At midnight, Hong Zhenji walked out of the dormitory.
The Hong Huayun conspiracy incident had just ended, and in Hong Zhenji's opinion, it was just a farce.
He never expected that a bigger farce would actually happen to him.
Qin Yan, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by his subordinates and went to the dormitory with sleepy eyes.
Hong Zhenji wanted to roar when he saw Qin Yan, but hesitated for a moment, pulled him into the bedroom, pointed to the crying woman on the couch and said, "Where does this woman come from?"
Qin Yanping retreated and turned to Hong Zhenji: "Didn't she tell the Lord Shen beforehand about her origin?"
"That's nonsense!" Hong Zhenji said angrily, "You said this person is a singer. This person is clearly the emperor's brother Shuyi. She just said it herself."
Qin Yan looked at the woman and couldn't help but sigh.
He knew that this matter would be exposed sooner or later, but he didn't expect that at this time, a good night's sleep would come to nothing.
Qin Yan ordered people to take Shuyi away and directly told Hong Zhenji the truth.
Since he ascended the throne to this day, all the women who have served him in the palace are all palace servants of the late emperor.
Hong Zhenji was horrified. This was something that was simply unimaginable in the Qiancheng Kingdom, which followed ancient rituals.
"My reputation, my reputation will be destroyed by your hands!" Hong Zhenji picked up the porcelain vase and threw it at Qin Yan.
Qin Yan stood aside and said calmly: "Sir, there is no need to worry. This is the wish of the late emperor, and there is a posthumous edict to prove it."
"What did the late emperor wish for?" Hong Zhenji looked at Qin Yan with blank eyes.
"All the people in the palace of the late emperor will be left with the divine king. This is the wish of the late emperor."
Is there anything more ridiculous?
Brother Huang, leave all the women to me?
How could the imperial brother leave such a ridiculous edict?
Qin Yan actually took out the imperial edict.
It was clearly written in the edict that Hong Juncheng did not want the palace people to follow the ancient etiquette and be buried with him, and clearly left all the palace people to the crown prince.
Hong Zhenji held the edict and looked at Qin Yan with blood-red eyes: "Why didn't you tell me this edict earlier? Why didn't you tell me the truth?"
Qin Yan sighed: "It's been a long and cold night. This old slave can't bear that the Lord God has no one to serve him. He wants to act according to the order, but he's afraid that the Lord God won't accept him."
Of course Hong Zhenji would not accept it.
Regardless of whether this edict is true or false, Hong Zhenji cannot accept Hong Zhencheng's woman, which seriously violates the basic understanding of Qiancheng Kingdom.
"You have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. You should be executed by Ling Chi!" Hong Zhenji shouted, "Left and right, take Qin Yan to death row!"
I shouted, but there was no response.
Hong Zhenji shouted again: "Take Qin Yan to death row!"
Still no one around responded.
When Qin Yan entered the door, he screened away the irrelevant people.
Regardless of whether the servants or palace servants heard Qin Yan's order, they all left very simply without raising their heads.
Now Hong Zhenji called for a while, but no one responded.
Hong Jinji realized something.
He looked at Qin Yan again, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
Qin Yan said expressionlessly: "The divine monarch followed the late emperor's edict to accept his palace servants and avoid them from being buried. This is both reasonable and merciful.
Today I will make the late emperor's edict known to all the ministers to prevent people with ulterior motives from talking nonsense."
"No!" Hong Zhenji trembled repeatedly. If this matter were made public, his reputation would be completely ruined.
"If you dare to tell me about this, I will kill you..." Halfway through his words, Hong Zhenji became speechless again.
What can he do to Qin Yan?
Qin Yan is right in front of him, what can he do now?
After hesitating again and again, Hong Zhenji softened his tone: "This matter needs to be discussed in the long term."
Qin Yan nodded: "I obey the order, Your Majesty, take a rest early."
After saying that, Qin Yan left the dormitory.
Hong Zhenji sat on the couch, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.
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Qin Yan returned to the ceremonial prison and slept until noon.
