After Li Yanyan left the Imperial Study, she immediately called for her most trusted maidservant to come over and whispered to her, "Hurry up and go see my father. Tell him that the Emperor already knows that he contacted the officials to prove his loyalty to the Great Zhou Dynasty! Grand Preceptor Qin just met the Emperor in the imperial study and gave the proof of allegiance to the Emperor! After the Emperor saw it, he was furious and told him to take precautions. Go quickly! "
The maid was so scared that her face turned pale. She quickly nodded and ran out.
Li Yanyan lost all her strength and fell into a round chair. If the matter was exposed, what would the Emperor think of their Li family? How would he treat her?
As soon as this thought appeared, Li Yanyan took a deep breath and confidently suppressed it.
The country was about to fall. The Emperor didn't even have enough food to eat. How would he have the strength to deal with the Li family? The country was in danger and needed people. If the Emperor dealt with the Li family, wouldn't he be afraid of being alone and without help in the future?
Thinking of this, Li Yanyan's worried heart relaxed.
What Li Yanyan didn't know was that after Qin Huaiyuan left the imperial study, Eunuch Lu told Yuchi Yan in detail about Li Yanyan's visit.
Yuchi Yan sneered, "You really think that zhen is a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied! I just think that they are a bit useful. "
Eunuch Lu said, "Everything is under consideration, Your Majesty. This servant has absolutely nothing to worry about."
Yuchi Yan thought for a bit, then called Eunuch Lu to his side and whispered a few words in his ear.
After Eunuch Lu heard this, he immediately bowed and left to handle the matter.
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At the same time, Li Yanyan's maid had already sent a message to Guogong Gong as quickly as possible.
When Guogong Gong heard this news, his entire body stiffened. His mind was in a mess and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
The few aides beside him also furrowed their brows, their faces gloomy.
"Guogong Gong, what should we do? If the Emperor finds out about our joint efforts, I'm afraid that the Emperor will be furious! "
"That's right, High Duke. Your reputation can't be ruined at this time. We have to think of a countermeasure."
Hearing the discussions of his advisors, Duke An gradually calmed down.
He sneered, "What are you afraid of?"
When he stood up, there was no longer any trace of panic on Duke An's face. He sneered and said, "Now that things have come to this, what is there to be afraid of? In the end, this old man's name wasn't the only one signed on the pledge of allegiance. As the saying goes, the law cannot punish the masses. Even if His Majesty wants to punish me, could it be that he can kill this old man and all of the court's generals? Without this old man, can His Majesty find another person to lead the troops? Without generals, how is he going to fight a war? "
Hearing Duke An's words, the advisors felt a bit more at ease. After careful analysis, all the ministers in the court were about to starve to death. The Emperor was in power, but he couldn't even feed his ministers. If he wanted to punish them, what position did he have to punish them?
"You're right, High Duke." A few of the aides also relaxed.
Duke An stroked his white beard. The sharp eagle eyes on his square face narrowed, "I didn't think that Qin brat would have the ability to obtain this old man's pledge of allegiance. He even took the initiative to present it to His Majesty and complain about this old man! It seems that this old fox's age isn't wasted. This old man has underestimated him. "
Hearing this, one of the advisors laughed and said, "To say that he is loyal to Qin Huaiyuan is nothing more than that. He is just a shameless person fishing for fame. He took the initiative to file a complaint because he wanted to gain benefits from both sides. Not only could he expose the Duke in front of the Emperor, but he could also gain benefits from the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"That pledge of allegiance, could it have flown over on its own? Wasn't it because he somehow got in touch with Da Zhou? It's clear that although he said righteously that he couldn't give up, in reality, he already had thoughts of surrendering. "
Duke An nodded in agreement. He believed that his talent wasn't inferior to Qin Huaiyuan's. However, everyone with the surname Qin was famous everywhere. There wasn't a single person in the world who didn't know Qin Huaiyuan, but how many people knew Duke An, Li Mian?
The two of them had different ideas. For example, during the defense of the city, Princess An, Zhang Wenzhong, wanted to win and secretly advocated surrendering.
However, Qin Huaiyuan advocated holding on and not giving up.
As a result, Qin Huaiyuan's position went against the interests of Duke An's faction.
More importantly, of their two daughters, one was the Emperor's legitimate Empress, but she didn't receive the Emperor's love; the other was truly loved by the Emperor. Even though he was forced to become a layman, the Emperor still couldn't forget her.
With all these factors added together, it was impossible for An Guogong and Qin Huaiyuan to ever get along.
Currently, in Dayan, Duke An was being suppressed by Qin Huaiyuan.
When Da Zhou's secret emissary came to secretly contact Duke An, he said that the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty had promised that if they surrendered in Dayan, all surrendered officials would be given preferential treatment and wouldn't bury any talents. In other words, if they went to Da Zhou, they would still be officials.
However, if this situation continued, even if they went to Da Zhou, Duke An would still be suppressed by the world famous Qin Huaiyuan!
Why? It was already like this in Dayan. If he went to Da Zhou, would he, Li Mian, still be suppressed?
Thinking of this, Duke An's eyes gradually became cold. "We can't let the Family Qin go to Da Zhou alive! Didn't that person from Da Zhou order us to secretly get rid of the Family Qin Huaiyuan? Otherwise, we'll use this matter to wipe out the Family Qin Huaiyuan and the Family Qin Huaiyuan! "
Hearing this, the aides all became excited. A few of them began to think and help Duke An come up with a plan.
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The heavy rain in the early morning cooled down the raging heat of the autumn. The people in Ning Garden were all busily preparing utensils to store water.
Thinking that perhaps after this nourishment, the wild vegetables and fruits on the mountain would grow a little faster, everyone's faces relaxed a little, which was rare to see.
Qin Yining was busy with the work at hand with the Sun Clan and whispering to each other when someone came in with a message.
"Benefactor, there's a master outside the gate. He says he's one of your father's men and that your father has something important to discuss with you, so he's come to see you."
Qin Yining was stunned.
His father hadn't come to the mountain for a long time. The two sides had lost contact for a month. Qin Yining was also worried about Qin Huaiyuan's situation. As soon as he heard that his father's man had come, he immediately said, "Thank you. I understand."
Qin Yining put down the pot in his hand and said with a smile, "Mother, I'll go out and take a look. Perhaps father wants to talk to me about something. "
The Sun Clan smiled reluctantly and nodded. "Go ahead. Since your father didn't say he wanted to talk to me, I won't go. I think it's Qi Tai. Help me ask about your father's situation in detail. "
Qin Yining naturally knew that the Sun Clan was sad. Because ever since Qin Huaiyuan went to defend the city, Cao Yuqing had always been by his side to protect him. How could the Sun Clan not be jealous?
Qin Yining didn't want to comment on his father's private life, so he just smiled and said, "I understand. I'll be back soon."
"Go ahead. I know you two have a lot of secrets."
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