Chapter 834: Pouring Oil
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The dancing girl let out a coquettish and laughing sound in her mouth, and her body writhed in An Qingxu's arms like a spirit snake, An Qingxu's tongue kept talking, and one hand also reached into the bottom of the dancing girl's skirt and began to grope for the peach paradise. A pair of men and women are entangled in a strange pose, like two entangled octopuses.
Finally, An Qingxu pushed the dancing girl down on the red carpet, lifted her red dress, and leaned up to ask for a sword. However, at this moment, suddenly a servant poked his head at the entrance of the hall, blindfolded and did not dare to look at the scene, but shouted in his mouth: "Lord Wang, someone asks to see you." ”
"Get out!" An Qingxu shouted angrily.
"Lord Wang...... Someone ......"
"If you don't get out of here, do you want to die?" An Qingxu scolded loudly, reached out and picked up a wine jug and threw it over.
The servant hurriedly shrank his head to dodge, and the wine jug slammed into the darkness outside the hall, and someone screamed, followed by the servant's panicked cry: "Mr. Yan, are you okay, smashed there?" ”
An Qingxu was stunned for a moment, raised his body and shouted, "Mr. Yan is outside?" ”
"King Jin, you want the old man's life." A solemn voice came, and a moment later I saw him appear on the side of the screen at the entrance of the flower hall with his forehead covered. Blood was dripping from his forehead, which he covered with a cloth, and it was obvious that the flask had hit Yan Zhuang just now.
An Qingxu hurriedly got up from the dancing girl and hurriedly sorted out his clothes. Yan Zhuang looked at the half-naked dancing girl lying on the ground, his brows furrowed, and he stopped talking. An Qingxu hurriedly waved his hand to the dancing girl and said, "Stand down, stand down." ”
The dancing girl hurriedly got up, gathered her messy clothes, and hurried away covering her chest.
An Qingxu also sorted out his clothes, stepped forward and saluted Yan Zhuang embarrassedly: "Why is Mr. here so late?" I didn't know it was Mr. who arrived just now, which was rude. That's fine. ”
Yan Zhuang put down the hand covering his forehead, and the blood on his forehead was like blood.
"It's fine, it's just a scratch. If it really hits it directly, the old man may not be able to get up. ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir." Yan Zhuang apologized repeatedly.
Yan Zhuang waved his hand and said: "That's it, you didn't mean it, but the old man shouldn't have come to disturb so late, only the old man himself is to blame." ”
An Qingxu hurriedly said a few polite words, please sit down solemnly, and order someone to serve tea. Yan Zhuang looked around at the scene in the hall and said softly: "Does King Jin spend time here every day?" ”
An Qingxu was a little ashamed, but soon his face was as usual, and he coughed and smiled: "This king has no errands, it can be said that he has nothing to do, and he can only pass the time like this every day." Sir is going to say that my plaything is lost and addicted to wine, and I don't want to, but do I sit in the house in a daze every day? ”
Yan Zhuang frowned, looked at An Qingxu and sighed: "Second son, how many important things do you have to do, how can you say that you have nothing to do?" The old man is anxious for the second son, doesn't the second son know the urgency of the situation? Ay! ”
An Qingxu was shocked, he heard the urgency in Yan Zhuang's words, and suddenly remembered that Yan Zhuang was summoned to the palace this afternoon, and he was immediately frightened in his heart. Could it be that Yan Zhuang heard any unfavorable news in the palace?
"Why did Mr. Yan say this, I heard that Mr. entered the palace to see his father today, could it be that something happened?" An Qingxu asked in a low voice.
Yan Zhuang said coldly: "It's rare that the second prince still knows that I entered the palace today. If you know that I have gone to see the driver, why don't you go to see me and ask about the situation? The old man thought that you would go to see me, but unfortunately he didn't see the second son arrive until the second watch. Since the second son was not surprised, the old man did not have the determination, so he had to come to see the second son in person. Yaxing, who didn't want to disturb the childe. ”
An Qingxu couldn't listen to the sarcasm in his words, and hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, sir, I'm going to visit Mr. But as soon as the husband left the palace, I went to visit him, which was inevitably a little inappropriate. Didn't Mr. tell me that you and I can't be too close, otherwise it will be easy to provoke criticism. With this in mind, I didn't go to see him. ”
Yan Zhuang sneered: "It seems that you have extenuating circumstances, but the old man shouldn't come to disturb you." ”
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that, sir, don't think about it. Qingxu is dull and doesn't know how to act, don't be annoyed, sir. An Qingxu said busily.
