In the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Chu Yan has been thinking behind closed doors for a whole month.
He has had his own power for so many years, which is naturally different from the queen. The queen stays in the palace. As long as the emperor issues a verbal order and orders the imperial guards to block her palace gate, she will not get news from the outside. But Chu Yan is different, even if
The emperor sent people to keep an eye on the Seventh Prince's Mansion, but he could still get news from outside.
For example, King Jing was very favored and took over most of the affairs of the court. In the past month, the momentum has been very strong.
For example, the fourth prince and the fifth prince were unwilling to lag behind. They did not dare to confront Chu Lan openly, but they were secretly developing their own power.
For example, Mr. Gu has been ill for a month.
For example, not even a shred of news has come from Nanyang. There is no news about what An Huajin did after returning to Nanyang City, and there is no news about Gu Qingyan after he went to Nanyang City.
For example, the emperor has been angry several times this month.
For example, Wang Anzhi was very respected by the prince. If anything happened to the emperor, he would come to Wang Anzhi. Not only did Wang Anzhi become a new member of the court, he also became a celebrity in front of the emperor. He was promoted to three levels in a row, and he became the Minister of War.
Official of the Ministry of War.
……
There was too much news, and Chu Yan often waved his hands after hearing it and said nothing.
Chu Yan had learned to be able to keep his composure in front of the emperor over the years. Many of the staff in the Shan Qi Prince's Mansion could no longer keep their composure. For so many years, they had accompanied Chu Yan when the second and third princes were favored.
, it was very difficult to avoid the sharp edges of the second prince and the third prince, and the favored prince walked step by step.
After the second prince was sentenced to death and the power of the third prince suddenly declined due to the implication, Chu Yan's future seemed to be improving, but it was also accompanied by tremendous pressure. In the past six months, he has been stared at by countless people.
During this time, he dealt with countless difficult things. He was responsible for overall planning and dispatching of droughts, floods, and droughts and floods in the early days. Especially during those days when His Majesty and Hua Siyu were in love, all government affairs were delegated to him.
He was working so hard every day that he couldn't even get a good night's sleep. All the people close to him who supported him saw it, but everything seemed fine, but who knew that in the blink of an eye, he would plummet to where he is now. Now he has been ordered by His Majesty to sit back and think for a month. A month is nothing to ordinary people, but to a prince who is fighting for power, the impact is too great. Those who support him may watch the situation waver.
, the influence he has worked so hard to cultivate may be cannibalized by other princes, and the foundation may be dug deep and eradicated. If it takes longer, the most serious consequence will be that many years of business are destroyed in one fell swoop.
Some of the staff had blisters at the corners of their mouths, "Your Highness, please tell me what to do? We can't wait like this day after day."
Chu Yan looked at the most confidant in front of him, "Waiting for news from Nanyang."
The staff looked at each other and said, "There is still no news from Nanyang. If we keep waiting like this, if Nanyang rebels, your majesty will be in danger."
Chu Yan smiled faintly, "Nanyang will not rebel."
Even if they want to rebel, neither King Nanyang nor An Huajin can ignore him and his mother.
An aide stroked his beard and said, "Your Highness, you are so calm, but what did Princess An Xiao say to you when she left?"
"She said something." Chu Yan did not intend to tell his staff, "So, just wait patiently."
The staff can only give up.
But before two days, news came from Nanyang that the old King of Nanyang had accepted His Majesty's summons and had already left Nanyang for the capital.
The staff were all frightened and asked the messenger, "Is the news true? The old prince has already set off? What about Princess An?"
"The news is indeed true. The old prince has indeed set off on his journey. There is no news about Princess An, so she probably didn't come."
The staff asked again, "How many people did the old prince bring when he came to Beijing?"
"The old prince is said to be traveling lightly, with only a few hundred guards."
The staff were even more frightened, and all looked at Chu Yan.
Chu Yan actually smiled, "My grandfather has been in the military all his life and has experienced countless lives and deaths on the battlefield. How can he be afraid of my father's summons? My father summoned my grandfather. Naturally, my cousin does not have to come. Even if he is summoned, he will definitely not come on the surface. Father
Why does the emperor need to slap himself in the face again?"
"But after the old prince enters the capital, your majesty... what if you encounter the old prince..."
"Do you want to take action? My father doesn't dare." Chu Yan shook his head. "He must not have expected that my grandfather would answer the call so soon. Since he answered the call, his plan must be to hold my grandfather and threaten my cousin to come to Beijing to punish her." "In this way, wouldn't the old prince be very passive? The little princess may be coerced by his majesty out of filial piety." The staff began to worry.
