The Sun family held a banquet at this time. It was obviously a celebration banquet.
Because the eldest son of the emperor was named King of Fu and was about to leave the capital, the fourth son of the emperor was now named King of Wu and would have to leave the capital soon. In other words, so far, all the competitors of His Highness the Crown Prince have left.
More importantly, this means that His Majesty the Emperor has recognized the Crown Prince's performance during this period and has taken the initiative to drive the Crown Prince's opponents out of the capital.
The crown prince's position has been completely stabilized.
Although His Highness the Crown Prince is not the daughter of Empress Sun, he is adopted under the name of Empress Sun and raised by Empress Sun. This relationship is no different from that of parent-child in this era.
As for the descendants of the Sun family, they are sparing no effort to get close to this "second-generation nephew" after the previous generation of nephews broke up.
Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won a great victory, they will of course have to celebrate grandly.
This kind of celebration is not just to show off, but to tell people in the capital and the world that His Royal Highness is the undisputed crown prince.
And use this to win over some forces for His Royal Highness.
After all, the foundation of the East Palace is still very thin.
An ordinary courtier would not be able to refuse such an invitation, and would even rush to the meeting to get into the Sun family and get close to His Royal Highness. However, Shen Yi no longer needs to engage in such useless social interactions. He is very He simply rejected the Sun family's invitation.
His Royal Highness stood next to Shen Yi with his hands lowered, his expression respectful: "Thank you uncle for your teaching. My nephew will keep it in mind."
Mr. Shen looked at Li Jian's face. After being silent for a while, he continued: "There is nothing else. Your Highness will just go back. I still have some official business to deal with."
"Of course I don't dare to disturb my uncle."
His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince lowered his head and said: "My nephew wants to stay in the house for a while to play with Saburo."
Shen Yi waved his hand and said: "Your Highness will naturally get along with him, just leave him alone."
His Royal Highness thanked him, lowered his head and left Shen Yi's study.
After he left, Shen Yi returned to the main seat and sat down. After a while, a man in his thirties or forties came out of the small room separated from his study. This man walked to Shen Yi's desk and spoke. He said: "This is the first time I have seen this humble prince, and I have lost all my pride."
Mr. Shen looked up at him and smiled dumbly: "He has nothing to do if he is not humble now. Not to mention the illusory throne, whether he can live the rest of his life in Jiangdu depends on me to protect him."
The man hummed and said softly: "It seems that his going to Jiangdu was arranged by the Marquis."
"I won't mention this anymore."
Mr. Shen put down the brush in his hand and asked with a smile: "That girl named Su, was you sent to Goryeo?"
"yes."
The man in front of me is none other than Xu Fu, who has been collecting money for His Majesty the Emperor for many years and can be called the general manager of internal funds.
Over the years, Xu Fu has done a pretty good job, keeping Emperor Hong De's wallet bulging and being tough when doing things. After all, when the Ministry of Revenue is unwilling to pay, His Majesty the Emperor can just wave his hand and withdraw money from his own pocket. Take money out.
Therefore, Emperor Hongde was very satisfied with Xu Fu. He had summoned him many times in the past twenty years. This was a rare honor for a "businessman".
If Xu Fu, who was an imperial merchant at the beginning, was still a little fearful and immature, now Xu Fu, a senior official, is much calmer and more confident, with a reliable-looking temperament all over his body.
Some time ago, Shen Yi asked him to find doctors for the emperor in various places, so he came to Yanjing and has not left yet.
Xu Daguan smiled and said: "The young Marquis has sent me three letters. If I don't send them to him, I'm afraid he will come back from Goryeo and cause trouble for me."
Mr. Shen shook his head helplessly: "This traitor..."
Xu Fu stretched out his hand to add tea to Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I heard that the young Marquis has established a firm foothold in Goryeo, which is very good. Master Marquis, please don't criticize him too harshly, you are a young man."
"Besides, it's not a bad thing to value love and justice."
"How are you?"
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink tea and asked, "Is everything okay at home?"
"Good or bad."
He shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "I have taken in several concubines, which has made the house restless. Even Liu Niang is still angry with me."
