Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 428 Making a Decision
Li An drank a lot of wine with Gu Tingye, and his steps were a little unsteady when he left.

With the support of Shitou, Gu Tingye staggered as he walked Li Ang out the door.

Shitou helped Gu Tingye back to the backyard.

Seeing that Gu Tingye was so drunk, Yu Yanran hurriedly took her maid to help and helped him to the bed in the inner room.

"Why did you drink so much? Go ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl of sobering soup and get some water." Yu Yanran ordered.

"Miss!"

Gu Tingye sat on the bed, grabbed Yu Yanran and held her in his arms.

"Sir, you are drunk. Lie down and take a rest."

Although the two have been married for some time, the maid and Shitou are here now. Yu Yanran feels embarrassed to be hugged by Gu Tingye like this, and she speaks while struggling.

"Don't move, let me hold you for a while." Gu Tingye said with a hint of tiredness in his tone.

Seeing this, Shitou and the maid bowed and left.

Yu Yanran could hear the tiredness in Gu Tingye's tone. Seeing that Shitou and the maid had also left, she sat obediently on Gu Tingye's lap and said softly, "Sir, has something happened?"

Gu Tingye let go of Yu Yanran after hearing this, and held her in one hand, saying, "My dear, this thing may be good for the people and the country, but it is also disloyal and unjust. What should I choose?"

He is very confused now. He agrees with what Ang Lee said, but his long-term education does not allow him to do so.

"Sir, I am a woman who doesn't understand what the country and the people are. But my grandfather submitted a petition to establish a crown prince, and was dismissed by the government. I heard him and my grandmother talk about it. My grandfather said that he knew that submitting a petition to establish a crown prince would inevitably anger the government. However, if the crown prince is not determined, the court will be in turmoil, which is not good for the country.

My grandfather said that when you are in office, you must govern. Even if he knew this would be the result, he would still do it, just to have a clear conscience. Now that he is free from his duties, what happens in the court has nothing to do with him.

You don't hold an official position, so why bother yourself?" Yu Yanran consoled.

"Just to have a clear conscience?"

Gu Tingye murmured this sentence, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

The reason why he was so conflicted was that he actually agreed with what Ang Lee said.

Gu Tingye also knew that Prince Yong was mediocre and not a wise ruler.

In his heart, his recognition of Li Ang's words has surpassed the so-called loyalty, otherwise why would he bother about these things.

After figuring this out, Gu Tingye was in a good mood. He kissed Yu Yanran on the face and said, "My dear, let's take a lunch break together."

"what?"

Yu Yanran blushed and said anxiously: "Sir, it's daytime now, and... um..."

……

When Ang Lee returned home, his parents were not back yet. Having drunk quite a bit of wine, he felt dizzy and went straight back to his room to take a nap.

The next day, Ang Lee started his days of drinking tea and reading again.

Li An thought that Gu Tingye would be able to figure it out soon, but several days passed and Gu Tingye did not look for him.

The reason why Ang Lee told Gu Tingye all this was because Gu Tingye was a very important part of his plan, and secondly because of Gu Tingye's performance in the play.

The person who instigated Zhao Zongquan to come to Bian Jing to report was Gu Tingye. After receiving the blood edict, Gu Tingye was the first to stand up and support the suppression of the rebellion.

Therefore, Li An felt that Gu Tingye could be persuaded.

However, Gu Tingye has not responded for such a long time, which makes Li An a little unsure.

Thinking about it carefully, Ang Lee suddenly realized that he seemed to have misunderstood a concept.

First, Gu Tingye asked Zhao Zongquan to come to Bian Jing, but he did not intend to let Zhao Zongquan compete for the throne at the beginning.

Instead, it was because Zhao Zongquan had done a favor and was assassinated by Prince Yan, so coming to Bian Jing to report it was Zhao Zongquan's chance to survive.

Gu Tingye asked him to come to Bian Jing for his safety and to repay Zhao Zongquan's kindness.

When he received the blood edict, it was the imperial decree, and he assisted Zhao Zongquan in accordance with the will.

In the matter of helping Zhao Zongquan ascend the throne, it can only be said to be a coincidence and not something Gu Tingye deliberately planned.

After Li An realized this, he became a little anxious.

He was not worried that Gu Tingye would report him. Not to mention that Gu Tingye had no evidence, but he was not the kind of person who would do that.

What he was worried about was that he couldn't convince Gu Tingye, and the next plan would not be able to be implemented.

The ancients often talked about the son of destiny. Although this concept is a bit fantasy, Zhao Zongquan in the original drama fully fits the description.

With Zhao Zongquan's personality, if it weren't for Gu Tingye, even if he could figure out that it was Prince Yan who sent people to assassinate him, he would never have come to Bian Jing.

After all, his first reaction when he got the blood edict was to run.

