Chapter 150 King Yan
Seeing that Li Jiancheng was so idle, it was clear that he did not take the important matter of suppressing the rebellion of the court seriously. In addition, many people were jealous of his rising status at such a young age and wanted to impeach him.

But as Shan Xiongxin killed Liu Yuanjin's right servant in battle, Qin Shubao captured Yuhang, and Luo Yi defeated 40,000 troops with only 8,000 men, these good news that proved his great military achievements came, and no one dared to say anything more.

Should we report to the emperor that the army's frequent victories were caused by the absence of the commander-in-chief?
Besides, Li Jiancheng was not always a good guy. When the grain transportation to Jiangdu was delayed for three days, Li Jiancheng executed three grain transportation officials of Jiangdu, one of whom was Liu Qi, the uncle of Yang Dan, the King of Yan who was left behind in Jiangdu.

This caused an uproar among the scholars in Jiangnan. In their impression, Li Jiancheng was still the young nobleman who accompanied the emperor on his southern tour, amiable, well-mannered and with amazing poetic talent. They did not expect that he would now have such majesty.

You must know that Prince Yan Yang Dan is the eldest grandson of the emperor. Although he is not born to the Crown Princess, he is the most favored by the emperor.

Everyone is speculating that since His Majesty has not yet decided on a crown prince even though the former crown prince has a legitimate son to succeed him as king, he intends to pass the throne to the Prince of Yan.

Therefore, it was surprising that Li Jiancheng did not give face to Prince Yan. All the noble families in Jiangdu were cautious in praising Prince Yan.

After the incident, Prince Yan's grandparents naturally went to Prince Yan to cry and complain. As the eldest grandson, Yang Tan was eleven years old this year and could not be completely regarded as a child. He still held corresponding power in Jiangdu.

"Your Highness, you have to make the decision for your uncle. Why did Li Jiancheng kill my son without asking for permission?"

The Prince of Yan's grandmother cried, "It's a pity that my daughter died young, and it's a pity that my son is gone too. How can I go on living?"

The Liu family was not a prominent family, but a family of good reputation in the scholar community, so she was pointed out to be the prince's concubine.

Yang Dan lost his father and mother at a young age, so he cared a lot about his relatives. Seeing his closest relatives like this, he was extremely angry.

But as the child with a personality most like the former Crown Prince Yang Zhao, he loved reading, valued Confucianism and had a kind nature. Even though he was angry, he did not say anything calling for war or killing.

Because he still remembered that his father had told him in the past that Li Jiancheng was a relative of his family and would be a pillar of the country in the future, and he should be treated with respect.

"Grandpa and grandma, please don't be too sad. I have already sent someone to question General Li. If he really killed my uncle just because of a trivial matter, I will personally report it to the emperor and punish him."

"Your Highness, how will His Majesty punish me?"

Yang Dan was silent for a moment and said, "He has just made great contributions, and now he is about to pacify Liu Yuanjin. It is also true that my uncle has not been able to transport grain in time. I think the emperor will at most reprimand him and demote him."

After saying this, he felt embarrassed to go visit his grandparents. At the same time, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Is it possible that his uncle is just this important?

"Oh, he is indeed a noble relative of Guanlong. My son died in vain!"

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Facing the envoy sent by Prince of Yan, Li Jiancheng did not say much. He just handed him the prepared accounts and letters, which were the evidence that Liu Qi had secretly sold weapons and armor to Liu Yuanjin.

The messenger took it and looked at it, then he bowed to Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Yan, I would like to thank you, General."

Who the hell is Liu Qi? Is he worthy of selling these things?
This is something that only the nobles in Guanlong can do!

He was just relying on the Prince of Yan. If the emperor knew about this, the entire Liu family would be executed, and the Prince of Yan's dignity would naturally be brought to the ground. The fight for the throne was always in every aspect, so Li Jiancheng executed Liu Qie immediately and did not make it public or report it to the emperor, which was a great favor to the Prince of Yan.

Li Jiancheng helped him up and said, "No one else knows about this, but His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is young, so..."

The messenger said quickly: "Although the King of Yan is young, he is well-read and intelligent. He will surely accept the general's favor of covering up, and I will also explain the gains and losses."

Li Jiancheng nodded: "That's good. The late crown prince and I are as close as brothers, and I will not disregard your dignity. The matter of the Liu family ends here. As long as your highness appeases the Liu family, there will be no more rumors in the future."

After saying this, he took the envoy to talk about the beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake. The envoy was a local and was willing to accompany him, so they were in a good mood. While the two were chatting and laughing, good news from various groups came again.

After hearing this, Li Jiancheng waved his hand and asked the people to leave, as if he didn't care. This made the envoy admire Li Jiancheng's demeanor, and he spoke more sincerely.

Before leaving, Li Jiancheng gave him a book he had at hand. It was not a rare ancient book, but the messenger treated it as a treasure.

After the others left, Li Jiancheng looked puzzled. Liu Yuanjin's success was not due to his own abilities, nor was it because of Liu Qie alone who could have raised him.

The world is in chaos, and even the Jiangnan families have begun to secretly build up their power. It's really interesting.

As for why it was Liu Yuanjin, firstly, he had been a chivalrous man since he was young and was quite famous among the knights-errant in several coastal counties; secondly, his hands were more than a foot long each, and his arms hung down past his knees, which in the eyes of ordinary people made him look like a son of heaven.

Over the next month, Li Jiancheng continued to travel around these counties. Rare heroes often came to him to offer their services. Li Jiancheng would test them briefly, reward those who passed with gold and silver, and order them to go to the front line to make achievements.

After receiving the letter brought back by the messenger, King Yan of Jiangdu immediately sent people to the Liu family to check. It turned out that they matched. He called his grandparents and asked them whether they knew about this.

"Your Highness, your uncle did make a mistake. At most, our family will return all the money we got. Why would you kill him like this? He is your own uncle."

The envoy hurried to the side of the King of Yan and whispered, "Mr. Li has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness. This time, we are killing him for Your Highness' sake. There must be some thieves among the rebels who will be brought to the Emperor's presence and beheaded as a warning to others. If they say anything before they die, Your Majesty will be furious and will investigate.

Only if Liu Qie dies and there is no evidence, and if we also have to consider Your Highness’s reputation, this matter will not be brought up and tarnish Your Highness’s reputation.”

The King of Yan nodded, but given his temperament, he really couldn't say anything too harsh to his elders. He could only comfort him softly and said that the money and property should be kept by his grandfather and he would make up for the shortfall himself.

After finally sending the two away, Prince Yan inquired about Li Jiancheng's attitude again. He heard the messenger say that he could not forget the late crown prince and kept talking about the past when he was the crown prince's guard.

Yang Dan's face also showed tenderness. He felt grateful to this uncle whom he had only met a few times. He wrote a long letter himself, saying a lot of words in the tone of a nephew thanking his uncle, and even asked for advice on some government affairs that he did not quite understand at the moment.

He also selected some fur coats from the mansion to send with them. It was autumn now, and although the south of the Yangtze River was not that cold, there were still rheumatism and rain. This was a small token of his gratitude.

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(End of this chapter)