amaotonovel Chapter 1517 Kissing and Kissing
Chapter 1517 Kissing and Kissing
Chapter 1517 Kissing and Kissing
In Deqing Hall, a side hall that was not very large, His Majesty the Emperor sat on the dragon bed, looking at the prime ministers and the nine ministers who had already arrived.
More than a dozen people filled this small room almost completely.
Shen Yi was the last one to arrive. After he came forward to pay his respects, he was placed at the head of all the ministers.
After he sat down, he looked up at the emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor seems to be in much better spirits now.
The emperor first glanced at Shen Yi, then looked up at a young man who was standing at the door and looking inside. His Majesty shook his head slightly and smiled dumbly: "The boy at the door."
Shen Yuan shrank his neck, walked in cautiously, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am Shen Yuan, and I pay my respects to you. Your Majesty, I wish you the best."
The emperor smiled and said, "What are you doing sneaking around the door?"
Shen Yuan bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I just returned to the capital. I wanted to follow my father into the palace to see you. But when I arrived at the gate of Deqing Palace, I learned that only the prime minister and the six ministries and nine officials could enter, so I didn't dare to come in."
"But I haven't seen Your Majesty for quite some time. I heard that Your Majesty was ill, and I was a little worried, so I wanted to see Your Majesty..."
The emperor glanced at him and said helplessly, "You are too unstable, kid. If the inner guards hadn't recognized you, they would have arrested you long ago."
Shen Yuan knelt on the ground, scratched his head, and dared not speak.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at him and asked, "How is your stay in Liaodong?"
"Your Majesty, I am already familiar with military affairs."
"Within ten years, I will conquer Liaodong for Your Majesty and the court!"
"Ten years..."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled, glanced at Shen Yi, and said, "Okay, I'll make a note of it."
"Since you are here, don't go out, just sit down..."
The emperor glanced at everyone and said, "Rank him last among the nine ministers."
Shen Yuan bowed his head and thanked the emperor for his grace.
After everyone was seated, the door of this side hall slowly closed.
The emperor sat on the dragon bed, coughed, and then said, "I summoned you to the palace today because I have something to announce. You probably already know about this matter."
The emperor glanced at everyone and said, "The crown prince has failed to live up to his moral principles. I have thought about it over the past month and have decided to depose him from the position of crown prince and demote him to the rank of Prince of Gu'an."
"I will report this matter to the Imperial Ancestral Temple tomorrow and at the same time issue an imperial edict to announce it to the world."
This sentence did not cause any waves.
After all, most people had already guessed this. As a prince, he personally led the troops and intended to murder his own brother. This kind of thing is not easy to forgive.
On the contrary, it is somewhat surprising that this matter has been delayed for so long.
His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and continued, "The Prince of Gu'an will never be enfeoffed."
this is normal.
As the former crown prince, not to mention that he has many "followers", even if he has no followers, this title alone will be used by many people with ulterior motives.
For example, Zhuli Zhenren who is dead but still alive.
Therefore, it is impossible for the deposed prince to be relocated. He can only live in the city of Yanjing under house arrest. Whether he can survive in the future depends on the mood of the new emperor.
Having said this, there was a hint of sadness in the Emperor's eyes, as if he had foreseen the future of his third son.
And this future can be said to be created by him alone.
If we look back at the cause and effect of this incident, we can even say that from the moment Empress Dowager Sun uttered the name of the third prince, the fate of the now deposed prince was already determined.
The Empress Dowager Sun's last words before her death were told to her by the Emperor himself.
At this time, the emperor naturally felt some pain.
But he did not say anything childish like "future emperors must not kill their sons", because everyone knew that a dead emperor could not control his own sons.
At this point, the emperor looked at everyone, his mood lifted a little, and he slowly said: "The fourth prince, Wu Wang Li Jian, has noble character. I want to take him under the Queen's wing and make him the crown prince."
After saying this, the emperor seemed to have lost 70% of his strength. He still raised his head and looked at everyone, and asked, "Gentlemen, do you have any opinions?"
Everyone bowed their heads and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
His Majesty the Emperor took another deep breath and said slowly: "All those sitting here today are my ministers of this great dynasty. They are also important ministers that I have personally selected during my thirty years of reign. One day, a hundred years after I am gone..."
Emperor Hongde said silently: "My lords, for the sake of our long-term relationship as monarch and subject, please assist the new monarch well so that the country of Dachen can be stable and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
"Okay?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers stood up and knelt before the Emperor, their eyes red.
Emperor Hongde reigned for thirty years and was rarely harsh.
Except for a few large-scale anti-corruption campaigns that offended some civil servants, he was a relatively easy-going "good leader" for most of the rest of the time.
In particular, almost all of the people present here were promoted by the emperor, and most of them had gotten to know him little by little over the past twenty years.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
At this moment, almost all of these smart people, who usually shed nine and a half out of ten tears are fake, shed tears of sadness.
Prime Minister Song Yuan knelt on the ground, weeping and said: "Your Majesty, you are still so young, please don't say such things. The Crown Prince has just been appointed, and we will assist him well, you..."
"Take good care of your dragon body..."
The ministers knelt on the ground, shedding tears and said, "Your Majesty, please take good care of your health."
"OK OK."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "Compared to the last emperor, I have lived a long life. You are all my old friends. There is no need to be sad."
He looked at the Minister of Rites Shen Heng and said, "Lord Shen."
Shen Heng bowed his head and said, "I am here."
"Tomorrow, the documents for offering sacrifices to our ancestors at the Imperial Ancestral Temple will be drafted by the Ministry of Rites. Tomorrow, Lord Shen will go with me to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to preside over the sacrifices."
Shen Heng couldn't help but wiped his tears and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty... obeys your command."
His Majesty the Emperor forced himself to cheer up, and after explaining some things to the prime ministers and other ministers, he finally turned his eyes to Shen Yi and said lightly: "I am tired, and all my dear ministers can go back."
"Shen Qing, please stay for a moment, I..."
"Talk to Shen Qing about something."
Shen Yi nodded his head.
The other six ministries, nine officials and five prime ministers all stood up and left silently. Before leaving, they looked back at the emperor reluctantly, with tears in their eyes.
After everyone left, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly coughed a few times and his face turned red.
Master Shen stepped forward and patted him on the back: "Your Majesty... has the elixir entered?"
"I took some medicine."
The emperor took a few breaths, then lay down and said with a wry smile, "I can't muster up the energy without taking medicine."
"do not know…"
"Can we make it until the spring..."
The emperor sighed and said, "If we can survive this winter, I can teach the fourth child a little more."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you had let go of your worries, you might have recovered a long time ago."
The emperor smiled and said, "I took the medicine for Mr. Shen."
Mr. Shen was stunned, and only heard the emperor continue to say: "If I were sick, those people would think that I am awake now."
"By then, Shen Qing will be subject to some criticism again."
His Majesty the Emperor coughed twice more, and after getting up and drinking a cup of hot water, he felt better. He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly, "Now, in front of several prime ministers and the six ministries and nine officials, this matter is settled, and Shen Qing has been cleared of some suspicion of forcing the crown prince."
Master Shen lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, you always think too much."
"I also have some selfish motives for doing this."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said, "The queen has a princess who is about to reach adulthood."
"Promise it to your second son."
"This way, the Li and Shen families can become closer."
This time, Shen Yi was silent for a long time, then bowed his head respectfully.
"I... am your son's representative."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
(End of this chapter)