Seeing that there was no one else around, Lan Yuan closed the door tightly, turned around, opened the letter, and read in a low voice: "As expected, Dong Sheng escaped this catastrophe after receiving guidance from the Ministry of War. He took I issued orders based on Du Qing's suicide note, temporarily intimidating the generals, but according to my expectation, this situation will not last for a few more days. In order to prevent him from having other evil plans, I hope that I will read the memorial to acting governor Zhang Chenghuai quickly and remove the eyesore. Remove the word 'Dai' and everything will be fine. Also, please tell me what to do next."
He made sure that he had not missed any words, immediately crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it into the brazier, and then walked around thinking about the next strategy. Although he racked his brains, he couldn't think of a proper solution for the moment, so he had to put it aside and write a letter recommending Zhang Chenghuai. After solving the matter, he would come back and think about it carefully.
After thinking hard until late in the day, Lan Yuan finally came up with an idea. He hurriedly spread out the white paper and wrote:
'It is expected that Dong Sheng is a member of the Ye Party and must be eager to implement new policies. The Cun Si Jin could use Governor Zhang's mouth to urge Dong Sheng to raise money and formulate plans in advance for future implementation in the name of the impending supply of money and food from the imperial court; and induce him to write pages of drafts and select the most radical ones. Leave it to you to take with you. Once this plan is successful, you can retreat to Huai'an City in the rear and publicize the horrors of the New Deal, which will inevitably cause resentment among the officials and the people. A little more gold and silver was used to bribe local officials, which cut off Suidi's money and food. The front line was short of supplies, which naturally triggered a mutiny. How could Dong Sheng be saved? '
He finished writing it hastily, without bothering to modify the words, folded it directly, stuffed it into the servant's pocket, and told him to go back quickly. Calculating that the letter would definitely arrive during the day, after a short delay, Lan Yuan breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Just when he was feeling complacent about his clever plan, he suddenly heard a voice shouting from outside the door: "Shidu Lan, His Royal Highness has summoned you to the side hall for questioning."
Lan Yuan hesitated for a moment and tightened his clothes: "Oh, I'll go right away."
As he said that, he got up and took the robe from the hanger, muttering: "Maybe the blind guy in the morning was seen by someone and reported it to the prince! It seems that His Highness is going to be furious..."
Lan Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked quickly into the inner courtyard. He looked up and saw the bright lights in the palace and the red lights flashing on the window lattice. The emperor was not ready to sleep tonight.
He approached the door and vaguely heard the sound of phoenix flutes and flutes. When he opened the door and looked around, he saw the prince lying on the jade couch with his face red from drinking. He looked at the groups of dancers posing and dancing in front of him. Various enchanting dances.
Lan Yuan hurriedly lowered his head, coughed several times, and knelt down in front of the prince: "My humble servant, Lan Yuan, is here to see your highness."
The prince shook the wine glass in his hand and stared in front of him in fascination, not looking at him at all: "Oh, okay, get up, get up."
"I thought the situation was getting better, and His Highness was in a better mood. Why did he start drinking heavily again? If you have any questions, just discuss it with me. I am really worried about His Highness's health." Lan Yuan advised cautiously.
"Oh, it seems that you know everything better than me." The prince placed the wine glass heavily on the pear wood table and stared at him.
Lan Yuan paused again: "I... don't dare."
"You are so brave, why don't you dare now?" The prince smiled softly, then looked around, "Left and right, take these girls down first."
The accompanying eunuch understood the prince's intention, walked down and drove all the dancers away, leaving only him and Lan Yuan here.
The prince looked at the frightened Lan Yuan and sneered: "Lan Shidu, stop pretending... I trust you so much, but you do such a thing! Why, you don't obey the king's order and give Dong Is Shengwang going to be lenient so that you can join the Ye Party?"
Lan Yuan hurriedly replied: "The loyalty of the ministers can be seen from heaven. I just saw that your strategy was not complete and you were difficult to advise, so I deceived you a little. But in the end, it was for your own good and to preserve this good situation!"
"What a 'slight deception'!" The prince laughed loudly, "If you deceive me, the prince of the East Palace, today, you will deceive you in the future!"
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"Keep talking nonsense!" The prince raised eyebrows and threw the wine glass to the ground in a fit of anger. It broke as soon as it fell.
"Your Highness, calm down, Your Highness, calm down..." Lan Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly after listening to the crisp sound, and felt much more at ease.
Unexpectedly, after this fall, the prince didn't know whether he regretted it or suddenly sobered up. He no longer had a fierce look on his face and made no sound. He seemed a little at a loss. He walked a few steps in front of the steps, pointed at Lan Yuan blankly and said, "You... do you know your guilt?"
Lan Yuan choked with sobs and said: "How dare I not know my crime! But this matter has been done and it is irreversible. I must not give up halfway. Please be magnanimous and allow me to record this mistake so that I can make meritorious deeds!"
The prince slowly sat down and waved his hand: "Then get up. If you disobey orders again in the future, you will be killed without mercy!"
La Yuan didn't take these words to heart, he just nodded frequently and said "Thank you".
"This Lan Yuan... look, he wrote something for me!"
After Cunzhao read the reply, he couldn't help complaining and threw it away with disdain.
The confidants were surprised and lowered their heads to pick up the letter: "Lan Shidu is known for his resourcefulness, how could he make a mistake? You may wish to take a closer look."
"No need," Cunzhao said resolutely, "I just asked him to solve the current crisis, but he didn't care at all, just boasting and saying irrelevant things! Now that Dong Sheng's foothold is not stable, it is time to destroy his prestige and make him If he cannot control the military power, if he really waits until the word 'New Deal' is spoken, it will be too late. But this plan requires me to urge him. Isn't this asking for death!"
"The villain reads what Lan Shi read, and it makes sense."
Cun Zhao sneered: "After all, you are not as well-informed as I am. I don't know whether this strategy is futile or not! There will definitely be problems when it is executed!"
The confidants then said: "Sir, although this strategy is not good, it is the prince's intention after all. If you don't obey the command, it will be fine if it succeeds. If it doesn't succeed... I'm afraid you will be punished."
Cun Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but think of the past with Tai Su, which still made his hair stand on end. He hated himself for still remembering these past events, but no matter how hard he tried to drive them away, he couldn't drive them away. It was like a shadow hanging over his heart.
Under the control of this emotion, he first wiped the cold sweat from his neck, and then said hesitantly: "You, what you said makes perfect sense. I am just their thug, there is no need to take the blame for them. .Hurry and call Governor Zhang over, and I will discuss important matters with him in secret!"
