The night, in this early spring, is cold and quiet.

All kinds of flowers bloom on the branches, and the birds, beasts, fish and insects that have slept for a winter are hiding under the lotus leaves at this time, hiding among the flowers and looking at the little raindrops falling from the sky.

Kyoto Dingbei Hou Mansion, although not as vast as Anfu, but it is not comparable to ordinary people, during which there are countless pavilions and pavilions. Although Shen Lingshan was born as a military general, he was a famous literati in the dynasty, and most of the scenery in the house was quiet, like a famous man living in seclusion in the bamboo forest.

"Knock knock..."

The intermittent and rhythmic sound of the piano came from the stone pavilion on the fish pond in the back house, and Shen Yu sat alone in the pavilion, dressed in an emerald green palace shirt like an ethereal fairy, which made people only look at it from a distance but could not bear to blaspheme easily. A guqin in front of him, with a good sandalwood texture, the body is carved with a dragon pattern and a phoenix, and the strings are as tight as a gossamer.

Shen Yuyu's fingers began to fluctuate on the guqin, very smoothly. Accompanied by the guqin, the tactful and somewhat sad singing slowly flowed out, but the expression on her face was indifferent and quiet, as if she was not intoxicated by the faint sound of the qin, and even had a trace of impatience.

"The girl has no song in her heart, even if she holds a scorched tail and a green qi, she only plays a noisy sound."

Suddenly, a hoarse sound came out of the shadows, and the dry voice was like a dying old man, which made people frightened.

"Who?" The sound of the piano stopped, Shen Yu raised his head vigilantly, got up and looked behind, lifted his sleeves to reveal the small crossbow shining with cold light inside, the crossbow arrow was extremely slender and barbed, flashing dark green, obviously coated with medicine, I am afraid that it was used by women for self-defense, when Yijun assassinated Shen Lingshan in Changzhou, it was this kind of small arrow.

Between Shen Yu's frowns, a more gaunt figure appeared from the shadows, with a hunched face and neck that seemed to have disappeared, dressed in black night clothes, and only a pair of eyes were revealed on his face.

He walked to the place where Shen Yu was a foot away and continued: "Don't be nervous, girl, the old man is just here to tell you something. ”

This is the back house, there are no men at all, Shen Yu likes to be quiet, and a few maids have also branched out, but she didn't expect an uninvited guest to come, she showed a little fear, took a step back and said: "This gentleman, there is something to come in from the main gate openly, you don't come here at night to discuss things?" ”

The man in black laughed a few times: "What I told you was a shady thing, if it weren't for that, the old man wouldn't sneak into the mansion." ”

Shen Yu was obviously frightened by this laughter, her beautiful little face turned slightly pale, she looked left and right but saw that the only way out of this stone pavilion was blocked, she could only say: "This gentleman, I am just a woman who can't be the master, if you have something important, you can go to find my father, he will give you an answer." ”

"Lord Shen's martial arts are superb, I don't dare to sneak to see him with this old bone, Miss Xun just wants you to bring a few words to Lord Shen." The man in black didn't move, standing in place and looking at Shen Yu lightly.

With a few words? Shen Yuxiu frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "What words?" I'll bring it to you, and please leave as soon as possible. ”

"The old man will leave soon, don't worry about the girl."

The man in black pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "The emperor is critically ill, I'm afraid he won't last three days, the old man just came to give Lord Shen an idea." ”

"The emperor is critically ill?" Shen Yu's face was slightly shocked, she also knew a little about the emperor's illness and not going to the court today, she didn't expect the illness to be so serious, she said strangely: "This is top secret, how did you know about it?" ”

"Don't ask too much, the old man has his own eyes and ears in the palace." The man in black laughed twice.

Shen Yu frowned slightly, and said secretly: "This is indeed a big news, if you tell your father that you can let him go to the East Palace to welcome the prince quickly, the benefits to his future career are limitless." Shen Yu hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Thank you, sir, for the news, what idea do you want to give my father?" ”

The man in black was silent for a moment before he said seriously: "Ling Zun Rong Ma has been a horse all his life, with great military achievements, and his ability is not weak with General Yue and General An, but because he was born poor and has no family support, he was only awarded the title of Marquis and worshiped by Shangshu, and he has a talent but cannot be reused, compared to Ling Zun, he is also quite distressed." ”

Shen Yu's eyes flashed a few times, as if he had a little desire to listen. Her father Shen Lingshan has achieved today's position all by his true ability, Yunwen and Yunwu are the best choices, and few people in the court can win against him in governing the country and leading the troops, and the official worships the military department, and he is already a very popular minister, and it is not impossible to reuse.

