At the entrance of the Xiude Hall, His Majesty the Emperor was already a little tired after walking all the way, but he was still in good spirits. He lowered his head to drink the herbal tea handed to him by the young eunuch, and looked up at the palace plaque that still had Zhu Lizhen's words engraved on it. He was silent for a while and looked at Shen Yi: "Why haven't these plaques been taken down yet?"
"We are waiting for His Majesty to come and remove these Zhu Lizhen plaques."
His Majesty the Emperor took a sip of water and walked into the Xiude Hall with his hands behind his back.
"Just tear it down."
Although he didn't look back, his voice came through clearly. Mr. Shen waved to Zhu Zhen and others who were accompanying him behind him, and said lightly: "It's been demolished."
After saying this, Mr. Shen also quickened his pace and followed the emperor into the already empty hall. After entering the hall, Shen Yi found that the emperor was looking at the dragon chair in the front hall.
Mr. Shen stepped forward, lowered his head and asked, "What are you looking at, Your Majesty?"
"I'm looking at the place where Master Zhu Li has been sitting for seventy years."
His Majesty the Emperor looked around and asked, "Does the Emperor of Northern Qi live here?"
"yes."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "The front hall is where you will meet, and the back hall is where the puppet emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty lived. When I first came in, I caught Zhao Kai in the back hall."
"Really ignorant."
His Majesty the Emperor shook his head and said: "State affairs are called the palace, and family affairs are called the palace. People should not live here."
Having said this, Emperor Hong De looked up at the throne. He walked up the imperial steps, slowly sat down, and said quietly: "Before heading north this time, I specially looked through the documents of the royal records of the inner court. Here..."
"It should be called the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
Shen Yi quickly lowered his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a scholar of heaven and earth. I will immediately send someone to make a plaque."
The emperor smiled and did not answer. He looked at the main hall and seemed to suddenly understand something. He said: "Those Zhu Li masters may not be ignorant, but they just want to trample the etiquette and rules of the Han people under their feet." That’s all.”
Shen Yi bowed slightly and said with a smile: "Now, those arrogant Zhu Li Zhenren have also been stepped on by His Majesty."
The emperor did not answer, but stood up from the throne and waved to Shen Yi.
"Shen Qing, come up."
Mr. Shen hesitated for a moment, then walked up to the emperor. His Majesty the emperor pulled his sleeve and said with a smile: "Sit here, Qing Shen, and give it a try."
“The view is very broad.”
Mr. Shen quickly shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is against etiquette and rules. I will never dare to do it."
Emperor Hong De disagreed and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, and no one can see it if you sit down."
He looked at Shen Yi: "Do you think I'm testing you?"
Emperor Hong De smiled heartily: "If I were in Jiankang, I could still test you. Now that I'm in Yandu, my intentions are clear. What else do I want to test you with?"
"I just want you to experience what it feels like to sit here."
Shen Yi still insisted not to sit on it, but stood next to the throne, glanced down, then lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty is right, the view here is much wider."
He paused and said with a smile: "It seems that in the early years, I slept leaning on a pillar at the Jiankang court meeting, and your majesty saw it."
"That's natural."
Emperor Hongde sat carelessly on the dragon chair, breathed a sigh of relief, then looked around and said with a smile: "I don't know if Zhu Liren's generations of ancestors can see me like this. If they can see me, ,It would be great."
His Majesty the Emperor leaned on the dragon chair and said with a smile: "In that way, I can be considered as breathing a sigh of relief for my ancestors."
Shen Yi said: "Your Majesty can restore his homeland. He is the most amazing emperor since Emperor Taizu. He can even rival Emperor Taizu."
"Forefathers and ancestors on high, they are all visible."
The emperor did not comment, but just smiled dumbly and asked: "Speaking of ancestors, I haven't had time to ask, where is the coffin of Emperor Sejong now?"
"We have already arrived at the imperial mausoleum. We only need to wait for His Majesty's order for Emperor Sejong's coffin to be buried in the underground palace and laid to rest."
Only then did Emperor Hong De feel relieved and said, "This will put my mind at ease. I will rest here in Yandu for a few days. After three days, I will personally watch the coffin of Emperor Sejong being buried."
Mr. Shen nodded and asked for permission: "Your Majesty, will you stay in this palace tonight?"
"Just stay."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said, "Did Shen Qing arrange another place?"
"That's not true."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Huai'an army has all withdrawn from the imperial city. Now, the Jiankang guards are taking over inside and outside the imperial city to ensure your safety."
The emperor smiled hoarsely: "You, you, you really don't want to take any responsibility."
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "I will personally protect His Majesty outside the Imperial City."
