Fu Yi was not polite to Shen Jun and immediately retorted without hesitation.
Shen Jungao smiled self-consciously and made a sign of please. At the same time, he picked up the teapot next to him and poured a cup of tea for Fu Yi: "It is true that the world is in chaos, but if our hearts are already in chaos, the world will only be in chaos."
It might get even more chaotic, so it’s better to sit down and drink a cup of tea to at least calm down first.”
Fu Yi glared at Shen Jungao, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly and sat down honestly. He had to admit that what Shen Jungao said was very reasonable. Now some things have developed to the point of no return, even if he is anxious
It's of no use and will only make things worse.
Shen Jungao didn't pick up the tea cup in a hurry, but looked at Fu Yi with a smile. Fu Yi sighed softly: "Do you think we will cultivate a difficult enemy for Da Chen in the end?"
Shen Jungao knew who Fu Wei was talking about. This was a topic that the civil and military officials in the East Palace had been trying to avoid, but everyone knew that there was no way to completely avoid it.
Li Xinchen's rise is not only due to Li Xinchen's efforts alone, but also to the overt and covert support of the East Palace for so long. Even when Li Xinchen attacked Bashu, the plan was to get Chen Shubao and others, including Zhou Que and Xiao Mohe.
The two civil and military leaders of the East Palace agreed.
Even now Li Xinchen is nominally a member of the Donggong system, but everyone knows that the orders issued in the name of Chen Shubao or the East Palace are obviously no longer enough for Li Xinchen to obey. Li Xinchen had previously communicated with Xiao Mohe.
, and also talked to Xiao Mohe on an equal footing as the head coach of one side.
If there is really any humility, it is probably just because Li Xingchen's official position is lower than Xiao Mohe, so Li Xingchen still maintains the etiquette of a lower official meeting a superior official.
Now Li Xingchen is no longer even under the complete control of the Nanchen court, let alone the East Palace, which is part of the Nanchen court.
However, there is no way for the East Palace to deny Li Xinchen's achievements. At that time, Li Xinchen indeed played an irreplaceable role in dealing with the provocative Chen Shuling. Shen Jungao and the others could not believe that without Li Xinchen's advice, the East Palace could now thrive so well, even to a certain extent.
It has become the largest force in the Southern Chen Dynasty.
Later, when the East Palace wanted to expand externally, it was Li Xingchen who planned the Battle of Jingzhou behind the scenes, allowing Xiao Mohe to prove his ability through this battle and completely take control of the military power. He had previously intended to oppose Xiao Mohe and the East Palace.
Brother Fan Yi was naturally marginalized and now can only hold idle positions in the capital.
Not to mention that Li Xingchen later rescued Chen Shubao from the chaos, which was an out-and-out feat.
Therefore, no matter from which perspective, without Li Xingchen, Donggong would not be able to reach its current position and scale at least.
Even Shen Jungao, Fu Wei and others could not sit down and drink tea with each other at this time. This is also the most difficult thing for the officials in the East Palace. If they openly oppose Li Xinchen and become enemies of Li Xinchen, it will be like "killing the donkey".
This feeling made all the officials in the East Palace feel a little awkward.
But now Li Xingchen seems to be a potential threat to Nanchen, and it is impossible to turn a blind eye to it. As Chen Xu's health deteriorates day by day, the day when Chen Shubao ascends the throne can even be seen, and this means that the Donggong system will eventually become the entire
The days of the Nanchen court system are getting closer and closer, so the enemies of Nanchen now will also be the enemies of the East Palace forces in the near future. The East Palace must not tolerate adultery at this time.
The relationship between Li Xingchen and Nan Chen has evolved into what it is today. To be honest, this is at least what the ministers in the East Palace do not want to see. However, the situation has changed and fate has played a trick on people. Such changes are very important to Fu Yi and Shen Jungao, who have seen too much of the world.
That's not unacceptable.
Sometimes the tide of the times rolls over, and people have almost no choice but to move forward with the trend. Fate is what fate has done to people, and they can only let nature take its course.
Therefore, Fu Yi, who was in charge of the implementation of various affairs, was helpless. This added insult to injury made him feel somewhat regretful, but he couldn't do it if he didn't do it.
Morality or survival has always been a very serious issue and a difficult choice to make.
This is why Fu Yi is anxious to find Shen Jungao. Now Chen Xu's attitude towards Li Xinchen is very ambiguous, and it is impossible for Dong Palace to continue to ignore it.
Shen Jungao finally picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly: "If Li Xingchen is not eliminated, sooner or later it will be a disaster for the prince after he ascends the throne."
This sentence was spoken lightly, and Fu Yi's hand holding the teacup couldn't help but tremble.
He knew that Shen Jungao had made up his mind, and he knew even more clearly what kind of struggle Shen Jungao went through when he said such words. But now, as ministers of the East Palace and loyal to the future monarch of Nanchen, they faced Li Xingchen, who had clearly shown his disobedience.
, there are simply no other options.
"I also know that I have to do this, and I am determined to do it..." Fu Yi murmured, "But... alas, Li Xunchen and Li Shizhong at that time were really rare young talents.
, if he can be used by the East Palace, his status in the future will definitely be higher than that of you and me... However, I am convinced of this, what a pity, what a pity!"
Shen Jungao said directly: "Brother Fu, what you said is wrong!"
Fu Yi put down his teacup and looked at Shen Jungao, obviously wanting to know Shen Jungao's answer, or in other words, he made a special trip today just to know Shen Jungao's opinion.
Among the ministers in the East Palace, Xiao Mohe is out on the war, needless to say, Zhou is pragmatic and steady but lacks foresight. The rest, Kong Fan, Mr. Jiang and others, not to mention, are just jumpers. Fu Yi has never actually generalized.
They take it seriously. Therefore, Shen Jungao is probably the only one who can truly see through the changing world in front of him.
Shen Jungao pondered for a long time, and then slowly said: "We are no longer who we were then, and Li Xinchen now is no longer Li Xinchen at that time. Li Xinchen at that time was an indispensable assistant to my East Palace, but now Li Xinchen will only threaten
our existence!"
Fu Yi took a breath. He didn't know if Shen Jungao was right to say this, but he knew very well that he could only think like this now to comfort his inner regrets and guilt.
Shen Jungao drank all the tea in the cup, stood up and looked at the rain outside the window: "Brother Fu, time is also fate! Since Li Xingchen has chosen to embark on such a path, he must have made a clean break with us. In fact, we and our
He is no longer a colleague, but an enemy, and what we should think about next is how to deal with such an enemy."
After a pause, Shen Jungao smiled bitterly: "This is a difficult problem."