Liu Chu never thought that such a thing would happen. After all, Shen Zhongbai had always been very polite to him during this period. Even if he had captured Gu Suran as a scapegoat, Shen Zhongbai did not want to punish him at first. If If Gu Huaian hadn't stabbed him in the middle, maybe he wouldn't have been demoted to the rank of minister at all. But what happened this time? Although his men captured Gu Suran, it was just an accident. He couldn't even explain He didn't even hear his own explanation, so why did he just send Song Yu to take back his military talisman
"Song Yu, don't blatantly bully others just because you are the minister and I am the minister. I have been in charge of the Ministry of War for more than ten years, which is longer than you have been an official in the court. How could the emperor remove him so easily? Even if there are any mistakes in my position, the Emperor will definitely consider that my Liu family has been loyal for generations and has made great contributions to Bei'an. How could I take back the military talisman so easily?"
"Master Liu, I will say it again. This imperial edict is in black and white in front of me. No matter how courageous I am, I would not dare to issue an arrogant edict. If you don't believe it, you can take the imperial edict and take a look at it. See if this is the Emperor’s own handwriting, and whether you are the Emperor’s own seal.”
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible."
When Song Yu received this imperial edict, he had already expected such a result. Liu Chu would not be able to hand over the military talisman so easily with his father's illustrious military exploits, and he had already done so. He had expected this, so it was naturally impossible for him to come alone this time.
Song Yu had already suffered the disadvantage of being a civil servant. In terms of martial arts, he was definitely not as good as Liu Chu. However, now that he had military talismans and sacred decrees, he had to carry his own men around him. Even if Liu Chu didn't want to read the imperial edict, he could still He had to take a look before he could give up completely. Song Yu didn't care about it and directly unfolded the imperial edict in front of Liu Chu.
"Master Liu, although you are a military commander, you are also literate. Take a careful look at what is written on it. I am in a hurry to go back and resume my life. I cannot keep the emperor waiting for a long time. "
"Song Yu, you villain, did you say something in front of the emperor, so the emperor did this to me?"
How could Liu Chu willingly hand over the military talisman? Or leave it to a civil servant whom I have always disliked.
Things like military talismans have always been his life as Minister of the Ministry of War. Now that his official position is gone, the military talismans are no longer there. He bullied Song Yu like this before, how could Song Yu let him go so easily
"Liu Chu, I want to tell you again. This is an imperial edict issued by the emperor. I have no right to interfere. Instead of blaming me here, you should think carefully about what you did wrong and cause trouble. The emperor is angry."
Song Yu would not care about so many things. Now that he has controlled Liu Chu and taken back all the military symbols, the rest of the things are beyond his control. The emperor did not say that he would expel Liu Chu from the palace. He did not If you need to take care of these things, Shen Zhongbai will definitely send someone else to handle the rest.
"How's it going? How's it going?"
Gu Qiang saw Gu Huaian walking in the door and hurried forward to ask what the follow-up was.
Gu Huaian is still the Minister of Rites, and he can be regarded as an official in the court. Naturally, he will get more accurate information than himself.
"There is news, but I don't know whether the news is good or bad."
"Brother, please stop being so pretentious. We are all waiting here. The matter is finally settled. I don't believe there is no result."
"There is a result. Liu Chu was eliminated from the positions of Minister of War and Minister of War, and the military symbols were taken back. From now on, he can no longer do anything to us blatantly. From this point of view, it should be a good thing."
"This is a good thing. Why do I feel like you are not very happy?"
Gu Qiang was naturally happy when she heard such news, but it seemed that the matter was not that simple. At least the expression on her brother's face didn't look like there was nothing wrong.
"It was taken back, but Shen Zhongbai gave all the recovered military symbols to Song Yu. From then on, Song Yu was not only the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but now he also controls the power of the Ministry of War. This move is very important to Shen Zhongbai. There is no loss at all. Without Liu Chu, he can find another person to take his place at any time. As for who this person is, it doesn't matter to him."
After Gu Qiang heard this, his eyes dimmed. Indeed, he had not considered such a situation at that time, but Song Yu was a civil servant after all. He controlled the military power, which meant that Shen Zhongbai directly controlled the border power. After all, if Song Yu He couldn't even use the military talisman in his hand.
"Now you know the seriousness of the matter. I didn't scare you. This matter is really serious. I thought I could weaken his power, but I didn't expect that I helped him unintentionally."
