Chapter 45. I am really a Scheming and Vicious Villain
Arc 2 : Historical Power Conspiracy Nightmare.
Du Yan walked out of the general’s tent, in the same way when he came. His current identity was just a secret envoy from the capital, and his identity is sensitive, so it was not appropriate for him to stay in the tent.
When Du Yan returned to the city, night had already fallen. The county governor’s mansion was brightly lit and a banquet was prepared, waiting for his return. Du Yan came here under a false name and did not want to cause trouble, so he followed the local customs and attended the banquet.
He sat upright, watching the female musicians dancing below, and drank wine intermittently under the attentive flattery of the county governor. When drunk, the county governor actually pulled the female musicians and went to the backyard.
Du Yan shook his head slightly. With such a county governor on the border city, it is not easy for a general to be able to guard this place for many years.
Seeing that the host had already left, he waved his hand and said: “I am tired from the journey, I will go back and rest first.”
After saying that, Du Yan stood up. He felt a little dizzy and barely walked a few steps, stumbling a bit.
Just now, he had a few drinks with the general in the military camp. Although Du Yan controlled his drinking at the banquet, the two kinds of wine seemed to clash with each other, making him a little drunk.
His body tilted slightly, and he felt a warm, fragrant and soft jade like body approaching him: “My lord, servant will take you to rest.”
Although Du Yan had no interest in female musicians, he did not refuse as he was not familiar with the county governor’s mansion at all, and allowed the woman to help him to the backyard chamber.
After passing through several corridors, the surrounding environment became increasingly quiet. The woman supported him to go forward into a somewhat remote courtyard before stopping.
As soon as he opened the door, Du Yan felt that this place was a little strange. There was no light in the room and it was dark. Moreover, this place seemed too remote and should not be used to entertain guests.
“You……”
Before Du Yan could finish his words, the woman gently pushed him into the room, and then the door was closed. His steps were already weak, and he stumbled a few steps without any defense, and ran directly into someone’s arms.
There is a person?
Du Yan subconsciously reached for the short sword at his waist, but the man knew him well. Before the short sword could be unsheathed, it was pushed back into the scabbard.
“Prince, the cooperation has not been completed yet, please don’t stab the ally to death.”
The person who spoke had a low, slightly hoarse voice.
Du Yan loosened his fingers and let go of the hilt of the sword: “Cheng Yu, are you crazy? What are you doing here?”
Cheng Yu saw Du Yan stroking his forehead, looking dazed, so he helped him sit on a couch nearby.
He raised his hand to light the oil lamp, and then answered: “I heard that you came here, so I came to visit you to communicate one or two things.”
The room illuminated, Du Yan woke up slightly from that somewhat drunk state: “I came here in secret, how did you know?”
Cheng Yu hardly kept him in the dark: “The county governor’s favorite lady used to be a female musician under my command, and what she was best at was drawing portraits. Although you disguise yourself a little, I recognized you at first sight.”
Du Yan had some understanding of his methods and did not ask any more questions. Even without further explanation, Du Yan could guess the purpose of Cheng Yu’s visit.
During these days, the Jiang-Cheng coalition forces and the Yuan army have been in a stalemate here, and there has been no progress.
If the Cheng Kingdom had not provided a steady supply of food and fodder, King Jiang might have thought of retreating again. However, although Cheng Yu is now considered the richest man in the world and owns the largest business, he may not be able to bear the cost of war.
In this situation, Cheng Yu would certainly be anxious, and it would not be unreasonable for him to take the risk of sneaking into the city to find out information from him.
Thinking of this, Du Yan said: “You are King now, there is no need to do everything yourself, just send a secret envoy to deliver the message.”
Cheng Yu looked at him deeply and said: “I’m not just here to get information. I haven’t seen you for a long time, but now you are so close, I feel uneasy not seeing you.”
Du Yan thought he understood what Cheng Yu meant, and answered directly: “I know you are worried about changes in the plan. I am here to act as a lobbyist.”
Cheng Yu was somewhat helpless and could only ask: “Has the general loosened up?”
Du Yan said: “Since I said it, it must be true. My grandfather has agreed to cooperate with my plan, and he will pretend to be defeated within half a month.”
Cheng Yu was somewhat curious: “I heard that the general is a righteous man, loyal to the former king of Yuan Kingdom, and has guarded the border for many years without complaint. How did you convince him?”
Du Yan didn’t want to say too much, but then he changed his mind and thought that this was the time to establish his villain persona. Now Cheng Yu seems to still have some childhood friendship with him, and there is no sense of defensiveness in his words.
He must let the other party know that Prince Yan is a man with deep scheming and many tricks, and will be a fierce enemy in the future. Don’t be deceived by the small favors he has received in the past.
Thinking of this, Du Yan said frankly: “You know that I am quite good at calligraphy.”
Cheng Yu nodded with a smile: “Indeed, my calligraphy was inspired by you, but until now, I am still far from your level.”
Du Yan continued: “I have another unique skill, which is to imitate calligraphy.”
In the original plot, Yuan Ning was able to release Cheng Yu from the capital privately thanks to this unique skill. She imitated the handwriting of her Jiujiu, Lieutenant Wu, wrote the warrant and stole the lieutenant’s seal, which allowed Cheng Yu to escape.
