cannon fodder attack

Yan Ling didn't care that Xi Chengxu was perfunctory.

Anyway, with him here, there is no need for the other party to worry about these things.

Looking at the person who kept his eyes on the memorial, he couldn't help getting up and approaching, and reached out to touch the other's fair cheek.

"So whatever you do seriously, I will read it again in the end."

Xi Chengxu dodged his hand abruptly, squeezed the memorial tightly with his fingers, and said in a cold tone, "The Regent respects himself."

Yan Ling paused, and the smile on his face faded a lot.

It's not that he can't see how much the other party rejects him... But so what, the person he likes cannot be avoided.

Yan Ling withdrew his hand, in a bad mood, but he didn't want to push the other party too hard, so he held back his anger and left without saying a word.

He has time to wait.

Xi Chengxu only relaxed his tense body when he could no longer see Yan Ling.

He angrily pushed all the memorials on the case to the ground, gasping for breath, with humiliation in his eyes.

A majestic emperor has to worry about his chastity all the time!What a disgrace!

……

Xi Ye returned to Duanwang Mansion slowly in the carriage.

Duanwang Mansion is not very imposing from the outside, and the buildings inside are mostly plain.

As soon as Xi Ye stepped into the mansion, he felt something unusual.

There are no less than ten auras hidden in the dark of the mansion.

Xi Ye looked as usual, and walked towards the study without stopping.

Could it be that the protagonist Shou not only sent those two people, but even his house was under surveillance?

At this moment, a short middle-aged man in his 40s bent over and approached him.

"The prince is back?"

Xi Ye glanced at him and said "hmm".

This man is the steward of Prince Duan's Mansion, named Fu Yong, except that he looks a little shrewd, there is no sign of martial arts on his body.

Fu Yong followed behind Xi Ye and asked, "Is the prince going to the study? The villain is going to the kitchen to help the prince prepare some pastries."

Xi Ye waved his hand, and Fuyong left.

The original plot did not describe much about the original owner. After the protagonist was imprisoned by Slag Gong, the original owner organized people to try to rebel, and was finally shot to death by Slag Gong.

Xi Ye entered the study and closed the door behind his back.

He looked around.

There are many books on the shelves, and the picture scrolls are spread out on the table, and the brushes dipped in ink have dried up.

Xi Ye casually flipped through the books.

There are many kinds of books, but there is no military book.

He fumbled along the rows of books, and when he found a book with a different feel, he couldn't help but twitched.

No tics.

"Kukou—" There was a knock on the door, and Fu Yong's voice came in, "My lord, the cake is ready."

Xi Ye took two steps back and said loudly, "Come in."

Fu Yong held the plate in one hand and pushed the door open with the other. After closing the door, he walked towards Xi Ye.

Looking at the delicately crafted desserts on the plate, Xi Ye just wanted to take one, when someone staggered him and put the plate next to the picture scroll.

"My lord, the empress dowager please go over."

"...?"

The first emperor has passed away, so as long as the original concubines have children, they can leave the palace to live with their sons.

Xi Ye blinked. Was it shameful for the original owner's biological mother to invite her son over? Why is she acting so sneaky?

Fu Yong stood there for a long time, seeing that his master hadn't moved at all, he had no choice but to walk to the shelf and press the switch.

So Xi Ye looked at the book that he didn't twitch before, and when he was lightly pressed by the other party, the entire bookshelf began to move to the left, revealing the dark hole behind it.

"..."

Fu Yong arched his back: "My lord, please."

Xi Ye glanced at him and stepped into the cave.

Tsk, are you hiding the plot?

The tunnel looks like it was dug out by hand, with smooth edges, and it must have taken a lot of effort.

Fu Yong did not follow, but stayed in the study.

As the bookshelf moved slowly and returned to its position, only the faint flames from the flickering candles on the wall remained.

There was a moment of silence, only the sound of Xi Ye's footsteps.

If you are a timid person, you will really be intimidated by this gloomy atmosphere.

After walking for a while, a door gradually appeared in front of him.

Xi Ye stopped in his tracks and knocked tentatively.

The next moment, the door began to shake slightly and slowly moved away.

The bright light came in from outside, making Xi Ye squint his eyes.

If he does this tricky operation a few more times in the future, he will definitely be blind.

After his eyes got used to it, he realized that there was already a woman dressed as a maid waiting beside her with her head bowed.

"My lord, the concubine is already waiting for you."

While following the people, Xi Ye looked around unobtrusively.

This room is very ordinary, even the vase on the side is not a valuable item.

The maid who was walking in front suddenly bowed and left.

Xi Ye looked up and saw a plainly dressed woman drinking tea.

The other party's hair was all pulled back, revealing a slightly delicate face, because of the frequent dancing in the past, there was a gentleness in every move, even though he was old, he still had a charming charm.

She didn't even look at Xi Ye who was standing there, and said in a careless voice, "I told you to go to the palace to test the emperor, why did you recruit two hidden guards back instead?"

