amaotonovel Chapter 1505 The Emperor Arrives
Chapter 1505 The Emperor Arrives
Chapter 1505 The Emperor Arrives
The Jiangdu Internal Guard sent a secret report to Yanjing at an express speed of 600 miles.
At this time, it was the grand court meeting in Yanjing.
Emperor Hongde, who had not appeared in public for a long time, sat down on the main seat in Deqing Hall again. He looked at the civil and military officials below and smiled: "My lords, it's been a long time since we last met."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood at the front, kneeling on the ground with all the officials and ministers, and bowed his head in greeting: "Your Majesty, we bow to you."
"Long live my emperor, long live long live..."
These cries of "Long live the emperor" can be said to be sincere and heartfelt.
After all, thirty years had passed, and there was no old minister from the previous dynasty left in the entire court. All of them were ministers of the Hongde Dynasty, and were promoted by His Majesty the Emperor.
Even if there are a hundred different thoughts among a hundred people, everyone has their own ideas, but they are all human beings. Not only has the emperor been kind to others over the years, but he is also humorous. Naturally, the court officials have feelings for the emperor.
Some younger officials, under the influence of the monarch-father ideology, even regard him as their father.
Now that the emperor has returned to the throne, everyone is naturally excited.
The emperor sat on the throne, raised his hand slowly, and said with full energy: "Everyone stand up."
Everyone stood up and thanked the emperor for his grace.
The emperor glanced at Shen Yi, who was standing at the first position on the left. The two exchanged glances before the emperor looked at the prime ministers and asked slowly, "I have been ill for the past six months, and the crown prince has just been appointed and needs experience, so I have been lazy for a few months and entrusted the government affairs to the crown prince and the prime ministers."
He looked at the prime ministers and asked with a smile: "My dear ministers, has my son done anything wrong recently?"
Several ministers looked at each other, and finally Song Yuan stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fair and just, and has done nothing wrong."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said softly, "You must tell the truth. If you point out the prince's mistakes now, I can correct them and teach him. But after a hundred years, I will not be able to change them even if I want to."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knelt on the ground with great respect, took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it above his head with both hands, and bowed his head and said, "Father, I have never been involved in political affairs. Fortunately, I have received the support of several prime ministers and the guidance of the Grand Tutor during this period, so I have not made any big mistakes. However, after reflecting on myself, I still find that there are some inappropriate things. This is my apology, please take a look."
The emperor glanced at the document in the prince's hand, then looked at Shen Yi, and both the emperor and his minister frowned slightly.
Because it was not until yesterday afternoon that the emperor announced that he would return to court today.
In such a short period of time, the prince not only decided to apologize to the emperor, but also wrote the letter of apology. This was definitely not something that the prince could do alone.
It is an indisputable fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has some "assistants" behind him.
The question now is whether it is the prince who is directing these "assistants" to do their work, or whether these assistants are teaching the prince how to do things.
Emperor Hongde had been in power for more than 30 years and had seen all kinds of storms. This kind of trivial matter naturally would not cause any waves in his heart. Soon, he glanced at Xiao Huai and said lightly, "Show it up."
"Yes."
Eunuch Xiao quickly walked down the steps and brought up the letter of apology. The emperor threw it aside without even looking at it, and said slowly, "You are the crown prince, so you should reflect on yourself, but as the foundation of the country, you cannot confess your guilt easily. Do you understand?"
Sweat oozed from the crown prince's forehead, and he bowed his head deeply: "Your son...your son will learn from you."
The emperor said "hmm" and smiled: "I haven't been to court for a long time. What important matters are there today? Let's start the discussion."
There was total silence in Deqing Hall, and no one spoke.
All of the officials here are from the capital and above the fifth rank. They have all heard some rumors about the Emperor's health. They can all understand why the Emperor suddenly came to court at this time. It is simply to dispel the rumors outside.
As ministers of the Hongde Dynasty, they naturally would not speak out to disturb their emperor and father at this time.
Prime Minister Zhang Jian hesitated for a moment, but still stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is nothing important happening in the court right now."
He knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I beg you to return to the palace to rest and take care of the dragon's body..."
After Zhang Jian finished speaking, all the civil and military officials knelt down and kowtowed once again.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to return to the palace to recuperate..."
Seeing the crowd of people kneeling in front of him, the emperor was moved. He was silent for a long time before he smiled: "Everyone stand up, everyone stand up."
"My illness is getting a little better now. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be sitting here."
After everyone started laughing, the emperor stroked his beard and said, "Since you have nothing to say, I will tell you something about my family."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile, "Although my fourth son, Wu Wang Li Jian, has been enfeoffed, he has not yet married, which is against etiquette. He admires the eldest daughter of the Shen Hou Mansion. I discussed it with Shen Qing for a whole day yesterday and decided to finalize this marriage."
The emperor looked at his ministers and said quietly, "I want to grant a marriage to Wu Wang Li Jian and the eldest daughter of the Shen family. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory will choose an auspicious date and the wedding will take place before the end of the year."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yi and asked with a smile, "What do you think, Shen Qing?"
Master Shen quietly left the class and bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, I have no objection, but my family is in Yanjing, and my eldest son is also in the north. Now there may be a war in Datong, and I can't leave the north. If we get married, I think it's better to get married in Yanjing."
The emperor thought about it and nodded cheerfully: "Yes, the war in Datong is approaching, and Shen Qing, as the person in charge, is indeed not in a good position to go south."
"As a father, I also want to see my children get married, so it's settled."
As he spoke, the emperor looked at Xiao Huai and said with a smile, "Send a message to Jiangdu, ordering the fourth son to return to the capital to get married."
Eunuch Xiao immediately bowed his head.
"The slaves obey."
The emperor and his ministers sang in unison, and all civil and military officials fell silent again.
Zhang Jian couldn't help but look up at Shen Yi, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not speak, he lowered his head slightly.
If someone looked down enough, they would be able to see that the Crown Prince's face looked very bad.
His face was as sinking as water.
Mr. Shen turned around silently and looked at the civil and military officials.
The emperor on the throne frowned slightly and said calmly: "Why? All the nobles disagree with this marriage?"
Emperor Hongde's 30 years of imperial power was profound and heavy. When he said this, many officials knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness dare not."
"We congratulate your majesty... on your marriage to a good wife."
"Congratulations to Lord Shen for having a wonderful son-in-law!"
Mr. Shen turned around and looked at Zhang Jian. Mr. Zhang now had so many things to say and so many questions to ask, but he really had no way of saying them in this grand court meeting.
Seeing that all the ministers had congratulated him, the emperor nodded in satisfaction. He supported himself on the armrests of the throne, slowly stood up, and said calmly, "That's all for today, let's all go."
After that, the emperor left Deqing Hall with the help of Eunuch Xiao.
As soon as the emperor left, there was an uproar in Deqing Hall.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked up to Shen Yi, bowed, and forced a smile on his face: "Congratulations, uncle."
Shen Yi shook his head silently and said, "Your Highness, this is just an ordinary marriage, please don't think too much about it."
Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became even more suspicious and his expression became even uglier.
Mr. Shen sighed, knowing that the prince did not listen to his good advice at all.
He could only bow and say, "I will not say more. Your Highness, please consider it yourself."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said "hmm" and left silently.
After the prince left, Prime Minister Zhang Jian grabbed Shen Yi's sleeve and pulled him aside.
"Ziheng, what's going on?"
Mr. Shen looked at Zhang Jian and sighed slightly.
"Brother, it's time to test your humanity."
(End of this chapter)