The prince is hard to serve

After Yang Yi left, Yan Wenhao turned his head to look at Qin Yi, and asked, "Boss Qin is here today, but is there any clue to the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Qin Yi nodded, and replied: "Yes, I found it. About this person, there is just a record in the intelligence cabinet. His ancestors were all generals, but it was supposed to be a family that served the country loyally, but in his father's. In my generation, something happened, so that I was cast aside from then on, so I had to move my family, left my hometown, and went to another place."

Yan Wenhao looked at him, frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Treason."

Slowly spit out two words, Qin Yi paused, and then continued with a calm expression: "That happened 40 years ago, and Dayan was not peaceful at that time, and the surrounding small countries headed by the Huns have always treated Dayan. Staring at tigers, repeatedly provoking, the border is often wars."

"Wu Hai's father was a general at the time, but in a battle with the Xiongnu, he was deceived by power and beauty, and was used by the Xiongnu to lead our army into the trap set by the enemy, and almost wiped out the entire army. If it wasn't for General Yun's incomparable bravery and intelligence back then, leading a group of soldiers to fight hard and break through the encirclement, I'm afraid that in that battle, there would be countless casualties and a crushing defeat."

"After returning to Beijing, the emperor was furious and opened the court to inquire about the crime. The Wu family was going to be executed all over the house, but the emperor read that he had been loyal and good to the Wu family for generations, and he had made a lot of contributions. In the end, only Wu Hai's father was executed. However, the feats earned by the Wu family from generation to generation are lost because of this, and everyone only remembers that there was one person in the Wu family who sentenced the country and almost wiped out the entire army of [-] soldiers, so the Wu family became the object of everyone's contempt."

Wu Hai was the lieutenant general who attacked Yunjing.

Yan Wenhao had never heard Yun Chen mention this past, nor had he inquired about it, so it was the first time he heard about it.

However, what he wanted to know was not these things, so after slightly nodding his head, he asked again: "Have you found out whether Wu Hai and Concubine Degui are related to the Zhou family?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, I'm about to talk."

Qin Yi picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then glanced at Yan Wenhao, motioned him to be calm, and then continued, "The place where Wu Hai's family moved happened to be the place where the Zhou family lived. 40 years ago, the Zhou family was just a small clan in a local area, with no power and power, and the head of the family was only a general, and it is not as prosperous as it is today."

"It's a coincidence that the Patriarch of the Zhou family had received the kindness of the grandfather of the Wu family, and was picked up from the corpse pile by the uncle of the Wu family, so he was able to survive. When he met them at this time, thinking about the kindness of saving his life, he was more or less grateful. Taking care of him once or twice gave him a lot of help, and the reason why Wu Hai was able to re-enter the barracks and climb all the way to the position of lieutenant general, the Patriarch of the Zhou Clan, has contributed a lot."

Hearing this, Xie Jingyu couldn't help frowning, and interjected in a cold voice: "So, it was indeed Zhou who ordered Wu Hai to attack Yunjing back then?"

Glancing at him, Qin Yi nodded and said, "That's right, it's indeed the Zhou family. In fact, to be more precise, it was the imperial concubine in the palace who secretly instigated it."

As he said that, Qin Yi sighed shallowly, pondered for a while, and then continued: "Wu Hai is different from his father, he is loyal and righteous, but his head is stubborn, and he must repay his kindness. The Zhou family He has given him and the Wu family a lot of help, and he has always wanted to repay his kindness, so when they deliberately charged Yun Jing with a charge of bewitching the emperor and led him to assassinate Yun Jing intentionally or unintentionally, he did not have any doubts about their words If you think about it, you really believe it, and it is also a fool to talk about it in detail."

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao understood all the ins and outs of what happened 12 years ago. This is a series of conspiracies, a trap set by Concubine De Gui. The purpose is to get rid of Yunjing and Yunyao. Perhaps, there is also the Yun family.

There was an undisguised killing intent flashing in his eyes, Yan Wenhao squinted his eyes, his whole body exuded a bone-chilling chill, he clenched his fists with a cold face, and secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely Let Concubine Degui and the Zhou family go all over the house, and blood debts will be paid in blood!

From the time Qin Yi spoke, Mu Ziling felt worried, and then his eyes fell on Yan Wenhao. Now seeing him silent for a long time, with a cold and ruthless expression, he patted him lightly. Touch the back of his hand, and after a while, call him again softly: "Wen Hao."

"Ok?"

Turning his head to look at Mu Ziling, seeing his worried expression clearly, Yan Wenhao raised the corners of his lips to him, smiled slightly, and said softly: "I'm fine, don't worry."

