The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"Father knows. I have already given orders that everyone in each courtyard should stay in their own courtyard and not go out."

"Right now, the plague has broken out in Shangjing. They are all afraid of death and won't act recklessly at this time."

"Just go and rest assured. Dad is waiting for your good news at home."

Su Yang was more worried about Su Wenhao than himself. Not only was Shangjing in chaos, but it was also a mystery what the Queen thought of the Su family.

All this made Su Yang feel uneasy and confused. It was hard to say whether he and his son could escape this disaster.

Su Wenhao looked at his old father and naturally knew what Su Yang was worried about. Now that the matter had not been concluded, he knew that nothing he said would comfort Su Yang's heart.

When he goes to the palace to meet Shen Tianjiao and comes back from the palace, everything will be settled.

"Father, I'll be back soon."

Su Wenhao smiled at Su Yang, then turned and left.

Shen Tianjiao didn't know what time it was last night, but she fell asleep on the table.

Yan Yu woke up and washed up. When he came over, he found Shen Tianjiao sleeping on the table.

Looking at Shen Tianjiao who fell asleep like this, Yan Yu felt distressed. He could understand that it was really not easy for Shen Tianjiao, the queen who was the regent.

Yan Yu walked over without thinking, picked up Shen Tianjiao by the waist, and carried her directly to the bed so that she could sleep more comfortably.

After covering Shen Tianjiao with a blanket, Yan Yu walked to the table and looked at Shen Tianjiao. He had spent most of the night looking at the structural defense map of the imperial city.

After looking for a while, Yan Yu found a good place to encircle and annihilate Li Chaohui and her accomplices in one fell swoop.

That is the corridor before entering the palace gate, which has been marked on the map. The length and width of the corridor are sufficient, and there will be no problem at all in launching a war there.

If the problem is solved there, the losses caused by the war, including casualties, material losses, and damage to buildings can be minimized to the greatest extent.

The battles in the previous life were not fought in vain. Yan Yu had already thought about how to fight this battle and how to end it as quickly as possible.

At this time, Chunchao was already waiting outside, ready to help Shen Tianjiao wash up.

But because Shen Tianjiao did not order her to go in, she could only wait outside and did not dare to ask rashly whether she could go in.

This kind of thing would never happen under normal circumstances. Even if Shen Tianjiao fell asleep at night, there would still be people on duty.

When Shen Tianjiao woke up, the person on night duty would naturally help her wash up immediately.

But now, because Yan Yu was there, Shen Tianjiao withdrew all the people on night duty, for fear that too many people would cause inconvenience to Yan Yu.

Although most of the people in Yuxiu Palace are Shen Tianjiao's people, there are still some outsiders. Otherwise, how could the news of her leaving the palace spread and give her enemies an opportunity to take advantage of her?

Therefore, in order to ensure Yan Yu's safety in the palace, Shen Tianjiao must be careful and cautious.

Chunchao has always been curious about why a man came back with his master this time.

But she never doubted that there was anything abnormal in the relationship between the two, even though Yan Yu now lived in the room next to Shen Tianjiao.

Chunchao also thought it was normal, as if this was how it should be.

"Aunt Chunchao, this is a letter from Ziyun Villa."

Just when Chunchao was getting bored, the secret guard handed a letter to Chunchao.

Chunchao looked down and saw that the envelope was sealed with wax. He knew that it was a top-secret letter and the contents inside were of vital importance.

Now, even if she didn't want to knock on the door, she couldn't disturb Shen Tianjiao.

Chunchao knocked on Shen Tianjiao's door with the letter, and then whispered, "Master, there is a secret letter from Ziyun Villa."

Yan Yu, who was absorbed in studying a map, was startled by Chunchao's knock on the door. He looked back and saw Shen Tianjiao still asleep, then he got up and walked to the door, opened it a crack, and reached out to receive the letter.

Chunchao looked at the hand that suddenly stretched out, and was stunned for a moment before realizing that the owner of this hand was the man who came back with his master.

So Chunchao handed the letter to that hand without thinking.

