"It's okay, all the soldiers who fought for the country deserve respect, and the Beijing camp has arranged a camp tent, so you can have a good rest."

Yu Qian smiled and waved his hand after recovering from the shock, not caring much about the offense of Canghuo and the others.

"Then the lower official will follow the young Sima into the palace to resume his life."

Shen Yichen did not have too much resistance to the request to enter the palace immediately.

After all, he was born as a Beijing official, and he had already faced a group of thousand-year-old foxes in the center before he entered the court, and the balance of the court situation had long been clear to him.

Put yourself in the shoes of Empress Dowager Sun or Empress Qian, the emperor was captured and the Beijing division was turbulent, the orphans and widows had no support, and they had to face the "overstepping" ministers with heavy troops, if they were not worried about being jealous, they would really be ashamed of the identity of the royal family in the harem.

If you don't have any political consciousness at all, you should simply hand over the country to people as soon as possible, so as not to be robbed and the scene will not look good.

It's just that Empress Dowager Sun's political methods are really a bit "naïve", and some of the precautions are too obvious, and sending Yu Qian to lead the Jingying army to deter is an absolutely impossible scene when the Empress Dowager Zhang or Sanyang was in power.

In addition, it can be seen that Yu Qian is a world-shattering talent who has the power to turn the tide, but he is not a successful politician who is proficient in power scheming and thick black studies, otherwise he would definitely not agree to Empress Dowager Sun's edict to offend Shen Yichen.

This is why, in history, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen Nangong was restored, and it was clear that Yu Qian was framed to kill loyal ministers in vain, but few people in the Manchu Dynasty stood up to intercede for him, and even Yue Fei, who unjustly killed Fengbo Pavilion back then, was not as good.

Officialdom is dirty, but Yu Qian is unwilling to go along with it, delusionally thinking that just like his idol Wen Tianxiang, he just wants to be worthy of his heart, and the court will give him a fair and just way.

As it turned out, this path did not work.

But fortunately, history finally gave Yu Qian justice and justice, even if hundreds of years have passed in later generations, his deeds are still immortal!

"Admiral Shen, please."

Yu Qian arched his hand, then gave up a position and motioned for Shen Yichen to walk in front of him.

He can't disobey the will of the imperial court, but he can give Shen Yichen the respect he deserves, and the "general" who leads the bloody battle outside the army should enjoy the treatment he deserves.

"Thank you, Shao Sima."

Shen Yichen was not polite, and after bowing back, he turned over and got on his horse, and then entered from Andingmen and walked in the direction of the Forbidden City.

When you walk through the long doorway, you see a completely different scene. Both sides of the road were full of people who came to greet them, and when they saw Shen Yichen appear, they immediately heard cheers like thunder.

"Xiaomin greets Admiral Shen!"

The shouts of the mountains and tsunamis came to their faces, and many people looked extremely excited and even burst into tears.

For the people of Jingshi who were in a desperate situation, they didn't care if Shen Yichen had the intention of rebellion, or if he threatened the Ming Emperor's power.

The people at the bottom only knew that Shen Yichen led the army to aid Saiwai and saved the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers of the pro-conscription army. I only know that he is now retreating to Beijing, so that his wife, children and parents can be saved from being captured and killed by the Mongols.

Admiral Shen is here with his troops, and the Jingshi will not be in danger!

Soon, however, the cheers and celebrations were replaced by expectant inquiries.

"Admiral Shen, have my children in Jingying returned?"

"Admiral Shen, are the brothers of the old Liu family still alive with His Majesty?"

"Admiral Shen, how soon will my husband be able to come home and see?"

There was even a gray-haired old man who knelt on the side of the road and cried to Shen Yichen: "Admiral Shen, the old woman is such an only son, he must not have an accident!" ”

In the pro-conscription army led by Zhu Qizhen, although there were 80,000 squad troops rotating from various places, 140,000 soldiers of the Beijing battalion still accounted for the majority of the number.

In ancient times, transportation was not as convenient as in modern times, and with the restrictions of the household registration system in the Ming Dynasty, most of the soldiers in Beijing were from Beijing or Beizhili. At the same time, the current Beijing division cannot be compared with the tens of millions of modern cities in later generations, and more than 100,000 Beijing soldiers mean that many Beijing families have men to join the army.

Maybe when the list of fallen soldiers is counted, the whole city will be vegetarian!

Faced with this question, Shen Yichen didn't know how to answer, and he couldn't answer.

Of the 220,000 pro-conscription army, he has gathered 50,000 at present, even if he runs back to Beijing in advance or hides, or even runs to the important town of Xuanfu, the best result is 70,000 to 80,000 at most.

There are also more than 100,000 soldiers of the pro-conscription army, who may have been buried on the grassland, and they cannot even collect their corpses in a short time.

