marquis of jingan

Chapter 1439: Breaking the Situation

Chapter 1439: A Picture to Break the Situation

This enthronement came unexpectedly.

There were no signs at all beforehand.

However, any disturbance in the palace would cause a huge explosion in the court. What the Emperor said in front of the Empress Dowager's bedside had already spread throughout the court. Therefore, although this enthronement was sudden, it was not surprising.

In accordance with the Emperor's edict, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory selected an auspicious day to hold a ceremony to confer the title to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

And on the second day after the enthronement decree was issued, several special guests came to the gate of Marquis Shen’s mansion.

Sun Chou, Marquis of Yiyong, and several nobles of the Sun family.

This man was the younger brother of Empress Sun and the cousin of Empress Dowager Sun. As for his title, it was naturally obtained through nepotism.

To put it more bluntly, this title he got was not even because of Empress Sun, but because Emperor Hongde gave him the title of Marquis out of respect for his mother.

It is worth mentioning that when Mr. Shen had just arrived in the southeast to suppress the Japanese invaders and had made some achievements in his early years, Empress Dowager Sun once asked Shen Yi to take two younger generations of the Sun family to serve as captains in the anti-Japanese army. Among the two younger generations of the Sun family at that time, one of them was Lord Sun Yiyong.

Ironically, twenty years have passed and this Marquis Sun has never been on the battlefield even once, and has never even seen the appearance of the enemy. However, the two words "Yiyong" (yiyong) given to him by Emperor Hongde are more or less a bit weird.

At the entrance of Marquis Shen's mansion, Lord Sun handed over the visiting card with a smile on his face. After a while, the side door of the mansion opened, and Shen Heng, who was dressed in casual clothes, walked out and bowed to Sun Chou: "Greetings, Lord Sun."

Sun Chou was stunned for a moment, then he quickly bowed and returned the greeting: "Minister Shen."

After he bowed, he looked behind Shen Heng and said a little embarrassedly: "Minister Shen, isn't Lord Shen at home?"

The visiting card he sent was addressed to Shen Yi, not Shen Heng.

Master Shen looked at Sun Chou with a smile and said, "What's the matter? Did I offend the Marquis by coming out to greet him?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Sun Chou waved his hands quickly and smiled: "It's just that this time, I came to ask to see Lord Shen and express my gratitude to him in person. I'm afraid it's not appropriate if I don't meet him in person."

"gratitude?"

Minister Shen pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "My Lord, my elder brother went out early in the morning."

"Not at home now."

Little Shen Tanhua was a Jinshi in the tenth year of Hongde. He had been in the official career for nearly twenty years. He had become quite eloquent and said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely tell my eldest brother."

"this…"

Sun Chou hesitated for a moment, then took out an invitation from his bosom and said, "Minister Shen, my family will hold a banquet tomorrow to entertain Lord Shen. I would like to trouble you to pass this invitation to Lord Shen. Lord Shen, please be sure to come."

After that, Lord Sun bowed his head and said, "I won't bother you any more. I'll take my leave now."

Shen Heng frowned calmly, then pulled Sun Chou's sleeve and said with a smile: "The Marquis has come to the door, and you are leaving without even drinking a sip of tea. If this gets out, people will say that I neglected the Marquis, right?"

Sun Chou waved his hands quickly: "Since Lord Shen is not at home, I will not stay any longer. Goodbye, goodbye."

Shen Heng stepped forward, handed the invitation back, and said with a smile: "My Lord, my elder brother is still leading troops outside. He cannot make friends with the royal family, let alone the prince. Otherwise, it will not only be disadvantageous to my elder brother, but also to His Royal Highness the Prince."

"I dare not accept this invitation on behalf of my elder brother. My Lord, please take it back."

"No prince, no prince."

Sun Chou quickly shook his head and said, "It's just a family dinner. Besides, almost no one in my family works in the court, so there is nothing to be taboo about."

"Minister Shen, just hand over the invitation. Whether you come or not, my family will remember the Marquis' kindness."

After saying this, Lord Sun trotted away as if he was escaping.

Minister Shen looked at the invitation in his hand, frowned slightly, then took the document and went to the study in the backyard of his house, where he saw Shen Yi who was looking through a newly drawn map.

