Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Master Dayan."

He had already seen through the Grand Tutor's purpose, and as long as the problem of the giant beast's soul was not resolved, then dealing with only Sui was the best outcome in their eyes - but at the same time, Dayan didn't mind postponing Sui's awakening.

Therefore, there are both conflicts and possibilities of cooperation between him and the Grand Tutor - it's just that he no longer has confidence in himself.

"I will find a way to leave the capital, divide myself as much as possible, and disperse to different places. You can use me as much as you want, or abandon me. I don't mind - as long as you can hold back the Simuitai and the Grand Tutor, and then help my other brothers and sisters."

Qiao Yelan looked at the other party with amusement. He really didn't expect that the other party could say such decisive words.

"You hold this wine cup, and you can sense each of my identities, and naturally you can take over each chess piece."

"So when does the game start?"

"Wine cups come in pairs - when you hear the news that another black wine cup has been found in the world of Dayan, it means the game has begun."

Qiao Yelan picked up the wine cup and started playing with it.

"So, I took the initiative this time, so I played black first?"

"181 black pieces, you can use them as consumables."

The man shook his head slightly.

"Since you know that your brothers and sisters prefer humans, and your choice will inevitably implicate countless people, why do you still want to do this?"

"If our affection would hasten our union—it would only take one person to be hated by all the others."

Li said softly.

Chapter 79: Chaos in the Capital

The young man was breathing heavily and had a splitting headache, but he stared at Qiao Yelan with bloodshot eyes.

"Just now, that was - who was that? How could He control me?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"are you kidding me?"

His anger was palpable.

"I should be the one who is angry, young man. You came to see me in the name of escorting a caravan, but you have a sense of identity and friend and foe that has never been revealed before. If his purpose was to assassinate me, then it is possible that he has achieved his goal - is this the professional quality of the Great Flame escort masters today?"

The person on the other side was choked by Qiao Yelan's words and his face turned red, but he couldn't say anything in rebuttal.

However, Qiao Yelan is in a good mood now. After all, anyone would be in a good mood after getting a large hand of cards out of nowhere.

So he decided to save the young man in front of him.

"Who is the person who asked you to deliver the item?"

"It's a secret..."

"You're going to die, don't you know?"

The other party was stunned.

"During the period of his possession, you were obviously conscious and aware of what he did and said. What he said was not something that outsiders could hear."

As Qiao Yelan spoke, the young man surnamed Li's face gradually turned pale.

"Now, let me ask you again - who commissioned you to deliver this?"

"I, I don't know. This commission was recommended to me by a close friend of mine. His name is Liang Xun, and he has just started his career in Shangshu."

"Shang Shu...it seems that you have been used without knowing it. And your best friend..."

"He must have been deceived, right? After all, how could he be exposed to something of this level?"

Seeing the other party subconsciously defending Liang Xun in panic, Qiao Yelan blinked.

"——What you said makes sense. Perhaps your friend was really deceived. After all, you are still a businessman. If you have the opportunity to work for a big shot in the capital, you may be able to get rid of your identity as a businessman. Perhaps he gave this matter to you because of this consideration."

He continued speaking along with what the other party said.

"But unfortunately, that big shot doesn't seem to care about your life or death - after all, the information being passed on must not be known by a fourth person."

"I...what should I do?"

"Hiding one's identity and fleeing to a foreign country is probably the only option left."

"I--"

There was reluctance and worry on his face.

He also had a heart to help the world and serve his country, so he gave up a good life as a rich second-generation and started to wield guns and sticks, travel around the world, and made many good friends.

But now, just when he felt that he had a chance to serve his country, the dirtiness and pressure of politics had already smashed him into the ground.

"If you want to go back, unless you are ready to send your family, no, your entire clan, to hell, I don't recommend you to leave Longmen."

Qiao Yelan spread his hands.

"According to conventional methods, your consciousness should have been erased the moment he possessed you. In other words, you were already considered dead the moment you were delivered."

"Longmen is not so bad. After all, it is a borderland with many businesses and a mix of good and bad people. But once you leave here, whether you return to Da Yan or go to other countries, as long as people find out that you are still alive - what kind of disaster do you think will happen to you?"

The young man held his head in pain.

He is not stupid. As a businessman, he has the ability to understand these statements, but it is precisely because he understands them that he feels more painful.

"So, I'm just a Dragon Gate guy now, right?"

"Yes, the Governor of Longmen has been replaced recently. The new Governor Wei is currently re-registering the residents and keeping a record of them. I have some connections in the Governor's Office, so it won't be difficult to get you in."

The man put down the black wine cup in his hand.

"Make a decision."

"I stayed!"

"Okay, if you want to stay in Longmen, you definitely can't be a bodyguard anymore - here's the check, take this money and find a job in Longmen."

He readily signed a check. The amount on the check was enough for a person to live on for a lifetime even if he lay down and deposited the money in a bank to earn interest.

"...Why are you helping me like this?"

The escort was very cautious, as his education taught him that merchants never make a loss in business.

"I'm asking for a good fortune. I have a big business deal to discuss in the capital. Your last name is quite good, Li. Li leaps over the dragon gate and rides the wind to turn into a dragon. Can you lend me some auspicious energy?"

Qiao Yelan smiled and spread out his hands.

"Welcome to the Dragon Gate—this is also your Dragon Gate, Little Carp Escort Master."

After all, you are the ironclad evidence that the Grand Tutor is "concerned about the previous dynasty."

The first chess piece he left behind was quietly placed by Qiao Yelan in an unattended corner.

