Chapter 508: A New Home and an Expansion of the Army

"Lord Shen, how is it, this mansion is not bad." Shen Yan followed Xu Sanyuan to the house given by the emperor, and when he saw the new plaque, a light smile appeared on the corner of Xu Sanyuan's mouth, and then he turned his head, looked at Shen Yan, and asked indifferently.

"Father-in-law Xu, it's not bad, it's just an eye-opener for Xiaguan, originally it was very luxurious here, but I didn't expect that after some decoration, the luxury is still there, but there is a little more new style, there is a bookish atmosphere, and there is also some pride." Shen Yan looked up at the gate and saw that the two gilded characters of the Shen Mansion were hanging in the middle of the gate, and the original luxury decoration had also undergone some new changes, which suddenly changed the previous luxury of being a nouveau riche into the style he said.

"Do you like it?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Xu Sanyuan's mouth.

"I like it so much, I didn't expect that I finally have a home, a home of my own." A touch of sadness appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, he was brought to Jinling by Gao Yong, and he had always wanted to watch the world coldly, and he didn't know where his direction was.

Who knows, as soon as I entered Jinling and stepped into Wangjiang Tower, I encountered Cheng Keer being bullied and blackmailed, and I couldn't help it for a while, and then a lot of things happened, these things gradually changed my attitude, made myself become proactive, and let myself truly integrate into the world.

I have always lived in Wangjiang Tower before, although I have a relationship with Cheng Keer, Wangjiang Tower will be my own industry sooner or later, but it feels like a soft rice, although I don't care, Cheng Keer doesn't care, but, people or, after all, we still have to consider many levels of things, and I always want to have a home of my own in my heart.

Although, with the silver taels in hand, it is not a problem to buy such a mansion in front of him at all, but Shen Yan has never had it, he just doesn't want to make it so obvious, and he doesn't want Cheng Keer to feel that he no longer needs her, just now, the emperor gave this house, although during this time, Xu Sanyuan has been sending people to repair and clean, and he didn't think about moving over immediately, but sooner or later, he also brought Cheng Keer, Qiu Yingxue and others to move over.

This house is big and needs a lot of people to increase its popularity. Of course, all this is later.

Of course, Shen Yan's house was given by the emperor, and the property rights belong to the emperor, strictly speaking, this house does not belong to Shen Yan, if Shen Yan loses power, the emperor will definitely recycle this house, and at that time, Shen Yan will not have a house.

Actually, Shen Yan also thought about this problem, but Shen Yan felt that with the current good relationship between himself and the emperor, there was almost no possibility for the emperor to reclaim this house.

Besides, Shen Yan is not necessarily looking forward to staying here, it is very big here, and many people are needed to increase popularity, this is not what Shen Yan really wants in his heart, what Shen Yan really wants in his heart, when he has enough strength, he will take his beloved woman to live in a place with a beautiful environment, and he may not continue to stay in Jinling.

It is in these complicated hearts that Shen Yan is looking forward to this house, but there is some faint resistance.

"Lord Shen, the emperor asked our family to come and inform you, and tomorrow morning, after the court, go to the Qinzheng Palace." Xu Sanyuan didn't know the truest thoughts in Shen Yan's heart, and when he heard Shen Yan show a very fond look, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and then he said the content of the emperor's edict that he asked him to convey.

"Xia Guan will definitely arrive tomorrow morning." Hearing Xu Sanyuan's words, a trace of doubt obviously appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, this matter is not particularly important, the emperor can just let one person notify him, why do you have to let Xu Sanyuan notify him so late.

"Lord Shen is not very curious, the content of our family to inform is really a bit simple, it stands to reason, such content, the emperor can just send someone to inform Lord Shen, why do you have to let our family come, right?" Xu Sanyuan seemed to have guessed Shen Yan's heart, looked at Shen Yan's slightly surprised expression, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said slowly.

"I hope Father-in-law Xu explains." Hearing Xu Sanyuan's words, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth raised slightly, revealing a bright smile, and said slowly.

"The emperor knows that you were intercepted and killed, and he also knows who is behind the scenes, but the emperor does not want to move the mastermind at the moment, this is not to say that the emperor wants to let go of the mastermind behind the scenes, but the time has not yet come." Xu Sanyuan pondered for a moment, his eyes showed a touch of sincerity, glanced at Shen Yan, and said slowly.

"The emperor also asked our family, asked if you know who is behind the scenes, and our family will return, with Lord Shen's intelligence, he will definitely be able to guess, but if you want to say conclusive evidence, Lord Shen may not have it in his hands."

"I didn't expect Father-in-law Xu to know the lower officials so well, which really made the lower officials admire." Hearing Xu Sanyuan's words, a strange look flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, and then a hearty smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly.

"After the emperor heard our family's answer, he was afraid that Lord Shen would be impulsive and go to settle accounts with the mastermind behind the scenes, although the emperor also knew that Lord Shen was Li Zhida and emotions many times, however, there was no absolute in everything, so the emperor wanted to send Lord Shen to lead the Great Xia Royal Army to Lingnan to investigate the White Lotus Sect." Xu Sanyuan smiled indifferently, and was noncommittal to Shen Yan's sycophants.

"Let the subordinate lead the Great Xia Royal Army to Lingnan?" Hearing Xu Sanyuan's words, Shen Yan couldn't help but smile, didn't he want to sleep, didn't the emperor immediately send a pillow, how could there be such a good thing in the world.

"Yes, the emperor intends to let Lord Shen lead the Royal Army of Great Xia to Lingnan alone, but he is worried that the former army of Jinling, General Luo, will not obey Lord Shen's orders, so the emperor will directly appoint the Eighteen Princes as the commander of his investigation of the White Lotus Sect, and Lord Shen will fully assist the Eighteen Princes, so that even if General Luo is unwilling to obey Lord Shen's dispatch, but, nominally, the commander of the White Lotus Sect is still the Eighteen Princes, so General Luo can only acquiesce to this fact." A faint smile appeared in Xu Sanyuan's eyes, looked at Shen Yan, and said slowly.

"As soon as the emperor is sent, the lower officials will definitely carry it out without reservation, but the Great Xia Royal Army has less than 5,000 troops, while the White Lotus Sect has more than 200,000 troops, such a comparison of strength, the lower officials are afraid of death, which delays the best time to investigate and suppress the White Lotus Sect." Hearing Xu Sanyuan's words, Shen Yan immediately understood the emperor's intentions, not only to transfer himself away, afraid that he would settle accounts with Zao Wouji, but also to add seniority to the eighteen princes, it seems that the performance of the eighteen princes during this period has gradually been recognized by the emperor.

"The emperor also knows Lord Shen's worries, so the emperor will issue an order to agree to the expansion of the Great Xia Royal Army to 10,000, and even the emperor will privately agree to the expansion of the Great Xia Royal Army to 20,000, or even 30,000, but the troops that the emperor privately agreed to cannot enjoy the same treatment as other colleagues, everything can only be solved by Lord Shen himself, and once someone demolishes Lord Shen's platform in this matter, the emperor will not help Lord Shen." When Xu Sanyuan said this, he glanced at Shen Yan, as if he wanted to see the truest reaction in Shen Yan's heart.