The Shen family has never been very popular. Although there are many people in each generation, many people die young, and only a few can become talents in the end. In Shen Jungao's generation, only he and his eldest brother Shen Junli have inherited the Shen family's fragrance.
But God is jealous. As the eldest son in the family, Shen Junli has no children and only has a few daughters. Therefore, Shen Jungao's eldest son Shen Zunli naturally adopted his brother and inherited his title. As a result, Shen Jungao also had many children by his side. Only a few younger sons were left.
Among these children, Shen Zunyi is the oldest and quite intelligent. He is also quite popular with Shen Jungao. Needless to say, he will inherit his title a hundred years from now.
Li Xingchen and others went in and out of the East Palace and often saw this child wandering around in the study. He was a diligent and motivated boy, so they were deeply impressed by him. However, no one expected that they would meet Shen Zunyi at this time.
Shen Zunyi was not stage frightened, but looked around with great interest. Obviously, the huge map and the enemy and enemy situations outlined on the map attracted his attention more. As for the dust on his face from traveling day and night , did not seem to hinder his good spirits.
Xiao Mohe handed the secret report to Pei Zilie who was nearby, looked at Shen Zunyi and said in a deep voice: "The news about Mr. Shen is indeed terrible, but where did this news come from?"
Shen Zunyi lowered his voice and said: "Reporting to the general, this is the news from Ruan Zhuo, the secretary of the Yangzhou Governor. He found that several confidants who had been following the Yangzhou Governor before have disappeared in the past few days, so he hurriedly reported this matter Inform the East Palace."
"Ruan Zhuo..." Xiao Mohe chewed the name gently. He obviously didn't have much impression of this person. "What is the origin of this Ruan Zhuo? Is it reliable?"
Shen Zunyi nodded solemnly: "Although this junior has never met this person, my father has had many dealings with him and praised him many times for being honest and upright and a trustworthy person. And because Ruan Zhuo is quite talented, so He was forcibly recruited by the Yangzhou governor in the name of "Mu Cai", but his position in the "recording office" has never changed since then. The Yangzhou governor seems to have no interest in him, otherwise this person would also We will not be informed of this news in turn."
"Forced conscription?" Xiao Mohe frowned slightly, then turned to look at Li Xingchen and others, "Do you think the news about this person is credible?"
Li Xingchen said with a smile: "The departure of the confidant of the Yangzhou governor is most likely to arrange the situation to be unfavorable to the prince. This is what we expected, so even if there is no such news, we must be more prepared." , in this way, you will be more alert, which is equivalent to taking advantage of it, so you would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist."
"Shi Zhong's words are right. There are many people under the governor of Yangzhou who are willing to die. We learned this once when we returned to Jiankang Prefecture from Zhongli last time," Pei Zilie said in a low voice, "So the line from Jiankang Prefecture to Jingzhou , we must not let down our guard, especially in Jingzhou."
The atmosphere in the entire meeting hall suddenly became a bit colder, and the thoughts of everyone present became serious. This was not the first time they had experienced Chen Shuling's audacity, and they did not want to make any mistakes the next time they experienced it. After all, they had experienced it before. Chen Shuling's target was only Wu Mingche, and this time, he would most likely target Chen Shubao directly!
Although Ruan Zhuo did not say it clearly in the secret letter, everyone knew that the confidants left by Chen Shuling were the ones who led the dead soldiers.
"They set out so many days in advance, so it is unlikely that they will do anything on the road," Li Xingchen gently rubbed his chin, "Although the road from Jiankang Prefecture to Jiangling is long, it is protected by the navy and the prince's guards all the way.
There are really not many opportunities to do something by boat, let alone if you do it on the road, there is no way to blame it."
The expressions of Xiao Mohe and others became more and more solemn. Of course, Chen Shuling did not assassinate Chen Shubao in order to die together with Chen Shubao, so he must arrange it carefully. Just like the last time, it will be impossible for people to grasp the clue. And if he does it on the road, he wants to frame the blame.
It will not be that easy for anyone, and each department on the front line has its own considerations, so there is no guarantee that the Northern Zhou people will take risks, so it will be easier to deal with the scene when the time comes.
Even if everyone knew that Chen Shuling was responsible, without concrete evidence, they could only assume that Chen Shuling had nothing to do with it.
"Then we must have a plan to deal with it." Xiao Shilian frowned and said. He knew that the enemy was open and we were hidden, but he couldn't be passively beaten like this, waiting for the killer to come.
Li Xingchen whispered: "In this way, after the prince arrives, we will add a layer of personal guard soldiers. In addition, no matter the prince's food, clothing, housing, and transportation, we must add an additional inspection. In addition, the prince's patrol and reward camps must be ensured to be flawless!"
"These are of course trivial." Pei Zilie said calmly. Since they already knew what the opponent's trump card was, they naturally couldn't let them succeed in such trivial details that they would usually notice. "The key lies in the prince's character.
This land of Jingxiang is probably indispensable..."
Everyone, including Shen Zunyi, looked worried. Everyone had control over their food, clothing, housing, and transportation, but as we all know, Chen Shubao was a man who liked and even said he was obsessed with traveling, reciting poems, and composing poems. He came here.
The land of Jingxiang has a long history and beautiful scenery, and it is inevitable to walk around. When the time comes, relying solely on the prince's guard will not be able to do what he wants.
The dead men under Chen Shuling must have noticed this, otherwise they would never have rushed out - after all, Jiangling should be regarded as Xiao Mohe's territory now.
Li Xingchen said softly: "Instead of letting the prince wander around, it would be better for us to choose a few suitable places for the prince and take him there, so that we can send out the scouts in advance and get a clear view of the surrounding area."
"This..." Xiao Mohe frowned. This was a bit flattering. If Shen Jungao, Fu Wei and others who were left behind in the East Palace knew that the Jiangling generals not only failed to stop Chen Shubao, but instead condoned his behavior.
I'm afraid you will inevitably be scolded for your behavior.
"Can we stop His Highness?" Li Xingchen asked back.
Xiao Mohe clenched his fists, with a look of struggle on his face, but finally nodded: "As you said, according to Shizhong, the only people around you who can trust me or His Highness are you, so you guys
After a few days of hard work, the scouts will come out from under your command. There must be no mistakes when the prince comes this time."
Li Xingchen and others all bowed their hands solemnly, but the solemn expressions on their faces did not diminish at all.