Yang Kang knew that he should keep a low profile as much as possible when he returned to Zhongdu, so he only brought Mu Nianci with him. The two children would not attract too much attention, and it would be more convenient for him to do things.

In the study room of the palace, he listened carefully to Tang Zude's introduction to the current situation in Zhongdu City.

Tang Zude was a Han nationality, and he was originally a partial general who led the army. However, the Jin Dynasty rarely let Han generals lead the army. He was frustrated in the army, so he entered the Zhao Palace and became a personal guard. In terms of loyalty, he

There is no problem, but the things I do are a bit lacking.

Wanyan Honglie left Tang Zude in Prince Zhao's Mansion in Zhongdu City as a pawn on the surface to attract the attention of Prince Wanyan Hongyu. The people who really worked for the Sixth Prince were all lurking in the dark.

Yang Kang thought about the names Wanyan Honglie whispered in the study before leaving Kaifeng, and realized that the Sixth Prince had a meticulous mind and a far-reaching plan. Many people he originally thought were enemies of Prince Zhao's Mansion turned out to be Wanyan Honglie's dead.

Loyalty, this subverted Yang Kang's understanding of the power of the ruling and opposition parties in the Jin Kingdom.

He suspected that Wanyan Honglie had not revealed all his trump cards. The Sixth Prince was too scheming.

Tang Zude didn't tell much useful information, but Yang Kang still listened patiently. Then he kindly comforted the old guard who was sticking to his post, encouraged him to continue to persevere, and then sent him out.

This is Wanyan Honglie's study. He was sitting on the chair where Wanyan Honglie used to sit. He looked at the darkening sky outside the window and fell into a trance for a moment. Yang Kang remembered that it was in this room that he met Yelu Chucai for the first time.

, I heard Wanyan Honglie and his advisers discussing plots on how to seize power countless times.

Over the years, he has been more and more influenced by Wanyan Honglie. Sometimes even Yang Kang can't tell the difference between him and Wanyan Honglie. Just like the sky outside at this moment, he may be destined to associate with darkness in his life and become a villain.

.

At this time, the door of the study room was pushed open, and Mu Nianci walked in. With her came the last bright color on the horizon.

"Remember to knock on the door in the future." Yang Kang reminded.

Although Mu Nianci is trying hard to adapt to the life of a maid in the palace, she still doesn't pay much attention to some details. Bao Xiruo didn't care about it in Kaifeng, but now in Zhongdu, she can't be too careful.

The next day, just after the fifth watch, Yang Kang got up, took a bath and changed clothes, got on the carriage and headed towards the palace.

Wanyan Jing was seriously ill, and the ministers no longer went to court. The place of discussion was changed to the palace of Prince Wanyan Hongyu. The whole palace seemed cold and cold. Even the palace people did not dare to make too much noise when walking or talking. It was really silent.

.

Yang Kang had experienced this scene before, and it was the same when Wanyan Jing was about to die six years ago. At that time, he and many royal descendants knelt outside Wanyan Jing's palace, waiting for the unknown fate.

Yang Kang did not meet the emperor, but met Yuan Fei Li Shier first.

Li Shier is Wanyan Jing's favorite concubine, Wanyan Honglie's biological mother, and is technically Yang Kang's grandma. However, this grandma is only in her early forties, which is a good time when her charm is still there. In addition, she was well maintained in the palace.

She looks like a young woman in her thirties, but she still has a fatal attraction for men. Perhaps because of this, she has been favored by Wanyan Jing for many years.

Li Shi'er has always been kind to Yang Kang. When she saw Yang Kang coming this time, a rare smile appeared on her face. She took Yang Kang into the palace, and when no one was around, she asked Wanyan Honglie's explanation.

Although Li Shier's question was casual and his tone was calm, Yang Kang could feel that Concubine Yuan, who had all the power in the harem, was a little flustered. She was worried about the future fate of herself and her family.

Since Li Shier was favored by Wanyan Jing, the Li family has turned around from being a sinner. Not only was her father posthumously awarded honors, but even her brother, a bandit, gained power in the government. The interference of relatives in politics was an important reason for the corruption and decline of the Jin Kingdom in the later period.

one.

Over the years, Prince Wanyan Hongyu has been attacking the power of the Li family, which has caused the Li family to gradually withdraw from the center of the imperial court. Wanyan Honglie is out of town again. Wanyan Jing, the only person Li Shier can rely on, is dying. This is the reason for her panic.

She knew that once Wanyan Hongyu became emperor, the Li family would be completely finished. Not to mention how many corrupt and perverted things the Li family had done over the years, even if they didn't do anything, did an emperor need an excuse if he wanted to kill someone?

The only thing she can rely on at the moment is her son Wanyan Honglie, but...

Yang Kang still clearly remembers the advice of the Sixth Prince of the Kingdom of Jin not to have close contact with the Li family. This meaning is obvious. The Li family has been domineering over the years and has offended too many courtiers. It has become an abandoned son and has never turned around again.

possibility, and the fate of Yuan Fei Li Shier only depends on Wanyan Honglie's thoughts.

Historically, relatives who interfered with politics would not end well. Once the dynasty changed, they would be doomed.

But Yang Kang can't be so direct. He still needs this grandma to provide him with more information. At least within the harem, Li Shi'er has been running the business for so many years, and no trouble can escape her eyes and ears. It's a pity that she can't restore Wanyan Jing's love.

life.

Yang Kang patiently comforted Li Shi'er, saying that his father had already made a comprehensive plan, Wanyan Hongyu would not end well, etc. After hearing Yang Kang's decisive words, Li Shier's frown relaxed slightly. This was what she had heard these days.

The best news is that in her opinion, children cannot lie, so her son who is far away in Kaifeng has not given up on her yet.

Next, Li Shier explained Wanyan Jing's situation in detail. This was consistent with the information Wanyan Honglie received. However, the prince's family has also been busy recently, and many people have been deployed in the palace. Both sides are waiting.

To that last moment.

Yang Kang was not able to see Wanyan Jing in the end, but just knelt down and worshiped from a distance outside the palace.

As he was walking out of the palace, some of the eunuchs smiled flatteringly at him, while others ignored him coldly. He compared the list in his heart and found out interestingly that those who smiled flatteringly were all smiling.

He is not from Prince Zhao's family, but those who ignore him are the confidants of Prince Zhao's family.

There is no place more dangerous and deceitful than in the palace.

At this moment, Wan Yankang, the young prince of the Kingdom of Jin, deeply realized the darkness of this world. Fortunately, he was a person walking in darkness, so he only felt a little emotional about it.

Returning to Prince Zhao's Mansion, Yang Kang sorted out the information he had obtained in his mind and planned his next step. At this time, Mu Nianci was giving some leftovers to a beggar at the door of the Prince's Mansion. The beggar thanked him repeatedly.

He left with a humble face.

As a five-bag disciple of the Beggar Clan, Mu Nianci had five sack-like ornaments embroidered on his clothes. They looked inconspicuous. Only people in the Beggar Clan would notice it. Peng Sihai handed over the affairs of the Beggar Clan in Hebei.

Mu Nianci is in charge. Although Elder Peng is leaning towards Yang Kang, he is not willing to come to a dangerous place like Zhongdu City.
Chapter completed!