But the most misplaced place is that this second uncle still has real power, so both the Beiqi royal family and the Nanqing mission want to kill him, because if he were to die, Beiqi would be finished.
The starting point of Shen Zhong's action seems to be great and impeccable.
He was loyal to the queen mother and abandoned the little emperor who fought against Doudou, not because he was greedy for power and deliberately stood on the powerful side. But the queen mother has more power and resources, so the position of the queen mother is bound to be more inclined to national interests. In other words, it is easier for Shen Zhong to achieve the goal of "maximizing the interests of the Northern Qi Dynasty" by following the team of Empress Dowager Cixi.
From this perspective, Shen's judgment is not wrong. According to this judgment, Shen Zhong killed his talkative mother, because her mother accepted the bribe of the emperor and actually betrayed the queen mother and stood on the emperor's side.
On the surface, it is a good thing to show loyalty to the queen mother and serve the country and people. However, the queen mother's reaction is not approval and approval, but criticism of the emperor's tricks and heavy murder, and the emperor may be unhappy.
In fact, the Queen Mother is here to test Shen Zhong and ask him why he is willing to make the emperor unhappy. This is actually a display of imperial power. Even if the empress dowager occupies a high position, the emperor is still the inviolable supreme power in the national law.
The queen mother threw this question at this time, which actually vaguely revealed the meaning of "I am actually with the emperor." How dare you offend the emperor so much and put me there? "
But Shen Zhong's answer is very firm. I am a die-hard queen mother and willing to offend the emperor.
To put it bluntly, Shen Zhong's position is that the country is greater than the queen mother and the queen mother is greater than the emperor, so as long as he can eradicate traitors for the country, he dares to offend the supreme power.
This is equivalent to separating Shen Chong from the Queen Mother. Shen zhong thought he was loyal to the watch, but the queen mother got the news:
You can act first and then kill my mother, just because you think she is having an affair with the emperor, so that you can offend me later. As long as someone is better than me, you follow him. Shen Zhong made a very big mistake here, showed his loyalty with wishful thinking, and took the initiative to take action, without considering the boss's idea at all.
After that, a series of god operations are basically the rhythm of killing yourself. He is indeed a loyal minister, putting national interests first, but he is too self-righteous and all his actions are useless. He takes action whenever he thinks "it should be done", which makes the whole country his enemy.
First of all, the queen mother and the emperor may be a community of interests, which Shen Zhong never expected. He believes that the Queen Mother is fighting for power with the emperor, and the Queen Mother has the right, so he can serve the country better with the Queen Mother. It's a pity that the queen mother and the emperor are simply a group. Once he shows a clear side, both sides will want to get rid of him.
Secondly, Shen Zhong decided to kill Sean, except the Chinese fir tiger. The apparent reason for this matter is also reasonable. Sean is a hidden danger to the royal family, and neither Kulian nor the Queen Mother can control him. The emperor's attitude is relatively neutral, and Shang Huhu wants to save his adoptive father Sean. Therefore, from the perspective of the royal family, it is necessary to kill Sean, but the consequence of killing him is that Shang Huahu will be dissatisfied with the army and even defect, so Shen wants to get rid of Shang Huahu together. After all, Shang Huahu's military achievements are too strong, which is also a hidden danger for the royal family. But he seems to have no follow-up arrangement at all, that is, who will take over the army after getting rid of Shangshanhu, or will he still rebel with the help of Shangshanhu?
In the end, he insisted on the mission of killing Fan Xian, and wanted to talk to ice cloud, just because they would harm the flag back and forth. The problem is that Fan Xian's task now is to hold peace talks and exchange hostages between the two countries. If Shen Zhong killed Fan Xian and his party, then Nan Qing had reason to continue attacking Beiqi, which was actually adding chaos to Beiqi, because Beiqi was the weak side. What's even more funny is that Shen Zhong is also preparing to get rid of the only Chinese fir tiger that can resist the Southern Qing Dynasty. This is tantamount to declaring war on foreign countries, beheading generals at home, and making foreign enemies have no fighting capacity in the invasion, which is directly the operation of national subjugation.
To sum up, Shen Zhong is actually a "loyal minister" with empty ambitions, but his ability and vision can't keep up with his seriousness. Such a person is really dead is the best ending, otherwise no country can stand his ordeal and disaster.