Since the palace incident was arrested by the "rebellious" tiger camp that night, compared with the frowning brows next door who can kill insects and look anxious all day long, Xun Chen feels that he is doing quite well, he doesn't have to get up early in the morning to be greedy and diligent to approve documents, and he doesn't have to deal with the true and false suspicions of his colleagues and the wit of temptation in his words, his life has suddenly become better, he should eat and sleep every day, except that he can't go out of the palace to walk on the street, it's perfect.

But life is inherently accompanied by all kinds of regrets, and it's nothing if you can't wander around.

Until one night in the middle of the night, Xun Chen was awakened in his sleep by the commotion from the Changqiu Palace not far away.

The courtyard was noisy and chaotic, if it had been placed at any other time, seeing so many people gathering together without sleeping and blatantly "forming gangs", the Tiger Ben soldiers would have come forward to stop the riot, but today those "Liu Taiwei's minions" guarding the gate don't know whose instructions they have, and they don't care about the chatter and communication of these pillars of the court, it seems that they have already made up their minds, as long as these adults don't try to sneak out, even if they make a fuss in this square inch, they will all be treated as if they didn't see it.

He patiently observed for a while to make sure that the Tiger Ben soldiers really wouldn't interfere, so he straightened his clothes, pushed open the door openly, walked to the next door, and began to bang on the door unremittingly.

In fact, Xun Chen began to want to pretend that he couldn't hear it, but the sound of frustration banging on the door became louder and louder, so loud that someone had already noticed the movement in front of his door, and finally Xun Chen couldn't, so he had to rub his aching temples helplessly and get up and let Frustration in.

The first thing he said when he entered the door was: "Youruo, something happened." ”

Xun Chen, who was still in a daze, suddenly sobered up, and he sighed in his heart, secretly saying that it was not good. Although this person sometimes looks in a hurry, he is very calm when he encounters things, and he can make him say the words "something happened", which means that the matter is really serious.

Sure enough, the next sentence of the frustrated professor was: "Your Majesty was assassinated, and it is said that it is now ......"

I didn't say what the specific frustration was, but if the emperor was not injured or the injuries were not serious, would there be a lot of uproar in the palace?

Xun Chen and Fu Zhu glanced at each other, and countless thoughts and calculations began to swirl in the hearts of the two, if the emperor really had any mistakes, it would be an opportunity for them. However, before the two of them could come up with a countermeasure, there was a faint cry from the direction of Changqiu Palace.

Xun Chen confirmed from the shock in his frustrated eyes that the cry was not his delusion, first the assassination of His Majesty, and then the cry......

"Your Majesty, ......"

Frustrated's lips trembled a little, and he didn't dare to say that word for a long time.

It's also funny to say that these strategists and generals who take Yuan Shao as the Ming Duke, when Chang'an and the emperor are still under Yuan Shao's control, they have nothing to do on weekdays, or directly or implicitly damage the current emperor, and no one feels any psychological burden. But after Shen Xian designed to rob Chang'an City and "protect" the emperor and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces in a rebellious manner, everyone didn't dare to speak ill of the emperor.

Xun Chen's face became very serious, he took a deep breath, and pressed the hand that was clenched into a fist on the table: "Gong and Shen Yan." ”

The situation is unknown, it is best not to make any remarks now, so as not to leave a handle on people and cause trouble in the future, after all, no one knows how His Majesty was "assassinated" under Shen Xian's heavy protection, if it was Shen Xian's faction......

Xun Chen remembered the Shen Xian he had seen sitting there with his stomach and eyes indifferently in the Yang Mansion before, and felt that this possibility was not too high. Although it is only in a hurry, it is difficult to really understand the temperament of the parties, but considering that the Xun family is in addition to him, Xun You and Xun Yu both serve under Shen Xian, and they exchange letters with each other, sometimes complaining that Shen Xian is not very reliable, always likes to run around, often goes out without people, and also goes to the enemy's house to drill, likes to personally roll up her sleeves and go into battle to engage in internal disintegration, and the level of anti-scheming and digging the foot of the wall is deep in Jia Wen and Zhenchuan, and her high-spirited appearance seems to not know what it means to be "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall". made Xun You and Xun Yu physically and mentally exhausted and mentally weakened.

