An Di calmed down some of his anger and leaned back on the pillow slumped.
"The prince is disobedient, and that traitor Xiao Yan has taken the Tiger Talisman again. If you can make what the two of them did doubtful, even if it is just some rumors, I can find a way to block the He family's affairs and only vindicate He Wenzhuo, but now , the old case in Nandi has implicated the entire He family, and the aristocratic family may have voted for the prince."
"The hearts and minds of the people of the He family are longing. Xiao Yan has ruined the name of the royal family through his own crimes. If I don't rehabilitate the He family, it will be difficult to calm the people's hearts. But once the He family is rehabilitated, compensation will be made for what happened back then."
An Di couldn't help but sigh:
"Everyone in the He family is dead, and the only one who can compensate is Xiao Yan. He has already grasped the tiger talisman, and colluded with the prince and Long Tingwei. If he can be the lord again, and the He family can protect him from injustice, what will happen in the future? No matter how hard it is for me to check and balance him in the hall..."
Liu Tongen was an extremely loyal person. He felt aggrieved when he was scolded before, but now he saw Emperor An's dejected look and he panicked.
"Your Majesty, it's Wei Chen's fault. It's Wei Chen's lack of care that allowed the Crown Prince and Xiao Yan to take advantage of the loophole."
Emperor An waved his hand: "I don't blame you. You suspected Xiao Yan a few times in the beginning. It was because I trusted him too much that I forced the traitor to be in this situation."
Liu Tongen had followed Emperor An for many years, and he had rarely seen him in this state since he ascended the throne.
Seeing that Emperor An was helpless when he mentioned Xiao Yan, Liu Tongen said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely protect you and find ways to deal with that traitor Xiao Yan. He and the prince are going against the grain and causing trouble, and nothing good will happen." End!"
Emperor An was reassured, no matter what, Liu Tongen could not let anything go wrong again.
"Have you contacted Wei Ming during this time?"
"No."
Liu Tongen shook his head: "Your Majesty is unconscious, and Xiao Yan's eyes are everywhere in the capital. The ministers dare not contact Wei Ming for fear of alarming Xiao Yan..."
The private army was their last trump card and Emperor An's last retreat. Liu Tongen didn't dare to move unless Emperor An spoke out as a last resort, because once he moved, it would be impossible to hide. And if Xiao Yan couldn't be killed with one blow and regain his power, At that time, the Wei Dynasty will be in chaos.
Emperor An said: "You are doing the right thing. We are not in a desperate situation now, so there is no need to fight to the death."
He is in poor health and needs to rest, and the guilty edict has been issued. Now it is a certainty that the He family will reverse the case. Instead of risking everything and fighting to the death with Xiao Yan, more things will be involved, including the rebellion of the ruthless prince. Come in, it is better to take a step back to show weakness to the enemy.
If the He family wants to be rehabilitated, that's fine.
If Xiao Yan wants a title, that's fine.
He will hold Xiao Yan up high, let him bloom with flowers and cook with fire.
As long as he is willing to overturn the case for the He family, as long as he still sits on the throne and admits his "mistake" twenty years ago through gritted teeth, it was just an oversight by the Lu family to stand up for him. It was the Lu family who killed He Wenzhuo. The late emperor who wrongfully accused the He family of treason.
As long as he held back for a while, if the He family wanted to clear their name, Xiao Yan would not be able to overthrow him from the throne, and even had to respectfully call him "Your Majesty" together with the prince.
Emperor An hated Xiao Yan very much, but he also understood that confronting Xiao Yan now was not worth the gain. He had to find a way to deal with the second son, the rebellious son, and take back the power of the court, and then deal with Xiao Yan. He only had to endure it for a while and wait until the old case If the resentment is subsided, what does he have to fear?
"Your Majesty." A voice came from outside the palace.
"You get up first."
