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Chapter 299 If you die, you have to die at my house!

Recently, a strange atmosphere has filled the city of Tokyo where singing and dancing are flourishing.

Even the concierge of your Lordships knows that the Emperor is suffering from paralysis.

However, there was an order in the palace that it was strictly forbidden to disclose the emperor's condition. Therefore, everyone knew but pretended not to know.

Five days ago, Qian Yiniian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, asked the eldest prince to be conferred the title of King of Lu. After many twists and turns, he finally got the title from the emperor.

Prince Liu Lin couldn't even wait to prepare all the complicated procedures and etiquette, and sealed it in a hurry.

The level of impatience is evident.

Fortunately, the commander of the Tokyo Forbidden Army, Li Zhong, was a close confidant of Emperor Liu Yu. With him in charge, the superficial calm in the capital was finally maintained.

Listen to the music and dance.

Just pretend that the Jingnan Army and Taining Army that are gradually gathering at Liujia Temple twenty miles east of the city do not exist.

February 22.

A spring rain of apricot blossoms drenches the majestic city, adding charm to the heavy imperial capital.

At dusk, in the palace of Prime Minister Li Bangyan in Chunmingfang, Fan Gongzhi, the Minister of War, was dressed in casual clothes and frowned.

The handsome and elegant Li Bangyan took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Jingxian, has Li Zhong, the commander of the Forbidden Army, done anything unusual recently?"

"Prime Minister Li, Li Zhong's troops strictly observe the palace restrictions and still only obey the emperor's orders. They seem to be wary of the eldest prince."

Before Ding Wei, Li Zhong was a prison chief in the Jinan Prefecture of the Zhou Kingdom. Later, because he saved Liu Yu's life, he was promoted by the latter to the high position of commander of the Forbidden Army. He can be regarded as the most loyal person to Liu Yu in Da Qi.

Li Bangyan nodded, not surprised at this result.

"Prime Minister Li, has the Emperor not made up his mind yet?" Fan Gongzhi asked again.

"Oh, I'm afraid the emperor has an idea, but how dare he say it? Who are Dan Ninggui's [-] Taining troops and Li Qiong's [-] Taining troops outside the city showing off to?"

Li Bangyan's words were cryptic, but Fan Gongzhi, who was familiar with the secrets of the royal family, could understand that Queen Qian was born into a wealthy family in Lu. When Liu Yu was still a minister of Zhou Dynasty, although the Qian family helped Liu Yu's career a lot, Qian's temperament was domineering. Liu Yu was not pleased.

Later, when the Jin State invaded the Zhou Dynasty, the Qian family coerced Liu Yu into rebelling against the Zhou Dynasty and surrendering the Jin Dynasty.

Liu Yu was supported by the Jin people to become the Queen of Qi, and was granted the title of Queen by the Qian family, but he was still strong. There are rumors that in the early years, the queen even dared to yell at Liu Yu loudly in the palace in front of the maids.

Over the years, Liu Yu naturally did not like the Qian family, so he hated the house and the crow. The eldest prince Liu Lin was also not liked by him.

There have long been rumors in the Da Qi court that the emperor intends to marry the third prince Liu Chi.

If Liu Yu is in good health and can live another ten or eight years, it would be better to wait for the newly crowned third prince to cultivate his confidants.

But I didn't expect that I would get sick at this time
When he was in good health, he could still suppress the military commanders from various places, but when he became so ill, the military commanders from various places who had long been friends with the eldest prince couldn't wait to join Liu Lin.

Among them, Dan Ninggui and Li Qiong were the most active.

Under the general trend, Liu Yu may have to hold his nose and admit it.

"Prime Minister Li, where should we go from here?" Fan Gongzhi asked again.

"Just wait and see what happens"

Li Bangyan was not so worried. Even though in recent years, the prime minister's party headed by him had vague intentions of moving closer to Liu Chi, he believed that as long as he gave up Liu Chi at the right time, Liu Lin would not settle the scores later.

After all, his phase was designated by the golden man.

Liu Lin might dare to attack his third brother Liu Chi, but he did not dare to touch Li Bangyan easily.

The Kingdom of Jin, that is my father’s country!
Do you dare to touch the people of my father’s country?
Fan Gongzhi couldn't help but sigh as he heard that Li Bangyan was planning to give up on Liu Chi.

