If Shen Yi hadn't woken up because of the chaos just now, he would have already thought about things in a confused way.
The eunuchs who grew up in the Jiankang Palace in turn assassinated the emperor and Shen Yi at the same time. No matter how you think about it, this matter is unreasonable. Even if they assassinate one of Shen Yi and the emperor at the same time, this matter will appear reasonable. many.
Considering this point, it is more likely that Emperor Hongde wanted to use this assassination incident to kill Shen Yi.
What's even more unreasonable is that there are poison sacs in their teeth, but the daggers are not poisonous.
This is so abnormal.
For a moment just now, Shen Yi thought that his boss was going to take this opportunity to kill him.
But now that I think about it, this is unlikely.
Putting aside the affection between the two people, it is impossible to consider it solely from the perspective of interests.
If Shen Yi died tonight, that is, the day before he was granted the title of Zen, then this incident would definitely be recorded in the history books. No matter how much His Majesty the Emperor tried to explain it, he would not be able to absolve him of the sin of killing a donkey.
Moreover, his long-awaited Feng Chan will definitely be ruined because of this incident.
What's more important is that the north has not been completely calmed down, and the three generals under Shen Yi's command are still in power. If Shen Yi dies inexplicably in the emperor's palace, no matter what the emperor says to the outside world after dawn, no matter what is true What is the situation? Then the Huai'an army will probably be in chaos.
At the very least, Xue Wei's team will definitely return to Tai'an directly.
If this is the case, Shen Yi's several years of Northern Expedition will be immediately destroyed, and Zhu Li will most likely be able to regain a foothold and even regain the lost territory.
The world was immediately in chaos.
To put it bluntly, even if Emperor Hongde dies here, Shen Yi cannot die here.
After figuring out these joints, Shen Yi also had his own rough guess.
For a long period of ten years ago, Northern Qi's national power had always had an absolute advantage. Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that they were able to deploy their chess pieces in Jiankang.
Today, ten years later, the Northern Qi Dynasty is in danger, and the Purity Department of the Northern Qi Dynasty has no choice but to use the chess pieces that may have been used to spy on intelligence in the assassination.
In this way, it can be explained that the eunuchs who took action were not very good at it.
Furthermore, if the emperor was deceived by lard, then two eunuchs should not assassinate Shen Yi when Shen Yi is staying in the palace tonight. Instead, he should send a few skilled internal guards to pick up Shen Yi and kill each one on the way. allow.
Shen Yi looked at the emperor's injuries, took a deep breath, and said, "Is your Majesty's injury okay?"
The emperor frowned and said, "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."
He looked at Shen Yi, pressed his hands with his right hand that could still move, and said with a wry smile: "Are you okay? Let's sit down and talk."
Shen Yi bowed his head and thanked him, and then sat in front of the emperor. His Majesty the Emperor turned to look at Sun Jin, who was still kneeling in kowtow, and said in a low voice: "Get out."
"Take everyone and go out. No one is allowed to come in without my order."
Sun Jin's forehead was now blue, and he was crying, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he stood up and left while stroking his tears.
Others also left one after another.
Shen Yi looked at Sun Jin's leaving figure, shook his head and said, "Eunuch Sun looks frightened."
His Majesty the Emperor seemed to feel pain from his wound, and said in a low voice: "This matter has little to do with him. The two eunuchs who took action here have been in the palace for more than fifteen years. When it comes to responsibility, they are also responsible."
Shen Yi looked at the emperor and whispered: "This should be the last manpower of the Purity Department of the Northern Qi Dynasty. They are already desperate, so they are allowed to attack His Majesty before His Majesty wants to enshrine him."
"Their purpose should not be to attack me."
His Majesty the Emperor wore a coat and whispered: "The two assassins here used candlesticks when they stabbed me. Just before Shen Qing came over, the inner guard reported to me that the person who stabbed Shen Qing used candlesticks. It’s a dagger.”
