The current gentleman of the Wei Dynasty wore jade, and white jade was the top grade in the jade. Such a piece of white and flawless jade with a huge size is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"Young boy, what do you mean when you say that the king of Yanning County sent a piece of white jade?" Sima Yi held the jade in front of Han Jian, "Does he want to bribe the young man so that the young son will no longer pursue his brother-in-law's involvement in the corruption case?" ”

"Your Majesty asked me not to ask about this case anymore, and he still needs to bribe me?" Han Jian said, also thinking about the intentions of the King of Yanning.

"Then he wants to make friends with the young boy and give him a piece of white jade. Well, that's how it should be...... What a good piece of jade. ”

Han Jian said: "The king of Yanning County knows the rules of officialdom very well, let's go to his house, he didn't say a word about making friends, and today he will return it with a heavy courtesy, there must be a reason for it, it's not as simple as just wanting to make friends." ”

Han Jian carefully looked at the piece of white jade, wanting to find some clues from it. In the end, he found that the white jade in his hand was only white jade, and there was no mystery in it.

"Whatever, since he sent it, we don't accept it, do we? Could it be that the young boy is planning to send the jade back? Sima Yi suddenly became stingy, holding the jade like a pie falling from the sky, and refused to let go.

"Put the jade back in the brocade box, put it in the same place as the other brocade boxes for the time being, and pretend not to know." Han Jian said.

"Okay." As long as Han Jian didn't say to send the white jade back, Sima Yi was happy to accept it, and happily packed the jade and sent it to the backyard.

When Han Jian was left alone in the main hall, Han Jian was alone thinking about what the king of Yanning County was planning.

Previously, Han Jian suspected that the King of Yanning County was in collusion with the Northern King Party, and he was also one of the masterminds behind the corruption and deficit case. But Han Jian later denied the idea. Because he couldn't find out what benefits the king of Yanning would get by serving the king of the north. If you talk about officials, the king of Yanning is already the king of the county. If the Northern King succeeds in usurping the throne, he will not go further, but when the Northern King's foundation is not stable. He is the primary target of eradication. In terms of money, the king of Yanning County has a domain outside, and he has a large amount of silver every year, and he does not need to spend a lot of money on weekdays. If he doesn't want power and wealth, is he so beautiful?

Han Jian took a breath, could it be that the king of Yanning had bad intentions towards the empress? From the previous feelings of the King of Yanning County to Gu Weipan's wife Gu Song, Han Jian could feel that the King of Yanning County was an amorous seed, and he could never forget the old guy Gu Song, who was beautiful decades ago and is now a half-old. What is not an amorous seed?

However, this idea is a bit "off-track". Han Jian also felt that this idea was not advisable.

Han Jian could judge that the King of Yanning County had a conspiracy, but he had not seen through this conspiracy for the time being. Now he sent a piece of white jade, or after he received a few stones for a salute, the stone for the stone, the number of gifts is really not a loss.

Han Jian sighed, this old guy has been dormant for so many years, and if he doesn't make a sound, he will be amazing?

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Two days later. The debate in Luoyang City over the choice of the new crown prince has intensified.

Han Jian learned that the ministers of the East Pavilion and the West Pavilion had been divided into two factions on the matter of establishing the crown prince. One faction supports the establishment of the sixth prince Yang Xi, believing that he is a young man and talented. Two major cases can be solved in succession. The other faction advocates the establishment of the third prince Yang Yu, believing that the country should have a long monarch. In general, it is to stand tall and not young.

Han Jian thought to himself. This kind of pointless argument is useless to break the sky, because this time the crown prince is established. It was not at all a crown prince for the sake of establishing a prince, it was completely a compromise made by the empress under the coercion of the government. Even if it is who is appointed as the prince. In the future, it can also be abolished, the abolition of the prince has been common in ancient times, which emperor in history has few brothers and sons who have been deposed by the prince, he is embarrassed to come out and say that he has been an emperor.

Han Jian looked at the matter of opposing the prince very indifferently. It is good for him to establish Yang Xi, but once Yang Xi becomes the prince, this prince will be a proton, and he may not meet in the next few years or even more than ten years. When we meet again, things are wrong, who is whose friend Such a superficial relationship has long been thrown to Java, how can Yang Xi obey him like today? Yang Yu is also acceptable to Han Jian as the crown prince, Yang Yu goes to the south to be a birdman in a cage, which is equivalent to staying away from the power core of the Wei Dynasty, when he returns, maybe Yang Xi has a call in the court, Yang Yuguang has a title of prince that cannot be resisted.

But in the final analysis, whoever becomes the crown prince has to face the problem of the empress's lifespan. The empress is only in her thirties now, and when the empress returns to old age in a hundred years, maybe the two princes will die one step earlier, and it will be lively. Perhaps the son or grandson of a prince or nobleman whom the Empress is trying to eradicate now will still be the Emperor in the future.

The royal family is sometimes so wonderful that no one can be sure who will succeed the king of a country. A rebel leader of Song Jiang and Fang La stole the imperial power, who can say for sure this kind of thing?

At noon two days later, Han Jian just went to Gufu, and when he returned to Qingxu Yashe, he saw Da Xiliu, dressed in men's clothes, who came out to meet him. Han Jian thought that it should be Mrs. Luo's progress in investigating the rumors, and in the past few days, the matter of the empress's illegitimate child in Luoyang City has only spread in a small area. However, in several states and counties around Luoyang City, the news spread quickly.

