marquis of jingan

Chapter 1521 Four Regents

Chapter 1521 Four Regents

Shen Yi strode towards the bedroom.

When he reached the door of the bedroom, he remembered Concubine Hui next to him. After hesitating for a moment, Lord Shen bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please wait at the door for a while."

Concubine Hui stood there alone with tears in her eyes. The night wind blew through her clothes, making her look even more lonely.

Shen Yi didn't bother to pay attention to her. He strode into the bedroom and soon saw the emperor who had already sat up.

The emperor's face was no longer pale.

Instead, it is slightly black and looks extremely ugly.

Shen Yi took a deep breath, stepped forward and squatted on the ground, looked at the emperor, and asked: "Your Majesty, how do you feel now?"

The emperor had been in a coma for a whole day and night, and his eyes were still a little dazed. It was only after he saw Shen Yi that he became more awake. He shook his head and said, "I feel groggy, as if I had a long sleep."

"A little... a little thirsty."

The imperial physician at the side hurriedly handed over hot water and fed the emperor half a cup. The emperor shook his head, indicating that he did not want to drink it anymore.

Shen Yi took the hot water, put it aside, and looked at the emperor with some concern: "Your Majesty, are you hungry?"

The emperor thought about it and shook his head slowly: "I'm not hungry."

He still seemed a little sluggish and seemed a little slow. After a long while, he said to Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen, I... the Imperial Ancestral Temple..."

His Majesty the Emperor's words are vague and no longer form a sentence.

But Shen Yi understood what he was saying.

At this moment, even Lord Shen, who had seen a lot of ups and downs, couldn't help but feel a little sad. He said quickly, "Your Majesty, you did a very good job that day in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Now that the Fourth Prince has been appointed as the Crown Prince, Your Majesty can rest assured."

As soon as Shen Yi finished speaking, Li Jian trotted over, then stumbled and knelt in front of the emperor's bed, crying with joy: "Father, you're awake!"

"You finally woke up..."

The Fourth Prince lay on the edge of the bed, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

Most of these are expressions of true feelings.

Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, at least the current His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, still needs him as his old father very much.

Moreover, even in the royal family, the relationships between people are not all based on calculations and interests. Although Emperor Hongde's education of his sons could be described as harsh, after all these years, there is still a father-son relationship.

His Majesty the Emperor looked at his son kneeling in front of him and became more sober. He thought seriously for a while, then looked up at Gao Ming who was kneeling beside the bed and said silently: "Give me...something to eat."

Eunuch Gao almost jumped up and hurried to get food.

Mr. Shen was filled with emotion.

He knew that the emperor was not hungry now.

However, in order for his son to successfully inherit the throne, he decided to try to eat some food and try to stay alive, every hour he could live would be a valuable one.

Shen Yi stood up, turned around and pulled the gray-haired Feng Yu aside, and asked, "Doctor Wang, His Majesty..."

Doctor Wang shook his white eyebrows, bowed his head and said to Shen Yi: "My Lord, the cause of your majesty's health is due to mental distress, but it is not entirely due to this..."

"The subordinates have discussed it and found that Your Majesty may have lost his original source in his early years..."

"Some symptoms are almost the same as those of the late emperor..."

Doctor Wang paused and continued, "As for now... the oil is exhausted, and it is only a matter of time before the lamp dies..."

Shen Yi felt a headache when he heard this.

The difficulty of medical skills in this era lies in the lack of specific quantification.

The imperial physician's words were ambiguous, and Shen Yi had no solution.

As for the emperor's injury to his origin...

When Emperor Hongde was young, he was indeed quite fond of women, otherwise he would not have raised Pipa Jue and even brought her into the palace.

Over the years, many concubines have been added to the palace.

But if we have to say that His Majesty the Emperor has damaged his origin, it is probably closely related to that Pipa.

After all, she was born in Qinhuai River. When it comes to her ability to serve people, compared with those concubines in the harem, it can be said that she is a dimensionality reduction attack.

Although I couldn't understand what the imperial physician said specifically, I was certain that the emperor would die in the next two or three days.

If it's slower, it will be four or five days at most.

If we hurry, we may not even be able to see the sun tomorrow.

When Master Shen was frowning, he suddenly heard the emperor's voice. He quickly left Doctor Wang and walked to the emperor's bed. The emperor looked up at him, coughed twice, and said, "Call the six ministries and nine officials, as well as the royal family and nobles, the prime minister, and the five armies... the five military governors..."

