Zhang Yantong smiled lightly, caressed his long beard and said:
"You're right. You can't be too careless about these remnants of the former Chu to prevent them from taking advantage of the loopholes, nor can you be too concerned about them and lose your sense of proportion."
"You must have something else to say when you come here this time."
Suddenly, his voice changed and he asked about Chen Yuan's purpose.
"Uncle Mingjian, my nephew does have some personal matters besides coming to visit my uncle this time."
Chen Yuan remained calm and his eyes were indifferent.
"Outside?"
Zhang Yantong raised his eyebrows, as if he had seen Chen Yuan's thoughts.
"My uncle has a keen eye, and it is indeed a matter of being released. According to the rules of the imperial court, only Grandmaster Tiandan is qualified to be released as a golden envoy. This is why my nephew is working hard to practice."
"Um?"
Zhang Yantong narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Yuan with a half-smile.
"Isn't it good to work in the capital?"
"How can a man, living between heaven and earth, seek stability in a corner? The current situation in the imperial court is unclear. There are foreign enemies outside and internal troubles inside. It would be safe to stay in the capital, but it is not what I want."
"What do you want?"
"Divide the town into one place to stabilize the situation for the court, bring peace to the world, and allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment. This is what we warriors should do!" Chen Yuan's face gradually became solemn and determined.
It seems that he has really become a good official who serves the country and the people. His righteous words are filled with a sense of righteousness from top to bottom.
"You are extremely talented. If you stay in the capital, you will be put to great use."
"It's also important to put it out for reuse."
"I understand."
Zhang Yantong returned to official duties and called himself the envoy.
His fingers kept tapping on the table, and the only sound left in the entire study was the gentle tapping sound.
"Please ask uncle to help me!"
"Where do you want to serve?"
Zhang Yantong's eyes flickered and he stared at Chen Yuan.
"Every state in the world can go there."
Zhang Yantong smiled:
"It's a pity that there are currently no vacancies in each state. If you want to go, you may have to wait a little longer."
"It's okay. My nephew just mentioned it to my uncle. If there is a vacancy, it won't be too late to take up the post."
"Well, you shouldn't rush into this matter. My uncle has written it down and will think of something for you. You must practice diligently during this period of time and don't slack off.
There are different state capitals all over the world, and the gap is also different. The state capitals that are close to Zhongzhou will be more stable, while the ones that are far away will be more turbulent. My uncle will try his best to make your gold ambassador's position as good as possible. "
"Thank you uncle."
Chen Yuan expressed gratitude on his face, but in fact he hoped that the other party would not be so considerate of him. He was so close to Zhongzhou, so how could he need strength so much?
The imperial court's control is not low, and they can find out about him.
But he can't say too much now, lest Zhang Yantong think too much. When he is more stable for more than a month, he will find a way to kill the Shuzhou Golden Envoy, and it won't be too late to find him again.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Zhang Yan smiled and nodded, and suddenly said:
"Now that you are back, take over some matters of the Imperial City Department as soon as possible. Only by doing your job well can His Majesty trust you."
A state's golden envoy is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank, who can be called a feudal official. These officials, together with the titled generals and the third-rank governor, are in charge of the military, political and military affairs of a state.
It is impossible to make the decision just by relying on the Tiantian Division.
They only have the right to recommend, and it is the emperor who really makes the final decision.
Of course, generally speaking, if a golden envoy can be recognized by the four great envoys of heaven, earth, Xuan, Huang, and Huang, the emperor will not say anything more and will approve it.
It's just that I'm afraid of what might happen.
"Uncle, don't worry, my nephew understands."
Chen Yuan cupped his hands and said.
He stayed in Zhang Mansion for another moment, and when it was almost dark, he said goodbye. In short, his purpose this time was achieved. He announced to Zhang Yantong that he would come back this time and take over his previous position, and then expressed his desire to leave. Put it somewhere.
The rest is just waiting...
When the time comes, start preparing!
After Zhang Mansion left, Chen Yuan went all the way back to Uncle Wu Wei's Mansion, and then slept very comfortably, and then woke up slowly in the early morning of the next day.
