Chapter 46
Princess Jin Yang's residence.
In Li Qingyu's hand was the information she had obtained from the Hundred Cavalry Division regarding the diplomatic mission.
His face was filled with emotion and shock.
"You've become so much stronger. Xiao Xuan has completely surpassed me!”
He deduced from the information:
On the way there, Li Xuan killed Grandmasters. When he returned, he killed Great Grandmasters and even experts who had broken through to the integration of Heaven and man realm.
All of them meant that-
Li Xuan's current strength was at least at the Upper Three Realms of the Great Grandmaster Realm.
Moreover, he had mastered extremely powerful methods.
"Myriad Returning Swords…Based on the information, it's an extremely terrifying move!”
Li Qingyu paid close attention to the martial arts that Li Xuan had used along the way.
There were only two moves with names.
It was a killer move-
Supreme Sword Dao, Shapeless Dao.
Ten Thousand Swords Return.
And Myriad Returning Swords was a killer move among killer moves.
It was also this move that allowed Li Xuan to kill an expert in the integration of Heaven and man realm with a single strike!
His younger brother was too powerful.
As the older sister, she suddenly felt a little melancholic.
Li Qingyu's face was full of smiles as she recalled Li Xuan's voice and appearance. She was in a daze in the pavilion of the princess's residence.
Generally speaking.
A woman's criteria for choosing a husband would always be closer to the outstanding man she was close to.
Or perhaps they were looking forward to those famous existences. It was precisely because of this that there were many stories of beautiful women who had not seen the person but had already fallen in love.
With Li Qingyu's status.
Her criteria for choosing a husband was close to the Tang Emperor at first.
However, now, he had unknowingly approached his brother, Li Xuan.
In this world, how many young people were there?
How could he compare to Li Xuan?
In Li Qingyu's eyes, there was none.
"Sigh…"
Sighing softly, Li Qingyu said faintly,
"If Xiao Xuan is so outstanding, I'm afraid there won't be any man in this world who can catch my eye! It seemed that he was destined to be alone in this life.”
He did not have much regret.
After all, Li Qingyu…
She looked down on the young heroes of the world. There was no one who was qualified to enter her eyes, so Li Qingyu did not have any regrets.
It was just a casual remark!
……
More than half a month's time passed in a hurry.
After resting at the border for two days.
Li Xuan finally brought the diplomatic mission back to Chang 'an.
Xu Ji was given the task of reporting on the diplomatic mission.
Li Xuan brought Chang Ping to Taiji Palace under Cao Zhong's orders.
He met the Tang Emperor in the Xuanzheng Hall.
"Your son greets Imperial Father!"
Li Xuan bowed and bowed to the Tang Emperor on the dragon throne.
Hearing Li Xuan's words.
The Tang Emperor raised his head and sized up Li Xuan.
Then, he asked,
"What are your thoughts on this trip to Great Qin? What did you gain from it?”
After hearing the Tang Emperor's question.
Li Xuan raised his head and saw the mockery in his eyes.
He couldn't help but curse in his heart.
"This time, your son has learned what it means to be 'your father is still your father'! Your son admires Imperial Father's methods and boldness! But next time, your son will not be fooled so easily!”
There was a pause.
Li Xuan frowned and said,
"If it wasn't because of Royal Sister's matter that disturbed my mind and caused me to be unable to think properly, it would be impossible for Imperial Father to let me fall into your trap!”
His tone and demeanor were more or less disrespectful.
However, the Tang Emperor, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne, did not care at all.
Instead, he laughed and said,"
"Hahaha…As expected of my son, he is very smart! I am very satisfied with your actions on this diplomatic mission, especially your decision to bring the diplomatic mission back to the Great Tang without hesitation. Not staying with Old Zhao was the right choice!”
Hearing the Tang Emperor's words.
Li Xuan was speechless again.
Was he willing to take the risk?
It was the Tang Emperor who forced him to make this choice!
He had sent the armored woman, an extremely important Great Grandmaster, to protect him, and even asked Ying Zheng to remind Li Xuan about the monstrous bet between the two emperors.
Anyone with a brain would not be able to stay in the Great Qin Dynasty!