Li An had no way to personally guide Zhao Zongquan to Bian Jing. If no one guided him, it would be impossible for Zhao Zongquan to come to Bian Jing.

If he doesn't come, let alone fake the imperial edict, what's the use even if he gets the real blood edict?

If we send it to Yuzhou, it might be too late because of the round trip.

As for arranging someone else to go, not to mention that such a thing requires a strong ability to adapt to changes, he also didn't have anyone he could trust.

Li An suddenly felt a little discouraged. He always thought that he had planned well and was sitting on the Diaoyutai.

But we forgot that man proposes, God disposes, and we did not make preparations for both situations. Now it seems a little late to make adjustments.

Because he had something on his mind, he did not chat with Sheng Changbai after leaving the palace. After they parted, he took a car back home.

He planned to think about it carefully to see if there was still a chance. If it really didn't work, he could only leave it to fate.

Anyway, the internal situation of Liao and Xixia is not peaceful now. No matter who comes to power and how they cause trouble, they cannot destroy the country in a short time.

At worst, I could not let my child become an official in the future, and I would return to Jiangnan and become a rich man after I retire.

Even if the fate of the Song Dynasty remains the same as before, it has nothing to do with him.

While he was daydreaming, the carriage stopped. As soon as Li An got off the carriage, the doorman came up to him and saluted, saying, "Second Young Master, the Gu family sent someone here today, asking you to come over when you come back."

Li An was stunned when he heard this. Could it be that Gu Tingye had figured it out?

Of course, it is also possible that Gu Tingye wanted to persuade him to give up the idea. The details will only be known after they meet.

"Tell mom and dad that I have something to do and will be back later. You don't have to wait for me for dinner."

Li An didn't even bother to go home and change into official uniform. He said goodbye to the doorman and got on the carriage again.

When he arrived at Gu's house to meet Gu Tingye, Li An was not in a hurry to ask questions because there were servants present.

After Gu Tingye sent the servants away, Li An asked, "Zhong Huai, why did you call me here?" "Zi Qian, I have thought carefully about what you said before. Now I have a few questions to ask you." Gu Tingye said.

"What's the problem?" Li An asked.

"First, how do we determine the time when Prince Yan will take action?" Gu Tingye asked.

Li An said: "This kind of thing cannot be delayed for too long, otherwise if the news leaks out, it will be a dead end, so the King of Yan cannot delay it for too long."

Gu Tingye nodded, he agreed with this point.

Although a rebellion requires thorough preparation, if Prince Yan wants to launch a coup, he only needs to win over a part of the imperial guards to quickly take control of the palace.

The longer it drags on, the more likely it is that once someone reveals his true colors or regrets reporting the incident, the government will know about it and will definitely let Prince Yan and the Rong family go, regardless of whether there is evidence or not.

Therefore, it should not be delayed too long.

"In early October this year, it is the Queen's birthday. Although it is not a big birthday and there will not be a grand celebration, all the ladies with royal titles in Bianjing will come to the palace to celebrate the Queen's birthday. At that time, it will be a very good opportunity for Prince Yan. Not only can he control the official family, but he can also control most of the noble ladies in Bianjing and make the noble officials in Bianjing afraid to act rashly." Li An said.

The original drama did not mention when King Yan took action. These are the answers he came up with based on careful analysis of the plot during this period.

In the original drama, Prince Yan rebelled and had many noble ladies.

It is unrealistic to say that Rong Fei tricked her into the palace. After all, although the imperial concubine had a high status, she was not qualified to summon so many noble ladies. Only the queen had this ability.

It was also unrealistic for Prince Yan to falsely convey the Queen's order and summon those ladies with royal titles into the palace.

If Prince Yan wanted to take action, he would definitely wait until the palace gates were locked. That way, even if someone noticed something was wrong, the palace gates would have been closed and they would not be able to get any information.

It's not a festival, so why would they summon so many noble ladies into the palace so late at night?

Therefore, Li An concluded that the Queen's birthday was the best opportunity for Prince Yan.

The reason why we don't choose to take action on the official's birthday is not because we don't want to, but because we can't.

All civil and military officials will attend the emperor's birthday party, and the palace will be under martial law. It is impossible that only Rong Xian, the deputy commander-in-chief, will be present.

As for whether Prince Yan will choose the Queen's birthday next year, as mentioned before, in order to avoid any further complications, it is unlikely to be delayed that long.

"The second question is, how can you be sure that the emperor will not write an abdication edict? You know, when Emperor Taizong of Tang launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Yuan directly wrote an edict of succession." Gu Tingye said.

Can Li An tell him that I have watched the drama? After a moment of silence, he said, "It's different. They are father and son. Li Shimin is Li Yuan's son. Moreover, Li Shimin killed two of his brothers. The rest are illegitimate and not very old. What's the point of Li Yuan's resistance?"

