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The people of Runing City are still asleep, the bright sun on the zenith rose early, exuding a muddy heat.

The sound of bells and drums came from the Forbidden Garden. No matter how hot it was, the ministers of the early court had to put on cumbersome and heavy official uniforms and wait for the opening of the Taiji Hall gate in the Waiting Pavilion.

It was extremely hot today, and all the ministers in the Houjun Pavilion were sweating. Their official uniforms stuck to their skin, and some of them were soaked in sweat, forming a dark circle on their backs.

Everyone was wiping off their sweat, wanting to quickly enter the cool Tai Chi Hall - except Wei Tingxu.

Wei Tingxu not only didn't sweat, but also had a strong yin on his bloodless face.Although she is smiling, I heard that she is actually very gentle, but for some reason, this young girl always exudes an aura that makes people afraid to approach and talk.

The eldest grandson Yao came to greet her. He heard that she fell into the water by accident some time ago. I don't know if she is in better health now.

I thought it would take at least a month of lying in bed to get better, but during this period of time, Wei Tingxu took the medicine prescribed by Zhen Wenjun on time, and he has improved, and the frequency of coughing has decreased a lot.It's just that it takes a longer time for the blood to recover.

The two were talking in a low voice, when a cough came from not far away, Wei Tingxu looked back, and Zhen Wenjun came up from the stone steps, covering his face with his sleeve and coughing repeatedly.

Wei Tingxu saluted Eldest Sun Yao and walked towards Zhen Wenjun: "Did the general catch a cold?"

Zhen Wenjun coughed twice more and managed to stop it. He pulled away his sleeves and showed a slightly flushed face: "Recently, the cold in Beijing has been severe. I accidentally caught some."

"But you got cold that day to save me?" Wei Tingxu asked.

At this moment, Guang Shaoling opened the door of Taiji Hall and let all the officials enter.

"You don't have to worry about such a trivial matter." Zhen Wenjun walked past her, and Wei Tingxu followed in.

In the early court, Li Yanyi first talked about Zuo Yun's illness and dismissal.

"The post of Shang Shuling is very important and cannot be vacant. Dear dear friends, do you have someone to recommend?"

Li Yanyi's voice echoed in the huge Taiji Hall, everyone in the Natural Hall heard it, and no one stood up to respond.

Those ministers who can stand in the Taiji Hall to participate in the early court and see the true face of the emperor are all people who have worked in the officialdom for many years and know that the heart of the emperor is unpredictable.Such an important position as Shang Shuling must be held by the emperor's confidantes. I am afraid that someone has already chosen it in the emperor's heart. I am asking now just to know everyone's opinion.Under normal circumstances, there will be no self-recommendations. In Dayu, modesty is a virtue, and there are no crazy students in the center, and all families with related interests recommend each other.

Everyone understands that the emperor has plans long ago, and now the recommendation is just to know who is linked to whose interests from everyone's words, it is just a test.

No one does this early bird.

The emperor's suspicion is one, and there is a more important point.

Not long after Zuo Yun came to power, he suddenly contracted a strange disease and had to return to his hometown for treatment.Someone went to see him and saw this strange disease that he couldn't wake up no matter how much he slept. For a while, rumors that Zuo Yun was under a gu spread wildly throughout Runing.

Who can attack Zuo Lingjun?Who could be behind the scenes?No one dared to mention that person's name, for fear of becoming the next victim.

Don't talk about it, everyone knows it in their hearts.

"His Majesty."

That frightening person stood up, her voice was not loud, but it made everyone in the hall shudder.

"Your Majesty, I feel that there is one person who can take up this high position."

Li Yanyi didn't say a word, not even the superficial politeness between the monarch and his ministers.

Wei Tingxu was not deterred by this embarrassment, and knelt down and said, "The person recommended by my minister is Bo Lan, the current Da Honglu, who has made great achievements in the development of the Wanxiang Road."

After hanging down, Li Yanyi narrowed his eyes, and gradually applied force with his fingers clasped on the dragon chair, almost trying to tear off a piece of the dragon chair.

All the ministers wondered, Bo Lan was a person whom the emperor vigorously promoted, and he became a Dahongxi before the age of 40. In the entire history of Dayu, there are only a handful of such young and promising people.More importantly, Bo Lan is Wei Tingxu's biggest opponent now, how could he recommend the strongest enemy?

Back then when Li Yanyi handed over Wanxiang Road to Bo Lan and kicked Wei Tingxu, the original hero, out of the game, other onlookers, not to mention the parties involved, felt that the emperor was too ruthless, and the Wei family would definitely fight back.Unexpectedly, the Wei family didn't make any moves, and this young first female official of Da Yu actually went to study history obediently, which is really puzzling.

Bo Lan has robbed her of her merits, and now she still recommends Bo Lan to be the minister. If Bo Lan really takes the position of minister, wouldn't the Wei family have no way out?

