After anxiously waiting, Chen Yi finally returned to the camp.

He looked solemn and his eyes were wandering. Perhaps because he ran too fast, his hair was a little messy. When he saw Yan Sikong, he trembled and shouted, "Sir, something terrible has happened!"

Yan Sikong said in a deep voice: "They said... Feng's army was plotting a rebellion?"

"We were hunting, and the Feng family army came out from nowhere, trying to cross the mountains and forests and attack the camp." Chen Yu said in panic, "But they were quickly intercepted by General Zhao..."

Yan Sikong wanted to ask about the situation, but he couldn't hold back any longer and asked first, "How is the prince?"

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed. "The Feng family army was surrounded and suppressed by the garrison troops. They were beaten to pieces. Some died and some were captured. As for Feng Ye, he was also escorted back to the camp..."

Yan Sikong felt a black screen before his eyes, and his face was pale: "He... was captured..." He still held out a glimmer of hope that Feng Ye could escape in the chaos, but deep down, he knew it was impossible. Not to mention whether Feng Ye could escape from the army, even if he really had this extraordinary ability, Feng Jianping was still in the camp, and Feng Ye could only surrender.

"Sir, is the Feng family really planning a rebellion?"

"Impossible!" Yan Sikong said in a stern voice, "How could Feng Jianping rebel when he is still in the camp? How could he rebel so suicidal?"

"I also think this is strange, but why did the Feng family army appear in the Mountain and Sea Battlefield? Shouldn't they be stationed outside the city?"

"They must have been framed." Yan Sikong gritted his teeth, "It must have been Xie Zhongren who did it."

"If the Feng family is really convicted of treason..." Chen Yu's face turned pale, "Without the Feng family, it will be even easier for him to get rid of me."

Yan Sikong grabbed Chen Yu's arm tightly and said, "Your Highness, you are right. If the Feng family cannot be saved, your position as the crown prince will certainly be in jeopardy. We must not make trouble. The Feng family must have been wronged. We must find a way, a way..."

"The emperor has issued an order to return to the court immediately," Chen Yi said, "We must leave immediately."

"I want to see Yan Zilian. Your Highness, can you take me to see the teacher?"

Chen Yi shook his head: "Outside the tent are all garrison troops and imperial guards. We can't go anywhere. We must return to the court immediately."

Yan Sikong sat back in his chair powerlessly, feeling dizzy and at a loss as to where he was headed. Feng Jianping and Feng Ye had both been captured, and the Feng family army had suddenly appeared in the Mountain and Sea Hunting Grounds. He was probably unable to defend himself against the charge of treason.

He originally thought that Feng Jianping had missed the opportunity and the Datong Army would be devoured step by step, but he did not expect that Emperor Zhaowu and Xie Zhongren were so vicious that they wanted to wipe out the Feng family in one fell swoop. He underestimated the wickedness of human nature.

He hated it so much that he wanted to eat the flesh and blood of the evil people alive.

What should he do? What should Feng Ye do?

Chen Yu looked at Yan Sikong's distraught appearance and felt sorry for him: "Sir, your injuries have not healed yet, you must take care of yourself for now."

Yan Sikong turned a deaf ear to him and murmured, "Let's go back to the city, let's go now, I want to find Yan Zilian..." Perhaps Yan Zilian is the only one who can save the Feng family right now.

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The news of Prince Jingyuan's rebellion had already reached the capital before them, and would surely spread throughout the entire Da Sheng Empire within a few days.

After Yan Sikong returned to the city, he went straight to look for Yan Zilian, but Yan Zilian was not in the mansion. He was probably already in the palace.

Yan Sikong had no choice but to look for Zhou Mixing and Dali Temple Minister Meng Duo. One of them was the son of Shuntian Prefecture Governor, and the other was good friends with Zhu Lanting, so perhaps they could find out some information.

He ran around for a long time, enduring the pain, before he got a general idea.

As Chen Yu said, the ones who raided Shanhai Hunting Ground were none other than the 2,000 guards that Feng Jianping brought back to Beijing. They suddenly broke into the hunting ground from the forest in the south and were intercepted by the garrison troops who arrived in time. In the melee, Feng Ye was captured by Zhao Fuyi, and the 2,000 Feng family soldiers were either killed or captured. When Zhu Lanting got the news, he immediately captured Feng Jianping.

These were the only pieces of information that could be obtained at the moment. Yan Sikong inquired whether the two thousand Feng family soldiers were led by Feng Ye, and why Zhao Fuyi, who was originally stationed outside the hunting grounds, suddenly appeared inside the hunting grounds. However, the two could not answer him, but it was enough for him to be sure that the father and son of the Feng family had indeed been framed.

Currently, the father and son are imprisoned in the imperial prison, and Prince Jingyuan's palace has been surrounded tightly, with no mosquitoes or insects allowed to enter or leave.

Yan Sikong felt distressed when he thought of their situation. He could not wait even a moment, so he returned to Yan's residence in the middle of the night. At this time, Yan Zilian had finally returned.

