His Majesty the Emperor is already in his early twenties this year, and is already married with children.
More importantly, the Imperial Army was already in his hands.
The inner court is responsible for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Internal Guards.
The Zhongshu Province of the outer court and the administrative officials of the six ministries were basically promoted during his reign.
Although he did not personally manage the government in the first six years of his reign and was just a mascot, three and a half years have passed since the sixth year of Hongde's reign. In the three and a half years of writing, Zhongshu Province alone has The prime minister changed twice.
Veteran officials from other yamen also withdrew from the court stage one after another.
For example, Zhao Changping, the Minister of Household Affairs, filled the vacancy because the old Minister Liu Jizhang became an official.
In the past three and a half years, under the emperor's intentional or unintentional manipulation, the top management of the imperial court has almost completed a round of replacement.
In other words, the transition from emperor to courtier has been basically completed.
The current position of His Majesty the Emperor is already very stable.
Put it this way.
It takes cronies to have cronies, and political achievements to have political achievements. Shen Yi and others spent almost two years driving the coastal Japanese pirates out of the land. This was a great political achievement.
For the emperor, the only stain was that during the conflict between Hongde and Qi people for more than half a year in the seventh year of Hongde, he suffered a moderate loss. However, this loss was polished by the clever writing of Di Baosi. , the external publicity was a tie, and it did not affect the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor.
That is to say…
His Majesty the Emperor's current position is very stable.
In the sixth year of Hongde and the seventh year of Hongde, Empress Dowager Sun might have united with several Zhongshu prime ministers to depose him as emperor...
But now, it's been Hongde's ninth year.
Now, only morality and nothing else can restrain His Majesty the Emperor.
Although the Holy Emperor rules the world with filial piety, this sentence is just a slogan after all, and the emperor is the only supreme person in the court.
Ninety-five supreme.
After listening to Shen Yi's words, His Majesty the Emperor silently sat back to his original position.
He was silent for a long time, then slowly closed his eyes and said, "Shen Qi, by saying this, you are trying to provoke the blood relatives of the Tian family. Do you know that?"
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I am not trying to stir up trouble among the Tian family. What I mean is that Your Majesty is the supreme being in the world and the only sun in the sky..."
"Shit."
The emperor opened his eyes, glanced at Shen Yi, and said coldly: "The emperor in the north, is he the sun?"
Mr. Shen smiled coquettishly.
You flatter me and forget that there is an emperor in the north.
"Your Majesty is Da Chen, the only sun."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "One day, he will be the only sun in the world."
The emperor sighed silently: "When I first heard this, I felt very excited, but now that I hear it again, I realize how difficult it is."
The emperor walked down the imperial steps with his hands behind his back and came to Shen Yi's side. Then he reached out and patted Shen Yi's shoulder and said, "Shen Qing...is there anyone you are particularly afraid of?"
"For example, your father?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, my father has been in Jiankang in his early years. I and my younger brother are in my hometown in Jiangdu. We only see each other once or twice a year. I can't say I'm afraid."
"I…"
After the emperor said this word, he hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "That's all, there is no one around here, and you and I are of the same age. I will tell you what is on my mind."
The emperor found a chair to sit down by himself, and then said a little discouraged: "My father died when I was young. When I ascended the throne, I was only ten years old."
"At that time, everything inside and outside the imperial court was supported by several husband-in-laws from Zhongshu Province and the queen mother."
"For six whole years."
The emperor lowered his eyelids and said calmly: "In the past six years, things have not been very peaceful inside and outside the imperial court. There are people from Qi outside who are watching covetously, and there is also Uncle Jin Wang who is in his prime inside..."
In the early years after the emperor came to the throne, there was indeed a sense of trepidation, but he was very lucky and survived without any danger. Because of this, His Majesty the Emperor, who was quite nostalgic for his old feelings, kept Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang untouched. .
You know, after Old Man Yang retired, officials at all levels reviewed his memorials, as well as things that the internal guards discovered overtly and covertly.
The emperor said with some frustration: "During those six years, my mother was extremely strict with me, so that even now..."
At this point, the emperor stopped talking.
Shen Yi felt a little helpless, but he still coughed and said: "In that case, let the Queen Mother go to see Gu... Go to see the concubine. Your Majesty, please say hello to the Taiyuan Hospital and tell them not to say anything they shouldn't. if…"
"If this method doesn't work, then just let the Queen Mother know about it."
