As Eunuch Shen said, the advance troops had already arrived in Nanjing before the emperor's troops arrived. Shen Jing first learned that this army was led by Si Jin Shi Xiu Shen, and his face turned ashen.
He ran to Qi Zi and said apologetically: "Qi Zi, your plan, Shen, is useless."
When Qi Zi heard the news, he was very pleased with himself. After hearing this, his expression changed suddenly: "What? Are all the people in your palace playing tricks like this? Don't break your word."
Shen Jing smiled and said, "It's not that I'm unwilling, but it's hard to get close to the person who leads the front army."
"Is that Liu Dang?" Qi Zi's face showed slight disdain.
"No, no, no, he personally leads the Imperial Guard and is the emperor's personal guard. How dare he form a clique for personal gain... However, this person has a very strong and upright personality. It is not easy to make him obey orders obediently."
Qi Zi disagreed and shouted loudly: "Eunuch Shen, you are probably afraid of Wan Dang's revenge, right? You are not young at all, and you have the reputation of being a general manager. How dare Wan Heshun complain to you? Afterwards, I just said It’s the emperor’s holy will, and I don’t expect him to make irresponsible remarks.”
Shen Jing was forced to do something by him, and he was disgusted with this man's arrogance, so he bowed to him hastily: "If Commander Qi insists on doing it, we won't say much. I will go to the military camp to see Shi Sijin tomorrow." , how about it?"
Qi Zi stroked his sword and said, "Eunuch Shen, if you go one day late, the Holy One will move forward one day. You don't understand."
Even Liu Zhennian was not so unkind. These words made Shen Jing blush and wanted to spit in his face. He held back his anger, but waved his sleeves and left the table.
Shi Xiushen's army was stationed outside the city last night. Shi Sijin was arranging the food and lodging for the imperial troops. All he was thinking about was the situation in the city. Unfortunately, he couldn't get rid of the affairs at the moment and was not allowed to enter the city yet.
"Shi Sijin, are you worried?"
Shi Xiushen was sitting on a stone to rest. Suddenly he heard someone talking behind him and turned his head quickly. It turned out to be one of his subordinates.
"You're pretty good at reading people's thoughts," Shi Xiushen said with a smile, "Tell me, what's on my mind?"
"Your Excellency, you want to enter the city to see the situation between the two parties?" the imperial guard ventured to guess.
"That's damn accurate!" Shi Xiushen laughed loudly, "Are you willing to go on my behalf?"
"That's easy. But what can you find out with your senses?"
"The Wanlu two have been in intrigue for a long time, and everyone in the world knows about it. However, everyone under his command must be careful and be careful to find out. I don't care what the party is fighting about, we must protect the emperor."
The soldier received Shi Xiushen's instructions and took advantage of the night to inquire about news in the city.
In the morning, before the soldiers came back, Wan Heshun and Lu Fangxuan came to pay their respects one after another.
Wan Heshun, who came first, took Shangshu Hu Qi with him, and greeted Shi Xiu Shen very attentively. Shi Xiu knew that the Holy Emperor was coming to his house, so it was not surprising that he was so enthusiastic. In fact, Shi Xiushen wanted to see Lu Fangxuan's reaction more. After all, he might have failed in the 'battle', so he would be more or less angry.
Lu Fangxuan and Zheng Shiyan came together. The two of them bowed to Shi Xiushen across from each other: "Shi Sijin, you have worked hard these days enduring the wind and rain outside the city. You should feel a little more stable when you enter the city today."
Shi Xiu Shen smiled and said: "After entering the city, we need to step up preparations to welcome the saint. How can we dare to take a break and find stability? We imperial troops follow the emperor all day long. We are used to hard work. Yue Gong does not need to worry too much."
"It seems I'm worrying too much." Lu Fangxuan said, sitting on a stool nearby.
Shi Xiu Shen wanted to find out the details, so he glanced at him and began to make insinuations: "Master Lu, the emperor's followers are quite large. Why don't you share some of them for Prince Wanjun?"
Lu Fangxuan understood the meaning of his question, and smiled at him calmly: "Brother Hui wants to serve the emperor sincerely, so he must make all-out preparations to show his sincerity; if I want to take away his credit, won't it look like the two of us?" There is no sincerity at all. Besides, General Liu and Hui Zhi also get along well, so it’s just a good time to catch up on old times.”
Shi Xiushen knew very well that Wan Dang and Liu Dang were sworn enemies, so how could they be harmonious? Then I understood his hidden meaning, and he just replied: "That's what you said."
Not long after Lu Fangxuan left, the forbidden soldiers who went to the city to find out the news came back to report. Shi Xiushen was very excited when he saw his face glowing red, and asked hurriedly: "Have all Wan Lu's gang members been found?"
"The Ten Thousand Party members have the most confidants, but only Hu Qi is highly respected. Hu Qi is thoughtful, but behaves according to the rules, and does not seek evil ways. He is very easy to deal with and is not a cause for concern. The Lu Party has two leaders, Zheng Shiyan and Qi Zi. .”
Shi Xiu Shen wondered: "Commander Zheng came here today, why are these commanders missing?"
The forbidden soldier shook his head: "I don't know. That Qi Zi rarely shows up and has no chance to talk. He doesn't know his character at all. The rumors in the market may be false. I dare not take them as basis to disturb the superior's mind." ; But this person has been restless recently and invited Eunuch Shen twice."
He didn't understand even more: "Please, Eunuch Shen, it has nothing to do with choosing Dingxing... But Lu Fangxuan clearly has no such intention, why do these leaders still do this..."
While he was pacing, a eunuch's voice came from outside the door. He hurriedly ordered the soldier to retreat and called repeatedly: "Please enter the account, Eunuch Shen!"
Shen Jing sat down and without waiting for Shi Xiu Shen to ask, he said: "Shi Si Jin, I came here to tell you something: because the ground of Wanfu is narrow and not suitable for the Holy Emperor to live, so the current situation has been changed and Qi Fu is the place. , I hope you will know."
Shi Xiu was hesitant to respond, but raised his head: "Eunuch Shen, that Qi Zi is just a leader, just a thug in the Yue government. You are not afraid of anyone in the government and the public. If you lose your prestige here, even if Shi is willing I obeyed the order, but... alas! I felt uncomfortable."
Shen Jing was angry and took this opportunity to complain: "This Qi Zi is a small official, but he is very angry! They have soldiers, so naturally they have to respect him a bit; but he always has to put on a bad face. , there is no big deal in talking, who can bear it?"
"Yes, yes! Give him a look!" Shi Xiu Shen shouted in his rough voice.
Shen Jing stood up immediately, hesitated for a moment, then held his chin and slowly sat back down.
Shi Xiushen walked up to him and tried his best to admonish him: "Eunuch Shen, Lu Fangxuan just talked to me and he has no intention of competing in this industry. Then Qi Zi wanted to get an advantage for himself, so he used a trick to fake the power of the tiger. . No matter how much you are afraid, you cannot be afraid of this little Nanjing official!"
"Really?" Shen Jing was still very careful.
Shi Xiu Shen hurriedly held his hand and said sternly: "We, the Forbidden Army, and you are both committed to assisting the Emperor. How could we lie to you?"
Shen Jing took a look at Shi Si Jin's face, wiped the sweat from his forehead, clenched his fists, and said, "Si Jin's words make sense! Our family won't change, and we will go straight to Wan Heshun's mansion!"
