marquis of jingan

Chapter 1487 Out of reach

Chapter 1487 Out of reach

Spring blossoms.

In the back garden of the Shenhou Mansion in Yanjing, Shen Yi, dressed in spring clothes, sat across the table from the Emperor.

In front of the two of them was a chessboard with 19 vertical and horizontal lines. Black and white pieces were intertwined on the board, and the situation was very complicated.

However, anyone who has a little knowledge of Go can tell that the two of them are not playing Go, but Renjuqi.

That is Gobang.

After His Majesty put down the black spot, he felt the spring breeze on his face and said with a smile: "My son and your second son went to Fuzhou together. I wonder what these two little guys have done."

Master Shen put down the white piece and shook his head slightly, saying, "The power of the southern nobles is deeply rooted. With the collusion between officials and businessmen, the imperial court's decrees cannot reach the countryside. Unless important officials of the imperial court bring soldiers with them, no one can make any big noise."

"They are two little kids."

Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "At most, we can just watch the fun."

The emperor made a move, then nodded and said, "The local problems are too big, and it is difficult for me to solve them in a short time. If I take drastic measures now, someone in the south might take the opportunity to rebel."

Mr. Shen thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have already offended the Jiangnan nobles, so I am not afraid of offending them again. With your imperial decree, I will lead 10,000 Huai'an troops south to survey the land. It won't take long to settle the affairs in the south."

"It seems that the local nobles are stubborn."

Master Shen made another move with some murderous intent: "The court still has a strong fist."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi, shook his head slightly and said, "The situation is complicated. If you go, Shen Qing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle it."

"There are few landlords and nobles in various places who do not conceal their land, and many of them are slyly registered in the names of scholars with official titles. If you, Shen Qing, go and handle it yourself, will you handle it for big landlords like Yu Qian and Zhang?"

"The Shen family in Jiangdu now owns quite a bit of land. Should we count all of it?"

The emperor whispered, "Even if Shen Qingni goes to do this, it will probably take at least two or three years to complete. After two or three years, it is still unclear whether the court can change the tax on capitation to the tax on land as we have planned. What matters is whether I can hold on until then."

"The imperial power changes."

The emperor said calmly: "I need Shen Qing to stay in the court and ensure that there is no chaos here."

"Let the kids do what they want."

The emperor said calmly: "If they investigate and take care of it, at least they can scare those local forces and prevent them from going too far."

"Let's talk about it after a few years."

Shen Yi nodded and said silently: "It seems that the Fourth Prince will come back with my Third Prince."

"Ah."

The emperor looked up at the sky and said softly, "It is indeed time for him to come back."

At this point, Emperor Hongde looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Ziheng, guess, after the fourth brother comes back, will he sue me for the third brother sending someone to assassinate him?"

Mr. Shen thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "The Fourth Prince probably can't find any evidence, so he is unlikely to say anything."

"If you can't find evidence, you can also make some evidence yourself."

The emperor said leisurely: "If he can produce some evidence, it means that my son has some tricks in his heart."

Mr. Shen seemed to be thinking about something, and then continued, "I'm afraid that the Fourth Prince has really found some evidence, but he has only spread the evidence openly or secretly, and has not reported it to Your Majesty."

Emperor Hong De was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently and said, "Yes, this will be more subtle."

He sighed and said, "I didn't have these worries back then."

Shen Yi made a move silently: "Therefore, Your Majesty is an upright and benevolent monarch."

"Stop it."

The emperor laughed and cursed, then said, "If the queen had a legitimate son, I wouldn't have to worry about all this."

Under the patriarchal system that has lasted for thousands of years, if Emperor Hongde had his own legitimate son, then he wouldn't have to worry so much about this matter. As long as this legitimate son is not a fool, then the throne will be firmly in his pocket.

After the two of them played a game of chess, Emperor Hong De drank a sip of tea and asked with a smile, "Have you thought about your daughter's matter?"

"If you think it through, I can make up my mind."

Shen Yi said silently: "As long as Sangsang is willing, I naturally have no objection."

My daughter has indeed grown up.

After all, this era is different from another era. If I stay here, I'm afraid my daughter will blame me.

The emperor said with a smile: "I will go and see my niece later."

