i am afraid

Jiang Yan's trip this time can be said to be really light and easy, because there is no one trustworthy at all, and he is afraid of leaking, so he didn't bring anyone except Zhou Pingan, but it was enough to bring him.

That Xungui's outstretched hand did not land on Jiang Yan's fair cheek, but was taken by a big black hand with well-defined joints, and then with a "click", Zhou Ping'an crushed the man's wrist.

The pain was so extreme that he couldn't scream, and Jiang Yan couldn't bear to look directly at the distorted face of Xungui.

In fact, he didn't intend to make a fuss, Gu Xi is very good at picking places, although this Qinghe Garden is beautiful, and the people who come and go are mostly dignitaries, but there are actually very few people who are qualified to see him, but it's not impossible, he just passed the first floor Shi Zheng saw two acquaintances sitting in the front row listening to the play, there was a lot of trouble on his side, if his identity was revealed, he would not be able to see Gu Xi today.

After giving Zhou Pingan a wink, Zhou Pingan immediately understood, grabbed the Xungui by the neck, and tried to beat him. The people behind Xungui hurried up to rescue their master. Seeing that the guards in the Qinghe Garden were about to Coming up, Jiang Yan took advantage of the chaos and went upstairs quietly.

Seeing that everyone was attracted by him and no one noticed Jiang Yan's departure, Zhou Pingan grabbed Xungui's neck and smiled, showing off his white teeth.

"Acquaintance! It was you who took over Miss Chunhong before, right? See if the Lord doesn't punish you properly today!"

As soon as Zhou Ping'an finished speaking, he punched Xungui's nose crookedly, and he immediately screamed, holding his nose: "Where did you come from! I know my father is..."

Zhou Pingan ignored him, and hit him a few more times. It was written from head to toe that Master is here to make trouble today.

Jiang Yan went upstairs, and soon someone came forward to guide him into the private room. As soon as he walked in, he saw Gu Xi who was sitting leisurely by the window drinking tea.He didn't seem to be afraid of being ostentatious, he was wearing a brocade and white embroidered gown, and a bright jade crown belt, which couldn't hide his richness and coquettishness.

Seeing Jiang Yan approaching, he seemed to be slightly taken aback, and then laughed: "It seems that His Majesty seldom goes out of the palace."

Jiang Yan was puzzled, he replaced everything that could reveal his identity, even the jade hanging around his waist was replaced with inferior ones, how could it appear that he seldom left the palace?

Seeing his doubts, Gu Qi shook his head and said, "In a place like Qinghe Garden, the business is either rich or expensive, and ordinary clothes are more eye-catching. Your Majesty can easily be regarded as..."

For the rest, he didn't say anything, Jiang Yan didn't care, just nodded, and secretly wrote it down, thinking that he couldn't make this kind of mistake again next time, if he didn't bring someone here today, I'm afraid it would really be bullied .

Seeing Jiang Yan's expression, Gu Xi knew that he didn't understand, but the purpose of his coming today was not to teach the little emperor these dirty things, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Prince Chen will return to the capital in a few days. I just want to ask, what is your Majesty thinking?"

Jiang Yan didn't expect him to ask so bluntly, and when he was poked at the center, his expression turned cold immediately: "What does Prime Minister Gu mean by that?"

Gu Qi smiled gently, and seemed not to care about Jiang Yan's attitude at all. He said softly: "Your Majesty, don't be too nervous. Although I have done things for His Highness King Qin for a few days, I am still the prime minister of Daxian. In the past, when the prince was here, He was also a guest of the Eastern Palace."

Jiang Yan's expression relaxed a bit, not because he was moved by his words, but because Gu Qi's words and his heart were unified when he said that he was a guest of the Eastern Palace. Dad did things.

He only remembered a few main characters in the old part of the Eastern Palace, but he didn't really have much memory of the rest, probably because Gu Qi wasn't the prime minister at that time.

Seeing that Jiang Yan loosened so easily, Gu Xi inevitably felt a little contempt in his heart, but his intention was not to deceive the little emperor, but to help him, loosening is a good thing, and his smile became gentler.

"Your Majesty is young, and he was forced by the chaos before. Sitting on the throne is a last resort, but I'm afraid His Royal Highness Chen Wang will not think so."

Jiang Yan raised his eyes, he looked at Gu Xi, and didn't refute his words, in fact, he didn't know anyone, and he didn't believe him either.

Gu Xi didn't hold back anymore, and said straight to the point: "But according to my minister, His Majesty is the one who should sit on the throne. The right time, the right place, and the right people have all three."

Jiang Yan's heart skipped a beat when he heard what he said. Looking at him, he couldn't help raising his voice slightly: "Master Gu!"

Seeing that he was only surprised but not panicked, Gu Xi felt sure, and the smile on his face deepened.

"Your Majesty is the grandson of the late emperor. His status is precious. Now he is sitting in the Zichen. It is the right time. It is a good location to sit in the Beiling. All the ministers are dedicated to assisting His Majesty. It is a harmony of people."

Jiang Yan's heart, which had been warmed up just now, was cooled by his basin of cold water. He is a helpless puppet. Where did he come from? Waiting to see his jokes, waiting for Prince Chen to come back and take over the overall situation.

Sensing Jiang Yan's thoughts, Gu Qi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, do you know how many people in the Eastern Palace like this minister are there? It's just that there are some fools, but most of them are devoted to the crown prince and full of hope for His Majesty, but His Majesty let them down." gone."