He found a place to sit down in the room and sighed, "Brother, this guy is too shameless. He just left the invitation and ran away."

Mr. Shen looked up at his brother and said with a smile, "Show me the invitation."

Shen Heng then stood up and handed over the invitation. Mr. Shen took it, looked through it, and clicked his tongue.

"The enthronement ceremony hasn't even started yet, but the Sun family has already started celebrating."

Minister Shen lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then sighed silently: "It's really annoying. It's not appropriate for you to go to this banquet. If you don't go, I'm afraid you will offend the crown prince."

After Mr. Shen finished reading it, he threw the document aside, stretched his body, and continued to pick up the new map of the border area that he had just read halfway. He smiled and said, "You underestimate your brother. You can't tell whether I am afraid of offending them or they are afraid of offending me."

Shen Heng still frowned and whispered: "Now they are naturally afraid of offending you, big brother, but what about the future, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne?"

"If he holds a grudge..."

There are many petty-minded people in the political arena.

Some people may find ways to kill the other person in the officialdom because they have stolen the limelight at a literary meeting or because the other person did not give up their seats.

Nearly twenty years have passed, and Shen Heng can be considered a veteran in the officialdom. He has seen too many things like this.

So naturally I would worry about Shen Yi.

Mr. Shen folded the map in his hand, put it in his sleeve, and said with a smile: "It's the same at any time."

"You have a rare day off today, so stay home and spend some time with the kids instead of staying here with me."

After Mr. Shen finished speaking, he stood up and walked out.

Shen Heng seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Where are you going, brother?"

"I'm going to the palace."

…………

In Ganlu Palace, Master Shen spread the map in his sleeve in front of His Majesty the Emperor and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please look, this map is a map that I spent nearly five years to draw."

"All the cities outside the Great Wall, as well as the settlements of Zhuli Zhenren, are marked on this map."

Shen Yi pointed at the location of Shengjing and said slowly: "Especially here, the terrain near Shengjing has been clearly drawn on the map."

His Majesty the Emperor took this extremely detailed map and looked at it carefully, then looked up at Shen Yi and marveled at it.

"I'm afraid our map of Dachen is not so detailed. How did Shen Qing draw it?"

"When I was in Huai'an, I founded the Huai'an School. There was a group of people who specialized in studying geography. In recent years, they have made some achievements."

At this point, Shen Yi smiled and said, "However, more importantly, I have been able to raise a lot of people outside the Great Wall."

Emperor Hong De picked up the map, looked at it again, and then couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Looking at the level of detail of Shengjing City in the map, I'm afraid that Master Zhuli is already full of Shen Qing's people."

"There is no way."

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "They are poor."

"And they will become poorer and poorer. In another ten or twenty years, most of the wealth they brought with them will be gone. By that time, if we don't open up trade with them, they will starve."

"Without money, their Purity Division will become weaker and weaker."

"Being infiltrated is a normal thing."

The emperor nodded and closed the map: "So, Shen Qing already has a plan to conquer Zhu Li Zhenren?"

"Ling Su has already made a plan. It will be delivered to Jiankang in a few days. However, I have one thing to report to Your Majesty in advance."

The emperor reluctantly put down the map in his hand and said, "You say."

Shen Yi said: "The purpose of this battle is to defeat Master Zhuli and disperse their vitality that they have recovered in the past ten years. However, if we want to completely wipe them out and conquer Liaodong..."

"Not easy."

"I understand."

Emperor Hong De collected the map and said with a smile, "They are at home in the war outside the Great Wall."

Master Shen looked at the emperor folding the map and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this map is presented to you."

"Ok?"

The emperor was somewhat surprised and asked, "Shen Qing doesn't need this map in the war?"

"There is another one in Yanjing."

"At present, I am carving woodblocks, and I will be able to print maps in large quantities soon."

After a pause, he looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the one in your hand is the original."

The emperor smiled and said: "Speaking of flattery, in this great era of my great virtue, it is you, Shen Qing, who flatters me the most."

Master Shen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I present you with a map. Would you please treat me to a meal in the palace tomorrow?"

The emperor was stunned at first, then seemed to be thinking about something.

"Okay, tomorrow at noon, our king and his subjects..."

"Let's eat together."

(End of this chapter)