[Comprehensive] Code of conduct for famous ministers

Yan Changsheng has just been in Beijing for two days

On the first day, the head of the cell guarding the prison of the Criminal Department was found dead in a dark alley. There was no wound on his body, but there was a smell of alcohol. It was suspected that he died suddenly after drinking too much.

People who knew him were a little surprised. This man was a good drinker, and he was in good health. He didn't have any hidden diseases. He didn't drink less on weekdays. Why did he die suddenly? !

But if you die, you die. The head of the prison is not a big man. There are many people who die every day in the capital. His existence is too insignificant, so small that he can't splash a little wave. It's a pity that he can't see people with his hand. Blood, but can make the prisoner's life worse than death, the entire punishment department can't find a better one than him.

The next day, the one who died was Uncle Guo Fei’s confidant, Mr. Sun, the person who was sent to Hezhou last time and was offended by Yan Xiubai. An itchy person landed on his hand, how could he not be willing to peel off a layer of skin first.

As a result, Yan Xiubai lost his skin, and then, he lost his life.

The death of the prison chief is a trivial matter, but Mr. Sun is not. After all, he is also the confidant of Uncle Guo. His sudden death will naturally be investigated, and of course nothing can be found out.

Yan Changsheng is very competent as a murderer, and he will never leave any clues.

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Yan Xiubai naturally didn't know that he was stirring up wind and rain outside. He was still obediently squatting in his prison. At night, when the temperature dropped sharply, he specially rolled up a quilt and took it away when he left, which made Yan Xiubai both moved and funny.

It was over, he felt that when he went out, he might really be captured by the opponent, what should he do then? !

But this kind of worry was only a momentary thing, and soon, his attention was put on the situation in the capital.

What Yan Changsheng wants to know, there is always a way to know, not to mention that this is something that Yan Xiubai asked him to inquire about, and he has not really entered into his pot, so of course he has to show more effort.

In two days, the matter was almost covered by him.

As Yan Xiubai guessed before, something happened in Beijing. The emperor became seriously ill a few months ago. The Taoist priests he raised did not make him live a long life. It made his whole body collapse.

When he was seriously ill, several princes fought openly and secretly, fighting over the golden chair, among them the eldest prince and the third prince were the two most promising, and they fought hardest.

A few days ago, the eldest prince introduced a Taoist priest to the seriously ill emperor. It is said that he is an expert in the world. When facing death, everything, status, imperial power and the like are all false, the most important thing is your own life!

The old emperor, who was a bit more energetic, was naturally overjoyed, and immediately appointed the high-ranking man as the national teacher, and even the first prince who introduced him was also promoted, showing his face in front of the emperor.

The position of crown prince was already vacant, and at this juncture, a wise person would know what it meant for the eldest prince to have the emperor's favor.Regarding this, the Third Prince was naturally anxious.

The status and background of the third prince was not comparable to that of the eldest prince. The eldest prince was the eldest son and he was born in the middle palace. The reason why he was not named the crown prince was only because his talent was a little mediocre, and the emperor didn't like it.

Compared with the eldest prince, the third prince's talent is not the most prominent among the several princes, but he is humble, courteous and virtuous, and is very popular among the courtiers. The most important thing is that his mother and the old emperor are close friends. Although the grown-up cousin failed to become a queen, she was still a unique noble concubine and was the most favored in the harem, so his son was naturally special in the eyes of the emperor.

He worked hard for more than ten years, and finally had the capital to compete with the first prince, but now because of a Taoist priest who appeared suddenly, the other party had a faint tendency to overwhelm him again, and the third prince was naturally not reconciled.

He was not reconciled, but there was nothing he could do, and at this moment, the First Prince attacked him.

The household department is in charge of the third prince, and the secretary of the household department is Yan Huaiqing, the patriarch of the Yan family. There was a disaster in Shanxi earlier, and the household department allocated a large sum of money to relieve the disaster. The national teacher counted, yes, just counted, saying that the reason why the old emperor was so seriously ill was because there were countless grievances in Shanxi, and their resentment was soaring, and they rushed to the emperor.

As soon as this remark came out, the emperor was naturally shocked, and then sent someone to investigate, okay, I don’t know if I don’t investigate, I was shocked when I checked, the locust plague in Shanxi has never been solved at all, and the money has been allocated. But none of them are in the hands of the common people. Only God knows where they are going.

The emperor was furious, and he suffered from top to bottom, especially the third prince and Yan Huaiqing. Jiukong is probably talking about the scene in Shanxi.

The matter involved too much, if you are not careful, there will be a civil uprising, not to mention that the emperor's physical safety is also involved, so it would be strange not to be angry.

The emperor became angry and didn't save any sympathy. The third prince was punished to contemplate at home, while Yan Huaiqing was dismissed from his official position and sent home. The entire Yan family was not implicated, nor was he sent to prison. The emperor was very kind.

As for Yan Xiubai, he is an unlucky innocent Chi Yu who was accidentally hurt. He had nothing to do with him, but who made him so coincidental that his surname was Yan? Offended a vengeful villain? !

He didn't deserve the whip this time. It can only be said that he was unlucky. He was so unlucky that he happened to be caught.

However, there is no hope for the Yan family, Yan Xiubai sighed and said, "Now we can only save ourselves."

Yan Changsheng frowned, and said: "I don't understand such a convenient thing, but you are now a member of the Yan family, so you are fine if the Yan family is fine?"

