Rebirth of Tao Yao

Yan Li and Wen Ziran waited in the imperial tent for a full half a day. The forced palace began in the afternoon, and it seemed that they came to a conclusion when it was dark.

After the evening, as the sky got darker, everyone's mood became impetuous again.Someone lifted the curtain and wanted to go out to have a look, but faced with the sharp blades and ruthless faces of the imperial guards, they had to give up in the end.

Fortunately, in the end, Taifu Yang and others who had left came back before these people's emotions were suppressed to the point of explosion.All the ministers hurriedly surrounded him, asking how the old emperor was doing, where did King Yan go if he didn't come back?

Taifu Yang and the others looked a bit secretive, and finally the Minister of Rites, who was part of the King of Yan's party but good at dancing, stood up. He raised his hand to signal for everyone to silence, and then said, "Your Majesty is fine, but now you are seriously ill and need to rest. It is inconvenient to meet all the officials. His Royal Highness King Yan stayed in his dormitory to attend to the sick, and the state affairs... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will temporarily supervise the country and handle it on his behalf."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent had different expressions, but they looked at the minister of the Ministry of Rites with subtle eyes—the situation in the court and China can be said to be clear now. What a secret.But under such circumstances, King Yan was under house arrest, but they came out, and they kept saying that the abolition of the prince was the main priority. Could it be that they couldn't wait to change the court? !

The members of King Yan's party couldn't sit still for a while, and at that moment, a minister who had a good relationship with the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites grabbed his sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Li Shangshu, what's going on? The crown prince has been abolished a few months ago, could it be that His Majesty ordered a new crown prince?!" But this is still wrong, after all, the king of Chu is dead, and the king of Yan is still the king of Yan.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites froze for a moment when he heard the words, and said with lowered eyes: "The person who colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country was the king of Chu and his mother clan. Now the evidence is convincing. His Royal Highness was wronged, but now he has been wronged. The reason for abolishing the prince It cannot be established."

Following the words of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Taifu Yang and others also took out the stack of evidence that the deposed prince had shown them before.There are letters, testimonies, and the private seal of the king of Chu, which seem quite convincing, and it can indeed be called conclusive evidence.

In this way, the matter of being abolished because of the prince's collusion with the enemy and traitorous country naturally became embarrassing, and there was no reason for the good prince to be abolished.

Such a thing may not be found a few times in the history books. After reading the evidence, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to deal with the situation in front of them—the reason for the prince’s dismissal is no longer valid, but the imperial decree for the dismissal of the prince was no longer valid. But it was clearly laid out, and it has even been announced to the world.Under such circumstances, it seems that the crown prince can be restored, but an imperial decree is still needed to rectify his name.

Most of the ministers present had already stood in line, and naturally they did not want the abolished prince to return to the court.But now that the king of Chu is dead, the king of Yan still doesn't know if he can see the sun tomorrow morning, and the deposed prince has become the final winner. Are they still going to fight for the old master?

Most of the officials in the officialdom are smart people. After seeing how powerful the deposed prince is, these people will naturally not run out to be the first bird at this time.They chose to wait and see what happened, even if they had different intentions, they would not show up in this completely disadvantaged situation, so someone stood up and asked tentatively: "My lords, now that the situation has been settled, can we go back? "

This is what everyone is more concerned about, so after the words fell, everyone stared at Yang Taifu and others with burning eyes.

Taifu Yang still had a serious face. Since he came back, his expression was serious and his eyebrows and eyes could not be stretched. Now that everyone was staring at him, he just nodded slightly and said: "It's all right, everyone go back for now."

As soon as these words came out, everyone dared to truly relax.Someone immediately lifted the curtain of the imperial tent, and sure enough, the blades standing outside were gone. Although the guards patrolling outside were not missing at all, as long as they didn't show their maliciousness like before, they would still make people feel uncomfortable. A lot of peace of mind - no matter how frantic, the deposed prince can't kill all the courtiers if he wants to take power, right? !

Everyone thought about it in their hearts, and finally felt relieved. After discussing for a while, they finally dispersed with their hearts full of worries.

They need time to think about what happened today, and they also need time to judge the current situation and the future direction... People who know current affairs will never stick to their previous positions, even if they know that they will not be trusted if they are foolish, it is better than nothing. It cost their lives and even affected the family's well-being.

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The two of Yan Li were led back by General Yan himself, and the three of them walked back along the way they came. All they saw along the way were armored guards, and the patrolling defense seemed to be more than twice as tight as usual. .But apart from the noises made by the actions of the imperial guards, the camps passing by along the way were quiet and completely devoid of people.

After returning to the camp again, Yan Li asked: "Father, didn't you say you're all right? Why are those tents still empty?"

Yan Qing glanced at her as if she was a fool, and replied helplessly: "How could it be that it's okay? Those courtiers have their own teams, have their own thoughts, waste... How can the prince really believe them and let them go free? The family members are naturally still To hold it in your hand."

