In the next few days, except for handling some documents from Yanjing, Mr. Shen had no time at all.
Apart from wandering around Jiankang City, the rest was to meet some old friends who came to visit me, and sometimes I would go to Zhang Shangshu's house.
That afternoon, Mr. Shen came to Prince Jin's Mansion on a whim to talk about old times with Prince Jin.
Jin Wang Li Mu is about the same age as Zhang Jian. He is now nearly fifty years old and has completely lost the threat to the imperial power. Therefore, there is no taboo in dealing with the Jin Palace.
Moreover, King Jin has not done much work in the court in the past few years, and is almost in a state of semi-idleness.
The middle door of Prince Jin's palace opened wide, welcoming Mr. Shen into the palace.
Shen Yi bowed to Prince Jin who was welcoming him out, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, just open a small door and let me in. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Li Mu pulled Shen Yi's sleeves and shook his head repeatedly: "In the entire Dachen, except for His Majesty and the Queen who come to me and I open the door, the only one left here is that you are worthy of me opening the door."
Shen Yi shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, you flatter me too much."
At this time, Prince Jin also had a lot of white hair on his head, and his demeanor was completely different from that of the Crown Prince Jin who went south to the southeast and ransacked his homes along the way.
Shen Yi couldn't help but sigh: "I have been in the north for ten years, and my old friends in Jiankang have all grown old."
Prince Jin shook his head and said with a smile: "I have never experienced any hardships. Please go and see among the people, people of my age."
"Many of them are already full of wrinkles."
The two entered the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion. Prince Jin personally poured tea for Shen Yi, and then said with a smile: "I heard that Zi rarely goes out, so you are here today. Is there something wrong?"
"it's okay no problem."
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "In just a blink of an eye, I have already reached my age, and I have reached the age where I can talk to my old friends."
Prince Jin smiled, filled up the tea, sat next to Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "You can come to find me, but I can't find you, otherwise I would have gone to your place to find you."
"Your Majesty still thinks too much."
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea and said with a smile: "It's not like it was twenty years ago."
As Emperor Hongde's merits grew, the status of the main line of the royal family became unshakable. To say the least, even if not a single bloodline of Emperor Hongde was left, it would only be through heirs from other branches to Hongde. There is no possibility of any side branch of the emperor's lineage.
Li Mu smiled and did not answer, but asked: "When will you leave Jiankang this time?"
"When the matter of moving the capital is finalized, I will go back to the north."
Shen Yi said silently: "There are still many things in the north waiting for me to do."
"Hard."
Li Mu picked up the teacup and said, "On behalf of the Li family, I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
The two clinked glasses, and Prince Jin smiled and said: "Today, all my children and grandchildren are here. It's rare for my son to come here, so let them all come over to give me a gift and kowtow."
Shen Yi quickly shook his head and said: "Of course it's okay to come and meet, but there's no need to kowtow."
"They are all noble people from Tianhuang. I'm afraid that my life will be shortened."
"What you said is too outrageous."
Li Mu shook his head and said: "Since twenty years ago, I have been getting along with you as a friend. How have I ever assumed any identity? Our friends for more than twenty years, and the children and grandchildren of my family, are all your descendants."
Master Shen reluctantly agreed.
Not long after, more than ten or twenty people gathered in the main hall of Prince Jin's Mansion, some big and small, including Li Mu's sons and many of Li Mu's grandchildren.
Everyone stepped forward in a polite manner and saluted Shen Yi one by one.
Mr. Shen was not very good at dealing with this kind of situation. He stood up, groped around on himself, and then said with a wry smile: "I don't have anything with me. I'll ask someone to send you a gift later to make up for it for you."
When these princes and grandsons heard this, they all laughed.
At this time, Jiang Sheng walked all the way to Shen Yi with small steps, and whispered something in Shen Yi's ear. Mr. Shen frowned slightly, and then said: "I know."
Jiang Sheng said "hmm" and backed away.
Prince Jin was thoughtful and asked: "You are an important minister of the country, no more idle than me. If you have anything to do, just leave."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "It's not that important. I'll stay a little longer to get to know you."
Prince Jin thought about it and did not refuse.
