Chapter 56

For the affairs of the western region, people's hearts are floating in the court.

The Western Region is an important military location in Da Jing, and it is also a hub that spans the west of Da Jing and runs through the northwest. Not to mention the rich products in it, and the largest mutual market on the border, it is a treasure land in Da Jing.

For the Western Region, some people want to let it out, and some people want to win it over. At the moment when all parties are in a stalemate, a big event broke out today.

Shao Ting, the newly-promoted commander of Jinyiwei, reported in the early court: "Report to Your Majesty, King Qin of Yuedong County was assassinated."

Standing in the queue of the Ministry of War, Yan Xi slightly licked the corners of her lips: The good show is finally here.

Emperor Tianxi's face behind the crown was cloudy, and he asked after a while, "How is King Qin?"

Shao Ting answered after deliberation: "King Qin... was shot by an arrow in his chest, and is trying to rescue him."

Emperor Tianxi's awe-inspiring power overwhelmed everyone: "Can you find out who did it?"

Shao Ting lowered his head and said: "This matter... has a lot to do with it, and I will report it after I am humbled."

Why the relationship is so important, all officials are tacitly aware.And who did it, counting the remaining princes, there are not many of them.After counting those who are capable, it is almost clear at a glance which force is behind it.

Faced with such a terrible thing, all the officials bowed their heads.

On the high seat, Emperor Tianxi looked straight at Yan Xi for the first time.

The Fengtian Hall was full of officials, and no one dared to look up.

No one saw Emperor Tianxi looking at Yan Xi at this time, and Yan Xi stood straight, he knew that Emperor Tianxi was looking at him, but he didn't look back, and looked at the cold light on the ground with a blank expression.Brick.

Yan Xi hated any contact with Emperor Tianxi, even eye contact, he was very resistant.

The first of his "Three No's Principles" is not to forgive, and he has been very thorough in implementing it.

After the morning court, before Yan Xi walked out of the Meridian Gate, he heard the news from the palace that the fourth prince Yan Ran, the fifth prince Yan Tao, and the sixth prince Yan Xu were all grounded.

Yan Xi was not surprised to hear the news.

He stood under the majestic Meridian Gate of the Ministry of War, turned around and looked in the direction of Chonghua Palace, sneered, and sighed softly in his heart: Princess Chang, you really lived up to my expectations.

In fact, Yan Xi had already thought that the situation was about to come in the next two days, but he never heard the news from Yue Dong.

Yan Xi firmly judged that Yan Zhener, who is good at manipulating people's hearts and arranging situations, would never let go of this kind of chance to win everything with one hit.

After all, wealth and wealth are in danger, as long as the assassination of "Yan Xi" is successful this time, and the remaining Yan Ran and Yan Tao are not threatening and easy to deal with, then it is almost a certainty that Yan Xu will be made the crown prince.

As long as Yan Zhener controls Yan Xu, he can put Yan Xu under house arrest just like the ending of the original book did to the original owner.Afterwards, although the original book was not written, it is not difficult to guess. It is nothing more than Yan Zhener revealing his identity as the eldest son of the first emperor at the right time, and then won the unanimous support of the civil and military courts.

Yan Xi couldn't help applauding Yan Zhener, he really played a good game of chess.

It's just that Yan Xi waited for two days and there was no movement, so she was a little disappointed for a while.

Fortunately, Yan Zhener is still the vicious villain in the original book.

Last night, Yan Xi finally received a letter from Fei saying that Xuan Qi had been wearing Qin Ji's new heart armor these days, and that the assassin's arrow did not hurt Xuan Qi's vitals.

Yan Xi got the news and waited all night for today's good show.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Tianxi actually brought this scandal of the royal family to the court.

Once it is exposed at the court meeting, the assassination of King Qin will not only be handled by the clan's mansion, but the Inner Pavilion and related yamen will also be involved.

The sun at the end of May was really poisonous, Yan Xi stretched out his hand, waving his five fingers in the sun, very satisfied with his clean hands.

In the early days of Yan Xi transmigrated a book, he could actually insist that Yan Zhener was not a daughter. As soon as he checked his body, he would know that Yan Zhener had a chance to get rid of a villain very quickly.

