When Luo Junyao and Xie Yan returned to the hall, sister and brother Cui Zheyu were already waiting for them there.
Seeing the two people coming in, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, "I have met the prince and the princess."
Xie Yan waved the two of them to excuse themselves, and pulled Luo Junyao to the main seat and sat down, "Sit."
Cui Ziying looked at his sister and hesitated.
Cui Zheyu thanked Xie Yan, walked to him and pulled him to sit down.
Luo Junyao looked at the young people sitting next to Cui Zheyu. They had just heard what Song Wenyue and the other three said. Although Cui Ziying was not very old, he was imprisoned by the Qi people for the longest time after Song Wenyue. He even once did
After a while, Song Wenyue became a prison cellmate.
It's hard to say which one of them is worse than the other.
Song Wenyue once caused heavy losses to the remnants of the Bai family and almost came to an end. Cui Ziying's father was the former general of the country. Naturally, he fought with the Bai family on the battlefield and had many enemies.
Cui Ziying's life was really miserable at the beginning. He was beaten and tortured to force him to defect. Cui Ziying suffered the same torture that Song Wenyue suffered at the beginning. He even had a younger body because he was a military commander.
Even better, he suffered more torture than Song Wenyue.
Later, the Bai family and the Qi people saw that they could not subdue him, and were worried that he would escape after being injured, so they locked him in a dark prison where they never saw the light of day all year round.
Cui Ziying was almost blind when he was first released, and his eyesight is not very good now.
Without sunshine all year round and only being fed one meal a day, Cui Ziying's health naturally couldn't get better.
"Your Majesty, can I take Ziying back today?" Cui Zheyu asked.
Xie Yan lowered his head and took a sip of tea and asked, "Where are you going back to?"
Cui Zheyu paused and suddenly remembered that they no longer had a home. The place where she lived now was not a good place.
What's more, since my brother has just come back, the regent may not be worried about letting him wander around like this.
Cui Ziying glanced at his sister and whispered: "Sister, I'm staying, you don't have to worry about me." His voice was low and his speech was slow, which was also caused by being imprisoned alone for these years.
Cui Zheyu couldn't help but feel sore in her nose when she saw her once high-spirited brother turning into what he is now. He quickly turned his head and nodded: "Okay, you can recuperate in the palace. My sister will come to see you when she has time."
Luo Junyao looked at her worried look and said: "Master Cui is much safer staying in the palace than outside. Moreover, Divine Doctor Xue is usually in the palace when he is not in the palace. Maybe he can help Master Cui look after Cui."
If the boss is concerned about it, just come over and have a look."
As soon as she reminded him, Cui Zheyu looked at Xie Yan and said: "Your Majesty, where is Doctor Xue... I still have some rare medicinal materials in my hand, and I will have them sent to the palace later. I also ask Your Majesty to ask Doctor Xue to take a look at Ziying.
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Xie Yan nodded slightly, "Don't worry." Anyway, he wanted to ask Divine Doctor Xue to look at the other three people, so naturally he couldn't leave out Cui Ziying.
Thinking of the sky-high medical fees he paid to Doctor Xue, Xie Yan instantly wanted to abandon politics and become a doctor.
It's a pity that I can only think about it. Thank God that a doctor like Dr. Xue is willing to treat you. Bargaining with him is just asking for trouble.
After Cui Zheyu warned his brother again and again, he left with reluctance and worry, leaving only three people in the hall.
Xie Yan looked at Cui Ziying and asked, "Master Cui, is there anything else you want to say?"
Cui Ziying lowered his eyes, seeming to be thinking about something.
After a long time, I heard him whisper: "I...my father and mother..." Sister Cai never mentioned her parents, and Cui Ziying actually knew it. But Cui Zheyu's mood was not stable at that time, and he did not dare to
Ask more.
He hadn't had any contact with people for too many years, and he didn't know how to deal with his sad and crying sister.
Xie Yan was silent for a moment and said: "General Cui led his troops to support him and died fighting hard. Your Majesty... died of illness shortly after learning that Yu Chen had surrendered to the enemy."
Cui Ziying clenched his fists tightly, his face full of pain and hatred, but when he saw his pale and slender hands, it turned into weakness and confusion.
He didn't know what ability he could have to avenge his parents and sister now that he was like this.
Xie Yan naturally understood what he was thinking and said calmly: "General Cui Liao only has a son and a daughter. It is always a great blessing for Mr. Cui to come back. As for Yu Chen... the blood debt he owes to the Zhenguo Army will naturally be collected by the Zhenguo Army.
Return."
Cui Ziying raised his head and glanced at him, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Does the prince know Yu Chen's identity?"
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What does Mr. Cui know?"
Cui Ziying said in a deep voice: "Yu Chen is Bai Kun's illegitimate son."
"What?" Not to mention Luo Junyao, even Xie Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
Yu Chen is Bai Kun’s illegitimate son?!
Emperor Wu of Chen Dynasty had four sons and three daughters. Two sons and one daughter died when they were less than six years old. The remaining two sons also died when they were more than ten years old. One of the two grown-up daughters committed suicide.
