If this happened in his previous life, Shen Yu could understand. He had made a lot of enemies in his previous life, and there were as many people who wanted him dead as carps crossing the river. But in this life, he had entered the palace without doing anything. Even if he had made enemies, it was too late.
"It might not be because of A Yu."
Shang Junlin felt that in the end, this matter was very likely because of him.
He had been on the throne for so many years, and there were many people who hated him. Even before he ascended the throne, there were many people who wanted him dead. Although those who took action were dealt with by him, it was inevitable that there would be fish that escaped the net.
"Your Majesty, can I go and see the assassin?" Shen Yu wanted to make sure whether the assassin was coming for him. If so, was there a backup plan?
Shen Yu didn't like to feel a sense of crisis at the last moment. If he wanted to do something, he had to nip all the dangers in the bud.
Shang Junlin thought of the appearance of the dancer when he left, and his voice was slightly hesitant: "... Wait for two days."
Shen Yu only wanted to see the assassin once. Hearing this, he nodded and thought of another matter: "Your Majesty, why did you come out so quickly? Have you finished your discussion?"
Of course not.
After Shang Junlin received the news that Shen Yu had come, he dropped the half-discussed matter and came out to see him. Anyway, those matters couldn't be resolved in a short time, and the ministers could continue their discussion after he left.
The ministers didn't expect that Shang Junlin would suddenly leave in the middle of their discussion. They looked at each other.
"Does Your Majesty have something important to say?"
Eunuch Meng laughed dryly and didn't know how to answer. It was impossible for him to not report Shen Yu's arrival. Otherwise, he would be the one to suffer. However, he didn't expect that His Majesty would directly abandon the minister and leave.
Looking at Eunuch Meng's expression, the Prime Minister guessed something and said to draw everyone's attention: "His Majesty must have something to do, so he left in a hurry. Let's continue."
As Shang Junlin said, without him present, the ministers could continue their discussion as usual.
The Prime Minister and Fang Jun controlled the topic. They were discussing matters related to the assassination this time. Unlike the last time, the assassination was carried out in the palace and involved more people and a greater variety of people.
Shen Yu didn't want to delay Shang Junlin for too long, but Shang Junlin refused to go back alone, so he had no choice but to go with him.
When the ministers saw that Shang Junlin went out and brought back Shen Yu, they all widened their eyes. Only the Prime Minister and Fang Jun had a hint of understanding in their eyes.
"Your subjects greet Your Majesty, Your Highness." Regardless of what they were thinking, they all stood up and saluted the moment they saw them.
"You don't have to be so courteous." Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu and sat down on the main seat.
Some of the ministers saw this scene and opened their mouths, wanting to say something.
"This matter involves Your Highness. I think Your Highness has the right to know everything. They slandered Your Highness for no reason, so there must be a reason. My dear ministers, what do you think this reason is?"
Shang Junlin made the first move, so the ministers' thoughts were led away by him. They no longer thought about whether it was appropriate for Shen Yu, as Your Highness, to appear here or not.
"Your subject thinks that we can start from the people around Your Highness to see if they have a grudge with Your Highness in the past."
"Plotting to murder Your Majesty is a serious crime. No matter whether Your Highness really did it or not, as long as you are suspicious, you will be estranged from Your Majesty..." The minister who spoke glanced at Shang Junlin and slowly looked away. "Of course, Your Majesty and Your Highness have a strong relationship and are not deceived by outsiders."
"This assassination can be said to be killing two birds with one stone. No matter whether it succeeds or not, Your Highness will be implicated. Your subject thinks that the person who planned this must have had a conflict with Your Highness."
"Your subject may ask, Your Highness, can you think of any suspicious person?"
Shen Yu had been thinking for a long time, but there was no result. Otherwise, he would not have wanted to see the dancer.
Until the leader of the Imperial Guards and the leader of the Hidden Dragon Guards came to report, they did not come up with any useful results.
"The person behind King Yue has been caught?" Shen Yu could not believe it when he suddenly received the news that the person behind King Yue had been caught.
"I sent the Hidden Dragon Guards and the Imperial Guards to act together. They split into two groups and finally caught the person."
This arrest had been planned for a long time. It started from the first time King Yue was locked up in the dark prison. After almost a year, they finally succeeded.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, for getting what you wanted."
"It's all thanks to A Yu." Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu and kissed him on the forehead.
Now that the person behind King Yue had been caught, Shang Junlin had more things to do. The trap that the late Emperor had set for Shang Junlin before his death was finally solved.
The person behind the scenes was locked up alone in the dark prison. In order to prevent any accidents from happening, the prison was heavily guarded. Shang Junlin transferred people from the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court to deal with this matter together.
On one hand, there was an assassination, and on the other hand, there was a rebellion. The ministers were so busy because of these two matters that they did not even have time to rest.
Duke Zhenbei was dismissed from his position and stayed at home. Naturally, he did not attend the palace banquet. When he heard the news of the Emperor's assassination, it had already been two days.
"Duke, I heard some news from outside. I don't know if it's true or not." After the discussion, one of Duke Zhenbei's trusted aides said hesitantly.
"What news?" Duke Zhenbei looked a lot older because he was dismissed from his position.
"It's about Guijun." The trusted aide lowered his voice. "I got the news from the palace. It's said that this assassination has something to do with Guijun. There's a saying that it was Guijun who ordered this assassination."
