Zhuge Zhan shook his head secretly, Chen You only has two sons, after Chen Yu died, Chen You only had the eldest son Chen Cang left, if it was the three clans, the Chen clan would naturally not be able to escape. However, Zhuge Zhan understood in his heart that the heir was compassionate, and it was clear that he remembered Chen Yi and saw that the Chen family was in danger of annihilation, so he exonerated the Chen family on the grounds that God had the virtue of a good life. It's just that after the heir opened Chrysostom, he didn't know how Dong Ju should answer.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and it is really a blessing for me to be a great man!" Dong Ju's face was solemn, and he didn't see anything abnormal at all, but Zhuge Zhan had been a colleague for many years and knew his temperament well, and after this untraceable flattery, he would definitely raise objections next. Sure enough, Dong Ju changed his words and continued: "But this matter is a matter of national law, and the matter is very high. The law of the country is the foundation of the country, if the laws and regulations are not clear, how can the country be governed? ”

"This ......" Liu Chan was speechless for a while, although he was the emperor, he also knew that Dong Ju was reasonable, which made people unable to refute.

Dong Ju hadn't finished speaking, paused, and said: "Chen Yuyin raises the dead, and he already has the heart of disobedience. What's more, General Wei is a courtier and an important minister, and he is a concubine of the court, as far as the minister knows, General Wei has no entanglement with Chen Yu, let alone a grudge, why did Chen Yu send assassins to assassinate General Wei? This is the only one, it can be seen that Chen Yushi has the intention of rebellion! The minister thought that Chen Yu rebelled, and someone must be complicit, so the minister implored His Majesty to issue a decree to thoroughly investigate the matter! ”

Liu Chan was dumbfounded, he originally just wanted to save Chen Cang's life, but he didn't want Dong Ju to raise the matter to the level of rebellion in a few words, so it would be difficult for him to say anything. After all, it is a matter of national capital, and it is necessary to ignore it. If Chen Yu really has the intention of rebellion, it is impossible for him to do it alone, and maybe Chen Ju is also an accomplice, Dong Ju's words are indeed unguarded.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Chan was shocked, groaned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the decree, Dali will immediately arrest the Chen Yu and the three clans, and find out the case within a time limit, there must be no mistakes!" ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhuge Zhanwan refused Dong Ju's invitation and returned to the mansion directly with Zhuge Shang.

Zhuge Zhan really didn't have much excitement. Huang Hao and Chen Yugou jumped over the wall in a hurry and sent someone to assassinate themselves, which was tantamount to giving themselves a great opportunity to eradicate Huang Hao in advance, but with the failure of the two plans and Chen Yu killed himself, this opportunity came to naught in an instant. Although according to their original plan, after getting the joint concert of Jiang Wei and the military generals, they and Dong Ju launched a fatal blow to Huang Hao, but when the opportunity came, they did not seize it in the end, and the regret in their hearts was really depressing.

In addition, what made Zhuge Zhan uneasy was the attitude of the heir. There is no doubt that he is the heir's fast son-in-law, and Zhuge Shang is also the best of the grandsons who are very loved by the heir, but Zhuge Zhan understands in his heart that the marriage with Princess Qinglong is just a means for the Liu royal family to win over and appease the heroes, and it is more of a manifestation of political intentions.

At the just-concluded court meeting, although the heir finally agreed to Dong Ju's suggestion and ordered Dali to investigate his assassination, anyone with a discerning eye in the court could see that what the heir was really worried about was that someone threatened the rule of the Liu royal family in the Han Dynasty. In other words, if Chen Yu had no intention of rebellion, then such a major incident as Chen Yu's assassination of Zhuge Zhan would be a trivial matter that could be dealt with lightly in the eyes of the heir, and could even excuse the Chen family on the grounds that God had the virtue of a good life.

From this point of view, isn't the heir's favor for the Chen family just a contempt for Zhuge Zhan? In other words, even if Zhuge Zhan is the heir's son-in-law, in the heart of the heir, Zhuge Zhan's status is far less important than Chen You, who has been dead for many years.

The most important thing is that Chen Yi is the nephew and grandson of the former great Situ Xu Jing, and in retrospect, the Xu family can also be counted as the mother family of the Chen family. Even if the Xu clan is not involved in the end, Zhuge Zhan will inevitably become a threat to the Xu clan because of his entanglement with the Chen clan.

Although the clan relations of the great families have always been intertwined, they all have one characteristic: as long as it is in the interests of the clan, even political enemies may become allies according to the situation, and vice versa. After Chen Yu's death, although Zhuge Zhan did not take Chen Cang in his eyes, he had to be a little jealous of the Xu family, which had already laid a deep foundation in Chengdu. The Gainxu clan has a huge lineage, and the children of the clan are all over the Han Dynasty. As for those who were officials in the court, although the influence of the Xu family in the court has gradually weakened since the death of Xu Jing and Xu Qin's father and son, the children and protégés of the Xu family headed by Xu Jing's grandson Shangshu and Xu You are still numerous, and they really have an influence in the Han court that cannot be underestimated.

Although Zhuge Zhan and the Xu family have never had a deep relationship, becoming a political enemy of the Xu family because of Chen Yu is indeed not the result that Zhuge Zhan is willing to see.

