Even though Tang Ning and Xiao Yan had been close to each other many times and had done everything they should and shouldn't do, facing his handsome face so close and listening to his ambiguous words as he breathed out hot breath, Tang Ning still felt I couldn't help but look ashamed.
"You're right here, what else should I think about?"
"Of course I think so."
Xiao Yan moved closer to rub her, but for a moment she pushed him away panting.
Tangning stretched out her hand to touch his approaching face, her lips were as red as if they were stained with lipstick. Just when she was about to complain, her palms suddenly felt hot, but Xiao Yan lowered his head and pecked her hand lightly. Her eyes widened on her cheeks. flushed.
Pulling the little girl's hand that was on fire, Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You're so thin-skinned, how dare you be so bold in the first place, hugging me with a eunuch who promised me your life?" ?”
"I remember that day you said you were pleased with the governor, but you also said that you couldn't do it in the carriage. You'd better wait until you return home..."
"Xiao Yan!"
She rarely called him like this, and she covered his mouth with anger and annoyance, blocking all the extremely shameful words he said later.
Seeing Xiao Yan smiling sullenly and shaking his shoulders, Tang Ning angrily gave him two fists before being pulled into his arms by the hand.
"This governor likes little Haitang's tightness."
"Shameless!" Tang Ning spat at him.
Xiao Yan was very thick-skinned: "Where is the shamelessness? Let me see..."
Seeing that he wanted to get close to him again and take advantage, Tang Ning quickly wanted to retreat, but before he could leave, he was pulled back and shamelessly beaten, tears streaming down his face.
After a long time, Xiao Yancai stretched out his long arms to hold the person in his arms, and said with full satisfaction: "Emperor An knows about Long Yuling. When Shang Qin and others take action, I will restore the identity of the He family first."
Tang Ning's breath was uneven, but when she heard the business was going on, she still raised her head: "Why the He family?"
She thought that he would be eager to replace the cruel prince Zhaoxue.
Xiao Yan's expression became colder: "Because the He family won't let him risk everything to the death."
"My father was the crown prince designated by Taizu. Without treason, no one or anything could shake his position as the crown prince. Emperor An's throne was obtained through shady means. Once he knew that his father's bloodline was still alive, And when things are overturned again, he will definitely drag everyone to death at all costs."
Emperor An has been in power for more than ten years. It is not that there are no confidants in the court. There are also his people in the army. Moreover, the court today is no longer the same as when the father was still there.
Those old ministers who were loyal to his father had been replaced a long time ago. Once the truth was exposed, Emperor An knew that he could not hide it and simply overturned the chessboard. The court would be filled with blood and the world would be in chaos.
Xiao Yan had a way to control Emperor An and stabilize the capital, but this was just a last resort.
Not to mention how many people would admit that the eldest grandson of the emperor, whose appearance had changed a lot, no longer looked like that of the past, but that the vassal kings from various places, such as King Pingshan, had already had different intentions. If there was a coup in Beijing, they would definitely take the opportunity to swarm him.
Xiao Yan hugged Tang Ning and played with her fingers: "Even if Emperor An seems to be fatuous, he is actually very shrewd. He has never really trusted anyone."
"The nearly one million yuan in food and grain that my father sent to the Southland for disaster relief twenty years ago was missing. Later, the treasures and money that the Lu family had paid tribute to for many years were also missing."
"Qian Baokun tried his best to track down but found no clues, but unexpectedly discovered from the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts in previous years that before he took office, the Ministry of Accounts had a secret expenditure of 200,000 taels every year, all of which were personally transferred by Emperor An. The money has gone missing."
"There are records of large expenditures in the palace over the years. There has never been a place where such money has been spent continuously. Moreover, Emperor An's private treasury has not been full, but is looking empty. Guess where so much money went?"
Tang Ning frowned, two hundred thousand taels every year, which accumulated into millions, plus the original more than one million in money and food, and the Lu family's "filial piety" for many years.
This amount of money is enough to pave the streets of the capital. Even if Emperor An went all out to overhaul the palace, he would not need so much money.
Moreover, she was handling Xiao Yan's business in Beijing at these times, and she also knew how much trouble would be caused if so much money appeared on the market rashly.
It can be consumed completely without attracting attention, and even Emperor An is willing to lose his private treasury...
Tang Ning was shocked: "Emperor An is raising troops in private?"
Not for the imperial court, nor for the Wei Dynasty, but for raising troops for himself.
Xiao Yan said "hmm" in a low voice: "Nine times out of ten."
Tang Ning's eyes widened: "Does the Lu family know about this?"
Xiao Yan said: "You probably don't know. After the Lu family was imprisoned, I interrogated two of Lu Chongyuan's cronies. They only said that the Lu family did not take any of the money in order to gain Emperor An's trust. Later, Emperor An married Empress Lu. Somehow it’s always a bit stretched.”
"In order to build relationships with each other to promote him to the throne, the Lu family showed filial piety every year, and it never stopped until Emperor An ascended the throne."
Tang Ning was a little dazed. The Lu family had really become a serious victim, but it was not surprising. After all, who would have thought that Emperor An, a powerful emperor who was firmly on the throne, would secretly raise troops for him.
Xiao Yan looked unpredictable: "What Emperor An did was secretive. Even I didn't find out who was doing it for him privately. There is such a private soldier who doesn't know the details and can appear at any time. If Emperor An knew that my father still had If his bloodline is still alive, and he even tries to endanger his throne for the past, he will definitely fight me to the death at all costs."
"The Zhen'an Army cannot move. The Longting Guards can only take advantage of it but cannot calm down. Beiling is now eyeing it with eager eyes and intends to go south. Once chaos breaks out in the Wei Dynasty, a war in the northwest will break out."
"In addition, some tribes in the southern region and western Xinjiang are also unsettled. The feudal kings everywhere are ready to make a move. If war really breaks out, the world will be in chaos and the people will be in dire straits."
Tang Ning felt terrible when she thought about the consequences: "So, brother, you want to help the He family first?"
Xiao Yan said "Yes": "The He family is different from my father. Although the He family was exterminated because of rebellion against the past, it is not of royal blood after all."
"If there are any heirs of the He family left, Emperor An will certainly lose his reputation because of them, but if the matter is put on the annihilated Lu family, and a sinner's edict is issued to repent of the past, it can be somewhat appeased."
"I am the only one left in the He family now. Even if he is rewarded and restored to glory, it will not endanger his throne. Compared with the emperor's eldest grandson who can take away his throne anytime and anywhere while he is alive. Although the heirs of the He family make him angry, they will not Let him take risks."
Tang Ning understood what Xiao Yan meant. He wanted to clear the grievances of the former crown prince, but also did not want to cause chaos in the Wei Dynasty. If he wanted to "transfer" the imperial power smoothly, it was undoubtedly the best choice to clear the grievances of the He family first.
"But..." Tang Ning hesitated: "Once Emperor An knows that you are from the He family, I'm afraid he won't reuse you again."
