Currently, Emperor Hong De has only four princes of the right age.
Among them, the second child was naughty when he was young and fell lame while riding a horse, so he withdrew from the competition for the throne early. In other words, only the eldest, third and fourth children are more promising at present.
Now, the third prince sits in the East Palace, but the other two princes are more or less unwilling to give up.
In particular, after the crown prince's position was confirmed, Emperor Hongde did not distribute them as vassal kings, and even took the two of them to the north together.
The meaning of this is self-evident.
And Shen Yi's words were nothing more than following the emperor's wishes.
If he goes by his true thoughts, His Highness the Crown Prince's ability may not be safe for him to be a vassal king. In the future, if Yu Ji is to act stupidly, he will definitely have a conflict with Shen.
The sooner you die, the sooner you get better.
Emperor Hong De nodded slightly: "Shen Qing is right, now I have to take another look."
At this moment, the monarch and his ministers have made the same decision, and their true thoughts in their hearts may also be the same.
The idea is that although the prince is incompetent, he cannot be deposed now.
Because the move of the imperial court has not yet been completed and the imperial court is in turmoil, the imperial court needs a prince to calm people's hearts, and His Majesty the Emperor also needs a prince to stabilize the situation.
If you think about it further, when the Empress Dowager Sun was seriously ill, Emperor Hongde was forced to honor the promise. If he had reneged on it after the Empress Dowager Sun died, no minister in the court would dare to object.
And the reason why he followed the trend and established this prince may not necessarily be because he regarded the prince as a tool to stabilize the turmoil of moving the capital.
After all, with the prince here, no matter how chaotic the situation is, it can't be too chaotic.
His Majesty the Emperor held Shen Yi and talked for a long time. Then he looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile, "Have you settled the matter with the Koreans?"
"If it fails, I will send a letter to the King of Korea to dispel his concerns."
Mr. Shen looked stunned, lowered his head slightly and said, "How dare your Majesty worry about such trivial matters."
Emperor Hong De shook his head slightly and said: "I watched Shen Yuan's child grow up. The time he spent with me when he was a child was probably longer than the time he spent with you. As an elder, I have to worry about him. It is also appropriate to have a marriage."
"I'm afraid Shen Yuan himself won't agree with this matter. As long as he agrees, I can immediately issue an edict to Goryeo to grant this marriage."
Shen Yi raised his head and looked at the emperor.
The emperor looked calm: "I have thought about it."
"Shen Qing has made too many contributions to Da Chen. Now that he wants to leave a way out for his family, I will naturally make it happen."
He reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Shen Qing's ability can be said to be unparalleled in the world. What I do may also leave a way out for the Li family."
Shen Yi was shocked when he heard this, and quickly knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty said this, I am so scared that I have no place to go."
His Majesty the Emperor quickly helped him up, shook his head and said with a smile, "I know what you are thinking, Qing Shen."
"If you had other intentions, your plot in the past few years should not have been Goryeo, but Jiankang."
"You Shenzi have set your sights on a small country like Goryeo."
His Majesty the Emperor sighed.
"You are giving in to me."
Mr. Shen lowered his head deeply and said: "Your Majesty has nurtured all directions with divine, cultural, and martial arts. I am supported by your Majesty, and it is only through the grace of knowing and meeting that I am where I am today. Even if I die ten thousand times, I will not dare to have any wrong thoughts!"
"OK OK."
The emperor coughed, shook his head and said: "I am considerate of Shen Qing, and Shen Qing is also considerate of me. My health is a bit weak now, so we monarchs and ministers should stop arguing and sit down and talk."
Mr. Shen sighed, sat down, and said, "Your Majesty, I know you can't listen to what I said, but you..."
He looked at the documents on the table and said, "You can't continue to work so hard. You still have to pay attention to your health. You still have to put down many things and leave them to the ministers."
"If it were in the past, of course it would be possible."
