In the matter of King Gong's instigation of students, An Shiyan does have a way, but whether this method works or not, and how long it will take to work, is beyond his control.

After An Ruolan returned to Wenxin Hou's Mansion to visit relatives, An Shiyan began to frequently go in and out of large and small poetry clubs, actively communicating with students, trying to correct the rumors that smeared Emperor Wanhua.

As mentioned earlier, An Shiyan made friends with students and often instructed them to learn, and up to now, he has been very respected by students, of course, he is still not as good as Meng Guogong and other respected Confucians, but he still has a lot of influence on students.

But whenever An Shiyan attends the Poetry Society, he will always be surrounded by a large group of students, both old and young, because he is gentle and courteous, and is willing to teach, because many students are willing to get close to him, and he also took this opportunity to wash away the reputation of Emperor Wanhua who is not completely black.

Fortunately, although the students do not know the truth and are easily incited, they can still listen to what they say.

When An Shiyan persuaded them not to get along with the court, study hard, and serve the country in the future, the students were very excited, and said: "The king is not a king, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people, and he doesn't allow loyal ministers, we really have no intention of serving the court!" ”

Seeing that they were still willing to talk about this topic, An Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Even if the king is not the king, the country is still the country, and we learn knowledge and insight, not to serve someone, but to seek the well-being of the common people in the world." If you don't do it, people with lofty ideals will also devote themselves to the mountains and forests, who else will be able to speak and act for the people of the world in the future? What we should do is not to be disappointed and escape from the world, but to forge ahead. ”

These words touched many students, and after thinking about it. They all thought it was reasonable, and nodded yes.

Later, An Shiyan vaguely revealed that Meng Guogong and others did not resign because they were disappointed in the emperor, and also asked the students to recall the previous time when Emperor Wanhua was in power. The prosperity of Dayong, the students are not brainless people, and after such a point, they are more or less aware of some abnormalities.

One poem after another will come down, and An Shiyan's words will be passed on ten, ten and hundred, in his run. The impression of Emperor Wanhua in the hearts of the students has been somewhat whitewashed.

An Shiyan's actions are undoubtedly against the powerful King Gong. His friends were worried that he would anger King Gong and his life would be in danger, so they advised him to be cautious in his words and deeds, but he smiled fearlessly: "What I have done is worthy of my heart." If one day I lose my life. You don't have to be sad, you don't have to ask for an explanation for me, I will let the world know who I have harmed, and the world will be clear. ”

When everyone heard what he said, they knew that he had even arranged the affairs of his death, so they could only shake their heads and sigh, and no longer persuade them, only some people who were wise enough to protect their lives. gradually alienated him.

An Ruolan has been paying close attention to this matter, and she is clear about An Shiyan's words and deeds. I can't tell if I am more in awe or more proud.

When King Gong was angry, he also appreciated his iron bones and courage and resourcefulness, so he didn't move him, but spared no effort to win him over, but unfortunately had little effect.

There are two other reasons why King Gong did not move An Shiyan, one is that An Shiyan asked the students to serve the court, which is equivalent to retaining talents for King Gong; The second is An Shiyan's last words, which made King Gong a little jealous.

At such a juncture, King Gong did not allow any mistakes, because although An Shiyan was pregnant with his plan, he still left An Shiyan with a life, if An Shiyan was interested in obeying him, he would be a big help, if An Shiyan was not interested, it would not be too late to kill him after ascending the throne.

However, it is undeniable that Ahn Se-yeon's actions forced King Gong to implement the plan in advance.

Now that Yan Guofu is under his control, the men of Weiguo Mansion are dead, Meng Guofu is kicked out of the power center, the King of Jin is far away on Hengji Island, Xiang Ye is submissive to him, Zhou Yuhan and other capable ministers remain neutral, and the rest is only the queen's mother's family.

King Gong was thinking about how to get the queen and his uncle to help him.

After thinking about it, King Gong decided to start with Emperor Wanhua.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the New Year.

Because Wei Guogong and Wei Xing were not there, Wei Guofu had the most deserted year in history, and because relatives in the Northeast rushed over, Wei Guofu had the most lively year since moving to Shengjing.

