This is not the first time that a demon fox has appeared in the Forbidden Palace and hurt people.

The faces of everyone in Kunning Palace changed drastically when they heard this, and those who were smarter had already gone to guard the palace gate, fearing that the demon fox would break into Kunning Palace and attack the queen.

Queen Yu also looked worried: "Have you sent someone to check? Where was it this time? How many people were injured?"

The little palace maid who was the first to report the news said in a trembling voice: "In the Chuxiu Palace, the new show ladies just came back from Qionghua Island and bumped into the demon fox, injuring five or six people in full view of the public. After that, the demon fox

Then he ran to the west and disappeared."

Empress Yu frowned and pondered for a moment, then made arrangements one by one: "First, send the imperial doctor to treat the injured beautiful ladies, and then order the Jin Yiwei to strengthen patrols in the forbidden area to look for traces of the demon fox. I just happened to go over to have a look." After that, he stood up.

, ordered people to show off the palace.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this." The nun who was waiting on her saw this and tried to dissuade her: "What if the demon fox comes back again and collides with your Majesty?"

Queen Yu looked hesitant when she heard this, but when she thought about the third time that the demon fox had hurt someone, her expression became firm again.

Every time the demon fox appears, the people in the palace are panicked. As the queen of the palace, she needs to come out to appease people. Although she does not believe in ghosts and gods, the demon fox has hurt people several times but has never been found. Rumors inevitably spread.

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"It's better to let my sons go on behalf of my mother."

Just when grandma didn't know what to do, Yin Chengyu spoke up.

He pressed Queen Yu's shoulders and asked her to sit down again, and then said slowly: "I have also heard about the story of the demon fox. The Yan Palace is where the dragon energy gathers. How dare evil spirits invade? I think someone is probably pretending to be a ghost.

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Queen Yu also had this suspicion, but she could not find any evidence. After thinking about it for a while, she nodded and said, "Well, there are only three things to do. It would be best if we could find out the root cause."

After Yin Chengyu comforted him, he took people to Chuxiu Palace to check.

The demon fox appeared and injured five or six people one after another. At this time, there were no other palace people around Chuxiu Palace. Only the Jinyi Guards were guarding the surrounding areas. There were other teams with Chuxiu Palace as the center, searching everywhere.

Seeing Yin Chengyu arrive, Wang Qianhu, the leader, quickly stepped forward to salute and say hello.

Yin Chengyu glanced around and said, "What did you find?"

"We have never." Wang Qianhu shook his head and said: "According to what the witnesses said, the demon fox is red all over and comes and goes without a trace. Whenever it appears, there will be thick fog around it, and the fog is full of ghosts and fire. It is said that anyone who encounters the demon fox

People will have their souls sucked away and lose their consciousness."

"You are so strange and powerful." Yin Chengyu glanced at him: "How could there be such evil spirits in the Forbidden Palace? If you search carefully, I'm afraid someone is causing trouble secretly."

"Your Highness is right." Wang Qianhu said with a bitter look on his face. Although he agreed, his expression clearly showed that he believed the demon fox's theory of sucking people's souls.

Yin Chengyu didn't argue with him and went out of the palace after going through the formalities.

——According to the trajectory of the previous life, this demon fox will appear again on New Year's Eve.

The theory of demon fox first emerged from the marketplace.

It is said that when a scholar surnamed Zhao went out to visit relatives, he rescued a woman on the way. The woman was so beautiful that the scholar fell in love with her, so he took her home and loved her every day. However, the good times did not last more than a month. Since then,

After the woman entered the house, the scholar's relatives and family members died tragically one after another, and in the end even the scholar was no exception.

But the beautiful woman who was brought back has disappeared since then.

Neighbors said that what the scholar encountered was a ferocious fox demon.

Immediately afterwards, someone in Wangjing City said that they saw beautiful women wandering in the streets in the middle of the night, and after that, several strong men died one after another.

So the legend of the demon fox gradually spread.

At first it was only in the market, but by this summer, there were traces of the demon fox even in the forbidden area.

The first two times the demon fox hurt people were not serious, but one or two palace people said they saw the demon fox, and they were frightened and suffered some minor injuries. This time the demon fox appeared in Chuxiu Palace, it was the most serious one, with continuous injuries.

There were five or six beautiful women.

In two days, this matter should reach the ears of Emperor Longfeng.

His father had always cherished his life and believed deeply in the art of gods and ghosts. He not only strengthened the number of patrols in the palace, but also sent people around to find Taoist priests with advanced cultivation to enter the palace to exorcise evil spirits.

And this is exactly the purpose of the people behind the scenes.

The other party worked hard to plan and build momentum, just to create a "turmoil" on New Year's Eve, cause panic, and then take advantage of the situation to push Taoist Wangchen in front of the emperor.

He lost the opportunity in the last life, and by the time he discovered the conspiracy, Taoist Wangchen had already won the favor of Emperor Longfeng.

He reminded Emperor Longfeng several times that Taoist Wangchen had bad intentions and that the demon fox hurt people was highly suspicious, but he was reprimanded instead.

A sarcastic smile appeared on Yin Chengyu's lips, he gathered up his cloak slowly and leisurely walked through the verandah carrying the heater.

This time, he will naturally not do those stupid things that will bring him a loss.

