168. What is a powerful official if he shows his power?
The flower hall, which was not big in the first place, seemed to become extra cramped and narrow because of the sudden addition of one person.
Prince Mu's concubine, who was originally eloquent and dancing as if she were the mistress of Prince Mu's palace, suddenly fell silent as if someone had pinched her neck.
She even quietly moved away from King Mu, lowering her head and trying her best to reduce her sense of presence.
This is Xie Yan's daily life in Prince Mu's Mansion.
When Xie Yan was young, his father didn't like his mother, but she didn't live well in Prince Mu's Mansion. It wasn't until Emperor Gaozu and the Queen Mother couldn't stand it anymore that they brought him into the palace to raise him. Since then, Xie Yan has not been in Prince Mu's Mansion.
Lived there.
King Mu himself didn't know when his son, whom he disliked, began to dominate him in terms of momentum.
Not only him, there is no one in the entire Prince Mu's palace who is not afraid of Xie Yan.
In the early years, when Xie Yan was still a bit young and vigorous, except for Prince Mu and him, who were at peace with each other, Xie Heng, the eldest brother, saw him like a mouse seeing a cat.
In the past, King Mu still resented his brother and sister-in-law in his heart. If they had not supported Xie Yan, how could he be so suppressed by his son that he could not hold his head up?
However, Emperor Gaozu passed away and the late emperor passed away, but he still couldn't stand up in front of Xie Yan.
Except for Princess Mu, he has no way to influence Xie Yan. And now, Princess Mu doesn't seem to be very effective.
Xie Yan, who was in his teens and twenties, still cared a little about his mother and family relationships, but Xie Yan, who was thirty years old, obviously no longer cared about these things.
Xie Yan strolled into the flower hall and his eyes fell calmly on Xie Heng.
Xie Heng's eyes were twitching wildly, and his hand on the armrest was tightly grasped, obviously filled with anger.
However, the two looked at each other for a moment, but Xie Heng did not have an attack. Instead, he stood up as if he was frustrated, "Third brother, sit down."
His words were also somewhat sarcastic. Only the younger brother would give up his seat to his elder brother. How could an elder brother give up his seat to his younger brother?
However, Xie Yan didn't seem to hear it and sat down directly in that position.
Xie Heng's face looked even more grim.
Xie Heng had already stood up. Naturally, his wife could not continue to sit next to Xie Yan, so she had to stand up and move her seat with Xie Heng.
"Father." Xie Chengyou stepped forward to salute with some trepidation.
Xie Yan ignored him and looked directly at King Mu and Princess Mu, "What does your father want your mother to say to me?"
King Mu's face was ashen, and Princess Mu was a little frightened. She quickly whispered: "Zhifei, don't talk to your father like that."
Xie Yan glanced at Princess Mu lightly. Princess Mu was startled and immediately wanted to shut up.
At this time, King Mu suddenly coughed slightly, and Princess Mu stiffened, then she remembered what she had promised.
Princess Mu looked at her husband and son with some embarrassment, and said softly: "Zhifei, do you really want to marry a girl from the Luo family to be your princess?"
Xie Yan's mood improved a bit when he mentioned this matter. Even his eyes lost the indifference before. He nodded and said, "Not bad."
Princess Mu clutched the handkerchief and said: "That girl...isn't that girl not suitable? I, I remember that the girl is only sixteen years old, her age...isn't she..."
Xie Yan looked at his mother, her stunning face turned pale, and it was obvious that what she wanted to say at this time was very difficult for her.
It seems that his mother, who has always had a bad memory, remembered her last statement. Otherwise, she would never have spoken to him in such a tactful way today, and would have only asked him directly not to marry a girl from the Luo family.
"Can I still marry a girl of my age?" Xie Yan asked.
These days, unmarried girls in their twenties are treated as a rare species by others. Most of the ladies from famous families in Shangyong will get married before they turn eighteen.
So, how big is the difference between seventeen and sixteen? Taking this as an example, it can be seen that there is nothing to say.
King Mu also felt uncomfortable for a moment. Why didn't Xie Yan marry a princess for so many years? Although Xie Yan had his own reasons, he also played a lot of role in it.
