Outside the hall, the Jin Xuan struck again, the hundred officials shouted, and the Qi Xing retreated to the court, and in the aftermath of the Jin Xuan, the hundred officials retreated from the dynasty and went out of the Tianhua Palace. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Shen Donglai walked before the courtiers, surrounded by hundreds of officials, they all congratulated him, but he was sad, just politely replied, quite sad, the officials asked, he said: "Your Majesty is in charge of the military and politics to inherit the emperor's grace, but this burden is on my shoulders, and the southern expedition is imminent, lest I will not have the heavy trust of Your Majesty, I am really afraid." ”

The officials flattered: "Lord Taiwei is too modest! Lord Taiwei has been in charge of the military and government for many years without fail, and has helped the emperor to the south three times, and every time he helps the society in danger, the new emperor has entrusted the important task to the adult, which is really sure of the talent of the adult, and the adult is really the first person in my Northern Liang court." ”

"My colleagues are too exalted to me Shen Dong is here, I dare not be ashamed!" he returned the salute indifferently and walked forward.

On the palace road, Elder Wan Chaozong Yixin walked towards him, he was slightly younger than Elder Tianyuan, his hair was not white, his posture was upright, his smile was bowing, he was not as serious as Elder Tianyuan, and he was very friendly with people on weekdays.

Baiguan greeted him, he stopped in front of Shen Donglai, and after saluting him, the two leaned on the side of the road alone, talking while walking. Elder Yixin said: "The old man heard that Lord Shen had another important task from His Majesty, so he came to say goodbye. Although Lord Shen is now named Taiwei, he is really in charge of the power of the two ministers, and he is really a rare important minister of the Northern Liang Dynasty in a hundred years. ”

Shen Donglai smiled bitterly and said: "The elder said that I am in charge of the power of the two ministers, but if I say that I am under the weight of the two ministers, how can the elders not know the taste?"

Elder Yixin looked at him from the side and said, "Lord Shen seems to be very distressed? According to the old man's opinion, Lord Shen, you are not worried about being ordered to be in danger and fear of losing the emperor's favor, but you have other worries, right? Lord Situ was seriously ill and suddenly resigned, Lord Shen has always been good friends with him, and he will definitely be saddened by Lord Situ's illness, right? Lord Situ has closed his door since he fell ill, and it is inconvenient for the old man to visit him, so I wonder if he will get better...... Oh, by the way, Lord Shen went to visit Lord Situ's house at the invitation of Lord Situ when he was sick the day before yesterday, so you can see how he looks?"

The moment is so accurate, how can he ask Situ Lianying's condition? It is clearly representing Wan Chaozong to give Shen Dong a dismissal.

As soon as Shen Donglai heard it, it became clear that when Situ Lianying stepped down and Xun Shaoling gave him weight, he also let Wan Chaozong strengthen his surveillance on him, reuse him and guard him, Xun Shaoling and Shangguan Tianyuan were plotting people to the extreme.

He did not show his feelings, but was even more sad, and sighed: "Eh! Lord Situ is seriously ill and has no former look, which makes me very sad to see it! How can a person who is not a saint or a sage be without fault? Lord Situ is not a perfect person, and his virtue is wrong, but he has always been conscientious in the government, and his resignation from His Majesty is really a great loss to my Northern Liang court! I also blame me, I have been friends with him for many years, but I have not been able to persuade him considerately, and I have not been able to help him get rid of his bad habits, so he ended up in such a ......."

Shen Donglai complained bitterly, his eyes were moist, infinitely sad, and his feelings were sincere, and the elders felt cold when they saw it, and sighed with him.

Just as he was sighing, Shen Donglai's voice stopped suddenly, covered his mouth lightly, made a speechless gesture, and whispered with some embarrassment: "...... This, for a moment of sentimentality, I lost my mouth...... Lord Situ asked me to keep it a secret for him, how could I say it casually...... But, I suppose, Elder, you should know the truth, right? Otherwise, I'd be guilty......"

Elder Yixin also said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has already informed the old man and Elder Tianyuan of the truth, Lord Shen, you are not a gaffe." His Majesty remembered that Lord Situ had made significant contributions, and also deliberately preserved his dignity, and did not make his illness clear to the courtiers, and asked Lord Shen to pay more attention in the future, don't lose your words, the dignity of the Situ family can't be lost. ”

Shen Donglai said yes again and again, and asked Elder Yixin to forgive the Situ family a lot when the Ten Thousand Dynasty Sect pursued Situ Lianying's crimes, so as not to let the Situ family be too implicated, and Elder Yixin saw that he was sincere, and also promised to intercede for the Situ family in front of Elder Tianyuan.

Shen Donglai said goodbye to Elder Yixin and marched in different directions, and the other courtiers saw that it was inconvenient for Shen Donglai and Elder Yixin to talk alone, so they walked forward separately, and at this time they had already walked a long way. A hundred feet away, the ministers and hundreds of officials wearing dark official uniforms and black official hats walked on this lengthy palace road, and he was behind, looking at the dark color, Shi Ran walked alone.

