In this way, the news of Concubine Lian's death spread far and wide, although Emperor Wu felt a little regretful, but he did not have too much sadness, for the emperor, he had promised the country, how could he be devastated because of the life and death of a concubine? There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and Concubine Lotus is just one of the thousands of flowers!

Listening to Li Ying's report, Emperor Yunwu nodded and sighed: "It seems that instead of being lifted, the mustard between me and Yan'er will become more and more ...... Li Ying, you said, I am the king of a country, the territory has not yet been settled, and there are strong enemies in the northwest watching my Mongolian border, I wanted to let these sons share some of the burden for me, but in the end it caused so many unprovoked struggles, the courtiers formed a party for personal gain, the prince used public weapons for private purposes, and each of them filled their own pockets...... I snubbed him from the beginning, hoping that he could be a lonely minister, and I also hoped that he would be a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the ministers, but unfortunately, this person is useless after all! ”

After Emperor Wu finished speaking, he turned his words around, looked at Li Ying and asked, "Has the cause of Concubine Lian's death been clarified?" ”

"Your Majesty, died of a broken intestine and a ......"

Li Ying replied truthfully: "According to all indications, only Concubine De is the most suspicious ......" After that, Li Ying presented the test results of the medical hall and the entry and exit records of each palace to Emperor Yunwu, Emperor Wu glanced at it and sneered: "Concubine De, Concubine De, can't you sit still?" ”

Concubine De is the biological mother of the Nine Emperor Sons, and Emperor Wu also knows its purpose for murdering Concubine Lian, first, the two have a vendetta, and secondly, they want to cut off the link of communication between Yun Xingyan and Emperor Wu, this move is intended to punish the heart! Emperor Wu casually put the results of the investigation into the incense burner on the side, stood up and said: "It seems that Lao Jiu, the virtuous king, is really very idle, the war in the northwest is imminent, but he still has the heart to play some tricks!" ”

Li Ying didn't take the benefits of King Duan on weekdays, and at this time he naturally said: "Your Majesty, maybe His Royal Highness King Duan doesn't know about this matter?" As soon as Li Ying finished saying this, he regretted it a little, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave should die, and he shouldn't discuss political affairs in vain!" ”

Emperor Wu stared at Li Ying for a while, and said majestically: "You don't take the benefits of the Duanwang Mansion on weekdays, right?" ”

"Slaves don't dare to ......"

At this time, Li Yinghan was raining down, and he knew how ruthless Emperor Wu was, only to see Emperor Wu shouting loudly, and scolded in an extremely majestic tone: "What else do you dare not dare?" The little inner manager also dares to learn from others to protect the prince?!!! Yes?!!! ”

Perhaps this is the innate momentum of the superior, at this moment, Li Yingkong has the strength of the ground level, but he was frightened by Emperor Yunwu's shout, and hurriedly defended himself: "Your Majesty, the old slave's loyalty to Your Majesty can be learned, even if you give 10,000 minions of guts, the minions will not dare to betray Your Majesty!! ”

"Loyalty?"

Emperor Wu sneered: "From today onwards, the defense of the nine gates in the palace will be temporarily handed over to Long Junxian to be in charge, so you don't have to participate!" Haven't the ministers been speculating about whose family the crown prince should be?! You immediately pass the decree, ten days later, in the Qianyang Palace, the officials above the fifth grade in Beijing can participate in the selection of the new prince, and I will gather his people's righteousness to decide who is the best candidate, you immediately go to half, there must be no mistake! ”

"Yes, the old slave obeys"

Li Ying said timidly to withdraw from the palace gate, Emperor Wu arranged all this and went back to the dormitory early to rest, now Duanwang has a huge power, and his hands can be as deep as the inner hall, if it is not controlled, this is not the next Yun Luotian, Emperor Wu is now old, it is inevitable that he will be a little suspicious and sick, he wants to see how much influence Yun Zizhong has in the court! The so-called ten days, this is also a pit dug by Emperor Wu for Yun Zizhong and even the princes, just see how many ministers you can win over within ten days!

Three days later, the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion

Today is the day when the Hou Mansion is completed, and naturally the ministers congratulate Yun Xingyan, after all, this living king of Yama is now reinstated, and no one wants to be caught by him with pigtails, and the Hou Mansion is now full of lights, which is much larger than Yun Xingyan's previous mansion, Yun Xingyan is wearing a graceful and luxurious yellow brocade robe at this time, with a wide belt inlaid with sapphires around his waist, hanging a jade pendant with a talisman, wearing a white jade crown, his eyes are bright, and there is always a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he is standing at the door to greet the ministers......

