Dream Hua Embers Records

In the early morning of this day, Yan Qihao hurried to Dingfengzhai in the back hall of the palace after receiving the emperor's summons.

This Dingfengzhai was specially designed by Yan Yin for Yan Qisheng. It sits facing south, with plenty of light, gathers Qi and stops wind.Yan Qicheng was quite satisfied with this place, and used it as his daily living place. He usually summoned ministers and reviewed memorials here.

It was already the hottest season, Yan Qihao was in a hurry, his forehead and temples were already sweating, but as soon as he entered Dingfengzhai, he felt cool.On both sides of the hall, two ancient pine pavilions are like covers, covering the hot sun, and the pine needles on the ground emit bursts of fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.

The servant at the entrance of the hall saw Yan Qihao, hurriedly came up to greet him, bowed his body and whispered, "My lord, Mr. Sanlang is inside, I don't know what happened, please be careful."

Yan Qihao's heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to ask about the situation again, but he heard the servant had already reported loudly, "King Yi, please see me!"

The sunlight from the bright windows on all sides illuminated the room very brightly. Yan Qicheng sat cross-legged next to the table in front of the big kang along the three sides of the window, and there was a person kneeling on the ground, which was Yan Yin.I saw him bowing his head, as if he had been kneeling for a long time, looking so thin and helpless in the bright sunlight.

Yan Qihao hastily took a few steps, knelt beside Yan Yin, bowed his head, "Minister, Yan Qihao sees Your Majesty." Yan Qihao said, while stealing a look at Yan Yin, but saw Yan Yin's side hair hanging down, blocking it. Face, no expression seen.

"You came just in time, let's see what good things your precious son has done!" Yan Qicheng pointed to the ground and said sharply.

Yan Qihao looked down, only to notice that there was an old wooden box a few steps away in front of him.Yan Qihao hurriedly took two steps on his knees to open the wooden letter, and found that inside was a stack of yellowed documents, all of which were covered with a two-inch square jade seal, inscribed with the year name of Taizong Dynasty.

"This, could this be... the batch of pardons that were lost during the Five Kings Rebellion?!" Yan Qihao was very surprised.

Emperor Taizong was the younger brother of Emperor Taizu. Soon after he came to the throne, the five sons of Taizong conspired to usurp the throne. Taking advantage of Emperor Taizong's hunt, they gathered Jiumenti and rebelled. Emperor Taizong was besieged in Juntai for a whole day and night. In the end, the Divine Blessing Army and the imperial guards were assembled to suppress the rebellion in one fell swoop.Emperor Taizong Longyan was furious, and wanted to kill all the men from the five kings' families, and make young children and their family members into official slaves.Taizong's eldest son Shou Wang Yan Bao pleaded for the family of the five kings, and gave up the crown prince as a condition in exchange for these 720 three pardons.But soon after it was reported that he had colluded with the five kings, Emperor Taizong killed him in a rage.But these hundreds of amnesty letters have been lost since then, and they can never be found again. They don't want to see the sun again a hundred years later.

"Where did you get this? What does it have to do with you?" Yan Qihao was confused, but he didn't dare to ask the emperor, so he could only question Yan Yin sternly.

"Father, I'm sorry..." Yan Yin raised her head, her lips trembled, her eyes were filled with tears, she just looked at Yan Qihao pitifully.

Yan Qihao's heart trembled, he couldn't resist the gaze any longer, he kowtowed heavily, and said loudly, "I'm stupid, I don't know the cause and effect, please make it clear, Your Majesty."

"Hmph!" Yan Qicheng snorted coldly, "Both of you, father and son, are very good at avoiding important things and taking light ones. Let me ask you, if you are in charge of civil engineering and construction, what should you do if you dig out these things from the ground?"

Hearing this, Yan Qihao decided in his mind that if he just discovered this thing and concealed it, it would not be a big crime, so he said in a deep voice, "You should immediately report it to the Holy Majesty and hand it over in full."

"Hiding up the crime of deceiving the emperor is fine, take a closer look, what did your precious son do!?"

Yan Qihao was startled, and hurriedly lowered his head to look at the pardon again, only to see that the pardon that should have been blank had been filled in with the word "Agu".Yan Qihao looked at Yan Yin, but saw that Yan Yin lowered his head again, unable to see his expression.

Yan Qihao knew that Yan Yin had always been bitter about Agu's torture in the slave camp and his death in the end. He probably wanted to use this letter of amnesty to fulfill his promise and give Agu an explanation.Because Agu is dead, this pardon is just to satisfy people's wishes, and it has not violated the law. Even if he is guilty, it is not a capital offense.This child has an awkward temper, he must be unwilling to argue for himself, maybe the emperor doesn't know that this letter of pardon is only for a dead person... Thinking of this, Yan Qihao hastily said, "Your Majesty..."

Before Yan Qihao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yan Qicheng, "Don't rush to defend your son, let's see what is written on the next sheet?"

Yan Qihao was in a state of confusion, and opened the second pardon letter with shaking hands, and saw a strange name written on it: "Kang Lu".Yan Qihao's eyelids twitched. Kang was the surname of Nanzhao, and all of Kang Mao's generation were named after cursive characters. This Kang Lu must be a member of the Nanzhao clan.Yan Qihao flipped back in a panic, only to find that the pardons at the back were all blank, so he let out a sigh of relief.

Kang Lu?Kang Lu... who is this?It seems that he has never heard of this name before... Yan Qihao thought silently, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. He remembered that Brother Die's name was Kang Wei. Could this Kang Lu be his brother?The emperor had long ago issued a strict order that the Southern Zhao clan was not allowed to leave the country without an imperial decree. Yin'er was so courageous that he tried to use the former court's pardon to hide the truth.

Thinking of this, Yan Qihao bowed his head deeply, "I have no way to teach my son, I am willing to be punished."

"Oh?" Yan Qicheng sneered, "Tell me, how should I be punished?"

Yan Qihao frowned, lost in thought, although Yan Yin was working in the Ministry of Industry, but she didn't have an official position, because she just came of age, the emperor didn't confer a title on her.Just a flat-headed prince.If sent to the Ministry of Penalties according to the law, these two crimes are capital crimes.If according to the family law of the clan, the emperor will be responsible for breaking the stick, there is still a chance of life.

Thinking of this, Yan Qihao hissed, "The dog is young and ignorant, and made a big mistake, please Your Majesty, please take the blame."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Yin's body trembled, and a drop of sweat fell to the ground with a thud. The voice was so obvious in the silence.

Yan Qicheng said solemnly, "Okay! Then tell me, how much should I fight?"

Sweat dripped down Yan Qihao's face, he weighed his heart for a long while, but still couldn't open his mouth, so he raised his head to look at Yan Qicheng, shook his lips, and called out, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Suddenly, his brows frowned, His face was twisted, the corners of his lips twitched, and he closed his eyes in pain.

"Xiao Liu!" Yan Qisheng straightened up.

Hearing Yan Qisheng's call, Yan Yin turned her head to see Yan Qihao's expression, and rushed over, took out the porcelain bottle from Yan Qihao's arms, poured out a pill, and put it into Yan Qihao's lips.

After a while, Yan Qihao calmed down, smiled at Yan Yin, and signaled that he was fine.

Yan Yin breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down again, this time, she was next to Yan Qihao.

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