However, Yan Xi didn't, he kept Yan Zhener's pawn and completed almost all the plots of the palace fight for him.

Yan Xi thought, it's about time to close the net.

He pressed his beating heart under the scorching sun, and whispered to the void: Your Royal Highness, have you seen it?I will soon be able to take back the crown prince completely and avenge you.

The consciousness of the original owner in Yan Xi's body has not appeared for a long time.

After his words, his heart beat hard a few times.

Yan Xi smiled slightly.

At this moment, in the Chonghua Palace, Yan Zhener was dressed in blue and brocade palace attire and was sitting under the bronze crane lamp. His pretty face flickered in and out of the lights.

He burned the secret report with a gloomy expression, and the gentle daughter's voice contained murderous intent, which sounded particularly pervasive: "Why didn't you kill Yan Xi?"

Lu Fu, the palace maid tremblingly said: "It is inevitable that the ordered killers will be dispatched. However, the Qin Palace is heavily guarded and even has firecrackers. Only two of the sent people came back alive, and the others all died of firecrackers."under."

"Xiao Qi has grown up, and even dares to hide the firecrackers." Yan Zhener looked sullen, and he was keenly suspicious, vaguely aware that there was something wrong with the "Yan Xi" in Yuedong County.

The previous five years were so smooth that he once thought that "Yanxi" was an abandoned son. Now it seems that it is definitely not easy for Yan Xi to have a gun.He was careless, and capsized in the gutter on such a cowardly and incompetent seventh prince.

After thinking for a while, Yan Zhener's face became more and more gloomy. He stared at the burnt ashes and said: "The two people who came back are cleaned up."

Lu Fu was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head, and said tremblingly, "Got it."

Yan Zhener's eyes were dark, he pursed his lips and did not speak.The color on his lips today was bright red, as if he had drunk blood in this secret night, it was both gorgeous and terrifying.

Lu Fu took a quick look at her master's face, almost staggered in fright, and said fearfully: "Your Majesty is furious this time, and ordered a thorough investigation. Will there be any mistakes in this operation, will it be exposed..."

Yan Zhener interrupted her impatiently: "Don't worry, even if it is exposed, it is Xiao Shi who has the accident."

Lu Fu reminded in a low voice: "If the Xiao family falls, we will lose our support."

Only then did Yan Zhener lightly raise his eyes, looking at the maid who had lost his composure today, he said: "You are the son of Duke Xiao's family, why? Can't bear the downfall of the Xiao family?"

Lu Fu's face turned pale with fright from the knife-like gaze, she knelt down abruptly, and knocked on the floor tiles with a dull sound: "No! I don't dare! Master! Ever since I followed you into the palace, I have beenPeople from Chonghua Palace!"

Only then did Yan Zhener look away. He didn't call anyone up, and his tone was desperate and fierce: "Your Majesty has endured for many years, even at the cost of losing his beloved, and abandoned his wife and children in order to bring down the powerful four surnames. Once the Jiang family falls, the four surnames will be destroyed."It will be like when the tree topples the monkeys scatter, Xiao is ranked second, even if there is no such thing as this time, there will be other things. Your Majesty, the butcher knife has been raised."

Lufu was frightened by Yan Zhener's cruelty, and thinking of Xiao's difficult situation, she trembled and shed tears, saying: "Without Xiao's help, how can we plan in the future?"

"I dare to grab that position because of the Xiao family?" Yan Zhener said with a cold smile on his face, with a fierce look in his eyes, "Hahaha, Xiaoxu is right, we are princes, and our surname is Yan, notXiao! I am the only eldest son of the eldest son during the Xiping period of the Da Jing Dynasty! The orthodox blood of the emperor! What is Yan Nan who is now on the throne?Brother Huang? His father, a county king who has been passed down for many generations, is not enough to lift my father's boots! He alone is worthy of sitting in that position! Dirty my Yan family's orthodoxy!"

This remark was obviously said with extreme anger, if it was exposed, it would be enough to punish the nine clans, Lu Fu fell to the ground tremblingly and did not dare to raise her head.

