Chapter 1773: Soldiers besiege the Prince of Shu's Mansion
Zhao Bingzhong felt chilled when he heard the emperor suddenly say: "Go and find Ma Shunde."
Zhao Bingzhong didn't need to do this. He glanced at a chamberlain, who immediately bowed and said, "I'll go right now."
Inside the city●Imperial City Division stronghold
At this time, it was raining sporadically, and the raindrops made the green bricks in the courtyard crackle, and several fans stood with their hands hanging down.
Ma Shunde was pacing back and forth, anxiously waiting for information from everywhere.
Because of Huo Lianqi's incident, Ma Shunde was reprimanded by the emperor. He was frightened and almost fell ill after returning.
However, if he falls ill at this time, he will not receive sympathy from the emperor, but may lose the opportunity completely.
Once a person like him loses his Sacred Heart, death awaits him. 椤
"Hateful, what should I do, what should I do?"
The light in the room was very dark, there were not many candles, only one candle was shining. Ma Shunde walked slowly, with a sullen face and said nothing.
Continue to investigate the matter of King Qi, this is a very scary hot potato.
Ma Shunde really doesn't want to get involved anymore.
However, this is the responsibility of the Imperial City Department. What should we do so that this hot potato can be sent away without being punished by the emperor?
No matter how you think about it, it seems impossible.
The Imperial City Department is the position that I strive for, but even if I hand over the Imperial City Department now and lose my authority, I will die faster. 椤
His anxious mood made him scold him constantly. No one dared to say a word, and the atmosphere was depressing.
"Duke, someone is coming from the palace."
At this moment, a fan said bravely.
"Please!"
As soon as Ma Shunde heard that someone was coming from the palace, he hurried out and saw a young chamberlain serving in front of the emperor. He laughed and said, "It turns out that Eunuch Chen is here."
Eunuch Chen had a good relationship with Zhao Bingzhong. Although he was not Zhao Bingzhong's son, he had some relationship with another eunuch.
Ma Shunde used to look down on this little Chenzi. No matter his age or qualifications, he was not attractive enough. 椤
But after being scolded by the emperor, Ma Shunde seemed to have changed his nature and became much more polite to everyone in the palace.
Eunuch Chen was born fair and his smile was even more kind.
"How dare you call me father-in-law in front of the governor!"
"Ma Du Gong, His Majesty wants you to enter the palace immediately. Come with us quickly."
His Majesty summoned him to the palace?
Could it be something related to King Qi again?
Ma Shunde's heart skipped a beat, but he kept smiling and asked, "Eunuch Chen, I wonder what the reason is?"
Eunuch Chen glanced at it and smiled secretly in his heart. Ma Shunde also had such a frightening day. He said cheerfully: "Governor, we don't dare to guess about the emperor's affairs. I will know it when my father-in-law is gone. Please, don't let me know." Your Majesty is impatient."
This damn thing!
Unable to get anything useful out of his mouth, Ma Shunde was so worried that he could only follow him back to the palace.
When I entered, I smelled a faint smell of blood.
Ma Shunde is familiar with this smell.
Has someone been slapped?
Ma Shunde became more and more uneasy. He lowered his head and went in. He only took one look, then bowed down to the emperor sitting in the palace and saluted.
"My slave, Ma Shunde, pays homage to His Majesty."
"Ma Shunde, I have something for you to take care of immediately." The emperor was not in a mood and kept his expression deep. On his wrinkled face, his pupils were getting darker and darker.
"My slave is waiting for orders!"
Ma Shunde hurriedly pricked up his ears and heard the emperor say: "Someone reported that the King of Shu colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty, and Yingguo was suspected of being controlled by the remnants. I order you to investigate this matter quickly, and there will be no mistakes!"
Ma Shunde's heart skipped a beat again. He went to investigate the King of Shu's collusion with the remnants of the previous dynasty, and also investigated the affairs of Ying Guo?
These two things, no matter which one they are, are very fatal!
The first thing is, do I need to investigate something, or am I unable to investigate something?
He was about to be rejected by the emperor because of Huo Lianqi's affair with King Qi.
If it is further investigated that the King of Shu really colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty, then after the report, wouldn't the emperor have to think of what the two sons of King Qi and King Shu had done every time he saw him?
Can I still live?
But can you not agree?
As for Ying Guo, it is actually more terrifying.
Ying's country has been cultivating for decades and has annexed many distant places. Now it may have tens of thousands of armored soldiers. If you are not careful, it will be a big disaster immediately.
Ma Shunde groaned secretly in his heart, not daring to show anything on his face, and kowtowed: "I obey the order!"
