Thought

In the palace, Emperor Yan looked at Xue Yi who had hurried into the palace and a young man he hadn't seen before. He didn't wait for Xue Yi to meet him, and didn't ask Xue Yi why he brought someone into the palace privately. Instead, he waved his hand to signal Xue Yi to wait for a while.

A moment later, a guard helped a white-haired old man into the Panlong Hall.

In this cold weather, the white-haired old man was sweating slightly on his forehead, panting softly.It can be seen that when Emperor Yan summoned him, he hurried into the palace under the leadership of the guards.

The white-haired old man stood on the spot, panting for rapid breathing, not forgetting to tidy up his somewhat messy clothes.After confirming that the whole body is proper, he walked up to Emperor Yan with steady steps and saluted, "The minister Wei Kuan pays homage to the emperor."

"The Taifu is free of courtesy." Emperor Yan said calmly, his eyes signaled that Liang Zhu would give the things to Wei Kuan.

Wei Kuan glanced at Xue Yi from the corner of his eye, "Marquis of Zhenyuan."

Xue Yi didn't speak, just nodded his head as a response to Wei Kuan, and turned his attention to the secret letter in Liang Zhu's hand who came down.

Following Xue Yi's gaze, Wei Kuanbian saw a secret letter held by Liang Zhu. When Emperor Yan signaled to Liang Zhu, Wei Kuanbian noticed the secret letter in front of Emperor Yan, but he didn't expect Xue Yi to be in Panlong Palace. .

But when Xue Yi went to the Golden Luan Hall to rescue him before, something happened without his knowledge.However, there are thousands of changes in the world, and it is rare to be confused, and it is rare to be confused.

It's just that this calm and open-mindedness was defeated when he received the secret letter. The calm and calm endowed to him by the long years and the ups and downs of the officialdom seemed like a smooth ice surface at this moment.A crack opened, revealing the turbulent sea water in front of the ice.

This gaffe was only a moment away, and Wei Kuan restrained him completely, and immediately knelt on the ground, "The emperor has clearly observed that the son of the subject has been instilled with the idea of ​​being loyal to the country since he was a child, and he has never had contact with the Turks on weekdays. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is jealous. .”

"How could you suddenly betray Dayan, who gave birth to him and raised him?" Wei Kuan reached out and took off the official hat on his head, and raised his hands above his head, "I would like to use my official position and the head of the item as a guarantee. He will definitely not be treasonous, a wolf-hearted person."

Emperor Yan got down from the dragon chair and helped Wei Kuan up with his own hands, "Teacher is serious, I believe in the strong bones of Taifu. General Wei is the general appointed by me personally, so I trust him."

"It's just..." Emperor Yan's voice changed, "Shuolin has been branded a traitor. The news will spread throughout the entire capital in two days at the latest under the exaggeration of someone with a heart."

"I'm afraid that the whole spearhead will be pointed at the Wei family."

Wei Kuan nodded and worshiped with both hands, "I know what the emperor means, and I would like to listen to the emperor's words."

"When the news from the frontier officially arrives, I will temporarily dismiss the Taifu's family from official positions, and ask the Taifu to wait patiently at home." Emperor Yan slowly planned to say, "I have wronged the Taifu's family."

"Share the emperor's worries." Wei Kuan smiled slightly, "It is the responsibility of the ministers, not to mention that this time the child was careless and fell into the enemy's trap by mistake, not only hurting himself, but also hurting Dayan."

Emperor Yan's heart was full of relief, and his gaze on Wei Kuan was obviously much gentler.Regardless of the responsibility or not, just this passage of Wei Taifu's words is enough to make Emperor Yan feel less guilty, and reduce his anger towards Wei Shuolin by two points.

Regardless of whether Taifu Wei is willing or not, it is inevitable for the Wei family to temporarily withdraw from the court.Instead of leaving an ignorant impression in the emperor's heart, it is better to take the emperor's rare pity first.

Xue Yi sighed in his heart, he deserved to be the veteran of the three dynasties of Dayan, and he escaped from the bad situation he had just treated the Wei family in a short time.

After a long time of reconciliation between the monarch and his ministers, he finally withdrew from the palace under Wei Taifu's lack of energy.Emperor Yan returned to the dragon chair and looked at Xue Yi who had remained silent all along, "You didn't come here today just for Wei Shuolin's sake, did you?"

"Your majesty is wise." Xue Yi first flattered Emperor Yan, "Your majesty, General Wei's life and death are unknown at this time. As for Li Xiao who is now in power in the frontier, I suspect that he is a member of the Niyan Guard."

Emperor Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, it was indeed suspicious.In the secret letter, it was stated that Wei Shuolin had disappeared, but Li Xiao spread the news that Wei Shuolin had been beheaded by him.

Even if Wei Shuolin returned to the frontier alive later, he would be preconceived as a traitor and would be speechless.But treason is everyone who gets it and punishes it.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the list you found earlier? Li Xiao is familiar with one of them." Xue Yi added his conjectures one by one, "It is also this person who links Li Xiao and Turkic."

"The former governor of Qingzhou, Ji Chao, who has died."

Emperor Yan pulled out his own memory from his mind, "It's him!"

"The son of Ji Chao was in Yanwei. When he heard Li Xiao's name, he remembered Li Xiao's existence."

Emperor Yan nodded, "Investigate first, find the evidence and send it to the frontier to find the missing Wei Shuolin, and help Wei Shulin regain military power." Finally, Emperor Yan paused, "If you can't find it, then we will solve Li Xiao .”

