amaotonovel Chapter 1534 The New Emperor's Distress
Chapter 1534 The New Emperor's Distress
Chapter 1534 The New Emperor's Distress
The third prince, Li Rong, will be fine in the short term.
He himself knew that he still had at least "one or two years" to scold his fourth brother.
A year or two later, when the new emperor is firmly on the throne and begins to settle accounts, he, the deposed crown prince, will be the first to bear the brunt.
By then, the four words "died of sudden illness" will be left in the history books of future generations.
Throughout history, there have been many people who were imprisoned and suddenly died within a few years.
Among them, some people may have frightened themselves to death, which is indeed the so-called "punishment from the underworld", but most people actually died in unclear circumstances.
After being imprisoned, Li Rong had already anticipated his own fate. He knew very well that most of his family, young and old, would not escape death.
Under tremendous psychological pressure, he was filled with fear and anger and became crazy.
Now that Shen Yi had taken the initiative to agree, the Third Prince suddenly saw hope.
He was very clear about the status of Lord Shen in front of him. As long as he was willing to work hard and speak up, not only his sons, but even he himself might be able to regain his freedom and leave the capital to become a fiefdom.
Of course, he also knew that his reputation was not enough to allow Shen Yi to compete with the new emperor, or even go against the new emperor and take their whole family away. But as long as Shen Yi was willing to help and take one or two heirs away...
It’s not that difficult!
He got married very early, at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Although he has few children now, there are five or six, some of whom he loves very much.
The Third Prince was originally sitting on the ground. Hearing this, he knelt down in front of Shen Yi and said with tears in his eyes, "Uncle, I know I have no way to survive, but the children are still young. I don't ask for any incense, I just want them to live, even if it means changing their names..."
"My nephew also remembers your kindness."
The incense will be passed down, which means that after his children go out, they can still preserve their status as members of the royal family, and in the future they can have a tablet set up for him in the ancestral temple, and burn incense and worship him during festivals.
If you just live...
It may not be possible to preserve the identity of the royal family.
Shen Yi stepped forward, helped him up, and sighed, "Third Prince, I will help you speak when it's time to speak, but you must behave yourself while you are here."
"Perhaps His Majesty will have good intentions and will not take your life."
Li Rong stood up, looking dejected: "I will personally lead people to kill him, but he won't let me."
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "It's possible that he will be imprisoned for life."
Li Rong was absent-minded at first, then looked at Shen Yi and begged, "Uncle, can you please not leave yet and wait for your nephew for a while."
Shen Yi nodded gently: "Okay."
The Third Prince staggered back to the backyard and soon brought out five or six little babies. The oldest of these babies was no more than five or six years old, and the youngest was still in swaddling clothes.
Li Rong said sternly: "Kneel down and kowtow to your uncle!"
The older children hurriedly knelt on the ground and called him uncle.
Those who were too young were held by the women and knelt in front of Shen Yi. After all, they were young, and after being yelled at by Li Rong, many of them were frightened and started to cry and sob.
Shen Yi glanced at the children, then looked at Li Rong, shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you will naturally admit what I said, why do you have to play such tricks?"
"It's not a trick."
Li Rong looked up at Shen Yi, tears welling up in her eyes: "I want my uncle to remember what they look like, so that when I need to help..."
"I was deceived..."
Shen Yi was stunned, and felt a chill down his spine. He looked at Li Rong and shook his head repeatedly: "Why is it so, why is it so..."
Li Rong approached and lowered his voice: "Old Fourth took the initiative to meet his nephew's sword. He was willing to do something dangerous. What he was thinking..."
"Very cruel..."
Shen Yi turned around, walked in front of these children, memorized their appearances one by one, and then turned to look at Li Rong and said silently: "Your Highness, I remember it."
Li Rong wiped the dust off his face, pulled Shen Yi aside, and whispered, "Uncle, I have nothing else to ask you, but I have one question..."
Shen Yi looked calm.
"You said."
"Father..."
He said sadly: "Have you ever thought of making me the crown prince?"
"Even a little bit..."
