"General Sima?" Seeing Sima Yuan come to the door on his own initiative, Shen Junfang was as surprised as when he saw the sun coming out of the west. He stared blankly at Sima Yuan who walked straight into the inner hall with a sullen face.
After walking around the hall, Sima Yuan frowned: "Are there no outsiders?"
Shen Junfang shook his head, his young face full of confusion: "I wonder what General Sima wants from you? I thought General Sima would never want to enter this threshold."
Yao Junxian's death is inextricably related to Shen Junfang and Ou Suiliang, and the Sima family and the Yao family both prospered and suffered losses. Although Sima Yuan's official position was not promoted but demoted, the Sima family's power plummeted after Yao Junxian's death. Fact: Shen Junfang never thought that one day Sima Yuan would take the initiative to find him, and what Sima Yuan said next was beyond his wildest dreams.
"Does Master Shen have any feelings for the queen? To be honest, I don't want to hear useless lies!" Sima Yuan asked straight to the point, with the same ferocity as when he was riding a horse with a gun on the battlefield.
"I..." Hesitantly moving his lips, Shen Junfang could not answer easily.
The next day after being questioned by Yi Huaiyu, Shen Junfang resigned and no longer went to Huanqing Palace to teach the prince. He was not sure whether Yi Huaiyu had any doubts about him, but it was always right to be cautious, and the facts proved that that night What happened was not "just a joke" as Yi Huaiyu said. When he learned from others that Yi Huaiyu suddenly stayed overnight at Huanqing Palace that night, he had a better understanding of Yi Huaiyu's intentions.
Regardless of whether Yi Huaiyu truly loves Sima Tulan, she is the queen of Dayao and Yi Huaiyu's wife, and he is just an adviser to assist the king. Yi Huaiyu warned about this in a very straightforward way. ——The person in this world who can sleep with Sima Tulan is Yi Huaiyu, not any other man, including the trusted confidant Shen Junfang.
With such a clear reminder, Shen Junfang naturally couldn't pretend to be absent, and it was impossible to avoid answering some questions.
"What on earth does General Sima want to see me for? You can just know some things, why do you have to ask me to explain them clearly?" Shen Junfang took a deep breath with a helpless smile on his face, "I just said a few words casually, I didn't expect it. It actually alarmed the Emperor and General Sima, and I don’t know if it caused any trouble to the Queen. If so, then Jun Fang really deserves to die."
Shen Junfang did not deny his admiration for Sima Tulan. His honest answer made Sima Yuan dissipate most of his anger. He glared at the pale young imperial master and then sat on the upper seat in the inner hall.
"Fortunately, you answered truthfully. If you dare to tell lies and fool me, no matter how much the emperor protects you, I will make you suffer." The iron fist hit the table with a dull sound. Sima Yuan snorted, but his expression softened. Many, "The queen insisted that you had good intentions, so she didn't tell the emperor about you, otherwise your head might not be rolling in a puddle now. Please remember this kindness. I came to you for half of the reason." It’s for the queen, it’s up to you whether to agree or not.”
Shen Junfang was at a loss, with a look of astonishment on his face: "Promise? Promise to what?"
"I haven't said anything yet, why are you in a hurry!" Sima Yuan shouted angrily with his eyes widened. When he saw Shen Jun hurriedly nodded aggrievedly, he put away his anger and said in a low voice, "I want you to help me persuade the Queen - don't be in a hurry yet. Ask, listen to me."
The topic shifted to Sima Tulan, and Sima Yuan's expression and tone soon softened. Between his eyebrows and in his eyes, there was a brother's concern for his sister. Shen Junfang listened quietly and watched silently.
Take everything you say into your heart, word for word.
"Everyone can see that the Queen has power but is not favored. Over the years, the Emperor occasionally visited other concubines, but most of his time was spent in Lianchenxuan. Those blind bitches began to gossip and even mock the Queen.
, you won’t be unaware of these. Rumors aside, after the concubine Jing poisoned the queen in an attempt to kill the queen, some concubines with evil intentions began to make plans, colluding with relatives or courtiers to replace the queen, and the queen’s safety became increasingly difficult to guarantee.
." Sima Yuan sighed and shook his head in frustration, "I have always advised the queen to gain more power, whether in the harem or in the previous dynasty, at least not to be bullied by those little bitches, but she just didn't listen. She did nothing but take care of her all day long.
The trivial thing in the harem is to take care of the prince. After a long time, who will be afraid of her? Without awe, her position as queen will be shaky."
"General Sima wants me to persuade the queen to give up her duties and win over the courtiers? This... doesn't seem to be a good idea." Shen Junfang pondered for a long time, but still expressed his opinion bluntly.
Yi Huaiyu was not particularly strict in controlling the harem. Emperors who allowed the harem concubines to often meet with relatives outside the palace were rare in the history of the country. However, this does not mean that Yi Huaiyu was too reassured. On the contrary, Yi Huaiyu
He wanted to see which concubines were ungrateful, and while receiving his favor, they colluded with the former ministers to cause trouble. Once the evidence was seized, the consequences would be unimaginable, and there was nothing he could not do.
As the queen, Sima Tulan is backed by the two major powers of the Yao family and the Sima family. She has always been Yi Huaiyu's top priority. Even though the Yao family has collapsed, Sima Yuan is still a thorn in Yi Huaiyu's side.
Unhappy. At this time, if you don’t choose to stay safe and protect yourself wisely, but go against the limelight to win over the ministers of the previous dynasty, isn’t it the same as asking for death?
Shen Junfang and Sima Yuan looked at each other firmly, trying to find out the reason for the isolated general's persistence. Gradually, they also figured out some problems.
Taking a breath, Shen Junfang asked cautiously: "Did the Emperor say anything to General Sima?"
Sima Yuan was silent for a while and nodded slightly: "The emperor issued a secret edict, asking me to prepare and accompany my general to attack Zhao Kingdom."
"General Sima, are you sending troops?" Shen Junfang lost his voice in surprise, "Is this really the emperor's will?"
Sima Yuan did not answer directly. He took out the secret edict from his sleeve and handed it to Shen Junfang. He sighed heavily and became much older in an instant. He was full of words but didn't know where to start.
In the past, Yao Junxian always scolded Sima Yuan for being a brainless fool, but who could stand in the whirlpool of power for many years without falling? After receiving Yi Huaiyu's secret edict, Sima Yuan quickly figured out the mystery behind this edict.
This prompted him to bravely come to the door to find this young national advisor who had pushed him step by step and forced the Sima family onto the path of decline.
"Guoshi Shen can also see clearly that the emperor is planning to get rid of me. The Sima family has been forced to the end. If we still give in and let the emperor arrange it at this time, Tu'er will eventually become a victim of the power struggle."