East Palace, study room.
Yang Shu seemed to have lost some weight. On the one hand, it's because he has more and more things on his hands after becoming the prince, and on the other hand, it's because the "redness" on his chest affects him all the time. Although the fusion didn't feel like torture at the beginning, the constant stinging pain affected his rest.
Slowly, Yang Shu began to pay more and more attention to "Red" in his heart, and he became more and more embarrassed. He believed that if he waited until he reached the age of his father, the pain attached to "Red" would definitely be unparalleled. It deserves the sentence "torture".
Yang Shu felt very irritable every time he thought about this. Even the joy of becoming the crown prince and about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor was somewhat obscured by this haze of being unable to talk to others.
Of course, outsiders only know that the expression on Yang Shu's face these days has gradually lost the casualness and chicness of the past when he was a prince, but has become more majestic and cold.
The conspirator had just received the list of names and summary of the situation reported by the people below. After reading it for a while, he submitted it to Yang Shu.
"Oh? Black Flag Battalion Commander's Office? Shen Hao?" Yang Shu saw the densely packed names on the roster that were checked out with red pens. There were three names in a row that were not checked out, and there was a special explanation for this later. , saying that the reason why these three Yueying Tower spies were proud to keep was because they were double-faced spies inserted by the Black Flag Camp Commander's Yamen of the Xuanqing Guard, and had the endorsement of the Black Flag Camp Commander's Yamen.
The mastermind bowed and responded: "Yes, Your Highness. These three registered secret agents of Yueying Tower are from the most famous flower house in Fengri City. That Lianxiang is a singer, and the other two are Lianxiang's personal maids. The three of them were supposed to be hung on the city wall with the rest of the Yueying Tower thieves in Fengli City, but they were able to survive because of this level of status.
In addition, we also asked some officials in Fengli City, and they reported that Lianxiang had always been Shen Hao's forbidden love. In the entire Fengli City, only Shen Hao and the singer were the closest. Others looked at Shen Hao's In terms of face, they all stayed away from the singer. "
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Yang Shu's stern face. After looking at the three names on the roster, he said: "Forbidden? Haha, so Shen Hao is probably using his power for personal gain?"
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince. Because the Jingxi Black Flag Camp Commanding Office was newly established in less than half a year, and Lianxiang and the others have been staying in Hong'en Courtyard for more than half a year, and they are also on the roster of Yueying Tower. Far more than half a year. So the identity of the "double agent" is obviously a temporary tactic thrown by Shen Hao to protect people. It's a bit perfunctory for us."
Indeed, this way of sharpening one's weapons before battle feels very perfunctory, as if countermeasures have been hurriedly come up without careful consideration.
However, Yang Shu thought for a moment and said, "You think if Shen Hao hides those three people, can we find them?"
"It's...hard to say."
According to common sense, whoever the Crown Prince wants to find can escape on the first day of the lunar month but not on the 15th day of the lunar month. However, there are special circumstances, that is, Xuan Qingwei intervenes. In this case, it is easy to confuse the audience or cause darkness. So after hearing Yang Shu's hypothesis, the conspirator was not sure that he could find the person in this situation.
Yang Shu continued to smile and said: "Since there is an opportunity to hide people so that we can't find them, why did Shen Hao choose such a seemingly hasty action?"
The mastermind is also a quick-thinking person. Yang Shu immediately made a guess after being reminded like this and said: "You mean that Shen Hao did it on purpose? Is he showing you that he is asking for a favor?" After saying the last sentence, this is why The mastermind's own eyes shone brightly, and he secretly exclaimed that it was awesome. He also saw the benefits of Shen Hao's actions.
What is the most taboo thing about being in a high position? Naturally, he was treated as a fool. Especially the emperor who is in charge of the world. If he knows that he is being deceived, he will naturally rain down thunder, and even destroy everything in one deception. No matter how much credit the other party has achieved in the past, all will be lost because of this deception.
The man surnamed Shen in Fengri City had obviously thought of this. It was understood that the identities of Lianxiang and the others could not be preserved. Whether they hid them or tipped them off to escape first, the crown prince might find out. This kind of knowledge does not require any empirical evidence. As long as there are various signs that it may be you, it is you. In order to avoid this situation, Shen actually found a trick.
The cover-up was deliberately made sloppy so that people could see through it at a glance, and it was relayed to His Royal Highness through the words of the Prince's personal soldiers. Then His Highness naturally saw through it and gave him a favor considering the previous friendship. This is more appropriate than going directly to ask for favors, and it will less likely cause the prince's resentment.
Not to mention, it makes sense for this person named Shen to be a member of the fifth rank and a thousand households at such a young age. This kind of thinking alone is not something ordinary people can have.
Looking at the expression on the face of the Crown Prince, who had rarely smiled in recent days, one knew that Shen Hao's methods were indeed pleasing to the eye, at least His Highness the Crown Prince was very fond of them.
"That's it. Since Shen Hao asked for it, that's all. However, this roster still needs to be saved, and any documents given by Shen Hao must also be stamped and kept. Do you understand?"
"My subordinate understands."
In the final analysis, the reason why Yang Shu was so tolerant to Shen Hao was because Shen Hao had helped him during the previous "big test". Although it did not play a decisive role in determining the outcome in the end, it also made Yang Shu jump out of King Jing. The big trap that was thrown at him at that time was that Yang Shu owed Shen Hao a favor. Coupled with Shen Hao's identity as Xuan Qingwei, Yang Shu, who was about to ascend the throne, naturally trusted him. If someone else dared to do this, Yang Shu wouldn't be so easy to talk to.
After closing the roster and putting it aside, Yang Shu asked again: "How are the people from the six palaces handling it?" Although the matter at Yueying Tower was a thorn in Yang Shu's heart, he also had many other things on his hands. Maybe I have been staring at Yueyue Photo Studio. Now that he is about to ascend the throne, he needs to completely eliminate his own obstacles. The six royal palaces are the main hidden danger and need to be dealt with as soon as possible.
"Back to Your Highness the Crown Prince, all the people in the six royal palaces have been taken care of. All the descendants of the direct royal family have been sent to the royal residences in various places according to the list given by the ancestral hall. The wives and concubines of the princes have also been arranged to be sent there. According to your request, I will try my best to He was sprayed and supervised by people. In addition, people from the ancestral hall were also given instructions, and everything was in line with the rules of the country and the royal family. "
The "big exam" was over, and it was impossible for Yang Shu to continue the killing spree. He could only separate the people in the six palaces and send them to the royal residences in various places for custody.
The so-called royal residence is the place where the family members of the princes who failed the "big exam" live. If you cannot live there for a lifetime, you will have to live in the market many years later, gradually disappearing from the world from generation to generation.
These people are actually the worst off. After losing their support, they are not allowed to integrate into the royal family. They can only be killed by time, and finally become one of the thousands of ordinary people in the world.
