More than twenty years ago, Shen Yi and the emperor were still in control of their own affairs in the court.
Today, although the two of them are still pushed by the current situation, they have become chess players and controllers who can decide the future and destiny of others with just one sentence.
Whatever the two people decide upon after discussion will naturally be implemented quickly.
This process was very fast. Only three days later, the imperial decree of vassalage was issued, and the fourth son of the emperor, Li Jian, was named King of Wu and granted vassal status to the capital of Jiang.
Although this incident seemed strange to many courtiers, from the perspective of an outsider, it was a very normal thing.
Now that the crown prince's position has been decided, the adult prince should be granted the title of king and vassal and leave the imperial city.
The second prince had just turned sixteen, and when he was still in Jiankang, he had already been granted the title of King and left the capital.
Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has decided, the other adult princes should naturally be granted vassal status. The eldest son of the emperor has been granted the title of Prince of Fu, and now the fourth prince has been granted the title of Prince of Wu.
It's quite reasonable.
It was so reasonable that even those officials in the court who thought it was strange couldn't find any reason to refuse.
So as the edict was issued, the matter quickly settled down. The clan created a gold book for His Highness the Fourth Highness. At the same time, the edict was sent to Jiangdu Prefecture, ordering the Jiangdu Prefecture's Yamen to immediately start selecting a residence to rebuild Prince Wu's Mansion.
After the imperial edict was issued, His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness...or should be said to be His Highness King Wu, was almost struck with thunder.
He first bowed his head to thank him, and after hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and entered the palace.
He came all the way to the gate of the Manna Palace where His Majesty was, and asked to see His Majesty to express his gratitude. He was stopped by the eunuch Xiao Huai. Eunuch Xiao looked at the fourth prince with a respectful expression: "Your Majesty, you are here to express your gratitude. Your Majesty already knows , but you also know that His Majesty has been ill recently, and no one can be seen now, and there is nothing I can do about it..."
"How about you wait two days until His Majesty gets better and then come back to see me?"
His Highness the Fourth Highness clenched his fists tightly under his sleeves. After a while, he took a deep breath.
"I see."
Although he was very angry, he quickly controlled his emotions and said to Eunuch Xiao: "My father is ill and I, as a son, cannot stay in bed to fulfill my filial piety. I can only ask Eunuch Xiao to help us sons." That’s all.”
With that said, he took out the gold leaf from his pocket and handed it to Eunuch Xiao.
Eunuch Xiao looked at the few golden leaves in front of him with hesitation on his face.
It's not that he is greedy for money, but that he refuses the prince's kindness, that is, he doesn't give the prince face, and maybe he will be resented by his highness. No matter how high his status in the palace is, he can't compare to the emperor's biological son, right?
After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Huai still reached out to take it, lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, my servant."
A smile appeared on Li Jian's face: "It should be."
After that, he took a deep breath, turned around and left.
Eunuch Xiao held these gold leaves in his hands and returned to the Manna Palace all the way. After seeing His Majesty the Emperor, he knelt on the ground smoothly, held the gold leaves in his hands, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty."
Emperor Hong De just glanced at him quietly, and then asked: "Did the Fourth Brother give it to you?"
"yes."
The emperor smiled: "Since he gave it to you, I will reward you."
"Did he say anything else just now?"
"I don't say much, I just look..."
"Seems a little angry."
"It's okay to be angry."
His Majesty the Emperor closed the newspaper in his hand and yawned: "I hope his mind will be clearer."
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His Highness King Wu was rejected by the emperor. After returning to his residence, he felt even more depressed. He locked himself in the room and did not come out for several hours.
Until someone knocked on his door.
"Your Highness."
The servant whispered: "Miss Shen is here to see you."
Li Jian took a deep breath and said, "I know, let her..."
"Wait a minute."
"yes."
After a while, His Highness the Fourth Prince cleaned himself up, changed his clothes, and then walked to the front yard and saw Shen Sangsang who was looking for him.
