Gao Chengyan was right.

In the past, Jinshu, as a bystander, watched her entire ancient life, thinking that the entire ancient life was a light-hearted comedy, and she was a bit of a farmer who fought for land in the short term. But it wasn't until the moment she fell off the carriage that she realized that the so-called Gong Dou calculated power and plotted to seize the throne, not because she didn't meet it, but because she didn't have a chance to see it.

After being silent for a moment, Jinshu, who has always been kind and able to accept other people's opinions, nodded, and she was persuaded by Gao Chengyan's remarks: "You're right, you don't say that I really didn't see it." ”

"I thought you would accuse me." Gao Chengyan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that he would convince Jinshu so quickly.

"I do accuse you. However, we have different positions, and I can understand your choice, but I cannot support your decision. Jin Shu said: "For example, innocent people such as the Shen family, such as Xia Aya boiled beans, or many people I don't know, how innocent are they and need to sacrifice themselves to achieve your ideals?" You can't excuse any of this, can you? ”

"Yes." Gao Chengyan nodded and admitted it, but he still raised his head and said clearly: "I don't deny this, but I can't help it." Sister Jinshu, in fact, taking revenge is not my ultimate goal. It is my ultimate goal to establish a peaceful and prosperous world where there is no suspicion, no power schemes, everyone is loyal and pure, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the frontier is stable and free of war. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Shu was somewhat shocked by his great purpose.

It turns out that there are really such ambitious people in the world? Is there really such a person who serves the country and the people? Even let her run into it? Jin Shu wanted to say something a few times, but when the words came to his mouth, it finally became a question that was not salty or light: "You...... Why are you telling me this? ”

"Because I have no one to talk to." Gao Chengyan smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I'm also scared." I was afraid that on this path, because of the calculations, I would lose my own heart, and I was afraid that I would fall short because of the sacrifices that were limited to the present, and I would not dare to go any further. For countless days and nights, I was also guilty and scared. But all the words must be swallowed and borne by one person. He looked down at the hand he was holding weakly, and said to himself: "I used to be a young general who galloped across the field, was bright and upright, and defended the territory......"

Wen Yanjinshu was a little puzzled: "What did you say?" What Major General? ”

Gao Chengyan used to be a major general? Is there such a thing? How did she not know?

Before Jinshu could react, Gao Chengyan had quickly put down his hand, he restrained his emotions, pretended to raise his head easily, and said: "Sister Jinshu, I remember that you were good to me before, and I also know that you are a reliable person." I'm telling you all this just to tell myself. Some people know the ugly things I did, and I must not forget my original intention in the future, and it will not be like this anymore. ”

"Sounds ...... It's quite impressive! I don't know if I will kill people in the future. Jin Shu muttered in a low voice: "His ability to rebel is really strong, and he actually encouraged me to rebel with him?" Or is it the anti-...... of his own father Does this sound like a word? ”

Gao Chengyan didn't care about her self-talk, just stared out the window and sighed: "Count the days, Shen Zhiyan should also receive the letter." ”

"What did you write in the letter? Did you tell them the truth? Jin Shu hurriedly asked.

Gao Chengyan didn't care much: "No, it's just a long time ago." He raised his hand slightly and pushed a piece of paper on the table to Jinshu: "Hmm, show it to you?" ”

Jin Shu took it suspiciously and looked down.

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"What does the letter say?" When Yao Lin heard the letter and rushed over, Shen Zhiyan and Shen Zhizhang had already finished reading the letter from an unknown source, and the silent atmosphere in the room and the serious expressions of the two of them all told Yao Lin the same thing, that is, the letter was not good.

The letter was found on a stone pier at the gate of the Shen Mansion. No one noticed when the letter was put up, and no one knew how long it had been put down. When the clever guy at the door saw it, he immediately presented it.

Shen Zhizhang and Shen Zhiyan naturally thought that the operator who was dormant in the shadows was making the next move. But when they opened the letter, the content of the letter made them all fall silent.

