In fact, Zhao Hongjie's worries changed later, and as time passed, Shen Yichen's heart was also anxious, but out of respect for Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, or pity, he didn't want to rush too much, and did some actions of sprinkling salt on the wound.

In my heart, if you put aside the identity of the emperor, Zhu Qiyu is a young man who is one year younger than Shen Yichen. Before being a father, Shen Yichen couldn't empathize with that kind of blood kinship, and now he is also a father, so he can better understand what it is like to lose his beloved son.

The child's coffin is still parked in the Wenhua Hall and has not been buried, and he is bedridden and feels the courtiers falling apart, but he has to seize the time to inherit the unification with a "son" who is neither related by blood nor emotion, which is a little sad to think about.

Maybe this is the price that must be paid to control the supreme imperial power.

After saying goodbye to Zhao Hongjie, Shen Yichen paced to the Qianqing Palace, compared to the trembling of the palace female eunuchs on the day of the death of the crown prince, they had obviously slackened off at this time, and even chatted in groups.

It wasn't until Shen Yichen stepped into the courtyard that the group of palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting for the emperor hurriedly dispersed, and then greeted them with trepidation.

As the saying goes, a phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken, and the emperor who has no heir may be similar to a phoenix in distress in a sense.

When I entered the room, I was greeted by a smell of medicine that rushed to my nose and a peculiar smell peculiar to people who had been bedridden for a long time. Shen Yichen walked lightly to the side of the imperial collapse, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes without any movement, his eyes sockets and cheeks were already deeply sunken, and he looked terminally ill.

Compared with Shen Yichen's visit a few days ago, Zhu Qiyu is getting thinner and thinner, which is also an inevitable scene under ancient medical conditions. After all, seriously ill people can't eat normally, and there is no nutrient solution as a supplement, so they can only get thinner and thinner.

However, even if he was mentally prepared, Shen Yichen was still a little embarrassed when he saw Zhu Qiyu's appearance at this moment. The once radiant son of heaven worked hard to imagine the peace of the four seas, but in the end, he couldn't even save his own children.

The emperor is destined to be alone!

"Minister Shen Yichen, please meet Your Majesty."

Shen Yichen stood next to the imperial collapse and saluted, and when he heard the voice in his ears, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu slowly opened his eyes, looked at Shen Yichen and muttered, "Shen Qing, you are here."

"Yes, the minister is here, is Your Majesty still in good health these days?"

Although Zhu Qiyu's physical state has reached the point where it is visible to the naked eye, Shen Yichen still asked politely according to the etiquette process.

Facing Shen Yichen's inquiry, the corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth showed a wry smile and said, "I'm afraid that the end is approaching."

Hearing this, Shen Yichen was about to open his mouth to say a few words of relief, but Zhu Qiyu continued to take care of himself: "In the past few days, I have often dreamed of the imperial brother, and we both sat together when we were young and drank and talked happily, without the rights and wrongs of these years, as if everything was so quiet."

"Shen Qing, you said that if I met the imperial brother under the Nine Springs, would he forgive me?"

When a man is about to die, his words are good. Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu actually had no intention of killing his brother from beginning to end, but the current situation forced him step by step to the situation of fratricide. Because of this, this incident has become an insurmountable hurdle in his heart, and in the last stage of his life, his mind is full of pictures of the past.

"Minister......

Shen Yichen wanted to say that he didn't know, but when he saw Zhu Qiyu's eyes full of pleading, he couldn't bear it after all, and nodded and said, "The brothers are here, and when they meet, they smile and enmity and enmity, I believe that the Emperor Taishang will understand His Majesty's hardships."

Having said that, Shen Yichen knew very well in his heart that if the two brothers Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu could really meet in Jiuquan, with the character of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, there was a high probability that they would not meet with a smile and a grudge.

"Really?"

Hearing the answer he liked from Shen Yichen, a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, but it was fleeting.

"Shen Qing, then what will you say about what you will say in the history books after I Bintian, you can be called a good emperor

Is it?"

"Yes!"

Shen Yichen gave an affirmative answer without hesitation this time, you must know that during the period from the end of the Tang Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the northern region of China was actually under the rule of an alien dynasty most of the time.

So that in the Yuan Dynasty, the national concept of "Nanren" was directly divided, if it were not for Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, to turn the tide and unify China, maybe there would really be a huge estrangement and division in a few hundred years.

Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu stubbornly guarded the Beijing Division, and did not choose to travel south to reproduce the pattern of the Southern Song Dynasty, no matter whether he was forced by the situation or courageous, from a historical point of view, he was good enough to afford the title of "good emperor".

It's just that Shen Yichen's answer this time didn't make Zhu Qiyu very happy, on the contrary, he just sighed: "I killed the king and killed my brother, and I also delusionally thought that Yi Chu would take away the imperial inheritance, and now I end up like this, I am afraid it will be the punishment of God, how can the history books praise the guilty?"

To be honest, in the thinking of the ancients, after Zhu Qiyu abolished Yi Chu, a wave of manipulation appeared, and there was an ending after the death of the crown prince, which is indeed a bit of a feeling of retribution.

But Shen Yichen didn't believe in the Mandate of Heaven, he only cared about things being man-made, so he said, "Then does Your Majesty want to hear it, and what does the minister think of you?"

Under normal circumstances, Shen Yichen would never evaluate the emperor, because saying good and bad is the "definition" of the king by the courtiers. The problem is that from the king's point of view, how dare you, a mere courtier, define right and wrong?

But at this moment, whether it is a king or a courtier, after all, he is no match for his life, and Shen Yichen also wants to say a word to Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

"Okay, Shen Qing can speak freely."

Zhu Qiyu's expression was also calm, he knew that this might be the only time that Shen Yichen had told him the truth in the past few years of getting along with the monarch and ministers.

"After returning to the dynasty from the Mongol class in Monan, the minister entered the Zhiwenyuan Pavilion to participate in the aircraft service, and once met His Majesty in the collection to read books several times, and wondered why His Majesty stood up and read with the books in his hand, instead of finding a place to sit down."

"Later, I learned from the editor of the Hanlin King that the courtiers did not dare to sit in the places where His Majesty had sit, and over time, the seats in the collection would be useless. So after Your Majesty learned about it, every time you came to Wenyuan Pavilion to read a book, you chose to stand, and it has been like this for several years."

"The emperor is an identity, but his demeanor feels the hearts of the people, at least in the eyes of the ministers, His Majesty is not a tyrant who kills the king and kills his brother, but a person with a delicate mind and a good nature."

Shen Yichen didn't have a long and grand narrative, let alone pick up some nice words on sycophants, but instead told a small story that maybe even Zhu Qiyu himself didn't care about.

It is true that Zhu Qiyu is a kind person, in the past few years of his reign, due to the death of Yingzong, there are not a few ministers who have offended Tianyan, but no one has been retaliated against for his words. Even the rebellions of clans such as King Guangtong and King Yangzong were just imprisoned in Fengyang Mansion for the people, and they were still not executed.

In addition, it is the cliché suspicion and restraint, which has been unpredictable since ancient times, but as Zhu Qiyu's courtier, he doesn't have to worry about the death of the master, isn't it a blessing?

After listening to Shen Yichen's words, Zhu Qiyu's lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to say something but didn't say it.

After a long time, a smile appeared on his face, and he said in a slightly choked voice, "Shen Qing, you are here to determine the final candidate for the prince, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Shen Yichen nodded, according to Zhu Qiyu's physical state, the matter of establishing a prince can no longer be delayed, and maybe Daming will usher in another national funeral soon.

"I've thought a lot about it these days, but I can't forget my father and brother. Since the will of heaven is like this, then this throne will be returned to the imperial brother, and I will succeed the emperor's nephew Zhu Jianqing as the heir, and hold a ceremony to canonize the crown prince on the same day!"

"Your Majesty."

Shen Yichen shouted, and at the same time, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

In fact, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu chose to canonize Zhu Jianqing as the crown prince, which had long been expected by Shen Yichen, and the succession ceremony was equivalent to cutting off all worries

Worried, there is no reason for the imperial line to fall to the descendants of Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen.

No matter how fratricidal they are, after all, it is still the blood of Emperor Xuanzongzhang, and under Jiuquan, they are worthy of the previous emperors.

"After seeing Qing become the prince, according to my physical state, he should soon become the son of the Great Tomorrow."

"The young master is on the throne, it is difficult to govern, I will add Shen Qing as the crown prince and Taibao in the edict, and appoint him as the minister of Tuogu, and I hope that Shen Qing will not disappoint me this time."