"Alright, We already know about your diplomatic mission to Great Qin. We asked you to come because we wanted to see if you had grown!”
Looking at Li Xuan, the Tang Emperor waved his hand.
"Now, it seems that the result of arranging for you to go to Great Qin was quite good! You go down and have a good rest. You need to attend the morning court tomorrow. Do you understand?”
Hearing this.
Li Xuan bowed and replied,
"Here! Your son will take his leave!"
After saying that.
Li Xuan directly left Taiji Palace.
After Li Xuan left, the Tang Emperor pinched his chin and said,
"Which of the three Upper Grandmaster realms is this kid at now? I can't even see through it…I wonder where he got that technique to conceal his aura. It's really powerful!”
He could not tell Li Xuan's true cultivation at all.
They could only see the cultivation level that Li Xuan had shown them.
Which was--
He looked like a fifth level Grandmaster!
It had to be said that this method of hiding one's true cultivation was really eye-catching. At certain times, it could even have an unexpected effect. The confusion could be said to be quite powerful!
Naturally, the Tang Emperor could not see through it.
After all, it was the system that had helped to cover it up. It would be strange if he could see through it.
……
He left Taiji Palace.
Li Xuan directly returned to his King Qin's residence.
As for visiting his mother, the Virtuous Noble Consort, that was not allowed.
Unless the Virtuous Imperial Consort summoned Li Xuan, the princes who had been conferred the title of King and opened a residence could not enter the rear palace.
Li Xuan had just returned, so the virtuous imperial concubine was not in a hurry to see him.
Therefore, he naturally returned to the Imperial Residence.
He alighted from the carriage.
Li Xuan saw Li Qingyu waiting at the entrance of his palace.
He couldn't help but smile happily."
"Royal Sister, how long have you been waiting for me here?”
Li Xuan walked in front of Li Qingyu and asked.
Li Qingyu, who also had a smile on her face, circled around Li Xuan a few times and realized that Li Xuan had not changed much.
Only then did he open his mouth and say,
"I've just arrived…it's been hard on you for this diplomatic mission to Great Qin!”
He smiled.
Li Xuan had a silly smile on his face.
"It's not hard. On the contrary, the manager along the way is very interesting! Come, let's go in. I'll tell Royal Sister what happened along the way…"
He brought Li Qingyu along.
The two of them walked straight into the Imperial Residence.
Li Xuan told Li Qingyu about the diplomatic mission to Great Qin, while Li Qingyu explained to Li Xuan about the development of Li Xuan's factions during his diplomatic mission.
They chatted since noon.
They chatted until evening. The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was filled with sunset clouds.
He sat in front of Li Qingyu.
Li Xuan held a wine glass in his hand.
"I didn't expect that Imperial Father would actually want Imperial Mother to become the Empress…Then it seems that conferring the title of Crown Prince on me is something that must be done! Hiss…What a headache! How can I reject the position of Crown Prince?”
Consort Xian was conferred the title of Empress.
Although it was beyond Li Xuan's expectations, he did not feel uncomfortable.
A mother is noble because of her son!
If his mother could sit on the position of Empress because of him and become the master of the harem, Li Xuan felt that it was not bad.
However, when his mother became the Empress, it was very likely that the position of Crown Prince would fall on Li Xuan's own head.
Li Xuan did not want to become the Crown Prince.
That kind of restriction was too great.
If he did anything out of line, there would probably be many older generations who would come out and nag at his actions. Moreover, he would need to participate in the handling of political affairs, which was really too uncomfortable.
Hearing Li Xuan's words.
Li Qingyu was speechless, but at the same time, she found it funny!
After smiling, Li Qingyu said,
"The position of Crown Prince is very likely to be conferred to you at the court meeting tomorrow morning. Of course, it is also possible that it will remain vacant. After all, you know Father's attitude. He probably wants all the princes to compete!”
There was a pause.
Li Qingyu continued to comfort Li Xuan,
"Don't be anxious. Isn't it just the position of Crown Prince? It's not like I'm asking you to immediately become the Emperor of the Great Tang. With Father's cultivation and state, he'll have to rule for at least two hundred years.”
These words were true.
That was true, but the premise was-
The Great Tang could last for another two hundred years.
