Chapter 421: Flattery
He naturally knew about the changes in the northern border over the years, and thought that it was the emperor's plan to drive all the Shen family members back to the imperial city one day.
So over the years Shen Changjing has only taught Shen Zhong and Shen Yi not to worry about these things and just live in harmony with the people sent to the Northern Frontier by the Emperor.
Even if I can no longer be stationed in the northern border in the future, I will still be honored to return to Beijing.
To put it bluntly, the world is peaceful and the Dayi Dynasty is prosperous, so how could there be war?
But isn’t this already here?
Shen Changjing stepped forward and said, "I am convinced. Your Majesty is truly a wise ruler! He is not inferior to Emperor Gaozu or Emperor Taizong at all!"
Emperor Gaozu founded the Dayi Dynasty, breaking away from the corrupt imperial power of the previous dynasty and establishing the Dayi Dynasty.
Taizong pacified the world and gained prestige both at home and abroad.
Now, Shen Changjing really admires this emperor. He is young, but has courage, vision, and is ruthless enough.
"Alas, I am ashamed to receive such praise from Lord Jing'an. I do not seek to achieve any extraordinary feats, but I only hope that while I am in power, the people of the Great Yi Dynasty will not be bullied by foreign races, and that the people of the Great Yi Dynasty will live with their heads held high."
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!"
All the generals knelt down and kowtowed. No matter what they felt in their hearts, they were convinced.
The main thing is, everyone knows what the previous emperor was like.
That means there is really no ambition, let alone any intention of achieving great things.
Fortunately, he was able to listen to advice and did not let the Great Yi Dynasty go downhill during his twenty-something years in office. When he handed over to the present emperor, the Great Yi Dynasty was still prosperous.
The current emperor was not taught personally by the late emperor, so the old ministers are delighted and relieved that he has such courage.
Is it okay if this really follows the old emperor?
"Although I have retired, I dare not ignore the crisis at the border. I am willing to go into battle again and defend the border for my Dayi Dynasty." Shen Changjing said loudly.
"Good! Good! Good!" Qi Yixiu said three good words in a row.
"Marquis Jing'an is truly the backbone of our Great Yi Dynasty." He personally came down to help him up and said, "That's what I was thinking. My Lord, you are old, so naturally we don't need you to fight anymore. But with you in charge, the Northern Frontier will not be in chaos. For the Great Yi Dynasty, for the people of the Great Yi Dynasty, and for me, Marquis Jing'an has worked hard."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's kindness to my family is as great as a mountain! I will not be able to repay you even if I die a thousand times. Moreover, as a minister of the Great Yi Dynasty, I should devote myself to the Great Yi Dynasty until my death. I will return to the palace to settle down, and will set out with the officials of the Ministry of War tomorrow. Your Majesty, rest assured that my children and grandchildren will not retreat even if we use up our last bit of strength and shed our last drop of blood! If we lose the Northern Frontier, my children and grandchildren and I will apologize together."
"Okay! I believe you! Someone, personally escort Jing'an Hou back to the mansion and tell Jing'an Hou's wife that it's my fault and I can't leave the old marquis. Tell the old lady not to worry too much. I have prepared enough food and grass, and I will definitely let the marquis have no worries on this trip."
Chu Si took a step forward and wiped his tears first: "Hey, I will go in person. Your Majesty, don't worry! My Lord, please, I will take you back."
Everyone also said touching words, and Shen Changjing's eyes had already been red.
This confession between the king and his subject is truly touching, but there is no need to elaborate on what is behind it.
The emperor naturally trusted Shen Changjing, and if the northern border was really lost, the Shen family's good days would be over.
Compared with the emperor's early arrangements in the previous dynasty, the harem really began to experience a wave of turmoil.
As the Chao Kingdom's army was approaching, naturally the news soon reached Fengzao Palace.
Early this morning, the atmosphere in the entire Fengzao Palace was very strange, and everyone who came to pay their respects had strange expressions on their faces.
Even the sick Concubine Qian Shu came, with an expression of excitement that was hard to describe but obvious.
But no matter how excited she was, she didn't dare to say or do anything right away.
When the queen came out, she was still calm and composed. She said what she needed to say as usual and was ready to call everyone to leave.
However, what Concubine Qian Shu did not dare to say was because of Qian Xiuyi.
"Your Majesty, I heard about that this morning and was shocked. Why do you seem to have no reaction?"
"How do you want me to react? Why are you so dissatisfied just because the emperor demoted you? There are limited positions among the nine concubines, but there is no shortage of positions below them." The queen said indifferently.
Qian Xiuyi didn't dare to say anything, but looking at his expression, he seemed unconvinced.
"Qian Xiuyi just speaks without consideration, and she thinks she is a concubine." Mei Mei snorted.
"Now you're talking about me. It's normal for me to be worried about such a big thing, right?" Qian Xiuyi snorted.
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Of course it should be, but Qian Xiuyi is just a little Xiuyi, you are worrying too much about these things. Neither you nor I can make the decision about the affairs of the palace."
No one was in a hurry to take the lead, and even if they had ideas, they couldn't act rashly.
Qian Xiuyi didn't dare to say anything else, and everyone dispersed.
In the morning, Shen Changjing and others entered the palace.
In the afternoon, Shen Chuliu listened to Yuan Xiao's words and said, "It is right for Grandfather to go to the Northern Frontier. You should go out of the palace and give Grandfather some things. There is no need to say anything else. Just say that I pray for him and his uncles, and hope that they will have good luck in the military and return triumphantly soon."
Yuanxiao agreed and left.
"Master, now that things are like this...what should the Queen do?" Zizhu asked worriedly.
"According to you, what's the best way for the queen?" Shen Chuliu asked gently, holding a cup of tea in her hand.
Zizhu said: "This servant doesn't know either, but... the Queen is fair in her work and... doesn't really care about those things."
Her words were obvious. If it was someone else, who knows what kind of personality they would have? "Master...if...that, I mean if, do you...have hope?" Now there were only three of them in the palace, so Zi Rui's question was clear.
Shen Chuliu smiled and shook her head: "Impossible."
"Then...then let's not change it? As Zizhu said, I don't know what it would be like to change it." Zirui said.
"Luckily it's now. If it was last year... the year before last..." Shen Chuliu shook her head. At that time, the Feng family was still powerful, and Empress Dowager Feng was still around...
"Now, the queen has no legitimate son, and I think it will be difficult to pass this hurdle." Zizhu said.
"Let's keep calm and make sure Cuiyunxuan doesn't make any mistakes. As for the rest, let's wait and see. Anyway, even if the queen wants to step down, there's no one in the harem who can step up."
"Well, then I will close the door. I'm sure some concubines will come to curry favor with you these days. It's best not to see them." Zizhu said.
Shen Chuliu nodded. Of course it would be best not to meet him. She didn't want to get involved in these messy things.
By evening, the Emperor had not said anything to the Queen.
The next morning, Shen Chuliu had just gotten up when she saw Zhemei and Chisu coming to serve her. Chisu said quickly, "The Queen went to Taiji Palace in person early in the morning and hasn't come back yet. She hasn't exempted herself from paying respects to various places."
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