"For the dignity of Tianjia..."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said, "The Queen Mother will not make it public."
If the Queen Mother is sure that the granddaughter of the Dali Temple Minister is the prostitute that the emperor is looking for outside, then it will be between 5 and 5 whether Gu Hengbo can save his life after giving birth to the child.
More importantly, if this identity is confirmed, even though the Queen Mother will not make it public, no matter how many sons Gu Hengbo gives birth to in the future, unless the emperor has no other heirs, the prince she gives birth to will permanently lose the right to inherit!
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty... I am an external minister after all. I... cannot participate too much in the affairs of the inner court."
"Um…"
The emperor nodded silently and said, "I know."
"To be honest, I didn't want you to come forward in this matter. After all, you will be an important minister of our Hongde Dynasty in the future, but there is really no suitable person around me to handle this matter."
"As for what you said, I will seriously consider it again. A little later, I will go to Kunde Palace to see my mother."
Having said this, the emperor paused, and then said: "We still need to make early preparations for the coastal capital. No matter how those civil servants stop it, I will build this capital sooner or later."
At this point, the emperor said in a low voice: "If they really don't pay, I will pay for it myself and I will do it!"
The emperor planned to replace the Huaihe Navy with this coastal capital, so he naturally made great determination.
Talking about business, the emperor asked again: "By the way, Xu Fu has been going south for half a year. What are you doing now? Do you need me to do anything?"
When talking about business, Shen Yi also became serious, bowed his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, after Xu Fu arrived in Fujian, he was not in a hurry to do business. Instead, he followed the minister's wishes and investigated the local market in detail. Now he is mainly I sell tea in Fujian, and also do some medicinal materials business. I don’t make a lot of money, but..."
"Very stable."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "With some military rations that Prince Jin left for the anti-Japanese army, it is enough to feed five thousand people at present."
The emperor reached out and touched the long beard on his chin, and said thoughtfully: "Zi Heng."
He turned to look at Shen Yi and said, "Tell me, should I write a note to Xu Fu and let him sell salt..."
Shen Yi gave a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, the local salt merchants have complicated forces and have rashly intervened. I'm afraid it won't be long before I go south to collect Xu Fu's body..."
"Well…"
The emperor squinted his eyes, thought for a while, and then looked at Shen Yi.
"I'm very short of money now."
He looked at Shen Yi and said softly: "Let's do this. While Shen Qing is still in Jiankang, go back and bring me a charter in the next few days. If you need my cooperation, as long as it doesn't harm nature or harm the people, I will do it." Try to cooperate as much as possible.”
"also…"
The emperor lowered his head and thought for a while, then continued: "Furthermore, there seem to be two thousand families in the anti-Japanese army... helping you manage the anti-Japanese army, right?"
Shen Yi nodded slightly: "Yes, Your Majesty is aware of everything. One of these two people is called Ling Su. He is a former Linhai Guard Qianhu. He was dragged into the anti-Japanese army by my ministers to the Ministry of War."
"The other person was also from Linhai Guard, but he was promoted bit by bit. He is a rare warrior."
"That's it."
The emperor reached out and knocked on the table and said, "Write them a letter and ask them to come to Jiankang and say..."
"Just tell me, I want to take time to meet them."
The big boss was worried about my mother just now, but now he focused all his attention on the coastal defense force. He looked at Shen Yi and smiled and said: "I want to see how useless these two Qianhu who defeated the Japanese pirates are. If They are worthy of use, and I will reuse them in the future."
Having said this, the emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "When the time comes, they will also thank you, 'Mr. Shen', for your kindness."
Hearing the word "Mr. Shen", Shen Yi was startled, and then hurriedly knelt down and said in panic: "Your Majesty, this army of rough men is making fun of the horse with his beard... I am frightened..."
The emperor watched Shen Yi's reaction quietly. When he saw Shen Yi kneeling on the ground, he smiled dumbly.
"That's all, I didn't say anything."
The emperor stood up and stepped forward, personally helped Shen Yi up, reached out and patted his shoulder, with a faint expression on his face: "You and I, the monarch and our ministers, will work together. In the future, if you can create a career, you Shen Yi and Shen Ziheng."
"Why can't he be Mr. Shen of my Hongde Dynasty?"
(End of chapter)
