From eunuch to emperor

The news of Shi Haoran's entry into the Guancheng reached the ears of the monks, who immediately shouted to question Shi Haoran face to face, whether he had done anything to Zhaoti Temple.

Now the news in the army is very confusing, some people say that the Zhaoti Temple was indeed destroyed, all the people in the temple were killed, and it was Shi Haoran who did it.

Some people also said that there was nothing wrong with Zhaoti Temple, and these were all rumors and tricks of Long Chen.

The monk soldier was at a loss, so he could only ask Shi Haoran to question him face to face.

Seeing Lianzhen leading someone over, Lu Qichang immediately gave Shi Haoran a wink, and Shi Haoran was clear in his heart.

"Master Lianzhen, are you here to welcome His Royal Highness?"

Lu Qichang said with a smile.

Lian Zhen came up, followed by several monks.

"My Buddha is merciful, poor monk Lian Zhen, I pay homage to His Royal Highness."

Shi Haoran nodded slightly and said: "Master, you are very polite, you have worked hard in the battle, I brought a lot of supplies, and I will send them to your camp immediately."

Lian Zhen clasped his palms together and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. The poor monk came here to ask a question, Your Highness..."

Before Lian Zhen finished speaking, Shi Haoran said loudly: "I know what the mage wants to ask, those are all rumors, don't listen to them."

"Zhaoti Temple is the Great Xia State Temple, and Master Kongji is the Great Xia State Master. You are the foundation of my Great Xia. How could I do anything to Zhaoti Temple?"

"Such naive and ridiculous rumors, mages, don't listen to them. This is Long Chengen's trick."

Seeing Shi Haoran speak so resolutely, Lian Zhen felt relieved.

"His Royal Highness is right, Long Chengen is full of tricks, and many people in the army have listened to him."

"His Royal Highness said so, the poor monk can rest assured, and all senior brothers can also rest assured."

The monk behind him looked relieved, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Lu Qichang said: "I said earlier, don't listen to the rumors outside, those are all alienation schemes spread by Long Chengen."

Lian Zhen bowed and said: "The poor monk is also asking for the brothers and sisters, so that everyone can feel at ease."

Shi Haoran comforted: "Tell all mages, there is absolutely no such thing."

"When Long Cheng'en is defeated, everyone can return to Zhaoti Temple."

Lian Zhen bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Lian Zhen took his brothers back to the camp, Shi Haoran and Lu Qichang watched Lian Zhen go away, feeling very worried.

"Uncle, tell me, what will happen if they find out?"

Lu Qichang shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid...they will rebel."

Shi Haoran sighed slightly: "I have no choice but to do this. If we don't kill them, how can we appease the anger of the people? Where can we get the army to fight?"

"Zhenguo Temple is over, and all the monks and soldiers of Zhaoti Temple are here. They are unreliable."

In the final analysis, Shi Haoran dared to take action against Zhaoti Temple because Zhaoti Temple was no longer viable.

So many masters were all killed by Long Chen, leaving only one Kong Ji.

Now Kongji is also missing, only these monks and soldiers are there.

"Come on, let's go see the king."

Lu Qichang didn't want to say any more, the two entered the general's mansion and met Shi Le.

"My son pays homage to his father."

Shi Haoran lowered his head to salute Shi Le, not daring to look directly at him.

Seeing Shi Haoran approaching, Shi Le sighed slightly: "Be flat."

Shi Haoran bowed: "Thank you, father."

Shi Le motioned him to sit down and talk, and Shi Haoran sat down beside him.

"Is everything okay in Wangcheng?"

Shi Le opened his mouth lightly.

Shi Haoran immediately replied: "Everything is fine."

Shi Le's face was a little displeased, and he said, "What's going on in Qiuzitang?"

There was news from Xingqing City, and Shi Le knew something about it.

But Shi Haoran has always been in Xingqing City, he knows better, so Shi Le asked him.

"My son thoroughly investigated the matter, and I can be sure that Long Chengen is the one who nods and makes trouble."

"He pretended to be a merchant, stayed at the market inn, and on the day of the Seeking Child Festival, he sneaked into the Seeking Child Hall with a woman."