An Ruolan took care of the whole house properly, and also followed her uncles and aunts to make dumplings and make rice cakes and fried tofu, because of the arrival of the Wei family's relatives, the three mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law were not too bleak.

During the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the Duchess of Wei Guo was finally willing to step out of the room.

Ever since she heard the news of her husband's son's death, she has been locked in her room, not caring about anything, and now that she has finally come out, it can be seen that she has seen it. Just looking at her much haggard face, everyone still felt uncomfortable.

Only An Ruolan was fortunate in her heart, because she had seen her mother-in-law who was white-headed overnight because of the death of her father-in-law in her previous life.

In comparison, the Jin Palace's Mansion is even more deserted.

As early as a month before the Chinese New Year, King Jin repeatedly invited him to return to Beijing, but he was refused, and even his request to connect his wife and children to Hengji Island to celebrate the New Year together was rejected, which shows that King Gong is iron-hearted and is bound to win the throne.

On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, it was customary for the royal members to gather together for a reunion dinner, and then the emperor and the empress held vigil and prayed together in the Changming Hall where the royal ancestral tablet was enshrined, but on this day, Emperor Wanhua only showed one side and never appeared again, just because his beloved concubine Wanfei suddenly felt unwell and needed his care.

That night, the queen prayed alone in the Changming Palace, silently weeping, she thought that she would be alone and desolate in front of the tablets of the ancestors until dawn, but she didn't want an uninvited guest to come in the middle of the night.

Looking at King Gong, who was dressed in princely clothes, dressed in scarlet coats, with a majestic and unruly demeanor, approaching step by step, the queen subconsciously frowned, turned her back to wipe away the residual tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "I don't know if King Gong is here late at night, but what's the matter?" ”

As he spoke, he looked outside the hall, but saw that the guards who were supposed to be guarding the door were gone.

King Gong had already seen the tears on her face, smiled, and said in a gentle tone: "The queen doesn't have to worry too much, this king just has a few words to discuss with the queen." ”

How could the queen not know his purpose, and showed a mocking smile, "If you don't want the palace to worry too much, please ask the prince not to do things that make people worry too much." ”

Unimpressed by her ridicule, King Gong smiled and said: "Don't worry, the queen has no bad intentions, but I just think that what the royal brother did today is too much, and I think the queen has some mustard in her heart and needs someone to talk to." ”

Hearing this, the queen's expression changed slightly, and she turned sideways and said coldly: "Thank you for your concern, this palace is very comfortable in my heart, and I don't need to confide in anyone." ”

"Really?" King Gong took a step closer to the queen's side.

The queen was immediately startled, hurriedly took a few steps back, and said, "Please also respect King Gong!" ”

"Hahaha!" As if he was pleased by the queen's panicked appearance, King Gong looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "Queen, please rest assured, although this king is wild and uninhibited, he will not make a move on his brother and sister-in-law, not to mention that this king already has someone in his heart." ”

The queen's face was blue and white, and she said in a fierce voice: "What is your purpose?!" ”

The laughter stopped abruptly, King Gong turned his head to look at the queen, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and said: "It seems that the queen is also a refreshing person, then the king will get straight to the point, this king came to hope that the queen can help the king and support the fifth prince Zhao Yu as the emperor." ”

"Fifth Prince Zhao Yu?" The queen was shocked and said in surprise: "This palace still thinks that the prince wants to sit in that position by himself." ”

King Gong looked at her with a smile and said, "Of course this king wants to, but this king wants to change his name to be a little more reasonable." ”

The queen was horrified and had guessed King Gong's true purpose.

The expression on her face changed a few times, the queen didn't speak again, and King Gong didn't urge, just waiting for her to think clearly.

For a while, only the sound of the wind whistling outside the house could be heard in the empty and deserted Changming Palace.

The candle flame flickered, illuminating the queen's eyes clearly, and I don't know how long it took, she finally spoke, "What good can my Wang clan do to help you?" ”

Hearing her call herself me, not the palace, King Gong knew that she was moved, and said unhurriedly: "As long as you help me sincerely, the positions of the queen mother and the queen are up to you." ”

Hearing this, the queen's pupils shrank. (To be continued......)