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Chapter 573
The emperor was silent for a long time before raising his head.

As the curtain swayed, the complexion that he hadn't seen for a few days seemed to have aged a lot.

The situation changes day by day, compared to ordinary people, the emperor on the dragon chair is the one who worries the most.

"Recently, there have been a lot of affairs. If Brother Yan hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about it." The emperor said, "They have been planning for many years, and there must be a lot of hidden stakes buried among the officials of the court. I asked them to investigate people, but they moved in secret, and everyone in Chang'an City was disturbed in just a few days! Zhong Hui, investigate the matter of officials involved with Yang Yan and others, you investigate What's the matter?"

Zhong Hui handed over the list in his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, I have listed all the officials who have interacted with Yang Yan in these years."

The eunuch took the list from Zhong Hui and handed it to His Majesty above.

The densely packed names could be seen in the eyes, and the emperor immediately frowned when he saw it.

"How can there be so many people?" the emperor asked.

Zhong Hui explained: "The people in Yang Yan's faction have intricate relationships. After 20 years, it is not surprising that there are so many relevant officials!" He said, lest the emperor would not believe him, Zhong Hui also cited an example, "For example, the family of Anguogong above The Duke's second grandson, Ji Chonghuan, has a marriage contract with Miss Yang, so he can be regarded as his future brother-in-law, and the eldest son is Ji Chonghuan's cousin, so it is natural that they are related."

He was met with a long silence.

After a long time, the emperor spoke again, with some inexplicable vicissitudes in his voice: "An Guogong's family is temporarily removed. Zhong Hui, I asked you to find people related to Yang Yan, and you don't need to mix those who are not close. "

Zhong Hui said: "The minister also thinks like His Majesty. But there is a small soldier in Wucheng Bingmasi, who is only related to the concierge of Yang's mansion. After careful calculation, he is not close, but he was witnessed by others. In the early morning of the day when it was issued, a notice was pasted on the wall. The minister thought that such things would rather be killed by mistake than let go. There is no evidence to prove that they have nothing to do with this matter, so these people are listed in it .”

Zhong Hui's words are of course no problem if you study them carefully, but everyone in Chang'an City is in danger due to the excessive strictness.

"The relationship is far and near. If there is no one who proves that they are related, don't move for now. The city is already in danger, and it is not appropriate to go to war." The emperor said, "As for the officials... Let's start with the officials first, don't disturb the people in the city like before, so that people panic."

Zhong Hui did not respond as before when he heard the words, but looked up at the emaciated emperor and shook his head: "This kind of investigation, although it will not disturb the people, but because of the intricate relationship between officials, it is extremely difficult It is possible that someone involved with it may have been missed."

"I know it." The emperor said, got up and left the dragon chair, walked around the table in front of him for reviewing the memorials, walked to Zhonghui, and said in a solemn voice, "I am not afraid! What I want is to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys. Even if they have a change in their hearts, they dare not be too presumptuous!"

Zhong Hui frowned: "But this will definitely not be clear, those people will leak the news secretly, let out the wind..."

"It doesn't matter!" The emperor put his hands behind his back and looked up at the straight palace road outside the palace, "These are not important, the important thing is that the soldiers and horses are in hand. Xiang Dajing? Hasn’t he been stable for so many years?”

"I was able to conquer the world from nothing back then, but now that the world is in my hands, why should I be afraid of suppressing a traitor?"

The wind blows the curtain in front of the Son of Heaven, and Zhong Hui looks up at the Son of Heaven who is standing with his hands behind his back. At this moment, it seems that he has returned to the posture of standing with his hands behind his back when he met the Son of Heaven 20 years ago, but Zhong Hui's eyes are still the same. caught the difference.

The temples of this mortal king are covered with frost, and his figure is slightly stooped.

Zhong Hui thought of Ji Chongyan who passed him by on the palace road before he came. His eyes were bright and he was at the time of high spirits. Compared with him, Your Majesty is really old!
"Your Majesty said so." Zhong Hui lowered his eyes, responded, and was carried away from the imperial study.

In front of the door of the imperial study room, a young palace servant was escorted by two tall palace servants and left the front door of the imperial study room.

"Which palace is that?" Zhong Hui asked casually.

At this time, is there anyone who dares to come to His Majesty and cause trouble?

"From Luofeng Palace." The palace attendant who sent him away said back to him, "The empress is pregnant with a dragon heir, and she is worried about her biological father. She has sent palace attendants here several times in the past few days."

Zhong Hui said "oh", and immediately understood: it is Yang Yan's daughter!
The palace man said, paused, and said: "Fortunately, Concubine Yang is a generalist, and she didn't let her do anything wrong, otherwise it would be great to disturb Your Majesty!"

