Chapter 75 Evidence in Hand
Li Yan held the two letters from Ren Boan in his hands and smiled triumphantly, he had finally found them after searching for them for a long time without any effort!

Ren Boan had been killed by Nian Gengyao with a single knife in Jiangxia Town a few days ago, so it was impossible for him to write this letter. This must have been forged by the Fourteenth Old Man.

At the beginning, Kangxi asked him to investigate the matter of the prince's handwritten edict in the Rehe Palace, and told him not to alarm anyone. Later, he thought hard and came up with this idea. First, he took the Wanyong Pawnshop under his own name, and then used the officials' records as bait to let the fourth brother ask the fourteenth brother for help.

But the fourteenth brother wanted to seize the throne
This kind of thing definitely doesn't want to alarm me. His concerns are the same as Lao Si's. He is afraid that if I know the existence of the official records, I will tell Lao Ba, and then the matter will be over! Moreover, he and I are not close, at least not as close as I am to Lao Ba. Who knows if he alarms me, I will give him the things.

After all, I didn't beg him for anything, and he didn't have enough benefits for myself. He would most likely take the most convenient path that I left for him, which only he could take. That was to pick up a pen and imitate Ren Boan's handwriting. It was simple and easy.

In Lao Shisi's eyes, he only needed to find a stranger holding Ren Boan's handwriting to take the pawn. There were several layers of relationships between him and him, and he could not connect them together anyway. Why did Lao Shisi practice imitating other people's handwriting at home? Wasn't it just for use?
Moreover, this can be considered a merit. If it alarms me, it will be half as much. Based on my understanding of the Fourteenth Prince, he probably wants to take the official records to take credit to the emperor.

He didn't want to alarm me, but also wanted to avoid the Eighth Brother. In this situation, as long as he had Ren Bo'an's handwriting, he could take out the official records. The Fourteenth Brother didn't know that he had already targeted him because of the prince's handwritten edict.

In this case, it is tempting to take a chance.

Sure enough, Old Fourteen couldn't help but use this technique again, and he was caught by himself. The old saying is true, this thief will be caught sooner or later, because such an option has been added to his livelihood skills. Whenever he encounters difficulties, he can't help but choose to go back to the old way.

It must be said that Old Fourteen's move was really powerful. Most people would not have thought that it could be very effective in an emergency.

When Li Yan thought of this, his eyes lit up. Should he also learn this skill and imitate the old man's handwriting? What if that day comes and his performance does not meet his expectations, and he insists on passing the throne to the fourth brother? With this skill and Longkodo's cooperation, it may be able to play a role.

I remember when Emperor Kangxi passed away, the Eighth Prince used the excuse that he did not hear the last words of the old man clearly, confusing the public and refusing to recognize the legal status of the Fourth Prince. This made the Fourth Prince extremely passive, and Zhang Tingyu appeared and said that behind the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming" in the Palace of Heavenly Purity was the last edict of Emperor Kangxi, and asked Longkodo to take it. The name of the successor was on it, and no one could deny it.

When they went to get the will, Longkodo was late. It was not until the Thirteenth Master led the army from Fengtai Camp that he appeared with the will.

The fourth prince was usually mean and ruthless, and many ministers did not want the fourth prince to take the throne, and Longkodo was naturally unwilling to do so. In terms of relationship, he was much closer to Longkodo now, and if there was a chance, he would naturally be willing to help him. Moreover, the eighth prince and others were there to check and balance him. If their names were written on the will, they would try their best to stop the fourth prince and push themselves up instead of letting the fourth prince take the throne.

With the response and support of the Eighth Prince's party, his name on the imperial edict, and Longkodo's title as the Nine Gates Governor, he might be able to get that position.

Thinking of this, Li Yan became more and more excited. Old Fourteen had pointed out a clear path for him!

With one more layer of confidence, you can work hard to make yourself one of the two or three candidates. If you are too far behind, no one will recognize you even if you have a legacy. Just like Lao Jiu, who is full of money, even if the legacy is passed to him, no one will recognize him because you have not even touched the edge.

After all, you still have to have enough strength, like the fourth or eighth brother, then others will accept you.

I have repeatedly reminded myself not to use force easily, even though I have secretly used it twice. I still have to rely on my own wisdom. Those superpowers can only be used as a supplement to help me get out of the desperate situation as soon as possible. I can't use them as a secret skill to keep making progress and use them frequently.

Otherwise, sooner or later, it will fail after being used again and again. The previous experience of Old Fourteen is right in front of us. Wasn't it because he used it repeatedly that he was caught by someone with ulterior motives?