Princess Mu didn't know that what she said was very incompetent, but since that day, she intuitively didn't dare to ask Xie Yan as naturally as before.
She could feel that her son's attitude towards her had completely changed after he came back this time, and he no longer cared about her as he did before.
At this time, Princess Mu suddenly realized that if Xie Yan didn't care about her anymore, she actually had nothing to do and nothing else to rely on.
As a result, the attitude will naturally change.
It is human nature to assess the situation.
Princess Mu said cautiously, "But... didn't that girl like Xuan Yu before? If you marry her, others will say you are idle..."
Click.
Before Princess Mu finished speaking, the teacup that originally belonged to Xie Heng suddenly fell into pieces when she placed it on the table next to Xie Yan.
The tea overflowed from the cup, flowed across the table, and dropped to the ground.
Princess Mu exclaimed in fright, and quickly reached out to cover her lips.
Xie Yan glanced at the people in the flower hall indifferently and said coldly: "I also want to see who dares to gossip about me in person."
King Mu snorted softly and said: "Who doesn't know that the regent is so powerful? If others don't dare to say it to his face, why don't they say it behind his back?"
Xie Yan said: "What does it have to do with me if you say it behind your back?"
"Zhifei." The concubine sitting next to her saw that King Mu and Princess Mu were obviously useless, and she couldn't sit still.
Over the years, they have tried their best to prevent Xie Yan from getting married, but Xie Yan has cooperated.
Who knew that he would marry Luo Yun’s daughter now!
If Luo Yun's daughter married Xie Chengyou, it would be a great thing for them, but it would be a pity that her ignorant grandson would mess it up.
But if Xie Yan marries a daughter of the Luo family, it will be a big trouble for them.
Even if Xie Yan didn't say anything, could Luo Yun allow his daughter to be treated as a cheap girl as soon as she came into the family? Could Luo Yun allow an unrelated person or even a person who had a holiday to occupy his grandson's future title?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As long as the marriage between Xie Yan and the Luo family is settled, I am afraid that the next one will be to attack Xie Chengyou.
Xie Yan looked at the concubine coldly. King Mu's concubine's heart trembled and she quickly changed her words: "King Chu."
The concubine tried her best to consider her words, and then said cautiously: "Although the relationship between the prince and you is not harmonious, after all, we are the same flesh and blood as father and son. The prince is doing this for your own good. You are so grand and prosperous as the regent. How many people are watching, if you marry
What do others think of such a... girl? Also... in the palace, the Queen Mother may have some objections to this marriage, right? "
Xie Yan said: "When will it be the Queen Mother's turn to take charge of my king's marriage?"
Let alone the regent, even if he is just the king of Chu, there is no reason for a cousin to take care of his cousin's marriage.
The concubine said: "That's what I say, but the Queen Mother is your Majesty's biological mother after all. Your current identity is easily aroused by people's suspicion. If you marry the Luo family, which has a heavy army, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your reputation. If it is the palace of the Prince of Chu
If we lack a princess, why not choose another one who is beautiful, gentle, and has a less conspicuous family background? I heard that the girl from the Luo family has a wild temper, and I’m afraid she won’t be able to manage the huge Prince Chu’s palace.”
There was a bit of sarcasm in Xie Yan's eyes, "Choose another one? For example, the concubine's niece?"
This was obvious contempt and ridicule, and the concubine immediately blushed with embarrassment.
King Mu had mentioned this matter to Xie Yan before, but Xie Yan never gave him face as a biological father, so he pushed him back without any courtesy.
Xie Heng, who was sitting next to him, was also a little angry. He slapped the table and said angrily: "What's wrong with my mother's niece? At least it's better than the one from the Luo family who chases men everywhere..."
"bump!"
Before Xie Heng could finish his words, he and his chair were swatted away.
Before he could react from the severe pain, Xie Yan was already in front of him.
A foot stepped on his heart, trampling him directly into the broken chair. Not only was his chest stomped so hard that he couldn't breathe, but his back was in severe pain.
This sudden change shocked everyone in the flower hall.
After several exclamations, King Mu came to his senses and said sternly: "You bastard! What do you want to do!"
Xie Chengyou had practiced martial arts for a few days. Although his skills were mediocre, he was still a young man with quick reactions. However, although he arrived, he did not dare to step forward to rescue his biological father.
