"Now?" Shen Qing frowned, his brows full of doubt and worry.
"We'll set off tomorrow," Shen Jianshan replied in a heavy voice. "The intelligence I received is that the Jinyang Kingdom isn't making any major moves; they're just testing the waters."
"Why didn't I hear the wind?"
There was no news in the capital about the war at the front.
"The Emperor summoned me alone, and no one knew about it."
In other words, the reason why Shen Jianshan led the troops in a secret operation was all because of the emperor's words.
"If he wants to use this opportunity to accuse the General's Mansion of plotting rebellion, we have no excuse."
Chen Yanzhi clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white. "I guess even if Murong Zhi hadn't been deposed, Jin Manyue wouldn't have been able to ascend to the position of Crown Princess smoothly."
The emperor had never thought of letting a princess from a vassal state become the crown princess, and Dongli’s future queen could not be a princess from another country.
I'm afraid that if Jin Manyue doesn't survive the wedding day, the emperor will arrange for someone to deal with her. At that time, the Jinyang Kingdom will be even more dissatisfied, and Shen Jianshan will be sent to suppress it.
The ending remains the same.
"I'm afraid that my marriage to Jiang Zhuo will eventually become a thorn in the emperor's side." Shen Qing's eyes were filled with mixed emotions.
No wonder the marriage went so smoothly, it turned out the emperor had planned it long ago.
Originally, the Jiang family and the Shen family were the civil and military checks and balances in the court, but after the marriage, they became the bigwigs in the court.
And if she and Jiang Zhuo had a child, the child's father would be the Minister of Dali Temple, his mother would be a princess, his maternal grandfather would be a general, and his grandfather would be the Prime Minister.
Why are you pretending? This kid should just become the emperor!
"I'll go tell the emperor that I'll lead the troops." Shen Yanzhi stood up and wanted to go out.
"Come back and sit down!" Shen Jianshan shouted, his voice filled with irresistible majesty. "Your father is still alive. Is it your turn to take my place?"
Shen Qing's heart sank, and he looked up at the maid in the room, "You go out first and close the door."
"Yes." The maids responded respectfully, filed out one after another, and closed the door gently.
Only after the servants left did Shen Qing consider speaking his mind.
"Dad, I have a plan."
“Qingqing, speak.” Madam Cheng spoke anxiously, her eyes fixed on Shen Qing.
Shen Jianshan knew that Shen Qing was smart, but when he saw Shen Qing's eyes, his heart skipped a beat, as if he had a premonition of something shocking.
"How about you and I rebel and let this world change hands?"
When these words were spoken, all three of them were shocked.
Old Mrs. Cheng widened her eyes, her lips slightly parted, her face full of disbelief, and her body couldn't help but tremble. Although Shen Jianshan had expected it, but when he heard Shen Qing say it so bluntly, his heart was still beating wildly, as if it was going to jump out of his throat.
"Sister, sister, what are you talking about? This is a conspiracy to usurp the throne. He is a traitor. If he fails, it will be a serious crime of confiscating property and exterminating the clan!" Shen Yanzhi was so anxious that his face turned red and his voice changed.
"Yes, my dear, you can't make such jokes casually." Old Lady Cheng also frowned.
Shen Qing's expression was serious, his eyes were firm, and there was no intention of joking at all, "Grandma, brother, the emperor is now planning to get rid of father. If something happens in the general's mansion, the next one will be the Cheng family."
After Shen Jianshan's accident, the General's Mansion will decline rapidly within a year. The Cheng family will definitely help, and then the emperor can find any excuse to destroy this richest businessman.
The emperor wanted more than just Shen Jianshan; he wanted her to be the only one left in the entire General's Mansion. This way, Jiang Zhuo wouldn't have any help, and even if Jiang Zhuo learned of Song Siyao's affairs, he wouldn't be able to rebel.
I guess he kept her because he felt guilty towards Jiang Zhuo?
"Father, you and I had no intention of ascending to a high position, but the Murong family is pushing us too far. Even before we married into the Jiang family, the emperor was already thinking of getting rid of you.
Back then, the late emperor misjudged the Song family and mistakenly killed the entire family. After the truth was revealed, he still couldn't even spare the orphans of the Song family, fearing that it would tarnish the reputation of his Murong family.
If he didn't want Jin Manyue to marry into Dongli and didn't want Jiang Chen to marry into the Jiang family, he could have refused the marriage from the beginning. But he chose to save his reputation, and we have to bear the consequences."
Shen Qing's words made the three of them fall into deep thought.
"The Emperor will not take back the marriage he has granted. My father is about to go to war, so this is the only solution."
"What if they really just want to suppress the Jinyang Kingdom?"
"Dad, the emperor won't let you come back." Shen Qing chuckled, "I hope he's not as suspicious and ruthless as I thought. We must make preparations and at least leave ourselves a way out."
Shen Jianshan was silent.
"I'm old, and I just hope that you young people are doing well. You decide on this matter." Old Mrs. Cheng sighed and said.
Shen Yanzhi pursed his lips and glanced at Shen Jianshan, "Dad, I support whatever you decide."
Shen Jianshan took a deep breath, clenched and unclenched his fists. After a long time, he looked up at his two children.
Qingqing's wedding is about to begin, but Shen Yanzhi has not yet married.
"Well, if the emperor is unkind, then what does it matter if I, Shen Jianshan, rebel?"
Shen Qing nodded and discussed the plan with Shen Jianshan.
The wedding day is the time node.
Forty days left.
Outside the capital, Shen Jianshan needed to contact his trusted generals. These generals were stationed at strategic locations across the country, commanding large numbers of troops. This month, they would secretly train their soldiers and expand their armaments.
At the same time, Shen Jianshan used the financial resources of the Cheng family to purchase a large amount of strategic materials such as food, weapons, etc. to improve the reserves.
The day before the wedding, they had to occupy the military outposts around the capital and form an encirclement of the capital.
In the capital, Shen Qing would arrange people to create chaos in the court so that the emperor would have no time to deal with other unrest.
"I will find someone to spread the news of the emperor's atrocities at the right time and try to gain legitimacy for our actions."
“As for the Jiang family…” Shen Jianshan looked at Shen Qing with some worry.
"I'll go talk to Jiang Zhuo."
Jiang Zhuo's ending was that he died in front of the Golden Palace in order to avenge Song Siyao. This time she wanted to help him avenge him.
"Don't worry about the things in the capital, father. I will arrange everything." Shen Qing looked at Madam Cheng, "Grandma, go back to Qingzhou first and discuss this matter with Grandpa. If he is unwilling, then I will find someone to send you to a safe place."
"Silly child, you need the Cheng family." Old Madam Cheng shook her head. "I will talk to your grandfather."
Shen Qing smiled lightly and nodded.
This is not an easy task, and besides, they only have forty days.
She knew that there would be casualties in war, but Shen Jianshan had been very kind to her, and she couldn't just watch the Shen family decline and become the next Song family.
On the second day, Shen Jianshan set out for the front line. At the same time, a storm broke out in the capital.
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