"He may be the last descendant of the Lin family in this world," Shang Junlin said.
"About the Lin Family …" Shen Yu had heard about the Lin Family. The Lin Family was a loyal family, but because the previous Emperor was muddle-headed and listened to the traitors, the whole family was slaughtered. Even the babies in their swaddling clothes were not spared.
Many ministers who tried to plead for mercy for the Lin family were implicated. They were either demoted or dismissed. There were even some old ministers who resigned in anger and retreated to the mountains.
The treacherous officials used this incident to eliminate dissidents. It was after this incident that the imperial court was almost controlled by the treacherous officials.
"There were many strange things in the past, but no one dared to mention it."
"I believe that Your Majesty can deal with these remaining problems." Shen Yu rubbed Shang Junlin's shoulder.
"You have so much confidence in me?"
Shen Yu nodded.
In his previous life, no one cared about these innocent souls who died in vain. In this life, the opportunity was in front of him. He should clear their names.
"Why is A Yu so concerned about so many things?" Shang Junlin lifted a strand of the young man's hair and played with it in his hand.
"Because I want Dahuan to become better and better under Your Majesty's rule."
"Is it because of me?"
"Yes, Your Majesty is my husband. I hope that when my husband is mentioned by others, it is only words of praise."
Shang Junlin's heart was moved. He always thought that Shen Yu took out all kinds of things and made all kinds of plans because he cared about the common people and was born with compassion. Now, Shen Yu told him that he did all this only because of him.
Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu tightly. He never cared about being a good emperor. His original intention of taking the throne was because if it was someone else who sat on the throne, he would die. Everyone wanted him to die, but he did not. He not only wanted to live well, but also to stand at the top.
A Yu hoped that he would be a good emperor, and he would do it. He would let everyone talk about them in the future with envy and praise. He would give his A Yu the best in the world.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of King Yue's execution. Shen Yu and Shang Junlin changed into casual clothes and left the palace.
Eunuch Meng was already used to his two masters leaving the palace from time to time, so he was familiar with taking care of everything.
The streets were bustling with noise and excitement. The commoners had been worried about such a big matter for a long time. Now that the dust had settled and the leader of the rebel army and the mastermind had been arrested and were about to be executed, the commoners all came to watch.
Shen Qingran was mixed in the crowd. He was at a loss. He had nothing now. His last escape route had almost become his life-taking talisman. Did he transmigrate just to witness how Shen Yu's life was going smoothly?
Shang Junlin didn't take Shen Yu directly to the place where the execution would take place. Instead, he chose a teahouse where he could see what was going on there.
The crowd below was surging, and there was a lot of discussion. Shen Yu watched the Prince of Yue being escorted to the execution platform. He couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart.
He seemed to be thinking about a lot of things, but also seemed to be thinking about nothing at all.
Shen Yu's hand on the table was held. He raised his eyes and said, "Your Majesty …"
"If you don't want to watch, let's go back to the palace."
In fact, this teahouse was quite far from the place where the execution would take place. Even if they watched, they could only see the general situation. Shang Junlin didn't want Shen Yu to see a bloody scene. Before leaving the palace, he asked again and again. It was Shen Yu who wanted to come here.
"I'm fine." Shen Yu shook his head. He came here to confirm the death of the Prince of Yue. He also wanted to confirm whether the plot in this life really jumped out of the story.
Seeing that he insisted, Shang Junlin held his hand tightly and didn't say anything else.
On the execution platform, it was rare for the Prince of Yue to be completely sober. He was very clear about what kind of ending was waiting for him.
That day in the prison, Shen Yu's words broke all his fantasies. He didn't know how Shen Yu knew the content of his dream. But after that sentence, every time he fell into a dream, he would dream of the scene of being stabbed in the heart by the young man. It was as if the young man wanted to make up for every previous dream. Every day after that, as long as he fell asleep, he would dream of the scene he didn't want to see the most.
He experienced the process of his death over and over again. The dream was so clear that it completely restored every moment. The process of being stabbed in the heart and waiting for death was repeated over and over again. The Prince of Yue almost went crazy.
He was held down by the guards. He turned his head and looked at a certain place. His eyes narrowed.
He saw a very familiar figure.
It was too familiar.
It was so familiar that it appeared again and again in the nightmare.
— — Shen Yu.
He couldn't help but chuckle.
He reached the peak because of this person, but it was also because of this person that he was sent to hell at the highest point. Whether in the dream or in reality, he failed miserably because of this person.
It was like a joke.
In the afternoon, Shen Yu's eyes were blinded by the glaring sunlight. When he opened his eyes again, everything was already over.
The Prince of Yue was dead.
The sky was still clear outside. Nothing had happened.
Shen Yu's invisible boulder fell to the ground. His eyes gradually focused.
It was very lively downstairs.
The wicked received the punishment they deserved. The common people felt very satisfied.
Feeling an unkind gaze on him, Shen Yu looked over.
It was Shen Qingran.
Shen Yu hadn't seen the other protagonist in the novel for a long time.
One of them was upstairs, and the other was in the crowd. Their eyes met unexpectedly.
Shen Qingran was the first to move his eyes away.
Shen Yu retracted his gaze. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"What did A Yu see?"
"Someone who doesn't matter."
