Chang Geng was silent for a while, his expression dimmed, and he rubbed the slightly protruding knuckles on the back of Gu Yun's hand intentionally or unintentionally, and then sighed: "I can't deal with this, people can't prove their own origins."

What's more, he has never identified with his own identity since he was a child, even though he became the powerful Prince Yan.

Chang Geng felt that he could hold up the world, but he couldn't tell who his parents were - at this point, he had Gu Yun, and he didn't really want to find out about his origins.

Unfortunately, just because he doesn't want to pursue the matter doesn't mean others can let him go.

Chen Qingxu stopped the bleeding for him, bandaged Chang Geng's wound in no time, and prescribed a tranquilizer for him. She did not interrupt, nor did she show any emotion, but suddenly she felt an indescribable grief and indignation well up in her heart.

Because of Wuergu, Chen Qingxu was against handing over the Linyuan wooden sign to Prince Yan. Unfortunately, her opposition alone was useless, so for such a long time, she had to do her best to look after Chang Geng, and at the same time take in everything he did - from the restoration of the capital to the present, Prince Yan has been reuniting this broken court bit by bit. He has been running around, even caught up in a rebellion and almost died in it. He did not hesitate to touch interests that no one dared to touch, and for this he single-handedly took on the open and secret attacks of the entire court.

Can these unprecedented achievements be wiped out by a few vague words about their origins?

Even if he really was not the son of the late emperor, did that mean that the beacon tickets, the canal office, and even the 100,000 refugees living and working in peace and contentment in Jiangbei - all of them no longer existed?

Chen Qingxu has been in the martial arts world for many years and is not naive. She knows all the truths, but occasionally there are still moments when she is chilled by the ways of the world and the hearts of people.

"By the way, Miss Chen." Chang Geng's voice drew her attention back.

Chen Qingxu blinked: "What?"

Chang Geng: "If the emperor asks about it, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to help me cover up a little."

Chen Qingxu quickly calmed down and nodded.

Gu Yun pinched his nose and stood up: "Alright, you guys discuss it - I was so angry at you just now that I can't stay here for long, I have to go over and take a look."

Chang Geng said "Oh", reluctantly let go of his hand, and looked at Gu Yun eagerly. As soon as he caught Gu Yun's gaze, he immediately seized the opportunity and gave him a bright and flattering smile without hesitation.

Gu Yun didn't buy it at first, and said expressionlessly: "What are you laughing at?"

Chang Geng kept smiling and continued to attack him. If he had a tail, he would have been shaken bald. After a while, Gu Yun finally couldn't hold his face anymore, helplessly reached out and patted his forehead, and laughed and scolded: "Asshole."

Only then did King Yan, who had a happy face, and Miss Chen, who had a pale face, leave.

The Beidaying Camp, which was seconded to the capital, wiped out all the barbarians, separated them and put them in the Sky Prison to await trial. During this time, a sneaky eunuch tried to leave the palace during the chaos, but was caught by the patrolling Imperial Guards. Chen Qingxu's medicine boy easily identified that this was the person who falsely conveyed the imperial edict to trick Prince Yan into entering the palace for a banquet.

The palace maid was just a small errand boy. Before the trial began, she was frightened by the scene and collapsed. She shouted bluntly: "Your Majesty, please understand, everyone, please understand, I did not falsely convey the imperial edict. I did convey the emperor's oral instructions in detail. It was His Royal Highness Prince Yan who wanted to go to the palace to see the emperor himself..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Chong waved his hand and asked someone to call up Doctor Chen's medicine boy. Although the little medicine boy was very young, he already had very typical Chen family characteristics. He was not at all nervous when meeting so many important figures, and he had the ability to remember everything he heard, so he repeated the conversation between the eunuch and Prince Yan word for word.

How could a bunch of smart people not understand what is going on?

Before Li Feng had time to lose his temper, Fang Qin had already been furious and started to ask the eunuch, "Who instructed you to say this?"

The eunuch was also quick-witted and immediately answered evasively, "It was Uncle Wang Guo! Uncle Wang Guo often instructs us servants on how to serve the emperor. Uncle Wang Guo said...said...at this time, since the emperor asked about the prince, it means he wants to summon him to the palace, so he asked this servant to be smart and pass on the message..."

