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There was another wind and snow blowing outside, and the whining sound made people upset. Jiang Yan took a deep breath and stepped forward.

"Second uncle, my condolences."

King Qin shook his head at him, indicating that he was fine. He looked at Jiang Yan's face and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter with the wound on the face? Was it done by the assassin?"

Jiang Yan is actually not good at lying, but at this moment, the strange feeling he once had suddenly filled his heart, his eyes changed, and then he nodded and said: "Chengyuan originally came to discuss with my sister about the title of the chairman princess. Yes, after talking about it, I mentioned some things from my childhood, that person was discovered by me, and in a moment of impatience, he scratched me and escaped."

What he said was well-founded, and King Qin didn't suspect anything. At this time, Zhou Ping'an stepped forward and said: "The minister searched the Anpinghou's mansion according to the order, and found that the bricks and stones in the Anpinghou's bedroom had been pried. Just dug out... the princess."

He glanced at the guard who had spoken just now, and the guard who had quite a lot of experience in autopsy immediately said: "Reporting to the prince, it is indeed the case. The princess used Ding Yanzhu, which can't be seen from the outside, but at least the person has gone It's been two years."

Two years ago, when Princess Changxuan just got married, King Qin's face was filled with anger.

"The Marquis of Anping killed the princess. In order to prevent the incident from being exposed, he found someone to pretend to be the princess, and even tried to use Dingyanzhu to hide the truth. This crime is heinous and must be executed immediately." Seeing that the heat was about the same, Jiang Yan added a sentence coldly, and directly gave Anpinghou was convicted.

Dingyan beads have the effect of maintaining the appearance of life, unless the death is miserable, after a period of use, the corpse will gradually restore the appearance of youth. After using Dingyan beads for two years like this, no matter how clever the operation is It is not known how the person died, but at best the time of death can only be roughly deduced.And if in a few years, the Marquis of Anping made the fake princess slowly die of illness, and when it was time for the burial, all the dignitaries would come to offer their condolences. No one would think of an autopsy, and he might have concealed the matter.

Thinking of this, King Qin's eyes became colder.

"It's not an exaggeration to destroy the nine clans like these rebellious officials and thieves!" Jiang Ling's voice came from the door.

Jiang Yan didn't say anything, the nobles are easy to get married, and the nine clans of Marquis Anping are very involved. It's easy to say, but it's not an easy thing to do, and it will be settled eventually.

The sadness on King Qin's face had been put away, and he looked no different from Jiang Ling, all of them were angry.

"Isn't Marquis Anping missing? He must be a guilty conscience. Look for him! Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find him and bury him in Changxuan's body."

Jiang Yan nodded and said, "I already have some clues, and I'm sure I'll find them soon."

Jiang Ling glanced at him suddenly, and Jiang Yan's heart skipped a beat. After all, he was lying. People with a guilty conscience are always suspicious, not to mention Jiang Ling's eyes are so sudden.

"Uncle Six?"

"What happened to your face?"

Jiang Ling opened his mouth suddenly. He glanced at the two imperial physicians who were locked in a corner and pretended to be dead, and said, "How did it hurt? Does it hurt? Will there be scars?"

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, not understanding why everyone cared about his face. Originally, he just wanted to make the wound look more obvious, and the wound might affect his daily actions elsewhere, so he chose to scratch his face, but at this moment And I can't help but suspect that the decision I made is too obvious, and it means that it is easy to be exposed. The sixth uncle and the second uncle both went to the battlefield and killed people. If they find out that the wound was made by themselves...

He tightly covered the wound on his face, thankfully the imperial doctor covered it up from the beginning, tried to calm his voice, and said, "It's just a scratch, it doesn't hurt."

Jiang Ling nodded, as if he was just asking one more question. Seeing Princess Changxuan's forehead dotted with a little red peony mark, his heart moved, and he reached out to explore Princess Changxuan's fair and somewhat abnormal cheeks. His anger deepened: "It's lead powder, and women only wipe it off when they get married. What a Marquis of Anping! He actually looked down on me, Princess Daxian, and killed her only on the wedding night."

Jiang Yan's face turned pale, and the pain in his heart was even worse. He didn't know what kind of despair could make a person give up his life, and strangle himself to death with a wedding dress at the best time of a woman's life.

So cruel, not only to herself, but also to him.

Jiang Yan took a deep breath to prevent his fragility from being exposed to others. He said in a concealed manner: "I have something to discuss with my two uncles. Chengyuan wants to let my sister be buried as a princess. During the national funeral, I can't make a big deal. But Cheng Yuan wants her sister to go away in a better way."

The King of Qin had no objection, Jiang Ling said: "Let's go ahead and express condolences tomorrow, according to the ceremony of the eldest princess. Don't worry about the national funeral. Changxuan is the granddaughter of the first emperor, so I think he won't pursue these things."

King Ning and King An's face twitched when he just entered the door, who said the old man didn't care?Also the granddaughter?He even insisted that the crown prince's burial must not exceed the specifications, and he also said that the crown prince was a false dragon. He once tried to take out the dragon-patterned jade bib that was buried with the crown prince from the coffin, perfectly explaining what it means to treat a son as an enemy.

