the emperor's man catches ghosts

He never thought that this noble and luxurious Master Zhongshu Ling would lose his composure like this, and he didn't know what he had committed.

"Shen Qing doesn't have to be like this." Yun Yu said in a harmonious voice, "Since Shen Qing knows that she has come to plead guilty on her own, she must already have a heart of repentance, if this kind of thing happens to me, I'm afraid there will be no better choice than this. Fortunately, the child has been found safely, so get up quickly."

In fact, when King Heng came to sue, Yun Yu hesitated about how to deal with Shen Yuan. If there were other reasons, he might still be able to convict him, but for the safety of his grandson who is not yet five years old, he felt that no matter what Shen Yuan did. No wonder what happened.

If it were me, I'm afraid I would make the same decision.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Shen Yuan prostrated himself on the ground, and kowtowed heavily with his forehead touching the ground, "It's just that His Majesty is merciful and doesn't pursue the matter, but the old minister dare not pretend that nothing happened. No matter what the reason is, it's okay to release a repeat offender privately." It is a serious crime, the old minister has submitted his resignation letter, and please allow His Majesty."

It was an eventful time at this time, and the affairs of the court and China were already complicated. If this Zhongshuling was missing, it would definitely bring a lot of trouble.Yun Yu took a rare look at Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan understood, helped Shen Yuan up, and said: "I said that you are really, the older you get, the more confused you become. It's not that you don't know the emperor's benevolence. If you resign at this time, do you dislike it?" Is the emperor not annoying enough?"

Shen Yuan was ashamed all over his face, he lowered his head and was speechless.Liu Yuan patted him on the shoulder and persuaded him: "Old Shen, I understand your feelings. Anyone who encounters this kind of thing has to make mistakes. The emperor is sympathetic to you. If you don't delve into it, don't dig into the horns. Be careful in the future, a lot It's enough to share the emperor's worries with heart. However, releasing a repeat offender privately is a serious crime in the end, if you don't pursue it at all, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public." He said to Yun Yu, "As for how to deal with it, it depends on the emperor's decision."

Yun Yu thought for a while, and said: "Shen Qing has worked hard as an assistant for many years, but he was coerced by a villain and made a mistake for a while, which is justified by the situation and not tolerated by the law. Now he is demoted to be the servant of Zhongshu, and his salary will be fined for two years. What does the Taifu think?" ?”

Liu Yuan cupped his hands: "The emperor is wise."

Covering his face with his hands, Shen Yuan knelt down again: "Thank you for your kindness. Your Majesty's kindness is as high as a mountain. Shen Yuan...is really ashamed."

Yun Yu helped him up, and said: "Shen Qing said seriously, people are not sages and sages can do nothing, blame only thieves for being vicious. Although I am a king, I have no virtue, incompetence and inaction in this great position, which caused today's chaos. Without the help of all the ministers, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to move forward. There are still many matters that need to be assisted by Shen Qing, so Shen Qing should cheer up quickly."

"The old minister will definitely do his best to share the worries of the emperor." Shen Yan was so moved that he wiped away his tears and said, "Your majesty, Shi Kuncheng is a person who is easy to disguise, and it may not be easy to find him by ordinary methods, but the old minister knows that there is a hole in the palm of his left hand." A crescent scar, as long as it is a person with this feature, it may be him."

Yun Yu nodded, King Heng couldn't find anyone recently and was getting angry because of this, this must be good news for him, he immediately sent someone to send a message, but he didn't know that at this time, it was impossible for the palace people to leave the palace.

The end of the year is approaching, the cold winter is getting more and more severe, and people's hearts are also uneasy between the world and Xiao Su.Xiao Changli stood outside the door for a while, and the palace servants brought him a cloak and a hand stove, urging him to go back to the house and rest.

Although the injury was not completely healed, he didn't feel that he was so weak, but just to be on the safe side, he still took it.

If she accidentally contracted the disease again, I don't know how worried Yun Yu would be.

Thinking of him, a smile slowly floated on Xiao Changli's lips, and his heart felt tender.

At this time, Miyagi was very calm, as if frozen by invisible frost.But he faintly felt that there seemed to be something hidden under the calmness, and it only needed a stone to set off waves.

After a while, the stone came.

The short arrow came from nowhere, passed Xiao Changli and nailed it to a tree, with a piece of paper tied to the end of the arrow.

Xiao Changli took down the short arrow and took out a note and unfolded it. There was not a single word written on the note, but only a scribbled graffiti.

However, Xiao Changli's face became paler in an instant, and the hand that was holding the note turned gray from too much force, and he shook his shirt and left after a while.

"Lord Xiao, where are you going?" The palace man trotted to keep up, and hurriedly said, "The emperor has ordered you not to leave the palace! My lord..."

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"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The old minister feels that something is wrong, so I would like to report it to His Majesty." Shen Yuan was bathed in the emperor's favor at this time just to be grateful, and wanted to do more useful things to offset the crimes he had committed. He said, "Recently In the past few days, the war on the border has been under control, and the imminent danger has been resolved. Except for...except for some rumors, the city is still relatively stable, but the Minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. He, frequently dispatches the generals in the center of the city. The old minister is a little puzzled..."

