Imperial Palace, Jingyi Hall.
Huang Laosi has not yet changed out of his dragon robe, and is sitting behind the desk. There are three people standing below him, from left to right, Sun An, Chang Xian, and Chen Yan.
The emperor's face was calm and his eyes were lowered.
Sun An did not stand behind Huang Laosi today, but stood below. He raised his head slightly to look at Laosi's face, and said cautiously: "It has been verified that the Kirin Stone fragments are indeed as Mr. Chu said, they are harmful to people. It just varies from person to person. Those who are weak and sick may suffer from night terrors, yellow face, bloody tongue and mouth, and uneasy mind. Those who are strong and healthy may lose weight day by day even though they do not show any symptoms at first. They may have trouble sleeping and eating. They are more likely to catch cold and lose their hair. .”
Huang Laosi raised his head and looked at Chen Yan, the real leader of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion, the deputy commander: "How is the investigation going with the Li family and King Wu?"
"What the street gangster named Chen Ba said is true. Zhang Yun is undoubtedly a general of the Wu family."
"Chang Chengke!" Huang Laosi gritted his teeth and called out King Wu's name in a low voice. His voice was hoarse and low: "If you plot to kill me, you will come here, but if you harm my prince, you are seeking death!"
No one responded. The emperor was silent for a long time and looked at Changxian again.
"You and Chu Qing, continue to investigate the Li family and tell Chu Qing that extraordinary things can be done by extraordinary means."
"My dear, I understand." Changxian responded expressionlessly.
This sentence was not so much that the emperor asked him to tell Chu Qing, but that Huang Laosi directly hinted to him that he could "clean up" the Li family in an upright and high-profile way, even if it was unreasonable and did not follow Chang's laws.
"Back off."
Huang Laosi waved, but he only waved to Sun An and Changxian.
The old eunuch and the second prince walked backwards and left the palace, while Chen Yan stood there.
After a while, Chen Yan raised his head and whispered, "Have Changxian and the old eunuch gone far?"
Huang Laosi stretched his neck and took a look, then nodded: "Going far."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yan, who was originally very respectful, walked to the desk regardless of court etiquette, grabbed the tea cup in front of Huang Laosi, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp, very casually.
The emperor seemed to be used to it, and his expression was calm.
Chen Yan drank a cup of tea to quench his thirst, sat on the steps as if in his bedroom, and yawned.
Huang Laosi glanced at Chen Yan and said angrily: "Want to beg for mercy?"
"Please give me a damn favor." Chen Yan cursed and yelled: "You don't even care about flesh and blood. You know clearly that the emperor's brother gave the Kirin Stone to the prince and he continued to pretend to be crazy. Fortunately, Chu Qing saw the trick. If the prince If there is any mistake, I will be the first to kill Chang Chengke."
Huang Laosi laughed dumbly.
What should I do if I don't pretend to be crazy? Could I come to the palace and say that the Kirin Stone is meant to harm me, not the prince?
"Do you think besides the Li family, how many people in Beijing have secretly taken refuge with Lao San?"
"How do I know." Chen Yan shook his head: "When the Qianqi Camp was first established, most of them were killed by the military. It's not that they didn't use their lives, but most of them were not smart enough and didn't have enough manpower. A wealthy family like the Li family secretly bribed them. Or there are very few people who can sneak in."
"I don't want to expand the Thousand Cavalry Camp, but the court officials are extremely afraid of it. If I mention it, they will definitely obstruct it in every possible way."
"Let's talk about it in a few years. Brother Emperor, you are the first to ascend the throne. The troubles need to be solved one by one. How can it be solved overnight?"
"Yes." Huang Laosi sighed: "I always want to know every corner of the world and everyone's heart. However, there are always people who want to cover my eyes."
After a pause, Huang Laosi looked at Chen Yan sitting on the steps and changed the subject: "The day before yesterday, I went to Zhengyang Palace, and the Supreme Emperor... mentioned you again."
Chen Yan had no expression on his face and no words to speak.
Huang Laosi hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Before leaving the palace, do you want to go and visit?"
"I won't go." Chen Yan refused without thinking: "I won't go until I die one day."
Huang Laosi did not get angry, but shook his head slightly: "It's all old things, always..."
Chen Yan curled his lips and murmured in a low voice: "It's not your mother who was forced to death, so of course you don't take it to heart."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you mentioning my mother and concubine?"
Chen Yan patted his butt and stood up: "I'll leave the palace if nothing happens. It's time to go back to the household department. I always feel that the Li family will jump over the wall in a hurry."
"You can make up your own mind. By the way, there is one more thing. I saw a leak a few days ago, and someone impeached the governor of Liuzhou. If I remember correctly, the backer of your adoptive father in Liuzhou County is the governor of Liuzhou, right?"
"What's impeachment about?"
"Being corrupt and perverting the law, I want to remove the magistrate, but I don't want to implicate your adoptive father. Tomorrow I will ask Sun An to send the documents to the Qianqiying Yamen Office. You write a letter and ask your adoptive father to clean up the beginning and the end. Don't be caught. Implicated.”
Chen Yan's expression softened, and he gave a perfunctory salute to Huang Laosi: "I will take my leave at the end. I wish your majesty a happy life in the East China Sea and a long life in the Nanshan Mountains. I wish you to have a son soon. I take my leave."
"Get out of here, mother." Huang Laosi grabbed the memorial on the desk and threw it out.
Chen Yan tilted his head to avoid it, smiled and ran away.
Seeing that he was about to cross the threshold, Chen Yan slowed down again and walked out quickly with a solemn expression on his face, like a minister who had just been reprimanded by the emperor.
Sun An stood in the distance and sighed when he saw Chen Yan coming.
"Did His Majesty reprimand you?"
Chen Yan stopped, his face full of bitterness: "Long Yan is furious."
"Hey, our family has also thought of it. We can't blame Qianqiying for this. Who would have expected that King Wu would leave people in the capital and stay in the Li family."
Sun An gently patted Chen Yan on the shoulder: "Go on with your errands with peace of mind. We will find an opportunity later to say a few kind words to Commander Chen. Don't worry."
Chen Yan gave a gift, his face full of gratitude: "Thank you so much, Eunuch Sun."
"It's easy to talk about."
Sun An smiled slightly and was quite proud: "Inside and outside the palace, our family is the one that your majesty trusts the most. No matter what the matter is, he will talk to our family more or less. When your majesty feels better, we will Let me beg Commander Chen for mercy, Commander Chen, don’t think too much, His Majesty still relies on you, and he cares about your face, otherwise why would our family and King Langya retreat when he reprimands you."
Chen Yan, who was born to be an actor, pretended to be polite and said a few more words before leaving.
Sun An shook off his Buddha dust and walked towards the Jingyi Hall, ready to go back and continue to serve Huang Laosi.
I have to say that Chen Yan's acting skills are really good.
Outsiders thought Chen Yan was the head of the household department, but Sun An knew that Chen Yan was actually the deputy commander of Qianqiying.
The old eunuch thought that Chen Yan was the deputy commander of Qianqi Camp, but in fact, Chen Yan also had another identity, that is, he was the younger brother of the emperor and the half-brother of Huang Laosi.
If you really think about it, Chen Yan is the Ninth Prince, but my mother-in-law's background is not very good, and she was raised by the adoptive father of the Receiver since she was a child. In addition, due to Chen Yan's personal reasons, he has been hiding his identity.
