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Chapter 430: The Yan Family is Besieged
Cao Cheng took the letter and started reading it. Soon his brows knitted together. After a while, he finally finished reading it and said, "Godfather, is this true?"

"Hmm? What do you mean? Can I forge it?" Xue Yuan said
"Father, please forgive me. It's not that I don't trust you, but this matter is too suspicious. After all, this letter is only half-written, and it's hard not to doubt its authenticity."

"The most important thing is that if my son can think this way, then your majesty can naturally think this way too. So it is very likely that your majesty did not think this was true from the beginning." Cao Cheng said
"Well, you are right. This matter does seem to be problematic, but between you and me, I will not hide it from you. This is indeed true." Xue Yuan said
"Foster father, if it is true, then this is very interesting. It seems that there is an internal conflict in the Prince of Pingnan, otherwise he would not have been sent here." Cao Cheng said
"Hmm? Cheng'er, why do you say this is an internal conflict?" Xue Yuan asked
"Foster father, the reason why I think so is naturally because of the things that happened in the capital and the palace recently."

"Godfather, don't you find it strange? It's understandable to expose these things in the capital, but those in the palace are all the result of hard work."

"If you were in their shoes, father, under what circumstances would you abandon these hidden players for something meaningless? To put it bluntly, you would just let them die in vain." Cao Cheng asked

"Hey, you mean that the King of Pingnan sent new people here?" Xue Yuandao
"Yes, godfather, that's what I mean. Because what happened during this period was so obvious, I had my suspicions long before."

"Now that I have read this half of the letter, I am even more convinced of this." Cao Cheng said
"Well, if it's really as you guessed, then what is their purpose? If they want to stir up trouble between us, then why don't they send all the letters to me?" Xue Yuandao
"Godfather, this is the crux of the matter. The rats must be doing this to make us fight each other so that they can reap the benefits."

"But they haven't sent all of them yet, so there is only one explanation, that is, there is something wrong with the second half of the letter, or in other words, Yan Mu's true attitude is in the second half of the letter."

"This is the only way to explain why there is only half a letter." Cao Cheng said directly
"Yes, that's right, you are right. I know that old man Yan Mu very well. Even if he directly rebelled, he would never surrender to the King of Pingnan."

"That must be the case, that's why they only gave us half of the letter. Cheng'er, tell me, do we really want to do the remaining half of the letter?" Xue Yuan said.
"Foster father, I don't quite understand what you mean. What are you doing?" Cao Cheng said
"Cheng'er, have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if we really forged this letter? The worst that can happen to the Yan family is that they will take back their military power, but what about our family?"

"What do you think His Majesty will do after Yan Mu becomes a toothless tiger?" Xue Yuandao
"Foster father, of course, the good bows are hidden when the birds are gone, but I think we don't have to worry about these. After all, how the Yan family will be dealt with is up to us, right?"

"The truth of the matter is now in our hands. It will be whatever we want it to be. Do you think, Your Majesty, you can really get what you want?" Cao Cheng said
After hearing what his son said, Xue Yuan didn't say anything. Yes, now it is up to him how to write the second half of the letter. He can write it however he wants.

There are too many areas for maneuver here. For some crimes, you can escape punishment by handing over the military power, but for others, you cannot.

"Okay, Cheng'er, I know what to do now. You can go out now." Xue Yuan said directly
"Okay, then I'll take my leave from my adoptive father." After Cao Cheng finished speaking, he turned around and left.

After he left, Xue Yuan started to think about what should be in the letter.

At the same time, Xie Wei also had his own plans.

"What did you say? Kill Gong Yicheng? Are you crazy? If Gong Yicheng dies, your identity will definitely be exposed. I advise you to think carefully about it." Lu Xian advised.

"Of course I know there is danger, but there are some things that cannot be avoided. Gong Yicheng has now messed up our people."

"If he continues to do this, all my efforts over the past four years will be wasted, so I must kill him. Only by killing him can I solve the problem." Xie Wei said
After hearing this, Lu Xian stopped talking, because he knew he couldn't persuade Xie Wei, so he simply stopped talking. Xie Wei had already ordered Daoqin, Jianshu, and Jianshu to prepare.

