Wishful Things

In the hall of the front yard of King Yan's Mansion, the lamps have already been lit.

"Recently, I have been busy with military affairs, and I have asked Tang Taifu to wait in the post for a long time." King Yan just returned from the military camp, took off the red tasseled helmet but did not have time to remove the armor, the beard on his face was a little messy, and his lips were a little chapped, but Those eyes did not lose their spirit and calmness, and their stature was also tall and straight without fatigue.

Tang Changyu looked at the person in front of him with a tense expression on his face.

Although he held the position of Shaofu, the crown prince was too weak to teach, so Shaofu became a part-time vacant title. In addition, he joined the cabinet ten years ago, and he is quite senior and prestige in the court. people.

But this time the emperor ordered him to come to Mizhou, and there was another consideration——

I still remember that when Daqing was first established, the court and China gradually divided into two factions secretly due to the dispute over the establishment and reserve.

At that time, he was in the position of minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he had never been alone. The person he surrounded was the current emperor, and the eldest son of the emperor at that time——

For this reason, he once impeached King Yan with the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for his negligence in marching and laxness of his subordinates for conniving his subordinates to run rampant. Therefore, King Yan was punished and grounded by the former emperor.

He thinks he is not a party member. When the world was first established, he thought that what Daqing needed was a benevolent emperor to appease the hearts of the people in the world and stabilize the government, not an emperor who liked to fight and would make enemies for Daqing.

Later, he really got what he wanted.

After the King of Yan left Beijing for Mizhou, he was still a little uneasy, fearing that the prince's ambition would not die. In order to consolidate Daqing, he offered many checks and balances for the new emperor, and together with Xia Tingzhen liquidated the King of Yan who stayed in the capital and other places. The eyes and ears of the party --

In the past, he always believed that it was for the political affairs of the country, and he had a different standpoint, and he was not wrong.

But now...

Tang Taifu didn't know what was going on in his mind, his slightly drooping eyes were still looking at the prince who was no longer young in front of him.

All kinds of things back then, his position, and what he did, the King of Yan was very clear about it.

And since there is such a festival, the emperor chooses to appoint him as an imperial envoy, so naturally there is no need to worry that he will be turned against by King Yan.

The situation of this trip was clear, if King Yan could not be brought back to the capital to be punished, then he would definitely not be able to return alive.

At the moment, it is really a situation of life and death.

He didn't say anything superfluous, and didn't even salute. He just took the imperial decree from the accompanying officers and soldiers with a cold face, and held it in his hand: "The rebellious minister, King Yan listens to the decree—"

rebellious minister...

When the hat was pressed down, the expressions of all the palace servants in the hall changed drastically.

King Yan didn't see anything strange, but he didn't kneel down either, he just cupped his hands and said, "I'm listening to the order."

"Following the emperor's imperial edict, Yan Wang Xie Dingchen colluded with Ningyang's Wu family and the rebel Xu Qiwei in an attempt to rebel! After investigation, the evidence of the crime is convincing, which really chills me! Today, his title and military amulet are taken back, his family property is confiscated, and he is ordered to envoy Tang Changyu." Detain him in the same line as Yan Wangfu in Mizhou to the capital, pending interrogation, and hereby—"

Outside the hall, the sound of rain was rolling, and the cold air hit the body.

"The imperial decree is for this, and I act according to the order. I also hope that the prince can cooperate with me to return to Beijing for a trial."

Tang Changyu saw that the King of Yan had no intention of receiving the edict, so he said calmly: "The Xu and Wu families have conspired against each other. It is related. If there is another inside story, the prince can see the Holy Majesty to explain it personally after entering the capital—”

At this point, there was a slight pause, and he said: "If the lord can produce evidence to prove himself, I am also willing to testify for the lord——I am also aware of the situation in Mizhou along the way."

Mizhou's defense is no different, and Lincheng can come and go freely, and there is no sign of preparation for war...

He also has some doubts about this.

And because of the unspeakable remorse for the past that remained deep in his heart, Tang Changyu didn't have only one thought in his heart at this time.

Bringing King Yan back to the capital is related to the safety of the world, and it is something he must do.

But if the other party really has no conspiracy, he will try his best to protect it.

Hearing these words, King Yan smiled slightly.

He didn't know if Tang Shaofu's words were "pointing the way" for him, or if he was tricking him into going to Beijing to plead guilty.

But anyway, it doesn't matter anymore.

How to walk his way and how to use his life are only in his own hands.

"I cannot accept this decree, and I hope Shaofu Tang will forgive me." King Yan refused bluntly, but his tone was still calm.

Tang Changyu looked at him with a gloomy expression, "My lord is guilty of being a thief, isn't he asking himself?"

