Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 634 - 511: He is unwilling to hurt you and even less likely to let you down
Why...
Now it has caused a storm throughout the city. Whether it is the Duke Mansion or the Shen Family, they have all become the center of this political turmoil, making everyone uneasy day and night.
Then, what else could it be?
Shang Ruyi was silent for a moment, her eyes still red as she looked at him and said, "But, why did Uncle have to do this?"
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"Do you know how worried Aunt is, how worried Brother is, how worried I am?"
Hearing this, Shen Shiyan’s eyes, amid their gentleness, showed more signs of being shattered. He looked deeply at Shang Ruyi, pondered for a long while, and finally said, "Ruyi, who am I?"
"...?"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback, not knowing why he suddenly asked this question at this time, but instinctively replied, "...Uncle."
Shen Shiyan faintly smiled and said, "Correct."
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"But not entirely correct."
"..."
"Ruyi, I am not only your uncle; I am also the Minister of Rites of the Da Ye Dynasty and — Shen Shiyan!"
Shang Ruyi’s breath became heavy.
She immediately sensed the profound significance hidden in Shen Shiyan’s somewhat weak and drifting breath, collecting all her thoughts, she seriously looked at him. Shen Shiyan let out another long sigh and said, "I know, now it’s certainly chaotic outside, with some people thinking I’m seeking fame and fortune, some think I’m colluding with the Duke Mansion, and others probably see me as a lunatic who speaks nonsense, with no regard for the consequences."
"..."
"But I know what I’m doing."
At this point, he faintly smiled again, looking at Shang Ruyi, his eyes flickering, saying, "If it were during your childhood, or you hadn’t followed your father to see so much of the world, hadn’t experienced Yanmen County, Xingluo Granary, Jiangdu Palace, and even those experiences with Yu Wenye to Fufeng after getting married, uncle wouldn’t speak to you this way."
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"Because you were still young, you didn’t understand, you couldn’t comprehend."
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"Having you in charge would only make things worse."
If the previous words were spoken to himself, Shang Ruyi understood that Shen Shiyan, in this narrow dungeon, was already speaking to the people of the world with his last words.
He was talking not only about himself.
But also about that person, inheriting the great legacy of the predecessors, sitting on the Dragon Chair — the ruler of all under heaven.
Even though she had experienced so much, with experiences unimaginable to the world, Shang Ruyi knew she was still not capable of governing the Duke Mansion, let alone discussing state affairs; and Chu Chengfei, even though he was the Emperor with the responsibility to inherit the throne and the mandate of heaven, she clearly understood in her heart, that child is still too young. His age, experience, and even ability are insufficient for him to command the vast lands and well-being of the people.
Therefore, the word "abdicate" offered by Shen Shiyan was not only from the message of that year, but also from him, or rather, from the hearts of too many ministers in the court who worry about the world.
Shang Ruyi’s breath grew heavier, in this cold and dark dungeon, as if tremors were coming from deep underground.
In these tremors, Shen Shiyan’s weak voice was more like a warning bell, he said: "If it were in a peaceful and prosperous world, even — even in ordinary times, I would never say such words or have such thoughts."
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"But now, the world is in chaos, the rebel armies arise; even if you and Yu Wenye have extinguished Xue Xiandong’s invading flames, on the east side, there are still Liang Shide and Xiao Yuansui standing strong in the Eastern Capital, gazing covetously at the Western Capital; moreover Wang Shaoji and his brothers lead hundreds of thousands of warriors north; and to the north — the Turkic people are never wolves that can be fed with just a bite of meat, once the flames of war in the Central Plains are fully ignited, how can they not come south to take advantage of the situation?"
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"And the Gouli Country in the northeast, and Japan across the sea, they are all constantly itching to dispatch troops to the Central Plains."
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"Is this something a child, who usually only knows how to fool around with eunuchs and plays, who upon sitting on the Dragon Chair cries out loud at the mention of ’disasters arising’, can handle?!"
The more he spoke, the more pale Shang Ruyi’s face became.
After a long silence, she finally said, "So, Uncle is willing to sacrifice himself?"
"Yes!"
Shen Shiyan nodded firmly, although at this moment he had a lame leg, his body full of scars from punishment, his eyes, however, were determined, unshakable as he deeply said: "In this chaotic world, the only person capable of leading the nation and suppressing the rebellion is him!"
Shang Ruyi said, "Father said before he passed — if the dark clouds obscure the sun, then the hand that clears the clouds and sees the sun must be Duke Sheng."
