marquis of jingan

Chapter 1507: Storm is Coming

After staying in Jiangdu Prefecture for more than half a year, and with a guard troop at the prefecture, the Prince Wu's Mansion now has some control over the entire Jiangdu.

All the guards in the mansion were dispatched and soon found Li Jun who was visiting his relatives. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu went there personally and invited Li Jun to his mansion, being very polite.

Li Jun was not too pretentious. After arriving at the Prince of Wu's residence, he bowed to the Fourth Prince and said with a smile, "Your Highness, do you understand now?"

"I have roughly guessed it, but the details..."

Li Jian took a deep breath and said, "Please give me some advice, sir."

Li Jian's face was calm as he spoke, "Your Highness, there are countless spies in your mansion. If Your Highness comes with me to the capital that day,

"The imperial decree granting marriage will not be issued today."

King Wu's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He looked at Li Jun, and after a long while, he looked around and whispered, "Sir, this is... this is my father..."

Li Jun shook his head and said, "I cannot say anything about this matter. Your Majesty must consider it yourself."

Prince Wu lowered his head to drink tea, thought seriously for a while, and then he let out a long sigh: "So now, this prince can be considered... lucky enough to get away with it?"

Li Jun still shook his head: "I don't know yet."

"Your Highness, please prepare to go to the capital. You will know when you arrive there."

"But there is one thing I can explain to the prince."

Li Jun smiled and said, "With this imperial decree granting the marriage, Your Majesty will be able to go to the capital safely. After all, the Marquis is in the capital and will help Your Majesty."

Li Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and saluted: "Thank you for your guidance, sir."

Li Jun stood up and bowed in return.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis has granted me a leave of absence for the second half of the year. I am going to visit relatives and friends. If we are destined to meet again in the future, we will meet in the capital."

Li Jian took out a bill from his pocket and presented it with both hands: "This is a small gift from the king."

Li Jun looked at the voucher, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to take it, bowing his head and saying, "I dare not refuse your gift, Your Excellency."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Jun was a smart man. He knew very well that the King of Wu in front of him might very likely inherit the throne, so he naturally did not dare to offend the King of Wu at the moment.

After receiving the bill of exchange, Li Jun left the Prince of Wu's palace respectfully.

His Royal Highness the King of Wu waved his hand and called Cui Zhen over, saying, "Prepare the carriages and horses immediately. I want to return to the capital."

Cui Zhen responded, and just as he was about to go down to prepare, he was stopped by His Royal Highness the King of Wu, who ordered him, "Prepare two more generous gifts. This king wants to deliver them."

"Yes."

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Jiangdu Shen family.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu came to visit in person. He was first received by the person in charge, Shen Ling. After a long exchange of pleasantries, the Prince of Wu successfully met the old man of the Shen family, Shen Zhang.

Shen Zhang is now nearly sixty years old.

However, because he has lived a very happy life over the years, the old man is still in good health and is still in good spirits.

Because of his two sons, Shen Zhang can be said to be the uncrowned king in Jiangdu. In the past 20 years, the first thing every new prefect of Jiangdu Prefecture does upon taking office is to visit the old man of the Shen family.

Even when Li Jian first arrived in Jiangdu, he came to pay a visit.

After all, one of his two sons is the Minister of Rites, one of the Nine Ministers of the dynasty, and the other...

He has even been called "Prince Shen" by the people!

After seeing Shen Zhang, His Royal Highness the King of Wu knelt down without saying a word and kowtowed: "Li Jian greets Grandfather Yue."

This frightened the old man, and he quickly reached out to help His Royal Highness Prince Wu up, and said, "What are you doing, Your Highness? If anyone is to bow, it should be me who bows to Your Highness..."

King Wu stood up, still bowing his head slightly, and said with a smile: "You don't know, my father has issued an order to grant me and Sangsang a marriage. Sangsang is your granddaughter, and I kowtow to you. It's only natural."