"Is it a thief? This trip back to Kyoto is a road of desperation. Tang Shaofu should know."

Interrogation, self-evidence—

It's all unrealistic.

What was waiting for him was his death on the way to the capital.

"..." Tang Changyu clenched the imperial decree in his hand: "Before the matter is verified, I will protect the prince thoroughly!"

"Thank you, Shaofu, for your kindness, but there is no need." King Yan said, "Come here, please invite Tang Shaofu and others to rest, so that I can entertain you."

As soon as the sound fell, there was a sound of orderly footsteps, and a group of soldiers in armor quickly stepped into the hall, and the outside of the hall was also surrounded.

"My lord...!" The two attendants beside Tang Changyu turned pale with shock, and immediately drew their swords to protect him.

Tang Changyu's complexion also changed completely, and his tone was furious: "Is the prince really going to openly rebel?!"

"No, I just want to get back what belongs to me."

Tang Changyu looked angry: "Sure enough, it's wolf ambition! It seems that my worries back then were not wrongly blamed on you!"

"If Shaofu thinks this way, it's okay to feel ashamed a little bit less." King Yan said, "But Shaofu doesn't have to feel ashamed."

"You..." Tang Changyu looked ashamed and annoyed as if someone had punctured his mind: "Do you really think that you can rest easy if you kill me! If I don't leave Yanwang's mansion tonight, those who go with me will rely on holy Order Yicheng and Wuda to encircle and suppress Mizhou! You have been stationed in Mizhou for more than ten years, do you have to be stubborn to the end, causing Mizhou to bleed like a river, and then give other people an opportunity to take advantage of it?"

"Bah! You so-called ministers are really hypocritical!" The lieutenant beside King Yan scolded: "While wanting our lord's life, you still want to use the so-called righteousness to suppress our lord to protect Mizhou and guard against foreign races. Even if you were killed by the imperial court, you still have to think about it? It’s disgusting, his mother opened the door for disgusting—it’s so disgusting!"

"With such a foolish emperor in Daqing, and you hypocritical, incompetent, selfish people, it's no wonder that you are in this situation!"

"Over the years, how your imperial court has suppressed and guarded the Northern Territory, don't you know! It is our prince's credit that it can be as stable as it is today. Whether it is to protect or not, it is not your turn to pretend Pretend to point fingers!"

Seeing his prince glanced at him, the lieutenant forced himself to shut up.

These words have been held in my stomach for too many years, and today I can finally say a few words freely!

"...Rebellion is rebellion! Even if you have made countless achievements in the past, no matter how high-sounding your words are, you are still a rebellion!" Tang Changyu looked at King Yan and said in a fixed voice: "No matter how much the Mizhou garrison obeys your orders, no matter how brave they are Good at fighting, but outnumbered, no amount of struggle under the siege of several cities will be futile!"

"It seems that Tang Shaofu is really concerned about the safety of Mizhou." King Yan said: "I must find a way to make Tang Shaofu feel at ease in time—"

As he spoke, he slightly turned his head and looked to the side: "He Feng."

"The subordinates are here."

"It's almost time, go outside the mansion to see if there are any guests visiting."

"yes."

He Feng took the order to go, and after a while, he brought back a young man wearing a seventh-rank green robe.

He Feng grabbed the man by the collar and threw him into the hall, then knelt down trembling.

"Mr. Liu Qian? You... What are you doing in Mizhou City?!" Seeing this person, Tang Changyu suddenly felt bad.

There were three colleagues traveling with him. To be safe, he approached Mizhou City alone, and the other three stayed in Yicheng, which is only a hundred miles away from Mizhou, discussing with the guards in the city about marching troops, in case The possibility of King Yan's recalcitrance——

But now, this Liu Rui is not waiting for news in Yicheng, so why did he come to Prince Yan's mansion!

"Tang Shaofu, the guard of Yicheng tore up the sacred edict and blatantly reversed it!" The visitor said in a trembling voice, "Both masters Jia Ren have been detained, and our people have also been restrained!"

Tang Changyu was shocked when he heard this.

...Yesterday he also received a letter, saying that the guards inside and outside Yicheng have cooperated very hard!

Was it actually a play?

"Since that's the case, how did you escape!" Tang Changyu quickly realized that something was wrong, and looked at Liu Rui——If Yicheng had rebelled long ago, he would have been heavily guarded. state come!

escape?

The young man gave a wry smile.

Where does he have this ability?

If he could really escape, how much he couldn't think about it, so he didn't rush to run far away, but instead came to Yan Wang's mansion?

"The subordinates didn't escape...they sent the subordinates to Yan Wang's mansion, and specially...reported to the lord."