But he also knows that this is a mature and prudent strategy. While the two sides are not fighting to the death, the Xiangdang side should stop and remain neutral. Even if Liu Lin ascends the throne in the future, it will not hinder their wealth.

If you don’t have soldiers in your hands, you can’t go against the trend!
Thinking of this, Fan Gongzhi asked again: "After King Lu opened the palace, his first appointment was to call Chen Jingyan, a fellow governor of Caizhou, to come to Beijing and take up the post of chief minister of the palace. Can we cooperate with this?"

"Cooperate! Why don't you cooperate?"

"Once this comes out, Huaibei Jiedushi Chen Chu will feel uncomfortable."

"Haha, King Lu killed two birds with one stone with this move! It not only trapped the Chen family in Yingchuan, but also weakened Chen Chu's power."

"Yes. Last year due to the Huaibei Rebellion, I met him several times. Although this son is a bit unruly, he is generous with his wealth. Originally, I wanted to take him for Prime Minister Li's use." Fan Gongzhi sighed again.

After hearing this, Li Bangyan pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said: "Since Jingxian has some friendship with him, let's sell him a favor."

"Oh? Please speak clearly, Mr. Li."

"Send someone to inform him in advance."

"Uh, that's fine."

"Haha, don't be anxious, we can send the people one or two hours earlier than the imperial envoy."

"Uh haha, okay."

February 26.

At the beginning of Sishi, an envoy from Tokyo City suddenly came to the Huaibei Jiedushi Yamen, bringing a personal letter from Feng Fan Gongzhi.

Chen Chu was very surprised.

Although he and Fan Gongzhi barely fought side by side during the Huaibei Rebellion, their relationship was far from being able to exchange letters.

After reading the letter, Chen Chu was stunned at first, and then almost cursed.

What kind of disease did Liu Lin suffer from?Why are you trying to manipulate my people?
After becoming angry, Chen Chu quickly calmed down and carefully considered the impact of this incident.

If Chen Jingyan is transferred away and the Tongshan Department is based in Caizhou, there will be a huge power gap.

In terms of qualifications, middle and lower-level officials such as Cai Yuan and Ximen Gong, who had just been transferred from official positions to official positions, were not qualified to succeed Tongzhi from the fifth rank.

What is even more worrying is what will be the attitude of Chen Jing'an if Chen Jingyan goes to Tokyo to take up his post?
How to arrange the several nephews and nephews of the Chen family who have gone to various places in Huaibei?

After all, the fourth-grade Prince's Palace Chief Shi was much more imposing than the First Palace Tongzhi, and given the current situation, [-]% of the officials in the Qi Dynasty believed that King Lu would be the new emperor in the future.

The temptation of Qiandi Congzhilong is not small!

Chen Jingyan is a fan of officials, and Chen Chu really doesn't have much confidence in him.

If Chen Chu forcibly prevented him from taking office, there would be a gap between the two.
If we let him go without doing anything, what if the court calls Cai Yuan or Ximen Gong again in the future?
Let them cut off all the available people around them?

"No!"

Even if you haven't thought of a way to deal with it in a hurry, it is never advisable to wait for death while the frog is boiling in warm water.

However, just as he got up, another messenger came from outside the yamen. This person delivered a letter written by Zhang Chunxiao, the comfort envoy of Henan Road Economic Strategy.

The letter also mentioned the recruitment of Chen Jingyan, and even analyzed the pros and cons in detail.

Lao Fan and Lao Zhang are very nice people, and they know how to notify them in advance when something happens.

"Maodan, go next door and ask Mr. Chen to come over."

No matter what, Chen Jingyan's attitude is the key, and Chen Chu is ready to test it first.

Mao Dan was ordered to go out, but he ran back in a panic as soon as he left for a dozen breaths.

"What's wrong?" Chen Chu asked strangely.

But Mao Dan pointed to the next door and gasped: "My boss, an imperial envoy has come to Tokyo City to announce the decree. He has just entered the government office. Chen Tongzhi is busy preparing to receive the decree. I may not be able to come for a while!"

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Chen Chu was stunned for a while and suddenly turned his head to look at the two letters on the public case.

Okay!The letter arrived at the right time, just a moment ahead of schedule, and it was too late to do anything!
But you can't say they didn't tell you in advance. These two old bastards!

