The third prince, Li Rong, will be fine in the short term.
He himself also knew that he still had at least "a year or two" to scold his fourth brother.
A year or two later, when the new king is firmly on the throne and the reckoning begins, he, the deposed prince, will be the first to bear the brunt.
At that time, the four words "died of sudden illness" will be left in the history books of future generations.
Historically, there were many people who were imprisoned and suddenly burped within a few years.
Among them, some people may have scared themselves to death because of fear, which is indeed the so-called "death", but most people actually died in an unknown way.
After Li Rong was imprisoned, he had already foreseen his own ending. He knew very well that most of his family would not escape death.
Under the huge psychological pressure, he was both scared and angry, and he became crazy.
Now that Shen Yi took the initiative to relax, His Highness the Third Prince suddenly saw the light of day.
He knew very well the status of Lord Shen in front of him. As long as he was willing to work hard and speak out, not to mention his sons, even he himself would be able to regain his freedom and leave the capital to become a vassal.
Of course, he also knew that his face was not enough for Shen Yi to compete with the new emperor, or even confront the new emperor, and take out their whole family, but as long as Shen Yi is willing to help, take out one or two children...
It’s not that difficult!
He got married very early, at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Although he does not have many children now, he still has five or six, many of whom he loves very much.
His Highness the Third Prince was originally sitting on the ground. Hearing this, he knelt down directly in front of Shen Yi and said with tears: "Uncle, my nephew knows that he has no way to live anymore, but the children are still young. My nephew does not ask for any incense, but only for them." Live on, even if you change your name..."
"My nephew also appreciates your kindness."
The spread of incense means that after the child leaves, he can still maintain his clan status, and in the future, he can be given a memorial tablet in the ancestral hall, and incense can be burned to worship him during festivals and festivals.
And if you just live...
It may not be possible to preserve the identity of the clan.
Shen Yi stepped forward, helped him up, sighed and said: "Your Highness, when it's time to speak, I will help you speak, but you must stay calm here."
"Perhaps Your Majesty has good intentions and won't take your life."
Li Rong stood up with a depressed expression: "I will personally lead people to kill him, but he will not tolerate me."
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "It is possible that he will be imprisoned for life."
Li Rong was a little lost in thought at first, then looked at Shen Yi and begged: "Uncle, can you please stop leaving and wait for your nephew for a while."
Shen Yi nodded lightly: "Okay."
The Third Highness staggered back to the back house. Not long after, he brought out five or six little babies. The oldest of these babies was only five or six years old, and the youngest was still in his infancy.
Li Rong's voice was fierce: "Kneel down and kowtow to your uncle and grandpa!"
The older children all hurriedly knelt on the ground and called them uncle and grandpa.
Those who were still too young were held by the woman and knelt in front of Shen Yi. After all, they were young. When Li Rong shouted, many of them were frightened and started crying.
Shen Yi glanced at the children, then looked at Li Rong, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, you will naturally recognize what I said, so why do you have to be so mean?"
"It's not a trick."
Li Rong looked up at Shen Yi, with tears in his eyes: "I want my uncle to remember what they look like, so that he won't have to help..."
"Being deceived..."
Shen Yi was startled and felt a chill running down his spine. He looked at Li Rong and shook his head repeatedly: "Why is this, why is this..."
Li Rong walked closer and lowered his voice: "The Fourth Company took the initiative to meet my nephew's swordsman, even risking his own life. His thoughts..."
"It's so cruel..."
Shen Yi turned around, walked up to these children, and remembered their appearances one by one. Then he turned to look at Li Rong and said silently: "Your Highness, I remember it."
Li Rong wiped the dust from his face. He pulled Shen Yi aside and whispered: "Uncle, my nephew has nothing else to do. He only has one question. I want to ask my uncle..."
Shen Yi looked calm.
"you say."
"Father..."
He lamented: "Have you ever thought of making me the crown prince?"
"Even a little bit..."
Shen Yi nodded: "Of course there is."
