Yerunan left the inn with a few of his followers and did not rush to the palace as Shen Cha and Jin Jing thought.
He rode a horse around the streets, went to three post houses to learn about the new situation, and confirmed that the envoys were not acting evil and were staying there honestly. Then he felt relieved and slowly walked towards Walk in the direction of the palace.
The winter in Linhuang Mansion was extremely cold this year, and the cold wind hurt my face like a knife. All the people on the street were wrapped up like balls and staggered when they walked. In addition to the ankle-deep snow on the ground, there is also a thick and solid layer of ice at the bottom, making it easy to fall if you are not careful. The Liao soldiers in charge of patrols would remind pedestrians from time to time to be careful when walking and not to slip.
Yerunan has been different from others since he was a child. He likes the cold, but is impatient of the heat. He once said that he really enjoyed the feeling of being so cold that it could freeze people to the bone. Yelulan and Qi Zhifeng, who grew up with him, agreed that it was because Yelunan was born in a world of ice and snow that they felt close to the cold.
Yerunan felt that what they said made sense to a certain extent, but not everything. The most important point was that this kind of heart-wrenching cold feet could make him calm down completely and think about some issues carefully.
Thinking back to his performance at the inn and the reactions of Shen Cha and Jin Jing, Yerunan couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. His test may have had an impact on their cooperation with Shen Jiajun, but the impact should not be significant. , just make up for it carefully.
Everyone is smart, and he believes that Shen Cha and Jin Jing can see his difficulties and won't blame them too much, let alone affect their private relationship. After all, he was responsible for the security of a city, so if anything went wrong, he would be the one to blame. Besides, he never believed that Shen Jiajun didn't have an informant in Linhuang Mansion. Although his imperial sister had a strict mouth, she would occasionally pretend to say something carelessly. They also followed the clues given by the imperial sister to investigate, but unfortunately, nothing was found.
"Master!" The guard's voice interrupted Yerunan's thoughts, "It's getting cloudy again today. It seems like the snow won't stop. Let's go back quickly to avoid..."
"No hurry, no hurry!" Yerunan waved his hand and said calmly, "It's only a few steps away from the public, so it's okay. It doesn't matter even if it snows heavily, we can just enjoy the snow scenery."
Seeing his calm look, the guard sighed softly, stopped trying to persuade him, and quietly took a few steps back.
Yerunan looked at the guard and stopped talking, and then thought about what was on his mind.
To be honest, he was a little surprised that the Shen Jiajun's informants didn't report back about Yeluling. They obviously cared about the two old generals. Looking at the disbelief on Shen Cha and Jin Jing's faces, they were completely instinctive reactions, not even the slightest bit fake.
He stretched out his hand to scratch his chin, looked at the increasingly dark sky, and tightened his cloak. Perhaps in the hearts of everyone in the Shen Jiajun, Yeluling was not qualified enough for them to care too much. Compared with Yeluling, they paid more attention to Xiao Fengqi.
Thinking of the relationship between Yeluling and Xiao Fengqi, Yelunan felt that his head began to hurt again. Taking the Xiao family's killers around the city to publicize their crimes, the news would definitely reach the palace and reach the ears of his uncle Wang. His Uncle Wang was a shrewd person. Previously, Yeluling used people from the Xiao family to assassinate Qi Zhifeng. This time, the Xiao family took it upon themselves to assassinate the Daxia envoy. No one would believe it if they said that the two had nothing to do with each other. What's more, his Uncle Wang is the kind of person who is extremely suspicious. He can find some clues in everything that disappears, not to mention that the evidence is conclusive.
Yelunan sighed softly, but what if he knew that Yeluling and Xiao Fengqi had a relationship, and what if he knew that Xiao Fengqi had given Yeluling the idea of "killing people and silencing them". These were all confessions of Yeluling's servants. According to Liao law, it cannot be put in court as serious evidence unless Yeluling or Xiao Fengqi admit it personally.
But Yeluling is now dead without any evidence, and Xiao Fengqi... Yeluling couldn't help but sneered. That kid would never admit it. He would take it all off himself and blame all these things on the Xiao family. Go to others. And the Xiao family will also help him find a few insignificant scapegoats in order to protect him as a rising star.
Yerunan rubbed his forehead. In fact, he very much agreed with Shen Cha and Jin Jing's suggestions. Now is not the best time to confront the Xiao family. No matter what the Xiao family did, they seemed to have nothing but tolerance towards the Xiao family. There is no other option besides pretending to be deaf and dumb. Of course, this is not to give in, but to avoid the sharp edges for the time being and to consider the long term.
Although his uncle Wang has continued to attack the Xiao family since he came to power, on the surface, the power of the Xiao family has been severely frustrated. The children of the family have almost no place in the court. Even if they have positions, they are insignificant and have no say at all. That kind of thing, but the reality is not so optimistic. The Xiao family has worked hard for nearly a hundred years. If it is uprooted so easily, it will not be worthy of being called a wealthy family.
Thinking of this, Yerunan felt his head hurt even more. Since returning from the Kingdom of Jin, he had been at the core of the court. Over the past few years, he had almost figured out the details of various forces in Linhuang Mansion. But the more I learn about it, the more I realize that eradicating this cancer in the Xiao family cannot be accomplished in a day or two, and it absolutely cannot be accomplished in less than a few years. The Xiao family has controlled and controlled the government for many years, and its power is so intricate that ordinary people cannot imagine it. Not to mention anything else, how many of the noble families in Linhuang Mansion have never married a daughter of the Xiao family? How many other women are matrons who are not daughters of the Xiao family? If we really have to sort out this relationship, the Liao Kingdom will not be far away from being destroyed.
Apart from these messy family relationships, what Yerunan cared about the most was the private soldiers raised by the Xiao family. He had heard Chen Cha's hint about this when he was at the inn just now. When the Xiao family was shining brightly on the battlefield, the Shen family army suffered a lot of secret losses from the Xiao family's private soldiers. Although it has been two or three years, the memory is still fresh.
Yerunan asked himself, even as powerful as the Shen family's army, they were not completely sure of completely defeating the Xiao family's private soldiers. He, who had never been on the battlefield and could only talk about war on paper, had no clue. The Xiao family's private soldiers were like a big mountain lying in front of him. If they couldn't conquer and destroy this mountain, even if he and A Lan got the throne, they would still be tied up and controlled by the Xiao family.
"Mr. Nan! Mr. Nan! Mr. Nan!"
Yerunan sighed, why is it so difficult to think of something, someone always comes to interrupt. He turned back to look at his guard slightly dissatisfied.
The guard looked innocent and pointed in front of him, "Master, he is the person next to the prince."
"Your Majesty?" Yelu Nan turned around and saw Mu Xia, the bodyguard next to Ye Lulan, riding a horse and said with a smile, "Why are you so sweaty in this cold weather?"
"Young master, you..." Mu Xia looked anxious, "Go back and take a look. The king lost his temper and the entire study was smashed!"
