Hearing this, Yun Chi looked at the old county king with a few hints of questioning in his eyes, wanting to hear the old county king's opinion.
Since he mentioned the Anyang Palace and the An clan, he obviously had something to say.
The old county king sighed, and continued, "Most of the clan's children are free-ranging. Although they don't care about political affairs, for many years, they have eaten and drank with the imperial court's support. Most of them have not done their jobs. It has been passed down from generation to generation. Four hundred years have passed, and the descendants It’s not a small number, I ordered someone to calculate it two days ago, and now one-tenth of the national treasury is used to support the clan.”
Yun Chi nodded, "Uncle said very well, one tenth, I'm afraid he said less."
The old county king looked at him, "The An family is now clearing the waters by itself. It is the king of Anyang who is aware of current affairs. The An family is powerful and there are many dirty things in it. Now that Zaifu An has appeared, he is afraid that the descendants of the An family will be cocky." It's too high, and one day you can't hold it down, and if you reveal it, when you ascend the throne, or after the affairs of the court are stabilized, you will settle the matter yourself. The clan, I have to say, has a long-term vision."
Yun Chi smiled, "For the sake of the Southern Chu River and the country, I naturally have to clean up the dirt of the aristocratic family sooner or later."
"That's it." The old county king said, "The An clan made this long-tasseled spear to charge into the battle, no matter whether the result of the current disturbance is satisfactory or not, you will always remember the face of King Anyang and treat the kind people of the An clan well. "
Yun Chi nodded.
The old king said, "What is your majesty's plan for the clan? We can't continue to support it like this. There are a lot of money in the treasury that can be used for the people. Although the old minister has been idle all his life, he has never cared for the country and the people." Throw it away. If His Highness has an order, why don't you tell the old minister, and while the old minister's bones are still hard, he can help His Highness share his worries."
Yun Chi looked at the old county king with gentle eyes, and bowed deeply, "I thank my uncle in advance. Uncle has such a heart for the country, no wonder he has been respected all his life."
The old king waved his hand, "Don't give me a high hat, I just see that you have been too tired this year, especially recently, you are so tired that you only sleep for an hour or two a day, if this continues, the old minister is afraid that you will collapse. You are the hope of our Southern Chu Jiangshan, you must not collapse."
"Uncle, don't worry, my body is very strong." Yun Chi said with a smile.
"Look at you where you are strong, you are so thin that you are almost out of shape." The old county king shook his head and sighed.
Yun Chi smiled and said, "That's solid." After finishing the sentence, he straightened his expression and said, "The clan is not in a hurry to clear it up for the time being. The affairs of the Anyang Prince's Mansion and the An's clan are not so easy to deal with. Wait until the fire burns down." At that time, I will look for my uncle, take the lead in self-examination with the clan, and take the lead in setting an example for the world, so as to replace the leader of the An clan. At that time, not only can suppress the riots of the An clan, but also alert the world's aristocratic families, and get twice the result with half the effort Effect."
After thinking about it for a while, the old county king also understood what Yun Chi meant, and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, since you have this to say, the old man will wait for you."
The two stopped talking, Yun Chi ordered someone to send the old county king back to his residence, and he himself returned to the East Palace.
An Shuli saw that Yun Chi came back safely, and heard him briefly mention a few words, but he didn't expect it to be so simple. It was difficult for him to think. After all, he was someone who had been raised by the Queen Mother for a while. Likewise, pleading guilty and dying is straightforward.
Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, the adopted son does not teach, and his life is lost.
After another two days of busy work, after everything was settled, Yun Chi went to Hua Zhuo's courtyard.
Hua Zhuo stood alone in front of the table, writing a letter to Xia Yuan when he saw him coming, glanced at him, and asked casually, "I'm done with my work."
Yun Chi looked at him, "If you say you're busy, there's no time when you'll be done, but everything in the capital has been arranged properly, and I'll be leaving Beijing later, so I'll come here and ask you, brother-in-law, do you have anything to say to Huayan?" .”
Hua Zhuo raised his eyebrows and said decisively, "No."
Seeing that he had written several pages of letter paper, Yun Chi raised his eyebrows, "Really not." After saying that, he smiled, "You wrote page after page of letters to the young lady, why is it my sister's turn, there is nothing to say?" "
Hua Zhuo simply put down his pen and looked at him with a half-smile, "Why do I talk so much to my daughter-in-law, you're doing it for your daughter-in-law."
Yun Chi was speechless for a while, "Forget it, I didn't ask."
Hua Zhuo laughed loudly, "I have nothing to say to her, you take An Sixteen and An Seventeen with you."
