I'm a bully in troubled times

The next day.

Although Jiang Yu was tired yesterday and was injured last night, he didn't have time to rest, and he still got up before dawn.

Due to the palace coup, the pace of reform was slowed down, but not completely stopped.Now that the situation in Jicheng is gloomy and unclear, all localities must naturally strive to be safe.

After Jiang Yu got up, he first approved the most urgent papers at hand, and then went to the palace.

There is Wen Ji in Qi State, and the Queen of Yan State is not bad in comparison.Power is not exclusive to men, the closer to the center of power, the more it can arouse people's desire.Even women.

The Queen of Yan has actually been doing well.Join hands with her elder brother to control her weak son. When the son ascends to power, she is the one who really holds the power.

The abacus was very loud, but it was always suppressed by Jiang and Xun.In order to get rid of Jiang Xuanzi and his wife who seriously threatened her and the Dong family, she even conspired with her elder brother to poison her husband, just to frame Jiang Xuanzi and his wife.

Although Yan Hou was furious with Jiang Xuanzi at the time, in retrospect, he was full of doubts and became more and more alienated from her.Until this year, the Marquis of Yan pushed out the third son Ji Xia, and the queen was keenly aware that this might be the harbinger of abolishing Chun Shen Li Ji Xia.

She will never allow this to happen.

She tried her best, seeing that victory was in front of her eyes, but failed.

Jiang Yu's people sealed off her Changle Palace, and her people couldn't get in or out, and they were imprisoned in this small palace.Ever since she was locked in yesterday, the queen hasn't had a drop of water.

Footsteps suddenly came from outside the palace, accompanied by a series of court ladies saying "I have seen Suiyang Lord" in a low voice.It was Jiang Yu who came.The queen's stiff eyeballs moved, and she immediately looked in the mirror. Seeing that her makeup and hair were still neat, she sat up straight and waited for Jiang Yu to come in.

When Jiang Yu entered the Changle Palace, the Changle Palace was no longer as lively as it used to be, which reminded Jiang Yu of the cold palace when he met Ji Mengming privately in the Jin Palace.

However, there are still people here, but the gates are deserted, and all the gates are held by soldiers in armor. The good palace has become like a prison.

The queen who was so proud yesterday became haggard after one night.It wasn't the feigned forced smile of yesterday, but the decadence from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing Jiang Yu, she didn't even bother to pretend to smile, she just looked at Jiang Yu so coldly.

Jiang Yu might have come to kill her today, or he might have come to add insult to injury, but she was determined not to pay any attention to Jiang Yu.

But Jiang Yu's words made her unable to calm down.

Jiang Yu first bowed to the queen as before, and then said: "The queen looks much more haggard than yesterday, but are you worried about the prince?"

The queen's hands under the wide sleeves were tightened, her red lips were slightly pursed, and her cheekbones and facial muscles stretched into a vigilant and hateful arc.

"Chunshen is His Royal Highness's eldest son, the natural successor of Yan Kingdom, and also your friend who grew up with you. How dare you touch him?"

Jiang Yu smiled, pulled out a chair and sat down in front of the queen, leaning against the back of the chair.The pain on his shoulder was so severe that he didn't want to move his entire left arm, but in this situation, he couldn't show weakness.

"The queen is right," Jiang Yu said, "The crown prince is His Royal Highness's eldest son, and he was originally the heir of the Yan Kingdom, but he is no longer."

"He colludes with the rebel party to force the palace to usurp the throne. He can't afford the position of the crown prince at all, and he can't succeed the country of Yan."

The queen's pupils shrank slightly.

Jiang Yu said: "Now, I have the final say on who will inherit that position."

The queen was still dignified and did not lose her composure. She lifted her chin, drew an elegant and smooth line from her jaw to her neck, and raised her lips: "It's in vain that Your Highness trusts you so much. Now you have become a traitor who manipulates power? Who has the right to accuse us?"

"I didn't blame you," Jiang Yu said, "It's just the winner and the loser. You lost because you were stupid. What is there to blame?"

"You—!" The queen gritted her teeth, Jiang Yu dared to speak so rudely!

Jiang Yu said softly: "Why is the queen so anxious, why don't you ask me what I am looking for you today?"

The queen said: "What kindness can you reassure?"

"Wrong," Jiang Yu interrupted her, "I'm here to tell you some good news."

The queen looked at him disdainfully.

Jiang Yu smiled slightly: "I can choose to let the prince continue to be the heir, and let him be the king of the princes of the Yan Kingdom after His Royal Highness dies."

The queen paused at first, a little surprised, and then realized what Jiang Yu'an's intentions were, she quickly darkened her face, and said in a sharp voice, "Do you want him to be your puppet like Ji Mengming back then, to realize your ambitions? "

"Why is the Queen so angry?" Jiang Yu said, "Isn't that what you want to do yourself? Why are you only allowed to do it and not me?"

"Of course it's different, I'm his queen mother—!"

"Forgive me, it is the greatest misfortune in the prince's life to have a queen like you. You ruined him, queen, don't you know?" Jiang Yu seems to be good at piercing other people's hearts with the most precise words, always To poke someone's sore spot.

The queen's face turned pale, she turned her face away for a long time, and snorted softly: "What do you know? Mr. Sui Yang, a 26-year-old man who has not yet married, how can he understand what it means to be a parent?"

