novelonline Chapter 1466 The puzzle is solved
Chapter 1466 The puzzle is solved
Chapter 1466 The puzzle is solved
At this point, Zhou Yuanlang has become a complete Han minister.
He was originally a Han Chinese. After being forced by Master Shen to serve as an official in the south, he is still being hunted by the Qingjing Division. He can only work wholeheartedly for Dachen and the court.
He even didn't dare leave Jiankang.
For ten years, he toiled in the court of Dachen. Due to his status, he could only work diligently and hard. No one was even willing to make friends with him. He could only be a loyal minister of Emperor Hongde, or rather, an isolated minister of Emperor Hongde.
Of course, with his skills, ten years later, Zhou still made some friends in the court, or in other words, he also had some "disciples and old officials."
And now, after ten years of hard work, Zhou Yuanlang finally got his chance. Just two days ago, His Majesty the Emperor almost made it clear that he would promote him to the Secretariat and become prime minister.
But at this moment, Shen Yi fell ill!
It doesn't matter if Mr. Shen is sick, but if he gets sick at this point, it will easily make His Majesty the Emperor suspect that Shen Yi is dissatisfied with his promotion of Zhou Yuanlang and is therefore pretending to be sick in protest.
If this is true, given Shen Yi's position in Emperor Hongde's heart, Zhou Yuanlang's promotion will definitely fail.
Today, Zhou Yuanlang no longer has any other thoughts. He just wants to be an official in the court honestly, protect the wealth of his family, and by the way, outlast the Qingjingsi outside the Great Wall.
Therefore, he attached great importance to his promotion. After being hinted by Emperor Hong De, he rushed to the Shen family without stopping.
Master Shen rubbed his temples and took off the wet towel from his forehead. Zhou Yuanlang quickly reached out to take it, put it on the side of the basin, and forced a smile: "My Lord, what happened back then is a long time ago. Now we have no hatred. I have always respected you very much in my heart."
Shen Yi half sat up and sighed: "Minister Zhou, there is no hatred between us. In the future, Minister Zhou may become the leader of the surrendered ministers of the old Qi. Maybe there will be a time when I can ask Minister Zhou for help."
"Don't dare."
Zhou Yuanlang stood up, bowed his head and said respectfully: "From now on, if the Marquis has any instructions, I will do my best to fulfill them if I can."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Minister Zhou is still too polite."
He looked at Zhou Yuanlang and said, "I caught a cold while working these few days. It has nothing to do with anyone. This..."
Mr. Shen laughed at himself and said, "I'm afraid many people in Yanjing City have already seen the prescription the doctor gave me, so I don't need to say more."
When Emperor Hongde was still a child, he once complained to Shen Yi that if someone farted in the palace, the sound outside the palace would be deafening.
Now Lord Shen Yi has almost reached this point. Countless people are watching his actions, and even the prescription written by the doctor for him has been circulated early.
Zhou Yuanlang showed a delighted look on his face, and said, "In that case, I would like to thank you, Lord Marquis."
Shen Yi waved his hand: "Not really."
"You're too polite, Minister Zhou."
Zhou Yuanlang bowed and said, "In that case, I will not disturb you, my Lord, and I will take my leave."
Shen Yi hummed, and said lazily: "Minister Zhou, take care of yourself."
Zhou Yuanlang was startled by this sentence. After a pause, he lowered his head and said, "I will take my leave."
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During this day, Mr. Shen's fever still did not go down, but after taking the medicine, his mental state improved a lot. In the afternoon, Mr. Zhang also came to visit Shen Yi in person.
Zhang Jian stayed for more than half an hour before leaving. It was already getting dark. A middle-aged man with a pale face and no beard came to the Shen family's door and knocked.
Working for the Shen family, one naturally had good eyesight. Soon, Shen Heng went out in person to greet the middle-aged man. After he arrived in front of him, Shen Heng bowed and said, "Eunuch Wei is here."
"It's not that the slave is here."
Eunuch Wei turned sideways, revealing a sedan chair behind him, and said softly, "Little Mr. Shen, please come and meet me."
This phrase, "Little Shen Xianggong", was naturally a compliment, but Shen Heng did not dare to neglect it. He hurried forward, knelt in front of the sedan chair, bowed his head and kowtowed: "Your Highness, Shen Heng, respectfully welcomes the emperor."
