The "Dai Imperial Envoy" whom the emperor had just appointed and had high hopes for had been assassinated in Yueqing and almost burned to death!
If something like this happened, you would know with your buttocks that the emperor would be furious, and he must be furious.
Otherwise, the majesty of the emperor will be lost.
Shen Yi sat beside Qi Dayou's bed, lowered his head slightly, and sighed: "To be honest, until now, I haven't come back to my senses, and I haven't even had time to feel angry in my heart."
"Now, I just feel a little chill on my spine."
This is Shen Yi's true thoughts.
Perhaps it was because of being drugged. Shen Yi's mind was still a bit unclear until now. The only feeling in his heart now was the word fear.
It's not that he's completely afraid of death.
The main thing is that he now has a wife and children. If he dies like this, what will his wife and children do?
The youngest brother in the family, Shen Heng, is still a student. He won't take the imperial examination until this fall, and he won't take the imperial examination next year. If he succeeds, everyone will be happy. If he doesn't, he will be gone in the family, and who will be able to shoulder the responsibility?
?
Is it possible to rely on Master Lu?
But Master Lu is already very old.
Shen Yi thought silently in his heart.
After thinking about it, there is only one person who seems to be reliable...
That is Xu Fu.
If he is gone, Xu Fu seems to be the only one who can take care of the Shen family in a short time.
After being frightened, anger slowly emerged in Shen Yi's heart.
No matter who was the one who did it last night, this almost "fatal feud" was finally settled.
Moreover, Shen Yi is really alive now.
As long as he lives, there will always be a day for revenge.
"This is a dereliction of duty on my part."
Qi Dayou's face was still wrapped in white cloth. He sighed and said, "We were ordered to protect Master Shen. The past few months have been calm and peaceful, so we have been a little careless."
"The person who took action last night must have planned it in advance..."
Shen Yi lowered his head, looked at his palms, then rubbed his head, which was still a little swollen and sore, and said slowly: "I heard from the brothers in the inner guard that I was drugged last night, but I was there yesterday afternoon.
I stayed at the anti-Japanese army camp for a whole day and then returned home. I really couldn’t figure out who could give me medicine..."
"Not necessarily food."
Qi Dayou whispered: "It might be tea."
"Don't hide anything from Master Shen."
Qi Dayou hesitated for a moment and then said: "I suspected the attendant who was following you last night. If someone wants to drug you, he is the most convenient person to do it. But last night, he was also drugged.
I was almost burned to death in the room..."
"Even if he drugged himself to eliminate suspicion after taking action, he would probably find a room far away from your bedroom to rest, instead of sleeping in the room next to yours, so this person is not very suspicious.
"
"Apart from him, there are only other servants in this garden."
"The internal guards have controlled them all and interrogated them one by one."
The place where Shen Yi lives now was found for him by Zhong Ping, the former magistrate of Yueqing County. It is a villa belonging to a large family in Yueqing City. Because the courtyard is very large, if only Shen Yi and Jiang Sheng live there, there is absolutely no way they can live there.
It was reasonable, so there were already some maids and servants in the garden, but they were not driven away and were still maintaining the garden.
There are estimated to be fifteen or sixteen of these servants.
Shen Yi rubbed his temples and squinted his eyes slightly: "I know Jiang Sheng well. He is unlikely to do such a thing."
Jiang Sheng was the illegitimate son of Tian Boping in Jiangdu. He followed Shen Yi to Jiankang when he was fourteen or fifteen years old. He originally worked with Xu Fu. Later, when Shen Yi went south, he really lacked a messenger around him, so he hired the clever Jiang Sheng.
Sheng took him with him and became a follower.
Jiang Sheng is now married, and his wife and children live in Shen's house in Jiankang. He truly knows everything. No matter from any angle, he has no reason to murder Shen Yi.
"As for the others, please ask Brother Qi to check them out."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi said expressionlessly: "If the evidence of the crime is proven, it will be dealt with according to the law."
According to the laws of Dachen, murdering an imperial envoy is a crime of treason.
The entire family must be executed.
Qi Da nodded and said slowly: "Well, the internal guards will investigate all the way."
He took a deep breath: "Even if we don't give an explanation to Chief Shen, we still have to give an explanation to His Majesty."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yi and said, "The dose of medicine given to Master Shen is not small. You should pay more attention to rest now. By tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the effects of the medicine will be almost completely gone."