Yan Yu took the letter and was about to close the door when he heard Chunchao's worried voice outside, "This letter is very important. The master must review it immediately."

The envelope of this letter was sealed with wax, and Yan Yu naturally knew what this meant.

He did not answer Chunchao's words, but just quietly closed the door.

Seeing the door closed, Chunchao breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, Chunchao could always feel an unprecedented sense of oppression from this mysterious man.

Even when not face to face, this feeling of oppression still exists.

Yan Yu took the letter back to the desk. He looked at the letter in his hand and Shen Tianjiao who was still sleeping in bed, and was in a dilemma between hesitation.

His original intention was not to wake Shen Tianjiao up at this time. Shen Tianjiao was too tired and she needed a good rest.

However, if Shen Tianjiao is not woken up, the contents of the secret letter will not be known, which may delay important matters.

General Yan, who has always been decisive and ruthless on the battlefield, is now hesitant and unable to make up his mind over such a trivial matter.

"Bring the letter here." Shen Tianjiao suddenly spoke and solved Yan Yu's problem.

Yan Yu looked back at Shen Tianjiao who had already sat up, and asked curiously, "When did you wake up? Did I wake you up?"

"You didn't wake me up. I was already awake before Chunchao even knocked on the door."

Yes, that’s right, Shen Tianjiao was awake, but she didn’t want to open her eyes at all. Even just lying in bed with her eyes closed was a very pleasant thing for her.

Yan Yu opened the letter and handed it to Shen Tianjiao, who hadn't even opened her eyes yet.

Shen Tianjiao took the letter, rubbed her eyes, and started reading the letter.

However, the content of the letter soon made Shen Tianjiao completely sober up.

This letter contains the confessions of Li Xuan and his two disappointing sons.

It explained a lot of things that Shen Tianjiao and the others didn't know yet, such as Li Chaohui had already gathered a group of private soldiers and ambushed them in a mansion in Shangjing City, waiting for Li Chaohui's order to come out in full force.

Also, Li Chaohui, who did not have any private soldiers, was already in Shangjing City, and she had also arranged for troops to be deployed outside the city to support him.

The purpose was to coordinate internal and external forces, attack from both inside and outside, launch an attack at the same time, and catch Shen Tianjiao off guard.

Not only that, the letter even contains a list of generals who will help Li Chaohui and lead these private soldiers in the rebellion.

Gao Shan, another deputy general of the Yulin Guard, is the commander this time.

This Gao Shan is one of the few military officers guarding the imperial city who is not a direct descendant of the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Moreover, Gao Shan is just his pseudonym. His real name is Ling Du, and he is Ling Xifeng's younger brother.

Many years ago, when the Ling family was not yet prosperous, he was placed in the Yulin Guard by the He family.

Of course, in addition to these, there is also a detailed list in the letter, which lists all the secret contacts of Li Chaohui and Li Xuan in the palace.

Shen Tianjiao looked at the letter in her hand and her expression changed instantly. These people were very brave and far-sighted.

Everything was planned many years ago for today's rebellion, and every aspect was taken into consideration.

How great it would be if they put this thought into governing the country. Perhaps Yunli would have already become the strongest country among the six kingdoms of Kyushu by now.

But they are putting their minds in the wrong place. They don't care about the life and death of the country, but only fight among themselves for power and profit. Such people are really hateful.

Shen Tianjiao handed the letter in her hand to Yan Yu who was standing beside her. After Yan Yu finished reading it, his face instantly turned dark.

"I will let others handle the affairs in the palace, and you will handle the affairs outside."

"From this moment on, the Imperial Guard will be in your charge."

Shen Tianjiao took out a token from under her pillow. She handed it to Yan Yu and said, "This is my father's token. All the soldiers of the Shen Family Army must obey whoever holds this token."

"Just do what you need to do. I'll be there to support you. Just go ahead and do it without any worries."

Although Shen Tianjiao was also a queen in her previous life, she was unable to take care of herself and even had difficulty protecting herself, let alone becoming Yan Yu's support and protecting Yan Yu.

