kill the immortal

Chapter 70, Chapter 69
As soon as An Yan entered the palace, she learned the news from Tianhou that the rebel army in Yanzhou had civil strife, and its original leader, Pei Xiao, was assassinated by his subordinates, and then several powerful generals fought for sovereignty. .

Pei Xiao was assassinated by his subordinates?
This is too much of a coincidence!
An Yan felt that it was a bit weird what happened.

"An order has been issued to let Wu Shiwei march with all his strength to clear Yanzhou City within seven days!" Tianhou said.

"This Pei Xiao was really killed by his subordinates?" An Yan couldn't help asking.

"The specific reason is not clear yet, we have to wait for the spies to come back." Tianhou said.

However, after this incident, Wu Shiwei no longer had a reason for delaying his march, and it would be unreasonable to try to shirk and delay the battle.

At first, An Yan also wanted to let Master Xuanyi use some outside power to assassinate Pei Xiao, so that the rebels would inevitably be leaderless and defeated, but this coincided with his idea.

The morning was over, and An Yan went to Zilan Hall.

"Pei Xiao, the leader of the rebel army in Yanzhou, is dead."

"I already know." Master Xuanyi said.

An Yan couldn't help being surprised, and asked, "You learned about it from Tianhou?"

Master Xuanyi handed over a jade slip, and An Yan stretched out his hand to take it, but the moment he touched it, a voice rang in his mind.

"The scourge has been eliminated, and it will be implemented with all its strength."

An Yan asked in surprise, "You sent someone to do it?"

Master Xuanyi shook his head: "Someone did it by himself. The current Xuantang is not suitable for civil strife, blocking the way of too many people."

"who?"

"I have informed some people before that they are doing these things."

"Are they all monks?" An Yan asked again.

Master Xuanyi said slowly: "This huge Xuantang seems to be inexhaustible, and there are few monks, so there is no need to fight with each other, but people's aptitude is limited. What is not there is extremely difficult to make up for the day after tomorrow. Those who have lived for hundreds of years can't see the way forward, so they need an earth-shaking change, seek opportunities in this chaos, and wait for a higher place."

An Yan was speechless, and said after a long time: "Chaos is a ladder."

"That's right." Master Xuanyi nodded and said, "But the chaos before this may actually spoil the big things. They will remove these obstacles by themselves, and we don't need to take action."

An Yan heaved a long sigh of relief, and then laughed: "It seems that the matter of the Three Realms has attracted the attention of all parties in the Xuantang cultivation circle, but there are too many participants. Aren't you worried that things will not be controlled by us in the end?"

"I, Xuanzhen, is the only Taoist in Xuantang. Those people are just wandering cultivators, and some have established their own sects and established religions privately, but they can't compare to my thousands of years of inheritance." Master Xuanyi said indifferently.

"The most important thing is that we have Tianhou, they can only have soup if they are attached to us."

#
In the evening, An Yan went to the prime minister's residence first.

Yu Jingtang didn't come back, Wang Gui said that he went to Wenren's residence.

An Yan waited quietly in the study, took a book casually, and read it while drinking tea.

It was getting dark quickly.

"I heard that you seldom go to Wentang Pavilion today." Yu Jingtang's figure suddenly appeared at the door.

An Yan put down the book, bowed and said, "My nephew often reads at home."

Yu Jingtang nodded lightly: "Even if you become an official, don't waste your literary career. I will ask Wang Gui to give you a few more books later."

"Nephew, remember."

Yu Jingtang walked to the main seat and sat down: "What do you want?"

An Yan stepped forward to pour him a cup of tea, and asked, "Is it because of the Yanzhou incident that uncle went to his father-in-law's house?"

Yu Jingtang's expression paused, and he pondered: "That's right, what's the matter?"

"Does uncle know how the rebel leader Pei Xiao died?"

Yu Jingtang shook his head slowly: "I have sent someone to investigate."

"It was made by the Queen of Heaven."

"What did you say?" Yu Jingtang suddenly raised her head.

"It was Tianhou who secretly sent someone to assassinate Pei Xiao." An Yan stared at Yu Jingtang and said calmly.

Yu Jingtang's eyes showed surprise, and he looked at the teacup on the table for a long time, unable to regain his composure.

His expression changed, and he asked for a long time: "How did you know about this matter, and the Queen of Heaven didn't hide from you?"

An Yan said: "Tian Hou told me personally."

"..."

An Yan continued: "What the Queen of Heaven intends is to tell my uncle through my mouth, and the Queen of Heaven asked me to ask my uncle, if Shentu Ying falls, does my uncle have a candidate to replace him?"

However, to An Yan's surprise, Yu Jingtang was not overjoyed when he heard this, instead he leaned weakly on his seat with a dazed expression.

He thought about it: "Uncle?"

Yu Jingtang looked at him and asked in a daze, "Tian Hou, did you really say that?"

An Yan's mood changed sharply, and then she nodded slightly.

Yu Jingtang fell silent, no longer speaking.

An Yan asked, "Uncle, are you unhappy?"

Yu Jingtang breathed a long sigh of relief, then pulled the corners of his mouth, his cold face looked more and more vicissitudes now.

"Happy, why am I not happy?" He said indifferently.

"Shentu wins arrogance, extravagance, and self-respect, if the empress of heaven has this heart, it will benefit the country and the people!"

An Yan then asked, "Then how should I reply to Tian Hou?"

Yu Jingtang was silent for a while: "...wait, wait for Yanzhou to rebel..."

