don't fight the general

Chapter 84

Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, the Taining Hall has been the place where successive emperors summoned courtiers and handled government affairs. After Emperor Yongchu built the Yongshou Palace, it gradually became idle.Even as a prince, Yan Jing only came here a few times when he was young, but he didn't expect that one day, he would appear here with a completely different identity.

The hall was originally noisy, but just standing at the entrance of the hall, one could fully feel the fear and sincerity of the adults in the hall at the moment. They gathered together in groups of three and four, discussing something, until Yan Jing's figure appeared at the entrance of the hall , and became silent in a moment of astonishment.

Yan Jing tilted his head slightly, and looked at these people's faces one by one. Out of politeness, everyone lowered their heads one after another. Occasionally, one or two people lost their minds and forgot. Stagger your line of sight and avoid eye contact with it.

Almost everyone in the hall had a thought in their minds—is this young man with a murderous face in front of him really the penniless eldest son of the emperor?

The hall was terribly quiet, but Yan Jing still maintained his composure. He didn't raise the corner of his lips until he had passed everyone's faces in his mind. Go to the palace.Cui Wei clenched the long sword at his waist and followed Yan Jing a step away. He didn't stand beside him until Yan Jing sat down on the main seat in the hall. The two of them didn't make any obvious sounds, but Every small movement made the hearts of everyone in the hall tremble.

Yan Jing sat upright on the chair, looking at the people with different expressions, a slight smile appeared on his lips.He can fully understand what these people are worried about at the moment. After all, from the day when Yan Cong forced the palace to rebel, Emperor Yongchu died, and then Chen Qi occupied the imperial city, too many things happened. There are countless people here. Some of those who died and survived may be really lucky, and some of them naturally made a lot of compromises in order to save their lives.

But now, Yan Jing is making a comeback, and the Great Wei, which has come to an end, is actually revived. Who can guarantee that the new master will not be liquidated, and they will not be included in Yan Cong or Chen Qi's lineage? ?

Especially the new owner, because he was not favored by others in the past, his temper and temperament are really unpredictable.Just like Xuan Pinghou, who was standing by his side as a guard at this moment, was the new lord's deadly enemy nearly a year ago, wouldn't he still be able to form an alliance today?

Yan Jing tapped the armrest unconsciously with his fingers, and after looking sideways at Cui Wei beside him for a while, he finally said the first sentence after entering this hall: "My lords, don't come here without any harm."

Yan Jing's voice was not high, but this sentence was like a signal, and everyone in the hall bowed their heads one after another: "I am afraid, I will see Your Highness the Crown Prince."

As if he had heard something funny, Yan Jing let out a chuckle: "Although your lords have been trapped in this imperial city for more than a few months, you are still very well informed." Speaking of this, he suddenly clapped his hands and suddenly said: "Look at my memory, when my father announced his will, most of you adults were present, so when did the remaining adults enter the palace?"

As he spoke, he raised his eyes again, looked at the faces of these people, paused briefly on the faces of a few of them, and then nodded: "He Ziran, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, Chen Zhen, Minister of Criminal Affairs, oh , and this Mr. Zheng...should have all entered the palace with my second brother who forced the palace to rebel, right?" Yan Jing's eyes paused for a moment on the face of someone in the corner, "I heard that your lord Zheng Jing After abandoning the city and surrendering to Chen Qi, Yan Cong and related people were imprisoned by Chen Qi, I was a little surprised to see Young Master Zheng here."

After Yan Jing finished speaking, she looked away. Obviously, she didn't need any answers from these people, but continued to say: "But since he belongs to my second brother, I don't bother to ask. I have something in my heart." If you have any questions, you should ask the adults who watched my father read the will in Yongshou Palace that day."

While speaking, Yan Jing stood up slowly, with his hands behind his back, his eyes lowered, the corners of his lips were slightly upturned, and there was even a little smile on his face: "You heard with your own ears that my father sealed me as an emperor before he died. Prince, you should be clear, after my father's death, I was the lord of the Great Wei, and after that, with what kind of mood did you first welcome Yan Cong and then Chen Qi into the palace?"

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and almost the next moment, almost everyone in the hall fell to their knees: "I am ashamed of the late emperor, ashamed of my Highness, I deserve to die."