This is to ridicule Jiang Yu for "restraining his wife".

Unfortunately, the damage is zero.

Instead, Jiang Yu raised his left hand, showed the queen the jade ring on his left middle finger, and said with a smile, "The queen may not be able to see it the day I get married."

"When the country of Yan stabilizes, I will give him a splendid wedding, so that the entire Zhou Dynasty will witness my marriage with him."

The queen didn't know when Jiang Yu had a lover, but the ring couldn't fool anyone. She had seen the ring Jiang Yu was wearing a long time ago, and thought it was just an ornament, but she didn't expect it to be a keepsake.

Speaking of this, Jiang Yu changed the subject: "Don't mention this, I can let the prince succeed the prince, but you have to agree to two conditions, Queen."

"What if I don't agree?" asked the queen.

Jiang Yu said: "If you don't agree, your son may not live long."

"Jiang Yu!" The queen jumped up, "You threatened me! You threatened me with Chunshen!"

Jiang Yu caressed her lightly.

"Do you still remember that Chunshen has always regarded you as his friend! He has always regarded you as an elder brother, he treats you so well, it's fine if you don't help him, but you still want to kill him, how can you You are such a wolf-hearted person?" The queen pointed at Jiang Yu and scolded.

Jiang Yu poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her: "Say a few words less, what good will it do you if you make me feel bad?"

The queen sneered and didn't answer.

"So do you agree or not?" Jiang Yu asked.

The queen said: "What conditions?"

Jiang Yu raised a finger: "First, you must promise that you will never interfere in the government in the future, you are not allowed to contact courtiers, you are not allowed to think about things that do not belong to you, and you are not allowed to try to control the prince. Retire in the harem, rest assured When your queen mother, I will not do anything to you."

"What about the second?"

"Second," Jiang Yu said after a slight pause, "I want to ask, who was responsible for my parents' affairs back then?"

The queen pursed her lips, but did not answer.

Jiang Yu asked again: "Who is the envoy?"

The threatening tone made the queen a little scared.It was hard to imagine that Jiang Yu, a young man in his twenties, would have such an aura.

"Dong Xiong." The queen said, "I did not agree with his idea, but he persuaded him that the medicine he used was given by the people around me, and I did not directly order it."

"Heh." Jiang Yu laughed lowly, "Queen, do you know why the state of Jin has fallen to this state?"

"Because the king of Jin is not a king, and the ministers are not ministers."

"If the behavior of you and Mr. Dong is spread, how many courtiers will be chilled. Who else will dare to do things for Yan in the future?"

"Jiang Xuanzi can't help himself, he tried to tamper with the laws and regulations of his ancestors, he deserved to die!" The queen raised her chin and said.

Jiang Yu was too lazy to say this to an ignorant woman, so she directly stated the second condition.

"I want you to admit that you and Dong Xiong poisoned His Highness. My father was slandered by you. He did not commit any rebellion or rebellion. He died in vain."

"Queen, think carefully before answering. You have to feel that your son's life is in my hands, and I'm threatening you."

The three words "impossible" that the queen almost blurted out were blocked by Jiang Yu's next sentence.She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth: "...As long as I do this, you promise not to kill Chunshen and let him inherit the throne?"

Jiang Yu said: "Jiang will do what he says."

"But you have to know that the crime of mutilating Zhongliang doesn't just fall on me and Dong Xiong, His Highness will also bear this crime, which will become the biggest stain on his reign," said the queen.

Jiang Yu: "Does the queen still care about His Highness's reputation? Don't you even care about his life?"

"Who said that? I didn't intend to kill him at all. I would never let him eat poisoned food!"

"So that's it." Jiang Yu nodded lightly, "It seems that only my Jiang family's life is not life, and I can let you take life or death."

Jiang Yu's words made the queen's complexion a little ugly, turning blue and red.

"What is your highness's reputation, right and wrong have their own successors, I just want to restore the truth." Jiang Yu said, "What is the queen's answer?"

The queen seemed to be hesitating. After hesitating for a long time, she still nodded helplessly and chose to agree.After all, for a woman in the deep palace, children are almost everything to her.Dong Xiong seemed hopeless. If Ji Chunshen was killed, she would be alone, with no hope at all.

Seeing that the Queen agreed, Jiang Yu finally smiled slightly and stood up: "Thank you Queen for being so understanding, Jiang has thanked you here. Please write down the events of the year clearly in the next few days, Queen. Don't hide, be detailed."

"When the time is right, Jiang will send someone to invite the queen to the hall to read."

After saying this, Jiang Yu left Changle Palace.When I went to the imperial study, I received a military newspaper from Qi State, which was written by Qi Ranming.It was written in the military newspaper that during the recent battle with the Qi army, the Qi army retreated steadily, and the Yan army marched forward triumphantly, taking down several cities in the Qi State. Qi State has already withdrawn its troops in the Song State.It is estimated that Qi State will send people to negotiate peace soon.

Qi Ranming did more than Jiang Yu expected.Qi Ranming's handwriting on the military newspaper was thin and powerful, and Jiang Yu couldn't help but read it twice.Immediately, I laughed at myself again, thinking too much, I have to read a military newspaper back and forth.