After sending Zhang Jian away, Mr. Shen asked someone to hand out all the documents. Then he returned home, but he did not enter the bedroom immediately. Instead, he went to his study room and looked through several documents sent by the Di newspaper department. to the paperwork on his desk.
Most of them are about the situation in the north, not much about Yanjing.
After all, from the perspective of the imperial court system, the Di Newspaper Division has not been in his hands for more than ten years. Although Shen Yi can still control the Di Newspaper Division for more than ten years, people's hearts are like water. The current Di Newspaper Division is still not founded by Shen Yi. It’s hard to explain clearly about the newspaper department.
Of course, Shen Yi now no longer completely relies on the Di Reporting Department to obtain information.
After all, outside the imperial court, there was a man with huge financial resources named Xu Fu who was working for him. In Fuzhou in the southeast, he also had a brother-in-law who was also running errands for the Shen Hou Mansion, both covertly and covertly.
After reading several documents, Mr. Shen walked to the window and looked up at the moon in the sky.
At this time, the moon was at the top of the sky, and the half-full moon was shining with moonlight, shining on Shen Yi's face, turning the corner of Shen Yi's study into a moon-white color, reflecting the shadow of Mr. Shen.
Shen Yi looked at the moon in the sky, and after a moment of silence, he sighed slightly.
What Emperor Hong De did...
In other words, everything I did in the past two years revealed two words.
impatient.
Whether it was moving the capital or setting out to check and balance the imperial court, it was all filled with the word impatience.
Emperor Hongde was not originally of this temperament.
When Shen Yi advocated the Northern Expedition, he was a little hesitant and once thought of letting Shen Yi wait for another two years.
After the success of the Northern Expedition, for ten years, what Emperor Hongde was doing was recuperating and trying his best to restore national strength.
And in just one or two years, he seemed to want to do everything he could.
Think of this.
Shen Yi suddenly remembered something.
Last year, Shen Yuan returned to Yanjing from Jiankang and brought him the news that the Queen Mother Sun was seriously ill. However, Shen Yuan was playful and was delayed for two months on the road.
In other words, Shen Yi arrived in Jiankang almost two months late.
And Queen Mother Sun is still alive.
Not long after Shen Yi arrived in Jiankang, Queen Mother Sun's condition worsened and she died.
Thinking of the series of chain reactions caused by the illness of Empress Dowager Sun, and then thinking of the last words of Empress Dowager Sun on her bedside that forced the emperor to appoint a heir...
The Empress Dowager Sun... forced the emperor to appoint a crown prince that the court desperately needed.
And if the emperor wants to move the capital successfully at that time, he urgently needs the prince to stand up and express his position, as well as Shen Yi to come to the platform, so that the capital move can proceed smoothly!
During her lifetime, Empress Dowager Sun opposed moving the capital.
After her death, the emperor appointed a crown prince. The prerequisite for the emperor to establish a crown prince was for the crown prince to express his attitude of advocating moving the capital at the court meeting, and then the documents for establishing the crown prince were issued!
That is to say…
All the things that have happened in the past two years started with the death of Queen Mother Sun!
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen seemed to realize that someone was staring at him from behind. He turned back suddenly, and the hairs all over his body exploded!
There was no one behind him, only the flickering candlelight in the study.
Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
Master Shen staggered, returned to his seat, buried his head in his arms, and muttered to himself.
"No, no...impossible."
"No matter what, it's impossible to reach the stage of being a mother. It's impossible..."
After murmuring a few words in a low voice, Shen Yi raised his head and looked at the flickering candlelight in front of him.
"If...if his health suddenly deteriorates to a certain extent, if he feels that he will walk in front of the Queen Mother...if..."
"The Queen Mother Sun has become the biggest stumbling block to his political goals..."
Mr. Shen felt a little numb all over, but he still shook his head and rejected his rebellious idea.
When the Empress Dowager Sun died of illness, he was right next to the emperor. His Majesty was extremely sad and burst into tears at that time. He was definitely not pretending.
Yes.
Shen Yi took several deep breaths before murmuring: "At most..."
He whispered: "At most, the Queen Mother was already ill. He gave me a gentle push. At most..."
After muttering this, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from behind Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen was startled and turned back sharply.
"What is a man muttering about?"
Lu Ruoxi's gentle voice came. She held a bowl of hot soup and placed it in front of Shen Yi.