But the dead have no human rights. Jiang Ling spoke up, and the late emperor had no choice but to be held accountable. Jiang Yan nodded, and asked someone to summon the Secretary of Internal Affairs to give orders.

Jiang Yan didn't want his sister to be buried in Anpinghou's mansion, he thought for a while, and said: "Yesterday, Cheng Yuan and Uncle Six took a fancy to a princess mansion in the previous dynasty. My sister was traveling, and I had nothing to give away, so I gave the house away. How about moving it out, letting my sister settle it overnight, and bury it from there tomorrow?"

Everyone didn't have any opinions, Jiang Yan then delineated a good place in the royal tomb, next to his father's tomb, he would not let his sister be buried in the ancestral tomb of Anpinghou's family with the surname of Anpinghou.

After being buried, it's time to hunt down the murderer.The old Marquis Anping went early, there was only one old lady in the house, Marquis Anping also had a few sisters who were concubines, Jiang Yan raised his hand and let them go, ransacked Marquis Anping's mansion, asked them to move out, and gave them back the money.However, the old lady didn't appreciate it, and hanged herself the next day. Before she died, she asked her loyal servant to pour a glass of poisoned wine into each of the concubine's daughters, and all of them died in the Marquis of Anping's mansion. Jiang Yan couldn't do anything in his life Understanding her thoughts, I had no choice but to give them a good burial.

However, not many people felt that he was kind, instead, cold sweat broke out quietly behind his back. The little emperor looked silent, and thought he was a gentle person, but in the end, his methods were so ruthless!

The prince is resolute and ruthless. Jiang Yan, as his son, is naturally ignored by everyone when he is weak, but after all, he is bleeding the blood of the prince. Once he is connected with such a thing that destroys people, what will happen? The explanation is also unclear.

Gu Xi let this speculation go, and even pushed him behind the scenes with Jiang Ling's consent. Naturally, he didn't mean to rely on Jiang Yan for the tyrant, and he carefully created a ruthless but already tyrant. The image of a young king who can stand on his own, in addition to emphasizing the crimes of Marquis Anping.

It’s not that there are no gentle kings, it’s just the same thing. A vigorous king can get twice the result with half the effort, but a gentle king needs to spend more time and energy to do one thing perfectly. Therefore, gentleness leads to mediocrity, and cruelty leads to clarity. host.Jiang Yan was too weak at the beginning, and he was forced to ascend to the throne of God. This image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Only by using this method of almost smearing can people change subjectively and change the image. This is the most important step. .

Jiang Yan knew nothing about this. He was still trying his best to track down the whereabouts of Anping Hou. Even if he knew where he was, he was afraid that it would attract suspicion if he said it directly. He had to slowly leave one clue after another, thinking It was necessary to guide the imperial guards to find the foothold of Marquis Anping, but the effect was not very good.

Zhou Ping'an has been wandering around the city. He seems to have decided that Anpinghou is a young master who can't bear hardships. He also focused on searching the famous inns and restaurants in the city. He also searched the brothels and Chu halls several times. , Afraid of long nights and dreams, he simply left the city on the grounds that the imperial physician asked him to go out more, and the destination was Daning Temple.

Hanliang Pavilion is not far from Daning Temple, and it is the resting place for pilgrims on the way up the mountain. He doesn't believe it. He stops there for a while, and then walks into the bamboo forest that Jiang Xuanying said, unless the imperial guards are a group of eaters. The guy who cooks, can't find anyone like this?

After these days of recuperation, the wound on the face has scabbed over, and a long streak stretches across the fair cheek, like a slight blemish in white jade, a crack in glass, almost everyone feels regret when they see Jiang Yan at first sight, Jiang Yan himself didn't feel much. Compared with the wounds on other places, the wounds on his face would not affect him the least. Not to mention the imperial physician's swearing guarantee, there is nothing else in the palace. There are many ointments for removing scars and scars. There is really a scar on his face, he is a man with an ordinary face, what's the matter?

Jiang Yan still didn't use the name of the emperor when he went out of the city this time. He was used to wearing insignificant clothes, but this time because he came to arrest people, he brought a lot of imperial guards with him and took a chariot. Anyone with a discerning eye could guess a thing or two. Come, so it's a smooth ride.

The terrain of Daning Temple is high, and Hanliang Temple is halfway up the mountain. Turning around the official road and going up the mountain road, the chariot can't get on here, so Jiang Yan walked down.

It's warm in the mountains. It's not yet the next year, and there's already a hint of early spring. Green leaves are sprouting from the dry branches. Looking at it from a distance, it's enough to make people feel refreshed.

Jiang Yan climbed up the stairs, and Zhou Ping'an followed behind him, with his hand on the hilt of his waist, listening to all directions at any time, and guarding against sudden accidents around him.There were a hundred or so imperial guards behind the two of them. Although everyone pretended to travel casually, they couldn't hide their toughness.