Chapter 2: Succession

Sometimes, a secret is like an inflated balloon. It looks very airtight and tight, but it only it slightly, and it leaks cleanly.

Why did Shen Duyi not make any movement when Shen Li fell off the cliff and disappeared? Why did Shen Duyi still sit in the imperial city when the news of Shen Yan's death came, and there was no royal expedition?

He was not indifferent, let alone had other plans. Actually, he's just sick.

When he was young, he was hot-blooded and impulsive, and suffered a lot of injuries, large and small. When I got older, I got sick, and it hurt my heart to move. But he didn't say anything about the pain.

He still went to the court every day, and went to the Xianqing Palace to visit Xia Yin, thinking that in the few days left, he could spend a good time with the person he loved the most, but he didn't expect that the heavens would not allow it, and he let Tianyin leave him one step earlier.

He trusted his son and was sure that he would return triumphantly, so he finally lifted the burden from his body. As soon as he relaxed, he fell ill like a mountain, and the whole person collapsed.

For Shen Li, Shen Duyi owes too much. On the one hand, he is Yingxue's child, he has lost his mother since he was a child, and his personality has become perverse and withdrawn, he wants to do his best to make up for and take care of it, but this child hates himself. On the other hand, he was the most talented of the seven sons and the best candidate for the throne. It's a pity that the high places are unbearable, and only those who have really ascended the throne know the horror of this position.

On the one hand, he wants to protect this son well, keep him away from grievances, and live the free life he likes like like Ayan. But on the other hand, he found that for the sake of Daming's future, only passing the throne to this child is the most worthy choice of his ancestors.

He hesitated with contradictions, and in the end, it was Xia Yin who helped him make the decision. There is no mother who does not love her child, so Tianyin did not hesitate to choose to cultivate Shen Li, in order to make him an excellent emperor in the future, and also for her to be well taken care of after her return in a hundred years.

So, Xia Yin urged him to read and write, and under the protection of the queen, he was a motherless child, and he lived a glorious life. And Shen Duyi taught him the art of war and strategy, and even calculated everywhere between father and son, so that he misunderstood, and made his heart become colder and colder, until he could sacrifice anyone for a certain purpose.

Now, it's a foregone conclusion. Things developed in the direction they expected, Shen Li lived up to expectations, won the battle and returned triumphantly, and he could finally sleep well and go to the person who left first.

When people die, the lights go out, and all the past dissipates. Until he closed his eyes, Shen Duyi didn't explain anything to Shen Li. Because he knew that on the road that Shen Li had arranged, a person suddenly appeared, because of this person, he changed completely, because of this person, he felt that God actually treated him well. Even though the height is unbearable, there is still someone to accompany him by Ah Li's side. Drive away the cold for him. It's like every time he walks past the Xianqing Palace, looking at the people in that room, his heart will be very warm.

Shen Duyi left with a smile, quietly, and without any torture. The people mourned, and Shen Li sat under the oil lamp and silently accompanied him all night.

However, the kingdom cannot be without a king for a day. After the great mourning, it was the enthronement ceremony. Shen Li knelt down under the courtiers, ascended to the throne step by step, and finally became the monarch of the Ming Kingdom. And Mu Yan was also named the queen.

The first thing Shen Li did when he became the monarch was to send soldiers and horses to the Snow Country, and all the people were moved into the land of the Ming Kingdom, which could be regarded as annexing the Snow Country. Although the weather in the snow country is not good, there are many things that can only be found in the snow country. For example, the precious snow lotus, the soft fur, the clever snowbird.

Of course, whether you want to go or not depends on your own will. Some old people have already had feelings for staying in the snow country for many years, and they would rather suffer a little cold than leave, and Shen Li naturally will not embarrass them.

Next up is the Night Country. Shen Li has long had the idea of the unification of the Three Kingdoms, and now that the Snow Country has been destroyed, he can be said to have won the hearts of the people by accepting the people, and the Snow Country is already in his pocket. And the Night Kingdom has always had a good relationship with the Ming Kingdom due to the relationship between the summer queen. But the Queen of Summer fell to her death in the Night Kingdom, which dealt a heavy blow to the Night King.

Now that there is no contact with Xia Hou, Shen Yan's whereabouts have not been made public, so there is really nothing to do with the two countries. Shen Li was imperative for the reunification of the three kingdoms, so after the state affairs were stable, he wanted to set off to lobby the night country in person.

But he made up his mind and went to the court to talk about it, but unexpectedly, the ministers did not agree with it one by one. It's not that they don't agree with the unification of the Three Kingdoms, but now that Shen Ligui is the king of a country and has annexed the Snow Country, how can a little Night Monarch go to persuade Shen Li in person?

Shen Li's meaning was obvious, and he went in person to show his sincerity. After all, it is to let the family take the initiative to abdicate and become a civilian, and it is not something that can be solved by the next decree. But the ministers shook their heads again and again, and voted in unison, this is a matter of national dignity, and Shen Li cannot be allowed to go no matter what.

Shen Li couldn't resist everyone's wishes, and finally had no choice but to compromise. So, the problem came again. The reunification of the three countries must be done, so if he doesn't go to the night country to lobby, who should he let go?

This time, the ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and they are silent one by one. This matter is not big or small, if it is done, it will be added to the rank and knighthood, and if it is not done well, it will become a joke when it comes back. For a while, no one would stand up to take this errand.

Shen Li smiled, he knew that there would be such a situation, so he just wanted to say that he would go by himself. Who expected that a person suddenly walked into the main hall, crowned after a gorgeous costume, and his demeanor was thousands. She ignored the sighs of the civil and military officials, walked forward, and blessed the people on the throne.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if the concubine can go for Your Majesty?"

After Shen Li ascended the throne, he only had one queen and never accepted a concubine. So this person is the mother of the country, Mu Yan.

As soon as her voice fell, seeing that Shen Li was silent, and no one from the civil and military officials stood up to say anything, she couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips and smile lightly, and said: "All the ministers should know that I have some friendship with the little princess of the Night Kingdom. Although the little princess's escape from marriage was instigated by me. But Yejun loves his daughter like his life, and he should be relieved and feel that his daughter is happy. Now that the Snow Country has been destroyed, then General Chu Han will no longer be punished in any way. After the departure of the summer queen, it must be that Yejun is more thoughtful about women, but in this world, only I know where the little princess and the little general are hiding now. So I have enough chips to get the Night's approval. Of course, if I fail, it will not be too late to ask His Majesty to go there in person. ”