Grace Yue's Silent Strength: The Pillar of Henry Yuan's Guar Chapter 199

Although Huo Li used the post to report the memorial back to the capital as quickly as possible, it took at least ten days to a month. Simon Yan and Chen Yu did not know what Huo Li said in the memorial, but it was his responsibility as an envoy to report Chen Yu's reply to the emperor. As an elder who had retired and stayed away from the court, it was not important for him to think whether the assassination of Chen Chun should be retried.

When Simon Yan was discussing the matter with Chen Yu, he hinted to Chen Yu several times that the ministers in the court, especially Meng Duo who was at the peak of his career at that time, would support a retrial, but in fact it should be just the opposite.

Meng Duo and Yan Zilian not only complemented each other in officialdom, but also had a close personal relationship. Meng Duo was one of the ministers who advocated the establishment of the eldest son. There is no doubt that he also hoped that Chen Yu would inherit the throne, but precisely because of this, he would not want to re-examine the case, because he was also afraid that Emperor Zhaowu would protect Concub!ne Wen, which would be counterproductive and make Chen Yu determined to fight.

Asking Huo Li and Duke Xu to persuade Chen Yu was not a clever plan that the incompetent Emperor Zhaowu could think of, but it must have been a win-win strategy that gathered the wisdom of important ministers. They all hoped that Chen Yu could return to the capital to be conferred a title, and they were most afraid of seeing fathers and sons turning against each other, brothers fighting each other, and the dignity of the royal family that ruled the country with filial piety being destroyed.

Unfortunately, there were two things they didn't know. First, Chen Yu was full of hatred and wanted more than just the position of crown prince. Once he had power, he would never leave Concub!ne Wen and Chen Chun alive. Second, Simon Yan would never let the court join forces with Chen Yu to deal with Ethan Feng.