Chapter 70 Helping Yan Dan break the impasse
At the prince's residence, Yan Dan had a banquet with several people and was very happy.

During this period, under his manipulation, evidence of crimes was provided one after another, and some of the minions of Yan Chunjun and others were killed.

The people praised him, and Yan Dan had a great reputation. More and more people came to him for help, which gave him the prospect of gathering more strength for his own use.

In the court, he felt that he had more say, and every time he made a memorial, it was effective.

"Prince, now is the time to move forward courageously, hold the sword of justice in your hand, eliminate more evil spirits, and return the bright and sunny sky to our Yan State."

One person was very excited and clamoring, and the others also echoed him. They all agreed too much with Prince Yan Dan's purge plan.

Now that the first step has gone smoothly, they have seen hope.

"You should all go with Dan to restore the power of King Zhao of Yan, who was in his prime for many years."

Everyone responded loudly and started drinking again. The party ended only when they were a little drunk.

Walking into the mansion garden and seeing the blooming flowers, Yan Dan felt refreshed and in high spirits.

"Your Highness, you know that crisis is coming!"

A voice interrupted Yan Dan's thoughts. He turned his head and saw that it was a ranger named Shadow who had joined him. He frowned and said, "At this time, the situation seems so overwhelming, why are you making alarmist remarks?"

Shadow shook his head, bowed to Yan Dan and said: "Prince, now the people of Jicheng only know you, not the king."

"Does the prince really think that he can gain such support by killing a few evildoers?"

Hearing this, Yan Dan was stunned. After thinking for a while, he was suddenly shocked and the drunkenness was much gone.

I only know the prince, not the king!
Such a result is frightening just thinking about it.

"Are you saying that someone is deliberately creating hype for this prince?"

Shadow nodded and analyzed: "Prince, apart from killing the evildoers, has the prince taken any policy actions?"

Yan Dan shook his head. His father held power too tightly, and even he, as the crown prince, could not get more power to govern.

“Prince, although Yan Chunjun and others have fought with the Crown Prince, are their counterattacks big?”

Thinking back on what had happened during this period, Yan Dan realized belatedly that although the counterattack by Yan Chunjun and others seemed aggressive, it did not have much effect. Instead, it was he, Yan Dan, who took advantage of the opportunity and got rid of several minions.

At this moment, Yan Dan's face changed slightly, and he looked at the shadow and said: "You mean, they did it on purpose!"

Shadow bowed slightly and said, "Prince, in terms of foundation and power, can you compare with Yan Chunjun and the others?"

"The prince pressed on step by step, and they retreated step by step. It seemed that they were in a very awkward situation. But if someone urged the king to leave the palace at this time, and the king took a walk around the capital, he would discover something himself."

The shadow stared at the Crown Prince Yan Dan and said in a leisurely tone: "Your Majesty will see that the Crown Prince Yan Dan has great influence among all officials and the people praise his name. They know the Crown Prince but not Your Majesty."

Yan Dan swallowed his saliva and cold sweat broke out on his back. At this time, he had already understood that Yingzi's analysis was correct. He, Yan Dan, was about to be pushed into the pit without realizing it.

Think about my father's desire to control power, think about Yan Chunjun and others' control over the court, how could they tolerate me jumping out to share power.

This is fucking flattery!

Or he took advantage of his father's desire for power to the extreme and flattered him maliciously.

"hateful!"

Yan Dan was both afraid and angry at this moment. If he really took a few more steps forward, he would probably jump into the pit.

After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Yan Dan bowed to Shadow solemnly and said, "If it weren't for your reminder, I would have fallen into the trap without knowing it."

Shadow returned the greeting, and Yan Dan reached out to support him, saying, "Sir, in this situation, please help Dan break it."

As he spoke, Yan Dan showed an anxious look, and said anxiously: "If Dan stops now, it will be difficult to convince the people. If he does not stop, he will fall into the trap and be in a dilemma. What should he do?"

After waking up, Yan Dan realized that his situation was very dangerous. He knew his father too well, and anyone who might threaten his throne would be regarded as an enemy.

His own son is no exception.

Seeing Yan Dan's reaction, Yingzi felt relieved, and knew that as long as he could solve this situation for Yan Dan, he would become one of Yan Dan's confidants in the future.

"Prince, if you want to break this situation, you have to take risks." Shadow told Yan Dan his plan. After listening to it, Yan Dan thought about it for a while and made a quick decision.

"Just listen to what you say, sir. Let's resolve this situation first. As for the future troubles, we can slowly deal with them later."

……

In the next few days, Yan Dan took action with great fanfare and had people secretly release true and false information, making it seem as if he had found out about several big fish in the court.

At Yan Chunjun's residence, after listening to the report from his subordinates, he waved his hand and asked them to leave.

"Big fish?" He sneered, his eyes sneered, and said jokingly: "Yandan, Yandan, from the beginning to the end, you are the big fish."

Stretching his body, Yan Chunjun was going to have some drinks and have fun. He had given up a lot of interests to dig a hole for Yan Dan, and he would reap the rewards soon.

