477: Isn't he dead?

"Lord Shang, please rise," Yan Junchu said, putting down the document in his hand and looking up at the visitor.

Shang Junyan stood up. "May I inquire why the Crown Prince has summoned this humble official?"

"I thought Lord Shang would know."

Shang Junyan lowered his gaze slightly and sighed softly to himself, but said aloud, "Is Your Highness referring to the matter of passing a message to the Crown Princess?"

Yan Junchu didn't speak.

Without hesitation, Shang Junyan continued, "If it's about that matter, indeed I have something to say. With the Tatars knocking at our borders, Empress Dowager Li's faction is eager for Your Highness to campaign—it's clearly ill-intended. I have received word that the old troops of Lu Minglin at Guardian Fengping have been in contact with the Li Family."

"Evidence?"