amaotonovel Chapter 1478 Entrustment
Chapter 1478 Entrustment
Chapter 1478 Entrustment
"Boss, have you been to see me recently?"
After some small talk, His Majesty the Emperor took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said softly: "Your Majesty, His Highness is a very smart man. He knows that he shouldn't look for me at this time. Not only is it useless to look for me, but it will also be harmful to him."
The emperor hummed and waved his hand.
"Everyone, stand down."
The palace servants in Ganlu Palace quickly retreated.
After everyone left, the emperor sighed slightly and said, "To be honest, I have considered the eldest son. After all, he is my eldest son and the son of Concubine Hui. I like him in my heart."
"Also, although the eldest brother's mind is a little complicated, he is an extremely smart child..."
"Unfortunately…"
The emperor shook his head slightly and said nothing more.
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "If His Majesty is interested in His Highness, I'm afraid he will have to kill many people."
When the Gu Hengbo incident was dealt with, firstly because of the rush of time and secondly because the methods of the emperor and his ministers were still immature, there were actually many loopholes. Among the ministers in Jiankang City at that time, there must have been someone who knew about this matter well.
Therefore, this became the biggest pain point for the eldest prince Li Wang.
His mother was from...
It's really too humble.
What's even more terrible is that those young men in Zhao Er and Zhao Jizhou who often strolled along the Qinhuai River are now at the age of being the backbone of the court! If the eldest son ascends the throne and the empress dowager summons the ministers, if he is recognized, it will be a lot of fun.
This is also the biggest reason why Emperor Hong De hardly considers Li Wang now.
The emperor sighed, "Our generation doesn't need to kill people, but if the eldest brother takes the throne, he will definitely kill people. By then, the city of Yanjing will be flooded with blood."
The emperor was silent for a while, then he said, "Ziheng."
Shen Yi was stunned.
The emperor seldom addressed him by his courtesy name, so since this was unusual, he quickly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty has ordered you to do so."
"I have many things to entrust to you. In addition to the government, there are two more things I want to entrust you to do."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty has ordered."
The emperor closed his eyes and said, "The first thing is Hui Fei and her son. If I am no longer around and the eldest son has not ascended the throne, there might be people with bad intentions who will bring up the past and bring up the past. Not only will Hui Fei and her son be embarrassed, but the new emperor might also make things difficult for them."
"Empress Hui..."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "Concubine Hui is the woman I love most in my life. I hope she can live in peace. When the time comes, Shen Qing will help protect them, so that at least the eldest brother can be safely settled in the vassal state."
Shen Yi bowed his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this is a matter within the royal family. How can I interfere? Moreover, I do not have the prestige of Your Majesty, and I probably cannot control those people who are interested in trouble. This matter..."
"Ziheng doesn't need to be modest."
The emperor lowered his eyebrows and said, "Concubine Hui was born in the Lu family... We were too rough in handling this matter back then, but over the years, I have sent people to fill in the gaps. No matter who investigates, the result is the same, that is, Concubine Hui is Lu Zheng's granddaughter."
"If someone starts trouble, Ziheng will deal with one or two of them severely, and then they will naturally calm down. I have already thought of a reason for you to start trouble."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled faintly and said, "Just say it is, to protect my reputation."
Shen Yi thought deeply for a while, then bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, your health has improved now. You don't need to think about such long-term things. It's better to take care of your health."
"Didn't I say just in case? You are still thinking too much."
The emperor smiled and said, "Are you afraid that this matter will anger the new emperor?"
Shen Yi took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I accept this."
He looked at the emperor and forced a smile on his face.
"At most, he will lose his job and return to Jiangdu to retire."
The emperor smiled silently, then lowered his head to drink tea and continued, "The second matter is about the family."
He said quietly, "Over the years, the inner guards have obtained countless evidences of their wrongdoings. I didn't punish them before because of my mother's face. I am keeping them now because they are related to the crown prince, and I don't want to shake up the government."
"Afterwards, the Internal Guard will hand over the evidence of their wrongdoings to Ziheng. If I establish a fourth son, it will probably be too late to deal with them. By then, Ziheng will deal with the Sun family for me."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "At least, we must make them unable to recover."
No matter whether it is the third prince or the fourth prince who ascends the throne, as long as Empress Sun is still alive, the Empress Dowager will definitely be Empress Sun.
The most amazing thing is to make his biological mother the empress dowager. However, whether or not to make her the empress dowager depends on whether Empress Sun is strong enough. If Empress Sun is strong enough, she can only be made the concubine dowager.
Of course, once the fourth prince ascends the throne, Empress Sun will also give face to the emperor and generally will not refuse the emperor's request to establish two empress dowagers. After all, Empress Dowager Sun... has family.
The second thing the emperor did was obviously because he was worried that the power of the descendants was too great, and he wanted Shen Yi to help suppress it.
What was suppressed was not the evil deeds of the royal family, but the rebellious intention of the third prince.
This was not a difficult task for Shen Yi. He bowed his head slightly and said, "I obey your command."
However, Shen Yi paused and asked, "Your Majesty, no matter which prince succeeds to the throne, do we have to do this?"
The emperor thought about it, shook his head and said, "Of course it is different."
He looked at Shen Yi and whispered, "If the third son inherits the throne, I will personally issue an imperial decree to bring the Sun family down to the ground."
Shen Yi bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise."
After a pause, he continued, "However, I think that Your Majesty should rest and recuperate. Once Your Majesty's health gradually recovers, you can continue to rule for another half century."
"Half a century..."
The emperor repeated it, looked at the book of words and miscellaneous books at hand, and then smiled: "I have rested well in the past month. Once I have some free time, I feel that I was too hard-working in the past. I have begun to slack off."
"If I really rule for another half century, I don't know what my sons will think. I am afraid I will become a tyrant."
He looked at Shen Yi and laughed at himself: "By then, will the temple name that Ziheng gave me disappear without a trace?"
His Majesty the Emperor still has the two words "Emperor Taizu" in his mind.
Shen Yi sighed and said, "Your Majesty, as long as you can appoint wise ministers, you will never become a tyrant even if you are free. There are too many things to do in the court, and you cannot finish them all by yourself."
The emperor stood up, walked to Shen Yi, found a small wooden stool and sat down, then patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I will try to live a few more years."
"But how long you can live depends on God's will."
He sighed: "That time a month ago, I almost saw my father and mother."
Hong Dedi is not a workaholic.
Therefore, the huge amount of work would not bring him any sense of happiness. What supported him to work hard over the years was, firstly, his responsibility as an emperor, and secondly, his reputation during his lifetime and after his death.
The last time he was between life and death, he finally put down his heavy workload and took a month off.
But he knew clearly that his physical condition was still not optimistic.
Master Shen sighed, stood up and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty has been kind to me and trusted me for more than 20 years. I will never be able to repay such a great favor even if I die."
"Your Majesty, what you said today, I have kept in mind. I do not want anything to happen to Your Majesty. I sincerely hope that Your Majesty can always stay in charge of the court. However, if something unexpected happens one day, what Your Majesty told me today..."
"I will do it for Your Majesty even if I die."
Emperor Hong De also stood up with a bright smile on his face.
"Good good."
He patted Shen Yi's shoulder again.
"Let's go and change clothes."
Mr. Shen was somewhat stunned: "Your Majesty?"
"Let's go out of the palace."
The emperor laughed.
"I'll treat you to a meal!"
(End of this chapter)