Li Feng turned the ring on his hand and sneered: "I really don't know what I mean."

Wang Guo fell to his knees with a plop. When he couldn't find the old doctor, he knew that he might have been abandoned by Fang Qin. Fang Qin was a kind-looking man with a cruel heart. He didn't care about feelings or morality. He could turn against him at any time. He should have known it long ago - it turned out that Fang and Lu were in the same boat. Didn't they betray him or stab him in the back at any time?

The eunuch shouted loudly to protest his injustice, but he was gagged and dragged aside after a few shouts. Fang Qin said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wang is the uncle of the emperor. I do not believe that he would do such a thing as colluding with foreign countries. Please investigate carefully and make sure to clear the name of the uncle of the emperor."

Wang Guo: “…”

The word "injustice" that was about to come out of Wang Guojiu's mouth was completely blocked by Fang Qin's words. He originally wanted to shout out his injustice loudly, hoping that the emperor still had feelings for his uncle, or did not want to kill all the old ministers, and would show leniency and let him go.

To put it in a big way, this matter is a serious crime of falsely conveying the imperial edict and deceiving the emperor, but if Emperor Longan himself does not want to pursue it, then it can be said that Wang Guojiu was old and confused, he misheard the imperial edict, and was talkative and long-winded, which led to a misunderstanding.

But Fang Qin was too vicious. After he said that, even if Li Feng wanted to protect Wang Guo, it would be impossible - that would mean admitting that there was indeed something wrong with the king's uncle - if Wang Guo was indeed innocent, then he would very much welcome a "thorough investigation", the problem was that he was not so innocent!

Would the barbarians cover it up for him? Would the gifts that were not transferred in time cover it up for him? Would those traitorous eunuchs cover it up for him?

Wang Guo immediately made up his mind - for now, he could not think of any other solution except to make the water more and more muddy.

"This old minister deserves death," Wang Guo said loudly, "I was so eager to see Prince Yan that I misrepresented the emperor's intentions."

Li Feng narrowed his eyes slightly: "I don't know when Prince Yan became so rare. He is always seen in the court, and the uncle is not very warm to him. How come he is missing him so much when he takes two days off?"

Wang Guo was so angry that he touched the ground with his head, his cheeks tense. "Your Majesty, please allow me to tell you a long story. It's a story behind it. I visited Lord Fang's villa a few days ago, got drunk and got lost in the garden. I accidentally saw a man. At that time, I just felt that he looked familiar. Later, I remembered that I had seen this man in my early years. At that time, even Your Majesty was still young. He was the most popular doctor in the Imperial Hospital and had a close relationship with the Northern Barbarian Imperial Consort. Later, he was implicated in the disappearance of the Barbarian Consort and fled for fear of punishment..."

Fang Qin sneered in his heart, but pretended to be confused on his face and said, "What does Uncle Wang Guo mean by this? Are you saying that I am hiding a criminal in my courtyard? Your Majesty, this is obviously nonsense!"

Li Feng looked at them coldly.

Wang Guo turned a deaf ear and continued, "I was only shocked at the time, but during the conversation I learned that the old doctor had come to Lord Fang's clinic because his son was involved in a lawsuit."

Fang Qin: "Nonsense! How could I bend the law for personal gain?"

Wang Guo sneered, "Lord Fang is naturally unmoved, but the old doctor is offering the secret of the barbarian princess Xiu being pregnant when she left the palace. That's a different story! I know that with Lord Fang's intelligence, the old doctor and his family must have been dealt with by now, and there is no evidence - but Your Majesty, everyone present knows that Princess Xiu colluded with Jialai Yinghuo in Yanhui to invade our border. Some generals even witnessed it. I may not be able to tell the truth, but those barbarians must know. They will know whether what I said is true or false after one trial!"

This was almost like stating in court that there was something wrong with Prince Yan's bloodline. Li Feng took a deep breath.

Fang Qin thought to himself: "Is this old man Wang Guo crazy? He would rather sacrifice himself than bite me down!"

He then shouted, "The barbarians are full of tricks and wish that our Daliang would never have peace. How can the emperor believe their lies? But you, my uncle, actually have a secret affair with the barbarians!"

