Chapter 7: Stalemate
At this time, it was only the day after She Bao left Jian Xiangfu, but the news of the marriage between the two families had spread throughout the capital.
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In the imperial study of the palace, Lin Shinian, who was reviewing the folds, learned of this, his face instantly turned purple, his facial muscles trembled, and the hand holding the brush turned white with force.
After a moment of silence, he broke the brush in his hand in a fit of rage.
seemed to still have anger in his heart, so he stood up again, overturned the table in front of him, and spilled it all over the ground with a bang.
Seeing this, the surrounding eunuchs were so frightened that they immediately fell to their knees, and they didn't dare to breathe.
Lin Shinian, who had vented, also calmed down a little, but he hated even more in his heart.
He didn't expect that Prime Minister Jian, who had always been upright and hostile to She Leopard, would agree to marry his daughter.
And with such an open and upright marriage, She Bao is going to put his antipathy on the bright side......
Lin Shinian closed his eyes in pain, sad about his relationship with She Bao, but he had reached this point......
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Speaking of She Bao and him, one is the son of the handsome mansion, and the other is the emperor's favorite prince, the two have almost grown up together, and they have been close friends since childhood.
Their father is also a wise man and a good personal friend.
If this continues, they will probably continue their father's friendship in the future and make the country more prosperous together.
But soon after, things happened......
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It was more than ten years ago, when the emperor died violently, and the prince Lin, who was only a teenager, had no choice but to ascend the throne.
This is not a trivial matter, after all, birth, old age, sickness and death are normal in the world.
But soon after that, the neighboring country to the north bullied the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom at a young age and started a war.
Almost at the same time, the northern part of Dayan suffered a major drought, and because relief was not available, the victims rebelled.
The northern defense line collapsed in an instant, and the world was in chaos!
But the hearts of the people in the court are still stable, because the generalissimo She, the "national pillar" of Dayan, is still there!
The upright and prime-aged Generalissimo She, with his sister-in-law "She Leopard", led the army to attack.
In just two years, he put down the rebellion in the country, temporarily repelled the enemy, and held the second line of defense in the north.
Then he wanted to take advantage of the high morale and continue northward to drive out the foreign invaders and regain the lost territory on the border.
But not long after the counteroffensive began, Generalissimo She actually hid enemy spies around him and poisoned his food.
Generalissimo She died on the way to the counteroffensive.
As soon as this matter reached Beijing, the young emperor cried bitterly, and the ministers were desperate.
On the same day, another war report was sent back from the border.
The enemy had already prepared, almost twice the size of Dayan's army, and quickly surrounded the leaderless main force of Dayan.
At the same time, an ambush was also set up to block the reinforcements deployed by the Dayan Army in advance.
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Upon hearing the news, the emperor immediately issued several orders to dispatch domestic troops to support.
But the distance was long, and the transmission of information was cumbersome, and it took twenty days for the fastest army to arrive.
And when the news of the front line reached the capital, it meant that the army had been besieged for nearly a week.
It is not so much about sending troops to support the besieged army as it is about supporting the defensive line.
The DPRK and China have lost hope for this......
But a miracle was born.
Ten days later, the battle report was sent back, and the army successfully broke through the siege, and carried out a counterattack, recovering a city with the original target.
In the detailed battle report, it was the "She Leopard" who had become a general step by step by virtue of his military exploits, and under the respect of a group of soldiers, he was ordered to command the army.
Because of the excellent command of "She Leopard", and the unity of the people in the face of danger, this miracle was created.
In fact, there was naturally the help and support of Generalissimo She's cronies during his lifetime.
But more because "She Leopard" himself is handsome, and the halo of the female frequency male protagonist.
After that war, "She Leopard", who had been recognized by almost all soldiers, rose again in prestige in the army.
With the support of his father's old ministry, he temporarily sat in the position of marshal.
The emperor and he were young, and they were also young and hot-blooded, regardless of the opposition of the courtiers and the courtiers, and gave unconditional trust to the "She Leopard" who was less than 20 years old.
