477: Isn’t He Dead?

"Sir Shang, please stand up." Yan Junchu put down the official document in his hand and looked up at the visitor.

Shang Junyan stood up, "I wonder why His Royal Highness summoned me here?"

"I thought Your Highness would know."

Shang Junyan lowered his eyes slightly, sighed softly in his heart, but said: "Your Highness, are you talking about the matter of me delivering a letter to the Crown Princess?"

Yan Junchu did not speak.

Shang Junyan did not hesitate and continued, "If it is for this matter, I do have something to say. This time, the Tatars came to the border, and Li Taishi's faction strongly advocated that Your Highness go to war. It is really not a good intention. I got a message that the old subordinates of Fengping Wei Lu Minglin have contact with the Li family."

"Evidence?"

"Your Highness, please forgive me, I have no evidence. If I had evidence, I would come to see Your Highness directly, and I would not beat around the bush to pass on the message to the Crown Princess."

Yan Junchu chuckled, "Shang Sir, I can't believe you just because you said that. At least you have to tell me where the information came from."

Yan Junchu was silent. This really couldn't be said. Could he say that it was because he found out that Li Taishi had a student who had some intersection with Lu Minglin when he was investigating a case in his previous life?

Moreover, Li Taishi was cautious, and his students were no less cautious. He also knew it by accident, so where did the evidence come from?

"I can't say it."

Yan Junchu looked at Shang Junyan after hearing that. He was surprised that he would be so straightforward. The smile on his face slowly disappeared. He stood up and walked to Shang Junyan, "Shang Sir, you are an official. You should know the consequences of this sentence."

"I know, so I came here today and I am willing to let Your Highness deal with it."

"I was just joking with Shang Sir, that's all. You mean well. I won't pursue it this time." Yan Junchu smiled again, "However, Shang Sir should get evidence before speaking next time. After all, if it is known to others, the censor will not easily reveal it."

"Yes, I will remember your Highness's teachings."

When Shang Junyan left the East Palace, he found a layer of cold sweat on his back. He knew that although he seemed to have passed this level, he actually did not.

He did not explain clearly. Although His Highness did not ask, he might not have no thoughts.

But he really could not give a clear explanation.

Today, he is standing in this position, which is neither high nor low, but makes him feel extremely uncomfortable. He no longer has the comfort and drive of being in the officialdom in his previous life.

He should not be an official in this life.

The debate in the court did not last long. After all, the border does not wait for anyone. Although the Tatars have not launched a large-scale attack, this day will not be too far away.

Finally, His Majesty ordered Zhangping Prefecture to take charge, and Yulin Guard, Yunxiang Guard and surrounding guards to assist in fighting the enemy. This arrangement is also unprecedented in the past. Li Taishi's faction naturally strongly opposed it, but was argued by Prime Minister Wang and others, and the two sides were evenly matched.

In the end, it was the emperor who made the final decision.

Yan Junchu, the crown prince, did not express any of his own ideas in this dispute. Even no one felt whether the prince was involved in this matter. It was not until the matter was settled that the clues were discovered.

Li Taishi sighed in the mansion. He was being led by the nose. When Prime Minister Wang and others stood up, he should have noticed that the prince had taken action. However, he was ill and mentally weak, so he could not think as carefully as before.

The only one who was not satisfied was Prince Rong. Prince Rong wanted to go to the border, but his wife was pregnant and his mother was angry. He was in a dilemma. Before he took a step, the matter was settled.

Prince Rong was very resentful and ran to the East Palace to find the prince for a drink. As a result, the prince was not there. Su Xinyi was holding her son in the sun in the East Palace. When Prince Rong saw Su Xinyi's leisurely look, the depression rushed out. He couldn't help but ran over and said, "Don't you have any ideas about this expedition?"

Su Xinyi:...

Why is Prince Rong willing to hit his head against the south wall? In the last life, he fought against the south wall of the prince, and this life he fought against the south wall of the expedition?

"What can I think? I have to be filial to my father and mother, and I have to serve and look after my husband and son."

Prince Rong looked at Su Xinyi in astonishment. He really didn't expect Su Xinyi to be more and more shameless. His father and mother needed Su Xinyi to serve them?

Not to mention his father, as a daughter-in-law, he naturally didn't need to show up, but his mother never gave Su Xinyi any hardship, and even set rules, almost holding her in her palm to coax her.

"You really speak according to your conscience." Prince Rong couldn't help but sneer, and took his eldest nephew to hold himself. Facing Yan Heng's handsome face that smiled as warm as the sun, he was much more pleasing to the eye than his mother.

Su Xinyi saw that Prince Rong was so skilled in holding his son, and knew that he had practiced it in Zichen Palace. Before, His Majesty would take Yan Heng to Zichen Palace when he had time, and Prince Rong would be forced to work as a coolie every time he went there. It would be hard to imagine that he was not skilled.

Su Xinyi went straight into the stone pavilion and sat down. She had someone serve tea, and then she said to Prince Rong: "If you want to go to war, you have to be strong. Although you are a prince, if you really lead the army, do you have to stay in the camp?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Tell the truth." Su Xinyi looked at Prince Rong, "With your current skills and your reputation in the army, how many people do you think are willing to follow you if you want to lead the army to war? You have to know that fighting is not playing house. It is really a matter of life and death. If you lead them out, you must be able to bring them back. Ask yourself if you can do it?"

