Chasing King

As soon as huifei died, many people breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, there is no proof of death, and it is impossible to judge a dead person.

Emperor Zhaowu's "enzhun" Princess Hui was buried in the imperial mausoleum. She killed two prison guards on duty, demoted Zhu Lanting and several guards, and fined Meng duo's salary. The assassin, according to the law, was sentenced to lingchi.

All the ministers were glad that the crown prince had temporarily kept his position as the crown prince, and no one cared that a 14-year-old boy had lost his dependent mother.

Yan Sikong has some resistance in his heart. He goes to visit Chen at this time. He knows that he will see himself in Chen's face. He will feel guilty because of his empathy, and he doesn't need the useless emotion of guilt.

But he still wants to go. Chen has no mother. This is the best time to deepen Chen's trust and dependence on him.

When he came to the East Palace, far away, Yan Sikong had already seen the female prison officer kneeling on the ground and the mess in the room.

Yan Sikong walks over, and Chen's close inner prison man Fu looks at him with tears as if he had seen a savior.

Yan Sikong waved, motioned them all to go down, and then went in quietly.

On the ground, broken flowerpots, ornaments, tables and chairs, and cloth were all over the place. The whole palace was ransacked and there was little room for people to leave.

Yan Sikong walked into the inner bedroom along with the mess, but saw a young man with only his clothes and hair curled up in the corner, motionless, but when he approached, he gave a hoarse and fierce roar: "get out!"

Yan Si stopped and called softly, "Your Highness, it's me."

Chen Bi slowly raised his face. Under his disordered hair, his eyes were visibly swollen and frightening. His dark pupils were entangled with scarlet blood, just like two bottomless holes that could devour everything. They were staring at Yan Sikong, but they didn't seem to be looking at anyone or anything.

Yan Sikong was stunned. In Chen's eyes, he saw a lot of grief and hatred. The boy, who always kept the prince's dignity, was just like a desperate beast. If the enemy was in front of him, he would rush up and bite him.

Yan Si is palpitating. Is that what I was like?

He moved his bloody lips and said in a soft voice, "sir Knowledgeable, tell me why my mother died, she did nothing wrong Anything, why would she die? "

Yan Sikong took a deep breath and said slowly, "because your highness is not the emperor."

Chen Bi stares at Yan Sikong fiercely.

Yan Sikong stood in the same place, full of compassion.

Chen was so stiff that he said, "you're right. You're right."

Yan Sikong walked slowly, knelt carefully in front of Chen Bi, and said softly, "Your Highness, the most important thing now is to take care of your body."

Chen Bi blinked and whispered, "call me Xiao er."

“……”

"Call."

"Guaer."

Chen Leng looked at Yan Sikong for a long time and suddenly jumped into his arms.

Yan Sikong also embraces him.

Chen buried his face in Yan Sikong's chest and burst into tears.

Yan Sikong hugged his thin body, stroked his hair, sighed silently, and his eyes became more and more unfathomable.

Chen Kuo cried until his voice was hoarse and his whole body was weak. Yan Sikong took him to the couch and covered the quilt. Chen Kuo still held his hand.

Yan Sikong advised: "Xiao'er, have something to eat."

Chen Xiao shakes his head.

Yan Sikong held his hand and looked at him without blinking: "if you damage your body, how can you avenge your mother?"

When he heard the word revenge, Chen's empty and frustrated eyes finally had a look. He showed his undisguised hatred: "revenge, yes, I will revenge for my mother!"

Yan Si goes to ask man Fu to bring the meal. The meal is always hot, and man Fu brings it quickly. Yan Si Kong helps Chen to get up, sits at the head of the bed and feeds him one by one.

After two mouthfuls, Chen said sadly, "my mother has nothing to do with the world, but she was forced to die by them. One day, when I became an emperor, I was determined to kill her."

Yan Sikong said in a low voice: "The Revenge of killing your mother is inevitable. But before the time is ripe, you must not show it. You are not in the position of reserve king, and your life is also on the line."

Chen Shu clenched his fist reluctantly: "I know, I will endure."

Yan Sikong took the opportunity to feed him again, and solemnly said: "the empress has a spirit in heaven, and she will surely bless you to ascend the great treasure and reign in the world."

With tears hanging from the frame, Chen Bi looked at Yan Sikong deeply: "Sir, you are the only one who can call me Xiao'er in the world. Will you always be with me?"

