Shen Yu looked around. There were no ministers in the imperial study, only Shang Junlin was there.
"What is A Yu looking at?" Shang Junlin asked when he noticed Shen Yu's movements.
"Why is Your Majesty busy here alone? You didn't even prepare dinner?" Shen Yu walked over and asked the palace servants to put the food on the small table.
"How did A Yu know that I didn't prepare dinner? Did Meng Chang talk too much?" Shang Junlin stood up and held Shen Yu's hand to sit beside him.
"Your Majesty, please don't blame Eunuch Meng. He was just worried about your health. No matter how busy Your Majesty is, you still need to eat."
Eunuch Meng stepped forward, opened the food box, and took out the dishes inside. "Even if Your Majesty punishes this slave, this slave will still tell Guijun."
"With A Yu supporting you, you naturally dare to say anything." Shang Junlin was not really angry.
The aroma of the food filled the air. Shen Yu put away the booklet in front of Shang Junlin. "Your Majesty, please eat first. I'm hungry."
"No one can starve A Yu." Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's hand and stood up.
Eunuch Meng quickly ordered the palace servants to clean up the place for the meal.
The fire in the imperial study was not as strong as that in Yuzhang Palace. Shen Yu stayed for a while and barely warmed himself up. Shang Junlin held his slightly cold hand and ordered Meng Chang to heat up the fire.
The dishes were laid out one by one. There were meat and vegetables. The aroma wafted through the air, making people hungry.
"I specially asked the kitchen to boil some soup. Your Majesty, please have some." Shen Yu scooped a bowl of milky white soup and put it in front of Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin certainly would not refuse his kindness. After drinking the bowl of hot soup, his body warmed up from the inside out.
Shang Junlin ate very quickly. Even though he was taking care of Shen Yu while eating, he still put down his bowl before Shen Yu. Shen Yu always liked to eat slowly. Seeing that the man finished eating, she was not in a hurry.
Instead of approving the booklet, Shang Junlin waited until Shen Yu finished eating before leading him to sit in front of the imperial table.
"Your Majesty, are you still busy with the matter of King Yue?" Shen Yu glanced at the contents of the memorial. It was written by Xun Zhao, and it talked about the situation in Yuezhou.
When the King of Yue raised his army, Yuezhou was in chaos for a while. Fortunately, Xun Zhao and his men arrived in time and suppressed the chaos in the shortest amount of time.
King Yue had been in Yuezhou for many years and was deeply involved with the various forces of Yuezhou. Many of them were already following King Yue in secret. If they wanted to take back Yuezhou peacefully, they had to get rid of these forces first.
This was Xun Zhao's main task.
Things were progressing smoothly. The only thing that concerned people was that part of the King of Yue's forces disappeared from Yuezhou.
"These people should have been taken out of Yuezhou and met up with the King of Yue." Shen Yu put her finger on the edge of the memorial and said calmly.
Shang Junlin: "Yes, I asked Gu Huai to investigate. The team they took care of on the way came from Yuezhou. Other than that, there were a few other forces whose whereabouts were unknown."
Gu Huai received a new task. He did not even celebrate the New Year before he led his troops out of the capital. He needed to get rid of the remaining forces according to the results of the interrogation of the arrested people.
Shen Yu: "Your Majesty, now that you have arrested the people, who was the one behind the King of Yue all these years? That Mr. Tan was also following orders, right? "
After the King of Yue was arrested, Shen Yu learned from Shang Junlin about what happened to the King of Yue these days. No matter how he looked at it, that Mr. Tan did not seem to be the one who made the decision.
Shang Junlin: "Yes, the Ministry of Justice has been interrogating him these days. Mr. Tan knows a lot of information. According to the results of the interrogation, many of their people were arrested. However, they have not found out who the mastermind is."
Shen Yu: "Is it because they can't find out, or …"
Shang Junlin rubbed the space between his eyebrows: "It's because they can't find out the real identity of the mastermind. That person has never appeared in front of them. He gave them orders through the 'messengers'. Those 'messengers' are dressed in black and wear masks on their faces. They can't see their faces clearly."
Shen Yu: "This person hides very deeply and is very vigilant. There are so many people, but none of them have seen him before?"
Shang Junlin: "Yes."
Shen Yu: "He doesn't show his true identity, but people are willing to work for him. I'm getting more and more curious about this person's identity. How do they usually address him?"
Shang Junlin: "They call him 'His Excellency'."
Shen Yu: "To be able to gain the trust of the late Emperor and hand over such a large force to him, he must at least be someone who was very active in the imperial court during the late Emperor's time. He doesn't know much about the current imperial court. Your Majesty, have you checked the ministers who were more important during the late Emperor's reign?"
Shang Junlin: "I have. There is one who fits the description, but he passed away ten years ago."
The trail was cut short.
They still had too little information at the moment.
Shen Yu didn't know about the existence of this force in his previous life, let alone know who was behind this force. Shen Yu could only give up for the time being.
Gu Huai's ability to take action was very strong. He led his soldiers and walked around Dahuan like ghosts, uprooting the forces lurking in the dark.
The evidence of the King of Yue's rebellion was conclusive. He should be sentenced to death immediately. Considering that it was almost the New Year, Shang Junlin moved the execution time back a little.
The Ministry of Justice's prison was different from the dark prison. There were all kinds of criminals in it. The King of Yue was locked up alone in one place and was interrogated every day.
His title was taken away, his surname was taken away, and his name was removed from the imperial family. Now, he was no longer a noble prince, but a lowly sinner.