One day, two days, three days passed. When the people of Jicheng were speculating that Prince Yan Dan had captured a few corrupt officials again, Yan Chunjun and his forces were already ready to take action.

Just when the arranged court officials were preparing to enter the palace and lead the king out of the palace, Crown Prince Yan Dan was assassinated in the street by a mysterious assassin, and he was furious.

The news spread quickly and the whole Jicheng was shaken.

"What? Yan Dan was assassinated and his life or death is unknown?"

In the mansion, Yan Chunjun was dumbfounded. After confirming it once more, he was stunned.

"Quick, erase all traces of contact immediately." After coming back to his senses, Yan Chunjun became anxious. No matter who did it, the matter must be investigated. If the king finds out that they were the ones who set a trap for Yan Dan, there will be big trouble.

More importantly, he was also worried that someone from within was responsible. Yan Dan's methods were so ruthless that many people's interests were greatly damaged.

When the royal physician came to the prince's residence to examine Yan Dan and concluded that the arrow had penetrated his lungs and was highly poisonous, the King of Yan in the palace was furious. He sent out the royal guards, sealed the four gates, and began searching for the assassin.

At this time, all forces in the Yan court were in a panic. A few days ago, Crown Prince Yan Dan was still showing off his power in fighting corruption and investigating evil, but now he has been assassinated. How do you want others to feel?

Led by Yan Chunjun, they began a secret internal self-inspection. If it was really done by an insider, they must clean it up as soon as possible. If it was not done by an insider, they must also come up with a countermeasure.

The atmosphere in the capital city, where undercurrents were surging, became extremely depressing. Inside the palace, Prince Yan closed his eyes and pondered. At this moment, he was unable to make an accurate judgment.

As the King of Yan, he had seen all the actions of Crown Prince Yan Dan and the reactions of Yan Chunjun and others during this period.

As the King of Yan, in order to hold on to the power in his hands, he also wanted to take the opportunity to see whether Yan Dan, as the crown prince, would cross the line that his father had drawn for him in his heart.

Obviously, he was disappointed. His son Yan Dan's various actions told him that Yan Dan, the King of Yan, made no secret of his desire for power.

It was also because of this that he allowed Yan Chunjun and others to set a trap for Crown Prince Yan Dan. When the time came to take action, he, as a father, would use cruel means to warn Yan Dan and tell him that there were some things that he could not covet now.

But now, Crown Prince Yan Dan was suddenly assassinated, which made him suspicious of the obedient Yan Chunjun and others.

If they really used such means against Crown Prince Yan Dan, he could not tolerate it, whether as a father or as the King of Yan.

Disliking his son Yan Dan was just an emotional division. But from a political point of view, if Crown Prince Yan Dan was assassinated today, does it mean that one day in the future, he, the King of Yan, will also be assassinated because of some things?
The sound of footsteps interrupted the King of Yan's thoughts. The eunuch came in, bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician reported that the poison that the prince was injured in can be cured, but because the poison has entered his lungs, the prince needs to recuperate for more than half a year before he can recover."

Prince Yan opened his eyes and frowned slightly. The eunuch did not dare to look at him directly. He lowered his head and knelt, not daring to think too much.

"Let the prince treat the prince well, and go down."

The eunuch's heart trembled at the light words. After agreeing, he stood up and left.

After leaving the house, the eunuch walked quickly to the Imperial Medical Office. As he walked, he was secretly surprised.

It was said that the king did not like Crown Prince Yan Dan. He had no intuitive feeling about it before, but the king's light words just now made him understand that the king really did not like Crown Prince Yan Dan.

"It seems that I can't get too close to Prince Dan in the future."

Thinking this in his mind, the eunuch felt that he was walking faster.

In the prince's residence, Yan Dan was lying on the bed, his face pale.

The arrow wounds and poisoning were all real. He used an extremely risky way to break the situation.

Now the reactions from all parties told him that the situation was broken.

But Yan Dan didn't seem very happy at this time.

"Father, oh father, is there really only that cold power left between you and me?"

There was a hint of sadness in his eyes, and Yan Dan felt a little blocked in his heart. His father's reaction was already telling him that family affection was no longer something that should exist between father and son.

Suppressing his emotions, Yan Dan's eyes were relieved. He waved his hand to let the others go down. He motioned for Shadow to sit down and said to him: "Sir, although we disrupted the situation, Yan Chunjun and others will definitely understand that this assassination was done by us."

"Although they won't say it out loud, they will definitely join forces to trap me, the crown prince, in this mansion."

"Sir, Dan needs to break out again, instead of being trapped in the mansion and watching the national strength of Yan State decline further."

Seeing Yan Dan so anxious, Shadow said, "Prince, it is difficult to break the situation from the inside now."

"Even if there is an opportunity, it will take a long time to prepare for the best opportunity."

Yan Dan nodded slightly. He thought so too. It was foreseeable that from now on, if he, Yan Dan, made any move again, the counterattack from Yan Chunjun and others would not be a fake aggressiveness, but a vicious method that would make Yan Dan suffer as much loss as possible.

"Sir, please give me some advice."

(End of this chapter)