Chu Yan stood aside and watched, thinking that this should be the last time he entered the palace. In this life, it was also the last time he saw his father. He would die in the future and he would never come back.<
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The emperor spent a lot of effort and two or three cups of tea to write an edict of abdication.
After he finished writing, Chu Yan received the abdication edict and said to Zhang De, "Resign yourself to your hometown!"
Zhang De looked at Chu Yan in surprise.
Chu Yan said, "If you don't want Gao Lao, you can just follow me."
"Chu Yan!" the emperor was furious, "I'm going to kill this bitch! You... how dare you let him go!"
Eunuch Zhang immediately knelt on the ground and said, "This old slave has no home and is willing to serve His Highness the Crown Prince in the future."
Chu Yan took the abdication edict and left the emperor's chamber, signaling Eunuch Zhang to follow.
Eunuch Zhang kowtowed to the emperor and said sincerely, "I planned to serve your majesty all my life, but what your majesty did made me feel ashamed. Today, your highness has given me a chance, and I will follow you."
Your Highness has left. Your Majesty, please calm down your temper from now on and sit back as your Supreme Emperor! In fact, from my perspective, Princess An is very generous if she no longer cares about you after you issue the abdication edict. As far as you have done,
Everything you do and practice as a monk is light. You should take care of yourself in the future!"
Eunuch Zhang put aside these words, stood up neatly, and followed Chu Yan out of the emperor's bedroom.
All that was left was the emperor’s angry and hateful scolding.
When Eunuch Zhang leaves, new people will naturally be transferred to serve the emperor. As for whether they serve him with all their heart, that's another matter.
After leaving the emperor's chamber, Eunuch Zhang looked at Chu Yan who was walking in front, followed him two steps, stopped him, knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, I have something to tell your Highness."
"Say." Chu Yan stopped.
"Old slave, I took refuge with Mr. Gu Qi many years ago."
Chu Yan smiled and said, "I know, you want to be with him."
Eunuch Zhang raised his head, looked at Chu Yan and shook his head, "I just want to inform His Highness. There are many talented people around the Seventh Young Master, and I can only serve people and nothing else."
"He is a very particular person. He doesn't need you to serve him. He is just someone who is used to being around." Chu Yan said, "I don't need you to serve me either. Since you don't want to retire and return to your hometown, just go and serve your mother."
!The queen mother will go to Nanyang, so you should go to Nanyang too."
Seeing that Chu Yan was not punished, Eunuch Zhang immediately thanked him and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I am willing to serve the Queen."
Chu Yan nodded, "Please tidy up and follow me out of the palace!"
Eunuch Zhang should be.
Chu Yan ordered people to announce the emperor's abdication edict to the world. Sure enough, the people's scoldings suddenly became much quieter.
Chu Xian immediately found Chu Yan and frowned, "Why don't you let His Majesty write in the abdication edict that the throne is yours?"
Chu Yan asked back, "Brother, what do you think is the difference between whether he writes or not?"
"Of course there is a difference. Since ancient times, succession has been justified."
"Brother, why don't you think about it from another angle? I don't want to take over this position from him, why not sit on it myself?" Chu Yan looked at him.
Chu Xian was stunned for a moment and said silently, "It's not that bad."
"That's it, so this is good." Chu Yan said, "Next, I will go outside the city to get acquainted with the Nanyang Army for a few days. I will have to worry about the government affairs from now on."
Chu Xian nodded, "Don't worry, it's my duty to do my best to stabilize Chaogang for you, so that the front line will have no worries."
"Well, when my cousin leaves Beijing, Gu Qingyan will come to the court to help you. With him here, eldest brother will not be too tired." Chu Yan smiled, "There are also officials in the court, eldest brother can use them as he sees fit.
Those who are no longer useful will be kicked out of the court, and all my people will be left to the elder brother. The elder brother will choose the best and use them. If there are those who do not do well, he will just deal with them."
Chu Xian nodded, feeling that something was not right. He looked at Chu Yan and said, "Seventh brother, the little princess said that the war will not last too long. You... you should take everyone with you!"
"It's useless for me to bring a bunch of civil servants with me. It's better to let them play their role." Chu Yan said, "On the battlefield, what we need are generals."
Chu Xian thought about it and could only agree, "Okay."
After the two brothers discussed it, Chu Yan brought up the matter of Zhang Zaifu openly exposing his identity and asking His Majesty to kill the second prince. Although it was just a guess, Zhang Zaifu's move was abnormal and there must be something inside. Chu Xian also looked solemn. p>
Chu Yan ordered someone to call Chu Chen, and Chu Chen came soon. When he heard that the Zhang family was going to be re-examined, he was stunned for a while and agreed.
