Shen Yu was lying low, but she didn't make any mistakes.
Emperor Tongxu asked coldly: "Shigure, do you know your guilt?"
Shen Yu lowered her eyes and said, "Your Majesty speaks freely, I don't know what the crime is."
There was silence in Hanzhang Hall, and Defu quickly followed suit and knelt down.
After a while, Emperor Tongxu's old laughter suddenly sounded in the palace.
"I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it." Emperor Tongxu laughed so hard that he coughed twice. He took a breath and continued: "The person who knows me best is a teenager like you."
Emperor Tongxu laughed again, smiling, and the smile on his face was gradually covered with depression.
"What you have said is nothing more than a reminder to me that it is time to make a decision."
"You're right." Emperor Tongxu waved his hand for her to stand up, and said: "I am more than successful but not enough to start a business. I have been guarding this country for eighteen years. This is the nineteenth year. It is time... it is time to win. It’s a win.”
He took over this rotten court and guarded it for eighteen years. He never thought about opening it to take a look. He didn't dare. He was afraid that if he opened it, it would cause turmoil. He was afraid that the kingdom of Zhou would be ruined in his own hands and let the country be destroyed. He became a sinner for the ages.
How can a dying man be content if he doesn't watch the decay being uncovered and stripped away?
Shen Yu walked out of Hanzhang Hall and looked up at the sky. The dark clouds seemed to be about to be torn away, and her steps became brisk.
Now she just wants to see Xie Tingzhou as soon as possible and tell him the good news.
"Lord Shi, please stay—"
Defu and two eunuchs hurriedly chased him, and finally intercepted Shigure before he left the palace.
Defu was approaching, holding a bright yellow imperial edict, "Master Shi, please accept the edict."
Shen Yu bowed down.
Telford read out the imperial edict aloud.
"According to the emperor's edict, Zhonglang General Shiyu has made great achievements in suppressing the bandits, and he has been promoted to Yuhou, the chief minister in front of the Fifth Rank Palace..."
Shen Yu was stunned.
After declaring the imperial edict, Defu immediately helped Shen Yu stand up with a smile, "Congratulations to Sir Shi. I have offended Sir Shi a lot in the palace just now. I hope you will forgive me."
Shen Yu forced a smile and felt restless while holding the imperial edict.
She jumped several levels in two months. With such a promotion speed, except for Jiang Lianzhi, she was probably the first person in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but she couldn't laugh.
The royal guards of the palace belong to the Palace Front Division, and they accompany the emperor.
For such an important position, the emperor usually only uses people he trusts, which is equivalent to handing over his wealth and life. What is the purpose of Emperor Tongxu using a newcomer like her?
Defu returned to Hanzhang Hall.
Emperor Tongxu was holding his sick body to review the votes submitted by the cabinet. When he saw him entering the palace, he asked without raising his head: "Is it done?"
"It's done." Defu beamed with joy.
"How did she react?"
Defu thought for a while and said, "Master Shi seems to be very confused and doesn't show much surprise."
"That's right." Emperor Tongxu said.
Defu said: "Master Shi is now with Prince Beilin. It is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. This servant is stupid. I don't know what your Majesty's intention is in making such an arrangement."
Emperor Tongxu happened to be tired, so he put down his pen, leaned on the dragon chair, and said slowly: "That's Shen Zhongan's daughter."
Defu was startled, glanced at Emperor Tongxu, and did not dare to answer.
Of Shen Zhongan's two daughters, one died on the battlefield and the other was in the boudoir. But Shigure didn't look like the one in the boudoir. Could it be that he was the one who died?
"She thought I was blind and didn't know, but she didn't know how many times her father mentioned her in front of me." Emperor Tongxu seemed to be lost in memories.
"I have seen her before, and I first wanted to see what the daughter Shen Zhongan was so proud of looked like, so I had actually seen her a long time ago. I recognized her at the first sight in Baishan. "
Defu didn't expect that there would be such a thing, let alone that such a young man would be born as a girl.
But when you think about it, it’s not so difficult to understand that she is Shen Zhongan’s daughter.
"But Your Majesty." Defu said cautiously: "The front secretary is responsible for His Majesty's safety. Such a heavy responsibility falls on Master Shi. She also has a close relationship with Prince Beilin. Is there something..."
"Are you trying to say that I'm taking too many risks?"
"Slave doesn't dare."
Emperor Tongxu said: "I believe that the daughter taught by Zhong An is different. If I am not mistaken, I have left a useful person for the court. If I am mistaken, it will be an opportunity to eliminate Beilin. "
Defu broke into a cold sweat when he heard this, "Your Majesty, isn't this putting your own life at risk?"
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs." Emperor Tongxu murmured: "I will fight to the death and die. I don't have much time left."
……
There was a carriage parked outside Chengtian Gate, with a young man sitting on the shaft, holding a piece of grass in his mouth and looking in the direction of the palace gate.
After a while, the young man's eyes lit up and he turned around and said, "Your Highness, Shigure is out."
Xie Tingzhou came out of the carriage and saw Shen Yu walking out of Chengtian Gate. Several soldiers immediately surrounded her.
After they chatted for a while, she looked in the direction of Xie Tingzhou, but had no intention of coming over.
Xie Tingzhou stood with his sleeves down and asked in a loud voice: "We've been gone for nearly two months, and we don't know each other anymore?"
"I don't know him." Shen Yu came closer and said, "I don't know if the person who was talking to me before leaving is not the same person."
Xie Tingzhou suddenly laughed and said, "It sounds like the resentment is a bit heavy."
Shen Yu pursed her lips.
She wanted to say that she didn't know who told her to wait until she came back to pick her up, but if she said it out loud, it would seem a bit stingy.
Xie Tingzhou: "You blame me for not picking you up?"
Shen Yu took a breath, but before she could open her mouth, Chang Liu started talking.
"There you go, we are watching you enter the city from the top of the mountain, and then we will just wait here for a song."
Xie Tingzhou smiled but said nothing, thinking that her awkward look was very cute.
Shen Yu looked away and looked at Changliu, "You've tanned a lot."
Changliu suddenly burst into tears.
"He likes fair skin." Xie Tingzhou said, "He talks about it all day long. One white skin covers all ugliness."
Xiao Chuan and several soldiers were at the palace gate.
After watching for a long time, a soldier secretly asked: "Commander Xiao, why do I see that Sir Shi is a bit...hiss..."
The soldier had never read a book, so he scratched his head for a long time and couldn't think of any words to describe it.
"Coquettish, shy." Xiao Chuan said two words expressionlessly.
"Yes! Yes!" the soldier said excitedly: "You are just shy. Look, the prince even supported Mr. Shi's waist. With his kung fu, Mr. Shi can jump ten feet high. He doesn't need help to get into the carriage."
Shen Yu stood on the carriage shaft and turned around to say hello to Xiao Chuan. She got in front of the carriage and threw the imperial edict in Chang Liu's hands.
Xie Tingzhou had just settled down in the carriage when he heard a scream from Chang Liu, who was outside the carriage. Without even saying hello, he squeezed his head through the gap in the curtain.
"Your Highness, Shigure has been promoted."
Xie Tingzhou glanced over, and Chang Liu guiltily pulled the curtain a little further, revealing only a pair of eyes.
Facing Xie Tingzhou's cold gaze, Chang Liu whispered, "It's Marquis Yu, the chief minister in front of the palace."
Xie Tingzhou's expression changed and he asked, "Where is the imperial edict?"
