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Chapter 476 Encounter on the Way (5K+)

After a short rest, it's time to head out.

Wu Youcai saluted the slowly moving carriage team, and shouted: "Respectfully send off the Duke, Prince, and Lin Shaoqing." After a pause, he waved to the girl who poked her head out of the carriage behind them. Waving his hands, his attitude was much more relaxed than the previous respectful one. He gave a foolish smile, scratched the back of his head, and said, "Fourth Miss Jiang, have a good journey!"

Seeing the girl waving at him, Wu Youcai lowered his saluting hand and watched the long procession of carriages move forward until the last carriage in which Second Miss Fang piled luggage passed by, and finally An Guogong's carriage was about to disappear from sight like a small black dot.

Such a long team is not much shorter than the caravan waiting to travel north and south.Among them, there are many guards with high martial arts skills, which robbers dare to touch such a convoy if their brains are broken.Wu Youcai felt relieved, turned his gaze away, and turned to ask the clerk beside him, "What did you say when you came here today, what happened to Gusu?"

My lord's memory... The clerk couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and said, "Master Yang, who was originally from Gusu, is coming back today." At this point, the clerk paused, and took out the map he carried with him to look at it. After a while, he clicked on the position of the official road near Baoling, and said, "Master Yang, they should meet Master Yang and his party on the road!"

Wu Youcai let out an "oh" and didn't care: "When you meet, you will meet. The official road of Jiangnan Road is not anyone's private property, anyone can leave!"

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All the way lying on the side of the car window and looking at the Jiangnan Chunjing outside the car, the carriage suddenly stopped at this moment.Xiangli stretched her neck and tried her best to look at the situation at the front of the team. It was vaguely visible that several carriages stopped in front of the carriage of Anguogong, who was at the head. The carriage is gone, maybe it is inconvenient to walk side by side, please give way to the opposite side."

"Maybe not only give way, but also say a few words." The girl sitting in the carriage looked up at the sky, then opened the curtain and jumped off the carriage, looking at the oncoming carriage.

Someone got off from the opposite carriage, went to An Guogong's carriage and gave a salute.

With just one glance, Jiang Shaoyan recognized the person—Yang Yan.

Compared with the past, there are many traces of time, and the aura around him is becoming more and more difficult to figure out.

An Guogong was helped out of the carriage by Ji Chongyan, and exchanged greetings with Yang Yan.

They were a little far away, so naturally they couldn't hear clearly, so Jiang Shaoyan didn't step forward, and turned back to the carriage.

Without waiting for the curious Xiangli to open her mouth, she explained, "It's Mr. Yang who returned to Gusu."

Xiangli said "oh", then paused, pointing to the carriage in front of which the curtain hadn't been opened since she sat on it, and said, "Isn't Mrs. Yang the father of Miss Yang? Why doesn't she get off?" The carriage met her father?"

Yang Xianzhi's reaction... Jiang Shaoyan raised her eyebrows, stretched out her hand and made a "hush" motion towards Xiangli. Seeing that Xiangli covered her mouth, she glanced at Ji Chongyan who was at the front, who was accompanying An Guogong and Yang Yan, and said: "She stayed in Baoling to learn the rules, I'm afraid she still doesn't know about the Yang family."

This should be Ji Chongyan's handwriting, so in Yang Xianzhi's view, the Yang family is still in business as usual, and Yang Yan is far away in the capital. Now it is time for Ji Chongyan to return to the capital after finishing his work. What happened to her during the days she was imprisoned in Baoling? She didn't know either.

Xiangli said "Oh" half-understood, then paused, but said puzzledly: "Then why don't Master Yang bring his young lady back to Beijing? Why do you ask them to go with us? "

"Brother Yan, why didn't you mention the matter of Miss Yang's family to Yang Yan just now?" An Guogong, who sat back in the carriage again, asked the same words as Xiangli.

After some long-faced greetings from Duke Anguo just now, several carriages accompanied by Yang Yan retreated aside to let them go first.

After An Guogong sat back in the carriage again and distanced himself from Yang Yan and his party, An Guogong couldn't help but ask Ji Chongyan.

He always felt that Brother Yan seemed to have deliberately concealed the fact that Miss Yang was traveling with them, but what was the reason for doing so?Could it be that he just put Yang Yan in the same way as he did with the Wei family earlier?
This reason was really untenable, he didn't think his eldest grandson would do such a thankless thing.

