amaotonovel Chapter 1509 Crazy Plan
Chapter 1509 Crazy Plan
Chapter 1509 Crazy Plan
"His Royal Highness."
In Duanben Palace, also known as the Eastern Palace, someone knelt before Crown Prince Li Rong and bowed his head in greeting.
"Lord Shen should have quietly left the capital yesterday."
"should?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a gloomy face and said in a cold voice: "You are telling me this kind of thing should be done?"
The person who reported wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed his head and said, "My Lord, you also know that Lord Shen has no official position on the surface, but he has a reporting department under his control in secret. In addition, there are some scouts from the military hiding around him. If you want to track him down..."
“It’s really not easy…”
The man swallowed his saliva and whispered, "This is the news that we got from various sources. Some common people saw a group of dozens of elite cavalrymen leaving the capital. We guess that they are Lord Shen and his group..."
"Guess, guess!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was furious.
"You are such a bunch of rubbish, such a bunch of rubbish!"
The man was trembling with fear and dared not speak.
The prince lost his temper for a long time, then he looked at the messenger viciously and gnashed his teeth, "Get lost!"
The man hurriedly left the East Palace. The prince turned his head to look at a middle-aged man with a mustache and whispered, "Uncle..."
The prince’s biological mother was not Empress Sun, but the only person he could call his uncle at this moment could be a member of the Sun family.
Empress Sun's brother, Sun Zongchang.
That is, Emperor Hongde’s brother-in-law.
The Sun family took root in Jiankang, which is now Nanjing. Therefore, when the imperial court moved, the Sun family did not move here. Emperor Hongde's uncle and several cousins did not come either and were still left in Nanjing by Emperor Hongde.
Following her were Empress Sun’s brothers and her parents.
"Your Highness."
Sun Zongchang's face was not looking good either, and he said softly, "If Lord Shen left the capital and went to Miyun, then there is no need to think too much, he must have gone to Miyun to mobilize the troops of General Ling."
"The Huai'an Army is strong and powerful, and its combat effectiveness is better than that of the Imperial Guards. General Meng Lian, one of the two generals of the Imperial Guards, also served under Lord Shen in the Northern Expedition and made great contributions. Later, he successfully led the Imperial Guards..."
"Plus, many generals in the Imperial Guards have served with the Huai'an Army."
"The prestige of Lord Shen alone is enough to intimidate them..."
On this point, the king's uncle did not say anything wrong.
When Shen Yi launched the Northern Expedition, he initially stationed troops from the coastal military commanderies in Huai'an. At that time, the initial batch of Huai'an troops consisted of no more than 20,000 people.
In the following years, the Huai'an Army expanded again and again. By the time Yanjing was captured, the Huai'an Army under Shen Yi had become a behemoth with more than 200,000 people!
During these military expansions, Emperor Hongde directly dispatched imperial guards to join the Huai'an army on several occasions.
Later, after the imperial court was stabilized, the Huai'an Army under Shen Yi guarded the border, but most of those who were originally from the imperial guards returned to the imperial guards.
Therefore, although the number of Shen Yi's Huai'an troops had been weakened, his prestige among the imperial guards was still very high.
After all, the Chen Dynasty had been moving south for seventy years and had won few battles. In recent decades, only Shen Yi had won a victory. This would inevitably lead to an inevitable result.
That is, in the entire military of Dachen, in the past ten or twenty years, no matter what army the generals came from, as long as they had made major military achievements, most of them were former subordinates of Lord Shen!
The fact that Emperor Hongde and Lord Shen can live in harmony may not be without this reason.
One Shen Qillang is half of the Dachen military!
And they are the half that are more capable of fighting.
At this time, if Shen Yi left the capital to mobilize troops, I am afraid that the entire capital would soon be under his control.
Thinking of the imperial decree granted by His Majesty the Emperor not long ago...
Sun Zongchang whispered, "Your Highness, let's not talk about whether Lord Shen will resort to violence. Just the fact that he has been operating in Yanjing for more than ten years, the entire northern Zhili is full of his students and former officials. If he helps the King of Wu from behind, I'm afraid we won't have any chance at all."
"What should we do!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's emotions are somewhat out of control.
After he growled, he sat in his seat, his hand trembling slightly as he picked up the teacup.
