marquis of jingan

Chapter 1438 The king dies in the country

Chapter 1438 The king dies in the country

Mr. Gu had given a lot of guidance to the Shen Yi brothers in the past, and it could even be said that he had taught them everything he knew.

Thanks to Mr. Gu, the imperial examinations of the Shen Yi brothers went much more smoothly, allowing Shen Yi to enter the official career almost three years earlier.

This is a great favor in this era, and Shen Yi has always remembered this old favor. In fact, after Mr. Gu got old, it was basically Shen Heng who took care of him in his old age.

Although Master Gu has passed away, Shen Yi's relationship with Mr. Gu has not been severed, but...

Master Gu is Master Gu, and Gu Hengbo is Gu Hengbo.

If this mother and son had reconciled with Teacher Gu before he passed away and then showed filial piety to him for a few years, Shen Yi might have taken better care of them.

And now, the friendship has almost ended here.

Although Master Gu did do some wrong things at the beginning, those things had little to do with Shen Yi. With his identity, he would look at the problem from his own perspective.

In fact, everyone is like this, and they all look at things from a more or less subjective perspective.

If everything is objective, then the ego's emotions will no longer exist.

But even so, Shen Yi still gave Li Wang a lot of advice.

Li Wang's biggest problem is his mother's background. Even though Emperor Hongde likes them very much, it is difficult for him to be directly appointed as the crown prince. After all, although the incident has become a secret now, many people know about it.

Among them, there is no need to say much about the two direct parties involved, Shen Yi and Xu Fu. Xu Fu's wife, Liu Niang, delivered food to Gu Hengbo for two years. Although she didn't know where Gu Hengbo went, she must have known that Gu Hengbo did not die in the south.

Then there is Minister Lu’s family. Their family is Gu Hengbo’s “mother’s family” and they naturally know that there is something fishy going on.

To put it bluntly, most people who knew that Concubine Hui had entered the palace would have thought that this matter was very strange. As for whether they had sent someone to investigate in detail, no one could say for sure.

After all, even if everyone checked, no one would tell it.

And to be frank, others might not investigate this matter, but Empress Sun probably has evidence of this matter! Once the critical moment comes, Empress Sun herself will naturally not come out to expose her family's scandals, but it is easy to send a young man to do this.

Some time ago, Meng Jing, who publicly accused Shen Yi of plotting ill will in the court, was such a young man.

This is also because, at that time, His Majesty the Emperor and Shen Yi were still young and acted too immaturely.

If the current Shen Yi and the emperor did such a thing, it would be a little difficult to cover everyone's eyes, but with their current abilities, as long as they don't want others to know something, those who know about it will just commit suicide.

The hidden danger left behind by the two men back then has become Li Wang's fatal weakness now.

If he becomes the new king in the future, countless disputes will be involved because of this matter, and after Li Wang ascends the throne, he will definitely kill people for this reason.

Then, there will be a new problem.

That is, should Shen Yi be killed or not? Should Xu Fu be killed or not?

Should his "mother's family", the Lu family, be killed?

Most of them cannot be killed.

Precisely because of these complicated reasons, Shen Yi is not very optimistic about Li Wang.

But Li Wang is not completely without chance.

At least in terms of personal ability, Li Wang should be better than the third prince, and in comparison, Emperor Hongde likes this eldest son born of "free love" very much.

Thinking of this, Mr. Shen, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain and silently glanced at the Jiankang City outside.

The image of the prince who looked very similar to Emperor Hongde appeared before his eyes.

The fourth prince Li Jian.

Master Shen closed the curtain of the carriage and said to himself, "You have been able to keep calm until now. Maybe I underestimated you."

"I don't know if you can bring me some surprises..."

Muttering to this point, Mr. Shen suddenly smiled and said, "This is really interesting."

Indeed, for Shen Yi, the current battle for the throne in Jiankang can only be described as "interesting" at best.

When he was in a good mood, or if he liked someone, he would say a word or two, but when he was in a bad mood, he would say nothing.

Because no matter who becomes the new emperor in the end, it will not affect his position in Da Chen, and it will be difficult to shake the new pattern created by Emperor Hongde and Shen Yi.

…………

Great court meeting.

"Father!"

