"My words today and the reward for Shen Yan are temporarily classified as absolute secrets, in case the news reaches the ears of the White Lotus Sect, I hope that you will reasonably avoid risks." An inexplicable smile appeared in Xia Qi's eyes, and he glanced coldly at the ministers in the hall, as if he didn't want to give the ministers any opportunity to discuss in private.

"Commandment." A hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of Qiu Mubai and the other ministers in the palace, and then he replied loudly.

The ministers knew very well in their hearts that Shen Yan had really risen in the court, which had already made the ministers feel shocked and uncomfortable, however, the emperor actually issued a gag order to the ministers in front of the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, good news has come from Jinyi School." An inner supervisor walked into the Qinzheng Hall tremblingly, feeling that the atmosphere in the hall was very depressing, and he didn't even dare to breathe, so he stiffened his head and said loudly.

"Oh, there's also good news from the Jinyi School, and I'll show it to me." Xia Qi looked at the faces of the ministers in the hall with different expressions, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't expect these officials to be able to keep his mouth shut in his heart, but there were some things that still had to be said, so as not to let some people take advantage of the loopholes, when Xia Qi was thinking about what to say next, there was a sudden good news from the Jinyi School in his ears, and an inexplicable smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When Gao Yong sent the good news at the highest level, Xia Qi already felt Shen Yan's intention in his heart, but this feeling was not particularly clear, after all, Gao Yong was not controlled by Shen Yan, and Shen Yan couldn't ask Gao Yong to do anything, but now that he heard the good news from Jinyi School, the feeling in Xia Qi's heart suddenly became very clear.

Although the distance from Lingnan to Jinling is not particularly far, it will take at least six or seven hours, and on weekdays, this time is nothing to me, but Shen Yan knows very well in his heart that there will definitely be courtiers who take refuge in me this morning, or rather, I need to put some pressure on some courtiers, and Shen Yan's good news will be the best basis.

It was precisely because of this that Shen Yan tried his best to persuade Gao Yong to pass on the good news at the highest level, and then through the Jinyi School. Just like my will to promote Shen Yan's official position, it is also through the dual channels of the Ouchi guards and the Jinyi School, which is the first time to reach the other party's hands on the premise of ensuring the smooth flow of information.

"Well, this good news of Jinyi School is much more detailed and clear than Gao Yong's." Xia Qi quickly glanced at the good news from Jinyi School, made a simple comparison with Gao Yong's, and a smile appeared in his eyes, and then said loudly.

"Zhongqing has something to do, and there is nothing to retreat from, I want to study this good news from Shen Yan carefully."

"The ministers are leaving." When the ministers in the palace heard Xia Qi's abrupt words, a look of surprise appeared in their eyes, what does it mean to study the good news from Shen Yan, could it be that Shen Yan's good news hides information that the emperor is inconvenient to disclose?

The ministers would rather believe their own speculation than believe that Shen Yan really succeeded in defeating the White Lotus Sect with more than 300 casualties, such a credit is really unacceptable, especially some generals in the military, Shen Yan's credit is far away from throwing himself and others a few streets away, how can he and others be convinced.

Although there are some things that can't be said openly, everyone knows it, whether it is a civil servant or a military general, they all talk about seniority and backing, of course, Shen Yan's backer is the emperor, and he is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, but there is no one in the court who has an identity and strength who does not know that the emperor is already in decline, just like a toothless tiger, so the golden sign of the protégé of the Son of Heaven is not as valuable as it was more than ten years ago.

Of course, these courtiers have either become the backbone of a certain prince, or they have secretly taken refuge in a certain family, and they are still serving the emperor on the surface, but in fact they have already changed their appearance.

Even if there are some courtiers who still insist on serving the emperor, but the emperor's inaction over the years, or letting the princes fight for it, although these courtiers have not changed their faces, their hearts have long been cold.

"Jiang Tawei, you know these general soldiers in the imperial court, I only serve you, you said that Shen Yan is really so powerful, not only said such an incisive combat policy, but also achieved so much credit at such a small price, to be honest, I am not convinced in my heart, especially when retiring from the dynasty, the emperor said that study Shen Yan's good news, if it is really good news, then why does the emperor have to study it carefully?" As soon as he walked out of the Qinzheng Palace, Jia Mingliang hurriedly walked in front of Jiang Jingwei, glanced around with a hint of caution in his eyes, and then lowered his voice and said softly.

"Jia Mingliang, there are some things that can't be said casually." A hint of hesitation flashed in Jiang Tawei's eyes, and with a hint of gloom, he said in a muffled voice.

"Jiang Tawei, what are you worried about? We hold the military power in our hands, if it were more than ten years ago, we would all choose to be people with our tails between our legs, but in today's court situation, are you still afraid of anything. Jia Mingliang's eyes showed a touch of disdain, who is not clear about the current situation in the court, the emperor is already old, and the control of the court is not as strong as before, and many real power departments have been controlled by the princes, and even controlled by the families behind these princes.

According to the emperor's previous style, if he had absolute strength in his hands, the emperor would never take political means to solve this problem, but would use more direct military means, for example, many years ago, the emperor used military means to kill the various families, and had to change the inherent strategy by holding his tail.

And the current situation is that in the face of the infiltration of various families, the emperor no longer has enough strength to use military means, or the emperor's orders can no longer be fully conveyed, because no matter the army of the imperial court, it is impossible to talk about absolute loyalty to the emperor, even if Jiang Jingwei in front of him and the Jinling Chinese army under his command are the same.

The emperor knows very well in his heart that if he persecutes these generals too much, he will only push these generals to the camp of the princes, but not how to persecute them, then these generals will get by, as long as these generals are not forced to show their heads, these generals will turn a blind eye to the emperor's will, so in most cases, the emperor will not rashly give these generals a hard will, that is, he is worried that these generals will go to the opposite side.