And "She Leopard" did not teach him to be disappointed.
In the following years, the "She Leopard" army fought on the border and finally completely recovered the lost territory.
But by this time, the original two teenagers were already in their thirties.
A man who has been fighting alone with courtiers for many years, has developed a suspicious temperament, and is eager to centralize power.
A long-term military power, and gradually has ambitions......
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After the war ended and the border stabilized, Lin Shinian was afraid of the "She Leopard" rebellion and wanted to summon him back to Beijing.
But at this time, the "She Leopard" who has been rewarded has long been unsealed, and even if it is rewarded, "She Leopard" will not necessarily return to the capital.
There were people around the emperor who paid attention to the princess - to marry the princess.
At that time, "She Bao" did not know that the emperor was suspicious of him, so he only led his personal guards back to the capital.
At the celebration banquet, the two monarchs and ministers drank together, and when the ministers dispersed, Lin Shinian stopped She Leopard and wanted to force him to hand over the tiger talisman.
"She Leopard" only realized at this time that he had been tricked, and immediately disregarded the imperial power and threw the cup and was furious.
And Lin Shinian was also furious, and he wanted to ask someone to take it down.
But "She Leopard" handled it calmly, and then said something.
"The border army is my henchmen, and it is no different from the private army, without my tiger talisman and handwritten letters, no one can think of mobilizing half a point."
"What's more, don't say I'm dead, but if you don't receive my secret letter within half a month, the army will be neutral!"
"How dare you bet with me?"
Bet?
Lin Shinian didn't dare to ......
It's just that "She Leopard" is not invincible.
The important positions of the defenders of the capital are all children of the royal family, generals of the great defenders, and they are also the siblings of Lin Shinian's father and the most staunch supporter of Lin Shinian.
These nearly 100,000 elites are completely in the hands of Lin Shinian.
And this is the most critical and important army, and it is the only one that She Leopard can't penetrate.
In the future, "She Leopard" will never be able to take half a step out of the capital under heavy surveillance.
This is also Lin Shinian's most important and most concerned focus.
And once there is something wrong at the border, "She Leopard" will be the first to be besieged and killed!
In this way, the two are completely deadlocked.
But the two people who are poor and poor, in front of the unwitting courtiers, are still willing to play a blind date with a monarch and a minister.
After that, even the marriage took place as scheduled.
Secretly, both of them are preparing, looking for a way to break the game......
Until now, months later.
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Thinking of this, Lin Shinian relaxed a little.
What if She Leopard controls the court?
Maybe he will be elevated or even pushed off the throne in the new year, but the next emperor will never be She Bao!
Although he figured it out, looking at the messy twists and turns, Lin Shinian was not in the mood to continue working.
"Manager Li, where is Concubine Gu now?"
Looking at a confidant old eunuch behind him, Lin Shinian asked.
The chief eunuch Li thought about it for a while, and replied, "There was a palace maid who passed the word before a stick of incense, and Concubine Gu went to the imperial garden, and as for now, the old slave doesn't know ......."
After thinking about it, Manager Li asked again: "Do you want to call Concubine Gu Niangniang to come?" ”
"No need." Lin Shinian waved his hand.
Immediately afterwards, he said: "Concubine Gu is not in good health, there is a lot of inconvenience, I will go to find her......"
Manager Li was stunned when he heard this.
He was also present on the night of the celebration banquet, and as one of the emperor's most trusted people, he was not killed.
Therefore, he naturally knows She Leopard's anti-heart.
And at this time, the emperor still wants to see a woman?
It's a pity that although he became the chief administrator when he was the first emperor, he was just a eunuch, but he couldn't manage these things.
can only secretly curse in his heart.
At the same time, Manager Li hated and cursed in his heart: Isn't this Concubine Gu sick? I just hope that God will take her away soon!
After all, there are some things that the master can't see, but it doesn't mean that he can't see the intrigue in the harem after decades......