Jiang Xinyue's face melted into a trace of surprise, but it turned into panic in an instant, and she bowed her head and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the servant has never had a selfish relationship with him. ”

Her tone was firm, but she did not deny the existence of "him", which indirectly affirmed many of Chen An's conjectures.

Chen An smiled and said: "You don't have to be like this, you should know that neither I nor Xi Jun mean to treat you as a slave, and we both hope that you can get your own happiness." ”

In terms of women, Chen An surprisingly has no obsessions, or all his obsessions are on Mu Qing, so that he has no interest in other people at all.

Jiang Xijun helped him a lot, and he could be close to him, but in addition to guarding, he also had more family affection than other emotions, as for other women, including Yu Huangxi, it was just an exchange of interests.

As long as you ensure that the clan behind the other party is of the same mind as you, it doesn't matter what they do. Because of the women who married with them, they were even less looked down upon by him, and he never cared about the fortune and fate of their people.

And in this, Jiang Xinyue is an exception, because of Jiang Xijun's relationship, she is not just a married woman in Chen Anxin.

Jiang Xinyue's eyes lowered, and she said with a hint of amazement: "That's all in the past, now the maid just wants to live quietly in this quiet place, and there is nothing else to ask for." ”

"Is it because of Xijun's sister?"

Jiang Xinyue was silent and didn't speak.

Chen An has also heard about the affairs of the Gaoyang clan, and Jiang Xinyue's admiration for Shen Lin is also in his eyes, but it is enough to say this, he has a personal fate, he has no intention of worrying about it, he has neither a position nor a mood.

Gently put down this topic, smacking the meaning of Jiang Xinyue's words, there was a feeling of ridicule, and said a little funny: "There are still people who can regard the palace as a quiet place." ”

Jiang Xinyue glanced up at him, lowered her gaze and added: "There are many clans outside, there is chaos, and the maid is at a loss, and although the battle here is more intense, it has nothing to do with the maid, but it can be regarded as a clean place." ”

Chen An nodded, and said with some embarrassment: "As the king of a country, I don't see as well as a little girl like you. ”

"Then what are your plans for the future?

Jiang Xinyue bowed and said, "I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled." ”

"You just live in the Jinlan Palace, and no one will disturb you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Jiang Xinyue bowed again.

At this time, the voice of the guards suddenly came from outside the palace gate: "Your Majesty, Commander Shen asks to see." ”

Chen An subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xinyue, and saw that his complexion changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal, and said in his heart that this person was really careless, so he said loudly: "Bring Shen Qing here." ”

"Yes. ”

Chen An turned to Jiang Xinyue and said, "You can go with your business." ”

Jiang Xinyue's face was indifferent with a little strangeness, holding a basin of water and a cleaning tool, she should have left, and disappeared into the corridor between the main hall and the side hall again.

After a while, Shen Lin, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, walked in all the way, and first greeted Chen An and said, "Your Majesty, Sheng'an." ”

"When does Shen Qing need to be present?"

When the Great Qi was just established, Shen Lin was one of the few people he could trust, coupled with his ability to inquire, Chen An directly assigned him an intelligence department, which assisted him in governing the government internally and in the external campaign.

Chen An, who was originally engaged in this background, naturally knew the importance of this thing, and under his careful guidance, Shen Lin did not live up to his expectations, in the war against Daqian, on another little-known battlefield, Shen Lin shined.

After the situation stabilized, Chen An simply transferred this department to become independent, followed the example of the dark division of the Great Zhou, and made a secret guard, with Shen Lin as the leader.

It's just that this guy is okay externally, but he is a little restrained internally, and he has no achievements at all in his new position, and even has too many personal feelings. Of course, Chen An can also understand that as an outsider, he was raised by the clan since he was a child, and he always has such feelings, but there is no doubt that as an intelligence officer, he is not qualified.

Shen Lin didn't know what Chen An was thinking, he took out a booklet from his arms, compared the content recorded in the booklet, and seriously reported on the situation during Chen An's absence.

As the emperor of Donglai and the emperor of Daqi, Chen An naturally does not have to do everything himself, in addition to the cabinet headed by Wen Liang, Chen An also has Shangshutai, a secretarial body that completely copies the Daqian system. Shangshu Taizhong 300 Shangshu can handle a lot of trivial matters for him, and even let him be a hands-off shopkeeper without asking anything.

According to the rules, some scattered things only need to be reported to Shangshutai, which will be summarized by Shangshutai and then presented to him.

Under normal circumstances, Shen Lin's secret guards also compiled the information they had obtained into a book, submitted it to Shang Shutai, and after review, forwarded it to Chen An. Now he personally ran to Chen An to report his work, obviously he had something to say.

So Chen An listened quietly to him reading from the script.

After a while, Shen Lin finally finished reading the things in his notebook, and opened his mouth as if he had something to say, but he didn't know where to speak.

Chen An was not in a hurry, as if he was outside the gods.