Shen Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the whole story. However, he had never been an official, so he did not quite understand the dangers of the court. He just thought that his granddaughter was able to marry into the palace. The old man smiled and said, "So that's how it is. The prince just scared me."

"Don't call yourself a prince anymore."

Li Jian lowered his head and said with a smile: "Old man, from now on, I will call you Silang."

Shen Zhang was still hesitating when he heard Li Jian continue, "Grandfather Yue, the wedding is scheduled to take place in Yanjing. I will leave for the north tomorrow. Will you go?"

"If I go, I'll take you with me."

Shen Zhang thought about it, then shook his head and said, "I will write a letter to the children to find out the situation first."

"Yes."

Li Jian smiled and said, "I am not as thorough as my father-in-law in thinking about things, so I will set out alone tomorrow."

After staying at the Shen family for more than an hour, Li Jian set out to leave. He went out of the city and came to Ganquan Academy outside the city to visit the old principal Lu Anshi who had already returned to Jiangdu Ganquan Academy from Jiankang Ganquan Academy.

After seeing Master Lu, the King of Wu still knelt down to pay his respects.

"Meet Grandfather."

According to the etiquette, he should call Master Lu "grandfather-in-law" or "grandfather-in-law", but that was too troublesome, so His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu simply called him "grandfather-in-law".

Master Lu was an official. He frowned slightly when he heard this. After helping the prince up, he asked about the cause and effect. Master Lu shook his head slightly and said, "Your Highness, since you haven't gotten married yet, don't address me like this, lest others hear it and make a fuss about it."

His Royal Highness the King of Wu bowed his head and said yes, then asked, "The wedding will be held in the capital. I have received an imperial decree and will leave for the north tomorrow. Would you like to come with me?"

Master Lu thought about it, then shook his head slightly and said, "I am old now, and I am not going to leave Jiangdu in this lifetime."

Master Lu is several years older than Shen Zhang and now has white hair.

He looked at His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu and asked, "But since His Royal Highness is enfeoffed in Jiangdu, the wedding should be held in Jiangdu. Even if Ziheng can't come back in time, he can just send Sangsang back and marry her off to the Shen family in Jiangdu. Why would the wedding be held in the capital?"

Prince Wu lowered his head, his eyes flickering: "The imperial edict did not say it clearly, I guess my father-in-law wanted to make it more lively and personally send his daughter off to marry."

Master Lu said "hmm" and sighed, "It's a long journey to the capital, I really can't go. Fortunately, Your Highness is enfeoffed in Jiangdu. When Your Highness marries Sangsang back to Jiangdu, remember to come visit me more often."

Prince Wu took a deep breath and bowed his head.

"sure…"

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The next day, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu, accompanied by a troop of guards, numbering only forty or fifty people, headed north from Jiangdu Prefecture to Yanjing.

At this time, the Imperial Observatory had also calculated the date and set the wedding date on the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, two months later.

At this time, the emperor may have suspended court again due to health reasons, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince continued to govern the country.

As His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu headed north and got closer and closer to the capital, the atmosphere in the capital became eerie.

Many civil and military officials felt that the atmosphere in the capital seemed to be a little off.

In a blink of an eye, another ten days passed.

The King of Wu is getting closer and closer to Yanjing.

A special guest came to the study of Marquis Shen’s mansion.

This guest was in his fifties, with a lot of gray hair. He looked very dull and had almost no expression on his face.

He bowed his head to Shen Yi and said, "My Lord, from today on, the internal guards will also be coordinated by you."

It was the Internal Guard Commander Lu Sheng, Lu Weishuai.

Shen Yi was silent for a while after hearing this, and then asked quietly: "General Lu, His Majesty..."

The inner guards have always been the emperor's private army. Now that Shen Yi is coordinating the inner guards, it shows that the emperor is in a good condition...

Even less optimistic.

Lu Sheng lowered his head deeply to hide the sadness in his eyes.

"I don't know."

Shen Yi sighed and said, "Then let's follow the original rules. The capital cannot be in chaos."

Lu Weishuai lowered his head again.

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

(End of this chapter)