Wang Guo also took the risk and kowtowed his head loudly like firecrackers going to the sky, echoing the crackling firecrackers in the streets and alleys all over the capital. He believed that the sound alone would be enough to make the Nian beast never return.

"This old minister is loyal to the heavens and the earth, but the royal bloodline cannot be mixed up," Wang Guo said loudly, "This old minister has doubts in his heart and cannot bear it for a moment, so he has to resort to this desperate measure and ask His Royal Highness Prince Yan to go to the palace..."

"In order to get evidence from the barbarians that His Royal Highness Prince Yan is not the biological son of the late emperor? Fang Qin interrupted him, "Then Lord Wang is still worried about the country! Your Majesty, it turns out that His Royal Highness Prince Yan is a spy planted in the palace by the barbarians in order to confuse the royal bloodline. The prince brought back from Yanhui Town by the order of the late emperor is also a fake prince? You might as well summon Marshal Gu and General Shen to find out the truth and see what these two famous generals of our dynasty are up to!"

Fang Qin seemed to have calculated it well. Before he finished speaking, a eunuch came outside to report that Marquis Anding had arrived.

Li Feng's face was as gloomy as water: "Pass it on."

Gu Yun happened to hear Fang Qin's words outside the palace. He came in without being polite, knelt down and said directly: "Your Majesty, we were ordered by the late emperor to find the Fourth Prince. We reported his appearance, physical characteristics, age, and the tokens we held to the late emperor. He was recognized before he was brought back. The late emperor also recognized him personally. And I remember that the emperor told me that His Royal Highness Prince Yan had a very bad life when he was young and suffered abuse from his adoptive mother. I think that the barbarian girl didn't really treat him well. She just couldn't bear to part with her own sister's bloodline and reluctantly pulled it out - even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. If His Royal Highness Prince Yan really came from her womb, I would like to ask, is there any mother in the world who treats her own flesh and blood like this?"

Gu Yun could slap people in the face as soon as he opened his mouth. Fang Qin smiled twitchingly.

Gu Yun finished speaking in one breath, and then turned to Wang Guo and said, "I have one more thing I want to ask you, Lord Wang. What good will it do me to confuse the royal bloodline? To put it bluntly, the Black Iron Camp has been in the northwest for so many years. If I really had any flirtations with the barbarians, the northwest gate would have been broken open a hundred thousand times - but my uncle, you have been worrying about others for a long time, but have you cleared yourself of the suspicion of colluding with the barbarian woman to kill loyal people more than 20 years ago?"

Wang Guo was really afraid of Gu Yun, his fear was mixed with guilt. He was cowardly by nature, and he was desperate and risked his life to barely hold on. When he saw Gu Yun, he couldn't even speak in a coherent manner, let alone act arrogantly, and was sweating profusely.

Gu Yun condescended to say something to Wang Guo, as if he had exhausted his remaining patience. He did not look at him again and went straight forward to say, "Your Majesty, the northern barbarians are bullying us too much. I have been in the capital for more than half a year, and my wind-cutting blade has rusted on two fingers. There is really no need to hide my blade any longer. I will go to the northern border!"

Gu Yun thought about this matter over and over on the way. The Northern Barbarian envoy was playing tricks at this time, and coupled with the rumors heard from General Cai, it was very likely that Calais's own family had rebelled. He must go to the Northern Frontier immediately to verify this matter. If there was a change in the political situation in the Northern Barbarians, it would be a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The North had nothing else but rich purple gold mines. If they could really fight to support the war, perhaps it would not be a consumption, but a help.

Li Feng frowned. In his opinion, Gu Yun's request came too hastily and he was in a dilemma.

On the one hand, for the nobles, the feeling of "moving the capital in a hurry" and "having a piece of land occupied by barbarians in a faraway place" are different. The latter is not so urgent. After all, the bones in the deserted village "in the dust of the barbarians" are not under their silk and satin. Now, the treasury has slowly received some real money, a large number of refugees have been settled, and life has finally become a little more peaceful. Li Feng does not really want to fight at this time.

On the other hand, although Li Feng's ambition has been largely worn down recently, his temper remains. If he finds out that the barbarians really came to slap him in the face, he will not be able to swallow this humiliation.