Yan Zhener laughed darkly to himself a few times, and he straightened his hair, as if aware of his gaffe.Then he stood up, quickly regained his composure, and walked towards the door, saying: "The people your Majesty has recently appointed and employed are all from poor families. From now on, this court will definitely be dominated by poor families and clean streams. Let's draw up with the Xiao family as soon as possible."It’s better to clear the boundaries.”

Lu Fu asked worriedly: "Will Mrs. Xiao implicate us?"

Yan Zhener looked at the direction where the last quarter moon was about to sink, and said, "I am a princess. Since ancient times, has faction disputes ever hurt the princess?"

Lufu saw Yan Zhener staring at the crescent moon in a daze, that direction was to the southwest, where there was Longyu Palace, where Yan Zhener most often went.She whispered: "Then this time the King of Chu..."

Yan Zhener pursed his lips and did not speak. He slowly clenched the handkerchief in his hand, and his beautiful nails pierced the silk material.

Lu Fu looked at his back standing upright and dignified. She had followed Yan Zhener for many years and knew that Yan Zhener was trying to control herself.

At this time, Yan Zhener was like the restrained princess she was in the past, so Lu Fu regained her courage and asked cautiously: "Master, won't you come forward and ask for mercy to save the King of Chu?"

The knuckles of Yan Zhener's knuckles were turning white while clutching the handkerchief, and he said sternly: "This matter is His Majesty's family matter, a royal aunt who is not a direct relative in this palace, so it is not appropriate to say more about it."

Lu Fu is a few years older than Yan Zhen. She knows that Yan Zhener is not easy, and also knows that Yan Zhener has a relationship with the King of Chu these years, and it is more or less sincere.

She gritted her teeth and reminded: "But the king of Chu must be in danger. If something happens to the king of Chu, master, you will not only have no shield in the future, but also no one close to you."

"Left and right is to be a loner. Which one is not a loner? Your Majesty has been in power for twenty-three years, who is around now?" Yan Zhen'er tore the veil, and he almost gritted his teeth, "II can't save Xiaoxu. If I speak out, I will only make His Majesty and all officials think about the Xiao family. In this crisis, the Xiao family will surely fall, and it is inevitable that the princes of the Xiao family will be involved. Someone must come out and suffer. Xiaoxu......you can only see his good fortune."

When Lufu heard this sound, she could often hear Yan Zhener calling "Xiao Xu", and she couldn't help thinking that the sixth prince always greeted her with a smile when he saw her as a maid, and sometimes he became happy, and even called her sister Lufu affectionately.

Such an innocent and romantic prince, who was supposed to be a carefree king of leisure, was involved in this life-and-death struggle.This time when the incident was brought to light, Yan Xu's fate would not be much better than that of the previous princes.

After all, Lu Fu couldn't bear it, so she tried to persuade: "However, if the master doesn't care about it, the King of Chu will hate you very much. Why don't you put on a show and go to see the King of Chu? It also makes the King of Chu feel better."

"Lu Fu, you think I'm too ruthless, don't you?" Yan Zhener closed his eyes forcefully, his voice was desolate, "If I fall too, he will have no one to rely on. If he can understand, he will understand; if he cannot understand, let him hate."

Longyu Palace.

Yan Xuku sat on the chair facing the gate in the courtyard, he had been sitting there since he heard the news of the early court, without moving.

When Yan Zhao, Yan Lie, and Yan Jiao had accidents before, he was so scared that he hid.

This time it was his turn, but he was very calm.

He was like a death row prisoner waiting to be executed, worried every day, so neurotic that he was going crazy.

When he was clearly told the date of death, he calmed down instead.

Yan Xu opened the palace door, waiting for his own end, and also waiting for someone.

Shuangxi, the chief eunuch of Longyu Palace, had been waiting with him for a whole day.

At this time, dinner had been announced in the palace, and Shuangxi said, "Master, shall we have dinner?"

Yan Xu asked: "Has the food passed down from the Chonghua Palace?"

Shuangxi said awkwardly: "We are in the southwest, and the Chonghua Palace is in the northeast, with the harem in between, so far away, I really don't know the situation of the Chonghua Palace."

