"What letter did the Xu family's ancestor leave for Prince Ding?" Ye Li asked with some hesitation. Of course, things were not as simple as Mo Xiuyao said. The Great Emperor would not be at ease to use a Prime Minister whose entire family died for the previous dynasty. Mo Xiuyao shook his head and smiled, "This is not known. The ancestor seemed to have given the letter to the Great Emperor. That letter clearly saved Xu Yanli's life. Afterwards … … the news of the Xu family dying for the people of the capital somehow spread. In addition, the Xu family had been a famous family for hundreds of years, so their reputation was naturally unparalleled. Although there were many taboos in the history of the founding of the Great Emperor's dynasty, many things were gradually ingrained in the hearts of the people. " Even if many things were gradually forgotten, many people still inherited some things from the words of their fathers, such as the respect for the Xu family.
Ye Li finally understood why the Xu family did not marry into the imperial family, even if they really did not hate them. But it was still undeniable that the Xu family had been exterminated because of the imperial family of the Da Chu State. This could also explain why the imperial family did not give up the idea of suppressing the Xu family, even if the Xu family had always been indifferent to fame and wealth and did not like power. What Mo Lanyun did back then was probably not as simple as what Mo Xiuyao had said.
Ye Li rubbed her eyebrows with some distress and asked with some despair, "Will there definitely be a war?"
"It's only a matter of time." Mo Xiuyao sighed softly, "The Da Chu State has suppressed the other countries for too long. Almost everyone is impatiently waiting for the Da Chu State to decline. And we … … seem to be used to thinking that we are the strongest. "In fact, if it was not for the defeat seven years ago, even he would think so. But when he dragged his broken body and left the battlefield with his brother's ashes and the Mohist army that had lost more than half of its elites, he realized how ridiculous his pride had been. Whether it was the Western Hill or the Northern Tribes, they might not be as powerful as the Da Chu State, but they might not be weaker than them. The Mohist army and Black Cloud Cavalry that had once swept through the world had used their hundreds of thousands of corpses to prove this point. "Li Li … … it was the Ding Palace that destroyed the Da Chu State … …" After a long time, Mo Xiuyao finally said this in a low voice. If it wasn't for the fact that the Ding King's residence had always been too powerful, the Da Chu State might have produced more famous generals and elite soldiers. If the Mohist army had not spent hundreds of years threatening the borders, the Da Chu State might have been able to go further in this crisis.
Ye Li was silent. She didn't know who was right and who was wrong. The Ding Royal Residence had loyally protected the Da Chu State for hundreds of years. How many people in history could do that? Were they wrong? There was no doubt about it. Then was it the people they protected who were wrong? It wasn't that they didn't know anything. After a long time, Ye Li said in a low voice, "You are not wrong. It's the human heart that is wrong." Not every generation of Emperors had the breadth of mind and courage to accept all rivers into the sea. Not every generation of Emperors had the ability and magnanimity to make the four seas return to them. When the Emperor no longer saw his officials as his right-hand man, but as his own threat. The excellence and achievements of his officials were more like a challenge and threat in the Emperor's eyes.
Hearing Ye Li's words, Mo Xiuyao looked at Ye Li in a daze for a long time. Then he said with a faint smile, "I'm sorry, Li. Did I scare you by saying this?"
Ye Li calmly glanced at him. Was she someone who was so easily scared? Mo Xiuyao shook his head, "It's useless to think about this now. Li Li, why don't you guess how the Li Palace's matter will be resolved?"
Ye Li shrugged in boredom and said, "How else can it be resolved? The Emperor angrily killed Princess Xi Xia and demoted Li Wang? The Emperor was persuaded by the old Princes and imprisoned Princess Xi Xia and gave a small punishment to Prince Ding. Or … … Princess Xi Xia could marry Li Wang with a different identity. "Ye Li felt that the Empress Dowager accepted Princess Xi Xia too quickly as a mother. Her eldest son's future concubine had a relationship with her second son. She only lightly scolded her and then started to plan to marry her. She didn't seem to consider the Emperor's possible reaction. If it was a normal mother in this era, what they would do would be to kill the woman that could cause their son's brothers to fight.
"Which one does Li think is more likely?" Mo Xiuyao asked.
Ye Li thought for a bit, "The third one." She frowned. Then what happened today, was it someone else's scheme, or someone else's scheme? It looked like … … she needed to re-evaluate Mo Jingli's brain, or the brains of the people behind him?
"Li, stay away from Mo Jingli in the future," Mo Xiuyao reminded. Ye Li nodded absentmindedly, her mind still thinking about the previous question, "What use is the Princess of Nanzhao to Mo Jingli?"
Mo Xiuyao seemed to be a bit surprised. He glanced at Ye Li and said with a faint smile, "She is the younger sister of the Crown Princess of Nanzhao. She is much more useful than Princess Lingyun."
Ye Li's frown deepened, "If Mo Jingli really has that kind of brain, would I be much worse than Ye Ying?"
Mo Xiuyao seemed to smile even more happily, "Believe me, if Mo Jingli really has a brain. He would rather marry Princess Lingyun than marry you. "
Ye Li's face darkened. Was she being despised to this extent?
"But … … perhaps their wishful thinking is wrong. Mo Jingqi … … seems to never play his cards according to the rules. " Although this emperor was not as great as he thought himself to be, the occasional attack from the side was not something that ordinary people could withstand.
Thus, by the time they returned to the manor, news had already spread from the palace — Princess Xixia had died of illness. Of course, this news would only spread after a few days. After all, even if the officials and nobles already knew what was going on, they would tacitly understand. But they still had to think of a way to deceive the common people. Today, something had happened at the Li Manor, and Princess Xixia had died on the same day. As long as one was not an idiot, they would be able to connect the two events and imagine what happened. As for the Li King's marriage and Princess Lingyun? Since there was no indication from the palace, everyone was happy to treat it as if it had never happened. The Emperor did not appoint a marriage, and they naturally did not go to the Li Manor to send gifts. In any case, when the Li King married Princess Xixia again, they did not need to send gifts. They would just treat it as sending gifts in advance.
In the palace, in the elegantly decorated and somewhat cold palace, Mo Jingqi was recklessly venting his anger. The palace servants had long been scared out of their wits. Those who could not hide could only cower in a corner and tremble. All kinds of expensive antique paintings were smashed and torn to pieces on the ground. Tables, tables, embroidered stools, and shelves were all kicked to the side. Noble Consort Liu coldly sat on a carved couch at the side, coldly looking at the crazy man in front of her. A seven or eight year old little girl in luxurious clothes was held in her arms with frightened watery eyes. She seemed to be scared stiff and did not even dare to cry out loud.
Noble Consort Liu raised a hand to cover the girl's eyes, looking at the crazy man in the hall. "Your Majesty, have you caused enough trouble?"
Mo Jingqi was startled. He slowly stopped and turned back to look at Noble Consort Liu's cold face. A trace of hostility flashed through his hazy eyes.
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