Shang Junlin couldn't help but imagine the scene of being alone with Shen Yu. Shen Yu's proposal was too tempting, especially for Shang Junlin, who was still half-full.
Shen Yu could tell that he was tempted at a glance. She continued, "If Your Majesty wants to hold a banquet, you can hold it on Your Majesty's birthday. As for my birthday, let's just leave it to ourselves."
"A Yu, do you know why I want to hold a banquet for your birthday?" Shang Junlin's eyes darkened. He rubbed the tender skin of Shen Yu's neck with his fingers.
"I want to announce to the world that A Yu is mine." Before Shen Yu could answer, Shang Junlin had already given his answer.
"I've been tied to Your Majesty for a long time. I'm Your Majesty's Guijun. No one can deny this." Shen Yu tilted her head and rubbed Shang Junlin's hand.
Guijun.
Shang Junlin used to think that this title was very good. Now, he felt that it was missing something.
"Does A Yu want to be the Empress?"
Shang Junlin's tone was calm when he asked this question. It was as if he was asking about an ordinary matter instead of an important matter like the position of the Empress.
"Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask about this?" Shen Yu was slightly surprised. "I think the current situation is quite good."
Shen Yu wasn't very interested in the position of the Empress.
"I just think that no one can sit in this position except for A Yu."
Before Shen Yu entered the palace, Shang Junlin never thought that one day, there would be someone in his life that he couldn't let go of.
Seeing that Shen Yu was not interested, Shang Junlin didn't continue this topic. He just silently noted this matter in his heart and waited for the right time to announce it.
"A Yu doesn't want to hold a big banquet. What about a small banquet?" Although Shang Junlin wanted to spend time with Shen Yu, he didn't want Shen Yu to have any regrets.
"Your Majesty, you really don't have to think about these things. In the past, I have spent my birthdays in the manor. Why don't Your Majesty accompany me this year?" Having lived for two lifetimes, Shen Yu was really not interested in these things.
"Then we'll listen to A Yu."
There was still some time before Shen Yu's birthday. Although Shang Junlin had agreed to go to Zhuangzi with Shen Yu, he didn't completely give up on holding a birthday banquet in the palace.
Whatever others had, he wouldn't miss out on Shen Yu. He couldn't participate in Shen Yu's past, but now and in the future, he wouldn't let Shen Yu have any regrets.
After a heavy rain, Subei regained its vitality. Fang Jun and Xun Zhao joined forces and slowly stabilized the situation.
Because of this rain, the remaining forces left behind by Lord Hou and other officials didn't manage to stir up any trouble, which saved Fang Jun a lot of trouble.
With timely prevention and intervention, the drought didn't bring any more serious consequences. The epidemic that everyone was worried about also didn't happen.
Before the new officials appointed by the imperial court took office, Fang Jun and the others needed to temporarily stay in Subei to deal with the follow-up matters.
It was because of the efforts of Jiang Huaiqing and the others that Shang Junlin's reputation among the people was greatly reversed. The stigmas that shouldn't have been placed on him were washed away one by one. The people couldn't help but start to guess who was behind all this.
Shen Yu knew that part of it was done by the King of Yue. In addition, there was also a deeply hidden force that had been hovering in the capital for many years. However, this force was about to be found and dealt with by Shang Junlin.
With the news announced by Jiang Huaiqing and the others, the misunderstandings that the people had about Shang Junlin since he ascended the throne were gradually resolved. This was undoubtedly the situation that the people behind the scenes didn't want to see the most.
They had been laying the groundwork for so long in order to arouse the dissatisfaction of the people with the current emperor. Over the years, when they really wanted to do something, this dissatisfaction would play a huge role.
"Your Majesty, how long do you think they can endure?" Shen Yu thought that the people behind the scenes couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't expect that after so long, the outside world was still calm.
"They don't really dare to do anything now. Perhaps they feel that we don't have conclusive evidence and can't really do anything to them, so they want to hide and wait for this storm to pass."
Shang Junlin naturally wouldn't give them a chance to do so.
After all the rumors were cleared, Shang Junlin ordered people to spread the rumors among the people and let them guess who did this. At the same time, this matter was brought up during the court session.
"These days, we have heard some very interesting words. Tell me, who is it that has been sparing no effort to smear our deeds in the hearts of the people for so many years?"
In the Great Hall, Shang Junlin calmly sat on the Dragon Throne and calmly voiced the doubts in his heart. His hawk-like eyes swept across the faces of the officials.
"We didn't care about these false reputations in the past, but we didn't know that in the eyes of the people, we were such an emperor. We killed the innocent, disregarded human life, harmed the loyal, cruel and heartless …"
With every word Shang Junlin said, the breathing of the people below him became lighter.
Of course, they had heard of such rumors. Some officials who didn't know the truth even believed these rumors. After the court announced the deeds of the dead officials, they were ashamed of themselves for believing the rumors so easily.
"We need to know who is behind this matter," Shang Junlin pointed at a few officials, "We will let you handle this matter. If you can't find any useful information, you don't need to stay in this position."
