Liu Yan suddenly perked up and said, "Who is it?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's the inner servant Lu Hai." Wu Sicheng replied.

"He? It's impossible, he's a father-in-law who is close to his father. With the wisdom of his father, how could he appoint someone who could not be trusted to stay by his side? ”

Wu Sicheng arched his hand and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this is the case. On the day of the death of the emperor, everyone in the palace was controlled by us, and the news was completely blocked. But Your Majesty, please think about it, that night everyone was busy with their own work, Lu Hai cried so much that he almost fainted, and in the second half of the night, Lu Hai disappeared; When the news of the death of the first emperor of the world was announced the next day, why was Han Kemin the first to enter the palace to face the saint? Isn't that weird? Even if Yan Ming got the news early the next morning and was not as well prepared as he was, didn't that mean that he got the news earlier? After the death of the first emperor, the idle people couldn't get in and out at all, and it was impossible for Lu Hai to let others bring the news out, so he jumped over the wall in a hurry and personally sent the news out, and Lu Hai never appeared again after that, who else could this matter be besides him? ”

Liu Yan listened to Wu Sicheng's answer with a calm face before he spoke: "According to what you say, it is indeed him." If he can't get out of the palace, then he must go to the Empress Dowager Li. ”

"Yes, that's what the villain deduced. After many inquiries by the villain, there was indeed a little eunuch who happened to catch a glimpse of Lu Hai and went to the Empress Dowager Li, but no one saw him come out. ”

"Could it be that he has been hiding in the Empress Dowager Li's palace for the past few days?"

Wu Sicheng shook his head and said, "In the villain's opinion, Lu Hai is probably dead." ”

"Dead?"

"Exactly. Na Luhai has been lurking beside the emperor for many years, and now he is in a hurry to report the news in person. That is undoubtedly exposing his identity, how can Empress Dowager Li allow him to ruin his own big things? Besides, after the first emperor immortal went. As Lu Hai, it is absolutely impossible to stay by your side, Your Majesty, he is no longer of value to Empress Dowager Li. What's more, the villain found out that three little eunuchs had recently died in the Empress Dowager's palace. Although it is said that he broke the queen mother's beloved agate bottle and was killed, but this three little eunuchs died at the moment, isn't it more like they were killed after they disposed of Lu Hai's corpse? ”

Liu Yan nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, but unfortunately there is no proof of death, Empress Dowager Li is rigorous, I guess you can't check it." No wonder I couldn't find your person these days, and I wasted a few days in vain. ”

Wu Sicheng lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, what the villains did was not because of this matter, but because of another big thing. ”

"Oh? What else have you done? Let's hear it. ”

"Yes. Your Majesty, please think. Since this Lu Hai Neng has been lurking by the emperor's side for so many years, and the emperor has a lot of trust in him. Then after the first emperor fell ill and before we intervened in the emperor's side, it was entirely possible for Lu Hai to tamper with the holy decree or do some other actions that were not good for us. Suppose he pretended to make a holy decree, claiming that the emperor had been the first emperor and that he had abolished the elder and the young."

Wu Sicheng's words made Liu Yan feel excited, if this is true, things will not be easy to do. If Empress Dowager Li and the others get such an edict, the officials will not be able to distinguish between the true and the false, let alone a coup d'état. Even if the political situation is turbulent, it is enough to bear it. He leaned forward and said, "And what did you find?" ”

Wu Sicheng couldn't help but be happy when he saw Liu Yan's face change, and said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't have to worry. The villain has already verified the matter. Although Lu Hai is smart and clever, he is not very familiar with writing and ink. His handwriting was thin and shoddy, and he would not have been able to falsify the decree. Moreover, the villain has found out that Lu Hai has not handled any documents during this time, and all the seals of the former emperor have not been lost. It is impossible to forge a holy decree. ”

Liu Yan was relieved when he heard this, and sat back in the dragon chair. He let out a sigh and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Good thing you're alert. You've done a great job this time. I now crown you as the director of the palace, under the fifth grade. ”

Wu Sicheng was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed: "It is within the scope of the villain to do things for the emperor, and he does not dare to ask for an official position." ”

Liu Yan scoffed: "You don't come to this set!" I know you don't want to be an official, it's easy to hide behind the scenes, right? But if I don't know the rewards and punishments, who else will do things for me in the future? Not only do I want to reward you for your official position, but Lao Ji and I have already crowned him as the head of the imperial guard, as well as my concubine Hua, and I will canonize her as the queen in the next few days. ”

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hua, she is not"

Liu Yan waved his hand: "That was the previous agreement, and now that she is pregnant with my child, can she still hide it?" This matter has been decided, you don't have to say it! From today on, you will be a five-grade official, don't you thank you? ”

"Yes. Thank you, Lord Long. Wu Sicheng hesitated for a long time, and could only kneel down to thank him. From this moment on, Wu Sicheng took his first step as a famous minister of the Silk Country.

The next day, Liu Yan announced that he would canonize Concubine Hua as the queen after the funeral of the first emperor.

As soon as the news came out, the court was shocked. Although this news is so logical, it is indeed unexpected. The news that the crown prince Liu Yan and the crown princess were at odds before, and they didn't even talk to each other had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone thought that the emperor Liu Yutong's attempt to win over the neutrals through a marriage with the neutral faction's Pingguo Gong had suffered a heavy setback. But now it seems that this is not the case at all, the new emperor Liu Yan's move is obviously to win over the neutrals, this move made Han Kemin and his party panic, and they were at a loss for a while.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Yan threw a second bomb, and the imperial doctor confirmed that the queen was two months pregnant!

The bomb suddenly stirred up even bigger waves. This undoubtedly explained to Han Kemin and his party that the emperor did not want to reconcile with the queen to win over the neutrals, but had already begun to reconcile with the queen, and even blossomed and borne fruit, and there will be a prince or princess in the near future.

Empress Dowager Li, who learned the news, almost smashed her bedroom! I was calculated by a little Hua Fei! I can't see that this little girl, who is less than twenty years old, actually put her together, and formed an alliance with Liu Yan silently, but I am afraid that I have already colluded with the neutral faction in secret, and now I am falling behind Liu Yan in the move of winning over the neutral faction! Empress Dowager Li, who knew that the neutral forces should not be underestimated, was shocked and angry, and finally decided to repair a letter to the Great Khan Abichlir - now to regain the advantage, it is no longer enough to overthrow a clan emperor, and it is necessary to use the power of external forces to break the current pattern, even if this force may be set on fire, it is better than letting Liu Yan hold a high position and not be able to turn over. (To be continued......)