marquis of jingan

Chapter 1441: Border Patrol

Chapter 1441: Border Patrol

In late June of the 29th year of Hongde, a grand enthronement ceremony was held in Jiankang, officially enthroning the emperor's third son, Li Rong, as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, becoming the heir to the court.

This matter caused quite a stir. After all, Emperor Hongde had been on the throne for thirty years but had yet to appoint a crown prince. This was not right in the first place, especially for some civil servants in the court, who were already extremely anxious.

Now that the country was finally stable, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, with the national foundation, even if the emperor suddenly dies now, the court will not be in chaos, and there will be no civil war in the future because of the throne of the Eastern Palace.

This is the political stability that Confucian scholars pursue.

For a moment, all civil and military officials, including Shen Yi, congratulated His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Including Shen Yi himself, he also had a smile on his face. He walked up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, bowed to him and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Royal Highness, on entering the East Palace."

Seeing Shen Yi coming over, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quickly left the officials who were talking beside him, trotted up in three or two steps, bowed in return, and said, "Thank you, uncle, thank you, uncle."

"I wouldn't dare."

Master Shen supported his arm and said with a smile: "From now on, Your Highness will be a half-lord. Don't mention the word uncle anymore. When we meet later, if Your Highness is in a good mood, you can call me by my official title. If you are in a bad mood, just call me by my full name."

Mr. Shen's words were not polite. The status of the third prince had risen a lot. In terms of the political ecology alone, he was now the second in command of the court.

In this position, officials in the court were all his subjects, and as for seniority or kinship, they had to take a back seat.

Even if Prince Li Mu of Jin came here, there would be no problem if the prince addressed Li Mu directly by his name.

Of course, even the emperor had to call Li Mu "Brother King" when he saw him, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also had to be polite when he saw Li Mu.

If Shen Yi was a normal official, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have to address him by his official title whenever he saw him in the future.

However, Mr. Shen is not a normal official.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not particularly smart, he still saw this point very clearly. He was still very respectful to Shen Yi and always called him uncle.

Shen Yi also called him "Your Highness" all the time, and both sides called each other by that name.

After the enthronement ceremony was almost over, Mr. Shen did not stay for long. After saying hello to Shen Heng, he went straight home.

In the evening, Minister Zhang brought two pots of wine to Shen Yi's house. Soon, the two brothers sat at the wine table. After toasting each other, Minister Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and asked, "After the crown prince is enthroned, Ziheng will go north, right?"

Mr. Shen took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Senior Brother is well-informed. How did you know this?"

"Master Zhao guessed it."

Minister Zhang smiled and said, "As soon as you returned to Jiankang, the court began to discuss the relocation of the capital. After the Third Prince wrote a letter to strongly advocate the relocation of the capital, the position of Crown Prince was decided. It is hard to say that you, Ziheng, were not involved in this."

"Now, there are not many people who oppose the relocation of the capital, and the crown prince has been established. Ziheng, of course, you will not stay in Jiankang for too long."

Master Shen counted on his fingers and said with emotion: "I have been in Jiankang for three months."

"Brother, you may think I am so relaxed in Jiankang City every day. In fact, there are so many things in the north that I need to deal with every day. I am also very anxious."

Zhang Jian was silent and sighed: "It's a pity that I am trapped in Jiankang now and can't help you."

Master Shen picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother, you are about to be appointed as prime minister, so don't think about these things anymore."

"My senior brother was in the north a few years ago and helped me a lot."

After the two of them clinked their glasses, Minister Zhang asked, "How has Song Ying been doing in the north these years?"

"It's okay."

Master Shen smacked his lips, exhaled a breath of alcohol, and said with a smile: "It's just that it's a little different from when you were in the north. There are many things I'm not willing to tell him."

At this point, Master Shen said softly, "His term as the governor of Northern Zhili will expire in more than a year. Uncle Zhao will probably have to do his best to push him before he will step down from the Secretariat."

"Brother, if you wait another year or two, you will be able to enter the Zhongshu School."

"I don't really care whether the book is in the middle or not."

Zhang Jian raised his head and sang, then groaned: "Master Zhao has taught our Senior Brother Song everything he knows. I wonder how much he can repay Master Zhao in the future."

Mr. Shen mixed a glass of wine for Zhang Jian and chuckled, “Don’t worry, if he has no conscience.”

"I won't let him off."

Zhang Jian was startled, then he smiled dumbly: "He is now the governor of Northern Zhili, a high-ranking official. Even the prime minister can't easily touch him. In the entire court, you are the only one who can speak like this."

Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then said softly, "He has been in the north for four or five years now, and I have quite a lot of evidence against him. If I want to sue him, he will go to jail immediately."

"Hey."

Minister Zhang smiled and said, "Don't mention that there is evidence. Even if there is no evidence, our Lord Shen can still sue anyone in the court."

"Brother, don't talk nonsense."

Mr. Shen looked at Zhang Jian and said sternly, "Who in the court doesn't know that I, Shen, abide by the law?"

Minister Zhang smiled silently, did not refute, but raised his wine glass.

"Singing and drinking, singing and drinking."

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Three days later, before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had even warmed his seat on the throne of the Eastern Palace, the Emperor's edict was delivered to him and reported to the entire court.

The general meaning is that the Huai'an Army made tremendous contributions ten years ago, and has been stationed in the northern border for the past ten years, devoting itself to the court. The court owes a lot to the Huai'an Army.

His Majesty the Emperor wanted many times to go north to personally reward the Northern Army, but due to heavy government affairs, he never found an opportunity.

Now that the Crown Prince is in power and has been decided, it is a good opportunity for the Crown Prince to go north in place of the current emperor and follow the Northern Zhili Governor Shen Yi to patrol the border and reward the troops.

It is worth mentioning that at the end of this edict, there is a special line of "notes".

The general meaning is that when the prince goes north, he can participate in all military affairs, but the person in charge of this border patrol is still Lord Shen, who has been in charge of the northern border for ten years.

The last paragraph must be noted.

After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now the "first in line to the throne" of Da Chen. If he were given the power of an imperial envoy, if he couldn't wait to take office ahead of time after arriving in the north, he might just march south directly.

Even if they are father and son, they have to be on guard.

Moreover, in fact, the relationship between emperors and princes in all dynasties was not simply a father-son relationship.

Hidden within this father-son relationship is a layer of political rivalry.

After all, the prince's status is too high, and if the emperor is not careful, he may be laid off early.

It is precisely because of this kind of political rivalry that many princes in history ended up with not a particularly good ending.

Of course, the probability of this situation happening in this dynasty is not very high.

After all, the current Emperor Hongde is almost the first wise and benevolent ruler since the founding of the Great Chen Dynasty.

Even if you can't be called the first, you can still be called the second.

Under such circumstances where the emperor had great authority, it would be extremely difficult for the prince to compete with him.

After the Emperor's edict was issued, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately knelt to receive the edict and accepted it with great respect.

After receiving the imperial edict, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not idle. That afternoon, he brought some things and came to Marquis Shen's mansion, where he met Marquis Shen who was fishing in the pond in his backyard.

"uncle."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bowed.

"My nephew has been ordered to go north with my uncle. I wonder when my uncle will set off..."

"Nephew, let's make some preparations."

"Three days later."

Mr. Shen put down his fishing rod and said with a smile.

"But it doesn't matter if Your Highness is a few days late."

Li Rong leaned forward and lowered his head.

"My nephew is traveling with my uncle."

(End of this chapter)