An Zaiyan looked at the somewhat strange expression on Chen Zeyan"s face, feeling that something was amiss with this Vice Minister.
But because he did not know this man, he could not tell where this thing was wrong.
""You … feel aggrieved for another two days.""
Chen Zaiyan himself poured a gla.s.s of wine for An Zaihe and then smiled.
But behind this smile, there was something that made An Zhan"s hair stand on end.
Chen Zeyan did not want to kill him.
And that sort of horror was something that could not be explained clearly.
Chen Zaiyan leaned back and let out a long breath, looking exhausted. ""I need a young man like you. The Military Department needs a young man like you. Da Yan needs a young man like you.""
To you, this matter is a form of experience. After this matter, you will become more mature in the future.
""Even though you are very good with the suggestions and can smoothly resolve this crisis, there is no doubt that you are still a little too impulsive.""
An Zaihai drank his wine, but didn"t say anything.
Chen Zaiyan said, ""Tomorrow, the attention of the commoners will be attracted by the Open Martial Academy.""
The commoners were curious about the Martial Arts Academy. They wanted to see what it looked like. ""
An Xuan said, ""Lord a.s.sistant Minister, did you come up with this idea?""
Chen nodded, ""It"s actually simple if you want to quell the public"s anger.
Most people just follow the flow. Have you ever seen a sheep?
There was a ditch in front, and the sheep jumped over it. The sheep in the back didn"t even know there was a ditch in front of them, but they would jump after them.
So, some sheep jump early, will fall into the water ditch.
They didn"t jump because they saw the ditch. They jumped because the sheep jumped.
What is this?
""This is blind obedience.""
""The way you say it, the people will be a little slower to quell their anger.
I invited the people who caused the most trouble into the Martial Arts Academy, the people who could be called the head sheep, and told them that the Martial Arts Academy was fair and fair, and treated them with respect.
The people are actually... allowing me to use the word humble.
Why would the sheep dare to cause trouble?
Because of the crowds.
They did borrow the power of a lot of people, but once they were invited to the martial field and sat down face to face with me to discuss matters, they would recover their humility.
In other words, they were flattered when I saw them. ""
Chen Zaiyan continued, ""They will quickly become my people, then go back to the common people and bring these people into the Martial Arts Academy … After that, the conflict was shifted. Some of them followed the sheep into the Martial Arts Academy to visit, turning the conflict into curiosity.""
It was a special tour for them.
In just two or three days, their attention has changed. ""
Anjou suddenly wanted to clap, but he did not do so out of respect for Chen.
Chen Zaiyan was indeed an expert in perceiving a person"s mental state. He was much more cunning than Hao Ping.
Hao Ping was too upright with his actions, and because he was not from the Humble Cla.s.s, he did not understand the emotions of the Humble Cla.s.s people.
Chen Zaiyan was different. The reason why he was able to say such lowly words was because he himself had experienced that sort of lowly thing for a very long time.
Desire for recognition, for status.
""Have a good rest, I still need to rush over to Lord Shang Shu"s house.""
Chen Zaiyan looked back at the sky outside and said, ""It"s already night. Don"t worry, I will send you back to the Martial Arts Academy in two days at most.""
An Zhan shook his head. ""I don"t have much desire for the Martial Arts Academy, I want to go home even more.""
Chen Zaiyan smiled, ""There are many corners in your character, this is good.""
""With age and experience, things like angles gradually decrease.""
When he walked to the door, someone hurried over, and Chen Xi saw that it was Old Sun.
Obviously, the relationship between Old Sun and Chen was not the kind of relationship that should exist.
When Old Sun saw Chen Zaiyan, he naturally leaned over and whispered a few words into Chen Zaiyan"s ear, rather than the respectful manner in which his subordinates treated officials.
After Old Sun said a few words, Chen Zaiyan quickly left. Before he left, he turned around and looked at An Xuan with a complicated look in his eyes.
For some reason, An Zaiyan felt the look in Chen Zaiyan"s eyes was creepy once again.
He heard Old Sun ask Chen in a soft voice, ""Should we tell him?""
Chen Zaiyan nodded hastily, ""Speak, there"s nothing to hide.""
With a creak, the door was opened by Old Sun. Old Sun walked over to An Zeng, and after a moment of silence, he said, ""Master An … Lord Shang has pa.s.sed away.""
An Zeng stood up abruptly. He suddenly understood why he had such a creepy feeling.
He had seen too much of the menace of human nature when he was in the Mage, and he could see by looking into a man"s eyes whether or not he had done evil.
It was not the Fiery Eyes of Truth, but an incomparable experience gained from the struggle for supremacy.
Old Sun was still talking to himself, saying that Hao Ping committed suicide out of guilt, while in his mind, the only thing he was thinking about was Chen Zaiyan"s eyes before he left.
The death of Chen Zaiyan and Hao Ping would definitely be inextricably linked!
For a moment, all that remained in An Zaihai"s mind was the serious but not unkind face of Hao Ping.
He was a hard old man, but he was also a lovely old man.
If only Yan had a few more officials like Hao Ping, then Yan Guo would be much stronger than it is now.
Chen Zaiyan was one of the empress dowager"s men?
The second question that came to mind was this.
This was because he couldn"t help but think of the death of the old prime minister, Zhuge Yan, and the people chasing after Li Yenian.
Could it be that Hao Ping also knew about Emperor Daoxi"s Chen Zhongzhu?
