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

Shen Maoshan lowered his head, and the emperor could not see the expression on his face.

All I heard was his deep voice saying, "I am willing to be the bait."

The emperor was not very surprised.

He knew that if he let Shen Maoshan die now, he would not have any complaints.

The emperor smiled and said, "It seems you are not stupid?"

Shen Maoshan: "I never thought of this. Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor asked, "Then tell me how to make bait?"

Shen Maoshan raised his head at this time, and he seemed to think about it seriously.

Then he said, "Your Majesty, only by setting up a trap yourself can you lure the dogs out. Why don't you take this opportunity to fulfill their wishes and see what they do..."

Before Shen Maoshan finished speaking, the emperor had already understood.

The emperor said, "But they want you dead."

The room fell silent again, and the two looked at each other for the first time.

Afterwards, Shen Maoshan's heavy voice sounded, "Your Majesty, if you must take my life, then I will give it to you."

"I only hope that the emperor can give the Shen family peace."

After saying this, he took off his black hat and put it on the ground.

"Hahahahaha."

At this moment, the emperor actually laughed and said, "My dear minister, you really have no sense of humor. Why would I kill you?"

"My dear, please get up."

Shen Maoshan stood up with a deep breath.

God knows what he just went through. He felt that if he said one more word, he would lose his head today.

The emperor said, "How about this? I exile you to Quzhou. There are generals stationed there. Once you're there, secretly help me find out who is in contact with the foreign tribes."

If Shen Maoshan had not asked for death just now, he would have made him die.

However, Shen Maoshan was ready to die, which immediately dispelled the emperor's suspicion.

Shen Maoshan took the black gauze hat from the emperor and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor continued, "But this matter can only be known to you and me. If anyone else finds out, I will kill him."

Shen Maoshan shuddered and said, "Your Majesty, I will definitely keep this in mind."

"When you get to Quzhou, someone will come find you, and then you'll know how to contact me."

Shen Maoshan nodded in agreement.

"As for your family, I won't have anyone guard them except your brother and eldest son. How about just letting them go to Quzhou on their own?"

Shen Maoshan lowered his head. He had thought that his family would escape the disaster, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

Shen Maoshan: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your leniency."

The emperor pretended to appease him and said, "Don't blame me, my lord. We need to sing this play more realistically."

Shen Maoshan said frankly that he dared not.

"Only in this way will it become clear who is trying to frame you and disrupt the court."

"But I know that if this thing doesn't happen to you, it will happen to someone else. If it doesn't happen on this day, it will happen on that day."

"But once I exile you, those people will definitely stay quiet for a while."

"Those who follow you on your journey to exile will protect you. You don't have to be afraid."

Shen Maoshan bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Alright, don't go home tonight. I'll have you taken away tomorrow. I'll bring you some silver..."

Shen Maoshan: "Thank you for your care, Your Majesty. I will definitely get things done."

The emperor seemed to have thought of something and said, "But I will continue to investigate during this period. If what you said is all false, you and your family will die in a foreign land."

"If you do something on the road, your family will die first."

"Understand?"

Shen Maoshan's face was filled with fear. "Your Majesty, I dare not. What I said is true, Your Majesty..."

The emperor was a little impatient, wondering if he had scared the man too much.

He said: "Alright, alright, as long as you don't lie to me, I will definitely give you a legitimate status."

Shen Maoshan expressed his gratitude.

At this time, the emperor called out and Eunuch Gao walked in.

"Gao Quan, find a place for the Marquis to stay for a while. The free man will take him away tomorrow morning."

Eunuch Gao: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Gao Quan understood what was meant and decided to stay and keep an eye on the matter.

He felt something was wrong during the morning court session today.

Fortunately, the emperor did not take his life.

"My Lord, this way please."

Shen Maoshan followed Eunuch Gao out of the imperial study.

Only after they walked away did Shen Maoshan dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was true that the saying "serving the king is like serving a tiger" was absolutely correct.

He had long thought that this day might come for him.

When the emperor proposed the issue of appointing a crown prince, he thought about what to do.

He was a bit timid and didn't want to gamble with the entire Shen Mansion.

He had an average relationship with every colleague, and the only one he had some relationship with was General Xiang's Mansion.

That was his eldest daughter's future husband's family.

But he stood straight today, and he just hoped that what happened today would not affect Jin'er's marriage.

Among the families of Shen's father-in-law, only the third wife's family is a descendant of a military family, and his wife's family is now beginning to decline.

The moment he became a marquis, his mother told him that the way to be an official is to serve the emperor.

But no one told him what to do when the next emperor came out.

So he was cautious and chose not to take sides.

He didn't know what the princes were thinking, but he knew that each prince must have something on each other.

If you want to avoid being reported, you can only find a scapegoat.

It just so happens that he is.

There is no backing, only good deeds.

The only supporter is the emperor.

The Emperor...

Ha ha……

He understood it all too well. Not only was he suspicious by nature, but he was also extremely smart.

If you are not careful, you may lose your life.

He felt that his previous conversation with the emperor was his smartest moment.

He only hoped that the Shen family, young and old, could arrive in Quzhou safely.

Now Shangjing City is the most unsafe place. Even Quzhou on the border is better than here.

Besides, the emperor also said that it would not be useless to go there, and I could even serve as a spy for the emperor.

He actually doesn't care about fame and fortune.

I just hope that when I am useful, I can be a big tree for the younger generations of the Shen family.

but……

He thought of the children of the Shen family.

The eldest brother, Shen Zhizheng, had just become the top scorer in the imperial examination, but now his future is ruined.

Zhizheng will be escorted to Quzhou with him at that time. I wonder if this child will blame him in his heart.

The remaining seven children had to follow their mother to Quzhou.

The second boy, Shen Zhiyong, is rash and straightforward, so it is unlikely that he can take on the leading role.

The third boy, Shen Zhixue, is the eldest of his family.

He has been timid and talkative since childhood, and is not capable of doing anything important.

The fourth boy, Shen Zhixin, is the youngest in his family. He is smart, but he is too young.

Not to mention the fifth kid, who just turned seven years old. Do you expect him to run around like this?

The remaining ones are three girls, the eldest, Shen Jinyao, has just recovered from an illness.

The second child, Shen Tingyao, only knows how to compete for beauty and act coquettishly all day long.

Shen Leyao from the third room is quite adventurous, but she is too young.

After much calculation, he felt that he couldn't rely on the younger one, and could only count on his mother, wife and third brother's wife.

He looked at the moonlight outside the window, feeling a little melancholy.

Is it God's will that the Shen family will fall?