Exile at the beginning: Take the system and sister-in-law to farm

But the fish didn't take the bait, but an old man with a thin body and a gray beard came to the octogenarian's side with a senile pace.

The old man bowed and saluted, and said softly: "Your Majesty the Duke... something happened at the southern border!"

"Something happened at the southern border?"

The octogenarian man was slightly stunned, then his expression remained normal, disapproving, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"What could happen at the southern border? Is it possible that the Great Chu Empire can kill them again? Ha! How dare these timid young men still think of conquering our Huxiao Pass? With the Protector of the Country guarding us, our Great Yan Empire's mountains and rivers are safe. !”

The old man is very confident.

He is well aware of Yan Beidu's abilities - he is well versed in the art of recognizing people, proficient in the art of war, uses troops like a god, and strategizes.

As long as Yanbei is safe, it will be enough to keep the southern border safe for thirty years!

"Ugh……"

The old man sighed and said with a very sad expression: "It would be great if it were just like the Duke imagined it!"

"Ang? What do you mean??" The old man suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the old man sharply like a hawk.

The old man looked grave and said quietly: "Yan Beidu, his father and his son... were... beheaded at the southern border..."

"What?? What did you say?? When did this happen?? Is the news true??"

The octogenarian man suddenly trembled all over, put down the fishing rod in his hand and asked angrily.

"The news is true! It's been...almost twenty days!"

"Almost twenty days??"

The octogenarian man couldn't believe it and asked angrily: "It's been more than [-] days, how do I know??"

"According to the information, the city lord immediately received the decree from the palace and blocked the news... so..."

"You bastard!!" The old man was so angry that he kicked over the bucket next to him.

"Although the news is blocked, this morning, a businessman came into the city and mentioned the matter in the teahouse, which caused... now it has been spread outside..."

"Where are the ladies from the Protector's Mansion? Have they been implicated?" the old man asked hurriedly.

"According to the merchants, the wives and daughters of the Protector's Mansion were not beheaded! But they were exiled by His Majesty's decree... their homes were confiscated!"

"Searching and exile?"

The old man breathed a long sigh of relief and relaxed his tense nerves. As long as the ladies were not beheaded, that would be good news.

"Where is the place of exile?" the old man asked in a deep voice.

"The place of exile...seems...barbaric..."

"Barbaric??"

The old man's nerves that had been relaxed just now became tense again.

His heart was pounding, his face was ugly, his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and his mouth was trembling as he growled: "Exile to the wilderness...the wilderness...the wilderness is a place where no one cares, and is known as a paradise for evil people...Although he has not been beheaded, But it is far more cruel than beheading!! Yan Nandu... is too cruel! So hateful!!"

The octogenarian said the last thing, almost yelling.

The old man lowered his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, this is a righteous act of annihilating relatives, killing all of them, and driving your brothers and family to death!"

"Ugh!"

The octogenarian old man sighed and said: "Forcing the Duke Protector's family to death is a trivial matter. I'm afraid... there will never be peace in the southern border in the future!"

The old man was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Isn't Luo Zhengfeng appointed as a hussar general? Could it be that Luo Zhengfeng..."

"Luo Zhengfeng? Huh! He's just a young boy with a yellow mouth, but he really thinks he has learned the essence of running an army and commanding troops? If he hadn't attached to Li Rui halfway, could he have climbed to the position of general of hussars?" The octogenarian looked disdainful.

The old man lowered his head and remained silent.

Sudden.

The old man thought of something and couldn't help but sigh: "That's it! That's all! This is the fate of Yan Beidu! Even if we don't get rid of it now, we will get rid of it later!"

"Why... why?" The old man was puzzled.

The old man sat down cross-legged again, holding the fishing rod in his hand, closing his eyes, trying to calm himself down, and then said: "Yan Nan is in his seventies, and his body and bones are getting worse... The prince is only eight or nine years old, now get rid of Yan In Beidu, cultivating Luo Zhengfeng is equivalent to consolidating the foundation of the prince! If Yan Beidu and his son are not eliminated now, I am afraid that the day he dies, Yan Beidu and his son will inevitably support themselves and respect themselves, starting from the young prince. Here we usurp the throne!"

The old man suddenly realized, "That's right... Your Majesty is already very old, and the Crown Prince is only eight or nine years old... This gap is too big! On the other hand, the Lord Protector, who is seventy-five years old, has three sons! The eldest son and the second are both brave and capable generals. ! If we continue to keep the Protector’s family, it will be like raising a tiger and causing trouble!"

"Alas!" The octogenarian man sighed, "If Yan Rui had been here, Yan Beidou's family would not have suffered this disaster!"

Yan Rui is the eldest son of Yan Nandu. He was named the crown prince of the Yan Empire and the future heir to the throne. His age is not much different from Yan Yun's eldest brother Yan Feng.

It's a pity that he died on the battlefield during a border invasion.

After Yan Rui's death, all the other sons of Yan Nandu were good and bad, and only the youngest son Yan Yao was smart and wise.

Although Yan Yao is only eight or nine years old, he has a photographic memory.

Yan Nandu was afraid that he would not be able to intimidate the Yanbeidu family after he succeeded to the throne, so under the plan of Li Rui and Luo Zhengfeng, Yanbeidu, father and son, were accused of collaborating with the enemy at the border and deliberately treason, and beheaded in public.

"Then the Duke thinks... does Yan Beidu rebel?" the old man suddenly asked.

The octogenarian shook his head and said: "He will not rebel. There is no rebellion in him at all! Yan Nandu made the wrong move! Wrong move! Wrong step... Now I seriously suspect that Yan Beidu's death has a lot to do with Li Rui. Relationship!"

"Prime Minister Li Rui?"

"That's right! Li Rui is a despicable villain. He and Yan Bei are both in the court. They are not harmonious in face and heart! He must be fanning the flames in your majesty's ears, so that your majesty is on guard! With the cooperation of Li Rui and Luo Zhengfeng, Get rid of Yan Beidu! As for why Luo Zhengfeng can get together with Li Rui, it is because Luo Zhengfeng's position is constantly rising and he tastes the desire for power! So he breeds ambition! Li Rui also saw this in him, and Xiaozhi Reason, use emotion to make Luo Zhengfeng his chess piece!"

The octogenarian man is undoubtedly the person who sees things most clearly.

In this struggle for power and intrigues, although he stayed at home, his heart was like a mirror.

"Then...should we find a way to save the young lady secretly?" The old man suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"Save...must save! Yan Nan has gone crazy! I, Zhao Lie, am not crazy yet! Wanying is my precious granddaughter, how can I just watch Wanying endure such suffering?" the octogenarian yelled angrily.

The octogenarian old man is none other than the former General Protector of the Country, the grandfather of Madam Zhao Wanying—Zhao Lie!