Chapter 110 – Words from the Heart

After about an hour, Yan Bingyun closed the window, sat back on the chair, took out a very beautifully embroidered purse from his bosom, took out a few melon seeds from it and sent them to his lips, stoned them carefully, looking very bored, only when his eyes fell on the purse did he become gentle and sentimental, this purse was embroidered by Miss Shen.

Xiao Yan Gongzi these days extraordinarily leisurely, no longer need to general head of the courtyard, and do not need to like a staff as sensitive to the sick to monitor the court officials, in addition to the day line of the four affairs, he did not have too much to do.

–The wilderness in the middle of Yanjing and Cangzhou, after the Uesugi Tiger ate a big loss from Yan Xiaoyi, it calmed down, although the Northern Qi people submitted a letter of reprimand, but the investigation of the wrongful injury is still underway, there is no movement in the Shangjing City, and the side of the Dongyi City is also extremely quiet.

The things that the four departments have to manage are these, and before His Majesty left the capital, the four departments have already released enough fake news to make sure that the two forces are quiet, and Yan Bingyun believes that with the ability of the Supervisory Yuan, even if the Beiqi royal family and the Four Gu Swords know about the news of His Majesty’s tour, they do not have the means to react to the news in a very short period of time.

And he is had to be leisurely, because even without these errands, but the first hub of Kyoto of the Qiyan group is still under the control of Yan Bingyun, according to reason, like His Majesty to go on a tour of such a big event, he should notify Fan Xian in advance …… And very puzzling to think about is that President Chen returned to the capital in the morning, and then he suppressed the idea of this, very decisively suppressed .

This was exactly the problem that Fan Xian had been puzzling over when he was in Tanyu, and at this point, Yan Bingyun did not know that Fan Tisi had already rendezvoused with the imperial court, and was still vaguely bewildered in his mind.

At the same time, she was nervous.

Kyoto seems to be calm, the forbidden army Kyoto guards plus that dark and scary atmosphere of the Chen Dean, there is no possibility that something big will happen. If something big is going to happen, it should be far away from the side of His Majesty in Kyoto. ……

Yan Bingyun smiled bitterly as he stood at the window, looking at the Tianhe Avenue downstairs and the Imperial Palace not far away. His position was not high, but his role was complicated. He was the de facto number three of the Supervisory Court, a close associate of Fan Xian, but his father had another identity. The most crucial thing was that he was one of the young men that His Majesty had personally summoned to the palace that day, and after a long night’s talk, he possessed another identity.

It was no wonder that once President Chen returned to the capital, he had suppressed himself, so he thought that His Excellency the President must have some opinion of himself.

As for why Dean Chen did not allow himself to inform Fan Xian, Yan Bingyun vaguely guessed a hint of the truth with his uniquely blessed information from three parties, but began to be alarmed at this truth – could it be that even if Dean Chen were to die, something big would happen to His Majesty’s side? That was why he wanted to go along with it, and keep Fan Xian as far away from the imperial court as possible!

But how could the dean, who was so loyal to His Majesty and loved Fan Xian no matter how much he loved him, value Fan Xian’s safety more than His Majesty’s life or death?

Dingdang dingdang’s brass bell rang, the most special homecoming signal in all the major magistracies in Kyoto rang out, and countless officials in a hurry walked out of the square building of the Supervisory Yuan. They weren’t there to busy themselves sowing bad water, they were just in a hurry to go home. Special services were also official duties, and the Supervisory Yuan was full of civil servants, no different from normal people.

Yan Bingyun had nothing to clean up, ran straight out of the building, got on his own carriage, hurried back to the Viscount’s mansion, didn’t go to talk about love with Shen’s sister, directly sought out his father’s study, opened his mouth and asked, “Is there any news from the Qin family side?”

Yan Ruohai glanced at his son, shook his head, and said, “You’re in charge of four places in the courtyard, is there any movement on the side of Banshan Chong?”

The Banshan Mountain is in a special location, precisely pinched at the entrance of the East Mountain Road, this place is in the northeast of Qing Kingdom, not far from Dongyi, but due to the pristine and dense forests that no one dares to traverse between Tanyu and Dongyi, the transportation between the two places is mainly by virtue of the sea, or bypassing the Banshan Mountain.

