Chapter 408: Brother Xie (1)
The lights in the west courtyard of the Shen Mansion were also brightly lit all night long.
Shen Gui and Shen Wan wanted to find out, but Shen Xin had his trusted men guard the gate of the courtyard, so not even a mosquito could get in. It was no easy task to find out what was said.
Inside the room, Shen Qiu poured a cup of tea for Shen Miao and said, “Sister, please speak slowly.”
Regarding military affairs, the Shen family had Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan, and Shen Qiu, but Shen Miao seemed to have nothing to do with these matters. A little girl raised in Dingjing City might not even understand the structure of the aristocratic families in Dingjing City. Military affairs were treacherous and difficult to discern, and the forces involved behind the scenes were not as simple as they seemed. Even officials could not distinguish them, let alone Shen Miao.
But Shen Miao said it, and her words were very logical, which made Shen Xin and his wife couldn't help but look sideways.
"Give up the Shen Family Army and start over with the Luo Family Army," Luo Xueyan said, "but the Shen Family Army is all elite, and the Luo Family Army..." Speaking of the troops her father once led, Luo Xueyan felt a little sad. "How can they compare to the Shen Family Army?"
“Although the Luo Family Army is a scattered force, the most important thing is to be clean.” Shen Miao said, “There’s already a traitor in Dad’s Shen Family Army. If we lead an army like this into battle, who knows if we’ll be stabbed in the back again?”
After these words were spoken, the three of them fell silent.
It is indeed something that no one wants to see that there is a traitor among the soldiers who have been with them through thick and thin and have been raised by them.
Shen Xin said: “What Jiaojiao said, I have thought about it.”
Chen Qiu and Luo Xueyan looked at Chen Xin at the same time. Chen Xin had now lost his previous suspicion and looked at Chen Miao with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "If you hesitate when you should make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. However, Jiaojiao, when you said in the carriage that you would summon me to the capital within two years, what did you mean?"
“That’s right,” Shen Qiu also turned around and looked at Shen Miao: “How did my sister know that His Majesty would summon Dad back to the capital within two years?”
Who could possibly guess the Emperor's thoughts? Shen Miao's words seemed to hold some significance. Luo Xueyan immediately grew nervous. She thought long-term, the person who could fathom the Emperor's thoughts must be someone close to Emperor Wenhui. Could it be Prince Ding? The past affairs between Prince Ding and Shen Miao had been widely publicized. Luo Xueyan was most worried that Shen Miao would be dragged into the turmoil of the princes' fight for the throne, becoming a pawn for no reason.
Shen Miao lowered her eyes. Within two years, Emperor Wenhui would naturally summon Shen Xin back to the capital. Because Ming Qi was paying tribute, it was caught between Qin to the north and Daliang to the west, putting Ming Qi in a precarious position. By then, Emperor Wenhui was already in very poor health, the Crown Prince was bedridden, the King of Zhou and the King of Li were fighting tooth and nail, and Fu Xiuyi's hidden net was gradually spreading.
As a loyal general, Chen Xin would be used by Emperor Wenhui to intimidate the enemy. Just like in his previous life, even when the royal family was still suppressing the Shen family army, they still left a way out. Chen Xin would be squeezed dry by the royal family.
However, these words could not be spoken to anyone. Facing the various looks from the others, Shen Miao smiled faintly, "I just had a very real dream. In the dream, within two years, Dad will make a comeback, and his title as a mighty general will not be disgraced."
These words were actually a bit perfunctory, but Shen Miao said it gently, with a pair of clear eyes that made people unbelievable, and their hearts softened.
Whether or not they could be recalled to the capital within two years was something no one could say for sure. But whether it was one year, two years, or even three or four years, retreating to the northwest now was undoubtedly the best option. Not only was it for a comeback, but also because the battle for the succession was now intense, and if the Shen family remained in Dingjing, even without military power, they would inevitably be drawn into the conflict. This was the principle of retreating while the tide was turning. Before achieving great things, one must first protect one's family.
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