Chapter 1072 Qin and Qi join forces (3)
Xie Jingxing said: "Before that, let's deal with the Ye family first."
"The Ye family?" Shen Miao asked, "Are you planning to wipe out the Ye family in one fell swoop?"
Xie Jingxing snapped his fingers: "How about keeping it for the New Year? I will decide on it, Ye Mei and her brother, and give it to you. You can do whatever you want with it."
Shen Miao took his hand. Xie Jingxing’s wrist was still tied with her red rope. She said, “You have to be careful.”
Xie Jingxing and Shen Miao's suspicions about Fu Xiuyi were confirmed the next day. No one had expected Fu Xiuyi to be so impatient, even reckless.
Shen Qiu's letter from home has arrived.
This was different from the previous letters, which mostly described Shen Miao's daily lives, showing her that they were doing well. However, this letter looked very sloppy, and it was obvious that it was written in a hurry. Looking at the time, it was also a long time old, which meant that it took a lot of time for the letter to reach Shen Miao.
After opening the letter, Shen Miao and Xie Jingxing read through it quickly. After finishing reading, they were both silent.
Fu Xiuyi took action.
It’s not aimed at Daliang, but at the Shen family.
Emperor Wenhui was seriously ill and entrusted Fu Xiuyi with full oversight of court affairs. Fu Xiuyi fabricated evidence of the Shen family's crimes and launched a direct campaign against them. The Shen family's army, previously under the Mingqi imperial family's control, had been completely distorted, with numerous spies infiltrating its ranks, rendering the Shen family army completely ineffective.
Fu Xiuyi deceived the people of Mingqi and attacked the Shen family so rudely. This time, however, Shen Xin had been well prepared, having already begun secretly allying with other court officials who were dissatisfied with the Mingqi royal family. Although those officials were minor officials, they were still more powerful than acting alone. Secondly, Luo Lianying and Luo Liantai, from far away Xiaochun City, also arrived in Dingjing with the Luo family army. The Luo family army had been carefully nurtured by the Luo family. Rather than being the emperor's soldiers, they simply obeyed the Luo family's orders. Furthermore, after receiving considerable training under Shen Xin over the past few years, Shen Xin was quite adept at managing the Luo family army. In addition to these, there were also the troops Xie Jingxing had left in Dingjing.
At this point, everyone in the Shen family finally knew Xie Jingxing's identity.
Although he was shocked, he did not feel disgusted because of the current situation. In addition, Xie Jingxing had confessed to Shen Xin before, so he did not care to blame him. Although Xie Jingxing's men were few in number, they were extremely skilled. They were especially good at gathering information.
Fu Xiuyi probably thought that he could take down the now weakening Shen family in a very short time, but he didn't expect that the Shen family had been preparing for this day for a long time. Not only did he fail to wipe out the Shen family in the expected time, but it seemed that they were stuck in a dead end, wasting his troops.
In his letter, Chen Qiu explained that the Shen family had now clashed with the imperial family and had left Dingjing. Although Fu Xiuyi's men had been relentlessly pursuing them, the Shen family hadn't let them gain any advantage. Chen Xin was currently discussing with his ministers whether to overthrow the corrupt imperial power.
As for the final outcome of this matter, Shen Qiu did not mention it. Shen Miao also knew that the Shen family had been loyal for generations, especially General Shen, who was extremely loyal. Now, turning against the imperial power was already a great rebellion. After overthrowing the imperial power, even if it was successful, who would take the throne? Enthroning a new emperor? The princes of Mingqi were all bad people. Why not just make themselves king? Shen Xin had no such idea.
At the end of the letter, Shen Qiu mentioned something.
The Shen family didn't stay in Dingjing because it was filled with Fu Xiuyi's men, which would put the Shen family at a disadvantage. They retreated to the Hanguan Valley area, but found many Qin people in the villages around Hanguan Valley.
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