Chapter 108 Political Games
Han Jian went out at dusk and seemed very low-key when he went out. He wore casual clothes and even the servants came out in batches. Moreover, he was walking in the back door as if he was deliberately not informing people of his whereabouts. But in fact, his whereabouts could not be hidden from the eyeliner lying outside the East Prince's Mansion.
When Han Jian learned that there was really a suspicion outside the Dongwang Mansion, he knew something.
He is not sure which faction he is watching him for the time being. There are several factions in the court, and party struggles are inevitable in all dynasties. The court without party struggles is not a prosperous thriving, but a stagnant water. Party struggles are actually also a bond that balances the interests of the court. Since there is party struggles, there are a group of people with different minds who plan for different positions.
Among the parties, there are those who are interested in the court, and there are those who do not. Those who are afraid of others include the Northern King Party, the Western King Party, and the Southern King Party, but the Eastern King is non-party and unpredictable. However, the Eastern King is involved in Feng Qing's case.
Feng Qing's beating was an incident in which the balance in the court was broken, and in Han Jian's view it was also a prelude to a political incident. Before some political upheavals were about to occur in the court, the escort station, the most important link in the defense of the capital, was an absolutely vital yamen. Any party in the court may be the murderer behind the scenes, and the queen is no exception, although Feng Qing is nominally a figure in the royalist faction.
The purpose of others committing an offense may be to eliminate an assistant next to the queen. If the queen takes action, the situation may be much more complicated, but the fundamental reason is that it is related to Feng Qing's position. If Feng Qing is in surgery, it is not the person who targets him, but the position he is in.
On the way to Qingxu Yashe, Han Jian was thinking about this question. Anyway, the clouds and mist have not been cleared yet, and he must know how to withdraw from it, making people think that he wants to protect himself, but he actually stood on the position of the queen from the beginning. It’s not about political beliefs, but because he knows that if he wants to settle down, he must learn to take sides. He, the Eastern King, is not strong now, and it’s too late for others to get him off the horse, and no one will help him. But only the queen, who will support him in order to balance the interests of the court, but he also knows that he cannot make his family dominant, and then there will be irreconcilable conflicts between him and the queen at that time.
When he arrived at Qingxu Yashe, Yang Xi sat there listlessly reading the account books. In fact, according to his own words, he could not understand the account books at all. He could not understand them. He could read them even if he couldn't understand them. Han Jian could feel that Yang Xi was very curious and wanted to help his sister share his worries through hard work. Han Jian thought that if Yang Xi was so open-minded, it would be better to go directly to Qi Dynasty as his hostage. However, this was not in Han Jian's interests, because he would be alone in the capital by then. Han Jian needed someone around who could talk to the queen, and at the same time made others think that he was with Yang Xi, although he might not think so.
"Brother Han, why are you here? I have been waiting here for a long time, didn't I say I'm going to Yuhua Building? It's very lively today. I specially asked someone to come over and ask. Today, even the Tingwei Mansion sent someone over there, saying that he was afraid that something like that happened again last time." Yang Xi saw Han Jianlai and stood up to greet him.
Yuhualou did not suspend business and rectify the last kidnapping case, but still soared to attract customers in such a high profile. This shows that Li Wei, the Minister of Justice, is a tough backstage. Li Wei was able to escape easily from two cases related to him in fraud and kidnapping cases. Han Jian also felt that this person was not simple. On the one hand, he was the King of Northern and the Third Prince of the New Prince. He could be a two-faced person and not offend both sides. There was only one possibility, that is, the King of Northern and Kings Party wanted to win over the third prince Yang Yu.
Even if the King of Northern is going to plan for the throne, it is impossible for him to come out openly. He must first build a puppet. Yang Xi's little flower is the best candidate, but unfortunately Yang Xi is too close to Han Jian, and the King of Northern and Kings have never had any contact with each other, and the King of Northern does not want to win over Han Jian. Furthermore, Yang Xi himself has not had a wide range of social relationships. If the King of Northern wants to send someone to win over Yang Xi, it will easily expose his intentions and make the people of the court alert. On the contrary, Yang Yu is older and there are still many people in the court who curry favor with him. In this way, if Li Wei gets close to Yang Yu, no one will suspect that Li Wei has a unique purpose.
