In the Nuan Pavilion of the Governor's Mansion, Mr. Shen and Su Ding were sitting across the table from each other. The young Marquis sat aside in a polite manner, adding wine to the two of them.
After the two clinked glasses, Shen Yi smiled and said: "The navy of the Huai'an Army has gained a lot from this overseas trip, but Brother Anbang has really worked hard in the past few years."
Su Ding picked up the wine glass with both hands, clinked it with Shen Yi, and then shook his head and said: "Mr. Shen fully supported it. It took two or three years, but in the end, the general has only gained a foothold on Dongying Island. I am really ashamed." ."
"that's humble."
Lord Shen smiled and said: "Today, Brother Anbang accounts for almost half of Japan Island. This is also a great contribution to the expansion of territory, and no one can erase it."
"The Japanese were cunning and cruel. Almost all the Japanese shogunate secretly raised dead soldiers, which caused heavy damage to our soldiers. After staying there for a year, the Huai'an army finally got used to it."
Su Ding thought for a while and continued: "Mr. Shen, the silver mine you mentioned has been occupied by the generals, so the generals came back from there to report to the court. In recent years, we have won many battles. The so-called emperor of the Japanese has sued for peace several times. According to your opinion, do you want to continue to fight against the Japanese islands?"
Shen Yi took a sip of his drink and said, "Brother Anbang doesn't want to fight?"
Su Ding hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Mr. Shen, the people you brought here are all the navy of our Huai'an Army. They are really not willing to stay on the Japanese island all the time. Many of them are already thinking about coming back. The general’s view is that the Japanese islands are too far away from our central land, and there is no use in conquering them. Since the Japanese are willing to surrender, as a vassal state of Dachen, there is no need to continue to conquer them.”
Mr. Shen once again picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Su Ding, and said with a smile: "Brother Anbang is right, the Japanese island is too far away from us, and it won't be of much use to defeat it, but since so much energy has been spent, , we can’t retreat so easily. Brother Anbang will go to Japan again this year and tell the Japanese that it is easy for us to retreat, but..."
Shen Yi spoke in a relaxed tone and said, "Their emperor needs to be changed."
Su Ding thought for a moment and was a little confused: "Mr. Shen, does the Japanese Emperor have a grudge against you?"
"No grudge."
Lord Shen smiled and said: "What I mean is not to change someone to be the emperor, but to change a lineage to do it. What they call one lineage for all generations..."
"It's time for a change of government."
The Japanese emperors claimed to be descendants of Amaterasu, so they were not monarchs of secular power, but more like divine emperors who combined politics and religion.
The reason why the so-called eternal lineage can be maintained is because many times the emperor no longer holds secular power and only exists as a symbol and mascot.
And Shen Yi wants to break this so-called eternal system.
The reason is simple.
The transportation in this era was so backward that even if the Huai'an army took over the entire Dongying Island, it would be difficult for Dachen to effectively rule. Especially if the country's soldiers were unwilling to stay there permanently, it would be very difficult to send a governor there. difficult.
And if a new family were to be the emperor, a substantial "change of dynasty" would be realized, then the new emperor of this family would definitely not be recognized by the Japanese.
After all, the inheritance of the divine system for hundreds or thousands of years has huge inertia.
Without external force, the new emperor will probably be overthrown by his own people soon.
But Shen Yi is a good external force. With Shen Yi around, the new emperor can maintain his rule.
In other words, this new emperor will definitely become dependent on Shen Yi, or the Huai'an army.
This kind of dependence will make him known as Da Chen's loyal dog and a political figure named Emperor, who is actually the minister and governor of Japan.
And this kind of political figure will definitely spare no effort to lean towards Da Chen and Shen Yi, and will do his best to maintain Da Chen's vested interests on Dongying Island.
For example...
Those silver mines.
This method was not actually invented by Shen Yi, but a method commonly used by a certain world policeman in another world. It sounds simple and not complicated, but it is very difficult to crack.
Unless, the fist is bigger than the Huai'an army.
General Su was stunned for a moment and then said, "Mr. Shen, will the Japanese agree?"
"If you don't agree, keep fighting. I've come up with some new gadgets in the past two years that Xue Wei can't use. I just gave them to you. You can try them out."
Su Ding then said: "Sure, I will do as you say, Mr. Shen."
Mr. Shen reached out and knocked on the table. The young Marquis, who was listening in rapt attention, immediately picked up the jug and poured wine for the two of them.
After the two clinked glasses of wine, Su Ding turned to look at Shen Yuan, who had been silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "Young Master Hou, you just saw it. There is great wisdom hidden in the few words of the Marquis. You follow Mr. Hou." You should learn more from those around you."