But that's all, Xun Chen has never heard the two of them say that Shen Xian has any major flaws in her personality, and she is not a person who can make a move to kill a king.

Taking a step back, even if Shen Xian wanted to kill the emperor and ascend the throne herself, she would not pick such a sensitive time. The emperor can hold it in the palm of her hand, once there is a problem, it doesn't matter who does it, she will carry all the black pots. In this matter, even if Shen Xian couldn't figure it out, the other strategists around her wouldn't let her do it.

Even if Shen Xian doesn't like it anymore, for the sake of her "reputation", she has to do her best to protect Liu Xie's safety, so the biggest possibility is that Shen Xian was framed and plotted.

Xun Chen thought about it for a while and found that if Shen Xian, the black cauldron of killing kings, had a strong back, the last person to benefit would be Yuan Shao.

Could it be that this was planned by Yuan Shao?

Fu Zhu and Xun Chen had an idea, but think about it carefully, since Shen Xian occupied Chang'an, the ministers loyal to Yuan Shao were all controlled by her, and the eight gates of Chang'an were guarded by Sun Ce and Wang Yue, and the news could not be sent out at all, who else under Yuan Shao had such great ability to turn the sky directly under Shen Xian's nose?

"Could it be Chen Cangguan's side?" Frustrated Zhu frowned slightly, thinking of Zhang He, who was personally assigned by Yuan Shao to guard Chen Cangguan: "For such a long time, the news of the accident in Chang'an must have been spread long ago, but it is just a righteous ......"

Fu Zhu and Zhang He are both from the Jizhou faction, so they will naturally think more about Zhang He, when Shen Xian suddenly took the city, the situation reversed, and Fu Zhu's initial idea must be that Zhang He would rush to the aid of Chang'an City as soon as he got the news. But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, Fu Zhu changed his mind, and he found that it was the best choice for Zhang He to stick to Chen Cangguan.

First of all, Shen Xian didn't have enough troops at hand, it would be good if she could hold Chang'an, and she had no time to send people out to find trouble with Chen Cangguan. As long as Zhang He insisted on blocking Xun You and Ma Teng's army outside Chencang Pass, and Shen Xian could not get support, the final result would all depend on the battle situation in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shao still had the strength to fight; If Zhang He leads the army back to help, Chen Cangguan has no master general town, the situation must be critical, Xun You will fight to the death after learning about the change, and then lose the barrier of Chen Cangguan, Chang'an will completely fall into the hands of Shen Xian, and Yuan Shao, who is far away in Yanzhou, will be in danger.

The twists and turns in this are all in Zhang He's thoughts.

He began to regret that he had sent someone to Chen Cangguan to report the news.

"Junyi will have his own judgment." Under the candlelight, half of Xun Chen's face was hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, and could only hear his quiet voice: "We are in the palace now, and we are not well-informed, so we can only wait." ”

He sighed, "Who knows what the result will be......"

I'm not reconciled.

The two sat opposite each other in silence, and at this moment, there were suddenly three knocks on the door outside.

Only then did he realize that the originally chaotic courtyard had already quieted down, and the crying of the Changqiu Palace not far away had also stopped, and the air was terrifyingly quiet.

Looking at Xun Chen inquiringly, Xun Chen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Please come in." ”

With a squeak, the door was slowly pushed open, and Shen Xian stepped on the brilliance of the torches in the courtyard, and slowly walked into the small side hall alone.

Frustrated in his heart, all kinds of chaotic thoughts came to his heart for a while, and he couldn't help but think of the night when he lost the worst, Shen Xian jumped down from the tree like a ghost, and the strings brushed the strings, and the sound was terrifying.

"Taiwei Liu," Fu Zhi slowly stood up with one hand against the corner of the table, his face cloudy: "Rare guest." ”

Shen Xian took her eyes off Xun Chen's body and looked at Fu Zhi with interest.

He suddenly noticed that the corners of Shen Xian's eyes were a little red, as if she had just cried. A thought flashed from the bottom of his heart, so fast that he didn't even grasp the tip of his tail, so he had to temporarily put down the slightest strangeness, met Shen Xian's gaze, and asked calmly: "I don't know why Taiwei Liu is here?" ”

"Your Majesty was assassinated, someone framed me," Shen Xian lifted the hem of her clothes and knelt down opposite Fu Zhu and Xun Chen, she smiled slightly, and said, "I can't move that person for the time being, but for the sake of reputation, I decided to find a scapegoat to fool me first." ”

Frustrated: ......

