Yan's foreign relatives, give Da Yan a little Xuanwu Gate shock

Minister Huang was cremated like an ordinary person. Even I can't complain now. The only thing buried with him is his staff that was broken by Yuan Congqian. His contribution after death is much greater than his contribution when he was alive.

"Hey, what are you discussing in front of me?"

Yuan Congqian pretended to be dissatisfied, which made Yan Junyan laugh.

"Cong Qian, where did you invite Kal'tsit from your pharmacy? I heard that she treated a thousand people in the past two days. The outer city is planning to build a shrine for her. I wonder how much jealousy she has aroused in the Imperial Hospital!"

"What's the point of their jealousy? Will they be able to bring down the Western medicine store, or will they come to the outer city to treat the people? In the final analysis, in this day and age, old guys who still adhere to the master-disciple tradition should have been swept into the trash heap long ago."

Li Cunshan said this sarcastically. It can be seen that Lao Li is not having a good time. The Western Medicine Store may be the only investment he has come across that has room for appreciation.

As the beast-of-war vehicle was moving along the road, several people suddenly became quiet.

Li Cunshan took out a talisman and stuck it on the carriage.

He looked at Yuan Congqian with a serious expression:

"At the last family banquet in Hanyuan Palace, you and Duke Wei and Duke Shu were able to ignore each other, but this time is different. At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the real dragon will come to the outside of the imperial city to have fun with the people, and we must all go with him."

"In other words, you, Duke Wei, and Duke Shu will definitely meet outside the Imperial City. Yan Junyan and I would like to ask your opinion on how we should treat the two dukes."

"My point of view?"

"You are the cousin of Duke Wei, and if Duke Shu ascends the throne, he will definitely recognize your aunt as his mother... The extent to which your Western pharmacy has expanded has exceeded our expectations. It is very important who you help."

Li Cunshan looked at Yuan Congqian, who was no longer to be underestimated, and felt a little sad.

Now, it is not necessary for this relative to help whoever wins.

But whoever he helps wins.

Chapter 79: Standing in the East Palace, looking at Xuanwu Gate

The Li family was originally a wealthy family. They no longer sought to achieve financial growth by having someone in the family become a high-ranking official. Instead, they wanted the Li family to become a prominent family, with nine ministers in each generation and three dukes in four generations.

Lao Li was obviously not willing to just be Zhenlong's piggy bank.

Unless Duke Wei deliberately gave way, Duke Shu had no chance of succeeding to the throne. Yuan Congqian would be the highest and most powerful relative of the next emperor, and he did not look like a mean and ungrateful person like the contemporary True Dragon.

He, Yan Junyan, and Yuan Congqian combined are enough to become the banker in the capital, guaranteeing each other that their interests will not be lost with the iteration of the True Dragon Unification.

This is very important to the Li family.

The three of them were almost in the mood to speak frankly with each other, and Yuan Congqian did not hide anything.

"Of course, the cousin who recognized my aunt as his mother is not as good as my aunt's original son."

It goes without saying who can bring greater benefits to Yuan Congqian and the Western Pharmacy, the Duke of Wei or the Duke of Shu.

Even if the Duke of Shu gave up more interests than the Duke of Wei, this alliance was too dangerous and he would be hard to escape.

There is no doubt that Lao Li is a very smart person with a keen sense of business opportunities. But he is still a person who is in the game but does not know the whole picture. Later, Lao Li escaped to Longmen and mingled with the neighbors, leaving only his conscience at ease.

"The eldest son of a major clan is the law passed down by our ancestors."

Yan Junyan shook the crystal wine bottle.

Li Cunshan took a sip of the wine and suddenly looked at Yuan Congqian:

"Since the decision has already been made, we should make it right now. In the past, the True Dragon would have appointed the Crown Prince as Jingzhao Yin. If the True Dragon is in a good mood tonight, he can make the decision early and appoint the Duke of Wei as Jingzhao Yin, which can also save the country's internal energy."

"How is asking the Jingzhao Yin any different from asking who will take the dragon after its death? This official is a man of many parties and music. Given his personality, I'm afraid he wouldn't like to discuss the afterlife at a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

Yuan Congqian read the history books and shook his head.

He was all too familiar with this kind of emperor when he was older.

Of course, it is also possible that Zhenlong fell into the dilemma of Emperor Xuan of Han. He felt that his eldest son Wei Yanwu was a fool and could not handle the turbulent situation within Dayan, so he wanted to hint to his younger son to compete.

After a while, Wei Yanwu heard that there was a year-old corpse in the capital, so he just ran away!

"Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, tomorrow is Winter Solstice, and the day after tomorrow is Spring Equinox!"

Yan Junyan let out a long sigh.

"Doesn't the True Dragon have a hundred years of life? Enjoy yourself during the day, rest at night, and work hard at night. This should have been decided long ago when the two princes were conferred the title of Duke, but the True Dragon has delayed it until now. It's really...!"

Uncle Yan, who was in charge of hosting the banquet for Zhenlong, could see that Zhenlong couldn't do this.

The real dragon is well aware of the veil of prosperity shrouding the backward economy, but he does not want to lift it and only wants to make gradual improvements.

"Zhenlong acted so coldly towards Duke Wei! How would the court officials and clan members feel? The government clearly knows the situation in various places in Da Yan, but the appointment of a special commissioner is like scratching an itch. How should the patriots in various places deal with it?"

Yan Junyan complained more bitterly than Yuan Congqian and Li Cunshan.

"Okay, that's it."

This time it was Li Cunshan who asked Yan Junyan to stop talking.

He took out a new talisman, and before he could throw it out, it immediately turned into ashes.

"The people from the Tianshi Mansion should have already moved into the various watchtowers. The use of talismans is now restricted in the city. Although it is not impossible to forcibly use talismans, it is too conspicuous and will definitely lead to questioning."

……

Wei Yanwu entered the imperial city from the Jiafu Gate near the Qigong Residence. Looking around, he saw that the scattered moving plots of hundreds of stoves were already covered with bright golden lights, and the flaming red lanterns formed a path of moonlight.

The palace he ascended was originally named the East Palace.

A place for the prince to live.

But he and the Duke of Shu were only dukes, and after they came of age, the True Dragon did not choose anyone to live in the East Palace. After so many years, the East Palace naturally became deserted, with untrimmed weeds all over. From a distance, you can see the Xuanwu Gate with its heavy guards.

"Duke." The guard in the shadow bowed to him, "It is not advisable to stay here for long. After the rumors about Xuanwu Gate, the security in various places in the palace has become much stricter. My Originium skills cannot cover your traces for too long."

"Tell me, my brother, does he really want to kill me?"

Wei Yanwu spoke in a low voice and with a far-reaching gaze.

"Just for that spot on the giant beast's carcass?"

The guard in the shadow lowered his head, did not answer, and disappeared into the shadow of the messy weeds.

Wei Yanwu once again did not get an answer from the people around him, and pounded hard on the railing of the East Palace covered with roses. Everyone around him was looking forward to him becoming a real dragon, even Yuan Congqian, who had played well with him when he was a child.

But how could Wei Yanwu not know what was buried beneath these hundreds of stoves?

If you count carefully, there are three fragments of the Years living in Bai Zao on the bright side. Add to that two whose whereabouts are uncertain and whose powers are strange, seven who are traveling around the territory of Da Yan for business, and one who occasionally comes to the capital to report on his work, and there are six in total.

With so many pieces gathered together, all it takes is a slight push from an external force...

Wei Yanwu seemed to be able to directly see the scene where the Sui beast awakened beneath the capital and caused the land of the mobile city to fall into the abyss.

He has woken up from this nightmare countless times.

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. A true dragon, a true dragon, how can it be threatened by a tiny insect that was dismembered a thousand years ago? But I wanted to tell my brother that you can take it directly if you want it, but then that rumor came out..."

Wei Yanwu was now caught between two things that frightened him.

If he had room to maneuver, and had the opportunity to directly resign from the throne to his younger brother, then after the rumors of the Xuanwu Gate Incident spread, the Duke of Shu no longer had any contact with him, and he could no longer let his younger brother succeed to the throne.

If the rumor got out, it would be "Duke Wei was afraid that his younger brother would kill him, so he really gave up the throne to his younger brother", and the reputation of the Great Yan Kingdom would be ruined. The integrity, integrity, and clan law all became a joke after Wei Yanwu's humility.

A cowardly prince and an emperor who won with rumors!

Does the Great Yan royal family still have any dignity?

He was trapped here by the rumor of the Xuanwu Gate Incident spread by someone unknown. He was unwilling to move forward, but he could not retreat!

He was afraid that he would really become the emperor and sleep on the corpse of the old man day and night.

He was also afraid that the Duke of Shu would be much braver than him and would really shoot him, thus bringing a strong-armed emperor to Yan. What if the real dragon felt that the political situation in Yan needed a big-armed change and a bloody succession?

"who!"

