Chapter 359 No loss, Prime Minister's Choice
The emperor has heard Du Yilin mention Leng Xuanrong more than once. He remembers Leng Chengqi, who was outstanding at the beginning. However, he never thought that An Longyi, the prime minister of power, would eventually die in the hands of a little girl.
"I gave the poison I got from Dr. Yan to Leng Xuanrong, and the symptoms of An Longyi's poisoning were exactly the same as what Dr. Yan told me at the beginning, so I can be sure that it was Leng Xuanrong who poisoned An Longyi." Du Yilin thought of Leng Xuanrong and looked cold. "However, I haven't figured out how Leng Xuanrong did it so far... Many of the things this woman has done have made my mindless. If she has the intention to do it, then Leng Xuanrong is really too deep to reveal it. Can she easily do what she can't even do? Or this thing is a coincidence, but even if it is a coincidence, Leng Xuanrong is too coincidental..."
Du Yilin's many questions about Leng Xuanrong have not been solved, and he talked endlessly at this point.
The emperor frowned and listened to Du Yilin's words and shook his head with a wry smile, "As you said, has this Leng Xuanrong always been on the side of the court? Such a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl doesn't need your high-ranking king to be so brain-racking, right?
Du Yilin looked at the emperor and smiled bitterly.
It is not only the matter of this 15- or 16-year-old girl that will make him suffer, but also the affairs of the people around the girl.
Du Yilin took the letter out of his arms and gave it to the emperor and said, "Brother, take a look at this first."
"What is this?" The emperor took the letter and read it carefully, and his face suddenly became a little ugly. An Longyi only has two sons and one daughter. Where did the third son of the An family come from? Is this letter...written by An Pingzhi?
Du Yilin nodded and whispered, "This Anping left us such trouble before his death. Brother, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
The emperor frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "If An Pingzhi's guilt in this letter is made public, he will naturally be able to implement the crime of the family, but if the third son of the An family gets any news from this, I'm afraid it will be difficult..." After saying that, he said to Du Yilin fiercely, "Yilin, in any case, you want Find the third son of the An family and kill him to eliminate future troubles.
Listen to the emperor's words, Du Yilin was half happy and worried. With the emperor's gentle personality, he can say that he can kill to eliminate future troubles, which shows that he has now become a real emperor and the king of a country. This is a pleasure for Du Yilin, but on the contrary, Du Yilin is also afraid that his brother's temperament will change after this matter. There is no suppression of An Longyi on his head, and there is no one around him who is enough to let the emperor worry about. With his subordinate, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to control the emperor's decision in the future.
"Brother, I still have a secret report on this matter."
Du Yilin told the emperor that Zeng Yanliang might be An Longyi's third son. After hearing these things, the emperor's face also sank a little.
"Yi Lin, since you already know that Zeng Yanliang is the third son of An Longyi, why don't you send someone to catch him back immediately?" The emperor asked with some reproach.
Du Yilin said with a wry smile, "That Zeng Yanliang was not only Wang Jia's personal guard under his subordinates, but also had a close relationship with those people in the Kirin Camp. With his current martial arts, it doesn't mean that he can be caught."
"Absurd." The emperor looked at Du Yilin with a smile and said, "If you want to arrest a person, you don't need to care whether he is a master or not? Even if he is a foreign evil, I'm afraid he will be caught by you one day. Yilin, tell me the truth, is there anything else about Zeng Yanliang? Otherwise, do you intend to protect him?"
Du Yilin nodded when he heard the words, "What the royal brother said is absolutely right. I really intend to protect that Zeng Yanliang. I don't want him to die because of such a false thing, let alone let such a trap set before An Pingzhi's death. My brother and An Longyi and An Ping's father and son have been fighting secretly for so long. In the end, my brother still don't want to lose to them at all!"
Du Yilin's words were impassioned, and the emperor's heart was also hot when he heard the words. He nodded vigorously, "In this case, I..." The emperor was about to say, "I have escaped Zeng Yanliang's sin", but when the words came to his mouth, he was shocked to find something wrong.
If Zeng Yanliang's sin is avoided now, won't it still leave a curse?
The emperor locked his eyebrows and thought about it. If Zeng Yanliang's sin is cured, then it will be the will of peace. If Zeng Yanliang is spared, will there be endless trouble in the future?
This is really a dilemma.
The emperor looked at Du Yilin with some distress and asked in a low voice, "Yilin, do you have the best way?"
Du Yilin picked up the corners of his mouth and smiled, came to the emperor's ear, and whispered to the emperor what he thought of.
