The Return of the Demon

#1198 - Goodbye Shen Min

Ning Chen did not blame Lei An and Yue Congyun anymore. They were his favorite generals and they had done well enough!

"Okay, both of you get up.

Lao Pan, notify the kitchen to prepare the banquet. We will have a family dinner tonight.

Oh, go call Qi Yuanzhong and the others, I have something to tell them. "

Before dinner, Ning Chen called everyone to the study and held a small meeting.

Just for one thing, and that is to train the navy.

Ning Chen's eyes fell on Qi Yuanzhong, "Brother Qi, I plan to train 50,000 naval forces to recapture the islands left by Zhang Tianlun and capture the Showa Kingdom.

I have decided that you will be in command of these 50,000 navy troops.

This time, I brought back two people from Tianci Village. They have lived by the sea for many years and are good at swimming and sea navigation. I hand these two people over to you. You can observe them and reuse them. "

Qi Yuanzhong was filled with excitement, and he leaned forward to receive the order: "I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Majesty."

Ning Chen nodded slightly and said, "Then it's settled. I will allocate 50,000 men to you. After the beginning of next spring, I want 50,000 tiger-like troops that are good at water battles.

This king will personally name these 50,000 naval forces... the Great Mysterious Navy."

Qi Yuanzhong said: "I obey your command!"

Yuan Long suddenly stood up and said, "Prince, can we train together?"

"Um?"

Yuan Long said: "Ning Anjun believes that he is no worse than anyone else, but water is our weakest point. Can we train together?"

Ning Chen was stunned. He had ignored this point.

"Okay, then Yuan Long will lead the Ning'an Army to train together."

Feng Qizheng stood up suddenly and shouted, "The Modao Army is also training."

Ning Chen thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Okay, then you can lead the Mo Dao Army to practice together... Don't go back to Beijing for the New Year this year."

"Ah?" Feng Qizheng's eyes widened. "Then are you going back to Beijing?"

"Go back!"

"Then I will go back to the capital with you. I was a man of the rivers and lakes before I joined the Supervisory Department. I am actually quite good at swimming. I don't need to practice."

Ning Chen rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Okay, then you can arrange it yourself."

"Okay!"

Ning Chen stood up and said, "Okay, that's all for now, just get it done as soon as possible... The food and drinks should be ready, let's go and eat first."

......

The next day, morning.

Ning Chen was still resting when Xiao Yanxi walked in.

"Ning Lang, Ning Lang, wake up..."

Ning Chen said in a daze: "Xiao Xixi, let your husband sleep for a while." After that, he turned over and continued to sleep.

After more than ten days of bumpy rides, and drinking too much last night, before going to bed, he took advantage of the alcohol to talk to Xiao Yanxi about the true meaning of life. Then he fell asleep for a while and felt very sleepy.

Xiao Yanxi said softly: "Ning Lang, the officials sent by the court have been waiting in the front hall for a long time."

The officials sent by the court to manage Xiangzhou arrived a few days ago. Ning Chen came back late last night and did not make any announcement... Today, they rushed over to pay their respects as soon as they received the news.

Ning Chen opened his eyes helplessly, raised his arms and acted coquettishly, "Xiao Xixi, your husband is weak all over now, hurry up and pull me up."

Xiao Yanxi smiled, walked over, grabbed Ning Chen's arm and tried to pull him up.

Unexpectedly, Ning Chen exerted force and pulled her down on himself.

Ning Chen turned over and pressed her under him, "Xiao Xixi, let me teach you how to do morning exercises, shall I?"

Although Xiao Yanxi heard this word for the first time, she knew what it meant when she saw Ning Chen's eager eyes. Her face flushed, "Ning Lang, stop making trouble. Business matters are more important. The adults are still waiting outside."

Ning Chen sighed helplessly and got up from Xiao Yanxi.

Xiao Yanxi went to take out the clothes and helped Ning Chen put them on.

Ning Chen got up, stretched his body, rubbed his lower back, and muttered: "You are young and don't know how valuable eggs are. When you are old, you shed tears for nothing. Your body is your own. You should be restrained in the future..."

After washing up, Ning Chen went to the front hall to meet with officials of all ranks who came to take up their posts in Yuzhou.

The front hall was crowded and there were people standing outside the hall.

After Ning Chen recaptured the eastern border, nearly 70% of the officials there fled, fearing that Ning Chen would settle accounts with them.

Therefore, the court sent quite a few officials this time, hundreds of them.

Those present were all in important positions, and ordinary officials were not qualified to pay homage to Ning Chen.

Despite this, there were still forty or fifty people at the scene.

"The prince has arrived!"

Pan Yucheng shouted.

Everyone knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Ning Chen walked into the front hall and was about to sit down when his eyes suddenly fell on a gray-haired man.

This person was kneeling with his head down, so his appearance couldn't be seen clearly...but his figure looked very familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere?

Ning Chen raised his hands and said, "All of you get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All officials stood up one after another in an orderly manner. Only after the superiors stood up could the subordinates stand up.

The person that Ning Chen felt looked familiar was the first to stand up.

Ning Chen's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of surprise: "What the hell, Old Shen?"

No wonder Ning Chen was shocked, this person turned out to be Shen Min.

Shen Min made a serious mistake and was demoted back to his hometown. Later, when Zhang Tianlun came to power, Shen Min brought his clansmen to Xuanwu City to join him.

Shen Min's nephew Shen Wanzhou is a very capable person, and Ning Chen entrusts him with important tasks.

Shen Min is old, so Ning Chen arranged some easy and unimportant tasks for him, mainly to let him enjoy a long life.

Shen Min was no ordinary person. He had once served as the Minister of Rites and had accompanied him on a diplomatic mission to the State of Wu.

Most of the arrangements for his wedding with the Ninth Princess were made by Shen Min, but she was later demoted for making a mistake, and Feng Gaojie took advantage of her.

When Shen Min saw Ning Chen, his face was also full of excitement. He leaned over and said, "Xiangzhou Governor Shen Min, I pay my respects to the prince!"

"Hurry up and sit down..." Ning Chen pulled him to sit down, told someone to serve tea, and then asked curiously, "What's going on? Aren't you in Xuanwu City?"

Shen Min smiled and said, "Some time ago, I received an imperial edict from His Majesty asking me to return to the capital and serve as the governor of Xiangzhou."

Ning Chen frowned, "Old Shen, this is your fault. Did I treat you unfairly in Xuanwu City?"

Shen Min was not panicked, and said with a smile: "I dare not deceive the prince. The prince did not treat me unfairly in terms of salary, but he did treat me unfairly in terms of work.

The tasks that the prince has assigned to me are optional. To put it bluntly, anyone can do them. In fact, it doesn’t matter if I choose not to do them. It won’t affect the overall situation at all.”

Ning Chen's mouth twitched, "Don't you understand my intentions?"

Shen Min leaned forward and said seriously, "I understand that the prince is taking pity on me because I am old, but I feel that I am still young and can do a lot for the people.

Therefore, the moment I received the imperial edict from Your Majesty, I immediately set out to return to the capital. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

Ning Chen looked at Shen Min, who looked energetic and seemed to be ten years younger, and couldn't help but laugh... Some people just don't want to accept their age and can't sit still, and Shen Min is one of them.