The few people who had been named by Yan Jing just now were at a loss. After a while, He Ziran and Chen Zhen also knelt down slowly. Only Mr. Zheng still stood where he was, and he didn't know where the courage came from , suddenly raised his head and glared at Yan Jing: "If you had no other choice, do you really think that the first emperor would be willing to leave the throne to you? In the final analysis, he is just a waste. With the help of the Cui family, he can stand here and show off his prestige. You Do you think the Cui family will let you sit in this position for a long time?"

The long sword was unsheathed, and a cold light flashed in the hall. Almost at the same time, Yan Jing grabbed Cui Wei's arm, and gently pressed back his half-unsheathed sword with the other hand.Yan Jing patted the back of Cui Wei's hand lightly, and then turned to look at Mr. Zheng: "No matter how long you can sit, it's better than the second brother who has been tossing around for so long. Before he could sit up, he turned his head and pretended to be Chen Qide." A prisoner, isn't he?"

Mr. Zheng probably knew that he would not end well today, so he simply used all his courage at this moment. He pointed at Yan Jing, and said viciously: "What if I put on the dragon robe? In the end After all, she was born of a maidservant." Speaking of this, he couldn't help laughing out loud, "By the way, I forgot, she is already dead, even if you become the emperor, your extravagant thinking for a lifetime does not belong to you My mother can't see anything."

The lingering smile on Yan Jing's lips disappeared in an instant, killing intent arose from his eyes, he raised his right hand, lightly touched the long sword at his waist, and suddenly let go: "Zheng Young master's parents are still alive, which is enviable."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands lightly, and immediately two guards entered the hall, straightly gagged Mr. Zheng and pressed him to the ground, Yan Jing's cold voice sounded in the hall: "Collude with traitors, bully the king!" Rebellion is a capital crime, but today I will give you a chance to say goodbye to your parents, and with them watching you on your way, Mr. Zheng should be content."

After a while of struggling, the guards dragged him out of the hall, and the hall returned to calm. Yan Jing looked away and looked at the people who were still kneeling in the hall: "I was too busy talking to Mr. Zheng, and I almost forgot all the adults. " He turned around and sat down on the chair again, "Everyone is afraid of death. Life and death are in front of you, and you have to make a choice. Why are you all guilty? I just asked casually just now, and didn't There is no intention of reckoning, everyone, don’t be afraid, let’s get back together.”

The people kneeling on the ground slowly raised their heads, looked at Yan Jing's expression carefully, and finally got up one after another, leaving only the rustling of clothes.

Yan Jing looked at everyone's movements, tilted her body, let herself sit on the chair, supported her chin with one hand, and continued to tap the armrest with the other knuckles: "It's not clear, but it's not that I don't care at all After all, some of you present are forced by the situation, and some are willing to make friends with traitors. Since you have made a choice that day and want to take the risk to please a new master, you can’t just pretend that nothing happened after the failure. It's not fair to calm down as if nothing happened like other frightened adults, don't you think?"

The sound of knocking on the armrest stopped, and Yan Jing raised his head: "But this matter is not in a hurry. The list in my hand still needs to be checked carefully, so as not to wrong innocent people. When you go back, you adults, it is good to recall it. In the past few months, in this imperial city, what have you experienced and what the people around you have done, so you can remind me."

"The ministers obey the order."

"Very good, I have reached a consensus with you today, so let's stop here today." Yan Jing clapped her hands again, "Everyone has been sleepy in this imperial city for a while, so you should go back to see Look at the wives and children at home. However, don’t think about other actions, let alone leave the capital, after all, after a while, I will invite you all to attend my enthronement ceremony.”

After finishing speaking, he raised his voice slightly, and ordered outside the hall: "Prepare chariots and horses, and send you adults back to your residence."

Everyone saluted and retreated, and exited the hall one after another, and finally only Yan Jing and Cui Wei were left. Yan Jing looked at the empty hall, and suddenly let out a soft sigh.

"Brother Jing?" Cui Wei heard and asked immediately.

Yan Jing held his hand and shook his head gently: "It's nothing, but I always thought that I couldn't do such a thing, but when I really stood in this position, I realized that there are many things in this world. , Everything that can’t be done can also be done.”

"I always thought you could do it," Cui Wei said firmly, "It just depends on whether you want it or not."

Yan Jing smiled slightly: "You are probably the only one in this world, and you believe me unreservedly." He looked around the entire palace room, "This Taining Palace is really depressing. It's too boring to stay here all day. It seems that I have to spend a little time to choose a better bedroom for myself. However, these are things for later. Now that I am back, there are some things that must be done one by one. solution to the case.”