"Sigh! Your Highness, I have a request."
Li Yi looked at his son and then at his wife beside him. He wanted to stand up, but he was stopped by Li Lin.
"Your Highness, please speak."
"Let this matter end here. This old minister doesn't want to pursue it anymore, nor do I want Cheng 'er to be in danger in the future. Just let him be a powerless Duke and live his life in peace.”
"Father!"
"Cheng 'er, you don't have to say it. I know you want revenge. However, the implications behind this were not small. Forget it.”Li Yi smiled and looked at Luo Cheng.
"Does Your Highness think that this is the Emperor's doing?”Li Lin said bluntly.
Li Yi was also silent.
It seemed that he really thought so.
"Although I don't have any feelings for the emperor, I'm still very grateful to him. But he really wasn't the one who did it. It wasn't done by the Imperial Censorate either.”
Li Lin said.
"No?" Li Yi frowned as if he did not believe it.
"This time, the purpose of assassinating wangye is not only for you, but also for me. All of this was for the sake of the position of Youzhou Governor.”
"Think about it, if the position of Youzhou Governor is vacated and replaced by a new person, will this king and this new Governor still be able to get along as well as Your Highness?”
"If the prince wants to cross the line, will he be angered and retaliate after the prince leaves under the guidance of someone with ill intentions?”
"If it really comes to that, my North Manor Army will be the prince's greatest obstacle.”
"Will there be a battle between the Heaven Festival Army and the North Manor Army?”
"Even if the North Manor Army wins, will the people in the court be so angry that they will transfer me away from White Cloud City?”
"These things are not that simple. Behind this force, there is an expert guiding them.”
"Moreover, that kind of medicine is not something that ordinary people can get their hands on.”
"However, the other party did not expect that the Emperor's decree to let His Highness take over the position of Youzhou's governor would make their plan become a wedding dress for His Highness.”Li Yi said.
"That's right." Li Lin nodded.
"The North Manor Army under my command is already strong enough. They thought that His Majesty would not allow me to become the governor of Youzhou even if I had made enough contributions because he was afraid of me.”
"But they miscalculated one thing, and that was the Emperor's cleverness.”
"They thought that they could guess the Emperor's thoughts, but they didn't expect the Emperor to do the opposite.”
"That's right. It seems that the other party's ultimate goal for targeting me is for King Jing.”Thinking of this, Li Yi had some guesses in his heart, but he did not say them out loud.
"So, your highness doesn't need to care about this matter. This prince has his own way of dealing with it. As for the future of the prince, it's up to him. If he's willing, he can serve in the army. As long as I'm alive, I won't let him mess up.”
Li Yi glanced at his son and knew what he was thinking. He nodded and did not say anything else.
"Your Highness, please rest in peace. This Prince will take his leave first.”
" This, Your Highness, you…" Li Yi hurriedly stood up with Wang Fei's help.
"The Governor's Office. This Prince will set it up in White Cloud City. Although this place will become the Governor's Office in the future, it is not urgent now.”
After saying that, Li Lin bowed slightly, turned around, and left with Xu Chu.
Zhang Zhao and Li Lin had already come over, but they had to carry out their duties, so they might not be working in the Governor's Office right now.
Although Li Yi looked fine, that was because of Doctor Hu's methods.
…….
Early the next morning, there were indeed personal guards from the Governor's Office who came to report the funeral.
At dawn, Li Yi passed away safely in the Governor's Office.
Soon after, the entire Governor's Mansion was hung up in white. The guards, servants, and maids all wore white scarves. Luo Cheng and the Princess Consort wore mourning clothes and received the Youzhou civil and military officials who had come to mourn.
"His Highness King Jing has arrived!"
Hearing the shout from the door, Luo Cheng and Wang Fei stood up to welcome Li Lin.
After offering incense, Li Lin said to Luo Cheng,""I have already sent out the messenger to report the funeral. I believe that it won't be long before there will be an edict to inherit the title.”
"You first observe mourning for wangye. After the mourning period is over, come report to this king.”
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Nodding, Li Lin looked at Wang Fei and said,"My condolences, Princess Consort."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Then, Li Lin left without staying any longer.
Seven days later, Li Yi's funeral was held.
According to his last wish, Li Yi was buried in the north of Youzhou City. He didn't return to the ancestral shrine of Luo Clan.
At the ancestral shrine, there was a cenotaph.
A few days later, an angel from the imperial court arrived and conferred Li Yi the title of Prince.
Luo Cheng had also received the title of Duke of Yan.
Then, Luo Cheng led the Princess Consort and the others to move out of the Governor's Mansion. They moved into a large mansion in the city and became the Duke of Yan's Mansion.
The original Governor's Office was still the Governor's Office, but it had become a yamen.
The chief historian of King Jing's Mansion, Zhang Zhao, who was also the chief historian of Youzhou's Governor's Office, worked here with Bai Fu and the others.
Soon after, the generals of the Youzhou garrison came to the Governor's Office to pay their respects to the new Governor.
After that, Li Lin took away 100,000 soldiers from the Heavenly Festival Army, leaving Lu Bu with 10,000 Wolf Cavalry and 20,000 soldiers to guard Youzhou City.
Gao Shun left as well and returned to White Cloud City to train the Heaven Festival Troop again.
As for the rest of the garrison, Li Lin did not make any changes, but he also sent people to monitor them closely to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from seizing military power.
…….
Chang 'an, the Divine Capital. In a secret chamber in an inconspicuous courtyard.
Several black-robed men were kneeling on the ground, with a man in a golden robe sitting at the head.
"I didn't expect that the Emperor would risk universal condemnation and directly appoint King Jing as the governor of Youzhou, causing our plan to fail.”The first black-robed man on the left sighed.
"What should we do after that?" The black-robed man with golden threads asked.
"This matter can only be put on hold for the time being. Young Master, don't be anxious. The beginning and end have been dealt with.”
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
"However, there is another important matter.”the golden-robed man said again.
"Young Master, are you talking about the Crown Prince's request to marry Hou Junji's daughter?”The black-robed man on the left asked.
"Yes, sir! If the Crown Prince succeeds in marrying Hou Junji's daughter, he will have the support of the military, which isn't a good thing for us.”
"Then what does Young Master want?"
"So that he can't marry her." The young master gritted his teeth.
"Or perhaps, even if he marries Hou Junji, he'll have to make Hou Junji his enemy. What does Young Master think?”The black-robed man said confidently.
“……. This is for the best." The young master paused for a moment, then slowly nodded.
"This subordinate knows what to do.”
"This Young Master can rest assured that Mister will handle this matter. However, he did not wish for such a thing to happen again.”
These words caused the black-robed men in the secret chamber to tremble. Then, they cupped their hands and said,"Please rest assured, Young Master."
"Okay, then let's go."
"Here! This subordinate will take his leave."
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