amaotonovel Chapter 1497 Chaos at the Imperial Court
Chapter 1497 Chaos at the Imperial Court
Chapter 1497 Chaos at the Imperial Court
The Sun family held a banquet at this time, which was obviously a celebration banquet.
Because the eldest prince has been conferred the title of Prince of Fu and will soon leave the capital, and the fourth prince has now been conferred the title of Prince of Wu and will also leave the capital soon. In other words, up to now, all of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's competitors have left.
More importantly, this means that His Majesty the Emperor has recognized the Crown Prince's performance during this period and has taken the initiative to drive the Crown Prince's opponents out of the capital.
The crown prince's position was completely consolidated.
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not born to Empress Sun, he was adopted and raised by Empress Sun. This relationship was no different from that between biological children in that era.
As the descendant of the Sun family, after the previous generation of nephew became unfriendly, they are now making every effort to get close to this "second generation nephew".
Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won a great victory, of course they have to celebrate in a big way.
This kind of celebration is not entirely for showing off, but to tell the people in the capital, and the people of the world, that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the undisputed heir to the throne.
And use this opportunity to win over some forces for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
After all, the foundation of the Eastern Palace is still very weak.
If it were an ordinary minister, he would not be able to refuse such an invitation. He would even rush to the Sun family and try his best to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. However, Shen Yi no longer needed to engage in such useless social activities. He simply rejected the invitation from the Sun family.
The Fourth Prince stood beside Shen Yi with his hands down, looking respectful: "Thank you for your teachings, uncle. I will keep it in mind."
Master Shen looked at Li Jian's face, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "If there is nothing else, Your Highness, please go back. I still have some official business to deal with."
"Of course I dare not disturb my uncle."
The Fourth Prince bowed his head and said, "My nephew wants to stay in the mansion for a while to play with Sanlang."
Shen Yi waved his hand and said, "Your Highness will naturally get along with him, just go ahead."
The Fourth Prince thanked him, lowered his head and left Shen Yi's study.
After he left, Shen Yi returned to the main seat and sat down. After a while, a man in his thirties or forties came out of the small room separated from his study. The man walked to Shen Yi's desk and said, "This is the first time I've seen such a humble prince. He doesn't have any arrogance at all."
Master Shen looked up at him and smiled dumbly: "Now, there is no way for him to be ungentle. Not to mention the illusory throne, whether he can live the rest of his life in peace after arriving in Jiangdu depends on my protection."
The man hummed and said softly, "It seems that his going to Jiangdu was also arranged by the Marquis."
"Let's not talk about this."
Mr. Shen put down the brush in his hand and asked with a smile: "Did you send that girl named Su to Goryeo?"
"Yes."
The man in front of him was none other than Xu Fu, who had been collecting wealth for the emperor for many years and could be called the general manager of the imperial treasury funds.
Over the years, Xu Fu has done a very good job, keeping Emperor Hongde's wallet full and he has been tough in his daily work. After all, when the Ministry of Revenue is unwilling to pay, the Emperor can just wave his hand and take money out of his own pocket.
Therefore, Emperor Hong De was very satisfied with Xu Fu and had summoned him many times in the past 20 years. This was a rare honor for a "businessman".
If Xu Fu, who was the imperial merchant at the beginning, was still a little fearful and immature, now Mr. Xu has become much calmer and more confident, with a temperament that makes him look reliable.
Some time ago, Shen Yi asked him to find doctors for the emperor in various places, so he came to Yanjing and has not left since then.
Mr. Xu smiled and said, "The young marquis has sent me three letters. If I don't deliver them to him, I'm afraid he will come back from Goryeo and cause trouble for me."
Mr. Shen shook his head helplessly: "This rebellious son..."
Xu Fu reached out to pour tea for Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I heard that the young marquis has already established a firm foothold in Goryeo, which is very good. The marquis should not be too harsh on him, he is a young man after all."
"Besides, being loyal and righteous is not a bad thing."
"how have you been?"
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea and asked, "Is everything okay at home?"
“It’s good and it’s not good.”
He shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly, "Taking several concubines has made the family restless. Liu Niang is still angry with me now."
"You kid..."
Mr. Shen smiled dumbly: "It has changed too."
"It's not that it has changed."
Xu Fu shook his head slightly and said, "My Lord, I manage too much money. Not to mention the business in the south, even the business in Liulichang alone brings in a lot of money every year."
"You can't be too greedy for money in this position. If you are not lustful, I am afraid the palace will be worried."
"Of course…"
Mr. Xu touched his nose and said helplessly: "It's also because I travel around all year round, and sometimes I need someone to take care of me."
Mr. Shen glanced at him and said with a smile: "We are all men, no need to explain to me."
"When you have time, you should explain it to Liu Niang."
Xu Fu found a seat and sat down, shook his head slightly, and did not respond.
After a long while, he looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "My Lord, I think I have found my family."
Shen Yi was startled, then nodded gently: "You have been traveling all over the country for these years. Apart from doing business, this is what you have been thinking about. It's good to find it."
"My parents are long gone."
"I found my uncle who is still alive."
Xu Fu held the teacup in both hands and said quietly, "It was he who took me on a business trip, and then he thought I was a burden, so when we passed by Jiangdu, he abandoned me in Jiangdu."
“At that time, I was only five years old.”
Mr. Shen sighed, looked up at Xu Fu, and said, "What are you going to do?"
"I heard that he was selling porcelain, and his business has grown in recent years."
Mr. Xu lowered his head to drink tea and said softly, "I plan to do the porcelain business for a year or two."
Mr. Shen stood up, walked to Xu Fu, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "No matter what you do, just feel comfortable. If you need my help, just ask."
Xu Fu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't need your help, but this matter..."
He sighed: "I have no one to talk to, so I can only talk to you, my Lord, to make me feel better."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Your four brothers..."
"More than 20 years."
Xu Fu said silently: "We all have our own livelihoods, so we are not as close as before. Besides, if they knew about this, I am afraid they would cause trouble."
"understood."
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked out the window.
"Time takes its toll on us."
………………
As the two adult princes were successively enfeoffed.
The situation in Yanjing City has undergone tremendous changes.
Almost everyone believes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has secured the throne.
Moreover, it is no secret that His Majesty the Emperor is ill.
Under such circumstances, most officials in Yanjing City began to more or less side with the prince.
In the following months, while His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in charge of state affairs in the Secretariat, and with the support of hundreds of officials, his power grew stronger and stronger, and he had already taken control of the government and held absolute power.
During this process, Emperor Hongde lived in seclusion and rarely met with court officials. At most, he met with a few prime ministers on some extremely important occasions.
As the three government offices of Northern Zhili moved out of Yanjing, Lord Shen Yi became relatively quiet and often stayed at home, rarely going out.
As the two big guys ceded power, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's authority became stronger day by day.
On many things, he began to really participate in opinions, his own opinions.
When a new leader takes office, the thing he cares about most, or the thing he gets involved in first, is naturally personnel power.
The same was true for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After gradually gaining power, he began to think about the candidates for the Ministry of Personnel and set his sights on the new Jinshi who had won the title in the 31st year of Hongde.
For a time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's house was crowded with people.
The newly-appointed Jinshi scholars were trying their best to meet the prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very hospitable. He met almost all the new scholars and welcomed them with a smile.
In order to curry favor with the prince, some newly-appointed scholars claimed themselves to be the prince's disciples.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned a deaf ear to it.
After work, the Minister of Rites Shen Heng went all the way to find Shen Yi. Looking at Shen Yi who was flipping through a book, he sighed silently.
"Brother, the court is about to be in chaos."
Master Shen looked up at him and smiled dumbly: "Why are you making such alarmist remarks? I am also in the court, how come I haven't heard that the court is going to be in chaos?"
"If you please the East Palace, you will rise to prominence."
Shen Hengda frowned: "Promoting officials based on their backgrounds instead of their abilities will lead to chaos over time."
"Should His Majesty come forward and correct His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Shen Yi frowned slightly, then slowly shook his head.
"No rush, no rush."
(End of this chapter)