Chapter 865 Sean's Counterattack

"Your Highness, Shangshanhu has offended the Queen Mother and deserves death. Please punish me!" Shangshanhu kowtowed and shouted loudly.

For a while, the guards of the imperial city were talking about it.

Shen Zhong's uneasy premonition became stronger and stronger. He quickly turned over and got off the horse. He walked to Shangshanhu and leaned over and said in a low voice: "Shangshanhu, what on earth are you doing?"

Shangshanhu snorted coldly: "Is Lord Shen blind? Can't you see that I am asking for forgiveness from the Queen Mother?"

"You are not asking for forgiveness, you are forcing the emperor to abdicate!" Shen Zhong gritted his teeth and said.

Shangshanhu offended the Queen Mother and was trapped in Shangjing City because his military power was taken away. This was a private matter. Once it was brought to the table, it was telling all the soldiers of Northern Qi that even if you shed your blood for Northern Qi, you will not have a good end in the end. Shangshanhu is your role model.

Shangshanhu did not answer Shen Zhong, and continued to kowtow to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

An ominous premonition suddenly flashed through Shen Zhong's mind. First, Fan Xian suddenly disappeared from the Jinyiwei's vision, and then Shangshanhu came to force the emperor to abdicate.

There were so many coincidences, and when they were put together, it was a conspiracy.

"Open the city gate, I want to see the Queen Mother!" Shen Zhong shouted at the guards in the imperial city.

"Sir Shen, according to the rules, the imperial city is locked and cannot be opened easily."

Before the other party finished speaking, Shen Zhong roared impatiently: "Shen has important things to report to the Queen Mother, why don't you open the city gate quickly, do you want to go to the Jinyiwei prison?"

Upon hearing the Jinyiwei prison, the guards in the imperial city immediately opened the city gate.

The moment Shen Zhong walked into the imperial city, Shangshanhu suddenly sneered: "Sir Shen is so powerful, I admire you."

Shen Zhong paused, he always felt that there was something hidden behind Shangshanhu's smile, but he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly ran towards the direction of the Queen Mother's bedroom.

He just hoped that his guess was wrong, otherwise.

Outside the Queen Mother's bedroom, Shen Zhong was about to go in directly, but was stopped by a eunuch.

"Shen Lord, the Queen Mother said that she was tired today. If there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow. Please go back."

Shen Zhong looked at the other party with a cold look.

"Shen has an important matter to ask the Queen Mother, and can't wait until tomorrow."

As he said, he was about to break in. Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly called the other palace maids and eunuchs to block the door of the bedroom.

Shen Zhong's inner uneasiness became stronger and stronger, and the murderous aura in his eyes became stronger.

"You dare to stop me?"

Although the eunuchs and palace maids were trembling with fear, they still did not dare to give way.

"Sir Shen, the Queen Mother has gone to bed. You should come back tomorrow and don't make things difficult for us."

Shen Zhong was furious and kicked the eunuch down: "Get out of here, you ignorant thing!"

As he spoke, he stepped on the eunuch and rushed over. The eunuch endured the pain and hugged Shen Zhong's thigh, and shouted to the other companions: "Please calm down, Sir Shen."

The others followed suit and hung on Shen Zhong one by one.

"Enough, what a disgrace, let go, let him in."

A strong female voice came from the bedroom.

Shen Zhong resisted the urge to kill, threw away the eunuchs and palace maids hanging on him, and bowed to the bedroom.

"Your servant Shen Zhong pays homage to the Queen Mother."

"Shen Aiqing, there is no need to be polite, come in, there is an old friend of yours here, let's meet him together."

Hearing the word "old friend", Shen Zhong's heart tightened.

When Shen Zhong came to the Queen Mother's palace and saw Sean, the ominous premonition became stronger.

The Queen Mother smiled and said to Shen Zhong: "Shen Aiqing, this person is still your senior. You should have met him, right?"

Sean strode to Shen Zhong, his eyes were like a beast devouring people, but his tone was very sincere: "These days, it is also thanks to Lord Shen's care, otherwise I would not have the opportunity to stand here."

"Don't you think so, Lord Shen?"

Shen Zhong was a little confused. It seemed that the Queen Mother was planning to use Sean. He didn't understand why the Queen Mother, who had ignored Sean before, suddenly changed her attitude 180 degrees.

"No, no, it's all my job."

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Shen Zhong earnestly: "The Great Wei Tiqi was famous back then. If it weren't for Chen Pingping's treacherous plan to kidnap Xiao Aiqing, my Great Wei would not have fallen to this point. Shen Aiqing should still ask Xiao Aiqing for advice in the future. I don't want to see military information leaks like this again."