After saying that, he stood up, walked out with his hands behind his back, and looked up at the sky.

"It's time for the boss to go to his fiefdom."

Master Shen looked at the chess game that was already won and frowned: "Your Majesty, this game is not over yet."

Emperor Hongde turned a deaf ear and continued to walk away slowly with his hands behind his back.

Mr. Shen shook his head helplessly, stood up and followed the emperor.

Emperor Hongde looked serious and asked, "Mr. Shen, what do you think of Prince Shufu?"

Shen Yi was startled and asked, "Your Majesty wants His Highness to be enfeoffed in Fuzhou?"

"Ah."

The emperor nodded and said, "It is relatively close to Concubine Hui's hometown, Taizhou Prefecture."

"Your Majesty is holy."

At this time, the leader has actually made the decision, so all you need to do is agree with him/her and there is no need to express any opinions.

The emperor said silently: "When the palace in Fuzhou is built, let him leave the capital to become a vassal. If he leaves the capital at this time, maybe he won't be hated by others."

Mr. Shen asked: "Empress Hui..."

The emperor said silently.

"I will leave her an imperial decree to send her out of the palace."

Shen Yi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. You are in good health now, so you don't have to worry about the things you used to worry about. What I meant is, will Concubine Hui be troubled by this..."

"She won't."

Emperor Hong De shook his head and said, "More than 20 years have passed, and she is no longer young."

At this point, he turned around and looked at Shen Yi, and said: "It's just that the boss will most likely come to you, then you will replace me..."

The emperor sighed and said, "Comfort him."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand."

The emperor soon arrived at the main hall of the Shen family. Not long after, Shen Sangsang came out to meet him and called him "Your Majesty" sweetly.

His Majesty the Emperor was in a very good mood. He took off a jade token from his body and gave it to Shen Sangsang.

"When you have nothing to do, you can come to the palace and see me."

Before the emperor left, he smiled at Shen Sangsang and said, "When you were young, you often came to the palace. How come you are not close to me now that you have grown up?"

Shen Sangsang felt a little aggrieved: "You don't know, my father rarely lets me go out on weekdays..."

Mr. Shen glared at her and scolded her with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, you are the one who goes out the most in the mansion on weekdays."

Shen Sangsang chuckled: "My daughter ran away by her own ability."

"All right."

The emperor said with a stern face, "If you want to enter the palace, just go out directly. Your father dare not stop you."

As he said this, he glanced at Shen Yi.

Mr. Shen nodded helplessly.

"Yes, Your Majesty is right."

…………

A few days later, the imperial edict of enthronement was finally issued, and the eldest son of the emperor, Li Wang, was conferred the title of King of Fu.

At the same time, the emperor issued an edict to Fuzhou to start building the Prince of Fu's Palace. After the palace was completed, Prince of Fu left Beijing to become a fief.

On the afternoon of the day when the imperial edict was issued, the prince quietly came to Marquis Shen's mansion and saw Shen Yi fishing in the back garden.

Li Wang strode up to Shen Yi and sat down next to Lord Shen who was fishing, feeling very depressed.

"uncle."

Shen Yi turned his head to look at him and shook his head slightly: "You, you are really seen through by others."

Li Wang lowered his head, clenched his fist and said, "My nephew can't figure it out."

Shen Yi said silently: "Not bad."

"You don't want to leave Beijing to become a rich prince, but I dream of returning to Jiangdu to become my own rich man."

"The crown prince has been decided."

Mr. Shen said slowly: "If you are more carefree now, you will probably be rich and prosperous in the future."

Li Wang looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Uncle, the crown prince you are talking about..."

"Is it the third brother?"

Shen Yi looked at the fishing rod in his hand. The float was jumping. He lifted the fishing rod gently and then looked at Prince Fu Li Wang.

“Right now.”

Prince Fu stood up silently and left Marquis Shen's Mansion in a daze.

Mr. Shen lost interest in fishing and watched him leave.

"When His Majesty named you Wang, he meant for you to look north. Now, twenty years have passed, and this Wang has come true."

After muttering to himself, Mr. Shen couldn't help but sigh.

“It’s out of reach.”

(End of this chapter)