And died, one went to the Qi tribe to join Bai Jingrong, who also died a few years ago, without any children.
In everyone's perception, Bai Kuan has become extinct.
But if it is an illegitimate child...
Luo Junyao glanced at Xie Yan. Xie Yan said before that Bai Kun's biological mother was a descendant of the Yu family. Today Cui Ziying said that he was Bai Kun's son. So... Bai Kun gave birth to a son with the daughter of the Yu family...
"How did you know?" Xie Yan asked.
Cui Ziying said in a low voice: "Back then, when I was first captured by the Qi tribe, I was not put in a dark prison. During that time, Bai Jingrong... would often come to see me. Sometimes, Yu Chen would also come with me. Yes.
Once... they probably thought I had fainted and started a quarrel before I could go far. What I heard..."
He had a gut feeling at the time that this was a secret, and he endured it all those years.
Even though he couldn't help but want to spit all the vicious words at Yu Chen every time he saw him, he held it back and pretended that he didn't know about it at all.
Unfortunately, he never had the chance to escape, and was even imprisoned in a place where he never saw the light of day. He thought he would never have the chance to tell this matter in his life, and he didn't know if it was still a secret.
"They don't have a good relationship?" Luo Junyao was a little surprised.
Cui Ziying glanced at her, shook his head and said: "Yu Chen will not betray Bai Jingrong. I heard them quarreling... Back then, Bai Kun didn't recognize Yu Chen as his son and even wanted to kill him. Yu Chen's biological mother died.
For some reason, Yu Chen seemed to suspect that Bai Kuan was the mastermind. When Yu Chen was a child, he always thought that he was an orphan that no one wanted. He lived in a very poor state and was bullied everywhere. Once, he almost had his leg broken, but it was Bai Jingrong who saved him.
he……"
Cui Ziying frowned, as if thinking about what words to use to express.
After thinking for a while, he asked, "During my time here, I occasionally heard discussions from the Qi people. They all said that Yu Chen committed treason because he was infatuated with Bai Jingrong's... beauty?"
Luo Junyao remembered what Cui Ziying said. If what he said was true, then Bai Jingrong was Yu Chen's aunt, and couldn't help but tremble.
Forbidden or something...
Cui Ziying thought about it for a moment and said, "What they said... is not entirely groundless."
"..." Luo Junyao opened his eyes and looked at Cui Ziying: Mr. Cui, do you know what you are talking about?
Cui Ziying said: "Before I came out, I had not seen Yu Chen for six years. However, nine years ago... Yu Chen did have some... other feelings for Bai Jingrong. Yu Chen had been living outside since he was a child, not with the Bai family.
We grew up together, and he was only fourteen when Bai Jingrong rescued him. Isn't it normal for a fourteen-year-old boy who has been bullied since he was saved by a... stunning woman to develop feelings for him? "
Although he said it was normal, Cui Ziying's expression seemed to be disgusting.
I just don't know if he is disgusted because of Yu Chen's feelings for Bai Jingrong, or simply because of these two people.
Cui Ziying was silent for a moment and said, "That's all I know."
Xie Yan nodded and said: "I understand. Thank you very much, Mr. Cui. Go and rest first. The doctor is waiting for you in the guest house."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cui Ziying stood up and bowed solemnly.
Looking at his back as he went out, Luo Junyao sighed with emotion: "Has he really changed a lot?"
"It has indeed changed a lot." Xie Yan also knew Cui Ziying back then and even competed with him.
On Cui Ziying's face today, it is almost impossible to see the look of that young general who was just a newborn and was not afraid of tigers.
Just after dinner, Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan came to the door.
Such a big thing happened outside the city today. Even if the Zhenguo Army blocked the news within a certain range, it would definitely not be hidden from the Luo family.
Luo Yun's face became extremely gloomy after hearing Xie Yan tell what happened.
"Yu Chen, Bai Jingrong...they are so brave!" Compared to Xie Yan, Luo Yun was the comrade who had actually fought alongside Cui Liao for many years.
After that incident, although Luo Yun was having trouble escaping from the border war, he still submitted a letter to plead for the Cui family despite the pressure from everyone in the court.
Later, Yu Chen led troops several times, but Luo Yun beat him back hard every time.
Perhaps because of this, the Qi people doubted Yu Chen's ability and loyalty, so they rarely let him lead troops after that.
Xie Yan said: "There is no need to be angry, father-in-law. Bai Jingrong did not hesitate to risk his own life to return to Shangyong. It can be seen that the situation in the Qi royal court is not optimistic. In recent years, the remnants of the Bai family have retreated outside the pass and pushed the Qi people to die. Luan Yisi is hiding in the
In the darkness, hidden heads and tails appear and disappear, and now that they want to join together, they can catch them all."
Luo Yun tilted his head slightly, thoughtfully.
Luo Jinyan frowned and said, "It has been nearly forty years since the Yu family was destroyed. Does this Yiluan Division... really still exist?"
Xie Yan pondered and said: "After my uncle took over the imperial city, after more than a year of secret investigation, he discovered that in the last ten years of Yu Ji's power, at least three million taels of money misappropriated from the national treasury and the emperor's private treasury were missing.