Yun Yu said: "Well, I told him to pay attention to the security in the city. Although the foreign enemies are defending, the internal thieves are still secretly trying to do something wrong. Don't take it lightly."

Shen Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "That's the case, but... the old minister found out that Mr. He promoted some people. These people had some friendship with Shi Kuncheng earlier, and it's okay to be in a low position. For important positions such as the Commander of the Captain's Mansion and the Commander of the Imperial Army, it's better... to be careful."

Yun Yu frowned: "What Shen Qing said is true?"

Shen Yuan said: "The minister and Shi Kuncheng once had a half-teacher relationship, and I think I know him well, there is no mistake."

Yun Yu gradually realized something, just as he was about to call He Tingwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, into the palace, someone from the palace came to report that Xiao Changli had left the palace regardless of the obstruction.

Yun Yu left him to rest in the palace and didn't mean to restrain him, he was free to come and go, but when he heard that he didn't listen to his own words to rest well, and he didn't say a word when he left, he felt a little bit of resentment in his heart, thinking I have to take a few more bites when he comes back.

But after a while, another imperial guard came to report that there were thieves breaking into the palace, several people had been killed, and the imperial guards had entered the palace to search, and for safety's sake, he was asked to stay in Qiantian Palace temporarily and not to go out.

There were thieves breaking into the palace, Yun Yu wanted to go out to have a look but was stopped by the imperial guards and asked him to stay in the palace.

Yun Yu sensed that something was wrong. The last time the Imperial Army was able to guard freely in the palace because of his secret order, this time he did not give the order, and the Imperial Army actually entered the palace without authorization to arrest a thief he had never seen , the mystery of this is not shocking when you think about it carefully.

"Your Majesty." A general wearing armor and a blade came forward, bowed first, and said slowly, "There are thieves in the palace making trouble, and this humble minister came here specially to protect you, and I hope that the Emperor will not come out without permission."

"Bold!" Liu Yuan sternly scolded, "The palace is safe and sound, where did the thief come from? The emperor of the city of emperors is here, you have eaten the courage of loyal leopards, and dared to enter the palace with your sword to stop the emperor!"

The general smiled and said: "My lord, please don't get excited, I also think about the safety of the emperor. My lord said that there are no thieves in the palace, but the lower officials dare not take it lightly. How can Mr. Fu protect the emperor Zhouquan with his old and weak body?"

Yun Yu snorted coldly, and said: "Who are you, are you qualified to act as escort in the palace city?"

The general cupped his hands and said: "My humble minister Shi Ming was promoted by Lord Shangshu to temporarily serve as the deputy commander of the imperial army. The emperor is high above me, so I should not recognize my humble minister, but after this, the emperor should be able to recognize me."

Yun Yu said coldly: "You led troops into the palace without a pass, it's hard for me not to recognize you."

Shi Mingdao: "Your majesty should also know that the people in the city are dissatisfied with the emperor's favored male favorite. It's fine if it's someone else, but that man is still a disaster. The emperor is not afraid of causing disasters, but my humble minister is afraid that the country will be disturbed. My humble minister Although he is a person who speaks lightly, he also has the heart to help the country, how can he see the emperor so disregarding the people's livelihood and going his own way?"

"So, what do you want to do?" Yun Yu stared at him closely, rejoicing that Xiao Changli had already left the palace first.

Shi Ming said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that he obeys the will of the people and wants to arrest and dispose of Xiao Changli, the disaster star of the country. Oh, before that, please wait here quietly, the Grand Tutor is also here. Help the emperor to draw up an imperial edict of guilt, and announce it to the world at the time of execution of the calamity, to appease the wrath of heaven and reassure the people."

"You..." Liu Yuan was so angry that his beard trembled. Forcing the emperor to issue an edict to sin against himself, it was tantamount to forcing the palace to seek rebellion.It is simply shocking that a small commander of the imperial guards dared to commit such a crime.

Seeing the man's frowning, Shen Yuan suddenly rushed up, grabbed the man's left hand, opened the palm, and saw a crescent-shaped scar.

"Shi Kuncheng! You shameless villain!" Shen Yan was very angry. One was because he held his young grandson hostage, and the other was because he had trapped himself in a situation of infidelity. He immediately pulled out the saber at his waist and wanted to cut him, but unexpectedly Shi Kuncheng made a backhand block, grabbed his wrist and reversed the blade, stabbing him directly in the stomach.

This scene happened so quickly that Yun Yu was almost stunned, watching the man fall before his eyes, and when the knife was pulled out, blood gushed out, staining his eyes red.

"Shi Ming" wiped the blood from the knife on Shen Yuan's body, and calmly said: "The Zhongshu ordered Shen Yuan to snatch the weapon with an unruly intention before, and he was killed on the spot by the minister. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."