Chapter 5858 Capital
The capital city was the most prosperous place in the Zhou Dynasty.
The Jade Palace has many floors and pavilions.
Any house on the street has green tiles, red eaves, carved beams and painted buildings.
Three- or four-story restaurants can be seen everywhere, with singing and dancing everywhere, which is completely different from what Su Yan had seen before.
Only after entering the capital did Su Yan truly feel that what the young men had said at the tea stall that day was true. The prosperity of the capital was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
The people inside the city were completely unaware of the disaster happening outside the city wall.
In the capital, horses and carriages are not allowed on the streets, so Su Yan gave the horse to Liang Yi.
After entering the city, the servants in Liang Yi's mansion took the horse away, and Liang Yi wanted to take Su Yan to have a good tour of the capital.
Su Yan didn't have too many thoughts. Since he had already arrived in the capital, he must not make the trip in vain. He had to try all the food, drinks and entertainment.
Liang Yi waved his hand and covered all of Su Yan's expenses.
Su Yan was very embarrassed, "This is so bad, I took advantage of you."
Su Yan's inner thoughts - "I must make friends with people like Liang Yi!"
When Liang Yi heard Su Yan's inner thoughts, he thought she had just said them directly, and said happily: "I will definitely protect you when you get to the capital. If you run into trouble in the future, just tell me! By the way, who are you coming to the capital to seek refuge with? I remember you were going to the Shi Mansion?"
Su Yan has changed his mind. "It would be best if I could be a coroner."
"Coroner, of course I can. I can write a letter to Jingzhao Yin... Oh, he may not listen to me, he is Zhao Mingde's man. Never mind, I will let my second brother go and talk to him. My second brother has a good relationship with Zhao Mingde."
The current crown prince is named Liang Yu.
Su Yan seemed to be thinking, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is on good terms with Zhao Mingde. Is that known to everyone?"
"Of course," Liang Yi said, "If it weren't for my second brother's willingness to compromise, he would have been killed by Zhao Mingde long ago."
Su Yan said: "If Zhao Mingde is removed in the future, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be liquidated together. Now he should consider his own reputation."
Zhao Mingde brought chaos to the court and had many followers, but there were still honest and upright people in the court.
If Zhao Mingde can be eliminated in the future, all of Zhao Mingde's followers will be liquidated. If the prince has too close a relationship with Zhao Mingde, he will lose the support of his subjects and the people.
By then, if someone with ulterior motives uses it to support the prince who has a weak relationship with Zhao Mingde, I am afraid that the foundation of the Great Zhou will still be shaken.
The Great Zhou had been ravaged by Zhao Mingde for many years and was in a precarious situation and could no longer withstand any more blows.
It was only after she met Liang Yi that Su Yan never thought that she would have the opportunity to consider national affairs.
Liang Yi smiled slightly, not panicking, "Now is different from the past."
"What's the difference?"
"Brother Yan Gui won the battle."
"With the Hu people?"
Liang Yi nodded and explained, "In the past, Zhao Mingde had to give Yan Guige three points. This victory is enough to make Yan Guige equal to Zhao Mingde in the court. With military merits and the army in hand, we have confidence."
Su Yan asked: "Shi Yangui's soldiers are all at the border. When can they arrive in the capital?"
Liang Yi: “…”
When Su Yan saw him like this, he knew that the books he had read since childhood were all fake military books.
Zhao Mingde was in charge of the Central Guards, and Shi Yangui had military power, but it was difficult to gather them in the capital in a short time. Moreover, the frontier soldiers guarded the national borders, and the slightest movement would cause the Hu people to come back. Even if Shi Yangui could transfer a small number of people back to the capital, Zhao Mingde was in the capital, and if he really attacked the emperor, he might not have time to transfer people.
Besides, it would not be a good idea to attack the city rashly, as innocent people would inevitably be dragged into it. It would be better to find a way to seize the imperial guards from Zhao Mingde.
This kind of thing...is not something Su Yan should consider.
She said, "I will continue to do my job as a coroner and later rent a house. A smaller one, the cheaper the better."
"You can just stay in my house, or at worst, stay in Shi's house. Brother Yan Gui has already set off and is heading to the capital. Don't go to places like Chuyun Tower," Liang Yi pouted, "They are all Zhao Mingde's men there, not good people. If you go there, you will definitely be eaten alive."
Chuyun Tower is where Yunxing stays. Outside the city, they have parted ways with Yunxing.
Su Yan actually didn’t know where to find Yun Xing. If Yun Xing didn’t take the initiative to find her, they might never have the chance to meet again.
Thinking of this, Su Yan felt a little blocked in the heart.
But Shi Yan's return to Beijing...
"Why did Shi Yangui return to Beijing instead of staying in the army?"
"Didn't I tell you? We just won a battle, and the Hu people can't organize a team strong enough to attack the city for a while. The two sides have signed a peace agreement, which is beneficial to us. With this person in the capital, Brother Yan Gui will of course come back. I guess he will not only come back by himself, but also bring some people back."
Su Yan realized that they were really going to start a head-on confrontation with Zhao Mingde.