When I left the palace, I immediately felt a bitter taste in my mouth. I walked out step by step, thinking about countermeasures. Until I left the palace, I couldn't think of any countermeasures to deal with this incident.
With a gloomy expression on his face, he rode an ox cart back to the Imperial City Division's stronghold.
"Come here! Assemble!"
Following Ma Shunde's order, the entire Imperial City Division stronghold began to move.
"Godfather, are we really going to the Prince of Shu's Mansion to investigate?" A young eunuch came to the Imperial City with Ma Shunde. He is Ma Shunde's godson and one of his confidants. The young eunuch felt uneasy and couldn't help but whisper. asked.
The emperor only has two adult sons. If he offends the King of Qi and then offends the King of Shu, what will he do next?
Are you waiting to die?
Ma Shunde looked at him coldly and asked, "What else?"
This is the emperor’s personal decree!
Besides obeying, is there any other way to go?
As for whether this trip will offend the King of Shu again, that is inevitable.
First I offended the grandson, then the King of Qi, and now the King of Shu. The people of Ma Shunde are all numb. There are too many lice and they are not itchy. If you offend, just offend!
Nothing but death!
If I can't handle the errands well for His Majesty, I will be killed by Your Majesty before the reckoning in the future. 椤
The matters entrusted by His Majesty must be done.
Seeing Ma Shunde's stern gaze, the eunuch suddenly didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Soon, more than ten riders headed to the Prince of Shu's Mansion.
In addition to these ten riders, orders were also sent to people from other nearby strongholds, asking them to dispatch some people and rush to the Shu Palace as well.
Prince Shu's Mansion
The King of Shu was scolded last time, so he didn't go out much. He only played chess and practiced calligraphy and painting in the house every day. He was tired of studying this day, so he went out to sit under the eaves. At this time, raindrops were falling, and he couldn't help but murmur to the people who came. Ma Youliang said: "Recently, it has always been rainy. I heard that the clouds and rain are coming to the capital soon... It seems that something is wrong!"
The King of Shu was lost in thought when he saw a man hurriedly running in. He knelt down and said, "Report! Your Majesty, someone from the Imperial City Department is here! Ma Shunde is leading the team in person! They have arrived at the gate of the palace!"
"What?!" When the King of Shu heard this, he stood up immediately.
"Ma Shunde is here?"
"He brought a team here. How many people came?"
The person who came in to report hurriedly said: "He personally brought a dozen people, but they were all armored soldiers. When the younger one came in, he also saw cavalry gathering. They were all Tiqi from the Imperial City Division, and there were hundreds of them."
The King of Shu, who originally stood up, sat back down.
not good!
This is the first thought that comes to mind. Is it finally my turn this time?
It's not just once or twice that the Imperial City Secretary has done this kind of thing. King Shu has heard of it several times in the past two years.
As long as a mansion is surrounded by soldiers from the Imperial City Department, it will basically be difficult for the people inside to stand up.
Without the order from his father, the eunuch Ma Shunde would never have dared to bring so many people to the Shu Palace.
Thinking of his father's ruthlessness, King Shu broke into cold sweat on his forehead.
Ma Youliang, who was talking to him, saw this. He panicked at first, then calmed himself down, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you can't mess up your position first."
"Your affairs and everything else are trivial. Although it is taboo to make friends with courtiers, everyone is doing it. The most important thing is that there is some connection with Ying Guo, but they have been cut off and all the people in contact have been eliminated."
"As for the rumors that there are remnants of the previous dynasty in Yingguo, your Majesty can say that the imperial court doesn't know about it. How could your Majesty know about it?"
"Even if Ma Shunde comes, he won't be able to find anything..."
"And not everyone who was treated like this by him is unlucky. Think about your grandson..."
"You must not lose your composure at this time. How many people are watching you!"
Yes, Taisun's situation back then was much more difficult than his own now. He was also searched by a team led by Ma Shunde, but nothing was found.
If my grandson can do it, so can I!
"Set up the incense table immediately, open the middle door, and prepare to receive the decree!" King Shu immediately reacted and ordered.
Even so, King Shu suddenly felt a little discouraged.
Even if he can't find out this time, if he loses his love for his father, it will be difficult for him in the future.
More importantly, if there was divine grace, this would never happen. Once this happened, everyone would reconsider, and many people might back down.
Once the wind changes direction, I don’t know how much effort it will take to reverse it in the future.
why is it like this?
The King of Shu had a vague idea that someone of his would recognize his ancestor and return to his clan, but it seemed that he was being restricted everywhere, and his situation was getting worse.