"Nonsense!" Duke Zhenbei slammed the table hard.
"Duke, don't be angry. It's not groundless. It's said that on the night of the assassination, Guijun threw a cup for no reason. That's why a dancer who was performing a dance was killed."
Duke Zhenbei fell silent and wiped his face tiredly. "What did His Majesty say about this?"
"His Majesty suppressed the news and ordered people not to spread it. Whether this is true or not, it's extremely unfavorable to the Duke's Mansion."
"I know that Shen Yu would not do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding."
If the assassination was true, it would bring disaster to the nine generations.
Duke Zhenbei stood by the window and watched the sun slowly set. He suddenly remembered something that happened many years ago.
Just at this time, the trusted aide spoke again. "I'm worried that this matter might be related to the forces that Madam mentioned in the past. If it's really related to them, I'm afraid that there will be endless troubles in the future."
Saying that there would be troubles was not a big deal. The accusation of assassination was obviously to send everyone to a dead end.
"Let's wait and see. If it doesn't work, I'll go to the palace."
The two people in the room didn't notice that a corner of clothes flashed in the corridor outside the room.
Shen Qingran passed by here by accident. He didn't expect that he would hear such a big secret. Of course, he hoped that Shen Yu's fate would be miserable. The more miserable, the better. But the premise was that he would not be implicated.
He had been in this era for many years. He knew that ancient times were different from modern times. He and Shen Yu had the same father but different mothers. If Shen Yu committed the crime of exterminating the nine generations, he would not be able to escape.
He didn't want to die with Shen Yu at all.
When he heard that Shang Junlin had suppressed the matter, Shen Qingran felt relieved.
At the same time, there was a strong jealousy. Why could Shen Yu have the best of everything? After entering the palace, he was doted on alone. Now, the high and mighty emperor was willing to suppress the news of the assassination for him.
Jealousy was like a poisonous snake gnawing at his heart. Shen Qingran wanted to destroy everything, but he couldn't do anything.
Shen Qingran woke up in the middle of the night. He found a person wrapped in a black robe standing by his bed.
"Who are you?"
"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I can fulfill your wish. Do you want to replace Shen Yu's position? It should be you who entered the palace. Why did Shen Yu get all the benefits? "
A hoarse voice came from the hood, carrying with it a strange and bewitching power.
Shen Qingran was not bewitched. He stared at him with vigilance: "What do you want to do?"
"I can help you replace Shen Yu's position, as long as you agree to a small request of mine."
"You can do it just because you say you can? Don't fool me like I'm a three-year-old child. " Shen Qingran wanted to replace Shen Yu's position, but he wouldn't believe what others said. If it was in the past, he might have foolishly believed it. Now, he only believed in himself.
"You said that you can help me replace Shen Yu's position. Presumably, other people can do it too. Go find someone else. Compared to me, there are a lot of people in the capital who want that position."
After that, he covered his head with the quilt. Apparently, he didn't want to continue the conversation.
The black-robed man stared at him for a while. Then, he gave a light hum and left.
Everything that happened in Count North's residence was passed to Shen Yu's ears through "Yinhuo".
"Yinhuo" was the name Shen Yu gave to his force. It was mainly responsible for delivering information for Shen Yu. In his previous life, "Yinhuo" was developed to the extreme in Shen Yu's hands. Their intelligence network was spread all over the world, which was very convenient for King Yue. In this life, Shen Yu returned to the time when "Yinhuo" was still in its embryonic form. Everything had to start from scratch.
Fortunately, Shen Yu didn't lack time.
After a year of development, and with the experience of his previous life, "Yinhuo" grew very fast. Shen Yu sent people to the Northern Desert with Jiang Huaiqing. In addition to protection, the other purpose was to root "Yinhuo" in the Northern Desert.
"You mean, you didn't track down the black-robed man?" Shen Yu played with a red plum in his hand.
Mu Xi lowered her head, "Yes. That man appeared suddenly and disappeared suddenly. Our people lost track of him."
Shen Yu put the red plum into the white porcelain vase, "Pay more attention to the people around Shen Qingran. In this world, as long as something has existed, it will leave traces. What" Yinhuo "needs to do is to find the person according to these traces."
"I understand."
Shen Yu played with the white porcelain vase on the table, "Is it beautiful?"
Mu Xi smiled, "It has been done by the young master. How can it not be beautiful?"
When Shang Junlin came back, he found that there was a touch of red in the bedchamber. Shen Yu followed his gaze and looked, "It's the red plum that His Majesty brought back."
"A Yu is clever and skillful. He should be rewarded."
After dinner, Shang Junlin took Shen Yu for a walk outside, "A Yu said that he wants to see the assassin. He can do it today."
Shen Yu asked, "Did Lord Fang and the others find out anything?"
Shang Junlin's gaze fell on Shen Yu, "They found out something. The assassin confessed that the person behind the scenes arranged the assassination not to kill me, but to put the crime of assassination on A Yu."
"These days, I have been thinking about who has such a big grudge against me that they didn't hesitate to plan an assassination just to frame me. I didn't expect that they would hate me so much. Your Majesty, do you still remember the person who was treated as an assassin by you when you first met me? I'm wondering if there is any connection between the two." Shen Yu kicked away the stone beside his feet.
Shang Junlin frowned, "A Yu means that the people who are targeting you are the same group of people?"
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