Chapter 196 Justice Has Been Seeked

Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.

Returning to Liuli Courtyard, Yan Li washed her face, changed into loose and comfortable clothes, leaned on the soft couch with a cup of tea, and listened to Aunt An telling Queen Guo's background and the emperor's attitude towards them.

After all, Nanny An was an old man who had served in the palace for many years and knew everything about these situations.

"The Guo family has been guarding Western Xinjiang for hundreds of years. Emperor Taizu had already made great achievements during his time. In addition, the relationship between Mu and Jin was tense at the time, so the military power and role of the king of Xijiang became particularly important." Aunt An said in a steady tone. , "At its peak, the power of the King of Xijiang was so great that even the royal family had to avoid him. However, due to his great achievements, he was inevitably jealous of the king."

"By the time of the late emperor, the power of the Guo family was not what it used to be. The late emperor wanted to reduce the vassalage, but he had no reason. He later decided to betroth the Guo family's daughter to the prince as his concubine, which was considered a means to contain her."

"After the death of the late emperor, the current emperor ascended the throne, and Princess Guo became the queen. The power of the Guo family vassal king was revived. I heard that he has been secretly recruiting troops to expand the size of his troops in recent years, which has long made the emperor dissatisfied."

Yan Li frowned slightly. Her parents' family had offended the emperor. How dare the queen and the prince act so arrogantly and not restrain themselves at all?

Sure enough, there was no sense of crisis at all.

But Yan Li thought of a question.

Fifteen years ago, the reason why Jiang Yi's marriage to Jin was kept secret had something to do with the king of Western Xinjiang?

Few people knew about the marriage. Even the Jiang family was kept in the dark. Mu Cang only started investigating the matter after Emperor Zhaocheng took the initiative to inform him. Aunt An probably didn't know much about the inside story.

Yan Li pondered for a moment: "The relationship between Mu and Jin seems to have eased in recent years. The war is not so tense. The King of Western Xinjiang is still recruiting troops?"

"I don't know the specific situation." Nanny An thought for a while, "But there have always been rumors about the King of Xijiang. When the Emperor and the Queen Mother paid their respects, they would occasionally talk about it, and I listened to it while I was there. Some."

Yan Li raised his eyes and looked at her: "The Queen Mother doesn't like the excitement?"

During this period of time, many things happened in and outside the palace. She had seen both the queen and the concubine, but the queen mother had not yet seen each other.

Nanny An nodded: "The Queen Mother likes peace and quiet."

This is just one comment, just six words.

No need to go into details.

Yan Li didn't seem to care about this, so he naturally changed the question: "How was the relationship between the Emperor and the Queen when they were young?"

Aunt An frowned slightly, as if thinking about how to reply: "The relationship between the Emperor and the Queen is a check and balance of power, and has nothing to do with feelings. At first, they lived with each other respectfully as guests, but later because of Miss Jiang - your mother , it was really troublesome for several months.”

Yan Li was surprised: "The Queen is having trouble with the Emperor?"

Aunt An nodded: "The Emperor likes your mother so much that he loses his mind."

Losing your mind?

The majestic and solemn look of Emperor Zhaocheng appeared in Yan Li's mind. It was hard to imagine that he would lose control for love when he was young.

"I'm not sure whether the queen was worried about losing her position or because she was devoted to the emperor, so she was jealous of your mother." Aunt An sighed, seeming to be quite concerned about the emotional entanglement between the emperor and the empress. He sighed, "In short, the queen hates your mother very much."

Yan Li nodded slowly, a deep thought flashing through his eyes.

In fact, after hearing this, she already understood that Emperor Zhaocheng should not be able to let Mu Xiuhan ascend the throne because he wanted to contain the power of the King of Western Xinjiang but actually weaken it.

But until now, Emperor Zhaocheng has not found a legitimate reason to reduce the vassal state - unless the marriage between Mu and Jin is announced to the world, then there will be no need to deploy too many troops at the border, and the emperor will have a reason to reduce the troops. , and gradually removed the king of Xijiang from his position.

Yan Li held her forehead and thought deeply. Since the prince had been deposed, she would do it to the end and help the emperor find a way to smoothly reduce the vassal status, save him from worries, and completely cut off the queen and Mu Xiuhan's hope of rekindling.

As for Jiang Yi...

As the king of a country, he has the power of life and death, but in fact there are many things he cannot control.

Although I don't know whether Jiang Yi was willing to marry or out of overall considerations, there is no doubt that Emperor Zhaocheng loved her so much that he favored Jiang Yi's daughter so much.

Yan Li turned his head and looked out the window, his eyes clear.

Mu Xiuhan lost the position of crown prince, Jiang Jingyue's dream of becoming queen was completely shattered, the Jiang family was not as good as before, and the three grandchildren had no hope of joining the officialdom or the army.

Now even the queen has been taken back the power of the harem.

Up to this point, none of the Jiang family's wishes have been fulfilled, and they have gradually lost their imperial heart. They have paid a heavy price for their selfish greed. It will be difficult to achieve glory in the future.

Yan Li finally got some justice.

As for the future...

Unless it is involved in serious crimes of treason, the destruction of any family will take time. Now that Emperor Zhaocheng is in his prime, even if the Jiang family loses power, they will still be as skinny as a camel than a horse.

Well, it will probably take until the country changes and the emperor changes, that the remaining members of the Jiang family, the former prince, will be truly liquidated. M.

Yan Li squinted and took a sip of tea.

The justice that should be sought for the original owner has been obtained, and now she can do her own thing.

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