The previous Emperor was wise throughout his life, but the biggest mistake he made was to pass the throne to a fellow who was always thinking of pushing the empire away.
"You should give up on that thought …"
This was Shuzhou. Li Yi did not have to give him face. He said without any room for negotiation.
"Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life?" Li Xuan was not angry at all. He looked at him and asked, "Are you not going to return to the capital?"
"Not going back."
Shuzhou was a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Its geographical location was unique. Why would he go back to the capital? If he went back to the capital, he would encounter all sorts of disgusting things.
Li Xuan asked again, "Do you want MIngzhu to spend the rest of her life alone in the capital?"
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Li Xuan's words were getting more and more hurtful. This was also the reason why Li Yi did not want to bring him along.
"Why do you think she doesn't want to come here?" Li Xuan glared at him and said, "Even I know that she doesn't want to come here because she is afraid that once she comes here, she will never want to go back …"
Li Yi could not answer him.
"MIngzhu even gave you her hair. How dare you say you don't want to go back to the capital …" Li Xuan looked at him and shook his head. "You heartless man!"
"Young Master, First Miss asked me to call you back to eat …" Fang stood on the city wall and looked at them. He did not finish his sentence and turned around to go down the city wall.
Li Yi sighed. Li Xuan did not understand MIngzhu. The Jing Kingdom could not do without her. Li Xuan could travel thousands of miles from the capital to Shuzhou because of a sudden thought, but she would not.
She could not let go of things that Li Xuan could easily let go of.
She was more like an Emperor than Li Xuan.
…
When Li Xuan arrived at Shuzhou, he found everything new and interesting. He was even more fascinated by the industrial base in the depths of the Fringe.
However, Drunk Mo's due date was approaching, and Li Yi had no time to accompany him, so he had to ask Wang Wei to send someone to pick him up.
So far, it was still in the early stages, and the more mature ones were probably smelting and forging.
As for the chemical industry, he only dabbled in it. Some time ago, he made a match, but it was the most primitive and simple. It was not very safe, and it was still being tested and improved. In a short period of time, it was impossible to put it into production. Fang's box was just for fun. He just wanted to show off in front of Li Xuan.
Li Xuan stayed there for seven days. When he came back, he was a little different.
His reaction was also within Li Yi's expectations. The Academy of Science mainly focused on theoretical research. Improving farming tools, grinding lenses, inventing some ingenious gadgets, making a model of the solar system, and so on. It could only be considered as a small-scale project.
The shock brought about by these things was far less than seeing a cannon destroy a building two kilometers away.
In comparison, what Li Xuan did in the Academy of Science was almost like playing house.
He sat next to him and looked at him with a strange look for a long time. Li Yi sighed and said, "Don't look at me like that. This thing is too heavy. If you want to carry it back, it will be time-consuming and laborious. Moreover, the research has not been completed, and a lot of experiments have to be carried out. Even if you bring it back, it will only be a semi-finished product. There is no need to waste so much effort …"
Yangliuqing walked into the room with a pile of clothes, and soon came out again. He said, "Uncle-Master, I have put your clothes in the room."
She was the princess with the least airs of a princess. In order to learn from a master, she put down her pride and became a servant in the Li family for a few months. She served tea, swept the floor, and did the laundry. She took all of Xiao Huan's work, and Xiao Huan complained to him many times …
Now that she had regained her identity, she still did not put on airs. Everything was almost exactly the same as before.
Li Xuan did not continue the topic of the Red Barbarian Cannon. He looked at Yangliuqing, who was walking out of the courtyard, and asked, "Is this the princess disciple of your Second Miss?"
Li Yi nodded.
Li Xuan thought for a while, looked at him, and asked, "Do you accept her?"
Li Yi asked doubtfully, "Accept what?"
"Accept her!"
…
Li Xuan had really changed. Back then, he had confidently told him that he would only love the Empress in this life. In the end, not long after he left, there was an imperial concubine in the palace. In the blink of an eye, he had slapped his own face.