Zhuge Shang was on Zhuge Zhan's side, and when he saw his father's gloomy face, he naturally knew the bitterness in his heart, and he didn't dare to speak to disturb him. At this moment, the housekeeper hurriedly walked in, saw Zhuge Zhan's face was not good, hesitated slightly, walked up to him, and said in a low voice: "Master, the king of the north asks to see!" ”

"Nope! When you go out, you will say that the master is unwell, and no one will see you today! Zhuge Zhan had something in his heart, but he didn't hear clearly who the housekeeper was talking about, waved his hand to let the housekeeper retreat, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly called the housekeeper and said, "Wait, who did you just say asked to see?" ”

"It's His Royal Highness Liu Chen, the King of the Northland!" The butler replied cautiously.

Zhuge Zhan was taken aback, and said in his heart that this Fifth Highness had not been to the door for a long time, but which gust of wind blew him over today? It is no wonder that Zhuge Zhan hesitated in his heart, this Fifth Highness has a generous personality, is smart and studious, and has a great reputation in Shu. But for some reason, in recent years, his temperament has suddenly become extremely eccentric, and his temper has become more and more irritable and domineering. In addition, according to the people in Zhuge Zhan's mansion, they have seen many times that the subordinates in the Beidi Wangfu have bullied men and women in the name of the palace, and they are rampant.

Although he is the heir's son-in-law, and he is also in the important position of the general of the imperial guard, he is still the brother-in-law of the king of the northern land, but if he really offends this temperamental Fifth Highness recently, I am afraid that he will be angry with him in the future. With a wry smile in his heart, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up and go out with me to greet you!" ”

Before the words fell, someone at the door laughed loudly: "No need to welcome!" Xiao Wang is not talented, how dare he work to drive General Wei? While speaking, a middle-aged man in a purple shirt and a wide face, about thirty-four or five years old, strode in, but it was not Liu Chen, the king of the Northland?

"Wechen has seen the prince! I didn't know that the prince arrived, and Weichen missed the welcome, and begged the prince for forgiveness! Zhuge Zhan unexpectedly Liu Chen broke in on his own, hurriedly stood up and walked to the door, bowed down and saluted Liu Chen. Zhuge Shang and the housekeeper naturally did not dare to slack off, and they were also very respectful.

"Brother-in-law, you and I are relatives and uncles, and there are no outsiders here, why do you see outsiders like this? Don't be polite! Liu Chen smiled, took two steps forward to support Zhuge Zhan's arm, and his expression was extremely affectionate.

Zhuge Zhan smiled faintly, the more humble and kind Liu Chen was, the more uneasy he became. After all, what this Fifth Highness has done in recent years, not to mention that the heavens are angry and people are resentful, but they also deserve to be complaining, which is really flattering. Moreover, although he is Liu Chen's brother-in-law and a second-class member of the imperial court, he has to be humble in front of a royal prince like Liu Chen, and the number of courtesies on the scene is indispensable.

"The national etiquette law cannot be abolished!" Zhuge Zhan introduced Liu Chen into the upper seat, and he sat with the right prime minister, waiting for the maid to serve fragrant tea, and said with a smile: "The prince is here today, I don't know what is going on?" ”

"Today, Xiao Wang is at home on leave, and I heard that my brother-in-law was assassinated halfway, Xiao Wang is worried, so don't come over and have a look!" Liu Chen sighed softly, looked up at Zhuge Zhan, and said, "Has my brother-in-law ever been injured?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, there is Shang'er to protect you, and Zhan is unharmed!" Zhuge Zhan replied respectfully, and sighed secretly in his heart, I'm afraid that my uncle Lang is not just here to visit him, right? Although he didn't think so, he didn't dare to show it on his face. For this uncle Lang, who has been quite famous since he was a child, Zhuge Zhan originally admired it very much. But at this time, looking at his face, his face is thin and haggard, which is clearly a sign of excessive wine, where is there still the previous heroic and vigorous style?

Liu Chen nodded and said, "That's very good!" By the way, Shang'er is twenty this year, right? ”

"Exactly twenty!" Zhuge Zhan nodded, but he didn't know why Liu Chen suddenly asked Zhuge Shang's age.

"Well, twenty, it's a good year. But brother-in-law, you and I are already old! Liu Chen took a sip of tea, and his face was quite gloomy. Zhuge Zhan saw it in his eyes, and suddenly felt a trace of inexplicable sadness in his heart, could it be that the Fifth Highness who was benevolent and righteous all over Shu in the past could never be found again?

"By the way, Xiao Wang heard that the assassin who assassinated his brother-in-law was instructed by Chen Yu, the servant of the Yellow Gate?"

Zhuge Zhan nodded, and briefly told Liu Chen about the stabbing halfway and the subsequent arrest of Chen Yu. After listening to this, Liu Chen groaned and said: "According to Xiao Wang's opinion, I'm afraid that Chen Yu is not the only mastermind behind this matter, right?" ”

"Lord Wang!" Zhuge Zhan knew the meaning of Ya when he heard the string song, where would he not know the meaning of Liu Chen's words, and said with a smile: "Yes, as far as Wei Chen knows, the mastermind behind the assassination of Wei Chen this time is Huang Hao, and Chen Yu is just Huang Hao's accomplice!" ”