Just when Yan Zhuang was hit the board for the fifth time, the "prince" An Qingxu came quickly, he immediately stopped the sergeant who was beating the board, and then strode into the hall, knelt on the ground with a plop, and begged: "Father, you can't blame Yan Shilang heavily!" Although Yan Shilang suppressed the military situation and did not report it, it was a big crime, but he just didn't want his father to worry, he was kind, and asked his father to forgive him for his sins. Now the court affairs are handled by Yan Shilang and Gao Shilang on behalf of his father, if Yan Shilang is heavily blamed, no one will handle the court affairs for his father. Please also ask my father to stop blaming him for his sake of faithfully following you for decades. ”

An Lushan was still angry, and he didn't pay attention to An Qingxu's request, but he didn't let the sergeants outside the palace punish him severely.

Seeing this, An Qingxu breathed a sigh of relief and continued to beg for mercy for Yan Zhuang: "Father, since the capture of Luoyang, Yan Shilang has been working diligently, never daring to have any slackness, he has followed his father for decades, and you know his surname best, he is just afraid that you will be in a bad mood when you see these bad things, so he did this, not to hide the matter from you, but also to ask his father to spare him this time for the sake of him following you for decades, I believe that since then, he will no longer dare to suppress things and not report it." Father, this defeat has nothing to do with Yan Shilang at all, it is because Sun Xiaozhe and Ling Guchao are incompetent, and he is responsible for leading the army marshal Sun Xiaozhe, not Yan Shilang. ”

Hearing what An Qingxu said made sense, An Lushan's anger also disappeared a little, and he felt that Yan Zhuang really couldn't be blamed for this matter, and after thinking about it, he also called Yan Zhuang in angrily. "Yan Zhuang, I am very angry today, but for the sake of the prince's intercession for you, I will not care about you, I just hope that you will not let me down in the future, otherwise you will be severely punished!"

An Lushan's words made Yan Zhuang's heart chill, but he still thanked him and stood aside tremblingly. If it weren't for the palace, he would definitely lie down immediately, he wouldn't move, and he would have to rest for a long time to recover.

Seeing that An Lushan's anger had subsided a little, An Qingxu immediately played: "Father, the first time Sun Xiaozhe's ministry was attacked, he was injured, and Tian Qianzhen was responsible for everything after that, but Sun Xiaozhe was not at ease about handing over all military affairs to Tian Qianzhen, so that Tian Qianzhen was restricted everywhere, and Sun Xiaozhe had the final say in the army's arrangements. Father, as far as his sons know, Sun Xiaozhe's report only pushed the matter to Tian Qianzhen in order to shirk responsibility, and I hope that my father will be aware of it. Erchen felt that this matter should be Sun Xiaozhe's responsibility, and he should be held accountable. Erchen felt that he should first order his troops to stop advancing, and after resting, he decided on the follow-up arrangements. ”

"Don't say anything about this matter, I will investigate it clearly! It's a good idea to stop his troops for a while and rest on the spot, so let's arrange according to this order!" An Lushan asked An Qingxu not to say anything first, and sat down. Originally, he wanted to let the palace maids perform again, but his interest had been completely interrupted, so he didn't let the palace maids dance anymore, but drove them all away, leaving only the two palace maids who served by his side just now.

An Qingxu knew what action he was going to take to vent the anger in his heart, and immediately pulled Yan Zhuang to get up and say goodbye: "Father, you can rest first, Erchen and Yan Shilang will retire first." ”

"Go ahead!" An Lushan waved his hand impatiently, and led the two palace maids around him to help him into the inner hall.

An Qingxu personally helped Yan Zhuang out of the hall, and whispered comfort all the way. It wasn't until he walked out of the hall that he asked a few palace people to help him.

After walking to a no-man's land, An Qingxu slowed down his pace, and the palace people who retreated and supported him still personally helped Yan Zhuang to walk, and after looking Yan Zhuang's physical condition up and down, he said sympathetically: "Yan Shilang, I really didn't expect my father to blame you so much, I came too late, so I couldn't intercede with my father earlier, and let you be beaten." ”

"Lao Chen really thanks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his intercession, if it weren't for His Royal Highness's intercession, I'm afraid that Lao Chen's old bones would have been thrown here, alas," Yan Zhuang said, sighed heavily, and said very sadly: "Why did Your Majesty become like this?" ”

"My father is old and confused, he even punished such a powerful minister of the country as Yan Shilang, and one day the congregation will betray his relatives and leave!" An Qingxu gritted his teeth and said.

Hearing An Qingxu say this, Yan Zhuang was nervous for a moment, and saw that there was no one else nearby, so he relieved himself, but he still warned An Qingxu in a low voice: "How can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince talk nonsense like this?" If it accidentally reaches the ears of His Majesty, don't even think about protecting your crown prince! Your Majesty may kill you. ”

An Qingxu smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "Yan Shilang, I guess you have also seen it, my father is becoming more and more cold to me, he is now listening to the words of the Duan family's slut, and wants to make Qingen, the son of the Duan family, the crown prince, the crown prince, and depose my prince." If it weren't for the strong opposition of Yan Shilang and Gao Shilang, my crown prince position might have disappeared a long time ago. ”

Yan Zhuang did not answer, but asked An Qingxu to leave the palace first, and then talk in detail when he left the palace.

The two helped each other out of the palace, and according to An Qingxu's request, they came to the "East Palace" where he lived. After An Qingxu asked him to help him lie down and drank back from the people on the side, Yan Zhuang said solemnly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers have always supported you, you must be vigilant, you must not let the crown prince fall into the hands of others, you are the prince of Dayan, and no one can replace you." ”

"However, Lone really doesn't have the courage to fight with his father," An Qingxu looked dejected, "Lone originally expected the support of Yan Shilang you, as well as Gao Shilang, General Tian, General Yin, and General Shi, but now, even important ministers like Yan Shilang are often punished by their father, and this time the defeat of the father did not punish Sun Xiaozhe, who was incompetent in leading the army and was injured himself, but first punished Tian Qianzhen, who presided over the affairs of the army on behalf of the injured Sun Xiaozhe, isn't this obviously partial?" If my father keeps doing this, some of the people who support Gu will no longer be able to say anything in the court. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't be discouraged, Your Majesty is just in a bad temper because of eye disease and body disease, if someone advises him, he will immediately know whether what he has done is wrong. In the matter of abolishing the crown prince, His Majesty should not make a decision easily, after all, this is a major matter related to the Sheji Sect Temple," Yan Zhuang said, and immediately changed his words, and said in a low voice: "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must also be prepared, now His Majesty is often confused, just like today, you have to worry that he will do foolish things when he is confused." ”

"If it's really my father who is doing something foolish and wants to change the crown prince, what should I do?"

"In extraordinary times, extraordinary things must be done!" Yan Zhuang said very seriously.

"Huh?!" (To be continued.) )