Mu Ziling still looked at him without looking away, and frowned slightly.

Watching Mu Ziling's expression, Yan Wenhao was stunned for a while, then slowly suppressed the fake smile on his face, then reached out his hand silently, and squeezed Mu Ziling's hand tightly. Tight, even a little hard.

Seeing that he no longer pretended to be himself, Mu Ziling slowly loosened the frown between his brows and revealed a faint smile.

He held Mu Ziling's hand and calmed down for a while. After a while, Yan Wenhao turned his head to look at Qin Yi again, and said to Qin Yi, "Boss Qin, thank you for this."

Putting down the teacup, Qin Yi waved his hand, "It's just a trivial matter." After a pause, he added with a solemn face: "One more thing, the Zhou family seems to have contacts with the Huns."

Yan Wenhao didn't show any surprise when he heard the words, he had vaguely guessed it before, so at this time, he just nodded slightly and replied: "Yes, I see." After speaking, he called Lai Fuquan again, He ordered: "Go to the warehouse and get the 1 taels of silver."

"and many more."

Calling Fuquan back, Qin Yi looked at Yan Wenhao, and said in a low voice, "There's no need to pick it up, I told you about this extra, and I won't charge you any more money."

After listening to the words, Yan Wenhao pondered for a while, then waved his hands to signal Fuquan to go down, then cupped his hands, and said seriously: "If that's the case, I will thank Boss Qin."

Qin Yi said: "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite, this is what I should do."

After that, Qin Yi stood up again, bowed to Yan Wenhao and Mu Ziling, and said, "I've finished what I have to say, so I won't bother His Highness to discuss important matters with Mr. Xie, first. Retire."

Looking at him, Yan Wenhao gave a low 'hmm', and then said: "Today is the anniversary of the death of An Liu's parents. It is time for An Liu to worship them. They will be buried in Yunshan outside the city."

Qin Yi's voice came from outside the house, and he said: "Thank you Your Highness, I understand."

After Qin Yi left, Yan Wenhao turned his head to look at Xie Jingyu again, then pondered for a while with half-cast eyes, then raised his eyes and said to him: "Jing Yu, I need your help with something."

Xie Jingyu nodded, and said solemnly, "Say it."

Yan Wenhao said: "I need you to help me spread the news one by one. It's best to spread it all over the streets and alleys in a short time, so that everyone knows it."

"It's not difficult." Xie Jingyu asked, "What's the news?"

Yan Wenhao said the news that Xie Jingyu wanted to spread expressionlessly, and after he finished speaking, he paused, and after a while, he said, "Let it spread throughout the capital within two days."

After hearing this, Xie Jingyu showed surprise, frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "Will this make them anxious?"

Looking at him, Yan Wenhao said coldly: "I just want to force them, and they will show their flaws when they are in a hurry. Otherwise, if grandpa and uncle don't leave Beijing and just go to the Qitian Pagoda, they will still be worried, and it won't be soon. Some action."

Xie Jingyu heard the words, thought for a while quietly, and said, "Okay, I will take care of it."

Yan Wenhao gave a 'hmm', and after a while, he said: "Also, after noon, grandpa and uncle will go to the Qitian Pagoda. After they leave, I need you to send someone to keep an eye on the third brother. Once he Let me know if you take action."

Although Yun Chen and Yun Jing did not leave Beijing, Jiang Xi had already returned to Beijing ahead of schedule. Once Jiang Xi returned, Mu Jiyan would be punished for his grievances. In addition, he asked Xie Jingyu to deliberately spread the news. Concubine Gui and Yan Wenyuan had no choice but to make a move within a few days.

Raising his head, Yan Wenhao looked at the gradually darkening sky outside, and narrowed his eyes——

Today, it is finally about to change.

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According to Yan Wenhao's request, Xie Jingyu compiled the news into a catchy nursery rhyme, taught it to a few beggars, and gave them a few pieces of silver to let them sing along the road while begging.

When these children were begging, they often traveled all over the capital, and because this nursery rhyme was so catchy, within a day, this nursery rhyme was sung everywhere in the capital, and anyone could hum a sentence or two along with it. , even a young child who is ignorant and ignorant knows this nursery rhyme.

One day later, rumors suddenly spread in the capital, saying that the reason why Yun Jing almost died on the battlefield was that the Zhou family ordered people to sneak attack Yun Jing from behind, and now that Yun Jing came back alive, he came back to take revenge.

Although these years, the Yun family is no longer what it used to be, it has gradually declined and gradually faded out of the people's sight, but for Yun Jing, a young general, once he is mentioned, the people still feel sorry for him, let alone a 12-year-old general. Years later, Yun Jing, who was already dead, came back again. At this time, when he made these remarks again, the people were curious, and naturally they were willing to talk about it.