Shen Sangsang saw his haggard look and hurriedly stepped forward: "Silang, what's wrong with you?"
A smile appeared on Li Jian's face, he shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay."
"I'm just in a bad mood."
He looked at Sangsang and tried to calm himself down: "Why are you here?"
"My father said that if you leave the capital, you will become a vassal, so I will come over to see you."
She asked: "Why is it so sudden..."
Speaking of this, Shen Sangsang comforted him: "But you don't have to worry, my hometown is in Jiangdu, and my father said that he might go back in the future, so it won't be a problem."
Li Jian said silently: "I also feel that it is very sudden, but the imperial edict has been issued, and it is difficult to recover. There is no way to do it, and no one can change it."
"We're afraid..."
He looked at Shen Sangsang and sighed: "We have to be apart for a while..."
At this point, he was suddenly startled, looked up at Shen Sangsang, and asked, "Sister, you just said..."
"Uncle Shen told you that I was going to secede, so you came here?"
"yes."
Shen Sangsang felt a little baffled: "I don't care much about the affairs of the court. My father didn't tell me, how did I know..."
His Highness the Fourth Prince looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "Sister, let's go to your house."
"I'm going to see Uncle Shen."
The two of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at the Shen family. After the Fourth Highness had a conversation with Lu Ruoxi, he found an excuse to go to the backyard of the Shen family and knocked on the door of Shen's study.
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"Uncle, my nephew Li Jian wants to see you..."
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yi's somewhat lazy voice came out of the room.
"Come in."
Li Jian stepped in, turned around and closed the door, bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Meet my uncle."
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Mr. Shen stood up and returned the courtesy, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness is now a prince, and he has his share of honor and inferiority."
"Uncle, please stop mocking me..."
Li Jian smiled bitterly and said: "You know better than anyone else that my nephew does not want this prince..."
"If you don't want it, you can just don't want it."
Mr. Shen also put down the newspaper in his hand and glanced up at Li Jian.
"After receiving the imperial edict, you almost forced yourself into the Manna Palace in broad daylight. You were afraid that others wouldn't know that you were unconvinced. The eunuchs in the palace could see it. Will His Highness the Crown Prince see it?"
"Will you keep it in mind?"
Shen Yi said expressionlessly: "Your Highness, you don't even want Ansheng's life in Jiangdu."
His Highness the Fourth Prince wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and said: "Uncle, it is reasonable for my nephew to come to the palace to express gratitude after being granted a title..."
"That's because you have to ask to see His Majesty first, and it will only make sense after His Majesty summons you."
"Is it reasonable to rush into the palace in a hurry?"
Li Jian took a deep breath again, lowered his head and said, "Uncle, my nephew is reckless."
"My nephew has now figured it out. It doesn't matter if he goes to Jiangdu to become a prince. He will still be a rich man."
He lowered his head and said: "I just ask uncle, don't forget your previous promise and give Sangsang to your nephew..."
Mr. Shen's face was expressionless: "Then what if I regret it?"
"uncle…"
His Royal Highness knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said, "My nephew has nothing else to ask for..."
Mr. Shen put down the newspaper in his hand, sighed silently, stepped forward to help him up, and said lightly: "There is no need to perform such a grand ceremony."
"Since Sangsang likes His Highness, I will naturally not deny this."
"That's it, His Highness will go to Jiangdu Prefecture to join the feudal clan first. Next year, I will personally take Sangsang back to Jiangdu Prefecture to complete the marriage."
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Of course I will listen to you, uncle."
He lowered his head and said, "My nephew has no objection."
Mr. Shen looked at the young man and was stunned for a while, then patted his shoulder. Just as he was about to speak, Tian Chong knocked on the door: "Master Hou, the Sun family invites you to come over for dinner..."
Mr. Shen frowned.
"Not going."
After saying this, he turned to look at Li Jian and continued.
"When you are in Jiangdu, remember my four words."
Li Jian also glanced at the study door and said thoughtfully: "Uncle's orders."