Among Thang Long Palace, Royal Palace, and Nan Hua Palace.
At this time, all the officials were withdrawing from the court, and Li Weining was sitting on the throne, holding his forehead with one hand, and his eyes with a sinister look were constantly scanning the empty hall.
After a long silence, Li Weining's voice suddenly sounded, echoing in the hall.
"The Lieutenant did not go to court today?"
At this time, only Li Weining's close confidant, the eunuch Pi Hui, was left in the Nanhua Palace.
Upon hearing Li Weining's question, he quickly bowed slightly and replied:
"Your Majesty, the lieutenant has asked for leave at home because of the cold wind!"
When Li Weining heard this, there was a gloomy look between his eyebrows, and he said coldly:
"Tell me, could it be related to his meeting with Yun Guodongchang Fanzi yesterday?"
As the Grand Lieutenant Chen Feng who is currently in charge of controlling all the troops in the country, Li Weining knew that he was loyal and upright, and with his temperament, it was impossible for him to be defenseless at all.
In addition to blaming him for his two defeats and his acceptance of the canonization of the Yun Kingdom, which completely destroyed his reputation and prestige, he also placed countless school officials around Chen Feng!
Whatever Chen Feng says and does every day, who he meets, and what official duties he handles, he will appear directly in front of Li Weining's royal table that night. Everything is laid out one by one, down to the smallest details.
After all, Chen Liyan was young and thought that as long as he was careful about his father's secret interviews with people in Dongchang, nothing would leak out. But in fact, these things had never been hidden from Li Weining.
Hearing Li Weining's unabashed suspicion, Pi Hui's eyes moved, he immediately raised his head and chuckled, saying:
"Your Majesty may be overthinking this. If you think about it carefully, Dongchang Fanzi's attempt to meet the Taiwei was just a means of alienation from the Yun Kingdom!"
Li Weining casually picked up the secret report from the school affairs officer, glanced at it again, and said in a deep voice:
"When the Taiwei returned home yesterday, he was in good spirits and full of energy. He didn't look like he had suffered from the cold at all!"
Pi Hui heard the words and said calmly:
"Perhaps it was because he got caught in the cold later? Or maybe it was because the Taiwei didn't want to endure the cold looks from the courtiers..."
Hearing this, Li Weining relaxed his brows slightly, nodded and said:
"That's right, the Taiwei's loyalty, needless to say..."
Even if a minister serves the king, it is rare that in order not to tarnish the king's reputation, he will take all the blame without saying a word, causing himself to be reviled by both the government and the public.
After these events, Chen Feng suffered so much in just one year. Li Weining also witnessed it with his own eyes. As long as there is still a little bit of humanity in his heart, it is absolutely impossible to ignore his achievements.
Thinking of this, Li Weining shook his head, stood up, and said:
"That's all, maybe I'm just too lonely and worried."
Li Weining said as he stepped down from the throne.
But before Li Weining could step out of Nanhua Hall, he paused again and his eyes suddenly widened.
"Gu is thinking, Taiwei, why did he want to meet the fanzi from Dongchang? Why didn't he try to prove his innocence afterwards? Even if he is afraid of Yun Guo, he should meet Gu and tell him the reasons to prove his innocence!"
Li Weining turned around suddenly, his eyes sharp, his face full of suspicion and suspicion.
When Li Weining saw this, Pi Hui's heart trembled suddenly, and he stammered:
"Maybe, maybe..."
He wanted to excuse Chen Feng, but he couldn't think of anything to say to defend Li Weining's problem at this time. Even at this time, he couldn't help but start to feel that Chen Feng's behavior was really suspicious!
Li Weining narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"Go and make arrangements to send palace doctors to the Taiwei Mansion!"
However, I occasionally feel cold. How can a prince of a country not even have a doctor who can treat cold? This is impossible!
Li Weining's words at this time obviously had profound meaning.
On the surface, he said that he wanted to diagnose and treat Chen Feng to show that he, the king, valued his subjects. In fact, he still wanted to investigate the situation.
When Pi Hui heard this, he immediately lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Yes, I will do it myself!"
Hearing this, Li Weining nodded thoughtfully.
Taiwei, Taiwei, do you want to rebel against me?
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At this time, Li Chao was at the Taiwei's house.
Chen Feng's face was as pale as paper, and his facial features were already showing a grayish look due to his gradually weakening body. Anyone who saw it would know that this was the face of a person who was terminally ill and whose days were numbered.