"You brought your entourage today, too?" Han Jian sat down and asked Yang Xi.
"Yeah." Yang Xi nodded, "Sister knew I was going to come out, so she asked me to take some guards, saying that she was afraid of danger. I didn't agree, but my sister insisted, so I agreed. As Brother Han said, you must always reassure my sister."
Han Jian smiled. The queen seemed to deliberately let Yang Xi get closer to him, and even Yang Xi went out to wander in the prostitute at night. The queen's thoughts are really hard to guess. After all, the queen valued Yang Xi, or was it just out of love for her younger brother, and Han Jian was not easy to guess and didn't want to guess.
"Where is Mr. Huang?" Han Jian asked casually.
"I haven't seen anyone else, did he say that he is here too? He should be very familiar with the madam in Yuhualou. It's really convenient for him to go there." Yang Xi said, and suddenly said shyly again, "Brother Han, my sister mentioned the marriage to me today, saying that she was going to choose someone I like among the official ladies in Luoyang..."
Han Jian smiled and said, "This is a good thing."
"But...but I'm still too young. I don't want to get married, but my sister is very persistent. I...I really can't refuse. I originally wanted Brother Han, you talk to my sister, but I... it's not easy to speak..." Yang Xi felt a little embarrassed.
Han Jian looked at Yang Xi in front of him. He was indeed not like a man who could get married, but more like a big boy. He spoke very childishly. When Yang Xi was about to get married, Han Jian would not think too much, but when it happened that the prince was about to be appointed, the prince was so rude, so Han Jian had to be more careful.
Han Jian thought to himself: "Is it because the queen was preparing to make Yang Xi the crown prince and sent him to envoy to Southern Qi, but was afraid that he would not return in Southern Qi, so she hurriedly promised him a marriage for him to leave a back?"
Han Jian smiled on his face, and his thoughts were a little narrow-minded. But it must be said that the queen should have such considerations. More importantly, if Yang Xi is really appointed as the prince and let Yang Xi get married first, it will be more convinced. Getting married and starting a family is a necessary process for boys to transform from men. A big child who doesn’t even have a family cannot convince the court officials and the people of the world.
A prince who has lived in the palace for a long time and has not even his own palace yet looks like a chick no matter how he looks.
Han Jian said: "Whether you succeed or not, you must follow your sister's wishes first. She is also for your own good. After all, you are at the age of starting a family."
Han Jian advised him that something was not about his own affairs. After all, the marriage that the queen had betrothed him was pushed by him. The queen said she wanted to marry him and Gu Xiner again, but he refused.
Yang Xi hesitated and said, "Then... I'll go back and talk to my sister."
Han Jian's words seemed to work very well. Yang Xi didn't agree with this statement, but it seemed that he had accepted the fact that he wanted to get married.
As he was talking, a hurried figure came upstairs downstairs, and footsteps were rushing. Han Jian and others couldn't help but look at the stairs, but Huang Lie was running sweaty.
"You are all here, big... big things are not good..." Huang Lie said in a panic as soon as he came up.
"What's the matter? Let's talk about it evenly." Han Jian frowned slightly.
Huang Lie swallowed his saliva and said, "I just heard that Miss He had just arrived at Yuhualou, Minister Li sent someone to pick him up and said he wanted to send him to the third prince. How could this be done? The third prince said it very clearly that if he wins the wine, Minister Li would spend money to redeem the people. Isn't he obviously owing the debt? Let's go quickly and snatch the people. We can't swallow this tone!"
Han Jian originally looked like Huang Lie, but he thought something was wrong with the court. He couldn't help but glance at Huang Lie. As for whom "Ms. He" was with, he didn't care. He didn't go to Yuhualou today to pick up girls.
Chapter completed!