marquis of jingan

Chapter 1516: The Sound of Dusk Drums

Chapter 1516: The Sound of Dusk Drums

Shen Yi, after staying in the palace for a day, also returned to his home.

As soon as she returned to her home study, Shen Sangsang pushed the door open carefully and walked in, holding a bowl of hot soup. She placed the bowl next to Shen Yi, then looked at her father.

"Dad..."

Shen Yi put down his brush, looked up at her, and shook his head helplessly: "Are you here to ask about King Wu?"

"Ah."

Shen Sangsang said, "My daughter heard that Silang fell off his horse, and I don't know how badly he was injured..."

"The doctors are already examining him."

Shen Yi paused and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem, but it will take a month or two to recover."

At this point, Shen Yi looked at Shen Sangsang, pointed to the chair in the study, and said, "Sit down and talk."

Shen Sangsang nodded and sat down properly.

Shen Yi looked at her, organized his words, and asked, "What does my son think of King Wu?"

Shen Sangsang thought for a moment and replied, "Silang... has a very good temper."

"He is very gentle to everyone. When he was in the capital, I never saw him get angry with anyone."

Shen Yi nodded and asked, "No more?"

"I can't explain the other daughters."

Shen Sangsang blinked and asked, "Dad, has something happened to Silang?"

"He's fine."

Shen Yi said silently: "He is fine."

At this point, Master Shen sighed and said, "Okay, my dear daughter, Dad still has a lot of things to deal with here, you go back first, and in a few days, Dad will take you to see your Silang."

Shen Sangsang quickly stood up and said, "Dad, don't forget to drink the soup my daughter made for you."

Master Shen shook his head helplessly: "It's true that a girl can't be kept when she grows up. I don't see you making anything for dad on weekdays."

Shen Sangsang blushed a little: "If you think it tastes good, your daughter will make it for you every day in the future."

Shen Yi waved his hand and sighed, "Okay, okay, go quickly."

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In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.

Over the past month, the situation in Yanjing has become strange.

First of all, the fact that the Crown Prince led his troops to attack and kill the King of Wu was known to almost everyone in the court.

The court did not give any explanation on this matter. The emperor did not bring up the matter, nor did he depose the crown prince.

In other words, the crown prince has not been deposed for the time being.

It was as if the whole thing had never happened.

Apart from the fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was relieved of his duties as regent, everything else remained the same as before.

At this time, it was already the end of the 31st year of Hongde.

Young Marquis Shen Yuan, who had been away for about a year, hurried into the capital from outside the city with more than ten horsemen as guards. He rode all the way to the gate of his own mansion, jumped off his mount, and strode into the main gate.

The young marquis returned to the Shen Marquis Mansion, and naturally the Shen family was quickly alarmed. The second son, Shen Ji, came to the main gate, bowed to Shen Yuan, and said with a smile: "Brother is back."

Shen Yuan patted Shen Ji's shoulder and said, "Your sister is getting married soon, so I have to come back."

Shen Ji glanced behind him, thinking: "My sister-in-law didn't come back?"

"He's pregnant, so it's not very convenient for him to move."

Shen Yuan smiled and said to Shen Ji, "Sanlang has grown a lot taller. When you have nothing to do in the spring of next year, why don't you come visit me?"

Shen Ji smiled and nodded, "Okay."

The two brothers walked into the backyard. After Shen Yuan greeted everyone in the family, he came to the Shen family's study and knocked on the door: "Dad, your son is back."

Shen Yi inside responded: "Come in."

Shen Yuan pushed open the door, then turned around and closed it. He found a chair in the study and sat down. He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Dad, what's going on in the capital?"

Shen Yi rubbed his wrist and shook his head slightly: "It's hard to explain it in a few words."

"Then keep your story short."

Shen Yuan looked back at the door and whispered, "Is it possible that... the fourth brother is going to become the crown prince?"

Shen Yi sighed and nodded: "Almost."

Although Emperor Hong De has not confirmed this matter, it has basically been decided.

Because the King of Wu has recovered well in the past month, and... the emperor has no time to choose another successor.

Shen Yuan frowned slightly and whispered: "So, my brother-in-law..."

"I'm going to be the emperor."

Without even raising his eyelids, Shen asked, "What are you thinking?"

"The child has no idea in his mind."

Shen Yuan lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm not very familiar with the affairs of the court, so I will do whatever you say."

Shen Yi nodded slightly.

"I'm glad you think so. Are you doing well in Goryeo during this period?"

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "You have arranged so many things for me. Even if my son is stupid, he can still stand firm. The King of Goryeo is not in good health now. In two or three years, I will be able to control the affairs of Goryeo."

Shen Yi nodded and said, "This is a good thing, but don't just focus on the tiny country of Goryeo. Your target should be Liaodong."

"Su Ding will do his best to cooperate with you. You should strive to conquer the entire Liaodong within ten years."

"When the time comes, you will have the final say on the Liaodong Peninsula."

Shen Yuan bowed his head deeply: "My son obeys your command."

After the father and son chatted for a while, Shen Yuan suddenly lowered his voice again and asked, "Father, His Majesty..."

Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows, his expression gloomy: "It's very bad."

"It may only be a matter of days."

Shen Yuan frowned and said, "Didn't you hire a Western doctor? Did the Western doctor see me?"

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Those Western doctors are not necessarily better than the doctors in the Middle Earth. Even at their current level, they can't even be considered as having their own strengths."

"I just asked them to communicate with the Imperial Hospital. I didn't ask them to diagnose His Majesty. After all, if something goes wrong, our family can't shirk responsibility or explain clearly."

Shen Yuan nodded silently and sighed, "Dad, take me to the palace to see His Majesty in the next few days."

"When I was growing up in Jiankang, Your Majesty treated me very well..."

"It is excellent."

Shen Yuan also looked a little gloomy: "Even those princes privately said that His Majesty treats me more affectionately than he treats them."

Shen Yi nodded again: "Okay."

Shen Yuan walked to his father's side and poured him a cup of tea. "I heard that a fight has broken out at Uncle Xue's place."

Shen Yi said "hmm".

"If there is no agreement, there will naturally be a fight."

"That Tatar Khan is quite a character. He was unwilling to accept the imperial reward and almost left Zhou Yuanlang in Tatar."

"Now that winter has arrived, this war has to be fought even if he doesn't want to. Now it's just a matter of how many people die."

At this point, Mr. Shen slowly said, "Xue Da wrote me a letter saying that he can hold on in Datong."

Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "In the spring of next year, we must teach these Tatars a lesson. If they don't want to negotiate, we will fight them until they agree to negotiate."

As soon as Shen Yi finished speaking, there was a knock on the door: "My Lord, the palace urgently summons you."

Mr. Shen was shocked, then he stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and asked, "What did the people in the palace say? Did they summon me alone, or did they summon all the ministers?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't know, but the one who came this time was not Eunuch Wei, nor Eunuch Xiao, nor Eunuch Gao..."

"Just a blue-robed eunuch in the palace."

Master Shen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "That means... something must have happened in the palace."

During this month, Shen Yi had entered the palace many times, and those who came to invite him were at least purple-robed eunuchs in the palace.

But now it seems that the purple-robed eunuchs in the palace are probably too busy to spare time.

He turned around to look at his son who had just arrived home and said slowly, "Yuan'er."

Shen Yuan hurried forward and said, "The child is here."

"Go change your clothes."

Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

"Let's go to the palace together."

Shen Yuan lowered his head deeply, looking somewhat sad.

"My child obeys."

(End of this chapter)