Time Travel: The actress's acting skills exploded, and she was favored by the harem

The next day, after Bo Muxi finished reviewing the memorials, he sat on the dragon throne in the imperial study, staring intently at several letters placed on the desk. These letters were like sharp blades, ruthlessly cutting Bo Muxi's trust in the Shen family.

Shen Li was undoubtedly one of the generals that Bo Muxi trusted the most. Without Shen Li's reckless support, it would have been difficult for him to ascend the throne smoothly and consolidate his imperial power.

It is for this reason that Bo Muxi is particularly concerned about Shen Li's attitude. Shen Li is an important minister who helped him ascend the throne, and he is more likely to rely on his merits to show off his favor. This is also one of the important reasons why most of the heroes who accompanied the emperor in starting a business and building an empire did not have a good end.

Bo Muxi felt that Shen Li would fully assist him, firstly because Bo Muxi was the heir chosen by the late emperor, and secondly because Shen Zhiyao married him, and his loyalty was not out of true admiration.

This is a thorn in the heart of Bo Muxi, who thinks highly of himself.

Bo Muxi opened the letter and carefully read the words and sentences in it. The style of words in the letter was indeed very similar to that written by Shen Li himself. When he compared it with the letter written by Shen Li to him, the handwriting was exactly the same.

Bo Muxi took a sip of tea, forced himself to suppress the anger rising in his chest, threw the letter into the cabinet, and closed his eyes in thought.

"Your Majesty, General Shen has been waiting outside for a long time. You see..." Seeing that Bo Muxi was finally free, Lin En dared to step forward and ask cautiously. He saw that the emperor was in a very bad mood today and was afraid of stepping on a landmine.

Bo Muxi glanced at Lin En, and Lin En was so scared that he immediately shrank his neck.

"Go ahead." After Bo Muxi sat back on the dragon chair, he calmed himself down and said in a low voice.

After Lin En received the order, he immediately trotted out to pick up Shen Li and bring him into the imperial study.

Bo Muxi summoned Shen Li today, not because he really wanted to confront him. The matter was still under investigation, so it was not appropriate to alert the enemy. Besides, he did not want to fall out with Shen Li before thoroughly investigating the matter.

If Shen Li was really framed, the relationship between them and the ministers would be broken and difficult to repair.

After Shen Li entered the imperial study, he immediately kowtowed to Bo Muxi: "Your Highness, I, Shen Li, pay my respects to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long, long live the Emperor."

"General Shen, please stand up quickly." Bo Muxi said with a smile.

At this moment, Bo Muxi's face looked cheerful, and there was no sign of the dark shadow in his heart.

"I thank my lord for his grace!" Shen Li answered respectfully and then slowly stood up.

"General Shen, you are the father of Concubine Jin and my father-in-law. When you and I are alone, there is no need to stick to the etiquette between monarch and subject." Bo Muxi looked at Shen Li and said gently, his tone sounding quite sincere.

Bo Muxi was setting a trap for Shen Li. If Shen Li already looked down on Bo Muxi and was arrogant, he would most likely behave disrespectfully in front of the emperor. This trick had been tried and tested.

In the emperor's mind, royal majesty is above everything else, and the relationship between the monarch and his subjects should always be ranked before the relationship between relatives. If he regards himself as the father-in-law of the emperor just because his daughter marries into the palace, it will sooner or later become a hidden danger.

Shen Li's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, and he bowed his head and said, "I am only a minister after all. I, Shen Li, should not, and dare not, seek to be related to the emperor. Shen Zhiyao has been the empress since she entered the palace. Although I and the empress are father and daughter, we are more like monarch and minister."

"Lin'en, quickly give General Shen a seat." Bo Muxi waved his hand and greeted.

Lin En specially brought a grand master chair to Shen Li, put it in a suitable position, and bowed, saying, "General Shen, please sit down."

"I thank the Lord for his grace." Shen Li first bowed respectfully to the emperor, then bowed slightly to Lin En and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Eunuch Lin En."

Shen Li was not only respectful to the emperor, but also to the servants around the emperor.

