Seeing Shen Jungao reach out and lift up his cloak, Pei Zilie and the other two people solemnly raised their hands: "Ming Gong."
Shen Jungao smiled and nodded: "We will meet soon, we are destined."
Xiao Mohe took a step forward: "What kind of wind is this that brings Duke Shen here?"
While handing the cloak to the follower behind him, Shen Jungao said calmly: "Of course it's the river breeze on Guazhou Ferry."
Immediately understanding the purpose of Shen Jungao's visit, Xiao Mohe bowed his hands and saluted: "Mr. Shen has always considered himself a hermit. Today..."
Shen Jungao was wearing a cloak at this time and came anonymously. It was definitely not a trivial matter. And after hearing what Shen Jungao said, it was obvious that he was involved in the battle for the throne between Chen Shubao and Chen Shuling. The river wind on Guazhou Ferry naturally meant that Shen Jungao had already Wu Mingche, Xiao Mohe and others who were assassinated by Chen Shuling regarded them as their own.
"We are all members of our own family, why bother talking about two different families." Xiao Mohe's face changed. Now that the matter is at this point, it's better to get straight to the point.
Shen Jungao nodded slightly: "I came here this time with doubts and felt that this matter should be resolved."
Xiao Mohe made an invitation gesture: "Mr. Shen, please, Bo Qing, make tea!"
Shen Jungao took a deep breath, sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Today in the court, His Majesty only fined the Yangzhou governor a year's salary. General Zuowei was present at the time, and he must have known it. In this way, the Yangzhou governor will definitely intensify his punishment. , how should we respond?”
Li Xingchen and the other three glanced at each other subconsciously. Shen Jungao obviously couldn't sit still. His Majesty spared Chen Shuling again and again, which somewhat frightened Shen Jungaoguin or other people standing around the prince. After all, His Majesty's partiality towards Chen Shuling has always been... This shows that Your Majesty still feels sorry for this son, and secondly, it also shows that Your Majesty still appreciates his strengths.
Even though His Majesty never said that he wanted to depose the crown prince, with His Majesty's indifference to Chen Shubao and his increased protection of Chen Shuling, even an outsider like Shen Jungao began to worry.
After all, this involves the head of the minister, and no one dares to be careless.
"To be honest with you, we were discussing this matter just now," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice. "Perhaps you don't know yet, but the two brothers Chen Shujian and Chen Shucheng accidentally leaked the news at the poetry meeting today. Even if they are not the governor of Yangzhou, , and also has an inseparable relationship with the governor of Yangzhou."
Shen Jungao's face changed slightly: "Is this true? So the governor of Yangzhou still has a lot of secrets in Jiankang Mansion?"
Li Xingchen nodded, and Xiao Shilian beside him said curiously: "Even if the governor of Yangzhou has made arrangements, how can he compare with the prince? Why should Mr. Shen be so worried?"
Although it is well known that Chen Shubao has a dull personality and has not done anything outstanding, at least Chen Shubao has stayed in Jiankang Mansion for so many years. Even if he doesn't work hard, he still has some foundation and trust, such as Shen Jungao in front of him, and he has always stood firm. Xiao Mohe on Chen Shubao's side.
"Having said that," Shen Jungao said with a helpless frown, "Perhaps it is rare for the nephew to return to the capital, and he doesn't know. There are many officials in the Prince's Mansion, but most of them are just performing their duties. It is unknown how much support he has for the Prince. , we have always suspected that there is an informant arranged by the governor of Yangzhou or other princes in the prince's palace, which is why a certain person came here dressed like this this time."
Xiao Mohe nodded slightly. Compared with Chen Shuling, although Chen Shubao's strength is on the surface, it is like a plate of loose sand as Shen Jungao said. The ministers in the Prince's Mansion were all carefully selected by Chen Xu to train Chen Shubao.
, but to this day, these ministers are suspicious and dissatisfied with each other, and it is difficult for them to stand together even if they are in the same camp.
Of course, there are also some civil and military officials who, although they are on the same side, have little contact with each other. For example, Shen Jungao, the uncle of the prince, and Xiao Mohe, the general of Zuowei, are actually just acquaintances. This is the first time Shen Jungao has visited.
visit.
Therefore, Shen Jungao's worries are also reasonable. Once this large and scattered sand comes up against Chen Shuling's hidden plot at a critical moment, it is really hard to say who will win and who will lose. Especially even in the Prince's Mansion.
Among the people, it is still difficult to determine which ones are our own and which ones are the chess pieces that Chen Shuling had arranged before.
Xiao Mohe looked at Shen Jungao with a worried look on his face. Although this uncle of the prince usually lived a life of idle clouds and wild cranes, no one dared to underestimate him. After all, he was a person invited by His Majesty many times, and he was also recognized as the younger brother of the famous minister Shen Junli.
: "Since Mr. Shen no longer intends to disappear, why not take this opportunity to agree to the errand that His Majesty has always wanted to give to Mr. Shen? Ting Weiqing is a position that many people are eyeing. Your Majesty appreciates your talent and has been giving it to Mr. Shen all these years.
It’s here.”
Shen Jungao was startled for a moment: "Now that I am serving as Tingweiqing, isn't that telling the governor of Yangzhou..."
Li Xingchen shook his head with a smile, and first stated the two options he had discussed with Xiao Mohe before. Looking at Shen Jungao's thoughtful expression, Li Xingchen said with a smile: "Before, we were still hesitant about which path we should take.
Now that Mr. Shen is here, it seems like we might as well take both paths."
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. Shen Jungao's frown finally relaxed a lot. As Li Xingchen said, once these two paths started to go, they would inevitably lose sight of one and lose the other. Naturally, it was impossible to "alarm the snake" at the same time.
Just wait and see what happens.”
But things are different now. When Shen Jungao walks into the court, it will definitely arouse widespread discussion and attention, and everyone understands that this must mean that the princelings will start to gather people and prepare to fight back. This can be regarded as "alerting the enemy", but
In fact, Shen Jungao did not really threaten the chess pieces secretly arranged by Chen Shuling, nor did he do anything detrimental to Chen Shuling. This can be regarded as "waiting and watching."
In short, the most important thing for the princelings next is to gather their own strength and wait for Chen Shuling to take the next move. After all, Chen Shubao's position is very stable, but Chen Shuling has been ready to make a move for such a long time, and has made many mistakes because of it.
, so as long as the princelings don’t make any mistakes, there will naturally be no problem.
Stopping with silence, after this card is played, how will Chen Shuling fight back? Li Xingchen gently rubbed his chin. This internal fighting seems to be quite expert, and the Yangzhou governor who is ruthless enough must be prepared for more surprises.
Waiting for them.
"While you have nothing to do at home these days, you should go to the Wu Mansion and Duke Xiaomu's residence for a walk." Xiao Mohe said in a deep voice, "In addition, it is best to find out about the two brothers Chen Shujian and Chen Shucheng.
Although the two princes are just small fish and shrimps, there is no big fish behind them!"
Li Xingchen and the other two were all shocked. They looked at each other and nodded solemnly.