"Sigh, I feel a little disappointed that His Highness Ke has left.”
"Eh, so you have this feeling too. I thought I was the only one.”
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After the people at the city gate could no longer be seen by Black Stream, they began to discuss among themselves. With regretful expressions, they scattered back to the city in twos and threes.
Qin Huaiyu led the other brothers and rode straight to the old camp.
Concubine Yang's bedroom.
When Li Yin returned, he saw that his mother was still in the beginning of September. She was standing at the door of the courtyard with a cloak draped over her shoulders. He quickly ran over and said,"Mother, you are still sick. I will help you back. When big brother left your place this morning, he pulled my ear and asked me to protect mother.”
Yang Ruyi patted Erzi's head.
Last night, her eldest son accompanied her in the palace for the entire night.
"Mother is fine." Yang Ruyi said. Due to her health, she couldn't go to the Imperial City to send them off. Her mother was worried that her son would travel thousands of miles, but she felt that standing here and looking in the direction of the palace, she wouldn't be so worried.
It seemed to be close to Erzi.
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The Emperor and Empress returned to the warm pavilion of Taiji Palace. After the Emperor sat down, he picked up the memorial and threw it down. He took a sip of tea and frowned angrily."Why is this tea so cold?"
The Empress was also drinking tea. She shook her head with a bitter smile."Second brother, don't vent your anger on the people below. This tea was just delivered. If you're unhappy about Ke 'er leaving, say it. It's just the two of us, and there are no outsiders.”
"Actually, I also feel that the palace has suddenly become deserted.”
Humph!
The Emperor snorted and picked up the memorial, pretending to read it.""I couldn't be happier that bastard left. He's a troublemaker and has caused me so much trouble. Now, get lost. Out of sight, out of mind!”
" There are some people who you find annoying when they're around, but when they're suddenly gone, you'll feel cold and lonely. You'll always feel that something's missing in your heart. It's not a good feeling…"
Zhangsun Wugou smiled and said deliberately before walking out.
Li Shiming's lips twitched. These words were obviously mocking him.
"Guanyin maid, where are you going?"
"ChenQie will return to the harem and not bother His Majesty. I will also go and see Ruyi. You can't go and see her now. As the Empress, I am in charge of all matters in the harem and care about the harem.”
"Alright then." Li Shiming nodded. It was indeed not convenient for him to show excessive concern for Yang Ruyi.
Because in the eyes of those aristocrats, Li Ke was demoted to Tuyuhun.
Li Ke and his son had lost their Emperor's Heart.
Estranging Li Ke and his son was precisely protecting them.
Not long after Zhangsun Wugou left, Wang De hurriedly walked in with a memorial."Your Majesty, the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Central Affairs requires Your Majesty's personal approval.”
Li Shimin ordered,"Read it to me, there are those things."”
"Yes."
"The first memorial was written by Prime Minister Zhangsun, requesting the title of Crown Princess.”
Li Shi Min frowned slightly.
Wang De looked around and observed that the Emperor had no intention of speaking. He continued,"The second memorial is the apology memorial of the Yongzhou governor, Su Dan.”
"Have there been many people pleading for Su Chan Er these days?”
"Many. The Ministry of Central Affairs has suppressed them.”
Li Shi Min sneered and said,"Take away Su Dan's official position and title. Su Dan and Su Chan 'Er will be exiled to Tuyuhun. Without the Imperial Court's permission, they will never be able to leave Tuyuhun!”
Was the Emperor angry?
Wang De pondered in his heart.
"Hou Junji's daughter, Hou Haitang, shall be the Crown Princess, and Wang Gui's queen, Wanrong, shall be the Princess Consort of the Wei King!”
Wang De had thought that he would take advantage of the situation to confer the title of King Wu Li Ke's main consort, but at this moment, the Emperor waved his hand and said,"Go and deliver the decree."
After dark.
The two decrees spread throughout Chang 'an.
At night, in the Crown Prince's residence.
"Greetings, father-in-law." Li Chengqian greeted Hou Junji with the courtesy of a junior.