Yan Zhuang sighed, although An Qingxu was not talented, at least this attitude of respecting himself was still satisfactory. The reason why he is willing to give advice to An Qingxu is to take revenge on An Lushan, the second is to thank An Qingxu for saving his life, and the third point is that An Qingxu has always been respectful and obedient to himself.
"That's it. The old man did say that you and I should not have too close relationships, but that also depends on when. Now that the situation is critical, how can you still not come to contact you to avoid suspicion? ”
This was the second time that Yan Zhuang had mentioned that the situation was critical, and An Qingxu realized that something really happened and hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Tell me, sir, I'm dying. ”
Yan Zhuang glanced at An Qingxu's face that had become vain because of his indulgence in wine, and sighed and said, "It seems that Your Majesty is right, you have indeed not entered the palace for a long time. You don't know anything about Your Majesty, do you? ”
An Qingxu hurriedly said: "Does Your Majesty blame me?" It's not that I don't want to see him. After I ascended the throne, I asked to see me several times, but he told me to eat the closed door. Since my father doesn't want to see me, why should I go and ask myself for being bored? So I didn't go to the audience for many days. ”
Yan Zhuang shook his head and sighed: "Second son, second son, do you still want to be the prince?" Do you have the attitude of trying to fight for the position of prince? After eating the closed door, the anger is gone? That's your father, His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom. Your future is in his hands, but you are still angry with him, and the old man really doesn't know what to say. ”
An Qingxu snorted: "I'm ...... I know Sir is right, but ...... But he was so cold to me, I don't even know where I offended him, why didn't he see me? ”
Yan Zhuang shook his head and sighed lightly: "Second son, since you know that he is cold to you, don't you worry about the position of the crown prince?" The more cold he is to you, the more you should go to see him, show loyalty to him, and do your best to be filial. Do you know that you have lost all your gambles? ”
An Qingxu was stunned and said, "What's wrong?" Did Father Emperor say anything? ”
Yan Zhuang sighed and said slowly: "Do you know the real reason why your father has never been in court and hid from people?" Your Majesty is seriously ill, and I am afraid that he has no skills to recover. ”
An Qingxu was taken aback, opened his mouth for a while, and said, "You mean, my father won't live long?" ”
Yan Zhuang nodded and whispered about An Lushan's condition. After hearing this, An Qingxu's eyes actually showed a glint of joy, he tried his best to hide his excitement, and asked tremblingly: "According to Mr., how many days does my father have to live?" Is it for the sake of the crown prince's throne? ”
Yan Zhuang rolled his eyes, speechless. An Qingxu's first reaction when he heard An Lushan's illness was to ask where the prince belonged, but he didn't care about An Lushan's illness, which shows the weak relationship between him and An Lushan's father and son. However, this was not Yan Zhuang's surprise, he knew that An Qingxu must be most concerned about the ownership of the prince, so he didn't care about An Lushan's life or death.
"The old man does not dare to say how long your father will live, maybe a few months, maybe a year or two, maybe he will be cured, and it is not known whether he will be cured. However, the second prince is concerned about the ownership of the crown prince, and I can make it clear to the second son. Because His Majesty personally told me the candidate in his heart, and in order to make this person become the crown prince smoothly, and even ascend the throne smoothly, His Majesty has to clear the obstacles for him and try to ensure that he ascends the throne as the emperor. Yan said in a deep voice.
An Qingxu showed excitement on his face, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Yan, who is the candidate for the crown prince in my father's mind?" ”
Yan Zhuang said expressionlessly: "Second son, I told you about this candidate a few months ago. You should know what to expect. I originally hoped that Your Majesty would see your efforts, and I thought that Your Majesty would not be unfair and would proceed from the overall situation and make some changes, but now it seems that Your Majesty has not changed in the slightest. ”
The excitement on An Qingxu's face quickly faded, and he understood the meaning of Yan Zhuang's words.
