There was finally some movement from King Dongshan, who had been silent for a long time.
When Yan Bao found out, it was the news that pirates had come ashore.
They robbed a dock and stole the food and other things there. It is said that they went out to sea after the robbery. No one knew where they went. They spoke with an accent that they could not understand and also robbed many innocent women.
By the time the matter reached the emperor, it was already three days after the incident, and even though the news was delivered by express horse, it was still too late.
Yan Bao only knew the news when Chief Minister Shen came back and said something.
[It was King Dongshan. King Dongshan was colluding with the Japanese pirates. His men disguised themselves as pirates to conceal their identities. I guess there was nothing to eat on the island, so they took the risk and thought I wouldn't know if they were disguising myself.]
If Chief Minister Shen had not listened to Yan Bao’s inner thoughts, he would not have known that it was King Dongshan.
He actually colluded with outsiders.
Is King Dongshan crazy?
However, this time the King of Dongshan couldn't escape. The Emperor was still furious, and to seek revenge, he personally led the army to capture the King of Dongshan.
When Chief Minister Shen heard this, he frowned.
Lead the army in person?
Does the emperor think he has lived too long?
Then he heard Yan Bao complaining in his mind: [The emperor is so impulsive. He can't enjoy his good life, but he has to rush to die. Leading the army in person sounds good, but it's fatal!]
Shen Shoufu: “…”
In this case, the emperor must not be allowed to lead the army in person.
Is the emperor so easy to persuade?
Especially when he learned that King Dongshan had proclaimed himself emperor on the island, the emperor was almost furious.
The secret guards he arranged finally sneaked into the island of King Dongshan, only to find out that King Dongshan is no longer a prince, but the Eastern Emperor, who has a very good relationship with the Japanese pirates. They are a group of rabble who want to swallow up the territory of Dajin.
The emperor was so angry that he cursed: "Is he a pig? He actually colluded with outsiders. He doesn't deserve the surname Xie."
The next day, the emperor mentioned the matter of Prince Dongshan colluding with the Japanese pirates. Before Chief Minister Shen could express his opinion, the emperor said, "I am going to lead the army myself."
Shen Shoufu took a step forward: “No.”
The other ministers also tried to persuade him.
The emperor asked, "Why not? I will lead the army in person to demonstrate my might.
Shen Shoufu said, "Your Majesty, the country is the most important."
"I have considered it carefully. When the time comes, Chief Minister Shen will assist the Thirteenth Prince. If anything happens to me, the Thirteenth Prince will be the next monarch." The emperor was not acting on impulse.
Ever since he knew that King Dongshan was not dead, he had thought of a way out.
The Eighteenth Prince is favored, but he is still young and cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of ruling the country.
The other princes were either killed, demoted, or abolished. None of them were suitable.
The Thirteenth Prince is the tallest among the short ones. Compared with the others, he is quite smart and is about the same age.
Although the emperor was worried about handing over the Dajin kingdom to him, he had no other choice.
With Chief Minister Shen's assistance, the emperor had nothing to worry about. After all, he was the future father-in-law of the Thirteenth Prince and would definitely think wholeheartedly about the Thirteenth Prince.
In the past, I was afraid that Shen Shoufu would have ambitions, but in recent years, it seems that Shen Shoufu has no such intentions for the time being.
As for the future, we’ll talk about it later.
Children and grandchildren have their own blessings.
As soon as the emperor said this, not to mention others, even Chief Minister Shen was shocked.
Is the Thirteenth Prince going to be made the Crown Prince?
Shen Shoufu assists?
How can the emperor be at ease?
“Your Majesty, I’m afraid I’m not up to the task.” Shen Shoufu said modestly.
Others advised the emperor to think twice and not to lead the army in person.
The emperor was stubborn: "I have made up my mind. If I don't get rid of the King of Dongshan, I will be sorry to our ancestors."
"The Thirteenth Prince is both virtuous and virtuous, and he wins my heart. I want to enthrone him as the Crown Prince." The emperor said this and waited for the ministers to object.
Sure enough, some ministers were unhappy and immediately objected, saying: "The Thirteenth Prince was stupid before..."
Chief Minister Shen couldn't listen any longer: "Lord Wang, the Thirteenth Prince was pretending to be stupid before. If you are old and your memory is not good, you can resign. How can you slander the Thirteenth Prince?"
Lord Wang was speechless.
Lord Li, who was in the same group as Lord Wang, said, "Minister Shen is angry. It's true. The Thirteenth Prince and your daughter are engaged. If the Thirteenth Prince becomes the Crown Prince, you will be the father of the future Crown Princess."
Everyone else was jealous of Prime Minister Shen, and began to attack him one by one, trying to please the emperor, just because they didn't want all the benefits to go to him.
If the Thirteenth Prince becomes the Crown Prince, will they still have a say?
The emperor looked at the bustling hall, which looked like a vegetable market, rubbed his brows, and said, "I have made up my mind. Three days from now will be a good day to officially enthrone the thirteenth prince, Wei, as Crown Prince."
"If anyone objects, please resign and leave. I will not pursue the matter."
They thought, this is the chance to stand before the emperor after ten years of hard study, how could they bear to give it up?
When Yan Bao learned that the Thirteenth Prince had been appointed Crown Prince, his face wrinkled slightly, and he looked distressed: "Alas, the Emperor will definitely cause trouble for our Shen family. If you had replaced him with someone else as Crown Prince, it wouldn't have brought such a bad reputation upon our family."
[Forget it, I've already been scolded. If the Thirteenth Prince can't become emperor, then all the scolding was in vain.]
Yan Bao secretly clenched his fists: [Dad, don't worry, they may be having fun scolding me now, but they will cry later.]
Shen Shoufu silently said that he didn’t care about what people said.
"I have to remind the Thirteenth Prince to be careful. Now that he's the Crown Prince, he's the target of public criticism. He has to be wary not only of those within the palace, but also those outside it."
[For example, the people of King Dongshan will send someone to assassinate the Thirteenth Prince to disturb the Emperor's mind. If something happens to the Thirteenth Prince, won't my future as the Crown Princess be ruined?]
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