A while ago, he was still calling him "Brother Shen", "Brother Shen", and not long after, he slept with his own brother …
To be friends with this kind of person, one had to be on tenterhooks all the time.
Accept her as a concubine? What concubine? That was Miss.Liu's disciple, his martial nephew. Wasn't this the same as messing around …
Xiao Huan was already nineteen, and she was Ruyi's servant girl. It was impossible for her to marry someone else. Ruyi had reminded him many times, but he still could not lay his hands on this adorable little girl. Li Xuan still wanted to cause trouble for him …
Li Xuan took a sip of tea and asked, "Are you not going to help her?"
"How?"
"The Red Barbarian Cannon will blast all the way. The Wu Kingdom does not even have Tian Fa. Which city can stop that thing?"
Li Xuan still could not forget about the Red Barbarian Cannon. Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Why don't you lend me a hundred thousand soldiers, and I will give you the Red Barbarian Cannon. We can flatten the Wu Kingdom …"
Li Xuan felt a little regretful and said, "This is a good idea. Unfortunately, if we really do this, the Wu Kingdom will no longer be called the Wu Kingdom …"
The Jing Kingdom today could not be compared to five or six years ago, especially in terms of military strength. If it was not for the fact that Li Xuan and the court officials did not have any intention of expanding their territory, this would be the best time to make the Wu Kingdom change its surname.
With a hundred thousand soldiers, Tian Fa, and the cannon, it was enough to flatten the Wu Kingdom. However, this was definitely not what Yangliuqing wanted.
She had never mentioned revenge to him. Li Yi knew that she was struggling and hesitating in her heart. Sometimes, he could not bear it. As a woman, she carried too many things on her shoulders. However, it was not easy to let go of her parents' vengeance …
He could only sigh. This decision was too important. Even he could not make it easily.
…
In a room somewhere, Yang Fu put down his pen and said, "Prime Minister, I've finished today's homework. I'm going out to play …"
Prime Minister Wang walked up to him. After checking, he corrected a few mistakes for him. Then he nodded and said, "Go …"
It was not until Yang Fu ran out of the room that he sat down at the table and looked out of the door.
Her Highness had completed her homework very well. A few small mistakes did not matter. In the past, if Her Highness could calm down and finish her homework, he would definitely be overjoyed and would give her a lot of encouragement …
However, King Jing, who was about to turn fifteen, had a lot of important things to do. He could not let others supervise his homework forever …
These days, the faith in his heart that had never been shaken had been shaken many times.
"Prime Minister." Yangliuqing walked in from outside the door.
Prime Minister Wang stood up and bowed to her. Then he thought of something and asked, "Your Highness, do you know who the young man who has been with Gyeong Of Silla these days is?"
He was a little confused. He had been observing Gyeong Of Silla for a long time. Gyeong Of Silla was the ruler of Shuzhou. When others talked to him, they would be respectful. No one was like that young man, who was casual and unrestrained. Also, Gyeong Of Silla treated him very differently from others.
"Li Xuan," Yangliuqing said.
"Li Xuan …" Prime Minister Wang thought about this name. He felt it was a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
Seeing his confused expression, Yangliuqing added.
"He is the current Emperor of the Jing Kingdom."
In fact, there was no need for her to add. Old Minister Wang had already remembered. Wasn't the young Emperor of the Jing Kingdom called Li Xuan?
He had a shocked expression on his face. He stood up and said in disbelief, "He is the Emperor of the Jing Kingdom. How could he leave the capital and come to a place so far away from Shuzhou? What about the court? How could the officials agree to it?"
Yangliuqing shook her head. She and Li Xuan only knew each other. She did not know about these things.
Old Minister Wang sat back down. He stroked his beard with a blank expression on his face.
He felt like he had grasped something, but it also seemed like he had grasped nothing …
But in the end, something was quietly growing in his heart …
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