Chapter 334 Official Visit
There's been quite a lot going on in Beijing lately.
First, the King of Qin led a group of people to flee.
Then the deposed crown prince suddenly fell ill.
"Your Majesty, news has come from the deposed crown prince's villa."
The deposed crown prince seems to be ill; he keeps demanding to see you, saying he wants to pay his respects to the new emperor.
He even cut his own wrist to write you a memorial to the throne.
"Your Majesty, will you see him?"
Hu Zhouquan cautiously recounted the news that had come from the deposed crown prince's villa.
When Emperor Xiaowu learned that the deposed crown prince was paralyzed in bed and unable to get up, he merely sneered twice.
"When it is time to have the imperial physician examine you, then have the imperial physician examine you."
Send him whatever he needs; out of respect for the late Emperor, I will not mistreat him.
What is he doing seeing me? And paying respects to the new emperor? I, the new emperor, have been on the throne for three years now; I'm no longer new.
From now on, he doesn't need to report his affairs to me; just serve him good food and drink.
"As for that whole family, let them live out their lives in the villa!" Emperor Xiao Wu said calmly.
Hu Zhouquan immediately agreed.
A month later, news came from the deposed crown prince's villa on the outskirts of Beijing.
The deposed crown prince suddenly died...
No one paid any attention to the matter; Emperor Xiao Wu simply instructed the people in the inner palace to handle the funeral arrangements.
He was buried with no posthumous title, but according to the standards for commoners.
Three days after the burial of the deposed crown prince, a fire broke out at a villa in the suburbs of Beijing.
Although the fire was extinguished in time, most people were rescued.
However, the small nunnery where the deposed crown princess used to chant sutras year after year was burned to the ground.
After everyone extinguished the fire, there was only a charred corpse inside...
Two weeks later, in a nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing, the nuns were shaving the head of a newly arrived woman...
The woman had a beautiful face and a peaceful expression.
In the winter of the fourth year of Emperor Wu's reign, Shangguan Jin was watching her daughter-in-law prepare the New Year's gifts to be sent out from the mansion.
Suddenly, Shen Zhong returned with the two of them.
Shangguan Jin looked at Shen Huaichen, who was still wearing a mask, and the boy beside him, and couldn't help but sigh.
Watching Shen Zhong lead the boy to the guest room to rest, Shangguan Jin couldn't help but roll her eyes at Shen Huaichen.
"Why did you bring your godson to the capital?"
Aren't you afraid of being discovered and then being detained?
"How can you do things like this? Bringing your godson in front of your own child, as if you're afraid a fight won't break out!" Shangguan Jin began to complain.
Shen Huaichen spread his hands.
"Besides you, the old lady, and Sister Yao, who else can recognize me?"
"Also, we brought Burilege to the capital via the official road, with all the proper procedures," Shen Huaichen said proudly.
Shangguan Jin asked seriously and then she found out.
It turns out that Chang Sheng Gong really did issue a proper official document.
Therefore, Shen Huaichen's trip with the young prince from the border town was considered an official mission...
"Why did you come back? Let me tell you, given your godson's rank, he's not even qualified to be received by my nephew," Shangguan Jin reminded him.
Shen Huaichen certainly knew.
How could Shangguan Jin's nephew, the emperor, be allowed to personally handle diplomatic matters?
"No need! At most, the Ministry of Revenue and the Commerce Bureau will send someone to receive you."
Then, just submit the demands from the border town.
"As for the rest of the time, we'll just treat it as a trip to enjoy the scenery," Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Shangguan Jin was taken aback.
"The Merchants' Office? And they're submitting a request?"
What are your demands?
Could it be that the official channels for authorized dealers will be formally confirmed through official channels?
"This... your adopted son actually has this idea?" Shangguan Jin was very surprised.
Shen Huaichen smiled and casually picked up the cup of tea that Shangguan Jin had poured.
"He... is actually a blank sheet of paper, and what is drawn on that blank sheet of paper depends on the person holding the pen."
Unfortunately, Mr. Du is now the one wielding the paintbrush.
Seeing Shen Huaichen's smug look, Shangguan Jin couldn't help but ask.
"You brainwashed him?"
"What do you mean by brainwashing? What kind of talk is that? I just brought him out to see the world beyond the North.
There are more than just cattle, sheep, and horses in this world, more than just grassland tents; there are many more things he could never have imagined.
Seeing more good things will broaden your horizons.
Oh, Miss Shangguan, I have already told him that I will invite you to the palace to meet the Emperor of Dayu.
The emperor of Dayu is your nephew. With your involvement, our negotiations will be much easier this time.
"Miss Shangguan, please don't cause any trouble!" Shen Huaichen said.
Shangguan Jin...
This guy started assigning himself tasks as soon as he got back.
But this is fine, since the original purpose of the border town was to be a border trade town.
The enemy of Dayu was not the border city, but the Northern Hu royal court on the other side of the border city.
"I heard that the Northern Hu imperial court has also established a young emperor? He's not very old?" Shangguan Jin asked.
"Well, the Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister each have their own supporters, but this time it was the Right Prime Minister's side that used underhanded tactics."
The Left Prime Minister's men lost.
The young emperor of the Northern Hu court claimed royal blood, but he was nothing more than a puppet.
Everything was decided by the former Right Chancellor.
"As for the Right Chancellor, he is greedy, cunning, cruel, and cold-blooded. I will find an opportunity to deal with him," Shen Huaichen said.
Shangguan Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
The more chaotic the Northern Hu are, the better; the more chaotic the Northern Hu are, the safer Dayu and the border city will be.
We'll find a suitable opportunity to take down Bei Hu...
Shen Huaichen and Shangguan Jin talked for a while longer.
He was quite surprised to learn that Emperor Xiao Wu had sent the Prince of Qin to the south.
"Your nephew... he's really something! So magnanimous?"
"How can someone born to be an emperor be simple?"
I originally thought it wouldn't be easy to be a young emperor, since every official in the court was cunning and treacherous.
As a result, now all the civil and military officials in the court are completely subservient to him.
That kid's got some skills.
Regarding your question about trading with the border town officials...
"I can only pass on the message to him; as for what he thinks, that's none of my business," Shangguan Jin said with a smile.
Shen Huaichen nodded. That's right, all we need to do is pass on the message.
As for other things...
He believed that Shangguan Jin's nephew, the emperor, wasn't so short-sighted...
After leaving the main hall of the Duke's mansion, Shen Huaichen went to the small courtyard arranged by Steward Shen.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, his adopted son, Burileg, came to greet him.
"Abu! Has Lady Weiguo agreed?" Burileg asked anxiously.
After much persuasion, the lady finally agreed to enter the palace the next day.
"Don't worry! This Lady of Wei is a woman of her word; she will definitely convey the Prince's message to the Emperor of Dayu," Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Burileg breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned around and pulled Shen Huaichen into the house.
"Abu, come and eat! Let's eat together."
"Why doesn't Your Highness eat first?"
"Let's eat together, Abu!"
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