Chapter 82: The Struggle for the Throne (2)

After Yan Ziyue returned to the hospital, she saw Yan Li, and subconsciously glanced at Ziyun Pei hanging on her waist, and then walked over with a smiling face.

"Father-in-law... I'm back."

"Well, where are you again, I haven't seen anyone all morning"?

"I didn't go anywhere, Xiangguo Temple is too big, and I got lost when I walked, hehe."

"Come and eat...".

"It's so fragrant", Yan Ziyue said that she had already started eating, but saw that Yan Li did not move her chopsticks for a long time.

"What's the matter, father-in-law"?

"Nothing... Eat it".

"Do you think you shouldn't come this time", Yan Ziyue remembered this morning's incident, so she asked this question, not only asking about Zhan Li, but also saying to herself.

Yan Li was stunned for a while, but he didn't expect Yan Ziyue to be able to explain his thoughts in one word, and indeed when he learned from Qinghaikou that the Emperor had brought all the palace concubines and princesses to the back garden of Xiangguo Temple in advance to temporarily live, he had a bad premonition.

"Father-in-law, if you really think so, why don't we leave tonight"? Yan Ziyue tentatively asked.

After hearing this, he hesitated, after all, he came at the invitation of Mrs. Su, and now he didn't see others, but he didn't say goodbye, which was not good.

"Yue'er, stay one more day, if you still don't see Mrs. Su, let's leave."

"Well, I actually want to see Mrs. Su, why don't we go to him directly?"

"This...", Yan Li felt that Yan Ziyue's idea was not unreasonable, but the country here is not a fire phoenix, and everything should not be too reckless.

Yan Ziyue didn't speak anymore when she saw that she was leaving, so she didn't talk anymore, and concentrated on eating.

In the afternoon, Yan Ziyue lay on the soft couch, looking at the zenith in a daze, and didn't know what she was thinking, she touched Ziyunpei and put it under her nose to smell it, it was so fragrant, refreshing, and she felt a lot more refreshed all of a sudden.

Seeing Yan Ziyue laughing sullenly, although she didn't know what she was thinking, she could see that she cherished what she gave her, so she didn't ask about Ziyunpei before.

After nightfall, Yan Li let Yan Ziyue sleep first, and he couldn't sleep, so he drank tea alone in the outer hall, with a faint premonition in his heart. Sure enough, after a while, the courtyard door opened, and the slight footsteps of two people could be heard entering.

"The High Priest is available"? Su Yi called at the courtyard gate.

Zhan Li heard that it was Su Yi's voice, so he replied: "But Su Yi"?

"High Priest, I'm Su Yi".

"That's Mrs. Su"?

"It's the old man," Mrs. Su replied with a light smile.

When he heard this, he got up and opened the door, and arched his hand and said, "Mrs. Su, please come in."

Su Ke turned to Su Yiyi: "You go to guard outside the hospital."

"Yes...", Su Yi turned around and left.

Su Ke entered the door, put down the pitch-black cloak, sat down at the table, looked at Yan Li and said: "High priest, I haven't seen you for many years, and you can still know the old man, it's really rare."

"How can I not remember Mrs. Su, I haven't seen you for many years, but it's good lately"? Zhan Li looked at the old man in front of him, he was no longer as strong as before, he looked much older and emaciated.

"I didn't expect that goodbye to be ten years", Su Ke seemed to be recalling something.

"It's because Zhan Li didn't come to visit Taifu earlier", Zhan Li seemed to feel guilty.

"No... It's better for you to come at this time", Su Ke looked at Yu Li and continued: "High priest, this time the old man really has something important to ask for, and I hope that the high priest can help."

When he heard this, his heart tightened, and he was afraid that it would not be easy for Su Ke to come forward with such heavy words, but he was afraid that it was related to the royal family, so he poured Su Ke another cup of hot tea, and said unhurriedly: "Mrs. Su might as well listen to it, and you should do your best."

Su Ke took a sip of the teacup, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, and only after a long time did he speak: "High Priest, do you remember Marshal An Lu"?

"Of course I remember, how is this related to Marshal Ann"?

"It's not just Marshal Ahn, it's related to the royal family... If the high priest has any concerns, is it too late to give up"? Su Ke said and looked at Yu Li, the hope and expectation in his eyes were deep.

If it is related to the royal family, it is no longer a personal private matter, and it involves the two countries.

Su Ke's eyes sank as if he was lost, and said, "Then the high priest should leave as soon as possible."

"Mrs. Su, if I leave, what should you do"?

"I...", Su Ke said thoughtfully: "It's not a secret, there are few available people around me, and now the old man is also a substitute, and it is inconvenient to be monitored."

Hearing this, Yu Li hurriedly said with concern: "Then Mrs. Su is here late at night, is it dangerous?"

"It should be okay for the time being, this abbot of Xiangguo Temple, Master Ranran, is my old acquaintance, and his feelings are deep, so he won't harm me."

When he heard this, he put his mind at ease first, and was silent for a while before saying: "Mrs. Su, you are kind to me, and you are also kind to my Huofeng, since I have already come this time, I should do my best."

Su Ke looked at Yan Li, his eyes were slightly red, and he was full of emotion for a while, and said, "Thank you, High Priest."

"Mrs. Su is polite, but this time I came alone, I don't know if I can really help."

"I believe that the high priest will be able to...", Su Ke said this not only to Yan Li, but also to himself.

"That's... Mrs. Su, please speak up."