Shen Zhong couldn't stop sweating on his forehead when he heard it.

The Queen Mother's words seemed to be euphemistic, but in fact they were very impolite.

"The Queen Mother taught me that I must ask Senior Xiao for advice in the future. I hope you will not hesitate to teach me."

Shen Zhong knew that the Queen Mother's change in attitude towards him was all caused by Xiao En. He couldn't help but curse Lang Tao in his heart for having a false reputation and claiming to be the top four in the world's ninth-grade combat power, but he couldn't even deal with a seriously injured Xiao En.

"Well, in that case, Shen Aiqing, you should give Xiao Aiqing a position in the Jinyiwei, so that we can communicate more in the future." The Queen Mother said with a smile on her face, which made Shen Zhong's heart fall to the bottom.

"Then how about letting Senior Xiao temporarily serve as a thousand households in the Jinyiwei?" Shen Zhong knew that this was undoubtedly inviting a wolf into the house, but he had to do it. The Queen Mother's intention was already very clear. If the position given was too small, it would undoubtedly be disobeying the Queen Mother's intention.

Shen Zhong knew very well that the reason why he had his current status was entirely due to the support of the Queen Mother. Once he lost the Queen Mother's trust, he would be close to death.

"Well, I am tired today, you can go back. By the way, Xiao Aiqing, you still have no place to stay, so find an inn to stay for a few days. I will ask someone to help you clean up the previous mansion, and you can move in after it is cleaned up."

Hearing this, Xiao En fell to his knees and said with tears of gratitude: "I thank the Queen Mother for her grace."

"Xiao Aiqing, why do you have to do this? Please get up quickly."

Looking at this harmonious scene between the monarch and his subjects, Shen Zhong felt a chill on his back. He knew that Xiao En would never let him go easily.

The two walked out of the Queen Mother's bedroom one after the other.

Xiao En narrowed his eyes and said to Shen Zhong: "Sir Shen, have you ever thought that Xiao would still have this day?"

Since they had already torn their faces, Shen Zhong did not intend to be hypocritical with Xiao En, and snorted coldly.

"Mr. Xiao has been imprisoned in Nanqing for twenty years, but he doesn't know that the world outside has changed. This is now Northern Qi, not Wei."

Xiao En sneered: "Really? But in Xiao's opinion, there is no difference."

"Tomorrow Xiao will take up the post of Jinyiwei. Sir Shen will not be unwelcome, right?"

"Don't worry, Sir Xiao, I will definitely arrange a unique welcome ceremony for you."

"Okay, then I'll trouble Sir Shen to take care of it."

The two of them looked at each other and left the palace separately.

Shang Shanhu still kept bowing until Xiao En helped him up.

"Get up, the Queen Mother asked you to see her tomorrow."

"Adoptive father." Shang Shanhu was a man of iron, but at this moment, his eyes were filled with tears.

Sean patted his shoulder: "Godfather knows you are wronged. A man should achieve great things. What does this little grievance mean?"

"Yes, godfather."

Shen Zhong looked at the deep affection between the two father and son, and his heart was alarmed. He secretly hated himself for being too arrogant. If he had known earlier, he should have found a few more ninth-grade masters to kill Sean.

"Lord Shen, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Both of them were smiling, but they wanted to kill each other immediately.

After Shen Zhong left, Shang Shanhu asked curiously: "Adoptive father, how did you convince the Queen Mother?"

Sean explained slowly: "We were defeated in this national war. I believe you also know the reason. In addition to the gap in national strength between the two sides, there is another very important reason, which is the leakage of military intelligence."

"The butterfly net of the Nanqing Inspection Institute in Shangjing City obtained the information of our military deployment in advance and successfully sent the information back to Nanqing."

"This matter is Shen Zhong's dereliction of duty. The Queen Mother has long been dissatisfied with him, but she just can't find a suitable person to replace him for the time being. Now I have escaped safely from Shen Zhong, which further proves that Shen Zhong's ability is insufficient."

"Besides, Shen Zhong's sister is unclear with the secret agent Yan Bingyun of the Inspection Institute. Do you think the Queen Mother really doesn't know anything about it?"

Shang Shanhu said sincerely: "Adoptive father has a good method."

Since he was recalled to Shangjing City by the Queen Mother, he has been suppressed by Shen Zhong everywhere, and last time he even put his most loyal subordinates into it.

"Shen Zhong is just a clown. The real formidable opponent is Chen Pingping." Sean's teeth were creaking.

Chen Pingping not only imprisoned him in a dark dungeon for twenty years, but also killed almost all of his relatives. He would not be a human being if he did not take revenge.

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the backyard of the inn where Sean was staying.