Wei Yanwu suddenly shouted angrily, and his two fingers formed into a sword, shooting down a flying arrow in the air!

Chapter 80: Fear Entity, Usurping Power

"Who dares to cause trouble here?"

Wei Yanwu was shocked and angry.

He was shocked that he was actually attacked around Xuanwu Gate during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He was angry that the other party even knew that he would relax in the abandoned East Palace. How long had he been followed?

He first blew a bamboo flute that sounded like the cry of a feathered beast, then drew out the blood-colored fire-forged source stone sword and jumped in the direction where the arrow came from. After a few moves, Wei Yanwu arrived at the corner of the East Palace.

During this time, black arrows were shot at Wei Yanwu continuously, and the servants who surrounded him were dealt with one by one.

The guards in the shadows followed Wei Yanwu's movements:

"Duke, why don't you go back home first? We will find out who is trying to harm you!"

"Find out the truth? I can't even find out who spread the rumor, and now the mastermind behind the rumor has sent someone to attack me! Do you still think you can find out the truth?"

There was anger in Wei Yanwu's voice.

"I'm going to ask for advice in person today!"

He didn't care about his identity at all and rushed away with a sword in hand.

Compared to the prince of Dayan, Wei Yanwu is more like the knight of Shangshu Ren. He directly believes that the person who spread the rumors and shot the arrows is the same person, and he wants to take revenge on the mastermind in his mind. The key is to take revenge overnight!

The other guards who were from the Imperial Guards had no choice but to follow suit.

The moonlight grew brighter and the wild grass swayed.

The desolate East Palace and the bustling outside of the Imperial City were separated by a clear dividing line between hot and cold, as if they were two different worlds. In an abandoned corner of the East Palace, a deep well was connected to dry water, and a black figure stood beside the dry well with a bow, as if waiting.

The red sword energy flew from a distance and directly knocked down the bow in the black shadow's hand.

"Humph! With just this little ability, you dare to hurt me?"

The red Wei Yanwu rushed to the black shadow in an instant and slashed with his sword.

The sword cut through the cloth and pierced through the body.

However, his palm did not feel the imagined feeling of cutting flesh. Instead, he felt a hard object clamping his fire-forged source stone sword tightly, and he could not move for a moment.

Wei Yanwu raised his head and snapped his fingers with his left hand.

Another sword energy flashing with red light flew towards the black shadow's chest.

"Puff!" The black shadow was knocked against the wall by the sword energy and spit out blood.

Wei Yanwu sheathed his sword and stood still: "Nothing more than that."

Dozens of shadow guards surrounded him, holding up Originium lamps, swords, bows and crossbows to illuminate him.

It was an old man wrapped in red and black smoke.

The red and black robe he was wearing was covered with traces of burns from the flames. One hand was holding the golden belt, and the irregular black tail was dragging a residual shadow. His cheeks were haggard and his skin was dry, making the lower half of his face look more like a skeleton in the shadow.

As for the upper half of the face, it is hidden in the shadow and cannot be seen clearly.

"The official robes prescribed by the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, as well as the golden belt bestowed by the emperor, the golden seal and the purple ribbon, this outfit..."

Wei Yanwu looked at his clothes, muttered to himself, and suddenly realized:

"Fu Tingzhao! How brave!"

According to the rumors at Xuanwu Gate, Fu Tingzhao was going to shoot him. Was he really here to ambush him as the rumors said? Wei Yanwu thought to himself and immediately denied it: No, it's impossible. Fu Tingzhao is suffering from tuberculosis and even looks like he's dying when he attends court. How could he possibly come to assassinate him, who is a martial arts expert?

Unless Si Suitai's research on stealing the power of agents really made progress...

"Fu Tingzhao?"

When the shadow heard his voice, his shoulders trembled and he laughed:

"My dear brother, look again, who am I?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his face immediately stretched forward, twisted, and changed constantly. Wei Yanwu looked closely and saw that it had turned into the face of the Duke of Shu!

"!!" Wei Yanwu took a step back.

There was no way he could forget the face of his brother.

The other guards saw this, fearing that it was some special Originium skill, and did not dare to act rashly, but just surrounded Wei Yanwu to protect him. If the other party was really the Duke of Shu, and the Duke of Shu and Fu Tingzhao used the Originium skill to kill Wei Yanwu, it would be a palace coup.

"Does this face scare you?"

The Duke of Shu's shrill laughter echoed in Wei Yanwu's ears.

In front of all the guards, he walked step by step to Wei Yanwu.

The shadows on the face were like living things, moving around freely.