The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

"But... although the King of Qin is not in the capital, Su Yuanguang, Chu Xinghe and Ning Zhen are here. I'm afraid we can't accomplish anything!" Li Changgong said at this time.

Although his words were meant to dampen everyone's enthusiasm, he was speaking the truth, even though Jiang Fan was not in Beijing.

However, the three people who hold power now are all Jiang Fan's father-in-law. They can definitely stabilize the situation and wait for Jiang Fan to return.

This is why it is beneficial to marry more wives. Although Jiang Fan’s people are not in Beijing, his three fathers-in-law will definitely help Jiang Fan.

After all, the three of them would not let someone who was not their son-in-law sit on the throne. Chu Xinghe held the military power of Zhenyuan Army, Ning Zhen held the military power of Zhenxi Army. Su Yuanwen was now the left prime minister.

With these three people working together, who in the entire capital can defeat them except Emperor Yan?

"What if all three of them died? Without them, even if Chu Yan'er and Su Yuqing were still here, what would they do? The remaining court officials would know what to choose."

"Without these three people, the Zhenxi Army and the Zhenyuan Army will not dare to act recklessly without the military order. Wait until we stabilize the situation. What kind of trouble do you think the people of the two armies can cause?"

"As for Fang Tatian of the Imperial Guard, someone will take care of him. Once he dies, the Imperial Guard will become a force in our hands. Great things can be accomplished!"

The people from the five surnames and seven families looked at each other, with determination in their eyes.

At the same time, the Imperial Guards, Zhenyuan Army and Zhenxi Army jointly went out to search for the assassin, and the whole capital was in a panic.

In today's capital, there are 100,000 Imperial Guards, 100,000 Zhenyuan Army, and 50,000 Zhenxi Army.

Without the threat from Northern Mongolia and Dashi, the Zhenyuan Army and the Zhenxi Army were transferred back to the capital. Since the last time the four princes launched a palace coup, the Imperial Guards were dispatched.

Today, the Imperial Guards are no longer trusted by the Emperor of Yan. In comparison, the Emperor of Yan trusts the Zhenyuan Army and the Zhenxi Army more. Two-thirds of the guards in the capital have been taken over by the Zhenyuan Army and the Zhenxi Army.

This is why the Five Surnames and Seven Families did not place their hopes on the Imperial Guards. They did not have military power, so if they wanted to accomplish anything, they could only rely on conspiracy.

Although Shadow led an army of nearly 10,000 to search for assassins in the capital, he only caught some people from small families. These families secretly depended on the Five Surnames and Seven Families.

Because the Five Surnames and Seven Families were deeply rooted in the capital, and there was no direct evidence to prove that the assassination on the Prince of Qin's Mansion was carried out by them, Shadow had no way to catch anyone.

About three hundred people from those small families were arrested, most of them were high-ranking officials of those small families.

After the people were caught, they were pushed directly to the vegetable market and beheaded in public. The people were delighted by the execution of these people.

In addition to the fact that these small families oppressed the people and did all kinds of bad things, they were already the objects of people's resentment, and they were also involved in the assassination of the Qin Palace.

King Qin Jiang Fan had a very high prestige among the people. How could the people not be angry when these people dared to assassinate King Qin? Before the execution, these people were pelted with rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves.

With Emperor Yan's killing of the chicken to scare the monkeys, the people from the five surnames and seven families seemed to have become a lot more obedient.

In the imperial study of the palace, Emperor Yan received Chu Yan'er and Su Yuqing, as well as Chu Xinghe, Ning Zhen and Su Yuanguang.

"Father, the Five Surnames and Seven Families seem to be behaving themselves, but I'm afraid they are still plotting in secret. Judging from their situation and strength, if they go all out, the only way to succeed is assassination or murder!"

"Your Majesty, father, and uncles, please be careful! Their target may be you..." Su Yuqing looked at Emperor Yan and said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan, Su Yuanwen and others nodded, their expressions somewhat solemn.

It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. If these people are prepared to attack secretly, they will be unable to defend themselves.

At this time, Chu Yan'er said, "Father, I think the existence of the Five Surnames and Seven Families is too great a threat to the country. Father, why don't you make up your mind and eradicate them in one fell swoop!"

The Five Surnames and Seven Families not only occupied and annexed most of the land, but also almost controlled most of the economic lifeline of Dayan.

Their existence could cause turmoil in the country if not handled properly. Chu Yan'er's idea was to use thunder-like means to eradicate the other party completely.

When Emperor Yan heard this, there was a hint of interest in his eyes, but soon he shook his head and sighed.

It's not that he doesn't want to wipe out the Five Surnames and Seven Families with thundering means, but he really doesn't have the courage to do so, because if he is not careful, it may cause turmoil in Dayan.

If the five surnames and seven families were determined to perish together with their enemies, the entire economy of Dayan might be paralyzed.

"We still have to take our time with this matter..." Emperor Yan waved his hand.

Chu Yan'er opened her mouth when she heard this, but swallowed back the words she wanted to say. The current Emperor of Yan is not a mediocre ruler, but he is not a heroic ruler either. His talents are mediocre.

If you want him to eliminate the five surnames and seven families with thundering means, he is afraid that he does not have the courage to do so.

The Five Surnames and Seven Families had a profound influence on Dayan, and he was afraid that the entire Dayan would be destroyed because of his actions.

However, Chu Yan'er was not worried about this. In terms of talent reserves, the academy she established had enough talents.

As for the economy, Huaining has now become almost the commercial capital of the entire Dayan, and there are countless workshops in it.

The most important thing is that Huaining produces a large number of commodities, and strategic materials account for the largest proportion of them.

Of course, the monthly output of the entire Huaining, or Huainan Prefecture, is enough to supply the entire Dayan. It can be said that it is impossible for the five surnames and seven families today to control the economic lifeline of Dayan.

In terms of food, new hybrid rice, potatoes, corn, high-grain rice, sweet potatoes, etc. are not only popular in Huainan Prefecture, but have even spread to the entire Dayan.

There are large-scale planting bases of the Qin Palace in various places in Dayan. In addition, the vegetable greenhouse technology is about to become popular, so there is no need to worry about food.

The salt factories run by the Qin Palace are also spread throughout Dayan, and even sugar factories have been opened. The new sugar-making method developed by Jiang Fan produces sugar as white as snowflakes.

Even if the Five Surnames and Seven Families wanted to cause trouble, they could not do anything with only strategic materials such as grain, salt and sugar.

Even if the Five Surnames and Seven Families can really stir up the situation in Dayan at that time, as long as a certain buffer time is given, everything will return to calm.

But Emperor Yan obviously did not have that much courage. He did not dare to gamble. Even if Chu Yan'er told him about her deployment, he was afraid that Emperor Yan might not necessarily accept her advice.

Although Emperor Yan has already appointed Jiang Fan as the next heir, Chu Yan'er still feels that she should keep some secrets. This is their trump card and should not be shown to others easily.

Since Emperor Yan couldn't make up his mind, she could only wait until Jiang Fan returned before making a decision.

Now, what she has to do is to control the development of the situation and ensure that the five surnames and seven families do not cause too much trouble.

After discussing for a while in the imperial study, everyone left the palace.