"General Shen has been fighting outside the Great Wall for many years, commanding 200,000 elite soldiers. It is very hard. Can the general's body still bear it? How is life outside the Great Wall?" asked Bo Muxi.

Upon hearing this, Shen Li immediately stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty promoted me from the deputy governor to the general. I am deeply grateful for your grace and never dare to slack off, just to live up to your trust. I am in good health and have adapted well to life outside the Great Wall. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Bo Muxi waved his hand and smiled, "General Shen has made great contributions and worked hard. I called you here today just to chat. You can just sit down and answer. There is no need to stand up all the time, which makes us seem too distant between the monarch and his subjects."

"For example, Concubine Jin has a very good personality. She is not so restrained in front of me. I like her very much." Bo Muxi said again.

Speaking of Shen Zhiyao, Bo Muxi suddenly remembered the last time he saw the little concubine more than a month ago. She was so angry when she spoke to him angrily. He thought she was very hateful at that time, but when he thought about it now, she was actually playful and cute, which was quite interesting.

Bo Muxi felt that he missed that unreasonable woman a little.

The emperor suddenly mentioned Shen Zhiyao, which reminded Shen Li of what he had heard a few days ago, that Shen Zhiyao was willful and had a bad temper in front of the emperor. Shen Li immediately felt that the emperor was deliberately trying to please her.

"Your Majesty, I have been very strict with Concubine Jin since she was young. As the saying goes, everything will turn into the opposite when it reaches the extreme. It must be because Your Majesty has been too caring towards Concubine Jin after she entered the palace that her personality changed drastically and she became carefree. If Concubine Jin has done anything wrong and caused Your Majesty trouble, please don't blame her." Shen Li hurriedly stood up again, his voice full of apology.

Bo Muxi smiled and did not respond to his words. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "How is the matter I asked you to do going?"

"Your Majesty, everything has been done." Shen Li said, and hurriedly took out a list that he had prepared long ago, and handed it to Lin En with both hands.

Lin En hurried forward to take it, bowed and handed it to the emperor with both hands.

Bo Muxi immediately opened the list and looked through it carefully.

There are hundreds of generals in Zhao State currently, but there are less than twenty people who have been certified by Shen Li as both capable and reliable.

This indirectly reflects that other forces have many followers and Bo Muxi is currently in urgent need of talented people.

Based on Bo Muxi's understanding of Shen Li, although he did not completely believe that Shen Li would betray him, he still had doubts about Shen Li's loyalty. At present, he could only look at this list dialectically.

Bo Muxi closed his eyes and thought, and the content of the letter he had just read popped into his mind again.

"I am very satisfied with your handling of the military affairs." Bo Muxi put away the list and asked with a smile: "General, you haven't seen Concubine Jin for more than a year. Shall I arrange for Lin En to take you to the harem to see her?"

Bo Muxi inadvertently threw another fatal multiple-choice question to Shen Li. He sneered in his heart, but his expression was very gentle.

The harem is an important place that not ordinary people can enter, especially men. However, Shen Li has a special status. According to the new system established by the previous emperor of Zhao State, Shen Li's current status allows him to enter and exit any corner of the palace accompanied by eunuchs as long as the emperor allows.

According to the system of Zhaoguo Palace, concubines of low rank in the harem could not meet with their parents at will. During festivals or when there were important matters to be announced, they could only ask their personal maids to leave the palace with a message to ease their homesickness.

If one is promoted to the rank of a sixth-rank noble lady or above, his or her biological parents can enter the palace to meet him or her, but this must be approved by the emperor, and the whole process must be led by eunuchs. The duration is also extremely strictly limited, and the two sides cannot chat casually after meeting, especially not about secrets in the palace.

Even the correspondence between concubines and their parents’ families had to be “inspected” before being sent out.

If Shen Li did not understand his position clearly and agreed to the emperor's proposal, it would be an act of usurpation. Given Bo Muxi's sensitive and suspicious character, he would probably even suspect Shen Zhiyao.

Now, it depends on how Shen Li reacts to this life-threatening question.