"This is quite interesting, Wei Sizhong, please step aside!"
After Chu Jinghui said that, he ordered people to keep Wei Sizhong under strict guard over Heavenly Wave Pavilion, and he went in the direction of Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Walking outside the palace, Chu Jinghui saw Princess Nazhen, kneeling upright on the steps in front of the palace.
Seeing Chu Jinghui appear, Cheng Nazhen bowed to him as a monarch and a minister. "My wife, please see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
"Princess, there is no need to be polite, please get up."
Cheng Nazhen respects him with the courtesy of a minister, Chu Jinghui naturally treats each other with courtesy.
"I wonder why the princess came to the palace this time?" Chu Jinghui crossed his hands behind his back and looked at Cheng Nazhen calmly.
"This matter is a long story, and there are suspicions of collusion. My wife should not have come forward like this."
Cheng Nazhen's eyes met Chu Jinghui's, and his eyes were as clear as a clear spring, and he could see to the end.
"However, I admit that if I don't confess this matter in front of the emperor, I will suffer from self-blame and regret for the rest of my life."
"Oh? What is it that makes the princess so worried?" Chu Jinghui asked.
"Actually, since my wife entered Capital City at the beginning of the year, Chancellor Wei at that time sent several people over to secretly protect my wife."
"Really? He is very interested in you."
Hearing that Princess Nazhen actually took the initiative to mention Wei Sizhong Shadow Guards, Chu Jinghui was shocked, but his face remained calm.
"Your Majesty, Chancellor Wei is doing this, on the surface, for the safety of his wife, but in reality it is for the safety of the Emperor and the people of Western Chu."
"Where do you start talking about this?"
"That Shadow Guards is called for protection, but in fact it is to monitor every move of the people in my mission. If anyone dares to do anything inappropriate, I am afraid someone will send these information to the emperor's court the next day."
"For my Northern Liang children, the existence of this Shadow Guards is not a great shame, but a great humiliation."
"However, as the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. My wife has been in Beijing for several months, strictly restraining her subordinates and disciplining her subjects. Therefore, the marriage issue has a clear result."
"My wife thought that this matter would come to an end at this point, but who would have thought that those Shadow Guardss are constantly making trouble secretly. In desperation, my wife could only think of a way to make them mess up on their wedding day."
Thinking that the two Shadow Guards were actually captured by Imperial Guards in the end, a proud smile appeared on Cheng Nazhen's face.
Chu Jinghui looked at Cheng Nazhen for a long time before he said, "Is this why the princess came here this time?"
"Naturally, although my wife is from Northern Liang, she is now married to Western Chu, so she puts Western Chu first in everything. I think that if my wife had not become Western Chu's wife, she would have tried every means to inform my lord and get rid of Chancellor Wei."
Chu Jinghui looked at Princess Nazhen and said, "Based on what you said, could it be that you want me to give him some mercy? Although you are my Western Chu bride, you are still the Northern Liang princess. This matter is my Western Chu internal affairs, and it is still inconvenient for the princess to interfere."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Princess Nazhen's face. "In this case, my wife was reckless. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Chu Jinghui waved his hand nonchalantly. "I remember that it was your first offense, and the person who spoke was unintentional, so I'll spare you for the time being, and that's the end of the matter!"
"My maid, please retire!"
After Princess Nazhen bowed to Chu Jinghui, the palace maid led the way out of Hall of Mental Cultivation and went straight to the outside of the palace.
Eunuch Zhang, who had been waiting silently, glanced at Chu Jinghui quietly.
Chu Jinghui always had a thoughtful look on his face, neither speaking nor moving.
Eunuch Zhang could only stand with his hands down and continue to follow Chu Jinghui.
But some inexplicable thoughts flashed through his mind.
After Chu Jinghui was silent for a while, as if he suddenly remembered something, he said to Eunuch Zhang, "Go and call Wei Sizhong here!"
Eunuch Zhang responded, "I obey the order!"
I don't know how long it took before a heavy sound of shackles came from far away. In this extremely quiet palace, it seemed particularly harsh.
Chu Jinghui was sitting in the high hall, looking at Wei Sizhong coming slowly, and said, "Wei Sizhong, what else can you say about Shadow Guards?"
Wei Sizhong still knelt down on the ground with great difficulty, lowering his head. Although his voice was soft, it fell into the ears of Chu Jinghui and Eunuch Zhang very clearly.
"Returning to the emperor, I raised Shadow Guards privately and ignored the emperor's order. I am guilty! However, if this matter could happen again, I would still make the same choice."
"Why?" Chu Jinghui's eyes were shining brightly.
"Your Majesty, I just don't want to make the same mistakes again."
Wei Sizhong said, "Back then, if I had such a powerful force in my hands, then the insidious villain who secretly wanted to harm the emperor would not have dared to do such treasonous things in Yan Prefecture!"
"At the beginning, if it weren't for the great help of Yang Household of Yan Prefecture, I, I, I really can't imagine the consequences of that day."
Wei Sizhong As soon as he said this, his words were choked with sobs.
"I can't tolerate such lawless people threatening the emperor anymore, so after returning to Beijing, I started to prepare for this Shadow Guards matter."
"Since it is Shadow Guards, it cannot be known to others. Otherwise, what is the meaning of the existence of Shadow Guards?"
Listening to Wei Sizhong telling the reason why he formed such a Shadow Guards team in a calm tone, Chu Jinghui didn't show it on his face, but he felt much softer in his heart.
How could he forget that if Wei Sizhong hadn't sacrificed his life to protect him, how could he have returned to Capital City safely and ascended the throne as emperor?
In his heart, Wei Sizhong has a considerable weight.
Seeing Wei Sizhong pause, Chu Jinghui said, "Continue, I want to hear what your true intention is."
"In the past ten years or so, I have been deeply blessed by the Holy Spirit and have nothing to repay. I can only use what I have learned in my life to create a secret force for the emperor. Originally, no one else knew about this power except me."
"Besides, I had already planned to find a suitable time to inform the emperor about this matter. Who would have thought that I have encountered many irresistible things along the way here. I deeply feel that it must be my selfish intention, which is why God is angry."
"Your Majesty, I have established a secret place on the Capital Outskirts mountain specifically for the purpose of housing and training those Shadow Guards."
"It's just that in my opinion, although each of these people can block ten with one, in my opinion, if you want to protect the emperor, such ability is nothing."
"Now, since the emperor personally mentioned it, the veteran has the courage to speak out."
Chu Jinghui sighed slightly and said, "Wei Qing, I want to tell you some not-so-good news."
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty." Wei Sizhong lay prone on the ground again.
"I just received a report saying that a fire broke out on a mountain Capital Outskirts."
"Fire? This..."
A look of shock flashed across Wei Sizhong's face. "Did the emperor send someone to put out the fire? Is there a Taoist Temple on the mountain?"
Seeing Chu Jinghui nodding slightly, Wei Sizhong's face turned earthy and he murmured to himself, "Destroyed in one day, destroyed in one day!"
Chu Jinghui was about to speak, but heard Eunuch Zhang say, "Your Majesty, outside the palace, Lord Suo wants to see you!"