Even if you let him live in a tiled house, it is better than letting him live in Nanyuan!
Isn't the throne the biggest worry for Emperor Longqing? He definitely wants to leave it to his son, but unfortunately his son is too young. If he gives the throne to his son, he will be putting his son in the mouth of those tigers and wolves.
So he wanted to follow Xiaozong's example and give up the throne, but even so, he still had many concerns.
Once you have tasted the power of being above everyone else, you will never let it go. Even a good person will become unrecognizable. He was worried about his son.
I have been struggling with this matter for so long and it has caused so much trouble. Now I want to change people because I am afraid that Prince Linjiang will be difficult to control.
But now Jiang Zining asked him to live in Nanyuan.
Isn't this blatantly exposing his scars, mocking him, and saying that his son might end up like Emperor Xiaozong's son, being locked up in Nanyuan like a prisoner for ten or twenty years
After Shen Chen laughed, he asked him: "What about the emperor?"
Young Master Lin lowered his eyes.
Emperor Longqing was naturally furious, and because of this matter, he went back and scolded Jiang Zining in front of Concubine Lin Shufei, saying that he had bad intentions, was old and confused, and even his brain was damaged, and he dared to insinuate that they were the father and son of Emperor Xiaozong.
Concubine Lin Shu finally managed to persuade him to calm down.
Shen Chen sneered again: "I was worried that Jiang Zining would not take the bait so easily, but now it seems that, first, Jiang Zining is closest to His Majesty, and it can be seen that His Majesty is not long for him, second, he has already received His Majesty's promise to make him the Prince's tutor, and he feels that he has the power in his hands, and third, my father is in trouble, and Chen Yushi, who is related to my father, is in trouble, and most of the other people who serve my father and Chen Yushi have been implicated and exiled, so he has nothing to fear."
Too many environmental factors combined together can sometimes make people feel dizzy.
Young Master Lin smiled, holding the small white jade cup with his bony fingers, raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chen and nodded: "I went to Jiang Songwen to plead for mercy, but he refused to give me face. At first, he refused to let Wei Jie go back to the Imperial Academy to study, saying that people who are disrespectful to their superiors and elders are not worthy of studying Confucius and Mencius, and they have tarnished the reputation of scholars all over the world. It was only after I said a lot of things that he reluctantly let him go."
Everyone in Beijing gives Third Young Master Lin some face. Not to mention Jiang Songwen, even Jiang Zining would have to stay away from Third Young Master Lin.
But now Jiang Songwen dared to give the cold shoulder to Young Master Lin.
It is probably because when people suddenly become rich, they always like to show off to those who they could not compare with before.
Otherwise, Shen Chen really couldn't understand why the Jiang father and son would do such a stupid thing that only a fool would do.
Han Bo, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but sneered, "What a joke they are doing! How can they be so proud of themselves before the matter is even settled? Isn't it said that Prime Minister Jiang is very smart and experienced?"
"No matter how clever a fox is, it can't resist the hunter's step-by-step temptation." Lin Sanshao was in the mood to joke. He smiled and looked at Shen Chen, saying meaningfully, "Why don't you say that your Lord is a very patient hunter?"
From the moment Censor Chen was imprisoned, Shen Chen had already begun setting up a trap against the father and son.
Jiang Zining still didn't know much about Shen Chen, otherwise, how could he really believe that Shen Chen would not be able to fight back at all
Although it was sudden that Censor Chen was imprisoned, with Shen Chen's ability, it would be easy for him to turn things around. Not to mention getting Censor Chen off the hook, but he could definitely prevent Censor Chen's family from being implicated.
But Shen Chen did nothing.
From the time when Censor Chen was imprisoned, to when Prince Linjiang got into trouble and was trapped in the post house, to Chu Jingwu being imprisoned in the palace, he seemed to be invisible from beginning to end.
The Jiang family father and son thought that he was afraid. They thought that once Prince Linjiang was trapped, they would lose their support and would naturally become useless.
But they didn't know that Shen Chen was just showing weakness on purpose.
Step by step, he made Jiang Zining and Jiang Songwen fall into the mindset that success was a matter of course. He watched Jiang Zining and his son grow in size, expand their plans, and become bolder and bolder.
Until now, the ambitions and desires of the Jiang family father and son have finally reached their highest point.
But secretly, Shen Chen saved Madam Chen and Chen Mianmian and the others, and wrote down the names of all the officials instigated by Jiang Zining and his son. He also took advantage of their laxity and asked Qingfeng to go to Penglai, Shandong in person.
Jiang Zining must have people in Shandong, and he wanted to kill King Zheng once and for all, and then hand him over to Qingfeng, which would be a ready-made handle and evidence.
Of course, this alone is not enough.
Although Jiang Zining was schemed by Shen Chen and started to feel a little flattered, it was not a big deal to say that he knew best what Emperor Longqing was averse to.
He actually made Emperor Longqing suspicious of Prince Linjiang.
Once suspicion is formed, it is the most difficult to eliminate, because as long as you start to suspect, no matter what the other party does, it will be suspicious in their eyes.
This is also why Shen Chen had to take the opportunity to get rid of Jiang Zining. The thorn he planted was so painful that Emperor Longqing would never have the same mentality as before.
It also forced Shen Chen and King Linjiang to change their plans and take greater risks.
No one could have expected things to turn out like this, but there really was nothing that could be done about it, as wealth and honor can only be achieved through risk.
Lin Sanshao glanced at him and suddenly asked him: "What did you say to Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian?"
The Jinyiwei has always had many spies.
Shen Chen did not hesitate. There was nothing to hide between him and Young Master Lin, so he told him directly: "Nothing. I just told them that I have evidence of Jiang Zining and Jiang Songwen's crimes in my hands. I also told him that as long as he is willing to go to the emperor to appeal, then Censor Chen will reveal all the crimes of Jiang Zining and Jiang Songwen."
Lin Sanshao immediately understood: "You want to use them to let Jiang Zining and Jiang Songwen take action against Chen Yushi?"
After all, having been Jiang Zining's disciple for so many years, Jiang Zining himself probably wouldn't believe that Censor Chen didn't have any leverage over Jiang Zining.
Censor Chen is a cautious person, so it is possible that he keeps something in reserve.
Jiang Zining and Jiang Songwen would believe it. Even if they didn't believe Shen Chen, they would not take the risk and would definitely take action against Censor Chen.
Once this happens, Shen Chen will be satisfied. (To be continued)