Ji Chongyan listened to An Guogong's question, and after straightening the pillow behind An Guogong, he began to explain: "Grandfather, it should be April when we return to Chang'an for this trip, how about Yang Yan returning to Gusu to deal with things?" You won’t be able to return to Beijing until May.” If Zhuang Haoran is more difficult, Yang Yan will return to Beijing later. “If I remember correctly, the selection of His Majesty’s full harem is scheduled for early May. When Yang Yan returns, the draft should be over."

Yang Yan's arrangement for Yang Xianzhi was to enter the palace, and he couldn't arrange for girls to enter the palace for no reason, otherwise it would be unfair, and even suspected of "presenting a girl for glory", although the essence of the draft is the same as "presenting a girl for glory". "Rong" is no different, but it is justifiable to enter the palace through the draft, and the road ahead will be smoother. Therefore, Yang Xianzhi will naturally take the road of draft.

His Majesty has been in power for 20 years, except for the one draft ten years ago, he has never been drafted again. This year's draft is also the result of a game between all parties.

"Speaking of which, it's thanks to Yang Yan's finding the Second Highness from the people," Ji Chongyan said lightly leaning against the wall of the car, "Originally, there was only one Highness under His Majesty's knees, no matter what His Highness's character is, the position of Crown Prince is a certainty Yes, because none of the ministers had any idea of ​​the meritorious service of the dragon. Although the party disputes in the court and the court have different views on the government, the court is generally stable. But since Yang Yan came, the originally stable court The situation is unstable.”

An Guogong looked at the eldest grandson who spoke calmly in front of him: this eldest grandson didn't need to worry about him since he was a child, but his age and mental skills have surpassed many veterans who have been immersed in officialdom for many years.

The originally stable court situation was once a rock, but Yang Yan sent a wedge, and a wedge was inserted into the solid rock, and it would be a matter of time before it fell apart.

How many absurd things did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who once claimed to be His Majesty's only son, do in his capacity as the "Heir Prince"?Back then, everyone had no choice but to turn a blind eye and push His Highness the Crown Prince to be trained in front of His Majesty.

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was confident and did a lot of wrong things.When His Highness the Crown Prince is the only one, no matter how many mistakes he makes, His Majesty and courtiers will forgive him. He hopes that His Highness the Crown Prince will "wake up" one day, correct his mistakes, and become a wise king.

The absurdity of the past was a "minor flaw" for the only crown prince, but it was not fatal.

But the appearance of the Second Highness made His Highness the Crown Prince no longer the only one, and each of the former "minor flaws" became fatal.

However, back then he was confident, and he didn't even have any cover when he did something ridiculous, and there were excuses everywhere. Now, these excuses are aimed at him, and he may kill him at any time.

Although the Second Folk Highness is particularly "intelligent and wise" compared to the absurd prince, his background is the biggest problem. Growth is all outside, and the "variables" in it are huge. Even if the Second Highness of the people looks like His Majesty, it doesn't matter, there are many people with similar looks in the world, and one of them can make a big fuss.

The absurdity of His Highness the Crown Prince could be a fatal blow, and the seemingly "smart and wise" Second Highness right now could also be fatal because of his birth.

As if the truth of the Ye family's crimes is not important to the court party struggles for power, the result of this case can be the Zhang family's conviction or the Ye family's conviction, the key is which party wins.

Similarly, whether the Second Civilian Highness is His Majesty's "children" may change at any time. Such "changes" have nothing to do with the truth of whether he is the blood of the Son of Heaven, but have to do with the factional disputes in the court.

Therefore, in fact, whether it is His Highness the Crown Prince or the Second Highness, either one may be overturned overnight.

"Everyone knows that neither His Highness the Crown Prince nor His Second Highness is a good choice, so someone came up with a third way." Although Ji Chongyan was far away in Jiangnan this year, he was not ignorant of the situation in Chang'an City.

When he left Chang'an City with Lin Yan on the basis of the Ye Mingzhu case, he wanted the chaotic court to fight for a result. Now, after a year, the result has already come out.

The draft is the result of the game between all parties.

"Your Majesty's age has not a few emperors who have children. The previous rumors that your Majesty has no children have never been confirmed. Several imperial doctors in the palace also said that your majesty is healthy." Ji Chongyan paused here, of course if The emperor really had a problem, and the imperial doctor didn't dare to say it, it was a big deal that lost his head.

Compared with whether there are any physical problems, it is a fact that His Majesty has a lot of affairs and is busy with political affairs. He does not go to the harem many times, and he is not keen on female sex.

