After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

What is the side hall?

It sounds nice.

In fact, it was the place where the emperor imprisoned ministers in the palace, depriving them of food and water and restricting their personal freedom.

If it’s not imprisonment, then what is it?

The emperor wants to lock Xiang Hongxuan up?

No matter what the emperor thinks, the prince and others must plead for mercy.

"Father, General Xiang has been guarding Quzhou for a long time and has worked very hard to defend the border of Quzhou."

Shen Maoshan also pleaded for mercy.

"Yes, Your Majesty, General Xiang is not good at speaking, but he is loyal to you and the Kyushu Kingdom."

Shen Zhixin said, "Your Majesty, General Xiang is a pillar of the country. I hope Your Majesty will reconsider."

The eldest prince hesitated a little. He saw the third prince looking at him as if pleading.

He said reluctantly, "Father, what on earth did Xiang Hongxuan do wrong? Why don't you just say a few words to him?"

If he is dragged to the side hall, no one knows what will happen to him.

He thought about it carefully and it seemed that the emperor did not reward Xiang Hongxuan alone.

The emperor snorted coldly.

There were quite a few people begging for mercy.

He said, "Why don't you ask him what mistake he made?"

Xiang Hongxuan rested his head on the ground and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't know where I went wrong. I hope Your Majesty can tell me."

He intuitively felt that it must be related to the Qiang people.

However, the Shen family's reward and the third prince's position as crown prince were also related to the trip to the Qiang people.

So, he thought maybe not.

Since that wasn't the case, he really couldn't figure out what the emperor thought he had done wrong?

Naturally, he didn't dare to disobey the emperor. He just wanted to get the truth so that he could find a solution.

The emperor's expression changed, and he sighed and said, "You really think I'm old, don't you? The general stationed at the border actually deserted his post and ran off to the Qiang tribe."

"Tell me, should you be punished?!"

The newly appointed crown prince lowered his head after hearing this.

Shen Maoshan, who had just had his title restored, and Shen Zhixin, who had just had his official position restored, said no more.

Only the eldest prince looked at the faces of several people.

Finally, he thought of something and stopped begging.

After hearing this, Xiang Hongxuan smiled sarcastically in his heart.

It seems that the emperor just wants to punish him.

Where is the reason?

What's going on?

If he didn't leave the army, how could the Shen family reach the Qiang tribe safely?

How could the eldest prince of the Qiang tribe become king?

But he couldn't mention any of this anymore.

It’s because the current achievements of the prince and the Shen family are all due to the affairs of the Qiang people.

To be honest, he did abandon his post.

However, due to the dangerous situation at that time, the third prince ordered him to go.

The third prince said that he had reported this to the emperor.

If he really wanted to take this matter seriously, he would have to drag the third prince out.

The more they talked, the more it became clear that the agreement signed between the Third Prince and the Qiang people could no longer be concealed.

Perhaps, the emperor already knew all this, but for some reason chose to turn a blind eye to what the third prince did.

As the saying goes, 'If the ruler orders his subject to die, the subject must die.'

Since the emperor blamed all the Qiang affairs on Xiang Hongxuan, there is no way to get rid of it no matter how hard he tries.

The Shen family has just restored their title and cannot be involved in it anymore.

Xiang Hongxuan glanced at Shen Zhixin and Shen Maoshan. They both knew that Xiang Hongxuan would not let them beg for mercy anymore.

Perhaps the ultimate purpose of the emperor's actions tonight was to lock Xiang Hongxuan up.

The emperor gave the third prince the position of crown prince with his left hand, and locked up his right-hand men with his right hand.

Naturally, the Shen family cannot jump out again.

The hall was filled with complete silence as everyone watched Xiang Hongxuan being dragged away by the guards.

The emperor stared at Xiang Hongxuan's back, not knowing if he was seeing things, but when Xiang Hongxuan walked up to Shen Maoshan, he seemed to pause.

By the time he wanted to take a closer look, Xiang Hongxuan had already walked ahead.

If you say Xiang Hongxuan feels aggrieved, he definitely does.

But he also knew that the emperor was warning him.

This was the price he paid for clearly standing behind the prince.

perhaps……

It seems that the Shen family will definitely be implicated.

He sighed in the dim side hall.

I originally thought that Shen Jinyao was going back to the capital, and they would have time to take it slow.

He knew that Shen Jinyao had no romantic feelings for him.

But the two of them are not strangers without any feelings for each other.

Maybe more like... comrades?

Shen Jinyao made him stop looking down on women, and also made him realize that he could be so fond of a woman.

However, he knew very well that Shen Jinyao would not think so.

Not only was their engagement broken, but he had also been rather unkind to her before...

Now that the emperor has decided to take action against him, he has a more difficult road ahead...

Just now, he whispered in front of Shen Maoshan and asked him to go find his deputy general.

That was what he promised Shen Jinyao.

As soon as things in the capital are stable, I will send her a letter.

Although he was imprisoned by the emperor, the military power was still in his hands.

The Xiang family army would still obey him, so sending a message would be a simple matter.

Thinking of leaving Wuhe Village, Shen Jinyao looked worried. I wonder how happy she will be when she knows that the Shen family has restored their title.

He felt a little regretful, wishing he had known his feelings earlier.

In this situation, the emperor will definitely use him to restrain the prince.

Then he must not implicate Shen Jinyao...

Hearing the voices of the eldest prince and others talking outside, Xiang Hongxuan collected his thoughts.

He calmed down and thought carefully about how the emperor was going to play this game.

……

The next day, the court was in chaos.

After several months, the emperor finally showed up.

Although the ministers attended court in an orderly manner, they would still secretly look at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.

Didn’t the emperor say that he was seriously ill and couldn’t attend court?

But looking at the emperor's appearance, he is different from what was rumored.

Of course, the ministers only dared to guess in their hearts and did not dare to say it out loud.

The compliments they uttered were naturally words like "May the Holy Saint be in good health" and "May our country prosper."

As they spoke, they looked at the four people beside them.

The eldest prince, who had not been seen for a long time, was actually standing behind the third prince, who had not been seen for many days.

The most surprising thing is the Shen family father and son.

Shen Maoshan and Shen Zhixin.

They were both still wearing official uniforms?

The ministers began to discuss, wondering how the Shen father and son could appear here?

There is no news coming out.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked at the expressions of his ministers enough before he began to speak.

It would have been fine if he hadn't opened his mouth, but as soon as he opened his mouth he dropped three bombshells.

what?

Make the third prince the crown prince?

Restore the Shen family's title and the official positions of the Shen family father and son?

Xiang Hongxuan was put in solitary confinement for violating military regulations.

For a moment, the ministers were arguing with each other.

Some people are arguing why the eldest prince should not be made the crown prince.

Some people are questioning why the Shen family was able to restore their title?

Some people are puzzled, and some people want to add insult to injury, as to why Xiang Hongxuan was put in solitary confinement.

What military regulations were violated?