amaotonovel Chapter 1482 Assassination
Chapter 1482 Assassination
Chapter 1482 Assassination
At this time, it was already the early winter of the 30th year of Hongde.
Not long after Shen Yuan left Yanjing, Ye Chan, who had always wanted to return to her hometown in Fuzhou, also went south from Yanjing with Shen Ji, the second son of the Shen family, under Shen Yi's arrangement.
The two brothers of the Shen family left Yanjing City, one to the south and one to the north.
At this moment, because of the end of the Shen family's marriage, the Shen family members from all over the place have already left. Only the two old men, Master Lu and Shen Zhang, were forced by Shen Yi to stay and spend the New Year in Yandu.
But even so, the Shen family immediately became deserted, in stark contrast to when Shen Yuan got married a few days ago.
In the Shenhou Mansion, Shen Zhou walked into Shen Yi's study room with several documents in his arms. He walked in carefully and said, "Uncle, these are the documents sent to you by the Imperial Report Department and the Internal Guard. Your nephew has sorted them out."
This is actually a critical time for the Shen family. Shen Ling's son Shen Ying went north with Shen Yuan, and Shen Zhou was left in Yanjing by Shen Yi to prepare for the next imperial examination. By the way, he was taken by Master Shen to be his secretary.
Shen Yi put down the documents about the war in the north, looked up at Shen Zhou, and said with a smile: "Helping uncle here, has it not affected your craft?"
"No no."
Shen Zhou quickly shook his head: "Uncle, there are a lot of books here, many of which are very helpful for the imperial examinations."
Shen Yi hummed, and said, "It's a pity that Mr. Gu is no longer here, otherwise he could have taught you a lot. It's rare that your grandfather and master are both at home during this period of time. When you are free, you should visit them more often, especially your master, who can teach you a lot."
"In our Shen family, among your generation, you are probably the only one who has a chance of passing the imperial examination."
Shen Zhou bowed his head slightly and said modestly: "My elder brother has also read a lot, but he is not interested in taking the imperial examinations."
Mr. Shen nodded and said, "Okay, I won't waste your time. Go study and try to pass the imperial examination in the next few years. It will be a good story for you and your son to both pass the imperial examination."
"Yes."
Shen Zhou retreated respectfully, while Shen Yi opened the document he had sent over.
These documents were sent to Shen Yi by the Internal Guards and the Imperial Reporting Department. They recorded in detail what the Fourth Prince did after he arrived in the south. The content is quite interesting.
After the Fourth Prince arrived in the south, he was warmly received by local officials and gentry along the way. However, as he got down to the business of surveying the land, he encountered great resistance everywhere. Without the cooperation of local government offices, it was basically difficult for him to carry out his work relying only on the staff from the Ministry of Revenue he brought with him.
The Fourth Prince was very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.
Compared to those local tyrants, he, a teenage prince, still seemed too immature even with the status of an imperial envoy.
Just when things were almost at a stalemate, he wrote a letter to his father asking for an imperial decree, then rushed all the way to Jiankang and started the investigation from the imperial farm in Jiankang.
The fourth prince himself found Zhao Changping, the person in charge in Nanjing, and asked for help from Prime Minister Zhao.
Prime Minister Zhao had been in the Ministry of Revenue for decades, and land surveying was something he had always wanted to do but had never been able to do. It was not known whether this matter was exactly what he wanted or the fourth prince was different from others, but the fourth prince really persuaded the prime minister of Nanjing.
The land survey in Jiankang then began in full swing.
After a few months, it has achieved remarkable results.
With the completion of land survey in Nanjing, the work in other southern provinces will be relatively smoother.
After all, Nanjing has set an example. If other provinces, prefectures, and counties continue to shirk their responsibilities, although the fourth prince is young, he is not afraid to kill people.
After reading the document, Mr. Shen slowly closed it, seeming to be thinking about something.
After thinking for a moment, he stood up, left Marquis Shen's Mansion and went to the palace.
As the Emperor was "lazy in his duties", it was not easy for even the Prime Minister to see the Emperor. However, Shen Yi was an exception. After entering the imperial city, he was quickly led to the bedroom of Deqing Hall, where he met the Emperor who was enjoying the music played by the Jiaofangsi.
What surprised Shen Yi even more was that, at this moment, not only the emperor was present, but the imperial concubine was also accompanying the emperor. The "couple" sat at the same table, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Mr. Shen hesitated for a moment and was about to leave Deqing Hall.
Because at this time, it had only been two years since Empress Dowager Sun passed away, and having such a large-scale dance and music in the palace was somewhat against the rules.
As a subject, it was not convenient for him to be present.
However, before he had time to leave, Emperor Hong De waved his hand to disperse the musicians from the Jiaofangsi and beckoned him over.
Mr. Shen stepped forward and bowed to the couple: "Your Majesty, I greet you, and the Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Hui stood up sensibly, bowed in return, and said softly, "It's been a long time since we last met, Lord Shen."
Ever since some unpleasantness between the two in Jiankang, the two have not met in private for a long, long time. It can even be said that the two have hardly met for more than ten years.
More than ten years have passed, and Concubine Hui is still as charming as ever. Compared with the emperor who has white hair, she looks quite young, probably a young woman in her thirties.
Moreover, the slight worldly air that he had in his every move had completely disappeared.
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is still as elegant as ever."
His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand to dismiss the palace maids, then motioned Shen Yi to take a seat and said, "The fate between Concubine Hui and me was almost entirely due to Shen Qing."
"There's no need to be so distant now."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said to Concubine Hui: "My beloved concubine, when you have nothing to do, you can spend more time with Madam Shen from the Shen family."
Concubine Hui stood up and answered yes, then said goodbye and left sensibly.
After she left, the emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Have you seen the documents I sent to you?"
"Old Four is quite good at this."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "Yes, what the Fourth Prince is doing now is quite methodical."
“It’s an eye-opener.”
The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile and asked, "Before he left, you didn't write him any note, did you?"
It was obvious that the emperor felt that Shen Yi had intervened in Zhao Changping's decision to help Li Jian.
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I just warned the Fourth Prince to be careful on this trip. I didn't say anything else."
"Well."
The emperor nodded slightly and sighed: "Then I am a little worried. He did things so well. Is there someone else behind him?"
Shen Yi remained silent and did not respond.
The emperor tapped the table rhythmically with his hands, and then slowly said, "Shen Qing should also know something about the situation in the south, right?"
Shen Yi nodded.
"It is written in the document that the Fourth Prince has been assassinated many times in the past few months since he arrived in the south. This is what I expected. Those local forces in the south will not be so honest."
Hong Dedi smiled and said, "You are not honest."
"You clearly know that among those who tried to assassinate Lao Si, there were some..."
He said quietly.
"Not some Southerner."
(End of this chapter)