Phi-Fic Chapter 1444: Passing through Goryeo
Chapter 1444: Passing through Goryeo
Chapter 1444: Passing through Goryeo
Although Shen Yi spent most of his time in Yanjing during the past ten years, he did not forget his old brothers in the Huai'an Army. Sometimes he would take time out to visit various armies to stay in touch with his old brothers.
During the holidays, each army would send generals to Yanjing to pay New Year's greetings to Master Shen and his family.
During these ten years, although the young Marquis Shen Yuan had often gone to the army with Shen Yi, he had always gone with his father and had never gone alone.
Now, his old father suddenly asked him to accompany the prince to patrol the border, of course he was a little surprised.
Mr. Shen looked at the Crown Prince who was talking to the officials from Northern Zhili, and then slowly said, "You are several years older than the Crown Prince, and it is time for you to serve the family. Look at your uncle Ling's brothers Ling Peng and Ling Zhan, who joined the army ten years ago and are now serving as commanders in the army."
"The elder brother from your uncle Su's family has even become a commander."
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back, looked at his son, and said, "I never force you to do anything. If you don't want to do it, I will do it myself. But don't regret it in the future."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan lowered his head quickly: "Don't be angry, my son didn't say he wouldn't go..."
At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had also dealt with these Northern Zhili officials. Northern Zhili Governor Song Ying walked up to Shen Yi, bowed his head and saluted, and said, "Minister, do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be accommodated by your governor's office or by our local government?"
Mr. Shen looked at the prince and said with a smile, "What are your plans, Your Highness?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said quickly, "My father ordered me to follow my uncle to the north, so I will naturally follow your arrangements."
Hearing the word "uncle", Song Ying and others looked sideways slightly, but did not speak.
Mr. Shen was too lazy to correct the Crown Prince who seemed to have deliberately "said the wrong thing", and slowly said: "If I were to arrange it, Your Highness would have two residences."
"Because the court is moving to Yanjing, I have spent a lot of energy in the north in the past few years repairing and renovating the imperial city of Yanjing. Although there are no eunuchs or palace maids in the imperial city now, it is habitable. Your Highness the Crown Prince can live in the East Palace of the Imperial Palace. I will arrange for someone to serve Your Highness the Crown Prince."
At this point, Shen Yi paused and continued, "If Your Highness feels that the palace is deserted, then please condescend to stay at my house for a few days. In a few days, I will arrange for Your Highness to go north to Datong to patrol the border."
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not very intelligent, his brain was fine. He nodded quickly and said, "Just live in your uncle's house..."
Mr. Shen thought for a moment, looked at Song Ying, and asked with a smile: "Brother Song, Your Highness's choice does not violate the court etiquette, right? If it violates the court etiquette, I will have someone give Your Highness another palace to practice in."
Song Ying was suddenly asked this question by Shen Yi. He was a little confused for a moment. After a long while, he said, "What are you talking about, Minister? Since His Majesty asked me to accompany His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the north, it is natural that you are the one who makes the decision."
Shen Yi nodded and asked, "I have been away for more than half a year. Thank you for taking care of the affairs in Northern Zhili, Brother Song."
"Don't dare."
Song Ying bowed and said, "It's all my duty."
When he got here, he thought of something and asked, "Minister, is my father-in-law in good health?"
After hearing him ask this question, Master Shen finally retracted his strange look and said silently: "Master, your body is still strong, but your hearing..."
“Not as good as before.”
Song Ying sighed and bowed his head, saying, "At the end of this year, I want to go back to Jiankang to see Old Taishan. I hope the Minister will allow me."
Mr. Shen smiled dumbly: "Brother Song is a provincial governor, and can be said to be the chief justice of a province. Why would you ask me about this matter?"
After the two chatted for a few words, they got into their own carriages. The young marquis shamelessly squeezed into his father's carriage and took the initiative to reach out and massage Mr. Shen's legs.
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did your mother take the girl from Cangzhou to Yanjing?"
"Yes."
The young marquis forced a smile and said, "Her family members came here too. After they knew it was our family, they agreed. But she was not very willing and has already run away several times."
Shen Yi didn't say anything, he knew what Shen Yuan was talking about.
The woman's family was willing to send her to Marquis Shen's mansion as a concubine, but she herself disagreed.
This is not surprising.
The girls were just enjoying their free love life, but they were forced to be mistresses for no reason. Naturally, the girl couldn't get over it.
