marquis of jingan

Chapter 1533: Entrustment from an Old Friend
Xue Bei's marriage is not difficult to arrange.

He was the son of a general of the frontier army and was granted a fifth-rank birth. With the help of the Shen family, there were a lot of women of marriageable age in Yanjing City. In addition, Lu Ruoxi had already gained some status in the "lady circle" of Dachen over the years. Even the Empress Dowager Sun was her "best friend". It was not difficult for her to choose a suitable fiancée for Xue Bei.

Shen Yi simply handed this matter over to his wife and asked Lu Ruoxi to look for one.

Xue Bei grew up in Taiyuan and had rarely seen the capital. For the past few days, he had been living and eating in the Shenhou Mansion. Originally, the Shen family's sons should have taken him out for fun, but the brothers Shen Yuan and Shen Ji were not at home, so he had to let Shen Heng's son Shen Zhou take him around.

That afternoon, Shen Yi was invited to the Secretariat again.

It was also here that he first met the Tatar Khan's son Amuto.

When Amuto saw Shen Yi, he bowed respectfully and said in a respectful voice: "Amuto of the Tatar tribe, I pay my respects to Grand Tutor Shen."

Shen Yi looked at him, then at the prime ministers, then extended his hand to support him, and said with a smile: "You are too polite, envoy."

He looked at the prime ministers again and said, "Have you, gentlemen, reached an agreement with the Tatars?"

Prime Minister Song Yuan coughed and said, "The Tatars are willing to submit and trade with Dachen, but they are unwilling to accept Dachen's rewards, especially the rewards for the three sons of the Tatar Khan..."

Shen Yi nodded and smiled at Amuto, "It seems that your Excellency is the successor of the Tatar Khan, otherwise you would not disagree with this method."

Amuto bowed his head and said, "Grand Master, once the Great Chen Dynasty rewards the sons of the father Khan, the Tatar tribe will be in complete chaos."

"Why did it get so chaotic?"

Mr. Shen smiled and said, "As long as you brothers are loyal to Da Chen, everything will be fine. Da Chen will give you brothers some rewards every year in the future."

"These rewards include your envoy's share."

Amuto was anxious and said, "Grandmaster, can't we just not ask for the reward? We can trade with Dachen with furs..."

"No."

Master Shen said calmly: "If you Tatars are still so united, if there is any disease or illness in the future, will you come to attack Dachen again?"

Amuto lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing him hesitate, Shen Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The Tatar Khan was a wise ruler, and his successor Amuto was also smart. The Tatars... were blessed by God.
Seeing that Amuto was silent, Shen Yi and several prime ministers walked aside. Master Shen looked at everyone and asked, "Hasn't your majesty met Amuto? What is your majesty's attitude?"

"Your Majesty is pleased with the Tatars' submission."

Song Yuan replied, "But the specific proposals have been given by His Majesty, so we still have to ask the Grand Tutor for the final decision."

Shen Yi frowned slightly when he heard this.

This operation was often done when the late emperor was alive, and many things were directly thrown to Shen Yi to be responsible for them.

But when the previous emperor did the same thing, it seemed like he was delegating power to Shen Yi, but when the current emperor does it, it seems... a bit like Shen Yi is monopolizing power.

He was silent for a while, then he said, "The Tatars must be divided. This has been decided long ago. If they are not divided, it won't be long before they become a serious problem again, in ten or twenty years, or even five or eight years."

"We must spare no effort in this matter. The Ministry of Revenue must start to trade with them, and the Ministry of Public Relations must also fully cooperate to make this happen."

"After the Tatar tribe is divided, even if Dachen still faces border troubles, it will not lead to the destruction of the country for at least 30 years."

Song Yuan and other prime ministers nodded and said, "The military affairs of this border will naturally be handled according to the wishes of the Grand Tutor."

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be done according to my wishes.”

Shen Yi looked at everyone and shook his head, saying, "It seems like you gentlemen are trying to put me on a pedestal."

"No matter what happens, let's discuss it together."

After Emperor Hongde passed away, Shen Yi's prestige reached its peak.

Several ministers and chancellors seemed to follow Shen Yi's lead in everything.

Shen Yi himself was not willing to be the "acting emperor". He just wanted to keep an eye on the court as much as possible and not make any big mistakes before the end of his "internship period" as emperor.

