as possible. After you meet Xue Wei, cooperate with Xue Wei."
Zhong Ming quickly clasped his fists and said, "Replying to Lord Shen, General Ling is already organizing his troops. I will be able to lead them to Datong tomorrow."
Master Shen looked at him and said with a smile, "You are a rare and brave general. You have been stationed in Miyun for a long time. I think you must be bored. This time you go to Datong, maybe you can fight a few big battles with Xue Wei."
Zhong Ming bowed his head and said, "I obey your command!"
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea and continued, "General Ling is stationed in Miyun and doesn't need too many people. On the contrary, Xue Wei is short of people. After you arrive in Datong, no matter how the war progresses or whether there is a fight, don't rush back. Stay under Xue Wei for a while."
Zhong Ming was startled, then looked up at Shen Yi.
"Mr. Shen, do you mean that I will be transferred to serve under General Xue?"
Master Shen smiled and shook his head, "That's not the case. I'm just going there temporarily. If I transfer you there directly, General Ling will probably come to me to cause trouble."
Zhong Ming didn't think much about it, and bowed his head and said: "I will obey your orders!"
Mr. Shen paused for a moment and said, "After the troops are assembled, don't rush to leave. A prime minister from the court will also go to Datong in a few days. It's a good opportunity for you to lead the troops there, so you can escort them along the way."
"But be careful."
Shen Yi reminded: "This prime minister is hated by Master Zhuli, and Master Zhuli is still keeping an eye on him. You must protect his safety."
Zhong Ming smiled confidently: "Mr. Shen, unless Master Zhuli suddenly appears near the capital with 50,000 troops, there will be no problem. If anything happens to the Prime Minister, I will bring my head to you."
"That's not the case."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "General Zhong is a rare talent. He will become a pillar of the court in the future. I can't bear to kill him."
Xue Wei is relatively young among the front-line generals of the Huai'an Army. Ling Su and Su Ding are already in their fifties, while Xue Wei is only forty.
However, among that group of people, he was the only one who was still in his prime. Ling Su and Su Ding were already quite old, and even Zhang Meng and Liu Mingyuan were already in their forties or fifties.
Zhong Ming is a relatively young general, only thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old this year. That is to say, when he first started fighting with Shen Yi, he was probably only fifteen or sixteen years old.
In Shen Yi's mind, this is the candidate who will replace Ling Su and Su Ding in the future. He is an extremely important person.
Zhong Ming bowed.
"Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your kindness!"
Mr. Shen stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "Have dinner together at my house today, and I will take you to see the prime minister in two days."
General Zhong was quite excited and bowed his head: "Yes!"
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Because the resolution of the Secretariat was passed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also quickly agreed, three days later, Prime Minister Zhou boarded the carriage heading north.
General Zhong Mingzhong led a battalion of 1,000 men and personally guarded Zhou Yuanlang.
The remaining 10,000-plus troops under Zhong Ming set out early and rushed to Datong.
Shen Yi, several prime ministers, and ministers from the six ministries and nine departments saw him off.
After Zhou Yuanlang left Yanjing, Shen Yi summoned Ling Su to Yanjing and invited him to his home.
General Ling met Shen Yi in the Shen family's study. He was very respectful and bowed, "Mr. Shen."
Master Shen asked him to sit down, and then slowly said: "General Ling is in Miyun, how many people do you have?"
“There were originally more than 50,000 people.”
Ling Su lowered his head and said, "There are only more than 30,000 people now."
He looked up at Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, what do you want me to do?"
"Not yet."
Shen Yi whispered, "There is one thing that the general must have remembered. Now that His Majesty is no longer involved in government affairs, even if an imperial decree is issued to transfer your troops, you must send someone to inform me."
The emperor is not in charge of affairs and the crown prince is the regent. So as long as the Secretariat agrees and the crown prince stamps his seal, the imperial edict can be issued.
Ling Su was startled, then his face became serious, and he lowered his head and said, "I will remember what Lord Shen said!"
Master Shen rubbed his temple and continued, "Try to avoid contact with any officials in the court, even those prime ministers. Don't meet them if you can, especially the East Palace..."
"Remember?"
Ling Su said with a serious expression: "I will keep this in mind!"
Before Shen Yi could speak, there was a hasty knock on the door of his study: "Master, Eunuch Xiao from the palace is here. Please come into the palace immediately."
Mr. Shen frowned slightly. He walked to the door, opened it, and saw Jiang Sheng standing outside.
"what's the situation?"
"do not know."
Jiang Sheng shook his head and whispered, "Eunuch Xiao is here in person."
Mr. Shen looked up at the sky.
It was evening now and the sky had already darkened. It was also late autumn and there were gusts of chilly wind, making people feel uncomfortable all over.
Shen Yi closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Prepare the car."
"I want to go to the palace."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head quickly.
"Yes…"
(End of this chapter)