After having breakfast in Fuzhong, we set off directly to Shuanghe Temple.
This time was almost the same as before. After the report, Chen Yuan, led by a Taoist nun, met Jiang He's old prime minister Li Hongshuang in the main hall.
She was still dressed in such a casual Taoist robe, but even the loose Taoist robe could not hide Li Hongshuang's graceful figure. She glanced at Chen Yuan very calmly, and then ordered:
"Okay, you go down first."
"Yes, Master!"
The Taoist nun who led the way bowed her head and left.
After he left, Chen Yuan smiled at Li Hongshuang, cupped his hands and said:
"I've met my sister-in-law."
Li Hongshuang suppressed the strangeness in her heart and said calmly:
"Did he ask you to come?"
"yes."
After hearing the accurate answer, Li Hongshuang pondered for a while:
"He...what did he ask you to say?"
"This is what Brother Jiang asked me to take care of my sister-in-law."
Chen Yuan took out a brochure bag from his sleeve and placed it in front of Li Hongshuang.
The other party stared at the kit in front of him for a long time without moving, as if he didn't want to learn any bad news from it, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of hope in his heart.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan said wisely:
"Sister-in-law will take a look at Brother Jiang's bag first, and Chen will take this opportunity to take a look around the Twin River View."
With that said, without waiting for Li Hongshuang to say anything more, she turned and left.
After Chen Yuan left for a moment, Li Hongshuang gradually regained her composure, glanced at the direction Chen Yuan left, and slowly opened the brocade bag in her hand.
...
...
On the other side, Chen Yuan, who had left the main hall, was wandering aimlessly. This was not his first time here, but he had never had a good stroll. Of course,
The Shuanghe View itself is not very big, and there is almost no landscape.
The young Taoist nun on the side knew that Chen Yuan was the honored guest of the temple master, so she did not dare to neglect at all. She told Chen Yuan everything in the temple in detail, and walked,
Chen Yuan suddenly saw a heavily guarded palace in another palace, with armored guards wearing palace guards guarding it. He couldn't help but feel curious, and asked calmly:
"Which noble person in the palace is this?"
The little Taoist nun said quickly:
"This is Concubine Yang. Recently, the concubine often comes to the temple to pray for His Majesty and the Fourth Prince."
"Oh, is it her?"
Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
In the main hall, Concubine Yang knelt in front of the portrait of Taoist ancestors to pray. Her expression was peaceful, and the gauze on her body outlined her figure beautifully. Although she was over forty years old and had the fourth prince Sima Ke and the eldest princess Pingyang left, she was very well maintained. Well, I also have some superficial cultivation, so I don't look old.
To outsiders, he looks only thirty years old.
And this is when a woman is in her prime.
She has been here to pray for six days, and she will be here again tomorrow. Although she knows that this kind of thing is useless, she still can't help but find some comfort in her heart.
Ever since Ke'er was reprimanded by the emperor, she has lost momentum, and her chances of becoming a prince are even slimmer. This is what worries her the most.
It would be fine if the second prince Sima You gained power and there would be no grudges between her and the queen. But once the eldest prince Sima Qian becomes the prince and ascends the throne in the future, it will really be too late for mother and son to achieve anything good.
She and that bitch have long been incompatible.
In the same way, if the fourth prince Sima Ke gained power, she would not let that bitch go.
Now, she only prays that Sima Ke will be more stable in his work. If he really misses the throne, he must make preparations in advance to prevent Sima Ke from gaining power.
But the problem is that Sima Ke has rarely come to Chunhua Palace since he asked those nonsense words before. Even when she summoned him, he made various excuses, which made her feel sad but helpless.
Just when Yang Guifei was in a state of confusion, a steady and strong hand suddenly climbed onto her shoulder. Yang Guifei was startled and was about to shout,
But the surrounding area has been sealed off, and even if she screams at the end of her throat, no sound will come out.
The visitor was none other than Chen Yuan. After discovering that Concubine Yang happened to be here, he thought for a while and decided to explore the background of Concubine Yang first. Firstly, because of the previous ban on entering and exiting the palace, and secondly, he wanted to ask Sima What exactly is going on?