After discussing the affairs of the Tatar tribe in detail, Shen Yi left the Secretariat. Before he left the imperial city, he saw the clan leader Li Mu walking towards him from afar.

Shen Yi hurried forward and bowed, "Your Majesty."

Prince Jin waved his hands repeatedly and shook his head, saying, "Ziheng, please stop going through these empty formalities. I have something to tell you."

Shen Yi looked around and found a pavilion near the imperial city. The two of them sat down under the pavilion. Master Shen smiled and said, "I heard that the prince is very busy in the clan house. How come you have time to come and see me today?"

"Of course it's because of the clan affairs."

Li Mu sighed and said, "The Third Prince has been imprisoned for two months. The clan officials have sent people to watch him. He yells and screams in his house every day, saying..."

"It is said that the emperor is colluding with... with you, Ziheng, to usurp the throne..."

Shen Yi frowned when he heard this: "Why are you so ignorant?"

The previous emperor deposed the crown prince in front of all his ministers, and appointed a crown prince after offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, so it can be said that his actions were legitimate. No one can argue with the legitimacy of Emperor Jianlong. The deposed crown prince is still making such a fuss, which is not only useless but will also bring disaster to himself and his family.

Li Mu sighed and said, "I'm afraid this kid is begging for death."

He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Ziheng, is it convenient for you to go and see him?"

Mr. Shen thought about it and nodded, "It's okay, His Majesty won't doubt me about this."

Li Mu nodded slightly and said, "Then let's go there now?"

"Seeing him go crazy, I was terrified too."

Shen Yi nodded slightly and said, "Then I will go with the prince to persuade him..."

Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took Shen Yi with him and drove to the gate of a big house.

The third prince, Li Rong, had never been made a king, so he did not have a palace. However, when he was a prince, he bought a house for himself. The mansion in front of him was his own house, and it also became his prison.

Although this house is not as big as the royal palace, it is much larger than an ordinary house.

In fact, the life of the royal family members after being imprisoned was not too difficult. Except for not being able to move freely, they had all the food and drink they needed, and they also had no shortage of women.

In another world, a prince was imprisoned for twenty years, fathered more than twenty children, and lived a very comfortable life.

It’s much better than what ordinary people have.

This is the case with the third prince Li Rong. Although he has no freedom, the expenses given to him by the clan office in this house are according to the standards for a prince.

Led by Li Mu, Shen Yi entered the house smoothly. Before he got close to the backyard, he heard someone cursing in the backyard.

"Thief! Thief!"

"You will die a miserable death if you collude with outsiders!"

Shen Yi frowned, gave Li Mu a look, put his hands behind his back, and walked in.

In the backyard, a young man with tattered clothes and disheveled hair was standing with his hands on his hips, cursing at the sky.

Mr. Shen walked over, his voice calm.

"Your Highness."

Li Rong turned around suddenly and was about to curse, but when he saw that it was Shen Yi, he was shocked and immediately shut up, unable to utter a word.

Lord Shen's majesty can be seen from this.

Shen Yi put his hands behind his back, looked at him, and sighed: "Look at you, what do you look like?"

"What would the late emperor think if he saw you like this?"

Hearing this, Li Rong felt aggrieved. He looked up at Shen Yi and gritted his teeth, "I want him to see it!"

"I want to die in front of him!"

"When I get there and see him, I'm going to scold him for being biased!"

Lord Shen found a stool and sat down, and said silently: "You don't want to live anymore, and you still have children and family members. Do they also don't want to live anymore?"

"It's just a matter of time."

Seeing the elder Shen Yi coming, Li Rong felt even more wronged. He almost shed tears and gritted his teeth and said, "When the fourth brother takes the throne, the first thing he will do is to use my family as a target. Instead of dying in humiliation, I might as well scold him for a year or two!"

"Death is enough!"

Lord Shen remained silent for a long time.

In this matter, the late emperor did something really unkind.

He looked at Li Rong and sighed, "Third Prince, please be more obedient."

"Behave yourself, and I'll make sure your legacy lives on."

Li Rong sat on the ground, staring at Shen Yi blankly, tears streaming down her face.

"Uncle is willing to offend the fourth brother for me?"

Shen Hou looked up at the sky.

"This is... a request from an old friend."

(End of this chapter)