For a long time, the imperial court was not completely helpless against the Zhao family.
After all, although the Zhao family has deep roots in the Huaihe Navy, the Anping Marquis Mansion has been building health!
Since the Zhao family was passed down from General Zhao Chong, over the past few decades, there have been dozens and hundreds of direct descendants of General Zhao Chong. Most of these people live in Jiankang, especially the main line of the Zhao family.
, all live in the Anpinghou Mansion in Jiankang.
Because of this, both the emperor and General Zhao were trying to maintain a balance, and neither one was willing to directly fall out with the other.
For example, if the emperor could make up his mind, he could first issue an edict to summon Zhao Lu back to Jiankang, and then send someone at the palace gate to capture him directly.
Then he sent an imperial envoy to rush to the Huaihe Navy to read out the decree, take all the Zhao family members to Jiankang for custody, and then quickly promoted a general not named Zhao from the Huaihe Navy to take charge of the Huaihe Navy.
So……
At that time, there were not many people in the Huaihe Navy who were really willing to join the Zhao family in the rebellion.
Things calmed down.
Why didn't the emperor do this?
Because the Huaihe Navy is too important to allow for mistakes.
Because in these years, the Zhao clan has been careful to maintain a delicate balance between himself and the court.
Because the emperor…
There are also some small thoughts.
This little thought is nothing more than trying to maintain balance.
Which balance between the two parties should be maintained?
Maintain the balance between the Northern Expeditionists and the Conservatives!
In this way, if the Northern Expedition did not go well in the future and the Huaihe Navy was on the front line, the emperor could hide in Jiankang and just die, becoming the emperor of the Southern Dynasties and living a comfortable life.
Although the young emperor may not think so in his heart now, subconsciously, he must have had these thoughts.
It was precisely because of the emperor's hesitation that the coastal capital under Shen Yi was inexplicably pushed to the Huaihe River defense line to resist the Qi people.
The fundamental reason is that the emperor wanted to see if the army created by Shen Yi was useless and could hold the Huaihe River.
In other words, can he replace the Huaihe Navy?
Now, Shen Yi has basically had a showdown with the emperor.
If you want to make the Northern Expedition, you must first clear out the Zhao Clan!
Otherwise, there is basically no possibility of things being done.
Seeing the serious-looking Shen Yi in front of him, the emperor was silent for a while, then looked up at Shen Yi and said in a low voice: "Shen Qing, if this matter is not good, it will cause a huge change."
"Your Majesty, I am confident that we can quell this great change."
He stood up, bowed his head respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to achieve something successful, you must experience some things!"
"Zhao Clan..."
"alright."
The emperor stopped Shen Yi from continuing, but said slowly: "I understand everything Shen Qing said."
"I need to think about it again."
"I will give you an answer before you leave Jiankang this time."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi, stood up silently, walked to Shen Yi, reached out and patted Shen Yi's shoulder, and said helplessly: "I know that Shen Qing is probably complaining about me in her heart, but Shen Qing, you must also be considerate and considerate of me.
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"You and I have changed places."
The emperor's tone was full of exhaustion: "I'm afraid it's hard for you to make up your mind."
"A heavy burden."
The emperor laughed at himself: "It almost turned me into a coward."
The emperor's words were quite sincere.
To be honest, Shen Yi may not have the determination of Emperor Hongde in a different place.
After all, if you think about it carefully, as long as he doesn't work hard and works hard to be emperor for the rest of his life, it will definitely not be a big problem.
And once he works hard, maybe one mistake will lead to the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family in an instant. At that time, the enemy will attack Jiankang, and Jiankang, a prosperous city in the world, will be reduced to what it was more than sixty years ago. The appearance of Yandu has become a ghost.
His mother, queen, concubines, and children!
They may all become Qi Ren’s playthings!
Repeat the tragic situation in "Yan Wen Lu"!
Such a huge risk cannot help but be cautious!
In a different place, if Mr. Shen had become Emperor Hongde, he might have been eating, drinking, having fun, and playing with girls every day... the draft girls would have turned out to be a happy and stupid emperor!
As for the Emperor in front of us, he has been in power for nearly six years. It can be said that he has not forgotten his original intention and has been busy preparing for war.
This is a very rare thing.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully and held his hands.
"His Majesty is the wise and wise..."
He really wanted to compliment him, but was interrupted by the emperor. The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "No need to say any more useless words. It's getting late. I know your wife is pregnant again, so I won't stay." You are in the palace. Tomorrow morning, Shen Qing, you can come into the palace again and I will talk to you in detail."
Mr. Shen bowed his head respectfully and saluted, then left the Manlu Hall and went home to sleep.
At this time, he had been away from Jiankang for several months, and his wife at home was already pregnant.
In addition to pregnant Lu Ruoxi, there is another more important thing at home in the past few months.
That is, after a lot of hard work from the family, Shen Zhang finally agreed to the marriage between Shen Heng and Chen Youniang. The couple's wedding was scheduled for the end of the year and they were planning to get married in Jiankang.
After returning home, Shen Yi hugged his wife and slept all night, feeling that another little life was about to grow up in her belly. The fatigue of being outside for several months seemed to have disappeared.
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Early the next morning, after breakfast, Shen Yi followed the emperor's instructions and went to the palace again.
Today was not the day for the court meeting, so the emperor was waiting for Shen Yi at the Manlu Palace early in the morning. But today, he was not the only one waiting for Shen Yi.
In the Manna Hall, a child who was about to learn to walk was sitting on the emperor's exclusive seat. He was held in the arms of His Majesty the Emperor. He was holding a not very thick brush in his hand and was writing in large characters in an unusually clumsy way.
Some large characters were knocked to the ground. After Shen Yi bent down to pick them up, he unfolded them and took a few glances. He saw that the words on the paper were crooked and awkward.
But thinking of the owner of these words, Shen Yi picked up the big words and put them on the table. Then he looked at the child, lowered his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the eldest son of the emperor should not be more than two years old now. stop?"
"It's too early to learn to write so early." Kuan
"I also think it's too early."
The emperor stood up, picked up the child, and handed it to Gao Ming who was standing aside. Then he turned to look at Shen Yi and said with a faint smile: "It's just that his mother has always wanted to teach him to write, but she has never been able to learn it well, and even now she can't hold the pen firmly. "
It’s amazing that a child under two years old can hold a pen firmly!
Thinking of this, Shen Yi's heart moved and he raised his head and glanced at Li Wang, the eldest son of the emperor, in Gao Ming's arms.
The eldest son of the emperor is less than two years old now, just over a year and a half.
The problem is, his "registered age" is several months younger than his actual age!
So, on the surface, he is only a little over one year old.
A child of this age can be considered a child prodigy if he can write even half a word!
I think it was Empress Hui who had been forcing this child to learn how to write...
Shen Yi couldn't help but feel a little chill...
Isn’t that Concubine Hui already planning for the label of “Sage descended from heaven”?!
Seeing that Shen Yi was deep in thought and silent, the emperor smiled and said, "The son of Shen Qing's family should also be able to write this year, right?"
"I knew it last year."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "His mother has always wanted to teach him to write. He has been holding a pen since he was a child."
The emperor smiled slightly.
"The children are still young and carefree."
He looked at Shen Yi and said quietly: "Decades later..."
"Maybe I'll be worried."
Having said this, he stopped talking.
But the meaning behind the words is obvious.
He has already figured it out.
Even if it is for the next generation, this battle must be fought!
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi quietly and said softly: "Shen Qing, please go back to Huai'an."
"After we return, we will deploy defenses in Huai'an."
"You go and do what you should do."
His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes and seemed to have some murderous intent.