Pan Wuchun was completely frightened by Qi Yunheng at the moment. In addition to being terrified, he also realized that he had indeed had close contacts with Zhu Bian in the past three years. His Majesty the Emperor trusted him and did not criticize him. Without the approval of His Majesty the Emperor, it should not be forgotten that some things are impossible to be allowed no matter what.

"My minister must remember His Majesty's instruction!" Pan Wuchun hurriedly knelt down on the ground, pleading guilty to Qi Yunheng.

Seeing Pan Wuchun's resolute attitude, as if he really had a clear understanding, Qi Yunheng also eased his tone, and arranged another chore for Pan Wuchun.

"Check out the people on the primary election list. Anyone who has bullied men and women, bullied others, etc., no matter whether the perpetrator is the head of the family or the evil slave of the family, will be disqualified from the re-election—the evidence must be as conclusive as possible."

Qi Yunheng deliberately bit the last few words.

Pan Wuchun and Gao Ming understood it as soon as they heard it.

As much as possible, that's all.

If there are other problems with some families, such as too much connection with the previous dynasty, it is not suitable for entering the palace, it is not impossible to catch wind and shadow.

In short, a group of people can be screened out, even a large group.

Gao Ming, Pan Wuchun, and Eunuch Wei who are present at the moment are all Qi Yunheng's confidantes. It is very clear that their emperor has no enthusiasm for this draft, but is just going through the motions, blocking the mouths of the courtiers, and letting them Don't be a fly.

After ordering Pan Wuchun, Qi Yunheng turned his head and said to Eunuch Wei: "I remember that there are also beautiful girls in Shilang Yan's family who are sent for election, you can go find them, and then join those who are sent in the name of the Yan family and have a relationship with the Yan family. Girl, cross them all out, disqualify them, don't leave a single one behind!"

"Here!" The three people present already knew that Qi Yunheng was robbed by the Yan family at the city gate today and started a dispute, so they naturally felt that it was only natural for Qi Yunheng to order so.

At the same time, Yan Zhiwu also rushed back to his elder brother Yan Zhiwen's servant mansion.

Gao Ming didn't tell Yan Zhiwu that His Majesty the Emperor was in the convoy, but after hearing Gao Ming's words and tone when he asked him to make a choice, and seeing the respectful attitude of Gao Ming's guards beside the carriage, Yan Zhiwu could also guess it. ——

Their Yan family has a big event!

So, as soon as His Majesty's convoy left, Yan Zhiwu didn't care to ask the city guard to take care of his younger sister. He didn't want her to be wronged, so he got on his horse and galloped back to the mansion in the city.

The previous house of the Yan family had long been occupied by the more powerful nobles of the new dynasty, and Yan Zhiwu himself had not yet set up a house in the capital, and together with his wife and children temporarily lived in the mansion of his elder brother Yan Zhiwen's servant.

But when he returned to the Shilang's mansion, Yan Zhiwu realized that today was not Xiumu. His elder brother was still working in the yamen and would not be returning home for a while, and his father Yan Yongchang was still on his way to Beijing, and it would take another ten and a half months. Only then can he arrive, even after returning to the mansion, he still can't find anyone to discuss with.

But today's matter cannot be solved by Yan Zhiwu himself, and he is not a person who is good at planning. He was promoted to the first-class general only because of his bravery and the advice of his father Yan Yongchang. Official position, retreat from the bloody battlefield.

Yan Zhiwu tried his best to calm down his emotions, thought about it seriously, and finally decided to call his brother back from the yamen.

Although the Yan family has no ancestral precepts about taking concubines, Yan Yongchang only married one wife, and the Yan family only has three brothers and sisters who are direct relatives. They were arranged by their father to lead completely different life paths since they were young, and there is no interest in each other. Disputes, the relationship between the three brothers and sisters is also far closer and united than that of ordinary officials and officials.

Knowing that his younger brother invited him back to the mansion, although Yan Zhiwen had doubts, he still asked his boss for a leave of absence and hurried back to the mansion.

Seeing Yan Zhiwu and hearing what happened today, Yan Zhiwen's face turned pale.

"Are you sure it's His Majesty the Emperor who clashed with Zhimei?" Yan Zhiwen asked with the last glimmer of hope.

"Not sure." Yan Zhiwu smiled wryly, "But even if it's not His Majesty the Emperor, but the High Commander, can we afford to provoke him?"

"If it's just to offend the high governor, there is still room for maneuver in this matter. After all, he has to take into account the reputation of the eldest prince, and no matter how angry he is, he will not end the matter." Yan Zhiwen sighed, "But if His Majesty the emperor ..."

"What will happen?" Yan Zhiwu asked nervously.

"Don't worry, as long as you and I write a letter of pleading guilty as soon as possible, we won't go to the point of ransacking our home." Yan Zhiwen smiled mockingly, "But in the next few years, I definitely don't have to hope for promotion anymore. I am afraid that there will be some twists and turns in your title and transfer——Although the current emperor is not the kind of person who will take revenge endlessly and insist on killing people, but his small-mindedness and long-standing vengeance are the same as before. If you can't compare with that person, if you don't let him vent your anger, none of us will want to be refreshed."

On the point of trying to figure out the holy will, the Yan family can be called the source of family learning.

Yan Zhiwen has worked under Qi Yunheng's staff for so many years, and he has a considerable understanding of the emperor who once looked up to him, but now he is looking up to him.

The biggest characteristic of this emperor is that he has monopolized power and cannot tolerate coveting by his subordinates. The second is to obey the rules, but these rules are the rules set by him, not the kind recognized by the world.

