Shen Yu asked this because he suddenly thought of another use of Fei Meng: someone deliberately used it to create an epidemic.
In his previous life, Shen Yu had personally experienced this purgatory scene. Since someone used Fei Meng to create an epidemic, then what about this life? Gu Huai had been investigating Fei Meng all this time, did he know something?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. Shen Yu knew that if he wanted to confirm this point, directly asking Gu Huai was the fastest way.
Shen Yu: "Your Majesty, can you let Gu Huai enter the palace?"
Shang Junlin: "Does A Yu know something?"
Chen Yu: "The Lin Family Army's defeat is too strange, and Gu Huai is also investigating 'Fei Meng'. Your Majesty, do you still remember what I said about 'Fei Meng' before? There is a new drug made from a mixture of drugs that can make people show signs of being infected with the disease. I suspect that the Lin Family's defeat is related to 'Fei Meng'."
Gu Huai's true identity was not announced to the public for the time being. Because of the Lin Family, he had become the focus of attention of the court officials during this period.
There were all kinds of visiting cards, and there were countless people who wanted to be on good terms with him. There were also many aristocratic families who liked his identity and appearance and wanted to betroth their daughters to him.
The latter were all rejected.
"Xiao Huai, don't you want to marry a well-educated woman?" Imperial Physician Gu asked as he put the medical book back.
"Brother, you want me to marry?" Gu Huai's hands paused.
"You have grown up, so naturally you should have your own family."
Gu Huai's hand holding the book tightened. Just as he was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.
It was the people from the palace.
Gu Huai went out for a while and came back after a while, saying, "Brother, I'm going to the palace."
The Emperor had summoned him, so he could only go.
Gu Huai was brought to the Imperial Study by a little eunuch.
"This subject greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Gu Huai bowed when he saw the two people.
"There's no need to be so courteous. Men, prepare a seat."
A eunuch brought a chair over, and Gu Huai sat down.
"Today, I summoned you to the palace because I want to ask you something about the Lin family. To be precise, I want to ask you about the Lin family's army." Shen Yu put down the teacup and said.
Gu Huai was used to the way Shen Yu and Shang Junlin interacted with each other. "What would you like to know?"
"I want to know, back then when the Lin Family Army was defeated, was there a hidden reason? Is this secret related to 'Crimson Dream'? "
"Noble Lord is wise and observant. There is indeed a hidden story behind this matter. This subject saved a cook who used to work in the Lin Family Army years ago. He told this subject that the Lin Family Army was in a bad state before they left for war. It was as if they had contracted some kind of illness. However, no one reported such a big matter, or perhaps, it was suppressed by someone." Since this matter had been guessed, Gu Huai no longer concealed it.
"Why didn't you tell Fang Jun about this matter?" Shang Junlin frowned.
"Because this subject doesn't have any conclusive evidence. That cook died not long after he was saved. Apart from this person, this subject couldn't find any other witnesses related to that matter."
Gu Huai knew that Official Fang was a good official who enforced the law impartially. He had already told Official Fang all the evidence in his hands. As for the rest, he wasn't completely sure.
"This subject has been secretly investigating for so many years, but I have never found out who did this. All the clues have been cut off cleanly. This subject thought that rather than saying it out loud and inadvertently alerting the enemy, it would be better to continue investigating in secret."
"When you proposed to reverse the verdict for the Lin family, you have already alerted the enemy. If the person who did this is still alive, they will definitely be vigilant and even take action. If you don't say anything, you will only put yourself in more danger."
"This subject understands."
"You want to use yourself as bait to fish out the person who acted against the Lin family? But have you ever thought that that person might not be alive anymore? "Shen Yu's voice was slightly deep.
Too many things had happened since the Lin family's incident. Just when Shang Junlin ascended the throne, he executed many people in the imperial court. Perhaps the person who acted against the Lin family was one of them.
"This subject didn't think it through."
"Until now, you still don't want to tell the truth? You already have a suspect in your heart, don't you? " Shen Yu supported his chin, as if he didn't know how much his words had struck Gu Huai's heart.
"This subject does have a suspect, but this subject can't say it. This subject doesn't have any evidence. Even if Your Majesty is willing to believe this subject, this subject can't implicate Your Majesty because of this matter. I hope Your Majesty and Your Majesty can give this subject some time. This subject will definitely find the evidence."
At this point, Shen Yu couldn't force Gu Huai to say anything more.
After Gu Huai left, Shen Yu leaned on Shang Junlin and asked, "Your Majesty, who do you think is the person who did this?"
"Could it be the late Emperor?"
"It shouldn't be. If he wanted to kill someone, he could just pick a reason to do so. There was no need to do so."
Many people were implicated in the Lin family's case. With Shang Junlin's orders, these people were dealt with according to how they should be dealt with. Fortunately, after Shang Junlin ascended the throne, there was a great change of officials in the imperial court, so it didn't affect the officials who were still in office.
The aristocratic families were busy dealing with this matter, so they didn't have time to care about what happened among the people. Taking this opportunity, under the instructions of Shen Yu and Shang Junlin, the movable type printing was further promoted.
Not only in the capital, bookstores in other places also learned this method.
By the time the aristocratic families reacted, they couldn't easily intervene in this matter.
At this point, how could they not realize that Shang Junlin was involved in this matter from the beginning to the end?