The third prince stood up and reported to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Yanjing is the old capital of Dachen. It is the hometown of our Li family! My father devoted himself to the Northern Expedition in order to restore the old capital. Now that the old capital has been restored with great difficulty, there is no reason for him to not even dare to return home just because of a few defeated generals in the north!"

"As for what some officials in the court said about the external enemies surrounding us, I strongly disagree!"

Li Rong spoke loudly and passionately.

"The emperor guards the country!"

"The king dies in Sheji!"

"For more than eighty years, countless soldiers and people of Dachen have sacrificed their lives for the country. How can the court of Dachen be spineless now?"

"I, the Emperor of the Great Chen, should move to the north and follow the example of Emperor Taizu, protecting the country with my own life!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence in Deqing Hall.

Many ministers' expressions changed slightly.

However, some people still secretly complain in their hearts.

Since the emperor is guarding the national border, why didn't Emperor Sejong guard it back then?

However, whoever says such words now will die, so naturally no one dares to bring bad luck upon His Majesty the Emperor.

After a moment of silence, before the emperor could express his opinion, the eldest son Li Wang quietly stepped out of the stage, bowed his head and said, "Father, I think what my third brother said is absolutely right. I also agree with moving the capital."

His Majesty the Emperor still did not speak, but just looked at the expressions of the ministers in the hall.

This is the basic skill of being an emperor, to remain mysterious.

The emperor would not easily express his opinion on a matter. He would first need to know how his ministers expressed their opinions, and then make his own judgment based on the situation.

To put it simply, it is to assess the situation.

After all, as a referee, you can't leave the court easily.

Finally, a minister could not help but stand up and said, "Your Majesty, the first half of what the Third Prince said is acceptable, but the second half is extremely disrespectful!"

"The second half of this sentence is clearly a curse that after our Great Chen moves north, we will encounter great changes. Our emperor has a long and virtuous life, how can he even mention the word death?"

"I beg Your Majesty to order His Majesty the Third Prince to take back the word 'death'!"

Li Rong turned around suddenly and looked at the minister who had spoken, but he could not think of any words to refute him for a while. He stood there in a daze, hesitating and unable to speak. After a while, he knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed, saying, "Father, I was just speaking out of turn. I never meant that!"

His Majesty the Emperor did not say anything. He first looked quietly at the third prince who was kneeling on the ground, then looked with a smile at the Left Vice Minister of Rites who came out to speak, and finally turned his head to look at Mr. Shen who was resting with his eyes closed.

Shen Yi seemed to feel the emperor's gaze. He opened his eyes, looked back at the situation, then looked at Shen Heng's colleague behind him, and said with a smile: "Minister Qian, the word 'die' has many meanings. If it is the meaning that Minister Qian understands, it should be changed to 'collapse' to be more reasonable."

"Shen believes that as the emperor of the Great Chen, devoting all his energy to the country is the great virtue of the emperor of our dynasty."

"As for what Minister Qian just said about his understanding, isn't that a bit disrespectful?"

Minister Qian had never seen such an argument before. His face turned red. After a long while, he managed to utter a word, stuttering a little: "The Taibao's argument is specious and not worth refuting!"

His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but smile, but he quickly suppressed it and said calmly, "Okay, okay, there's no need to argue anymore."

"The matter of moving the capital is of great importance. We will discuss it again in the court meeting in two days."

"As for what Li Rong said about the king dying for the country."

His Majesty the Emperor stood up and made the final decision: "I am the Emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty. If the country changes, I will definitely live and die with the country and the people. I don't think there is anything wrong with this statement."

"At least as a king, I am willing to die with the country and to do my best for it."

There are some things that the ministers and even the princes cannot say, but His Majesty the Emperor himself has no such concerns and can say whatever he wants.

Say whatever you want.

"That's it for today."

The emperor yawned and said, "Let's go."

After saying this, the emperor walked down the imperial steps and left with his hands behind his back.

The officials looked at each other, then gathered in groups of three or four to discuss the matter.

The next day, the imperial court issued an edict.

The emperor's third son, Li Rong, was appointed Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.

　I went out during the day today, so this is the daytime chapter. The evening chapter will be updated as normal, muah~

(End of this chapter)