When An Guogong heard this, he glanced at Ji Chongyan, and said in a low voice, "Master Huang told me that His Majesty specially summoned the old genius doctor from the Zhen family to Beijing, and it seems that he really has the idea of ​​letting the harem flourish."

This year, His Majesty's attitude towards His Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Highness who came from the people was a bit impartial. As soon as the front foot showed his thoughts of favoring the Crown Prince, the Second Highness was rewarded heavily on the back foot. A few days ago when the news of the draft came out, everyone seemed to have vaguely understood what His Majesty meant.

Neither His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nor the Second Highness is a good choice, so... wouldn't it be better if there were someone like the Third Highness, the Fourth Highness, or the Fifth Highness?
The old genius doctor of the Zhen family... is indeed a highly skilled and well-known genius doctor. It is not surprising that His Majesty invited him.

What Ji Chongyan cared more about was his surname——Zhen.

The Zhen family who was reminded by Ananda who killed a lot of merchants' daughters, who was from Xinglin and a drug dealer like the Ye family, is the family behind the old genius doctor Zhen.

Ji Chongyan only felt that some seemingly irrelevant clues in front of him seemed to be slowly revealing the leads that were originally buried deep underground to connect each other.

"If your Majesty's health is fine, then it will spread out. Please ask the old genius doctor Zhen to hear the news of the draft soon after he entered Beijing." Although An Guogong didn't know many things, he also vaguely felt that Yang Yan His behavior was a little weird, "Brother Yan, you told me that Yang Yan actually wanted Second Miss Yang to enter the palace, and it was her own idea that Second Miss Yang came to you. Then when did Yang Yan decide to let that Yang Yan come to the palace?" Second Miss's intention to enter the palace?"

He thinks it's not surprising that a girl of Miss Yang's age would have other thoughts, after all, young Muai is the same for men and women.

The problem was Yang Yan, although he was willing to let Second Miss Yang try, but from the very beginning, Yang Yan already had the idea of ​​letting Second Miss Yang enter the palace.

At that time, Yang Yan hadn't entered Beijing yet, the game of all parties hadn't started, and there were many rumors about His Majesty's body, so why should he be like this?

His Majesty is not keen on female sex, and the court does not advise to intervene in the affairs of His Majesty's harem. The reason why he has not been drafted for ten years is because of the news that His Majesty is ill and has no heirs.

After all, it is a waste for a Majesty who will not have any more children to send a valuable woman into the palace for nothing. For many wealthy families, having one of their own in the harem is enough.

And the Yang family also has a member of their own, Yang Yan's sister entered the palace early.There is a girl in the palace, but when there are rumors that His Majesty has no children, she is going to send her daughter to the palace too, not to mention the relationship between father and daughter. After all, it is difficult to generalize such things. It's useless to fold another daughter in.

That being the case, why is he so prepared?Could it be that today's result could have been imagined early?This guess shocked Duke An.

Ji Chongyan, who was on the opposite side, seemed to have guessed what his grandfather was thinking. After a moment of contemplation, he said: "Yang Yan sent His Highness the Second Highness to the palace earlier, and it was too aggressive to stand in line with the Second Highness early. As for me It seems that an old fox like Yang Yan would not do such a stupid thing. At first, many people speculated that he was sure that His Highness the Second Highness would ascend to the Great Treasure, but until now, I think that the Second Highness of the folk In the end, it was just a stone throwing a stone to ask the way, and he stirred up chaos in order to send his own people into the palace."

Maybe it was because he felt that his sister would not have a future, or maybe he felt that his sister was not as good as his daughter, Yang Yan's behavior did not give a hint of his character until now.

Compared with the second private highness he found, he still trusts his blood relatives more.

So far, Yang Yan's actions seem to have begun to be traced, but only a little, not all.

Ji Chongyan lowered his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The chess piece that was originally planned to be used on His Majesty was originally intended to be used on me. I always feel that to him, that Second Miss Yang is more to test me and deceive me. Others." Of course, depending on Yang Xianzhi's reaction, she herself doesn't know about this matter, and Dali... maybe she doesn't know about it either.

The depth of Yang Yancheng's mansion is rare in his life. Will such a person really trust someone like Dali with all his heart?
Even if they are colluding with each other and tied together by many interests, they know that the other party will not betray them, but they themselves do not trust each other.

Dali's refusal to tell about Yang Yan is not because she trusts Yang Yan, but for other reasons.

