marquis of jingan

Chapter 1442: Heartbreaking chapter

Chapter 1442 Heartfelt words

Two days later, it was the afternoon before Shen Yi was leaving.

Still in Ganlu Palace, Master Shen was summoned into the palace to discuss matters.

His Majesty the Emperor first dealt with a few important matters, then looked at Shen Yi and sighed silently: "Tomorrow, I will not see Shen Qing off."

Mr. Shen sat next to the emperor and bowed his head quickly and said, "Your Majesty is very busy, there is no need to send me off. I will go to the north by myself."

The emperor shook his head slightly and said: "Tomorrow I will ask the eldest and the fourth to see you off for me."

At this point, he looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "Until now, I have felt a little guilty towards Shen Qing. With your contributions, Shen Qing, let alone the current marquis, it is reasonable to confer you the title of prince, but Shen Qing is still only a hereditary marquis."

This is the reason for the ancestral system of Dachen.

According to the rules left by Emperor Taizu, only those with the surname Li could be crowned king in later generations. Therefore, the ministers below could at most become a duke, and after their death, they would be granted the title of a prince.

After the migration to the south, there was no precedent in the court for posthumously conferring the title of a prince. The most that could be done was like Zhao Chong, the Marquis of Anping, who was posthumously conferred the title of Duke of Dingguo.

Therefore, Shen Yi's title has not changed until now.

However, Mr. Shen's current contributions are far greater than those of Zhao Chong in his past, so Emperor Hongde can make an exception and confer him the title of Duke.

And until now, there has been no reward, which may be due to some little thoughts of Emperor Hongde himself.

Lord Shen was successful at a young age and was granted the title of marquis in his twenties. By now, he has reached the point where there is almost no more title to be given and no more rewards to be given.

Emperor Hongde was aware that his health was not as good as Shen Yi's, so he had to leave some room for rewards for future emperors.

And this was also a constraint he imposed on Shen Yi from the perspective of the emperor. Just imagine that if the successor emperor made an exception and conferred the title of Duke on Shen Yi, at least from the perspective of public opinion, Master Shen would have to work honestly for the court.

Otherwise, it will face enormous pressure from public opinion and lose the support of the people.

Of course, these are deep-seated considerations and cannot be brought up openly.

Master Shen stood up and bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, I am ashamed of what you said. I have only done some insignificant things for the court under your Majesty's planning. Now I am in the highest position among officials, and I am already satisfied..."

"I dare not even think about other things."

The emperor shook his head and motioned Shen Yi to sit down. After Master Shen sat down again, he spoke: "I told you in my early years that we, the monarch and the minister, must start and end well. I don't want Mr. Shen to have any grudges in his heart."

Emperor Hongde lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then said, "When Shen Heng's term as Minister of Rites is over, I will transfer him to be one of the Nine Ministers, and as for entering the Secretariat and becoming Prime Minister..."

His Majesty the Emperor shook his head and said, "He is too young. I am afraid he will have to serve two terms as one of the Nine Ministers before he can be promoted to the Secretariat."

Shen Yi immediately stood up, lowered his head and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed."

"Whether it's studying or being an official, my brother has always relied on his own abilities. If he knew that my connections were involved in his promotion..."

"You never know how angry he'll be."

The emperor smiled and said, "I know this. Shen Heng's personality is very different from Shen Qing's. Most of the sophistication of your Shen family has been taken away by you, Shen Qing."

"However, Shen Heng is a very capable person. I promoted him because he works hard. If he were a useless person, I would not use him even if Shen Qing recommended him to me."

If you want to rise quickly in the government, the most important thing is naturally to have strong connections, and then your personal business capabilities must keep up.

Otherwise, no matter how prominent one's background is, it will be difficult for one to climb to a high position, and if one climbs up, he will be kicked down by others.