"You mean...... The father chose ...... Qing'en? ”
"Exactly, although I have repeatedly recommended the second son, His Majesty has already made up his mind to make Qingen the crown prince, and there is nothing I can do. So the old man said that the second son made a mistake, and during this time, His Majesty was seriously ill, and he needed you to do your filial piety to change his appearance, and you chose to avoid it with anger. And King Yan went to see His Majesty almost every day to apply medicine for him. You know that His Majesty was originally favored by him, and the matter was irreparable all of a sudden. ”
"Say no more, don't say it again." An Qingxu's face was pale, and with a wave of his hand, he swept the wine cup on the case to the ground, and suddenly the cups and plates were messy, and the wine was dripping.
"It's not fair, it's not fair. I was born and died for my father, I followed him through so many dangers and did so many things for him. In the end, in his mind, am I not as good as Qing'en? What was Kyung Eun doing when I was planning to raise troops for his birth and death? Still drinking milk in swaddling clothes. Water. Why is the crown prince actually his? It's not fair, it's not fair! An Qingxu roared loudly.
Yan Zhuang said quietly: "Second son, everyone knows that this is unfair, but Your Majesty has made up his mind, and I am afraid that no one can persuade him." I said a few more words, and he was thought to be in your company, so I couldn't convince him. ”
An Qingxu turned his head to look at Yan Zhuang and shouted, "What's the use of you talking about this now?" Am I just watching the throne of the crown prince fall? Isn't there anything we can do? Qing'en became the prince, and I was the first to disagree. If my father dies, if Qing'en ascends the throne, I will be the first to rebel, and I don't care whether he is the candidate in my father's mind or not, I will not give up. Mr. Yan, you have to help me, you have to help me. ”
Yan Zhuang said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid the second prince won't be able to wait for that day, and Your Majesty won't let you have that day." ”
"What do you mean? What does my father mean when he doesn't let me have that day? An Qingxu asked sharply.
"Second son, things are much more critical than you think. Your Majesty told me what he was saying from his heart today. Your Majesty expects that you will not surrender to King Yan, and you will inevitably cause chaos in the future. So Your Majesty is going to ...... before Kyung Eun ascends the throne Means against you. Yan said slowly.
"Take the means? What means? What do you mean? A cold sweat broke out on An Qingxu's body.
Your Majesty said...... The day he dies will be your burial. He wants to clear the way for King Yan to ascend the throne, and will never allow anyone to compete with King Yan for the throne and disturb the society of the Great Yan Kingdom. So...... Second son, you have no chance to rebel against King Yan, Your Majesty wants to take you to Quanxia together, you have no chance to rebel. ”
"Huh?" An Qingxu staggered, his feet were soft, he sat on the ground with his buttocks, sweat on his forehead like rain, and said in a daze: "What a ruthless heart, father, you are so ruthless." ”
After a while, An Qingxu suddenly lost control of his emotions and scolded loudly: "You old dog, you are so ruthless." People say that tiger poison does not eat children, not to mention that I have been fighting with you for so many years, even if there is no merit, there is hard work, and you old dog will do this to me. It's okay if you don't let me be the prince, it's okay to let Qingen, a little thief, be the prince, and you want me to die with you, so that Qingen can be his emperor in peace. You old dog, what do you think of me? Qing'en is your son, am I a wild seed? Dog, don't think about it, I won't accept my fate. You old dog! Old thief! Dog stuff! ”
An Qingxu sat on the ground, pointed to the sky and began to curse, an old dog and an old thief. And even the eight generations of An Lushan's ancestors took out and scolded, regardless of the fact that the eight generations of An Lushan's ancestors are actually his own eight generations of ancestors, in short, how vicious and how to scold, how to relieve anger and how to scold.
Yan Zhuang sat still, quietly watching An Qingxu scolding angrily with an expressionless face, and let him vent without saying a word. He knew that there would be such an effect, and An Qingxu's current reaction was not in the slightest surprise to him.
An Qingxu scolded the sky for a long time, and finally slowly calmed down. With blood-red eyes, he looked at Yan Zhuang, who was sitting silent, and shouted, "Mr. Yan, you have something to say, do you want to stay out of this matter?" You promised to help me seek the position of prince, but now that the matter is approaching, why don't you say a word? Are you going to watch me being taken into the coffin by that old thief? ”
Yan Zhuang said in a deep voice: "Second son, I didn't expect you to be so uncontrollable, I knew that this was the case, and the old man shouldn't have come to tell you about it." ”
An Qingxu shouted: "How can you tell me to calm down?" If it were you, would you be able to hold on? Mr. Yan, do you have a solution? Give me an idea, what should I do? ”
Yan Zhuang waved his hand and said: "The second son sits down and talks, why do you cry and complain?" You should have thought that today is, you have to calm down and steady your mind. Anger can cloud your mind and make you unable to cope, unable to think of countermeasures. ”
An Qingxu sighed, stretched out his sleeves and wiped the tears and dirt on his face, he also felt that he was a little out of shape, he was so angry and shocked just now, he really couldn't control himself.
