Chapter 640 The Emperors Beloved Concubine (Happy New Years Eve to Everyone!!)
Because he was not in the palace, His Majesty the Emperor spoke much more casually at this time, and he seemed to be vaguely like the young emperor who once watched Shen Yi go on a cruise on the Qinhuai River.
After thinking about it for a while, Mr. Shen said: "Not long after I got married, I went south on business. In the past two years, I spent less time with my family and more separation. These days, I have been at home with my wife and children, and I have spent less time together and more separation. many."
The emperor glanced at Shen Yi: "Shen Qing, are you complaining to me?"
"Don't dare."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "I just feel that I owe my family, so I took advantage of the annual leave to hide at home and spend time with my family."
His Majesty the Emperor snorted: "So, I sent you south to become a bad person?"
"Otherwise, I will stop being this evil person and promote you, Shen Qing, from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Personnel next year, or simply promote you to another level in the Hanlin Academy and let you become a bachelor of Hanlin in the Hanlin Academy and a master of military affairs. If you go to Hanlin Academy, you won't have to be separated from your family, okay?"
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "As soon as the ministers respond to their duties and appointments, they are all of the same mind as your Majesty, that's all."
Mr. Shen raised his head and looked at the emperor, and then continued: "It's just that my qualifications are shallow and my talents and virtues are negligent. I will never be able to take charge of the Hanlin Academy."
Hanlin bachelor's degree is only half a grade higher than the bachelor's degree and the bachelor's degree of lecturer of Hanlin Academy, and is the fifth rank.
Theoretically speaking, it is not surprising that Shen Yi was promoted from a fifth-rank Hanlin official to a full fifth-rank Hanlin official, but the position of Hanlin bachelor was the actual controller of the Hanlin Academy, in charge of Wen Han, and prepared for the emperor's consultation.
In fact, he is already equivalent to the prime minister.
However, in fact, the position of a fifth-rank Hanlin bachelor is usually held concurrently by the prime minister of Zhongshu. For example, Zhang Jian's grandfather Zhang Jing had always held the position of Hanlin bachelor when he was the prime minister of Zhongshu.
It is precisely because of this that the old man was able to have "peaches and plums all over the world" and was able to secretly compete with Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang in Zhongshu.
No matter how confused the emperor is, it is impossible for a young man in his early twenties to take charge of the Hanlin Academy. This is no different from worshiping Shen Yi as his prime minister. It is too much to treat the court as a child's play.
Emperor Hongde, of course, couldn't do such a thing. What he said was more out of yin and yang.
Seeing that Shen Yi not only did not give in, but actually agreed to his arrangement, the emperor was stunned, then shook his head slightly and said: "You are really a bit fierce."
He asked: "After working hard for more than two years, you can just let it go?"
A smile appeared on Shen Yi's face: "Your Majesty does not allow me to do it, and it is useless for me to go. Besides,"
"If His Majesty does not allow me to go to the southeast next year, I will be willing to do so."
"Well"
The emperor looked at Shen Yi thoughtfully: "Do you have resentment in your heart?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "I don't dare."
"If you dare not have it, you still have it."
The emperor looked back at Eunuch Gao who was accompanying him, and said calmly: "Gao Ming, let them serve the food, and I will have a meal with Shen Qing."
Eunuch Gao nodded, bowed and retreated.
After Gao Ming left, the emperor stretched and said to Shen Yi: "Gao Ming has already told me about the conflict between the Northern Qi man named Zhou and Shen Qing on Dongshi Street."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said calmly: "Shen Qing, I think that if you want to accomplish anything in this world, you have to pay some price."
He smiled at Shen Yi: "Now Shen Qing is ranked ninth on the assassination list of the Northern Qi Qingjing Department. Shen Qing, where do you think I am?"
Shen Yi thought for a while, but didn't speak.
"I am at the top of the list."
There was a smile on the emperor's face, obviously quite proud of this ranking.
"Not every emperor of Chen can be at the top of this list."
"Six years before I came to the throne, I was not even on the list."