"I will." Yan Sikong said firmly.

After a pause, Chen said, "are you good to me just because I'm the prince?"Yan Sikong said with a smile: "if you are not the prince, I will appreciate your talent and virtue, and become close friends with you. At that time, we only talked about the wind and moon, invited poetry and wine, and we were very happy."

Chen Jiming's eyes flashed, holding Yan Sikong's hand more tightly, sticking it to his heart, and whispered: "Sir, you should always be with me."

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after Yan Sikong left the east palace that day, he was inexplicably nervous.

The storm seems to have passed like this, but both the government and the field smell a bloodbath waiting in front of them.

Princess Wen killed the crown prince's mother. If the crown prince ascends the throne smoothly, she will not be spared. Of course, she will not wait to die. At this time, it is not only the battle for the throne, but also the battle for life and death. Who will win the throne will live to the end.

Wen Yuchi colludes with Xie Zhongren, and as soon as he does so, he forces huifei to death, and almost shakes Chen's position as the crown prince. The most important thing is that all the officials see emperor Zhaowu's partiality. If it wasn't for the Empress Dowager this time, the crown prince would have been abandoned, but who dares to rely on a dying old lady? After this time, there must be some wavering people leaning towards the second prince. The situation of the prince will only become more and more difficult.

It has been less than three years since the second prince left Beijing to be a vassal. Princess Wen will have to make trouble again. If she wants to keep the prince, she will weaken the influence of the second prince's faction. The grand plan of Beijing inspection is very important.

Yan Si just wanted to come here and suddenly lifted the cloth curtain of the carriage. From here, he could just see the Jingyuan palace in the distance. Even if he just took a look at the cornice archway from a distance, he could feel a little relieved.

Now I only hope that Fengye can bring him the handle of wenyuchi. In this battle, if they can't take the opportunity to fight down some of Xie Zhongren's generals and kill a group of shrimp soldiers, there will be no such chance in the future.

The so-called grand plan of Beijing inspection refers to the imperial court's assessment of officials led by the Ministry of officials. Once every six years, the assessment of Beijing officials is called grand plan of Beijing inspection, and the assessment of local officials is called grand plan of Beijing inspection.

Among them, the officials of grade three and below are examined by the Ministry of official affairs and supervised by the capital inspection court, while the officials of grade two and above are investigated in different ways. In addition to the opinions of the Ministry of official affairs on the assessment of political achievements, they also have to report the gains and losses of political affairs, which are reviewed by the cabinet and finally decided by the emperor.

For the officials of grade three and below, the basic means of assessment is "audit". Audit is to assess the officials level by level, and the superiors examine the subordinates, mainly to evaluate their achievements and integrity, and finally to be reviewed by the Ministry of official affairs.

Most of the officials of grade II and above are governors, governors, cabinet ministers and ministers, and they have no superior. The means of assessment are "listing titles" and "introducing". The listing titles are made by the Ministry of official affairs, so that senior officials of grade II and above can explain their own achievements and related major state affairs. Every word they say should be recorded. Then, the Ministry of official affairs will record their achievements and mistakes according to their examination of senior officials The results were introduced to the cabinet and the emperor together. The cabinet drew up the final assessment opinions for the emperor's reference, and the emperor made the final decision.

In addition to the three most important assessment criteria, the ability of officials, diligence, reputation, and even physical illness and old age are also included in the assessment.

The results of the assessment will directly determine the promotion, appointment and removal. Usually, the officials will not be promoted, but will go. Every time the grand plan of Beijing inspection is carried out, the officials will be scared. At the same time, countless cases of false public service, abuse of power, corruption and bribery will also arise. In the last grand plan of Beijing inspection, Wang Shengsheng demoted Cai Zhongfan by means of examination. Cai Zhongfan held a grudge, and then Yan Sikong made use of his new plan of compiling history.

Yan Sikong did not even know whether he could protect himself in this storm, but his goal was to eradicate enemies countless times larger than him.

Until Jingyuan palace disappeared in sight, Yan Sikong put down the curtain.

He wanted to see Fengye, right now. He could not help but think of himself eleven years ago. At that time, if someone hugged him and gave him a word of comfort, he would remember for the rest of his life. He hoped that Fengye would be by his side, no matter in the past, now or in the future.

And all he did was push Fengye farther and farther.