The steward brought the letter up, and when he saw Shen Chen, he told him about the situation in the inn: "Don't worry, we are all watching carefully, no one dares to cause any trouble, the prince and the princess are still in the palace, except that they can't go out, there is no difference."
After all, he was old, and Emperor Longqing thought he was still able to enforce discipline, but in fact he really didn't have that much ability.
There are so many officials in the court, not just those in the capital. Jiang Zining thinks he is very proud of himself, but he doesn't know that it is impossible for him to grasp the hearts of the people.
Human hearts are so complicated. No matter what kind of affection you had in the past or what handles you had in the past, as long as you cater to their preferences, they will either promise huge profits or use threats and inducements. There is no such thing as true and lasting affection.
After Shen Chen found out the list of officials who had followed Jiang Zining's orders and impeached King Linjiang for violating the rules in the capital, he handed the matter over to Xuesong, who had just returned from Shandong, and asked him to handle it.
Xuesong was efficient and knew what these people meant. In addition, the Jiang family was currently in a period of great prosperity and had no time to keep a close eye on Shen Chen and his people. It did not take him much effort to sort out the matter and also sorted out the details of those people and handed them over.
Shen Chen unfolded the letter and took a look at it, then handed it to the manager. Without raising his voice, he told him directly: "Go find the people on this list. We have a lot of stuff in our hands now, so we should be able to get them to say a few more nice words."
The steward agreed, knowing that Shen Chen wanted him to read the letter. He read it quickly and couldn't help but sneered, saying with great disdain: "It was these people who were playing tricks behind the scenes, saying one thing in front of you and another behind your back. If it weren't for their obsession, why would the prince change his route to Shandong? In the end, he fell into their trap, and Jiang Zining got the chance to make trouble in front of the emperor."
With Concubine Lin Shu in the palace, there were many things they didn't understand at the time, but what she said afterwards was enough for them to figure out thoroughly.
Emperor Longqing was angry simply because he felt that Prince Linjiang was forming a clique for personal gain and suspected that he had long coveted the throne. He was afraid that he would harm the Sixth Prince in the future, so he wanted to replace him.
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows. Emperor Longqing was too soft-hearted. When things were going well for him, he would praise you to the sky, listen to you in everything, and act as if everything could be discussed with you. But once he no longer needed you, or became suspicious of you, he would not even bother to look at you any more. He just wanted you to never appear in front of him again in his life.
This kind of temperament is really harmful.
No one knew when he would suddenly change his attitude because of someone's words. This was really a terrible thing. King Linjiang could no longer wait. He was not at ease to entrust his future and life to such a moody and unpredictable person.
Shen Chen was also worried.
He is not only alone now, and his father and Chu Jingwu are not the only ones behind him. He also has Wei An to take care of, and the people of the Wei family to protect. He cannot withstand any changes.
Since Jiang Zining and others were determined to kill them, he had no choice but to let them experience the same treatment.
After the steward finished his curse, he returned to his previous respectful look, looked at Shen Chen and asked him: "Now that the letter has been sent, do you want to say anything else?"
Shen Chen raised his hand to indicate that it was not necessary, and gently unfolded another letter and looked at it, sneering: "Don't go too far, it's almost done, you get ready, leave immediately, and when the time is almost right, then take action."
The manager agreed, and when he saw that Shen Chen had no more instructions, he carefully put the letter in his sleeve and turned around to close the door for Shen Chen.
The room suddenly became quiet. Shen Chen raised his hand and picked up the pile of secret letters next to him and looked at them carefully, his brows furrowed more and more.
The letter was sent from Shandong. After Prince Linjiang made a trip around Shandong, the already chaotic Shandong became even more chaotic. Qingfeng took advantage of the chaos to find out news about Prince Zheng and heard that Prince Zheng had gone to Penglai.
But Qingfeng said that besides him, there were many other forces also looking for the whereabouts of King Zheng. He knew of several groups of people alone.
If that's the case, Qingfeng might not have enough manpower.
Shen Chen tapped his fingers on the table, and gently bent his clean and slender fingers. After a moment, he was about to look up and say something to Han Bo, when there was a bang on the door outside.
Han Bo glanced at him and asked a question at the door. When he heard the voice, he turned around and looked at Shen Chen: "It's Young Master Lin!" while opening the door.
Young Master Lin came in from outside, with many unmelted snow grains on his cloak.
"Is it snowing outside?" Shen Chen said as he looked outside. Sure enough, he saw snowflakes falling under the orange light. He couldn't help but sigh: "Another year has passed."
Major General Lin San handed the cloak he took off to Xuesong beside him, sat down opposite Shen Chen, drank a sip of the hot tea that Shen Chen had just poured, and said, "Wei Jie has been settled."
When Shen Chen heard the news from Wei Jie, his expression became much more serious. He hummed, sat up straight and asked him, "You didn't suffer much, did you?"
Wei Jie is Wei An's brother. Wei An doesn't say it, but everyone can see that he cares about him. Shen Chen is very worried that Jiang Songwen will treat him the same way he treats Du Ziling.
Young Master Lin shook his head, knowing what he meant, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Jiang Songwen thinks he is the emperor."
I can only say this in private.
But Shen Chen was not wrong. Jiang Songwen's current behavior is truly that of "those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish". He has been blinded by the recent smooth sailing and probably forgot that it is not yet time for them to be truly in charge.
Young Master Lin, who was always taciturn, actually echoed the words this time: "Not only him, even Prime Minister Jiang has started to get cocky. The emperor wanted to renovate the West Garden, but he said that the treasury had no money and asked the emperor to make do with it. The emperor couldn't stand it, so he moved to the South Garden."
Nanyuan was the place where Emperor Xiaozong lived after he abdicated the throne. Although Emperor Renzong later kept his word and made Emperor Xiaozong's son the crown prince, he still let the crown prince live in Nanyuan for more than ten years. It was not until he himself was unable to give birth to a son that he despaired and let Emperor Xiaozong's son ascend the throne.
In the past, even if Jiang Zining's brain was filled with water, he probably wouldn't have said such words.
But now I'm afraid I feel fearless.
Shen Chen couldn't help but sneer, his eyes were full of smiles: "What is he thinking? How can he come up with such a stupid suggestion?" (To be continued)