Chasing King

In the name of the crown prince, Yan Sikong inquired about the situation of winter hunting from the officials of the Ministry of rites. He learned that Zhao Fuyi was in charge of the safety of the mountain and sea hunting ground, and Zhu Lanting would take another 500 guards to protect the emperor and his relatives.

If General Zhao Fuyi can be wooed to cooperate with the two thousand Feng family troops brought back by Feng Jianping, Zhu Lanting's guards will not have to be taken seriously. Therefore, Zhao Fuyi is the key to success.

Yan Sikong doesn't plan to tell Chen Shu about this for the time being. Chen Shu is young and weak. He is just a chess in the hands of an adult. If it is successful, he will win the throne even if he doesn't want to. If it is not successful, he doesn't have to be involved. Tiger poison doesn't eat son. If he is abandoned, he can at least keep his life.

What we need to do now is to persuade Feng Jianping and let him persuade Zhao Fuyi. Every step is a dance on the tip of the knife, which is extremely dangerous.

Yan Sikong goes to see she Zhun and asks him to be ready. Once he receives the signal agreed by them, she Zhun is responsible for sending people out of the city and then taking them back to the city.

When he came back home after a busy day, he saw a man like a little guy standing in the courtyard. He vaguely felt familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

When the boy saw him, he said respectfully, "young master, you are back."

Yan Sikong took a look at ah Li: "who are you?"

"The little one is a member of your family, a stone."

"Oh, I seem to have seen that day. What's the matter?"

"The housekeeper ordered me to come over and tell you that Mr. Xie gave me a big gift for your son's relocation." Stone took out the brochures wrapped in gold silk from his sleeves and offered them to him in both hands. "This is a gift book. Please have a look."

Yan Sikong's eyes widened and snatched the gift book. He couldn't unfold it. He stretched out his arms and couldn't see it completely. The gold and silver treasures on it were dazzling. He scanned it, but he had never heard of it. With a chill in his back, he closed the book and said harshly, "who asked him to take it?"

The stone was startled: "this I don't know... "

"Who gives you the courage to accept gifts without my permission?" Yan Sikong felt that her scalp was about to explode.

Stone knelt down in a hurry: "young master, calm down. The little one is just a messenger. The little one I heard that the young man also accepted all the gifts from the past. That's why he wanted to be a housekeeper Just... "

Yan Sikong kicked him to the ground: "bastard!"

Once upon a time, when he was promoted to be the chief minister and married by the emperor, he had received gifts from various officials, especially when he became the son-in-law to be. There was no lack of valuable gifts. Xie Zhongren was generous and gave them to all those who had no direct gratitude or resentment with him. But those are just ordinary human feelings. As an official in the imperial court, the bad rules of officialdom can't be exempt from vulgarity. It's natural for him to honor his superiors when he lives three or two days. Then there's "ice respect" when he's in the heat, "charcoal respect" when he's in the middle of winter, and "road respect" when he's away from home. He can give them away for weddings and funerals, for adding people to import, for promotion and meritorious service. He has nothing to do at ordinary times, and even more to give them when he's happy It hurts a lot.

But this time it's very different. One is that he hasn't had a happy event recently. The other is that the value of this gift is too terrible. If he accepts it, it's OK for him to accept a bribe. If he doesn't accept it, it's obvious that he won't give Xie Zhongren face. Although they are different parties, he is the leader of six categories and works in an official department full of eunuchs. Now that something big is coming, he doesn't want to offend Xie Zhongren and cause trouble at this time.

Yan Sikong took the thick gift book, and his hand trembled slightly. It was not a treasure of great value, but a scorpion biting. What scares him most is that his housekeeper is obviously Xie Zhongren's man. Otherwise, he would not dare to accept gifts beyond his master's hands.

I'm looking for death

Stone carefully looked at Yan Sikong, and tentatively called out: -- Young master

Ah Li went to Yan Sikong and glanced at the book of rites. His face was ugly. He turned his head and glared at the stone.

The stone shivered.

Yan Sikong grabbed the things in his hand and said in a cold voice: "go back and tell the housekeeper that he is guarding this pile of gifts tonight, and don't move. I will check tomorrow. There is a copper coin in and out of this gift list. I only want him to ask!"

"Yes, the small one. The small one is going now." The stone rolled away.

Yan Sikong turned and strode into the study, slammed the door and sat down in the chair.

What is Xie Zhongren's intention? He had to think about what he meant.

It's late. It's too late to discuss with Yan Zilian. Tomorrow morning, he will return the gift himself.

No, he has to figure out what Xie Zhongren is going to do.

Want to woo him? He is a student of Yan Zilian. How can he be attracted by the enemy party? Xie Zhongren is not so stupid.

Want to frame him? All he has to do is return it unopened.

Want to separate him from Yan Zilian? Xie Zhongren would not underestimate his nemesis for decades.

Xie Zhongren chose this time to do such a strange thing. Did he hear something? He wants to see how he reacts? How about taking it or not? What is the purpose of Xie Zhongren!

Calm down, Yan Sikong. Calm down.Yan Sikong took a deep breath. Those complicated people and things were crisscrossing in front of him. He calmly smoothed them out one by one in his mind

Oh, no, Xie Zhongren is taking the bait!

From the moment boxes of treasures were carried into his house, he fell into the trap.

In front of the alliance of the gentry and the Fengs, Xie Zhongren also shuddered. He was not as highly respected as Yan Zilian, and his family members were all over the world. He was not as famous as Feng Jianping for his powerful troops and military achievements. As a eunuch, he had no chance of winning. But he was holding a sharp sword that could defeat the enemy in one move, which was the emperor.

Eunuchs do not have their own responsibilities and public power as real officials do. Eunuch power is only an extension of imperial power, sharing government affairs for the emperor, and playing the role of checks and balances. Once they lose the emperor's favor, they are nothing.

Xie Zhongren took advantage of this and pressed to remove the military power of fengjianping step by step in order to fight against the gentry. However, he was also afraid of the rebellion of the king of Liang. If fengjianping was flat, it would be several times more powerful than the king of Liang. Even if fengjianping was almost unarmed under his own eyes and had no reason to convince the public, how could he take it.

It's easy to kill a fengjianping, but it's hard to stop youyou.

Therefore, on the one hand, Xie Zhongren used the emperor to force Datong to disarm, on the other hand, he also made another preparation, that is, to alienate the gentry and Fengjia.

That's right. In Xie Zhongren's eyes, he is a little bit like a mole ant. Being a filial son-in-law of Yan Zilian all his life can't threaten him. Even if he becomes a son-in-law, he is just a son-in-law. The ultimate goal of this gift is not him.

What Xie Zhongren sees is his subtle existence between the gentry and the Fengs. He is also the only one who has a close relationship with Yan Zilian and the Fengs at the same time. To outsiders, he has a deep affinity with Fengye and can be used.

He is a small hole in the sheepskin drum found by Xie Zhongren. The harder the drum is hammered, the more thunderous and unyielding it is. But as long as you grasp the hole and tear it gently

Want to understand this, Yan Sikong scared out a cold sweat.

In such a complicated situation, even if he just missed a little detail, he would be doomed. However, Xie Zhongren suddenly dug such a big hole in front of him.

He always thought that he had never appeared in Xie Zhongren's eyes. In fact, he had already been fixed on by those sinister eyes.