Xie Yan lowered his head and looked down at Xie Heng on the ground, "Who gave you the courage to talk about the future Princess Regent?"
"Thank you... Yan!" Xie Heng shouted with difficulty.
The eldest young lady Han, who had come to her senses next to her, rushed towards her, but she also did not dare to get close. She could only cry sadly, "My lord, what do you want to do? He is your eldest brother!"
King Mu's concubine couldn't help it and rushed over directly.
She only has one son, Xie Heng, in her life. If something happens to him, even if she is a concubine and is favored, after all, she is still a concubine. What hope can she have?
Regardless of her fear of Xie Yan, she rushed over and reached out to pull Xie Yan's clothes, "Let go of my son! What do you want to do! He is your eldest brother, do you still want to kill your brother?!"
"Bang!" Xie Yanguang waved his sleeve, and King Mu's concubine was swept out.
She was already quite young, and when she was thrown out, she felt pain all over her body and dizziness.
It was just a coincidence that she fell right at Princess Mu's feet.
Before, Princess Mu had been standing there with no one paying attention to her, but when the chaos in the flower hall started, she became more like an outsider. Now that Princess Mu's side concubine fell at her feet, she actually felt a bit gloating in her heart.
But the next moment, the concubine grabbed the hem of her skirt, pulled her clothes and climbed up, "Princess, please ask King Chu to let A Heng go!"
Princess Mu wanted to see more jokes and didn't want to speak, but the concubine's hands were so strong that she couldn't struggle at all.
The nun next to her hurriedly stepped forward and tried to pull her away, but the concubine was about to lose her mind because of her son. Even if someone helped, she couldn't pull her away.
"Concubine, please let go of our princess first!"
"No! Tell your son to stop! He wants to kill A Heng!" the concubine shouted, "If A Heng dies, I won't live either!"
Princess Mu was not stupid, of course she heard the implication of the concubine's words.
If I don't live anymore, you have to die with me!
"Zhifei! Zhifei!" Princess Mu shouted quickly, "Let Aheng go, he is your eldest brother!"
Xie Yan watched the chaos in the hall as if watching a farce.
The three women were fighting each other. King Mu was sitting on one side, his face was livid and trembling with anger, and Han was kneeling at his feet, crying helplessly.
Xie Chengyou was standing in front of him, but unfortunately he didn't even dare to stretch out his hand, let alone saving his biological father.
Xie Yan suddenly felt that this scene was very funny and boring. This family... deserved to be a family.
How could he be a family member with them?
Fortunately, he will have his own home soon.
Xie Yan chuckled, and the originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Xie Yan, with a bit of fear and fear in their eyes, as if Xie Yan was a lunatic who might go crazy and bite them at any time.
As everyone knows, in Xie Yan's eyes, they are more like madmen.
Xie Yan's foot that was on Xie Heng's heart slowly moved away. Before Xie Heng could breathe a sigh of relief, Xie Yan kicked Xie Heng's left leg seemingly lightly. Xie Heng's screams instantly resounded throughout the whole neighborhood.
hospital.
"Ms. sir!"
"Ah Heng?!"
"father!"
Xie Yan lowered his head and looked at Xie Heng, whose face was full of pain, and said calmly: "This is your punishment for criticizing the regent princess. Next time before you want to speak, do some calculations. How many arms and legs do you have left?"
.If it doesn’t, it will be your head next time.”
"Xie Yan!" Xie Heng's voice was distorted in pain. He clearly felt that his leg was broken!
Xie Yan actually kicked his leg and broke it, just because he said something bad about that girl from the Luo family!
Is he crazy?!
Xie Heng trembled in pain, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, "You...you madman! I'm going to the clan mansion to sue you!"
Xie Yan chuckled lightly, with a hint of arrogance in his brows, "Xie Heng, this king is the regent of Dasheng. Even if you are uneducated and incompetent, didn't your son tell you what a regent is?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The regent is the person who administers state affairs on behalf of the state.
To a certain extent, before the emperor took charge, the imperial power was divided into two. The little emperor had the title, while the regent held the real power.
Therefore, the regent can also be called the acting emperor.