"Wu'anhou arrives at ......"

I saw Yun Tianqing dressed in gorgeous clothes, followed by a small servant behind him, holding a list of gifts, and after handing over to the housekeeper in the house, Yun Tianqing walked up to Yun Xingyan, arched his hand and said, "Brother Huang, congratulations ......"

Yun Xingyan nodded: "Well, let's go in and rest, Xiang Ling, lead Tianqing to the innermost seat."

"Yes"

Today, Chu Xiangling was also dressed up extraordinarily brightly, saluted Yun Tianqing, and then said with a smile: "Master Hou, please come with me......"

Yun Tianqing: "There is Miss Lao Chu!" ”

However, in addition to people like Yun Tianqing who came to congratulate sincerely, there were also princes like Yun Qiancheng Yun Zizhong who came to listen to the details, Yun Xingyan did not refuse to come, and warmly entertained them, even Du Zhenghao was invited to congratulate, but only Qu Changning, the head of the military attaché, was missing, at this time Xu Mad stood beside Yun Xingyan and said: "Lord, let's go in quickly, it's not good to make the guests wait in a hurry if you miss the hour later......"

"Qu Changning, Qu Changning, it seems that you are really a thief, so don't wait!"

Yun Xingyan has already made up his mind at this time, since Qu Changning doesn't give himself this face, then don't blame him, the envoy, for taking Qu Changning first, and now that he has returned to the Yushitai, with the completion of the Hou Mansion today, Yun Xingyan knows that he must establish his authority, so as to teach those officials who are lurking in the shadows opportunistic a lesson!

After entering the table, Yun Xingyan naturally sat at the same table with those princes, most of the officials who came today were officials from the Inspectorate and the Imperial Historical Observatory, and there were some people who inevitably dealt with the three divisions and yamen, such as He Chen, He Zhongtang, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, the Shang Shu Nong of the Ministry of Industry, Di Yuanjie and others of the Criminal Department......

Naturally, it is a drink, and naturally it is inevitable to be toasted, only to see Yun Zaixing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, standing up with a wine glass with a polite appearance, and said with a humble attitude and a harmless face: "Third brother, little brother, I toast you, congratulations on your honor as a marquis, and the joy of housewarming......"

For this kind of wavering guy, Yun Xingyan naturally does not have the same knowledge as him, and the eighth prince Yun Jingtao also raised his glass and said: "Third brother, the younger brother also wishes you more and more prestige and prestige...... This Yun Lao Ba is serving in the Hanlin Academy, purely to join in the fun, such princes and officials are also very popular, but there are those who come to sincerely bless and those who deliberately find fault, I saw the fourth prince Yun Chengye staggering to stand up, walked to Yun Xingyan, and said: "Come on...... Third Brother...... Little brother, I also toast you, today is a good day for you...... The Hou Mansion was completed...... Official reinstatement...... It's really beautiful......"

Yun Xingyan didn't say anything, just smiled, and after the two clinked glasses and drank, Yun Chengye poured another glass of wine and said, "Come, third brother, I'm toasting you...... Anyway, you and your twelve brothers have been sealed...... It's so majestic, but what about me? I'm twenty-seven, too...... Why is it just a mere viscount......"

Yun Chengye said that the one under his feet did not stand firm and pounced on Yun Xingyan, Yun Xingyan leaned back, only to see Yun Chengye crawling on the table, and the wine was also scattered everywhere, Yun Xingyan forcibly endured an expression of disgust and said: "Fourth brother, you are drunk!" ”

"Drunk? I'm not drunk!? How can I get drunk if I don't pour a thousand cups?! ”

Yun Chengye hiccuped, stood up straight, squinted at Yun Xingyan and said, "What? Won't you drink with me? If you don't drink with me, you look down on me! Yun Chengye's words raised his voice, attracting everyone's attention at once, and Yun Qiancheng and Yun Zizhong were the two princes who looked like watching a play, according to the past, Yun Xingyan may have already turned his face with Yun Chengye, but now his heart has already become as cold as ice, how can a Yun Chengye be able to influence it?

I saw that Yun Xingyan always had a smirk on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Come on, the fourth prince is drunk, send him down to rest!" ”