Yun Chi nodded, "OK"
Seeing that he was happy, Hua Zhuo took the initiative to say, "Don't worry, I still need to heal my injuries for a while in your East Palace, so I won't leave for now, and help you to watch in secret. You can tell An Shuli, if he has If you can't handle it, you can come to me."
Yun Chi saluted deeply, "Thank you, brother-in-law, with your words, I feel relieved."
After leaving Huazhuo's courtyard, it was already late at night, and Yun Chi asked the housekeeper Laifu to give some instructions. Seeing An Shuli looking at him with a sad face, as if he would have nothing to love when he left, he laughed and patted Patted him on the shoulder, "The capital depends on you. Although the elder brother is recovering from his injuries, he is not powerless. He has someone in his hands, but if there are difficult things, you can go to him for help. He has started Speak up and say I will help you."
When An Shuli heard the words, most of the sorrow in his brows and eyes disappeared. He actually called Hua Zhuo's attention earlier, but he knew the Hua family's rules, and he also knew that Duke Jing had persuaded him. , now that Hua Zhuo speaks in person, then he will definitely come to him if he has something difficult to deal with.
Everything was ready, and he had greeted the emperor, Yun Chi dressed lightly, only took Yun An, An Shiliu, An Shiqi, four people, and four horses, and quietly left the capital.
Yun Ying had already left the capital with the twelve cloud guards, and the rest of the Eastern Palace's hidden guards did not take them with them.
If An Shuli hadn't known that Yun Chi had the Phoenix Guard, he would have tried his best to persuade Yun Chi to bring all the hidden guards of the East Palace with him. Since there was a Phoenix Guard, the people in the East Palace would stay in the capital to confuse others. It's good.
Therefore, after Yunchi left that day, news came out from the East Palace that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had fallen ill.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been busy and tired for too long, and lacks sleep and sleep. People are not made of iron. Originally, many people were thinking that if His Royal Highness continued to be so busy and tired, he might fall ill one day. No, now that it is here, it is not unusual to fall ill.
Therefore, when Yunchi fell ill, he naturally pushed all the affairs of the court to An Shuli, and made a decree that Zai An would supervise the country, Duke Jing and the fifth prince would assist him, and the rest of them would go their separate ways. perform their duties.
Therefore, in the morning court on the second day, Yun Chi was ill, so the morning court was avoided, and Xiao Zhongzi took Yun Chi's will and read it out in the golden hall.
Therefore, no one in the courtiers suspected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was no longer in the capital.
After all, even when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to the southwest region, he would bring his little loyal son who had been with him since he was a child. Xiao Zhongzi came out to read the imperial decree properly, but his eyes were a little red and swollen, presumably because he was worried about His Royal Highness.
After Xiao Zhongzi read out the imperial decree, a courtier stepped forward and asked, "Little Zhongzi, father-in-law, if you dare to ask, His Highness is seriously ill."
Xiao Zhongzi sniffed, and said with a mournful face, "Heaven keeps saying that His Highness is too tired and needs to rest in bed. It's serious but not serious. The servant just loves His Highness. Your Highness is so tired that I can't get up anymore." After finishing speaking, He glanced at the courtiers sadly and accusingly, "You are all useless. There are so many grown-ups, but they are all decorations, not worth their use, and your Highness is exhausted."
All the courtiers suddenly looked ashamed. Before, they didn't feel that they were useless, but recently they really felt that they were useless.
Xiao Zhongzi wiped his eyes, and said loudly, "If you have anything to do, you should go to An Zaifu. You are not allowed to go to His Highness if you have something to do." After finishing the words, he said again, "Your Highness needs to rest, do you know?"
The courtiers nodded repeatedly, saying they understood.
Only then did Xiao Zhongzi return to the East Palace with satisfaction.
After Xiao Zhongzi left, the courtiers looked at each other with some concern, wondering how long His Highness would rest.
The queen mother didn't know that Yun Chi was leaving the capital. When she heard that Yun Chi had fallen ill, she immediately wanted to go to the East Palace to see him. Look, he just lacks sleep, sleep well and rest for a while, it will be fine."
The queen mother stopped her thoughts, looked at the emperor, and sighed helplessly, "Now that you wake up, Chi'er must have breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell down." After she finished speaking, she wondered, "The Ai family doesn't understand, you have woken up Now, why hide it from the courtiers?"
The emperor said, "Although I woke up, the person behind the chaos was not caught. Naturally, the news of my awakening cannot be released. It will not affect the prince's plan."
The queen mother said angrily, "Bad thing, this country is fine, if you insist on causing chaos, you should be punished."
"Of course it should be punished, and sooner or later he will be punished." The emperor thought in his heart, hoping that Yun Chi would go and rescue Huayan and the child in her belly. I don't know how long his body can last. Hope to see the child born, he will be satisfied.