The atmosphere in the room was tense because of Di Shuangcheng's words. Xiao Yan looked at him with blood in his eyes and said, "I know the general is angry and resentful. Why don't I hate him? But Emperor An has been on the throne for more than ten years, and there are not many in the court." The old people and aristocratic families are running rampant, and the Lu family is not what it used to be."
"Of course I can bring out the old case from twenty years ago with the blood book and expose their burning of Rongjiang. But if Emperor An and the family put aside their past grievances and join forces to suppress it, I am afraid that this matter will be suppressed by force before it becomes a big deal. This blood book is gone. The sun will be wiped out.”
Xiao Yan looked serious: "I am not afraid of death. If I can help the He family and the prince to overturn the verdict, I will risk my life. But if I just rush forward like this, my life will be in vain."
Di Shuangcheng frowned: "What do you mean?"
"General, does he know about the recent events in Beijing?"
Seeing Di Shuangcheng shaking his head, it was obvious that he was not clear about what had happened in Beijing in the past few months.
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "The relationship between Emperor An and the aristocratic family is no longer what it used to be. The rift between the two is getting deeper and deeper. The Lu family was deliberately suppressed by Emperor An because of some things. Not only is it no longer the head of the aristocratic family, but Lu Chongyuan also lost his position as Zhongshu Order official position."
"If you want to overturn the case for the He family, you can't reveal the past directly. Otherwise, it will only help the Lu family and get them out of the predicament, and force An Di to be forced to rebuild the old relationship with them because he wants to cover up the past."
Di Shuangcheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "You mean, break them down one by one and deal with the Lu family first?"
Xiao Yan nodded: "The aristocratic family is entrenched in the court, and Emperor An has long wanted to eliminate it."
Di Shuangcheng: "But since the Lu family colluded with Emperor An in the early years, he must have something in his hands. How could Emperor An seriously take action?"
Xiao Yan: "Then force him to take action."
Seeing Di Shuangcheng's dazed expression, Xiao Yan said, "If it was an ordinary thing or if someone who was not very important revealed the past, Emperor An would naturally not attack the Lu family. But if the past was involved, Emperor An would not do it." Who dares to ignore someone who can even threaten the safety of his imperial power?"
Di Shuangcheng was not stupid, and he immediately understood what Xiao Yan meant: "You mean, let me be the archer?"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "No, the general is guarding the northwest and cannot leave without permission. And now that the new king of Beiling has ascended the throne, the border is not stable. The general cannot leave at this time, otherwise if something happens to Luoyan Pass, the entire Wei Dynasty will be threatened. What I said It’s Longtingwei.”
Di Shuangcheng frowned: "Long Tingwei? I can't drive them."
As if he was afraid that Xiao Yan would not understand, he explained: "Although the Longting Guards are in the northwest like the Zhen'an Army, they only give orders to the emperor, and the Longting Guards stay in the northwest mainly to supervise the army and patrol. , the authority is greater than that of the lord of the state and county.”
"The current leader of the Longting Guard is named Shang Qin. He is the grandson of Shang Zhonglin, the close guard of Emperor Taizu. The Shang family has controlled the Longting Guard for many years. When the prince was still there, the Longting Guard and the Zhen'an Army were in harmony, but Later, after the prince passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, Longtingwei took over the power and changed the original appearance."
"That Shang Qin and the Long Ting Guards are stationed in Linping. They don't even bother to defend Beiling, let alone force him to act for us."
Xiao Yan frowned: "I remember the prince's uncle once said that the Longting Guards and the Zhen'an Army belong to the same lineage and are driven by the royal family?"
Di Shuangcheng paused for a moment after hearing this. After all, he felt that this matter was not a secret. Moreover, Prince Li could even tell the He family about Zhen'an Army and Long Tingwei back then, so it didn't matter if he said more.
"It is not driven by the royal family, but by the Dragon Jade Order. The Dragon Jade Order is usually in the hands of the emperor."
"Long Yuling?"
Di Shuangcheng explained: "This is a secret of the royal family. It is only passed down orally by successive emperors. As for Zhen'an Army and Longting Guard, only those who hold military power know about it."
Xiao Yan's eyes flashed slightly. This was not much different from what the Queen said. He asked, "Is this token in the hands of Emperor An?"
"Of course." Di Shuangcheng said directly without thinking: "Back then, the Zhen'an army was strong. Taizu once dispatched the Longting Guards to the northwest with the Dragon Jade Order. The original intention was to contain each other with the Zhen'an army and jointly resist Beiling. Moreover, Taizu’s killings were too heavy, so leaving Long Tingwei in the northwest was also a way of retreat for the Xie family’s royal family.”
"Taizu died of illness and the late emperor ascended the throne. Although the Zhen'an Army and Longting Guards were not mobilized in the palace, the token must have been passed on to the late emperor and the new emperor..."
As he was talking, he saw Xiao Yan looking at him lightly, and Di Shuangcheng's voice gradually broke off: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Xiao Yan said quietly: "The general also said that Emperor An may not be able to get the right to the throne."
Di Shuangcheng's eyes widened suddenly: "You mean, Long Yuling is not in Emperor An's hands?!"
Xiao Yan laughed: "General, you should know that it was not easy when Emperor An ascended the throne, right?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just died at that time, and King Cheng was extremely powerful. If the family had not chosen Emperor An, he would have never been able to defeat King Cheng. If he really had the token in his hand, how could he have chosen to be coerced by the family? And after he ascended the throne, even if he hated it so much Aristocratic family, but they are only careful and cautious in everything, and dare not fall out with them?"
"Does this look like an emperor who has military power and no need to fear his courtiers?"
Di Shuangcheng's expression changed, but Xiao Yan did not stop, but continued:
"Furthermore, when the prince rebelled and there was a bloodbath in the capital, the late emperor's favorite was originally Prince Cheng, but in the end he was forced by the aristocratic family to establish Emperor An. The late emperor even died of illness not long after he passed the throne. But I remember that the late emperor was always in good health at that time. .”
"The aristocratic family has overridden the imperial power, and even the throne can be assigned at will. Under such circumstances, the late emperor never mobilized the Longting Guards. Does the general think it is normal?"
Di Shuangcheng stood up suddenly: "You mean, Long Yuling is not in their hands?"
Xiao Yan did not answer Di Shuangcheng's question, but asked in a deep voice: "General, does he know what that Long Yuling looks like?"
Di Shuangcheng frowned: "I have never seen it, but General Tu gave me something before he died."
He reached into his collar and pulled out a knot in a moment. There was a small iron box hanging on it. After opening it, there was a very strange-shaped thing like a jade comb inside.
Di Shuangcheng was careful when holding it in his hand: "General Tu said that the Dragon Jade Token is divided into two parts, Yin and Yang, both of which are consistent. The thing in my hand, Long Tingwei, also has one, which is consistent with the person holding the Dragon Jade Token." I obey my orders, but no one has come to me in these years."
Xiao Yan took the "jade comb" and looked at it for a moment, and suddenly remembered the hollow place on the dragon pattern pendant.
He did not take out the dragon-patterned pendant, but looked up at Di Shuangcheng: "General, can you give me this?"
Di Shuangcheng looked at him: "What do you want this for? Without the Long Yuling, this thing is useless."
