novelonline Chapter 1458 Let’s take another look
Chapter 1458 Let’s take another look
Chapter 1458 Let’s take another look
The emperor's physical condition is an absolute top secret for any imperial country. Therefore, even the Prince of Jin, the emperor's cousin, and Shen Yi, an important official of the court, are not clear about the emperor's physical condition.
But one thing is certain, it won't be very good.
In Shen Yi's opinion, the ideal situation is that His Majesty the Emperor can hold on until the relocation of the capital is successfully completed. At that time, if he really cannot continue working at a high intensity, he will begin to delegate power and hand things over to the Crown Prince. This will allow him to recuperate and also train the Crown Prince.
Emperor Hong De is not that old. If he were in Shen Yi's world, he could even be considered a young man. Even if he is overworked, as long as he can stop and rest for a few years, he might be able to recover slowly.
From Shen Yi's perspective, he naturally hopes that Emperor Hongde will live a long life.
With Emperor Hongde in the court, many of his ideas could be implemented smoothly without causing any conflict with the court, let alone a direct clash with the new emperor.
but…
Emperor Hongde has been on the throne for thirty-one years. Even if we count from the sixth year of Hongde when he took over the supreme power, a full twenty-five years have passed.
It is very difficult to ask someone who has held power for a long time to give it up suddenly. Shen Yi cannot guarantee whether His Majesty the Emperor will delegate power.
Moreover, this is still a relatively good situation in Shen Yi's estimation. If the emperor's health is too bad and something happens in the next two years, then Dachen, which has just moved its capital, will inevitably experience a huge shock. At that time, Master Shen will have to step forward to take charge in order to respond to the request of an old friend and rectify the court.
This is not a good thing for Shen Yi himself.
Therefore, when he heard Li Mu bring up this topic, he couldn't help but feel a little upset.
Prince Jin keenly noticed that Shen Yi's mood seemed a little off. He reached out and poured Shen Yi a glass of wine, and said softly: "Ziheng, don't worry too much. His Majesty is still young after all..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, didn't say much, but looked towards the north silently.
At this moment, his thoughts were very simple.
Your Highness, you are so disappointing.
He knew Emperor Hongde's character very well. If the crown prince was good enough, or at least capable of taking on responsibilities, Emperor Hongde would probably delegate power slowly. However, the third prince...
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and thought of the young Zhulizhen Khan in Shengjing City.
As a boss, he is much more capable than Emperor Zhaowu, but his son... at least this third son, is much inferior to Emperor Zhaowu's son.
He and Li Mu drank for a long time until they were both a little tipsy, and then they went back home.
In a blink of an eye, another month passed, and by the beginning of February, the weather slowly began to warm up.
His Majesty the Emperor also set out from Jiankang, bringing most of the officials in the court and most of the royal family north to Yanjing, and began the official moving journey.
It is worth mentioning that the royal family mentioned here does not include members of the royal family, but only the emperor’s children and concubines in the palace.
Because of the large number of people and the frail bodies of the women, they could not travel very fast. It took them a month to reach Jinan Prefecture.
Shen Yi and Prince of Jin Li Mu also set out at this time, taking some important officials with them to go south to welcome the emperor.
When the two men, along with a group of officials, arrived at the border of northern Zhili, they welcomed the emperor, who was staying in Dezhou City. Mr. Shen placed his entourage outside the city, and together with Li Mu, he went to the emperor's residence to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
The two waited outside for a while, and then a eunuch came out in small steps. After taking a look at the two people, he said, "Prince Jin, His Majesty asks you to wait a moment."
Li Mu nodded gently, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Go in."
Mr. Shen nodded slightly to Li Mu, then walked into the emperor's bedroom. It was already night, but the lights were still on in the room. There were several thick stacks of documents on the table. His Majesty the Emperor, wearing a pair of glasses, was looking through the documents.
Master Shen sighed inwardly, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am Shen Yi, your servant."
His Majesty put down the red brush, looked up and smiled at Shen Yi: "Didn't I tell you last time that you don't have to go so far to welcome me? How come I haven't even entered Northern Zhili yet, but you, the Governor of Northern Zhili, have come to Shandong to welcome me?"