"The next day, he arrested Master Hong Zhi, exposed the matter of Qiuzitang in public, and even took the lead in murdering and setting fire, causing the world to turn upside down."

Afterwards, Shi Haoran discovered the track of Long Chen's crime through multiple investigations.

Shi Le said with an ugly expression: "Long Cheng'en once infiltrated into Zhaoti Temple to take away Mojie, and now he infiltrates into Qiuzi Hall to kill Hong Zhi. Are the Imperial Army and Jingzhao Mansion just for nothing?"

Shi Haoran was silent and did not dare to answer.

Shi Le sighed and said: "Long Cheng'en doesn't follow the rules, he fights on the battlefield, but he sneaks into the rear to make troubles."

"In Nanliang, he turned Jinling City upside down."

"Now sneaking into Xingqing City to make trouble, he is simply a monster."

Lu Qichang said: "Long Chengen never follows the rules in his work, he is good at using surprise soldiers on the battlefield, and secretly likes to sow dissension."

"Now that Long Chengen is stationing troops in Yangcheng, I suggest sending someone to monitor Long Chengen, otherwise there will be another evil wind."

Shi Le said in a cold tone: "You are a privy envoy, you can arrange it yourself."

Lu Qichang paid homage: "This humble minister leads the decree."

For some reason, Lu Qichang felt that Shi Le's attitude towards him had changed a lot.

In the past, he regarded himself as a confidant, and could participate in confidential matters, and Shi Le often asked him for his opinion.

But these days, Shi Le often discussed military affairs with Li Chenglie, the commander of the army, and Xiao Liang, the guard, frequently went to and from the general's mansion, but Lu Qichang was rarely summoned.

If Shi Haoran hadn't come today, Lu Qichang couldn't find an excuse to see him.

Originally, Shi Le asked Shi Haoran to take the newly recruited soldiers to quell the rebels and rebels.

But Lu Qichang felt that at this critical moment, it was the best choice to join forces in Guancheng and fight with Shi Le.

So secretly sent a letter to Shi Haoran, telling him to ignore the king's order and lead the troops directly.

Sure enough, after Shi Haoran came, Shi Le did not reprimand him.

"Is your mother all right?"

Seeing that Shi Haoran didn't dare to speak, Shi Le knew that his tone was too harsh, so he changed the subject and talked about family matters.

"The queen mother is fine, and everyone else is fine too."

Shi Haoran answered carefully.

Shi Le nodded, and asked casually, "Nothing happened in the palace, right?"

Shi Haoran was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what Shi Le meant, he replied hesitantly: "Everything is fine, everything is fine, nothing happened."

Shi Le was worried that Long Chen would sneak into the harem, so he asked casually.

After this question was uttered, Shi Le felt something was wrong again, why did Long Chen infiltrate the harem?For the concubines in the palace?

The two times Long Chen sneaked into the royal city were all aimed at Zhaoti Temple, he had no interest in the royal palace.

"Okay, you go to rest."

"The recruits brought in need to be trained more. There are rioters around, so you should take them to kill the enemy for training."

After Shi Le gave such orders, Shi Haoran immediately got up and said: "Your servant leads the order."

Shi Le nodded slightly, Shi Haoran and Lu Qichang exited the backyard.

When he got outside, Shi Haoran suddenly said: "Uncle, do you think...Will Long Chengen sneak into the palace?"

Lu Qichang was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Why do you say that? Why did he sneak into the palace?"

Shi Haoran thought of the eunuch who abducted the maid in Li Guifei's courtyard, he had a feeling that maybe that little eunuch was Long Chen.

But... If that little eunuch is Long Chen, he sneaked into the palace just to abduct a maid?

This matter does not make sense.

It was very important for Long Chen to infiltrate into the royal city twice, once to instigate against Mojie, and to expose Qiuzitang once.

It is impossible to run into the palace just to abduct a court lady.

"Oh... nothing, I'm just worried, probably not."

"Uncle, tell me about the situation after I left. Why did the 50th Yangcheng army fail?"

Shi Haoran also wanted to know the situation in Yangcheng, why he lost so badly.

Lu Qichang sighed and said, "At that time..."

The two talked about the situation of the battle as they walked.

In the distance, a spy saw Shi Haoran arriving, and immediately quietly sent a letter back to Yangcheng.