But was he praised too highly by Cai Chong and forgot his real situation in the Imperial Guards?

Shi Zhan was just a figurehead commander who followed orders; the real power lay in the hands of Fan Hu, the chief guard of the Regent's Palace.

In his cooperation with Cai Chong, one hoped to take sole control of the imperial guards after success, while the other hoped to rely on the other's help to succeed.

Cai Chong, Cai Chong, you have followed the prince for so many years, but you only know him from rumors from the outside world. You really don’t understand the prince at all.

His things, whether it is money or people, as long as they are in his hands, you can't take them away or see them clearly unless he doesn't want them.

When people sense danger coming but cannot control it, they are easily confused.

Once the situation becomes chaotic, problems will arise immediately.

Shen Yangui wanted to see how many of Cai Chong's people could be dug out under such circumstances.

She looked up and silently noted down everyone's reactions.

"We must be cautious in matters of state. The prince anticipated your loyalty and left a handwritten letter - Po Shan."

Poshan handed the imperial edict in his hand to the ministers for circulation: it was indeed the prince's handwriting, and it was stamped with the emperor's seal and the prince's private seal.

It was taken out by the prince's personal follower, Poshan.

Unless Poshan was bribed, it couldn't be false.

Regardless of whether Cheng Yijin's story was true or not, her career path depended entirely on the princess, and she had to be the princess's trumpet.

"The southern border is in turmoil, and the northern barbarians are eyeing us covetously. The overall situation of the court is of great importance. I am willing to obey the orders of the prince and princess."

Cheng Ruogu felt the voice was familiar, turned around and saw that it was his daughter who was speaking, frowned slightly, but it was too late to stop her.

This girl is forcing me to stand on the side of the princess.

As he couldn't write two "Cheng" with one stroke, the Minister of Personnel Cheng Jingxian knelt down.

In this way, although Cheng Ruogu did not kneel down, his children had already expressed his opinion on his behalf.

Wen Chuanbai, the magistrate of Wuzhou, was appointed as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue when he returned to Beijing after his term ended. He was also in the palace, and naturally he supported Shen Yangui.

Half of the courtiers in the hall echoed him, and some were just short of saying "I am willing to follow the princess."

Of course, not everyone was so obedient. Some court officials chose to wait and see, still standing and not expressing their opinions, such as Shangshu Ling Cai Chong and Yushi Doctor Zou Zhengyan.

Cai Chong glanced at Shi Zhan, who lived up to his expectations and spoke frankly:

"The prince is unconscious now. Who knows if this handwritten letter was forged by the princess?"

Shen Yangui coughed lightly.

Jiang Peirong came out of the inner hall, she knelt on the ground and said: "In reply to your question, Princess, according to my pulse probe, the prince does have signs of poisoning in his body."

Shen Yangui raised his hand and waved, signaling his mother to leave, and then said: "My lords, I'm sorry!"

She glanced at Sangniu.

Sangniu clapped her hands, and the Black Armor Army made way for them, and the Red Armor Army trotted in. They were male soldiers from the Red Armor Camp, with red scarves covering their faces and long swords on their waists.

Han Yang asked, "What is the princess going to do?"

"When the prince vomited blood and fainted, only you gentlemen were present. This princess has reason to suspect that someone is carrying poison to murder the prince. Now we need to strip and search him."

——"What? Strip search? This is bullshit!"

——"Poisoning and murder? Who could do such a stupid thing?"

——"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!"

Zou Zhengyan, Cheng Ruogu and the others remained expressionless, folding their hands and saying nothing. They knew very well that the purpose of the princess's action was not to search, but to make an example of someone.

Make everyone submit.

"What if we refuse to cooperate?"

The prince values ​​talents. If Shi Zhan is really smart and capable, there is no way he will not be valued.

Saying this at this moment will live up to the prince's "esteem".

"He will be charged with treason and imprisoned, his property confiscated, and his entire clan exterminated. Commander Shi has always been loyal, so let's start with Commander Shi."

Shen Yangui said it calmly, as if killing the nine clans was not killing people, but the weather tomorrow or the next meal.

A red-armored soldier stepped forward.

"Let me see who dares?!"

The general entered the palace without any weapon with him. As soon as he said "Shushu", two red-armored soldiers drew their swords without hesitation and put them on his neck, while another one forcibly stripped him of his clothes and searched him.

