"I heard someone say that you met the people of the East Palace alone this morning, is this true?" Shen actually shone the candle out of the window, and then pulled the window up.

"Don't hide it from the manager, this is indeed true."

"If you don't hide it, why haven't you reported it?" Shen actually sat down and looked at him with stern eyes.

"This ......" Lu Xinzhong hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Alas, this sentence or two is not clear." Please explain it from beginning to end, you can understand. ”

"Say." Shen never doubted his loyalty, so he gave him a chance to plead.

Lu Xinzhong lowered his head and made a deep sigh: "That person is the guard of the East Palace, who said that he came on the order of the prince, and he wanted to meet with Chief Shen. The little one suspected that he was fake his identity, and he was not very relieved, afraid that he would cause trouble, so he set up a bureau to test it, but he never thought that his face would not change and deal with it calmly, so he believed his words. ”

After asking him about the purpose of his visit, he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sent by Cunzhao to persuade him to help in the election of provincial ministers. The prince doesn't know what to do, and is going to invite you to the East Palace for questioning, and come up with a way not to offend both ends. The villain didn't know the prince's intentions, and was worried that this was a Hongmen banquet, so he didn't dare to let him see you, so you didn't have a step down. So I put it off on the grounds that you are not well. The original intention was to be afraid that you would be involved in troubled waters, so I didn't think that some traitors had bad intentions and slandered and framed them, which is really chilling! ”

"Come here," Eunuch Shen nodded and beckoned to him, "Actually, I didn't believe those rumors. They have always been jealous of your status, and they have said a lot of bad things, but none of them are true, and I am used to it. ”

"But the prince's people will come again sooner or later, and it will be difficult to refuse at that time," Lu Xinzhong walked into the candlelight, showing a serious face, "It's better to let the villain go for you." ”

Shen Jing frowned and said, "You have been to the East Palace once, and you are familiar with the prince and others, it is not a bad way." But I can't figure out how you should counsel with them. ”

"Little Dou Dare to say," Lu Xinzhong rubbed his hands tightly and raised his eyes, "Now that the Liu Dang is a house that is about to collapse, we can't hang ourselves on this tree, after all, the days to come are still long." It's better to take this opportunity to cast a clear stream. ”

Shen Jing listened, he was not annoyed, but replied calmly: "I have been following Liu Zhennian for so many years, not to mention interests, but also have a lot of feelings, how can I easily tear my face?" What's more, we as slaves should only serve the emperor, and should not worry about the affairs of the court and hurriedly stand in line. Back then, I was just following the times, but I was also trembling; Today, we can't take the initiative to cling to the past, and we have broken the rules. When you go to the East Palace, you should be cautious, don't be paranoid at one end, admit your reason, and make Your Highness unhappy. Lu Xinzhong listened to them one by one.

After discussing the matter, Shen Jing had no distractions, so he handed over the cold clothes to Eunuch Lu according to the original instructions, and asked him to take them to the dormitory to serve the emperor. After seeing him leave, he asked the eunuchs who participated in the 'setting up of the bureau', most of them were Lu Xinzhong's confidants, and they followed him to greed a lot of money and food, which one was willing to tell the truth, and he unconsciously prevaricated this matter.

When Eunuch Lu returned from the dormitory, it was already very late, so he had to sleep for the time being, and only later in the morning would he urgently report the news to the military man. The soldier returned to the camp yesterday afternoon and lied to Cun Zhao, saying that Shen actually went to the dormitory to meet the emperor because of the promotion of Chen Tongpao to Shangshu, and he would come tomorrow after a while. The second secretary couldn't help but feel that there was a fake, and let him rest, but he was very anxious in his heart, where could he sleep, and he looked forward to it all night, until he saw that the sky was bright, and then he took Lu Xinzhong's secret letter, opened it and read a sentence of 'can go quickly', and put it on the candlestick and burned it, hurriedly put on his clothes, went to the big tent to see Cunzhao, saw that there was no one in the school, and said: "Father-in-law Shen has made a decision with me, and I will come now." ”

Cun Zhao and Taisu looked at each other, and they were overjoyed, that is, while asking someone to hand him the bronze medal, they discussed with a few henchmen: "The chief manager of the palace is coming, and the soldiers of the full battalion must know!" You have calculated the time, and in a moment you have gathered everyone in the school yard, and there is no room for error! ”

The military man took a horse and hurried out of the camp, and when he arrived at a gate, he showed the bronze medal engraved with the official rank of Cunzhao, so he passed all the way unimpeded, and ran straight to the outside of the province to meet Lu Xinzhong.

"Thank you!" The military man jumped off the horse and grabbed his hand, "Shen Gonggong really agreed?" ”

Lu Xinzhong sighed: "A promise is a promise, but he has doubts and refuses to abandon the Liu Party." I am not going to force it, and I must not let it hurt him. ”

"Father-in-law Lu helped me solve such a big problem, if there is a quarrel because of this, I must help talk!"

"That's really relying on the military master."

As they spoke, they walked to the last gate in front of the barracks. Lu Xinzhong stopped, looking at the distance where there was no one, but he could vaguely hear the shouting, and immediately became vigilant: "Is there a school field ahead?" ”

The soldier pointed his horsewhip: "After passing the gate in front of you, it is the gate of the big camp, so you can naturally hear the sound of military training." ”

"Get in...... You won't pass by the schoolyard, will you? ”

The military man glanced at him in a panic, and hurriedly said, "Ah, ah, no!" After the school field is in the east side of the martial arts hall, you will pass through the west side. What are you struggling with this? ”

Lu Xinzhong turned around and said, "I'm not afraid of seeing people. Your family forbids me to go, and it's not a sneaky thing, so why hide in Tibet? but lest they be angry and blame your guilt. There must be a lot of people gathered on campus today to welcome me, right? ”

Seeing that the military man couldn't hide it, he had to smile and say: "My father-in-law is really a god!" That's what I was told before, so that people can't make a noise. I didn't want to tell the truth, but when you say that, I get a little scared of what 'guilt' and 'anger', and I don't know why......"

"What are you worried about?" Lu Xinzhong let out a sharp sneer, but it didn't seem to be because of him, "The two Si Ban just wanted to greet Gonggong Shen like this, and it seemed polite." But you didn't say that I came, I was a miscellaneous matter, and people were soft-spoken, how could I accept such a great gift? They have been deceived, and they have made a fool of themselves in the crowd, and they will be angry, and they will blame you for the blame, and they will be beaten or scolded at worst, or dismissed from their posts. The military master's luck is really bad, but he encountered these helpless things! ”

The military man was completely panicked, and he ignored Cunzhao's iron order, and immediately grabbed Eunuch Lu's sleeve: "Please save me!" ”