Lord of Rebirth

"The Yizhou Jincheng generation and the Guanghan generation, because things have spread, the people are very dissatisfied with the prince's actions, and the Guanghan palace was set on fire by the people, destroying two sitting rooms, and the person who set the fire has been arrested " Shen Xi was drawing circles on the map on the long table while explaining the news he had received recently to the prince and the prince.

Lu Jufeng added, "In addition, General Wu sent troops to the local government offices, and the news that came back all said that there was no sign of the princes, and the people were very disgusted with this matter, so they were somewhat hostile to the local jurisdiction. To avoid turmoil, the prince's army will stay in the area to help local officers and soldiers manage it."

The prince sat in front, looking up at the map contemptuously, his face was full of displeasure, as if he was quite annoyed by what the four kings were doing.

But in fact, he was dissatisfied that Ge Zhen didn't listen to him, and even more dissatisfied that the people everywhere said that the officers and soldiers of King Fufeng were good.

In other words, he is saying that King Fufeng is better than his prince.

But with Shen Xi around, the prince can't trouble Sun Moyao like he did at the beginning, lest his image be ruined.

Sun Muchen hated himself for not recognizing Shen Xi earlier, otherwise he would have asked Shen Xi to work for him early in the morning, and he would not have been so angry with Ge Zhen.

"Then are there any traces of the emperor's uncles now?" the prince asked angrily.

Shen Xi and Lu Jufeng looked at each other, and Lu Jufeng said: "There is no news yet."

Sun Muchen's eyes fell on the prince, "Where will they escape to?"

Sun Moyao smiled, and said to Shen Xi, "Say it."

"Prince, I have two ideas." Shen Xi cupped his hands, "guess the whereabouts of the princes."

Ge Zhen looked dissatisfied, but Sun Muchen said, "Well, just say it."

Shen Xi said slowly: "Now that we are in Jincheng, there are only two ways for the princes to leave. One is to go east and return to the capital, plead guilty to the court and beg for mercy, or seek mercy from the clan. The other is to continue to the northwest , Arrived at the border of Yizhou, assembled the officers and soldiers stationed at the border, and occupied the northwest of Yizhou."

The crown prince frowned after hearing what they said, "I once thought, since the emperor's uncles have decided to do this, how can they be so naive as to think that they can get by by lying to others? Or do they really think that the court will Open one eye and close one eye?"

Hearing this, Lu Jufeng and Shen Xi looked at each other in blank dismay.

Lu Jufeng cupped his hands and said: "Probably because they think that the court will not take care of it, they dare to make trouble. Moreover, they may also think that if the court dares to take care of it, it will be suppressed by force, so they can declare to the outside world, how can the court do anything?" No matter how they bully the people of Bashu, whether they collect more taxes or recruit more soldiers, they can find an excuse, and in turn they use the people's dissatisfaction with the imperial court to manipulate them, forcing the imperial court to agree to their actions."

These words are not groundless, some clues can also be seen from the letters between the princes, but they are not mentioned much, maybe they met later, and then discussed the possibility of such a meeting.

When Sun Muchen heard this, he turned his head and stared at Ge Zhen several times.If he really listened to Ge Zhen's suggestion, he would really be out of control now.

Ge Zhen also knew that his previous thoughts were all wrong, and now he could only pretend to be dumb and didn't say a word.

Sun Muchen knocked on the square table and asked, "Master Shen, you said there are two paths, how would they go?"

Shen Xi nodded, "The biggest possibility is to go to the northwest of Yizhou."

"Why not the capital?"

"Going back to the capital is because they want to plead guilty and find someone to intercede, but instead of going back thousands of miles, whether they will be arrested by the prince along the way is another matter, it is better to confess to the prince directly, which makes people feel better. But according to the current Judging from the news, there is no news of them returning to Beijing, which is enough to show that they are going to the northwest of Yizhou."

The entire Yizhou, the southern mountainous area, is rich in the east, but now it is under the jurisdiction of the prince and the prince, and there is no trace of the prince. The only place they can go is the northwest.

And because it is adjacent to Xishu Kingdom, there are many officers and soldiers stationed at the border, even comparable to the entire Yizhou. If the princes do not give up and want to start all over again, they must have soldiers in their hands.

In this way, as Shen Xi said, they must hide in the northwestern part of Yizhou, and the vast land and sparse population there are more suitable for military operations.

Sun Muchen then said: "So, send someone to investigate, and at the same time send someone to the capital to report the progress of the imperial court, and be careful."

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

With a smile on his face, Sun Moyao was very satisfied with Shen Xi's performance just now. Just when he was about to take him away, Sun Muchen stopped him suddenly, and said, "Master Shen, please stay, I have something to say to him." .”

Shen Xi's heart tightened, and he glanced at Sun Moyao in a panic, thinking that the crown prince finally came to settle accounts with him after Qiuhou, what should we do? !

