After some small talk, His Majesty the Emperor took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said softly: "Your Majesty, His Highness is a very smart man. He knows that he should not look for me at this time. Not only is it useless, but it is also harmful to himself."
The emperor said "hmm" and waved his hand.
"Everyone, step back."
The palace attendants in the Manna Palace quickly retreated.
After everyone left, the emperor sighed slightly and said: "To be honest, I have considered the boss. After all, he is my eldest son and the son of Concubine Hui. I really like him."
"Also, although the boss has a complicated mind, he is a very smart child..."
"Unfortunately…"
The emperor shook his head slightly and did not continue.
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "If your Majesty is interested in His Highness, I'm afraid he will kill many people."
When we did Gu Hengbo's thing, it was firstly because of the rush of time, and secondly because the methods of both the monarch and his ministers were still immature. In fact, there were many loopholes. Among the ministers who built Kangcheng, there must be Someone knows this very well.
Therefore, this has become the biggest pain point for the emperor's eldest son, Li Wang.
His mother’s origin…
It's really too humble.
What's even more terrible is that the young princes from Zhao Er and Zhao Jizhou who often visited the Qinhuai River are now the mainstay of the imperial court! If the emperor's eldest son ascends the throne and the queen mother summons the ministers, they will be recognized. , that would be great fun.
This is also the biggest reason why Emperor Hongde hardly considers Li Wang now.
The emperor sighed: "People of our generation don't have to kill people, but if the boss comes to the throne, he will definitely go on a killing spree. By then, the city of Yanjing will be flooded with blood."
After saying that, the emperor was silent for a while and then said: "My son."
Shen Yi was startled.
The emperor rarely addressed his cousin by name. When something unusual happened, he quickly bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty's command."
"I have many things to entrust you with. In addition to the court affairs, there are two more things I want to entrust you to handle."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty ordered."
The emperor closed his eyes and said, "The first thing to do is Concubine Hui and her son. If I am no longer here and the boss does not ascend the throne, there may be someone with good intentions who will reveal the affair and bring up the old matter again." , when the time comes, not only will Concubine Hui and her son be in an embarrassing situation, the new emperor may also make things difficult for them."
"Concubine Hui..."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "Concubine Hui is my favorite woman in my life. I hope she can live in peace and safety. When the time comes, Shen Qing will help protect them, at least so that the boss can stay in the feudal clan safely."
Shen Yi lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this is a matter for the head of the clan. How can I get in the way? Moreover, since I don't have your majesty's prestige, I probably can't control those people who do good things. This matter..."
"You don't have to be humble."
The emperor lowered his eyebrows and said: "Concubine Hui was born in the Lu family... The two of us did this very badly back then, but over the years, I have sent people to fill up the holes. No matter who goes to check, the result will always be the same, and that is Hui." The concubine is Lu Zheng’s granddaughter.”
"If someone stirs up trouble at that time, I'll do one or two serious things, and then it will naturally subside. I have already thought of the reasons for you to start."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled lightly and said, "I just say yes, in order to protect my reputation."
Shen Yi thought deeply for a while, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, your health is now well. You don't need to think about long-term matters. It's better to take care of your health."
"Didn't I say just in case? You, you, still think too much."
The emperor smiled and said: "Are you afraid that this incident will anger the new king?"
Shen Yi took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will accept this."
He looked at the emperor and forced a smile on his face
"The most I can do is lose my official position and go back to Jiangdu to retire."
The emperor smiled dumbly, then lowered his head to drink tea, and continued: "The second thing is the matter of the descendants."
He said quietly: "Over the years, the internal guards have obtained countless evidence of their evil deeds. I didn't deal with them before because of the queen mother's face. Now I keep them still because the prince is involved. I don’t want to shake up the situation.”
"Afterwards, the inner guards will hand over the evidence of their evil deeds to Zi. If I appoint the fourth son, I probably won't have time to deal with them. Then Zi will take care of the Sun family for me."
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "At least, let them be defeated."
Regardless of whether the third son of the emperor ascends the throne or the fourth son of the emperor ascends the throne, as long as Empress Sun is still there, the Queen Mother will definitely be Empress Sun.
What is remarkable is that the biological mother is also made the Queen Mother, but whether to make the biological mother even depends on whether Empress Sun is strong enough. If Empress Sun is strong enough, she may even be made the Dowager Concubine.
Of course, once the fourth son of the emperor ascends the throne, Empress Sun will also give the emperor face, and will generally not refuse the emperor's request to establish two queen mothers. After all, Empress Sun... has a family.
The second thing the emperor did was obviously worried that the descendants were too powerful and wanted Shen Yi to help suppress them.
What suppressed this was not the evil behavior of the descendants, but the rebellious heart of the third prince.
This was not difficult for Shen Yi. He lowered his head slightly and said, "I obey."
However, Shen Yi paused and asked: "Your Majesty, no matter which prince you are, you have to do this?"
The emperor thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Of course it is different."
He looked at Shen Yi and said softly: "If it is the third heir, then I will personally issue an imperial decree and wipe out the Sun family."
Shen Yi bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise."
After a pause, he continued: "But I believe that Your Majesty should rest peacefully. When His Majesty recovers slowly, he can continue to govern for half a century."
"Half a armor..."
The emperor repeated it again, looked at the miscellaneous book in his hand, and then smiled dumbly: "I have had a good rest this month. When I got free, I felt that it was still too hard before, and I have already begun to slack off."
"If I really rule for another half a century, I have no idea what my sons will think. I am afraid that I myself will become a foolish king."
He looked at Shen Yi and laughed at himself: "When the time comes, will the temple name that I gave me disappear?"
Your Majesty, the Emperor, still thinks of the word "Shizu" in your heart.
Shen Yi sighed and said: "Your Majesty, as long as you can appoint wise ministers, even if you are free, you will not become a weak king. There are too many things in this court, and you can't do it all by yourself."
The emperor stood up, walked to Shen Yi, and found a small wooden pillar to sit on. Then he patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I will try to live as many years as possible."
"But how long you can live depends on God's will."
He sighed: "That time a month ago, I almost saw my father, the emperor and my mother."
Emperor Hong De is not a workaholic.
Therefore, the arduous work will not bring him much happiness. What has supported his hard work over the years is firstly the responsibility as an emperor, and secondly, his reputation before and after his death.
The last time between life and death allowed him to finally put down his heavy work and rest for a month.
But he knew very well that his physical condition was still not optimistic.
Mr. Shen sighed, stood up and lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty and I have the kindness of knowing each other. You have trusted me for more than 20 years. I will never be able to repay you for such kindness."
"I have taken to heart what your Majesty said today. I don't want anything to happen to your Majesty. I hope from the bottom of my heart that your Majesty can always be in charge of the court. But one day, if something happens, what your Majesty told you today..."
"I will do it for Your Majesty even if I risk my life."
Emperor Hong De also stood up with a bright smile on his face.
