Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 241 The biggest enemy

"Master Jiang, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhao Huailang spoke with a hint of meaning, and his eyes darkened as he looked at Jiang Xun.

This situation involves a wide range of people, including the lives of the Shen and Lu families. It seems that the responsibility of delivering a fatal blow to him can only fall on Jiang Xun.

If he had just seen Jiang Xun coming, he might have been a little panicked, but now...

The success or failure of this situation depends entirely on the emperor's mood.

In response to the situation, he hoped that Jiang Xun's methods would be more drastic so that he could survive from the brink of death!

"I dare not, Your Majesty, please—"

Jiang Xun stretched out his hand, lowered his eyes slightly, and his expression was completely invisible.

The two of them walked into the imperial study, one in front and one behind.

When Jiang Xun knelt down to pay his respects, Zhao Huailang had already given a somewhat evasive explanation, saying that Zhao Yuanmu was young and was making a fuss about wanting to see him.

How could Emperor Sheng not know that this was just an excuse?

But at this moment, he no longer had the heart to dwell on these trivial matters. His eyes moved back and forth among the people in the hall, and he was also sorting out today's events.

Although he was an emperor, he was not able to see through everything, nor could he be omnipotent, especially since those under him... were all spirits.

Today, who is setting up the game and who is involved?

Emperor Sheng's gaze swept around and finally settled on Jiang Xun.

"Xiuzhi, do you know why I summoned you?"

Jiang Xun knelt straight and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I heard that the Imperial Guards had surrounded the Shen and Lu residences. I believe Your Majesty summoned me for this reason."

Emperor Sheng waved his hand, and Fu Shun hurriedly handed the letter he had picked up long ago to Jiang Xun.

"Now Shen Zhengsheng is your father-in-law. Since that's the case, you can't stay out of it. Just wait and see."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xun reached out and took the letter.

His expression was as calm as water. In the oppressive imperial study at this moment, facing the majestic gaze of Emperor Sheng, he was still able to read the letters in his hand one by one without panic.

The hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes fell on him.

At this moment, even Zhao Huailang had to admit that Jiang Xun was indeed different from others.

Even he couldn't fully concentrate on this under his father's gaze.

But Jiang Xun seemed very confident. Over the years, even his father had become accustomed to and accepted his every word and action, and at this moment he did not urge him at all.

Because he always looks calm and indifferent, others cannot easily guess what he is thinking, let alone what he will do next.

He just had a vague feeling that every move he made would inevitably cause huge waves in this ever-changing situation.

Thinking of this, Zhao Huailang couldn't help but tense up, waiting to see how Jiang Xun would exonerate Shen Lu and put the blame on him.

At this time, Jiang Xun finally put down the letter in his hand.

Eunuch Fushun came forward to take it, and took the opportunity to briefly explain the origin of the letter and the situation in the hall just now.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xun knelt down before Emperor Sheng and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the two generals are innocent."

Zhao Huailang heard this and thought to himself: Here it comes!

He stepped forward and said righteously, "I know that Lord Jiang and his wife are newlyweds, and they are deeply in love."

"But a country has its own laws, and an emperor has its own rules. Even if this matter involves close relatives, we should not make hasty conclusions based on mere assumptions."

"Therefore, Lord Jiang, please provide solid evidence to prove that what you said is true. Only then can it be convincing."

Emperor Sheng had just calmed down because of Zhao Huailang's temporary departure. At this moment, his eyes were full of deep meaning, and he said in a calm voice:

"Xiuzhi spoke so confidently, so it seems that Prince Rui has wronged the two generals."

Jiang Xun straightened up and said seriously, "Yes."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly when they heard this. Before they could react, Jiang Xun suddenly shook his head and added, "Not really."

This left everyone confused.

Emperor Sheng seemed to realize something, glanced at Zhao Huailang, and asked Jiang Xun, "What does this mean?"

Jiang Xun said truthfully, "Your Majesty, although the prince's actions have implicated two generals, it was not intentional."

"Your Highness has brought this letter to the Emperor today. His original intention is for the sake of the country and the people, and also because he cares deeply about His Majesty. This heart is truly sincere and comes from a deep sense of loyalty."

"If there was any fault, it was only because I didn't carefully verify and discern, and mistakenly believed Gu Xizhi's words, allowing her to deceive and take advantage of me. This is why the Shen family suffered this disaster, and the Lu family suffered this undeserved disaster."

"Just now, Eunuch Fushun said that His Majesty has sent people to arrest Gu Xizhi and bring her before the Emperor for a confrontation. However, in my humble opinion, Gu Xizhi may have already escaped and her whereabouts are difficult to find."

"As for the evidence the prince wants..."

Jiang Xun turned his head to glance at Zhao Huailang, who had a look of surprise on his face, and continued, "Your Majesty, to be honest, I have already seen the letter with the same handwriting today."

"The person who presented the letter was none other than General Lu's son, Lu Yunzheng!"

"Before entering the palace, I heard that the Shen and Lu families were under siege. I suspected that this might be related to the letter, so I asked Lu Yunzheng to come with me."

"He should be outside the palace awaiting your orders now. Your Majesty, please summon him into the palace so that all mysteries can be resolved."

When Lu Yongzhu suddenly heard Lu Yunzheng's name, he seemed to be unable to hide his surprise and raised his head suddenly.

Zhao Huailang never expected that Jiang Xun would start by making excuses for him.

As a result, his previous prediction was wrong again.

But did they go through so much trouble to plan this, just to convict him of the crime of believing lies and failing to discern clearly?

The situation was out of control and heading towards the unknown. Zhao Huailang, who had just been determined to suffer losses on both sides, was now vaguely panicked.

Emperor Sheng didn't know why, but his expression suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "Announce!"

Jiang Xun was still kneeling, his brows slightly lowered, his expression calm.

In the previous life, just a few letters caused the entire Shen family to be wronged.

He and Sui Sui tried their best to get to the bottom of the case, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree, and in the end they failed to protect the lives of the entire Shen family.

Thinking about it again in this life, the so-called treason case was nothing more than a means for the two princes to compete with each other for the position of crown prince.

But in the final analysis, it is His Majesty who can decide all this.

In order to select a crown prince, the emperor resolutely abandoned General Shen, who had made great military achievements but lost his ability to fight in the battlefield due to injuries.

There is an old saying: "A ruler treats his subjects with courtesy, and a subject serves his ruler with loyalty."

But the emperor completely disregarded the lives of his subjects, disregarded morality, and despised human lives. What Prince Rui did today was the same.

After figuring all this out, he always kept in mind:

In this turbulent court struggle, their biggest opponent has never been the ruthless King Xiang, nor the ambitious King Rui.

But it is the emperor who sits on the dragon throne, seems majestic and fair, but is actually thoughtful and suspicious, and controls all the power of life and death!

This game of chess is extremely dangerous and difficult.

But there are so many "chess pieces" whose lives are as fleeting as floating duckweed, but they have great loyalty and are determined to die, and they have paved a bloody path on the chessboard.

He and Sui Sui dared not slack off or make any mistakes, and they had been planning until now, just to break the barriers of this chess game and extend this bloody road to a state where the ruler and his subjects get along well with each other, the people are happy and prosperous, and the world is peaceful and prosperous.

In this way, we will live up to the good fortune of rebirth and the destiny of traveling through time, and will not be ashamed of our clear aspirations.