It was a sunny day when we left Lizhou City.
A group of guards dragged a coffin containing Fu Zhou's mutilated body.
They headed towards the capital.
Shen Yanle stopped his horse and took one last look behind him.
The sun is bright and scorching, and it should be on the city gate tower of Lizhou City.
The blue sky and white clouds in the distance look peaceful.
The filth is buried deep underground, and the blood has been covered by the soil.
This must be the light that Fu Zhou is pursuing.
It is the light that millions of Dayong people yearn for.
A gentle breeze blew through the woods and caressed his clothes.
Shen Yan was slightly stunned, turned around, and continued to move forward.
This time, there was no looking back.
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The news that Young General Shen was safe and sound and had cracked down on the bandit problem in Lizhou quickly spread throughout the court and the country.
Some are happy and some are sad.
The most shocked and angry person was Wei Mingtang at this moment.
After he warned Lu Wan that day, he waited smugly for her to come to him.
I didn't expect this woman to be so ungrateful and just run away!
He was so angry that he was about to go crazy, and when he turned to catch Shen Yun and punish her severely, Shen Yun's yard was surrounded by Shen Yan's men.
But what was even more unexpected was that not only was Chen Yan alive, he also secretly went to the City Lord's Mansion!
He had been sending people to keep an eye on the Lizhou bandits, but he didn't know that Chen Yan had already secretly sent people to subdue the bandits.
Then he sneaked into the city and went straight into the city lord's mansion.
Wei Mingtang was still taking advantage of Chen Yan's absence to clean up the mess for his good-for-nothing brother Wei Mingjing.
But the idiot Lizhou City Lord! So much deadly evidence was left behind.
Wei Mingtang did not pursue Lu Wan's mood at this time.
He knew that with Chen Yan's methods, he would probably target Wei Mingjing after returning to Beijing.
Although the eldest prince also took action, it was only aimed at the assassination of Shen Yan, so it was easy for him to distance himself from it.
But the really troublesome thing is that his brother is indeed behind the banditry in Lizhou.
A cold look flashed across Wei Mingtang's face. He had to cut off his tail to survive!
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This is indeed the case.
Young General Shen, who had just returned from missing, had not even had time to warm up in his residence before he went straight back to the capital.
Entered the palace.
It was not until nearly dusk that Shen Yan came out of the palace gate.
Countless pairs of eyes in the dark were watching his every move.
After not seeing him for a few days, General Shen still seemed as bright as the moon as always.
But it seems a little different.
He glanced around calmly, his brows slightly raised, and a hint of coldness appeared between his extremely handsome eyebrows.
It seems that things are changing in this capital city.
Before long, the news of the emperor's anger reached everyone's ears.
He issued several decrees in succession to thoroughly investigate the Lizhou bandits and the assassination of Shen Yan.
Immediately afterwards, the truth about the death of Fu Zhou and several previous generals was revealed.
The world was shocked.
Memorials impeaching the Sixteenth Prince piled up on the emperor's desk like snowflakes.
Hundreds of court officials knelt in front of the palace gate, and a large number of students spontaneously wrote a petition, requesting that the Sixteenth Prince be punished.
On the second day, Shen Yan straightened his clothes and knelt at the head of the crowd.
"I beg the emperor to give the people a clear and peaceful life."
The voice was as clear as a strong wind, completely overwhelming the Sixteenth Prince's lineage who were determined to plead for mercy.
In this battle without the smoke of gunpowder, the two brothers Wei Mingtang and Wei Mingjing were defeated miserably.
Seeing that the situation was going to be hopeless, Wei Mingjing immediately pushed his subordinates to stop it.
But his act has angered the public, and severe punishment is not enough to appease the public's resentment.
Even for the sake of the imperial concubine and his mother's family, the emperor still stripped him of his power.
He almost became an idle prince.
Wei Mingtang was naturally implicated.
Of course, Chen Yan did not let go of the eldest prince Wei Mingfeng and brought up his affairs as well.
But Wei Mingfeng was smart this time and had prepared a scapegoat early on.
He also acted cowardly and timidly in front of the emperor, showing his inability to judge people.
Compared with other princes, he is the emperor's first son, so he is naturally more special.
After all, the emperor was still unwilling to easily sentence his eldest son, and he was not that suspicious of him. Instead, he only gave him a small punishment of house arrest for half a month.
When he got the news, Shen Yan was practicing sword in the courtyard.
He sneered coldly: "What a pity."
He casually swung the sword in his hand, sweeping up the dead leaves on the ground.
The boy's figure is like a bamboo, straight and unyielding.
The hand bones are slightly raised, and the tip of the sword taps lightly, like the gurgling of water under the mountains. Soft, yet firm.
"Crack." Someone stepped on a dead branch.
"Who!" Shen Yan's face turned cold.
He casually drew a beautiful sword flower and the sword energy swept towards the place where the sound came from.
Just like a huge reef suddenly appears where the water is winding. The murderous intent instantly tore through the gentle illusion, piercing the bone.
However, the next moment, Shen Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly flew out with a sword, dispersing the sword energy.
He held the little girl in his arms, a hint of helplessness flashing across his eyes.
"Lu Wan, why don't you say anything? What if I hurt you?"
"You reacted too quickly," Lu Wan said aggrievedly, "I didn't have time to say anything."
Shen Yan frowned: "I don't know what the people below are doing. You didn't even notify me when you came."
Lu Wan smiled and said, "Don't blame them. I saw that you were too serious in practicing sword skills and didn't want to disturb you."
She smiled with eyes that were like a crescent moon with just the right curvature in the sky.
"Brother Ayan, you look really good when you practice swordplay."
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