"..." Tang Changyu gritted his teeth when he heard this.

This is clearly deliberately humiliating them!

No wonder...

No wonder King Yan resisted the decree so calmly!

"It turns out that you have been in collusion for a long time... Beidi has become a nest of snakes and rats! It seems that the prince has secretly planned for many years for today!" Tang Changyu's eyes were red.

"Xie cherishes his life, the original intention is only to protect himself." Yan Wang said: "Mizhou will not go to war, Mr. Tang can rest assured if you want to come here-someone, take Mr. Tang down to rest in peace."

Tang Changyu: "...!"

He is really at ease!

Soon two soldiers stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, trying to take him down forcibly.

"Let's release the news, only that Mr. Tang has been killed by this king in order to protect his family in the capital." King Yan told the lieutenant beside him.

"Since you have done something that endangers the world, why bother to pretend!"

"Just take my life, and when I come, I have made a plan to come and go!"

Tears rolled from the corners of Tang Changyu's eyes, and while being taken down, he said sadly and angrily: "Xie Dingchen, as a bloodline of the Xie family, not only did you never help the overall situation, but you also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to harm your own country! Can you be worthy of the late emperor's spirit in heaven?" !"

The sound was gradually blocked and drowned by the sound of rain.

King Yan looked at the rain curtain outside the hall.

He is exactly helping the overall situation.

He is exactly protecting his family.

What he wanted to oppose was never the Xie family that the former emperor brought down, but only the people who should not be sitting in that position now.

It doesn't matter if Tang Shaofu doesn't understand it now, and it doesn't matter if he still doesn't understand it in the future. This is true for a Tang Shaofu, and so are the people in the world-he just needs to keep his promise with the general and go on.

Amid the din of rain, Tang Changyu was dragged all the way out of the front hall.

This scene was just seen by Princess Sangyun, who came to inquire about the news.

"Then... is that the imperial envoy from the capital?" She asked in surprise, "Why did you get dragged down?"

The maid holding the umbrella was also a little startled: "The official robe should be from the capital..."

Princess Sangyun grasped his sleeves nervously.

The imperial envoy was dragged down by his father's people...

Is that enough to explain...

She turned around abruptly, her actions were so hasty and absent-minded that she even bumped heavily into the maid's shoulder.

"Princess, are we not going to the prince's place?"

"Let's not go now!" Sang Yun's footsteps were extremely fast, and his expression fluctuated - she had to tell A Niang the big news first, otherwise she would be suffocated!

"What? The imperial envoy... The imperial envoy was detained by your father's people? Can you see clearly?"

"Of course!" Princess Sangyun returned to the inner courtyard, and told Princess Yan what she saw: "Father must have really made up his mind..."

After walking all the way back, she felt that she had calmed down a lot, and now she didn't feel much of the initial fear: "Aniang, if the father really did this, then you will be the queen ?!"

Queen?

Princess Yan looked dazed.

She never dared to think about these unreachable things...

"Then the princess is the princess!" Dongzhi, the maidservant next to Princess Sangyun, said excitedly.

Dong Xuan frowned and reminded her: "Speak carefully."

Dong Zhi ignored her, and said flattering words around Princess Sangyun: "In the future, the princess will not only be the princess of Mizhou!"

Although Princess Sangyun didn't say anything, her eyes were shining brightly, her cheeks were flushed with joy, and her jaw was slightly raised - if she really became a princess, and the only daughter under her father's knee, then she would be the only daughter under her father's knee. At that time, those wives and ladies in the capital who looked down on people with their dogs' eyes were afraid that they would rush to join them!

correct……

And him.

I heard that the Wu family rebelled just for the sake of their father. If it happens, then the Wu family will be her family's hero!

At that time, the world will belong to her family, so what reason does the king not fulfill her wishes?

After all, it was a girl in her teens, who was dazzled by so many beautiful imaginations at this moment, without any fear at all.

Princess Yan is different.

All she saw were dangers and obstacles.

If you are not careful on this road, you will be lost forever...

Cold sweat kept pouring out of her palms, she hesitated over and over again, and after her daughter left, she finally went to look for King Yan.

She took a cup of soup and went to the study.

Even in Yanwang Mansion in Mizhou, he still rests in the study and almost never sets foot in her bedroom.

"But something?" King Yan didn't rest, but was dealing with military affairs. When he saw her coming in, he closed a folded secret report.

"The concubine heard that the prince is back, so I came to see the prince... The autumn rain is cold, and the concubine asked someone to cook sheep soup to warm the body and drive away the cold. The prince should drink some while it is hot."

"You have a heart." Yan Wang nodded, but his subordinates did not move, they just looked at her and asked, "Is there anything else?"

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