The two ideas were wrestling with each other, and he did not answer Gu Yun immediately. He just waved his hand and said, "Uncle, please stand up first. We should not be reckless in mobilizing troops. We will discuss it after the trial. Come here, take off Wang Guo's official uniform and detain him for the time being. Send him to the Dali Temple to handle it... and arrest that cunning slave as well."

After saying that, Li Feng did not give Gu Yun a chance to speak, and directly stood up and said: "I will go see Ah Min."

King Yan acted normally when dealing with Gu Yun. Chen Qingxu felt that this animal was fine. When she was about to leave, she happened to meet Li Feng coming in. She bowed her head in a somewhat awkward manner.

Li Feng had seen her when he broke his leg, and he said politely, "Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Chen. How is King Yan?"

Chen Qingxu said nonsense: "The barbarians used a special voodoo that can bewitch the mind. They might have wanted to hold Your Highness hostage to cover their escape. Fortunately, Your Highness reacted in time and cut himself, releasing the poison in time. He is fine now."

Li Feng didn't understand much else. He just frowned slightly and said to Chang Geng, "What did you use to cut it? You're too cruel to yourself."

This sounds like he's concerned about Chang Geng's injury, but in fact he's asking why he carries a knife.

Chang Geng pretended to be sick and weak, and knelt down slowly, holding the head of the bed. "When I received the imperial edict, I was at Miss Chen's place. I was busy with the herbs in private, and I was helping her sort out the herbs on hand. The palace maid urged me to hurry, so I took out her small silver knife... It was just a temporary measure at the time."

As he spoke, he took down a small knife that was no longer than a finger from the tray beside him. It was basically a small gadget used for cutting medicinal materials. It had never been sharpened and was not as sharp as a table knife. It could not be considered a "sharp weapon" at all.

It was obvious that King Yan was really cruel to himself at that time. After one cut, the knife was bent into pieces.

Chen Qingxu was filled with emotion as he watched, and slowly left, leaving only Li Feng and Chang Geng in the room.

Li Feng couldn't help but take a closer look at Chang Geng - he looked good, but not rich and prosperous.

He had a pair of deep eye sockets that showed a love affair, and thin lips that showed a treacherous heart. His cheeks looked a little pale from the bleeding, and he looked a little sick. Looking closely, the King of Yan's eyebrows and features seemed to have some of the characteristics of the former barbarian concubine, and his straight nose was like that of the late emperor. However, when you put him together, he looked like no one, and had the look of a man without any relatives or friends.

Li Feng calmly looked away and said to Chang Geng, "There are some rumors out there, don't take them to heart, just focus on healing your wounds. That old man Wang Guo has become more and more arrogant over the years, I will definitely make him give you an explanation."

When Chang Geng said "Don't take it to heart", he knew that Li Feng actually took it to heart, so he took the initiative to ask: "Do you suspect that I am not the blood of the late emperor?"

Li Feng accepted Gu Yun's words and smiled nonchalantly, "You just think too much. The late emperor personally recognized you back then. Who dares to say anything?"

Chang Geng thought for a moment and said, "No one can explain this kind of thing clearly. In this case, in order to avoid suspicion, can the emperor allow me to temporarily resign from the post of the head of the Military Affairs Office?"

Li Feng narrowed his eyes and did not answer immediately.

Chang Geng smiled bitterly and said, "The new policy has just been established. I may not be able to achieve much if I stay. I will only be hated by others. I hope my brother will be considerate."

These words subtly touched Li Feng's heart.

The bargaining chip in the emperor's hand is nothing more than the word "balance". A while ago, the Lu and Yang parties rebelled, and the Imperial Guards rebelled, forcing him to personally suppress the old families in Daliang. At the same time, the new nobles, taking advantage of the power of big businessmen, rushed to the forefront at lightning speed and are growing stronger and stronger.

Li Feng could tolerate the growth of the seedlings, and was happy to see them compete with those arrogant aristocratic families, but he did not want the seedlings to grow into towering trees and break through the beams of the house. This force was growing too fast.

Even the emperor's uncle cannot stay out of this. This time it was the prince, who will it be next time? Will the emperor have to deal with all the princes and nobles in the court? What will happen to the world by then?

The new policy has to carve out a bloody path, and someone will always have to sacrifice in the drastic changes.

Li Feng glanced at Chang Geng and said, "That's fine. You've been through a lot lately, so it's only right that you take a break."