Yang Xianzhi is just a pawn in Yang Yan's hands.

She was raised as a chess piece since she was a child, but before the chess piece entered the game, she suddenly thought about her thoughts and allowed her to try to choose the person she chose... Is Yang Yan so kind?Ji Chongyan shook his head and sneered, rejecting this possibility. Compared with this, he thought it was another possibility.

There is a saying "hit a stick to give a sweet date", so Yang Xianzhi was taught to be a pawn since she was a child. It seems that she has been playing with a stick for a long time, but one day she suddenly stopped the stick and offered a sweet date. This is much more useful than "hitting a stick for a sweet date".

For Yang Xianzhi, his father had planned for many years, but because of his love for him, he allowed himself to be "willful" once before entering the game. This almost betrayed his father's willfulness, but he was frustrated here. For Yang Xianzhi , I am afraid that under the heart of death, the trust and love for Yang Yan, the father, will be far more than before.

After this chess piece really enters the palace, it will definitely plan for the father's confession with all its heart and soul, and it will no longer have any selfishness.

After such a plan, getting such an easy-to-use chess piece is of course beneficial and harmless to Yang Yan.

But this is a possibility based on Yang Xianzhi's frustration with him. As far as Yang Yan is concerned, it is impossible to know his preferences in advance. If he accepts Yang Xianzhi, what will happen?
Ji Chongyan touched his face subconsciously: he didn't think there must be other reasons why Yang Yan would abandon such a well-cultivated chess piece for no reason.

He looks somewhat similar to his uncle, and this Second Miss Yang is somewhat similar to that Miss Jiang.Yang Yan seems to be paying special attention to the emotional status of these two similar faces. What is the purpose of his probing?
It was really hard for him to guess the answer at this moment.However, if he accepted Yang Xianzhi, how Yang Yan would make Yang Xianzhi obedient.

His mother had already given him the answer to what would happen to the woman after she fell in love.As long as he grasps his weaknesses, Yang Xianzhi will still be obedient.

So, in fact, no matter how he chooses, no matter whether he accepts Yang Xianzhi or not, as far as Yang Xianzhi is concerned, the ending will not change in any way, and he will serve the king.

This kind of handwriting is in line with Yang Laohu's handwriting, and it is far superior to Dali and Mrs. Yang in his back house.The carefully cultivated chess piece will go to the path he prepared for her no matter what, but in the process of walking to that path, it does not prevent him from borrowing the chess piece to do other things, such as testing people who want to test... …

From this point of view, even he...was temporarily borrowed as a pawn in Yang Yan's hands, Ji Chongyan sneered, but his expression was indifferent, his downcast eyes covered his thoughts.

This is no surprise.The reason why Yang Xianzhi had the opportunity to appear by his side was pushed by his second aunt to his grandfather who was anxious about his marriage. At that time, his second cousin had a very good relationship with Miss Yang. She often went to the Yang family to walk with Mrs. Yang. Mrs. Yang, who was born in the Wei family, had lost her mother's family at that time, and what she did... was instructed by Yang Yan.

So the organizer of this game from the very beginning was Yang Yan, not Yang Xianzhi or Dali.

Since then, Yang Xianzhi's situation has been cleared up, except that Yang Yan's purpose of probing him is temporarily unclear.

Then next...

An Guogong on the opposite side didn't think as much as he thought, and he just followed what he said earlier: "Yang Yan had already guessed the result of the draft contest between all parties, and prepared Miss Yang, but Miss Yang herself The child was prepared to enter the palace... Could it be that Yang Yan knew about His Majesty's heir early on?"

This is something that many important ministers in front of the emperor in Chang'an City don't know about it, how did Yang Yan know about it?
When An Guogong said this, his expression suddenly became serious: "Brother Yan, Brother Zhen's entry into the palace to accompany you to study is an oral order from Yang Yanlai's mansion, I think His Majesty attaches great importance to Yang Yan, you have to be careful! "

　This chapter is also an explanation of Yang Yan's previous actions. Since he is the "old fox" who is double-certified by the male and female protagonists, Yang Yan is of course not so easy to deal with, the city is extremely deep!
　　As for the reason why the male protagonist deliberately took Yang Xianzhi away, there will be in the next chapter. Of course, it is not as simple as just to make people feel awkward.

　　Jiangnan Road has come to an end for the time being, and we will go to Chang'an City next.

　　Hold on to the treasure you see here, take a sip and crawl away~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)