Youzhou, Governor's Office.
In the secret chamber, Li Yi, Prince of Yan, his son Luo Cheng, the chief historian and Sima of the Dudu Mansion, and ten generals of the Tianjie Army were all present.
Although Li Yi was the governor of Youzhou and was in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops in Youzhou, he was still in charge of Youzhou.
However, other than the elite Tianjie Army, the rest of the army could not be considered his trusted aides.
Therefore, there were no other generals in the secret chamber.
His son Luo Cheng had no relationship with Li Shi Min and the other generals. He didn't have any relatives with Duke of Hu Qin Qiong.
"I called everyone here to discuss the matter of Li Shimin's six sons and King Jing's enfeoffment of White Cloud City.”Li Yi, who was sitting at the head of the table, wore a python robe, a purple-gold crown, and a sword tied to his waist. After sweeping his gaze across his subordinates, he said in a deep voice.
"This subordinate heard that although King Jing is one of the Emperor's six sons, he was born from a maid.”Chief historian Gu Lun said softly.
Li Yi and the others understood what he meant.
They also had information.
They all knew that this King Jing was just a prince who was not favored by Li Shi Min and whose mother had long passed away.
However, even if he was a prince on the border, he was still a prince.
Moreover, they had all heard of King Jing's story of protecting King Qin's mansion.
If he was treated as someone dispensable, he might suffer a loss.
"There's another piece of news." "A few days ago, Crown Prince Jiancheng and King Qi's family were poisoned to death by a few eunuchs in the forbidden area. Afterwards, they were discovered by the palace guards and killed."”
"The guard general of the palace guards has been dismissed.”
“……”
This news made Li Yi and the others fall silent.
Poisoned to death by a eunuch? It sounded nice.
Other than a few people, everyone else present was very shrewd.
Naturally, he understood that this was just the emperor's act of silencing him after killing him with a borrowed knife.
Since everyone knew about it, why did the two of them specifically mention it?
Li Yi, Luo Cheng, and the ten generals looked at Gu Lun and Zheng Fu.
"Haha, wangye, shizi. King Jing's enfeoffment of White Cloud City was actually very simple.”Gu Lun smiled slightly. Although Zheng Fu did not speak, she was obviously confident.
"Speak." Li Yi waved his hand.
After bowing, Gu Lun continued,""Although King Jing isn't favored, he has done a great job in protecting King Qin's Mansion. It's impossible for him not to be conferred the title of First Prince, and it's impossible for him not to be given a fief.”
"Even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others won't agree.”
"The Emperor can see it and understands. Therefore, he wrote a statement in the Hall of Political Establishment for the ministers to discuss. As expected, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others advised.”
"So, what you mean is that the Sixth Prince's bestowment of King Jing was actually something the Emperor had long thought of, but in order for Fang Xuanling and the others to repay their kindness, he deliberately did it?”
"Your Highness is wise." After a small bootlicking, Gu Lun continued,"In this way, Fang Du and the other ministers will return the favor and no longer remember this matter. They can serve the emperor better and save trouble in the future.”
"That person's strength has long entered the Connate Marrow Cleansing realm. With the support of the national fate, his cultivation speed is even faster. I think it won't be long before he enters the Five Qi Facing the Origin realm.”
"If that's the case, his lifespan will increase by several hundred years. He still has a long time in his position.”
"The Emperor is guarding against his own son?”Luo Cheng exclaimed in shock.
"The prince is wise. The emperor was not in the right position. How could he not guard against his son? One had to know that although the Imperial Censorate had just been established.”
"However, the imperial authority has given special permission to correct those who violate the law.”
"So, King Jing was granted the title of White Cloud City because the Emperor wanted to kill him with a borrowed knife and completely cut off the relationship between Fang Du and the other important officials?”Li Yi asked.
"This is only one of the reasons." Zheng Fu continued, and Gu Lun shut his mouth.
"Wangye, shizi, this subordinate dares to ask, borrow a saber?”
"This…" Li Yi and Luo Cheng looked at each other, and then their expressions changed drastically.
The White Cloud City was only a few hundred miles away from Youzhou City. The army could reach it in a day if they marched quickly, and it would only take two days if they marched slowly.
Although the area outside White Cloud City was beyond the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, it was the territory of the Turkic wolves.
However, after two major wars during the reign of Wude, the Turkic wolves no longer dared to cross the Tianzhu Mountains.
In White Cloud City, the most direct threat, other than the ferocious beasts in the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, was them.
Zheng Fu saw their expressions and nodded.""Your Highness and the Crown Prince should understand that the Emperor is planning to borrow your blade to kill someone.”
"When you received the news that King Jing was enfeoffed to White Cloud City, did Your Highness think about killing them on the way to eliminate the hidden danger?”
"…Yes!" Although Li Yi did not want to admit it, he did have such thoughts at that time.
"If Your Highness makes a move, this subordinate is certain that there will be intelligence reaching the Emperor very soon. He said that His Highness had the intention to kill the prince!”
Li Yi was shocked. He sucked in a breath of cold air and quickly asked,""Are we just going to do nothing and let the Emperor extend his hand into Youzhou?”
"Your Highness, the Emperor's hand has already reached into Youzhou.”Gu Lun bowed and said.
"When did this happen?" Luo Cheng frowned and asked with a gloomy face.
"Prince, think carefully. During this period of time, we have tried to rope in the generals of the border army. How many people have succeeded?”Gu Lun asked.
"There are only three generals and tens of thousands of soldiers.”Luo Cheng's face darkened as he replied.
"This is it." "Your Highness, as the governor of Youzhou and in charge of the military town, you've also achieved remarkable results over the years." The Turkic wolves were terrified by the name of the king.”
"Most of the generals in the border army have gone through life and death with your highness.”
"With such a friendship, logically speaking, it should be easy to take him in as a confidant.”
"But what about the truth? That is not the case."
"Thus, this subordinate boldly surmised that someone had already made contact with the generals of the border army. And those few generals who were roped in might not be sincere!”
"This…"
Everyone looked at each other and felt that it was troublesome. It was as if they were ambushed from all sides.
"Li Shi Min didn't get the throne properly, and we were Crown Prince Jiancheng's trusted aides. We thought that if we wrote a memorial to express our loyalty, he would let our Luo family off.”
The Prince of Yan, Li Yi, gritted his teeth.
"Gentlemen, what should we do next?”After venting his anger, Li Yi looked at Gu Lun and Zheng Fu and asked.
"That will depend on how far your highness wants to go.”The two strategists looked at each other and smiled confidently.
“…….”After pondering for a moment, Li Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head."Benwang only wants to keep his current position, to protect Cheng 'er and the Luo family. As for other thoughts, he didn't dare to think about them.”
Li Yi knew the strength of the royal family.
Although he had some hidden power in his hands, it was at most at the peak of the Marrow Cleansing realm. He was the general left behind by his father when he was the general of the left prison guard in the Sui Dynasty.
And his Luo Clan was not a great clan to begin with.
It was completely incomparable to the royal Li family, which was born into an aristocratic family.
Putting everything else aside, the Li Clan, which had been passed down for thousands of years, had several Divine Treasure Realm mighty figures during the Sui Dynasty.
Moreover, with the resources that he had obtained over the years, no one knew how many powerful experts there were in the forbidden area of the harem.
"In that case, this subordinate will give your highness four words: Let's wait and see!"
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