Before, Sun Moyao had told him that apart from himself, the prince didn't remember Shen Xi at all, and he would never ask him to settle accounts.

What does the prince want to do now?

Sun Moyao hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, I wonder what you need to do with Mr. Shen?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Sun Muchen frowned, "You all stand down, I want to speak to Master Shen alone."

Now Sun Moyao was a little anxious, he said: "Shen Xi is the one I brought, if you want to stay, I have to stay."

Sun Muchen was also surprised, "What can happen to you?!"

"It's nothing to do with me, I'll just watch from the side." After all, Sun Moyao really stood by and watched, no matter what the crown prince wanted to say to Shen Xi, he wanted to know.

Seeing that the two were at a stalemate, and the prince's complexion became more and more ugly, he glared at Sun Moyao with a cold face, "The prince ordered to have a detailed discussion with Mr. Shen alone. If you continue to talk too much, my lord, don't blame the prince." Military order, punish you!"

Shen Xi thought to himself that the crown prince had targeted the prince everywhere before, if he caught him this time, it would be justifiable to vent his anger on the prince, how could Shen Xi give him such an opportunity, but just to say a few words alone, what is he afraid of?

He hurriedly moved closer to Sun Moyao, and said softly, "Wait for me outside..."

Sun Moyao took a look at Shen Xi, compromised, and walked out of the camp with Lu Jufeng with a trace of reluctance in his heart.

The tent fabric of the tent was stacked three layers upon layers, and even standing outside the curtain, one could not hear what the people inside were talking about.

As soon as Sun Moyao came out of the camp, his face seemed to be smeared with paste. He stood there refusing to move, with such a stern face that the two officers and soldiers dared not speak to him.

And in the camp, the atmosphere is not relaxed anywhere.

Shen Xi cupped his hands, "I don't know why the prince is looking for the next official alone?"

"Shen Xi, do you still remember?" The prince walked in front of him, "What did you do to this prince in the imperial garden a few years ago?"

Shen Xi thought to himself that it was really for this matter!Then he immediately knelt down and said anxiously: "Back then, the grassroots didn't know that it was His Highness the Crown Prince, so they presumptuously taught the Crown Prince a lesson. At that time, their tone of voice was not kind, and their attitude was arrogant. It was really unreasonable. Please forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Seeing him like this, Sun Muchen quickly reached out to help him up, "Why are you kneeling? Did I say I would punish you?"

Shen Xi got up and didn't dare to look up, feeling a little flustered.

"Master Shen." Sun Muchen said, "This crown prince is so scary, scaring you like this?!"

"No..." Shen Xi bent even lower.

"Then why are you nervous? I don't plan to pursue it." The prince turned his hands away, "I think, you suddenly resigned back then, and you didn't expect to see you here. Why did you resign? And why did you come to work for the prince?"

Shen Xi felt strange, why did people keep asking him why he resigned?

Seeing that he didn't speak, the prince said again: "I once saw Mr. Lu mentioned you, saying that you have ideals and ambitions, so I was very surprised to hear that you resigned later."

Shen Xi clasped his hands, "If you go back to the prince, your ideals and ambitions are still there, but it's just not the time, so instead of fighting aggressively, it's better to retreat bravely. When it's time to display them, I will naturally come back with ideals and ambitions."

"And now?" The prince stared into his eyes, "Is it the right time for you?"

Shen Xi paused, "Hmm..."

The prince smiled, "Then come and serve me."

The tone sounded a little casual, but it was like an order, and Shen Xi was not allowed to refuse.

Shen Xi had no choice but to cup his hands and said, "Return to the prince, thank the prince for his kindness, and the lower officials are also sincerely apprehensive, but... I'm afraid it won't work."

"Why?!" The crown prince was quite shocked, at least Shen Xi should have thought about it, why didn't he even think about it, and rejected him directly, it was too embarrassing for him!

Shen Xi explained: "Back to the prince... I think that I am very satisfied with being an official and living a good life now, and I don't want to change the current situation for the time being."

"What do you mean? It's hard to work for you as the prince?" Sun Muchen's voice sank all of a sudden, looking very displeased.

"Don't dare to say that." Shen Xi lowered his head.

Sun Muchen took another step forward, "Lord Shen, I don't want to talk nonsense with you, I'll just ask you. I remember you raised it back then, thinking that the biggest problem in Nanshun Kingdom today is the indulgence of the prince."

Hearing this, Shen Xi quickly explained: "Back then, I was arrogant and didn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth. To say such a reason would be a joke. The prince, please don't take it seriously."

"Lord Shen, why do you want to belittle yourself, I didn't say that your thoughts are bad." The prince frowned, "Besides, this prince also thinks that what you think is very correct. I agree very much. The behavior of the four kings today is just It proves that what you said is true!"

Shen Xi lowered his head, he rolled his eyes and thought for a while, what did the crown prince mean when he said this to him?

(——The friends who are still watching let me see your hands QwQ——)