However, Shen Lingshan's talent is above the three dukes, but because of his poor family background, he has no choice but to succumb to the Fuguotang faction, ranking below the three dukes, he is also very unwilling in his heart, but he has reached his position, it is not easy to go further, it is impossible for him to take the position without the death of the third duke.

After the death of the imperial historian Xie Mo, Lin Qingyuan will definitely succeed him, and he has no part in it at all. Although the prime minister is the head of the hundred officials, he still belongs to the civilian official faction, and he is not qualified to be a military general, and he can't play his strengths when he becomes the prime minister, because he is a military general with soldiers, and the battlefield is where he plays.

The only one who has a chance to inherit is the faction of the old man An, who returns to heaven, and the person who can gather the people under the An family again is the new general of the Zhenguo. If Shen Lingshan himself sits in this position, he is very confident that he will reinvigorate Daliang Xiongfeng and not be bullied in Northern Qi, this is a famous achievement through the ages, he is an old man who is more than half a hundred years old, fame and fortune have reached the extreme, and all he wants is to leave his name in history, so that future generations will know that there is a person.

And in the current court, the only competitor who can compete with him for seniority and prestige is Yue Pingyang, the governor of the northern capital, but Shen Lingshan has an advantage over Yue Pingyang: he has no son! And his daughter is the future queen.

If you don't have a son, you don't have to be afraid that the court will be jealous of him and plot to usurp the throne, just like the old man An, if the heirs are gone, who will worry about you to usurp the throne, and who will you usurp and pass it on? How can you keep your descendants safe if you rebel against you? And if Shen Yuruo gave birth to a son, his grandson is the future emperor of the crown prince, what is he doing to usurp the throne?

Based on this, after the death of Old Man An, the matter of sitting in the position by him is inseparable, as long as he lives longer than Old Man An, but what he never expected was that a Zhao Xian suddenly came out of the sky.

Shen Lingshan was almost suffocated to death by this matter, he waited for so many years, how could he have thought that he was completely cut off by the young man he was optimistic about a few months ago, now that the An family has a successor, he is just a false name when he sits in the position of a captain, and the army under his hand still follows the An family and has nothing to do with him, his only ending is to return to his hometown, looking forward to Shen Yu giving birth to a son as soon as possible to live a national master's addiction, this life has passed like this, he can withstand such a blow.

Shen Yu heard that the man in black in front of him mentioned this matter, as if there was a way to help his father, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know what my father means, but Mr. can elaborate, and I will bring it to him." ”

Seeing her moved, the man in black nodded with satisfaction and said: "There are three people who are hindering Ling Zun from becoming a big thing now, the first: Prime Minister Xu Ming, he has a very high prestige as the head of a hundred officials, and his father will never be able to make great achievements, the second is to conquer Yue Pingyang, the governor of the Northern Metropolis, he can compete with Ling Zun, and will not let Ling Zun monopolize power, and the third, which is the most important one: Zhao Xian of the An family, he is the only person who can reunite the An family, Zhao Xian will not die and the An family will not disperse, and Ling Zun will not even have the qualifications to take the first step, Not to mention the success and fame. ”

Shen Yu listened to a lot of nonsense, and couldn't help but smile a little: "The old gentleman has analyzed it very thoroughly, but who in the government and the opposition doesn't know these things?" None of these three people are weak and their fathers, how do you let us deal with them? ”

As long as you are an official with brains in Kyoto, you can see the current situation clearly, but you can see it clearly, other officials are higher than you and more powerful than you, what can you do with others?

The man in black was silent for a moment, and said seriously: "Don't worry, girl, listen to the old man's careful words, now that the emperor is critically ill, it is an opportunity, Ling Zun is the prince's emperor, and it is not difficult to take this opportunity to gain the trust of the prince first, as long as you forge a will and give it to the prince, the prince will naturally kill the three of them after he succeeds to the throne." ”

"Joke!" Shen Yu sneered, but he was not as nervous as he was just now, and looked at the man in black as if he was mentally handicapped: "This matter will harm the nine clans, let's not talk about it, even if you get the trust of His Royal Highness the prince and hand him over the will, are you sure that the prince will be fooled, even if the prince really kills the three of them, do you think that with the wisdom of the prince... talent, dare to do it to them? Is there a way to get your hands on them? ”

Just kidding, if the old emperor has been planning a problem that has not been solved all his life, if a will can be done, can he still worry the old emperor like this? When those ministers are all good officials who 'want the king to die, and the minister has to die', it is not successful.