"In the sixth year of Yuanhe, the Hu people invaded, and the Shen army went out to fight in Fuqiang. After many days of hard fighting, several requests for reinforcements were delayed. If there is no shortage of people and food, the emperor is suspicious, and he does not send troops, and he uses the war accident to reduce his troops. There were 30,000 reinforcements, all of whom were ambushed in Zhenyun, and they only waited for General Shen to die in battle, and then went to support.

At that time, there were spies in the Shen army, whose name was He Jing, who was treason and collaborated with the enemy, so he tied up Mrs. Shen and the young son of the Shen family and handed them over to the Hu people, and the emperor knew without saying anything.

After the war, Shen's army returned victorious, but it was no longer alive. The general died in battle, the major general was bedridden, and his young son was weak. The emperor ordered He Jing to be executed, and the old matter was sealed, so far he kept silent. ”

After Yao Lin read it, he felt weak, and many past events came to his mind, but the content of this letter was very different from the past events he knew. As for who is true and who is false, and who is right and wrong, he was silent for a while and didn't know what to say.

Although there are only a few letters in this letter, there is no signature or title, and the content directly refers to the emperor's shocking and unheard of. But he had a hunch that the contents of the letter were likely to be the truth they never knew.

After all, very few people knew about the betrayal of the Shen family by He Jing, the right-hand man under Shen Zheng. The other party can concisely point out the key to the matter, it seems that it should be the old person back then or the person who knows the truth of the matter.

But at this juncture, what is the intention of revisiting these old things?

"Big brother, the content of the letter, but is it true?" After a long time, Shen Zhizhang slowly asked, "But really?" ”

Shen Zhiyan lowered his head and said nothing, he held the armrest of the chair tightly, so hard that his knuckles were a little white, and after a while, he said in a dumb voice: "He Jing did betray his father and Shen Jiajun back then. But...... He was executed for attempting to usurp the position of a general, concealing the military situation, and delaying the situation of the battle before reinforcements arrived. Can ......"

"Then this letter is a fart, what emperor suspects and deliberately does not send troops, I don't believe it!" Shen Zhizhang deliberately chose not to believe it, deceived himself, skipped the matter and said to himself: "I said that there is a mastermind behind it, and there is indeed one." He didn't say where the brocade book was, what did he do with these ridiculous things? Our Shen family has been loyal and martyred for generations, how can the emperor be suspicious of us? When he said this, he must have wanted to disrupt our position...... but as he spoke, he saw that his eldest brother Shen Zhiyan's expression was becoming more and more sad and angry, and a line of tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and soon disappeared down his cheeks and on his clothes.

Shen Zhizhang couldn't deceive himself like this anymore. He looked at Shen Zhiyan's expression, and guessed seven or eight points, and what he said in the letter was likely to be the truth of the year.

Shen Zhizhang only felt that his eyes were sour, and he forcibly endured the grievances and shock in his heart and asked, "Big brother...... Is this true? ”

"He Jing's disloyalty, only my father, me, Liu Bin, Yao Lin and the emperor know about it." Shen Zhiyan raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and slowly regained his composure: "We only know that he didn't send reinforcements and had bad intentions. As for treason, I have never heard of it. And how did you and your mother have an accident, and how did you get to the front line...... Everyone has always thought that Daliang has a spy of the Hu people. ”

"That ......"

"The authenticity still needs to be verified. However, since the other party has written it, there should be some certainty. After all, it's such a rebellious content, unless it's the truth, no one dares to make it up like this. Moreover, he wrote fluently without pausing to revise, and it is estimated that he was already familiar with these things. Shen Zhiyan raised his eyes and looked at his younger brother, sighed softly and said, "Over the years, I have often been thinking about the things of the past, and there were still some things that were not clear...... After reading the letter, I figured it all out. ”

"That's ......" Shen Zhizhang only felt that his mind was blank. Back then, he was just a young participant, and he didn't know a little truth except for painful memories. At that moment, he didn't care about thinking deeply about the past, and only expressed the doubts in his heart: "Then at this time, what is the intention of mentioning this matter?" ”

"The sixth princess is in his hands, and he is safe." Shen Zhiyan put down the letter in his hand and said very firmly:

"He's making overtures. He wants to tell us that our common enemy is the current emperor. ”