"Why are you here?" Shang Shanhu almost subconsciously reached for the sword at his waist after seeing Qin Hao.

Sean smiled and stopped him: "Tiger, don't be rude. If it weren't for General Qin's help, how could I reach the Queen Mother's bedroom quietly with my current strength."

"I have already formed an alliance with General Qin. From now on, we are all family members."

Shang Shanhu relaxed, and suddenly clasped his fists and bowed to Qin Hao, saying: "Thank you General Qin for saving my adoptive father's life. If you need me in the future, just let me know."

"We are all family members, so there is no need to be so polite." Qin Hao smiled indifferently and clasped his fists in return.

After the three of them sat down, Xiao En briefly recounted what happened in the Queen Mother's Palace, and Qin Hao nodded slightly.

"I think Shen Zhong will give you a warning tomorrow."

Xiao En sneered: "It's not certain who will give a warning to whom."

"With Senior Xiao here, I think the situation of the Jinyiwei will change soon. I have something to trouble Senior Xiao."

"Just say it."

"Help Fan Xian find out the whereabouts of Yan Bingyun. This is a prerequisite for him to agree to cooperate."

"Wait for my news within three days."

The next day, the dawn was slightly revealed, and the eastern sky gradually turned pale. In a deep and dark corner of Shangjing City, there stood a magnificent building. Passers-by retreated when passing by, and dared not stay here at all.

The reason is also very simple. This is the Jinyiwei Zhenfusi Yamen, an existence that everyone in the court and the country fears.

Teams of men dressed in brocade clothes and wearing long swords on their waists poured in from all directions.

"Hey, have you heard? A new captain is coming today."

"Really? Then we have to fawn on him."

"Shh, keep your voice down, you are risking your life, and you are fawning on him. If you don't want to die, stay as far away as you can."

"Why?"

"Haven't you heard? This new captain is the former leader of the Tiqi, Sean. He is a mortal enemy of our governor, Lord Shen."

"Sean? Is that the big devil Sean?"

"Shh, Lord Shen is here"

The originally chaotic scene suddenly became extremely quiet. Shen Zhong walked in front of the crowd and glanced at them. For a moment, everyone shuddered involuntarily, especially the person who just said he wanted to curry favor with Xiao En. He almost knelt down to Shen Zhong on the spot.

"I guess you all heard that a new captain is coming soon. When he comes, you must welcome him well."

Everyone knew what to do when they heard this tone.

However, at this moment, a tall figure crossed the threshold. After Shen Zhong saw the other party, his eyes showed a trace of solemnity, but he immediately changed to a smiling face and greeted him.

"Captain Xiao, this person is really annoying. I just mentioned you to the brothers and you came."

Xiao En asked with a fake smile: "Oh? Didn't you say anything bad about Xiao?"

"Haha, Captain Xiao really loves to joke."

The two of them exchanged greetings. Those who didn't know would think that they were close friends for many years. In fact, both sides wanted to kill each other immediately.

"Ahem, Captain Xiao, these are all capable people from various captains in Shangjing City. You just arrived and it's time to recruit people. Just pick whoever you need. You will be in charge in the future." Shen Zhong said earnestly. It seemed that he was talking to Xiao En, but in fact he was warning the Jinyiwei present.

Xiao En knew it well, so he pretended to be embarrassed: "What are you talking about, Lord Shen? You are the superior, just make the arrangements as you see fit."

"That won't do, Captain Xiao, our Jinyiwei is different from the Tiqi. The purpose of Jinyiwei is to serve the country, not the superiors. Sometimes, the subordinates may not all listen to the superiors' orders."

"What do you think?"

Shen Zhong said it so clearly, the Jinyiwei present would naturally not miss this opportunity to show their loyalty, and they all started to make a fuss.

"Sir Shen is right."

"What Captain Xiao? He is just a piece of trash who was caught by the Qing Kingdom and imprisoned for 20 years. You'd better get out of here as soon as possible. Jinyiwei relies on ability to make a living, not on who has been in prison for a long time."

"Haha."

Faced with the ridicule of the crowd, Xiao En remained calm, but remembered the faces of several of them who laughed the most happily.

"This is the welcome ceremony that Lord Shen prepared for Xiao. Thank you for your trouble."

"What are you talking about Captain Xiao? We are all family members."

Shao En sneered: "Since no one is willing to follow Xiao, Xiao can always recruit from outside, right?"

"I'm afraid this won't work. Jinyiwei also has rules for recruiting personnel." Shen Zhong looked embarrassed.

"Really?" Xiao En said as he walked in front of the Jinyiwei and shouted loudly.

"The Queen Mother's order."