Shang Junlin wanted to get some information from him. The interrogators knew that the King of Yue would never rise again, so they didn't hold back. In just a few days, the King of Yue was tortured beyond recognition.
The man covered in blood curled up by the wall. Whenever there was a sound, he couldn't help but shrink inwards. His eyes were cloudy and his expression was timid. He didn't look like the King of Yue of the past at all.
Every part of his body was in pain. Those were the wounds left by the torture. The executioners only needed to ensure that he didn't die. They couldn't be bothered to care about wounds that weren't fatal.
The wounds were inflamed and festered. If it wasn't for the fact that it was winter, it would have been even more serious.
The moonlight seeped in from the window above. The King of Yue raised his head and looked at the moonlight in a daze.
It was cold and charming. He reached out his trembling hand to grab the moonlight, but he only grabbed air.
The moon hung high in the sky. It was impossible for him to grab it.
The King of Yue covered his face. His hoarse laughter overflowed through his fingers.
After an unknown period of time, the embarrassed man leaning against the wall stopped moving.
"Your Majesty, the coronation ceremony is coming soon. Can you see if there are any changes in the process?"
An unfamiliar voice awakened the King of Yue's consciousness. He opened his eyes and found himself standing in a magnificent imperial palace. Countless people surrounded him, calling out 'Your Majesty'. In their hands, they held clothes and accessories that only an emperor was fit to wear.
He opened his arms. The palace servants carefully put on the black robe that symbolized the emperor's identity.
Red candles were lit in the hall. It was gray outside the hall. It was suffocating.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Shen is here."
Young Master Shen?
Who was it?
There was no need for him to ask. A thin young man in a light blue gown walked in slowly.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. You got what you wanted."
！！！
The King of Yue opened his eyes wide. He saw the appearance of the person who came. It was Shen Yu, but he was different from the Shen Yu in his impression.
The Shen Yu standing in front of him was older than he remembered. His facial features were fully developed. There was an indescribable temperament between his eyebrows, which made him more attractive.
He called him Your Majesty. Was he calling him?
"The auspicious time has arrived. Your Majesty should ascend the throne."
Everything that happened next was too beautiful to be real.
He ascended the throne as the emperor surrounded by people and became the real master of Da Huan. Everyone prostrated at his feet, including Shen Yu.
Shen Yu seemed to admire him. The King of Yue saw affection in his eyes. He had seen such emotions in Shen Yu's eyes before. But at that time, he was not the one being looked at.
He asked the people around him about the whereabouts of Shang Junlin. The answer he got was that Shang Junlin died a year ago with a bad reputation. This was the ending he wanted for Shang Junlin.
All his wishes came true.
On the dragon throne, he looked down at the officials prostrating at his feet and Shen Yu standing beside him. The smile on his face became bigger and bigger.
Then, he woke up.
The sky was not bright yet. The moon was hidden in the clouds. He was trapped in the thick darkness and could not break free.
For the next few days, he would have the same dream after he fell asleep. The scenes in the dream became more and more real. It was so real that he did not want to wake up.
The life in the dream was in stark contrast to the current situation. The King of Yue became more and more absent-minded. Later, the beauty in the dream became a mockery of his failure in reality. The more successful he was in the dream, the more he could not raise his head when he woke up.
The King of Yue's abnormality could not be hidden from the officials who had been paying attention to him.
Shang Junlin did not take it seriously at first. He only asked them not to kill the King of Yue before they found out the truth. Then, he forgot about it.
In the imperial study, the leader of the Hidden Dragon Guards knelt on the ground respectfully and reported the information he had found.
"So, other than the King of Yue who disguised himself to get close to him, the King of Yue did not have any contact with Gu Huai before he entered the palace?"
"Yes."
Shang Junlin tapped his fingers on the table. If that was the case, it did not match with Shen Yu's performance. Looking at Shen Yu's attitude, it did not seem like he had no contact with Gu Huai.
There were many inexplicable abnormalities on Shen Yu's body, and he did not hide them. As his relationship with Shang Junlin became closer and closer, Shang Junlin increasingly felt that Shen Yu had many secrets.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. Shang Junlin closed his eyes and said, "This matter ends here."
He had a premonition that he would not find any useful information even if he continued to investigate.
After staying in the imperial study alone for an hour, Shang Junlin returned to Yuzhang Palace. There was nothing strange on his face.
"Your Majesty, come quickly." Shen Yu smiled and greeted Shang Junlin. "I wrote some couplets and the character 'fu'. Your Majesty, please bring them to the imperial study to paste."
"Okay." Shang Junlin smiled and walked over. He picked up the pen beside him and said, "A Yu wrote one for me. I will also write one for A Yu."
Shen Yu wrote a lot and distributed some to the palace servants. He asked Mu Xi to send the rest to the Concubine Dowager. After all, she had helped Shang Junlin before. Shen Yu had a good impression of her.
On the eve of the New Year, the Minister of Justice asked for an audience.
"Your Majesty, the criminal King of Yue wants to see you."
These days, the Ministry of Justice used all kinds of methods to get information. However, King of Yue refused to tell Shang Junlin what he wanted to know the most.
In the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
King of Yue grabbed the door of his cell and stood up slowly.
"Shang Junlin, you took everything from me!" King of Yue's face was crazy and his voice was hoarse. "Shen Yu should have been mine. You took him from me! You felt it too, didn't you? "
King of Yue looked at the man with an extraordinary aura and suddenly laughed.
"What was taken away will eventually return to the hands of its true owner."
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