If the Empress Dowager gives birth to a son, then with the Empress Dowager here, as long as Empress Sun does not commit suicide or be deposed, then the son's throne will be iron-clad and no one can take him away.
But as luck would have it, the Empress has given birth to two daughters one after another in more than six years since she got married. It has to be said that fate plays a trick on people.
Without a legitimate son, the future crown prince's position will be unstable, so all the princes will have hope.
This is very likely to cause turmoil in the court.
Mr. Shen put the document aside, looked up at Ye Chan, and was a little curious: "How did Chan'er know that this news is useful to me? She even picked it out for me to see."
Shen Yi is now an important minister in the Northern Expedition. He has nothing to do with the palace. Not to mention Ye Chan, even Zhao Changping and Mr. Zhao don't know that he knows the favored concubine Hui in the palace. .
Logically speaking, it is impossible for Ye Chan to know.
Miss Ye stood behind Shen Yi, gently squeezed his shoulders, and said: "There are so many documents, most of which are matters in the court and the military. This one is a matter in the palace, so it will naturally cause a stir. Please pay attention, concubine."
She looked at Shen Yi and asked, "It is a happy event for the Queen to give birth to a princess, but why does the Young Master say it is troublesome?"
"Because the queen..."
Master Shen sighed.
"It's impossible to have no children."
He looked up at Ye Chan and continued: "By the time I left Jiankang at the beginning of the year, there were already three princes in this dynasty."
"The oldest prince is already four or five years old."
"Although His Majesty the Emperor was at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, the ministers will not pressure the Emperor to establish a crown prince now, but within a few years, the voice in the imperial court for establishing a crown prince will definitely become louder and louder."
"This is what scholars call the foundation of a country."
Shen Yi shook his head gently and said: "If the queen gives birth to a legitimate son, all the disputes in the court about the appointment of a heir will come to an abrupt end and disappear."
"I don't have to think about this aspect anymore, I just have to fight my battle with peace of mind."
Ye Chan was a little surprised and asked: "How can things in this palace affect the young master?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, did not answer directly, and said with a smile: "It may only have an impact, but there is a high probability that it will not affect our generation."
Ye Chan didn't know much about Jiankang, so she couldn't understand the meaning of Shen Yi's words. She just continued to help Shen Yi organize the documents. She took out another document, placed it in front of Shen Yi, and said softly: "Master, this is A document sent from Yandu in the north."
"I didn't look through it, but I picked it out as usual."
Mr. Shen took the document, read it carefully, and then threw it into the stove nearby.
The stove is not lit, but the fire in the stove will be lit soon.
There has always been such a stove in Shen Yi's office, used to burn some things that should not exist.
After throwing away the things, Mr. Shen looked to the north and felt a little emotional.
Internal guard…
In Yandu... they put too much thought into it. They may have been operating in Yandu for decades, which is far beyond what the new Di Newspaper Company can compare with.
After feeling deeply in his heart, Mr. Shen sat back in his seat and began to write a work report to the emperor.
This is one of his daily tasks. Basically every one or two days, he has to write a secret memorial. If he doesn't write it, the palace will press for it.
This kind of letter is always written by Shen Yi himself, so it is not easy to rely on others. After all, it is written to the leader, so it is not appropriate to ask someone to write it for him.
When Shen Yi was writing, Ye Chan stood quietly beside him, sharpening ink for him. When Shen Yi finished writing a work report, Ye Chan helped him clear the table, then gently bit her lip and asked: "Master, Are you going back to Jiankang for the Chinese New Year this year?"
Shen Yi thought for a while and replied: "It depends on the situation. If the war is serious, I won't be able to go back even if I want to. Otherwise, there is a high probability that I will have to go back."
Shen Yi would go back to Jiankang every year at the end of the year. Although there was some element of missing his family, it was mostly due to political needs.
The emperor needed him back, firstly to listen to his report on his duties, and secondly to control the progress of the Northern Expedition.
As long as the war is not particularly serious, Shen Yi will probably go back to Jiankang.
He looked at Ye Chan and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Chan lowered her head slightly.
"If the young master goes back this year, I would like to go back with you..."
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"no problem."
Ye Chan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Yi cautiously.
"Is Madam easy to get along with?"