"You mustn't do that, Crown Prince." Hou Junji hurriedly dodged.”He had finally gotten rid of Su Chan 'Er's threat.
Although he was happy, Hou Junji didn't dare to overstep his boundaries.
"Alright, don't refuse each other. Sit down.”Zhangsun Wuji said with a smile.
After everyone was seated, the smile on his face disappeared and turned serious."Chengqian, you have to interact more with Green Sparrow in the future. You are blood brothers, blood brothers from the same mother.”
"You have to use your brother's courage and ability to convince the green sparrow to give up the idea of competing for the throne and support you instead.”
The Emperor's bestowment and conferment of titles to his other nephew made Zhangsun Wuji even more uneasy.
He did not want to see his nephews oppose each other.
It also caused the Guanlong Group and the Bingzhou gentry to split up.
Zhangsun Wuji and many others could see the signs of the Shi clan splitting up.
It was just that they had not realized that this was the Emperor and Li Ke's secret plan.
They were targeting the gentry clans.
Everyone was overly focused on the battle for the throne, thinking that the Emperor was dissatisfied with the Crown Prince and was deliberately grooming Li Tai.
And this was just the surface.
The Emperor's sword was truly aimed at the aristocrats.
If they had seen through the Emperor's true intentions, perhaps Zhangsun Wuji and the Guanlong clan behind him would not have thought of starting with Li Tai.
Instead, he would directly put pressure on the Emperor.
This was the effect that the Emperor and Li Ke wanted.
The focus of the gentry had to be on the fight for the crown.
On the prince.
It must not be on the Emperor.
Once they gathered on the emperor, it would be a direct conflict between the emperor and the aristocrats.
It would reenact the situation where Yang Guang and the gentry were at odds with each other and ended up hurting each other.
Now, the Emperor only needed to stay out of it and constantly use the fight for the throne to sow discord between the two sides, deepening the hatred between the two sides and depleting their strength.
The hatred between the two sides could not be healed.
Li Chengqian's face darkened at the mention of Li Tai. He said angrily,""Uncle, this is simply impossible. Although we are brothers now, he sees me as an enemy!”
"Chengqian, how did the King of Wu, Li Ke, do it?”
"Why can't you do it?"
"The green sparrow respects Li Ke more than it respects you, its biological brother.”
"Also, why didn't you send Li Ke off when he left? What does His Majesty think about this matter?”
Li Chengqian's lips moved. He really wanted to say that he had gone. However, when he saw all his younger brothers and sisters coming to send Li Ke off, he was jealous for a moment, so he did not appear.
"Chengqian knows his mistake."
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"Grandpa, Yingying wants to personally go to the Western Regions to deliver the goods that the clan is escorting.”Cui Yingying asked.
Cui Zongbo put down the Analects of Confucius and looked at his granddaughter. He asked,""You're not going to deliver goods. You want to see Li Ke, right?”
"Nothing can hide from Grandfather's discerning eyes.”Cui Yingying giggled coquettishly and then became serious."Grandfather, I always felt that Tuyuhun looked wild, but it was definitely not the place where His Highness Ke died.”
"Yingying, you're thinking too much. Not to mention that the Guanlong Group is still targeting him, even if he loses the Emperor's Heart, he won't have any hope of competing for the throne.”
"Then how will grandfather explain why His Majesty exiled Su Dan's father and daughter to Tuyuhun?”
"Why Tuyuhun, not Youzhou or Yizhou?”
"Although you are smart and talented in business, you are still young. This is the heart of an emperor.”
"Since ancient times, emperors have always been suspicious, and the emperor is no exception. He has always been worried about the saying that Li substitutes for the peaches and that Yang flowers are everywhere.”
"Exiling Su Shi's father and daughter to Tuyuhun was to test that His Highness.”
"Is that so?" Cui Yingying's smooth and beautiful forehead frowned slightly.
Cui Zongbo said,"How about this? If His Highness Ke is able to gain a foothold in Tuyuhun, you can go and take a look at this person for me."”
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