amaotonovel Chapter 1417: Emperor’s Ancestral Land
Chapter 1417: Emperor’s Ancestral Land
Chapter 1417: Emperor’s Ancestral Land
General Ling was in a bad mood until he left.
Mr. Shen walked out of the room to see him off, with a smile on his face.
At this time, there must be someone from the Internal Security Bureau keeping an eye on this place all the time. Although the situation is now completely under Shen Yi's control, the show still has to be performed.
As for Ling Su...
In Shen Yi's view, Ling Su is now a middleman. From now on, although he works in the Huai'an Army, he and Shen Yi are only in a superior-subordinate relationship, and are no longer the direct confidant they used to be.
However, it is not necessarily true that Ling Su has completely gained the emperor's trust. After all, the emperor is not a mediocre person. Perhaps in the emperor's eyes, Ling Su is just a middleman.
In other words, it was also a warning line that Shen Yi presented to the emperor.
If one day Shen Yi took action against Ling Su, or replaced Ling Su without authorization, the emperor would naturally become alert.
What happened in just one day may sound simple, but upon closer inspection, the interests of countless people were involved, and no one can explain it all at once.
It was also on this day that the outline of the northern pattern was tacitly determined by two people who had never spoken to each other or even met.
The situation is that before Dachen moves its capital, Shen Yi will be in charge of the north. This is the sincerity shown by His Majesty the Emperor.
Mr. Shen also showed his sincerity accordingly, and "handed over" Ling Su, one of the most powerful men in the Huai'an Army, to the court, so that the court would not lose all control over the Huai'an Army.
At least on the surface, the imperial court gained some control over the Huai'an Army.
The next day, when the team set out again, Mr. Shen was invited to get on the emperor's carriage. The emperor and his minister talked and laughed in the carriage and had a very pleasant conversation.
The three prime ministers who were accompanying the emperor, as well as the generals of the Huai'an Army, turned back from time to time to look at the emperor and his ministers on the dragon chariot, with different expressions on their faces.
For the next ten days or so, the emperor did not stop and headed straight for Yandu.
Ten days later, it was the beginning of June in the nineteenth year of Hongde. The Emperor's carriage finally stopped at the city of Yandu. Mr. Shen got off the carriage first and lined up on both sides of the road at the city gate with a group of officials. After the Emperor got off the carriage, Mr. Shen took the lead and knelt down, bowing his head in salute.
"Welcome Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty is a man of great virtue and wisdom, may you live forever."
A group of officials knelt down, bowed their heads, and sang along with Shen Yi.
After His Majesty the Emperor got off the sedan chair, he looked up at the south gate of Yandu, which is also the most majestic Zhengyang Gate in Yandu. He stood there and did not speak for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, His Majesty the Emperor came back to his senses. He stepped forward and helped Shen Yi up, then raised his hand to signal everyone to stand up. Then he smiled and said to Shen Yi, "Mr. Shen, please accompany me inside on foot."
Mr. Shen bowed and saluted: "I obey your command."
The emperor looked back at his three sons and said seriously, "Follow me."
After saying this, he put his hands behind his back and strode towards Zhengyang Gate.
Shen Yi followed closely behind, with a distance of only half a body length to one body length between him and the emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor walked and looked around. After a long while, he let out a long breath and said, "Speaking of which, Shen Qing may not believe it, but the sentence I heard most when I was a child was that if I became an unjust and incompetent ruler in the future, I would be captured by the people of Qi and brought to Yandu City to become the ruler of a ruined country."
At this point, His Majesty the Emperor looked up at the sky and said slowly: "My father said this, my mother also said this, and the teachers who taught me when I was young also said this."
"So much so that after I became emperor, I was trembling with fear and worked diligently for more than ten years."
His Majesty the Emperor spoke as he walked.
"In fact, I am a lively person and I like to be free."
At this point, His Majesty the Emperor sighed. He looked around the city and smiled again. "Your Majesty, I would never have thought that one day I would actually come to the city of Yandu, and I was not invited in by the people of Qi."
Master Shen followed the emperor with his hands down, and said with a smile: "The only pity is that Your Majesty did not bring Concubine Qi with him. Otherwise, not only would Concubine Qi be able to return to her parents' home, but Your Majesty would also have more fun."
The emperor was stunned, then turned around to look at Shen Yi and laughed: "Shen Qing, you are really bad. I didn't think of this."
At this point, the emperor paused and smiled, "But it's useless to think about it. Concubine Qi is pregnant. I can't let her travel all the way here again."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "When Concubine Qi came to Jiankang, she was so full of vigor and vitality. Now she should have been impressed by your majesty's charisma, right?"
The Emperor smiled dumbly: "You, you don't still remember the old grudge?"
Shen Yi shook his head and smiled, "I didn't suffer any loss back then, so I can't say I hold a grudge."
Emperor Hongde put his hands behind his back and smiled, "Princess Izumo has been angry with you for several years, but now she should have calmed down."
He paused and continued, "Why is there not a single common person on this road?"
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I just took over Yandu not long ago, and I returned to Jiankang to save my life. Therefore, I don't know much about the current situation in Yandu. But looking at the current situation, it seems that Yandu City is not safe yet, and the people have been dispersed."
Zhengyang Gate is the gate that leads directly to the imperial city and is also the gateway through which the emperor passes. Not long after entering Zhengyang Gate, you will actually reach the foot of the imperial city.
His Majesty the Emperor had already looked up and saw the Imperial City, so he didn't say much, but just smiled and said, "It's not a bad thing to be cautious."
Master Shen nodded gently and sighed: "In the final analysis, I was too soft-handed when I entered the city. If I had been more ruthless at that time, Yandu City would be much cleaner now."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled dumbly: "If Lord Shen had been cruel, tens of thousands of people would have died in Yandu City, and the bloody smell might not have dissipated by now."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "If we had been ruthless at that time, more than tens of thousands of people would have died."
"But now, it's too late to regret. I will be patient and clean up the dirt in Yandu City bit by bit for Your Majesty..."
"Clean up a clean capital city."
"Beijing..."
His Majesty the Emperor repeated in a low voice, then sighed: "Moving the capital is not easy."
He walked towards the imperial city, and deliberately glanced at Shen Yi, and said: "In the court, except for the two of us, the emperor and his ministers, most other people probably do not support moving the capital."
Master Shen was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, you must not waver at this time. If you waver."
"This thing will not be possible."
"I have not wavered."
He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Shen Qing should not waver either."
"I will naturally not waver."
Mr. Shen bowed his head and said, "I still hope that one day I can return to my hometown in Jiangdu to spend the rest of my life in peace."
"That won't do."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi's sleeves and said with a smile: "Even if the imperial court moves its capital to Yandu one day, you, Shen Ziheng, cannot escape to the south and leave me and the imperial court here."
"There are still a lot of things waiting for you to do in the court."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am really a little tired."
The emperor sighed: "I know, I know."
As they were talking, the two had already walked into the Imperial City. His Majesty the Emperor looked up at the magnificent Imperial City in front of him, stopped and stood for a long while before saying, "It seems to be bigger than the Imperial City in Jiankang."
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is the place where our ancestors are displayed and where we rule the world."
“It’s your ancestral land.”
"Yes, this is my ancestral land."
His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath.
"I have never been to this ancestral land..."
(End of this chapter)