marquis of jingan

Chapter 1518 The Last Festival

Chapter 1518 The Last Festival

This matter.

There is nothing to refuse.

At the beginning, when Shen Yuan left the capital and headed north, in addition to preserving the foundation of the Huai'an Army, he more importantly wanted to preserve the old people of the Huai'an Army and keep them safe.

It is impossible for all members of the Shenhou Mansion to move to the north, so naturally there will be a group of them left in the court.

For this branch, the most direct way to have a good relationship with the royal family is to get married.

Shen Yi has five children in total, only three of whom have grown up. The other son and daughter are still too young, and Shen Ji is now fifteen or sixteen years old.

There is no one more suitable than him.

Moreover, this was the Emperor's legitimate daughter, born to the Empress, while Shen Ji was only a bastard of the Shen family. This marriage was already a disadvantage for the royal family.

Now that the emperor is willing to bring up this matter on his own initiative, if Mr. Shen continues to refuse, it would be a complete disrespect to the emperor, which would hurt his feelings.

Seeing Shen Yi nod, the emperor smiled and said, "After the fourth son marries Sangsang, I will issue an edict to grant another marriage. The second son in your family..."

"We need to raise our status."

Shen Yi nodded slightly and said, "I will follow your Majesty's orders."

The emperor coughed and took a few quick breaths before continuing, "Then give him a title, and confer it on Shen Yuan as well. One of the brothers will be made a worldly earl, and the other a lifelong earl."

The emperor said this lightly, but Shen Yi knew that this was almost like him making arrangements for his funeral arrangements.

After all, many of the things he wanted to do required him to inform Shen Yi in order to avoid any complications later.

Later on, the emperor and his ministers may no longer be able to resolve the conflict through "communication".

Therefore, what needs to be said and said should be said now.

"The Ye family of Fuzhou has done a lot of work for me over the years, and they have made contributions. I will use this as an excuse to promote your second son's mother and confer her a fourth-rank imperial title."

Lu Ruoxi had long been a lady of the first rank, and Ye Chan was of the sixth rank when she entered the Shen family. Now she had also been promoted by the emperor.

The emperor closed his eyes and thought about the subsequent arrangements bit by bit in his mind. After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Shen Qing, do you have any other ideas?"

Shen Yi sighed and said, "Your Majesty, do you not need to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices tomorrow? You can ask Prince Yue or Prince Jin to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices to your ancestors on your behalf."

The emperor's current physical condition can be described as that of a candle in the wind. He has already taken drugs when meeting with ministers today. If he goes to the Taimiao tomorrow, he will certainly have to continue taking drugs. I'm afraid that by then, his body will completely collapse.

"No."

The emperor said silently: "There is not much I can do now. I will do my best to do this last thing well."

"If we do this well, the succession of the throne will be legitimate and reasonable. The previous experience of Northern Qi will be a lesson for us..."

“We all saw it.”

When Emperor Yongping of Northern Qi passed away, the position of Crown Prince was delayed, which eventually led to an upheaval in the palace and the war broke out in the city of Yanjing.

It was this incident that became the opportunity for Shen Yi to launch the Northern Expedition. He used this as a breakthrough point, which eventually widened the gap and led to the destruction of the country and the family.

Shen Yi sighed, knowing that he could not persuade the emperor, so he could only sigh and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple early in the morning to make arrangements."

"Ah."

The emperor said calmly: "The fourth child is smart, but he has no experience after all. Shen Qing should teach him more in the future."

Master Shen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, no one can teach the emperor. If you just point fingers, the emperor will be unhappy."

The emperor smiled and said, "You are now the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince. In the new dynasty, you will become the Grand Tutor. It is only right that you guide him."

"I will also give him proper instructions and ask you more about everything."

Shen Yi had no way of saying anything more and could only bow his head silently.

"Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will take my leave now."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Emperor Hongde sat up, looked at Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "I have not let you down for more than 20 years of friendship."

Shen Yi bowed his head silently: "I will not let your majesty down."

………………

The next morning, in the main hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Mr. Shen, who always likes to sleep in, got up early for a rare occasion.

He even arrived at the Taimiao with Shen Heng, who was in charge of the sacrifice.