"Me, let them down?"

Jiang Yan was stunned. He had never had a good communication with these father's old departments. A few years ago, because he was young, he devoted himself to keeping his father's filial piety. Afterwards, he felt that these people had changed their families and betrayed their father, so he disdained to talk to them. Speaking of which, did these people hold hope in him?

Gu Xi took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Someone contacted His Majesty five years ago, and I was there at that time. The late Emperor ordered people to guard the East Palace tightly, and finally sent a person in. I want to know His Majesty's future plans, but His Majesty was very angry and drove people away."

When he said this, Jiang Yan remembered that the man came in pretending to be a eunuch. He was taking a bath at that time, and several maids were also waiting on him in the pool. Maybe it was a bit curvy, but the man didn't say a few words. His thoughts were all on his maid, and his heart was so dirty that he couldn't describe it. He was so angry that someone kicked him out, and even beat ten boards.

Although he felt wronged, he couldn't tell Gu Xi these words, Jiang Yan lowered his eyes.

Seeing Jiang Yan's expression, Gu Qi shook his head inwardly, and continued: "Later, Lord Hubu Wang came to look for His Majesty again, but His Majesty let him go."

He was even more impressed by this. The Minister of the Household Department had a pure and dignified life, but when he expressed his loyalty to him, he was secretly thinking about what benefits he could get from him if he could ascend the throne, and even wanted to push his daughter to him. The most hateful thing What's more, he kept saying that he was loyal to his father, but in his heart he secretly scolded his father for being arrogant all his life, but for being a short-lived ghost, which made him plan for half his life in vain.

"Master Ma held a banquet that day. He originally wanted to gather everyone together to have a good discussion with His Majesty, but His Majesty refused to go. No matter who invited His Majesty, His Majesty was unwilling to go."

"It's been a long time. I heard that His Majesty loves painting and calligraphy, and has no intention of fame and fortune. The late emperor watched him all the time, and the people gradually dispersed."

Jiang Yan couldn't help but said: "I never thought about this at the time, I just hated those who were loyal to me."

He hesitated, and said: "I can feel that they are completely different from what they think on the surface. They are not really loyal to their father at all..."

Gu Xi interrupted him: "Your Majesty thinks, what is loyalty?"

Jiang Yan was stunned.

"The crown prince is not the son of heaven. It takes time to build up manpower. Of course, the officials who can be used in the early stage are the officials of the court. The crown prince wins them together by means, not by anyone's loyalty. With these people, the only interest is involved."

Jiang Yan was stunned, this was beyond his acceptance, he couldn't help but said: "If others can give them more benefits, won't they betray?"

Gu Xi gave him a strange look, "In this world, who can give more benefits than the emperor?"

Jiang Yan was silent, and after listening to Gu Qi's words, he suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were really too stupid, that people are so straightforward.

Seeing that Jiang Yan was thinking, Gu Xi didn't interrupt him. After a long time, he said slowly: "If Your Majesty is interested, I have a few candidates here. Your Majesty can summon them after the court tomorrow and have a good talk with them. I can't. Guaranteed nothing, but if King Ruochen really has objections, with these people around, His Majesty will not suffer in court."

He didn't say much about the rest. It's true that King Chen supported his troops with self-respect, but he also had a Marquis Mansion that could suppress him. Since they didn't object to the succession, it was tantamount to submitting a nomination certificate. Whoever sits on the throne It took the lead.

Jiang Yan bit his lip, and slowly remembered the names that Gu Xi said in his heart.

When he was leaving, he couldn't help asking one more question: "Since you are the king of Qin, why did you come to me?"

Gu Qi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty doesn't want to be a puppet, and I naturally don't want to be a display either."

Jiang Yan didn't know much about his situation, but thinking about a prime minister condescending to follow a prince every day as a counselor, he probably had no real power.

It was just noon when Jiang Yan came, and he forgot the time as he told Gu Qi, it was already night, and Zhou Pingan was already waiting outside when he came out.

There are only two private rooms on the third floor of the Qinghe Garden. This is not for the sake of others, but this floor is originally a place where the rich and powerful recite poems and fight against each other. It is not beautiful to close the door.When Jiang Yan entered, there were only people in twos and threes outside, and it was already full of voices. He looked curiously, and talked to Zhou Pingan while walking downstairs.

"I wronged you just now. I don't think that person has any background. How did he get away?"

Zhou Ping'an was silent for a while: "He told me that his father was the commander-in-chief of the Wucheng Army and Masi, and I told him that I was the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard. He was no match for me, so he left."

The soldiers and horses of the five cities are only fourth-rank yamen, and the commander of the imperial guards is a third-rank official. Naturally, they can't be provoked. Jiang Yan shook his head and stopped mentioning this matter.

The others had all reached the stairs, when suddenly a teacup flew towards his back, Zhou Pingan caught it with his hands, but with a muffled grunt, the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.

Zhou Ping'an's palms were all red, and the tea bowl was filled with boiling hot tea. If it hit Jiang Yan... Zhou Ping'an clenched his fists and looked in the direction of the tea bowl.

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Jiang Yan: The baby is wearing a cuckold, not happy

Traitor A: His Majesty wearing a cuckold is also beautiful!

Traitor B: Hmm!Today's majesty is also very cute!

Traitor C: Someone who dares to say that His Majesty doesn't look good wearing a cuckold.

Traitor C: Let him put his head on the Hulun Buir Grassland.