When the emperor asked his own brother to marry the daughter of the Zhao family, anyone with a discerning eye could see something was wrong.
Shen Yi naturally saw some clues, but Mr. Shen is a cautious person. Whether he drinks or not, he will not say anything that shouldn't be said.
Especially not with the Crown Prince Jin.
After two days of drinking with the Crown Prince in Fuzhou Prefecture, two groups of anti-Japanese troops arrived at the foot of Fuzhou City to station themselves. As the nominal commander of the anti-Japanese troops, Li Mu also brought the governor of Fujian, the chief envoy, and the inspector general. Officials from the company went to review the anti-Japanese troops outside the city, which was very lively.
At this time, both Li Mu, the commander of the anti-Japanese army, and the Fujian officials were very happy. After all, the anti-Japanese army won the battle. Li Mu, the imperial envoy, naturally deserved credit, but the Fujian officials also I was responsible for some logistics and supply work, and I could barely take some credit for it. This way, when the report was submitted, these officials in Fujian would look better.
However, Shen Yi himself did not participate in this process of reviewing soldiers. Firstly, he did not like this kind of scene. Secondly, he was the head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War. His official job was to supervise the construction of anti-Japanese warships and firearms, and to It does not include commanding the anti-Japanese troops.
This is both good and bad.
The advantage of course is that Shen Yi can hide behind Li Mu and do whatever he wants. Whether it is pressure from the court or problems with local officials, he can leave them to the prince of Jin to handle.
Even if the anti-Japanese army was defeated, it would have nothing to do with Mr. Shen.
But... at the same time, there are naturally corresponding disadvantages.
For example, now, the anti-Japanese army has won two games in a row in Fujian and defeated the Japanese pirates.
This is a great achievement, but on the surface it is the contribution of Li Mu, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty.
Shen Yi naturally also had merit, that is, for supervising the construction of weapons. As for other merits, the emperor and the prime ministers might keep them in mind, but they could not write them down on paper.
But it's good to be remembered by the emperor. Remembered by the emperor, this will be Shen Yi's political capital in the future. Master Shen can rely on this political capital to work hard to climb up the court.
On this day, Li Mu took the lead, and the Fujian Governor's Yamen and the Chief Envoy's Yamen hosted a treat at the most famous restaurant in Fuzhou City. Basically, all the generals above the general banner of the anti-Japanese army were present.
Shen Yi couldn't save face and was invited to have dinner here by these provincial bosses.
After finishing the meal, the sky was completely dark. Shen Yi had drunk a lot of wine, but he was only 40 to 50 percent drunk. He stood up and looked far away, feeling dizzy from drinking. Xue Wei looked excited.
After looking at Xue Wei for a moment, Shen Yi looked at Ling Su beside him. Ling Qianhu was relatively calm at the moment, but after being complimented by several civil servants on the side, he suddenly smiled.
When Shen Yi saw this, he didn't say anything. He just excused himself as he drank too much and left the venue.
When he drinks alcohol, his face will turn red after just a few glasses of wine. Now, because he drank a lot, his whole face is red. It is reasonable to leave the venue with the excuse of drinking too much.
After leaving the restaurant, Shen Yi walked on the street. He was sobered up by the cold wind outside. Jiang Sheng followed behind him and handed him a thicker piece of clothing. Shen Yi shook his head. He shook his head and did not pick it up.
He walked around Fuzhou City and then came to the city gate. After revealing his identity, the city gate slowly opened.
Not far from the city gate was the camp where the anti-Japanese troops were temporarily stationed. Shen Yi didn't say much, but just walked into the camp and inspected it.
Although he had no actual position in the Anti-Japanese Army, any old man who was an Anti-Japanese Army member knew what kind of person Shen Yi was in the Anti-Japanese Army. After meeting Shen Yi, they all took charge of the matter with a respectful expression.
After Shen Yi walked around the camp, he did not see the wounded soldiers camp. After asking, he found out that because there were not many wounded soldiers, they had all been transferred to the city's traditional Chinese medicine hospital.
Shen Yi felt relieved. After walking around for a while, he returned to the city with his hands behind his back.
After entering Fuzhou City, Shen Yi was also a little tired, so he asked Jiang Sheng to lead the way back to their residence in Fuzhou, where they lay on the bed and slept deeply.
Shen Yi slept for a long time. When he woke up, the sun was already shining on the tent window. As soon as Shen Yi stretched out and started to work, Jiang Sheng had already brought a hot water towel to Shen Yi.
"Master... Ling Qianhu and Xue Baihu have been here for a while and said they wanted to see you..."
Shen Yi nodded, lowered his head to wash his face, and became more awake again. Then he got up and put on his coat, put his hands in his sleeves, and walked out to the living room.
In the living room, the two main generals of the anti-Japanese army had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Shen Yi coming over, they immediately stood up, bowed their heads to Shen Yi neatly and said, "I have met Master Shen!"
Shen Yi sat on the main seat minding his own business and stretched out his hands to the two people: "You're welcome, sit down and talk."
The two of them sat down obediently.
After seeing the two people sitting down, Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, looked at the two people, and said, "You should have gone to bed very late yesterday, why did you come to me so early?"
The two looked at each other, and finally Ling Su lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, when we went to the military camp this morning, we found out that you had already been there last night. We are deeply ashamed and came here to apologize to Mr. Shen... "
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "You two have won the battle and made great achievements. Why should you plead guilty to me?"
Xue Wei's face turned red and he lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, we should not have spent the night in the city last night..."
Hearing this, Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei thoughtfully and asked, "Did they take you to that kind of place?"
Xue Wei raised his head, looked at Ling Su, and then lowered his head again, a little embarrassed: "Yes, please punish Mr. Shen..."
Shen Yi was silent for a while and sighed slightly: "That's all, you have made great contributions and you deserve to enjoy the blessings, but you two are the main generals of the anti-Japanese army. Before entering the city to enjoy the blessings, you should first make arrangements for the brothers under your command. "
"When I went to the military camp last night, I saw that the brothers were still eating brown rice."
Having said this, he looked up at the two men and whispered: "I know you have made great contributions, but you must remember that if you want to go further on the road of military generals, you must not be a little bit If you take credit, you will hold your head high and your tail raised."
Ling Su couldn't help it, lowered his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, the Fuzhou government did not give us grain, rice and meat, and there is nothing we can do..."
"If they don't give it to you, ask them for it."
Shen Yi said in a dull voice: "They all took you to a brothel, and you don't even dare to say this?"
Ling Su was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head.
"Subordinates... I thought it was Mr. Shen who communicated with them..."
Shen Yi shook his head, looked at the two of them, and sighed: "I will leave Fujian tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and return to Jiankang."
"After I leave, the imperial envoy will probably not care about you, so you two will be needed to take charge of the entire anti-Japanese army."
"You two must remember that your current achievements and future prospects are all given by your brothers."