Chu Yan smiled, his tone was light, with a touch of emotion, almost unnoticed, "If she was such an obedient person, she would not leave the capital and return to Nanyang, but would show up obediently and let her father punish her. Since she is
She dares to kill Hua Siyu, and dares to return to Nanyang blatantly when her father wants her. Even if she is not afraid, she is not someone who will let herself be passive for the sake of filial piety."
"What about the old prince after he comes to Beijing?" The staff didn't know much about the old Nanyang King after all. They only knew that Chu Yan had been indifferent for many years, and the old Nanyang King seemed not to care about his grandson. There was not a single letter exchanged throughout the year.
"After coming to Beijing, Your Majesty refused to let me go, so I took the opportunity to take care of myself." Chu Yanyun said calmly.
Staff: "..."
The staff looked at each other and were very speechless. They didn't know what to say for a moment. Because Chu Yan said it so lightly, it seemed that the old prince came to Beijing to attend His Majesty's Hongmen Banquet. It didn't seem that big.
It’s over.
It’s in vain that they are already sixty or seventy years old, so why not be calmer than His Highness the Seventh Prince?
An aide said, "Wang An knows that this person is very unfathomable and his methods are very evil. This person is now highly regarded by His Majesty. He has been born three times in a month and has become the Minister of the Ministry of War. If he makes a move in the Ministry of War, then what will happen to him?"
, the supply of the Nanyang Army will be difficult again."
"The Nanyang Army has been fed by the imperial court for so many years." Chu Yan sneered, "Wang Anzhi said that even if Wang Anzhi wanted to cut off the supply of the Nanyang Army, he would not be able to starve the Nanyang Army to death. Otherwise, after so many years, the Nanyang Army could be fed by anyone and taken away by anyone.
Already?"
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The reason why the An family has been in existence for 150 years is nothing more than hard work. When the court could not help, he had amassed millions of soldiers and horses on his own. Southern Qi and Nanliang were eyeing them, and they joined forces to fight every now and then. The capital was far away.
, the emperor could not see the bloody battlefields, so he thought that the prosperous age was peaceful. However, without the Nanyang Army, Dachu would have been destroyed by the Nanqi and Nanliang forces long ago.
If he had not known the Nanyang Army before, and Wang Anzhi had blocked and delayed supplying the Nanyang Army at the Ministry of War, he might have been worried about this, but since An Huajin came to Beijing, he had also learned some things about Nanyang in depth, so naturally he would not
I will be worried.
"According to the news from the palace, Wang Anzhi highly recommends King Jing, and he may have already taken refuge with King Jing. This man is really powerful, and he has the Wang family behind him. If he takes refuge with King Jing, then he will help King Jing, Your Highness
It will be even more difficult here. After all, King Jing’s momentum is very fast with His Majesty’s support.”
Chu Yan smiled, "Have you forgotten that most of his people were taken care of by his cousin?"
The staff all clapped their heads. King Jing was so popular these days that they had forgotten that when His Majesty started to search for Princess An Xiao a month ago, King Jing almost sent out all his troops.
As a result, they were all hanged by Princess An Xiao's people. Only one came back, reported a letter, and fell to the ground dead.
How many people can still worship the king today?
So what if he is in the limelight quickly and stands out, but he is able to communicate with the courtiers and the crowds? His own power is nothing more than an empty frame.
Unless...
One person said, "Prince Su of the Zhenbei Palace has been very close to Prince Chen and Marquis Jiang recently. Their friendship seems to be very good. We haven't found out yet that the Prince of Zhenbei has completely helped Prince Jing."
One person took over and said, "The Prince of Zhenbei is probably waiting and watching. The Prince of Zhenbei sent Prince Su to the capital, probably to explore the situation in Beijing. With this situation, the Prince of Zhenbei will probably be more cautious."
"Wang Anzhi is a person like that who relies on his talent and is arrogant, has an evil nature and acts arbitrarily. He may not look down on my eighth brother. Why there is news that he supports my eighth brother now remains to be seen. As for Su Han, he is very smart.
, I'm afraid he doesn't like my eighth brother either. If the Zhenbei Palace wanted to express its position, it would have been expressed long ago, instead of dragging it on all the time, which aggravated the temper of the good concubine in the palace who was so tolerant, and made up her mind.
I took the opportunity to go back to Mobei to visit my relatives and persuade the King of Zhenbei to support my eighth brother. However, my father didn’t know what the reasons were and he didn’t agree yet.”
Chu Yan stood with his hands behind his back and waved to everyone, "Let's wait until grandpa enters the capital to see! After grandpa enters the capital, ghosts and monsters will be unable to sit still and take action if they want to move. During this period, I have ordered everyone below to obey my orders.
, do not act rashly, violators will be severely punished."
