For the sake of Miss.Liu's precious disciple, Li Yi had sent people to the Wu Kingdom to gather information a long time ago. During this period of time, news came in one after another. They were all about the stalemate between the forces loyal to the late Emperor and the imperial court of the Wu Kingdom. It was neither good nor bad …
However, judging from Fang's current expression, it could not be anything good.
Li Yi took a letter from him, opened it, and looked at it.
The letter said that the imperial court of the Wu Kingdom had secretly recruited several rebel forces. Half a month ago, they besieged Princess Duanrong who had rebelled.
In that battle, the imperial court of the Wu Kingdom won a complete victory. Princess Duanrong's side suffered a crushing defeat. The imperial court reclaimed all the cities they had seized. As for Princess Duanrong … her whereabouts were still unknown.
Unknown meant that the imperial court of the Wu Kingdom had not found her. This was the silver lining in the misfortune.
Li Yi looked at Fang and asked, "Does Ruyi know about this?"
Ruyi was not in the stockade. She had returned a few days ago. She should still be busy subduing the other forces in the Fringe.
Fang nodded and said, "I've already sent someone to deliver the news. She should know soon."
Li Yi rubbed the space between his brows and said helplessly, "Go find her. Immediately!"
Second Miss Liu had become a lot gentler. She wouldn't retaliate even if she was spanked. She was like a completely different person from before. However, there was something else in her character that wouldn't change easily.
Back then, she had traveled thousands of miles to find her brother-in-law. She had chased him from the capital to Shuzhou, then from Shuzhou to the Qi Kingdom. She had rescued him from the hands of Taoist Nun. After learning that Yangliuqing's fate was unknown, she might have run from the Fringe to the Wu Kingdom to find her only disciple.
If he and Ruyi were not by her side, no one could stop her.
Li Yi did not object to Ruyi's search for Yangliuqing. After all, she was already half a member of the Li family after spending so much time together. Just based on the fact that she called him 'Martial Aunt', Li Yi would not sit idly by and watch her get into trouble.
He and Ruyi did not blame her for leaving without saying goodbye. She had too many burdens on her shoulders, such as the hatred of her country and family. Even so, she did not bend her spine. It could only be said that Ruyi had an incredible disciple and he had an incredible Martial Nephew.
But no matter how many experts the Liu Alliance had, no matter how good their weapons were, they would not be able to fight against a country. So he needed to stop Ruyi in time when she was impulsive, so that he could make a long-term plan.
After saying goodbye to Ruyi and the others, Li Yi, Fang, and Xu set off immediately.
There was no need to bring too many people. The elites and core disciples of the alliance were by Ruyi's side. Fang was there to watch the fun, and Xu was there to deal with all kinds of unexpected situations.
He only hoped that when they arrived, Miss.Liu would not be so impulsive.
…
In the Wu Kingdom.
In the imperial capital.
A eunuch gently knocked on the door of a luxurious palace and pushed it open.
Inside the palace, there were bookshelves on both sides, and the bookshelves were densely packed with books. Right in front of them was a table, and behind the table sat a figure.
The eunuch bowed to the ground and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, those rebels have arrived in the imperial capital. General Cheng asked me to ask Your Majesty, how should we deal with them?"
The figure behind the table put down the book in his hand and said, "Since they are rebels, General Cheng should know how to deal with them. There's no need to ask me about such a small matter."
"Yes … Your servant will reply to General Cheng now. Your servant will take his leave." The eunuch bowed again and was about to turn around and leave.
"Is there any news about Qing 'er and Fu' er?" Before he walked out of the palace, the figure behind the table spoke again.
The eunuch turned around and bowed again. "Your Majesty, General Cheng said that this time, we will definitely deal with these two rebels …"
"Shut up!"
A reprimanding voice suddenly came from inside the palace. Looking at the figure behind the table who stood up, the eunuch's face immediately turned pale. He knelt on the ground and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life …"
"Although they took the wrong path, they are still the princess and prince of the Wu Kingdom. How can a slave like you impose the word rebels on them?" A skinny young man walked over from the front. His long and narrow eyes glanced at the eunuch, and he said in a low voice, "Go and receive your punishment. Don't do it again …"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!" The eunuch hurriedly kowtowed.
"Get up." The skinny young man waved his hand and asked, "Is there any news about them?"
After the eunuch stood up, he immediately replied, "Your Majesty, General Cheng said that he has already found traces of Princess Duan Rong and Prince Jing. At most, he will be able to bring them back in a month …"
"Tell him that they must not be harmed. Bring Qing 'er and Fu' er back safely. If even a strand of their hair is harmed, I will hold him responsible!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely bring Your Majesty's message to General Cheng!"
The skinny young man waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can leave now …"
After the eunuch left, the skinny young man turned around with one hand behind his back. Only then did he realize that there was another person in the palace.
It was an old man with white hair and beard. At this moment, he was sitting on the seat that the skinny young man had just sat on.
This was the imperial study, a seat that only the Emperor could sit on.
However, the young man was not angry or annoyed. Instead, he slowly walked forward and asked with a smile, "Imperial Uncle, why do you have time to come here today?"
The old man raised his head to look at him, and a sliver of disappointment appeared in his murky eyes. He said, "The blood that flows in the three of you is the blood of the royal family. You've already killed too many people. Just let these two children go. They can't threaten your throne. What you should do is to flatten the rebellious forces and return peace to the world as soon as possible …"
The young man was startled. Then, he sighed and said, "Grand Uncle, you still don't believe me. Back then, Father and Brother were suspicious. I kept retreating, retreating, and retreating again and again. In the end … in the end, I really couldn't retreat anymore. If I didn't protect myself, I wouldn't be standing here talking to Grand Uncle."
"How do you expect me to believe you?" The old man stood up and looked at him. He asked, "I only traveled outside for half a year. After I returned to the imperial capital, you killed my brother, murdered my father, and forced my mother to death. Half of the officials in the imperial court died and another half ran away. The border army rebelled, and another three provinces rebelled … How do you expect me to believe you?"
"Whether what happened back then was right or wrong, whether Imperial Uncle is willing to believe me or not, I don't want to mention it again."
The young man turned around and walked into the hall. He said, "Now, our Wu Kingdom is in a deep quagmire. The two kings of the Qi Kingdom are fighting for power. However, the Jing Kingdom is developing rapidly and suppressing all the other countries … I will suppress the chaos in the Wu Kingdom as soon as possible. I also hope that Imperial Uncle can consider the overall situation and think for the sake of the Wu Kingdom …"
"If I didn't think for the sake of the Wu Kingdom, I would have killed you with my palm!" The old man walked past him and said calmly, "I don't care about the suppression of the rebellion. I don't want to look into what happened in the past … But I only warn you. Don't do anything to those two children again. Don't force me to do it …"
His last words were still echoing in the young man's ears. Then, he disappeared.
"Suppress the rebels and restore peace to the world … But what if they are the rebels?" The young man looked out of the door and murmured in a low voice. "Warn me? I am the emperor. Why should I be warned? Who else can warn me … "
A hint of gloominess appeared on his face. He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves. His nails dug deep into his flesh.
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