"Let the kitchen stew chicken soup for you and drink it while it's hot. Don't be exhausted during this busy period."
"Huh."
Lu Ruoxi looked up at Shen Yi and asked curiously: "Why are you sweating? It's so hot in the study? Should I ask someone to bring some ice in?"
Shen Yi shook his head silently.
"I'm not in the way."
He leaned back in his chair and looked at the chicken soup in front of him, losing his appetite at all.
"I haven't been at home much in the past two days..."
Shen Yi looked at his wife who was wiping his sweat and asked, "Has the fourth son of the Li family been here?"
"Here he is, why didn't he come?"
Lu Ruoxi laughed softly and said, "But we, Sangsang, didn't see him. The child was at home and played with Ji'er all afternoon before leaving."
"He is a prince, and it's not easy for me to chase him away."
Shen Yi nodded, took a deep breath, looked at the chicken soup on the table, and felt cold all over.
………………
Mr. Shen is sick and has a fever, and the fever is severe.
When he was a teenager, he went to the southeast to fight Japanese invaders as a Hanlin. For more than ten years, he stayed in the military and even learned a lot of physical fitness techniques.
In short, he is definitely the most capable of fighting among civilian officials and the most cultured among generals who lead troops.
Because of this, Shen Yi's physical fitness has been quite good over the past twenty years and he rarely gets sick.
But this time, the illness came very quickly. Mr. Shen was lying on the bed wrapped in a quilt, still feeling cold all over.
The sons and daughters of the Shen family all came to visit for a round, and in the end it was the young Marquis who stayed by Shen Yi's bed.
After everyone in the room left, Shen Yuan stepped forward, touched his father's hot forehead, and said worriedly: "Dad, why are you suddenly sick?"
"Are you tired because there are too many things at the Governor's Yamen? Otherwise, you can write a letter of resignation from the Governor's Yamen and rest at home for a while."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and felt no strength in his body. He opened his eyes, looked at his son, shook his head and said: "Dad is fine, just rest for a few days. I have an errand at the Governor's Mansion."
"In the past two years, your father has to do it. No one else can do it, and they don't have the ability to do it."
"alright."
Shen Yi said silently: "Dad wants to have some quiet time by himself, so you should go out."
"yes."
Shen Yuan nodded and said, "Sang Sang is brewing medicine for you outside. It will be ready in a while and will be brought in for you. Don't forget to drink it."
Shen Yi nodded again, with a smile on his face: "It's just the cold, don't worry too much, just go and do your own business."
Shen Yuan stood up, looked at his father lying on the bed, and whispered: "Dad, please have a good rest."
After the young marquis exited, Mr. Shen wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, still feeling a little cold.
At noon, Ye Chan came to the bed and served him a meal. While feeding him, he said softly: "Master, several princes came here in the morning and said that they heard that you were sick and wanted to visit you. Do you want to meet them?" ?”
"How come it spread so fast?"
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "Tell them that I am seriously ill."
"No one can be seen for the time being."
Ye Chan nodded lightly. After thinking for a while, she said softly: "Also, Zhou Shangshu from the Ministry of Punishment has also come and said that he must see you. He is still waiting at home."
Shen Yi frowned slightly when he heard this. He regained his energy a little and said slowly: "Let him come and see me in the afternoon."
Ye Chan responded: "Okay."
In the afternoon, Zhou Yuanlang carefully opened the door of Shen Yi's bedroom, then bent over and walked to Shen Yi's bed with a respectful look on his face.
"Master Hou."
Shen Yi reluctantly opened his eyes: "I am seriously ill, so I won't return the gift to Zhou Shangshu."
"Master Hou..."
Zhou Yuanlang looked at Shen Yi pitifully, almost crying: "What's wrong with you?"
Seeing him as a filial son and grandson, Mr. Shen only felt a little funny, but he was not very energetic now and said lazily: "Sick, everyone will get sick..."
"Master Hou..."
Zhou Yuanlang squatted on the ground and looked at Shen Yi with a sad face: "You are really sick..."
Mr. Shen was too lazy to pay attention to him: "What else?"
Zhou Yuanlang was about to cry but had no tears. He almost sat down on the ground: "Your Majesty asked me to come and take a look at you, Lord Marquis..."
He sighed and said honestly: "Your Majesty is ready to be promoted to a lower official."
Zhou Shangshu looked at Shen Yi pitifully.
"If you pretend to be ill, your promotion to a lower official might be in vain..."