Emperor An looked at Liu Tongen and asked him to stand up before letting outsiders in.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here. There are many adults from the court outside who want to see Your Majesty."
Emperor An frowned: "Who is coming to the court?"
The little eunuch whispered the names of Liang Guangyi, Cao Dejiang and several senior officials in the court, and then said that King Ji and King Huan were also waiting outside. After speaking, he looked at Emperor An and hesitated. He whispered: "Supervisor Xiao is here too."
An Di snorted: "He came quickly!"
Liu Tongen whispered: "Do you want me to stop them back?"
An Di said coldly: "What are you trying to do to stop them? Let them come in."
After the eunuch who was delivering the message went out to let everyone in, the prince turned to look at Xiao Yan and saw that Xiao Yan was walking straight into the palace with a calm expression. The prince could only grit his teeth and follow him, but in his heart he blamed himself for being bribed. Those internal supervisors are incompetent.
Even though so many people took action, my father still woke up. Those people were just trash.
The prince kept scolding in his heart, wishing that each of the eunuchs could be whipped. He was even more malicious towards Emperor An. However, when he entered, he saw a look of concern on Emperor An's face, and he knelt down along with all the courtiers. .
"My son, I pay my respects to my father."
"I will see you, Your Majesty."
Emperor An looked at the prince who was wearing a bright yellow four-clawed python robe. After scanning the others, he said weakly: "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Father/Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone was safe, the prince stepped forward with concern: "Father, you have finally woken up. After you suddenly fell into a coma that night, my son and I have been in trouble every day. Seeing you suffer this, I wish I could bear it with my body." I bear the pain of illness for you, and I pray to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky every day, hoping that my father will be healthy. It is great that you can wake up now."
Emperor An's eyes deepened slightly: "You are filial."
The prince didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Emperor An's words, and only asked urgently with red eyes: "How do you feel? Is your body okay? Where are Dr. Jiang and the others? Have they checked your pulse?"
Liu Tongen felt disgusted when he saw the prince's hypocritical appearance.
During this period, the prince occasionally came to Yulongtai, but he always came to check on Emperor An's "condition" and hoped that he would die. After being blocked by him twice, the prince could not act filially. He only focused on seizing power in the court and completely forgot about his biological father. He is still ill, and no one in the court would say that the prince is ruthless. I am afraid there is no one who wants His Majesty to wake up more than him.
Liu Tongen said coldly from the side: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Dr. Jiang has already examined your Majesty's condition. His Majesty only fell into coma due to a temporary lack of energy and blood. Now that he has woken up, there is no serious problem."
"Really, that would be great."
The prince sneered.
Emperor An was too lazy to pay attention to the prince's hypocrisy, and only turned to look at the others: "Although I have been unconscious during this period, I still remember what happened before I fainted. Has He Wenzhuo's case been cleared up? Twenty years ago in the South Has the burning of the city been investigated?"
"Mr. Cao, please tell me."
Cao Dejiang was a little surprised that Emperor An would actually take the initiative to mention it. He had not concealed anything. After he stepped forward to put Emperor An into coma, he told the story about the prince's decision to let the Third Division investigate the old case. He waited until he mentioned the "blood book" and Xi Weifang's testimony, including the subsequent investigation. All kinds of things found.
Emperor An's face was full of guilt: "It turns out that I really made an oversight. I never expected that Lu Chongyuan and the others would be so heartless and crazy, and they were in vain for the late Emperor's trust in them. I accompanied the disaster relief back then, but I didn't realize at all that they were ambitious and greedy."
"I am sorry for Sanlang Hejia, and I am also sorry for those people in the South who died in vain."
He had a sick look on his face and his eyes were reddish:
"Xiao Yan, you are right. I am really stupid and unworthy of being a king."
Xiao Yan raised his eyelids slightly and looked sideways at Emperor An's show.
The prince was very excited, wishing that Emperor An would say that he was not worthy of being king, and the next sentence would be to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