The curtain of the sedan chair slowly opened, and the emperor with dark circles under his eyes got off the sedan chair. He reached out and helped Shen Heng up, saying, "Your brother, is everything alright?"
Shen Heng bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, my brother has caught a cold this time and is seriously ill. The doctor said it will take five days at the fastest and half a month at the slowest to recover."
"Ah."
His Majesty the Emperor nodded and said, "I have nothing to do tonight, so I came here to walk around."
As he said that, he looked at Shen Heng and sighed: "You are here, it seems that he is really ill."
When they were in Jiankang, Shen Heng lived with Shen Yi. However, after moving to Yanjing this time, the court granted Shen Heng's family a house. Although it was not far from Shen Yi's home, the two brothers did not live together anymore.
Shen Heng lowered his head slightly and said, "My elder brother fell ill suddenly. I was worried about him, so I came to see him."
As he spoke, Shen Yuan also walked out quickly and knelt before the emperor: "Your Majesty."
Seeing the Shen family members coming out one by one, the emperor stepped forward, touched Shen Yuan's head, and said with a smile: "Don't make it public, let your family members go back to their respective places, I will take a look at your father, and then leave."
"Yes."
Shen Yuan took a deep breath, stood behind Shen Heng, and whispered, "Uncle, you take His Majesty to see my father, and I will go evacuate my family."
"Ah."
Shen Heng nodded silently and led the Emperor to Shen Yi's bedroom.
In the bedroom, Master Shen struggled to sit up and said with a wry smile: "I am really terrified to have disturbed Your Majesty..."
"Lie down, lie down."
The emperor waved his hand behind him, and soon there were only two of them left in the room, even Lu Ruoxi left.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at the pale Shen Yi and sighed, "When my sons came over, you refused to see them. I was really worried about you, so I came to see you. How are you? Are you feeling better?"
"Much better than yesterday."
Shen Yi still sat up and forced a smile: "The illness came like a mountain falling. I really didn't have any strength yesterday."
"I wanted to send a royal doctor."
His Majesty the Emperor laughed at himself and said, "But I felt it was not appropriate, so I gave up."
He looked at Shen Yi, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Shen, this is a critical time for the court. Please don't let anything happen to your health."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "In another three to five days, I will be able to be full of energy again."
"That's good."
His Majesty the Emperor said silently: "My health is getting worse day by day. Now that the capital has just been settled and the crown prince is unstable, I place all the heavy responsibilities on you, Shen Qing."
Shen Yi was silent for a long time before he whispered, "Your Majesty, there are no outsiders here. I dare to ask you, what's wrong with your body?"
“Sometimes I feel dizzy and have palpitations.”
The emperor spoke slowly in a low voice, "I often feel that I have no energy at all. If I hadn't taken medicine in the past two years, I'm afraid there are many things that I would not be able to handle."
Shen Yi was silent for a long time, then he asked, "Is your Majesty's will no longer be with the Third Prince?"
"Yes."
Emperor Hongde answered very straightforwardly. He said softly, "I have given him many chances, but now it seems that he is not suitable to inherit my position."
"That…"
Master Shen sighed: "The Third Prince became the crown prince just to move the capital."
The emperor looked back and made sure that no one was in the room. He then clenched his fist slightly, feeling a little depressed. "At that time, my mother was seriously ill. I went to her privately and asked her to tell me the name of the third son in front of everyone."
really…
A mystery in Shen Yi's mind was finally solved.
He knew very well that although the Queen Mother Sun was somewhat biased towards the Sun family, she was always very clear about right and wrong. She knew very well that she was the daughter-in-law of the Li family and would not make a fuss about matters concerning the core interests of the Li family, nor would she risk her own life to make things difficult for her son.
Otherwise, she would not have returned power to the emperor so easily.
Besides, there isn’t even any blood of the Sun family on Li Rong’s body.
Emperor Hongde sighed: "It is my fault that I am unfilial and have caused her to suffer some criticism."
"This issue…"
The emperor said silently: "I have never told anyone about this."
"Your Majesty has good intentions."
Shen Yi coughed violently twice because of the cold, then looked at the emperor with a serious expression.
"No matter who will be the crown prince of Da Chen in the future, I will definitely support Your Majesty."
His Majesty the Emperor suppressed his emotions and forced a smile.
"You, don't think about anything else."
"Everything will be discussed after you recover from your illness."
(End of this chapter)