After the King of Yue was executed, the imperial court began to deal with the officials who were involved with him. They were all severely punished. Official Xu's family and his in-laws were all sentenced to exile at the lightest punishment.
Shang Junlin's punishment was very heavy. As it involved rebellion, no one dared to say anything. After a period of time, the place where the executions were carried out was filled with the smell of blood.
This was not a strange thing for the common people in the capital. Not to mention long ago, they had also experienced such a thing last year. What was different was that this time, everyone felt that it was good to kill.
Every time a person was executed, the people's newspaper would report the person's crime the next day. Some people felt that Shang Junlin's crime was too heavy, and he shouldn't be punished. The common people spontaneously argued back.
"This kind of person deserves to die!"
"Yes! When they were doing evil, why didn't they think about the many people who would die because of them? They just had to pay with their lives. How could there be people who think that His Majesty went too far? "
"If you ask me, beheading them is too easy. They have so many lives on their backs. It's not too much to kill them by a thousand cuts."
"The knife didn't stab themselves, so they don't feel the pain. Anyway, I don't think the imperial court did anything wrong. Severe punishment can deter those who have similar thoughts. Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you have a few people. If the imperial court wants to punish you, it doesn't matter how many people you have."
Because the imperial court's actions were too big, the common people were all talking about it.
When the King of Yue's case came to an end, it was already the middle of April. The weather was gradually getting warmer, and the imperial court was gradually settling down.
The King of Yue's fief was taken back by the imperial court. Xun Zhao was promoted and continued to stay in Yuezhou to deal with the remaining issues.
The spring sun was good, and Shen Yu liked to stay outside. Shang Junlin ordered people to tidy up the pavilion. Shen Yu spent half of his time in the pavilion during the day.
Under Shen Yu's influence, Shang Junlin also changed the place where he wrote his memorials.
The sunlight shone in from outside. Shen Yu was bored to death, so he picked up the memorials on the stone table.
These were the ones that Shang Junlin didn't finish writing. Eunuch Meng had just moved them in, and the ones that were finished had already been moved away.
Shen Yu flipped open the memorials, glanced at them, and threw them back.
The commotion was not small. Shang Junlin stopped writing and looked up. "What did Ah Yu see? Why are you so angry? Meng Chang, let me see it. "
Eunuch Meng, who was waiting on the side, quickly passed the memorials to Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin glanced at them and understood.
"A Yu, come and sit with me."
Shen Yu slowly walked over.
When Shen Yu came closer, Shang Junlin grabbed his arm and used a little force.
Caught off guard, Shen Yu fell into the man's arms and was hugged tightly.
"A Yu, are you angry?" Shang Junlin planted a kiss on Shen Yu's neck. "I won't do as they say. Why is A Yu angry?"
"I know Your Majesty won't." It was just that it always made people unhappy when their own people were coveted.
Shen Yu saw a memorial about the general election.
Every emperor of Da Huan would hold a general election to recruit all the good women in the world into the harem, except for Shang Junlin. After Shang Junlin ascended the throne, he used various reasons to avoid the general election every year. This year, it was the day again, and there were ministers who requested the emperor to hold a general election.
"A Yu, you don't have to worry about this. I will take care of it and won't let them bother you." Shang Junlin caressed Shen Yu's cheek.
Shang Junlin was a man of his words. If he didn't relent, the ministers couldn't do anything to him. Not to mention, two of the cabinet ministers were firmly on Shang Junlin's side.
"His Majesty is still unwilling to open a harem." After the court, a minister looked worried. "It's fine if His Majesty dotes on Guijun, but he should at least leave one or two children."
"If His Majesty is unwilling, can we force him to favor women?"
"Who can change His Majesty's mind? After being an official for so many years, who doesn't know His Majesty's temperament? If His Majesty was willing to compromise, how could Guijun be the only one in the harem? "
"This … the issue of children …"
"Instead of hoping that His Majesty will marry concubines and have children, you should pray that Guijun has this ability."
Everyone looked at each other. They had to admit that what this person said was very reasonable.
They had already submitted the memorial. If His Majesty didn't want to accept it, they couldn't do anything. The Prime Minister and Fang Daren were on His Majesty's side. They didn't care about anything other than government affairs. If they wanted to persuade His Majesty, they should forget about it. They might even be scolded first.
Shang Junlin's attitude was clear. The ministers understood that they couldn't persuade His Majesty, so they turned their attention to Shen Yu.
"What if Guijun comes forward to persuade His Majesty?"
"Have you forgotten that it was Guijun who didn't allow His Majesty to have other people around him? His Majesty clearly forbade us to bother Guijun with this matter. If you really go, not to mention Guijun, you will definitely be punished by His Majesty. "
Before they could discuss and come up with a plan for this matter, another matter came crashing down on them. No one had the extra energy to care about Shang Junlin's harem.
His Majesty wanted to reopen the Lin case.
"Since they have so much free time to keep an eye on His Majesty's harem, we might as well find something for them to do." Shen Yu picked up the scroll on the table. His eyes were cold.
"A Yu is right. The previous Emperor left a lot of suspicious cases. If one case can't shut their mouths, then take a few more."
After knowing that some people wanted to persuade His Majesty through Shen Yu, Shang Junlin warned these people. He said that he wouldn't let this matter bother Shen Yu. He would never let the ministers have a chance to talk about this matter in front of Shen Yu.
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