Emperor Sejong fled to the south after crossing to the south. He spent the rest of his life and the efforts of General Zhao Chong, which only ensured that the small court of Nanchen could gain a foothold in the south and secure half of the country.
Emperor Sejong was born in Yandu and grew up in the Li family. His generation most wanted to return to the north, but he was never able to set foot on the land north of the Huaihe River in his life. In his later years, he knew that there was no hope of returning north. After that, a posthumous edict was issued that the coffin was not allowed to be buried in the ground and was hung by ropes in the underground palace, becoming a hanging coffin.
For more than seventy years, the underground palace of Emperor Sejong has not been completely sealed. Every three years, someone will re-hang the ropes and strengthen the hanging coffin.
To this day, Emperor Sejong's coffin has never been buried.
It is precisely because this Emperor Sejong is different from a certain Emperor Gaozong that he left some backbone to Da Chen, who was only half left.
And these qualities of character were passed on to Emperor Hongde, and finally to an alien like Shen Yi. Only now has the resurgence of Da Chen been achieved.
The hanging coffin of Emperor Hongde has always been a worry on the minds of all the Chen emperors. The ancestors left a legacy that they would not return to the north for a day, and they would not be buried for a day.
Now, when Emperor Hongde came to see him, Emperor Sejong finally had the conditions to be buried in peace, and Emperor Hongde also had a perfect excuse and reason for his northern tour.
After all, it is not an easy task for His Majesty the Emperor to travel far away. Not only the people at Yushitai will not agree, but several prime ministers may also block it. But as long as Emperor Sejong is carried out, then everyone in the court will , no one dared to object.
After all, the Holy Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. If the officials in the imperial court concealed the death of their parents to avoid Ding You, once they were discovered, they would never be hired by the imperial court or even be sentenced to death. Under this kind of moral standard, no one would Opposing His Majesty the Emperor's filial piety.
It is undoubtedly the greatest filial piety to bury Emperor Sejong's coffin in the earth for peace.
Taking this opportunity, His Majesty the Emperor can visit Yandu in the north and take a look at the northernmost part of the imperial court.
This is laying the foundation for future capital relocation.
It would be too stressful to move the capital directly from Jiankang.
Even before Zhu Laosi moved the capital that year, he personally went north several times and buried Empress Xu in the north in advance. It took almost twenty years to finally accomplish this.
Today's Emperor Hongde naturally has many difficulties in doing this.
Shen Yi's mind was spinning rapidly, and he quickly thought about the matter. He lowered his head slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the burial of Emperor Sejong's coffin is indeed the top priority at present, but the burial of Emperor Sejong's mausoleum has not yet been completed. Landing…”
The emperor shook his head: "I have already thought about this matter."
"The imperial mausoleum of Anle Gong has been built seven or seven hundred and eighty-eight years, and the underground palace has been completely built. Let's just bury Emperor Sejong in the underground palace first, and then build the Xiangdian and auxiliary halls above ground."
Having said this, His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Emperor Sejong's imperial mausoleum in Yandu was occupied by these Zhu Li Zhenren. Now Emperor Sejong robs the imperial mausoleum from Zhu Li Zhenren. return."
"One drink and one peck, could it be a predetermined decision?"
Shen Yi suddenly realized what he was doing.
Emperor Zhaowu was also an emperor. Not long after he ascended the throne, construction of his imperial mausoleum should have started.
If it weren't for the subsequent war, Emperor Zhaowu's imperial mausoleum should have been completed by now. But even so, the underground part of this imperial mausoleum has been completed. Emperor Sejong can be buried first, so that the ancestor " Rest in peace".
Hearing this, Shen Yi no longer had any problems. He lowered his head to the emperor and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty is wise, your Majesty carries the coffin to the north. No one in the court can stop him. All the people in the world will also see your Majesty's sincerity. heart of."
His Majesty the Emperor was silent for a while and said with a wry smile: "Earlier, I just couldn't wait to go to Yandu to see it, but after thinking about it seriously, I realized that I had to go to the north this time."
"If I don't go there, moving the capital will always be empty talk."
He looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "When the time comes, Shen Qing will have to work harder."
Shen Yi nodded quickly and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will do my best to assist your Majesty in accomplishing this matter."
The emperor nodded silently: "That's good."
He raised his head and looked outside the hall: "I can't wait to go to the north and have a look."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "When is Your Majesty planning to leave?"
His Majesty the Emperor lowered his head and considered it, and then said: "Emperor Sejong's underground palace has not yet been opened. If you want to open the underground palace, firstly, you must choose a good day and a good time to move the emperor's coffin."
"We still need to find some people from outside the country to come to the rescue before we can move the coffin. Calculating this, it is estimated that it will be March or April before I can leave Jiankang and go north."
Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile: "This is a good time. After your Majesty arrives in the north, you can see the scenery of Yandu, and you can also hide for a while to cool off."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "Shen Qing will stay in Jiankang for a while. When I am ready, we, the monarchs and ministers, will go north together. I will go to Yandu to have a look, and you will go to Yandu to serve as the governor of Northern Zhili."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "I obey."
The emperor thought for a while and then said with a smile: "When the time comes, I can reward the generals of the Huai'an Army nearby, instead of having them travel thousands of miles to Jiankang to receive the reward."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "On behalf of them, thank you Your Majesty."
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For almost two months after that, Shen Yi stayed in Jiankang.
In the past two months, the city of Jiankang was calm on the surface. However, after Zhou Yuanlang, the young minister of Taichang Temple, reported to the emperor to request the imperial mausoleum to move northward, and was promoted by the emperor to be the minister of Taichang Temple, there was no public opinion about whether the imperial mausoleum should be moved northward. The controversy has been quarreling between the government and the opposition.
Many people became red-faced because of this incident, and even almost started fighting in the palace.
Comparatively speaking, Mr. Shen Yi has become much more peaceful in the past two months. After going to court on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, he has never participated in the court meeting again. Apart from taking care of his children at home, he occasionally goes out in the city. Take a walk around, or visit some elders.
Two months passed slowly, and it was mid-March of Hongde's nineteenth year.
That afternoon, Mr. Shen was teaching his eldest son Shen Yuan to study in the backyard. Shen Heng rushed over with a newspaper in his hand. After seeing Shen Yi, he waved to Shen Yi from a distance: "Brother, brother! "
Master Shen waved from afar, and Shen Heng ran over, panting.
After a while, Shen Heng calmed down. He looked up at Shen Yi and swallowed: "Brother, you...you have become a god!"
When Mr. Shen heard this, he frowned first, then shook his head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Shen Heng handed the newspaper in his hand to Shen Yi. Shen Yi took it and read it over. He saw that the first page of the newspaper contained information about the Prince of Taishan Mansion.
The general meaning is that in some temples, someone replaced the statue on the right side of Lord Taishan with a majestic young general. The young general was wearing armor and holding a long sword, pointing north.
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The more Shen Yi looked at it, the weirder he felt.
Because this newly added god also has the surname Shen, among the common people, he is called Marshal Shen. He is the god under the command of Lord Taishan and is responsible for conquering the rebellious demons and ghosts in the underworld.
Master Shen frowned, shook his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, where am I?"
Shen Heng whispered: "Brother, Marshal Shen's statues have been put up in many places, and incense is burned and worshiped every day."
Having said this, Shen Heng held out a thumb and said with a smile: "Throughout the ages, there are not a few people who have been made gods after death. But brother, you are still alive and kicking, and the people have spontaneously made you a god."
After hearing this, Mr. Shen looked up at the sky and sighed.