The emperor said silently: "But now, the imperial court is moving the capital, and the ministers of the imperial court each have their own plans. I must deal with all aspects to let those people know that I am watching them all the time. Only in this way, they will not stop If you dare to have different intentions, there will be no problems in moving the capital."
"Shen Qing, don't worry."
The emperor smiled and said: "I won't die for a while. I have to handle the matter of moving the capital, stabilize the court situation, and then choose a suitable successor for Da Chen. Then I can feel at ease to see the late emperor and the emperor." Ancestors."
"but…"
The emperor sat back in his seat, looked at the documents on his desk, sighed and said: "If anything unexpected happens to me, the court will ask Shen Qing to come out and straighten the court."
The emperor said this when he was in Jiankang last time. At that time, Mr. Shen didn't want to take on this responsibility, so he didn't accept it head-on.
At this time, the emperor said this again.
If it were normal, Shen Yi could still shirk it, but now, the emperor has taken the initiative to give the Shen family a way out, and Shen Yi can no longer be so "loyal". He first looked up at the emperor, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, you The dragon's body is healthy and nothing will happen to him, even if..."
"Just in case..."
Mr. Shen took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "There will be no problems with the court."
A happy smile appeared on Emperor Hong De's face, and he even laughed out loud: "I have been waiting for Shen Qing's words for too long."
"With Shen Qing's words, I don't have to worry about anything anymore."
Emperor Hong De took a deep breath and seemed to have some of the high-spirited look of his youth again: "We, the monarchs and ministers, have no worries now. We can let go and take action. Let's see how far we can take Da Chen!"
Shen Yi bowed his head and said, "I must follow closely behind His Majesty and cut off the thorns for Your Majesty."
Emperor Hong De walked up to Shen Yi again, pulled his sleeves, and spoke with emotion.
"You and I have been friends for more than 20 years. We are called monarchs and ministers, but we are actually brothers."
Mr. Shen was silent for a long time and whispered: "Your Majesty..."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
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After staying in Dezhou for two days, His Majesty the Emperor set off again. When the Emperor arrived at the territory of Beizhili, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hurried over, knelt in front of His Majesty's carriage, lowered his head and kowtowed: "I am late to welcome you." , please punish me, father!"
The Crown Prince set out from Yanjing with Shen Yi, but His Highness the Crown Prince was unable to ride a long distance. After riding for a long time, he took the sedan chair again, so he arrived a little slower than Shen Yi and Li Mu.
And this little thing was not enough to punish the prince. His Majesty the Emperor opened the curtain, glanced at him, and said calmly: "It's not too late, just go with me."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed his thanks and followed the team.
And Emperor Hong De waved to him again: "Come, come, come to my car and tell me what you have seen and heard in the north for the past six months."
His Royal Highness the Prince was even more happy when he heard this. He looked around and then carefully boarded the dragon chariot. The father and son rode in the same chariot.
After getting to the car, Li Rong lowered his head and said, "Father, you have been on your way all the way. Thank you for your hard work..."
The emperor smiled and did not speak. Instead, he said: "What have you seen in the past six months? Tell me about it, my father."
Li Rong nodded quickly, and then said: "Father, my son has been staying in Datong Mansion for more than a month. The Datong Mansion border army has a neat appearance and a very strong combat effectiveness. With this frontier army here, the Tatars outside the pass are not expected to What a great weapon."
The emperor nodded and then asked: "Have you seen the Tatars?"
Li Rong shook his head quickly: "Father, General Xue won't let my son come out of confinement..."
The emperor nodded again and said calmly: "It's not surprising, he can't allow you to leave seclusion."
The prince lowered his head again and said: "As for the Shanhaiguan army, it seems to be no weaker than the Forbidden Army..."
"That's all."
His Majesty the Emperor yawned, shook his head and said, "I'm a little tired. I want to take a nap. Don't talk anymore."
His Royal Highness the Prince glanced at his old father carefully, and then nodded quickly.