Yan Echo didn't want to talk nonsense with Yan Lin anymore.

He turned around and said to the emperor above: "My father is wise, and my son's ministers are helpless to do this, and my son's minister, as a prince, has already been told by my father to guard against the Pingxi General's Mansion and have full authority to deal with all matters related to the Pingxi General's Mansion. ”

Although the emperor's face is not good, it is indeed as Yan echo said, it is impossible for him to cure his crimes, after all, now the Pingxi General's Mansion is really reversed, Zhang Ping's wolf ambition is really to take away his country, the second prince Yan Lin is abolished according to this view, he can no longer condemn the prince, even if he privately and the Protectorate Mansion jointly transfer troops through him Such a big thing, otherwise the court will be unstable, the society will be in chaos, and if it is not done well, it will be in danger of overturning, how can he sit on this chair?

Today's Yan Echo is no longer the Yan Echo that was suppressed by him before, and the same is true of the Protector Mansion today.

But what can he do? Now he can only believe in his son, and he has no intention of killing his father.

The emperor took a deep breath and said to Yan, "The prince thinks about it. ”

He asked Yan Echo, "After you got the news, how did you transfer troops?" ”

Yan Echo will transfer troops and briefly talk to the emperor.

The emperor was relieved, "So, Nanping must be able to be saved?" ”

"Not necessarily. But Su Rong and Zhou Gu are both in Nanping, and the Marquis of Nanping and the prince will also do their best to defend Nanping, and the second son Zhou Shen and the third son Zhou Che of the Protectorate Mansion will also march quickly to Nanping to rescue. Yan echoed: "Now, the top priority, although it is Nanping, it is not the real goal of Nanping's ministers who are afraid of Pingxi's general Zhang Ping's soldiers to attack the capital in two ways. ”

The emperor's face changed dramatically.

The courtiers' faces also changed in unison.

Yan replied: "This is a very good thing, Zhang Ping has been connived at by his father for many years, using the treasury and silver to fatten himself, and privately raise soldiers and horses, and his sons have sent someone to find out, no less than 400,000." This time, he sent troops to attack Nanping, mobilized 200,000, and the remaining 200,000, it was impossible to hold the garrison in northern Hebei. ”

The emperor was a little panicked, "In addition to attacking Nanping, where else is he going to attack?" Now you have the news? ”

Yan echo shook his head, "Erchen has not received the news yet, but this is the most terrifying, Erchen guessed that the fastest and shortest way to the capital is Qingshan City, but there is no news so far, Erchen is afraid that Qingshan City has already been bought by him, and he will open the city gate privately, and the next city will be Longxi County, so in terms of time, if he really buys Qingshan City and attacks Longxi County, there will be news within three days." ”

The emperor was speechless for a while, and his heart was a little pounding when he was frightened by Yan Echo's speculation, if he remembered correctly, Longxi County was only a few thousand soldiers and horses.

A minister spoke for the emperor with a white face: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have already speculated that you can send troops to Longxi County?" ”

Yan Echo shook his head, "The Protector Mansion is in charge of 300,000 soldiers and horses, and 200,000 have been transferred away by Lone, and only 100,000 soldiers and horses are left to guard the South Pass, which is the necessary entrance to Beijing, and Lone did not dare to transfer it easily." ”

The emperor was anxious, "I still have 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jinglu, why don't you dare to transfer troops?" ”

He was no longer dissatisfied with Yan Echo's private joint transfer of troops from the Protector Mansion, but he felt that since he had speculated that he had not done enough, he should send out the soldiers and horses of the Protector Mansion.

Yan echo looked at the emperor, swept to Yan Lin, and said lightly: "Father, are you sure that the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jinglu are really your master?" ”

The emperor immediately shouted: "What are you talking about, I can't be the master, who else can be the master?" ”

"Second brother, you might as well tell your father that Chen He, who is in charge of the Jinglu Soldiers and Horses Battalion, gives him 100,000 taels of silver every year, where did those silver taels come from? And it has been sent for seven or eight years in a row, and the second prince's mansion is really a way to make money. ”

As soon as Yan echo said this, he was shocked again.

The emperor's face turned as black as charcoal, and he immediately stood up, "Yan Lin! ”

Yan Lin looked at Yan Echo in disbelief, and wanted to ask him how he knew, this matter was secret, he sent it through Zhang Ping, it stands to reason that Yan Echo should not find out, Zhang Ping ......

When he thought of Zhang Ping, his whole person softened all of a sudden.

Yan Echo had already noticed that Zhang Ping was antipathetic, so naturally he sent someone to northern Hebei to investigate, and it didn't seem strange that he could find out about this matter.

When the emperor saw Yan Lin's unbearable face, there was something he didn't understand, and he was immediately furious, and he almost vomited blood in anger, "Yan Lin, you are really my good son, and you dare to touch the soldiers and horses in Jinglu in my hands." ”

As he spoke, he stepped off the dragon chair, came to Yan Lin, and kicked Yan Lin angrily.

Yan Lin didn't dare to hide, the emperor used all his strength, he was kicked to the ground, and screamed miserably.

The emperor was not angry, kicked a few more times, and vented his anger on Yan Lin, "You are really my good son, good son, I will kill you today." ”

He shouted, "Bring me my sword." ”

The courtiers were scared stupid, how many years, when the emperor was the prince, he was quite weak, and he still relied on the old protector and the eldest princess of Sheng'an, after ascending the throne, although he was suspicious, he was still a peaceful and rarely angry monarch.

Now he is going to kill the second prince in the court.

But thinking about what the second prince Yanlin did, it seems that it is no exception.

That's more important than the forbidden army of 100,000 soldiers and horses, the emperor has been treating the soldiers and horses of Jinglu for the same time as the forbidden army, holding on to 100,000 soldiers and horses, this is the confidence that he, the emperor, can sleep steadily, but he didn't expect that since seven or eight years ago, it has been leaking. And the emperor, who has been like this for seven or eight years unconsciously, has not suppressed the crown prince, and for seven or eight years he has not felt that there is anything wrong with him.

"Father, father, son-in-law is wrong, son-in-law is bewitched by that Zhang Ping, father, think about it, haven't you also connived at Zhang Ping's private raising of soldiers and horses all these years? The sons, the sons and daughters are worried about their father. Yan Lin was very panicked, and was kicked by the emperor and vomited a mouthful of blood, but he didn't dare to faint, lying on the ground, hugging the emperor's thigh and begging for mercy.

The emperor was furious, he couldn't lift his feet, stared at Yan Lin, and heard him mention what he had done to condone Zhang Ping over the years, he couldn't get up in one breath, his eyes were dark, and he pouted.

Yan Echo's eyes were quick, he stretched out his hand to support the emperor, and when he saw that he was dizzy, he immediately shouted to someone, "Hurry up and announce the imperial doctor." ”

Then, he kicked Yan Lin away and ordered in a deep voice: "Come on, send Yan Lin into the prison, and wait for my father to wake up." ”

(End of chapter)