For the people of Chu, this day was the abdication of the faint emperor who had been in power for twenty years, which was a great joy. For Chu Yan, it was the last time he saw the emperor, and he secretly made an explanation to Chu Xian. p>
For An Huajin, who had set up all this, it was just the result. She and Gu Qingyan sat around the stove, warming wine and cooking plums, and when they heard the emperor wrote the abdication edict, there was no disturbance at all.
Three days later, the news that Nan Qi and Nan Liang were recruiting troops to Mobei reached the capital, causing shock to both the government and the public.
In the morning, Chu Yan mentioned that he would lead 300,000 Nanyang troops to Mobei, but was opposed by all the courtiers. The emperor had abdicated, and the prince wanted to ascend the throne as soon as possible. How could he personally conquer Mobei?
Chu Yan defied all opinions and issued a decree. Your Highness will supervise the country and Gu Qingyan will assist in the administration.
Both Chu Xian and Gu Qingyan accepted the decree, and the courtiers could only stop their activities.
So, on that day, Chu Yan led 300,000 Nanyang troops, accompanied by Anping and led by Su Han, bid farewell to the courtiers and rushed to Mobei.
Outside the city, An Huajin said goodbye to Chu Yan, "I have already said everything that needs to be said to my seventh cousin, so I won't say more. In short, you hold on to Mobei, and Wang Anzhi and I will capture Nan Qi and Nan Liang."
Capital City, let’s have a celebratory drink in Nanyang?”
Chu Yan suddenly said proudly, "Okay!"
He looked at An Huajin and said, "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. You have to protect yourself. You have to know that if something happens to you, it will not be easy for all of us."
An Huajin nodded, "Seventh cousin, don't worry, you are too, my aunt, cousin and I will all be waiting for you in Nanyang."
Chu Yan nodded solemnly.
An Yining stepped forward and hugged Chu Yan, "Cousin, you have to come back safely. Ning'er will recite the Peace Sutra to you every day."
Chu Yan smiled and nodded, rubbed An Yining's head, hugged him, "Okay."
The courtiers stood at the city gate and watched Chu Yan leave with 300,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, they seemed to suddenly understand why Princess An Xiao came to the capital with 300,000 soldiers and horses. It turned out that she had already obtained the troops from Nanqi and Nanliang.
News, are these 300,000 troops prepared for His Royal Highness to rescue Mobei?
For a moment, I admired An Huajin and secretly sighed at his powerful plans.
What these 300,000 soldiers and horses have done is really accomplished in one fell swoop. First they forced a marriage, then they made His Majesty issue an imperial edict to abdicate, and then their ultimate goal was to target Mobei.
After Chu Yan left, An Huajin also decided to set off tomorrow.
Gu Qingyan was extremely reluctant to let go, wishing he could put himself in An Huajin's pocket and let her take him away. He hugged An Huajin and never let go, resting his chin on her shoulder, feeling depressed
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An Huajin felt helpless after being hugged for an hour. She turned to face him and asked with a smile, "How can I coax you so that you can be happy?"
"No matter how much you coax me, I can't make you happy." Gu Qingyan said in a depressed tone.
An Huajin teased him, "Then I will take you away?"
Gu Qingyan's eyes lit up, "I can't get it."
An Huajin was amused, and stretched out his hand to rub his face, "Compared with our long life ahead, the past year and a half now is nothing. If you are busy, time will pass quickly."
Gu Qingyan still couldn't be happy, "Actually, why is it Wang Anzhi? I can do it, and it will be the same if he stays in the capital."
An Huajin laughed, "He has been away for four years and has a lot of uses. Besides, if I leave him in the capital for someone like him, I'm afraid that he will cause trouble behind my back. I can rest assured to leave my behind to him."
You."
Gu Qingyan immediately lost his temper and whispered, "Actually, I don't trust your back to others, I just can't bear to do it."
An Huajin laughed out loud.
Gu Qingyan sighed softly, his tone was full of helplessness, and his eyes were filled with endless silence, "Since ancient times, it has always been the husband-in-law who goes to the battlefield, and the wife earnestly urges and expects her to come to me. It's the other way around, grandpa said.
It’s not wrong to say that I have no future, I really have no future.”
An Huajin retorted, "That's not true. This capital cannot be managed by just Your Highness alone. Only with you here can this capital be safe and stable."
Gu Qingyan also laughed out loud, "You praise me like this, which makes me feel better."
An Huajin also laughed, she was not wrong in the first place. What Gu Qingyan is suitable for is to live in a temple and be at peace with the world.