Three days passed slowly. Three days later in the morning, Xue Yuan walked out of the study with a calm expression, then got on the carriage and headed for the palace.

He calmly attended the court session and then entered the imperial study. He did not say much but directly took out the complete letter.

When Shen Lang read the first half, his expression didn't change much, but when he read the second half, his expression suddenly changed and became a little ugly.

Then he said meaningfully, "Uncle, are you sure that all this is correct?"

"Your Majesty, I guarantee that there is absolutely no mistake in this letter." Xue Yuan said with a firm look in his eyes.

After hearing this, Shen Lang's expression became a little complicated, and then he sighed and said, "I understand, uncle, you can leave first. I need to think about it carefully before making a decision."

Xue Yuan naturally didn't say anything after hearing this, but bowed directly. Then he left the imperial study. Looking at his uncle's back as he left, Shen Lang's eyes were complicated.

There was no way. He never thought that his uncle would not know how to restrain himself at all. He knew that the letter was fake, but he still dared to write such content.

He was a little hesitant because he was so blatantly trying to kill his opponent. After all, in his original idea, he just wanted to take back the military power.

As for whether the Yan family should be eliminated, it doesn’t matter, but now, the development of things seems to have exceeded his expectations.

Because if the contents of this letter were used to punish the Yan family, the entire family would definitely be executed.

Deep down, he didn't want to do this. After all, he knew the Yan family very well, and he knew that the Yan family would rather rebel themselves than surrender to King Pingnan.

But now he had to do this, after all, who made them go the wrong way? He was still the emperor, and they all went to support their brother.

From his mother, to his uncle, to the current Yan family, it seemed that everyone was hoping for his death, and no one was optimistic about him. Meanwhile, Xie Wei had already learned the location of Gong Yi Cheng from Lu Xian, so he took his sword, harp, and sword book and went there together.

"Xie Wei, I didn't expect that you would find me after all. But what do you want to do this time? Do you want to kill me?" Gong Yicheng asked
"Sir, you are joking. How dare I be so presumptuous? I just don't understand. Sir, you have done many things since you came to the capital, and we have paid a very high price for them."

"But the result doesn't seem to be as expected. I wonder if you have any explanation for this?" Xie Wei said
"Explain? I have nothing to explain. Everything I did was for the prince's cause. Their sacrifices were all valuable."

"It is their honor to be able to sacrifice for the great cause of the prince." Gong Yicheng said

"Sir, that's right, but I want to know what your plan is. You have to let me be prepared so that I can deal with the court, right?" Xie Wei said
"Haha, it's okay to tell you. I sent a letter to Xue Yuan, and that letter was written by Yan Mu to the prince. Do you understand now?" Gong Yicheng said

"What? A letter written by Yan Mu to the prince? How is this possible? Also, shouldn't we keep it to threaten Yan Mu? Why should we hand it over?" Xie Wei said
"Threatening Yan Mu? Xie Wei, Xie Wei? Even at this point, you are still pretending to be confused in front of me. Do you think I don't know what you are thinking? Don't dream."

"You have always been curious about what I am doing here, haven't you? I will tell you now. Since you have not made any progress for such a long time, the prince has long guessed that you might not want to take action because of our old friendship."

"But this is human nature, so the prince naturally asked me to help you." Gong Yicheng said

Xie Wei did not speak after hearing this, but Gong Yicheng was not idle at this time. He waved his hand and said, "Xie Wei, you traitor are no longer useful. Die here today!"

After hearing this, Xie Wei had a blank expression on his face and did not make any movement. Daoqin and Jianshu had already started fighting with those people. Soon, many people were lying on the ground.

"Xie Wei, I really underestimated you, but so what? You don't dare to kill me. If I can't go back, the prince will not tolerate you!" Gong Yicheng said directly.

"Sir, you are right, but who knows now that I was the one who caused your death? And who knows that you are already dead?" Xie Wei said and started to attack.