Official Feng, who had been silent, felt his heart jump. Coincidentally, the officials that Shang Junlin pointed at were more or less related to him.
After the court session, Official Feng ignored the calls of his subordinates and hurriedly got on the carriage to return to his fu.
"This … why is Official Feng in such a hurry today?"
Official Duan looked at Official Feng's back as he hurriedly left and his brows furrowed even tighter.
He and Official Feng entered the Cabinet almost at the same time. They had worked together for many years and he had already noticed that something was wrong with Official Feng.
Everything that happened outside the hall reached the ears of Shang Junlin and Shen Yu.
Shen Yu heard what happened at Shang Junlin's court session and said with a smile, "Your Majesty deliberately let those officials investigate, right?"
"The Prime Minister complained that they were occupying their positions and not working for a long time. Coincidentally, it's almost time for the officials to return to Jing to report on their work. We plan to keep a group of them."
It was the same as admitting that he did it on purpose.
"Official Feng's expression at the time must have been very good," Shen Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip, "When did Your Majesty discover that this matter was related to Official Feng?"
"In reality, we had some candidates in mind from the beginning. The aristocratic families didn't support us out of sincerity. They saw that we didn't have any foundation in the court and were easy to manipulate. Later, they found that we were wrong from the beginning. We weren't easy to manipulate so they wanted to find another way out."
"But at that time, we had taken back the land of Dahuan and had military power. Even if they wanted to do something, they wouldn't succeed. We didn't care about the reputation of the people in the past. It was only after A Yu's reminder that we found out that some of the conspiracies against us were set up from the beginning."
"More than ten years have passed. The officials of the court have been changed again and again. There are only a few people left. The range of possibilities has narrowed down." Shen Yu pondered.
"That's right. There are even fewer people who have the ability to do it now. After confirming the suspects, we sent the Hidden Dragon Guards to investigate these people. At first, we didn't find anything. It was only after the rain in Subei that we sent Jiang Huaiqing and the others to 'clear their names' that we caught the person."
Official Feng knew that he had been too impatient during this period of time. Even though he used the matter of his youngest son as a cover and it was easy to find clues, he couldn't sit still and wait for death!
After so many years of planning, it was exposed in one day. How could he be satisfied?!
When he returned to the Feng residence, he dismissed all the servants and entered the study room alone. The secret compartment was opened and he walked in.
After passing through a long tunnel, he came to a small house in the suburbs of the capital.
"I suspect that I've been exposed. What should I do now?" Official Feng stood in the empty study room and said anxiously.
"I'm working for you. You can't just ignore me!"
After a while, another person's voice came from the room. "Official Feng seems to have misunderstood something. Do you still remember our deal? We helped you enter the Cabinet and in exchange, you had to help us a little. Now that you've been exposed because of your own mistake, do you still want us to clean up the mess?"
"Aren't you afraid that I'll expose you? The current Emperor is not a gentle person. If he knows about your existence, what do you think he'll do? "Official Feng threatened fiercely.
"If you're obedient, maybe we'll help you keep your bloodline on account of your many years of hard work. If you insist on telling Shang Junlin something, we can't stop you."
Official Feng was shocked. He realized that the other party was not afraid of Shang Junlin finding out. Who were they? Why were they so fearless?
A thin layer of cold sweat appeared on Master Feng's back. He took a step back and fell into his chair. He suddenly realized that after working for these people for so many years, he knew very little about them. He didn't even know what their identities were.
"You can't just ignore me. I'm a Cabinet Minister. Without me, who will provide you with information about the imperial court …"
"Official Feng, why do you think that Shang Junlin will allow you to stay in the imperial court safe and sound after such a thing happened? He has long wanted to take back your position. Do you think he'll let go of such a good opportunity?"
"Official Feng, you'd better take care of yourself."
After the mysterious person left, Official Feng sat in the same place for a long time. He knew that he had been abandoned.
The blankness on his face was gradually replaced by ruthlessness. He had been in a high position for many years. He was no longer the son of the First Wife who was at the mercy of others. He had so many things in his hands. Could he not fight for a way out for himself?
"Official Feng is already in this position. Why are you still not satisfied?" Entering the Cabinet was already the highest position in the Great Huan Dynasty. Shen Yu couldn't figure out what else Official Feng wanted.
"Who would complain about having too much power in their hands?" Shang Junlin spread out his hands. "Even I am not satisfied sometimes."
"There are very few people like A Yu who is not greedy for power."
Shen Yu smiled. He had also been lost in power and used everything he had to chase after it. Now, he was just tired of it.
"Official Feng must have realized that he has been exposed. Otherwise, he wouldn't have acted so strangely."
"I let him know on purpose. If he didn't know that he was in danger, how could he seek help from the person hiding behind him?"
Step by step, Official Feng did as he thought and went to find the person behind him.
He didn't know that the person arranged by Shang Junlin was following him and was brought to the secret stronghold by him.
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