Originally, there is nothing too big in the East Mountain Road that can threaten the power of the Imperial Court, but Mount Banyan just happens to be straddling the road back to the capital from the East Mountain Road, and the most critical problem is that …… the Yan family’s father and son are well aware of the fact that in that mountainous wash has been training the Qin family’s old man’s secret soldiers, and the team that once sniped Fan Xian on the outskirts of Kyoto at the New Year’s Eve, was the Qin family. The team that had sniped Fan Xian on the outskirts of Kyoto during the New Year’s Eve was the one that the Qin family had transferred from Mount Banshan without the court’s knowledge.

“The Banshan Rush side has always been quiet, ever since that incident, the courtyard has been staring at that side with great spirit, if there is any movement once, it cannot be hidden from us.” Yan Bingyun relaxed slightly and sat down.

Yan Ruohai smiled and said, “The things we know are the things that Lord Dean knows, are the things that His Majesty knows. Since His Majesty dared to bring two thousand forbidden troops to Da Dong Mountain to sacrifice to the heavens, if he didn’t not place the bit of people in Banshan Chongli in his sights, it was because he believed in Master Qin’s loyalty.”

“Loyalty?” Yan Bingyun sighed, “Secretly sniping an important court official is also considered loyalty?”

“Loyalty is divided into many levels, last time’s incident perhaps your majesty already suspected the old master’s loyalty, but the truth is that there is always a difference between a courtier and your majesty itself.”

Yan Ruohai asked seriously after a pause, “I have already retired I shouldn’t have asked again, but I am still curious, are there any problems over there in Dingzhou?”

Yan Bingyun shook his head, “After beheading six hundred huans at the beginning of the year, he should have returned to the capital at this time to report his achievements, but apparently Ye Chong was also worried that the palace suspected him, so he left his team in Dingzhou and didn’t dare to return to the capital in His Majesty’s absence.”

He gently clenched the fist in his sleeve, wanting to speak.

Yan Ruohai gave his son a curious look and said, “You are not usually like this, so if you have something to say, say it.”

A hint of hidden suspicion floated on Yan Bingyun’s frosty face, “I don’t know if His Majesty’s safety can be confirmed.”

“What’s the danger?” Yan Ruohai frowned, “Of the seven elite armies of my Daqing Dynasty, the three you suspect cannot even come close to Dadong Mountain, all under the watchful eye of the courtyard.”

“What about Yan Xiaoyi?” Yan Bingyun stared coldly into his father’s eyes, as if trying to see something else in his eyes.

Yan Ruohai naturally turned his head away, avoiding his son’s gaze, and said, “And what happened to Yan Daidu?”

“There’s a problem with the Cangzhou victory!” Yan Bingyun lowered his voice and said, “I said that there is a problem with this Cangzhou Grand Success! The spies who went around to check on the military achievements have already reported back that those chiefs, although disguised, have some problems ……”

“You are the head of the four places, taking over my shift, you should know that killing the people and risking their merits …… is a big crime, but there has always been no way to completely eliminate it, especially this kind of border generals, who need extra rewards from the imperial court to balance out the misery of the border lands.” Yan Ruohai said indifferently, “Besides, even if Yan Xiaoyi lied about his military achievements, what does it have to do with His Majesty above the Great Eastern Mountains? Don’t forget that the Northern Qi state letter has already arrived, is it possible that the Northern Qi people would put on a show with Grand Duke Yan?”

“That’s what I’m afraid of.” Yan Bingyun said coldly, “If it’s just a matter of killing the people and risking their lives, it would be fine, but if this is connected to Northern Qi, I’m just afraid that things won’t be so simple.”

Yan Ruohai slowly stood up, stared into his son’s eyes, and said word by word, “Do you know what you are saying? Could it be that you think that because the Dean and Lord Tiji have allowed you to temporarily take over the affairs of the institution, you are the most marvelous person under the heavens? That you can see through all the deceit in the world? Even if Grand Duke Yan and the Northern Qi people are putting on a show, what’s the problem?”

“What’s the problem?” Yan Bingyun looked at her father, a burst of anger igniting in her chest as she said angrily, “Five thousand people died in the Northern Conquest Army! Is this a great victory? The beheading of 8,000 people is only a big part of it is fake! Are those 5,000 dead or not? If they didn’t die, where did the 5,000 men who disappeared go?”