At noon, Qin Yan had eaten lunch and wanted to go to bed again, but she saw her subordinates calling Liu Yupeng to see him.
Liu Yupeng, the chief of the imperial eunuch, took away Hong Huayun from the palace. Hong Juncheng originally wanted to cut him into pieces, but this idea failed to materialize.
After Hong Juncheng passed away, Liu Yupeng returned to the palace safely.
Just now, Liu Yupeng was called by Hong Zhenji, who asked him to go to Prince Shu's Mansion and invite a friend named Chai Shoujie over.
Liu Yupeng said: "I seem to have heard the name Chai Shoujie somewhere. I'm not sure about the Lord God's intention, so I came to you to discuss it."
Qin Yan thought for a moment, then smiled slightly and said: "Chai Shoujie was originally a traveling swordsman in Shenlin City, with a sixth-level cultivation of the Killing Path, and a great reputation in the city.
When the Lord Shen was still King Shu, he recruited him as a retainer, and now he is allowed to enter the palace. The Lord Shen wants to kill someone."
Liu Yupeng said in astonishment: "Who does the Lord God want to kill?"
Qin Yan smiled: "Brother Liu, please take a guess!"
"Could it be..." Liu Yupeng looked at Qin Yan and shook his head repeatedly, "Thanks for informing you first, this person cannot enter the palace under any circumstances."
Qin Yan shook her head and said: "Since the Lord God has given orders and you don't agree to it, you are rebelling against the order. Call Chai Shoujie to come. The Lord God is also bored, and let an old friend accompany him to reminisce about the past!"
After Liu Yupeng left, Qin Yan sighed secretly.
No wonder Marquis Yun said that Hong Zhenji was a mediocre person. Just by seeing him do this, we can see that he has a weak mind.
He wanted to kill me, but asked Liu Yupeng to find someone. Did he think Liu Yupeng would be loyal to him?
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In the afternoon, Chai Shoujie entered the palace.
Ordinary wandering swordsmen are full of Jianghu aura.
Chai Shoujie is a special case. He knows etiquette very well, is very polite to the servants, and even brought Qin Yan a special gift.
When they arrived at the Yuxian Pavilion of the Shensi Hall, Hong Zhenji retreated and asked Chai Shoujie about the situation outside the palace.
Chai Shoujie went through the matters one by one, including the removal of land tax, the establishment of a civilian market, and the reconstruction of the Shenji Division. Hong Zhenji was so angry that his veins popped out.
"Qin Yan, this thief, took my name and did so many crazy and unethical things! Even if this thief is cut into pieces with a thousand knives, it will not be able to quell the hatred in my heart!"
Chai Shoujie knelt down and kowtowed: "I am willing to listen to the orders of the Lord God."
Hong Zhenji ordered Chai Shoujie to kill Qin Yan tonight.
But he asked Hong Zhenji why he didn’t ask Cong Ming to come?
Firstly, because Cong Ming has always been thinking about Shenjisi, it is really helpless to be Hong Zhenji's secret general, and there is always a gap between him and Hong Zhenji. Now that Hong Zhenji has become the Shenjisi, he does not trust Cong Ming enough.
The second reason is that because Cong Ming is too famous and his cultivation level is too high, entering the palace will inevitably arouse Qin Yan's suspicion.
Besides, it was just a matter of killing a servant. In Hong Zhenji's opinion, Cong Ming didn't need to take action in this matter.
Chai Shoujie was an experienced swordsman. He roughly understood the layout of the palace and Qin Yan's work and rest habits from Hong Zhenji. He immediately kowtowed and said: "At midnight tonight, I will dedicate this man's head to the divine king."
"How brave!" Hong Zhenji exclaimed, "When the deed is accomplished, I will make you the general of the country!"
At nightfall, Chai Shoujie disguised himself as a chamberlain and left Yuxian Pavilion.
Hong Zhenji couldn't sit still and waited in Yuxian Pavilion.
When he was about to die, Li Quangen came to report: "An assassin has entered the palace, please ask the Lord God to move him."
assassin?
It seems that Chai Shoujie has taken action.