It seemed that Emperor Yan still had a trace of distrust towards Wei Shuolin's ability buried in his heart.

Xue Yi pretended not to understand the hidden meaning in Emperor Yan's words, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. A large field of poppies has been planted on the back hill of Mushen Academy. It is estimated that it has been a while."

"Poppy flower?" Emperor Yan was taken aback for a moment. He didn't understand what Xue Yi meant by his unfamiliar name, but he looked at Xue Yi's serious expression, "What is that?"

"The emperor of Wushi San in the previous dynasty should know." Xue Yi gave an example.

Emperor Yan understood somewhat, and it was precisely because of understanding that his expression suddenly became ugly.People in the former dynasty liked to eat five stone powder, and if they eat five stone powder, it can make people feel as if they have reached the realm of immortals, and they feel as if they are in heaven.

Aristocratic families, royal relatives and relatives are all proud of being able to smoke five stone powder.In a short period of time, Wushi San became popular all over the country.As long as there is surplus food in the family, they will buy Wushi powder for short-term pleasure.

After Empress Zhaoren came to power, she knew that Wushisan would slowly destroy the body of the person who took it, so she ordered the destruction of Wushisan. However, how could people who are addicted to Wushisan give up their ecstasy.

These addicts contributed a lot to the extinction of the previous dynasty so quickly.

Xue Yi nodded heavily, "Your Majesty, poppies are even worse than Wushisan."

With a sound of "click", Emperor Yan put the teacup in his hand heavily on the table, and said in a serious tone, "Niyan Guard really worked hard to disintegrate Dayan bit by bit, making Dayan immersed in a sweet dream, Then harvest slowly."

"There is also Muxin Academy, the academy that originally taught and educated people, but there are hidden things behind it, which is a waste of his reputation as the number one academy." Emperor Yan's eyes were cold, and he originally wanted to suppress Muxin Academy for a moment turned into destruction.

It is better to destroy such filthy things as soon as possible.

"Tell Yan Wei to take action and take down the officials who may be smoking poppies one by one."

Xue Yi hesitated slightly, "Your Majesty, those who know about the leak of Poppy Flower have already been put to death in Qingzhou, so I don't think there is any need to go to war."

Emperor Yan's out-of-control rationality gradually came back, and he closed his eyes, "Then watch it, and if there is any discrepancy, shoot and kill."

As Emperor Yan's words fell, the atmosphere in the Panlong Hall gradually became thicker, and the power and killing intent on Emperor Yan's body was overwhelming.

This time Xue Yi didn't say anything.They want to put a long line to catch big fish, but if they block the big Yan... You can see whether the Emperor Yan on the dragon chair will agree or not.

In order to break the deadlock, Xue Yi pulled out Mu Nian who was beside him as the background board, "Your Majesty, didn't you always want to meet my best friend in Muxin Academy? It's him."

Mu Nian immediately knelt down on the ground, "Student Mu Nian, I have met the emperor."

Emperor Yan laughed lightly, and went down the steps, "If you hadn't praised me so much in front of me, I wouldn't have thought about You San." As he spoke, his eyes swept over Mu Nian who was on the ground, "Sure enough, he is a handsome young man."

"Your Majesty, Mu Nian is not just handsome." Xue Yi said dissatisfiedly, "Mu Nian found out the list of Ni Yanwei before. He helped the ministers a lot on weekdays!"

Emperor Yan smiled, "There are rewards and there are rewards. It just so happened that a new batch of fine horses arrived. When the horses were young and angry, Liang Zhu took Mu Nian to the imperial stables." He turned his head and looked at Mu Nian gently, "I like it." Just pick."

Liang Zhu took a step forward in response, and respected Mu Nian's actions. This is the person Xuehou always talks about. Judging by the emperor's attitude, Xuehou's favor is probably too great.

Thinking of this, the smile on Liang Zhu's face became more and more kind, "This way please."

"Thank you, Eunuch Liang." Mu Nian thanked him and followed him tactfully.

Changxi scattered the surrounding court ladies and eunuchs with his eyesight, turned around and stood beside Emperor Yan, with his head slightly lowered, and his hands sticking to his sides respectfully, as if he was a wooden man who could not speak.

"I intend to adopt a son in Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion." Emperor Yan rubbed his fingers on the edge of the teacup, and said slowly.

Xue Yi lowered his head and did not speak.

The matter of adoption was something they were well aware of. At the beginning, Xue Yi revealed all of Yan Wei in front of Emperor Yan and the crown prince, and put the matter of adoption in front of Emperor Yan in a disguised form.

It's just that Emperor Yan brought this matter to the fore.

But they all understand that the matter of adoption will be brought up sooner or later.It's just when the points were proposed and by whom.

"When will the emperor announce the news?" Xue Yi raised his head and looked at Emperor Yan.

Emperor Yan didn't care about Xue Yi's disrespect for looking directly at the emperor's face, and told him frankly, expressing his sincerity, "Not sure yet, when do you plan?"

From a certain point of view, Dayan was the reason why the Xue family lost their children and grandchildren.Whether it was Queen Zhaoren who designed the Xue family, or the third prince who designed Xue Yi.

Facing Emperor Yan's frankness, Xue Yi accepted it well, and also did not hide his thoughts, "I'm afraid my grandmother is old, and I'm afraid she can't bear such a tragic truth."

It is to wait for Mrs. Xue to drive the crane west and leave peacefully.

Thinking of that poor lady, Emperor Yan understood, and nodded in response, "As long as Xue Qing's mind remains the same, my promise will never change."

"As long as Dayan exists, the blood of the Xue family will never end."