Not only the soldiers of the pro-conscription army, but also the Weisuo army in Fujian and Shandong, as well as the Liaodong army that has experienced several wars, also have tens of thousands of heroic souls buried in other places.

As the commander-in-chief, Shen Yichen should naturally be responsible for them, but the defeated side has no choice.

"I'm sorry."

Shen Yichen read silently, he couldn't do anything more at the moment except apologize.

This apology was not heard by the people of Jingshi in a noisy environment, but at this time, Yu Qian, who was following behind Shen Yichen, heard it.

"It's not your fault, there's no need to blame yourself."

Yu Qian replied, he knew that Shen Yichen had already reached the limit within his ability, and even rushed to the aid of rebellion.

If even he has to apologize, then the civil and military officials in the whole world may be able to die and apologize!

All the way to the noon gate, Shen Yichen and Yu Qian dismounted and walked into the palace, and the guards guarding the door saw him coming, their eyes were full of worship, and their words and attitudes were extremely respectful.

Soldiers yearn for the strong, Shen Yichen personally after the palace, the courage of the leader and the Mongolian iron cavalry has undoubtedly been respected by the Beijing master, and it is not surprising that he can have such courtesy.

In the palace, Zhu Qiyu and Empress Dowager Sun were already waiting there, looking at Shen Yichen who was walking step by step outside the door, there was an inexplicable sense of oppression in the hearts of King Yu and Empress Dowager Sun.

Obviously, a young man in his early twenties, but the coercion brought by him exceeded that of the important ministers of the court, is this the external manifestation of controlling the heavy army?

"Shen Yichen, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, meet the Queen Mother, and see King Yu!"

"Let's be flat."

"Empress Dowager Xie."

Shen Yichen stood up, his head drooped slightly, and he didn't look in the direction of Empress Dowager Sun and King Yu in front of the palace.

Empress Dowager Sun, who was sitting on the royal platform, did not speak for the first time, but silently looked at Shen Yichen in the hall.

Compared with the first time they met before, Shen Yichen, who is now dressed in military uniform, gives him a sense of stability and majesty that does not match his age. Coupled with the bloody and murderous aura contaminated after coming to the battlefield, Shen Yichen at this moment is not so much a Hanlin Qinggui as a border general.

"Admiral Shen has worked hard to lead the army to help this time."

Time has passed, and now the soldiers and horses controlled by Shen Yichen have far exceeded the current power of the imperial court, and Empress Dowager Sun's attitude is finally no longer aggressive.

"Empress Dowager Xie cares, this is the duty of the minister."

Shen Yichen gestured with his hand, and his words and deeds still maintained his usual respect, making it impossible to find fault.

"No, Admiral Shen has traveled thousands of miles to help and his hard work is high, and he deserves to be rewarded."

"Spread the will of the mourning family, promote Shen Yichen, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, to a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and give him a gold belt and a four-grade scarlet robe!"

Empress Dowager Sun didn't care about Shen Yichen's modesty, and uncharacteristically directly ordered a reward.

In addition to Shen Yichen's abnormal title of Admiral, as well as the fictitious title of Zuo Chunfang University Scholar of the Wupin Zhan Mansion, his real official position is to teach as a bachelor from the Wupin Hanlin Academy.

Now Empress Dowager Sun has transferred him to the five-grade Hanlin Bachelor, which is already the highest official position of the Hanlin Academy, even if the Hanlin Academy is still the official title of the five-grade bachelor, but the actual status is not at the same level as the false title of Zuo Chunfang University.

And in order to make up for the "flat tone", Empress Dowager Sun also specially allowed Shen Yichen to use the gold belt of the four-grade official and the scarlet official robe.

Although the Ming Dynasty Hanlin scholars were actually allowed to wear scarlet robes in public. But there is still a fundamental difference between the tacit transgression and the official-allowed dress, which shows the favor of the minister even more.

"One Sword Alone"

In addition, there is another most important significance of the promotion of Hanlin Bachelor, that is, this position is a springboard for Hanlin officials in the Ming Dynasty to enter the cabinet. Basically, except for the bachelors who are responsible for the head of the college, the other bachelors will soon be promoted by the court and join the cabinet to participate in the maintenance of the machine.

In the next step, Shen Yichen will become the elder of Daming Pavilion!

If there had been no change in the civil fort, Shen Yichen would have returned to Beijing with the help of counterinsurgency, and Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong would most likely have promoted him to a bachelor of Hanlin, paving the way for him to enter the cabinet and participate in the maintenance of the aircraft.

But the question is, is Empress Dowager Sun really a person who understands righteousness, and in a short period of time, she reversed her impression of "disgust" and turned to fully support entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister?

There must be a demon when things go wrong, Shen Yichen is not a fledgling who has just entered the officialdom now, and after a little thought, you can understand the deep meaning behind Empress Dowager Sun's appointment.