Everyone knew that the emperor wanted to use the Bo family to suppress the Wei family, but she dared to take the risk.

How dare she.

Seeing that Li Yanyi did not speak, Wei Tingxu went a step further and listed several candidates who are most suitable for the position of Shang Shuling in the current center. After counting, they are all members of the Bo family, and the one who is most favored by the emperor among the Bo family is probably If it is Bolan.

Wei Tingxu and his eldest son Sun Yao led more than 40 important officials to kneel down and strongly recommended Bo Lan.The momentum was so loud that Li Yanyi's ears hurt.

Standing by the side all the time, Bo Lan, who was yawning in the dark with her waist sore and legs weak, suddenly looked depressed, her hands were tightly clenched, almost bleeding from the mouth.

"Your Majesty!" Bo Lan couldn't bear it anymore, she inserted herself into the place closest to Li Yanyi, and was about to speak with a breath of zhenqi, but Li Yanyi slowly raised her hand, motioning him to shut up.

Something bad happened.

Bo Lan swallowed back what she wanted to say, and fell on the ground, dripping with sweat.

……

Li Yanyi originally wanted to use Bo Yuan as Minister of the Book, but in the end this sum did not come to fruition.

The oil lamp was about to burn out, and she didn't ask anyone to come in to change it, so she changed it by herself.

It was late at night, she was still in the imperial study, she was the only one, not wanting to talk or see anyone, Li Yanyi shut herself up.

Leaning tiredly on the chair, pinching the bridge of her nose, Li Yanyi closed her eyes, and strands of veil fell from the sky, surrounding her.Pulling aside the layers of curtains, Li Yanyi just wanted to find a clear path, and she was even sure that as long as she tore off these confusing curtains, she would definitely find a way forward.

But, what if there is really a trap ahead?

She walked forward, and suddenly the curtain was blown up by the strong wind, and she saw the abyss half a step away in a burst of dizziness.

What if?

Once it fails, she is not the only one who dies.It was the Li family, the Geng family, all the people who gave everything to help her and assist her to this day.It is impossible for Wei Tingxu to be merciful, and what is buried is Li's country that has been maintained for 200 years.

How can she be the king of subjugation?How could she keep laughing for thousands of years?

Li Yanyi knew that she had a 99 chance of winning, and Wei Tingxu was betting on this last point with her.

Bet she is afraid, bet she dare not do it.

Li Yanyi opened his bloodshot eyes, empty and tired.Everything in the whole room became very blurred, and she knew that she hadn't slept all day and night, whether it was her eyes or other parts of her body, she was almost at the limit.

She can't fall down yet and can't rest, because she hasn't found a suitable place for her hanging heart to fall down safely.

Li Yanyi packed up her emotions and spread out the dossier again.

Her desk is full of resumes and family backgrounds of the officials of the center, and she needs to find a useful person among these people.

Only on her own, she doesn't trust anyone else.Anyone could be the secret agent of the Wei family.

Sweeping the names of countless people with his fingertips, he read and analyzed the volumes line by line. Until the day was bright, Li Yanyi, who had not closed his eyes for 24 hours, suddenly felt pain in his fingertips, and a drop of blood dripped onto the volume. .

Her finger was pricked by an unpolished bamboo thorn, but the pain made her regain some energy.

The files fell all over the ground, almost burying her.

Great country, 200-year-old country, honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan!She actually has no one available.

Together with this thought, a sense of despondency spread all over her limbs, making her unable to read anything.

She lost her pen and kicked down the chair. When she got up, the soreness of her legs and dizziness almost brought her down. She barely supported her body and walked out.

There was sunshine outside, and she knew she had to go to the sun to bask in the sun, and she had to go for a walk in the garden.

When he opened the door and walked out, there was a person sitting at the door from the corner of his eye.Li Yanyi thought that he was delusional, but when he looked back, the person sitting at the door was Ah Xin.

Ah Xin lowered her head and closed her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep.

Li Yanyi's heart skipped a beat, and she stepped forward and tapped her shoulder lightly, and she opened her eyes.

"When did you come back? Why didn't you come in after staying outside the door all night?" Li Yanyi's eyes lingered on Ah Xin's face.

"I just came back last night. I know you have encountered something, and I don't want to disturb you." Ah Xin noticed Li Yanyi's haggardness, and wanted to reach out to touch her red and swollen eyes, but suddenly thought that the person in front of her was no longer her lover. It was the Son of Heaven who was aloof, and the movements in his hands stopped abruptly.

Li Yanyi noticed her pause, took the initiative to hold her hand, and stuck it to his face.

"Your palm is hurt."

"A Lie told me that Zuo Yun suddenly fell ill and became an official. I guessed that there was a change in the center, so I hurried back to Runing."

Li Yanyi spread her palms, without any warning, big tears fell down one by one.

