Different from what the people in the palace thought, a few days after returning to Beijing, the Jing'an Wangfu was full of birds, and there was no excitement and glory of returning to Beijing at all.

However, Jiang Yichen doesn't care about this, people don't understand, how can he not understand, except for the two parties in the DPRK and China, there are only a handful of people who can keep themselves from joining the party struggle, they will not risk offending Li Wei or the prime minister, to show favor to him, a prince with an unclear future, it is estimated that most of them are now waiting and seeing.

In addition, General Yang's triumphant army will return to the DPRK soon, and everyone in the court is busy welcoming matters, so naturally no one will pay too much attention to him.

Jiang Yichen was happy, he took advantage of this free time for a few days to take Cheng Qingyue to visit the capital, which can be regarded as a revisit to his homeland.

On this day, he came to Lingshuang Courtyard early, and after having breakfast with Cheng Qingyue, he didn't bring a maid and went out of the city.

Cheng Qingyue originally thought that he was going to take him to see the beautiful scenery outside the city, but after walking a long way to the south of the city, he took her to the foot of a remote mountain.

At the foot of the hill was a grave, a simple grave, as if it had just been cleared, and the dried weeds were still piled aside. Only a wooden plaque was erected in front of the tomb, and even the full name of the owner of the tomb was not engraved, only four words were engraved: Tomb of Shen Gong.

Although Jiang Yichen rarely took the initiative to tell her these painful pasts, Cheng Qingyue soon knew who the owner of the tomb was, it was Shen Zheng, the former general of Jiang Guo, Jiang Yichen's mentor and life-saving benefactor.

"General Shen, I've come to see you." Jiang Yichen said with a solemn expression, bent down to salute, and bowed three times to the owner of the tomb.

Cheng Qingyue also followed Jiang Yichen to bow seriously, and was sincerely grateful to the owner of the tomb, Jiang Yichen's benefactor, and her Cheng Qingyue's benefactor.

Jiang Yichen looked at her, his eyes were a little elusive, "Yue'er, if General Shen knew that you came to worship him, Jiuquan would definitely be at ease." ”

Cheng Qingyue didn't understand what he meant, and looked at him with inquiring eyes.

Jiang Yichen retracted his expression just now and said gently: "I mean, if General Shen knew that there were still so many people who understood his grievances and believed in his loyalty, Jiuquan would be able to turn a blind eye."

Cheng Qingyue said seriously: "Although I don't know General Shen, if Brother Chen, you firmly believe that he is a loyal person, and it is for him to return to Beijing to avenge him without fear of danger, then Yue'er must also believe that he is a good person."

Jiang Yichen looked at her with satisfaction and said, "If General Shen is not loyal, then there is no loyalty in this world. General Shen entered the army at the age of 20, followed His Majesty to fight in the south and the north, recovered Yongqin and other six states, and seized Jizhou and Gunzhou, expanding the territory of our Jiang country, and making great achievements for my Jiang country. At the age of 32, he was already a general, and he was even known as a "victorious general". In the court, he is not afraid of obscenity, dares to speak out, and is brave and loyal. ”

Cheng Qingyue asked, "How did such a loyal general die unjustly?"

"In the thirteenth year of Tianhua, Beiliang attacked my Qinzhou in a vain attempt to recapture the six states of Yongqin again, General Shen took command of the expedition, and the enemy sent their crown prince. I don't think that the prince of Beiliang is also a genius, and General Shen, who has never been defeated, actually lost the first battle. Later, General Shen adjusted his strategy, and the two sides fought again. That war was not easy to fight, the strength of the coaches of the two sides was comparable, and the battle was a year, and the battle was quite fierce. ”

Cheng Qingyue listened carefully and waited for him to continue.

