The news that Shi Haoran entered Guancheng reached the ears of the monk soldiers. The monk soldiers immediately shouted that they wanted to question Shi Haoran face to face as to whether he had taken action against Zhaoti Temple.
The news in the army is very confusing now. Some people say that Zhaoti Temple was indeed destroyed, and everyone in the temple was killed. It was Shi Haoran who did it.
Some people also say that there is nothing wrong with Zhaoti Temple, and these are all rumors and tricks of Long Chen.
The monk soldiers were at a loss as to what to do and had no choice but to ask Shi Haoran face to face.
Seeing Lian Zhen coming over with someone, Lu Qichang immediately gave Shi Haoran a wink, and Shi Haoran felt enlightened.
"Master Lian Zhen, are you also here to greet His Royal Highness?"
Lu Qichang said with a smile.
Lian Zhen walked up, followed by several monks.
"My Buddha is merciful and the poor monk Lian Zhen pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Shi Haoran nodded slightly and said: "Mage, you are so polite. You have worked hard in the battle. I have brought a lot of supplies and will deliver them to your camp immediately."
Lian Zhen put his hands together and saluted: "Thank you very much for your concern, Your Highness. I am here to ask you something, Your Majesty."
Before Lian Zhen finished speaking, Shi Haoran said loudly: "I know what the Master wants to ask. Those are all rumors. Don't listen to them."
"Zhaoti Temple is the national temple of Daxia, and Master Kongji is the national master of Daxia. You are the foundation of Daxia. How can I attack Zhaoti Temple?"
"Masters, please don't believe such childish and ridiculous rumors. This is Long Chengen's trick."
Seeing Shi Haoran speak so firmly, Lian Zhen felt relieved.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. Long Chengen has many tricks and tricks, and many people in the army have believed him."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said this, the poor monk can feel relieved, and all the brothers and sisters can also feel relieved."
The monk behind him looked relieved, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Lu Qichang said: "I have said before, don't listen to the rumors outside, they are all alienation tactics spread by Long Chengen."
Lian Zhen bowed and said, "I want to ask this question for my brothers, so that everyone can feel at ease."
Shi Haoran comforted him and said, "Tell all the mages that this is absolutely not the case."
"Once Long Chengen is defeated, you can return to Zhaoti Temple."
Lian Zhen bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, Crown Prince."
Lian Zhen took his brothers back to the camp. Shi Haoran and Lu Qichang watched Lian Zhen go away, feeling very worried.
"Uncle, tell me, what will happen if they find out?"
Lu Qichang shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid there will be a rebellion."
Shi Haoran sighed slightly and said: "I have no choice but to do this. If we don't kill them, how will we quell the people's anger? How will we have the army to fight?"
"Zhenguo Temple is over, and all the monks and soldiers from Zhaoti Temple are here. They are unreliable."
In the final analysis, Shi Haoran dared to attack Zhaoti Temple because Zhaoti Temple was in ruins.
So many masters were killed by Long Chen, leaving only Kongji.
Now Kongji has also disappeared, leaving only these monk soldiers.
"Come on, let's go see the king."
Lu Qichang didn't want to say any more, so the two of them entered the general's mansion and met Shi Le.
"My son, I pay homage to my father."
Shi Haoran lowered his head and saluted Shi Le, not daring to look directly at him.
When Shi Le saw Shi Haoran coming, he sighed slightly: "Get back on your feet."
Shi Haoran bowed: "Thank you, father."
Shi Le motioned for him to sit down and talk, and Shi Haoran sat down next to him.
"Is everything okay in the royal city?"
Shi Le spoke calmly.
Shi Haoran immediately replied: "Everything is fine."
Shi Le looked a little unhappy and said, "What's going on in Qiuzitang?"
There was news from Xingqing City, and Shi Le also knew something about it.
But Shi Haoran had been in Xingqing City all along and he knew better, so Shi Le asked him.
"My son has thoroughly investigated this matter and can be sure that the one who nodded and caused trouble is Long Chengen."
"He pretended to be a merchant, lived in a market inn, and on the day of the Children's Day, he took a woman and sneaked into the Children's Hall."
"The next day, he arrested Master Hong Zhi, exposed the matter of Qiuzitang in public, and took the lead in killing people and setting fires, which turned the world upside down."
