amaotonovel Chapter 1514 At Least We Have Struggled
Chapter 1514 At Least We Have Struggled
Chapter 1514 At Least We Have Struggled
His Majesty the Emperor closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.
Master Shen was silent for a while, and then he said, "Your Majesty, now that we have the list of names of those people in the East Palace, what should we do with them?"
His Majesty the Emperor still closed his eyes and said slowly: "In the court, we judge by deeds, not by heart. No matter what they think in their hearts, they didn't do anything. Don't do anything about it. Keep the list for the future..."
“Just don’t reuse it.”
Shen Yi nodded and was about to speak when he heard the emperor say in a cold voice: "The Sun family has relied on my favor to jump up and down for decades. Now I can't tolerate them."
Shen Yi nodded silently: "I understand."
"The Sun family has been doing evil for many years. They don't need to be punished for this crime. They can be punished for other crimes as well."
The emperor opened his eyes, looked at Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, please keep an eye on the back for me. The one who is doing evil is the Sun family in Yanjing, the Sun family in Nanjing..."
"If you can avoid getting involved, then don't get involved."
His Majesty the Emperor still thinks very carefully.
When he moved the capital, he deliberately divided the Sun family almost into two. His own maternal family, that is, Empress Dowager Sun's brothers and nephews, did not come to Yanjing and remained in Nanjing.
The people who came to Yanjing were actually Empress Sun's family members, and the emperor did not have any good feelings towards them.
It is obvious that the emperor had thought about this matter and how to deal with his descendants since the time the capital was moved.
Mr. Shen sighed and said, "I'm afraid the Queen will have some objections."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "The new emperor is not her own, so her words have no impact. We can only protect ourselves and don't need to care about it."
This is a very simple reason.
Even if she was the emperor's biological mother, after the new emperor ascended the throne, he could at most maintain respect for Empress Sun. But if Empress Sun still wanted to show off her power as the empress dowager, it would be difficult for her to do so.
In another world, after Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty died suddenly, his mother, Empress Zhang, could no longer protect her brothers, and the family was soon reduced to dust.
Even she herself had a miserable old age.
However, the old Taoist's situation is different from the present time. Even if another prince succeeds to the throne, he must still respect Empress Sun as his biological mother and treat her with filial piety. Otherwise, he will inevitably be branded as an unfilial son in future history books.
Master Shen lowered his head again and said, "Your Majesty, should I... go to Baoding Prefecture to take a look?"
The emperor opened his eyes and looked at Shen Yi.
Then he nodded silently: "Yes, your future father-in-law should indeed go and take a look."
He was about to speak when Eunuch Gao walked over and said, "Your Majesty, several prime ministers are waiting outside the palace."
The emperor frowned, then said slowly: "Let them in."
Shen Yi bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
"Ah."
The emperor said slowly, "What the crown prince did was really ugly. If you tell others about it, it will bring disgrace to the royal family. So don't make it public. Even if you want to depose him, just say that he has lost his moral integrity."
Shen Yi was startled, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is too big to be concealed."
"I'm not hiding anything from anyone."
The emperor leaned back in his chair and sighed silently: "Please save my dignity a little."
Shen Yi then bowed his head: "I obey your command."
After saying this, he left Ganlu Palace and walked to the door of Ganlu Palace. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by a voice: "Lord Shen."
Shen Yi turned around and saw Empress Sun standing at the entrance of Ganlu Palace. He quickly stepped forward and bowed his head and said, "Your Highness Shen Yi pays respect to the Empress."
Empress Sun looked at Shen Yi with a complicated expression on her face.
"Lord Shen, Rong'er..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, His Majesty and the court have not yet made a final decision on the Crown Prince's matter, so it is not convenient for me to say anything for the time being."
Empress Sun took a deep breath and said, "Lord Shen, please tell me the truth, Rong'er..."
"Will it be abolished?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "I don't know, but I know."
"No matter who ascends the throne in the future, they will respect you as their legal mother. This is ethical and moral, and no one can change it."