When Yan Sikong saw Yan Zilian, he knelt heavily on the ground and said, "Teacher, the Feng family has been wronged!"

Yan Zilian pulled him up, and the strength he showed didn't seem to be that of a man in his seventies. He stared with a pair of gray eyes and shouted, "What's going on? Isn't Feng Jianping unwilling to take risks? Why did the Feng family army appear in the hunting grounds?"

"They were framed!" Yan Sikong said anxiously, "Before the Spring Hunt, I met with Feng Ye. Feng Jianping would rather lay off his troops than bear the accusation of disloyalty. He just wanted to return to Datong as soon as possible. If they really wanted to rebel, they would have started a rebellion long ago. Why did they do it so clumsily?"

Yan Zilian gritted his teeth and said, "I also feel that this matter is strange. Who would rebel without first considering their own safety? Feng Jianping was drunk last night, and today both father and son were captured. Two thousand guards broke into the hunting ground without any rules and were almost wiped out. How could these two be so stupid to rebel?"

"It must be Xie Zhongren who sent someone to steal Feng Jianping's military token!" Yan Sikong grabbed Yan Zilian's sleeve tightly, "Teacher, if the father and son of the Feng family are wrongly accused like this, we and the prince will definitely follow in their footsteps!"

Yan Zilian took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "This matter is full of loopholes and it is hard to convince people. But it will be even more difficult to prove their innocence. If Your Majesty intends to kill them all, then everything we do will be in vain."

Yan Sikong was disheartened: "Will he really not leave any land for us? Feng Jianping has been stationed in Datong for more than 20 years and has made great contributions to the Dasheng Empire..."

Yan Zilian staggered two steps, holding onto the wall pillar to steady himself. He said slowly, "From the moment Feng Jianping returned to the capital, your majesty had no intention of letting him escape unscathed, but I never expected... never expected..."

No one would have thought that the usually indecisive Emperor Zhaowu would be so cruel. He was a person who was greedy for pleasure and preferred to have less trouble. It is conceivable that he favored Xie Zhongren to the point of almost obeying his every word.

Yan Sikong shook his head: "We can't just surrender."

"I went to ask for an audience with His Majesty today..." Yan Zilian said absentmindedly, "The incident with Liu An has made him feel resentful towards me. He refused to see me. We were forced into this situation step by step by Xie Zhongren."

Yan Sikong couldn't help but look back at what had happened since Feng Jianping returned to Beijing. Xie Zhongren's organization had planned everything and used all kinds of means to force Feng Jianping to cut down his army, but they countered all the tricks and resolved them one by one, allowing Feng Jianping to pass the Beijing inspection smoothly and even drive away a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. It seemed that they had won every step of this dangerous situation.

Why did the situation suddenly turn around at the last minute? !

In the final analysis, it was only because the almighty Emperor was determined to take back the military power that made him uneasy from the Feng family. They all overlooked that their opponent from the beginning was not only Xie Zhongren, but also the Emperor of Da Sheng.

How can a minister defeat his king?

Perhaps, if Feng Jianping had accepted the disarmament and honestly handed over part of his military power, he could have been released back to Datong. It was their repeated resistance that made Emperor Zhaowu feel threatened and aroused his murderous intent.

Yan Sikong felt as if he was in an icy cave, shivering from the cold.

Yan Zilian said solemnly, "Sikong, they have charged the Feng family with the grave crime of confiscating their property and exterminating their clan. This matter will not end well. You and I must keep this in mind."

Yan Sikong's voice was as soft as a mosquito's: "Teacher, you have to save Feng Ye, he can't die."

"I will go to see Zhao Fuyi and Zhu Lanting tomorrow morning and explain the matter in detail. They are both decent people, especially Zhao Fuyi, who was once a subordinate of Feng Jianping. If we can find strong evidence, we may be able to save the lives of Feng's father and son."

"What can students do?" Yan Sikong asked anxiously.

"Don't act rashly." Yan Zilian said sternly, "The father and son of the Feng family have already been in this situation, you can't be dragged into it again. Outsiders think that you and Feng Ye are enemies. This is actually a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, Xie Zhongren will definitely cut off the roots."

"Students don't care about their own safety." Yan Sikong gritted his teeth and said, "As long as Feng Ye can be saved, even if it means sacrificing my own life..."

"Yan Sikong!" Yan Zilian said in a stern voice, "You have always been calm and composed, but now that something big has happened, are you going to throw yourself into disarray?"

Yan Sikong froze.

"How much is your life worth? Even if you sacrifice a hundred lives, you may not be able to save anyone. Only by protecting yourself first can you help them." Yan Zilian held Yan Sikong's shoulders. "Now the father and son of the Feng family are imprisoned, and the position of the crown prince is also in jeopardy. The only ones they can rely on are you and me."

Yan Sikong's eyes were immediately filled with bloodshot. He clenched his fists tightly, with such force that his nails almost dug into his flesh. He nodded solemnly, his eyes firm and filled with a fierce murderous aura: "Yes, the only ones they can rely on are you and me. I must save him, I must, I must save him!"