Rebirth of the Faint Lord

After hearing this, Shen Nian stood there and struggled for a while, then solemnly shook his head and said: "Thank you, my Majesty, for your understanding, this minister is not supercilious, and he has more than enough heart but not enough energy."

Qi Junmu looked at him with indescribable words, and then said: "Qing is shameless, and he is called the second. No one dares to be the first."

Shen Nian said modestly: "Don't dare, the emperor praises it too much."

Qi Junmu snorted coldly and said, "I can't figure it out, which sentence of what I just said seems to be praising you?"

Shen Nian did not rush: "I have been in the northern region all year round, and only recently have the opportunity to see Tianyan. Naturally, I am rarely praised by the emperor. At this moment, I really feel that everything you say, the emperor, is to praise this minister."

Qi Junmu felt a little stuffy, and suddenly wanted to shut himself up, completely ignoring such a triumphant Shen Nian.

Both of them are smart people, and the tension between the monarch and his subjects disappeared just now.

Shen Nian asked the emperor about his trust in a tentative way, and the emperor replied in an impatient tone that he could lead all the western regions if he wanted, which indirectly showed his trust in Zhenbeihou.

Although he didn't know the truth of the emperor's words, Shen Nian took the opportunity to show his loyalty.

The goal was achieved, but the process left the emperor speechless.

When they were so silent with each other, the emperor was looking at the memorial with lowered eyebrows, and Shen Nian was looking around.Sitting idle, Shen Nian's eyes were fixed on Qi Junmu's face.

The emperor with lowered eyebrows looked more serious than usual, but because of his good looks, sitting there was as beautiful as a painting.

Shen Nian's scrutinizing gaze was undisguised, Qi Junmu could pretend not to know at first, but as time went by, his gaze became more and more bold and presumptuous.

Qi Junmu was the emperor in two lifetimes. Although he died a wimp in his last life, the emperor was the emperor before he died. Without permission, no one dared to look at the face of the sky.I don't know what Shen Nian is looking for, could it be that there is something wrong with his face?

Thinking of this in his heart, Qi Junmu suddenly raised his head, and his eyes met Shen Nian's.

When the emperor is in a bad mood, he looks indifferent, very arrogant and disdainful.

Shen Nian was looking at the emperor's face vigorously, and suddenly met the emperor's eyes.His first reaction was not to be found out that the emperor was rude, it was a serious crime, his first reaction was a little embarrassed, and he looked away in a panic.

But after thinking about it, he thought again, the emperor is always cautious, what if he thinks too much, he will definitely make trouble for himself afterwards, so he looked back at the past with confidence.

Qi Junmu didn't think too much, he thought Shen Nian's reaction was quite interesting.

If it were anyone who was caught by the emperor, his first reaction would be to plead guilty, only Shen Nian's performance was unexpected.

Qi Junmu didn't know what he was thinking about in his heart, he said slowly: "Why, Shen Qing has a clue about who will give the money to strengthen the border defense in the western region?"

Shen Nian made a sound, and then thought of the emperor's question at the beginning, he hurriedly said: "I have some ideas, I feel that if the emperor can trust General Zhenxi, I can give him this money."

Qi Junmu thinks that Shen Nian is not only interesting, but also interesting to talk to. Talking to such a smart and interesting person can really make people feel happy sometimes.

So he said: "What does Shen Qing mean by this?"

Realizing that the emperor insisted on letting himself say one, two, three, perhaps Shen Nian felt that the scene just now was a bit ugly, or maybe he really wanted to give his heart to the border affairs, so he said seriously: "The emperor is I know, Weichen has never left the northern border before returning to Beijing, and he doesn't know the general Zhenxi very well. Our northern border army is relatively reckless. We have fought a lot of battles in these years. The string is tense all the time. In comparison, General Zhenxi is a very stable person, a defender of the city. The western region has been relatively stable in recent years, and the lives of the soldiers have been relatively comfortable. If the western region has always been In this way, it is also a blessing for the country.”

Shen Nian seemed to be saying good things about Chang Sheng everywhere, but in fact his words were full of knives.

As a general in the western region, Chang Sheng almost turned a blind eye to Xidi's petty troubles, and occasionally sent troops to expel him. When encountering a slight change in Xidi, Chang Sheng's first reaction was to go Passbooks from the capital.

Fortunately, Xidi has also given face in these years. Whenever the country is in a recession, he will bring some supplies back from the western region, but he has never attacked the city on a large scale, so as not to tear himself apart with Daqi.

Chang Sheng did this, and in a short period of time, the casualties of soldiers in the western border could be minimized, and there were not a few people in the court who praised him.

But Xidi's appetite will always be so small, sooner or later they will not be satisfied, and they will bite Daqi hard.

Qi Junmu also hated Chang Sheng before. As a general of an army, he has no blood.At that time, he had just become emperor, and when he transferred money to the west, he still chose to believe in Changsheng.

He felt that no one would take the lives of the soldiers as a joke, and as a result, he, the emperor, became a joke later.

Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed, and Chang Sheng was equivalent to opening the gate of the western border to welcome Xi Di to enter.

Thinking of this, Qi Junmu's eyes flashed a gleam of coldness, and then he raised his eyes: "I understand what you mean, but who should I send to make General Zhenxi feel that I have no other intentions?"

There are also tens of thousands of troops in the Western Territory. Chang Sheng has been in charge for so many years, and his prestige is naturally not something he, a newly enthroned emperor, can shake.

