Chapter II. 203. Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other
Three pigeons, three slips of paper, but the same sentence was written. In fact, this method of transmitting messages is not wrong in itself, and 'triplicate' is just a backup means to prevent things from going wrong. Combined with what is written on the note, this common technique reveals a strange flavor: Who is the person who sent the pigeon? He knew Yan Hunt's deathbed will, was it Li Qing, the head of the inner court? Why did he use carrier pigeons to deliver messages? Is the ultimate goal of these three carrier pigeons to fly to one place?
Even though Shen Gui and Li Deng both fell into deeper thoughts, Yan Qinghong, who was the last to see the note, couldn't help but laugh......
"Hey, I'm talking about Yan Er, can you be a little more reserved? Even if you really do this broken emperor of Youbei Third Road, you don't deserve to be so happy......"
Shen Guiyi, who was interrupted by his unbridled laughter, glared at Yan Qinghong, hating him for not being able to make steel 'sour'. However, when Shen Gui said this, it was not a wild speech, but a real heartfelt statement. After all, Shen Guike is a person who has seen the 'great world', and he has never been taken into account by the 'mainstream society' of Huayu Continent in the cold and cold weather, sparse population, and traffic congestion on Youbei Third Road. Even though Beiyan and Youbei have been at war for more than a hundred years, the most important reason is actually due to the unique geographical location of Donghaiguan.
After all, the East Customs, which had been reduced to ruins at this time, was choking the throat of the Northern Yan Dynasty. And beside the couch, how can you allow others to snore? To put it more simply and crudely, they have been disturbing for so many years, but it is just the 'obsessive-compulsive disorder' of the Northern Yan Emperor.
Therefore, it was troublesome to give such a piece of paper throne with no money and no soldiers to Shen Gui.
Yan Qinghong finally stopped in the midst of unbridled laughter. He also ignored Shen Gui's 'sour words', stretched out his hand to unfold the note, and showed it to everyone in person:
"Look! And voila! I'll see you again in the future, I'll clean my mouth! No, you can't call the little second master anymore, Lao Tzu will have a new name in the future! It's called me! Call Your Majesty! Pitiful ...... We're going to shake this time, hey......"
Yan Qinghong was about to rush out of the door and report the good news to his future 'queen mother', but was pulled back by Shen Gui:
"I said, can you be normal? Whether this note is true or false, let's put it aside. For the time being, let's assume that what it writes is true, but the person who wrote about the release of the carrier pigeon did not have any good intentions. With just three notes two fingers wide, he can probably take your dog's life. You use your brains and ponder carefully, if these three notes fall into the hands of your eldest brother, he won't eat you alive? ”
Yan Qinghong pulled out his chest, looked around with the momentum of dominating the world, and raised the note in his hand:
"Want my life? Phew! He's just a prince of the prison country, Lao Tzu...... The first thing I did when I ascended the throne was ......"
"Hey, hey, don't be beautiful! Now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all princes, even if you have an official edict stamped with the emperor's jade seal, you can be stained under the gold of others; What's more, you still have a note in your hand that you don't know who wrote it...... What's wrong? Are you going to take this note with you and the pigeon? Do you rely on these two things to prove the 'legitimacy' of your succession to the throne of the Emperor of Youbei? ”
As soon as Shen Gui's words fell, Liu Banxian raised his eyebrows:
"Take that piece of paper if you like, not the pigeons. The two old men can't eat enough......"
Fu Yi covered his snickering mouth, patted Yan Qinghong, who was stunned, reached out and took the note in his hand and comforted:
"You can just have fun with this thing, just watch it. Shen Gui is right, the person who wrote this note clearly intends to kill you, if there is nothing to do recently, you must not go out......"
Yan Qinghong, who was counted down by everyone, had a bitter face of resignation, carefully flattened the note, and carefully put it into his arms.
Li Deng stroked a blue-bodied and white-tailed pigeon, ignoring Yan Qinghong, the 'newly enthroned Emperor of Youbei', and instead brought the topic back to the Great Wilderness City again:
"It is not without the Jianghu organization that used to cooperate with our Li family in secret, but since the old man succeeded as the head of the family, he has cut off contact with those rats who have not seen the light; These old men are all committed to cultivating secret spies and dead soldiers belonging to the Li family, but after all, time is still young, and those people are not of much use for the time being. Therefore, the old man can only conclude that the man with the scar is not from my Li family, but he doesn't know if it is the killer they hired......"
Li Le'an, who was teasing the pigeon, heard Li Deng's eyes turn red when he heard Li Deng say this, and he added with sadness:
"The man must have found me hiding in the closet as soon as he entered the house, but he dragged the body of the 'Ninth Sister' back to the house from the outside and smashed her face with an inkstone...... Before leaving, he cut off the head of the ninth sister and put it in a cloth bag and took it away...... Oh yes, and before he left, he asked me to bring you a message......"
