Qifeng Mansion, Jingbian City.
Emperor Yongping, who personally led the expedition, led the elites of the two battalions of the North and South and ten guards to be stationed here. In order to ensure that the rebellion of the Northern Barbarians could be completely quelled, Emperor Yongping also made great efforts.
He did not underestimate the enemy and rush in, but sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the situation of Longxi Mansion.
In line with the principle of caution, Emperor Yongping also mobilized most of the city-defending armies in Qifeng Mansion and Donglin Mansion, and gathered them into his personal conquest army.
Originally, Emperor Yongping also wanted to mobilize troops from Xiangyi Prefecture, but Shen Wansheng's operations made Emperor Yongping very suspicious of the troops in Xiangyi Prefecture, so he had no choice but to let it go.
Although Emperor Yongping wanted to mobilize the Xiangyi Prefecture Army who had participated in the Huangfengkou Battle to come and listen, but for the sake of safety, he decided to find out what happened to Shen Wansheng first.
"Someone, go and bring Shen Wansheng!"
Because he was wary of Shen Wansheng, Emperor Yongping did not meet with Shen Wansheng as soon as he was brought to the camp. Instead, he sent another person to Xiangyi Mansion to investigate for a long time.
Now, these people who went to investigate Shen Wansheng have come back, and they have brought back a lot of first-hand information.
After reading this information, Emperor Yongping asked someone to bring Shen Wansheng to have an audience.
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Since Shen Wansheng was brought to the camp, he has been placed under house arrest in a tent. Although he was not shackled, his personal freedom was restricted.
However, even so, Shen Wansheng was very calm.
As the saying goes, if you are upright, you are not afraid of a slanted shadow.
He, Shen Wansheng, was worthy of the people of Xiangyi Prefecture, and worthy of the emperor's trust.
Although Zuoqiu was treated unfairly by Emperor Yongping in the capital, Shen Wansheng did not hold much grudge or complaint against Emperor Yongping because of this.
In Shen Wansheng's view, even an emperor cannot be arbitrary in everything. Many times, emperors have to compromise.
As a small prefect, he sometimes had to compromise when faced with the pressure from surrounding officials and local clans. As for the emperor, facing the civil and military ministers in the court, the royal family, nobles, and local aristocratic families, it was even more necessary to find ways to compromise, so as to maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty.
"Master Shen, you are in trouble!"
The chamberlain who came to convey Emperor Yongping's will revealed his intention and then quietly warned Shen Wansheng.
Shen Wansheng frowned slightly when he heard the waiter's whispered reminder.
However, he did not ask any questions.
All he can do now is adapt to circumstances.
"Your Majesty, Shen Wansheng, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
Seeing Emperor Yongping, Shen Wansheng bowed with unusual respect.
"Shen Wansheng, I am very disappointed!"
Emperor Yongping sat high in the hall, and the first words he spoke made Shen Wansheng a little confused.
"I am terrified!"
Shen Wansheng was really confused. Even though the chamberlain had warned him before, the situation in front of him still made Shen Wansheng confused.
"I originally thought that you were a loyal and patriotic person, but I didn't expect that you would be like this before others and do another thing after others!"
"Gu Zhen's trust in you is in vain. Do you know your guilt?"
"I don't know!"
Shen Wansheng really didn't know what he had done.
"See for yourself!"
Emperor Yongping directly threw the treatment that Shen Wansheng had done in Xiangyi Mansion collected by his men in front of Shen Wansheng.
When Shen Wansheng picked up the papers on the ground and looked at them one by one, Shen Wansheng was completely speechless.
"My lord, I am guilty!"
As the saying goes, a lot of words make gold, but accumulation destroys bones.
What is written on these papers is all the so-called truth that confuses right and wrong, but everyone agrees. Whether it is the local celebrities of Xiangyi Prefecture or the assistant officials and minor officials of Xiangyi Prefecture, they all agree to the outside world.
He, Shen Wansheng, is this outsider.
Shen Wansheng didn't know who Emperor Yongping sent to investigate, but the fact that these investigators could bring back such consistent evidence meant that no matter how he explained it, it would be in vain.
If Yan Jing is still with Emperor Yongping, then there will be someone who can explain something to Shen Wansheng. But now, Yan Jing has resigned, and Shen Wansheng does not have any foreign aid in the court.
"Shen Wansheng, you have failed to live up to my expectations of you."
"But you have also made achievements in Xiangyi Prefecture. Whether it is the official carriage or the battle against the Northern Barbarians last year, the performance of your Xiangyi Prefecture army is not bad."
"I am not a person who kills donkeys."
"I don't care about your fault this time. However, I can't turn a blind eye."
"I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious deeds!"
"From now on, you will be in the criminal camp!"
"I have authorized you to command the Sinners' Camp. If you can make meritorious service in the war against the Northern Barbarians, I will not only pardon all your sins, but I will also reinstate you and even grant you a knighthood!"
"Thank you for your grace!"
What can Shen Wansheng say
People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.
But at this moment, the recognition he felt towards Emperor Yongping disappeared.
Everything he did was for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, and he was loyal to the emperor to share his worries. But as a result, he became a sinner and was sent to the sinner camp.
Even if he leads the sinner camp, it still cannot change his identity as a sinner.
What is a sinner's camp
This is where people with various types of death sentences gather.
Once there is a war, the Sinners' Battalion will be the first to charge.
The camp of sinners is a camp of cannon fodder.
After a great battle, not even a single soldier in the Sinner Battalion was left alive. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would only be alive temporarily. Once there was a war, they would have to charge forward.
He, Shen Wansheng, the proud son of the Changshan Shen family, was actually thrown into the sinners camp!
At this moment, Shen Wansheng suddenly wanted to laugh.
For the first time, he realized that he was so stupid and naive!
He had ambitions to serve the country and rarely relied on his family. He wanted to rely on his talents and abilities to become a powerful minister of the Tang Dynasty.
But now, everything he encountered could really be said to be death before he left the battlefield.
"You, back off!"
Emperor Yongping saw Shen Wansheng agree and immediately waved his hand in disgust.
Shen Wansheng didn't say a word this time, turned around and walked out.
Seeing Shen Wansheng turning away so carelessly, Emperor Yongping felt offended. But thinking that Shen Wansheng was about to go to the sinners camp, he looked relieved again with a magnanimous look.
The emperor is about to die, why should he care about such a person
Shen Wansheng was not sent back to the camp where he was previously under house arrest. Instead, he was escorted to a criminal camp sandwiched between the elite ten guards of the North and South Battalions.
While Shen Wansheng was being escorted to the criminal camp by this group of guards, another group of patrolling soldiers came towards him. But the moment the two teams of men and horses passed each other, killing broke out.
The guards escorting Shen Wansheng were all killed when they were caught off guard.
"See Young Master!"
After this group of patrolling soldiers killed Shen Wansheng's guards, they bowed respectfully to Shen Wansheng. (End of chapter)