Yan Xu said: "Yes. All these years, only when he comes, I know what he is doing; if he doesn't come, I can only guess."

Shuangxi said: "Master... the eldest princess is not coming today, so there is also a problem. After all, your natal family is from the Xiao family. Now that King Qin was assassinated, it was found that the Xiao family was involved. In order to avoid suspicion, it is indeed a pity for you to meet the eldest princess at this time."Not quite right."

"Avoid suspicion?" Yan Xu smiled wryly, "Now that I think about it, I have to avoid suspicion."

Double Happiness does not know the relationship between Yan Xu and Yan Zhener.

Yan Zhener is very careful every time he comes, and Yan Zhener has kung fu, the eunuchs and maids can't even notice when he comes in the middle of the night.

The unknown intimacy between Yan Xu and Yan Zhener in the bed curtain seems to be an extremely ugly thing, which Yan Zhener tried her best to cover up.

Yan Xu scolded himself mockingly: Over the years, in those secret nights, the patience he bit his lips and dared not to express was simply a joke.

Hiding so tightly is nothing more than fear of being questioned.

But if in the end, he is still guilty, why should he care about that extra dirty charge?Anyway, that kind of crime is not fatal.

Yan Xu didn't take a bite until the meal was completely cold.

Shuangxi frantically called the small kitchen to heat up the dishes, and persuaded: "Master, reheat the food, if it can be used a little, I'm afraid it will be..."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it in the future?" Yan Xu sneered, "It doesn't matter if you don't eat it."

Shuangxi sighed, not knowing what to say.

Yan Xu said desolately: "You also retreat."

Shuangxi has been with Yan Xu for many years, knowing that the prince is pure in nature, he took a few steps back, and couldn't help but stepped forward to persuade him: "Master, there may be a turning point in your affairs, maybe it will be useful to ask His Majesty!"

Yan Xu stared blankly at the empty palace gate: "This king has nothing to ask for. The assassination of Xiaoqi was done by the Xiao family. The only prince in the Xiao family is me, so it must be my envoy, and I can't clean it up."of."

Shuangxi said earnestly: "I have been with the master for many years, so I know his temper somewhat. The master is not the kind of cruel and merciless person, and the master also often says that he will be the idle king, and he hates those things where people's hearts are fighting.And those things about murdering and seizing the heir. As long as the master goes to His Majesty to state the truth and identify the real mastermind behind it, he will definitely be exempted from questioning."

Yan Xu listened blankly, his eyes gradually narrowed, he pondered slowly, and found something unusual between Shuangxi's words.

He tilted his head stiffly, looked at Shuangxi and said, "Shuangxi, what do you mean? You mean that there is another mastermind behind the assassination of King Qin?"

Shuangxi had never seen such a serious expression on his face, so he said cautiously: "This is what I guessed."

Yan Xu suddenly said sharply: "No! This king is the mastermind in this matter! No one else!"

Shuangxi was particularly twisted today, and was still trying to persuade: "Master... But if you admit it, you will be punished. At least, you will be imprisoned, and at worst, you will be sentenced to death."

"This king said, this king is the chief envoy!" Yan Xu looked at Shuangxi sharply, he was usually just lazy, not stupid.

When faced with the things he cared about, his thoughts were quick, and he suddenly realized the source of Shuangxi's ailment: "Shuangxi, who did you mean by those words just now?"

"It's the servant girl..." Sweat dripped from Shuangxi's forehead, "The servant girl said it herself."

"I see. Hahaha, the palace doesn't even have the queen anymore, and now there is only one master in the palace, who else can you listen to?" Yan Xu suddenly laughed in relief, "Let's go, follow me to find my father.Please forgive me."

"Master!" Shuangxi knelt down vigorously, "Master, you must think twice!"

"One person does things and one person is responsible." Yan Xu no longer waited for the person who will not come today, he looked at the empty palace gate, without any illusions, and said, "It's not too late, both sides will be questioned,Anyway, this is the last encounter, it's better to be more straightforward, don't make people laugh at cowards, I, Yan Xu, at least have a good reputation as a hero, let's go."