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In the court.

Yan Shoufu trembled, not knowing whether it was true or false. His eyes were slightly red and tears were in the corners of his eyes.

Not far away, Old Man Yue also looked like he couldn't bear it, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly.

All officials were used to this.

Yan Shoufu said frankly: "Your Majesty, you should not avoid relatives when selecting talents. I am devoted to the country, and the Yan family is willing to sacrifice their lives. My eldest son Yan Zhen has some talent. He is a Jinshi in the third year of Daguan. He has been idle in his hometown and studied history for twenty years. He is qualified to be a lecturer in the palace of Daoist monks."

The ministers were silent.

The lecturer in the palace of Daoist monks specializes in explaining classics, history and Taoist scriptures to the emperor. They are of high rank and have almost no power. They are noble. Yan Zhen is a Jinshi and has a shadow. As long as the emperor is willing to listen to his lectures, this is not difficult.

But the lecturer in the palace of Daoist monks will go one step further and become the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, officially entering the ranks of the third rank, wearing red and purple clothes and leading a canopy.

There are only a few assistant ministers in the six ministries, and countless people are eyeing them. Only the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites is always vacant. Even if someone takes the position, they often leave for some reason soon.

This is the private land of Yan Shoufu, and also the retreat of the Yan family.

He decisively took all the responsibilities and left the stage, which may be to give hope to his eldest son and wait for a comeback in the future.

Reciprocity is the way of courtesy. If the emperor stands by and watches, he will eventually get the impression of being mean and ungrateful. Even if the facts are true, he cannot be so straightforward.

All officials know that the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites is already in Yan Zhen's pocket. Although the Yan family is defeated, it is all thanks to Yan Shoufu's ability to plan for himself.

"Approved." The emperor said.

And the next moment.

Old man Yue asked for permission again.

"Your Majesty, the capital city magistrate has pacified millions of refugees, and his contribution is invaluable. I recommend him to be the left vice minister of the Ministry of Rites."

Everyone shook their heads secretly. In the eyes of the emperor, pacifying refugees is his job, no matter how many refugees there are. It may be possible at ordinary times, but now that he has promised Prime Minister Yan in disguise, the capital city magistrate who has cheated countless merchants may be disappointed this time.

The emperor did not speak, there are no stupid people in this court.

Since Old Man Yue spoke, he believed that he was sure to convince himself.

He maintained a certain interest in this.

After all, as an emperor, his words are as good as gold, even if the promise of the left vice minister of the Ministry of Rites has not been implemented, it is almost the same.

"Your Majesty, the ancestral land of Longcheng, the land of the Northern Barbarians, was pacified, and nine rare treasures were looted, which have the effect of increasing life span. Hereby presented."

Old Man Yue stepped forward. This move was somewhat of a betrayal of the military group behind him, but he would not let the Yan family have room for a revival.

All officials were surprised. Although Ping Luan Bo did not show up, he seemed to be everywhere in today's grand court meeting. Everyone was whispering and communicating. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ping Luan Bo was about to rise to become a new noble in the court, and some news had spread all over the world. This lord was the best in the world at the age of seventeen.

In the corner, Chu Fuqiang muttered to himself that Ping Luan Bo was probably a character like the mastermind behind the scenes. This kind of world background board usually does not appear in the task process.

The emperor stood up from the dragon throne for the first time.

In the main hall of the palace, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared and reached out to hold the emperor's arm.

The face of the eunuch who held the seal was covered in black mist, and his palms outside his sleeves were dry and thin. The whole person was like a shadow, accompanying the emperor.

The moment the Grand Master appeared, the whole hall was full of nobles and officials who were protected by the fate of the country, but they were just dignified in their hearts. However, the warriors holding the halberds all had their hair standing on end. The Chief Seal Eunuch, like the Taoist leader, had already passed the ordinary hundred years old. It was said that he had walked a long way on the road to becoming a Grand Master.

Old Man Yue presented nine bright red stones.

Rare treasures that increase life span have always been rare, and the Aphid Blood Stone has been soaked for a full thousand years.

"Your Majesty, three months." The Chief Seal Eunuch was very frugal with words.

These stones can extend his life span by three months.

"Not bad."

The emperor smiled faintly. Three months is very short for ordinary people, but for the Chief Seal Eunuch, he can travel all over the world again. If necessary, he can kill all the governors and kings in all directions and still have enough time to return to Beijing.

As for the relationship between himself and Yan Qing as a monarch and a minister.