"Taiwei, this elixir seems magical and can make people recover quickly. But this thing is actually just fishing from the lake, using the power of the medicine to stimulate the remaining vitality of people in order to have a comeback. If your body takes this elixir, then
That's right, that's asking for it..." The doctor from the Taiwei Mansion in the room was sweating profusely and had a confused look on his face.
When Chen Liyan heard this, he subconsciously turned to look at his father, his lips trembled slightly and he couldn't say a word.
On the other hand, Chen Feng, who was sitting on the bed, laughed and signaled to his cronies to bring the elixir.
"I insist on taking this pill. It has nothing to do with you. It's not because you are not good at medicine!"
When the doctor from the Taiwei Mansion heard this, he quickly lowered his head and said:
"The Lieutenant is serious, I didn't mean it like that. I just have other ways. The Lieutenant only needs to rest for a few months, and he still has seven or eight years of life..."
Chen Feng, however, did not have the patience to listen to the doctor's words. He grabbed the elixir sent by his confidant and swallowed it without even using water.
However, in the blink of an eye, Chen Feng's face turned rosy, and the lifeless energy on his face suddenly disappeared, and he looked full of energy.
But Chen Liyan and Chen Feng's loyal confidants in the room were not happy at all.
Because everyone knows that after taking this pill, there is really no way out!
Chen Feng felt his body regaining some vitality again, nodded gratefully to the doctor, and said:
"Thank you for your hard work! I'm just going to have to deal with you for a while in the next few days!"
When the doctor heard this, he immediately stopped talking, let out a long sigh, and bowed slightly to Chen Feng, before being taken away and taken into custody by Chen Feng's loyalists.
Chen Feng's physical condition at this time is absolutely not allowed to be exposed at all!
Chen Feng sat upright on the bed, looked at the only son in the room, and a dozen of his loyal confidants who could absolutely be trusted, he sighed softly and said;
"This time, because of my father and son, I am afraid that I will bring trouble to you all! I will make an apology to you on my behalf!"
After hearing what Chen Feng said, Chen Liyan stood up without saying a word and bowed to everyone in the room.
When the die-hards saw this, they were immediately shocked and quickly knelt down on one knee, bowed their heads and said:
"Lieutenant!"
"Why do you need to say this, Taiwei?"
"We have all received great kindness from the Taiwei, so we should repay it with our own lives, and we should not deserve the courtesy of the Major General!"
When Chen Feng saw this, he suddenly smiled and said:
"As long as you are here, I, Chen Feng, am not despised by everyone in the world!"
After hearing this, everyone in the room felt sad in their hearts.
Valley
From being the pillar of the country to being reviled by the people of the country, this transformation only took a year or two. But the gap between the two really made their hearts extremely complicated.
Chen Feng did not want to get entangled and said:
"Everyone, please go out first. I have something to tell Li Yan!"
Hearing this, everyone showed sadness on their faces, saluted again, and then filed out of the room, leaving only the father and son in the room.
At this time, Chen Liyan couldn't help himself anymore. When he saw everyone leaving, he couldn't help but say:
"Father, why are you doing this?"
Chen Feng shook his head and said seriously:
"Yun Guo's actions were a conspiracy. I wanted to know the truth at the beginning, and I was already on the road to death. If my guess is not wrong, the king will soon know from other places that I already know the truth. I
Once you die, just in case, you and all my old subordinates will not be able to escape!"
"So if you don't leave, I can't die!"
As long as Chen Feng survives, even if Li Weining finds out about this, he will definitely have some scruples. Taking advantage of this, Chen Liyan and the others have a glimmer of hope.
"Tonight, you will set off. Escape from the secret passage in the mansion, hold the seal of the city defense camp, and leave from the west city gate. The guard of the west city gate has received my favor and will not investigate you further! After leaving the city, go straight to the southwest Rayong mansion.
There are people on the side to help you. After boarding the ship there, it is up to you whether you go west to the Yun Kingdom or east to the Xia Kingdom."
"Anyway, we can't stay here anymore!"
Rayong Palace is a city in the southwest of Li Dynasty. It is close to the sea and has a small port. Taking the sea route, not far to the west, is the Yun Kingdom. A short detour to the east is the Leizhou Kingdom of Xia Kingdom.
At this time, Chen Liyan already knew the reasons why Yongzhou and Xiushan County were defeated in the two national destiny battles.
At this time, the image of the virtuous king he was loyal to had dissipated in his heart, and he already understood Li Weining's gloomy and indifferent mentality, treating his soldiers and people like sluts, and naturally he no longer had any hope for Li Weining.
Seeing his father unreservedly planning for a chance of survival for himself, Chen Liyan could no longer even care about resentment, and only felt an incomparable pain in his heart.