Mr. Shen bowed and said, "The relocation of the imperial court is no small matter. I am in charge of affairs in the north, so I naturally have to come to greet Your Majesty at this time."
At this point, Shen Yi bowed his head again and said, "A few days ago, I have handed over the defense of Yanjing to the Imperial Guards."
His Majesty the Emperor frowned and said, "That's too polite."
"and…"
He looked at Shen Yi, shook his head and said, "Besides, the Imperial Guards are not often in the north, and they don't know a lot about Yanjing. It would be better for you, Shen Qing, to be in charge of Yanjing's defense."
Shen Yi opened his mouth to say something, but the Emperor interrupted him and said with a smile: "I know what you want to say, it's nothing more than talking about the duties of a minister. You, you are old and cunning, and you don't want to take any responsibility at all."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said sternly: "Your Majesty, I might have shirked my responsibilities in my early years, but over the years, I have taken on all the responsibilities that I should bear and have never shirked them."
"As for the defense of Yanjing..."
Mr. Shen stood up straight and bowed: "Your Majesty, please understand my situation..."
The emperor frowned, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, what you said makes sense. Sit down and talk first."
After Shen Yi sat down again, His Majesty the Emperor looked at him and smiled, "The last battle was fought with great fanfare, and Master Zhuli was so frightened that he even asked for peace."
Shen Yi took out a document from his arms and said with a smile: "I was just about to present this letter of surrender from Master Zhuli to Your Majesty."
His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "It's enough for me to know about this thing. I will leave it with Shen Qing for the time being until I arrive in Yanjing and hold my first grand court meeting."
"It won't be too late for Shen Qing to give it to me again."
Hearing him say this, Shen Yi also smiled: "Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Hong De lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then said quietly, "It seems that Zhu Li Zhenren outside the Great Wall is no longer a concern. At least in the next ten or twenty years, they are unlikely to cause too much trouble."
"And the Tatars..."
Shen Yi bowed his head slightly and said, "Starting from next year, the border troops of Datong will take the initiative to go out and fight with the Tatars. Even if they cannot defeat them, they will be able to harass them."
"Now, our country of Dachen is strong and we have plenty of energy to fight them..."
Having said that, Shen Yi still had half a sentence to say.
That is, the premise is that the imperial court must be willing to spend money.
Now, Emperor Hong De is the one who is most willing to spend money on border troops, or on the Huai'an Army. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army has not only been maintained for ten years, but has also improved slightly.
And once the border troops start to become poor...
Then this kind of combat effectiveness will no longer exist.
But this matter is not as simple as it sounds. If the imperial court spends too much money on border troops every year, future kings will inevitably wonder, is the imperial court spending so much money, but in the end is it fighting the foreign tribes outside the border, or is it fattening up your Shen family?
However, Shen Yi, the person involved, could not say such things openly to Emperor Hong De.
His Majesty the Emperor thought about it seriously, then he found a thick stack of documents from his desk, placed them in front of Shen Yi, and said, "This is the information about the Third Brother reported by the Internal Guards during this period."
At this point, His Majesty the Emperor rubbed his brows and said slowly: "I read it word for word."
He stared at Shen Yi and said in a muffled voice: "Shen Qing, you are not honest. I asked you to take care of him, but you almost ignored him."
Master Shen sighed silently: "What does your majesty want me to teach you? I have released all the border troops for you to watch. When I was outside Shengjing, I did not stop you from going to Shengjing."
"Your Highness has been in the north for half a year. If you have any questions for me, I will tell you everything I know."
Emperor Hongde was silent.
Yes, as a disciple, one should behave like a disciple. Logically, it should be the prince who takes the initiative to ask Shen Yi when he has questions, instead of Shen Yi chasing him to teach him.
When Master Shen was studying, he also asked questions bit by bit. Later, when he was in the southeast leading troops, he asked Ling Su all kinds of questions all day long.
But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never took the initiative to see Shen Yi unless there was something.
The emperor narrowed his eyes.
"Prince...Prince..."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Just wait and see."
Emperor Hongde smiled: "When Shen Qing said 'let's take a look again', does it mean that you want me to take a look at the Crown Prince or the other princes?"
Mr. Shen sighed.
"Look at them all."
(End of this chapter)