Ah Xin hurriedly said: "It's just that I was in a hurry and forgot to wear my gloves, and the reins frayed it. I bandaged it up and put some medicine on it, and it will be fine soon. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about such a small injury."

Li Yanyi held her hand tightly, and her red eyes became even redder after crying: "Ah Xin, I know what you have suffered... I have always wanted to make up for you all these years, but I found out After ascending to the throne, I don't even have the ability to treat you well. Am I not worthy of being the emperor?"

Ah Xin was shocked and straightened up: "Why did your majesty say such things? Even if Zuo Yun is gone, your majesty can still re-establish the Shangshutai, don't just because of one person..."

Li Yanyi shook her head: "It's too late."

Ah Xin was puzzled.

"The Wei family has 25 troops, ambushing in Dai'an County, two hundred miles away from Runing."

Ah Xin was extremely surprised but did not dare to make too much noise: "25..."

"Yes, 25. This is only the result of a preliminary investigation. The actual number may be even more than this. Now that there are internal and external troubles, the Wei family will definitely wait to take advantage of the chaos when the Jin army marches southward. 25, swallow Ru Ning is only for a moment."

"Even if there are so many horses, where will the food supply come from?"

"Zhen Wenjun, she has. The two of them have never broken off their relationship."

Ah Xin: "..."

"And I suspect that Wei Lun's serious illness is a fake. Once the Jin army breaks through Mengliang and goes straight to Guanyang, Wei Lun will probably rise up again to command the Wei family army. There is also the eldest grandson's family that cannot be ignored. Well, the Heavenly Soldiers Box is both a provocation and a warning. I don’t think she may have shown all her abilities until now. They have made the best preparations, but I don’t even have anyone who can trust me.”

"Your Majesty, even if the Jin army rushes into the pass, the Wei family can only send troops to serve the king. If they want to take the opportunity to rebel, aren't they afraid of being attacked by the princes of the world? What excuse does she have to hurt you?"

"Have."

Ah Xin was puzzled.

"Remember what I told you about the secret scroll of the Ruan family? I always thought that the secret scroll recorded only things that Emperor Ming was afraid of, and it would have no impact on today's court situation. I didn't expect...that secret scroll actually recorded something that could The key to the complete destruction of the Li family!"

Li Yanyi has always been uneasy about the contents of the secret scroll. It is not that she has never tried to open the wooden box, but the wooden box is too hard to open. Wei Tingxu asked her to open it if she wanted to try to open it. They all asked Ah Yin to follow up on the secret scroll.

Yesterday morning, when Li Yanyi came back from the morning break, Li Yanyi was all focused on Bo's house, and Ah Yin was presenting the secret of the secret scroll, the secret of King Rui changing the civet cat for the prince.

After reading it, Li Yanyi felt that the world was splitting apart, and his whole body was on the verge of falling.

"I know that I am the first child of my father. If it weren't for the difference between male and female, how could someone else be crowned prince?" Li Yanyi looked at Yanyang and said with a sad smile, "Who knows, I am not orthodox, I am Na Rui King's..." At this point Li Yanyi couldn't continue, the most important cornerstone of maintaining her dignity as an emperor in her heart fell apart, and her dignity was completely gone.

"I'm also a descendant of usurpers and rebels. Whether it's a man or a woman, this country has nothing to do with me! Reincarnation in heaven, my father stole other people's throne back then, and now my throne is also coveted by others. Could this be retribution?"

A pair of gentle arms encircled her, and Ah Xin hugged her from behind.

"If all this hadn't happened, we would be the daughters of two aristocratic families now. Even if we are dandy and have no ambitions, at least we have mountains and rivers as companions and alliances. Enjoy the flowers in spring and the moon in autumn."

Li Yanyi closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.

She had indeed fantasized about the life Ah Xin said, which was very beautiful, and it was the most beautiful of all the ways of life she imagined.

Too bad it doesn't exist.

It didn't exist in the past, it doesn't exist now, and it won't exist in the future.

Opening her eyes, it was still the dangerous world she was familiar with.

"I am already in this position, and there is no way out. No matter what, the widow will fight Wei Zizhuo to the end."

Just when Li Yanyi was deeply aware that Wei Tingxu's layout was extremely weird, making people walk into the center of the trap unknowingly, and at any time they might step into the air and be smashed to pieces, the situation suddenly changed because of two things Dramatic twist.

Bo Chishen actually broke through the Jin army, regained the territory of nearly [-] miles to the north, and fought several great victories in a row.

Just when Li Yanyi received the good news and his spirits were lifted, news from the other party came.

Wei Lun was seriously ill again and was already on his deathbed, so he might not last for a few more days.

Wei Lun is finally dying!

Li Yanyi doesn't really believe that God will help her so much at this time, could it be Wei Tingxu's scheme?

Li Yanyi wanted to go to the Wei Mansion to find out the truth.