"Since Elder Di has said so much, Yue Fei will be blunt. Forgive me for being blunt, but even after a hundred years, we still don't know if this world will belong to Li Tang!”
Di Renjie's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He reprimanded him rudely," How dare you, Great General. As an official of the imperial court, you should know the way of being a subject. Why are you speaking rudely to the Crown Prince today?!" How preposterous."
Yue Fei smiled helplessly and said," Elder Di, to tell you the truth, His Majesty has long wanted to abolish the Crown Prince Li Xian and re-establish the Crown Prince. He just didn't have the chance. Now, the chance has come."”
This was a matter of great importance. Even Di Renjie had to ask," What opportunity? Please speak frankly, Great General. I'm extremely grateful.”
Seeing Di Renjie's patriotic heart, Yue Fei could not help but feel touched. The current Di Renjie was very similar to him in the past. They were both loyal to the emperor and loved the country.
What was laughable was that he was killed with a ridiculous and groundless crime, and Di Renjie eventually died of old age, leaving his name in history.
Shaking his head, Yue Fei tossed these thoughts out of his mind. He sighed and said," To tell you the truth, Grand Elder Di, His Highness Prince Xiang hates the Crown Prince.”
Hearing this, Di Renjie's mood became even heavier. He said in a low voice," What was going on? Why, why did this happen? The Crown Prince and King Xiang had always minded their own business. How could this happen? Could it be…"
"Elder Di is right. The Crown Prince provoked King Xiang because of the assassination attempt at the imperial prison gate. There are many signs that indicate that the assassination was ordered by the Crown Prince, which is no secret in the capital.”
Hearing Yue Fei's words, Di Renjie finally understood why the loyal and patriotic Yue Fei was unwilling to rely on the Crown Prince Li Xian. The reason was actually like this.
The Crown Prince had ordered an assassin to assassinate Prince Xiang, Wu Zaisi. If this matter was really as Yue Fei had said and everyone knew about it, then the Crown Prince, Li Xian, would be in a precarious situation. Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Yue Fei to not be willing to join the Crown Prince.
After figuring this out, Di Renjie did not persuade Yue Fei to join the Crown Prince Li Xian anymore because he knew that it was useless to say more. Yue Fei would never join the Crown Prince, or at least not now.
"Great victory, great victory! Great victory in Youzhou! Thousand Bull Guard Great General Yue Fei personally led one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers and wiped out two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers.”A fast horse galloped forward.
The courier on horseback loudly announced this great news to the people.
The commoners who heard the news were all decorated with lanterns and streamers. The sound of firecrackers rose and fell, resounding throughout the capital. The commoners spontaneously rushed to the streets, their faces revealing brilliant smiles.
This was especially true for the families of those who had lost their loved ones in the war against the Turks. When they heard this good news, they were overjoyed. They wished that as many Turks died as possible.
In the palace, Wu Zetian was a little tired and had just taken a nap. Not long after, she was woken up by the sound of firecrackers. It was easy to imagine how she felt when she was woken up from her deep sleep.
She said in a rather unhappy tone,"Men, what festival is it today? Why is the palace so noisy?"”
Not long after, a palace servant reported," Your Majesty, it's not a festival today. The reason why it's so noisy is because the people in the city are putting up lanterns and firecrackers!”
"Oh, why is that so?" After being the emperor for so long, this was the first time Wu Zetian had encountered such a thing.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was because the Great General of the Thousand Bull Guard wiped out the Turkic army of two hundred thousand. When the people learned of this, they were filled with joy!”
As soon as these words came out, even Wu Zetian couldn't remain calm and asked excitedly," Is this true? Did Yue Fei really annihilate the two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers?”
"That's what the commoners say."
At this moment, the King of Liang, Wu Sansi, and the Prime Minister, Zhang Jianzhi, came to the palace gates at the same time. They wanted to see the Emperor, Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian had some doubts in his heart, so he immediately summoned the two of them into the palace.
"Why have the two of you come this time?”Wu Zetian said with dignity.
Wu Sansi was the first to step forward. He said excitedly," Your Majesty, we've just received good news from the Thousand Ox Guard General Yue Fei and the Youzhou Governor Di Renjie.”
"Thousand Bull Guard Great General Yue Fei used a scheme to wipe out the Turkic Modu Khagan's army of two hundred thousand soldiers. In addition, the murder of the envoy has been solved. It was the work of the daughter of the Changle Commandery Prince, Princess Yiyang, and the Snake Spirits.”
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial from the Thousand Bull Guard's great general Yue Fei!”After Wu Sansi finished speaking, he handed the memorial to the chamberlain beside him.
Di Renjie had planned to push the blame of the murder of the diplomatic mission to the Snake Spirit, but Yue Fei, as his subordinate, had already informed his master, Prince Xiang, of the situation.
Considering that Li Tang's faction was deeply rooted and complicated, Wu Zaisi decided to tell his aunt, Wu Zetian, everything.
Wu Zaisi knew his aunt very well. As long as she received the news, the purge against Li Tang's faction would come again.
In addition to the name list that he got from Ye Gucheng, Wu Zaisi also asked Yue Fei to write it down in the memorial.
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