Yan Zhuang shouted loudly outside the hall: "Come on, wait for King Jin to change his clothes and clean his face, and make a pot of hot tea to sober up King Jin." ”
The servants who were waiting outside were disturbed by the situation in the hall, and when they heard this, a few people immediately came in to clean the dishes and dirt on the floor, and at the same time brought hot water to clean An Qingxu's face and hands, and waited for An Qingxu to change into clean clothes. After sitting down again, An Qingxu's mood stabilized a lot, and after a few sips of strong tea, the wine in his stomach also dispersed a lot.
"Second son. I know this incident is a great blow to you, but it has come to this point, and it is useless for you to cry and grab the ground, so it is better to actively think about countermeasures. Do you say yes? ”
"What the gentleman said is that he did lose his temper in the next. But the anger in my heart is really indescribable, why do you say that my father treats me like this? What exactly am I doing wrong? Didn't I go see him just because he was sick? Why doesn't he remember what I did before that? An Qingxu shook his head and sighed.
"Second son, in fact, you didn't do anything wrong. As the prince of the Great Yan Kingdom, even if you have done nothing wrong, you have to bear such a fate, which is the price of being a royal family. For more than 100 years in the Tang Dynasty, there have been endless royal struggles for power. Emperor Taizong's Xuanwumen change and even Li Longji's seizure of power, didn't they all kill their brothers and even their parents, wives and children, could it be said that those who were killed did something wrong? Of course not. The fault is only that they were born in the royal family and were involved in the struggle for power. Even now, His Majesty wants to kill you, not because you have done one or two things wrong, but because of your identity. If Your Majesty wants you to be the crown prince, you have done a thousand wrongs, and he will not kill you if you are unfilial to him in every way. It is precisely because he belongs to King Yan that you have become the one who must die. Compared with the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Yan Kingdom, it is obviously much more important than the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Yan Kingdom. Yan said in a deep voice.
"But isn't that unfair to me?" An Qingxu shouted.
"It's not fair or unfair, let me ask you, if you become the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom, how will you deal with the Yan King in the future? I don't want to hear you say hypocrisy, I want to hear what you mean by heart. ”
"This ...... Maybe...... I might kill Kyung-eun because my father likes him, and I don't like him. An Qingxu said.
"Isn't this enough, if you are the emperor, King Yan will die, then for King Yan, how can there be any fairness at all? So there is no need to say that it is fair or unfair, there is nothing fair or unfair in this world, power and strength are justice and justice, the winner is the king and the loser is the loser, this is fairness. Do you understand? Yan Zhuang said coldly.
"I understand what Mr. said, but I am the loser, how can I face it calmly? Sir, isn't there something you can do? Isn't there any room for my father? An Qingxu said in a trembling voice.