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Great Yan Capital.

Qiao Yelan looked at this huge city and didn't feel any sense of familiarity.

Although he should have been here a few years ago.

"Has this place changed since the last time I came here?"

【No changes】

PRTS’s answer gave Qiao Yelan a vague idea of ​​the current situation in the capital.

"Let's go into the city. Someone should be waiting for us."

He smiled and gave the order, and Ace behind him pushed the wheelchair towards the city gate.

"Master Qiao, is it Master Qiao?"

An old but sharp voice sounded. It was clearly a man's voice, but with a feminine tone.

[Eunuch Li, the eunuch who held the pen during the reign of the previous emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty, and the only person responsible for communicating with the Tower of Babel]

Qiao Yelan took off his mask, smiled and bowed.

"Eunuch Li, it's been a long time since we last met. Unfortunately, I am really ill and cannot pay my respects to you."

"Why are you bowing to me? This is embarrassing for me. You are still willing to come to the capital in this state. Thank you, Master Qiao."

The other person had a smile on his face and bowed to Qiao Yelan first.

Although he was still wearing the uniform of a fourth-rank eunuch, some marks could be clearly seen - indicating that this was an old piece of clothing.

It seems that Eunuch Li did not have an easy time in the palace after the death of the previous emperor.

"Since you are here, please stay in the Royal Courtyard first. Let me go and report to the Emperor that His Majesty wants to see you very much!"

"Then I'll trouble you to arrange it. I haven't been back to the capital for many years, and there are many things I don't know. I'll trouble you to help me solve my doubts."

He smiled and handed over a Dayan silver note.

"Of course, that's natural!"

The smile on Eunuch Li's face became brighter and brighter. He put away the silver note unnoticeably and led the team towards the royal villa.

Qiao Yelan looked around playfully, seeing the countless surprised, envious, wary, or hostile eyes, as well as many people who had already begun to turn and leave, and he smiled.

It’s really lively.

The highest official rank of a eunuch in the palace was no more than fourth rank, yet he had a fourth rank eunuch greet him outside the city gate and lead him directly to the royal villa - there was no doubt that the emperor did this on purpose.

Those who know themselves will immediately stop their plans and wait for the emergence of a new trend, while those who don’t know themselves will also realize from such behavior that a new noble will soon appear around the emperor.

In other words, even before Qiao Yelan entered the capital, he was already considered on the emperor's side.

No wonder the old man, the Grand Tutor, dared to ask him such a question openly - the position of this Emperor was really shaky.

It's good to be shaky!

Qiao Yelan likes people with desires the most, especially those whose needs are urgent.

Now, it depends on what kind of news this person who is far away from the center of power in the palace can bring to him.

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"Master Qiao, you know the rules of the palace. You haven't been back for a few years, and the emperor has changed, but the rules will not change - so if you can avoid asking some questions, don't ask them. Let's take care of each other."

Eunuch Li sat opposite Qiao Yelan and poured him a cup of tea.

"I won't make it difficult for you, Eunuch Li."

Qiao Yelan smiled and placed a stack of banknotes directly on the table and pushed it over.

"Just say what you can."

But Eunuch Li sighed and pushed the banknote back.

"To be honest, I am old and an old friend. The emperor also has his own companions. The reason why I can still wear such a set of robes as a eunuch holding a pen is all because the late emperor mentioned you and said that I was the only one who could contact you. That's why the emperor kept me until now."

"The capital is in such a mess right now. If I leave the palace, no amount of money will be enough to protect myself. But as long as you stay for one more day, and you talk to the emperor for one more day, I can stay in the palace for one more day. So I will try my best to tell you everything I know."

Qiao Yelan narrowed his eyes, just smiled and shook his head, pushing the banknote over.

"Rules are rules, and they won't change. Eunuch Li, please don't refuse. Speaking of which, what happened in the capital to cause such a situation?"

Eunuch Li sighed, but still did not reach out to take the stack of banknotes.

The reason why he was able to live to this day as a liaison between the emperor and Qiao Yelan, from the previous dynasty to the new dynasty, and not even being demoted, was because of his cautiousness.

"What else could it be? A conflict between the Emperor and the Prime Minister."

He lowered his voice.

"You know, before the late emperor passed away, he had been ill for several years, and the Crown Prince had been governing the country all along. When Duke Wei was not Duke Wei yet, didn't all the ministers in the court report directly to Duke Wei? So the current emperor has no one he can use, and the people's hearts are all with Duke Wei!"

"It has only been three or four years since Duke Wei went to Longmen, and the emperor has been on the throne for two years. In the intervening years, how could the late emperor have had the time to help the emperor arrange a new team and then place them in the court? Isn't it just the old people who are used?"

Qiao Yelan mourned in silence in his heart. The old emperor was indeed unlucky to have such a prince.

"So it's like this. The emperor doesn't trust the ministers in the court and wants to promote people himself, and then replace them all - but the prime minister doesn't want to. The people chosen by the emperor are of mixed quality, not to mention that few of them have the ability to become ministers and chancellors now. If he replaces them, won't all government affairs be messed up?"

Eunuch Li sighed. Since the emperor ascended the throne, the most frequently replaced items in his study were tea cups, pen holders and other furnishings - sometimes they had to be replaced several times a day.

"So now your Majesty can't even pass his own orders in the court, as they will be pushed back."

"Mostly, after all, I don't know much. But after every big court meeting, people in the palace dare not speak loudly, for fear that the emperor will take it out on them."