marquis of jingan

Chapter 1512 The Prince's Counterattack

Chapter 1512 The Prince's Counterattack

This night was extremely long.

Even someone as brave as Shen Yi hardly slept a wink the entire night.

However, until dawn, there was no movement from the Shen family.

Shen Heng also didn't sleep all night. The two brothers stayed in the study room all night. When they saw the daybreak outside, Shen Heng looked back at Shen Yi and breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother, are we overthinking it?"

"Maybe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just came to see you, and there's no other intention."

Mr. Shen lowered his head and drank a sip of strong tea, then shook his head slightly and said, "Not likely."

"The prince must have known that I was out of town. If he wanted to take action, last night was the best opportunity. If I had rushed back to Yanjing today and was on guard against him, he would have no chance at all."

Shen Heng touched his chin, thinking: "Maybe the prince didn't think so much, and didn't think there would be any problems with his position as the crown prince."

Mr. Shen was stunned for a moment, then he smiled dumbly: "He would never think so."

"unless…"

Shen Yi looked out the window silently and said, "Unless he is too weak and ends up hitting the mark by accident, or there is a master behind him who sees through the whole cause and effect of the incident and is able to convince the prince and those around him."

Lord Shen looked out the window with his hands behind his back and said silently: "If that's the case, then it really saves a lot of trouble."

While the two brothers were talking, the sky outside was getting brighter and brighter, and the sun was slowly shining down.

Mr. Shen couldn't bear it any longer, so he pushed the door open and walked out. He looked back at Shen Heng and said, "Zi Chang asked someone to tell the Ministry of Rites not to go on duty today, and stay with me."

Shen Heng nodded first, then asked, "Brother, are you going?"

"I'm going to the palace to see if there's any problem."

Shen Heng rushed forward and warned, "Brother, be careful."

Shen Yi nodded silently, took a few personal guards, and rushed to the imperial city.

Everything was calm and peaceful in the imperial city and the imperial palace.

Shen Yi went straight to the gate of Ganlu Palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw the white-haired eunuch Gao.

The capital was moved only two or three years ago. Two or three years ago, the emperor could still see Gao Ming, but Shen Yi had lived in the north for more than ten years. The last time he returned to Jiankang, he was not able to see Eunuch Gao. In fact, he had not seen Eunuch Gao for several years.

Seeing an old friend, Shen Yi bowed slightly, cupped his hands, and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, Eunuch Gao."

Eunuch Gao's eyes were bloodshot, and he obviously hadn't slept all night, and he was very nervous. When he saw that it was Shen Yi, he breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's Lord Shen who is here."

Mr. Shen took two steps forward and whispered, "Eunuch, there was no movement in the palace last night, right?"

"No."

Gao Ming shook his head and said, "It's calm."

Shen Yi frowned even deeper. He looked at Gao Ming and whispered, "Eunuch Gao, something is wrong."

Gao Ming glanced at Shen Yi, then bowed his head again: "My Lord, I haven't been with His Majesty for many years, let alone in Yanjing. I don't know much about what's going on in Yanjing. If you have anything to say, you should go and tell His Majesty."

Shen Yi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, are you feeling well these days?"

"After our family came and we were able to chat with him, His Majesty felt better."

Shen Yi heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Eunuch Gao, please contact Marshal Lu to come to the palace and wait for orders."

"it is good."

The old eunuch nodded, turned and left.

Only then did Shen Yi enter the Ganlu Palace.

In Ganlu Palace, His Majesty the Emperor sat up for a rare moment, and his face became more lively. When he saw Shen Yi coming, the Emperor waved at him and said, "Come quickly."

Shen Yi stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty."

The emperor sighed: "Nothing happened at Shen Qing's house last night."

"Nothing happened last night. I am worried about the palace."

The emperor shook his head: "There is nothing wrong in the palace."

At this point, he laughed at himself and said, "That brat really kept us both busy all night."

Shen Yi was about to speak when he saw Eunuch Gao coming back with a document in his hand. He walked hurriedly to the emperor in small steps and whispered something. The emperor suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Gao Ming.

The old eunuch lowered his head, his face pale: "Your Majesty, should the inner guards leave immediately..."

The emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Go quickly."

Gao Ming responded, put down the document, and ran away.

His Majesty the Emperor opened the document in his hand, unfolded it and read it, and his expression became even uglier.

Master Shen noticed something was wrong and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

"Wait a moment."

His Majesty the Emperor's eyes were still on the document. After reading it once, he was stunned and did not speak for a long time.

"Shen Qing, please take a look yourself."

Mr. Shen stepped forward, took the document with both hands, glanced at it, and then froze in place.

This document was submitted by the Internal Security Department.

It records the names, words and actions of all the people present in Duanben Palace, that is, the Eastern Palace, last night, in great detail.

Shen Yi read on and when he saw the last part about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even he couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

…………

Last night, in the palace.

"Everyone."

The prince stood up and looked around at everyone.

"As a son and a subject, if you enter the palace without permission, you are committing treason!"

"As for Lord Shen's family..."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said decisively: "Marquis Shen is outside the city with a large army. If we attack Marquis Shen's mansion, the country will be overthrown immediately. As the Crown Prince of Dachen, I must not shake the country!"

He looked at everyone and said through gritted teeth: "I know that you have already pledged your services to me and naturally hope that I will ascend to the throne, but the throne is decided by my father alone, and as his subjects, we cannot have any unrealistic thoughts."

Sun Zongchang's voice trembled: "Your Highness, Lord Shen has clearly shown signs of usurping the throne. Your Highness, the throne will fall to someone else, and the country will be controlled by someone else!"

"Of course I am unwilling to accept this!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clenched his fists and said in a hoarse voice: "But... I know very well that if I act rashly today, not only will I lose my position as Crown Prince, but all of you present here will die without a burial place!"

"That's Father, that's Lord Shen!"

"We have absolutely no chance of winning!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed a little hysterical. He clenched his fists, stood up suddenly, and gritted his teeth and said, "But, since I am the Crown Prince, I cannot let others play with me like this!"

"I'm going to go and get rid of this anger myself!"

He strode out, and when he reached the entrance of the palace, he suddenly turned back and shouted angrily: "Today, no one in this palace is allowed to leave before dawn. Anyone who disobeys my order will be killed without mercy!"

After saying this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left Duanben Palace.

All the people in Duanben Palace, including the spies of the inner guards, were locked up in the East Palace and were not allowed to leave until dawn.

Shen Yi looked down and couldn't help but frowning.

Because the second half of the document clearly stated that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the capital overnight.

He took five hundred riders and headed south.

The target is obvious, King Wu.

At this time, the King of Wu was less than two hundred miles away from Yanjing!

This is directly overturning the table, which means that since you are playing tricks on me, I will simply not play anymore!

Lord Shen couldn't help but frown, and looked up at the emperor, somewhat incredulous: "Your Majesty, the inner guards were all over the city last night, and the Imperial Reporting Department was also in action. If the prince left the capital, it is impossible for me not to know about it!"

"Didn't I know about it?"

Emperor Hong De looked at Shen Yi for a long time before he slowly said, "Shen Qing, when we were young, we thought we could hide our actions from everyone, including those old guys who were in the way."

"Now that we are the elders, we think that nothing can be hidden from our eyes."

His Majesty the Emperor closed his eyes and said slowly: "He can be said to have been the emperor for more than half a year."

"It's not uncommon to have some personal connections."

"I was thinking..."

The emperor took a few breaths and said slowly: "Are we pushing this child too hard..."

"You think he's too stupid."

Lord Shen stood up and frowned, saying, "Your Majesty, I will personally lead the cavalry to intercept the prince."

The emperor opened his eyes and looked at Shen Yi: "The inner guards have already chased them immediately, you go now..."

"It doesn't help."

His Majesty the Emperor said slowly: "Stay here and talk to me while we wait for news together."

Lord Shen hesitated for a moment before sitting down. He was lost in thought for a moment, then looked down at his palms and couldn't help but sigh.

"Your Majesty, you are right. As we grow older, we are gradually becoming like the elders we once disliked."

"I am a little self-righteous."

"These young people, every one of them..."

Lord Shen lowered his eyebrows.

“It’s hard to predict.”

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(End of this chapter)