"Shen Xiang, what do you think about this fold?" The emperor's thunderous anger came with wind and rain, and Shen Rushan could only kowtow again and again. The entire hall www.biquge.info the pen, the fun and the pavilion, only the sound of "dong" and "dong" echoed. When Shen Rushan heard this, he hurriedly raised his head and picked up the fold, and his forehead was already dark and green.

Above the main hall, there was silence.

Those officials were all shocked, this emperor has never treated Shen Rushan like this, don't say so, this Shen Rushan has been in the court for so many years, the emperor doesn't criticize him, and even calls him by his name very rarely, almost no, this is of course because Shen Xiang is also the husband of the eldest princess, and more importantly, this is probably because Shen Rushan is the minister of the humerus and the pillar of the country.

Today, it is rare for the emperor to be so angry, his face turned pale, and his whole body couldn't stop shaking.

Shen Rushan looked at the fold, his face gradually changed, the further back, the more ugly that face became, until finally, his face turned cyan, just like iron.

Shen Rushan threw himself to the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, Yao'er, Yao'er, she is wronged!" ”

Emperor Jiayou was originally a Ming monarch praised by everyone, since he ascended the throne, he has ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and today he can't take care of anything, seeing that this Shen Rushan still dares to shout wronged, he roared: "Wronged? What a loving father, take his daughter to shout grievances! How did I wronged her, she is now far away in Chuzhou, how do you know that she was wronged? You say, you say! At the end, the Emperor's voice was cold, as if it had been squeezed out of his teeth.

When Shen Rushan heard the emperor's question, he didn't have time to wipe off the beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his forehead, so he hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor's words, Yao'er is far away in the barren land of Sichuan and Shu, and the old minister really doesn't know how she suppressed the bandits, let alone what she thinks in her heart. It's just that Yao'er is pure and filial, so naturally she won't do such a stupid thing. ”

"Huh, stupid thing?" After listening to Shen Xiang's words, the emperor laughed instead of anger, and the cold voice pierced the eardrums of every minister: "The ...... she has done" was talking about this, but he suddenly stopped, just snorted coldly, and said: "Then how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

When Shen Rushan saw the fold, he knew that today's matter could not end well, and when he saw what was said on the fold, he was even more soaked with cold sweat, and now the emperor asked so, so he had to say what he thought in his heart: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go to Chuzhou and arrest the thief with Yao'er." ”

The emperor groaned slightly and did not say a word. Just stood up from the dragon chair, paced back and forth, and after a long time, Fang opened his mouth and asked, "Xu Shangshu, what do you think?" ”

Xu Yan, the secretary of the military department, is about 60 years old, thin as wood, with a narrow face, deep eye sockets, and a long gray beard. Some time ago, when the southwest bandits were raging, this Xu Shangshu was sick at home because he was unwell, and when he came back, the southwest was the time when the good news was spreading.

The ministers are all kneeling on the ground now, this Xu Shangshu's expression is naturally not clear, as soon as the emperor's voice fell, Xu Shangshu thought about it for a while, and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it is impossible." ”

Emperor Jiayou was very surprised to hear this Xu Shangshu say this. Those who are in the upper echelons naturally hope that the ministers can do their jobs well, and the ministers have little contact with each other in private. In this way, he will have peace of mind. If there are ministers who secretly come and go in private, and talk about the emperor behind their backs, it will not be good. Furthermore, if they have the same temperament and political views, they cannot all be entrusted with important tasks. Because, the imperial power does not allow it.

However, there are always exceptions, such as Shen Rushan and Xu Yan. Shen Rushan is the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, and Xu Yan is a scholar, and he is also a secretary of the Ministry of War, holding military power, and these two people have similar temperaments and political views. Emperor Jiayou didn't care about this, not to mention that now, Xu Yan was already dying.

"Why?" The emperor looked at Xu Yan coldly, not knowing what he was planning in his heart.

Xu Yan's head lowered lower, and said respectfully: "Emperor Mingjian, Shen Xiang has been an official for many years, and has never had any illegal acts, and the eldest princess is dignified and generous, and teaches her daughters in a good way, thinking that their children will not do anything that harms the society of the country, not to mention that the land of Sichuan and Shu is remote and rugged, and the mountains and rivers are far away, when will it be clear?" Yes, the old minister thought that Shen Xiang would never do this. ”

When Shen Rushan heard Xu Yan say this, his heart slowly became less heavy, and the whole person was not as nervous as he was just now.

When Emperor Jiayou heard Xu Yan say this, he thought about it for a while, and it was reasonable, and his color was no longer as tight as just now, and he asked: "So, what does Xu Aiqing think this matter should do?" ”

Xu Yan said: "Your Majesty, the general of Sichuan and Shu does not have much military power, and the bandits in Chuzhou, after the encirclement and suppression of General Shen in the past few months, it is already a great injury. No matter who wrote this letter and what the purpose was, the old minister thought that the most important thing now was to trust General Shen. ”

These words were originally a consolation, but who knew that Emperor Jiayou sneered when he heard this, and asked instead of answering: "In this way, Xu Shangshu also thought that my niece would not collude with the bandits?" ”

"Not necessarily." Xu Yan replied. As soon as these words came out, all the ministers who were kneeling couldn't help but sigh, this Lord Shangshu, what is he going to do?

Shen Xiang was also stunned when he heard this, but after being stunned for a moment, he immediately understood that Xu Shangshu did this to better protect Yao'er.

His answer not only greatly surprised everyone, but even the emperor didn't understand what Xu Yan was thinking, and he was already very impatient, but now that he was in the court, he tried his best to endure it, and asked, "I don't know what Lord Xu said?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the emperor should trust General Shen. It's just that now, since some people say that she is colluding with bandits, it is natural to send someone to investigate, one is to restore General Shen's innocence, and the other is to show that person, the emperor still attaches great importance to him. Xu Yan said unhurriedly. (To be continued.) )