"Have you heard? Yesterday, the Prince of Shouchun escaped from the prison and entered the palace with his sword.”
"I knew it long ago.”
"The Prince of Shouchun killed the Emperor's escort, Xue Huaiyi.”
"Hiss! This Regional King had guts. Good job. Xue Huaiyi was a monk on the surface, but in the dark, White Horse Temple was filled with thieves and prostitutes. It was a foul place. He should have died long ago!”
……
It fermented overnight.
The next day.
The news of Li Xian causing a ruckus in the palace spread throughout Chang 'an.
The commoners discussed in private.
Many people praised this matter.
Xue Huaiyi and the kings of the Wu family had been arrogant and despotic these few years, and had already angered the heavens and the people.
Great Ming Palace.
Emperor Gaozu valued his grandson, and Qiao Junbei knelt down uneasily.
The Prince of Shouchun had caused a ruckus in the palace yesterday, and he was summoned today.
He was terrified.
"Junbei, you have the blood of Emperor Gaozu flowing in your veins. What do you think of yesterday's matter?”
As expected!
When Qiao Junbei heard the calm voice from the Royal Court, his face instantly turned pale. He hurriedly kowtowed." Holy Emperor, I have never interacted with the Prince of Shouchun. I…I…"
Wu Zetian saw that Qiao Junbei was scared out of his wits, so she smiled and comforted him,""You don't have to worry. Zhen knows that you have nothing to do with Li Xian.”
"Your father, Qiao Zhizhi, was the same.”
"Have you heard the rumors in the city?"
Qiao Junbei heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly said,"I've heard of it."”
"Then tell me, do the people hate the Wu Kings to this extent?”
Qiao Junbei's mouth was filled with bitterness.
He knew that if he couldn't answer this question well.
His family would probably be implicated.
Who didn't hate the Wu Kings!
He hated them all!
However, he couldn't say this.
Qiao Junbei pondered for a moment." Sage Emperor, I believe that someone is adding fuel to the fire.”
"All these years, the noble families of Guanzhong have been dissatisfied with the Supreme Martial Artist.”
"After all, they are the local tyrants in Guanzhong. Their authority in the central area has been weakened like never before, but their foundation has not been shaken.”
"I thought they were pushing the fishing wheel.”
"Their goal is nothing more than to intensify the hatred between the two kings so that they can benefit from it and regain power.”
Wu Zetian nodded in satisfaction.
These words were bound to spread, and Mrs Qiao could be considered to have cut off her ties with the powerful families in Guanzhong.
" I want you to go to the old city of Chang 'an to be a Lord of Duty. The Lord of Duty is a bit low for your status..."
"This subject is willing!" Before Wu Zetian could finish, Qiao Junbei understood everything and rushed to reply.
It was obvious that the Imperial Emperor didn't feel comfortable placing Li Longfan, the Prince of Baling, beside the Prince of Shouchun.
That was why she thought of him.
He was the great-grandson of Emperor Gaozu.
He even suspected that the matter of killing the Prince of Shouchun would eventually fall on him.
Qiao Junbei felt a chill run down his spine.
However, he had no choice!
"Mother…"
At this moment, a voice came from outside the hall. Princess Taiping walked in in a hurry.
Qiao Junbei did not even need to look to know that it was Princess Taiping.
In this world, only this princess would dare to address the Sage Emperor as such.
Princess Taiping shot a glance at Qiao Junbei, then complained,""Mother, why didn't you use my people when you used Qiao Junbei?”
"I want Chongjian to go and gain experience.”
Wu Zetian looked at her daughter. How could she not know that her daughter wanted her grandson Xue Chongjian to avenge her for being humiliated yesterday?
Wu Zetian frowned slightly and said sternly,"Do you want Chong Jian to follow in Xue Huaiyi's footsteps?”
"Do you really think he won't dare to kill Chong Jian?"
"He dares!" Princess Taiping's expression turned cold instantly. She cupped her fists and said,""Imperial Mother, please allow it! If Mother doesn't allow it, I will go to Chang 'an's Old City right now and take revenge for yesterday!”
"Kill this little bastard!"
Qiao Junbei was anxiously muttering in his heart,'Promise, the Holy Emperor must promise.'
He did not want to go at all.
Wu Zetian frowned slightly as she looked at Qiao Junbei, who was prostrating on the ground.
He felt that Li Longfan and Qiao Junbei were indeed not as trustworthy as his grandson Xue Chongjian.
Moreover, she knew her daughter well. If she did not agree, she might really go to the old city of Chang 'an to cause trouble.
"Alright, Chongjian will be the Lord of Duty, and Junbei will assist Chongjian.”
……
Chang 'an Old City.
At the county office.
Li Xian looked at his uneasy younger brother, Li Longfan." Big Brother didn't expect that our good father would throw you out.”
"You don't have to worry. Even if I kill someone, I won't do it to my own brother.”
"If it wasn't for our father being weak, our family's situation would have changed after yesterday.”
Li Xian was telling the truth.
In his plan, he wanted to change the situation of his family.
However, his father's actions forced him to make a last-minute change.
Li Longfan felt much more at ease.
In the past, he was afraid of his third brother. On the contrary, he was not afraid of his eldest brother at all. His relationship with his eldest brother was also very good.
Ever since yesterday's incident, he was really afraid of his eldest brother.
He had never imagined that his usually kind and elegant big brother would actually kill Xue Huaiyi and split his head in half in front of the Sage Emperor.
Li Longfan looked outside and couldn't help but ask in a low voice,""Big brother, why did you do this?”
"In the beginning, it was for our family, but now, it's for yourself, for your younger brother, for the glory of the Great Tang!”
"Who the hell is Wu Sansi? He wants us brothers to kowtow three times and kowtow nine times!”
"Do you believe me?"
"Big Brother, lower your voice!" Li Longfan said anxiously.
Then, he got up and leaned closer, reminding her in an extremely low voice,""The Sage Emperor wanted to kill you, so he asked me to monitor Big Brother's every move.”
"No matter how big or small!"
"Before I came, my father told me that if…if the Sage Emperor wanted to kill you, I had to do it myself.”
Li Xian looked at his terrified younger brother.
"What about you?" he asked with a half-smile. If that day really comes, what will you do?”
There are still two chapters left.
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