By the time Yan Cheng learned that Yan Zhuo's right arm was injured and he had no choice but to practice writing with his left hand, half a month had passed.
"How did big brother get injured accidentally?"
As the imperial examination was approaching, Yan Zhuo, who was about to get the sixth place, was almost trampled to death by a mad horse. There are not so many coincidences in the world.
Yan Cheng did not leave the palace during the first month of the year, but Jian Ying did. When she came back, she brought Yan Cheng this extremely shocking news.
Jian Ying has no parents but has a younger sister who works as a manager in Yan Cheng's shop. Jian Ying goes out of the palace to visit her sister every month.
The first month is no surprise.
After she heard from her sister that Yan Zhuo was injured and almost lost his life, she inquired about it for a while, and then Leng Yan found out.
Yan Zhuo is someone Yan Cheng cares about. If something happens to him, Leng Yan cannot help but take it seriously. Leng Yan spent half a month investigating the incident.
After meeting with Jian Ying, he told her the current investigation results one by one and asked her to pass them on to Yan Cheng.
"Crazy Horse Grass again."
Jian Ying repeated Leng Yan's words almost word for word, and even the tone was almost cold. Yan Cheng frowned after hearing this and scratched the table with his fingers several times.
Yan Cheng still remembered that a few years ago when Yan Guangyi was still the prefect of Yulin Prefecture, Yan Zhuo was nervous about preparing for the imperial examination. He and Yan Xi took Yan Zhuo to the street to play. While they were laughing, a mad horse suddenly rushed out.
Fortunately, Leng Yan cut off the horse's neck with one knife, otherwise one of the three would definitely be injured.
A few years later, the same thing happened again.
The biggest difference is that this time only Yan Zhuo is the target.
It is obvious that the person behind the scenes really wants to target Yan Zhuo, not anyone else in the Yan family.
Who would deliberately target Yan Zhuo?
The most likely candidate is among those who hate Yan Zhuo.
But it is not ruled out that some people simply envy Yan Zhuo and do not want Yan Zhuo, a genius who crushes his peers, to exist in the world.
Leng Yan asked Yan Zhuo about some people he thought might attack him. Yan Zhuo thought about it for a day and gave Leng Yan a list.
But when investigating the list, although many people on it hated Yan Zhuo to the core, it seemed that no one was unusual.
Leng Yan told Yan Zhuo that these people did not seem to be the real mastermind behind his actions, and then he told him about some people who were planning to plot against Yan Zhuo.
Yan Zhuo's face turned dark when he saw the conspiracy of those people. He turned to Leng Yan and said that there was no need to investigate if they couldn't find out the truth.
He would not go out before the imperial examination, so even if someone wanted to attack him, they would be unable to do anything. The Yan Mansion had both open guards and secret guards who could always protect him.
After seeing Leng Yan off, Yan Zhuo practiced writing with his left hand and reviewed various knowledge points while thinking about how to take the initiative based on the list given by Leng Yan.
Yan Cheng had no idea that his black-hearted elder brother was gearing up to make a big move, and he had been a little busy lately.
Paying attention to the follow-up investigation into Yan Zhuo’s injury is just one of the issues.
The information revealed by the Prince of Chu to Yan Cheng last year was very accurate. Not long after, Emperor Jingxi issued an order to allow the sixth, seventh and eighth princes to leave the palace and set up their own residences this year.
As a result, Daxia casually gained three more princes who received salaries for free: Prince Wen, Prince Ding, and Prince Yong.
The princes of Daxia can basically be made kings when they reach adulthood, regardless of whether they have made any merits or not.
Unless he is so disliked that the emperor is reluctant to give him the throne.
After the throne was given, what would happen to these princes if they made meritorious deeds in the future? Of course, they would be given fiefs.
Currently, Daxia is still a country where kings can have fiefs, but Yan Cheng knows that Qu Zhaoyue will make major changes to some of Daxia's national policies after he ascends the throne.
For example, the military power of the kings was eliminated, and a new rule was established that the kings could only enjoy taxes from their fiefdoms but could not recruit soldiers.
There will no longer be any king in the territory of Daxia who can command his own troops and threaten the imperial power.
To be honest, if Yan Cheng were to become the next emperor, he would do the same.
If you want to strengthen the Great Xia Dynasty in this era, centralization is the best choice.
While discussing with the Seventh Prince the location for their palace, Yan Cheng was distracted for a moment and thought briefly about the methods of governing the country.
When he came to his senses, the Seventh Prince had already chosen two adjacent plots of land. Yan Cheng took a look and found that the two plots of land were not vacant land, but two royal palaces that had been abandoned for a long time.
When the previous emperor was alive, the two palaces had owners, but after Emperor Jingxi ascended the throne, the two palaces became empty houses. Over the years, no one repaired them and they naturally fell into disrepair.
The two palaces were originally built with high-quality materials, and now they can be transformed into brand new palaces after some renovation and reconstruction.
The location is also very good. There are many large mansions nearby. Each family can live their own life behind closed doors. It is quiet and has few problems.
"Then let's choose between these two places. Brother, do you want to be on the left or the right?"
Yan Cheng was very satisfied with these two places and said there were no problems. The two of them had already agreed to be neighbors after leaving the palace so that they could take care of each other.
The Seventh Prince knew that if he let Yan Cheng choose first, Yan Cheng would definitely find an excuse to refuse, so he directly chose the palace on the left.
After choosing the location of the palace, the Seventh Prince placed his palms lightly on his chest and pressed his lips into a straight line.
Yan Cheng noticed that he was hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to say something, so he calmly poured him a cup of tea and said slowly, "Brother, do you have anything to say?"
He didn't know if it was Yan Cheng's illusion, but he always felt that the Seventh Prince's expression became more conflicted after he said this.
Feeling the thickness of his shirt on his chest, the Seventh Prince licked his lips, and finally, with a stern face, he took out a stack of large-denomination silver bills as if he was risking everything.
"My mother sent me some money to settle down, I'll give you half."
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