In the Ming Dynasty, civil officials had to look at their positions in military affairs, and after the governor's office of the five armies weakened, they could only follow the path of the military department. After entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister, it means that the opportunity to enter the prime minister is lost, and the cabinet ministers cannot lead the army casually.

Even in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Ji, Wang Yue, and Wang Shouren, the three civil officials who were knighted, without exception, were not promoted from the position of the secretary of the military department, and there was never a precedent for the cabinet ministers to be knighted in military affairs.

wants to deprive Shen Yichen of his military power, and now in this stormy situation, the consequences of rashly making a will are unpredictable. The best way is to adopt a method similar to "bright rise and dark fall", and exchange Shen Yichen's entry into the cabinet for his current army.

In this way, both sides get the results they want, and they can still maintain the dignity of officialdom. I have to say that no matter how much Empress Dowager Sun is a woman, she has to be contaminated with power planning in the harem after all, and she knows what it means to retreat as advance, not as aggressive as she was at the beginning.

It can only be said that Jingshi is really worthy of being the center of officialdom, and the smart people who have been killed by thousands of troops and horses under the imperial examination system are concentrated here, and there are too many means that can be used.

Shen Yichen did not kowtow to thank him for the first time, but instead stood in the body hall without any movement, which made the already somewhat dignified atmosphere seem more and more tense.

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little solidified, Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, said softly at this time: "Queen Mother Shengming, whether Admiral Shen goes south to quell the rebellion or goes north to help, he can be called a meritorious man. ”

"Erchen thinks that he should tell the world and set an example for officials!"

Hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, a surging smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Shen Yichen's mouth.

If he has the talent of a military general, then even if Zhu Qiyu has never received an orthodox imperial education, he still shows the talent he should have as an emperor.

Is this big announcement to the world so that officials can see themselves as role models, or do they want to use the world's public opinion to add a shackle to themselves?

I didn't expect to enter the palace and resume my life in just a few words, and the various strategies behind it were so exciting, and sure enough, as soon as I entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea.

"To the north, Shane."

Looking at Shen Yichen still unmoved, Yu Qian reminded him anxiously.

You must know that in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, entering the cabinet is indeed the greatest glory of Wenchen, and the greatest power that can be controlled.

Objectively speaking, Empress Dowager Sun opened such an exchange bargaining chip, which is no longer a disadvantage to Shen Yichen.

Of course, the premise is that Shen Yichen really has no intention of rebellion.

To be honest, Shen Yichen didn't care whether he gave up military power, and he didn't want to take advantage of the national crisis to force the palace. Because when you ignore the rules of the game, then the latecomers will be seen as role models, and then the follow-up will evolve into whoever has the biggest fist has the final say.

For the family and the country, the disadvantages of the warriors being the country may be more serious than the literati party struggle!

Separating the military from the government and controlling the regency power of military generals is, in a sense, the right path.

Even after thousands of years, the trend is still the same.

But the problem is that now if you give up your military power, without cultivating your own government power, it is equivalent to becoming a fish on the chopping block, and the promise of the emperor with history as a mirror is the most untrustworthy.

Not to mention far, when Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wantonly slaughtered the heroes and relatives, did he still remember the Danshu iron coupons he issued?

Looking at Shen Yichen and still no movement, the atmosphere in the palace dropped to the freezing point, and even Yu Qian didn't expect that there would really be a scene of disobedience to the order.

But at this moment, an urgent report of the military situation of the General Administration Department came from outside the hall, and the Taishi of the Mongolian Tile Spur Department was also the first, holding the great emperor to knock on the border. Yang Hong, the commander of the Xuanfu, had already refused the request to surrender the city first, and at this moment the Mongolian army was on its way to Datong Town.

Hearing this news, the faces of everyone in the hall except Shen Yichen changed, Datong Xuanfu is the gateway of the Beijing Division, especially Datong Town is the head of the nine important towns. If the emperor relied on his in-law relationship with the guard general Guo Deng, the border gate would be wide open, and within three days, the Mongolian iron cavalry would have to come to the city of Beijing.

Today's Jingshi has Shen Yichen's 100,000 troops retreating, but in order to give priority to the transfer of Qinwang's army, the grain and grass in Tongzhou Dacang and Jiangnan have not been touched at all. Once the granary of Tongzhou is seized and the transportation is cut off, then the Jingshi and the people are close to one million people, and they will only have to wait for death!

The Son of Heaven is in the hands of the enemy, and the worst outcome has happened after all.

Zhu Qizhen's knock on the door is the worst outcome for the Ming situation, but for Shen Yichen personally, it is a turning point.

At this moment, he finally raised his slightly hanging head and looked at Zhu Qiyu, the king of servants, on the royal platform.