Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 103: Shen Zhong's fall and the mysterious disappearance of the Princess of Northern Qi
He is Shen Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei of Northern Qi, the pacification envoy, the duke, and the prince.

He experienced the change of dynasties from Northern Wei to Northern Qi, served two emperors and one empress, and held the highest position among ministers.

If Shen Zhong insisted on his own way and firmly opposed Fan Xian's so-called birthday gift.

With the support of several ministers, even the empress dowager and the young emperor did not dare to ignore Shen Zhong's opinion.

"Commander Shen, today is a happy day. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it later."

The Queen Mother's smile remained dull on her face, and she could hardly hold it together.

The little emperor laughed secretly at the side. Shen Zhong had never taken him seriously. He didn't expect that now his mother couldn't control him either.

This was a birthday party, and Shen Zhong was so disrespectful to others. Besides, Shen Zhong was also involved in the sword-drawing in the bedroom.

"Shen Zhong, it's over..."

Liu Hong gently drank a glass of wine and muttered to himself.

Facing the Queen Mother's consolation, Shen Zhong raised his head and stared at Fan Xian.

"Queen Dowager, I request your permission to execute Fan Xian to restore the country's prestige!"

Seeing Shen Zhong so stubborn, the Queen Mother's face immediately darkened.

Even though Shen Zhong has such a low EQ, he has been able to hold the position of commander for more than ten years, all thanks to her cultivation.

And now he actually dared to talk back to me like this, and Shenzhong in the bedroom drew his sword first, and he didn't even say an apology afterwards.

No matter how good-tempered the Queen Mother was, she could no longer tolerate Shen Zhong.

"Shenzhong! You've been too tired lately. If you have anything to say, let's talk later."

The noisy atmosphere of the banquet fell into an eerie silence.

Uesugi Tora suddenly slammed the table and shouted loudly.

"Shen Zhong, do you take the Queen Mother seriously? This is a birthday banquet, not a place for you Jinyiwei to show off your power."

After these words were spoken, many generals were filled with righteous indignation and began to criticize Shen Zhong.

Several people who originally wanted to speak up for Shen Zhong, seeing that the Queen Mother was displeased and the general was making trouble, tactfully moved their buttocks and sat down quietly.

Fan Xian deliberately showed a trace of grievance at this time and slowly got up from the ground.

"Since Commander Shen has interfered in the transactions between the royal families, I am afraid that this gift from an outsider cannot be delivered."

Killing someone but also killing your heart?
Didn't Fan Xian say that the majesty of the royal family is not as great as the heavy power?

The Queen Mother immediately turned to look at Shen Zhong. Now that Uesugi Tora had surrendered to her, she no longer needed this unruly commander, so she scolded him harshly.

"Take off this heavy python robe for me!"

"Queen Mother!"

His face looked solemn and sad.

It was not because he had lost his throne as a prince, but because there was not a single smart person among all the ministers and royal family members in the court.

Can't they do the math on the economic accounts this time?

Even if you get silver from the inner treasury shops, you still have to be on guard against the omnipresent spies disguised as merchants.

Of the one million taels, 400,000 were given to the royal family, 300,000 were given to the ministers, and the rest went into the national treasury.

The Jinyiwei spent manpower, material resources and financial resources to monitor these secret agents. Not only would there be omissions if they were not careful, but the additional manpower expenses would be more than 500,000 taels.

The Queen Mother turned her head away and ignored Shen Zhong.

"Take off his python robe, and you won't have to be the commander of the Jinyiwei anymore! Take him away..."

The eunuch, who had been hesitant at first, suddenly became energetic and quickly took off his heavy clothes, leaving only white clothes.

He doesn't even have the position of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It seems that Shen Zhong, the powerful official, is really going to fall.

The Nanqing delegation was delighted. They didn't expect that the two adults would give gifts and even drag Shen Zhong down.

"Little Fan Shixian, I have accepted your birthday gift. Please go back."

The Queen Mother calmed herself down and tried to force a smile.

It was clearly an undisputed victory, but Fan Xian felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and returned to his seat in a daze.

He almost fell down, but luckily Liu Hong was quick to pull Fan Xian up.