The crown prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, and the prince and the master are collectively referred to as the "three divisions", and the Ming Dynasty added the title of honor from the first product. Among them, the prince and the prince taught the literature, the prince and the prince taught the martial arts, and the prince and the prince maintained security.

Judging from the official title of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu to seal the title of "Prince Taibao", there is a useful intention in this, he doesn't need Shen Yichen to teach the prince anything, he just hopes to protect the thoughtfulness of the young master of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, how his imperial son Zhu Jianji died is still an unsolved case in Zhu Qiyu's heart, and he doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again in the heir Zhu Jianqing.

"Minister, you will live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

Shen Yichen knelt down very solemnly to receive the order, what he maintained was not the emperor and the young master, but the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, with Shen Qing's words, it's enough."

Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, he never missed Shen Yichen from beginning to end, the minister who was enough to trust at the critical moment!

"In addition, I also have two daughters who were born to the Wang family after the abolition, and now the past has become a dream, and it is impossible to restore the identity of the queen, and I also ask Shen Qing to take care of their mother and daughter, and help find a good family in the future."

The love of parents for their children is far-reaching.

There is actually no unsolvable hatred between Zhu Qiyu and Queen Wang, and the canonized Queen Hang is not a favorite concubine of a demon, but purely by giving birth to the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianji, she can only be a mother and a son.

At this moment, it is impossible to abolish the queen again, and if she succeeds the imperial nephew Zhu Jianqing, then the current Empress Hang will become her mother-in-law. No matter what mother-son relationship can be cultivated in the future, at least the identity of this mother-in-law is enough to ensure that you can enjoy your old age in peace.

As for the abolished Wang family, if there is no protection from the emperor, it can be expected that life will not be too easy after the change of dynasty. After all, if you want to talk about it, Queen Wang is at most deeply kind to Zhu Jian, the king of Yi, and she can't fight with her heir Zhu Jianqing.

Queen Wang is not happy, so the two daughters left by Zhu Qiyu in the world are probably not much better. Now the only one who can be entrusted is Shen Yichen.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will take good care of Queen Wang and the two princesses."

After receiving Shen Yichen's promise, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu had no desire at the moment, he looked at the ceiling and said silently: "Shen Qing retreat, let me be quiet for a while, and don't have to think about these things before and after."

In the past, Shen Yichen would probably take advantage of the situation to retreat, but this time he still has one more thing that the emperor needs to do in the end. Otherwise, Zhu Jianqing succeeded to the throne, and Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor, would have no trouble, and he might not be able to say anything to himself.

"Your Majesty, the minister has one more thing to ask for."

Hearing that Shen Yichen still had something to tell at this time, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu had a look of surprise on his face, and he replied in a mocking tone: "What else can I do for Shen Qing with this appearance."

"The minister hopes that Your Majesty will issue another edict to restore the honorific title for Emperor Xuanzongzhang's Yuan Pei Hu, build a mausoleum, and respect her as her mother-in-law!"

That's right, Shen Yichen can kill the king, but the only person he can't kill in this world is the Empress Dowager Sun in the harem.

Not to mention that Shen Yichen can't be killed, including the emperors of the feudal dynasty where Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu lies, one of them is considered to be unable to kill his mother-in-law, whether he seizes the throne or not.

But Zhu Jianqing was the young lord on the throne, and Empress Dowager Sun naturally controlled the legal power, and she could justifiably come out to the dynasty at any time. What kind of minister who cares for his life, the authority is far less than that of the "Queen Mother".

If you want to avoid this kind of trouble, you have to start from the root, that is, to find a way to abolish or slander the identity of the Empress Dowager Sun's mother-in-law.

The best way, of course, is to move out of the banner of Ming Xuanzong Yuan and Empress Hu, which is a fact that no civil and military official can deny. In addition, if Shen Yichen is ruthless enough, he can also spread rumors everywhere, and poke out all the rags that the Sun family bullied Queen Hu back then, reducing the prestige of the other party.

Even a little more ruthless, use the rumors of Yeshi, and directly explain that Yingzong Zhu Qizhen is the palace daughter brought by the Sun family, and a tanuki for the prince deceived Emperor Xuanzong, so that he was able to become the queen.

Hearing Shen Yichen's last request, it was so bold to point at the Queen Mother, Zhu Qiyu's eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't believe his ears.

After being silent for a long time, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu said meaningfully: "Shen Qing, you are not the same kind of person as Yu Shaobao after all."

(End of chapter)