Gu Huaian kept explaining what happened, but Shen Qianshan's expression never improved. Gu Qiang felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange and poked Shen Qianshan next to him.
"My lord, what should we do now? Have I done something bad again?"
Gu Qiang vaguely felt that these things were not a good thing for them, but at least they got rid of Liu Chu. Compared with Liu Chu and Song Yu, Gu Qiang still felt that Liu Chu was more threatening. After all, Song Yu is just a scholar with no strength. Even if he holds a long sword in his hand, he can't use it.
"It's okay, this will not affect our affairs. Whether it is Liu Chu or Song Yu, as long as the military talisman in their hands will be used by Shen Zhongbai in the end, it's just that Liu Chu has been the minister of the Ministry of War for so many years, he has experience, and Song Yu will It’s different, Song Yu is not as experienced as him, so he may be easier to deal with."
After listening to Shen Qianshan's words, Gu Qiang felt as if she had received reassurance. After all, she thought she was helping Shen Qianshan. If the matter could not be resolved, wouldn't she be doing herself a disservice
"It's okay, don't worry, none of these things will affect us."
Shen Qianshan touched Gu Qiang's hair to reassure her.
These things cannot be rushed, not to mention that there are still many things in the palace that they don't know. They don't know what the situation of the people inside is, and in this situation, they seem to have no way to contact Shen Qiangwei. If they come down, they are really not optimistic about their situation.
"Huai'an, can you still enter the palace recently? Can you go in again while ensuring your own safety?"
Gu Huaian was suddenly called and quickly looked back at Shen Qianshan.
"Yes, yes, I think Shen Zhongbai will not attack me so soon during the recent period. It's just not necessarily the case with Song Yu, but entering the palace should be no problem. What do you want me to do? "
"I remember that the last time you entered the palace was for Shen Yuehua's marriage, right? This time you used this excuse to enter the palace again. I hope you can enter the harem to meet Shen Qiangwei or Shen Yuehua."
Shen Qianshan knows Gu Huaian's identity now. It is actually very embarrassing and almost impossible to enter the palace to see Shen Yuehua. Shen Zhongbai should have been eyeing Gu Huaian for a long time, but in this matter, he It was inappropriate to enter the palace. Gu Qiang's entry into the palace was like a sheep entering a wolf's mouth. After much deliberation, Gu Huaian was the most suitable person.
Gu Huaian understood what Shen Qianshan meant. He was a foreign minister after all. No matter what, it was inappropriate to always go in and out of the harem. The last time he went in was for Shen Yuehua's marriage, but this time, this time what to do
After all, Liu Chu has been stripped of his official position. As a result, this marriage must have failed. What kind of reason should he have to get in this time
Gusu Liang, who had been listening for a long time, saw the two of them looking embarrassed, and stood up, "I have a way to enter the harem, but what you want to do must be done at once, so I can only Go in this time.”
"You? What method did you use?"
"The concubines in the harem often find ways to ask people to buy some things from outside the palace. Over time, the people in the palace gradually become more chaotic, so Shen Zhongbai once told me before that he hoped that the people in the palace would All expenses come from my hands, and I send people to deliver things to the harem, so my people should have a way to get in."
"Then only women can enter, we..."
"I think if it was Gu Qiang who disguised herself as another woman, it wouldn't be easy for the Jin Yiwei to recognize her. Besides, I just went in to spread the news and take a look at the situation in the harem. I don't think it would be difficult."
Gu Suliang believed in Gu Qiang's disguise technique. After all, Shen Zhongbai had never noticed Gu Qiang's disguise before that. If he hadn't thought carefully at the time and the clues to his identity were too obvious, Gu Qiang's disguise should have been It can last for a long time.
This shows that just from the appearance. Shen Zhongbai should not be able to recognize Gu Qiang's appearance. What's more, this time, Gu Qiang is just pretending to be someone who goes in to deliver something. Shen Zhongbai should not be so thoughtful and would carefully take a look at a person outside the palace. What does it look like
"None of the people I sent out before have ever seen Shen Zhongbai. In other words, as long as there is no problem with gender, Shen Zhongbai and other people in the palace will not pay special attention to it."
Gusu Liang was quite serious about this matter, because he did not expect that Shen Qianshan would leave such a matter to him.