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Chapter 954 Am I Too Cowardly?
Emperor Shi Yu Wulei was stunned when he heard this, his deep eyes were full of disbelief, as if the world had been turned upside down.

After a while, he stretched out his hand to grab the window sill of the carriage, gritted his teeth to suppress his anger, and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone knows it again, but I don't know it...they keep it from me."

He suddenly turned his eyes sharply, staring at Jia Quansan outside the car window and said:

"I ask you, no one else dares to speak, why would you, a powerless Han, dare to do this? Did Shen Shizhong ask you to do this?! If there is even half a lie, I will let you die without a whole body!"

Jia Quansan's heart "thumped", and he was almost scared to death. Various thoughts came to his mind, and he felt that the emperor seemed to be suspicious of Shen Liuzhen, so he hesitated and panted violently...

"Speak!" Emperor Shi Yu Wulei shouted angrily.

The eunuchs and guards who were waiting on the emperor were all frightened by the emperor's anger, and they lowered their heads and did not dare to vent their anger.

Jia Quansan trembled in fright, thinking of what Shen Liuzhen told him to say, he made up his mind and opened his mouth, saying:
"It was Shen Shizhong who asked me to do this. At the beginning, he asked me to be an envoy for the purpose of unannounced visits to supervise the affairs of Taiping County. He said to investigate first, and one day it will be useful."

Emperor Ulay's furious face gradually calmed down, replaced by a paleness of loss.

When Jia Quansan saw the emperor's reaction, he was afraid that he could not speak clearly, and that Shen Liuzhen and himself would be killed, so he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, the reason Shen Shizhong did this is because His Majesty has no intention of punishing the Empress Dowager, so he kept silent. Everyone is afraid, but Shen Shizhong is still secretly investigating, waiting for His Majesty to uphold justice one day.

Shen Shizhong is a good person.Moreover, the matters reported by the minister are all within the responsibility, and there is no random fabrication. Your majesty can send someone to investigate. "

Hearing this, the emperor stared blankly at the void, and was silent for a long time. After a while, he sighed sadly, and murmured softly:
"Forget it... In the final analysis, it's all my fault."

"...What did Your Majesty say?" Jia Quansan asked tremblingly.

"It's okay, you go down." The emperor regained the majesty and calm at the beginning, as if nothing had happened.

The sound of flipping paper came from inside the carriage again.Page after page was turned very lightly, revealing the sadness and pain of the owner.

Jia Quansan hesitated for a moment tremblingly, got up, bowed and retreated.

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As soon as Shen Liuzhen returned to his tent, he began to sigh and look sad.

Seeing him like this, Xie Yuan couldn't help becoming nervous, and asked seriously:
"What's wrong with you? I've never seen you like this before."

Shen Liuzhen took a look at her, then stretched out his hand to grab her elbow, put his forehead on Xie Yuan's left shoulder, like a trumpet flower grabbing a big tree, and said in a rather sad mood:

"Hey, why are you bothering, Your Majesty? Look at me... I never had a mother since I was a child, but I never used a nanny as a substitute. I know it's not my own, and I know she's using you, so why deceive yourself If you have to be greedy... just don't let it go!"

When Shen Liuzhen said this, he was very distressed, almost pulling Xie Yuan to act like a baby, and the last sentence was still trembling anxiously.

Xie Yuan subconsciously raised his hand and touched his head, wanting to comfort him, but when he heard it, he suddenly understood, Dan Feng's eyes narrowed, and he frowned and asked:

"Does His Majesty still want to protect?!"

Shen Liuzhen raised his head, looked at Xie Yuan with an indescribable expression, his whole body was wilted, and said sadly:
"It's not really... That's right, I feel bad too seeing his uncomfortable appearance. You said that if his heart were a little harder, he wouldn't have any troubles. Hey..."

Xie Yuan felt relieved after hearing this, and pulled Shen Liuzhen to sit down, asking him to explain it to her carefully.

After listening, Xie Yuan was silent for a while, and said:
"It's understandable... No matter what the Empress Dowager Bao thinks, Your Majesty treats her sincerely. She is just an old woman. As long as Your Majesty is determined not to tolerate her stretching out her hand everywhere in the future, if you save one life, you will save one life. To save the world from spreading rumors about the emperor being cruel and ruthless." Yes, it's pretty good..."

Seeing that Xie Yuan was so open-minded, Shen Liuzhen was stunned for a moment, and said:

"No...Could it be that I'm too...too cautious and timid? Why don't you think this murder is a revenge? If I were to keep such a person, I wouldn't be able to sleep well at night. "

Xie Yuan sat upright, with his hands on his knees, quite majestic. After hearing this, she glanced at Shen Liuzhen coolly, and suddenly mocked him with sarcastic words:
"Can't you sleep well?... Deficiency of Qi and blood, do less sinful things, and exercise more."

Shen Liuzhen smiled, but before he had time to react, there was a message from a soldier outside, saying that His Majesty asked Xie Yuan to come over.

Xie Yuan quickly stood up, tidied his clothes casually, and went out.

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As soon as Xie Yuan arrived, before he could stand still, Emperor Wu Lei stretched out his hand from the window and handed Xie Yuan a page of information.

Xie Yuan took it over and glanced at the first question, and saw that it said "Zhangjiabao privately set up a fort to hide the population, and it is said that it is protected by the Queen Mother's party."

Xie Yuan's eyes flickered, and he raised his eyes and asked:

"Your Majesty... this is?"

Emperor Ulei was in a bad mood. Although he couldn't distinguish between emotions and anger, his voice was still cold, and he said directly:
"General Xie, take your troops to level Zhangjiabao and bring the castle owner's family here."

After he finished speaking, he looked into Xie Yuan's eyes and asked:
"Is the guard force you brought enough?"

Xie Yuan's eyes flickered, he did not promise easily, but said:

"I don't know the specific situation of Zhangjiabao, so I don't dare to make judgments, but His Majesty ordered that I will do my best to fulfill my will."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ulei's cold face melted slightly, and he said warmly to Xie Yuan:

"General Xie's work, I don't worry. Let's go, make a quick decision. Tomorrow we have to move to Taiping County."

"Yes." Xie Yuan responded, clasped his fists in salute, and turned around neatly.

zhangjiabao

As soon as you hear the name, you know that this is a fort built by the Han people.If you want to say what it looks like, it is actually a rough and reduced version of a city.

In the past, because of successive years of war, there were many such forts in the south and north.

The original purpose of these fortresses was actually for some powerful families with land to arm their homes and then take refuge with the population.

After the founding of Wei State, these grouped fortresses were once the forces that the Wei State Emperor needed to win over.

Because some of them have land and food.

Of course, many rebellions in Wei State also had their share.

It was only later that as the foundation of Wei State gradually stabilized, these fortresses were pulled out one by one, and the system of three leaders was established.

The system of three heads: Five families have one neighbor head, five neighbors have one mile head, and five mile one party head.Its duties are to check household registration, supervise farming, collect rent and transfer, and collect corvee.

(End of this chapter)