marquis of jingan

Chapter 1435: Clever 3rd Prince

Chapter 1435 The Clever Third Prince

The emperor stopped attending court for a full twenty-seven days before resuming his duties.

During this period, no one dared to mention in front of His Majesty the Emperor the promise he had made at the bedside of Empress Dowager Sun.

Even Empress Sun, the Third Prince, and the Sun family, who had the most vested interests in the family, did not say a word.

Because unless one is too stupid, anyone could see that the Emperor was in a very wrong mood that day. At the moment, only Emperor Hongde himself has to admit this matter, but others cannot say anything. Whoever says something may run into the Emperor's gun and become his punching bag.

By May, Shen Yi had been stranded in Jiankang for nearly two months.

Because he came here to resolve the issue of moving the capital, the Queen Mother passed away suddenly and the matter was put on hold. He couldn't just give up halfway, he had to wait until the matter had a result, or at least a set of rules, before he could leave and go to the north to do his own thing.

At this time, it was already June and the weather was getting hot, at the gate of Deqing Hall.

Because it was dawn, Shen Yi got up early while it was cool and waited for the court meeting at the gate of Deqing Hall.

Minister Zhang stood beside Master Shen, nudged Shen Yi with his shoulder, and whispered, "Ziheng, His Majesty has hardly seen anyone except you in the past month. Is there anything important happening at the court meeting today? If you have any news, let your brother know in advance."

Master Shen smiled dumbly: "Brother, you are overthinking again, aren't you? It's just an ordinary court meeting, what's the big deal?"

Minister Zhang rolled his eyes.

"Don't come on, it's nothing important, why would you come to court so early in the morning?"

"..."

"Brother, what are you talking about? I am also a minister of Da Chen. Why can't I attend the court?"

Zhang Jian turned away and ignored Shen Yi.

Master Shen pulled his sleeve and said with a smile, "Don't worry, brother."

"Take a look, have all the princes arrived?"

Zhang Jian turned his head and saw that five or six princes of the dynasty who were over fifteen years old had all arrived. Among them, the third prince Li Rong was staring at a corner of the hall in a daze, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Minister Zhang immediately understood. He turned around to look at Shen Yi, then took a deep breath and stopped talking.

At this moment, Mr. Zhao arrived late. Seeing the two brothers standing together, he also walked over.

"What are you talking about?"

Minister Zhang quickly bowed his head and saluted: "Master."

Shen Yi also bowed and saluted: "Uncle Master."

Zhao Xianggong looked around and warned, "Don't laugh. Be careful that the censor will impeach you."

Shen Yi then came to his senses and realized that it was inappropriate to laugh and joke as the boss's wife had just passed away.

Although he doesn't care, the censors might impeach Zhang Jian.

As soon as Prime Minister Zhao finished speaking, the gate of Deqing Hall opened and civil and military officials filed in. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed when the emperor, who looked tired, arrived.

"Long live my emperor."

After shouting this, all the officials bowed their heads once again as if they had rehearsed it.

"Your Majesty, I mourn for you."

His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the throne, looked haggard. He glanced at the officials kneeling on the ground, was silent for a long time, and then spoke weakly.

"I am in a bad mood. If you have anything to report, please tell me. If not, please adjourn the court."

The Emperor's grief over the death of his biological mother was natural, but a month had passed and his grief should have eased a little. However, he still had to be sad in front of all the officials. After all, there were people in the hall who were recording the Emperor's every word and action.

Under normal circumstances, if His Majesty the Emperor said such words, everyone would be very sensible. Even if there was indeed something to report, they would not say it out loud, or would delay it, or directly report it to the Secretariat. After all, it would be difficult for a person without emotional intelligence to stand in the emperor's palace.

However, this time, there were too many things piled up in the court. Therefore, the prime ministers of the Secretariat did not care about the emperor's condition and began to report some important matters that could only be decided by His Majesty the Emperor.

The emperor forced himself to cheer up and deal with these things, then rubbed his eyebrows and spoke.

"Is there anything else? If not, then we will adjourn the court."

Shen Yi did not speak, but quietly looked at the third prince Li Rong who was standing at the front row of the ministers.

The Third Prince seemed a little nervous at this moment. He turned his head to look at Shen Yi. Seeing that Shen Yi was looking at him, he was so scared that he quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at Shen Yi.

But soon, he gritted his teeth, stood up, lowered his head and said, "Father, I have something to report."

Mr. Shen nodded with some relief.

Although he doesn't know much about the Third Prince, it seems that he is responsible and at least dares to take responsibility.

His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi, then looked at Li Rong, exhaled quietly, and said, "You say."

Li Rong lowered his head and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I want to report this to my father in private."

As soon as these words were spoken, the first person to frown was Shen Yi.

Then, His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly, but he still nodded in agreement.

"After the court session, you will come to Ganlu Palace to see me."

After saying this, the emperor no longer had the heart to deal with government affairs. Instead, he stood up, looked at the officials, and said slowly: "That's all for today. If you have any urgent matters, please report them to the Secretariat for handling."

After saying this, he didn't even look at the officials again. He walked down the imperial steps and left towards the back hall.

Zhang Jian turned his head and looked at Shen Yi with a questioning look on his face.

Mr. Shen frowned and said nothing.

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"The emperor guards the gates of the country."

"The king dies in Sheji!"

In Ganlu Palace, the Third Prince was very passionate and said these thought-provoking words in front of his father.

Looking at his father's calm face, he felt a little guilty. He lowered his head and whispered, "Father, I think that since Emperor Taizu established the capital in Yanjing, we, the younger generation, should follow his will and move the capital back to Yanjing."

"No matter how much the ministers object, this must be done!"

His Majesty the Emperor looked at his son quietly for a long time before asking, "Why didn't you say anything in the court just now?"

The Third Prince lowered his head quickly and said, "I was going to say it, but Father said you were in a bad mood. If I said it, it would definitely cause discussion in the court. At that time, the noise would bother you even more. That's why I didn't say it in the court meeting."

Emperor Hong De lowered his head to drink tea, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Why not wait until the next court meeting?"

The Third Prince stood there in a daze, his face suddenly turned red, and he stammered, unable to speak for a long time.

"you are so brilliant."

Emperor Hongde put down his teacup and said slowly, "You don't want to offend anyone, but you also want to please me. You are not even sure what my attitude is towards moving the capital, and whether I still want to move the capital. So you talk to me about this in private."

"On the one hand, it doesn't offend those opponents, and on the other hand, it can please me, right?"

Li Rong's face turned pale in an instant. He knelt down with a plop and bowed his head, saying, "Father, you have misunderstood me. I did not mean that. I, I, ..."

"You didn't mean that."

His Majesty the Emperor said silently: "That means someone taught you to say and do this."

"Who taught you this? Your mother, or your uncles?"

"Father, you are wise."

"Yes Yes…"

He hesitated for a long time, and in panic, he almost wanted to put all the blame on Shen Yi. Fortunately, the last bit of reason stopped him from doing so. He lowered his head and said, "Father, it was me...it was me who wanted to say this..."

"I was wrong..."

He gritted his teeth and said, "Please punish me, father!"

"I won't punish you."

Emperor Hong De seemed really tired. He sighed and waved his hand: "You..."

"Just step back."

(End of this chapter)