Chapter 179 (1/2)

Heavenly Temple

An Zeng stood outside the door and waited for a while. One imperial court official from the Yan Kingdom after another entered and came out. It was very lively.

An hour pa.s.sed before An Zhe was called in.

The gazes of the ministers who came in and out of the inn were all somewhat strange. Some of them displayed their kind intentions and intimacy, while others had a face as cold as ice.

Ding Yin was actually quite lucky. If his son hadn't provoked an argument, his career might have reached its peak.

Due to the matter involving the Quiet People, almost all the officials of the Ministry of Rites were killed by Mu Changyan.

Of course, Mu Changyan was also making use of this opportunity to wipe out the empress dowager's influence within the imperial court.

Ding Xian hadn't been involved, and since the empress dowager was already dead, the empress dowager had no choice but to pick him up.

If there were no surprises, Ding Yin would soon come into contact with the power center.

Mu Changyan raised her head and looked at An Chou. She didn't even bother to hide the smile on her face.

””I know, you have always been this undisciplined.””

He put down the brush in his hand and pointed to the stool opposite him. ””Others don't have the guts to do things first before reporting them.””

Especially a high official like Ding Jue, a second rank official of the imperial court.

””So, this is also the reason why I like you. You will do things more than others. You know when you shouldn't be so disciplined.””

””It was His Majesty who taught me.””

Mu Changyan rolled her eyes at him, ””What the h.e.l.l, when did I ever teach you?””

””Being able to do something means being able to do it. I will never be stingy with my praises, especially when it comes to not spending money.””

An Xuan said, ””Actually, it's also good to have some silver taels.””

Mu Changyan waved her hand, ””I have everything, but I have no money.””

””As for the reward, you don't have to think about it. Speaking of it, the Sect Leader has recently opened a carriage and horse shop that is much richer than Gu.””

An Zhan smiled embarra.s.sedly. ””Your Majesty knows.””

Mu Changyan said, ””I'm not stupid!””

He lowered his head and didn't say anything.

Of course he knew that it was impossible for Mu Changyan to hide this fact. After all, Madman Qu was the shopkeeper on the surface.

Zhong Jiuge made a secret note not to leak this out.

Madman Qu was someone on the surface, and it was An Zhe who let others see him.

””Great king, carriages and horses do not earn money.””

I just feel that I have to do something for him.

However, if they were to appear in the name of the Heavenly Awakening Sect, they would be crushed to death by the other sects in the capital.

Mu Changyan replied, ””I know your difficulties... There are at least a hundred cultivators in the capital.””

However, the only one who is willing to truly serve the country is your Tian Qi Sect.

””If you allow the Heavenly Ascension Sect to stand out in public, the other sects will hate you, because once the Heavenly Ascension Sect, which has just been established, takes a stand, their established sects will have no choice but to do so.””

””Your Majesty saw through everything,”” An Zaiyue argued.

Mu Changyan said, ””There's nothing else I need to ask you to come over. You can just pull the nail out by yourself and do the rest.””

Originally, the Board of Rites was already in a bad state, and Ding Xian was the last piece of sh * t in the Board of Rites.

””Now that this rat has run out of sh * t, it's time to clean up the Rites Department.””

””Did the king send men to kill Ding Huan?””

Mu Changyan looked at An Zaiyue and asked, ””What else do we do?””

Do you think you're lucky enough to have Ding by a thunderbolt? ””

After taking a sip of tea, he said, ””After Chen Zaiyan entered the palace to see me, I knew that Ding He would definitely go to the brocade palace.””

At this moment, the only one who could save him was the empress dowager.

Moreover, once he entered the brocade palace, it would be extremely difficult for him to move alone.

””As long as he hides in the brocade palace and doesn't come out, the empress dowager might be able to think of some countermeasure to save him.””

””Therefore, he absolutely must not see the empress dowager.””

Mu Changyan replied, ””You've seen him before when he killed Ding Xian.””

For some reason, a name popped up in An Shou's mind: ””It's Chen Shaobai?””

Mu Changyan nodded, ””Yes, that's him.””

An Zhan suddenly understood … All of this was Chen Shaobai's arrangements.

As for the military, they didn't know about the evidence, and the Heavenly Temple didn't know, so only Chen Shaobai would help him.

Even now, An Zhe didn't know why Chen Shaobai helped him so many times.

Mu Changyan said, ””He has already been sent by the orphaned faction to capture the remnants of the Ding Clan. Ding Yin also has a son, Ding Wanqiu, in the Taichi Temple. Although it's unlikely that he knows what his father has done, he still has to capture him.””

””Right, did Ding Shengxia get executed?””

An Zhan shook his head, ””No … He was rescued by someone.””

Mu Changyan frowned. ””It seems that Ding Yin has some accomplices in the capital.””

An Zhan hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still asked, ””Ding Yin still has a daughter called Ding Ningdong … How does the King plan to deal with her?””

Mu Changyan said, ””Other than her, there's also her older brother, Ding Wanqiu.””

Ding Wanqiu had left the Ding Clan a long time ago to cultivate at the Supreme Court, so it was unlikely that she would partic.i.p.ate in this rebellion.

You also know that the old Taoist from the Taoist Priest Palace has come to beg Gu Gu, but Gu has no choice but to give him some face.

So Ding Wanqiu, this person, will not be killed by me, but she must be closely monitored.

””As for Ding Ningdong, she's a pitiful girl.

I heard that Ding Huan didn't like this daughter of his at home, so he often scolded her.

It was only when Ding Ning Dong was taken in by Zhuge Liuyun as a disciple that her att.i.tude changed a little.

It was not that Ding Yin was afraid of Zhuge Liuyun, but he was afraid that his daughter would learn how to raise poisons and poison him to death. ””

Mu Changyan seemed to be in a good mood. Her expression was relaxed as she said, ””Zhuge Liuyun has contributed greatly to Great Yan. He only chose such a disciple after dozens of years, so it's not easy for me to kill him.””