The bet between Tang Emperor and Ying Zheng had a proportional risk and profit.
Li Qingyu comforted him.
Li Xuan did not think too much about the Crown Prince.
After all, this was only a guess.
Moreover, after becoming the Crown Prince, it was not impossible for him to be crippled!
There was still a long time, and there would be many changes in the future. He was just thinking too much.
"Royal Sister, I have a gift for you!”
Looking at Li Qingyu, Li Xuan casually said,
"I obtained four Vermilion Fruits in the Cang Dragon's treasure vault. I ate one, gave one to Chang Ping, and one to Xu Ji. The last one was given to Royal Sister.”
The Vermilion Fruit could increase one's True Qi.
However, if one ate too much, it would damage one's foundation. One Vermilion Fruit was the best.
Swoosh--
His eyes lit up.
Li Qingyu smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll thank Little Xuan. With a Vermilion Fruit, my strength should be able to reach a higher level!”
He nodded.
Li Xuan did not doubt this.
After all, Li Qingyu's talent was really terrifying. She had actually broken through to the Grandmaster Realm long ago.
Li Xuan had only just discovered this.
Li Qingyu also had her own methods to hide her cultivation, and she was not weak.
Before leaving Chang 'an, Li Xuan's strength was still at the Grandmaster Realm. It was not surprising that he could not see through Li Qingyu's concealment.
After chatting for a while.
Li Qingyu took the Vermilion Fruit that Li Xuan had given her and a stalk of Lingzhi and left.
……
The next morning.
Under the service of the maid, Li Xuan changed into the python robe.
After breakfast, he took a carriage to Taiji Palace. He was also going to court today.
"Your Highness, you're here!"
Seeing Li Xuan's carriage arrive, Xu Ji, who was wearing an official robe, came over to welcome him.
He got off the carriage.
Li Xuan casually glanced at Xu Ji, who had a happy expression on his face.
He smiled and said,"
"You might be promoted today. Are you mentally prepared?”
He chuckled.
Xu Ji straightened his official hat and robe.
"Don't worry wangye, this lowly official is always prepared!”
Hearing this.
Li Xuan smiled and shook his head. He did not care about this fellow's antics.
He was not a person who paid attention to rules. As long as he did not anger him, there would not be any problem if he relaxed a little.
The two of them had just chatted for a moment.
A group of officials of all sizes surrounded Li Xuan.
"Greetings, King Qin!"
Li Xuan knew some of this group of officials, but he did not know some.
But one thing was certain-
All of them were high-ranking officials and nobles who had his back. They were people who could be used by him. This time, they came here with the intention of bowing to the mountain.
After all, they were not officials under Li Xuan, so they did not come.
"Sirs, you are too polite."
Looking at the group of officials, Li Xuan casually raised his hand, and a wave of True Qi lifted up the bowed bodies of these people.
He said modestly,
"Little Wang is still very young, and he's just an idle prince. He shouldn't be given such a big bow!”
He could feel the force lifting him up.
They could not resist the terrifying true energy.
Almost all of the officials, who were either strong or weak, were shocked and excited.
The Great Tang was founded on martial arts.
Martial arts cultivation was the standard to compete for the position of Crown Prince.
The stronger Li Xuan was, the stronger the competition for the position of Crown Prince was. This also proved that their bet was very correct. In the future, they would earn more and more money. This was a great thing!
"Thank you, King Qin!"
Everyone thanked him once again. This time, many of their voices were much more sincere.
After a brief exchange with these officials.
They dispersed on their own.
Only Li Xuan and Xu Ji were left to chat alone.
Anyone could see that Li Xuan was very assured and trusted Xu Ji.
This was normal!
After all, although Xu Ji was the only descendant of the Duke of Wei's estate, he had accompanied Li Xuan on his mission to Great Qin. Ignoring his ability, just his loyalty to accompany Li Xuan through life and death and to go through danger together was enough for Li Xuan to treat Xu Ji like this.
Privately, the group of civil officials were all circling around Duke Wei.
"Old Xu! We're best friends. You have to let your son take care of that good-for-nothing in my family!”
"Duke Wei and my son!"
"Old Xu, tonight at Pingkang Lane, this old man will treat you!”