Mr. Shen glanced at his son and asked, "What do you think?"
Shen Yuan was silent for a while, then lowered his head and said, "No matter what my son thinks, you two cannot agree with him."
"If you don't want this family business."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and said, "It doesn't matter who you marry. Your father won't ask."
Shen Yuan sighed and stopped talking.
Mr. Shen did not say anything more about this matter, but said: "After arriving in Datong, work with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to patrol the border and reward the troops. Don't act on your temper and don't cause any unpleasantness with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Take this opportunity to have a good look around the army."
"You're old enough."
Shen Yuan nodded first, then he asked, "Dad, I want to take my third uncle's eldest brother and my second brother with me."
The eldest brother he was referring to was naturally Shen Ling's son Shen Ying, because by their generation, they were already distant cousins and therefore were not listed together.
The second brother is Shen Heng’s eldest son Shen Zhou.
The children of the Shen Yi brothers will be ranked together, and Shen Yuan is the "Da Lang" of this generation.
Mr. Shen thought for a moment, then said, "You can take them with you, but you have to take good care of their safety. Shen Ying is about your age, so it's okay, but Zhou'er is still young, so you have to take good care of him."
"Dad, don't worry."
The young marquis patted his chest and said, "Even if my son dies outside, I will never let my second brother get into trouble!"
Mr. Shen cursed with a smile.
"When you get to Datong, don't cause trouble for your Uncle Xue."
The young marquis grinned and said, "That won't do."
"My son has to cause some trouble to Uncle Xue this time, otherwise he will think that my son has become estranged from him."
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Three days later, the young marquis from Yanjing City, accompanied by the Crown Prince from Jiankang City, left Yanjing in a hurry.
For their safety, Shen Yi sent out half of his guard camp, a total of one thousand people, to protect their safety.
And the very next day after these little guys left, a general whose hair had turned a lot whiter came all the way to the Governor's Mansion.
After he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, he was quickly invited in. Even Shen Ji, the youngest son of the Shen family, personally invited him to the main hall for tea.
Master Shen Yi was also sitting in the main hall, waiting for the great general.
After entering the main hall, the general half-knelt on the ground and bowed his head and said, "I am Ling Su, the last general, and I pay my respects to Lord Shen."
Mr. Shen quickly stood up, smiled and helped him up, and said, "It's been almost a year or two since we last met, and General Ling is still so polite."
Ling Su forced a smile on his face: "As you should."
Twenty years ago, in the ninth year of Hongde, Shen Yi went to the southeast to suppress the Japanese pirates and met Ling Su in Linhai County.
Now it is the twenty-ninth year of Hongde, and exactly twenty years have passed.
General Ling, who was in his prime at the time and a little over thirty years old, is now in his fifties, and the wind and frost have inevitably turned part of his hair white.
The wrinkles on the face also became more visibly more numerous.
Mr. Shen pulled him to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "Didn't you send a letter to General Ling saying that the prince was in Yanjing, asking General Ling to hurry up? The prince was still in Yanjing yesterday, so General Ling can see the prince."
Ling Su bowed his head slightly and said, "The Crown Prince only patrols the border and does not preside over the war. It will be enough for me to just meet Lord Shen."
He paused, looked up at Shen Yi, and said, "Mr. Shen, please set a rule for how to fight this time."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's discuss it tomorrow. General Ling just arrived today, so I have to treat you to a meal first."
"Mr. Shen, you are too polite."
Ling Su lowered his head and sighed: "It sounds like you have completely treated me as an outsider."
"Huh."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "General Ling thinks too much. The war is not urgent, so I am not too anxious either."
"Well, I'll just tell you briefly."
"Your Majesty has already said that we cannot let Zhu Li Zhenren become powerful again, so this battle must be fought as soon as possible. First, General Ling, you will go north from Shanhaiguan and attack Shengjing."
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea, then said, "Also, the war in Japan is almost over now. Their emperor has abdicated and will soon appoint a new emperor. Part of Su Ding's troops will also be withdrawn from Japan. I plan to let them land in Goryeo to rest, and then pass through Goryeo."
"Join forces with General Ling to attack Shengjing."
Ling Su was startled, then asked, "Mr. Shen, what if they don't want to borrow the road?"
"If you don't lend it."
Mr. Shen put down the teacup and smiled.
"Then there's no need to borrow it."
(End of this chapter)