.In addition, after the Yu family was ransacked, the family property was not up to par. Nearly two million taels and a large number of treasures as well as several of Yu Ji's confidants were missing. People around the uncle believed that Yu Ji must have been...
I have plans to become emperor, but..."
It was fate, and he died before he could do anything.
A few years later, the world was in chaos and all the heroes came together.
Later, the two heroes fought, Bai Kuo was defeated, and the Xie family unified the Central Plains.
Luo Jinyan said: "Yu Ji had already been expelled from the three tribes at that time."
Xie Yan said: "But the whereabouts of the Jinluan Talisman of Yiluan Division is unknown. Later, it appeared in the sixth year of Taining, the thirteenth year of Taining, and...in March of this year."
Luo Jinyan was startled and quickly recalled it in his mind.
In the sixth year of Taining, the Yao family was exterminated overnight. At that time, Bai Jingrong married into the Qi people, and the Qi people and the Bai family formally formed an alliance.
In the thirteenth year of Taining, Bai Kun died in battle, and Bai Jingrong Youji supported him and took control of the remaining members of the Bai family.
And last March... it was the time when Dasheng and Gaoyu formed an alliance, and the Qi people were retreating steadily.
Luo Yundao: "Do you think these things are the work of Yu's family?"
Xie Yan said: "The destruction of the Yao family in the sixth year of Taining was indeed not caused by the Bai family. The people sent by the Bai family were intercepted in Lingzhou by Prince Ancheng and could not even set foot in Xinzhou. But... the Yao family
It was still destroyed, and all the wealth accumulated by the Yao family over the generations, except for the part that was secretly unknown, was robbed. This money... did not fall into the hands of the Bai family afterwards. "
Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan were silent. They both knew that Xie Yan was the grandson of the Yao family. Since he said so, he couldn't be lying.
"And back then... Yangxin's Zhao family was looted and there were countless casualties. The Zhao family has been in ruins and has not recovered yet." Xie Yan continued, "They all said it was the bandits, but back then, the world was in chaos, so I'm afraid there was no such thing.
How dare a few bandits dare to rob and kill a local wealthy family like the Zhao family? Later, the generals who were ordered to suppress the bandits killed all the bandits within hundreds of miles of Yangxin, leaving no trace of them, and not even a tael of silver from the Zhao family was seen."
"Are they secretly saving money?" Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice.
Xie Yan nodded and said: "That's what I surmised too. Back then, my uncle planned to clean up the Bai family and then try to find them out. It's a pity..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the 17th year of Taining, the plan to completely annihilate the Bai family failed. The remnants of the Bai family escaped from the customs and completely surrendered to the Qi people.
In the eighteenth year of Taining, Emperor Gaozu passed away.
In the second year of Yongtai, Yu Chen rebelled.
In the sixth year of Yongtai, the late emperor passed away, and the Three Kings Rebellion broke out in the same year.
In the next few years, there have been continuous wars at the border. How can I still find the time to pay attention to those rats hiding in the dark?
The atmosphere in the study became a little solemn. Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan looked at each other. Luo Jinyan said solemnly: "Did the Three Kings' Rebellion have anything to do with them?"
Xie Yan remained silent.
Others understood instantly.
When Emperor Yongtai died, the princes who had been content in their fiefdoms simultaneously raised troops to usurp the throne.
It is understandable that these brothers of the late emperor were dissatisfied with Xie Yan, his twenty-five-year-old cousin and his two-year-old nephew, but it was a bit strange that several princes launched an army at the same time as soon as the news of the late emperor's death came out.
After Xie Yan received the news, he rushed back with his troops almost non-stop, and was able to intercept the rebels near Shangyong.
If these people didn't know the news in advance and prepare to raise troops, it would be difficult to justify it.
But it is unlikely that several princes could have access to the most confidential information in the palace at any time, and that they all thought of launching an army at the same place almost on the same day.
If they had this ability and understanding, Xie Yan would never have received the late emperor's decree naming him regent.
There was a hint of chill in Luo Jinyan's voice, "These people may seem inconspicuous, but secretly they are quite capable."
Xie Yan said: "Luanyi is accustomed to acting in secret, but that's all."
Luo Jinyan thought for a while, then sneered and said: "Your Majesty is right, that's all."
After hiding in the gutter for a long time, I can no longer adapt to walking in the sun.
Decades have passed, and the heroes who wanted to dominate the world have died one after another. But regardless of success or failure, those people will leave a mark in the history books.
But those people can only hide in the shadows and instigate others to fight for it.
You can't conquer the world just by relying on conspiracy. Perhaps back then, Yu Ji only regarded the so-called Luan Yisi as a secret chess piece. After Yu Ji's death, these people really regarded themselves as a piece of cake.
Times make heroes. You have been shrinking for so many years and now you want to go to a brighter place?
It's too late, it's too late.
Are those people trying to take advantage of Bai Jingrong? I'm afraid Bai Jingrong just sees them as exploitable chess pieces.
As for who wins in the end, it all depends on their respective methods.