Fan Xian showed a look of gratitude and spoke in a low voice.

"You knew Shen Zhong would end up like this?"

"That's why I told you not to trust the emperor. The commander of the Jinyiwei, who has great power in the court, lost all his prestige and even his power just because of an imperial edict."

Liu Hong took a sip of the wine leisurely.

It seemed that this incident had no effect on him.

Fan Xian gritted his teeth, still feeling somewhat unwilling. "If I take over the inner treasury and the Supervisory Council, I will only have more power than Shen Zhong. Which emperor would dare to do this to me?"

"So you must be a lone minister, a lone minister without any political allies. Is there any difference between you and Shen Zhong?"

There was a hint of sarcasm on Liu Hong's lips.

Lonely minister? This strange yet familiar word echoed in Fan Xian's mind.

My father-in-law Lin Ruofu seemed to have said the same thing.

But I heard that his father, Si Nanbo Fan Jia, had taken over the position of Minister of Revenue, as well as his father-in-law Lin Ruofu and his uncle Chen Pingping.

I have some connection with all the civil and military officials in the court, so I have nothing to do with a lone minister.

Fan Xian looked at Liu Hong with doubt.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong started drinking by himself, looking relaxed and comfortable.

"That's it again!"

Fan Xian was feeling a little annoyed. This guy Liu Hong knew a thing or two about everything, but he just wouldn't say it.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty...something terrible has happened. The eldest princess, she..."

The female official outside the hall, who was breathing rapidly, ran over in a hurry and was accidentally knocked down by a stone. She endured the pain and crawled to the door of the hall.

"The eldest princess? What happened to her?"

The Queen Mother spoke with some doubt.

I do have the idea of ​​forming an alliance with Nanqing to ensure a stable transfer of power in the next few years.

But the eldest princess knew all this, didn't she? Although she was somewhat reluctant, she didn't explicitly object.

"The eldest princess disappeared. She said she didn't want to be a victim and wanted to find her own happiness."

This personal maid spoke in a crying voice.

All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked and became restless.

The eldest princess ran away secretly, saying that she was going to find her own happiness. This is the most ridiculous thing in the world!

If things go wrong, the Northern Qi will lose all face.

Even if the eldest princess comes back, would the Nanqing royal family dare to accept this freedom-loving princess?
When Liu Hong heard the female official's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

The letter forged by Shen Zhong is so poorly written!

However, they were able to forcibly abduct the eldest princess in the heavily guarded palace without alerting anyone.

As expected of him being the former commander of the Imperial Guards, he even makes Chen Pingping feel a little bit afraid of him.

"Go find her quickly. I don't believe she can leave the palace."

The Queen Mother didn't care about her birthday. She breathed rapidly and her chest rose and fell.

For a moment, I couldn't help but cough violently again.

"Queen Mother..."

The eunuchs and maids beside her screamed when they saw blood on the corner of the Queen Mother's mouth.

No matter what the result of this banquet is, the royal family will lose face again.

First, Shen Zhong contradicted the Queen Mother, then the eldest princess disappeared mysteriously, and the Queen Mother also exposed her physical condition.

If things go wrong, the Northern Qi court will be in turmoil.

"Where are the Royal Guards?"

The little emperor was calm.

"Ask them to help search. Whoever finds the princess will be the next commander of the Imperial Guard."

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. This move alone can greatly eliminate the situation of Shen Zhong not being in the Jinyiwei and the group being leaderless.

The Queen Mother gave a bitter smile. It was actually her fault.

A few days ago, Shen Zhong and Liu Hong confronted each other with swords drawn. Because the guards did not check carefully, he cleared out a large number of people from the harem.

Now Shen Zhong has been removed from his position as Jinyiwei.

This caused the harem to fall into chaos and there was no way to rectify it quickly.

"Get ready to leave! Northern Qi is in a mess right now. Yan Bingyun has been taken back, so you can leave now."

Liu Hong spoke calmly, noticing the changes in the expressions of the civil and military officials in the court.

Fan Xian nodded silently. This was indeed the truth.

They cannot interfere in the affairs of Northern Qi, otherwise they will have nowhere to complain if they die in mysterious circumstances.

(End of this chapter)