Yan Zhuang shook his head slowly and said, "If you still have illusions about Your Majesty, you are very wrong. I think you should think differently, if there is room for persuasion from Your Majesty, how can I not persuade Your Majesty? ”
An Qingxu rubbed his hands and frowned: "Then what should I do?" So what to do? So what should I do? Since my father is determined to get rid of me to make way for Qing'en, what can I do? ”
Yan Zhuang said quietly: "Second son, when you were young, did you particularly like one thing?" ”
An Qingxu was stunned and said, "What do you mean by this, sir?" ”
Yan solemnly said: "You just have to answer me." ”
An Qingxu raised his head and thought for a while: "When I was six years old, my brother celebrated his birthday, and my father gave him a pony. The horse was very spiritual, snow-white, and extraordinary. Brother rode him everywhere to show off, and his spirit was vivid. My eyes were tight, and I wanted to ride it once, but my brother just refused. Even when he slept, he pulled the horse into his house. I thought to myself, like a cat scratching, I really didn't think about tea and dinner for that horse. ”
Yan solemnly said: "What happened later? ”
An Qingxu lowered his head and fell into his memory, and said softly: "Later, my mother saw that I was about to go crazy, so she went to beg my father, hoping that my father could also give me an identical horse. When my father heard this, he not only did not give me a horse, but also scolded me. He said that I have no interest, and I don't think of a way to get good things when I see them, I only know that I don't think about practicing myself, and I don't fight for it at all. I asked him, what is the meaning of fighting? My father said that if I like something, I will do everything possible to get it. If you can't ask for it, you will steal, and if you can't steal, you will rob. Later, when I finally rode the white horse, my brother was bigger than me, but not as strong as me, and one day he rode in front of the door, and I rushed up and threw him off the horse, and I rode away. My brother crawled on the ground and cried, and when I got home, my mother scolded me severely, but I didn't care, because I finally got my wish. ”
Yan Zhuang nodded slowly and said, "Sure enough, you already know the solution to this matter, so I don't need to say more." ”
An Qingxu was stunned and said, "What do I know? I don't know how to fix it. ”
Yan Zhuang said in a deep voice: "Didn't you make it very clear in your own story just now? And it's the method that your father taught you personally. And it works, you do get what you want, don't you? ”
An Qingxu opened his mouth and was stunned, and finally said slowly: "You mean, what my father said at that time?" ”
Yan Zhuang nodded slowly and said, "Yes, if you can't ask for it, you will steal, and if you can't steal, you will rob." You can try anything you want. No matter what means you use, as long as you get it, you are the winner. The winner is the king, and the loser is the loser, and if you want to win, you need to do whatever it takes. ”
An Qingxu snorted heavily, he suddenly understood the meaning of Yan Zhuang, and his heart beat rapidly without fighting.
"But...... This is Luoyang City, we have no soldiers and horses, how can we rob it? ”
"You don't necessarily need soldiers and horses, but you plan to grab it clearly? Don't forget that there is a way to steal before robbing. If you can't rob it, why not steal it? It's up to you to make up your mind. ”
"Yes, of course. My life is almost gone, how can there be any more left? As long as I can turn the situation around, I am willing to do anything. As long as it achieves the goal. An Qingxu gritted his teeth and said.
"Including...... Do you bear the infamy of killing kings and seizing the throne? Yan Zhuang said coldly.
An Qingxu's face was distorted, and he gritted his teeth and said, "He didn't treat me as a son, why should I recognize him as a father?" He wants to kill me, why can't I kill him? ”
Yan Zhuang nodded slightly and said, "Okay, since you have this determination, I will offer a plan." Come with your ears, can you listen to it? ”
An Qingxu hurriedly stretched out his head, Yan Zhuang stretched his neck and muttered softly in his ear, An Qingxu's expression changed several times, and his face flickered with joy and sorrow. After a while, Yan solemnly retracted his neck and said in a low voice: "Do you think it is feasible?" ”
An Qingxu said: "I'm afraid that kid is unreliable." ”
Yan Zhuang said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry, I will persuade that person." I'm sure he'll say yes. ”
An Qingxu said: "Then there will be no worries, the only thing to worry about is the aftermath." ”
Yan Zhuang smiled and said: "So it will take a few days, and in a few days, the 100,000 soldiers and horses of Chang'an will be mobilized to return, and this matter obviously cannot be done before the soldiers and horses are transferred back, otherwise Shi Siming will have to take the opportunity to make trouble." 100,000 soldiers and horses are transferred back to Luoyang, and the aftermath will be simple and easy, even if some people suspect it, can the 30,000 Praetorian Guards still fight against my 100,000 army? When the time comes, they will be loyal to you, and if they are not willing to be loyal, they will kill the general of the Praetorian Guard and replace them with confidants. ”
An Qingxu's hands trembled with excitement, and he said continuously: "Yes, yes, everything is at the command of Mr." Shall I go to see my father in the next few days, and confuse him? ”
Yan Zhuang sneered and shook his head and said: "You still stay in the palace honestly, I'm afraid that you will be scared when you see him." Although Your Majesty is blind and sick, as long as you have the slightest inappropriateness, he will immediately notice it. ”
An Qingxu shuddered, he completely agreed with Yan Zhuang's words, in front of An Lushan, any ghost thoughts he had since he was a child could not be hidden. If he was pregnant with such a big ghost fetus dangling in front of him, he would definitely show his feet, so it was better to continue to hide honestly.