This may be because Emperor Hui does not have many sons, only six, and the age gap is relatively large. As a result, no one competed with Jiang Yuhan in the early days.

Sikong Yan continued, "The emperor's body is still very strong, and the officials below are busy standing in line, which is extremely taboo in any dynasty. Do you know why my father made such a choice with the Sikong family?"

Oh, why do you still have questions? Shen Lanying despised Sikong Yan in her heart, and then replied honestly, "I don't know, but I think there must be a reason to do it." "Although the former Da Sikong was greedy for money and corrupt, his brain was definitely not stupid.

"It's nice to say, and I think it's better to describe him than he jumps over the wall. ”

Shen Lanying suddenly felt that Sikong Yan might be a fake son.

Sikong Yan continued, "The clansmen of the Sikong family took advantage of the convenience of their positions to loot too much oil and water from the people, and violated the regulations of the imperial court to form a merchant gang in the Jiangnan region. In addition, in recent years, the behavior of the clan has become more and more disorderly, and my father should have sensed the intention of the saint to do something to the Sikong family, so he was so anxious to find a backer for the Sikong family. ”

"Wait, I'm a little dizzy. Shen Lanying was confused, "The Sikong family has helped Jiang Yuhan with so many things, it stands to reason that this backer should be very stable, why did it become the reason for you to kill Jiang Yuhan?"

"Because Jiang Yuhan is a wise person. Sikong Yan said a little helplessly, "Emperor Hui can't tolerate Sikong family, how could Jiang Yuhan allow this cancer to parasitize in the imperial court? When Jiang Yuhan sits on the throne, he will be the first to take the Sikong family, and at that time, the Sikong family, who had already relaxed their vigilance, did not even have a little room for self-protection. ”

Shen Lanying suddenly understood, she seemed to have asked another mentally retarded question. Therefore, when the crown prince fell, Emperor Hui took the opportunity to clean up the Sikong family, and thought that the wings of the Sikong family were completely cut off. In fact, the Sikong family has been prepared for a long time, although it was confiscated, the loss was not large, but it made Emperor Hui let down his guard and let the Sikong family develop longer?"

Sikong Yan nodded, "That's right, if you want the Sikong family to continue to exist, there is only one way." After it is broken, it may be passed down for a few hundred years. These are the two reasons why I want to kill the prince. ”

God, a good one stands after breaking. Sikong Yan's move was also ruthless, and almost a third of his family died. However, he has always had no feelings for the Sikong family, and it is not too difficult to think about it this way.

Shen Lanying looked at Sikong Yan with admiration, "I have one last question, when you got the cavalry out, Jiang Yuhan was not in the capital at all, did you deliberately let him go?" It stands to reason that in a remote place, it is more convenient to be the prince, but Sikong Yan did not do this.

Sikong Yan smiled, "That's right, I tricked him and his family out of the capital. He is a good man, and I will feel guilty for killing such a wise prince. ”

Looking at Sikong Yan's indifferent smile, Shen Lanying couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Yuhan directly caused your sister's death, and used Sikong as a springboard, do you still think he is a virtuous person?"

Sikong Yan sighed lightly and said, "Yes, after receiving the favor of the Sikong family, but still upholding the concept of justice and right and wrong, to get rid of the Sikong family is enough to prove that he is loyal enough to the country and the people, and he is a virtuous person." ”

Hmm, Xianming didn't think it, but he felt that Jiang Yuhan was extremely unkind, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Shen Lanying had never been able to understand why Sikong Yan insisted on assisting the little prince, and did not hesitate to kill the prince and sacrifice his own family for this reason. After listening to Sikong Yan's story, Shen Lanying suddenly felt that the world's understanding of Sikong Yan was still a little extreme, Sikong Yan was not at all a person who disregarded family affection as the people speculated, and this careerist was even kinder than Jiang Yuhan.

After that, Shen Lanying repeated the whole process of her conversation with Jiang Yuhan to Sikong Yan, officially handed over the brain-consuming matter to Sikong Yan to deal with, and then ran leisurely to write the tune.

Sikong Yan told Shen Lanying that he wanted to go out first and come back at noon, and asked Shen Lanying to stay in the house obediently. Shen Lanying was originally unhappy, but when Sikong Yan promised to bring back delicious food, Shen Lanying's attitude immediately turned 180 degrees, and she wished that Sikong Yan would set off quickly.

After Sikong Yan went out, he did not leave the inn, but went directly to another room.

He knocked on the door and said, "Qingzhi, it's me." ”

Qing Zhi's lazy voice came from inside, "The doors and windows are not locked, you can come in from wherever you want." ”

Sikong Yan was speechless for a while, pushed the door and walked in, and saw Qingzhi sitting at the table, engrossed in wiping her sword.

Qing Zhi glanced up at Sikong Yan, and then continued to maintain her weapon as she said, "What are you looking for me for? You can't ask me to help investigate that strange person, right?"

"Yes, would you like to help?"

"Of course I do! I'll suffocate to death after a long time!" Qingzhi put away her sword and looked at Sikong Yan excitedly, "What are you going to do? Do you need to kill him? I've never fought against an opponent who is used to using hidden weapons." Eh, speaking of hidden weapons, this guy shouldn't have anything to do with Tianquanzhuang, right? ”

"No, I asked Xuan Ling, and she said that she had never seen this kind of secret weapon. The hidden weapons in Tianquanzhuang all contain small bows and crossbows, and the person we met today is not a bow and crossbow in his hand. ”

Qing Zhi slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, "That taste...... It's gunpowder. It's so interesting. ”

Sikong Yan nodded and said, "Yes, I think we should start with gunpowder." Nine percent of the gunpowder that can be bought on the market in the Yong Dynasty is produced by Qianjimen, and if you ask Wang Yichen, you should have a clue. ”

"Let's go!" Qing Zhi slapped the table and stood up excitedly, "By the way, should we kill him, keeping such a number one person is a threat after all." ”

"Nope. Sikong Yan shook his head, "He is not hostile to us, and being kind to him is the right way." Besides, I don't think you can take advantage of him. ”

Qing Zhi nodded obediently, "Okay, I'll listen to you." Your crow's mouth has always been very smart, and when you say I'm going to win, I can't really win, but when you say I'm going to lose, I'm going to lose super badly. Eh, have you ever tried to curse other princes, maybe it will work!"

Sikong Yan: "......"