But things are different now. In this life, Shen Tianjiao is the powerful queen regent. She now has enough ability to be Yan Yu's supporter.

Not to mention that Yan Yu could do things without any scruples, even if he poked a hole in the sky, Shen Tianjiao would be able to protect him and not let him get hurt at all.

"Okay." Yan Yu nodded. He then took out another list of officials involved in this incident that Shen Tianjiao had not yet discovered and asked, "What should we do about this?"

Shen Tianjiao took the list, looked at it, and said expressionlessly, "I'll have someone deliver this to Wang Yunzhi later. Prime Minister Wang knows what to do."

After saying this, Shen Tianjiao turned to look at Yan Yu and said, "I don't ask anything else of you. I just want you to protect yourself and come back safely. Remember?"

"Okay, I remember that." Yan Yu nodded solemnly at Shen Tianjiao. They both understood very well the meaning of returning safely and living a good life.

"You should also take care of yourself and don't stay up late all the time."

"Also, when that day comes, I will definitely rush back to be with you. I won't let you face such a scene alone."

Shen Tianjiao was worried about Yan Yu, and Yan Yu was naturally worried about Shen Tianjiao. In his previous life, he was unable to protect Shen Tianjiao, which led to Shen Tianjiao's lonely and tragic death. In this life, he would definitely protect Shen Tianjiao and never let her face danger alone.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Shen Tianjiao helped Yan Yu straighten his clothes and looked at him and said, "I've prepared a celebration banquet. When you come back, we can celebrate together."

"Okay, I'm leaving." Yan Yu smiled at Shen Tianjiao. His smile made Shen Tianjiao feel unprecedented peace of mind.

Shen Tianjiao raised her hands and clapped them, and soon a secret guard came in.

"Send General Yan to the Imperial Guard and tell Zhang Hui that he is the son of General Yan Mingde. He will take temporary control of the Imperial Guard from now on."

"Anyone who disobeys General Yan's orders will be killed without mercy."

"Yes." The secret guard received the order, walked up to Yan Yu, bowed his head and said respectfully, "General Yan, please."

Yan Yu looked back at Shen Tianjiao, then left with the secret guard.

After Shen Tianjiao watched Yan Yu disappear, she immediately called out to the outside: "Chunchao, come in."

Hearing Shen Tianjiao's instructions, Chunchao immediately trotted in.

"master."

"Take this list to Ren Dongfang and tell him to clean up the mess this time and not leave any hidden dangers."

"If this kind of thing happens again in the palace like today, I will have him bring his head to me."

Shen Tianjiao's aura was fully open at this time. Ordinary words coming out of her mouth gave people an invisible sense of pressure.

"Yes, slave, go right away."

Chunchao stepped forward and took the list from Shen Tianjiao's hand. Just as he was about to leave, Shen Tianjiao called him back.

"Wait, there's also this. You should personally deliver it to Prime Minister Wang's residence and let him take care of it."

Shen Tianjiao handed another list in her hand to Chunchao.

She had her reasons for not dealing with the officials on the list but handing them over to Wang Yunzhi.

She just took a quick look at the list. There were many people on it, all of whom were important officials in the court. If she were to handle it, half of the people in Yunli's court would be implicated because of the Li Chaohui incident.

Without these people, Yun Li's court would be in a dilemma and would not be able to function normally.

It’s not that these people won’t be dealt with, but they will wait until the time is right and then deal with them slowly.

But if she handed this matter over to Wang Yunzhi, the situation would be different.

Wang Yunzhi has been the prime minister for so many years, so he naturally knows more about the officials than Shen Tianjiao.

The people on this list were all his former allies. Wang Yunzhi knew very well who these people were.

Wang Yunzhi knew clearly who should be kept and who should not be kept. He had to make sure these evildoers received the punishment they deserved, and also ensure that Yunli's court could operate normally.

It would be most appropriate to entrust this matter to Wang Yunzhi. Although he is injured now, it is time for him to contribute and do something.

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Chunchao looked up at Shen Tianjiao and asked, "Master, is there anything else you want to tell me?"