Outside the palace gate, hundreds of officials got into their own carriages and drove away, Shen Donglai got into the carriage, and there was already one person in the carriage, but it was Wei Nanshan, the secretary of the military department.

The carriage left Miyagi, and the two of them saluted each other, and Shen Donglai asked cautiously, "You weren't seen when you got on the bus, right?"

Wei Nanshan replied: "There shouldn't be, the car that Xia Guan got on in the hidden place at the foot of the palace wall has cover, and it shouldn't be seen." But then again, why is Lord Shen so cautious? Since it is a business negotiation, why do you need to repeatedly instruct your subordinates?"

Shen Donglai said with a smile: "Now that the Ten Thousand Dynasty Sect is strictly supervised, Your Majesty doesn't like the courtiers to be too close in private, and you also know that I am the most on the cusp, Your Majesty has just handed over the military and political power to me, I don't know how many eyeliners have been arranged to stare at me, I just have to pay more attention, I hope Wei Shangshu understands." ”

Wei Nanshan felt that this was also very reasonable: "Xia Guan understands." It's just that I don't know if Lord Shen has something important to discuss with the lower officials?"

Shen Donglai nodded solemnly, pondered for a while, and asked Wei Nanshan: "Wei Shangshu, don't you have any doubts about His Majesty's weight on me today?"

Wei Nanshan lowered his head and thought about it and said, "There is a ...... Please also ask Lord Shen for advice. ”

Shen Donglai said: "It's okay for you to say it. ”

Wei Nanshan hesitated and said: "Forgive your majesty for being blunt, before, Your Majesty advocated the Southern Expedition, and Lord Shen, you have always had objections, and it can be said that it is the most opposed one, so it has caused Your Majesty to be very displeased. Lord Shen, now that preparations for war are urgent, our military department is the first to bear the brunt, so the subordinate officials of this military and political power and His Majesty's holy ruling resolution have to pay special attention, and I hope that Lord Shen will be suspicious of the subordinate officials. ”

Shen Donglai smiled suddenly, and said meaningfully: "Haha, how can Wei Shangshu be too careful? I can only say that you have a heart for Wei Shangshu, the only one who has a hundred officials in this court! Today, I invited Wei Shangshu to a secret meeting just to talk to you about this......

"Lord Shen, what do you mean......" Looking at Shen Dong's state, Wei Nanshan felt that there was a mystery in it.

Shen Donglai pretended to lean over and whispered to him: "Wei Shangshu, think about it, why did Lord Situ, the chief assistant of the military aircraft, suddenly resign from the dynasty and shut himself up? Is it really because he is sick? If he is just sick, why does he not accept any visits from his colleagues? Your Majesty knows that I am against the Southern Expedition, why did he still appoint me at this time?"

When Wei Nanshan fell into thought, he paused, and added even more meaningfully: "Wei Shangshu, I will tell you the bottom in private, the day before yesterday, Lord Situ invited me to come over to talk about it......

Wei Nanshan couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, he was careful in everything for so many years in the court, so he was easy to be suspicious, and being induced by Shen Donglai like this, he couldn't help but speculate on the holy will according to officialdom thinking: "Lord Shen, you mean...... This is a play jointly performed by His Majesty and Lord Situ? Could it be that His Majesty has the intention of changing his position by temporarily handing over military and political power?"

Shen Donglai lowered his voice and said, "Shhh, Wei Shangshu, you are cautious...... I am sympathetic to the many difficulties you have in charge of the military department, and I don't want you to take many detours in vain, so I remind you...... This is something that only me, Lord Situ, and His Majesty can understand, and it is against the will of the Holy Mind to tell you today......"

Wei Nanshan bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord for your kind advice, the lower officials are not very grateful." Then Lord Shen, what should we do next? When will Your Majesty make it clear to the imperial court?"

Shen Donglai said: "Don't you think clearly, Your Majesty is looking for a step down, and Situ Shoufu's resignation and my succession are his steps...... From now on, I will definitely oppose the Southern Expedition more deliberately, do you think, this Imperial Lieutenant who is in charge of the military and political power is opposed to the Southern Expedition, and Your Majesty will not have reason to change his position? If this is the case...... Your military department is in line with Your Majesty's holy will, isn't it just another step for Your Majesty? In this way, Your Majesty will naturally announce the change of the policy of the southern expedition soon, and it is also a credit to you, although the hundred officials do not know, but Your Majesty knows it in his heart, Wei Shangshu, what do you say is better than us being courtiers to be able to conform to the holy will and make Your Majesty satisfied?"

Wei Nanshan had an epiphany, nodded and said, "What Lord Shen said is extremely true, and the lower officials understand. ”