Good news kept coming from Youzhou City. The people of Youzhou City, who were terrified at first, finally plucked up the courage to go out of their homes on the third day.
In the next two days, Chen Huaixu will try his best to write down the words he overheard from the King of Northern Qiang, and plan to find a reliable person to translate them later.
Apart from this important matter, her daily routine was just to wander around, inquire about some news, eat and drink, and be very leisurely.
Two days later, all the soldiers who had been chasing the Northern Qiang returned, and they captured thousands of prisoners. Even the Northern Qiang's main general was beheaded.
The day when the Youzhou soldiers returned victorious was a very memorable one for Shen Huaixu. The people of Youzhou spread the news by word of mouth, and all of them stood at the city gate or lined the roadsides to welcome them.
The wind in Youzhou was very strong, and it was winter. Many people had old frostbite and fine lines on their faces caused by the north wind, but their joy was real and fresh, and the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes looked extremely cute.
Even Shen Huaixu, who knew the result in advance, was infected by the crowd and laughed and clapped uncontrollably.
After the great victory, Shen Huaixu still had no news of Fuyin. Fuyin's mental power had been depleted too much that day. It was not to the point of exhaustion, but it could be seen that he was not very stable.
She was a little worried that something might go wrong on the way, as the Northern Qiang King's tent was not close to Youzhou City.
What Shen Huaixu didn't know was that at the same time that the Youzhou victory report reached the capital, news of the Northern Qiang possessing firearms also reached back. All her previous conjectures had come true.
One morning at court, an impeachment memorial brought the matter to light. The man's surname was Sheng, and he was the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War. He impeached Shen Su for colluding with foreign enemies and leaking the secrets of firearms formulas.
Not only that, he listed all the evidence that Shen Su might have intended to usurp the throne, which sounded reasonable and well-founded, as if the matter was a foregone conclusion.
A minister asked, "Master Sheng, do you have any evidence, such as letters, of Marquis Shen's secret dealings with foreign enemies?"
"Whether it's true or not, we'll know once we investigate." The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War remained unmoved. "As the person in charge of manufacturing firearms, Lord Shen is undoubtedly implicated in this matter. Your Majesty, please investigate!"
As he said this, he knelt down.
The emperor, sitting on the high throne, looked at Shen Su with an ambiguous tone, "Does Mr. Shen have anything to say?"
Chen Su stepped forward, bowed gracefully, and said respectfully, "I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter and clear my name."
Yi Zishu frowned when he heard this and glanced at Chen Su, not understanding what Chen Su was up to at this moment.
Some ministers and people around him whispered, "Why is Lord Shen doing this?"
"Is it irrefutable?"
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Amidst the whispers, the emperor made a decision. "I entrusted an important task to Shen Qing, but Shen Qing betrayed my trust, neglected his duties, and is unworthy of this important position. You should stay at home and reflect on your mistakes for a while. I will make a decision after everything is clear. I will adjourn the court!"
After saying this, the emperor flicked his sleeves and left.
Chen Su remained calm, "I thank your Majesty."
Yi Zishu breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty did not mention the secret communication with foreign enemies. It seemed that he still trusted Chen Su. He raised his leg and walked towards Chen Su, but saw the man standing quietly for a moment not far away, then quickly left, as if someone was chasing him away.
He looked around. All the ministers around him had left, leaving him alone. He whispered, "You don't know what's good for you."
With that, he flicked his long sleeves and left.
Shen Huaixu in Youzhou City didn't know about this yet. She calculated the days and found that the New Year would be coming soon. A message also came from the capital asking her to return home as soon as possible.
He never waited for Fu Yin to return, but only waited for the note he left in the space one day. After learning that he was fine, Shen Huaixu planned to do one last thing before leaving.
During these days, she inquired about the old subordinates of Zhenyuan Hou in Youzhou and learned that there was a general named Meng who had followed Zhenyuan Hou through life and death for several years.
Speaking of General Meng, he has been working diligently in Youzhou for nearly ten years. Logically, he should be the lord of Youzhou City.
No one knows what went wrong in the middle, but His Majesty sent Qi Zhan, who had been dealing with pirates since being recruited, to replace him. This almost caused a mutiny in the military camp, but Qi Zhan suppressed it by some unknown method. Since then, Meng Jue and General Qi Zhan have been at odds with each other.
Chen Huaixu thought that since the Marquis of Zhenyuan was on high alert, there might be a breakthrough if he started from Meng Jue.
That night, she sneaked into the military camp and planned to search Meng Jue's tent.
Shen Huaixu was already familiar with this kind of petty theft, but it was not easy to find Meng Jue's military tent.
She followed a few soldiers like a ghost, listening to their conversation. Finding there was no useful information, she re-locked her target and continued to eavesdrop. After going around in circles, she finally found Meng Jue's military tent.
There was no fire in the military tent and it seemed that there were few people. Considering that she had just heard two soldiers say that there would be a celebration banquet tonight, she felt like applauding her luck.
But it’s not time to be happy yet. There are two people guarding the entrance to the military tent, and it is not easy to enter smoothly.
She tried her best to walk lightly and held her breath as she walked towards the entrance. When she was about to pass by the guard, she suddenly heard a noise behind her.
With an ominous premonition in her heart, she walked quickly into the military tent, bringing with her a gust of wind and the barely perceptible fragrance of her own body lingering from her daily bathing.
If it were outside, this fragrance would naturally be nothing, but here are all rough men, and taking a bath is a luxury on weekdays. Where does the fragrance come from?
The two guards were accustomed to all kinds of smells in the military camp and were particularly sensitive to sudden fragrances.
They looked at each other as if they had a connection, and both of them covered their mouths and noses vigilantly at the same time. They looked up and saw someone driving the drunk General Meng towards them not far away.
The guard realized that there was nothing wrong with him, so he lowered his hand again and said respectfully to the person who approached him, "General Meng."
These words made Shen Huaixu, who was hiding inside the tent, frown. She quickly glanced around and hid behind a simple screen before the people outside came in.
Then candles were lit in the room, and voices could be heard from time to time. From their words, Shen Huaixu could tell that the person who sent Meng Jue back should be Meng Jue's subordinate.
"I don't know what Qi is up to. That pretty boy took thousands of people with him, and now we don't know if he's alive or dead, but he's completely indifferent and just says he has other plans."
"Humph, arrangements? What arrangements? Arrangements to commit suicide? Does Qi Zhan really think this great victory is his? It's obvious that the Northern Qiang people were caught off guard by the sudden explosion of a firearm!"
"Our general values loyalty and righteousness. He was wronged for those thousands of brothers, and instead got scolded. I think it would be best if the general wrote a letter to the Marquis and let the matter be known!"
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After settling Meng Jue, they blew out the candles and walked out of the military tent.
Shen Huaixu waited for a while, and just as he was about to start looking for something carefully, he heard the sound of someone turning over on the couch.
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