Xie Yan turned back and glanced at King Mu who was sitting on the throne, "Father, do you want to go to the clan mansion to sue me on behalf of my eldest brother?"
King Mu's face was ashen.
The family members of the Dasheng royal family have withered away, and apart from Xie Yan, only Ning Wang Xie Zhang still has real power.
In addition, Xie Yan killed three princes in one day, so people in the clan had a natural fear of him.
After all, the emperor's biological sons and the late emperor's biological brothers can be killed, but killing them is not as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.
Therefore, the clan was unable to effectively contain Xie Yan.
Not to mention that Xie Yan beat Xie Heng, the concubine brother, Xie Yan did something to him. Except for Xie Zhang, who was afraid of chaos in the world, no one in the Dasheng clan dared to speak.
When King Mu's side concubine heard her son's screams, she felt like her heart was twisting in a knife, "Xie Yan, you beast!" She pushed Princess Mu aside and rushed over again to beat Xie Yan.
Xie Yan did not sweep her away this time, but reached out and pinched her neck.
However, the concubine remained undaunted and kept waving her hands to hit Xie Yan, her eyes filled with hatred.
At this moment, Xie Yan even envied Xie Heng.
No matter how much he looks down on this brother-in-law, he has something that he will never have.
That is his biological mother's unreserved love for him.
Isn't King Mu's concubine afraid of him? Of course she is.
No matter how scheming she has been secretly over the years, the concubine has never dared to conflict with him head-on. When facing him, she never pretends to be a beloved concubine or a concubine. She is always respectful and even tries her best to avoid appearing in his presence.
before.
Today, because he hurt her son, she was strangled by his neck but still refused to give up and wanted to attack him.
Xie Yan said calmly: "If you want your son to survive, please give me peace of mind. Next time... I will cut off Xie Heng's hands and feet, cook them, and send them to you for extra meals."
King Mu's side concubine was so frightened that she shuddered, and her outstretched hand froze in mid-air.
"Xie Yan, you evildoer!" King Mu roared angrily, "You...you want to make me angry to death! Yao Yun, look at the good son you gave birth to!"
Princess Mu was already frightened to tears by this turn of events. She couldn't help but wince when her husband scolded her. She looked at her son pitifully, "Zhifei, don't do this. Your father and eldest brother...we are all
family……"
Xie Yan casually threw King Mu's side concubine to Xie Chengyou next to him, turned around and walked a few steps to King Mu, "I am tired of entangled with you. Father, if you want your children and grandchildren to live well, let them
I'll be more at ease. If you get into my hands again, you might as well try to see if I can kill someone by ruthless means."
Seeing that King Mu still wanted to rebuke him, Xie Yan chuckled, "More than one person named Xie died in my hands, and I don't mind if there are a few more."
He turned back to look at the other people in the flower hall, including Xie Chengyou, who felt a chill all over his body and a chill in his heart.
King Mu's lips trembled, "You...you dare!"
Xie Yan said casually: "Really? In that case, I want you to see what a regent is and what a powerful minister is. Come on!"
"Your Majesty." The shadow appeared at the door of the hall, respectfully bowing his hands and obeying the order.
Xie Yan said: "Go and tell the clan's office that King Mu is very old, and the crown prince of King Mu will be given the title... let's go to Mu'an."
Dieying was also a little surprised. He thought that the prince just came to knock on Prince Mu's house today, but he didn't expect...
"Your Majesty, the canonization of Crown Prince Mu..."
"immediately."
"yes."
"Xie Yan, how dare you!" King Mu was furious, and finally couldn't sit still and started to protest.
Xie Yan said lightly: "Yes, I dare."
"The title belongs to me! I don't agree with it!" King Mu said.
Xie Yan said: "I am the regent. If you don't agree, you can wait until A Cheng takes charge and find a way to persuade him." No one can stop him in this kind of thing now, not even the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother.
As for the four auxiliary ministers, they can only put forward objections and suggestions. Whether to adopt them or not is Xie Yan's own business.
If Xie Yan doesn't care about his reputation and does whatever he has to do, the regent's power will be unlimited.
"you you……"
Not only King Mu, but also Xie Heng's family of four were stunned.
They never imagined that they were just trying to hinder Xie Yan's marriage, and that they would lead to such a coquettish operation from him.
