After receiving Anhua Jin's letter, Gu Qingyan stopped drinking with Su Han in the pavilion blowing the cold wind.
In fact, Su Han was not happy to drink in the cold wind every night. Gu Qingyan happened to meet him that day. He was really busy and depressed, so he went to the pavilion to drink alone. Later, he drank two consecutive drinks.
I didn't want to go to Japan, but Gu Qingyan couldn't sleep at night and asked him to drink with him every day. He could only accompany me. After staying with him for many days, he almost gave up.
Now that Gu Qingyan finally stopped drinking with him late at night, he was really relieved.
What made him even more relieved was that King Jing Chu Lan was removed from the power of supervising the country, dismissed from all positions, and locked up in the mansion to think about his mistakes. Now, Chu Lan no longer had to stare at him and act like a monster.
However, he has no plans to leave the Gu family for the time being. After all, for him, under the current situation, it is better to hide for the time being. Chu Lan is just locked up now, not dead, so he should wait carefully for a few days before talking.
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He told Gu Qingyan about his decision not to leave the Gu family for the time being. Gu Qingyan nodded and had no objection, letting him stay as long as he liked.
After the emperor revealed the case of An Huajin's murder of Hua Xiyu, immediately after Chu Lan retreated and closed his door to reflect on his past, the fourth and fifth princes put their tails between their legs again and stopped jumping around. Gu Qingyan returned to the court, and the capital
It seems that a new situation has suddenly changed.
The months-long tug-of-war between the emperor, the An family, and the Gu family made it clear to everyone that neither the An family nor the Gu family could easily shake their status.
At the same time, it also made everyone feel that the future high official would be none other than His Majesty Seventh Prince Chu Yan.
After all, there is no one among the princes who can compete with Chu Yan.
Old Nanyang King unexpectedly thanked guests behind closed doors in a low-key manner. The courtiers could not guess what Old Nanyang King was thinking, so they could only focus on Chu Yan who had returned from Wufeng Mountain.
Therefore, on this day, Chu Yan finished handling all matters in Wufeng Mountain and sealed the gate of Wufeng Mountain. On the day he returned to the city, he once again accepted the new positioning of him by the courtiers.
In the past, Chu Yan was not liked by His Majesty. He had a powerful backer, An Jia. Although he was the legitimate son, his position was not that stable. He might be pulled down by the princes one day. But now, Chu Yan was not liked by all the princes.
Opponent, he is only one step away from the throne. I'm afraid it won't be long before he is crowned the Crown Prince of the East Palace.
Therefore, on the day he returned to the city, he had just entered the city and returned to the Seventh Prince's Mansion. Before he could enter the palace to respond to the decree, many courtiers came to visit him, asking to express their loyalty.
Chu Yan also saw no one and was not in a hurry to enter the palace. He also ordered the door to be closed to thank guests.
The courtiers couldn't help but secretly think that they deserved to be followed by the old Nanyang King with half of the Nanyang Prince's blood flowing in their bodies.
The old King of Nanyang was very happy that Chu Yan returned home unscathed and praised him generously, "Things were done well."
Chu Yan bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, grandpa."
His biological father helped Chu Lan to kill him, and his grandfather sent all the secret guards of Nanyang Palace to protect him. Without the secret guards of Nanyang Palace, he would not have been able to escape unscathed by himself.
When he comes back, I am afraid that all his people will be defeated by the two groups of people sent by Chu Lan, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince.
Now, although he has suffered some injuries, he has not been seriously injured.
The old King of Nanyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are a good boy. If I don't protect you, who will? No need to say thank you."
Chu Yan nodded and sat down.
The old King of Nanyang asked, "Huai'an came to court this morning and asked for a reward specifically for you. What do you think? What reward do you want? When His Majesty asks about it, you must have a plan in advance."
Chu Yan pursed her lips, "I want my father to release my eldest brother."
The old Nanyang King was stunned.
Chu Yan said, "I have always wanted to do this for three years. My cousin once told me that I wanted to do this but couldn't find the opportunity. Now I finally found the opportunity and I have to give it a try."<
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The old Nanyang King thought for a moment and nodded, "In that case, let's mention this!"
"Three years have passed since the private weapons making case. If I brought it up to the court, I don't know whether he would agree to it or not." Chu Yan was not sure about it.
The old King of Nanyang said, "If your Majesty doesn't agree, how about asking you to change the reward?"
"No change."
The old King Nanyang stroked his beard and said, "Since you have made up your mind, you can try it tomorrow. Your Majesty is very capable of bending and stretching. You will probably agree."
Chu Yan nodded.
The emperor asked that Chu Yan had returned to the capital, intact. He did not ask anyone to deliver the order, but waited for Chu Yan to enter the palace. But unexpectedly, he waited all night and did not wait for Chu Yan to enter the palace.