She must find the murderer as soon as possible.
Su Yan said: "I want to go to Shi Mansion."
Shi Yangui was granted the title of marquis for his military achievements. Today, the Shi Mansion is second only to the imperial palace and Zhao Mingde's private residence in terms of luxury.
Su Yan changed into a maid's clothes and followed Liang Yi into the mansion.
Even the maid's clothes were finer than Su Yan's coarse linen clothes. When she put on the brightly colored skirt, Su Yan seemed like a different person.
Liang Yi exclaimed: "Even cuter, now she looks like a girl."
Su Yan urged Liang Yi to "explain" the situation in the Shi Mansion.
Both of them were in a carriage, and the one driving it was Liang Yi's personal bodyguard Feng Tu.
Feng Tu is a quiet man with a completely different personality from Liang Yi. The two have been together for more than ten years and can be trusted.
Liang Yi said: "Before Brother Yan Gui was promoted, the Shi Mansion had been dormant for twenty years. During these twenty years, the highest-ranking official who came out was a third-rank official, which is incomparable to the past. In other words, if it weren't for Brother Yan Gui, the Shi Mansion would have fallen into decline now."
"Twenty years ago, Yan Gui's uncle was the prime minister. At that time, Zhao Mingde was already quite powerful. In addition, the queen's mother's family, the Yan family, also had a certain amount of power. At that time, a general from the Yan family discussed with several officials in the court to get rid of Zhao Mingde, but the plan failed. The prime minister chose to stand on Zhao Mingde's side and joined forces with Zhao Mingde to destroy the Yan family. The queen's life was not saved."
"Although Prime Minister Shi stood on Zhao Mingde's side at the time, the relationship between the two did not last long. The two targeted each other, and finally Zhao Mingde squeezed Prime Minister Shi out. Prime Minister Shi was forced to retire and return home, where he died on the road. The court speculated that it was Zhao Mingde who did it, but there was no evidence, and no one dared to have evidence."
"From then on, Zhao Mingde was the most powerful person in the court, and this power has continued to this day."
"When Brother Yan Gui's father was alive, he was only a seventh-rank official. He was not valued in the Shi family, and Brother Yan Gui was not valued either. The Shi family has always been ruled by Brother Yan Gui's third uncle, and Brother Yan Gui's father is the second oldest."
"Brother Yan Gui's grandmother is still alive. I have met her several times. She is quite partial to Shi Pei, who is Brother Yan Gui's third uncle. Shi Pei is now the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was promoted to the position of Minister after Brother Yan Gui was promoted. In my opinion, it is all thanks to Brother Yan Gui. However, the Ministry of Revenue is still very important, and we cannot offend Shi Pei."
"Shi Pei should have two younger brothers. One is idle at home, and the other... should be dead, right? I haven't seen him for many years, and I haven't heard the Shi family mention him. Shi Pei is the head of the Shi family now, but if Brother Yan Gui were here, he wouldn't dare to say anything. You just need to make Brother Yan Gui happy."
Su Yan rolled his eyes, "Who wants to make him happy?"
"Why do I feel like you are prejudiced against Brother Yan Gui?" Liang Yi said seriously, "He is the best fighter I have ever seen. When he first went to the border, no one treated him as a treasure. He was supposed to follow others to fight the enemy. He was not afraid when he went to the battlefield for the first time, and he brought back three enemy heads. Few people can do that. Brother Yan Gui got to where he is today because he fought back with his own ability."
Su Yan was helpless, "Yes, yes, I know, he just won the battle, right?"
Liang Yi smiled happily, "Yes, we fought in Anping Town and won a great victory!"
Su Yan forced a smile but it froze, "In Anping Town?"
"Yeah, you know this place?"
Su Yan's voice trembled, "Why is it Anping Town?"
"Let me think about it. It seems that the county magistrate of Anping Town surrendered to the enemy. The Hu people wanted to use Anping Town as a breakthrough point to attack the Great Zhou. You also know the nature of the Hu people. They would burn, kill and loot after entering the city. If they really occupied Anping Town, the nearby towns would be in trouble. Fortunately, Brother Yan Gui discovered in advance that the county magistrate had become a traitor. He used the same trick against him, deployed in advance, led the enemy into the encirclement, and annihilated them in one fell swoop!"
The county magistrate of Anping Town...is County Magistrate Qin.
County Magistrate Qin surrendered to the enemy?
No wonder Shi Yangui and the county magistrate went to Anping Town, it turned out to be for this matter.
But since it is a counter-attack, Anping Town has become a target. What will happen to it? Is Brother Zhao okay?
Su Yan's heart sank to the bottom. She asked, "How is Anping Town now?"
It was the first time that Liang Yi saw Su Yan nervous. He was surprised and said, "I don't know about that. The letter didn't say much, and it wasn't written to me. I just knew the news. By the way, you can't tell anyone else about this... I don't know if it needs to be kept secret. Anyway, I won't tell anything to my second brother. I'm telling you because I treat you as a friend."
Su Yan's heart sank heavily and he felt depressed.
What kind of person is Shi Yangui?
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