Today's six ministers are not all talented and capable people, but each of them is in the heart of the emperor in various ways, and sticks to the bottom line drawn by his majesty for them.As long as they don't cross this bottom line, the group of ambitious people below them won't be able to replace them.

For example, Mi Su, Yan Zhiwen's immediate boss, is really not a competent minister. Not to mention his humble background, his knowledge and ability are limited, but his greatest advantage is his self-knowledge, and he never plays with power or takes advantage of his position under the eyes of the emperor. In order to open the door of convenience to those close to him, whenever he was indecisive, he would go directly to the Qiankun Palace to ask the emperor, without any scruples about the face that Shangshu should have.

Yan Zhiwen asked himself that he couldn't do this step, and he also gave up the idea of ​​being able to monopolize a part during Qi Yunheng's administration. He just wanted to take root in the court, sort out his contacts, and pave the way for his children and grandchildren. One side, that is the best.

Yan Zhiwen was already planning to be transferred abroad. The reason why he invited his father Yan Yongchang to the capital was that he hoped that he would make suggestions for himself, and by the way, stay in the capital after the matter was completed, and be the backbone of the Yan family in the capital.

But as soon as today's incident happens, the external transfer will definitely come to naught, at least a flat transfer is absolutely impossible, and relegation is very hopeful.

"It would have been nice if I hadn't sent a letter to Zhimei asking her to come to the capital too." Yan Zhiwu sighed, "At least the letter shouldn't be sent so early."

After the Southwest was pacified, Yan Zhiwu was able to return to Beijing because of his work report. It happened that Yan Zhiwen was also planning to invite his father Yan Yongchang to come to the capital to sit in the city, and the cousin of his younger sister Yan Zhimei's remarriage was also coming to the capital to participate in this year's Jinshi examination. As soon as they discussed it, they simply sent a letter to Yan Zhimei, asking her to come to Beijing with her husband, so that their Yan family could be reunited.

Never thought that Yan Zhimei could not wait to return to the capital so impatiently, leaving behind her husband who was still in the state capital waiting to enter Beijing with the candidates of the same period, she led her own people to the capital, and it turned out that she arrived earlier than her father Yan Yongchang. Moreover, before entering the gate of the capital, he caused a huge disaster because of indulgence in servants.

"It's too late to regret it now." Yan Zhiwen shook his head, "Stop thinking about it, hurry up and write a letter of pleading guilty, and you and I will hand it over tomorrow, pleading guilty to His Majesty..."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Zhiwen's expression suddenly changed, "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Yan Zhiwu was taken aback by him.

"Have you noticed which direction Gao Ming and those people entered Beijing from?" Yan Zhiwen grabbed his younger brother and asked eagerly.

"Which direction?" Yan Zhiwu thought for a while, "Zhimei entered the city from Chang'an Gate in the east, and those people in Gaoming...seem to come from the southeast."

Yan Zhiwen took a deep breath, and then asked: "Zhiwu, nine thousand years old...I mean, Ouyang, Ou San...has he met Zhimei?"

Yan Zhiwu was taken aback, "It should be? At least Zhimei met him in the harem, because she often mentioned Ou San's face to me..."

"If Ou San was there at that time, tell me, would he have recognized Zhimei?" Yan Zhiwen interrupted Yan Zhiwu's recollection.

"He... How could he be there?!" Yan Zhiwu's expression changed immediately.

"The southeast of the capital is where Huangzhuang is. If His Majesty came from that direction, then Ou San is likely to be in the car too—he is in charge of Huangzhuang." Yan Zhiwen turned paler as he said, "The worst thing is, It is he who is here, but His Majesty is not."

Annoyed the emperor, as long as he obediently admits his mistake, at least he can save his life.

But he angered Ou San...God knows what kind of revenge he will have!

The Yan family and Ouyang have long had old grievances. Yan Zhiwen's second son was caught by them without anyone noticing because he had offended Ouyang and his gang. After a day and a night, the family members found out that the young master was missing, so they searched for him and rescued him.

Although the man was saved and his body was fine, the humiliation he suffered that night will never be forgotten in his life. After that, Yan Zhiwen's second son never went out of the house again. Locked in the yard, shed tears.

It's not that Yan Zhiwen never thought about avenging his second son, but there was no proof, and his father Yan Yongchang warned him not to use those shady methods against Ouyang, so he could only suppress his anger and endure it.

Up to now, he no longer has the guts to get angry.

"Ou San...or the same Ou San from back then?" Yan Zhiwu was also very clear about Ouyang's behavior, and when Yan Zhiwen mentioned this possibility, he immediately became a little more worried about his sister.

"It's not as ostentatious as it was back then, but it's more ruthless than it is." Yan Zhiwen said indifferently, "What's more, the current him can really blow pillows."

Yan Zhiwen's younger sister was the most beloved imperial concubine of the former emperor, so she knew very well that the rumors between Ouyang and Emperor Xinghe were purely unfounded, but they were just malicious speculations by some people.

But after the change of dynasty, the new emperor confirmed what the previous emperor had never done.

The tricks between His Majesty the Emperor and his husband were already noticed by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but His Majesty obviously didn't want to admit it, so they just opened their eyes and pretended not to see it.

"No, that's not right." Yan Zhiwu carefully recalled the situation at that time, then quickly shook his head and said, "If only Ou San was there, the imperial guards would not be able to kill people in public. Only when His Majesty is there, they would be so bold."

"I hope so." Yan Zhiwen didn't dare to have too much hope, "No matter what, you and I have to hurry up and plead guilty, and there must be no delay."

"Zhimei's identity..."

"Don't mention it for now, just say that they are relatives. If His Majesty asks questions, we will apologize for him."

"understood."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like