Yuan Ning can imitate handwriting because she has an excellent memory and can almost remember everything she sees. When Du Yan set up his own identity, he took advantage of this opportunity and made himself, Yuan Ning’s twin, have the same talent.
Because of his photographic memory, Du Yan remembered all the subtle changes in King Yuan’s handwriting, so it didn’t take him much effort to imitate it.
“The secret order sent by the king is to appease the general and promise that if the queen gives birth to a legitimate son in the future, he will be made the crown prince.”
Du Yan smiled, looking full of malicious elation: “How could I let this letter fall into Grandfather’s hands? So I imitated the King’s handwriting and wrote a letter with completely different contents. This was the blow that broke Grandfather’s last defense.”
After Du Yan finished explaining the trick he had used, he looked at Cheng Yu. The man opposite him looked at him with a serious look in his eyes. Du Yan felt that his goal had been achieved.
An extremely ambitious person like Cheng Yu would naturally be more cautious against scheming opponents. Very good.
Cheng Yu looked at the person in front of him with fascination, so dazzling. His eldest princess, his Prince Yan, made him want to hold this person in his hands even more. Perhaps at that moment, it would be even more satisfying than aspiring to rule the world.
The two of them were each thinking about something and remained silent for a long time.
Du Yan looked at the flickering lights, and the drunkenness that he had just barely suppressed surged up again: “Are you leaving now?”
Cheng Yu replied: “No rush.”
Du Yan pushed aside the tables in front of him and said: “I’m drunk.”
He was different from ordinary people when he was drunk. The drunker he got, the clearer his mind became. However, after sobering up, he would suddenly feel sleepy again and then fall into a deep sleep.
In this dangerous frontier, falling into a deep sleep is extremely dangerous. Cheng Yu’s side is now the safest place. Jiang Kingdom has not perished yet, Cheng Yu is the most reliable ally for the time being.
After Du Yan explained this and heard Cheng Yu say that he would not leave for the time being, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief in his heart.
“I’ll sleep for a while, you stay here.” Du Yan fell directly on the couch, but felt a little uncomfortable: “Cheng Yu, I haven’t washed my face yet.”
Cheng Yu looked at the person in front of him talking drunkenly, with a smile in his voice, but extremely gentle: “Go to sleep, leave everything to me, princess…”
In a daze, Du Yan felt a warm and soft touch on his face. Perhaps Cheng Yu was using a wet cloth to clean his face.
Finally, the soft touch fell on his lips and stayed there for a long time.
Du Yan felt a little impatient, frowned slightly, and waved his hand: “Don’t bother me.”
Before he fell into a deep sleep, he seemed to hear a low laugh, with a hint of tenderness.
***
Fourth month of the lunar year, the general lost Licheng, and the myth that the general of the Yuan Kingdom was invincible in battle was shattered. People throughout the Kingdom were panicked.
King Yuan felt that the opportunity had come, so he sent the army under his control to the border to support the frontier, and ordered a thorough investigation of the defeat, and escorted the general to the capital.
People in the capital were in a panic, saying that the Kingdom’s sky is about to change drastically.
The sky of Yuan Kingdom was indeed going to change.
The bedroom of the King of Yuan Kingdom was surrounded, and there was a murderous atmosphere everywhere.
In the outer hall, behind the desk where King Yuan handled government affairs, sat a tall and straight young man.
Du Yan stopped writing and unfolded the thing in his hand in front of King Yuan: “Father, how does Yan’s handwriting compare to yours?”
King Yuan’s hair was disheveled and his face was full of rage: “Rebellious son, rebellious son! Now the border war is critical, you actually ignore the danger of the Kingdom and do such a treasonous thing!”
Du Yan glanced at him and suddenly laughed: “Father, you have been hanging out with fools like Lady Hui and her son for so long, and it actually made you…”
He shook his head, and seeing that anger on King Yuan’s face became even more intense, he continued: “All of this play was specially performed for you to see today. What do you think?”
King Yuan opened his eyes wide and murmured: “Was it you who let the Cheng Kingdom’s hostage go? Was the general’s defeat a lie?”
“Yes.” Du Yan picked up the jade seal beside him and stamped the seal representing the supreme power of Yuan Kingdom on the edict he had just written.
“Father, you have worked so hard for the Yuan Kingdom for so many years, it is time for you to retire. After that, why don’t you take a look at the prosperous land under Yan’s governance.”
After Du Yan finished speaking, he turned and left.
King Yuan finally couldn’t contain his anger, and he was about to rush towards that figure with a ferocious expression. However, as soon as he took a step, he was forced back by several long swords.
The door of the palace slowly closed, leaving only King Yuan sitting paralyzed in the palace. He was once a vigorous king, but now he was hunched over like an old man.
Not long after, King Yuan issued several edicts, one of which was a self-blame edict, saying that it was his own fault that led Yuan Kingdom to the danger.
The second was a decree of abdication, which states that he is willing to abdicate and concentrate on praying for the Kingdom. The throne of King Yuan was passed to his eldest son, Yuan Yan, to succeed.
The third one explains the reason why the eldest son Yuan Yan was raised as a daughter, in addition, what Qi Zi, the Yin-Yang master, said. The succession of supreme power in the Yuan Kingdom ended peacefully without causing any disturbance.
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