When the situation reached this point, Emperor Hong De had clearly seen the future of his third son.
There is a high probability that he will get "severely ill" and die while in captivity.
As for this matter, he had no good way to stop it. If he really wanted to make a posthumous edict to stop this matter, he could stop it for three to five years, but he couldn't stop the new emperor for his whole life.
When things become unstoppable, things may become extremely intense.
Therefore, Emperor Hongde did not stop this matter.
Politics is like this. No matter which ecological niche you are in, in order to accomplish something, you must always pay a corresponding price.
It is inevitable that there will be some regrets.
The emperor sat up on the soft couch and looked at Shen Yi, who was sitting beside the bed.
"Over the past ten years, I don't know how many people have asked me to find a way to take away the military power from Shen Qing in front of me, but I have ignored them."
"Now, my time is running out."
He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "If I really do this, how will Shen Qing respond?"
"I will take my family back to my hometown in Jiangdu."
Mr. Shen said softly: "I have the same idea now."
His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.
"This is the reason why I have kept you in the north. If the north were to leave Shen Qing for more than ten years, Zhu Zhenren would probably come back early."
Shen Yi looked up at the emperor and sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, are you a little worried now?"
The emperor shook his head slightly: "I'm not worried about Shen Qing. I'm worried about whether the fourth child will do something stupid in the future."
The Emperor lowered his eyebrows and said, "Only I know how easy it was for Shen Qing to stand on his own feet..."
Mr. Shen looked up at the emperor, sighed silently, and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to think too much."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a smart boy. He will not mess around. If the imperial court can complete the land clearing and divide the land reasonably in the future, it will not be difficult for Dachen to have another hundred years of national rule."
"As for me..."
It was already the twelfth lunar month, approaching the end of the year, and even the emperor's palace was a little cold. Master Shen picked up a piece of charcoal with a clip and threw it into the stove at hand.
"I am not very interested in these things."
Shen Yi said silently: "When I went to school and became an official, I first wanted to take shelter from the imperial court to avoid the dangers of swordsmanship. Later, it was just to try my best to do something for the people."
"If I had not been worried about my life back then, and there had been no foreign troubles in Dachen, I should be doing some small business in my hometown in Jiangdu now, tinkering with some novel things."
"Your Majesty may not know yet."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Almost twenty years ago, the Huai'an Academy that I founded in Huai'an has now grown to some extent. The academy teaches not only the Four Books and Five Classics, but I call it New Learning, and it is located in Yanjing City."
"The seeds I presented to the imperial court were cultivated from these new learnings."
"Just last year."
When Mr. Shen said this, his voice became a little higher.
"Last year, they already had someone come up with a prototype of a steam engine."
Shen Yi whispered: "This is what really promotes the progress of the times and makes people live better. As for proclaiming themselves king and emperor..."
He shook his head slightly: "I have no such idea."
"Steam...steam engine?"
The emperor was stunned and didn't quite understand.
"What is this?"
"A machine."
Shen Yi said softly: "You can make a car drive itself without a horse, and make things drive themselves without a person."
Mentioning this, Mr. Shen still felt emotional.
He has countless ideas in his mind and wants to promote the progress of the times.
Especially after the success of the Northern Expedition, he spent a lot of time on "new learning", that is, Huai'an Academy. He talked to the academy's teachers and students about the principles of steam engines and told them about the world.
.
There is something called electricity.
He even told them what electromagnetic induction was.
However, more than ten years have passed, and the technological explosion has still not been realized. Apart from some military applications, the new science he has developed has not made much progress in other aspects, especially basic science.
However, the steam engine was finally developed.
Given time, in another ten or twenty years, this thing might be able to be used in practice.
It can be regarded as someone Shen who pushed this era forward.
At this time, Shen Yi actually wanted to talk to Emperor Hongde about the other world.
Tell him that when he was in Jiangdu Prison, he had a "dream", and in that dream...
There is no longer an emperor.
However, at this time, Shen Yi's cautious character still made him hold back and did not speak.
Tell the emperor that there is no longer an emperor in the world. Who knows what the emperor will think?
Emperor Hongde is just weak now, but...
After all, he is not on his deathbed yet.
Shen Yi paused and continued: "His Majesty once said that the world's material resources are exhausted, and there are plenty of them."
"And the purpose of Xinxue is to make the world's material resources more and more abundant."
"In this way, even if there are still powerful people, the life of ordinary people can get better."
Shen Yi said silently: "After all, even in His Majesty's prosperous age, there were people who didn't have enough to eat."
Emperor Hong De stared at Shen Yi and said nothing for a long time.
After a long time, he slowly said: "I understand."
"Shen Qing... wants to be a saint."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the ancient sages and sages said that if you are successful, you can help the world, and if you are poor, you can only take care of yourself. I... I am just doing my best for the world."
"A good one can help the world."
His Majesty the Emperor showed a smile on his face and said, "It's a pity that I probably won't see a day when cars and things will move on their own."
"Shen Qing, please go."
His Majesty the Emperor closed his eyes and said slowly: "I want to have a good rest before the prince's wedding..."
"I…"
He said slowly: "You can't go see your ancestors yet."
Shen Yi stood up and bowed.
"I take my leave."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said silently: "In the past few days, the Forbidden Army Shen Qing has also been helping to watch. After all, the fourth child is still a little immature and needs Shen Qing's help."
"I obey."
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Shen Mansion.
Mr. Shen finally returned home after being away from home for three days.
Shen Yuan came up to him immediately, took his father's hand, and asked, "Dad, your majesty, is he okay?"
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly: "The imperial doctor prescribed strong medicine."
He lowered his voice and sighed: "It looks like it's just a matter of suicide..."
Shen Yuan nodded silently and said, "The Queen came here in the morning."
Shen Yi looked up at his son and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The main thing is to meet Sangsang and have a conversation with my mother. Since I am pressed for time, the date is set for the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow, the prince will come to marry Sang Sang."
The young Marquis was in a low mood. He held his father's hand and whispered, "Dad, do you think Sangsang, with his confused temperament, will be able to be a good queen in the future?"
"Will she be bullied..."
Shen Yi glanced at his son and said, "It depends on you."
Shen Yuan was stunned: "Me?"
"You are in the north, leading the troops."
"You, my uncle, have been leading the army for a day, and no one will dare to bully Sangsang in the palace."
"Waiting for the future..."
Shen Yi looked up at the sky and said silently: "In the future, in another generation, the conflict between our two families will not be too acute."
.
Shen Sangsang is the Crown Princess and the future Queen. After she gives birth to a prince, she will definitely inherit the throne in the future.
When there is another emperor and half of the Shen family's blood is in his body, the two families will be completely bound together and will have nothing to do with each other.
Although this will not change the exclusivity of the imperial power, it will make the relationship between the two families relatively harmonious.
Shen Yuan nodded silently: "My son understands."
"Dad, you have been in the palace for several days. You should go and take a rest."
Shen Yi nodded first, then looked around and asked, "Where are your mother and the others?"
"My mother took Er Niang and Aunt Lian out to buy things together. After all, we only have two days and there is no time to prepare many things."
"knew."
Mr. Shen rubbed his eyebrows.
"Go and get some sleep for your father."
"If anything happens, wake me up immediately, especially palace matters."