Xun Chen: ......

Your Excellency, is it really good for you to be so upright?

In these years, the literati have paid attention to the art of language, and they especially like to play with wit. So everyone went around and around, and they were able to turn out of the eighteen bends of the mountain road. Fu Zhu is no exception, but tonight's matter is a bit serious, he is not in the mood to go too far, and he can ask Shen Xian the purpose as soon as he opens his mouth, which is already very straightforward.

According to Fu Zhu's assumption, even if he didn't go around, Shen Xian would have to be polite, talk about something else, make a foreshadowing, and then enter the topic smoothly. However, what I didn't expect was that Shen Xian didn't bother to talk nonsense with him at all, and explained everything like pouring beans straight to the point, and her words clearly revealed the shameless atmosphere and strong threat of "don't play conspiracy with you, come and face it head-on".

In the more than ten years of frustration in the officialdom, he had never seen a person like Shen Xian's routine, and he was shocked in place for a while, and he couldn't react at all.

With Xun You's complaint, Xun Chen had an expectation of Shen Xian's temperament, he was not as stunned as frustrated, but he was also slightly stunned before saying, "I don't know what Your Excellency means?" ”

Xun Chen knew that it was useless to go around in circles with Shen Xian, so he had to say it directly.

"It doesn't matter what I mean," Shen Xian said with a smile on her chin, "What matters is what you two mean." ”

Xun Chen basked slightly: "Your Excellency said it bluntly." ”

That's all it takes? Can you still resist?

"Okay." Shen Xian clapped her hands: "Please ask the two adults to help write a letter to Zhang Junyi, urging him to come to Chang'an quickly, and then drag it on the way, I will let Xun Gongda send troops, and the army will rumble and step on him, and directly tie him into the city." ”

"But if that's the case, the treatment will be completely different."

Zhang He has been holding back outside the city for so many days without moving, which shows that he still has not made up his mind in his heart, otherwise he would not agree to Sima Yi to bring people to "surrender".

Sima Yi thought he had a good idea, but Zhang He was not a fool, he ate a few years longer than Sima Yi, so he could naturally see that this subordinate was ambitious, so it was not impossible to use Sima Yi's hand to test it.

If Liu Xie honestly became his mascot emperor, Shen Xian would still be in the mood to fight with Zhang He, and it would all be a boring life. But Liu Xie is dead now, and as soon as the situation changes, some things must be resolved quickly before the situation ferments.

As for explaining the purpose so bluntly, will it be used by Xun Chen and Fu Zhi...... Everyone has their own ability.

Shen Xian didn't stay long, and left after speaking, leaving the speechless Xun Chen and the messy frustration in the wind looking at each other.

"Youruo," looking at the wooden door that was still dangling, he gasped in frustration: "You, you just now!" ”

Xun Chen shook his head quietly: "Gonghe, did you hear what Taiwei Liu said?" ”

Pulling the chaotic brain, he frustrated and repeated the few words that Shen Xian had just said over and over again, and his face gradually changed: "He is ...... righteousness."

Frustrated closed his eyes. He is also a smart person, he can naturally figure out the key to it, it must be Zhang He who heard the news of the fall of Chang'an, hurriedly led the troops back to help, ran halfway, the cold wind blew, the brain suddenly sobered up, and found that his trip was simply outrageous, and put Xun You into the pass, and as a result, it was also wrong to beat Chang'an, and it was also wrong to beat Chang'an, and it was not pleasing to Yuan Shao, so he simply gritted his teeth and decided to take his subordinates to Shen Xian directly.

But direct surrender doesn't seem to be good for reputation, Zhang He is still hesitating in his heart, so he has to delay it for a few days, it is best to fight Shen Xian and find a suitable opportunity. Shen Xian probably understood Zhang He's thoughts, so she was not in a hurry at first, but later Liu Xie was assassinated and Chang'an changed, and Shen Xian knew that she couldn't drag it out any longer.