Shen Gui suddenly turned his head when he heard this: he never thought that the scar man who didn't know where he came from would be involved with him......
"Well, he asked me to tell you that he owes Li Xuanyu a life, and today is over."
After Shen Gui heard the name 'Li Xuanyu', he suddenly tensed. He originally thought that after years of deliberately low-key behavior, he should have successfully hidden in the shadows; But he didn't expect that now a random person can tell all his life secrets, and this feeling makes him feel like 'the emperor's new clothes'.
However, through Li Le'an's remarks, Shen Gui also sorted out a lot of useful information: since this scar man deliberately created an indistinguishable head, and took it with him when he left, he must have used it to 'confess' to someone; and according to the analysis of what he brought to himself through Li Le'an, Li Le'an was able to escape with his life, and it had little to do with the business he was talking about at the moment between the inside and outside of his Li family......
"Hmm...... Li Xiang, in recent times, the undercurrent of your Li family has been surging, and Le'an has been targeted again, so it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not make another move. In my opinion, it's best for you to pretend not to know for a while now, and just wait for news from the Great Wilderness City before making other plans; For a while, let Le'an live in my house. There are Tie Li'er and Fengyang Princess Yan Shuqing living in my front yard, plus she has a female dependent, it is not embarrassing, and the three girls can still take care of each other......"
Li Deng thought carefully about the current situation in the prime minister's mansion, even if he was reluctant in his heart, there was no good way for the time being.
Before leaving, Shen Gui dragged his future father-in-law and whispered a few words, and in his somewhat surprised eyes, he nodded firmly.
At the same time, Li Qing, the head of the Sipin Inner Court, was sent to the Winter Warm Pavilion by Yan Day, the prince of the prison country, for questioning:
“…… How could it be so sudden? … Didn't you say before that the dragon body is getting better and better? How could it suddenly deteriorate now? … Who treated my father in the end? Say! …”
Yan Day, the prince of the prison country, who had just received the news of Yan Hunt's death, had woken up from fainting for the third time. He changed his tears, suppressed his trembling voice, and asked Li Qing, the closest eunuch to Yan Hunt. Li Qing is also crying now, but he keeps kowtowing hard, and the sound of 'touch, touch' keeps echoing in the Winter Warm Pavilion.
"It was Sun Yuanzheng who personally diagnosed it. Master Yuan Zheng said that it was because His Majesty's previous 'illness' was too serious, and the life source in the dragon body was consumed too much, which led to ...... Your Majesty...... Woowoo woo ......"
Li Qing was crying bitterly while stammering back to Yan Tian's words. The two talked for half an hour, and Yan Tian didn't even inquire about the slightest bit of useful news. Until finally, he was really impatient, retreated from the left and right of the house, and personally dragged Li Qing up from the ground.
He stroked Mr. Li's shoulders and said with a sad face:
"Manager Li, you are a close person next to your father, and you have been loyal to your father for many years, and this king has seen it in his eyes; Now that your father is gone, what are you going to do? It is said that early this morning, you have been with your father, what arrangements does your father have for Mr. Li's future destination? ”
When Li Qing heard this, his heart suddenly became nervous, and he said secretly: It's here!
The crown prince was ostensibly asking the first emperor if he had arranged a place for him to go, but the fool could hear it, and he was clearly asking himself if he had received the edict left by Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt.
Although he Yan Tian is now the crown prince of the prison country, if he does not stamp the edict of the emperor's jade seal, then in terms of the procedure for ascending the throne, the most important key conditions are still missing.
And before Yan Hunt died, the only person who was still by his side was this Mr. Li. And if he has the edict of his father, then he can first issue the edict and ascend the throne; Later, the funeral edict was issued - the whole country mourned. In this way, it is natural and natural for him to sit on the throne of the emperor.
"Prince Yu...... His Majesty was speechless before he died...... Combine...... Combine...... There is no legacy...... Stay...... Leave ......"
Li Qing was asked by Yan Tian like this, his face suddenly changed color, and his mouth became stammering, and he knew that he must have hidden something in his heart.
With such poor acting skills, how can he hide from Prince Yan Tian's eyes? It's all an old fox practicing in a cave, and no one should tell anyone the story of fasting!
"Mr. Li's words, I'm afraid there are some untruths, right? It seems that Mr. Li has made up his mind and put all his future net worth and life on my second brother! ”
Yan Tian looked at Li Qing, who looked frightened and paralyzed on the ground, and couldn't help but feel a little complacent in his heart: This drum doesn't need a heavy hammer! Li Qing is such a smart person, I don't need to say it too clearly, just wake him up in a few words......
Next, Yan Tian heard a fact like a thunderbolt in a sunny day in the mouth of the trembling Li Qing:
Emperor Xuande Yan Tian did leave a will when he was dying, but it was a decree: he actually wanted to pass the throne to his half-brother, Yan Qinghong!