In the morning of the second day, the emperor looked very unhappy.
When he went up to the morning court, he scanned around and saw no trace of Chu Yan. He frowned and asked, "Where is the seventh prince? Why didn't you come to the morning court?"
The courtiers shook their heads, and Eunuch Zhang also shook his head.
The emperor calmly ordered, "Send someone to ask what's going on?"
Eunuch Zhang immediately sent a young eunuch to the Seventh Prince's Mansion and met Chu Yan.
Chu Yan said "Oh?", looked at the little eunuch and said, "Father didn't say that my ban was lifted."
Little eunuch: "..."
Yes, His Majesty did not issue an edict to lift the ban on the Seventh Prince, so naturally the Seventh Prince will not be able to attend the morning court.
The little eunuch immediately went back to resume his duties.
When the emperor heard this, he was stunned. Then he remembered that he had indeed not issued the order, but was Chu Yan still such an obedient person today? If he didn't let him leave the palace, would he not leave the palace? <
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Before he could think about it, someone from the courtiers wrote a letter asking Your Majesty to restore the Seventh Prince to his duties, lift his ban, and allow him to attend the morning court.
One person came forward, and immediately after, more than half of the people in the court came out to request orders.
Gu Qingyan stood still, but Wang Anzhi did not come to the morning court today.
The so-called general trend is just like this. Who among the princes today can be Chu Yan's opponent? It's not just that he wants to prevent him from lifting the ban. The emperor deeply realized that even if Chu Yan still obeyed his words, the courtiers
They won't do this, and now they are all moving closer to the Seventh Prince.
The emperor's face was not good-looking, but he still ordered, "I have given you an oral order to lift the ban on the seventh prince, so that he can come to the morning court immediately."
"Yes!"
The little eunuch hurriedly went to deliver the order again.
The emperor waved his hand, indicating that the morning court should continue.
Halfway through the morning session, Chu Yan came. He was still the same as before, neither fat nor thin, with a cold face and emotionless eyes. He came to the morning session and saluted the emperor as usual.
The emperor looked at Chu Yan. His son was the best among all his sons, and he was also the one he disliked the least. Nowadays, none of the ones he likes are living up to expectations. Some are dead, some are in decline, some are being demoted, and some are being demoted. Finally,
Chu Lan, who had his support, also ended up being dismissed from all his posts and shutting up to think about his past. I am afraid it will be difficult to turn around. After all, there is no one available. Even if he competes with Chu Yan, it seems that he can't compete.
He did not expect that on the day of the palace banquet, Chu Yan opposed him and did not follow his arrangements. In the past few months, he could endure it so peacefully, endure the coldness of the family, and endure the huge gap. Of course.
, now he can also use Wufeng Mountain to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop, killing Chu Lan, the fourth prince, and the two groups of five princes without giving him a single soldier, and returned intact. p>
If he wasn't half Anjia's blood, he would be his favorite son.
The emperor waved his hands calmly, "Get back on your feet!"
Chu Yan stood up.
The emperor asked him, "I heard that you successfully resolved the Wufeng Mountain matter?"
Chu Yan nodded, "The matter of Wufeng Mountain has been settled. In accordance with the emperor's will, Wufeng Mountain has been sealed. From now on, there will be no more Wufeng Mountain and Wufeng Mountain's Taoist priests in the world."
There are only the dusty Wufeng Mountain and a group of Taoist priests who went to Nanyang.
The emperor nodded. None of the people he sent to Wufeng Mountain and Chu Lan came back. Among the people sent to Wufeng Mountain by the fourth prince and the fifth prince, only one person came back, but only said a word. Later he sent again
Several Ouchi guards went to Wufeng Mountain to inquire about the news, but they also did not come back. Therefore, no matter what his son said now, he could only believe it.
After all, even his father cannot find out his true identity now.
The emperor's face softened a little and he asked, "You have done great service in quelling the rebellion at Wufeng Mountain. What reward do you want?"
Chu Yan looked directly at the emperor, "Father, will you reward my son any reward he wants?"
This sentence can be said to be extremely treasonous. If it had been in the past, the emperor would have asked people to drag Chu Yan out. But now, the situation is stronger than the people, and he can only endure it.
The courtiers took a breath and thought to themselves that it was His Majesty the Seventh Highness, and he alone, dared to speak to His Majesty like this when His Majesty asked about his reward.
However, it is also because he is really powerful now.
The emperor took a deep breath and stared at Chu Yan, "Say!"
He didn't believe it. He dared to say that he wanted a position above ten thousand people. If he abdicated in a grand manner, it would be a great act of unfilial piety. It would be recorded in the annals of history.
Everyone looked at Chu Yan, holding their breath and waiting for him to speak.
Chu Yan's tone was calm, "I ask my father to release the eldest brother!"
