Marquis Wenxin only hesitated for a moment, remembering what Xiao Yan had said before and what Emperor An had done, he nodded calmly after only a moment.
"Okay, I'll order someone to call the Xiao family and his son. If they are really suitable and capable, they will go south with us."
Old General Yin understood his concerns and did not refuse. He only turned his head and looked coldly at the palace behind him and said, "Let's go."
…
Xiao Yan and Cao Dejiang sat on the carriage and looked back at the palace gate.
After the curtain was lowered, Cao Dejiang asked: "Did you really just give the tiger talisman to Yin Bao and the others?"
"What else? In full view of everyone, I gave you everything. If I regret it, are you always willing to help me get it back?" Xiao Yan joked.
Cao Dejiang glanced at him angrily: "I don't have that face!"
Xiao Yan couldn't help laughing. He rolled up his sleeves, sat upright and said, "I'm kidding you. How can I get back what I gave you?"
"The tiger talisman will not give up if I leave it in my hands. If I don't go back this time, Emperor An will think of other ways. With his crazy and unscrupulous methods now, I don't know what kind of trouble he will cause. It’s better to give it out.”
"Old General Yin is an upright man, and Marquis Wenxin also knows good and evil. I can rest assured that they hold the tiger talisman."
Cao Dejiang raised his eyebrows. He believed what Xiao Yan said, and he also trusted the character of the old leopard and Marquis Wen Xin, but...
"You have always been a cautious person. His Majesty and Liu Tong'en have already come forward, and you are using this method. Will you just hand over the Tiger Talisman without making any other preparations?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "That's why I said you know me best."
Cao Dejiang looked at him.
Xiao Yan said: "Uncle Xiao and cousin Xiao Ying will go south with us."
Cao Dejiang was surprised when he heard this, but he suddenly felt that this was reasonable. The Xiao family and his son had been staying in Rongsheng Academy. Xiao Yan could not let them just idle and become martial arts masters in the academy.
Xiao Yan said: "I asked Tang Ning to go find Dean Shi, and then asked my cousin to notify Old General Yin to enter the palace. Just now I mentioned that King Pingshan's revolt was related to Emperor An. General Yin hates evil as much as he hates enemies, but he also loves his soldiers. The general’s temper will definitely make him extremely angry.”
Yin Bao is a standard military commander. He has focused his whole life on the battlefield. When he was young, he had the most violent temper and was even more outspoken.
Whoever makes him uncomfortable, he will try his best to respond to it, making him a thousand times more uncomfortable.
If Emperor An was just plotting against him, Yin Bao would have muttered a few words and not intervened. But Emperor An was plotting against the entire army going south to counter the rebellion. With the old general's temperament, if he didn't kill Emperor An, he would have been protecting his position as a minister. Very loyal.
But in other respects, the less Andi didn't want anyone to get his way, the more he wanted to do the opposite.
After hearing this, Cao Dejiang figured out what Xiao Yan meant within a moment. He opened his mouth and said after a while:
"You are a person who really plans on human nature."
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "Excessive praise."
Cao Dejiang rolled his eyes at him: "I didn't praise you!"
The carriage staggered forward, and when it came out of the main street, I saw vendors pushing small stalls and starting to sell, and the sky gradually became brighter.
Cao Dejiang then asked: "Didn't you just say that you had something to discuss with me? Just tell me what it is."
Xiao Yan said, "I'm going to visit Fu's house later."
Cao Dejiang: "So?"
"I want to ask Mrs. Fu to propose marriage for me. You can come with me."
"...You invite someone to propose marriage and you go there yourself. Why do you ask me to do it?"
Xiao Yan: "Aren't you my uncle?"
Cao Dejiang: "??"
Xiao Yan: "You and Tang Ning's grandfather came from the same family. You are Tang Ning's elder. Naturally, her elder is also my elder. You also know that I am lonely. My parents died young. When I get married, there must be an elder to come forward."
"Uncle Xiao wants to discuss with General Yin and the others about going south to put down the rebellion. My uncle must be reluctant to let me go to the Fu family alone, right?"
The corner of Cao Dejiang's mouth twitched, and he couldn't bear to see the ghost: "I have betrayed the school a long time ago."
"It doesn't matter, Tang Ning and I don't care." Xiao Yan said shamelessly.
Cao Dejiang was speechless. Seeing him looking at him eagerly, as if he would pester him even if he didn't go, he had no choice but to ask, "When are you going?"
"Now."
"..."
Cao Dejiang glared at him: "You are not tired, but I am tired. You haven't slept all night. Do you want me to die suddenly?"
Xiao Yan: "..." Unhappy: "Then how long do you want to sleep? Is one hour enough?"
Cao Dejiang's hands were itchy and he suppressed the thought of giving him a slap. He said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me it's tea time and asked me to go back and change my clothes and squint before getting up?" He glanced at Xiao Yan, who was about to move, and said, Directly:
"You can send a message to the Fu family first, and I will accompany you there in the afternoon."
Seeing that Xiao Yan still wanted to speak up, he couldn't hold it back and kicked him.
"Okay, hurry up and go back to your Cuiyun Lane, I'm very tired."
Xiao Yan was kicked out of the carriage by Cao Dejiang. Seeing the Cao family's carriage leaving quickly, he couldn't help but chuckle. After a while, Jinyun came after him on horseback. Another horse beside him The horse seemed to know the way and went straight to Xiao Yan's side without anyone pulling it.
The horse stopped on his side and barked at him twice. The horse's head came over and touched Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan chuckled and patted its head: "Lizi, don't make trouble."
Pulling the reins and getting on the horse, Jinyun followed on the horse.
"master."
"How is it in the palace?"
"Everything is as expected by the master. Emperor An was very angry with Liu Tong'en because he failed to get the tiger charm back from you. When Liu Tong'en left, his head was full of blood, and he seemed to be resentful of Emperor An."
Jinyun rode side by side with Xiao Yan and whispered:
"It's just that Eunuch Feng sent someone to tell him that Emperor An seemed to have some leverage over Liu Tongen. He tried to provoke him a few times, but Emperor An looked calm, as if he wasn't worried about Liu Tongen's betrayal at all."
Xiao Yan was thoughtful.
Liu Tongen was very important to Emperor An. Although Emperor An trusted him, his attitude was not good.
According to Feng Lai, whenever Emperor An was angry or unhappy during this period, it almost always fell on Liu Tongen.
Logically speaking, since Liu Tongen was the only one in the court who was devoted to him, and he was holding on to that private army, Emperor An should try to win over him and treat him well.
But his attitude was exactly the opposite. He would always hit or scold him, and his words were extremely contemptuous. It was as if he just regarded Liu Tongen as a dog that could do things for him but was extremely loyal and would never betray him.
Why is he so sure that he can handle Liu Tongen?
Xiao Yan pinched the reins in his hand and whispered: "Go and check Liu Tongen's wife and children who died young, as well as his parents and relatives."