Shen Yi nodded silently and communicated with Qi Da for a few words, then he slowly stood up and walked outside.
At this time, his residence was guarded both inside and outside by internal guards.
Even those who fought against the Japanese army couldn't get in.
It wasn't until Shen Yi walked out of the courtyard that he saw two hundred households resisting the Japanese army guarding the door. When the two hundred households saw Shen Yi, they immediately showed joy on their faces and surrounded him.
"Master Shen, you're awake!"
Shen Yi nodded silently, then glanced at the two people, and said slowly: "Go and notify Ling Su and Xue Wei, tell them to leave a hundred people to cooperate with the inner guard and follow the inner guard's arrangements, and the others will immediately return to the Japanese camp.
Go, it’s time to train, it’s time to prepare.”
The two hundred households were used to hearing Shen Yi's orders, so they immediately went down to deliver the message.
Not long after, the anti-Japanese army followed Shen Yi's order and left only a hundred-household camp in Yueqing to cooperate with the internal guards on missions.
Because the internal guards in Yueqing have too few manpower.
Although the anti-Japanese army left, the two thousand households of the anti-Japanese army did not leave. Instead, they rushed directly to Shen Yi, waiting for Master Shen's next instructions.
After Xue Wei saw that Shen Yi was safe and sound, he was even more excited. He stepped forward and pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and wanted to take him to the anti-Japanese army camp.
Shen Yi shook his head and refused.
"Now there are dozens of internal guards around me. It is very safe. There is no need to live in a military camp."
Shen Yi glanced at the two people and said with a calm expression: "On the other hand, you two, if you have nothing else to do, you can go back to the camp now. It's all about the training to fight against the Japanese army. I won't have any serious problems here."
Xue Wei looked at Shen Yi and whispered: "Mr. Shen, let Ling Qianhu return to the camp to take charge of military affairs. I will guard you here, and you can feel more at ease. You don't know that last night, we fought against the Japanese army."
It’s almost a complete mess, I’m afraid something will happen to you!”
"Don't talk nonsense."
Shen Yi frowned and said solemnly: "The anti-Japanese army will not get into chaos with or without me."
"Don't stay here anymore, it's embarrassing."
"You all go back together."
Mr. Shen rubbed his head and said in a low voice, "I want to rest in peace for a few days..."
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As the Emperor's eyes and ears, the internal guards are the "direct line" of the eyes and ears, so there are naturally many ways to deliver news.
Internal guards stationed themselves at various post stations and even had special post roads to deliver messages.
The news that Shen Yi was almost burned to death was naturally a big deal, so the news was rushed six hundred miles to Jiankang.
Yueqing is only a thousand miles away from Jiankang.
Therefore, on the evening of the third day after Shen Yi's assassination, the news of the internal guards was rushed to the hands of Eunuch Gao Minggao.
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After Eunuch Gao got the news, his face immediately became serious. He didn't care about what the emperor was doing, so he went directly to the Manlu Palace, found His Majesty the Emperor who was enjoying the song and dance of the Jiaofangsi, and handed the news to the inner guard.
Up.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from the internal guard."
The little emperor was watching the newly composed dance music at the moment, so he casually reached out and took the message from Gao Ming.
After unfolding the note from the inner guard, His Majesty the Emperor only glanced at it, and the smile froze on his face.
Seeing the emperor's expression change, Gao Ming stood up with a wink and waved to the dancers from the Jiaofang Department and the musicians in the palace.
The eunuch's voice was a little impatient.
"It's all gone!"
Soon, the originally bustling Manna Hall became quiet.
A gust of cool breeze blew, and the light from the palace lantern flickered on the emperor's face, causing his majesty's face to flicker.
"Inverted…"
The emperor first whispered something, then looked up at Gao Ming and took a deep breath.
He tried to calm his voice and not to lose his composure.
But after all, he is still young, and His Majesty the Emperor has not completely suppressed this anger.
He slapped the table so hard that his hands were numb from the shock.
"It's amazing!"
The young emperor's voice was extremely angry, and the power of the rolling dragon was already beginning to take shape.
Gao Ming and two or three other people nearby were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply to the emperor.