"Congratulations to Shen Duxian on his return to the court!"

Looking at Shen Yichen, who was walking towards him step by step, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, congratulated him with a firm expression.

If this had been changed to half a year ago, I am afraid that there would be few people in the Manchu Dynasty who could afford such pomp and congratulations as Cheng Guogong. Today, he used all his connections and relationships to tell the world that Shen Yichen is not a newcomer to officialdom with no background, let alone a lonely person who can be bullied.

On relationships, status, background, and forces, Shen Yichen is not inferior to others!

If you are not convinced, you can try it hard to see who can have the last laugh.

If you choose to get involved in the imperial power, you have to stand on a clear position, and the fastest to die is often those who ride the wall.

"Congratulations to Shen Duxian on his return to the court!"

The ministers behind Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, also bowed their hands to Shen Yichen.

The appearance of this scene was really a bit unexpected by Shen Yichen, and after he was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly returned the salute and said: "You are so grand, the lower officials are really ashamed." ”

"Shen Duxian and Wu Qingbo relieved the siege of Liaodong, and helped me to Daming Jiangshan Sheji, and they deserve this courtesy!"

Yu Qian stood up and replied with an impassioned expression.

He will come to Andingmen to greet Shen Yichen, seriously speaking, it has nothing to do with the identity of Chengguo Gong, purely out of public righteousness, to celebrate the other party's victorious class teacher and return to the court.

The success of the defense battle of the Beijing division can also be said to be the result of the concerted efforts of everyone, and the Liaodong crisis was admonished by Shen Yichen and his party from beginning to end, so that he would change the strategic policy and send troops to help. If it is even one day at night, it may be that Liaodong has fallen into the hands of the Tartars now, and it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to want to counterattack back in the cold winter.

At that time, tens of thousands of soldiers, hundreds of thousands of people, and millions of people in the vassal states were all under the control of the Tartars. Population resources will help them regain their strength as soon as possible, and once again form a huge threat to the Ming Dynasty.

Affect the whole body, and the situation in Liaodong determines the offensive and defensive momentum between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia!

"Shen Du Xian's mother needs to be humble, this is your due reward!"

Cabinet minister Gao Gu stood up at this time and replied meaningfully to Shen Yichen.

I think that after paying tribute to Yang Pu, Gao Gu made a promise to Shen Yichen to help him enter the palace. Now Shen Yichen is in charge of the Ministry of War and has been crowned a scholar of the Imperial Court, but there is still one last step left before the threshold of the cabinet.

When will this step be taken?

Gao Gu didn't know this point in time before, but now he knows, it's today.

Shen Yichen has turned the tide and helped the building to fall, so he should keep his promise and help him tilt the power of the government and the opposition!

"In this case, it is better to be respectful than to obey your orders, and the lower officials thank you for your love!"

Shen Yichen did not continue to be polite and modest, he had already realized that this group of ministers appeared here, not only to welcome the victorious division back to the court, but also to make a stand for himself.

It seems that in the month that he has been away, the struggle for imperial power has reached a fever pitch, and there must be a complete loss of power between the two generations of kings!

Striding past the ministers, Shen Yichen continued to walk in the direction of returning home. The people and soldiers on both sides of the road saw him coming, and many people were excited and subconsciously wanted to crowd over.

"Shen Duxian is back, I heard that he defeated the Tartars in Liaodong, protect my Ming safety!"

"Not only the defeat of the Tartars in Liaodong, Tumubao is Shen Duxian to collect the rout, otherwise how many people will have to die?"

"Without Shen Duxian, maybe the Beijing division is in danger."

"Yes, I have to rely on Shen Duxian and Yu Shangshu to save the situation!"

"Shen Duxian, the little one is pro-conscription, and I dare not forget the grace of saving my life!"

Countless soldiers and people cheered, applauded, and cheered at Shen Yichen, and under the surging enthusiasm, the soldiers of the Fujian Guard Station who followed the expedition had to quickly stand into two human walls and protect Shen Yichen tightly in the middle to block these excited people.

Faced with such a scene, Shen Yichen also felt a little flattered, and bowed to the soldiers and people on both sides from time to time.

Gao Gu and the others, who also saw this scene, had an indescribable sense of relief in their hearts, it seems that their choice is right, Shen Yichen is the kind of person who everyone is looking forward to!

"Young Uncle Zong should be very proud to have such a disciple and protégé."

Ni Qian, the head of the Hanlin Academy, happened to walk beside Qian Xili, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and looked at the young uncle who had a little red eyes, and couldn't help but speak.

"For one term as an official, for the benefit of one party, going north to the town of Shandong, Fujian has such a reputation in the hearts of the soldiers, it is his own ability and political achievements, what kind of face and greed does this official have."