In this way, one spreads ten, ten spreads one hundred, and three people become tigers. When it comes to the latter, the people who said it seemed as if they had witnessed the incident with their own eyes. All of them clenched their fists, stared, spoke decisively, and were filled with righteous indignation endlessly.

This is not enough, Xie Jingyu made people intentionally tell the truth, made Yunjing's deeds into a story, and at the same time vaguely said that the imperial concubine and empress in the palace also participated in the events of the year, and let the people in the teahouse restaurant Mr. Storyteller said it vividly.

The people who love to listen to books in their spare time listened to the story and regarded it as true. After hearing this, the older women wiped their tears and felt sorry for Yunjing, while the younger ones were very angry. And those students and scholars, with their enthusiasm, gathered together and wrote a ten-thousand-person petition, vowing to seek justice for Yunjing.

This incident is too big. When Jing Zhaoyin learned about it, it was too late to stop it. What's more, it spread too fast, and it was impossible to stop it. I'm afraid it will have the opposite effect and make the rumors spread even worse... It's just that if he doesn't do anything, he can't explain to the Zhou family at all.

Just when Jing Zhaoyin was in a state of desperation and wished to bang his head against the wall, he heard someone from outside reporting that someone from the Zhou residence had come and asked him to go see him right away, so he could only calm down a little, and then raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead. Then with a bitter face, he opened the door and walked out.

Walking quickly to the front hall, Jing Zhaoyin had already put on a charming smile, and when he saw someone, he lowered his head and said: "Uncle Guo, why are you here?"

The person who came was Concubine Degui's direct younger brother, Zhou Yujing.

Looking coldly at Jing Zhaoyin in front of him, Zhou Yujing snorted coldly and said: "Today, those untouchables actually made trouble outside the gate of the house. If I don't come again, the Zhou family won't have to stay in the capital any longer!"

"Uncle Guo, what are you talking about?" With a laugh, Jing Zhaoyin's forehead broke out in cold sweat, and asked cautiously: "If you want to be dismissed, you will send someone to take them?"

Staring, Zhou Yujing raised his hand, almost poked his finger on Jing Zhaoyin's nose, and said sharply: "If you catch them, wouldn't it be more true to the rumors, how will you let the Zhou family gain a foothold in the capital in the future?!"

Taking a step back, Jing Zhaoyin lowered his head, and hurriedly said in multiple voices: "Yes, yes, the lower officials are not thinking carefully, please calm down, Uncle Guo."

"Calm down, hum!" He glared at Jing Zhaoyin angrily for a long time. After a long while, he looked away, turned around, walked to the upper seat and sat down, and said coldly, "Say, what is going on with this rumor? Who spread it?" Out?"

After walking a few steps forward, Jing Zhaoyin said in a low voice: "This... the lower officials don't know about it, they only know that it suddenly appeared in the past two days, but who is behind the scenes has not yet been found out."

Hearing this, Zhou Yujing was furious again, he slapped the table hard, and angrily reprimanded: "Idiot!"

Jing Zhaoyin had a bitter face and lowered his head even lower.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhou Yujing said coldly again: "Are you a trash? No matter what, you won't stop it. How can you be responsible for letting this rumor develop into what it is like!"

Jing Zhaoyin raised his head and glanced at him quickly, then immediately lowered his head, thinking how could this be stopped, but how could he dare to say this, so he had no choice but to be unable to speak out, and then raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead , without defending himself, apologized humbly, with a particularly respectful attitude.

Zhou Yujing became angry when he saw him, and then remembered how he was blocked outside his mansion and accused from head to toe by those ignorant pariahs, so he became even more angry. He copied the teacup on the table and turned towards Jing Zhaoyin Throw it away, "Waste, waste!"

The tea in the teacup was just brewed, and the teacup hit Jing Zhaoyin's feet, and the hot tea splashed on him, making him shiver, but he didn't dare to move a step, so he could only hold back the fire It hurt sharply, and continued to stand obediently.

Pointing at the person in front of him and cursing for a long time, after venting the anger in his heart, Zhou Yujing said coldly: "The capital city is under your jurisdiction, and this matter should be your responsibility. I will give you one day. If I return tomorrow If you can hear this rumor, just wait to take off your black gauze hat." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and angrily led the people away from Jingzhao Yin's mansion.

Of course, these remarks naturally affected not only the Zhou family, but also Concubine Degui.

At this time, in the palace.

Concubine Degui has been in business for many years, so she has many eyes and ears. Even if it is something that happens outside the palace, she can know it immediately. Therefore, people will naturally tell her about the rumors that spread all over the capital.