Shen Yi felt a little guilty at the moment. He touched his nose, thought for a while, and replied: "It's easy to get along with."
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Jiankang.
The news that the queen had given birth to a princess reached Shen Yi's ears with just a simple sentence, but in Jiankang City, it caused a real uproar.
By the time Shen Yi received the document, almost three days had passed. On the morning of the fourth day, the Queen Mother invited His Majesty the Emperor to the Kunde Palace to discuss with the Emperor the adoption of the youngest prince. Queen.
In the end, this matter was not implemented. The emperor excused himself by saying that the empress was not very old and he was still young. This child was not a son and there was still a chance for another child.
The Queen Mother thought about it and did not force it. She only said that if the Queen still had no son in the future, a prince would be adopted into the Queen's lap.
Naturally, the emperor could not refute the old mother's opinion, so he agreed.
After returning to Ganlu Palace from Kunde Palace, His Majesty the Emperor sat in his seat and looked through the documents on the table. However, after reading for a while, he became a little upset and said: "Gao Ming, go and invite Xiang Chen. I have something to discuss with him."
Eunuch Gao immediately lowered his head and said yes, then left the Ganlu Hall and went to Zhongshu to invite Chen Jing, the leader of the council.
After Chen Xiang saw the emperor, he bowed and bowed.
"Old minister, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
The emperor nodded and motioned for Chen Jing to take a seat.
After the old man Chen sat down, His Majesty the Emperor yawned and said, "Mr. Chen, has the Council already known about the Huai'an Army's capture of Yanzhou?"
The capture of Yanzhou happened half a month ago. After such a long time, not to mention the meeting hall, even some restaurants and teahouses in Jiankang City have already known about it.
Chen Jing lowered his head slightly and said: "Return to your Majesty, I will know."
"The East Route Army has been advancing with great success and momentum. It is really a blessing for me, Da Chen."
The emperor nodded, stretched, and said, "Since Prime Minister Chen already knows, I won't talk nonsense. I just received the news that my Huai'an army has occupied most of Yanzhou Prefecture."
Yanzhou City and Yanzhou Mansion are different.
Yanzhou Prefecture occupies a huge area, accounting for almost 20 to 30% of Shandong's area.
In fact, the emperor was right. Today's Yanzhou Prefecture, except for Ningyang, has been occupied by the Huai'an army.
Chen Jing lowered his head and said: "This is a great joy. With His Majesty's planning, it will be just around the corner for Dachen to restore its old land."
The emperor looked at Chen Jing and smiled: "When Master Wang regained Qufu, the council said that the Kong family in Qufu is the best in the world..."
The emperor paused, as if he couldn't remember, and asked: "What's going on?"
Chen Jing lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, I am the Tianwen Sect."
"good."
The emperor suddenly remembered and said with a smile: "It's Tian Wenzong."
"Kong Shengze has been remembered for eternity, and emperors of all dynasties have all worshiped Confucius. Now that Qufu has recovered and the Confucius family in Qufu has surrendered, we, Chen, should not neglect it."
The emperor said calmly: "Recently, Zhongshu wrote a memorial text. After I copied it myself, I carved a stele and sent it to Qufu."
The emperor did this as a favor to the Confucius family and also to tell the world that he valued scholars.
Hearing these words, Chen Jing was naturally very happy. He quickly stood up, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
"Old minister, I will go back now to prepare for this matter."
Just as he was about to bow and say goodbye, he heard the emperor cough.
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Chen, I haven't finished speaking yet."
His Majesty the Emperor continued with a long look in his eyes, "I just said that emperors in the past dynasties often went to Shandong to worship Confucius. Now that Yanzhou has returned, I am also preparing to leave to Shandong to worship Confucius."
"ah?"
Chen Jing suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor, looking a little out of sorts.
"Your Majesty is leaving Beijing?"
The emperor frowned: "What's the problem? I'm not a prisoner."
At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was very upset and wanted to leave this place where he had lived for more than twenty years and go out to relax.
Seeing that Chen Jing was still talking, the emperor frowned.
"Does Mr. Chen think that Kong Sheng should not be worshiped?"
Chen Jing quickly shook his head: "Old minister, that's not what I meant, it's just..."