Chapter 40: The Emperor and His Ministers Have Met with the Time (40)

Shen Minghuan felt that Lu Suiping was being sarcastic to him, but he looked at the other person suspiciously and could not find any evidence, so he had to give up, "Okay, you concentrate on distributing land to the people, and I will take care of the Cui family."

Lu Suiping frowned, "Your Majesty, the Cui family has a good reputation and often distributes porridge and does charity. If you kill them, you may lose the support of the people."

"Lose the support of the people?" Shen Minghuan was extremely surprised: "I still have this thing?"

Lu Suiping: "..."

Lu Suiping was a little angry. Who caused you to be in this situation? Isn't it all you?

"Your Majesty sounds very proud?" Lu Suiping looked serious, and when he saw Shen Minghuan's suspicious look, he just added a bit of confusion.

Another time when he could not find any evidence.

Shen Minghuan retracted his gaze, "Lord Lu has been talking a lot recently."

Lu Suiping's expression froze.

This man just said it casually, but he knew himself. It was not that he was talking a lot now, but that he was silent before.

But how to explain this?

Your Majesty, the truth is that I used to look down on you and disdain to associate with you, so I didn't want to say much.

Is this appropriate? Shen Minghuan may not care, but how can he feel at ease.

Lu Suiping was embarrassed and could not speak, and Chen Xin happened to ask for an audience at this time, and he was relieved immediately.

Chen Xin also held a thick list, "According to your Majesty's intention, this group of Jinshi will be sent to various departments for training. These are the ones with better performance. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

The list is very detailed. Chen Xin made annotations next to the names, stating each person's performance during this period, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, and even his personal evaluation.

You can tell at a glance that he is very attentive.

Shen Minghuan praised: "Well done."

He really has a good eye for people. Any Chen Xin is so capable, and he is getting more and more capable.

Chen Xin waited for a while, but didn't wait for the "but" at the end. He slightly raised his mouth, with the joy of being recognized, "I didn't do anything, the prince is the most hardworking."

"Humble." Shen Minghuan rolled his eyes at him, and felt that this man would not flatter his superiors. Even if he didn't praise his talent, he would praise his handsome appearance.

Hard work? Shen Minghuan felt guilty when he heard this word, after all, he felt that he had assigned a lot of work to them.

If he didn't know Chen Xin, he would probably misunderstand that this was a satire on him.

Chen Xin instantly understood Shen Minghuan's eyes, and the little joy and pride he had dissipated completely.

This man is sincere.

He sincerely thinks that Chen Xin has done a great job in this matter, and he also sincerely thinks that his role in it is not worth mentioning.

That's not right.

There are so many officials, Shen Minghuan has to set their daily work content for each person, and he has to control it within the range of what can be completed.

Just for this point, he must first understand the ability of each official and the difficulty of each official duty.

With such a large workload and such indispensable work content, how can this person take it for granted that what he does is insignificant?

Chen Xin felt a little bitter in his heart.

He was responsible for the subsequent dispatch and arrangement of all the Jinshi in this batch, and he had a lot of contact with them on weekdays. Therefore, he clearly knew that Shen Minghuan's reputation was the most unbearable version among this group of literati discovered by this person.

How talented are the people selected by Shen Minghuan? But their talents turned into sharp swords, and the first one they aimed at was their own Bole.

The scholars in the officialdom were still somewhat restrained, because they were afraid and guilty, but these rookies would not. Full of sincerity and courage, they believed that they were doing justice, so their words were particularly sharp and vicious.

A gentleman will not say bad words when breaking off a friendship, and bad words are cold in June, but if the target is Shen Minghuan, these principles can be erased. If Shen Minghuan really died of the cold and snow in June, wouldn't it be a great joy for them to act on behalf of the heavens and be celebrated by the whole world?

After Yin Shuhuai's death, Chen Xin began to endure and hibernate. He had long been accustomed to having no expression on his face and not letting people see when he was angry.

But after enduring for so many years, he would still change his face instantly when he heard some harsh words at certain times.

But what could he do? Shen Minghuan didn't let them explain.

This man refused to let them tell the truth and didn't allow them to fight for him in the way of literati.

Mingming, Qu Zhengcheng and others were all very knowledgeable and eloquent. Who can't use the pen as a knife and the mouth as a sword?

But Shen Minghuan didn't allow it.

I went through Huayuan and never saw Pinglu again. Going north, there are only earthen mountains, and walking through the mountains and valleys.

—— I wish to show my hard work and contribute my strength to the wise monarch.

Their lord didn't allow it, so they could only obey orders.

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Lu Suiping was fortunate enough to see the assassination scene of Shen Minghuan again.

Shen Minghuan's martial arts were unrivaled in the world, but in this situation, he usually didn't need to take action himself. Chen Xiaoyu, who was always by his side, would always stand in front of him at the first opportunity.

A talented general doing the work of a guard, the person concerned not only has no objection, but is very happy and works diligently.

The martial arts people who can be bought by the aristocratic family with only three-legged skills are obviously not Chen Xiaoyu's opponents.

However, there are some surprises this time.

The people who came to assassinate Shen Minghuan are the two famous leaders of the Xianzhen Camp, Gu Chenglin and He Zhang.

Although they are reluctant to admit it, it is true that Shen Minghuan gave them great freedom and rights, allowing them to reorganize the Xianzhen Camp and solve the problems left over from before.

The news from Kyoto came intermittently, fortunately knowing that His Majesty is now safe, they can bear to keep their troops in place for the time being. After all, if there is something wrong, the Xianzhen Camp is Luo Xiuyuan's most important sword and shield.