"My princes."

The emperor said slowly: "Come over and discuss matters."

"I have some things to explain."

Shen Yi nodded quickly.

At this moment, there were already many ministers waiting outside the hall. After hearing that the emperor had summoned them, they all hurried in and knelt down to pay homage to the emperor.

Shen Yi went out and summoned the court officials.

Half an hour later, almost all the people whom the Emperor wanted to announce the decree were present, except for those from the Five Military Commanderies.

Everyone crowded into the bedroom, with Prime Minister Song Yuan and Shen Yi standing at the front.

The emperor struggled to sit up, looked at everyone, and after a moment of silence, he said, "The Secretariat should write down what I say now."

"The imperial edict has been issued."

"Yes."

The prime ministers all nodded and bowed.

The Emperor coughed, and Eunuch Gao immediately understood and said in a shrill voice: "Kneel down and listen to the Emperor's order..."

The emperor paused for a moment, looked at the kneeling Fourth Brother, and then continued: "I have been struggling in my life since the seventh year of Hongde. I have worked day and night for more than 20 years and finally achieved some success."

"After I leave, Dachen must not give up its ambition and must look further afield."

Although these words were spoken to the Crown Prince, all the civil and military officials burst into tears after hearing them.

Some sentimental ones could no longer hold back their tears.

After all, this was the first time that His Majesty the Emperor mentioned his "afterlife" in front of everyone.

Since the emperor has said so, then the Emperor of Chen Hongde is not far from his death.

The emperor paused for a moment, then continued, "I will appoint four ministers to serve as regents for the new dynasty."

"Song Yuan."

When the emperor said the first name, no one found it strange.

As the chief minister of the Secretariat, it is natural for him to assist in government affairs.

The emperor paused and continued, "Zhang Jian."

When these words were spoken, everyone looked at them sideways.

Zhang Jian knelt down with tears in his eyes and kowtowed: "Your humble servant respectfully accepts the command of Your Majesty."

"Pei Jun."

Today, Pei Jun is already the chief official of the Five Military Commandery. It is reasonable for him to take up a position as the assistant governor.

The emperor finally looked at Shen Yi and said loudly: "Shen Yi."

"Appoint these four as regents to assist the emperor in governing the country."

Everyone's eyes fell on Shen Yi again.

Shen Yi frowned and was about to speak when he heard the emperor pause for a moment and then continue, "If the new emperor makes any mistakes in the future, you, the assistants, must take the place of me and the court."

“Speaking bluntly.”

This time, Shen Yi didn't say much. He knelt on the ground with the other three ministers and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

The four regents were different from the entrusted governors, because the new monarch was already an adult and would rule the country personally after ascending the throne. The four regents were more of a support to the emperor.

But even so... among the four people, one is Shen Yi's senior brother, and the other one is from the Five Military Commandery and was once Shen Yi's subordinate.

In general, with this appointment, Lord Shen can be said to have made a lot of money in politics.

After Emperor Hong De finished what he wanted to say in one breath, he raised his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then he waved to Shen Yi.

Lord Shen stepped forward silently.

The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said solemnly: "Shen Qing will shoulder half of the responsibility for the country."

Mr. Shen looked serious and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the world belongs to the emperor."

The emperor smiled silently and turned to look at his ministers.

"Brother Prince Jin."

The King of Jin immediately stepped forward and said, "I am here."

The emperor said slowly: "Brother Prince Jin, please work harder. You can be appointed as the head of the clan affairs office in the future."

The King of Jin said in a trembling voice: "I obey your command."

"King of Yue."

Yue Wang Li Yu stepped forward, his eyes red, "Royal brother."

The emperor looked at him, waved his hand, and sighed, "We are brothers. We have not had much affection in this life. I have treated you in a way that I have not been able to treat you well. Do you blame me in your heart?"

The King of Yue knelt on the ground, bowed his head and cried, "Brother Emperor, you have treated me very well."

"Don't cry."

The emperor said softly, "You will be appointed as the head of the clan, and assist brother Prince Jin in managing the clan affairs office."

"Take good care of the royal family for me."

His Royal Highness the King of Yue kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Seeing this, the emperor closed his eyes silently.

"I'm tired."

"Everyone, get out..."

(End of this chapter)