As soon as Liu Xie died, the sword hanging above Zhang He's head that threatened his life suddenly disappeared. So Shen Xian had to fool Zhang He into the city before he learned the news of Liu Xie's death, and when everything was settled, Zhang He was already his own person, and he couldn't help it no matter how unwilling he was.

After thinking about all this, he was a little excited, this is the so-called someone handed a pillow as soon as he fell asleep. He took a deep breath, walked to the door and looked out through the crack in the door for a while, confirming that Shen Xian had indeed taken someone away, then closed the door and whispered to Xun Chen: "Youruo, this is an opportunity." ”

If they can find a way to tell Zhang He the truth, they will have a chance to turn the tables.

Xun Chen was silent for a while before answering him: "The question is, how to pass the news to Junyi. ”

They are only responsible for writing letters, and they have no control over things such as sending letters. Even if the message can be hidden in the letter, Shen Xian will check the content for anything wrong before sending the letter out, and it is difficult to hint at Zhang He quietly.

"You have to try," he clapped his palms, "you can't sit still." ”

Outside the side hall, Shen Xian met Guo Jia and others who were waiting outside.

Sun Ce also followed, and he asked Shen Xian, "Third sister, why did you go?" ”

"Surrender." Shen Xian said lazily: "Let them write a letter to Zhang He, and quickly trick people into the city for me." ”

Zhang He has hesitated so far and has not made up his mind, there is no factor of Xun Chen and frustration, if these two people are taken under Shen Xian's command, Zhang He probably has no intention of resisting.

"What?" Sun Ce was taken aback: "Have you succeeded?" ”

These days, Sun Ce is guarding the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty part-time, and he remembered that Zhou Yu once said that he wanted Corporal Lixian to help Shen Xian recruit talents, so he ran to talk to Fu Zhu and Xun Chen if he had nothing to do, and wanted to use his own strength to turn people against his own camp, and then it would be a great achievement, and he could show off with Zhou Yu.

However, the gap between the ideal and the reality is too big, Xun Chen is okay, at least he listens to what Sun Ce says, except that it is a little annoying not to give an accurate answer, but overall it is still good, at least he can communicate normally; But as soon as he saw Sun Ce, this annoying ghost started scolding, and he scolded for so many days, and every time he was so angry that Sun Ce rolled up his sleeves and wanted to rush up to teach him how to behave, if it wasn't for his subordinates to stop him, he desperately whispered in Sun Ce's ear: "Lord Taiwei said that you can't fight!" General Sun, take control! "Frustration has long been flattened by Sun Ce.

"It worked." Shen Xian looked at Sun Ce: "I'm quite strange, I heard Si Liwei say that you were okay and ran to persuade you to surrender, why did the persuasion have no effect after so many days?" ”

"How do I know!" When Sun Ce mentioned this, he became angry: "I completely follow what Gong Jin said about Corporal Lixian-"

"Heh, do you still want to have a three-way house?" Shen Xian waved her hand and interrupted Sun Ce's words: "There are more talents on the street, there are so many capable people in our family, and there is no shortage of manpower, with them as the icing on the cake, you can still live without them, why are you so polite?" Temper tantrums are all habitual. ”

Jia Xu: ...... Difficult to evaluate.

Sima Yi: Mom, I narrowly escaped the catastrophe!

Sun Ce: ...... I knew that it was better to take a beating, and endure it for so many days!

As for Guo Jia, his focus is different from others: "Lord, what is a three-way thatched house?" ”

Shen Xian: "...... What do you care so much for! Go and watch Xun Youruo and Fu Gonghe write letters, they will definitely hide a bunch of moths in their hearts! ”

"Don't worry," Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Although Gongda is not very reliable, he will not be ambiguous in this kind of big thing." ”

Xun You is not here, everyone can hack him.

Shen Xian shook her head helplessly, and turned her gaze to Sun Ce, who looked quite lost: "Big brother, you are just too upright!" ”

"I found out," Sun Ce said in a deep voice: "Just leave the rest of the people to me, and within a day, keep them all changing their minds." ”

After Sun Ce finished speaking, without waiting for Shen Xian to stop him, he left with his sword in his hand and menacingly.

Jia Xu: "...... I always felt like I was going to kill someone. ”