The emperor smiled nonchalantly, stood up and said, "Let's go, we monarchs and ministers, to take a look at the harem in the imperial city."
After that, he walked down the imperial steps, and Shen Yi followed him, continuing to visit the imperial city of Northern Qi.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that Shen Yi has visited the Imperial City and Palace of Northern Qi so seriously. After all, when he came back last time, he had too many things to do, was in a hurry, and deliberately avoided taboos, so he did not stay in the Imperial Palace of Northern Qi for too long.
This time, he followed Emperor Hong De and visited the palace.
When he was almost done shopping, Emperor Hong De came to the residence Zhang Jian had prepared for him in advance in the palace, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I am a little tired today, so I will not meet other ministers tomorrow. I will go to your Governor's Mansion to have a look and entertain the officials of Yandu at a banquet."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and said, "I obey your order."
The emperor yawned and waved his hand: "That's it for today. I have to go to sleep first. In the evening, I have to approve the documents sent by Jiankang."
Shen Yi said yes, lowered his head and retreated.
Emperor Hong De stretched himself and actually fell asleep in the Northern Qi Palace.
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That night, when His Majesty the Emperor was approving documents, King Li Mu of Jin stood in front of the Emperor, bowed his head slightly, and reported what he had seen and heard in the north in the past few months.
After he had reported everything, he couldn't help but look up at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you are taking too many risks."
The emperor put down the brush in his hand, looked up at Li Mu, and said with a smile: "Brother Jin Wang, what do you say?"
Li Mu looked serious and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Zhongxing is now unstoppable, and you are the most important person among them. No matter what, nothing can happen to you. How can you be so rash at this time?" Are you coming to Yandu?"
"Of course I came here to bury Emperor Sejong, and by the way..."
The emperor said quietly: "I stopped by Yandu to have a look and see if it is suitable for moving the capital here."
"As for the adventure that Brother Jin Wang mentioned..."
The emperor smiled and said: "Brother Jin Wang, do you think Shen Yi is unreliable?"
Li Mu shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, Marquis Shen fought all the way from Huai'an to Yandu. He held a heavy army but still did not change his style. This kind of sincerity can be learned from the world. What I am talking about is not what Shen Yi is like. , but Your Majesty should not, under any circumstances, place your personal safety entirely in the hands of another person."
"Even…"
When he said this, he stopped talking.
The emperor smiled and said, "It's even more inappropriate to bring your sons with you."
Li Mu lowered his head and remained silent.
"Brother Jin Wang is too worried."
His Majesty the Emperor motioned for Li Mu to sit down, then looked around, turned away the people waiting around him, and then smiled softly: "Not to mention that Shen Qi would not do such a thing, even if he has this intention, the Huai'an Army, It’s not like they were all coastal capitals back then.”
"Now, he can't touch me."
His Majesty the Emperor said quietly: "If something happens to me in the north, regardless of whether it is Shen Yi's fault or not, the Huai'an Army of more than ten or two hundred thousand will immediately fall apart."
The emperor was right. Today's Huai'an army has a complex composition. It is no longer the coastal capital of the past. Among the tens or hundreds of thousands of people, there are people from the old Huaihe Navy, some surrendered Qi troops, and some They are new troops recruited in the north.
More of them are the Forbidden Army sent directly from Jiankang!
Although they are temporarily under the control of Shen Yi, they do not agree with Shen Yi in everything!
Currently, only the vanguard army under Xue Wei's command is relatively pure in composition. Except for the old man from the old coastal capital, the others are all newly recruited troops.
Perhaps only the Pioneer Army would follow Shen Yi's every order to the letter.
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the Imperial Guards following the Huai'an Army on the left and right. He looked up at the emperor and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, did you expect today's situation?"
"Can't talk about it."
The emperor smiled and said: "It's just that if the situation in the north was not like this, I wouldn't necessarily be in such a hurry to go north."
Emperor Hong De lowered his eyebrows as he looked through the documents and chuckled: "Brother Jin Wang, don't worry too much. I have a good relationship with Shen Qing."
Nowadays, aside from their personal feelings, the monarch and his ministers also have military factors that restrict each other.
If Shen Yi takes action against the emperor, the Huai'an army will probably fall apart.
On the other hand, if something happens to Shen Yi himself, needless to say, the Pioneer Army, the Huai'an Army, except for the Forbidden Army, and even the Forbidden Army, may all stand against the imperial court.
After all, if the imperial court were to attack such an outstanding hero like Shen Yi, it would not only be Shen Yi's fault, it would also chill all the soldiers who participated in the Northern Expedition!
Li Mu thought carefully, and after a while, he seemed to understand something. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming..."
The emperor laughed to himself.
"It has nothing to do with me. This situation is just too coincidental."