"The Yan family will definitely be fine." Yan Xiubai thought for a while, and said: "The Yan family has a great career, and it has existed since the founding of the country. It will never fall so easily, and the third prince is also He is reluctant to let the Yan family collapse like this, which is undoubtedly a suicide for him, Yan Huaiqing has been an official for so many years, he is a smart person and knows how to do it."

"Then, what if the Third Prince loses?"

Yan Xiubai didn't answer, he just said thoughtfully: "I don't know whose hands the money fell into, whether it was framed by the eldest prince, or whether the third prince really stole it from himself..."

"Is this important?" Yan Changsheng asked.

"No..." Yan Xiubai came back to his senses suddenly, and said a little depressed: "It's not important..."

Although it was an extremely bastard thing at that time, it should be cut to death, but it was not in his control, and he couldn't control it.

No matter how the world changes, some things will never change. He is not a god, nor does he have any great abilities. He is just an ordinary person who goes with the flow. I don't want to hear it either, as if those things don't exist anymore.

He really missed those days when he was still in Changgemen, when he lived a relaxed life, because of ignorance, no matter how much he wrote in the book, it was just what appeared in the book, always separated by a layer of illusion, so there was no Now this sense of powerlessness.

Yan Changsheng was very keen. Although his face didn't change much, his animal-like intuition still felt that he seemed to be in a bad mood in an instant, "What's wrong with you?" He looked at him with some concern, and then Said: "Don't be afraid, I will definitely rescue you!"

Although what the other party said was completely different from what he thought, his firm expression still moved Yan Xiubai a little.

He is so easily moved, this is not good, he rubbed his face thinking, and then muttered: "Don't think about robbing prison again..."

"No prison." Yan Changsheng raised his chin and said, "If you want to be an official, then keep doing it!"

The big deal is to kill the eldest prince who is the culprit. If not, kill the emperor directly. The Yan family is on the side of the third prince. When the third prince becomes the emperor, Yan Xiubai should be able to go out in a fair manner.

Yan Changsheng's idea was simple and rude. Although the emperor was a bit difficult to kill, he always had a way!

Yan Huaiqing is the backbone of the Yan family. He is the elder of the two dynasties. He just celebrated his 50th birthday at the beginning of this year, but he does not look old. His figure is in good shape, neither fat nor thin, nor a big belly. A black beard hanging from his chin made him look fairy-like.

People who don't know him will definitely think that he is only 40 years old at most!

Regarding Yan Huaiqing's dismissal, there was no rush in the manor, and some people even speculated whether the emperor was going to take the Yan family to pave the way for the eldest prince.

Those who can't calm down can't even sleep well at night. Only Yan Huaiqing should sleep and eat, as if he was not the one who was dismissed from office at all, even if several sons and brothers couldn't hold back and wanted to discuss with him Discuss countermeasures, but he sent them back.

After a long time, his confident and calm appearance calmed down the hearts of the people in the mansion.

Every afternoon, after taking a nap, he would read a book in the study for a while, and this day was no exception, but as soon as he stepped on the threshold of the study, he was stunned.

There was no other reason. There was a person standing where there should be no one. A boy in black stood beside the bookshelf, calm and calm.

Yan Huaiqing was still calm and didn't shout to catch the assassin, which made Yan Changsheng nodded in satisfaction, this person was quite sensible.

He directly took out a letter from his arms, raised his hand, and the letter flew towards the other party as if it had grown wings, and finally landed in his hand.

Yan Huaiqing doesn't know martial arts, but it doesn't mean he has no eyesight. This move is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

This man is definitely a master!

"Who are you?!" He said warily.

"It's just an errand delivery letter." Yan Changsheng said lightly: "It was given to you by Yan Xiubai, just follow the above instructions honestly!"

The natural tone was enough to flatter, but fortunately Yan Huaiqing was an old fox, so he calmly endured it.

However, Yan Xiubai's letter?

Naturally, it is impossible for him not to know about the other party, but Yan Huaiqing really wants to give up on him, and the Yan family must not stand out now, one side is the Yan family, and the other is an unfavored child, no need to think about which one he will choose.

It's just that the child who would take care of him when he remembered seemed a bit unexpected.

Thinking in this way, Yan Huaiqing opened the letter. The letter was not long, but he read it more and more slowly, and his expression gradually became dignified.

After reading it the first time, he read it again, and when he finally raised his head to ask something, the mysterious boy was no longer there.

He was moved, and clapped three times, and a man appeared in front of him, also in the same black clothes, but he was an adult man.

"Do you know when he came in?" Yan Huaiqing asked with a frown. After all, this place is an important place for studies. On the surface, it seems to be nothing, but the guards behind it are absolutely tight.

"My subordinates are ashamed." The man bowed his head and apologized, "That man's martial arts are very high, he is definitely a first-class master in the Jianghu."

Yan Huaiqing thought for a while and said, "Let someone check his identity."

The man replied yes, and was about to leave when he was stopped again.

Yan Huaiqing walked to the desk, took up a pen and wrote a letter, and handed it to the other party together with Yan Xiubai's letter, saying: "Be alert, and hand it over to the Third Prince."

During the critical period, he and the third prince could not see each other on the surface, but some of the connections behind the scenes never broke.

When the person left, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and tapped his fingertips on the table again and again.

He was thinking about Yan Xiubai, he felt that he needed to re-evaluate the value of the child that he almost gave up...

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