Although Luo Xiuyuan and Chang Mao's messages both indicated that there was something else hidden in Shen Minghuan's affairs, Gu Chenglin regarded this as reporting good news but not bad news. Having seen Shen Minghuan lead troops to surround Luo Xiuyuan and threaten his subjects with Luo Xiuyuan's safety, it is not easy to change this concept.

Luo Xiuyuan originally wanted to find a time to explain to his uncle in person, seriously and formally, but Gu Chenglin was busy during this period and had to delay it again and again.

He never thought that Gu Chenglin would return to the city secretly again, and the first thing he did was not to see him, but to assassinate Shen Minghuan.

Chen Xiaoyu was young after all. With his ability, it was difficult for him to deal with one of them, not to mention fighting two alone, and he soon fell behind.

Shen Minghuan acted as if this matter had nothing to do with him, "Ah, Chen Xiaoyu, you can't react well, right, right! Tsk, why retreat, this is obviously a feint..."

Chen Xin stood up from his seat with a nervous face and blocked Shen Minghuan. Shen Minghuan looked at the "fear" sweat on his forehead and naturally pulled him behind him.

Lu Suiping smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, aren't you worried?"

"With me watching, what are you worried about?" Shen Minghuan asked without any modesty.

Lu Suiping was stunned, and then realized that they were talking about different things.

What he asked was: Are you not worried about being the target of assassination?

Shen Minghuan answered: With him watching, Chen Xiaoyu will be fine.

Two "worries", but for different objects.

Lu Suiping thought he respected this person very much, but as time went by, this respect and love actually increased day by day.

The porcelain ornaments in the room were broken all over the floor, but fortunately the room was large enough and did not affect Shen Minghuan and the other two in the innermost room.

Chen Xiaoyu tried his best to resist, trying to prevent the enemy from getting close to Shen Minghuan. However, he was ultimately powerless and could only retreat step by step.

Shen Minghuan, who was watching with relish, suddenly looked up at the door, where a figure was passing by.

He snorted coldly, "Chen Xiaoyu, come back."

Chen Xiaoyu couldn't handle two people, so there was no need to fight another one.

Chen Xiaoyu retreated as he was told. Shen Minghuan waved his sleeves and was about to attack, but the figure flying in from the door blocked the attacks of Gu Chenglin and He Zhang first.

"Huh? It's a bit fun." Shen Minghuan stepped back obediently, trying to give them more space to perform.

The person who came was the leader of the palace guards, Luo Xiuyuan's confidant, and Gu Chenglin's adopted son——

"Chang Mao?" Gu Chenglin restrained his strength and did not forget to pull He Zhang who was rushing forward, "What are you doing? Get out of the way."

"Adoptive father, there is a misunderstanding." Chang Mao explained hurriedly.

Gu Chenglin didn't care whether it was a misunderstanding or not. He only knew that Shen Minghuan was standing in front of him now, unarmed and alone! If such a good opportunity was missed, there might not be a next time.

He brushed away Chang Mao who was blocking in front of him and took a step forward. This time it was He Zhang's turn to hold him.

He Zhang's eyes flashed with anger, but his expression was indifferent, "It's too late."

This time was enough for the palace guards to notice something was wrong. Under the watchful eyes of the public, if Shen Minghuan had any accident, his five thousand soldiers would definitely riot, and Zhuo Feichen, who was fighting the enemy in the northern border, might go crazy.

As He Zhang expected, the palace was soon surrounded, but the people outside did not act rashly without receiving orders, but just watched the two people who sneaked into the palace from a distance.

Gu Chenglin and He Zhang both had a trace of unwillingness in their eyes. They originally wanted to kill Shen Minghuan quietly and minimize the turmoil.

What a pity.

It's not that Gu Chenglin had not secretly contacted those generals, and he didn't know what Shen Minghuan fed them [***], but they were all loyal to him, and even Zhuo Feichen was not spared.

It's really a wonder that Shen Minghuan, with such a character, has so many supporters.

There was no good show to watch, Shen Minghuan sighed regretfully, "Commander Chang, long time no see."

After leaving the Shen family, Shen Minghuan has been living in the palace. Although it is a bit strange, perhaps people are just so unlucky that they have never met the commander who is responsible for inspecting the entire palace.

Shen Minghuan was very surprised by this. He said with great interest: "Commander, you have come from afar, which is really a great honor to my humble home. Ah, it seems that this cannot be said, this is the palace, not my home..."

The phrase "coming from afar" was obviously a bit ambiguous. Chang Mao was silent for a moment, and said with a very bad temper: "Your Majesty, I apologize to you on behalf of my adoptive father."

Gu Chenglin frowned, "Chang Mao!"

"You should apologize." Although everything was his own plan, Shen Minghuan was still very unhappy to see Gu Chenglin's attitude, "Commander Chang, this is the palace, not the Lingwang Mansion. Your Majesty is now the emperor, not the Lingwang, nor the prince."

He was blaming Sang Huai, implying that Gu Chenglin and He Zhang did not know etiquette. If it were not for his nephew sitting on the throne, he would be beheaded for his behavior.

But Huai was not scolded, Sang heard it.

Chang Mao stood aside with guilt.

These two people can enter and leave the palace so easily, which is inseparable from him.

But Shen Minghuan was right. In the past, Gu Chenglin did not need to report to the Lingwang Mansion, but now Luo Xiuyuan's identity has changed, and his mentality should also change.

He thought, Shen Minghuan was really painstaking, taking the opportunity to teach him when he just encountered the assassination attempt.

This man is really attentive to His Majesty.