You know, those family members are not only female family members, but also the heirs of various families.And winter hunting has always been a relaxed and easy-to-show activity. The children who can be brought to the hunting ground by their father or grandfather are the most favored except for the best.They will not be easily abandoned by their relatives, so they are enough to become a means for the deposed prince to contain these courtiers.

It's not that Yan Li couldn't think of this, but after listening to Yan Qing's words, she couldn't help but cast her eyes on Wen Ziran who was beside her. Speaking of which, there were three people from Yan's family. Should be taken away.But it didn't work out, they were always by Yan Qing's side, and the abolished prince didn't seem to anger them because of what happened back then, on the contrary he gave them special treatment.

This kind of preferential treatment makes people feel a little confused, not only can't make people relax, but on the contrary, they need to be more vigilant.

Not long after the three of them returned to the tent, the charcoal basin, hot tea, and dinner were all brought over by the servants.At first glance, it looks the same as usual. If there are not many imperial guards guarding outside the tent, it almost makes people think that what happened today is an illusion.

Some had a dull meal, and after the meal, the three of them sat around the charcoal basin to warm up by the fire.Yan Li was no longer in the mood to throw sweet potatoes into it for roasting, so she deliberately lowered her voice, and finally asked, "Daddy, what's going on today?"

Not to mention Yan Li, Wen Ziran was also curious, and couldn't help but hold the teacup and listen carefully.

Yan Qing didn't intend to hide it at all, the Yan family's population is simple and there are a lot of intrigues, and when they talk about things, they are straight to the point: "It's nothing. It's just that your majesty made a bad move, and the crown prince took advantage of the loophole and made a plan."

Today's sudden coercion can be regarded as the old emperor's own infliction.Perhaps the older the older the more suspicious, the old emperor used Chu Wang and Yan Wang to abolish the prince and regained a lot of power, but this time he was "undeadly ambitious" and wanted to suppress the two sons who were in the limelight.So while maintaining the balance between the two factions, he wanted to test the layout by feeling the wind and cold occasionally.

These temptations, firstly, to test the ambitions of the two sons, secondly, to test the stance and reaction of the courtiers, and thirdly, to test the loyalty of the Yan family.After all, the Yan family's father and son have been at the border for a long time, and the Yan family in Beijing is no longer empty, and there are too few restrictions on duty reports every few years.Perhaps these years the Yan family has become the emperor of northern Xinjiang, or maybe they have sided with his son?

The old emperor was wary of everyone, taking advantage of a small wind and cold to test this and that, and also wanted to force Yan Jiabiao to stand loyally and firmly on his side.The father and daughter of the Yan family didn't care, but it turned out to be an opportunity for people to take advantage of.

As a result, a small cold turned into a serious illness, and the guards who had been handed over to the King of Chu really mutinied and forced the palace, and King Yan, who the emperor thought could contain the "King of Chu", was quickly reduced to a prisoner...until When he was knocked into a coma by King Yan's anger, he finally realized that it was not the King of Chu whom he thought was forced into the palace, but the deposed prince who had been deposed by him long ago and imprisoned in Beijing!

Everything exceeded expectations, and even completely out of control, the old emperor became very angry.

Of course, Yan Qing didn't say anything about the old emperor's current physical condition, because he was afraid that the wall would have ears.As for other topics, I'm afraid they are not the only ones talking here, and the whole camp may be full of discussions, so it doesn't matter if they talk about it.

Yan Li was amazed at what he heard, but in the end he was just curious: "The crown prince has been abolished, how can there be such a momentum?" Those who came back no longer saw him in their eyes.

Yan Qing heard the words with deep eyes, and expressed his guess: "Since ten years ago, His Majesty has handed over the matter of presiding over the winter hunting to the prince due to physical discomfort. He is smart and good at forbearance, and ten years is enough for him." Gathering people and horses in this hunting ground has laid a solid foundation. And His Majesty's eyes are higher than the top, so he didn't take this small hunting ground seriously... Isn't it just a dull loss?!"

This is the same as running to someone else's home court with a black eye to provoke trouble, basically it's no different from committing suicide.

To say that the prince's second move is sure to hit, it is considered to be deep enough and unexpected enough, but if the old emperor hadn't been suspicious and took the initiative to kill him, it would not be so easy to succeed in trying to force the palace.As for whether the prince had already calculated the old emperor's suspicion and reaction into the game, no one knew, but thinking about it this way, it really made people think he was scary.

Yan Li was a little worried, frowned and looked at Yan Qing: "The prince is so good at calculating, Father..."

Yan Qing was slightly touched when he thought of the way the deposed prince talked to them in the imperial tent before.Several important ministers did not mention how the abolished prince persuaded them, but no matter what considerations they had, they had indeed favored him.

General Yan waved his hands immediately and said, "It's okay, let's just guard the northern border."