After staying in Prince Jin's Mansion for about an hour, it was not until evening that Shen Yi left Prince Jin's Mansion and got on the carriage of Marquis Shen's Mansion.
Carriage, Mr. Shen closed his eyes and said slowly: "Go to Dayifang."
The carriage quickly turned around and headed to Dayifang in the south of the city.
At dusk, the carriage stopped at Dayifang. Mr. Shen got off the carriage, looked at the familiar private school in front of him, and walked in silently.
The private school is still open, and has started to reopen, but now, the children have gone home from school, and the private school seems empty.
A young man was sitting on the steps in front of the private school.
In the dusk, Shen Yi put his hands on his front sleeves and walked forward expressionlessly.
The young man raised his head and looked at Shen Yi, then lowered his head and clenched his fists.
When Shen Yi got closer, he lowered his head and said, "Uncle..."
He looked up at Shen Yi: "I'm not convinced!"
At this time, the young man had two lines of tears streaming down his face.
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Mr. Shen was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "It would be more useful for Your Highness to speak to His Majesty than to me."
"but…"
His Highness lowered his head, clenched his fist and said, "But you helped him..."
"The emperor guards the gates of the country."
His Highness shed tears and said: "The king died in the country."
"You still haven't figured it out."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "You were there at the Queen Mother's bedside that day. If His Majesty had spoken your name that day, I would have told you the same thing."
"The move to the north requires the prince's proposal to proceed smoothly, and who this prince is has nothing to do with me."
"but…"
Shen Yi looked at the eldest prince Li Wang, who he had watched grow up, and said softly: "Your Highness... seems to have some abilities. Where did you hear this?"
"It's from my house..."
Shen Yi said softly: "It's still in the residence of His Highness the Third Highness, or rather..."
"palace?"
Li Wang lowered his head, a little frustrated: "Uncle, this is not important anymore."
He wiped his tears, looked up at Shen Yi, then got up and knelt in front of Shen Yi.
"Uncle, since ancient times, those who participated in the seizure of the heir rarely have a good end once they fail. I beg you, for my great-grandfather's sake..."
Having said this, he lowered his head deeply, and his forehead almost touched the ground.
"Show my nephew a clear path."
Master Shen looked at the young man quietly.
"You get up first."
Li Wang was obedient, got up obediently, and wiped his tears with his sleeve again.
"Waiting here for a long time?"
Li Wang nodded silently.
Shen Yi put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "Your Highness knew the ten words that His Majesty the Third Highness said to His Majesty, so he never thought of taking the lead in publicizing it and disturbing this matter?"
"Thought about it."
Li Wang lowered his head and said, "If I can't see my uncle today, my nephew will plan to do this tonight."
"It seems..."
Mr. Shen turned around and looked at Li Wang with a half-smile: "It seems that His Highness already knows His Majesty's attitude towards this matter. His Highness heard these words from Ganlu Hall."
Li Wang's expression changed slightly and he lowered his head and dared not speak.
Mr. Shen clasped his hands behind his back, took two steps forward, and then said: "Fortunately, His Highness is quite smart and did not do this rashly. Otherwise, if it ruined the affairs of the imperial court, Your Majesty will definitely investigate to the end..."
Li Wang felt a little aggrieved: "Uncle, what will my nephew do in the future?"
"Be honest and stick to your duties."
Mr. Shen said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty will do whatever His Majesty asks His Highness to do. Do it in a down-to-earth manner without any complaints."
He looked back at Li Wang.
"Even if His Highness is asked to leave Jiankang to join the feudal clan in another place, His Highness must obediently go and join the feudal clan. Do you understand?"
Although the eldest son of the emperor didn't quite understand, he still lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "My nephew understands."
Shen Yi said "Yes" and walked out: "Your Highness, remember what I said today. In the future, at least one prince's title will not be lost. No one will touch you."
"If Your Highness doesn't listen to me."
"Just pretend we haven't met today, and..."
Shen Yi walked to the door of the private school and looked back at Li Wang, his face expressionless.
"His Highness saw me here today. His affection for Master Gu has been exhausted. He should not come here again."
"What's the matter? It's time to thank you, thank you, thank you."