Why do you want to come to see him and still persist in it?
After he returned home last night, he found that people from the Fourth Prince's Mansion came to send greetings, and their words were very sincere. Although he was dismissed by people from Wu Weibo's Mansion, he vaguely felt that Sima Ke was very likely to Will come again.
And...whether the previous incident has passed.
When Concubine Yang was panicking, a ray of hot air blew in her ears:
"Don't be afraid, my dear, it's me."
Listening to this extremely familiar voice, Concubine Yang widened her eyes and asked in a low voice:
"Chen Yuan?"
"right."
"Let me go quickly, or I will..." Yang Guifei immediately warned, but before she could say anything, her body suddenly seemed to be covered with small insects, making her feel uncomfortable all over. The threat was not uttered immediately.
"Otherwise, what do you want to do?"
Chen Yuan sneered with indifferent eyes.
"You...you...how dare you be so rude?"
Yang Guifei's body felt a little weak and she whispered.
"Ah...."
Chen Yuan sneered twice and took half a step back.
When the soft feeling on her body faded away, Concubine Yang suddenly turned her head, staring at him with great vigilance and a hint of subtle strangeness:
"You... are so presumptuous, do you know that if this matter spreads, you will be punished for the great crime of the Nine Clan!"
"Then will the empress let this matter spread?"
Chen Yuan put his hands behind his hands, as if looking down at her.
Taking a deep breath, Concubine Yang snorted coldly, changed the subject, and asked instead of dwelling on this issue too much:
"When did you come back?"
"Why, does Chen still need to report to the imperial concubine when he returns to Beijing?"
"You...you dare to contradict me!"
"Ha...Okay, you and I are just like grasshoppers on the same line now. Your Majesty, please don't expect Chen to be groveling to you. I am... used to being straightforward."
Chen Yuan said with a calm expression.
Concubine Yang was speechless for a moment.
"what you up to?"
"Now that Chen is here, does the empress' ban on the harem have to be returned to me?"
Hearing these words, Concubine Yang's expression suddenly changed, she stared at Chen Yuan and asked:
"Chen Yuan, tell me truthfully, was it you who caused the turmoil in the harem during the ancestor worship hall?"
"What are you talking about? Chen can't understand."
Chen Yuan refused directly.
"Even if you don't admit it, do you think I can't guess it?" Concubine Yang stared at Chen Yuan. She had made a guess before, but after Chen Yuan left, she became more sure of this guess.
Chen Yuan probably didn't encounter a bottleneck, but just wanted to avoid the limelight.
But she never told anyone about this speculation, because if Chen Yuan was involved in this matter, she would not be able to escape the involvement. After all, she was the one who gave Chen Yuan the ban.
Of course, the most important thing is that she has no conclusive evidence, everything is just speculation, but this does not prevent her from wanting to threaten Chen Yuan.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
In this way, if both of them have something in hand, they can form constraints, and Chen Yuan can no longer threaten their mother and son because of Concubine Shu's death.
And now, what she has to do is to lure Chen Yuan into admitting it.
"You were going to obey my ban before, but not long after, there was a shock in the harem. According to the guards of the harem, when you were in the ancestor worship hall that day,
There is indeed a stranger who entered inside holding a harem ban. Who is this person... Do I need to say more? "
"This is just my concubine's guess. Who would believe it if I told you?"
"Really? Then why did you rush to leave the capital after the ancestor worship was caused a big fuss? This incident...if it is connected with the above incident,
Do you think others will believe it? "
Concubine Yang stared at Chen Yuan and said in a condensed voice.
Chen Yuan's heart sank, and he lowered his head with a fierce look on his face. Unexpectedly, this woman was a little clever, and her predictions were quite accurate. Then, he stepped forward step by step, and suddenly caught the eye of Concubine Yang in disbelief. He held her neck and said calmly:
"So? Your Majesty wants to threaten me with this?"
"You... are so impudent, Chen Yuan, please let me go, otherwise, you will definitely..." Before Yang Guifei could finish her threatening words, Chen Yuan slapped her directly in the face and looked down at her. :
"How is it going to be?"
"You...you dare to hit me?"