"Father……"
Chen Feng took a deep breath and continued:
"Stay alive!"
Chen Liyan still wanted to reply, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a report from a confidant outside the door:
"Lieutenant, a doctor has been sent from the palace and is already waiting in front!"
When Chen Feng heard this, he sighed softly, stood up and said:
"Help me tidy up my clothes and don't expose any flaws!"
Chen Liyan's throat rolled up and down, his eyes were red, and he suppressed his voice and said:
"yes!"
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Xia Kingdom, Jinling City, in a small courtyard somewhere.
The young man, who had a feminine face and a slender figure, and whose background as a palace attendant could be seen in his mannerisms, knelt down on one knee and reported:
"Miss, the people below came to report that all the people responsible for tracking down the instigators behind the scenes have been blocked. All previous clues and traces have been cut off, and there is no way to continue the investigation!"
Yu Yingyao, who was wearing men's clothing, was unmoved when she heard this and nodded:
"knew!"
With her resourcefulness, she could obviously guess that the only force that was stopping her from investigating now was her father in the palace!
Despite the fact that Emperor Xia is now old and decrepit, there are several forces inside and outside the court, each supporting the prince to seize the throne. The government and the public are in chaos. But in fact, the real power in the court has always been in the hands of Emperor Xia and has never been lost.
Emperor Xia is the only one who can so easily prevent Yu Yingyao's now-huge force from continuing the investigation!
The feminine man who came to report at this time hesitated and said:
"Miss, do you want to give up just now?"
Hearing this, Yu Yingyao shook her head slightly and said:
"It doesn't matter, let's end the matter here!"
Yu Yingyao obviously knew better than King Qi about the thoughts of his father.
Emperor Xia would be happy to see the outcome of the princes' fight for the right to inherit the throne. But even so, he still has to be restrained!
In such a critical situation in the southwest counties, Emperor Xia obviously couldn't bear to ignore the stability of the country and the country and focus on fighting for the heir.
If you want to find the person behind this conspiracy against King Qi, you only need to see which prince loses power after a while, and it will be clear at a glance!
Since Yu Yingyao signaled not to continue the investigation, her subordinates naturally stopped talking and took a few steps back.
Yu Yingyao lowered her head, opened the secret message just sent in her hand, glanced at it, frowned slightly, and whispered to herself:
"Sixty percent of the manpower was lost, and none of the fourth-grade embroidered cloth messengers who went with us survived?"
Although she had already expected that Huang'an County would not be able to bear it. But when she saw that her men's embroidered clothes had caused such heavy casualties, she still showed a hint of shock.
The embroidered envoys of the Xia Kingdom were the sharp swords in the hands of the Xia Emperor. They eradicated dissidents, monitored officials, and spied on intelligence. They were spread all over the world and were famous.
For such a group of people to suffer such heavy losses, even the leader was lost in the city without knowing when. This is a bit shocking when you think about it!
Is the power secretly cultivated by the people behind the scenes comparable to that of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy?
But as soon as this thought came to her mind, Yu Yingyao shook her head.
Although the current Xia Emperor allows his princes to fight with each other, he still firmly holds the power. It is impossible for the princes to have enough manpower and material resources to develop such a team!
"The embroidery envoys from various places have not been mobilized before!" Yu Yingyao looked at the people around her and asked.
Hearing this, his subordinates quickly replied with confidence:
"Miss Hui, if there is any change in the embroidery envoy, it will be impossible to hide it from our spies everywhere..."
Yu Yingyao was obviously not idle during her time in Jinling City. At the very least, among the current high-level embroidery envoys, she had used various means to remove those who had surrendered to the other princes.
Although the entire Embroidery Envoy has not yet fallen into her hands, it is obvious that no one can compete with her!
Yu Yingyao thought of this and nodded slightly.
That being said, it’s impossible to be an embroiderer!
"It seems that there are only people from the Yun Kingdom! Is it the Sticky Rod Department? Or the Dongchang?"
Apart from the princes of the Xia Kingdom who are bent on seizing the legitimate heir, the only one in the world who can and has the motive to cause trouble in the southwest is the Yun Emperor Xiao Cheng!
Thinking of this, Yu Yingyao lowered her eyes and whispered to herself:
"We can't let Emperor Yun completely free his hands..."
Yu Yingyao raised her head slightly, her eyes were cold, and she said in a deep voice:
"Over there in Yun Kingdom, how are you preparing?"
"Go back to Miss, we are ready!" the subordinate replied.
Yu Yingyao nodded, suddenly smiled, with a hint of expectation in her eyes, and said:
"Now, without interference, we can have a good showdown between you and me!"