There is one thing Li An didn't mention. Li Yuan would not die if he abdicated, but Prince of Yan rebelled. Even if the emperor wrote an edict of succession, Prince of Yan would not be able to keep the emperor.

Although the Prince of Yan did not dare to kill the emperor directly, he told the public that he had died of illness. Who would dare to investigate whether it was true or not?

The emperor was also aware of this, so whether for the sake of his own life or for not handing over the country to a traitor, he would not write this edict.

Some people may say, couldn’t the Prince of Yan find someone else to write for him and just stamp it with the imperial seal?

In fact, passing on the throne was not that simple in ancient times. The edict of succession had to be either written by the emperor himself or written by someone else and had to be witnessed by several ministers.

It is not enough to just find a few ministers to bear witness to this. It needs to be witnessed by the ministers of the court and the ministers of various ministries.

Otherwise, King Yan is not a fool. Doesn’t he know what to do? Why does he force the emperor to write it?

Later, after Zhao Zongquan put down the rebellion, the emperor was also worried about many ministers, so he announced that Zhao Zongquan would succeed to the throne, and had someone write an edict on his behalf in front of everyone.

Gu Tingye nodded and asked the last question: "How can you be sure that the emperor will definitely choose Yuzhou Tuanlianshi, and that the King of Yan will definitely assassinate Yuzhou Tuanlianshi?"

"The emperor is under house arrest and has no idea about the situation outside. He will certainly not pin his hopes on the royal family in the city. The Yuzhou Tuanlianshi is the closest and is the emperor's only choice. As for whether Prince Yan will send someone to assassinate the Yuzhou Tuanlianshi, does it matter?" Li An asked back.

"Yeah, it really doesn't matter." Gu Tingye murmured.

Whether the emperor would choose Zhao Zongquan or the Prince of Yan would assassinate Zhao Zongquan, none of this mattered.

As long as Prince Yan rebels and the emperor doesn't write an edict quickly, it will be fine.

"What do you need me to do?" Gu Tingye asked.

"Zhong Huai, the most crucial thing about all this is whether the Yuzhou militia commander can arrive in Bian Jing at the critical moment. If he doesn't come to Bian Jing, everything will be over. I need you to find a way to leave Bian Jing and guide him to Bian Jing at the critical moment." Li An said.

Gu Tingye hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a way to leave Bianjing without arousing suspicion. But with my status, the Yuzhou Tuanlianshi should stay away from me. How can I guide him?"

As mentioned before, the imperial court was very cautious about the royal family.

The royal family was also very cautious and did not dare to come into contact with lords and ministers.

Zhao Ceying knew Gu Tingye's identity. Under such circumstances, even if he went to Yuzhou, Zhao Zongquan would stay away from him and would not contact him at all.

One might even suspect that this was someone sent by the imperial court to test him.

"You don't need to go too early, just go to Yuzhou half a month before the Queen's birthday. As far as I know, the Yuzhou militia commander is very cautious. Once Prince Yan is assassinated, you take this as a guide, and he will definitely agree to come to Bian Jing to report Prince Yan in order to save his life." Li An said.

Li An's words were already quite tactful. Zhao Zongquan was more than cautious; he was downright timid.

Gu Tingye opened his mouth and wanted to ask what would happen if Prince Yan didn't send an assassin, but before he could say anything, he reacted.

As mentioned before, it doesn't matter whether to send someone or not, as long as the timing is right, he can have someone pretend to be an assassin.

"By the way, Zhong Huai, how do you plan to leave Bian Jing?" Li An asked.

In the original drama, Gu Tingye was kicked out of the house because he angered his father to death, and no one paid any attention to him.

Now that he has been separated from the family, even if others don’t pay attention to him, Gu Yankai will.

If someone with ulterior motives noticed something, it would be bad.

What they do cannot even leave any loopholes.

Don't think that Zhao Zongquan will be grateful to them just because they helped him.

If Zhao Zongquan knew that they were the ones behind the scenes, he would die without knowing how.

This is the same principle as Emperor Taizu giving up military power over a toast.

Taizu felt that those people could support him in taking the throne, and if they were dissatisfied with the benefits he gave them, he could try again to put on the yellow robe and help someone else take the throne.

Anyone would have this thought.

"I accompanied my wife to the Yu family a few days ago. Her grandparents are preparing to return to their hometown to spend their twilight years. I will find a way to delay for a while, and then I will send them back with my wife on the grounds that she is reluctant to let them go. By then, it will be reasonable for them to appear in Yuzhou after traveling all the way." Gu Tingye said.

"This is a good idea, but what will happen to the children after you and your wife leave?" Li An said.

"Take the child with you. You can't leave him alone. Although my wife's grandfather is a little unhappy about this, he accepted it after my wife's persuasion." Gu Tingye said.

Li An: "..."

(End of this chapter)