Chapter 301: Admit defeat
Jicheng after dawn, busy, panicked, suspicious, fearful, painful, desperate, all kinds of emotions shrouded, from the princes and generals, down to the common people, each has its own different mood. Ordinary people only saw the remnants of the fire that stretched and burned thousands of houses, and saw the dusty soldiers carrying out the horrific corpses from the rubble, the old, the young, the men, the women, and the corpses were thrown into the carriage, and with the sound of the horses' hooves, they walked towards the Huarenzhuang outside the city. And the high-ranking people saw the strong conspiracy smell after this fire, the children of the family were almost immediately ordered to be grounded, not allowed to step out of the house half a step, these nobles living in Jicheng in more than ten years, has experienced several coups, each time a wealthy family was overturned to the ground, accompanied by a bright steel knife, all over the ground human heads and flying pestle blood.
This time, what will this fire bring to Jicheng? There is a deep sense of unease in everyone's heart.
The noble ministers walked towards the palace, and everyone was nervous. Who knows what to expect today?
Ye Tiannan did not go to the court.
It doesn't matter if he goes or not, he decides to stay at home and wait for the worst result, and now, the only thing that worries him is, is Gao Yuan still alive?
Ye Tiannan, who calmed down, has regained his composure and calmness at this time, after all, ten years of fugitive life has made him experience too many dangers, compared with those years, this failure is really nothing, anyway, this time is only a political failure, and it will not endanger the life of his family, as long as his life is still there, then there is still a chance to pull the capital.
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, Ye Tiannan really never dreamed that now he is so eager to be safe and sound, and a few months ago, he was still gritting his teeth and longing to break this guy to pieces, life is so ridiculous.
Ye Tiannan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Xun Xiu walked in with a somewhat nervous face. Tiannan has just received news that there is a large-scale movement of troops in the city."
Ye Tiannan's eyebrows rose sharply, "Large-scale mobilization of troops?"
"If Gao Yuan is alive, will he come to us?" Xun Xiu took a deep breath, "If Gao Yuan really escapes to us, it will be terrible."
The muscles on Ye Tiannan's face were beating, and as soon as Xun Xiu reminded him, he immediately came to his senses, if Gao Yuan escaped and could accurately judge that he could not succeed, then escaping to himself would be a choice for him.
"Gao Yuan doesn't even have this bit of political wisdom, right? If he does escape to me, I'm going to be in for a bad thing." Ye Tiannan's voice trembled a little.
"He's still young, maybe he can't see through it." Xun Xiu was also shocked, "Zhou Yuan suddenly mobilized the army, it is very likely that he also thought of this."
Lifting the quilt, Ye Tiannan jumped out of bed and walked around the room anxiously.
Gao Yuan appeared here with him, in the eyes of ordinary people, it was the best way to clear his name and find out the real murderer, but Ye Tiannan knew that if this scene really appeared, then it would be the time when the other party's dog jumped over the wall in a hurry and showed up in the dagger, because in this way, it would force the opponent into a corner, if the opponent's strength was average, but the opponent's strength was too strong, so strong that even he had no power to fight back.
If Gao Yuan appears around Yefu, then Jicheng will soon usher in another coup d'état. A river of blood would be a predictable fact.
"Someone!" Ye Tiannan shouted in a deep voice.
A family general will come in.
"Ye Zhen, gather all the family soldiers and prepare for battle!"
The famous general named Ye Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Ye Tiannan with a blank look on his face.
"Go down and prepare, Ye Chong is back, so I asked him to come to see me immediately." Ye Tiannan waved his hand.
"Obey, Xiangye!" Although he was shocked, Ye Zhen didn't say anything to ask, turned around and walked out.
"I'll go see Ning Zecheng, Zhou Yuan!" Xun Xiu looked at Ye Tiannan.
"Yes, sir, be careful. As soon as Ye Chong comes back, I will ask him to go back to the palace immediately, no matter what, the king can't have any problems." Ye Tiannandao.
Xun Xiu smiled bitterly, "If you really go to a certain point, with those palace guards controlled by Ye Chong, you can't change the reality. Tiannan, if, if Gao Yuan really appeared in the Ye Mansion, the only way was to kill him and then send his body over. It's the only way."
Ye Tiannan nodded slightly, "Don't worry, sir, I have to do what I have to do!"
Xun Xiu had just left, Ye Chong's steps were hurried, almost trotting all the way over, and there was joy on his face.
"Xiangye, the nine cities of Jicheng are closed, Yan Lingwei is riding around, Gao Yuan is not dead, he is still alive, he ran away." Ye Chong said happily: "This kid, it's really not simple, powerful, powerful, he can escape from such a game."
Looking at Ye Tiannan's face, Ye Chong's smile froze on his face, "Xiangye, who are you?"
Ye Tiannan sighed and said what Xun Xiu was worried about just now, "Ye Chong, if Gao Yuan appears in Ye Mansion, then the other party will definitely think that we are going to confront Gao Yuan with him, and in this way, Zhou Yuan's conspiracy will be completely exposed to the sun, you say, what will happen to them?"
Ye Chong gasped, of course he understood what the other party would do, because the current Jicheng, to put it bluntly, was under the control of the other party." No wonder there are so many spies outside our house, I, I thought this was the other party's move to spy on us."