Force his father to abdicate and pass the title to Prince Mu in advance!
In this case, what hope do they have? From now on, their whole family will have to live by the face of Prince Mu!
Thinking of this, the whole family couldn't help but feel so regretful that their intestines almost broke.
Seeing this family's appearance, Xie Yan's mood improved again.
"If your father is really reluctant to pass the throne to your second brother, you can." Xie Yan said leisurely: "Depose King Mu from his title and demote him to a commoner. Father, don't worry, I will take care of you and your mother until the end of your life. You two can do whatever you want.
Come to Prince Chu’s Mansion to take care of your old age.”
How dare King Mu go to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to take care of his old age?
He doubted whether he could survive more than a year if he fell into the hands of this traitor.
That’s not old age care, that’s life-saving!
Seeing what Princess Mu wanted to say, Xie Yan said calmly: "My mother has been very pious in chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha these years. Why not go to Lingzhou Daguanyin Temple for pure practice?"
Princess Mu shook her head, quickly shook her head and closed her mouth.
The hall finally regained its tranquility. Xie Yan was slightly satisfied and told the shadow at the door, "Go and invite the prince to come over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xie Yan sat down again and his eyes fell on Xie Chengyou.
Xie Chengyou's heart sank, "Father."
Xie Yan said: "There is no need to call me father, you will go back to Prince Mu's Mansion tomorrow."
Although he had expected it, Xie Chengyou still found it difficult to accept it when he heard this.
He had been the eldest son of the Chu Palace for five years. Although he always complained about how difficult it was for him in the Chu Palace and resented Xie Yan's indifference to him, he also knew in his heart that if he did not have the status of the eldest son of the Chu Palace, he would be a bastard of the Mu Palace.
Born in Yonghuang City, it really means nothing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Just like his two brothers, if you don't have extraordinary talents and abilities, you can only be an unknown young master.
Xie Chengyou's knees softened and he knelt on the ground, "Father, son, son..."
Xie Yan looked down at him, "Xie Chengyou, since I returned to the capital, is this the first time you have disobeyed me?"
Xie Chengyou was shocked. Xie Yan wanted to send him back to Prince Mu's Mansion for disobedience!
"I don't have one!" Xie Chengyou shook his head wildly in denial.
Xie Yan snorted softly, "I asked you to tell the people in Prince Mu's Mansion to calm down. What...are you trying to do here today?"
Xie Chengyou was speechless. Of course he couldn't say that he wanted to use his grandfather and Princess Mu to pressure Xie Yan to give up his plan to marry Luo Junyao.
Xie Yan continued: "I said as soon as I came back that I didn't want to see you having close contact with Prince Mu's Mansion. What did you do?"
"But...grandfather, son and minister..."
Xie Yan said: "So, now you can continue to live in Prince Mu's Mansion and fulfill your filial piety in front of your grandfather every day."
Xie Chengyou looked at King Mu for help. King Mu pointed at Xie Yan tremblingly and said, "What kind of trouble do you still want to make? You want the whole people in Shangyong to see the joke of Prince Mu's house, right?! You let Xuan Yu... you let Xuan Yu
How can I meet people in the future?"
Xie Yan said: "When you forced your mother to die, why didn't you think about whether this would happen today? Or... I didn't have time to argue with you at the beginning, so you really thought that I would pass the throne to Xie Chengyou?"
"What do you mean?" King Mu gritted his teeth.
Xie Yan said: "If the king is alive, the Chu Palace can support him. If the king dies, he must die too."
"..." Except for Princess Mu, the entire family in Prince Mu's family looked particularly ugly.
Xie Yan basically raised Xie Chengyou like a kitten or puppy. In the past five years, Xie Chengyou had no access to the slightest power in the Chu Palace. Apart from living in a courtyard in the Chu Palace, he could only receive the prince's dues every month.
That monthly payment.
If Xie Yan died in battle or had an accident one day, Xie Chengyou would have to be buried with him!
To put it bluntly, the Prince of Chu's palace has probably spent less than a thousand taels of silver on Xie Chengyou over the years.
Xie Chengyou broke out in a cold sweat. He never knew that Xie Yan thought this way.
If Xie Yan died on the battlefield in the past few years, then he...