Qian Xili is indeed proud, but not for himself to teach such a disciple, but simply for Shen Yichen, after all, except for his protégé status in the imperial examination, he does not have much help in his career and studies.

Hearing Qian Xili's answer, Ni Qian smiled and said: "I remembered a sentence that Xiang Bei once said, whether it is a matter of deeds, whether it is right or wrong, it will be commented on by future generations. ”

"Judging from the current situation, there is no need for future generations to comment, and the present people have made a conclusion."

If someone praises it, it will naturally be slandered.

Yang Shan and He Pingyan, who were standing on the corner tower, felt a deep blow after sobering up from the initial shock.

Cheng Guogong actually led the ministers of the court, and stood on Shen Yichen's side with such a clear banner, could it be said that he also betrayed the emperor and chose to support the new monarch today?

If the Duke of Chengguo is in line with the new monarch, even if the Emperor Taishang returns from Mobei, I am afraid that he will not be able to easily shake the throne of the current saint. After all, in terms of prestige in the army, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, is not inferior to Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, and without the assistance and coercion of military power, how can he be completely restored?

Compared with Yang Shan, who thinks more about the power struggle between the DPRK and China, He Pingyan only has Shen Yichen in his eyes.

With the imperial examination, the same dynasty as an official, one step behind and one step behind. Even if he enters the cabinet to worship the prime minister now, he can still only look up at the scenery of Shen Yichen, what year and month is the head?

"Chengguo Gong stands in line with Shen Yichen, which means that the side of the Northern Frontier Army, if they want to successfully welcome the Emperor Taishang back to Beijing and restore, they must strip off the military power in their hands, and Zhu Yi and Shen Yichen will definitely fall down."

He Pingyan said this in a gloomy voice, the struggle for imperial power is nothing more than to see which side the final leading generals are loyal to.

Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, represents not himself, but the influence of the generals and soldiers in the important towns of the Nine Border after decades of military career.

Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji can rely on more than 200,000 southern expeditionary troops and Qinwang army to suppress the soldiers and horses in Shen Yichen's hands and dare not make a mistake, but he can't suppress the soldiers and horses of the major towns on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and they also have the role of determining the direction of the final imperial power.

Now nominally Zhu Yong has been questioned for his crimes, but in fact, his eldest son Zhu Yi has inherited his influence in the army, and even the command power. He Pingyan really never expected that in the end, what appeared in the Chengguo Mansion was not a scene of infighting in the house, but a fight against the tigers.

"It's difficult......"

Yang Shan sighed, he thought that if he got back the secret decree of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, and with the loyalty of the ministers of the Southern Expeditionary Army, he could easily complete the "change of dynasty".

As a result, I didn't expect that the variable would be Shen Yichen.

Why did this Emperor Taishang's hand-picked Sanyuan and the First be so thorough, it is clear that he should be more loyal to the Emperor.

"It's man-made!"

He Pingyan replied hatefully, and began to think of a way in his mind.

Accompanied by the greetings of the soldiers and people of Beijing, Shen Yichen walked all the way and was about to arrive at the Chengguo Mansion, when a carriage from the palace stopped in front of him.

Cheng Jing, supported by a little eunuch, slowly got down from the horse, and when he saw this big celebrity beside the emperor now, Shen Yichen didn't dare to slack off. Hurriedly walked over quickly, bowed to him and said, "Father-in-law, it's been a long time." ”

This time, Shen Yichen did not use the title of subordinate again, not only because of Cheng Jing's instructions at the beginning, but also because he had to maintain the prestige of the commander in front of the soldiers.

After all, for ordinary soldiers and ordinary people, they don't understand the power of the eunuchs in the palace, coupled with Wang Zhen's notoriety at the beginning, they only regard eunuchs as lowly eunuchs.

If you see your commander groveling, it can have a big negative impact.

"It's been a long time, Shen Duxian."

Cheng Jing returned the salute with a smile on his face, and then said: "Shen Duxian, Your Majesty has summoned you to enter the palace immediately, without delay." ”

Right now?

Hearing Cheng Jing's words, Shen Yichen felt a little surprised.

Although the class teacher returned to the court, he had to enter the palace to face the saint to restore his life, but under normal circumstances, he had to bathe and change his clothes, and then go to the imperial city to wait for the decree, and wait until the emperor allowed him to enter the palace to face the saint.

Zhu Qiyu summoned himself to the palace in such a hurry, and it seemed that the ministers of Xun Qi welcomed back to the Emperor Zhu Qizhen, which gave him a lot of psychological pressure.

"Father-in-law Cheng, I'm still wearing a stomach, why don't I go back to the house and change into an official uniform first?"

The face saint can pay attention to neat and tidy clothes, and there can be no peculiar smell, Shen Yichen's armor and stomach don't mention the taste, there are still dark red blood stains left on it, which is indeed a little unruly.