Hong Zhenji smiled calmly: "I'm not going anywhere. You guys will bring the assassin to me later."
Li Quangen didn't say much and immediately withdrew.
Hong Zhenji picked up the teacup and waited quietly for Chai Shoujie's reply.
Not long after, Qin Yan brought Chai Shoujie.
His head was brought on a tray.
Chai Shoujie's eyes were wide open, and it could be seen that he was very frightened before he died. He could never have imagined that the handprint of this ceremonial supervisor was a fourth-level master.
Hong Zhenji looked at Qin Yan, his cheeks twitching.
Now there is no anger in his heart, only fear.
Qin Yan said with a smile: "The assassin has been eradicated. Please ask the Lord God to move to the palace and rest early."
Hong Zhenji nodded numbly and said nothing more.
Qin Yan asked again: "Which palace servant will you sleep with tonight?"
Hong Zhenji said expressionlessly: "It would be better if I still have that Shuyi from last night."
This is the advantage of Hong Jinji.
If you know you are not good enough, you will no longer make things difficult for yourself.
He now knows his situation very well.
Chai Shoujie had also done assassination before, and was one of the best assassins in Prince Shu's palace.
Now that he has died inexplicably, who else can Hong Zhenji count on? Send more assassins? Call Cong Ming together? Take all the property that Prince Shu owned and fight Qin Yan to the death?
Not to mention whether Cong Ming is willing to come, even if he comes, will he definitely be able to kill Qin Yan?
Hong Zhenji had no idea how much strength Qin Yan had.
Now that Qin Yan is on guard, it will be difficult for Cong Ming to enter the palace.
And once Qin Yan turns against her, can she still save her life?
To be honest, Qin Yan lied to me, but she didn't make me suffer, didn't make me embarrassed, or even made me feel tired.
Qin Yan handled the civil uprising in Jizhou and Hong Huayun's rebellion with all his heart, but he also shared a lot of my worries.
Qin Yan also discussed with me when encountering major events, and he also obeyed some of my orders.
As for the details, it's not a bad idea to leave them to him.
Just like setting up a civil market, if the civil market develops, the Ministry of Household's financial support may not be less. After considering it one by one, who can tell the difference between right and wrong?
The situation is already like this, why not leave some dignity for yourself?
With abundant food and clothing, and thousands of beauties in the harem, what's the harm in being a happy god?
Hong Zhenji figured it out, but unfortunately, the God of Joy did not take the long term. The spies planted in Tunu sent news that Emperor Tunu was gathering an army and was preparing to declare war with Qiancheng.
Upon receiving the letter of war, Hong Jinji was so frightened that the beauty in his arms no longer smelled good.
He expelled all the irrelevant people from the dormitory and asked Qin Yan: "Did you offend Tunu by making your own decisions?"
Qin Yan shook his head and said: "The old slave is just conveying the will of the God King, asking the states and counties to treat the slave as an ordinary person. Other than that, there is no offense."
"They are used to treating them as superiors. If you treat them as ordinary people, you are offending them!"
Hong Zhenji finally caught an excuse and was about to scold Qin Yan. Unexpectedly, Qin Yan refused to give in: "Sir Lord, why should Tunu be a superior person in the land of Qiancheng? How can the people of Qiancheng be so weak that they have no spine?
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Hong Zhenji said angrily: "You have a backbone, what do you want from me? You have the ability, you have the means, you have the talent!"
Qin Yan's cheek twitched.
Regarding the matter of having kind, Hong Zhenji also felt that what he said was too harsh.
After being silent for a while, Qin Yan said: "For the current plan, we should think about strategies to meet the enemy."
Hong Zhenji shook his sleeves and shouted: "What can we do to meet the enemy? Qiancheng and Tunu have fought many times, but they have never won."
"Shenjun, Princess Yuyao is still in Shenlin City, and we will make plans early in the morning to form an alliance with Xuanguo."
Hong Jinji pinched his chin, showing a sad look on his face.
Since he ascended the throne, he has never seen Xu Zhiqiong, and he has completely forgotten about it.