After Shen Heng arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, he began to prepare for today's ceremony with the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Shen Yi found Lu Sheng in the corner and said, "General Lu, today is a very important day. There are guards and palace servants inside and outside the palace. General Lu, Eunuch Gao, and Eunuch Xiao need to be extremely careful."

Lu Sheng bowed his head respectfully, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen. If anything goes wrong today, I will die as an apology."

Shen Yi nodded first, then looked at Lu Sheng and asked, "Has Marshal Lu gone to see the Fourth Prince?"

Lu Sheng was stunned and shook his head: "Not yet."

"That's good, otherwise..."

"Your Majesty will be sad."

Lu Sheng lowered his head silently, and then said softly: "Xin Chao, I am not going to be in charge of the inner guards anymore, so naturally I will not meet anyone anymore."

"I am ready to follow your majesty."

Shen Yi shook his head and said, "General Lu, if it really is a new dynasty, you will have to help the court for at least three to five years."

"As for life and death..."

Shen Yi said softly: "Marshal Lu has worked hard for thirty years, and he will not suffer any consequences. You can rest assured."

Lu Sheng is now sixty years old.

He started to be in charge of the internal security at the age of 30 and was the de facto "intelligence king" of Dachen.

You know, the Dibao Division has been established for more than 20 years and is no longer the immature new organization it once was.

But even now, the Dibao Division, in which Shen Yi has invested a lot of resources, is still slightly inferior to the Internal Guards.

This shows Lu Sheng's business ability.

After arranging Lu Sheng's affairs, the court officials had arrived one after another.

Mr. Shen stood silently at the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, a voice woke him up: "Ziheng..."

Shen Yi turned around and saw Jin Wang Li Mu and Yue Wang Li Yu walking towards him, one in front and one behind.

Prince Jin looked at Shen Yi with a complicated expression: "Ziheng, His Majesty..."

Yue Wang Li Yu hesitated for a moment, and also stepped forward to greet Shen Yi, and then said: "Lord Shen, as a member of the royal family, I shouldn't ask these questions, but now, I can't help but ask you a question."

"My elder brother..."

Prince Yue's hands were also trembling slightly: "What happened?"

Shen Yi said silently: "I can't say."

He returned the greeting with a bow and said, "My Lords, we are all here to watch the ceremony today. My Lords and other members of the royal family must bear witness for His Majesty and the court."

"To prevent someone from confusing right and wrong in the future."

The two princes looked at each other and bowed in return.

"Don't worry, Ziheng (Shen Hou), we are all here to watch."

Shen Yi nodded silently and sighed: "Okay, I won't say anything else."

"When the auspicious time comes, the princes will naturally be able to see His Majesty."

After saying this, Shen Yi didn't say anything else.

Before long, it was approaching noon.

The fourth prince Li Jian appeared in front of everyone again. He glanced at everyone, then was the first to come to Shen Yi and others, and bowed to the three of them.

"Greetings to Uncle Jin, and greetings to Uncle Emperor."

"Meet uncle."

Prince Jin and Prince Yue both bowed in return, and Shen Yi also silently bowed in return.

Jin Wang Li Mu looked at Li Jian and said, "Your Highness, you have a lot of things to do today, so don't waste your time here. Go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and meet the officials of the Ministry of Rites."

Li Jian bowed his head respectfully: "My nephew obeys your command."

After that, he turned and left.

Mr. Shen looked at his back and couldn't help but frowning slightly.

Although the Fourth Prince had hidden himself well, Shen Yi could still see that one of his feet...

Slightly lame.

Although it's just a little bit and most people can't see it without careful observation, it's still a little bit.

Mr. Shen raised his eyebrows, as if thinking about something.

While he was thinking about things, His Majesty the Emperor finally arrived. After being helped down from the sedan chair, he was supported by two palace servants and walked towards the Taimiao.

To go up to the Taimiao, one has to climb stairs. The stairs were not very long to begin with, and Shen Yi and the others were frowning as they climbed them.

Anyone can see that the emperor's body...

A little weak.

Jin Wang Li Mu couldn't help but patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and whispered, "Ziheng, should we tell Minister Shen?"

"Let the ceremony end as soon as possible and keep everything simple..."

Mr. Shen looked at the steps of the Imperial Ancestral Temple and sighed.

"I have already explained it before I came here."

He looked at the two princes and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, let's go into the Imperial Ancestral Temple together..."

"Be a witness."

(End of this chapter)