It's two o'clock.

Because the imperial envoy suddenly entered the city without prior notice, Yaqian Street was in a panic.But the ripples of chaos did not reach Baihua Lane deep in the city.

Although the sun was rising, there was silence in Yunxiu Pavilion, which was used to drinking and having fun all night long.

Until the closed courtyard door was banged with a bang.

After the boy opened the door, he learned that it was a servant of a certain noble master who came to look for his master, so he did not dare to neglect him.

Wu Yifan, young and old, walked out of Qingyun Garden with a pair of swollen fish eyes after a hangover. The servant next to him was still explaining something to him in a low voice.

"Good riddance, young master~"

Sai Diaochan, who was awakened by the knocking on the door just now, stood in the courtyard and said hello with a smile.

But Wu Yifan just pretended not to hear, bowed his head and left quickly.

Sai Diaochan understood that Mr. Wu was afraid of being recognized.Didn't you hear it just now? When she said hello, she didn't even use her last name.

Just to pretend not to recognize him.

When Wu Yifan's back disappeared, the smile on Sai Diaochan's face disappeared in an instant, and she strode towards Qingyun Garden.

Last night, Qing'er, who lives here, was crying and begging for mercy for half the night.

Unexpectedly, Wen'er next door had already arrived in the bedroom one step ahead.

Qing'er grabbed the quilt and wrapped it around her chest. There were countless bloody scratches and bruises on her smooth back, which was shocking.

Sai Diaochan couldn't help but feel heartbroken. She had spent a lot of time raising this Qing'er. She had a delicate appearance and a pair of dimples appeared when she smiled. What was even more rare was that she had an elegant and bookish air about her.

The last point is especially rare in the hook bar.

"Ouch, my good daughter is suffering."

Sai Diaochan hurriedly sat beside the bed, took off a silver hairpin and stuffed it into Qing'er's hand.

Qing'er just lay in Wen'er's arms and sobbed, but Wen'er couldn't stand it and complained: "Mom, can you stop accepting guests like Mr. Wu in the future! I'm going to torture Qing'er when I come back." "Wounded all over"

"Hey! Lang Hoozi! Now let's talk about it again. When Mr. Wu came here for the first time, who said he was willing to serve him even if he didn't pay for it?"

Sai Diaochan stretched out her finger and poked Wen'er's forehead.

Wen'er was speechless for a moment, paused, and then said: "Who knew that such a handsome young master would have such a hobby! Every time he was bitten or hit, Qing'er was slapped several times for no reason last time."

When she said this, Qing'er cried even more aggrieved.

Although Mr. Wu is generous, he is extremely difficult to maintain. Every time he gets drunk, he will take off people's clothes without saying a word, and make people kneel naked and say, "A Yu is wrong," "A Yu is a bitch," and so on. of.

Then there was a beating, either a slap in the face or a slap on the back with a bamboo ruler.

To this day, Qing'er still doesn't know who A Yu is, let alone how she offended Mr. Wu.

In short, this young man seems to be crazy. He only looks for her every time, and no one else can do it.

Thinking about the past, Qing'er finally sobbed and said, "Mom, next time he comes, my daughter won't wait for anything."

"Hey, I, Qing'er, am a good boy. I just treat it like being pricked by a needle once, and I will be patient and get over it."

Sai Diaochan wanted to coax her again, but Wen'er couldn't stand it anymore, "Mom! If this continues, will Qing'er still be alive? Outsiders say that there is an adult behind mom, please tell her!"

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The reason why Sai Diaochan did not dare to reject Wu Yifan openly was because she knew that he was the nephew of the prefect.

Although Sun Changhao has a bad reputation in Caizhou, he is still the head of the house in name only and cannot be offended by a promiscuous woman like them.

But she really didn't want to go to Cai Hua easily. She was the nominal owner of Yunxiu Pavilion, and she was there to solve all kinds of troubles. If she went to the boss behind the scenes when something happened, she would look like a loser.

"Let me think about this."

Sai Diaochan took another look at the numerous scars on Qing'er's back and finally sighed.

A few streets away.

Caizhou Five Days Newspaper Office, Shuyuan Street.

There was not much to do today. After Chen Jinyu finished proofreading the manuscript, he picked up an idle book and read it, but he did not turn the pages for half a quarter of an hour.