"My Lady, you have to understand one thing. You and I are not equal at all. If you want to use this to threaten me, you are wrong." Chen Yuan raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and thought:
"Senior, let's do it."
"Amitabha!"
Moro Dandan's Buddha's name came out from Chen Yuan's body and directly enveloped Yang Guifei's body. Her face looked a little panicked, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
This can be regarded as one of Chen Yuan's back-ups. If Yang Guifei is honest, everything will be fine, but if she really discovers something,
Then we have to use some means on her.
It is not advisable to directly change the memory, it is easy to be noticed by others, but Moro comes from Buddhism, and one of the most outstanding methods of Buddhism is to transform people's beliefs.
Chen Yuan had asked before that he could gradually influence Yang Guifei's mind and gradually make her surrender to Chen Yuan. Once solidified,
It would be impossible to expel it. Her own cultivation was poor and she did not have the ability to expel the influence of this force.
The Buddha's light gradually dissipated, and Concubine Yang suddenly opened her eyes and stared at Chen Yuan:
"Chen Yuan...you...what did you do to me?"
A warm smile appeared on Chen Yuan's face, and he slowly helped Yang Guifei up, and then patted the dust on her butt, which made her body stiffen, but for some reason, she didn't get angry at this moment. , and there was an inexplicable feeling of relief filling my heart.
He just stared at Chen Yuan blankly.
"What can Chen do to your concubine? I just don't want you and me to turn against each other. Concubine, you have to understand one thing. No matter whether I have anything to do with the previous harem shock or not, it has nothing to do with it!
do you understand? "
"You and I are on the same side now. If I am suspected, can the empress stay out of the matter? I am afraid that the first person your majesty will destroy is the empress."
Chen Yuan's gentle voice sounded in Yang Guifei's ears, making her delicate body tremble.
"How's it going? Does your face still hurt?"
Chen Yuan put his hand up again with concern. It had to be said that although Concubine Yang was a little older, her skin was still delicate and not as good as that of a young woman in her prime, but she still had an inexplicable charm.
But Chen Yuan actually doesn't like green apples...
"You...let go."
Concubine Yang swallowed her saliva and stared at Chen Yuandao.
If it was according to her temper, she should have scolded her long ago, but at this moment she couldn't raise her hand, so she could only ask Chen Yuan to take his hand away.
Chen Yuan smiled, a flash of extreme indifference flashed deep in his eyes, and said slowly:
"Chen has always abided by the principles of being a minister, so how dare he be rude to the empress?"
"you...."
"Okay, give me the ban on the harem."
Chen Yuan's voice was like a breeze blowing in spring, which made Concubine Yang unable to resist, so she put the ban back into Chen Yuan's hands from her sleeves.
"Chen has one more thing to ask the empress."
"What do you want to ask?"
"Why did Sima Ke come to see me several times? What's the secret in this?"
Chen Yuan asked, staring at Concubine Yang.
"I...I don't know why Ke'er is looking for you."
Concubine Yang whispered.
Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows. This was a bit surprising. Is there anything else he didn't know about?
"If that's the case, then there's no problem. Your Majesty, please continue praying."
After Chen Yuan confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Concubine Yang, he turned to leave.
But Concubine Yang's voice suddenly came from behind:
"wait wait wait."
"Is there anything else you can do, ma'am?"
Chen Yuan turned his head.
Concubine Yang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"Help Ke'er."
"Why? Sima Ke regarded me as an enemy before. Why should I help someone who is of no use to me? Give me a reason, my queen."
"You said it yourself, our mother and son are on the same line as you now. If we lose power, you will not get much benefit. But if Ke'er becomes the prince, you will also get great benefits. I can see that You are an ambitious person, don’t you want to dominate the country?”
Concubine Yang stared at Chen Yuan and asked.
Chen Yuan, on the other hand, was thoughtful. If he had indeed had the power to influence the ambitions of the government before, but since he knew his identity and understood that the Sima family was not that simple, he wanted to separate himself.
But...if you can spare some time, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.
"As long as you can help Ke'er ascend to the position of prince, I... I will agree to any conditions you have!"
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