The prince is hard to serve

Yan Wenhao was playing chess with Mu Ziling, but An Yi's sudden appearance interrupted their interest in continuing to play chess, so they all stopped.

Turning his head to glance at An Yi who was kneeling on the ground, Mu Ziling got up consciously and was about to leave, but was stopped by Yan Wenhao who quickly grabbed his arm.

Guessing what Mu Ziling was thinking, Yan Wenhao raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes were full of tenderness, and he said softly, "Mom and modest, you should stay and listen too."

Facing Yan Wenhao's smiling expression, Mu Ziling thought for a while in silence, then nodded slightly, and sat down again.

Moving his eyes, Yan Wenhao glanced at An Yi, who looked extremely embarrassed in front of him, and frowned involuntarily. He gave Fuquan a look, motioned him to invite Imperial Physician Pei, and then asked, "An Yi, Why are you in such a mess, what happened? Why did you get hurt, An Er?"

Clasping his fists, lowering his head, An Yi said in a deep voice: "This subordinate and An Er have separated."

After pondering for a while, An Yi continued: "Following your Highness's instruction, this subordinate rushed to Duke Huai's fief together with An Er to find out the number of soldiers and horses that Duke Huai secretly raised."

"When we arrived at Duke Huai's fiefdom, the subordinates and An'er sneaked into the barracks at night. After finding out the number of soldiers and horses and food and grass, they were about to leave when they saw Duke Huai alone in a hurry. He went up the mountain, and soon entered the tent with several generals, as if there was something important to discuss, the subordinates and An Er were worried that something might happen, so they followed together."

He paused for a moment, and when he spoke again, An Yi's tone was filled with annoyance: "This subordinate was careless, and he forgot that the soldiers and horses that King Huai kept in captivity contained many powers in the world, and there were many people with high martial arts skills among them." Therefore, the subordinate and An Er were quickly discovered by them... The subordinate's injury was caused by accidentally falling off the cliff when breaking out of the siege. At that time, the scene was chaotic, and An Er separated from his subordinate and disappeared. .”

After capturing the most crucial words, Yan Wenhao's expression suddenly became very serious. He looked at An Yi and asked very seriously: "An Yi, what did you hear?"

"Yes."

An Yi raised his head and replied earnestly: "Your subordinate heard that Duke Huai is going to cooperate with Concubine Liang and several ministers to surround the imperial city with [-] troops and threaten His Majesty to abdicate on the day of His Majesty's birthday."

Hearing this, Mu Ziling frowned, his brows were full of worry, and he couldn't help asking: "How many ministers? Do you know who they are?"

Shaking his head, he secretly said, "Just after hearing this, the subordinate and An Er were discovered."

Slightly nodding, Yan Wenhao waved his hand at him, and said in a low voice: "Okay, I see, you go down and let Imperial Doctor Pei take a look at the wound, after the wound is taken care of, go and inform Luo Yu, let her search for it secretly The whereabouts of An Er, and let An San keep a close eye on Duke Huai, pay attention to his every move at all times, and report immediately if there is any change."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Duo Yuan again, and motioned for him to lead An Yi to Imperial Physician Pei.

After An Yi left, Mu Ziling immediately looked at Yan Wenhao, with unconcealable anxiety in his expression: "Your Highness, you should tell His Majesty the news as soon as possible, otherwise once fifty thousand troops enter the capital, the consequences will be severe." Unbelievable."

Nodding his head, Yan Wenhao said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry to be humble, I want to tell the emperor, but it's not now, and I can't come forward." Otherwise, how would he explain it, and where did he get the news?

Hearing this, Mu Ziling frowned even tighter, and he couldn't help emphasizing the time: "Your Highness, there are only five days left until His Majesty's birthday, why do you still only think about yourself?"

Once King Huai succeeded, [-] soldiers and horses entered the capital, and the flames of war ignited, what should the people of the capital do?

He could guess Yan Wenhao's scruples, but he couldn't agree with it at all.

Grabbing Mu Ziling's hand and patted it lightly, Yan Wenhao comforted him, then smiled at him, and said, "I know time is running out, but I am modest, you have to understand, father is always suspicious, if I How much do you think your father would believe if you just rushed to Emperor Father in such a rash way, and without any evidence, directly stated that Duke Huai was planning to rebel against you?"

"..." Mu Ziling fell silent.

Thinking of Emperor Yan's character, Mu Ziling had to admit that Yan Wenhao's scruples were right.

——If they bluntly say in front of Emperor Yan that King Huai has [-] soldiers and are ready to commit rebellion without any evidence, it may cause Emperor Yan to suspect them even more.