After a while, he finally lost his book, looked at the sky, and suddenly said: "Zhuan Yun, what time is it now?"

"Go back to my wife, it's only two o'clock now, it's too early to leave."

Zhuan Yun replied with a smile but not a smile.

Recently, every two days, my daughter-in-law will go to Jieshuai Yamen in the afternoon to help Mr. Hou organize his study.

Today, it's time to go again. My mother has been distracted since early in the morning.

Hearing that there were still two hours between, Chen Jinyu leaned her head sickly and looked out the window, watching the shadow of the window sash shrinking bit by bit, feeling that time passed too slowly.

About a quarter of an hour later, or maybe only a few breaths later, Chen Jinyu finally couldn't sit still anymore, suddenly stood up, and forcefully found an excuse: "Hey, I have nothing to do with the newspaper anyway, I'll go over there to see if there's anything I can help you with!" Zhuan Yun, if you stay here, if you look for me at home, tell me that I went out of town for an outing with the Zhu family's wife. If there is something urgent, you can go to Jieshuai Yamen to look for me."

"Hey, slave, I know."

Chen Jinyu turned around and went to the inner room, where she simply touched up her makeup.

It's a pity that when I was about to go out, Grandma Zhang ran in hurriedly and said, "My dear, dear, come home with me!"

"What's wrong?" Chen Jinyu asked confused.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has sent an imperial edict! Let's go back quickly to receive the edict."

"Holy decree?"

After Chen Jinyu was surprised, he didn't take it seriously and said: "It's enough for my father and mother to accept the imperial edict for my father. Why do you have to call me back?"

"No! The imperial envoy told me that I still have a decree for you to give to my little lady! You need me to accept it personally."

"A will for me?"

Chen Jinyu was even more confused about the family of an unmarried daughter. There was no possibility that her husband would be granted a title. Even if her father was granted a title by the court and benefited his family, it was her mother who should have been granted a title. It was not her turn.
Unable to figure it out, Chen Jinyu hurried to the official residence with Zhang Aimai.

It took half an hour, and I was covered in sweat, before I returned to the gate of the official residence.

But unexpectedly, he 'ran into' Wu Yifan outside the door.

Wu Yifan must have just received some definite news from his uncle, and his face flushed with excitement.

Chen Jinyu glanced at Wu Yifan strangely, then picked up the hem of her skirt and stepped onto the steps.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yifan, who was standing by the steps, stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Jinyu's arm. Unexpectedly, Chen Jinyu stumbled to the ground, knocking his knees on the steps, and subconsciously supported the ground with his right hand. It happened to be scratched by a small stone.

Chen Jinyu felt pain, hugged her knees and turned back angrily: "Wu Yifan, what are you doing!"

Wu Yifan didn't expect that he would throw Chen Jinyu. He subconsciously wanted to apologize, but suddenly remembered the content of the imperial edict that was about to be read out in a moment. His waist instantly straightened, and his tone unconsciously became a bit majestic, "Haha, Ayu! I'll wait for you to come in." You have to change your temper. You have read so many books, but don’t you understand that the husband is the wife’s guide?”

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Chen Jinyu, who was lying on the ground, opened her mouth in shock. She didn't know what to say for a moment. She was so angry that she felt ridiculous.

Chen Jinyu rubbed her knees, slowly got up, glared at Wu Yifan, and said, "Mr. Wu, could it be that he has lost his mind and gone crazy? It's clear and sunny, but he always says crazy things."

After that, he patted the dust on his skirt and walked into the official residence.

Wu Yifan, who was still standing in place, had a ferocious look on his face for a fleeting moment, and then he grinned with his teeth exposed, and shouted at Chen Jinyu's back: "Ayu! You belong to my family, no one can take it away from you!"

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Chen Jinyu, who had no intention of paying attention to him, finally couldn't hold it back after hearing this. She turned around and scolded: "Wu Yifan, I originally didn't want to say anything that would hurt our feelings because of the relationship between the two families, but you can't understand clearly. ! Let me tell you now, I, Chen Jinyu, will never marry you unless I die!"

Wu Yifan's expression couldn't help but froze, and then he licked his lips, with crazy fire jumping in his eyes, and whispered as if talking to himself: "Even if you die, you will die in my Wu family!"

(End of this chapter)