Two days later, Emperor Longfeng indeed heard about the demon fox hurting people in Chuxiu Palace. Just like in the previous life, he strengthened the guards in the palace and ordered people to search for Taoist priests with advanced Taoism practices to enter the palace.

The courtiers were quite critical of this.

As an emperor, he firmly believes in the magic of gods and ghosts. It is inevitable that people will think of those foolish emperors in the previous dynasty who neglected government affairs because of seeking immortals and asking questions, and they will give rise to a feeling of panic and uneasiness.

My maternal grandfather, Yu Huaian, even came to look for Yin Chengyu once because of this.

Yin Chengyu avoided seeing the courtiers, but he had to see his grandfather.

After welcoming the person in, Yin Chengyu served tea and ordered someone to bring a chess board. After the grandfather and grandson played a game of chess, Yu Huai'an looked at the scattered chess pieces on his side, frowned and said in confusion: "Your Highness has changed a lot recently.

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The former Yin Chengyu was the perfect prince in everyone's heart.

He is gentle, kind, and open-minded. He is filial to his superiors and forgiving to his subordinates. If he inherits a great treasure in the future, he will definitely be a benevolent king.

However, when Yu Huai'an now looked at his chess game, he found that he had changed from his previous soft and gentle style, and had become more aggressive and even slightly surly. He was almost completely different from before.

Yin Chengyu smiled and avoided answering, saying: "The world is like a chess game, and everything is unpredictable. Nowadays, the people only know the prince and not the emperor, which is not a good thing for Gu."

The last word fell, and Yu Huai'an's retreat was completely blocked.

Yu Huai'an abandoned his son and admitted defeat, nodded and said: "Your Highness, just understand in your heart."

In the past, the prince was too popular, and he was slightly worried and uneasy, and he also gave a vague reminder. However, the prince had been taught very well since he was a child, and he put the king and the people first in everything, but he did not worry too much about himself. He was afraid that if he said too much, it would be too much.

In order to drive a wedge between the Tian family's father and son, he could only suppress it and not express it.

Now he can figure it out on his own, which is a good thing.

It's just that he didn't know what happened, which made him change.

Yu Huai'an's thoughts changed, he cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I won't bother Your Highness with external affairs. Since the cabinet is still piling up matters, I will leave first."

Originally, he came here because the courtiers felt that His Majesty's behavior was too absurd and wanted the Crown Prince to come forward and persuade him. But now that the Crown Prince was staying in the Ciqing Palace behind closed doors and saw no one, they had no choice but to push him out.

Now it seems that the prince will no longer care about this matter, so there is no need for him to say more.

Yin Chengyu nodded and personally sent him to Qizhi Gate. When they were saying goodbye, he still said what he had been thinking about for a long time: "Grandpa, it's cold and snowy today. You are old. You should cherish yourself more and stop talking.

Hold on to the front."

He no longer addressed himself as a monarch and his ministers, but instead adopted the tone of a junior, with deep meaning in his eyes.

Yu Huai'an is already sixty-eight years old. He was the number one scholar during the Chengzong period. He went through the Chengzong and Xiaozong dynasties and experienced several ups and downs before reaching his current position.

The chief minister of the cabinet suppresses the six ministries, and his power is comparable to that of the prime minister.

Not to mention, he was the first to stand up and support the succession of Emperor Longfeng, who was still the prince.

At that time, Emperor Xiaozong had no rules and regulations, and acted licentiously. The five princes resembled his father and imitated him. The battle for the right to inherit the throne was unprecedentedly fierce. But no one expected that in the end, the five princes would all lose.

Let Emperor Longfeng, whose biological mother was of low status and grew up in a cold palace, pick up the pieces.

Emperor Longfeng grew up in the cold palace and did not receive a good education. He knew that his background and knowledge could not satisfy the courtiers, so he pretended to be respectful and diligent, worshiped Yu Huai'an as his Taifu, and married Yu Huai'an's only direct descendant.

The female is the queen.

Later, Queen Yu gave birth to her eldest son and established him as the crown prince.

Flowers are decorated with brocade, fire is cooking oil, it's nothing more than this.

Over the years, the throne under Emperor Longfeng has become more and more stable. He is no longer as submissive as before, and has gradually neglected the government, showing his true colors. However, Yu Huai'an cares about the prince and the people in the court, and he still has nothing to do with it.

Clean up the mess for Emperor Longfeng without complaining.

The doctor reached his official career at seventy, and he only had two years before he could retire and return to his hometown to enjoy his old age in peace.

But in the previous life, in the year when he entered office, his reputation was completely ruined, his family was confiscated and his ancestors were destroyed.

That's why Yin Chengyu secretly advised him to retreat bravely.

He knew that his grandfather, as the chief minister of the cabinet, could influence the whole situation. Even if he had to retreat, it might not be that easy. So he could only be vigilant now.

As for the funeral, we have to figure it out slowly.

Yu Huai'an was stunned for a moment, with a thoughtful expression on his face. After a long while, he nodded and patted his shoulder heavily: "Grandpa, don't worry."

The two of them separated at Qizhi Gate. Yin Chengyu looked at the snowflakes flying in the air and squinted his eyes.

Next, all we have to do is wait for New Year’s Eve.

On New Year's Eve, a banquet is given to all officials, and officials of fourth rank and above can attend with their families.

On this day, Emperor Longfeng will also be present.
To be continued...