He pointed to the desktop, pointing at the non-existent map of the Qing border, and said angrily, “Father, although the North Conquest Battalion is between Cangzhou and Yanjing, if you draw a straight line, it’s only 500 miles away from Dadong Mountain! What if these five thousand men who should have died suddenly appear at the foot of Dadong Mountain?”

Yan Ruohai frowned, and after a long moment of silence suddenly said in a cold voice, “Foolish! Although the road from Cangzhou to Dongshan is close, it has to detour through the Banshan Mountains, passing through an unknown number of counties and distances of more than a thousand miles, do you think that 5,000 people can penetrate deeper into the territory so silently?”

“What if we don’t go around?” Yan Bingyun in front of his father inch, these days hovering in the heart of the alarming confusion all out: “If Dongyi City opened the country’s door, so that the five thousand dead people borrowed the vassal states …… how to do?”

Even two how to do, but did not let Yan Ruohai tense up, he looked at his son sneered and said: “Stupid! Even if those 5,000 people are really turned into dead soldiers as you said, even if the Four Gu Swords are as stupid as you are to open up the country’s gates and have no fear of my Qing army,…… but have you thought about it, from Dongyi City to the middle of the Great Eastern Mountains you have to cross Tanyu, and those high mountains and steep cliffs north of Tanyu, no one can climb over them at all!”

This was a fact, a fact that had been proven by maps and human eyes and manpower, those pristine dense forests and mountain peaks to the north of Tanyu Prefecture were simply not something that mortals could climb over, let alone a force of 5,000 men.

“The fact that no one was able to climb over them in the past doesn’t necessarily mean that no one will ever be able to climb over them in the future.” Yan Bingyun thought of the geography of that place, her qi weakened slightly, but she still didn’t dare to give up and said directly, “Besides, who knows if there are any secret passages in those clumps of mountains.”

“Secret passages? You think it’s a novel put out by Tanya Bookstore?” Yan Ruohai sneered and prepared to walk out of the study.

Looking at her father’s demeanor of not caring at all, Yan Bingyun finally couldn’t hold back and slapped her palm onto the table with a loud popping sound, and said angrily, “I don’t know if what I’m worried about is a novel or not, I only know that what the Supervisory Yuan is doing right now is a joke …… regardless of whether or not any of this will happen, but since there are already There is a suspicion, I report it to the top according to the statute of the institution, why would the dean of the house suppress this matter!”

When Yan Ruohai heard this, his body shook and slowly turned around, looking at his son with a very complicated look.

Yan Bingyun thought that his father had finally been convinced by himself, and a wave of relief grew in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ruohai flicked his sleeves, exited the study, summoned his own close guards, and said indifferently, “Young master is not feeling well, let him stay in the mansion to rest, and don’t allow him to go out even one step.”

Several guards led the order in a deep voice.

After Yan Bingyun was stunned, a coldness seeped up in his heart, staring at his father’s back, he suddenly thought of that conversation between him and his father a long time ago, and was unable to speak for a long time.

That day he asked his father, “If …… I mean if, let you choose between the palace and the courtyard, what would you choose?”

At that time, Yan Ruohai looked at him with an amused look and sighed, “Silly child, I would naturally choose the courtyard……. If the old master dean didn’t have this confidence in me, how could he say so much to you?”

Yan Bingyun took a step towards the door and was stopped by the home’s martial arts guards. He didn’t make any unnecessary struggles either, he just sighed and asked his father, “Where are you going?”

Yan Ruohai turned back, looked at his son and smiled, saying, “Since you’re sick, I naturally have to go to the courtyard to take your leave.”

Yan Bingyun didn’t say anything else, he was loyal to His Majesty and loyal to the court, he had already done what he should have done. He was, after all, an official of the Supervisory Court, his father’s son, and it was impossible for him to do more than that.

“Ye family is indeed too quiet, Ye Chong is indeed too well behaved, offering prisoners …… such a good opportunity to take the opportunity to enter the capital, he just let it pass.”

Sitting on top of the wheelchair Chen Pingping shook his head and said, “Of course, he is also afraid of the palace jealousy him, early problems …… just the second prince heart must be guilty of muttering, thinking that the crown prince is about to be abolished, if the crown prince is blind at this time to come, the second prince has the support of the Ye family, must be able to single-handedly set the tripod, he is only afraid to is begging for his father-in-law to return early.”