"No, Your Majesty specially told you that Shen Duxian can enter the palace directly."

Cheng Jingdu said this, Shen Yichen naturally didn't dare to excuse himself too much, otherwise it would become a protest.

So he arched his hand, prepared to turn around and ride his horse, and followed Cheng Jing's carriage into the palace together.

But at this time, Cheng Jing spoke: "Shen Duxian, if you don't ride in the same carriage with me, our family still has something I want to talk to you about." ”

"Yes, Father-in-law."

After his fate, Shen Yichen boarded Cheng Jing's carriage in the eyes of surprise from the deployment.

With the sound of the wheels creaking, Cheng Jing lit a plate of incense in the carriage, obviously to dispel the smell on Shen Yichen's body, so that he could wait to face the saint better.

Seeing Cheng Jing's casual move, Shen Yichen really admired it, many times the subtleties see the truth, no wonder Cheng Jing can experience the ups and downs of life, and finally stand at the peak of the internal official, and indeed has a very human ability.

"Shen Duxian, do you still remember the content of our letter?"

After Cheng Jing put down the incense, he asked.

"How can you not remember."

After hearing Shen Yichen's answer, Cheng Jing nodded and chuckled: "Some time ago, many ministers of the court and the central government jointly signed a letter to welcome the emperor back to Beijing. ”

"As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky, there are no two masters in the country, after all, the emperor is not the father who dies and the son succeeds, but His Majesty's brother Zen position, and if the matter of returning to Beijing is not handled well, I am afraid that there will be great drawbacks."

Compared with Cheng Jing's previous euphemism, this time he was forced by the situation, and he said it very directly. No longer looking for any Mongolian traps, it will affect Jiangshan Sheji and other excuses to prevent Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen from coming back.

Instead, he said it straight to the point, a country can't accommodate two kings!

"On the way back to Beijing for Shen Duxian, the Tile Spur Department also sent a delegation to Xuanfu first, saying that he would unconditionally send Emperor Taishang back to Daming."

"What do you think of this matter, Shen Duxian?"

Cheng Jing is not afraid of the Mongols negotiating conditions, after all, he has treacherously taken the money many times and did not let people go, which has made the peace talks no integrity at all. It just so happens that he can also use this excuse to categorically refuse to contact the two sides for peace talks, so that the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government will become a piece of waste paper.

But if the other party sends it back unconditionally, then Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu will not have any reason to object, otherwise the attack he will suffer will be even more serious than Zhu Qizhen's return to Beijing.

"Father-in-law Cheng, is it your meaning this time, or is it Your Majesty's intention?"

Shen Yichen didn't answer directly, but asked whose idea it was.

"Eat the king's lu, be loyal to the king's affairs, and bear the king's worries. Our family is deeply encouraged by His Majesty, so naturally we have to solve problems for him, which is what I mean. ”

"Since there are no two days in the sky and no two lords in the country, then there is only one king left."

Speaking of which, Shen Yichen believed that Cheng Jing understood what he meant, and if he really couldn't stop Zhu Qizhen from returning to Beijing, then he would never be able to come back.

In other words, Shen Yichen would not have said it so clearly, but Cheng Jing knew about King Lu, and it would be a waste of time to continue to cover it up.

"Heh, this is really only Shen Duxian dares to say it."

Cheng Jing smiled meaningfully, if he had never asked for an exact answer to the death of King Lu back then, then today Shen Yichen was honest and told himself the truth.

"But Your Majesty, he doesn't want to kill each other."

When he said this, Cheng Jing let out a long sigh, he had never had this kind of thought, but Zhu Qiyu never had this imperial ruthlessness.

"I used to think that royal affection was a derogatory term, but now I understand that many times, this is something that has to be done. This matter can only be decided by His Majesty himself, and I can't interfere too much, and I hope that Chenggong will understand. ”

Shen Yichen said it very clearly, and it is recommended that he can mention that he will never do the murder of the king, and he should not expect himself to be this white glove.

Compared with the stigma of betraying the lord and seeking glory, rebellious ministers and thieves, killing the monarch is a crime that cannot be turned over, and it cannot be tolerated by the imperial power.

"We understand."

Cheng Jing smiled bitterly, this kind of thing can only be done by dead soldiers, unless the minister wants to seek a dynasty to usurp the throne, it is impossible to be stupid enough to kill the king.

"Then if you stand in Your Majesty's point of view, what advice will Shen Duxian give?"

"Be a good emperor, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people."

After saying this, Shen Yichen looked out the window, history has completely deviated from the track, and now he is facing a completely unknown future, and he doesn't know what will happen to Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

The only thing that is certain is that the exploits of the King of Time will not be forgotten by history.