After all, on the surface, Duke Huai has been playing the role of a flirtatious and idle prince, going to and from the place of fireworks all day long, drunk and dreaming, and there is no one under his door, how can he plot rebellion?

Thinking of this, Mu Ziling couldn't help but sigh inwardly. After pondering for a while, he pursed his lips and asked, "Then what are your Highness's plans?"

Without answering directly, Yan Wenhao hooked the corners of his mouth, but instead asked in a gentle tone: "Does Qianhe know about Jiang Xi?"

After nodding his head, Mu Ziling responded naturally: "Naturally, Jiang Xi is Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, a first-rank official residence."

After a pause, he looked up at Yan Wenhao, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you mention him, Your Highness?"

Yan Wenhao told him: "I need Jiang Xi's help."

Hearing this, Mu Ziling looked at him very puzzled: "What does this have to do with Jiang Xi?"

Seeing this, the smile on the corners of Yan Wenhao's mouth widened a bit, and the smile had already stained the brows. He considered his sentence and explained to Mu Ziling: "If we want to sue the emperor, we need to have enough evidence first. Concubine Liang would be a good candidate to prove that Duke Huai intends to rebel, and she must know the list of officials who should make peace with Duke Huai."

He knew that Duke Huai had gone to see Concubine Liang.

As far as Mu Ziling was concerned, he didn't know about the entanglement between Duke Huai and Concubine Liang. Just now, when An An mentioned Concubine Liang, he was already very puzzled. It's a face full of unknowns.

Discovering Mu Ziling's question, Yan Wenhao answered it for him with a smile: "Concubine Liang has always loved Duke Huai, so she is willing to be Prince Huai's eyeliner in the palace, and be used by him to deliver news for him. .”

Unable to keep his eyes wide open, Mu Ziling was shocked: "They..."

A look of sternness flashed in Yan Wenhao's eyes, and Yan Wenhao sneered, "The two of them had an affair. Back then, the Queen Mother accidentally found them together. They were afraid that the Queen Mother would notice, so they cruelly killed her."

Sudden pain in his heart, Mu Ziling hesitated for a while, then patted the back of Yan Wenhao's hand with his other free hand, and called him softly: "Your Highness..."

With killing intent flashing in his eyes, Yan Wenhao said harshly, "I will avenge my mother!"

Grasping Mu Ziling's hand tightly, Yan Wenhao was silent for a while, and after slowly calming down, he continued with the previous topic and continued: "Therefore, Concubine Liang will never easily reveal the list of officials. Yes, if there is anyone else who can make Concubine Liang speak up now, apart from Yan Wenzhi, Jiang Xi is the only one left."

As he spoke, he chuckled lightly, then picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea slowly, and continued: "Jiang Xi likes Concubine Liang, and has been infatuated with her for 20 years, otherwise, with his talent and aloofness, how could he fall into the Do you want to be humble and small, and help the fifth emperor brother with all your heart?"

"And Concubine Liang has always known that Jiang Xi likes her, so she has been using Jiang Xi for so many years, but after a long time, maybe she herself doesn't know what kind of concubine Liang is to Jiang Xi. However, she naturally thought that Jiang Xi would not betray her, so she would only reveal the list of officials when Jiang Xi asked her."

Hearing this, Mu Ziling couldn't help but sigh, and he asked, "What can I do?"

"Yes, modest, I need you to do me a favor." Yan Wenhao said with a smile.

Nodding without hesitation, Mu Ziling asked him, "What does Your Highness need from me?"

"Go and persuade Jiang Xi to agree to help."

Yan Wenhao said to him: "If I go, Jiang Xi will never see me, so you can only come forward on my behalf, Qian He, to persuade him, and let him agree to get those officials that Duke Huai is going to cooperate with internally and externally from Concubine Liang." list."

"As long as we get this list, we will have evidence." Narrowing his eyes, Yan Wenhao said coldly: "As for the person who reported the matter to Emperor Father, I think the third brother should be more suitable than me. He would be very willing too."

Mu Ziling thought for a while, then frowned, and asked, "What if Jiang Xi doesn't agree?"

If Jiang Xi really liked Concubine Liang so much, why would he be willing to watch Concubine Liang die?Because once the list is handed over, her charges will be fulfilled——

Intending to rebel is a serious crime enough to punish the nine clans, and Concubine Liang will definitely die.

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao thought for a while, and after a while, he said softly, "Qian He, wait for me for a while."

After finishing speaking, Yan Wenhao stood up, then turned around and walked into the inner room. After a while, he came back, and there was an extra letter in his hand——

In this letter, Yan Wenzhi's life experience was stated.

Handing the letter to Mu Ziling, Yan Wenhao said: "If Jiang Xi is unwilling to agree no matter what, you can give this letter to him. After reading it, he will understand."