The emperor laughed at himself: "They are the daggers used by the eunuchs to peel fruits. There are only two of them in the entire palace."
Emperor Hongde looked up at Shen Yi and whispered: "If you can do it here, it would be good, but the main purpose should be to alarm Shen Qing, attract Shen Qing over, and then attack Shen Qing."
"They probably did it to kill you, Shen Qing. If they succeed, the Northern Expedition of Chen Dynasty will come to an abrupt end, and Master Zhu Li may even survive."
"If it doesn't work..."
Shen Yi lowered his head and continued: "If that fails, we can also alienate the mutual trust between the minister and His Majesty and make the situation chaotic again. At least it will lay hidden dangers so that they can find opportunities in the future."
If this assassination was really led by the Purity Department of the Northern Qi Dynasty, then its intentions were very sinister.
Because the worst result is that both assassinations fail, but even this result may make Shen Yi distrust the emperor.
Even if Shen Yi did not distrust the emperor, the emperor might feel that Shen Yi had distrust.
With such mutual suspicion, Da Chen immediately had no future.
And this was the time to test the mutual trust between their monarch and his ministers.
Emperor Hongde took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "My palace servants need to clean up thoroughly."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "These people should be the last members of the Purity Department. If they take the lead, the palace will follow the clues and clean them up. From now on, they will be completely clean."
Having said this, Mr. Shen paused. He turned to look at the sky outside, then looked at the emperor, and asked: "Your Majesty, there are still two or three hours before we are about to set off to climb Mount Tai. You are injured now, what about this?" Once you enshrine Zen, does it mean you have to delay it later?"
The emperor was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "If Feng Chan is postponed, it will play into Qi Ren's ambitions."
"There's nothing wrong with me. This is a minor injury. It won't be noticeable after I put on the robe. This time, the ceremony will be carried out as usual."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said: "I understand, I will go and prepare now. Your Majesty, while there are still two or three hours left, take a good rest."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi with a complicated expression: "Shen Qing, do you want to take a rest?"
Shen Yi shook his head and smiled: "I have suffered this kind of injury many times on the battlefield, so it doesn't matter. Your Majesty can rest assured."
After saying that, he stood up, bowed his head slightly, and exited the emperor's bedroom.
Outside the bedroom, King Li Mu of Jin and Chief Envoy Zhang Jian had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Shen Yi coming out, they immediately surrounded him, especially Li Mu, who looked extremely nervous. He took Shen Yi's arm and lowered it. Voice: "Zi Heng, Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Mr. Shen frowned and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is fine, but I was stabbed and you touched my wound now."
Li Mu exclaimed "Ah" and quickly let go of Shen Yi's arm.
Zhang Jian stepped forward, his brows furrowed, he looked at Shen Yi first, and then asked: "Zi Heng, are you okay?"
"The flesh wound is not serious and has been bandaged."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi with questioning eyes again, and the latter gave him a reassuring look in a tacit understanding. Zhang Fantai then breathed a sigh of relief and said nothing more.
Li Mu stood on the other side of Shen Yi and lowered his voice and asked: "Zi Heng, what's going on? It's so late at night that it scared me. I ran all the way here just now, and my legs are trembling now."
Shen Yi looked back at the emperor's bedroom, and then whispered: "Among the eunuchs brought out from the palace, there were secret hands of the Purity Department. After they were exposed, seeing that there was no chance for His Majesty, they ambush me on the road. I was not careful. , was stabbed by them."
"These assassins have all been killed."
Mr. Shen raised his head and looked at the still dark night sky. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Your Majesty, please inform me that today's ceremony will continue as usual."
"There can be no mistakes."
He looked at Zhang Jian again.
"Senior brother, my guard camp is outside. Could you please take them with me, senior brother, to assist the internal guards and eliminate any suspicious people along the way."
Zhang Jian and Li Mu looked at each other and both bowed to Shen Yi in unison.