"Why would your Highness think so?"
Lord Shen sighed: "If the late emperor had not hesitated, he would not have adopted His Highness at the Queen Mother's knees, but directly let His Highness the Fourth to adopt him, and then naturally establish him as the Crown Prince."
"Rather than risk instability..."
Shen Yi whispered: "At the beginning, if His Highness could hold back and control those around him and not lead people out of the city, then... who could destroy His Highness?"
Li Rong looked at Shen Yi with wide eyes: "Uncle...uncle...that's your son-in-law, wouldn't you..."
Shen Yi shook his head.
"Compared to Your Majesty, I want a son-in-law to be the King of Wu."
After saying this, Shen Yi looked at Li Rong and said softly: "Don't say what I said to others. I won't recognize it if I say it to others."
Li Rong was lost in thought for a long time before whispering: "Yes, yes..."
He said in despair: "I know, I know..."
Shen Yi patted his shoulder, turned around silently, and left the house.
King Li Mu of Jin was still waiting outside. When he saw Shen Yi come out, he went up to meet him and breathed a sigh of relief. He said with a smile: "You are still awesome. When I went to talk to him last time, he seemed to be crazy." Same, yelling at me."
Shen Yi sighed and said, "He is also a poor person."
"It's pitiful."
Prince Jin whispered: "That's what the late emperor did. Didn't Prince Yue spend his whole life in fear?"
"In the heart of the late Emperor, nothing and no one is as important as the imperial court or the overall situation."
Mr. Shen put his hands on his sleeves and said silently: "Your Majesty, you have worked so hard. Please treat him more favorably before Your Majesty has any orders."
"Don't worry, don't worry."
Li Mu sighed: "This is my cousin. If I don't tell you, I won't treat him harshly."
Master Shen forced a smile on his face and said, "There should be nothing else to do today. I'll invite the prince to have a drink."
Prince Jin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "At this time, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to go out and have fun, right?"
"It's always okay to go to a small restaurant and have a meal."
Mr. Shen sighed and said: "After the late emperor's funeral, I also felt lonely and panicked. I haven't had any friends to drink and talk to for a long time."
Prince Jin then nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Zhang may not have time to accompany you now, so I will sacrifice my life to accompany you today."
Shen Yi pulled Prince Jin's sleeve and said, "I know a small restaurant. I will take Prince Jin there."
"I am about to ask my son to lead the way. The Shen family has been in Yanjing for more than ten years, but I have just arrived in Yanjing not long ago."
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A few days later, Manlu Hall.
Shen Yi bowed to His Majesty the Emperor and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the Tatar Ministry have been negotiated. Amuto is willing to accept Da Chen's conditions. What the ministers in Zhongshu mean is to send the doctor and comrades from the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. Go and reward the two sons of the Tatar Khan and a tribal leader."
The new emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a wry smile: "Isn't this matter left to my father-in-law? You just make the decision."
Shen Yi handed the memorial to the palace attendant and said, "Your Majesty, there are many things that ministers cannot decide. It is your Majesty who makes the final decision."
"I can't do anything random and mess up the rules of the court."
Emperor Jianlong stood up, took the document from the palace servants, opened it, glanced at it, then looked at Shen Yi, and said: "It's not a bad rule, it's just that there are too many things to do. I'm doing something now. I don't know what to do. If you hadn't been in charge of Yanjing, there would have been no chaos. I'm already at a loss now."
This is the disadvantage of not having an "internship".
It only took a month for Emperor Jianlong to go from being crowned prince to ascending the throne, which was too fast.
He has not yet mastered many of the emperor's skills. It can be said that he is completely unskilled in business.
You should know that although Emperor Hong De ascended the throne at the age of ten, he did not take charge of the government until he was sixteen, and he was "intern" for six full years.
Mr. Shen whispered: "Your Majesty can try to select some officials to help."
Emperor Jianlong touched his chin, thoughtfully.
"Or, go to Zhongshu more often, ask questions, and see how several prime ministers manage politics."