However, the two brothers were not happy for long. Now the Teng family is not as good as before, and the brothers are suppressed by King Yi. Many people are happy to see the Teng family continue to decline, and there are many people who want to step on it at this time. So, what was said at the wine table was amplified several times and spread out. The result of the amplification was that Teng Qi and Teng Fu despised the imperial power and slandered the royal family.
The gentry and the royal family had an interdependent relationship. The royal family relied on the gentry to control the place, and the gentry relied on the royal family to protect their own interests. Therefore, even though the two disliked each other, they would not understand each other when the time was not ripe. His face was torn.
The current Kunyu Kingdom obviously wants to suppress the nobles. Even if they cannot be eliminated, they still have to shrink like quails. The nobles will move behind their backs, and they will not give any excuse to the royal family.
When something like this happened, regardless of whether it was true or not, whether someone wanted to take revenge on the Teng family, Ning Sheng and the others were happy to take it up. Therefore, Teng Qi and Teng Fu didn't even have time to inform Teng Yan before they were He was taken to the prison.
Now Teng Yan couldn't sit still!
Teng Yan's character is not very good, but he has always been very cautious when it comes to women, or in other words, he has not put his mind into it at all, so he only has three children.
Chinese people have valued sons over daughters since ancient times. Therefore, he didn't take anything seriously about Teng Juan. She was just a tool for exchanging benefits. From the day she was divorced by Ning Yan and came home, Teng Yan no longer had this daughter in his heart. , and also provided her with food and shelter. Teng Yan already felt that he was very kind, so even if Teng Qi and Teng Fuzhen did anything to Teng Juan that day, Teng Yan would turn a blind eye. It is a useless tool, not worth it. No matter how hard it is, the most you can do is ask afterward not to publicize it.
However, when his two sons had problems, he became anxious.
He ran to find Ye Yao in a hurry:
"Master Ye, please think of a way. The emperor has arrested both my sons."
After Ye Yao learned about this, he was also surprised. How could Teng Qi and Teng Fu cause such a thing during this extraordinary period!
To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of the Teng family. He just had the advantage of being the teacher of the First Emperor. Otherwise, how could someone as talented and virtuous as Teng Yan reach the first rank without any self-awareness? After jumping around blindly, he saw that Teng Yan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He couldn't help but frown, feeling disgusted in his heart.
After he jumped over, Ye Yao said:
"Master Teng, don't be anxious. Don't be impatient. We are proceeding steadily. We can't lose control just because of this. That will play into the emperor's hands and will be detrimental to the two young masters. Master Teng is just showing off on the surface. Just let the emperor think you are in a hurry, the emperor is also forcing us to take action."
Teng Yan really wanted to say that the relationship is not your son. It doesn’t hurt your back to stand and talk, right? But then he thought about what Ye Yao said made sense. Ning Sheng captured Teng Qi and Teng Fu just to force them to take action. They didn’t have to do anything. Understand it, whatever happens.
He rubbed his hands and said:
"Master Ye is right, but now that my two sons have become the emperor's hostages, we have to speed up the progress! There is no time for such smoothness anymore."
Of course Ye Yao also understood how a father felt worried about his son, so he comforted him:
"It's natural. Grand Master Teng only has two sons. How could he just watch Grand Master Teng lose the throne?"
After comforting Teng Yan and Teng Yan leaving, Ye Yao found someone to call Mr. Hua. Yes, that's right, Mr. Hua, who was considered a good person by Hyun.
Mr. Hua has a group of people who are engaged in business. After all, his family is really not suitable for officialdom. They are very prosperous in the shopping mall. However, this is all secret. Mr. Hua does not want to show his sharpness, so even if he becomes a After becoming an imperial merchant, outsiders did not know it was his property.
On the surface, the land and population taken away by Ning Sheng caused some losses to him, but not much. But in any case, these are stable incomes. As long as God is happy every year, the income is guaranteed, but doing business is not necessarily the case. , even in modern times, no businessman dares to say: I have absolutely no problem with this, and it will be passed on forever! Therefore, although Mr. Hua advised his daughter not to hold grudges and to be grateful, he was afraid that his daughter would get into trouble and change her temper over this matter, but he himself It was impossible not to hold grudges, and through Jiang Wu's incident, Mr. Hua was very keenly aware that this was a conspiracy between Ning Sheng and Xun, and it also made him realize that the rumored fool was not stupid at all!
In addition, now that Ning Sheng has the tendency to take back the rights of the gentry, Hua Daren is even more angry. He happens to have property in Zhao State and is also an imperial merchant. Through the store, he learned that Shi Hu had long disliked the Kun Yu Kingdom and wanted to destroy the Kun Yu Kingdom. I've been wondering if I could use it.
Later, General Zhuo appeared again, and the dissatisfaction among the nobles became more and more serious. Ye Yao didn't know how to learn about the industry behind Mr. Hua, so he contacted him and told him insinuatingly. Mr. Hua immediately understood that it was just when he was dozing off. He handed over a pillow and joined in without hesitation. He ordered the store owner to inform Shi Hu of the developments in Kun Yu's country without revealing his identity, and to help Ye Yao and Shi Hu match up. The two groups were ready to work together inside and outside.
Of course, Ye Yao could not help Shi Hu in vain. Shi Hu promised him that after destroying the Kun Yu Kingdom, the territory of the Kun Yu Kingdom would be his fiefdom. People like Teng Yan, Master Hua and others could continue to work with Ye Yao. , or find another way, this is personal freedom.