Shen Yi nodded: "Of course there is."
"Why would your highness think so?"
Lord Shen sighed, "If the late emperor had not hesitated, His Highness would not have been adopted by the Empress Dowager, but the Fourth Prince would have been adopted directly and then made the Crown Prince."
“Rather than risking unrest…”
Shen Yi whispered: "If Your Highness could have held back and controlled the people around him and not taken anyone out of the city, then... who could have destroyed Your Highness?"
Li Rong opened his eyes wide and looked at Shen Yi: "Uncle...Uncle...That's your son-in-law, wouldn't you..."
Shen Yi shook his head.
"Compared to your majesty, I would rather have a son-in-law who is the King of Wu."
After saying this, Shen Yi looked at Li Rong and said softly, "Don't tell anyone what I said. I won't admit it even if you do."
Li Rong was lost in thought for a long time before he whispered, "Yes, yes..."
He said in a lost voice: "I know, I know..."
Shen Yi patted his shoulder, turned around silently, and left the house.
Jin Wang Li Mu was still waiting outside. When he saw Shen Yi coming out, he went to meet him and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "Ziheng, you are really amazing. The last time I went to talk to him, he was like crazy and yelled at me."
Shen Yi sighed and said, "He is also a pitiful person."
"It's pitiful."
Prince Jin whispered, "The late emperor used such means. Didn't Prince Yue live in fear all his life?"
"In the mind of the late emperor, nothing and no one is as important as the court and the overall situation."
Master Shen put his hands in his sleeves and said silently: "Your Majesty has worked so hard. Please treat him more favorably before His Majesty gives you an order."
"Don't worry, don't worry."
Li Mu sighed and said, "This is my cousin. If Ziheng doesn't say anything, I won't treat him harshly."
Master Shen forced a smile on his face and said, "There shouldn't be anything else to do today. I'll invite His Majesty to have a drink."
Prince Jin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go out and have fun at this time, right?"
"It's always okay to go to a small restaurant and have a meal."
Mr. Shen sighed and said, "After the late emperor passed away, I also felt lonely. I haven't had any friends to drink and talk with for a long time."
Prince Jin then nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid I don't have time to accompany you now, so today I will sacrifice my life to accompany you."
Shen Yi pulled Prince Jin's sleeve and said, "I know a small restaurant. I'll take you there."
"I just wanted Ziheng to lead the way. The Shen family has been in Yanjing for more than ten years, but I just arrived in Yanjing not long ago."
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A few days later, in Ganlu Palace.
Shen Yi bowed to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the Tatar tribe has been settled. Amuto is willing to accept Dachen's conditions. The ministers of the Secretariat want to send a doctor from the Ministry of Rites to reward the two sons of the Tatar Khan and a tribal leader."
The new emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a wry smile: "Didn't I leave this matter to my father-in-law? You decide."
Shen Yi handed the memorial to the palace servant beside him and said, "Your Majesty, there are many things that a minister cannot decide. Your Majesty should make the final decision."
"I cannot act recklessly and disrupt the rules of the court."
Emperor Jianlong stood up, took the document from the palace servant, flipped it open and took a look, then looked at Shen Yi and said, "It's not that I broke the rules, but there are too many things to do and I am too busy to handle them. I don't know what to do now. If you were not in Yanjing, there would be no chaos anyway. I am already at a loss now."
This is the downside of not having an “internship”.
It took only about a month from the time Emperor Jianlong was named crown prince to the time he ascended the throne. It was too fast.
He has not yet mastered many of the emperor's skills and can be said to be completely unskilled in his business.
You know, although Emperor Hongde ascended the throne at the age of ten, he did not take power until he was sixteen, and he "internshiped" for a full six years.
Master Shen whispered, "Your Majesty can try to select some officials to come to your side to help."
Emperor Jianlong stroked his chin, thoughtfully.
"Or, go to the Secretariat more often, ask questions, and see how the prime ministers govern."
Emperor Jianlong nodded repeatedly and sighed.
"Let me give it a try."
(End of this chapter)