Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

Yan Chengqi and his wife were stopped by palace guards outside of Zhaoyang Palace. The reason was that Noble Consort Zheng and his wife were both beaten into the cold palace and no one was allowed to visit them.    

    

The might of heaven could not be violated, it was not like back then when the King Jing was falsely accused of rebellion, only exposing the army raising stronghold, and in less than three days, the stronghold was taken by the imperial army. This time, the rebellion was not a small matter and some rumors had disturbed the people's hearts, but it had already occupied the Qin Province, and planned to bring the southern generation into its own territory.    

    

Only then did Yan Chengqi understand why the emperor was lenient towards Yan Chenglee that year. It was because he knew all of their little tricks, and had used this to suppress the empress's mother, the Cui family.    

    

He was nervous as he hurried to the Palace to see the Emperor, who was stopped by Lee Dehai. The Emperor was furious and was unconscious, unable to see him.    

    

Without even seeing the emperor's face, he could not guarantee that the emperor was truly sick to the point of being unable to see anyone, or did he intentionally not want to see him, which was why he found such an excuse. He was uneasy in his heart, and chatted with Lee Dehai for more than an hour, attempting to pry information about the situation in the south from Lee Dehai's mouth.    

    

It was unknown if he was being too tactful, or if Lee Dehai had no intentions of hiding anything from him, but he found out from Lee Dehai that the emperor had sent someone to the justice courts to investigate the matter of his secret weapon creation officials being detained in the General Zheng, and had not allowed them to return to the capital to report. Furthermore, the Zheng Family's family members had all sneakily gone south last month.    

    

He could feel that his own position was in danger. He asked Lee Dehai to pass on a message to the emperor that he wanted to meet the emperor, and he also begged the emperor to allow him to meet the Noble Consort Zheng.    

    

Lee Dehai did not agree, he only told him to return and recuperate. As for the other matters, they would naturally go and take care of them.    

    

After Yan Chengqi left, Lee Dehai returned to the Palace. The emperor was angry beyond words and had slept for a long time, but he had already woken up.    

    

The emperor had just drunk some medicine and was currently resting on his bed. He knew that Yan Chengqi had come to see him, but because of the Zheng Family, he did not wish to see his son.    

    

"Your Majesty." Lee Dehai was holding a horsetail whisk in his hand, and he kneeled in front of the emperor's bed the moment he entered, reporting Yan Chengqi's request to the emperor in detail.    

    

The Emperor held his chin and thought deeply for a while, then said to Lee Dehai: "Pass down the decree, Second Prince is not allowed to take even half a step out of the manor before his injuries are healed and he has also caught a bad disease."    

    

Lee Dehai raised his head and looked at the emperor, his cold and serious eyes overflowing with emotions. Lee Dehai's heart sank, following beside the emperor for so many years, after the emperor ascended the throne, the country was at peace, and the seas were at peace. He had not seen the emperor in a long time, but he had actually forgotten that the current emperor was once the general of the battlefield.    

    

"In the end, I'm already old." The emperor mocked himself with a sigh.    

    

He didn't hear me, he didn't hear me, he didn't hear me … Lee Dehai wanted to cover his ears and say something against the Son of Heaven. Even if the Son of Heaven himself had said it, he could not listen to it, and even more so did not believe it.    

    

The emperor rubbed his temples and waved his hand at Lee Dehai, "Go and pass down the orders."    

    

— —    

    

He was grounded.    

    

Yan Chengqi clearly understood his own situation as he looked at the three layers on the outside of the manor, which tightly surrounded his mansion, and which the imperial guards did not even let out a single fly.    

    

This time he did not lose his temper. He sat quietly in his study, meditating for the entire day. Alone, he thought of many things, and gained a new understanding of the situation of the Emperor and the Imperial Court.    

    

Realizing the current situation, he didn't get annoyed anymore. Every day, he would call upon the dancers and musicians from the mansion, and live a life of singing and dancing to the point of peace, setting off the bodies.    

    

He wanted to know what Yan Chengqi was doing. Someone who was in a high position and couldn't even trust his own son, and he knew that his place in the clan would attract attention. In order to sit in this position, there were many people who would climb up the stairs while stepping on the corpses of their father and brothers.    

    

Day after day, day after day, it was almost the same routine. It was so boring that even the emperor was yawning when he heard it. He was wondering what kind of blow his son had suffered to suddenly become so abnormal?    

    

"Drinking and singing again?"    

    

"It's like this, your majesty. The Second Prince had someone recruit a new musician, and even found a new dancer. This subject has heard the sound of playing and singing in His Highness's residence all day, and only after dusk, when the Second Crown Princess barged into the hall and sent the dancers back to the courtyard did the mansion calm down." The sound of the lyrics mixed with the aroma of alcohol made one drowsy.    

    

"A new dancer?" This was too abnormal. It was as though he was deliberately letting his guard down to let his guard down.    

    

"Yes, this subject investigated for a bit. His Highness has also invited Miss Qiao Hong from Pear Garden who is proficient in singing to enter the palace." Could it be that Second Prince was hurt too badly and had gone insane?    

    

The Emperor pondered. There was always a reason for changing too quickly, and he believed that his second son's ambitions would not be so easily abandoned.    