Yan Ziyue woke up when someone came in, and she had been lying on the bed listening, and when she heard that this matter was related to the imperial affairs, she got up lightly, and eavesdropped on the screen near the outer hall.

"This matter is still from ten years ago, before Marshal An and I returned to Beijing from Donglong City, someone distorted the facts of this matter and reported it to His Majesty the Emperor Xiao, so that the thunder was furious, and the Teng family was punished, and Teng Guifei was imprisoned in the cold palace. Marshal An and I just arrived in Beijing, we were quickly summoned into the palace, Marshal An with a false military order, privately used soldiers, bullied the king, and supported the army to respect the reason that the military power was deprived, Marshal An was dissatisfied with the crime of disrespect, and added one degree, which angered His Majesty the Emperor, and the official was demoted to one level, and he was ordered to think about it behind closed doors, and he was not allowed to leave the palace without a holy call. ”

"Then did Marshal An have false military orders and use troops privately"?

"Yes, but Marshal An was also calculated and deceived by a fake edict, but afterwards the fake edict disappeared, and there was no basis for his words."

"At that time, Mrs. Su went to Donglong City and didn't know that there was a fake edict"?

"I don't know, I only learned about this on the way back to Beijing, so I wanted to ask Marshal An for the edict to read, but the edict was already gone."

"It seems that it was premeditated, and the target is Marshal An."

"Exactly, it's a pity that the old man didn't realize it at that time, and he became someone else's pawn."

"Mo Fei, Mrs. Su has already arranged for her to go."

"It's... Only later did I know that it was Taishi Zhong Lingzheng who proposed that I go to Donglong City, and I went to Donglong City to relieve the danger, but also confirmed Marshal An's crime of using soldiers privately."

"And then"?

"Since then, it can be said that Zhong Taishi is the only one in the court, and all the military power has fallen into the hands of Zhong, and his son Zhong Sheng has been named a general."

"Marshal Na'an is strict in governing the army, and I believe that many subordinates will not betray him."

"The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and those who knew the times were handsome, but there were some loyal men, and they were all akilled one after another."

"Marshal Na Ann he...".

"He has been imprisoned in the Marshal's Mansion until now, but a while ago, it was rumored that he had bad intentions and went out of the palace to contact the old ministry with the intention of rebelling, and he was arrested and is now on death row."

"That's it...", I have sorted out the cause and effect of the matter, and if you think about it carefully, this is far more than it seems on the surface.

"Moreover, a few months ago, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly proposed that the court should choose the queen of the East Palace from the concubines of the harem, and set up the son of the East Palace as the crown prince.

Hearing this, he was a little dumbfounded, and felt that the royal family of this free country was a trip to muddy waters, and the water was very deep.

"Why did Mrs. Su say this"?

"The old man's daughter is none other than His Majesty the Emperor Su Guifei, who gave birth to the second princess Xiaoxuan and the fifth prince Xiaoshuo."

"Marshal Naan"?

"Marshal An's half-sister is His Majesty's Concubine An Guifei, who gave birth to the ninth prince Xiaoyan and the thirteenth prince Xiaohuang. The daughter of Zhong Taishi is the current Zhong Guifei, and there are the eldest prince Xiao Xi, the third prince Xiao Xuan and the tenth princess Xiao Ran. ”

Yan Ziyue couldn't help but be surprised when she heard this, it turned out that Xiao Yan and Xiao Huang were born to An Guifei, so it has been very hard in the past ten years, and now it needs to be forbearance, but this Xiao Huang is a stallion, so many heirs.

Zhan Li also admired the Emperor a little, and sighed: "His Majesty the Emperor is really a lot of heirs."

"Not only that, the Teng Guifei who was beaten into the cold palace has the fourth prince Xiaoyu and the seventh prince Xiaochi, and the favored Li Guifei in recent years has the fifth prince Xiaocan, the eleventh prince Xiaosui and the twelfth princess Xiaoxi, and there is also a Dou Guifei, who gave birth to the sixth prince Xiaojiong and the eighth emperor Xiaoxuan, but the sixth prince was stupid when he was a child."

The more and more he felt that the royal family of this free country was a hot potato, the farther away the better, so many princes and princesses, they had to fight for the throne and kill each other.

"Mrs. Su, since ancient times, most of the heirs have been blessed, but being born in the emperor's family may not be a blessing", Yu Li suddenly felt that compared to it, the Huofeng royal family has always had a thin heir, but it is a good thing.

"Now the princes' circumstances are different, some are afraid that they are worried about their lives, and some can only resign themselves to fate", speaking of this, Su Ke had tears in his eyes, as if he had unspeakable pain.

When he saw Su Ke like this, he knew that he was probably talking about Concubine An's two princes and Concubine Su's prince. Indeed, if it is really a power struggle, the young prince will inevitably be a white bone on the road to becoming an emperor.

Yan Ziyue thought for a moment after hearing this, saying that she had abolished the two princes of His Majesty the Emperor, which did not affect the succession to the throne at all, but intensified the fighting. Yan Ziyue is more and more worried about the two brothers Xiao Yan and Xiao Huang, now they are the targets of slaughter, no wonder other princes dare to openly murder, maybe they are now walking on Huangquan Road. The more I think about it, the more terrible I feel, doesn't the emperor who is a father know, or doesn't he want to care about it at all when he knows it, maybe this is his original intention? Yan Ziyue felt creepy at such a bold conjecture, and there was an evaluation that no one should enter the emperor.