After doing all this, Xie Wei went back directly with the sword and the piano. As for the sword and the book, he naturally had to clean up the place first. After returning to the mansion, Xie Wei knew that the situation was somewhat critical.

The letter has now reached Xue Yuan's hands, but whether he has shown it to His Majesty is still unknown. The difficulty is that he cannot enter the palace now, and even if he enters the palace, he cannot ask.

After all, his relationship with the Yan family is a little too good. If he asks about these things at this time, it will inevitably arouse His Majesty's suspicion.

What he didn't know was that Shen Lang had already made up his mind at this time to take back the military power first, so he directly issued an order to let Xue Yuan lead the Xingwu Guard to surround the Yan family.

"Duke Dingguo, I don't know what you mean by this?" Yan Mu said directly
"Lord Yan, His Majesty has issued an order. The Yan family is suspected of colluding with the rebels, so I am asked to surround your mansion and wait until the truth is found out." Xue Yuandao
"You, I don't believe it. Where is His Majesty's will?" Yan Mu said in a deep voice
"Yan Mu, His Majesty's oral order is also an imperial decree. You know what you have done. You have correspondence with the Rebel King, and we have found that letter. What else do you want to say?"

"Are you trying to tell me now that you don't know?" Xue Yuan said
"Hmph, I will naturally explain the matter of the letter to Your Majesty." Yan Mu said
"Hmph, is that so? Then you can go back now. His Majesty has ordered that from now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the Marquis Yongyi's mansion. We will make a decision after finding out the truth." After Xue Yuan finished speaking, he left.

Yan Mu took his son back to the study.

"Son, this matter is very bad. You must be mentally prepared. I think there is no escape. From now on, our family depends on you." Yan Mu said
"Father, please don't say that. Didn't you say that before? There isn't much in the letter. It's just full of ambiguities."

"Even if His Majesty wants to blame us, it won't be too severe. At most, we can just hand over the military power. We can always save our lives." Yan Lin said
"My son has really grown up. Not bad, not bad, really good. Okay, go back and have a good rest. Your coming-of-age ceremony will be in a few days. Don't think too much." Yan Mu said with a smile.

After hearing this, Yan Lin could only nod and then left the study. After his son left, the smile on Yan Mu's face disappeared.

He was not as optimistic as his son. After all, this opportunity was rare and Xue Yuan would never give it up. His Majesty might just want to get the military power back, but Xue Yuan wanted his own life.

He had a vague premonition that he would not be able to escape this time.

At the same time, Jiang Xuening, who learned the news, could no longer sit still. She stood up and was about to go to the palace to see the princess, but then she changed her mind and went to Xie Wei's house.

"Sir, have you heard about the incident at the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion? What exactly happened?" Jiang Xuening asked

"What happened? Of course it's because of the letter, what else could it be?" Xie Wei said
"Sir, what I want to ask is, why did the letter fall into the hands of the Xue family? Who sent it? Can you tell me?" Jiang Xuening said seriously.

"Do you still doubt that it was me? The letter was brought from the south, and these people have been eliminated by me now. But unfortunately, they acted too quickly."

"It was only when I killed them that I found out that the letter was sent to Xue Yuan." Xie Wei said
"Sir, I believe you. If you wanted to harm the Yan family, you could have done it a long time ago. Why wait until now? Tell me now, what should we do? How can we save them?" Jiang Xuening said directly.

"What we need to do now is to calm the troops, especially the Jingjiao Camp and Tongzhou Camp. If they are provoked by someone, then everything will be over." Xie Wei said
"Sir, how can we get in now? Without a token, how can we gain their trust?" Jiang Xue Ning asked

"Yes, so I plan to go to the palace tomorrow to explain the situation to His Majesty. I will try to get the token from the Marquis' Mansion, and go to Tongzhou to persuade the people to stay. We must not let them leave the barracks." Xie Wei said
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with? If so, please don't be polite to me and let me help as well, otherwise I won't feel at ease." Jiang Xue Ning asked
(End of this chapter)