Although Teng Yan was dissatisfied in his heart, he felt that it would be better to overthrow the Ning family and follow Ye Yao than to live in such a lackluster situation. He thought about it in his heart and agreed on his face.
After Master Hua arrived, Ye Yao asked:
"How is the contact with Zhao State? When does Shi Hu plan to move?"
Mr. Hua said humbly:
"His Majesty said that as long as Mr. Ye lets him see hope, he will take action without Mr. Ye having to say anything."
Ye Yao snorted secretly:
It looks brutal, but it’s also a fox!
Ye Yao said he knew, and after chatting with Mr. Hua, Mr. Hua left.
After throwing Teng Qi and Teng Fu into the sky prison, nothing happened. What kind of conviction was there? What kind of sentence was there? There was no sound at all. This made Teng Yan even more miserable. Teng Juan looked at Teng Yan like this She seemed to be in a good mood, gloating and watching from the sidelines. She dressed herself up beautifully every day, and even for herself, she looked comfortable.
In the palace, Xiao Zhenzi brought the daily health porridge to Ning Sheng as usual, and after putting it down, he said:
"Your Majesty, drink it early while it's hot."
Then he left, and about two hours later, he came in to collect the bowls.
When Ning Sheng was resting in the afternoon, Xiao Zhenzi came in as usual, lit some soothing incense, and then stood guard outside.
Everything was as before, and he was still doing what he was supposed to do in an orderly manner, until one day when Ning Sheng was approving the memorial, he suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and immediately fell unconscious at his desk.
The imperial doctor hurried over with a medicine box on his back. Apart from his weak breath, he could not find out the cause. Next to him was Ning Fang's eyes that could pierce people. The imperial doctor was sweating violently. He didn't know how to diagnose, so he said tremblingly:
"Your Majesty has worked too hard and is physically weak.
Ning Fang's eyes widened, and the imperial doctor sat down on the ground. At this moment, the imperial doctor Zhang was pulled in like a cow panting, and he said out of breath:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Old Man..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ning Fang immediately stepped forward and helped him walk to Ning Sheng's bedside. Ning Fang still believed in Dr. Zhang. Over the years, Dr. Zhang had helped Hyun a lot. If anything happened to Hyun Yi, as long as he could help Those who are busy will definitely be the first to come, so Ning Yan ignored the imperial doctor on the ground and directly helped the imperial doctor Zhang over and sat on the low stool.
Doctor Zhang checked his pulse carefully and found that there was indeed nothing wrong. It was just physical weakness caused by fatigue. After getting up, he said to Ning Yu:
"King Yi, can you please take a moment to speak?"
Ning Fang, Ning Min, and Ning Yan all went to one side to talk with Dr. Zhang. There was nothing to do here. Lin Hua sat by the bed, holding Ning Sheng's hand, with a worried look on her face.
Overnight, the emperor was seriously ill, and the news that Ning Min and Ning Yan, who had always been friendly, had become tense, spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital. Within a month, not only Kunyu Kingdom, but also neighboring countries knew about it.
After Tuoba Shiyijian learned about it, he immediately sent a message, probably meaning: Is there any help from me? The two grandsons Rouran and Tiefu are guarded by me, so they don't dare to do anything, and Dai Guo will not take action either. Therefore, You can rest assured from our side. Zhang Shi is a careful person. He is a master who does not let go of eagles when he sees rabbits. He should be in a wait-and-see state. Be more careful with Zhao State. Stone Tiger is not a bad person. Moreover, the national strength of Zhao State is higher than that of the neighboring countries of Kunyu State. The strongest among them would probably not miss such a good opportunity.
This letter really moved everyone. However, after being moved, they still have to defend themselves. "A soldier never tires of deceit" is an everlasting theorem.
Hyun got the news while drinking in a tavern. Fortunately, no one noticed her strangeness in the tavern. After meeting Jiang Ji, she insisted on going back to check the situation. Jiang Ji said good things to her all over the river, and then she Please don't be impulsive.
Hyun calmed down and walked to his residence. As soon as he entered the front palace of the old palace, he saw General Hu sitting on the platform under the stone statue. He quickly pretended not to see the corner and left.
But the cold voice of General Hu came from behind:
"Little Four."
Hyun really wants to cry. She doesn't want to see this evil god, okay?
Turning around cautiously:
"Hu, General Hu, you are sitting here, Xiaodi didn't see you," suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to the ground, "Xiaodi didn't mean to appear in front of General Hu, Xiaodi really didn't see it, General Hu, please spare your life!"
General Hu took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to kick her away.
When he was in the capital, Jiang Wu once told him that there was an eccentric master with boundless things in his mind and boundless weird ideas. He told him a lot about this person. General Hu felt that Yu Ai was jumping like this, this strange person would come, and after waiting and waiting, he did come, but it made General Hu want to kill someone!
General Hu glanced sideways at Hyun who was crawling on the ground with his butt raised half way up, and sighed secretly:
Could it be him? When I mentioned Brother Jiang that day, he was indeed briefly surprised. Could it be that I saw it wrong?
When I think of Jiang Wu, I think of the capital. I look up at the darkened sky and feel infinite melancholy:
The capital...
Putting away his thoughts and looking at Hyun who was still kneeling on the ground, he put his hands into his sleeves:
"I heard that the emperor is seriously ill." (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!