The Blood Crown

Although Yan Sikong is far away in Yunnan, he is still very well informed of various news.

Liaodong is now in a stalemate of confrontation. Zhuo Letai can’t get in, Zhao Fuyi can’t get out, and the same is true for Datong and Oala back then, but Datong’s defense line is solid, and the people in the pass live and work in peace. , but Liaodong is different. More than 20 years ago, the seven prefectures in Liaobei were defeated and relocated.

Han Zhaoxing was still a reviled traitor in the Kingdom of Jin. As for whether General Zhao had any contact with him secretly, it was unknown.

Xie Zhongren was interrogated in prison for a year, and he was recruited for everything, including planning to frame the Feng family at the beginning, but because Feng Ye "temporarily changed his mind" and did not comply with the consolation, Emperor Zhaowu certainly would not slap himself in the face and put the Feng family to death. The unjust case was made public, and now Xie Zhongren is saved, but because he still has a little use for Han Zhaoxing and Feng Ye.

These situations in Beijing all came from She Zhun's secret reports. Of course, She Zhun also told him the speculations about him by the court and the people without any concealment.There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The rumors that he turned against the enemy and secretly assisted the king of Chu in his rebellion have already spread all over the world. Except that there is no real evidence, what he said is so clear that many of them are also in line with the facts.

Yan Sikong was not surprised, at least those around Chen Kui, such as Qian Feitong, Hou Ming and some personal servants, had already guessed his identity, although he was still imprisoned by Fengye There was no light in the prison in Qianzhou.

Even if the Dog Emperor knew about it, there was nothing he could do about it. His only family member in Beijing was the Dog Emperor's own daughter. Unless Wan Yang gave birth to a son, he could be used to threaten him. him.

However, the imperial court reacted fairly quickly. As soon as the news of King Chu's rebellion came back to the capital, the imperial court sent two people to negotiate a peace. These two men were chosen very well.

One is Huo Lihuo, a scholar who was also a lecturer of Chen Yu back then. After Yan Zilian died of illness, he was promoted from the second assistant of the cabinet to the first assistant of the cabinet, but he could not bear the persecution of the eunuch party and returned home.The other person is Chen Yu's grandfather. He was originally a subordinate official in a small inn in Jinan Prefecture. He sent his daughter to the palace as a maid, but he didn't want to be blessed by the emperor. He even gave birth to the eldest prince. Unfortunately, Concubine Hui could not Chong, he was only assigned a small official position. Even when Chen Yu was named the prince, he did not ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs, but now he has been promoted by five ranks and became the third-rank servant. Although he is an idle position in the Ministry of Rites, he is promoted quickly , Unheard of, it shows that Emperor Zhaowu wanted to make up for it.

Sending these two people here is obviously to show affection. It seems that Emperor Zhaowu has also woken up. He no longer extravagantly hopes that Feng Ye, who bears the bloody feud of killing his father and family, can be appeased, but his own son still has room for change.

These two made Yan Sikong feel a huge crisis.

It's not because the two of them really have any deep relationship with Chen Wei. One is a teacher who has no name and hasn't taught Chen Wei a few times, and the other is a grandfather who hasn't met a few times since he was born. It may have shaken Chen Yu's determination, but the appearance of these two people revealed a message - Emperor Zhaowu was showing weakness.

If Emperor Zhaowu realized that the current situation is serious, internal and external troubles, he is already under the enemy's back, and he may be on the verge of extinction if he struggles to support himself. The reasons for Feng Ye and Chen Wei's rebellion will be gone, and Chen Wei will have to serve Emperor Zhaowu until his death when he ascends the throne in the future.

At that time, their only internal enemy was Feng Ye. If the power of the whole country was combined with Chahar's internal and external attacks, Feng Ye would become the target of public criticism and would surely die.Moreover, if Chen Yu really went back to be the prince again, how he would be handled in the future is unpredictable.

After Yan Sikong clarified the matter, he felt his hair stand on end, and came up with the idea of ​​assassinating Huo Li and Huo Li halfway. Emperor Wu knew that Chen Kui had hated him for many years, and he wanted to let Chen Kui know that what they wanted was the throne, not the crown prince.

Not long after he got the news, Chen Yu came to him, and asked straight to the point as soon as they met, "Have you got the news, sir?"

Yan Sikong nodded: "The emperor sent Mr. Huo Ge and Mr. Xu to persuade him to make peace. Poor Mr. Huo Ge is 74 years old. I don't know if his health can handle such a long journey."

"I really didn't expect that he would send grandpa here..." Chen Yu said coldly, "When my concubine was alive, he ignored her and was extremely cold. It's ridiculous that he only thinks of my natal family at this time." It is resentment and joy.

"This proves that His Highness really made him feel threatened." Yan Sikong said, "Congratulations, Your Highness."

Chen Kui sneered: "Mr. is right. He never put my mother and son in his eyes all his life, but now he wants to send someone to beg me."

"Your Highness must understand that the reason why he is jealous of you is because you have [-] soldiers and horses in your hands, and there will be more in the future. If you compromise with him, without these, you will go back to the past, even because you have The heart of treason, once there is a chance, he will not let you go."

"Don't worry sir, I'm very clear-headed."