"His Majesty is really good at scheming. He used the Lin family's case to divert attention and catch us off guard." The officials who were on good terms with the aristocratic families gathered together to discuss this matter.
"Are we just going to let it go? If this goes on, what advantages will the aristocratic families have in the future? "
"What else can we do? What can we do? Why should we go against him openly? Not to mention that the imperial court is now under his control, even if it was a few years ago, how many people who went against him had a good ending? "
"His Majesty will not stop at what he wants to do. Let's wait and see. The next thing will only be more unacceptable to the aristocratic families."
With the deepening of the Lin family's case, more and more inside information was unearthed. The officials who were wronged because of this matter were overturned. Every day, there would be new developments about this matter in the people's newspapers.
After discussion, the imperial court would give a certain amount of compensation to these people. Although the damage caused was irreparable, it would make up for it.
When Shen Yu woke up from his afternoon nap, Mu Xi brought him the snacks he wanted. "Young Master, 'Ying Huo' sent back a message."
"Hmm?" Shen Yu was not fully awake, and his voice was nasal.
"It's from the Northern Desert." Mu Xi put the snacks on the table, took out a secret letter, and handed it to Shen Yu.
When Jiang Huaiqing went to the Northern Desert alone, Shen Yu sent people from "Ying Huo" to follow him. After several months, "Ying Huo" sent back a message.
Shen Yu opened the secret letter and read it one by one.
The letter wrote about the arrangement and information of "Ying Huo" in the Northern Desert, as well as the progress of Jiang Huaiqing's case.
After arriving at the Northern Desert, Jiang Huaiqing contacted a minister according to the people Da Huan left in the Northern Desert. After being appreciated by the minister, he was recommended to the Third Prince, who had the power to compete for the throne.
After becoming the Third Prince's advisor, Jiang Huaiqing helped the Third Prince to win the power struggle against the Second Prince. He was fiercely suppressed by the Second Prince. The Third Prince was in a good mood and promoted Jiang Huaiqing to a higher position despite the opposition. Later, Jiang Huaiqing completed several difficult tasks for the Third Prince and became the Third Prince's trusted aide.
By the time the secret letter was sent, Jiang Huaiqing already had a position beside the Third Prince. He was highly valued by the Third Prince, and the Third Prince would also pay attention to his suggestions.
When Shen Yu received the news, Shang Junlin naturally received it too. The Hidden Dragon Guards disguised themselves as servants and followed Jiang Huaiqing around. It was convenient to protect him and get the most accurate information at the same time.
"Did A Yu know that Jiang Huaiqing was qualified for this task?"
"Jiang Huaiqing is a flexible person. When I proposed this plan, the first person I thought of was him." Shen Yu didn't deny this point.
"When he comes back from the Northern Desert, he can stay in the capital."
Shen Yu sat on the swing while Shang Junlin pushed him from behind. In the whole world, only Shen Yu could be treated like this by the Emperor.
When the Prime Minister came, he saw this scene.
Eunuch Meng quickly went forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here."
"Your Majesty, please go ahead." Shen Yu turned his head and said to the people behind him.
"A Yu, come with me." Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu's waist and carried him up.
Shen Yu had no choice but to go with Shang Junlin.
The Prime Minister was summoned to the palace by Shang Junlin to talk about Jiang Huaiqing's matter in the Northern Desert. Now that Jiang Huaiqing had gained the trust of the Third Prince of the Northern Desert, the development of the situation was better than expected. The first step had been taken and it was time for the second step.
The Prime Minister entered the palace to make arrangements for the next step.
"Huaiqing's actions are really beyond my expectations." The Prime Minister was used to bringing Shen Yu along when Shang Junlin was discussing matters. His expression didn't change at all.
If possible, he wanted Shen Yu to be an official instead of just appearing occasionally. For example, this time, the plan was first proposed by Shen Yu and the candidates were also proposed by Shen Yu. They could send other people, but the effect wouldn't be as good as now.
"The next step is to find a way to delay the internal strife in the Northern Desert. The Third Prince can't do it alone. When the Third Prince is powerful enough, we can send people from Subei to do it." The Prime Minister said.
"Yes, only when the two sides are evenly matched and don't let one side become powerful can we delay as much as possible."
The Prime Minister deliberately led the topic to Shen Yu. As a last resort, Shen Yu said a lot of his own ideas.
"We can't let the Northern Desert know that we are involved in this in the short term. Otherwise, under the influence of external forces, they will twist into a rope and unite against the external forces. To do this, we must grasp the timing and scale."
After talking for a while, the Prime Minister left with satisfaction. Shen Yu leaned on the back of the chair and sighed, "This matter can be solved by His Majesty and the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister want me to say something?"
"The Prime Minister has always been a talent. With A Yu's talent, if he enters the imperial court, he will be valued by the Prime Minister." Shang Junlin knew what the Prime Minister was thinking. After all, the Prime Minister had praised Shen Yu's talent in front of him more than once.
"The Prime Minister is really unique. If it were other ministers, they would probably point at my nose and scold me. The imperial harem can't interfere in politics." Shen Yu laughed softly.
"I don't have such a rule." Shang Junlin stretched out his hand, "A Yu, come here. Didn't you ask the Hidden Dragon Guards to investigate Zhu Wang? Recently, the Hidden Dragon Guards found something."
Shen Yu walked over and was pulled into the man's arms.
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