"Your Majesty! The slave has something to see! ”

In the middle of the night, a few cold shouts outside the dormitory frightened the guards at the door, and they held torches from a distance, and saw that it was Chief Shen who was staggering, so they hurriedly walked into the inner room and reported to the emperor. When the emperor heard this, he immediately ordered someone to bring Shen Jing here to answer.

"Grandpa Shen, you are so old, why do you want to run this trip yourself?" The emperor sat on the edge of the bed, his dragon robe only draped over his body, bowed down slightly, and asked in a concerned tone.

Shen was silent, only took off his hat, revealing his full head of white hair, and kowtowed gently: "Your Majesty, the slave is no longer worthy of this position, please allow the slave to be dismissed." ”

The emperor's eyelids moved: "Are you ...... Threaten me? ”

"The slave never dared to threaten the emperor, and he was sincere to the emperor. It's just that someone forced the slave to give up this position, and the slave had to do so in order to save his name. Ask Your Majesty for a promise! ”

"Thou art my slave, who dares to force him?"

Shen Jing replied: "That person is also a chamberlain in the palace, I am afraid that he saw that I was old and frail, and wanted to take the opportunity to take my position as the chief steward." ”

"Don't scruple and tell this person's name and surname!" The emperor was suspicious and angry, and his tone was noticeably heavier.

"That, that slave said," Shen actually pretended to be nervous, his hands trembled, and his voice was staggered, "This person is Lu Xinzhong." The slave has always treated him as his own son, and handed over all the important matters to him. Who knew that when we met that day, he suddenly mentioned what Lu Tingci was, and tried to prevent me from coming to see the emperor, saying that the emperor was working hard for this. But a few days ago, he didn't participate in the court meeting, how could he know so much? The servants were sure that he had something to hide, but none of the servants told me. The minions were afraid, afraid that they would join forces to calculate me, and there would be no idle days in their old age......"

When the emperor heard this, he didn't react violently, just took a breath, nodded, and looked at him with a very majestic expression: "What he hid from you should be Ye Yongjia's impeachment of Uncle Huang." ”

Shen Jing's eyes were straight, and his heart suddenly thumped, and he immediately understood Lu Xinzhong's purpose. But soon, he also calmed down from the shock.

"Why was Uncle Huang denounced by him?"

"It is said that the emperor's uncle falsely passed on his order outside Beijing to collect the people, but the conclusion is still inconclusive," the emperor answered his question perfunctorily, apparently focusing on the latter words, "but now it seems that there are some eyebrows." Not to mention how Lu Xinzhong got the news of the court, if one of his subordinates can ride on your head, it will be an unforgivable sin! ”

He got up suddenly: "Manager Shen, you quickly get a pen and paper, I want to write the edict with my own hands, so that you can go back and arrest Lu Xinzhong first!" ”

In the tense season, Lu Xinzhong certainly didn't dare to go out to cause trouble, so he only hid in the guest room and inquired about Manager Shen's actions at any time. After hearing that Shen Jing had sent someone to the account room, he became more and more uneasy, and then lit a bright light and discussed with a few henchmen: "The boss is afraid that he is already suspicious, so he uses this plan to probe my truth." In the next few days, there may be a sudden accident, and you will be with me at that time, and you will not leave. ”

The henchmen obeyed their orders one after another, and Lu Xinzhong felt that it was not very safe, so he ordered them to prepare short-bladed weapons, and if Shen actually attacked, he would be held hostage, and several of his major crimes would be announced, and the first attack would be stronger. After the discussion, several people slept on the ground, not knowing that Shen Jing had secretly met the emperor.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Xinzhong got up early, drank a few sips of tea, and urged the little eunuch who was imprisoned to cook on the fire. The little eunuch didn't know this, but he was still beaten and scolded by Lu Xinzhong, so he got a little bit of a clue, and finally prepared a table of dishes for them, and the chopsticks were ready.

Lu Xinzhong was talking and laughing with others, and was about to move, when suddenly the two door panels in front of him opened, and a henchman said in a panic: "Father-in-law Lu, Mr. Shen is in his room, and he asked you to go and see him." ”

Eunuch Lu and the others looked at each other, all of them were colorless, and their hands shook in fright, and they threw the pair of chopsticks to the ground.

"Shen, who is next to Mr. Shen?" Eunuch Lu asked as he bent over to pick up the chopsticks.

"He's the only one."

"What?" Lu Xinzhong raised his head suddenly, looking at him intently, "Do you really see it?" Not a single one? ”

"The little one can see it clearly, how can there be anyone!"

Lu Xinzhong was silent, continued to reach forward, and packed up his chopsticks; And there was already a whisper in his ear, and a father-in-law kept chanting: "There is less bad luck, and there is less good luck......"

"Hahaha! Haha......"

Lu Xinzhong suddenly burst out with uncontrollable laughter, and stood up from his chair, his face full of spring: "Everyone, what does this look like a lot of bad luck? We're clearly going to win! thought that he Shen had invited people from the court to come, so he dared to be so arrogant; How do you know how to resist thousands of troops and horses! Now the whole province is our brother, as long as we go together and rip off his official uniform, how can anyone not follow? ”

The father-in-law was overjoyed, and their adoring eyes all fell on him: "This is really a desperate life!" ”

"That old dog, how many years have I been sincere to him, and he repays me like this!" Lu Xinzhong propped up the table and took a few large bites of food, and the corners of his mouth were full of vegetable residues. He raised a pair of vicious eyes slightly, "Since he wants to break off with me, then I must let him die without a place to be buried, so as to relieve the hatred in my heart!" ”

Shen actually faced the dazzling sun, and the golden light sprinkled on his clothes, and the wrinkled ravines on his face also shone more prominently. He squinted his eyes and looked at Lu Xinzhong and a few eunuchs with big shoulders and round waists, and walked in menacingly.

"Manager Shen, you must have asked me to break off with me, right? You've got to think about it. Lu Xinzhong took two big strides and came to him with a rough fist.

Shen Jing smiled: "There is no turning back when you open the bow." ”

"Good!" Shen Jing glanced at both sides in a hurry.

In an instant, the eunuchs on both sides took out daggers and quickly approached Shen Jing's body, and several daggers were around his neck.

"Do you dare to kill me?" Shen Jing asked calmly.

"I don't dare to kill you, but I will tie you up to the emperor to see how you quibble and share the spoils!"

"Remove the knife." Shen ignored him and turned his face to look at the other eunuchs; How could they agree, but instead clenched the hilt of the sword.

"I have this thing, don't you know it works?"

Shen Jing slowly took out a holy decree from his bosom and shook it in front of their eyes—before they could say anything, the men threw down their weapons and fell to their knees.

Lu Xinzhong was stunned in place, he didn't expect that the henchmen he had worked so hard to win over would be vulnerable in the face of this will - he completely understood at this time why Shen dared to indulge himself like that.