“Right now it’s anyone who wants to make a move, and anyone who doesn’t have the ability and courage to be the first to make a move.” The old man smiled as he pushed his wheelchair over from the black cloth and said, “To bring about one’s own demise, one must make oneself crazy …… Rapunzel is crazy enough.”

Yan Ruohai smiled, understanding what President Chen meant and said, “But you are in the capital, even if she has an idea, she has to wait for news from there.”

Chen Pingping smiled and said, “Our great Emperor …… will definitely give the Rapunzel a surprise, as for the news she has to wait for, she may never be able to wait for it.”

“But what about Yan Xiaoyi’s five thousand elite soldiers?” Yan Ruohai frowned: “I’ve never understood this point, even if he fought to save these five thousand soldiers into the country …… but how will he transport them to the foot of the Great Eastern Mountains?”

“Yan Xiaoyi did extremely well with his handiwork in this Cangzhou victory, but I can’t imagine that he was still seen by Yan Bingyun.” Chen Pingping said appreciatively, “This child is really good.”

Yan Ruohai smiled bitterly, “He pretends to be frosty on weekdays, but when it really comes to the big event, he is still uneasy.”

“He is not you or me, and does not know His Majesty’s arrangements.” Chen Pingping sighed, “So it’s normal to have doubts about you and me.”

“How will …… explain to the palace afterward?”

“His Majesty was originally unwilling to beat the bushes and scare the snakes, and the courtyard certainly can’t react …… in advance to Yan Xiaoyi’s movements,” Chen Pingping coughed twice, thinking in her heart that whether or not there was an aftermath was the question that needed to be considered.

After Yan Ruohai left, this wheelchair old cripple habitually pushed his wheelchair back to the window again, looking outside through the layer of black cloth, the corner of his lips curled up slightly, thinking that from the vassals of Dongyi City straight through the mountains, plundering Tanya Prefecture to the Dadong Mountain does have a secret passage, he knows it himself, and his majesty knows it as well, just look at the appearance, and now the Rapunzel’s side knows it as well.

Even if five thousand people go, but only the entire peak surrounded, at most can do to control the news transmission of the sacrifice of heaven and his entourage, the whole event, the only key place, I am afraid that is still on top of the peak.

Chen Pingping scratched her white hair with her dry right hand, secretly thinking that she had missed a point, Fan Xian, this little guy ran to the peak at this time, I hope that he will be able to live a little, do not in that shocking unexpected event, innocently sent a little life.

His Majesty had prepared a big surprise for the Eldest Princess, for Ye Liuyun, so wouldn’t the Eldest Princess prepare some surprises for His Majesty?

Chen Pingping tilted his head, somewhat feebly reclining on the wheelchair, feeling the flavor of life slowly draining out of his body, but agitated by the images unfolding in his mind, seeming to have found some of the elements that he had been so excited and thrilled by back then.

The agitation of the mind, let him cough up, coughing although the pain is incomparable, but also let the chest a burst of tearing pain, he subconsciously rang the dark bell on the bookcase, but found that open the door to come in is not Fei Jie.

He only thought at this time, Fei Jie has followed their own wishes to leave the Qing this is a place of trouble, at this time should have already arrived in Quanzhou, prepare that old poisonous thing longing for overseas life.

“Some cough, looking for some medicine to eat.” Chen Pingping looked at the subordinate who came through the door with a smile and said amiably. It was natural to live for two more years if you could.

That subordinate was flattered and led the way.

As that His Majesty the Emperor on the mountain peak had guessed, as long as the eldest princess Li Yunrui did not physically die, she could always find hidden power in Kyoto, and at this time, she was secluded in the imperial apartments, with people from the Supervisory Academy in charge of monitoring the outside, while her life was still maintained at an extremely luxurious level.

What is even more unexpected is that that Xinyang strategist Yuan Hongdao who fled Kyoto for several months, at this time, he even appeared in the middle of the separate courtyard, sitting in front of the eldest princess, wondering how the eldest princess managed to do it.

“What does His Majesty want, in fact, the blind man can see it …… just that this palace does not know where exactly his confidence is.”

Li Yunrui’s appearance is still beautiful, the eyes are still charming and sentimental, but really careful people can see that the woman’s heart and soul has some subtle changes, and underneath the sentimentality, there is a touch of indifference engraved in the depths of the heart.