It can be seen that one still has to practice one's real skills, which no one can take away from them.

Although you have a system, no one knows whether this system will be effective for life. As a human being, you must always be prepared for danger!
After receiving this letter, my mission was completed, and I just needed to watch the show. Sure enough, someone came from the Fourth Brother's house in the afternoon to inform him to go to the banquet. Li Yan came to the Fourth Brother's house in the evening. When Li Yan arrived, the other brothers were already there.

Li Yan stepped forward, greeted everyone and started chatting. Now Li Yan was in charge of 50,000 troops in Fengtai Camp, and his status was prominent and important. Everyone was very enthusiastic about Li Yan's arrival and chatted with him with smiles on their faces.

Li Yan pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Fourth brother, what day is today? You called all of us here, even the crown prince, second brother, and eighth brother were alarmed. What's the matter?"

When Li Yan asked, the others looked at the fourth brother curiously, with confusion on their faces.

"Haha, Old Ten, don't be anxious. Be patient. Let Fourth Brother keep you in suspense. There are still a few guests who haven't arrived. When everyone is here, the truth will come out. Then you will definitely feel that your trip is worthwhile!" Old Four also pretended that nothing had happened and gave a mysterious explanation.

After hearing what Lao Si said, no one asked any more questions. Anyway, he would tell the truth himself soon, so let's see what he is up to.

After a while, the Crown Prince and Ma Qi, the minister in charge of the Shangshufang, also arrived.

Everyone sat down, and no one knew why the fourth brother called them here.

When the fourth brother saw that everyone was present, he asked them to sit down. After a simple drink, he saw that everyone was absent-minded, so he did not delay any further.

He told everyone the origin of the official's record and explained what Nian Gengyao had done in Jiangxia Town. When he talked about the killing of Ren Bo'an, Liu Ba'nu and others, and the annihilation of the soldiers of the Huai'an Camp, Lao Jiu gritted his teeth and was furious, almost unable to hold back his outburst.

It was the Eighth Brother who was so scheming that he managed to suppress the angry Ninth Brother. Let's see what the Fourth Brother has to say.

The prince was a little upset and at a loss. He suppressed his anger and looked at the fourth and thirteenth brothers, but it was not appropriate to lose his temper in front of so many people.

The third son Yinzhi didn't know what to do, and he applauded and said he wanted to commend Nian Gengyao. Finally, seeing that no one paid attention to him, he glanced at the crown prince and the eighth son, and then he sat down in dismay.

Finally, the fourth brother suggested that the prince should seek justice and burn the official records in front of everyone. Basically, all the powerful people in the capital were here, and no matter whether it was the eighth brother or the prince, no matter how unhappy they were in their hearts, they still had to behave uprightly in front of everyone.

I had no choice but to agree to the fourth brother’s proposal!
Ma Qi went forward to check the seal of the box and found it was intact, which meant that no one had opened it, and then he set fire to it in the yard.

After the official records were burned, Li Yan returned to the mansion and wrote a detailed letter, telling the prince that he wanted to obtain the official records and sent the 13th prince Yinxiang to assassinate Zheng Chunhua, and then threatened him to release Liu Ba Nu. The fourth and 13th princes openly turned a blind eye and asked the prince's people to go to the Ministry of Justice to release Liu Ba Nu. They secretly asked Nian Gengyao to bring people from Sichuan to massacre Jiangxia Town, take the pawn tickets, and take the official records in Beijing. The fourth prince burned the official records in front of everyone.

After writing the secret memorial, he sealed it, stamped it with his own seal, and asked the guards in the palace to deliver it to the Jinling Palace the next morning. The latest report from the palace said that the old man had arrived in Jinling and would stay there for a while. It was estimated that after my letter arrived, the old man would not have the heart to go anywhere else and would come back to deal with the prince's affairs.

Li Yan looked at the thick envelope in front of him, wondering if there was anything missing. He had already written down everything he knew. As for Zheng Chunhua's fake death and Nian Gengyao's desire for wealth, they were not written on it. These were things he should not know.

And tonight, the official records were burned in the Fourth Master's mansion, and the matter about Ren Bo'an has been made public. It is normal to know all this. If he knew all those secret things, Kangxi would think that he had sent a large number of spies to monitor other ministers and princes, which would be bad.

As for the letter that Old Fourteen imitated Ren Boan’s, it was not written here. Let’s report this matter in person!
(End of this chapter)

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