Yes … Hao An was the soldier division"s official letter. Chen Xinjie had nominally come to mediate the war, so he must have had some contact with Hao Ping.
And after Chen Chong had disappeared, none of the experts from the Military Department or the Martial Arts Academy had gone out to search for him. This was enough to prove that Hao An was well-informed.
At this moment, the anger in An Zhe"s heart was almost ignited.
It had been more than 4 years since he was attacked before, but this event was like an earthquake and it continued to shake the entire Yan Kingdom.
There were three people in a row, and two of them were officials of the imperial court.
An Zaihai clenched his fists tightly, then he saw Old Sun"s fingers slightly twirling, as if he was trying to hook the trigger of a crossbow.
Old Sun"s eyes were locked onto An Zaihai"s eyes. They were also a pair that could see through a person"s heart, because he had already lived his entire life in a place like prison.
""My condolences.""
Old Sun saw that there was no overly intense reaction from An Zaihai. He then stood up after comforting An Zaiyue.
""My condolences?""
After Old Sun left, An Zhe repeated to himself … As a member of the Military Department, Old Sun was still a member of the Military Department, no matter how low his position was. On the other hand, he was comforting An Zhe.
""What about width 6?""
An Zhan suddenly shouted towards the outside.
Old Sun paused for a moment, then turned around and gave a silly smile. ""That silly kid, he"s cultivating.""
""I wanted him to drink with me.""
Old Sun said, ""After he finishes cultivating, I"ll send him to Master An.""
After saying that, Old Sun quickly walked away.
Looking at the dishes and wine on the table, An Zhe smiled coldly … With Lord Shang Shu dead, how could Liu Kuan still have the time to cultivate?
Even though there was a huge difference between a prison guard and the Minister of War, the entire military was in a mess. How could Six-Pack be in the mood to cultivate?
Of course, Lu Li wasn"t cultivating.
6 In killing.
Li Zhengli rushed back home and changed his clothes, then rushed to Lord Shang Shu"s mansion.
He ignored his wife"s questions and entered the room with an ugly expression, closing the door behind him.
He sat in his chair for a moment before getting up to change his clothes.
When he turned around, he saw a very straightforward looking person standing not far away.
""You … Who are you!""
Li Zhengli asked, then he was about to call for others.
He stepped forward, pulled a steel wire from his sleeve, wrapped it around Li Zhengli"s neck, and tightened it.
Li Zhengli could barely breathe, and his face turned purple in an instant.
""Write a few words and I"ll forgive you.""
A cold voice rang in Li Zhengli"s ears, just like a grim reaper sneering at Li Zhengli.
Li Zhengli was on the verge of losing consciousness, so he walked over to the table and picked up the pen.
""Write... cough cough, write what?""
""Just write six words, follow life, follow death.""
""I don"t!""
Li Zhengli suddenly reacted and struggled again.
""Since you don"t want to, I"ll write it down for you.""
His hand tightened abruptly, and a moment later the wire was almost in Li Zhengli"s neck.
Not long after, Li Zhengli"s breath stopped.
Six-Pack found a sheet from the house, tore it open, tied the rope around the beam, and hung Li Zhengli"s body on it.
He sat down at his desk and opened the book that Lee had written before. He imitated a few words with his pen, then wrote on the white paper the words" Death Follower ".
After cleaning up the scene, Liu Guan left Li Zhengli"s house like a ghost.
Half an hour later, in the house of another officer of the Ministry of War, Six-Pack killed him in the same way.
After that, Lu Kuan hurried over to Lord Shang Shu"s residence, which was already overcrowded with people. Almost all the officials in the imperial court who had heard the news had come.
King Yan, Mu Changyan, was in the room talking with Hao Ping"s wife, and it was said that the empress dowager was on her way.
In the crowd, when Chen Zaiyan saw Liu Guang appear, he unhurriedly moved to that place.
The man hid in the shadows and spoke in a low voice behind Chen Zaiyan. ""The few people the empress dowager has placed in the Ministry of War have all been eliminated. The subordinates of the Martial Arts Academy will deal with them later.""
Chen Zaiyan said, ""There"s no hurry. Tomorrow morning, transfer the people to the Ministry of Justice"s cell. I already told His Majesty that I don"t have time to deal with other matters when I go to the Minister of Justice"s office, so I turned the case over to the Ministry of Justice.""
""The Ministry of Justice is controlled by the empress dowager. If you go to the prison of the Ministry of Justice and kill those people from the martial inst.i.tution, no one would have thought that the Ministry of War was the culprit. They would think that the empress dowager was murdering them.""
Liu Kuan nodded, ""This subordinate understands, so I"ll head back first.""
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Zaiyan replied, ""If … if there"s anything wrong with An Zaiyan, get rid of him.""
Liu Kuan was stunned for a moment. ""But, but didn"t the lord say that we should use them to fight for the throne?""
""His eyes … seem to be able to see through everything,"" Chen said. ""If he knows the truth, he might harm me.""
Lu Kuan said, ""Then this subordinate will kill him when I return.""
Chen Zaiyan shook his head, ""No, just let your master watch the fight. If there"s no reaction, this person will use it.""
I think a lot of him, a lot of him. ""
A look of jealousy flashed in his wide eyes, then he retreated, disappearing into the darkness.
Soldier"s cell.
6 It was midnight when he came back.
He pushed the door open and came in.
""Master An?""
""Who is it?""
Lu Sheng walked over with the back of his hand. The steel wire in his sleeve slowly pulled it out. ""I … I heard that Master An is looking for me?""