Chapter 966: The odds of winning are determined by playing
Shen Yi walked into the yard, found a few children who looked more cheerful, and asked them a few questions. After finding no problems, he accepted them all and asked people to take these children to the imperial envoy to prepare.
Started to set up Huaian School.
After watching the imperial envoys pick up the children, Shen Yi turned to look at Zhang Jian and said with a smile: "Brother, I have something that I have to entrust to you now."
Zhang Jian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Now, what Zi Heng you can't do, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Brother Yu to do it."
Master Shen shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that I want senior brother to do anything now."
After a pause, he looked at the backs of these children and said, "I will continue to run this school. However, one day in the future, if I am no longer in the court, I will not be able to protect them. I hope that my senior brother will be able to protect them."
Take over this school and continue to run it."
Zhang Jian frowned.
"Zi Heng is in the clouds now, why do you say this?"
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't get me wrong, it's just just in case."
He paused and added: "After all, in the future, if the Northern Expedition does not go smoothly, I will not be able to gain power even if I am in the government. At that time, I might as well resign and go back to my hometown in Jiangdu."
"At that time, this school will be entrusted to the care of senior brother."
Compared to Shen Yi, although Zhang Jian was not promoted quickly, his path in the officialdom was very solid.
Master Shen was able to rise through the ranks and was promoted to a third-rank official within a few years because he made a heavy bet in the court.
This important focus was the Northern Expedition.
The Northern Expedition is like rolling a dice. After the sieve cup is opened, if the Northern Expedition succeeds, then Mr. Shen will be the big winner and the greatest contributor since the founding of the Chen Dynasty.
If there is no success, or progress is slow, and there is no progress for many years, or even defeat, then Shen Yi will lose all his political capital.
This principle is obvious and not difficult to understand.
But Zhang Jian would not. He was admitted to Jinshi one subject earlier than Shen Yi, that is, he was admitted to Jinshi in Hongde's fourth year. It has been nine years since this year.
In these nine years, he served as a Jinshi in the Six Ministry of Government, magistrate of Jiangdu County, Prime Minister of Taichang Temple, and now magistrate of Huai'an.
Although it can be said that he rose quickly, he rose steadily. The success of the Northern Expedition will naturally help him, but if the Northern Expedition fails, it will not have a particularly big impact on him.
At the very least, it will not cost him his political future.
Therefore, after hearing this, Zhang Jian understood what Shen Yi meant. He looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Is this school so important to Zi Heng?"
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Let's just say that since I became an official, I can say that I have done two things in total."
"The first thing was to suppress Japanese pirates and killed many Japanese pirates."
"The second thing I'm afraid is to set up this school."
Shen Yi looked calm and said: "The Northern Expedition is the third thing I am doing."
Zhang Jian was shocked and moved.
He looked at Shen Yi and said seriously: "Although I don't know why Zi Heng said that, since Zi Heng entrusted me, Brother Yu will definitely do it."
Master Shen pulled Zhang Jian's sleeve and said with a smile: "Come on, I'll treat senior brother to a drink."
Zhang Jian followed Shen Yi outside and asked, "Zi Heng is not sure about the Northern Expedition?"
"You can always be sure, maybe 50% to 60%."
Shen Yi smiled heartily: "But the odds of winning are not calculated, they are played. Maybe as you play, the odds of winning will become bigger and bigger."
Zhang Fuzun and Shen Yi walked side by side and asked: "Is there going to be a fight soon?"
Shen Yi nodded, and then said: "But this time, senior brother, don't worry, there won't be a fight in Huai'an Mansion."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi with a complicated expression, and then sighed slightly: "Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Of course there is."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to inspect the army, and maybe I will go to the north with him. While I am not in Huai'an, my senior brother will keep an eye on Deputy Yuan Xian for me to prevent him from taking advantage of my absence.
, do some small tricks.”
Zhang Fuzun was a little surprised: "What little tricks can he do?"
"Who knows, maybe they will find excuses for me in Huai'an."
Mr. Shen said nonchalantly: "Let's not talk about this. Let's drink today."
So, the two brothers walked side by side and found a restaurant to drink.
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The next day, Master Shen left Huai'an Mansion with his entourage and went straight to Lianshui Camp.
In the afternoon, he arrived at the Lianshui Camp. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp, Ling Su took Zhang Meng and other generals out to greet him.
Master Shen jumped off his horse and went directly to the commander's tent without any nonsense. Then he looked at Ling Su and asked, "How are the preparations going at Lianshui Camp?"
Ling Su lowered his head slightly and said, "Back to Mr. Shen, since this is a test, I plan to send the first batch of five thousand people to attack a Qi camp in the north."
Having said this, he paused and said, "Because this is the first war this year, to be on the safe side, there will be no new recruits in the first batch of five thousand people on the Western Front."
Ling Su took a deep breath and said, "The corresponding ships have been prepared in the past few days. I'm just waiting for Duke Shen to give your order, and my subordinates will immediately send troops to Huaibei."
Shen Yi relatively agreed with Ling Su's plan. The first batch of trials was indeed not suitable for recruiting new soldiers.
Shen Yi nodded and said, "It's good to be prepared, but there is one thing I want to make clear to you."
Mr. Shen raised his head to look at Ling Su and said, "Since this is a test, it cannot be determined. We must capture a certain place and how many enemy people must be annihilated."
"What is needed is flexibility."
"If we see that the situation is not right, we will start to retreat in an orderly manner."
Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "At the same time, brothers on the south bank must be prepared to respond."
Ling Su patted his chest and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen. We fought with those thieves for a whole year last year. Our brothers are much better. If there are many enemies, we will not go head-to-head with them."
Mr. Shen then nodded and said, "Well, then we will follow General Ling's arrangements. We can find a suitable opportunity to join the army in the next few days."
Having said this, Shen Yi looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I heard that some brothers on the Western Front complained that I was biased last year. When the war started, they ran to the Eastern Front and never came to the Western Front."
"This time, I will be in charge of Lianshui Camp."
Mr. Shen looked at Ling Su and said with a smile: "General Ling, send someone to send a message to the Eastern Front. Make an appointment with Su Ding on the same day. It is best to attack at the same time. This way we cannot take care of both the head and tail, and it will be more convenient to fight.
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Ling Su nodded slightly and said, "Yes, General Mo will send someone right away to make an appointment with General Su."
After saying this, he hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I have been in the Lianshui camp last year, and I have never heard anyone chewing on you behind your back. I don't know where you heard this, Mr. Shen."
The news is coming, who is talking nonsense behind your back?"
General Ling said with a serious face: "Mr. Shen, I have always admired you for your leadership of the army. Please tell me, who is doing such a girly thing and talking behind people's backs?"
"General, I will definitely give you an explanation!"
After hearing Ling Su's words, Shen Yi looked calm, but Zhang Meng, who was next to Ling Su, looked slightly unnatural.
Others didn't know who was talking behind his back, but he certainly knew because last year, another general on the Western Front, Liu Mingyuan, complained to him about this matter.
Master Shen smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Brothers are joking in private, don't take it seriously. When I heard it, I took it as a joke."
"None of this matters. For us, fighting a good war is the most important thing."
Mr. Shen stood up from his seat, patted Ling Su on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Ling, I'm at Lianshui Camp, waiting for the brothers to make their triumphant return."
Ling Su looked respectful and lowered his head.
"The final general will definitely live up to Duke Shen's high expectations!"