Civil officials are proud and military generals are straightforward. How humiliating it is for them to be stripped of their official robes in public.

The humble official did not hear the minister in front of him speak, and was afraid of the gleam of the sword, so he stared at the princess, and his whispered comments turned into soft abuse.

Shen Yangui turned a deaf ear.

Behind the crowd, Cheng Jingxian carefully moved to his sister's side, tugged at her clothes, and whispered:

"When a man takes off his clothes, don't you understand that you should not look at him? Close your eyes now."

Cheng Yijin glanced at him and said, "This is not your Ministry of Personnel. Minister Cheng is a little too lenient."

You little stinky girl, you're even pretending to be your own brother!

Cheng Jingxian simply raised his arms, and his wide sleeves completely blocked Cheng Yijin's view.

He struggled to break free, put on a white middle coat, grabbed a saber, and shouted towards the door:

"Black Armor Army, listen up! The princess intends to rebel, follow me, capture the princess and protect the prince!"

The Black Armor Army at the door moved, and Cai Chong's people saw hope.

But the Black Armor Army did not enter. They walked to both sides of the main gate, and the captain of the guards came in from outside.

"Fan Hu?"

How can we not feel guilty when the real leader of the Imperial Guard comes?

Fan Hu, wearing armor, walked forward to the palace and knelt in front of the steps: "I, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, Fan Hu, pay my respects to the princess. I have received a secret order from the prince and am here with the imperial guards to obey the princess' orders."

Han Yang: "Secret order?"

Fan Hu also took out a handwritten letter from his pocket, which was also a letter from the Regent with a seal.

Shi Zhan: "I'm afraid the deputy commander has been deceived."

"The prince has not yet woken up, and I only trust the seal."

The Black Armor Army did not obey the command of the Imperial Army Commander. Cai Chong realized that he had been deceived by lies and could not help but look at Fan Hu:

You only believe in the big seal, right? You'll see what happens then!

Shi Zhan tried to mobilize the court officials: "Everyone! You are eight feet tall men, do you want to make a living under a woman's skirt?"

Someone wanted to leave the line, but was stopped by someone nearby, who pointed at him:

Since the Shangshu Ling, the Yushi Doctor, and the six ministers have not spoken, who dares to speak up?

The Red Armored Soldier knelt and reported: "Your Highness, we found a packet of suspicious powder in Commander Shi's clothes."

Sang Niu: "This was discovered right under everyone's noses, what else do you have to say, Commander Shi?"

"Hahahahahahahaha..." Shi Zhan raised his head and laughed, "Everyone, did you see that? This is the princess. In order to eliminate dissidents, she did not hesitate to openly frame me. My today, your tomorrow. Do you still want to follow such a person?"

No one answered.

Shen Yangui: "Come here, show your intention to murder the Regent, dismiss him from office and put him in prison. After finding out the truth, then..."

"Dismissal and imprisonment?"

After shouting in public that the princess was plotting treason, there was no turning back. Once he was imprisoned, he would die.

"Bitch! Take your life!"

The one who performed the operation was the commander of the imperial guards. As he spoke, he flew forward at an extremely fast speed.

The court officials do not need a monarch who panics when things go wrong.

Shen Yangui didn't even blink, but picked up the teacup on the table and slowly opened the lid.

Such courage is not something that ordinary people can possess.

Before he finished speaking, the tip of the knife had already touched his forehead.

A person flew out from each side of the hall. They were Cang Min among the court officials and Sang Niu outside the crowd. They each grabbed one of Shishan's ankles and pulled hard.

Snap.

The performance was like a toad being thrown to the ground, with all five limbs prostrating themselves on the ground, and the sound echoed throughout the Yangju Palace.

"what--"

Before everyone could react, Shi Zhan howled again, and the officials panicked and retreated in small steps.

In front of everyone, Sangniu twisted Shizhan's arms and broke his legs.

"Someone, take this rebel to jail!"

The Red Armor Army was now very obedient. They really grabbed the man's ankle and dragged him away.

Shen Yangui took a sip of tea and the cup lid fell gently on the cup. The sound was subtle, but it made the court officials in the hall tremble.

"Now, do you have any objections to my regent status?"

Just now he was "in charge of the prince's affairs", but in the blink of an eye he has become the "regent".

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