amaotonovel Chapter 1523 The wedding is coming
Chapter 1523 The wedding is coming
Chapter 1523 The wedding is coming
When the situation reached this point, Emperor Hong De had already clearly seen the future of his third son.
There is a high probability that he died of a "sudden illness" while in confinement.
And he had no good way to stop this matter. If he really wanted to issue a will to stop it, it could only stop it for three to five years, but it could not stop the new emperor for a lifetime.
When it becomes unstoppable, things may become extremely intense.
Therefore, Emperor Hongde did not try to stop this.
Politics is like this. No matter what ecological niche you are in, you always have to pay a corresponding price to accomplish something.
It is inevitable that there will be some regrets.
The emperor sat up on the couch and looked at Shen Yi who was sitting beside the bed.
"Over the past ten years, I don't know how many people have told me to find a way to take away Shen Qing's military power, but I ignored them."
"Now, I don't have much time left."
He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "If I really did this, how would Shen Qing respond?"
"I will take my family back to my hometown in Jiangdu."
Master Shen said softly: "I have the same thought now."
His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.
"This is why I have kept you in the north. In the past ten years, if Shen Qing had left the north, Master Zhu Li would have returned long ago."
Shen Yi looked up at the emperor and sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, are you a little worried now?"
The emperor shook his head slightly: "I am not worried about Shen Qing, I am worried about whether the fourth brother will do something stupid in the future."
The emperor lowered his eyebrows and said, "Only I know in my heart how easy it was for Shen Qing to establish himself..."
Master Shen looked up at the emperor, sighed silently, and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to think too much."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a smart child. He will not do anything reckless. If the court can complete the land survey and divide the land reasonably in the future, then it will not be difficult for Da Chen to have another hundred years of national prosperity."
"As for me..."
It was already the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year was approaching. Even in the emperor's bedroom, it was a little cold. Master Shen picked up a piece of charcoal with a pair of tongs and threw it into the stove beside him.
"I am not that interested in these things."
Shen Yi said silently: "When I first studied and entered the government, I wanted to seek shelter in the court to avoid the calamity of war. Later, I wanted to do something for the people."
"If I had not been worried about my life, and Dachen had not been threatened by foreign forces, I would be doing some small business in my hometown of Jiangdu, tinkering with some new things."
"Your Majesty may not know yet."
Shen Yi bowed his head slightly and said, "Almost twenty years ago, I founded the Huai'an Academy in Huai'an. Now it has grown to a certain size. The academy does not teach the Four Books and Five Classics. I call it the New School, and it is located in Yanjing City."
"The seeds that I present to the court are cultivated by these new studies."
"Just last year."
When Mr. Shen reached this point, his voice became a little higher.
"Last year, one of them had already made a prototype of a steam engine."
Shen Yi whispered: "This is what really drives the progress of the times and makes people live better. As for becoming a king or an emperor..."
He shook his head slightly: "I don't have this idea."
"Steam...steam engine?"
The emperor was stunned and didn't quite understand.
"What is this?"
"A machine."
Shen Yi said softly: "It can make a car move without a horse, and objects move automatically without people."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen still felt emotional.
He has countless ideas in his mind and wants to promote the progress of the times.
Especially after the success of the Northern Expedition, he spent a lot of effort on the "new learning", that is, the Huai'an Academy. He talked about the principles of the steam engine with the teachers and students in the academy and told them that there was something called electricity in the world.
I even told them what electromagnetic induction is.
However, more than ten years have passed, and the technological explosion has not yet been realized. Now the new science he has developed, except for some uses in the military, has not made much progress in other aspects, especially basic science.
However, the steam engine was finally developed.
In time, maybe in another ten or twenty years, this thing may be used in practice.
It can be said that it was Mr. Shen who pushed this era forward.
At this time, Shen Yi actually wanted to talk to Emperor Hongde about the things in another world.
Tell him that when he was in Jiangdu Prison, he had a "dream", and in that dream...
There is no longer an emperor.
However, at this time, Shen Yi's cautious character made him hold back and not speak.
If you tell the emperor that there is no longer an emperor in the world, who knows what he will think?
Emperor Hongde is only weak now, but...
After all, it's not the moment of death yet.
Shen Yi paused and continued, "Your Majesty once said that the world's resources are finite and its surplus and deficiency are limited."
"And the purpose of the new learning is to make the world's material resources more and more abundant."
"In this way, even if there are still powerful people, the lives of ordinary people can be better."
Shen Yi said silently: "After all, even in your majesty's prosperous era, there were people who didn't have enough to eat."
Emperor Hong De stared at Shen Yi and didn't speak for a long time.
After a long time, he slowly said: "I understand."
"Shen Qing wants to be a saint."
Shen Yi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the ancient sages said that if you are rich, you should help the world, and if you are poor, you should take care of yourself. I... just do my best for the world."
"What a great way to benefit the world."
The Emperor smiled and said, "It's a pity that I probably won't see the day when cars and objects can move automatically."
"Shen Qing, please go now."
His Majesty the Emperor closed his eyes and said slowly: "I need to have a good rest before the Crown Prince's wedding..."
"I…"
He said slowly: "I can't go to see my ancestors yet."
Shen Yi stood up and bowed.
"My minister retire."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "In the past few days, the imperial guard Shen Qing has also helped to watch over some things. After all, the fourth child is still a little immature and needs Shen Qing's help."
"My minister obeys."
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Shen House.
Mr. Shen, who had been away from home for three days, finally returned home.
Shen Yuan came up to him immediately, holding his father's hand and asking, "Dad, is His Majesty okay?"
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly: "The imperial physician prescribed strong medicine."
He lowered his voice and sighed: "It seems that he is just hanging on for dear life..."
Shen Yuan nodded silently and said, "The Queen came here this morning."
Shen Yi looked up at his son and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The main purpose is to see Sangsang and have a chat with my mother. Since we are pressed for time, we have set the date for the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow, the prince will come to marry Sangsang."
The young marquis was in low spirits. He held his father's hand and whispered, "Dad, do you think Sangsang, with her muddle-headed personality, can she be a good queen in the future?"
"Will she be bullied..."
Shen Yi glanced at his son and said, "It depends on you."
Shen Yuan was stunned: "Me?"
"You are in the north, lead the troops well."
"As long as you, my brother-in-law, lead the army, no one in the palace will dare to bully Sangsang."
"Wait until the future..."
Shen Yi looked up at the sky and said silently: "In the future, after another generation, the conflict between our two families will not be so acute."
Shen Sangsang is the Crown Princess and the future Queen. After she gives birth to a prince, she will definitely inherit the throne.
When the next emperor comes, and he has half Shen’s blood, the two families can be completely bound together, without any distinction between them.
Although this will not change the exclusivity of imperial power, it will make the relationship between the two families relatively harmonious.
Shen Yuan nodded silently: "Son understands."
"Dad, you've been in the palace for several days. Go and have a rest."
Shen Yi nodded first, then looked around and asked, "Where are your mother and the others?"
"Mother took Second Mother and Aunt Lian out to buy things. After all, there were only two days, so there was no time to prepare many things."
"understood."
Mr. Shen rubbed his eyebrows.
"Go get some sleep for your father."
"If there is anything, wake me up immediately, especially if it's something in the palace."
Shen Yuan bowed his head respectfully.
"My child obeys."
(End of this chapter)