"You kid..."
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely: "It's changed too."
"It's not that it's changed."
Xu Fu shook his head slightly and said: "Master Hou, I have too much money under my control. Not to mention the business in the south, there is a business in Liulichang. I make a lot of money every year."
"You can't be too greedy for money in this position. If you don't show lewdness, I'm afraid the palace will be worried."
"Of course…"
Xu Daguan touched his nose and said helplessly: "I travel around all year round, and sometimes I need someone to take care of me."
Mr. Shen glanced at him and said with a smile: "They are all men, you don't need to explain to me."
"If you have time, let's explain it to Liu Niang."
Xu Fu found a seat and sat down by himself, shook his head slightly and did not answer.
After a while, he looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "Master Hou, I seem to have found my family."
Shen Yi was startled, then nodded slightly: "You have been traveling all over the country these years. Apart from doing business, this is not what you want to think about. It'll be great if you find it."
"My parents are gone long ago."
"I found my uncle who is still alive."
Xu Fu held the tea cup in both hands and said quietly: "He was the one who took me on business in the beginning, but then he thought I was a burden and left me in Jiangdu when he passed by."
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"At that time, I was only five years old."
Master Shen sighed, looked up at Xu Fu, and said, "What are we going to do?"
"I heard that he is selling porcelain, and his business has grown in recent years."
Xu Daguan lowered his head to drink tea and said softly: "I plan to do the porcelain business for a year or two."
Mr. Shen stood up, walked to Xu Fu, patted his shoulder, and said softly: "No matter what you do, just make yourself comfortable. If you need my help, just ask."
Xu Fu said with a smile: "I don't need much help from Mr. Hou, it's just this matter..."
He sighed: "I have no one to talk to. I can only talk to you, Lord Marquis, to feel at ease."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Your four brothers..."
"More than twenty years ago."
Xu Fu said silently: "We all have our own livelihoods, but we are not as close as before. Besides, if they know about this, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
"knew."
Mr. Shen put his hands behind his back and looked out the window.
"Time passes by."
………………
As the two adult princes came to feudal lordship one after another.
The situation in Yanjing City has undergone great changes.
Almost everyone believed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had secured his seat.
Moreover, it is no secret that His Majesty the Emperor is ill.
Under this situation, most of the officials in Yanjing City began to lean towards the prince more or less.
And in the next few months, while His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was supervising the administration of the country in Zhongshu, coupled with the dependence of hundreds of officials, his power became more and more powerful, and he had vaguely taken control of the government and had great power.
During this process, Emperor Hongde had been living in seclusion and rarely met with court officials. At most, he only met with a few prime ministers on extremely important occasions.
As the Beizhili Sansi Yamen moved away from Yanjing, Shen Yi and Shen Houye became relatively quiet and often stayed at home and lived in seclusion.
As the two big bosses transfer power, His Highness the Crown Prince's authority becomes stronger day by day.
On many things, he began to really participate in opinions and participate in his own opinions.
When a new leader takes office, the thing he cares about the most, or the first thing he gets involved in, is naturally personnel rights.
The same was true for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After gradually gaining power, he began to think about the candidates for the official staff and set his sights on the newly promoted Jinshi in the 31st year of Hongde.
For a time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was crowded with people.
The newly promoted Jinshi are eager to meet the prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very hospitable. He has met almost all the new Jinshis and welcomed them with a smile.
Some newly promoted Jinshi claimed to be the prince's disciples in order to impress him.
His Royal Highness the Prince turned a deaf ear.
Shen, the Minister of Rites, looked for Shen Yi all the way after work. He looked at Shen Yi who was flipping through the book and sighed silently.
"Brother, there is going to be chaos in the court."
Mr. Shen looked up at him and smiled dumbly: "Why are you talking alarmist? I am also in the court. How come I didn't hear that the court is going to be in chaos?"
"If you welcome the East Palace, you will rise to the top."
Shen Da frowned: "Officials are promoted only based on their background and not their talents. Over time, there will be chaos."
"Should His Majesty come forward to correct His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Shen Yi frowned slightly, then slowly shook his head.