"It's true that the surveillance is true, but I'm afraid it's more important to stare at Gao Yuan, whether he will appear here, right?" Ye Tiannan smiled bitterly, "You go back to the palace immediately, protect the king, as long as the king doesn't have an accident, our Ye family will always have a day to come back again."
"Yes."
"Isn't the injury on your leg out of the way?"
"It doesn't matter!" Ye Zhong took two steps and suddenly turned around, "Xiangye, if Gao Yuan really appears, what should I do?"
Ye Tiannan raised his head to the sky, but did not answer.
Ye Chong's face changed, his lips moved a few times, but he finally didn't say anything, turned around and walked out.
In the palace, Ji Ping looked at the aristocratic ministers who were gathered together, but he didn't see Ye Tiannan, Zhou Yuan, or Ning Zecheng, his face changed again and again, and the anger on his face slowly faded, replaced by fear. There was a buzz in the hall, obviously, the ministers who came to the court also realized the seriousness of the problem, the three giants of the Yan Kingdom, when they should have appeared here for the first time, did not appear.
"What about the Prime Minister, what about the Taiwei, and what about Dr. Ning?" Ji Ping's voice was a little out of tune.
There was no one in the hall, and when they looked around, they all looked at each other.
"Come on, go and invite the three adults to go to court." Ji Ping tried to calm himself down and not look a little panicked, but the hand hidden in his sleeve was trembling slightly.
Gao Yuan is not dead! When Ning Zecheng got the report for the first time, he couldn't help but be furious, Zhou Yuan was so unreliable in doing things, last night, he swore to himself that Gao Yuan was dead, and now this is the result. Of course, Ning Zecheng knows that the road is high and far, if there is no consequence of death. found Zhou Yuan as soon as possible, and now, it is no longer time to complain to each other.
The best way is to find Gao Yuan as soon as possible, and then kill him, limiting the impact to the minimum, and the worst choice is for Gao Yuan to accurately judge who wants him to die, and then join Ye Tiannan to expose his conspiracy with Zhou Yuan.
And Ning Zecheng didn't want to come to this point, if this was really the case, then there would be a civil strife in the Yan Kingdom, so what would be the next conquest of Donghu and what would dominate the Central Plains become an empty word.
Yan Guo can't afford another civil strife. Quell the political tide of Linghu Chao, because the great victory in the battle with Zhao has completely subsided, if there is another coup d'état of the same kind, how can Yan State ease his breath?
It's true to fight for power, but Ning Zecheng also understands that he and Zhou Yuan are all attached to the big tree of Dayan, if the tree is going to fall, will their vines attached to the tree end well?
Yan Ling's guards rode out in all directions, and Zhou Yuan had already closed the nine gates, and the army had also begun to move, making the most final preparations. At this moment, the two of them can't care about the court at all, and the one in the palace is not important at all at this moment, in their hearts.
"My lord, Dr. Xun is here!" The family's report made Ning Zecheng stunned, at this time, how could Xun Xiu come over? I believe that by this time, Ye Tiannan and they have already understood what is going on.
"Please!" Ning Zecheng spat out a word.
Xun Xiu stood in front of Ning Zecheng, looked at this junior in his eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart, a generation of new people replaced the old, this imperial doctor who did not perform well in his eyes before, the controller of Yan Lingwei taught him a good lesson this time.
"Lord Ning!" Xun Xiu hugged his fists, and Xiang Ning Zecheng took a deep look, "Admire, this time, we lost orally."
Ning Zecheng's pupils contracted, the enemy who was annoyed and angry was not terrible, and the enemy who was calm and dared to admit defeat was the most terrifying. By now, it is impossible for them and Ye Tiannan to be friends.
"Lord Xun, please sit down and serve tea!"
With a flick of his robe, Xun Xiu sat down under Ning Zecheng, "Lord Ning, Ye Xiang asked me to bring a few words, I wonder if you want to hear it?"
"Lord Xun, please speak!" Ning Zecheng owes his body.
"We are all sitting on the big ship of Dayan, whether it is you or Ye Xiang, we don't want this ship to sink, do you?"
"Of course."
"So, Ye Xiang admits defeat, he withdraws, he will resign as minister of state and return to Langya County, Yan Kingdom, and from now on it will be handed over to you and Lord Zhou." Xun Xiu said lightly.
"Ye Xiang quit?" Ning Zecheng was a little surprised, in his opinion, Ye Tiannan was the kind of person who was indomitable, in other words, he was a guy who didn't shed tears when he didn't see the coffin.
"Yes." Xun Xiu said: "At present, the Yan State is coercing the momentum of the Zhao State and conquering Donghu, it can be said that the time and place are favorable, and once Donghu is destroyed, Da Yan will be in this land, and he has the qualifications to speak, Ye Xiang doesn't want the good form to be ruined, so he withdrew. After this time, he went back to Langya."
Ning Zecheng was silent for a long time, "What about Gao Yuan?"
Xun Xiu laughed, "If Gao Yuan appears in Ye Mansion, Lord Ning will see his corpse, but if Gao Yuan escapes from Jicheng and returns to Fufeng, it will be a different matter. I think Lord Ning should understand!"
Ning Zecheng leaned back, what Xun Xiu said, of course he understood that if Gao Yuan escaped and returned to Fufeng, then he would have a strong opponent from now on. And what Xun Xiu said was clear, and he also told himself clearly that if Gao Yuan escaped alive, then Ye Fu would fully support Gao Yuan in the future. (To be continued......)