Although there is a layer between the front dynasty and the harem, this layer may be a mountain or sand.
For the queen, if she can sit firmly in the middle palace for twenty years, she will not let the former dynasty and the harem be separated by mountains.
Therefore, the queen soon got the news that An Huajin was almost murdered. She was so shocked that she immediately ordered someone to call the seventh prince Chu Yan.
Chu Yan got the news one step ahead of the Queen. He got the news just when the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple sent people out of the capital. Unlike Chu Chen, he didn't immediately want to rush to the case at the foot of the Jokhang Temple when he heard the news.
Instead, he immediately summoned his staff to discuss and guess who did it.
If An Huajin is poisoned and something happens, who will be most disadvantageous and who will be most beneficial?
Obviously, it is not good for the emperor, nor for him, nor for the palace of Shanqin. But it is good for his brothers, and even more good for the enemy countries Nanqi and Nanliang.
So, was it his brothers or the enemy who did it?
Excluding these two, he really couldn't think of anyone else who wanted An Huajin to die and indirectly kill the old Nanyang King so that the Nanyang army would be in chaos without a master.
After some discussion and speculation, the staff felt that Chu Yan was right, and it was nothing more than these two.
If the princes did it, then who did it?
Needless to say, the eldest prince is still in captivity.
The second prince is the son of Concubine Shu, and his maternal family is Zhang Zaifu's family. The Zhang family has a great reputation among civil servants, and is now the most popular candidate to compete with Chu Chen for the throne.
The third prince was born to a virtuous concubine, and his maternal wife was a member of the household department. The household department was a good job, and there was no shortage of gold and silver. The third prince also became rich, and money could buy everything, including killers.
The fourth prince is the son of Concubine Hui, and his maternal family is from the Yushi Sun family. Although the Sun family is not as rich as the Gu family, it is still a large and noble family. The descendants in the family are all very promising, and there are officials above the third rank.
Three or four people.
The fifth prince was born to Concubine De. Concubine De was born into the second wife of Duke Li's palace and was the legitimate daughter of the second wife. Even though Duke Li's palace is now in decline, the families are still not separated. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
There are many families who have acquaintance with the government, and they have never been completely unable to survive in the capital because of the decline of their family status.
The sixth prince is the son of a concubine, and his maternal family is from Jiangnan. One year to know the state capital, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. The sixth prince is about the same as the third prince, and they are not short of money.
The eighth prince was born to He Meiren. Although He Meiren was of low origin, he was brought into the palace as an orphan girl raised by Princess Mobei Zhenbei. She was very favored during the years she entered the palace. Not only did she give birth to the eighth prince, but she also gave birth to the eighth prince.
She gave birth to the ninth and tenth princes. Due to her meritorious service in giving birth to three princes in a row, the emperor wanted to raise her position and make her a concubine, but she did not want it. Instead, he asked for the title for the eighth prince, the oldest one. So, His Majesty agreed and made the eighth prince a concubine.
The prince respects the king, and the eighth prince became the first among the princes to be crowned king.
The rest of the princes are still young and can't reach the side, so let's not mention them for now.
From the second prince to the eighth prince, it is obvious that they all may compete for the throne. As long as they want to compete for the throne, they may take action.
Chu Yan listened to the discussions among his staff, but couldn't come up with a reason. He waved his hand to stop them, "Since they are all suspected, let's secretly investigate them and both inside and outside the capital. Whether it is them, Nan Qi and Nan Liang."
, starting from today, we must find out."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
When the queen came to invite him, Chu Yan entered the palace. He did not go to Fengqi Palace first, but to the South Study Room.
When he arrived at the door of the South Study Room, he caught up with Eunuch Zhang who was ordering people to prepare the car. Chu Yan asked, "Eunuch, my father is leaving the palace?"
Eunuch Zhang was thinking about how to delay the time. After all, it would take hundreds of miles to reach the Jokhang Temple to send the letter to Gu Qingyan. Even if Gu Qingyan got the letter, he would not be able to come back. If he could, it would be too late. Now he saw Chu Yan
When he came, he suddenly had an idea in his mind, "Your Majesty, Seventh Highness, your Majesty heard that the little princess was murdered, and was very angry. He thought of the eldest prince again, and now he ordered his servants to prepare to go see the eldest prince."
Chu Yan was smart and naturally understood in just one sentence. He glanced at Zhang De meaningfully and said, "Excuse me, father-in-law, just tell me that I want to see my father."
Zhang De's heart tightened, and he secretly sighed at the shrewdness of the Seventh Prince, so he quickly responded and went inside to report.
After hearing this, the emperor ordered, "Let him come in."
Whether it's Chu Chen, Chu Yan, or An Huajin, it's not surprising that they come to see him one after another if something happens to them.
Chu Yan paid a courtesy visit to the emperor, but instead of talking about An Huajin, he directly addressed the eldest prince, "Father, I just heard from Eunuch Zhang that you are going to see your eldest brother. You might as well take your son with you."<
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The emperor had made up his mind, but now when he heard what Chu Yan said, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you want to see him for?"
"I'm just accompanying my father to the meeting. My father is on his way out now, and if he gets angry because of his eldest brother, I won't worry about it."
The emperor looked at Chu Yan, "Isn't it because you want to see him?"
Chu Yan looked at the emperor, "What do you think, father? If I want to see him, why should I go with my father? In the past three years, I just went with the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to meet him. My father didn't say anything about my brothers."
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The emperor said angrily, "The evil boy is ignorant and has not admitted his mistakes for three years. The Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple are a bunch of cowards and cannot find out his accomplices. Three years have passed, and I will ask him today."
"If I can't ask, how will my father treat me?"
"Kill him." The emperor was furious. "I let him live for three more years because of his unfaithfulness, filial piety, kindness, and unrighteousness. This is to give him a chance to atone for his sins. But if he still dies after three years without knowing his fault, he should be killed."
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"Father, please calm down. How could you not know that the disaster that happened to my cousin today was not a conspiracy behind the scenes to remind people of my eldest brother and hold him accountable?" Chu Yan said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, it has been three years, Father.
I may not think of it today."
The emperor's face darkened, "You mean, someone might want me to kill him?"
"I can't tell, but today is not the time for my father to see my eldest brother. My father is angry. If you really want to see your eldest brother, you might as well see me tomorrow." Chu Yan suggested.
The emperor thought for a moment, but he was originally suspicious, but was persuaded by Chu Yan, and shouted outside, "Zhang De, that's all, you don't have to drive, I won't go today."
"Yes!" Eunuch Zhang felt relieved, thinking that the Seventh Prince had persuaded His Majesty today, which meant that he had helped the Seventh Young Master Gu. He had to send a message immediately and inform the matter as soon as possible to avoid the Seventh Young Master taking any hasty action.
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"Are you here for that scoundrel, or are you here for little An'er?" the emperor sat down again and asked.
Chu Yan said indifferently, "For the sake of my cousin, I would like to ask my father to conduct a thorough investigation inside and outside the capital to see if there are any spies from the enemy country who have sneaked into Da Chu to kill my cousin."
The emperor was shocked in vain, "Do you think it was done by spies from the enemy country? Southern Qi and Nanliang? Are they going to start a war?"
Seeing that the emperor was so surprised, Chu Yan obviously never thought that Nan Qi and Nan Liang would come back again, and his heart became more and more indifferent, "It has been eight years since the battle at Yuxueling. It's not like Nan Qi and Nan Liang have not recovered yet.
, it is not impossible to kill my cousin, make my grandfather sick, and disrupt the morale of the Nanyang army, and then start a war against Dachu."
