marquis of jingan

Chapter 175 The Great Change Is Coming
At the beginning of the sixth year of Hongde, Jin Wang Li Rui took office as Yin of Jiankang, and it has been half a year now.

Naturally, there is no need to say more about King Jin's status, so after he took office in Jiankang Mansion, he did not appear to be "acclimatized" like other officials, and he didn't have to work hard to control the yamen. , no one dared not listen to him.

At least on the surface.

Therefore, in just a few months, King Jin has actually taken control of the real power of Jiankang Mansion and has become a qualified Jiankang Yin.

Because of the special status of King Jin, the great eunuch Gao Ming personally went to Jiankang Mansion to summon him. After being summoned, Prince Jin did not dare to neglect. .

After seeing the Son of Heaven, the Prince of Jin bowed his head respectfully and said, "Chen Jiankang Mansion Yin Li Rui, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

With his status and seniority here, Li Rui can see that the emperor does not worship, and the emperor doesn't care about these things. He first waved his hand to indicate that the prince of Jin should not be too polite, then looked at the eunuch Gao, and said, "Gao Ming, give the emperor a gift. seat."

Eunuch Gao had already prepared the chair, and upon hearing this, he immediately moved behind Prince Jin. King Jin was not polite, and after thanking the emperor, he sat down. He looked up at the emperor, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Your Majesty has summoned you. What order?"

The little emperor reached out and knocked on the table, and said slowly: "Today, the envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty came to see me in the palace."

After a pause, he looked at his own uncle, and continued: "The people of Qi told me that half a month ago, someone in Jiankang offended their princess, and I want you to order the Jiankang mansion to investigate the matter, and to order it to be investigated. Arrest this man and question him."

Li Rui lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "If your majesty wants me to go to the Jiankang government office to handle this matter, just ask Eunuch Gao to bring a message, or send an official document, then there should be no need to call ministers into the palace to ask questions. talk…"

Having said that, he didn't go on.

The little emperor clapped his hands and smiled, "That's the truth."

"The person who offended the princess of Northern Qi was none other than Shen Yi from the Jiangdu Prefecture. This Shen Yi, the emperor should know, can barely be regarded as half of the emperor's family..."

Speaking of this, the little emperor looked at King Jin, and said with a smile: "How does the emperor think this matter should be handled?"

Prince Jin replied without hesitation: "The opinion of the minister is irrelevant, the key is how your majesty thinks this matter should be handled. If your majesty wants to arrest him, not to mention someone from the minister's house, even if you want to punish him as a dog, the minister will immediately Take him to the prison of Jiankang Mansion!"

"I admire this Shen Yi quite a lot."

The little emperor smiled, and said: "But Qi people's attitude is very firm, and they even threatened me to fight our Da Chen, so I can't make up my mind, this is not to invite the emperor to come into the palace to discuss this matter Is it?"

Hearing that there was going to be a war, Li Rui's expression changed. He took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, if we can avoid swords, I think that Shen Yi can be wronged. I will handle this matter. Jiankang The government will not hurt Shen Yi, and the court will give him some compensation afterwards."

The smile on the little emperor's face faded.

"But that day, Shen Yi didn't know if he offended Princess Qi, but he himself was seriously injured. His face was covered in blood when he was beaten by Qi people. Many people in Dongshi Street saw this incident. If Shen Yi is dealt with, what will the people in Jiankang City think? How will they view the court?"

The little emperor's voice was deep and low: "Today, Northern Qi threatened Shen Yi with a threat of war. I bowed my head and compromised. In the future, they will still threaten me with war and want to replace me as the emperor. How should uncle Huang deal with it?"

The topic of the throne is a bit sensitive for King Jin, who fought for the throne six years ago. He got up from his chair, knelt down, bowed his head and said, "Everything is decided by the holy judge, and the subject is determined according to the order." There is no other way to do errands."

"You don't have to be like this, uncle and nephew, we're just sitting together and chatting, how can we do such a great gift?"

As he said that, the little emperor gave Gao Ming a wink, and eunuch Gao immediately stepped forward, helped Prince Jin up, and sat down on the chair again.

The little emperor pretended to shake his head, and said: "I am also a little hesitant about this matter. It just so happens that the Great Court Meeting will be held in two days. What I mean is that this matter will be put on hold for two days. Hand it over to the courtiers for court discussion, what does the emperor think?"

After all, Prince Jin was much older than the little emperor, and had experienced many storms. After hearing the little emperor's words, he had vaguely guessed what his eldest nephew was thinking.

Prince Jin sat on the chair, hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, you have not been in power for a long time, and the most important thing for the court is stability."

The emperor nodded, and said lightly: "That's why I invited the emperor's uncle over. Whether the court is stable or not depends on whether Jiankang is stable. The emperor's uncle is the Yin of Jiankang. As long as the emperor's uncle is on my side, Jiankang doesn't matter. How can it not be messed up."

King Jin bowed his head silently and said: "Your Majesty, this matter can be dealt with, or not dealt with, or delayed. If His Majesty wants to use this time to launch a court meeting, there is no problem. The key is..."

He looked up at his elder nephew with a complicated expression: "The key is, is Your Majesty ready?"

The little emperor sat on the chair with a blank expression on his face: "I don't know when I will be ready, but I know that this day will come sooner or later."

He looked at King Jin and smiled: "If Uncle Huang thinks that I am not doing things right, he can shake his head and reject me, or he can talk to those courtiers after returning, and the matter will naturally be settled."

The 16-year-old emperor looked calm: "I believe that as long as the emperor supports me, I can accomplish anything. Half a year ago, I put the emperor in the position of Jiankang Yin. Wait for such a day."

King Jin bowed his head silently and said, "I understand what your majesty means."

He said slowly: "No matter what, my surname is always Li. Your Majesty is the suzerain of the Li family. Whatever your Majesty says, I will do."

The little emperor nodded silently, and said with a smile: "With Uncle Huang's words, I feel relieved."

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The uncles and nephews talked for about half an hour in the Ganlu Hall, and then Prince Jin left the Ganlu Hall, and then left the palace all the way. to the house.

After returning home, Prince Jin called his son over. The father and son met in the study. After seeing his father, the eldest son Li Mu quickly lowered his head and said, "Father, are you looking for me?"

Prince Jin nodded silently, and asked: "Earlier, Eunuch Gao from the palace came to the house and rewarded a family member at home, named Shen Yi, from Jiangdu Prefecture, do you still have a picture?"

"Have."

Li Mu quickly said: "Of course there are. This Shen Yi has been living in our house before. My son has seen him many times, and even invited him to dinner twice, and we have become half friends with him."

King Jin nodded and asked again: "Is he still living at home?"

The prince shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Little sister is a little messed up. A few days ago, I called many children to my house to hold a tea party, and I asked Erlang to call Shen Yi over, and sat at the tea party for a long time. It's not that he offended him, he wasn't at home the next day."

"The son met his father Shen Zhang later, and Shen Zhang said that Shen Yi had already rented a yard outside and moved out..."

Prince Jin looked up at his son. He had the urge to see Shen Yi. After hesitating for a while, he shook his head slightly: "This Shen Yi is quite capable. How long has he been in the capital? How many things have been stirred up... "

After being silent for a while, Prince Jin continued: "Son, please pay attention. If Shen Yi is not taken to prison in the court meeting two days later, then he is someone who can be handed over. It just so happens that he has some relationship with our family. relationship, you..."

"I can get closer to him in the future..."

(End of this chapter)