Yan Sikong got up and went to the window, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and said softly: "Your Highness is naturally sober now, but Huo Ge is a veteran, well-educated, and good at speaking, and Mr. Xu is His Highness's grandfather. Understand it with reason and move it with emotion, I am worried that His Highness will not be able to bear it."

"Sir, you have underestimated my determination. I will treat them with courtesy, but..." Chen Kui narrowed his eyes sharply, "No one can stop me from taking back my throne."

Yan Sikong nodded and stared at Chen Wei: "What if the emperor is willing to abolish Chen Chun and re-establish His Highness as the crown prince?"

Chen Kui lowered his eyes.

Yan Sikong smiled lightly: "Your Highness is extremely wise, you have already thought of it, right?"

"Don't worry sir, I won't be easily shaken."

"Your Highness is meeting Mr. Ge and Mr. Xu. It is inconvenient for me to come forward, so I will wait for His Highness's news."

Chen Kui stood up and walked to Yan Sikong's side: "Sir, why don't you believe me? In less than a year, you have allowed me to have the strength to compete with the imperial court. I have seen all your hard work. If you don't Sir, I wouldn’t be where I am today, so how could I let my husband down.”

"Of course I believe in Your Highness. Your Highness will not stop at small gains before he has accomplished his great cause." Yan Sikong looked at Chen Kui and said seriously.

Chen Kui also looked at Yan Sikong quietly, for a long time, lost his focus, and then murmured: "Mr. under the moonlight is so beautiful."

Yan Sikong frowned slightly: "Your Highness..."

"Sir." Chen Yu rushed, "Mr. worked hard for me all day. I am grateful and loving. Since the death of my mother and concubine, no one in this world has treated me better than Mr. Mr. I trust and rely on Mr. , I like Mr., and regard Mr. as the closest person, how can Mr. tell me to restrain myself?"

Yan Sikong said coldly: "Your Highness is a person who wants to achieve greatness and dominance, how can he love mother-in-law and mother-in-law in the love of children?"

"If I am obsessed with ordinary women, or like my father who only loves concubines, sir can scold me. But sir is different. Sir is my teacher, my counselor, and will be my prime minister in the future. The two of us join hands , I will be able to reproduce Dasheng's Kaiping prosperity, I can't do without him, I don't want to be separated from him in my life, and no one can replace him in my heart."

Yan Sikong's face darkened, he took a step back, and sighed heavily: "Your Highness, I am a man, and I am..."

"Fengye is also a man!" Chen Yu grabbed Yan Sikong's hand, his face full of unwillingness, "Mr. married the imperial sister and gave birth to the little princess. If you only follow the usual way, you will not be close to the dragon at all." The color of yang, I will never embarrass you with this in my whole life, but you can clearly do it, so why can't I? I want to be the emperor, and I can give you the whole world, isn't that what you want? ?”

Yan Sikong said harshly: "What I want is a king, a sage, a minister, and a virtuous minister. I want to assist His Highness in governing the country. I will live up to what I have learned all my life. I will never serve people with sex and make me laugh."

Chen Yuhan said in a low voice: "Nonsense, I will become the emperor in the future, whoever dares to say that the husband is not good at words, I will punish him from the nine clans!"

"Your Highness..." Yan Sikong wanted to withdraw his hand, but found that he couldn't move. He said tiredly, "Your Highness, I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness. I will do whatever I want, but this is the only thing I can't do."

Chen Kui gritted his teeth and said, "Is it because of Feng Ye?"

"No, no matter whether there is a seal or not, a minister must not exceed the courtesy of a monarch and a minister."

"It's too far-fetched for a person like Mr. who is so rude and dares to risk the dissatisfaction of the world to talk about the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers!" Chen Kui said angrily, "Feng Ye once humiliated you like that, and now he is using it You, why are you so obsessed with him?"

This sentence hit Yan Sikong's heart, he said loudly, "The more your Highness speaks, the more absurd you are. I only have the righteousness of the family and the country in my heart, and I don't have the love for my children. When will Your Highness understand the painstaking efforts of the minister?"

Chen Kui pursed his lips, with a ferocious expression on his face, but tried his best to restrain himself.He reluctantly let go of Yan Sikong's hand, and said disappointedly: "I like sir, I can't help it, if sir wants to get angry with me, I can't help it."

Yan Sikong took a deep breath: "Your Highness, please have a child with Mrs. Qi. In this way, Your Highness will be more mature." The implication was that he hoped that Chen Mu would spend more time on his concubine instead of worrying too much about it. Own.

"...I won't let her have my baby."

Yan Sikong was startled: "Why? Your Highness must pass on more descendants."

"I will not let a woman of humble origin give birth to my son." Chen Kui's dark eyes stared straight at Yan Sikong, and the emotion in it was deep and unpredictable, "Actually, I can understand Father now. .”

Yan Sikong fell silent.

"One day I ascend to the throne, how can I pass the country to a prince who has no one to depend on?"

"Your Highness is worrying too much. In the future, if His Highness marries a regular wife, the one who will be established will naturally be a descendant."

"What if the main wife has no children?" Chen Kui smiled coldly, "There is no need for a tragedy like mine to happen to my son."

Yan Sikong was immediately shocked by the coldness in Chen Kui's eyes.Since when did this young man who was just 20 years old, the little prince who hadn't fully grown up in his heart, already have such eyes?