After hearing this, Empress Sun's expression eased a little. She looked around Ganlu Palace and asked, "Your Majesty..."
Shen Yi shook his head again: "My lady, you should ask the imperial physician."
"Okay."
The Queen looked at Shen Yi and sighed, "No matter what, your Majesty always trusts you, Lord Shen. At this juncture, please take care of everything."
Shen Yi bowed and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I will repay your majesty's grace even if my body is torn to pieces!"
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Baoding Prefecture.
It was already evening of the next day when Mr. Shen arrived on horseback.
It is worth mentioning that if Shen Yi’s role in the court was not too special, Baoding Prefecture should be the location of his office as the Governor-General of Northern Zhili.
As soon as he arrived in Baoding Prefecture, officials from the three offices of Northern Zhili came to pay their respects to him, their immediate superior. However, Shen Yi was not interested in official affairs at the moment. After he found out where King Wu was, he hurried to the courtyard where King Wu was recuperating.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu was lying straight on the bed with his forehead wrapped in gauze. When he saw Shen Yi coming in, he struggled to sit up. Shen Yi just glanced at him quietly, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu lay down obediently again.
Shen Yi waved his hand and drove away the other people in the room, then he moved a chair and sat in front of King Wu, quietly looking at the young man in front of him.
"Your Highness, do you think you are very smart?"
The King of Wu's eyes flickered, and he felt a little guilty.
"Uncle, I was really panicked at that time..."
"Your Highness."
Shen Yi reminded: "Your Majesty has more than two princes."
King Wu was stunned when he heard this, then he looked up at Shen Yi with a somewhat panicked look in his eyes.
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "I warned Your Highness in advance to protect Your Highness's safety. Do you really want to use this as a means to fight for the throne?"
King Wu lay on the bed and said with a wry smile: "Uncle, my third brother was too far away from me at that time. If I had turned around and entered Baoding Prefecture, I would have been safe, but what would be the charge against my third brother?"
"He is the prince, and he is taking five hundred riders out for a stroll."
"No one can say anything about him."
His Royal Highness the King of Wu gritted his teeth and said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My nephew must seize this opportunity and prove that the Crown Prince has killed his brother."
"Otherwise, if you want to succeed to the throne, I'm afraid you can only rely on crooked means."
Shen Yi looked at him, expressionless: "I didn't intervene in the fight for the throne. Your Highness, it seems like I was the one who set up the trap for Your Highness."
His Royal Highness the King of Wu forced a smile on his face: "Uncle, this is my nephew's fault. At that time, the situation was urgent and I didn't have time to think too carefully. I had to make a prompt decision."
"Unfortunately…"
He whispered, "It's a pity that my nephew's riding skills are not good and he accidentally fell off the horse, otherwise..."
Shen Yi stood up and looked at his "future son-in-law" who was wrapped like a dumpling. He shook his head slightly and sighed: "Before coming in, I asked the doctor, and the doctor said that many bones in your body are broken."
"Especially the left leg, the injury was the most serious."
Master Shen put his hands in his sleeves and said quietly: "If your legs can't recover, I'm afraid you will end up like the Second Prince..."
In this era, there is no surgery. If a bone is broken and does not heal properly during recovery, it will leave lifelong sequelae.
That's why the Second Prince has a lame leg.
Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Wu's expression darkened: "This, my nephew also heard from the doctor."
He looked at Shen Yi, and after taking a breath, he said, "Uncle, if my nephew is really lame, then this is fate, and I accept it."
"No matter what, my nephew finally fought hard."
“I won’t regret it in the future.”
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked at the expression of His Royal Highness the King of Wu. After a long while, he slowly said, "It's a rare thing that His Royal Highness didn't call me father-in-law today, otherwise I would have turned around and left."
His Royal Highness Prince Wu grinned.
"Uncle, you underestimate my nephew."
"Nephew, I'm not that shameless."
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and turned away.
"It has come to this, everything is up to God."
(End of this chapter)