At the beginning of the sixth year of Hongde, King Li Rui of Jin took office as Jiankang Yin, and it has been half a year now.
There is no need to say much about the status of the King of Jin. Therefore, after he took office in Jiankang Mansion, he did not appear to be "acclimated" like other officials, and he did not have to work hard to control the yamen. With his status, he only had to speak out , no one dares not to listen to him.
It was like this on the surface before.
Therefore, in just a few months, King Jin actually took control of the real power of Jiankang Mansion and became a qualified Jiankang Yin.
Because of the special status of King Jin, the eunuch Gao Ming personally went to Jiankang Mansion to summon him. After being summoned, Prince Jin did not dare to neglect. After cleaning up, he followed Gao Ming to the Ganlu Hall of the Imperial City. In front of him was the Emperor. .
After seeing the emperor, Prince Jin bowed his head respectfully and said: "Li Rui, Yin of Jiankang Prefecture, pays homage to your majesty."
With the status and seniority placed here, Li Rui could naturally see that the emperor would not bow to him, and the emperor did not care about it. He first waved his hand to indicate to Prince Jin that he did not need to be polite. Then he looked at Eunuch Gao and said, "Gao Ming, give this gift to the emperor." seat."
Eunuch Gao had already prepared a chair. After hearing this, he immediately moved behind Prince Jin. Prince Jin was not polite. After thanking the emperor, he sat down. He raised his head to look at the emperor, lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know, has summoned you. What orders?"
The little emperor stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, and said slowly: "Today the envoy from the Northern Qi Dynasty came to the palace to see me."
After a pause, he looked at his uncle and continued: "The people of Qi told me that someone in Jiankang offended their princess half a month ago and wanted me to order Jiankang Mansion to find out about the matter and bring it to justice." Arrest this man and hold him accountable."
Li Rui lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "If His Majesty asked me to go to Jiankang Mansion Office to handle this matter, just ask Eunuch Gao to bring a message or send an official document. There should be no need to summon ministers to the palace to ask. talk…"
At this point, he stopped talking.
The little emperor put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "That's the truth."
"The person who offended the Princess of Northern Qi was none other than Shen Yi of Jiangdu Prefecture. The Emperor's uncle should also know about this Shen Yi. He can barely be considered half of the Emperor's family..."
Having said 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: "My opinion 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 my palace, but if he wants to accuse the dog, I will immediately Take him to Jiankang Mansion Prison!"
"I admire this Shen Yi very much."
The little emperor smiled and said: "But the Qi people are very resolute and even threaten me to go to war with our Da Chen, so I can't make up my mind. This is not to invite the emperor's uncle to come to the palace to discuss the matter. What?"
When he heard that there was going to be a fight, Li Rui's expression changed. He took a deep breath, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, if we can avoid swords and swords, I think we can make Shen Yi suffer some injustice. I will handle this matter. Jiankang The government will not harm Shen Yi, and the court will give him some compensation afterwards."
The smile on the little emperor's face faded.
"But on that day, Shen Yi didn't know if he had offended Princess Qi, but he himself was seriously injured. His face was covered in blood after being beaten by Qi people. Many people in Dongshi Street saw this. If Shen Yi is dealt with correctly, what will the people in Jiankang City think? How will they view the court?"
The little emperor's voice was low: "Today, Northern Qi threatened war and wanted to deal with Shen Yi. We bowed our heads and compromised. In the future, they will still threaten war. If I am the emperor, how will the emperor deal with it?"
The topic of the throne was a bit sensitive for King Jin, who had competed for the throne six years ago. He stood up directly from his chair, knelt down, lowered his head and said: "Everything is decided by the Holy Spirit, and I will follow the decree." When running errands, never say anything.”
"Uncle, you don't have to be like this. Our uncle and nephew are just sitting together and chatting. How can we give such a grand ceremony?"
With that said, the little emperor winked at Gao Ming, and eunuch Gao immediately stepped forward, helped Prince Jin up and sat on the chair again.
The little emperor pretended to shake his head and said: "I am also a little hesitant about this matter. It happens that the imperial meeting will be held in two days. What I mean is that this matter should be put aside for two days. The imperial meeting will be held in two days. Leave it to the courtiers for discussion, what does the emperor think?"
After all, Prince Jin was many years older than the little emperor and had experienced many storms. After hearing these words from the little emperor, he had already vaguely guessed what his eldest nephew was thinking.
Prince Jin sat on the chair. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, you have not been in charge for a long time. The most important thing for the government at the moment is stability."
The emperor nodded and said calmly: "That's why I invited the emperor's uncle to come over. The key to the stability of the court lies in Jiankang's stability. The emperor's uncle is Jiankang Yin. As long as the emperor's uncle is on my side, Jiankang will be the winner." No matter what, there can be no chaos.”
King Jin lowered his head silently and said: "Your Majesty, this matter can be dealt with, or not dealt with, or delayed. If Your Majesty wants to use this time to initiate a court meeting, there is no problem. The key is..."
He looked up at his eldest nephew with a complicated expression: "The key is, is Your Majesty ready?"
The little emperor sat on the chair with an expressionless 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 your uncle feels that I am not doing things properly, you can shake your head and reject me, or you can talk to the courtiers after you go back, and the matter will naturally be settled."
The emperor, who was only sixteen years old, looked calm: "I believe that as long as the emperor's uncle supports me, I can accomplish anything. Half a year ago, I put the emperor's uncle in the position of Jiankang Yin. Waiting for this day."
King Jin lowered his head silently and said, "Your Majesty, I understand... I understand."
He said slowly: "No matter what, my surname is always Li. Your Majesty is the head of the Li family. Whatever your Majesty says, I will do."
The little emperor nodded silently and said with a smile: "With these words from the emperor, I feel relieved."
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The uncle and nephew talked in the Manlu Hall for about half an hour before Prince Jin left the Manlu Hall and then left the palace all the way. After walking out of the palace, he did not go back to the Yamen of Jiankang Mansion. Instead, he got on the carriage and went back. Arrived at home.
After returning home, Prince Jin called his son over. The father and son met in the study. After the prince Li Mu saw his father, he 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 our house and rewarded a family member named Shen Yi. He is from Jiangdu Prefecture. Do you have any memories?"
"have."
Li Mu said quickly: "Of course there is. This Shen Yi used to live in our house. My son has met him many times, invited him to dinner twice, and became half a friend with him."
King Jin nodded and asked, "Is he still living at home?"
The prince shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "My little sister is a little mischievous. A few days ago, she called many children to her home to hold a tea party. Then she asked Erlang to call Shen Yi over and sat at the tea party for a long time. I don't know what happened. If I didn’t offend him, he wouldn’t be at home the next day.”
"Later, the son met his father Shen Zhang. Shen Zhang said that Shen Yi had rented a yard outside and moved out..."
Prince Jin raised his head and looked at his son. He had the urge to see Shen Yi. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head slightly: "This Shen Yi is quite capable. He has only been in the capital for a short time and has already stirred up many things... "
After Prince Jin was silent for a while, he continued: "Son, please pay attention. If Shen Yi is not taken to prison during the court meeting in two days, then he is a person who can be trusted. He happens to have some connections with our family. Relationship, you..."
"You can get closer to him in the future..."