"I asked the internal guards to check it for nearly sixty years."
The emperor smiled and said: "There are only two Emperors of Chen who top this list. One is my grandfather, and the other is me."
Emperor Hongde's grandfather was Emperor Xianzong.
The emperor who almost completed the ZTE, but unfortunately died young.
"I know, Shen Qing, what you are probably thinking in your heart is that I live deep in the palace, and I am surrounded by countless masters of internal defense, so I don't have to worry about my own safety."
The emperor reached out and patted Shen Yi's shoulder, and sighed slightly: "Actually, I have been very cautious."
"From the sixth year of Hongde to the present, the internal guards have discovered at least ten assassinations against me."
The ranking of the Northern Qi Purity Department is based on the degree of threat to the Northern Qi, but for Emperor Chen, the ranking index is very simple.
The emperor who was tougher on the Northern Qi, or the emperor who was interested in the Northern Expedition, would be ranked higher on this list.
As for those emperors who were not enterprising and preferred to seek peace, the Purity Department of the Northern Qi Dynasty will not be listed on the list. For example, Emperor Shizong who led Dachen to the south is not on this list.
At this moment, Gao Ming had brought two tables of wine and food. His Majesty the Emperor knelt down behind the low table and looked at Shen Yi: "I will do my best to protect your family. After the New Year, you can go to the south to run errands with peace of mind. In this Jiankang City, the people I want to protect will live very safely."
"As for the Qi man named Zhou"
His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, with a murderous look in his eyes: "Everyone in the Zhou Jin'an family of the Northern Qi Dynasty should be killed, and everyone should be cut into pieces, but can this family be killed?"
He looked at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "It depends on the ability of our monarchs and ministers."
"It's too far off topic."
The emperor picked up a mouthful of vegetables with chopsticks. After chewing a few mouthfuls, he looked at Shen Yi.
"The reason why I came to have this meal with you today is not to tell you about this matter."
"This incident that was reported in the palace is now spread everywhere in Jiankang. I am very annoyed."
"Concubine Hui gave birth... probably in the past few days. She has a strong temper. If she finds out about this, I'm afraid she won't survive."
"You happen to be in Jiankang, Qing Shen, so you should do me a favor and take some time to write a manuscript and send it to the Di Newspaper Department to have it printed and distributed throughout the city to put this matter to rest as soon as possible."
Hearing the words "She has a strong temper", Shen Yi's eyelids jumped and he tried not to laugh out loud.
I don’t know what kind of persona Gu Hengbo set for himself in front of the emperor, so that His Majesty the Emperor would have such a big misunderstanding of her...
But it's not surprising. The two of them have been sleeping together for probably two or three years now. It's normal for them to fall in love over time.
Even relatively speaking, other women in the palace, whether they are queens or concubines, are considered "arranged marriages." Only this Gu Hengbo was chosen by the emperor himself and can be considered a free love.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the emperor was interested in Concubine Hui.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked at the emperor, lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, if you want this matter to settle down as soon as possible, then this matter must not be mentioned in the imperial newspaper."
"Inside and outside the palace, we must act as if this matter never happened."
"If you want to calm down the impact of this matter as soon as possible..."
"The best way is to cover up this matter with another more sensational thing."
"As long as you write about another more sensational thing in the Di newspaper, the matter of Concubine Hui, no one will mention it again."
The emperor thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "Shen Qing, you are the best at this kind of thing, so I will leave it to Shen Qing to handle. After you finish writing the manuscript, just contact Gao Ming."
Having said this, the emperor looked at the sky outside, stood up from the soft cushion, stood up and stretched.
"It's getting late, I have to go back to the palace, lest the Queen Mother finds out and blames me again."
He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Shen Qing should take the matter I have told Shen Qing to heart and handle it as soon as possible."
Shen Yi stood up, nodded, and escorted the emperor out of the 18th Tower. He watched the emperor get on a sedan and slowly disappear from his sight.
"If a son is born..."
Mr. Shen stared at the direction in which the emperor was retreating and muttered something in a low voice.