Shen Heng now has sufficient professional capabilities in all aspects, otherwise Emperor Hongde would not have been able to promote him, and it would not have taken him more than ten years to get such an important position as the Minister of Rites.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi did not say much, but bowed his head and said: "On behalf of my brother, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his kindness."

The emperor stood up, walked to Shen Yi, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed softly: "We are separated now. The next time we meet again will probably be in Yanjing."

Emperor Hongde raised his head and looked out the window, and then said silently: "If I had not succeeded in moving the capital this time, Shen Qing might never see me again."

Master Shen was shocked. He looked up at the emperor and took several deep breaths to calm himself down. "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. After arriving in Yandu, if I am still in the court, I will do my best to do more for Your Majesty so that Your Majesty can have a good rest for a few years."

"I hope so."

Emperor Hongde smiled and said, "I also want to go to the north and do more for this country with Shen Qing."

Having said that, he stood up and pulled Shen Yi to his feet, and walked to the window of Ganlu Palace together. His Majesty the Emperor looked up at the scenery outside the window, then looked back at Shen Yi. After a long while, he said, "I heard that Shen Qing sent some people to Goryeo."

Mr. Shen suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor, then lowered his head again, exhaled a breath of foul air, and said slowly: "Yes."

Emperor Hong De smiled, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.

"When I first heard the news, I didn't know whether to be sad or happy."

Mr. Shen said silently: "Your Majesty treats me very well. I will not betray Your Majesty, and I have no intention of becoming an emperor. However, since ancient times, it is not uncommon for people to abandon their parents after their rabbits have died. I believe that Your Majesty will not do so, but for the sake of my children and grandchildren..."

"My idea is that if one day Dachen can no longer accommodate my family, I will take some people and conquer Goryeo..."

Having said this, Shen Yi stopped talking.

For politicians like him and Emperor Hong De, their conversation should never have reached this point, but as they were about to part, Mr. Shen still said some heartfelt words.

Emperor Hongde was silent for a long time, then asked: "Then let Su Ding go to fight against Japan..."

Shen Yi shook his head and said, "We are attacking Japan to avenge the Japanese invasion in the southeast."

Emperor Hongde smiled and said, "Mr. Shen is very thoughtful. He probably thought that if the court doesn't even allow you to stay in Goryeo, then move your family to a place farther away."

This time, it was Mr. Shen's turn to remain silent.

His Majesty the Emperor shook his head and sighed: "Shen Qing is the greatest contributor to Da Chen. Over the years, he has always followed the rules in everything he does and has never overstepped the boundaries. However, he still has to consider the lives and property of his family. This is my..."

“Not done well.”

"It has nothing to do with your majesty."

Shen Yi shook his head and said, "For thousands of years, pages of history books have been stained with blood. I..."

"I am also a minister, I am too narrow-minded."

"I am glad that you can tell me the truth."

His Majesty the Emperor pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and whispered, "This Dachen is Shen Qing's hometown. If you can stay here, don't leave."

Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "I had no intention of leaving. I wanted to return to my hometown in Jiangdu after the capital was moved."

"I understand. I understand."

The emperor patted Shen Yi's back gently and said with a wry smile: "This is the terrifying thing about power."

“I don’t know what the world will look like in the future.”

"But I will leave a will. As long as the Great Chen has a country, the Li family and the Shen family will be close to each other for generations."

Emperor Hong De sighed slowly: "Although it may not work, it should be able to help you to some extent."

Master Shen bowed his head and shed tears: "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness."

Emperor Hongde reached out his hand and helped Shen Yi up: "It is Mr. Shen that I should thank for the success of Dachen today."

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The next day, Shen Yi and his party set out to leave Jiankang.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompanied him north.

The eldest prince Li Wang and the fourth prince Li Jian went out of the city to see him off.

At the north gate, Li Wang stood in front of the carriage and bowed to Shen Yi: "Uncle, take care on your journey."

He walked to the front of the Crown Prince's carriage and bowed.

"Your Highness, take care on your journey."

(End of this chapter)