The man in black was obviously not mentally retarded, he continued: "As long as the prince has murderous intentions towards the three of them, Ling Zun can take this opportunity to propose that Zhao Xian go to Hongcheng to work with Yue Pingyang, as the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, with the influence of the An family, Yue Pingyang will be defeated, so that Zhao Xian's reputation in the army is unstoppable, and after returning to Beijing, let the prince reward him greatly, Zhao Xian is arrogant by nature and does not know the number of etiquette, which will inevitably lead to the suppression of the Manchu Dynasty."

At this time, as long as the prince tries his best to protect Zhao Xian, the prime minister, as the head of the hundred officials, must have a great reaction to the imbalance between the government and the opposition, and he may lead the ministers to fight and lose both, but he has no military power in his hands and cannot crush Zhao Xian, plus the prince is on Zhao Xian's side, it is only a matter of time before the prime minister fails, and the rest of Zhao Xian, as long as he follows in the footsteps of the four generals of the An family, the leaderless power of the An family will naturally fall into the hands of Ling Zun. ”

"What a trick to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf." Shen Yu showed a little surprise on her face, as if she was moved by this method, put away the crossbow, and smiled at the man in black: "Such a simple method, why didn't I expect it, I'm too stupid..."

"The girl is extremely smart......"

"Bang!" Before the man in black finished speaking, he heard a loud sound of wood breaking, Shen Yu's calf kicked the guqin at his feet, and the small table where the long qin was placed was instantly torn apart, and the guqin was played into the air.

Shen Yu lightly imprinted his palm on the guqin, and took out a long sword from it, and the guqin galloped out, and before the man in black could react, it hit him directly in the chest, and the force was so great that his body flew out and hit the pillar behind.

Immediately after, "Whew! With a piercing sound, a short black crossbow arrow flew out of the crossbow, and instantly plunged into the chest of the black-clothed man who had not yet landed and entered the flesh.

Shen Yu's delicate face floated a little smile, holding the long sword casually, and the lotus step slowly walked towards the man in black: "Come up with such a bold plan, you are also a smart person, since you know that my father's martial arts are unfathomable, why can't you think that his only daughter can also do martial arts?" Is it just because I'm armed with my crossbow? ”

The man in black was full of astonishment, covered his chest and took a few steps back, his blood was churning and he couldn't struggle, he looked at Shen Yu angrily and said: "What the old man told you is the truth, it will be beneficial to your father and harmless, why do you want to do it to me?" ”

"Well..."Shen Yu circled around the man in black a few times, and smiled lightly: "Because your plan is so good, so good that my father can't refuse, so you have to die." ”

"What?!" The man in black was shocked and said incredulously, "Don't you want your father to know about this plan?" Why? ”

Shen Yu covered his lips and giggled a few times: "The plan is naturally needed, but I won't tell my father this plan, I have a better plan, a plan that only I know, Zhao Xian is a very good man, at least better than the incompetent prince, this girl has taken a fancy to him, so I can't let him die casually, I want him to help me do a very crazy thing before dying, you, the lackey who wants to drive my father to open the way for you, can obediently close your eyes and ask your master to prepare in advance, He'll be with you tomorrow. ”

"What are your plans?" The man in black struggled a few times but couldn't move, and couldn't help but ask with curiosity in his heart.

Shen Yu squatted down, looked at the man in black with a hint of horror in his eyes, and said with a smile: "For a dead person, I don't mind revealing this secret, but I have to let me see whose dog you are first, Wu Ge, the servant of the Ministry of Officials?" No, no, he's not as hunched as you, isn't he a virtuous king? He wouldn't want to get rid of everyone and usurp his nephew's place, would he? It's a great idea..."

As Shen Yu spoke, he raised his long sword lightly and slowly lifted the veil on the face of the man in black...

…………

Today, the two watches will be put up first, and if you have something to do in the afternoon, you don't have to wait.