He stopped abruptly in the middle of his words, and then said to An Yan: "Before you enter the palace tomorrow morning, come to my place...I will give you an answer."

"……Yes."

"Go back first." Yu Jingtang waved his hand.

"Nephew is retiring, uncle will rest early."

An Yan bowed and retreated, still thinking about it after leaving the study.

Why did Yu Jingtang look unhappy when Shentu Ying was about to fall?
He was obviously planning this matter before, could it be that he was still thinking about his old relationship?

But no matter what, An Yan must control Xuantang's military power, or let Yu Jingtang hold it. This is the safest thing.

Otherwise, even if the Three Realms Gate is opened in the future, there will still be unpredictable things.

Early the next morning, when An Yan was about to go out, Wang Gui, the manager of Jianxiang Mansion, came to the house.

"Master An, Master Xiang gave you this."

Wang Gui respectfully handed over an envelope.

An Yan took it apart and saw that there was only a simple name on it.

Jiang Ting.

An Yan thought about it seriously, and remembered that this person was the elder brother of Yu Jingtang's wife, Jiang Shi, and it was this person who helped to deal with Jiang Shi's maid, Ming Lan.

Jiang Ting's official position is not high, but Meng Zuyin also holds a third-class duke title, and is from a family of warriors.

"Please trouble Manager Wang to report back to uncle, it's my nephew who knows." An Yan put away the envelope and said to Wang Gui.

An Yan didn't know what Yu Jingtang was thinking, but now it seemed that she agreed.

It would be difficult for him and Wenren Yunjian to overthrow Shentu Ying, but with An Yan now, it's different.

Inside the Fuluan Hall.

"You want Shentu to step down?" Tianhou looked at An Yan in amazement.

"Why...why?"

"Before opening the Three Realms Pass, the military power must be in our hands."

The queen said in a daze, "However, he will not disobey my will. I want to open the gate of the Three Realms, and he will obey and support whatever I want to do."

An Yan said: "Not having the military power in his hands is not a safe strategy after all. He won't resist the order now, and there is no guarantee that he won't have any ulterior motives in the future. Once the Three Realms Gate is opened, the world will change."

"But...but..." Tianhou wanted to say something, but she was at a loss for words when facing An Yan.

She got up from the bed, walked to one side, and turned her back to An Yan.

"Why, don't you want to?" An Yan stepped forward and asked.

"..."

Tianhou was silent for a long time before saying again: "Shentu Ying's forces in the court are deeply intertwined. Even if I am, it is impossible for him to step down so easily. On the contrary, it will cause his subordinates to counterattack."

"You can let my uncle's people replace his people little by little." An Yan said.

"If this court becomes a family name, the courtiers below will have no taboos." Tianhou said.

An Yan said calmly: "When one party loses power and the other gains power in a party struggle, it's better to plan other things in the future. What we need to do now is to take back the military power."

Tianhou turned around to look at him, there was light in her beautiful eyes.

"You... really can't tolerate him?"

"Aren't you willing?" An Yan asked, frowning. "Is there any special relationship between you and him?"

"What nonsense." The Empress shook her head, "Shentu Ying's loyalty to the late Emperor has never been different."

"The late emperor is dead."

The Queen suddenly felt a little disappointed.

An Yan frowned and thought for a while, and said: "When Shen Tuying recommended Wu Shiwei as a general, you knew the calculations behind all this, but you still agreed. As a queen, you actually took the lives and deaths of the people of a state as a joke!"

"...Then if Pei Xiao wants to achieve great things, he can't do things that hurt the people." Tian Hou's eyes moved slightly, and she said slowly.

An Yan snorted coldly: "The Queen of Heaven is really sympathetic to her subjects, what about the dead soldiers?"

Tianhou did not answer this question, but said: "Shentu Ying's subordinates are somewhat arrogant and domineering, but he shouldn't end up like this...I can let him hand over his military power, return it to me, and then let him go down."

"I'm afraid that he can command the army of the world just by the name of Duke Zhen. How can I feel at ease with such a person?"

"..."

The Empress was speechless, and the Fuluan Hall was silent.

#
Inside the Purple Orchid Hall.

"You think it's a little simple."

Master Xuanyi said to An Yan.

"Shentu won this person, and the Queen of Heaven indulged him too much. Now, even the Queen of Heaven and Yu Jingtang can hardly bring him down. His power in the court has suffered a little damage. Even if Shentu Ying doesn't do anything, his Those subordinates will not agree."

An Yan frowned and said, "There's always a chance, and we're not in a hurry. My uncle's power is also not small, just eat it away slowly."

"People in the court are not fools. Once there is any movement from Tianhou, they will be able to guess clearly what happened. If Tianhou and Yu Jingtang really stand in a team, they will force Shentu to win."

An Yan murmured, "Will Shentu win against you?"

Master Xuanyi said slowly: "It doesn't matter whether Shentu wins or not, those old subordinates of his will rebel, Shentu Ying still has a son, and even when the time comes, Shentu Ying's life is not important."

An Yan frowned and thought.

"You misunderstood one thing. It wasn't that Shentu Ying relied on Tianhou to get his position today. It was Tianhou who relied on Shentu Ying to sit in the court for more than ten years. There seems to be a clear division of parties in this court. It is nothing more than Shentu Ying, Yu Jingtang, Pei Shihe, how do you know that no one is interested in Chang'an?"

　And, really, and

　　
　
(End of this chapter)