After hearing the report from the kneeling little eunuch, Concubine De Gui shook her hand and nearly broke the teacup in her hand, her face showed a little nervousness, and her eyes were full of disbelief.

impossible!What happened back then, she had done in an extremely secretive way, and she firmly believed that Wu Hai would not tell them, not to mention that Wu Hai was already dead, so how did people know about this matter.

Concubine Degui panicked.

Yes, the news that Yan Wenhao asked Xie Jingyu to spread was the truth of what happened back then.

Seeing Concubine Degui's expression, the maid next to her hurriedly called her: "Your Majesty."

Hearing the sound, Concubine De Gui came back to her senses, but there was still a hint of panic in her eyes, and she ordered: "Quickly invite His Highness the Third Highness to come into the palace." She was afraid that this matter would reach Emperor Yan's ears.

Concubine Degui always knew how much Emperor Yan cared about Yunjing. If Emperor Yan found out, even if Emperor Yan was bedridden and controlled by herself, Concubine Degui would still instinctively feel fear.

This is this man, and the influence he has had on her over the past 20 years has been deeply ingrained.

Seeing Concubine De Gui's expression, the little eunuch didn't dare to delay, after answering, he hurried out of the palace to invite Yan Wenyuan.

The little eunuch moved very quickly, and within an hour, Yan Wenyuan appeared in Concubine Degui's bedroom. He glanced at Concubine Degui's face, quickly walked to sit beside her, and said with concern: "Mother Concubine, What’s wrong with you?"

Shaking her head, Concubine Degui grabbed his hand again, raised her head to look at him, slightly parted her red lips, and said, "Yuaner, let's act."

Hearing this, Yan Wenyuan was startled for a moment, then frowned and said: "Concubine Mother, I'm not ready yet, let alone Yunchen and Yunjing are still in Beijing..."

"Didn't they go to the Qitian Pagoda?"

Interrupting Yan Wenyuan's words, Concubine Degui said: "The Prayer Tower will only open once every half a month. They went to the Prayer Tower, and they will not be able to return until at least half a month later. Mu Jiyan is now in prison again. I'm ready, so there's nothing to worry about!"

Clenching Yan Wenyuan's wrist tightly, Concubine Degui said in a more emphatic tone: "Yuan'er, it's okay, the time has come!"

Yan Wenyuan hesitated: "But..."

"No but!" Raising the volume, Concubine Degui interrupted Yan Wenyuan again. After she finished speaking, she seemed to have sensed her gaffe, so she raised her hand to stroke her temples, and said slowly: "Yuaner, Jiang Xi You have already returned from Jiangnan, and you will arrive in the capital soon. You cherish your talents, and you did not want to do anything serious that day, so you gave Mu Jiyan a chance. Once Jiang Xi returns, Mu Jiyan will definitely be released without charge. Continue to wait until when?"

After hearing this, Yan Wenyuan pursed his lips, fell silent, and began to think.

Seeing this, Concubine De Gui persisted and said: "Yuan'er, you have heard the rumors that are prevalent in the capital today. Once these rumors reach your father's ears, the consequences will be disastrous. How much does Your Majesty care about Yunjing? I've seen it before, if His Majesty knew about it, we were the ones who did the Yunjing incident back then, and we definitely wouldn't let Bengong and your grandfather go."

Speaking of this, Concubine Degui stopped, and after a while, she said: "Besides, Yuaner, Yan Wenhao has already returned."

This sentence seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. Yan Wenyuan's expression finally changed, his eyelids moved, and after a long time, he nodded slowly and said, "Okay, concubine mother, three In the future, we will act."

Concubine Degui was overjoyed, and then curled the corners of her lips, revealing an alluring smile.

Poured a cup of tea for Yan Wenyuan with her own hands. Concubine Degui was quiet for a while, and suddenly asked casually: "By the way, do you still have contact with that Li Xuan?"

Yan Wenyuan frowned when he heard the words, and then raised his eyes to look at Concubine Degui. Although he was puzzled about how much the concubine mother cared for Li Xuan, he didn't think much about it in the end, and replied truthfully: "The identity of this person is unknown. It is by no means as simple as the businessman he said, and I have never had any contact with him."

Lowering her head and straightening her wide sleeves, Concubine Degui said softly: "I think this person is bright and generous, and he doesn't seem to be hiding anything. Maybe it's Yuan'er, you think too much. If there is a chance, Yuan'er should go with him." Get in touch, it may be useful to us, after all, it is better to have multiple friends."

Yan Wenyuan's eyes flashed, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I see, Concubine Mu."

Concubine De Gui gave a "hmm", nodded again, and then laughed.