"Slow down! This old man has some shares in the Emerald Cloud Brothel. Let this old man treat you!”
“……”
It was hard to imagine that a group of nobles and ministers would actually discuss going to a brothel like Pingkang Lane.
However, this was exactly what was happening right before his eyes.
When Li Xuan saw this scene, he did not think that there was anything bad about it.
He only felt a little emotional.
"Xu Ji, how do you feel after seeing this?”
Hearing Li Xuan's question.
Xu Ji blushed and said,"
"Cough cough…Your Highness must be laughing at me. I didn't expect my father to have such fun! When I go back, I'll definitely talk about my father!”
Pa da---
He slapped Xu Ji.
Li Xuan said,
"This king is asking you this? Benwang is asking, seeing this group of dignitaries clinging to your Duke Wei Manor, what do you think?”
Li Xuan slapped him.
Xu Ji didn't think that there was anything wrong.
After following Li Xuan for so long, he had more or less known how to get along with Li Xuan. Usually, getting along with him like a friend was the best way.
However, Li Xuan's question made Xu Ji a little silent.
Because he didn't know how to answer.
He did not wait for Xu Ji's answer.
Li Xuan's gaze was deep as he said in an inexplicable tone,
"Power is a very terrifying thing. In the officialdom, it all depends on your grasp of the standard! If you grasp it well, your Duke Wei's Public House will be able to continue its glory today. If you don't grasp it well, it might be eternal damnation tomorrow!”
He paused for a moment.
Li Xuan instructed Xu Ji,
"The way of being an official lies in making choices, in being fair and aboveboard, and in self-restraint and serving the public! Only in this way can your Duke Wei's Public House be glorious forever. This king's existence is only to make your official path easier!”
"You have to show that you have greater value and don't do anything wrong. Only then can you be upright and not be afraid of your shadow! This way, if this king loses power one day, it won't affect your Duke Wei's Public House at all!”
Hearing this.
Xu Ji was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.
He bowed to Li Xuan with a solemn expression.
"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness. I will remember it in my heart and will never forget your kindness!”
Pa, pa, pa--
Patting Xu Ji's shoulder, Li Xuan did not say anything else.
Not long after.
The Taiji Palace door opened and a eunuch shouted,"
"The time has come. All the civil and military officials have entered the court!”
After hearing the eunuch's shout.
The civil and military officials stood on both sides. Then, all of their gazes looked at Li Xuan.
There was an order of seniority.
If Li Xuan was not here, the first person to enter would usually be a Rank One official. However, with Li Xuan here, the first person to enter would have to be Li Xuan.
After all, he was the King of Qin.
In the Great Tang, there was no one more revered than him.
Facing the attention of all the officials.
Li Xuan was calm. He took a step forward and took the lead to enter Taiji Palace, heading straight for Taiji Palace.
Behind him, the civil and military officials entered the palace in an orderly manner according to their ranks.
He entered Taiji Palace.
Although Li Xuan could stand in the ranks of civil officials and military officials, Li Xuan, who had always prided himself on being a scholar, naturally stood at the front of the ranks of civil officials.
Furthermore,
Among the military officials, there were quite a few who supported Li Yu.
After all, Li Yu's grandfather had retired. He was once a general of the Great Tang, and among the current military officials, several were his disciples and subordinates.
The force that Li Xuan had gathered looked quite huge.
But in reality-
It was still not enough!
The main reason was that there were no relatives of Li Xuan in the royal court.
Li Xuan's mother was from a scholarly family. In the imperial court, there was no force that could help Li Xuan.
Very quickly.
Cao Zhong's loud voice rang out,"
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Then, the Tang Emperor, who was wearing a dragon robe and walking like a dragon and tiger.
He walked straight to the throne.
Then, he sat down and waited for all the officials to pay their respects to the Tang Emperor.
Before Cao Zhong could ask about the memorial.
Tang Emperor said,"
"Today's morning court session will not discuss other matters. There are only two matters. The first is that We want to appoint an Empress. The second is to reward the meritorious envoys to Great Qin!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
All the courtiers were in an uproar. Then, they quietly put away their memorials and waited for the Tang Emperor to speak.
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