This kind of thing is originally a topic that ordinary people like to gossip more, and there is no picket network management brigade these days, and the common people talk about some royal secrets, and no one will go to the government to tell the truth, especially when the news has spread. The result of the spread of the news was that it gave people the feeling that the news was transmitted from the people to Luoyang City, but Han Jian knew that the source of the rumors about the empress's illegitimate child was in Luoyang City.

"Young boy, forgive me, the godmother can't find out the exact source of the news for the time being." Onishiyanagi came up and said.

Han Jian glanced at Da Xiliu and said, "Then what are you doing?" ”

Although the godmother couldn't find the exact source of the news, she traced it according to some clues that the spread of the news was somewhat related to the Yanning County Palace. The news is likely to be released by the king of Yanning County, and the godmother is still sending someone to verify the matter, which will take time. "Onishiyanagido.

Han Jian nodded, it is indeed not easy to find out the exact source of such a thing as a rumor. People with a heart will always try to hide themselves. But there will always be more or less clues pointing to these masterminds behind the scenes.

Han Jian thought for a moment and said, "I can't think of the need for the King of Yanning County to create such rumors. ”

Onishiliu said: "What the young boy said is no different from what the godmother said to the little woman. When I first found this, my godmother was puzzled, because the king of Yanning County had never been involved in any case in the imperial court, and he was the most honest and responsible prince in Luoyang City. It is rumored that His Majesty has an illegitimate daughter, but her identity is unknown, and after the investigation by the godmother, there is evidence to prove that the rumored illegitimate daughter of His Majesty is likely to be the granddaughter of the king of Yanning County, Yang Qingle. ”

Han Jian was stunned for a moment, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face. In other words, I have a sister? Or is it Yang Qingle, who is rude and willful, will become the county lord or the county lord in the future?

But Han Jian immediately made an association, and one thing that he couldn't figure out for the past few days suddenly seemed to be integrated.

"What is the evidence?" Han Jian asked.

"Back to the young son, the godmother found out that Yang Qingle is the most noble daughter of the royal Yang family who has entered the palace."

Han Jian said coldly: "Just because a person has entered the palace a lot, it can't be said that he is the illegitimate daughter of His Majesty." This in itself is a rumor! ”

Onishiliu added: "The godmother learned of a rumor that had not yet spread, and in the rumor, Yang Qingle was arranged as the illegitimate daughter of His Majesty. This rumor, even earlier than the rumor that the young prince was the illegitimate son of His Majesty, was only suppressed by some people, and this person was the king of Yanning County. ”

Han Jian said: "You mean that the king of Yanning wanted to stop the spread of this rumor, so he made up a new rumor that I was the illegitimate son of His Majesty in order to confuse the public?" ”

Onishi Ryu nodded, agreeing with Han Jian's statement.

Han Jian didn't say anything, and then asked, "What else did your godmother find?" ”

Da Nishiliu shook his head and said, "There are only so many for the time being. ”

"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, "Let your godmother check how the son of the king of Yanning County died in the first place, oh, and his daughter-in-law, who is Yang Qingle's mother, find out together." ”

"Yes, young boy. If the young boy has nothing else to do, the little girl will retire first. ”

Han Jian nodded again, and Onishiliu got up to leave. As soon as she came downstairs, Sima Yi hurried up. Sima Yi had already arrived at Qingxu Yashe before, but when he saw Daxi Liu talking to Han Jian, he went downstairs and waited first.

"Young boy, but is there any news?" Sima Yi asked as soon as he arrived at the table, stretching his neck.

Han Jian nodded, and repeated the basic retelling that Onishiliu had told him before.

"Young boy, how long has the rumor of that illegitimate daughter been spreading, was it before or after we went to the Yanning County Palace?" Sima asked.

"It was before." Han Jian said.

"Hey, this old guy, that's right, this old guy must not want his granddaughter's reputation to be damaged, so he wants to drag the young boy into the water and make up a more sensational news, so that people will no longer mention his granddaughter."

Han Jian sighed and said, "If that's the case, I think it's easy. But I'm afraid that the king of Yanning County is not a rumor-monger, but a rumor-monger. ”

Sima Yi's brain was a little short this time.

"Young boy, what do you mean?"

"I remember the last time we went to the county king's mansion, the county king of Yanning desperately wanted to pour me wine, obviously to get me drunk and leave me in the mansion. He also said that he would go to the empress to ask His Majesty for the marriage of my granddaughter, what a sinister intention was he? ”

Sima Yi still didn't understand it, and said, "He...... Did you say that? ”

"Yes, but you didn't hear it." Han Jian said.

Sima Yi thought about it again and said: "Then I don't believe it, according to the young prince's meaning, the king of Yanning County listened to the rumors, thinking that the young prince and the little white face are both the children of His Majesty, and they want to mess ...... Uh-huh, that's what. This doesn't make sense, that little white face is his granddaughter, he won't believe such nonsense, right? ”

Han Jian said with a solemn face: "If the King of Yanning County knew that Yang Qingle was not his own granddaughter, would you believe that this rumor was true?" (To be continued......)