    

"Watch him carefully. Don't let his guard down just because he's leading a normal life." It is easy to be negligent, the Emperor mused, resting his chin on his hand. He may have underestimated his second son.    

    

"Yes, Your Majesty." He felt that the Emperor was making a big fuss out of nothing. The Second Prince had already been grounded, how could he escape under the watch of the Emperor? He didn't think so.    

    

After the captain of the guards who was monitoring the Second Prince Palace left, the emperor sent two more dark guards over to spy on them, and summoned the King Kang Le.    

    

"..."    

    

"What?" Let His Highness lead the troops to assist General Zhao? " Mr. Zhang stood up in shock, not even bothering to knock over his teacup.    

    

He only had one thing on his mind, why would the Emperor suddenly send the King Kang Le to lead the troops to war? King Kang Le's leg was injured, his movements were unfavorable, and his martial arts were undeveloped. All these years, he had been focused on recuperating from his illness and did not do anything eye-catching. How did he get caught in the emperor's eyes?    

    

Yan Cheng'an was also very depressed in his heart. He had to admit that the emperor of Great Yan Dynasty was much harder to deal with than he thought. He reached out his hands to press on his knees as a cold light flashed in his eyes.    

    

"The emperor is probably preparing for this prince." The royal family had always been suspicious. If they were ready to stab their own brothers and sons in the face, who would so easily deliver their trust?    

    

"Why is it so sudden?" Mr Zhang poured another cup of tea, drank it up and asked in a low voice, "What is our plan?"    

    

"Take a moment." The Emperor suddenly sent out his troops, clearly intending to probe him out. If he brought his weapons into the city at this time, he might become a turtle in a jar.    

    

"This subordinate understands." This was a terrible situation. He thought that his plan was about to succeed, but who knew that there would be such a twist? Mr Zhang pulled at his hair in frustration. He could not help but panic when he thought that their plan might be seen through by the Emperor.    

    

"What are you panicking for?" It was just a small matter. It wasn't enough to cause them to become flustered.    

    

"I'm afraid it's the suspicion raised by the leak of the military map." A thought flashed through Mr Zhang's mind as he recalled what happened earlier. That old fox, the Emperor, would not easily expose this matter. He would definitely have his suspicions long ago. He would seize this opportunity to test out the intentions of the Imperial Court.    

    

Yan Cheng'an also felt that it was so, but since things were already like this, he had no way of turning back. He could only try his best to hide it from the emperor, and wait for their people and weapons to be transported to the capital before seizing the opportunity to take the dog emperor's life.    

    

"What has Yan Chengqi been doing recently?" He had originally planned to let Yan Chengqi take the blame for this. That person had ambitions, but unfortunately, he did not have the ambition and did not have the wisdom to make use of him, so he did not know it yet.    

    

"Drinking wine for fun, nights for success." Just a little setback and he would be unable to recover from it. Mr Zhang looked down on Yan Chengqi.    

    

felt that this situation was extremely strange. Logically speaking, he should have done everything he could to contact and rescue the General Zheng, but he should not have done anything … This was too strange, it was so strange that people had to be wary of it.    

    

After Mr Zhang left, Yan Cheng'an began to pack his luggage. He took the letter in the study room, and early the next morning, he led the troops to the Qin Province.    

    

General Zhao and Yan Cheng'an sent out troops from the front and back, causing the city's defenses to be weakened. Due to the war, the imperial treasury was empty, and the imperial government needed a large amount of silver to prepare the military supplies. The Minister of the Left was ordered to gather military salaries and funds from the Jiangnan region.    

    

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Shen Jingli was also very busy. Not only did he have to manage the entire County Prince's Mansion, he also had to take care of the three children, and expand his own business.    

    

He had always felt that if he relied on the shop in his hands, his entire family would be able to live without food and clothing for the rest of their lives. In fact, there wasn't anything wrong with that, if Mu Chen didn't go out to battle, didn't go to the Northwest battlefield, and didn't take out money to supplement his warriors, they probably wouldn't be able to spend all their money in their entire lives.    

    

In order to earn more money, Shen Jingli bought another 500 mu of land. He planted medicinal herbs and spices, which he sold to the medicine store. In order to be beautiful, a woman didn't care how much money she invested. As long as her product was good enough and had an effect, she would definitely attract a lot of customers.    

    

In order to expand his business, he took the initiative to look for Cousin Zhou Hao and discuss about cooperation with him. As he was born into an imperial family, Zhou Hao had more business mind than his direct descendant, but because of the difference between direct descendants and direct descendants, he could only be separated from them and could not inherit their family business.    

    

Relying on the match business that Shen Jingli provided, he had already accumulated a bit of wealth and reputation. Therefore, when Shen Jingli came to discuss the medicine and spices business with him, he agreed without hesitation and helped Shen Jingli buy a few hundred acres of land.    

    

Not only that, he also wanted to raise Yang Ningxiu's Embroidery Workshop up as well, making those adorable dolls into a group, making them into a bed … He was not afraid of taking risks. A timid person would not be able to make a lot of money, and he also had the backing of a great general's cousin. His business journey was much smoother than he had imagined.    

    

At the end of May, Shen Jingli sent a few more carriages northwest. At the same time, Mu Ke had a falling out with the Dehui County Lord because of the marriage agreement, so he left home to stay at their home.