When Zhong Hui heard this, he raised his eyebrows and didn't ask any more questions. He just waved and said, "Send me out! I have a lot to do!"

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Two tall palace servants escorted the young palace servant, who was still half a child, into Luofeng Palace.

Yang Xianzhi, who was sitting at the embroidered table, looked nervous, hesitant to speak, and looked at Concubine Yang, who pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Take it down!" Concubine Yang glanced at Yang Xianzhi, waved her hand, and asked the palace man to take the little palace man down.

After the palace servants and maidservants had retreated, Concubine Yang turned to look at Yang Xianzhi: "Which one is this?"

Yang Xianzhi lowered his head and said, "Auntie, I'm really worried..."

"What's the use of worrying?" Concubine Yang's eyes fell on Yang Xianzhi's unswollen belly, her eyes turned cold, "It's true to take good care of the fetus."

Yang Xianzhi didn't notice Concubine Yang's gaze on her lower abdomen, her expression was still uneasy: "Auntie, Daddy..."

"He is a rebellious traitor, and he has violated His Majesty's big taboo. If you hadn't been pregnant, you and I would have died together." Concubine Yang finally moved her gaze away from Yang Xianzhi's lower abdomen as she spoke. She said, "The fetus in your womb is the greatest reliance for both of you and me. If it weren't for this, you and I would have been put in prison like Wei Shi and Yang Weixian."

Hearing the word "Heavenly Prison", Yang Xianzhi turned pale: "But Dad...why..."

"How do I know why?" Concubine Yang turned her face away, not wanting to look at her warm face, her eyes were cold, "How do I know why your father wanted to rebel?"

She actually knew about it, but right now, Yang Xianzhi didn't need to know about it.

Yang Xianzhi was taken aback by what was said, only felt that something was wrong in Concubine Yang's tone, looked at her in surprise, and asked, "Why does Auntie say about your father, isn't he also Auntie's real brother?"

"I just can't help complaining." Concubine Yang coughed, recovered, and looked at Yang Xianzhi, her eyes regained the calmness before, "He is already an extremely human minister, and you and I have entered the palace again. , what else is there to be dissatisfied with? A good minister is not a good minister, but he wants to plot rebellion and make fun of my life, how can I not complain?"

That's why!Yang Xianzhi breathed a sigh of relief, the look on her aunt's face just now made her panic for no reason.At this time, I realized it, and then I complained: "I don't know what father is thinking, besides, I already have flesh and blood in my belly. The prince and His Highness made such a big mistake, and the flesh and blood in my belly are very likely I don't know why my father would do such a thing after being established as a reserve! Wealth and wealth are easy to obtain, but he chose to go this way..."

Listening to Yang Xianzhi's muttering and complaining, Concubine Yang couldn't help but sneer: Why do you do such a thing?Of course, it's because the remnant of the previous dynasty who replaced her elder brother wants to be the emperor himself more than her grandson being the emperor!
Before knowing the truth about some things, she didn't think much about them, she just thought that her brother was harsh and indifferent, but she still believed in him deeply.Looking at the head, what is the truth?

If Mr. Zhong hadn't told the truth of the matter, she would have been kept in the dark.Until then, when the troops are raised against Yu Nian, the daughter of Yu Nian will be able to rely on the dragon heir in her stomach for the time being.what should she doWas he implicated and imprisoned together with Wei Shi and sister Xian?
The grievances and incomprehensions of these years have all turned into grievances that have grown wildly in her heart. Concubine Yang bit her lower lip tightly and stretched out her hand to caress her lower abdomen: She can obviously be a mother, but in the end she was stabbed backhanded by the person she trusted the most One knife!

What did they take her for?Is it just a chess piece that is used and kicked away from beginning to end?

Concubine Yang took a deep breath, sneered, lowered her eyelids, and suppressed the hatred in her eyes.

Right now, His Majesty the Dragon Heir in the belly of this remnant daughter is very important, and she will not be so stupid as to touch the Dragon Heir at this time.

Just wait and see!
With resentment in her heart, but her face remained unchanged, Concubine Yang comforted her and said: "Don't think too much, protect the child in your belly, if he is here, the two of us will be fine."

Yang Xianzhi nodded, believing in Concubine Yang's words.

Yang Xianzhi could see and feel how her aunt treated her since she entered the palace.When she first entered the palace, those daughters of the aristocratic clan looked graceful and beautiful, but their scheming and wrists were not bad at all. When she entered the palace, she suffered a lot because of this. If it wasn't for her aunt to protect her, how could she Maybe there is a chance to conceive a dragon heir?