He could send Yan Yuntai to supervise the border defense in the west, but Chang Sheng is the general of Zhenxi.In this way, he must know that he doesn't trust him, and if Chang Sheng is forced to rebel, then this matter will be difficult to deal with.

Shen Nian also understands this, this is the conflict between the general of an army and the emperor.

If the generals have too much power, the emperor will be on guard against them; if the generals have too little power, they will be restricted in doing things.The border battlefield is changing rapidly, and a day's delay will make a difference.

In this world, there is no general who believes in the emperor wholeheartedly, nor is there any general who has no defense against the general, and he is one of them.

Sometimes Shen Nian felt pitiful and pathetic as a general, but now looking at the emperor, he felt that it was not easy for him.

In a word, everyone is very difficult.

But no matter how difficult it is, things still have to be dealt with.

Before the emperor wanted to kill himself, he still wanted to do what he wanted to do.

Now that the emperor asked him for his opinion, he would speak out what was in his heart.

So Shen Nian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is easy to say. The status of General Zhenxi is there. General Dexi loves it, and no one can shake it. The emperor's silver will pass through Qingzhou when it goes to the west. Qingzhou is a distance from the west. The road is often There are bandits. There are two princes and Lord Yang in Qingzhou, and when the time comes to let them escort Yinzi to the west and supervise the frontier defense, General Chang has nothing to say."

"No." Qi Junmu knew what he wanted to say from the moment he opened his mouth, and he let Shen Nian finish speaking before he refuted without hesitation.

Shen Nian was stunned for a moment by the emperor's resolute tone. He looked at the emperor's expression, and said softly: "This method is the most logical, and it will not make General Chang too defensive. The emperor is a person who focuses on state affairs. This time But I rejected Wei Chen's proposal without hesitation, so can Wei Chen ask why?"

"Shen Qing, just take it as my willfulness." Qi Jun admired.This method is good, but it is necessary to let Qi Junzhuo enter the Western Territory.

The western region is a place where Qi Junzhuo does not know whether he will live or die, and he will never let Qi Junzhuo go to the western region in his life.

Shen Nian looked at Qi Junmu intently.

Can the emperor be willful? If this is said in the court, most courtiers will say that the emperor has no right to be willful.He controls the life and death of people in the world, so he needs to be objective and fair.

But the emperor is also a person, he only has one shoulder.

Now this person said to himself that he wanted to be willful for a while, for some reason, Shen Nian felt a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly, he didn't want to ask why.

Qi Junmu is the emperor, what he wants to do, as a subject, I can figure out a way for him.

So Shen Nian lowered his eyes and said: "This road won't work, then change to another road."

This time it was Qi Junmu's turn to be dazed. He thought that Shen Nian would break the casserole and ask the end, but he didn't expect that there was a backup plan.

So he said, "What is the other way?"

Shen Nian raised his eyes and smiled, he pointed to himself and said, "It's the northern border."

Shen Nian is an elegant and handsome man, with such a smile, he looks more gentle and jade-like, coupled with the radiance in his eyes, the whole person looks dazzling and proud.

Qi Junmu is not a fool, and Shen Nian did not mention the Northern Territory for no reason.

Shen Nian was the first general to be named Lord Marquis. As a general, no one doesn't care about it, and Chang Sheng is certainly no exception.

Except for a small number of people who blindly believed in Shen Nian, others felt that his favor for Shen Nian was fake.In the northern border, he will definitely not let Shen Nian go back, and he will not even let the person who follows Shen Nian become a general.

It is impossible for the position of General Zhenbei to be vacant all year round.

The northern border is a place of meritorious service, and many people are watching.

The emperor didn't speak, and everyone acted as if he didn't care about the northern border.

Now the emperor's mind is in the western region, and he has no intention of taking back the military power in Shen Nian's hands.In order to avoid Chang Sheng's overthinking, it is completely possible to use the strategy of making a fuss.

Flicker often wins into the northern border, weakening his control over the western border.Changing generals is a major event, and Chang Sheng may not be willing to leave the familiar western region.

Shen Nian even helped the emperor think about it, that is himself.It is entirely possible to fool Chang Sheng by saying that he does not trust Shen Nian, and hopes that Chang Sheng will go to the northern border to wander around first, to help him look at the situation in the northern border, and it is best to find something about Shen Nian.

As long as Chang Sheng leaves the western border, the construction of the border defense there will not be under his control.

In short, if Chang Sheng is fooled away, everything is easy to talk about.

There are naturally many uncertain factors hidden in it, but it doesn't matter, Qi Junmu thought to himself, he will think carefully about how to make people sing this true and false drama to the best.

Shen Nian knew from the emperor's expression that he agreed with his thoughts, so he curled his lips and said: "Your Majesty, if General Chang catches a small official in the northern border, the emperor will definitely take advantage of this bad idea because of this small official." I want to save my life."

"Can you use words? What is a bad idea? What has become of me after hearing your bad idea?" Qi Junmu gave him a sideways look.

Shen Nian heyed twice: "I don't read much and can't speak, don't worry about it, Your Majesty."

Qi Junmu snorted twice, and waved his hand to let him back down.

Shen Nian stepped back, just took two steps and thought of Shen Qing who was studying hard at home, and turned around to tell the story.

Qi Junmu's heart was filled with the west, impatient with these trivial matters, he said: "You can figure it out."

Only then did Shen Nian leave happily.

After Qi Junmu waited for him to leave, the expression on his face turned cold. He took a pen and wrote the word Chang Sheng on the paper, and then crossed it expressionlessly.Chang Sheng left the western border, who could control the life and death.