"What else can I do..."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clenched his fists, his voice filled with grief and indignation: "It's all because my father is too partial!"
"I have been supervising the country for the past six months, and I can say that I have been trembling with fear, fearing that I would make even one mistake, but my father still... still..."
Sun Zongchang stood behind the prince and whispered, "Your Highness, I don't think His Majesty is necessarily interested in King Wu."
The Crown Prince was a little frustrated: "My father personally asked to summon the fourth son back..."
"That's because Lord Shen's influence is too great."
The uncle whispered, "For a long time before, Your Highness could never see His Majesty, but Lord Shen could see His Majesty at any time, so His Majesty was inevitably affected by him."
"therefore…"
Sun Zongchang said softly: "As long as Lord Shen is dealt with, His Highness' crisis can be easily resolved."
"Deal with Lord Shen?"
The prince gnashed his teeth and said, "How do we deal with him? How do we deal with him?"
"Your Highness, if His Majesty really wants to change the crown prince, the only thing you can do now is to force him to abdicate, but this is too risky. If something goes wrong, it will give the court and His Majesty a reason to depose the crown prince."
"But if we take action against Lord Shen, there won't be... this risk."
He looked at the prince and whispered, "It is well known that Lord Shen is so powerful that he threatens the emperor. Over the years, Your Majesty has wanted to deal with this hidden danger, but Your Majesty has been concerned about his reputation and Lord Shen's own power and has not taken action yet."
"Now that Lord Shen is not in the capital, this is a good opportunity for Your Highness."
"Mr. Shen's family members...are still in the city, especially Mr. Shen's eldest daughter."
"Lord Shen is a sentimental person. As long as we control the Shen Mansion, he will definitely submit..."
"By then, Your Highness will be the one controlling the situation in the capital. Even if King Wu returns, it will be of no use."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stared at this "uncle" with his eyes wide open. He almost cried out incoherently: "You are crazy!"
"Your Highness, I am not crazy."
Sun Zongchang said quietly: "You also know that in ancient times, no deposed prince had a good ending. If you don't want to be deposed, you only have two choices, one is to force the emperor to abdicate, and the other is to force Shen."
"And the latter...even if it fails."
Sun Zongchang lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, as the regent, just wants to purge the powerful ministers and reorganize the government. Even if you put it in the court, Your Highness is right."
"It would be difficult for His Majesty to depose the Crown Prince just because you attacked Marquis Shen's family. If you do that, the Emperor will lose his dignity."
"The Heavenly Family...is higher than the Shen Family. In terms of the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, Your Highness is a half-monarch. If Your Highness attacks the Shen Family, the Shen Family should ask for their own death!"
"You are crazy, you are really crazy..."
The prince looked at Sun Zongchang and gritted his teeth and said, "You also said that Lord Shen can control the capital at any time. He is outside the city right now. If we touch his family and give him an excuse, the dynasty may change overnight!"
“So we have to gamble.”
Sun Zongchang whispered: "If Lord Shen wanted to establish himself, he could have done so more than ten years ago. He would not have had this intention..."
"Your Highness, the matter is very clear now."
"If we don't take action against the Shen family, we can only go to the palace, find His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to pass away early..."
"Before the King of Wu returns to the capital, this must be accomplished. As long as His Highness ascends the throne, Lord Shen will also be His Highness's obedient subject."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince slumped in his chair, sweat oozing from his forehead and his face turning pale.
For a kid who is not even 20 years old, this is really...
Too big, too big.
………………
In the Miyun camp.
Lord Shen sat in the main seat, looked at Ling Su, and said slowly: "The situation in the capital has changed. General Ling... must be the pillar of stability for Dachen."
Ling Su stood up, bowed respectfully and said, "I will follow your arrangements, Lord Shen!"
"I don't have any plans for now, but General Ling must always keep an eye on the Imperial Guards outside Yanjing City. If there are any unusual movements by the Imperial Guards, you must not hesitate and must head directly to Yanjing to await my orders."
Ling Su's face was serious: "I obey your command!"
After he finished speaking, he looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Mr. Shen, the imperial guards in the capital are quite numerous. Should we transfer some more people from General Su to me?"
"No need."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said softly: "If you send more people here, others will think I am planning a rebellion."
"Just do as I tell you."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"This Yanjing..."
"It can't change the world."
(End of this chapter)