After a long time, Shen Lin seemed to think of something, and said: "That Wen Xiang is still presiding over the situation in the southeast, and now that the situation is in trouble, do you need to transfer him back." ”

Chen An's eyes were a little strange, this sentence involved the court situation, it should not be said by Shen Lin at all, he is not like such a disproportionate person, what does it mean.

"The situation in the southeast is chaotic, and there is the influence of the old Liang State, although they are all ordinary people, they must also take into account the will of the people and the people, and they cannot act recklessly. ”

Chen An did not directly reprimand Shen Lin for trespassing, but patiently explained: "Qing and Wen Xiang are generally trusted by me, and they can speak up about anything, so they don't need to avoid too much." ”

"Your Majesty Xie trusts. ”

"Well, what else does Shen Qing have to play?"

Chen An's voice was kind, but he gradually became impatient in his heart, he knew that Shen Lin was not the person at both ends of the first rat, but he also hated his indecision. In Shen Lin's heart, maybe Chen An was his monarch, his friend, and the person he needed to be loyal to and help, but the rest of the clan also had a deep friendship with him, and some words could not be said at all.

In the more than ten years since the founding of the Great Qi country, the monarch has been autocratic, and the idea of the heavenly gift of artifacts has basically been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Chen An, the king, is also deeply engraved in the hearts of the lords of the major clans in Donglai, but Shen Lin is still that Shen Lin.

The etiquette of kneeling to the pilgrimage may make him follow the rules, but it cannot erase the concept of loyalty in his heart.

Chen An is also soft-hearted, he has no relatives and not many friends, Shen Lin is one of the few who can make him recognized, saying that is to give him a chance in the end.

But Shen Lin hesitated for a long time, and still said inexplicably: "That Gao Yang clan has been very chaotic since Uncle Han died of illness, Your Majesty was born in the clan as an assistant internal affairs, and you can't make Gao Yang's line decline." ”

Chen An closed his eyes, and the last trace of expectation in his heart disappeared.

He didn't know that when he was wandering around, Wen Liang would have all kinds of problems when he left Gyeonggi for a long time, and he didn't know that the Gao Yang clan was his basic plate and must maintain stability.

You Shen Lin are my eyes and ears, but you can't give accurate feedback, you only know what it means to implicitly mention something here?

"Gao Yang's family has a favor with me, I naturally will not sit idly by and watch its decline, Shen Qing is too worried, if Shen Qing has nothing to do, he will step down. ”

Shen Lin was stunned for a moment, and heard the impatience in Chen An's words, but he couldn't help it, but he was very aggrieved in his heart.

Some things are chasing after the wind, he has no real evidence at all, and even if those things are done, they are human nature, not enough to be punished.

Chen An asked him to engage in intelligence, and he naturally had to be objective and fair, and he could not tell right and wrong, so was it wrong to say things vaguely? Could it be that you clearly told the other party that you went out to wander all day long and were no longer on the throne, so that the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military nobles were dissatisfied with you.

At that time, Chen An will definitely ask him: Who is dissatisfied. Then he sold the entire superstructure of Daqi, wouldn't that shake the country's capital.

Shen Lin never felt that he was because of personal feelings, not for the good of Donglai as a whole, so he couldn't figure out what Chen An meant, and finally said in a muffled voice: "The minister retired." ”

Chen An looked at Shen Lin's withdrawn figure, and his heart became more and more annoyed, now that Donglai had been founded, Shen Lin was still engaged in the clan city-state family and the way everything was prosperous, it was simply funny.

Besides, who he thinks he is, he is just an eye and ear, and he has his own ideological intentions, and how naïve is it to eliminate the contradictions between the imperial power and the noble clan.

Chen An was depressed in the Jinlan Hall for a long time, and finally let out a sigh of relief, because he thought about it and found that in fact, the root of these things was still him, and it was he who ignored Shen Lin's indecision.

The creation of a state is simply impossible without the baptism of blood and fire, both externally and internally.

Donglai is still that Donglai, he Chen An is still that Chen An, and the clan will only be that clan, everything is only because of external troubles and internal worries, so that the appearance of harmony and stability is revealed.

Shen Lin is too naïve, but he Chen An is not, since he was a child, he has seen too many fights, he has never been an idealist, and he thinks that his own people are what they are.

These days, because of Xi Jun's affairs, whispering things, Mu Qing's affairs, and Da Zhou's affairs, he looks confused and depressed, but it doesn't mean that he really doesn't notice anything, even if Shen Lin's ears and eyes are relatively useless, he still has other senses.

Chen An walked away from the Jinlan Hall and returned to the Warm Heart Pavilion where he lived.

There is a person there who has been waiting for a long time.

As a result, his slightly hesitant pace changed the moment he walked into the Warm Heart Pavilion, becoming extremely firm, and the depression of many days disappeared from his face, temporarily pressing on the bottom of his heart.

The door of the Warm Heart Pavilion was closed, and the idlers waited for the retreat, and only one person was left.

He seemed to hear the movement, turned around, and saw Chen An, who was slowly walking in, with a burst of surprise on his face, but he remembered his humility, and bowed down and said, "Qiu Yuan, a savage from the outside court, has seen Your Majesty." ”