Shen Yuan grinned: "Uncle Su, my father is a genius. How can my nephew learn his skills?"
Su Ding said with a smile: "If you can learn 30% to 40%, you will be of endless use. Look at your Uncle Xue, he claims to have mastered the three skills of the Marquis, and he is already a famous general in the world."
Mr. Shen stood aside, smiling and saying nothing.
When Su Ding mentioned Xue Wei, he remembered it and asked, "Mr. Shen, how is Xue Da now?"
"He's not the same as before."
Mr. Shen raised his head and drank a glass of wine and said: "After the Northern Expedition, he has been serving as General of Taiyuan in Taiyuan. There is no war in the court, so the only place suitable for him is the Datong Defense Line. In these years, his salary and position have only been increased a few times. No change."
Having said this, Shen Yi frowned slightly: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen him in almost a year."
Su Ding lowered his head and said with a smile: "It will take two or three months for the general to go to sea. In a few days, the general will go to Taiyuan and take a look at him."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Don't you go and see General Ling?"
Su Ding shook his head and said in a low voice: "Forget it, he may not recognize the general now, so why bother asking for trouble."
After Su Ding was ordered to go to sea, Ling Su was transferred to Shanhaiguan to deal with Zhu Li.
However, since ten years ago, the relationship between Su Ding and Ling Su has been somewhat tense, and the number of times they have met is only a handful.
Shen Yi didn't say much, he just picked up the wine glass and said calmly: "Drink up this glass and wish Brother Anbang success."
"After pacifying Japan, I personally asked for credit for Brother Anbang."
Su Ding picked up the wine glass and said in a deep voice: "General, thank you very much, Mr. Shen."
After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
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Three days later, after Shen Yi finished explaining the affairs of Yanjing, he left the Governor's Mansion and prepared to go south.
Shen Sangsang held her father's hand and acted coquettishly, asking Shen Yi to take her to the south with her. Master Shen rubbed his eldest daughter's head and said with a smile: "Everyone in the family can go to the south, but you can't go. Many people in the south are thinking about my daughter."
"If you leave, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"
The father and daughter had a conversation, and Shen Yi turned around and saw Shen Yuan. He frowned and asked, "Where is your brother? Where did he go to again?"
Shen Sangsang rolled his eyes and whispered: "Either he sneaked out, or he went to the dungeon."
"He always likes to go to that dungeon and not know what to do."
Shen Yi looked up at the sky, squinted his eyes slightly, and said calmly: "That's it, I won't wait for him."
"You stay at home and be obedient."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "When dad comes back from the south, he will bring you a gift."
Shen Sangsang responded: "Daddy, come back soon."
Mr. Shen smiled: "Remember, you are not allowed to..."
"You are not allowed to be deceived by poor scholars."
Shen Sangsang rolled her eyes at her father: "My daughter has heard these words of yours so many times..."
Lord Shen was not angry, he just smiled, waved his hand and said, "Let's set off."
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In the dungeon of the Governor's Mansion, the young Marquis looked at the disheveled old man in the dungeon, whose hair was all gray.
He looked at the old man and suddenly snorted.
"Crazy old man, I'm back from the south."
The old man with disheveled hair turned his back to Shen Yuan without saying a word.
This dungeon beneath the Governor's Mansion was discovered by Shen Yuan when he was fifteen years old. When he was discovered, such a strange old man was locked up here.
The strange old man has disheveled hair, is crazy, and speaks some strange words.
But sometimes he would wake up a little and be able to talk to Shen Yuan for a few words.
In the past, the young Marquis was very curious about who this old man was, so he would occasionally come to see him and talk to him.
But no matter how he asked, his father Shen Yi would never reveal the identity of this crazy old man.
The young Marquis stared at the old man and said "hehe".
"When I was a kid, I heard people calling you crazy old man all the time. Actually, they didn't call you crazy old man."
"Your surname is Feng. They call you Old Man Feng, right?"
The "crazy old man" turned around suddenly and glanced at Shen Yuan outside the cell door, his eyes a little horrified.
The young marquis stared at him.
"I went to Jiangdu."
The crazy old man screamed, scratched at the wall, and then started crying and yelling.
His voice was like a night owl, extremely unpleasant to hear.
"My surname is not Feng! My surname is not Feng!"
He screamed a few times, suddenly turned his head to look at Shen Yuan, screamed, sat down on the ground again, and cried loudly: "I know I was wrong!"
"I know I was wrong!"
The young Marquis was originally squatting on the ground, but after hearing this, he stood up and looked at him with a faint look.
"As expected, it's you. Fortunately, I thought you were pitiful before."