What's more, if it weren't for the dragon heir in her stomach, my aunt would have been thrown into the sky prison just like the Wei family and eldest sister.After all, they are relatives of the rebels, so how could they survive?
Even if the father's rebellion really came true one day, what relationship do those extreme ministers, lords of the world, rich and powerful, have with the "hostages" who died early?
Therefore, the child in her womb is equally important to her aunt, they have common interests, she naturally trusts Concubine Yang.

Seeing Yang Xianzhi nodded obediently, Concubine Yang's eyes flickered, and she said again: "Just take good care of your baby, the outside things have nothing to do with me waiting for a girl."

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The officials and their family members who were brought out from Zhuquefang were put into prison cars and taken to the prison of Dali Temple.

The owner of the shop with a cold business on the side of the road poked his head out of the shop and looked over. He lost the excitement of watching the excitement in the past, and his eyes were full of worry.

The front line heard that there was a war, and it had already been handed over.

However, no one in Chang'an City, the most well-informed people in the past, knew about the victory or defeat, and no one was interested in inquiring about it.

When life and death are at stake, how can you manage such trivial matters?

In the past few days, the officers and soldiers in the city have caught fewer ordinary people, but the ordinary people still can't laugh.There is no other reason, it's not that they don't want to catch less people, it's just that they want to catch those adults first.After arresting the adults, maybe they will come back and continue to arrest the common people.

Originally, people were panicked and panicked, but now it seemed that there was a sharp sword hanging above their heads, and it would fall down at any time.

In one morning, the Fugui Road in Zhuquefang, where rich and powerful people gathered in the past, seemed to be a "prisoner's road", and several adults had been transported from there.

The prisons of Jingzhao government office and Wucheng Bingmasi have already been overcrowded, and now they are requisitioned to the prison of Dali Temple.

Ji Feng stood in front of the gate of Dali Temple with his officials, big and small, watching the prison cars coming in one after another. The prison cars were full of familiar colleagues. The moment he saw him, he couldn't help exclaiming: "Old Ji! Help us, we don't know anything!"

Isn't it normal for the court to disagree on politics?Their opinions were consistent with Yang Yan's, and they formed a school of their own.But that is a political party!What does it have to do with treason?

Could it be that as long as everyone related to Yang Yan will be arrested and interrogated?

"How do I know that Yang Yan is actually a traitor? Our relationship with him is only based on political opinions!" The officials in the prison car looked at Ji Feng and exclaimed, "Old Ji, help us!"

Ji Feng sighed, took his robe out of the opponent's hand, looked at Zhong Hui who was carried on a stretcher not far away, shook his head and said: "Master Zhong is in charge of this matter, I only provide a prison That's all."

Zhong Hui, who was being carried on the stretcher, waved his hand and asked someone to carry him over, and said to the officials in the prison car: "Don't worry, my lord, Zhong will investigate this matter carefully, and I will definitely not wrong you! Let me find out." , if your lord has nothing to do with this, you will let him go!"

The officials in the prison car looked at him and couldn't help being angry: "Then when are you going to find out? My two daughters-in-law are still pregnant, and you sent them to the prison together. You want my grandson and granddaughter to be born in the prison." No?"

"Master Sun, don't be angry!" Zhong Hui didn't care about the angry officials, he smiled and said: "The incident happened suddenly, and there are many people who need to be investigated right now, not to mention that this is a major conspiracy. It is a serious crime to punish the Nine Clans. If you don’t arrest the suspect first, if you find out that there is something wrong with Mr. Sun in the future, and let your family members run away early, then the unlucky one will be Zhong! So, naturally Let's talk about it after arresting people."

These words... can't find anything wrong with it!

The adult gave him a resentful look, pointed out angrily in the direction of Chang'an City, and said, "Zhong Hui, since you came out of the sky prison, you have had a stretcher carried around the city all day long. Someone must be unlucky, can you listen to what the people outside say about you?"

The lord gave a "bah" and cursed: "Where is King Zhong Yan who copied his family and exterminated his family!"

It was originally a curse, but Zhong Hui laughed happily when he heard the words: "Isn't that a good thing?" He said excitedly, "Zhong has been imprisoned for so many years, and he was still thinking about how to call the people. Remember Zhong, right now, isn't this remembered?"

"King Zhong Yan, who confiscated his family and exterminated his family, is better than Lord Zhong, who is imprisoned in the sky prison and no one knows about it!" The smile on Zhong Hui's face disappeared instantly, and under Ji Feng's complicated eyes, he waved and said, "Take it away! "

(End of this chapter)