Yan Cheng really didn't expect that Emperor Jingxi would make such an unexpected decision to drive all the princes out of the capital.
This is a plot that never appeared in the original book!
In the original book, only the seventh prince was given a fiefdom, and it was given to him by Emperor Jingxi under pressure in the later period of his reign.
But now, Emperor Jingxi seemed to have suddenly gone crazy. He overturned the chessboard and divided fiefdoms among all the princes.
Why is this?
Yan Cheng is not a worm in Emperor Jingxi's stomach.
Of course, it was impossible to know that there was a secret manipulation by a mastermind behind the scenes, which made Emperor Jingxi begin to suspect that Yang Guifei and her son were not as kind and innocent as he imagined.
The constant requests from his ministers made him feel that his position and power were under unprecedented threat.
Under the combined influence of these two factors, a strong desire really arose in Emperor Jingxi's heart.
That is to live as long as possible and never want to appoint a crown prince too early, which would lead to the dispersion of one's own power.
In fact, compared to being trapped in the capital, Yan Cheng prefers to live a free and easy life in his own territory.
Therefore, he was quite happy that Emperor Jingxi could grant him a fiefdom.
However, this happiness is only a little bit.
At this moment, he was in a very complicated mood, feeling a little happy, a little guilty, and some other indescribable emotions.
It was simply because his fiefdom was in the northwest, very close to the place where the Marquis of Zhenbei was stationed.
That was originally the fiefdom that the seventh prince should have received in the book.
In the book, after the seventh prince went to his fiefdom, he became an extremely outstanding general under the guidance of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
After the death of Marquis Zhenbei, he inherited the Northwest Army and guarded the area.
His existence to Qu Zhaoyue is like the Marquis of Zhenbei to Emperor Jingxi, a thorn in the eyes and flesh of both father and son.
But Qu Zhaoyue and Emperor Jingxi are completely different individuals.
Emperor Jingxi has always been timid towards the Marquis of Zhenbei.
For various reasons, he never revealed his true intentions to the Marquis of Zhenbei until his death.
But Qu Zhaoyue couldn't stand a tiger dominating her territory.
After stabilizing the court, he turned his knife towards the Seventh Prince.
He used dishonest means to force the seventh prince to rebel.
Then he relied on Duan Chen and the Southwest Army to deal with the Seventh Prince.
Now the fiefdom that should have belonged to the seventh prince has become Yan Cheng's.
The seventh prince's fiefdom was in the southwest, in Yulin Prefecture, where the Yan family had stayed for a long time. It was close to the place where the Southwestern Army was stationed.
The Seventh Prince was so close to the man who led the troops to kill him...
Although reality has deviated 800 miles from the plot in the book, Yan Cheng is still worried that the power of fate will make the Seventh Prince follow the path written in the book and eventually be killed by Duan Chen's troops.
But if the Seventh Prince is still allowed to go to the northwest, what if he really rebels and dies as the plot develops?
It seems that neither the northwest nor the southwest is a good choice for the seventh prince.
No one knew why Emperor Jingxi sent the two brothers to the south and north respectively, and specially sent him to the northwest since he had an unfamiliar relationship with the Yun family.
The Seventh Prince had no idea that Yan Cheng was worried about his life.
In fact, he was quite happy to be able to leave the capital.
He has only left the capital a few times in his life.
Now that he could go further, he was in a very happy mood and could not understand Yan Cheng's worries at all. He even thought that Yan Cheng did not want to leave the capital.
Yan Cheng shook his head gently, his eyes revealing a complicated expression. He stared at the Seventh Prince silently, with a thousand thoughts in his mind.
He couldn't imagine how painful and helpless the Seventh Prince must have felt when he was forced to rebel by Qu Zhaoyue.
And when the seventh prince did not die at the hands of the Hu people, but instead died at the hands of the Daxia people, how sad and unwilling would he be?
Yan Cheng couldn't understand why the author arranged such a tragic ending for such a good brother, letting him end his life with thousands of arrows piercing his heart.
Yan Cheng originally wanted to persuade the Seventh Prince to find a way to stay in the capital and not go to his fiefdom.
However, when he saw the yearning and expectation for freedom in the eyes of the Seventh Prince, he was suddenly speechless.
The seventh prince was very satisfied with the fiefdom given to him by Emperor Jingxi.
"Yulin Mansion is where you once lived. When I heard you talk about it before, I felt that it must be very beautiful. Now, I finally have the opportunity to go and see what Yulin Mansion is like."
Yan Cheng looked at him, a smile on his face, and said, "Yulin Prefecture is indeed a very interesting place. Many people around me like it very much, and they also know Yulin Prefecture very well. Brother, why don't you take a few of them there? That way it will be more convenient."
After hearing this, the Seventh Prince was naturally very willing.
With someone familiar with Yulin Prefecture around, things will go much more smoothly.
But he was not sure whether Yan Cheng's men were willing to go to Yulin Prefecture with him.
Yan Cheng saw his concerns and said with a smile, "Don't worry, brother. I have so many people under my command, there will always be people willing to go. Don't worry, brother."
Yulin Prefecture is farther from the capital than the northwest, so the Seventh Prince set out earlier than Yan Cheng.
Before the Seventh Prince left, he came to Xian'ya Palace and met with Concubine Yun Shu.
The mother and son sat there silently, as if time had stopped.
After a while, Concubine Yun Shu spoke first and asked, "Are you really willing to give up that position?"
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