Afterwards, Shi Haoran discovered Long Chen's crime trajectory through multiple investigations.
Shi Le said with an ugly face: "Long Chengen once sneaked into Zhaoti Temple to take away Mojie, and now he sneaked into Qiuzitang to kill Hong Zhi. Are the Forbidden Army and Jingzhao Mansion all just living off it?"
Shi Haoran was silent and did not dare to answer.
Shi Le sighed: "Long Chengen doesn't follow the rules. He is fighting on the battlefield, but he sneaks into the rear to cause trouble."
"In Nanliang, he turned Jinling City upside down."
"Now he has sneaked into Xingqing City to stir up trouble. He is simply a monster."
Lu Qichang said: "Long Chengen never follows the rules when doing things. He makes good use of strange soldiers on the battlefield, but secretly likes to sow discord."
"Now that Long Chengen is stationed in Yangcheng, Wei Chen suggested that someone be sent to monitor Long Chengen, otherwise there will be another evil trend."
Shi Le said in a cold tone: "You are the Privy Councilor, you can make arrangements yourself."
Lu Qichang bowed and said, "Wei ministers accept the decree."
For some reason, Lu Qichang felt that Shi Le's attitude towards him had changed a lot.
In the past, he regarded himself as a confidant and could participate in confidential matters. Shi Le often asked him for his opinion.
But these days, Shi Le often discussed military affairs with the commander-in-chief Li Chenglie, and the guard Xiao Liang also frequently visited the general's mansion, but Lu Qichang was rarely summoned.
If Shi Haoran hadn't come today, Lu Qichang wouldn't have found an excuse to meet him.
Originally, Shi Le asked Shi Haoran to take the newly recruited soldiers and horses to quell the chaos and rebels.
But Lu Qichang felt that at this critical moment, the best choice was to go to Guancheng to join forces and fight with Shi Le.
So he secretly sent a message to Shi Haoran, asking him to ignore the king's order and come directly with his troops.
Sure enough, after Shi Haoran arrived, Shi Le did not reprimand him.
"Are your mother and the others okay?"
Seeing that Shi Haoran did not dare to speak, Shi Le knew that his tone was too harsh, so he changed the topic and talked about family matters.
"If mother and queen are doing well, so will everyone else."
Shi Haoran answered carefully.
Shi Le nodded and asked casually: "Is there nothing going on in the palace?"
Shi Haoran was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what Shi Le meant, and hesitantly replied: "Everything is fine, everything is fine, nothing happened."
Shi Le was worried about Long Chen sneaking into the harem, so he asked casually.
After the question came out, Shi Le felt something was wrong again. Why did Long Chen sneak into the harem? For the sake of the concubines in the palace?
Long Chen sneaked into the royal city twice, both times for Zhaoti Temple and had no interest in the royal palace.
"Okay, you go and rest."
"The new soldiers you bring need to be trained more. If there are troublemakers around, you should take them to kill the enemy for training."
Shi Le gave this order, and Shi Haoran immediately stood up and worshiped: "My son, I accept the decree."
Shi Le nodded slightly, and Shi Haoran and Lu Qichang exited the backyard.
When they got outside, Shi Haoran suddenly said: "Uncle, do you think Long Chengen will sneak into the palace?"
Lu Qichang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you say that? Why did he sneak into the palace?"
Shi Haoran thought of the eunuch who abducted the maid in Concubine Li's courtyard. He had a feeling that maybe the young eunuch was Long Chen.
But if that little eunuch is Long Chen, he sneaks into the palace just to kidnap a palace maid?
This thing doesn't make sense.
Long Chen sneaked into the royal city twice, once to instigate Mojie, and once to expose Qiuzitang. These were all very important things.
It's impossible to run into the palace just to kidnap a palace maid.
"Oh, it's nothing. I'm just worried. It shouldn't happen."
"Uncle, tell me what happened after I left. Why did Yangcheng's 50-strong army fail?"
Shi Haoran also wanted to know the situation in Yangcheng and why he lost so miserably.
Lu Qichang sighed and said: "At that time"
The two of them talked about the situation of the war as they walked.
In the distance, a spy saw Shi Haoran arriving and immediately secretly sent a letter back to Yangcheng.