The other party also said that the Yan family is willing to die for it.

The emperor returned to the dragon throne, and the Chief Seal Eunuch disappeared with the rare treasure.

Old Man Yue stepped back into the ranks, and the next step for the Yin of the Capital was the Minister of Rites. He had discussed this with the Lord. The vacancy in the Ministry of Rites could be filled. The Minister of Rites was already a third-rank official. Without sufficient preparation, even the emperor would not dismiss him at will to make room for others.

Prime Minister Yan closed his eyes.

"Yan Zhen seized the position of the Scholar of the Imperial Palace."

"The Yin of the Capital was promoted to the Left Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

"The Earl of Pingluan was granted the title of Marquis, with a fief of 1,200 households, and was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Anbei Military Governor's Office. He was awarded 1,000 jin of gold, 10 fragrant carriages, and the Zhendi Pavilion was built in the palace to show his merits."

The final conclusion.

Yan Zhen obtained the position of the Imperial Palace of the Taoists, but his promotion channel was blocked by Old Man Yue and the Earl of Pingluan.

The Imperial Palace of the Taoists was only noble, but had no real power, and was completely unable to protect the Yan family from safely exiting the political stage.

The so-called friendship between the monarch and his subjects seemed worthless in front of the emperor compared to the stability of his own imperial power.

"If you have something to say, please report it. If you don't, please leave the court." The red-robed eunuch sang.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yan Shoufu covered his face with his sleeves, and then fell to the ground as if he had fainted.

There were only a few people to help him. After Old Man Yue took the initiative to approach, all the officials rushed forward.

No mistakes in the poem, the content, the book, the bar, and the book!

"Quickly call the imperial physician!" Old Man Yue noticed something was wrong and shouted hurriedly.

The emperor sat alone for a long time, and finally got up and left on a sedan chair.

In the corner, Chu Fuqiang felt how fast the situation was changing. The suicide of the prime minister caught everyone off guard, and it was likely to affect his next task of competing for the throne among his sons.

…

In the winter of the sixth year of Xuanhe.

The six ministries announced that Prime Minister Yan, who had been in power for thirty years, fainted in the court.

The next morning, he died of illness in his bed at home.

The accident came suddenly.

The Grand Secretary of the Dao Palace entered the cabinet, the Minister of War took over the power of drafting, and Jiang Wuyi, the world's number one, was awarded the title of marquis for his military merits.

Just as the Yizhou family was trying to divide up the land of the Yan family, news came from the palace that the emperor talked about marrying the princess after the banquet.

As soon as the news came out, the families stopped their actions.

But they just waited and watched.

At the same time, because the ancestral land Longcheng fell, Zuo Xian Wang Longcheng died in battle, and the Great Chanyu encountered joint opposition from the tribal leaders, two voices appeared in the royal court, and the opinions of going north to quickly return to the north and continuing the attack in the south could not be unified.

The army was stuck outside the ink-colored Great Wall, in a dilemma.

…

Late at night, in the Northern Barbarians’ camp.

Du Chang, the captain of ten thousand men, sat in the military tent with a frown on his face.

He believed the lie of the governor Zhu and defected from the Anbei Governor’s Office overnight to join the Lord, but it turned out that he implicated the other party instead. His trusted generals betrayed him, and the Lord’s crime was unforgivable. Fortunately, the victory in the mountain city outside the Great Wall prevented the situation from collapsing instantly.

After joining the Northern Barbarians, the royal court paid a huge sum of money to buy his horse bones and granted him the position of captain of ten thousand men, but the main force of his troops all came from the King of Zuo Guli, the one that Lord defeated.

This caused him to be on pins and needles, with only three hundred direct guards by his side, in name only. If the Northern Barbarians were defeated, when the war was over, it would be time for them to fight.

As the night deepened, Du Chang had no desire to sleep.

On the table in front of him, a falcon landed, and said in a serious tone, "I am Wuhe, the second envoy of Pingluan Hou. From now on, your hard work is over. Next, you need to cooperate with me to mark the positions of all the military tents of the ten thousand commanders."

Deputy General Du Chang looked suspicious, "Lord?"

"After we parted at the North City Dusi Mansion, he said he would do his best, so we are here to rescue you now."

Deputy General Du Chang thought carefully and realized that this was indeed the case, but his "take good care of you" at that time was more like a polite remark.

"But I harmed Lord... Lord."

"You are just stupid, not unfaithful." The falcon patted the other party's shoulder, "There is no time to lose."