Xi Ye thought about the other party's words in his heart, but replied on the face: "Accidentally made the regent suspicious."

The woman frowned and scolded, "It's really useless!"

She put down the teacup, and finally looked at Xi Ye, but her gaze was cold, and then she snorted coldly: "I can only temporarily avoid people in the dark, I have been keeping a low profile for so long, but I am still being targeted." .”

If it wasn't for Yan Ling, they wouldn't be so restrained.

The woman clenched her fists in disgust when she thought of the man with the rosy eyes.

Neither male nor female.

"You were called into the palace this time, did you find any trace of that thing?"

Hearing this question, Xi Ye raised his eyebrows.

He said lightly: "There is no clue."

The woman stroked her forehead, as if she was thinking about something. After a long time, she glanced at Xi Ye and said slowly: "We have no time to wait any longer. According to the news from over there, your father has plans to establish a crown prince recently. , now he only has that one son on the surface."

"If we don't bring that thing back sooner, I'm afraid our mother and son won't be able to compete with that pair of sluts anymore."

"Aye, we have no way out!"

……

Back in the study, Fu Yong had disappeared, and the plate of pastries was still on the table.

Xi Ye leaned on the chair, crossed his legs, didn't care that the pastry was cold, took one and put it in his mouth.

After going through the plot again in his mind, he carefully analyzed the woman's words, and then he pulled out a thin piece of paper from under the scroll.

There is a map drawn on it.

The real identity of the original owner seems unusual.

[System, are you cheating on me? 】

In the original plot, there is no mention of the original owner's hidden background at all, but this makes sense, why did the original owner later have the ability to rebel, even though the rebellion failed.

[It's not about the system, and the system doesn't know about it, please host the task actively! ] Xi Ye rolled his eyes.

Well, the difficulty of the task has increased.

He looked down at the map.

With just a few strokes, the boundary of the Ming Dynasty was roughly drawn.

In addition to Daming, there is another big country next door——Yuelan.

In the original plot, the protagonist Shou personally led the troops and was brutally devised by Slag Gong, which was fought against Yue Lan.

The rest of the small countries are not worth mentioning, and most of them depend on these two countries for their survival.

Because the two countries had conflicts, the situation of the Yuelan Dynasty was also briefly mentioned.

Emperor Yuelan had few heirs, only one son.

Thinking of this, Xi Ye put the map on the candle and watched the paper burn to ashes with his own eyes.

"Your father... now he only has that one son on the surface..."

Xi Ye sighed lightly.

Life is really hard.

The only thing that is unclear now is what exactly Yue Lan is looking for.

And this thing is only available to the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

In other words, there is a high probability that that thing is in Zha Gong's hands now.

As for why he sent his concubine, and how the original owner was stolen, Xi Ye didn't know, and he wasn't interested in knowing for the time being.

……

A few mornings later, Yan Ling was practicing swords in his residence.

The swordsmanship is fierce, and there is murderous intent everywhere.

After an incense stick of time, he pulled back the sword flower and stopped the momentum.

Regardless of the slight sweat on his head, Yan Ling casually took the coat handed over by his subordinates and put it on.

"Has Prince Duan made any movement recently?"

The subordinate respectfully replied: "No."

Yan Ling threw the sword to the person behind him, turned around and walked towards the room.

"Bring a basin of hot water."

After washing again, he lazily leaned on the couch.

"Where is the person sent to test?"

The person in front of him bowed his head: "I tried it, and I reacted like ordinary people."

Yan Ling glanced at him sideways: "Ordinary people?"

Hey, ordinary people know martial arts?

He stood up.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to the morning court."

Riding a horse to the gate of the palace, many ministers were waiting there one after another. When they saw Yan Ling, their faces were filled with awe.

No matter whether you accept it in your heart or not, at least you can't let others see it on the surface.

Yan Ling's methods are cruel and his actions are swift and decisive. Those who offend him basically have no good end.

Those who opposed the Second Prince Xi Chengxu's supremacy at the beginning were all suppressed by force.

After Xi Chengxu came to power, the court was even more bloodbathed.

Those who are left are those who are smart and forbearing.

Yan Ling held the military power in his hands, and no one could fight against him.

He got off his horse and walked steadily towards the gate of the palace step by step. The passing ministers all whispered hello.

With a glance, he sharply saw the person who was asking his subordinates not long ago.

The man listened sleepily to the rivalry of the imperial brothers next to him, and quietly turned his head and yawned, as if he hadn't woken up.

"..." Seeing this, Yan Ling felt a little hard to say.

How did he feel that the other party was very powerful.

If it is pretended, it is too good to pretend.

Xi Ye hasn't woken up so early for a long time, and it's not yet full sun, he just wants to go back and sleep again.

"Prince Duan, please stay safe."

Hearing some familiar voices, Xi Ye half-opened his eyes and looked over.

Yan Ling saw the other party glance at him, and then yawned again.

"..."

No one had dared to ignore him like this before.