Jiang Yichen adjusted his breath and said, "Although General Shen has tried his best, the strength of my Jiang country at that time is no longer what it used to be. The emperor is tired and arrogant, immersed in pleasure, extravagant and wasteful, and has long lost the ambition to expand the territory, coupled with the emptiness of the treasury, compared to the Northern Liang, which has been recuperating and preparing for many years, there is really not much advantage, therefore, we have successively lost Qinzhou, Luozhou, Liangzhou, Yongzhou, Jingzhou, and finally only Yuzhou is still holding on. Seeing that my Jiang country is about to be defeated. At that time, the Beiliang Palace changed, their eldest prince poisoned the emperor, usurped the throne and seized power, and the prince on the battlefield had no choice but to give up Yuzhou, which was about to be won, and return to the dynasty to save the driver. ”

Cheng Qingyue asked: "What happened later?"

"Fourteen years after the end of the Battle of Yuzhou, one day, Li Wei suddenly led people to break into the Shen Mansion, and found a letter written by the former prince of Beiliang to General Shen from the study, and went to His Majesty to expose General Shen's collusion with the enemy prince and deliberately defeated in the Battle of Yongqin. General Shen did not deny the correspondence between the two, he played the Ming Sheng, saying that the letter was written more than ten years ago, when the former prince of Beiliang came to Jiang Guo in disguise, and the two met unexpectedly and became friends, but at that time he did not know that he was the prince of Beiliang, and he only recognized him on the battlefield. Although the two were friends at the beginning, he did not collaborate with the enemy because of this, and was deliberately defeated. He also pointed out that the letter from the former prince of Beiliang was forged and not the one he had received. ”

"Then why did General Shen go to prison later?"

"For the loss of the five states of Qin Yong, the emperor was already angry, coupled with Li Wei's provocation, the seeds of doubt in His Majesty's heart grew bigger and bigger, and then a person named Liu Sanjiu from General Shen's Mansion testified that General Shen did know the former prince of Beiliang first. General Shen was sentenced to behead him for not having favorable evidence to prove his innocence. Speaking of this, Jiang Yichen was heartbroken.

"The letter of the former prince of Beiliang has not yet been proved true or false, and the emperor hastened to convict General Shen like this?"

Jiang Yichen's eyes were cold and sharp, like ice, "At that time, the emperor was blinded by suspicion, where could he think so much?" Li Wei repeatedly irritated the emperor with the defeat of Qin Yong's five states, and the emperor was furious and sentenced General Shen to death when the evidence was not sufficient. ”

Cheng Qingyue's heart suddenly became very heavy, "I still have a question, did General Shen release water on the battlefield, and the generals and soldiers under him should be able to see that they didn't defend General Shen?" ”

Of course, they defended themselves, and after General Shen was imprisoned, people who had survived the war jointly signed a letter to cry out for General Shen. However, Li Wei rejected the letter on the pretext that they were General Shen's subordinates and naturally wanted to shield him. In the end, even King Kang stepped forward to protect him, but he still failed to save General Shen. ”

Cheng Qingyue gasped, a generation of loyal ministers and good generals could not have imagined such a tragic end.

Jiang Yichen said sadly: "King Kang saw that he couldn't save General Shen, so he took out the gold medal given by the first emperor to avoid death, and forced the emperor to pardon General Shen's children with death, and finally the emperor couldn't bear the pressure and sentenced General Shen's children to exile."

"In this way, it is a little comforting, but what about General Shen's children now?" Cheng Qingyue asked again.

Jiang Yichen looked at her and said, "It's a pity that God doesn't bless General Shen, and one of his sons and daughters both died of illness on the way to exile, and the bloodline of a generation of loyal ministers was broken."

After listening to this, Cheng Qingyue only felt panicked, very uncomfortable, and a little like crying, she didn't know why, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

Jiang Yichen saw that Cheng Qingyue's face was abnormal, and stepped forward to comfort: "Yue'er, don't worry, the heavens are clear, this time I return to Beijing, I will do my best to restore General Shen's innocence, so that General Shen's tomb can stand openly and honestly in the land of my Jiang country, and be admired and worshiped by the world!"

After hearing this, Cheng Qingyue's mood eased slightly, "I believe that Brother Chen can do it, and Yue'er will definitely help Brother Chen find out the truth and let the loyal soul be blinded as soon as possible." ”