After coming out of the palace, Du Yilin rushed directly to the imperial palace. King Xiaohan visited the imperial palace in person, and the imperial palace naturally greeted him with courtesy. Those who came out to welcome Du Yilin were all people of Uncle Dou Haowei's generation, including many masters who had taught Du Yilin knowledge. Du Yilin has never been as cold to others in front of these people, but at the same time, he is not very enthusiastic. Fortunately, these people are all smart people who are knowledgeable and reasonable. After letting Du Yilin go to the main hall for a while, they didn't talk much to ask the Prime Minister's mansion.
Du Yilin asked Dou Haowei's father to guide him to the back house to meet the old man of the emperor's mansion. In front of this old man, Du Yilin was much more respectful.
The old man was also very polite to Du Yilin. The two sat and drank tea. The old man whispered, "The prince's heroic feat saved Huanghuang from water and fire. It's gratulations."
Du Yilin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If I hadn't received a lot of help, I would never have lived to this day."
The old man was relieved to hear Du Yilin say so. He opened his mouth and asked, "I heard that An Longyi, the assistant prime minister, was poisoned and died. Should the prince temporarily replace the position of prime minister?"
Although Du Yilin is only in his twenties, he has been crawling around the tigers and wolves of the whole dynasty for so many years. How can he not hear the meaning of the old man's words? Du Yilin smiled bitterly and said, "Although Huanghuang has such a rebellious minister as An Longyi, there are still many sages. The Prime Minister has the heavy responsibility of assisting the emperor, and the great sages should be allowed to do it. Speaking of this, Du Yilin leaned slightly and said softly to the old man, "Yilin came to visit Mr. Dou today because he wanted to hear Mr. Dou's opinion on the choice of prime minister. As you can see, who can take this position in this dynasty?
The old man narrowed his eyes and picked up a tea bowl and took a sip of tea. He looked at Du Yilin and saw that every word he said was a hearty word, not intended to be perfunctory. The old man admired the king from the bottom of his heart. At a young age, he has the courage to know how to advance and retreat. This Xiaohan Wang Du Yilin is really valuable.
After thinking for a long time, he finally put down the tea bowl, sighed, and shook his head and said, "An Longyi has been in charge of the court for eight years. He has been in prison, widely formed a wide range of party feathers, and framed countless loyal people. Now although he has been poisoned to death, there are still party members in the court. The sages are hidden in the city, and there is no one in the court. The prince has a pair of wise eyes, but he may not be able to tell who is the second An Longyi.
Du Yilin frowned when he heard the words. What the old man said was exactly what he was most worried about.
The emperor is weak and gentle. If he is deceived by treacherous ministers in the future, I'm afraid that no one can recover it. At present, it is too difficult to find a person who can sincerely assist the emperor, is virtuous and talented, and will not have two hearts to the court. Most importantly, if the person you find is someone who has something to do with An Longyi, the consequences are absolutely unimaginable.
It is no exaggeration to say that there is no one in the court.
However, although it is difficult to find such a person, Du Yilin has a candidate in his heart.
"Mr. Dou, as you said, there is no one in the court. The sages are hidden in the world, and the candidate Yi Lin thinks of is the sages hidden in the city." Du Yilin said cautiously, "Mr. Dou, do you think Mr. Wu of the Dou family... can take the position of prime minister?"
The old man laughed loudly when he heard the words. He shook his head as if he had thought that Du Yilin would mention Mr. Wu, Dou Yandong, and said, "The prince must know Yandong's character. I'm afraid it's more uncomfortable for him to enter the court than to take his life. What's more, although our Dou family has hung the golden plaque of the emperor's mansion for many years, in the past dynasties, there has never been a direct son who entered the court as an official. Not to mention that the stubborn Yandong can't serve as prime minister for the country and the people, even Haowei is not an official. The Dou family is too straightforward. Please ask the prince to find someone else.
Du Yilin heard that the old man not only blocked the matter of inviting Mr. Wu, Dou Yandong to enter the court as an official, but also blocked what he wanted to say next to let Dou Haowei enter the court as an official. The Dou family was too straightforward, which really made Du Yilin have nothing to refute.
Think about it, how can Du Yilin not know the reason why the Dou family has always prevented his direct descendants from entering the court as officials? Such a large imperial palace has not only the grace of the royal family, but also the respect of the world. If you become an official, it is inevitable that one day the imperial palace will also embark on the road to settle down.
Thinking of this, Du Yilin smiled and whispered, "Mr. Dou is very true. Yilin has another candidate. I don't know what the old gentleman thinks.
"Oh?" The old man opened his eyes slightly and looked at Du Yilin. He said that there was still a candidate, which was unexpected by the old man. "Who is the other person the prince said?"
Du Yilin replied softly, "This person won the golden list that year. The officer worshipped the fourth-grade servant of the Military Affairs Department. Later, he fled with his family and his family because of the case of being implicated in the imperial library. This person is also Mr. Wu's best friend. His name is Leng Chengqi."