Prince Rong: ...

Su Xinyi looked at Prince Rong with a gloomy face and didn't say anything. She smiled and said, "Why do you think Duke Zheng couldn't lead the army to the battle this time?"

"Is Lian Po old?"

Su Xinyi paused. If Zhu Chanyi knew, he would definitely let him start a new life.

Prince Rong felt guilty for a rare moment. He coughed lightly and looked down at his nephew. His nephew grinned at him again. Prince Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What I said is true. Duke Zheng is old and it is indeed not appropriate for him to lead the army to the battle again."

"Yes, did Duke Zheng recommend the commander-in-chief of the three armies?"

"...It seems not."

"With Duke Zheng's qualifications and status, it would be a piece of cake to recommend. Why didn't you do it?"

Prince Rong didn't know this. He didn't even think about this question.

Su Xinyi looked at him and said slowly, "Think about it carefully."

Where was Prince Rong thinking? He couldn't figure it out at all. He looked at Su Xinyi and said, "You should explain it clearly."

Su Xinyi thought about it and said, "How can I explain this kind of thing? You can only figure it out yourself."

Prince Rong: ...

If he could figure it out, why would he come here to be ridiculed by Su Xinyi?

Su Xinyi saw that Prince Rong was about to explode with anger. She reached out to take her son first, and then handed him to Nanny She to take him down to play. The little guy was not happy and stretched his arms and legs to find his uncle.

Prince Rong didn't care to get angry with Su Xinyi when he saw it. He took his nephew back and hugged him, "You can talk if you want to. Why are you grabbing the child?"

Su Xinyi was speechless. Whose child is this?

Prince Rong hugged Yan Heng and coaxed him. He made the child happy. Just when he was about to ask again, the prince came back.

Su Xinyi got up and welcomed the person in. Prince Rong was instantly depressed.

Yan Heng saw his father coming back, and the uncle stopped looking for him. He kept babbling to find his father, which made Prince Rong even angrier.

What a heartless boy.

Yan Junchu took his son and glanced at Prince Rong, "What are you doing here?"

Listen to what he said, he and Su Xinyi are really a couple!

Prince Rong had a cold face and didn't say anything, so Su Xinyi could only pick up the key points and say a few words.

Yan Junchu's mouth twitched, and he looked at Prince Rong, "Come with me."

Prince Rong didn't leave, and his elder brother could scold him less in front of Su Xinyi.

Yan Junchu was so angry when he saw it, "If you put your cleverness into the right things, you would have figured it out long ago."

When Prince Rong heard his elder brother's tone slow down, he immediately said, "I just can't understand why my father mobilized the troops of the garrisons around the border. There was no such practice before."

The army also guards against collusion between the generals, so there is a set of rules for how to mobilize the garrisons in various places. Since this dynasty, the garrison troops in various places have also been mobilized.

In order to prevent the border commanders from colluding with the local garrisons, the court has ordered that they should not have any exchanges with each other and no military intersections.

Su Xinyi held his forehead. How could Prince Rong always jump around with the prince in his previous life? Thinking about Prince Yi and Li Taishi who are hiding behind Prince Rong, they must be very troubled, right?

Su Xinyi couldn't help it, and said to Prince Rong, "Duke Zheng knows to avoid suspicion, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't express his intention to lead the army this time. Think about why?"

"That's right, why?" If Prince Rong could figure it out, he wouldn't come here to get scolded.

Su Xinyi decided to give up and glanced at Yan Junchu.

Yan Junchu was amused by Xinyi's hopeless eyes. It was rare for him to like Prince Rong, so he said, "Li Taishi's faction is so active, this is unprecedented, what do you think he wants?"

Li Taishi?

Prince Rong really thought about it seriously, then raised his head and said, "Isn't he so sick that he can't get out of bed, just waiting to die?"

Why bother with this?

Yan Junchu felt a little itchy, and looked at Prince Rong, "Yes, why?"

Prince Rong was even more stunned.

The two brothers looked at each other.

Suddenly, Prince Rong had a flash of inspiration and blurted out, "Could it be that Li Taishi is targeting my eldest brother?"

Finally, he was not too stupid. Yan Junchu did not nod but did not deny it.

Prince Rong was stunned and looked at Su Xinyi, saying, "Do you think Li Taishi is old and confused? What can he do by encouraging my eldest brother to lead the army?"

Su Xinyi looked at Prince Rong, "Have you forgotten Lu Minglin?"

"Isn't he dead?"

"Yes, he is dead, but the people who are loyal to him are not dead."

Prince Rong's face darkened, "Did they join forces with Li Taishi?"

"Probably so, otherwise the Li family has no foundation in the army, how could they encourage your highness to lead the army?" Su Xinyi sneered.

Prince Rong was so angry that he cursed his mother, and then his eyes turned and he turned around and walked out.

"What are you going to do?" Su Xinyi was stunned and shouted at the back of Prince Rong.

I finally relaxed a little today. I wrote a chapter. The number of words is a bit short. Please bear with me. Cover your face. All five members of my family are sick. My younger sister had a fever for four days. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep well for several days. The fever finally subsided. I was relieved today. My elder sister is still having a fever. I will try my best to resume updating. I wish you all good health and safety, and protect yourself.

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