Since the day the Crown Prince was born, the capital city had been immersed in jubilation.
This kind of jubilation would probably last until the Lantern Festival.
In the days before the Lantern Festival, the court was usually not in session, but this year, there were many government decrees.
The first was naturally the crowning of the Crown Prince, which was a major event related to the livelihood of the people.
Then, the court announced to the public that they would help the Zhao Kingdom, helping the Zhao Kingdom to resist the Qi Kingdom.
The formal establishment of diplomatic relations with the Wu Kingdom, from then on, the two countries would be equal and mutually beneficial, which could be regarded as the third major event.
Zhao Yi's plan failed, and Yang Yanzhou was about to return in vain.
"This time, I'm afraid I can't see you off, Brother Li."
Yang Yanzhou would leave in three days, and Li Yi would stay a few days longer than him.
Li Yi looked at him and shook his head, saying, "Isn't it good to stay obediently in your Qi Kingdom? Why do you have to go through so much trouble …"
Yang Yanzhou smiled and said, "His Majesty often said that a person's life is only a short few decades. Once it's over, you can't go back. Since that's the case, you might as well be bold, see the people you want to see, do the things you want to do, and live in this world not in vain. "
Why didn't Li Yi realize before that Zhao Yi had the potential to be a philosopher, and a chicken soup philosopher?
However, that was his business.
A queen lover was not qualified to laugh at an emperor lover. Zhao Yi was free to do whatever he wanted.
He nodded and said, "Then I wish him good luck …"
Yang Yanzhou nodded and said, "Since His Majesty ascended to the throne, he has been working day and night and has been sick. He has caught a cold for several months and hasn't recovered. I hope Brother Li's auspicious words …"
Wei Liang left the second day after Yang Yanzhou's departure.
Both the Wu Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom had just stabilized their regimes, but the two countries were walking in completely different directions.
Zhao Yi wanted to strengthen the country through external expeditions, while Yangliuqing wanted to take the path of stability and peace. This was also the plan that Li Yi had formulated for her from the beginning.
"By the time we left, the citizens of the country were almost completely loyal to His Majesty. When His Majesty entered the capital, some of the large clans in the capital provided great assistance. If not for that, we would not have been able to take down the capital so quickly."
Wei Liang said. Then, he shook his head and said, "However, after His Majesty ascended to the throne, those large clans united and formed many constraints on His Highness …"
The Wu Kingdom was different from the Jing Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom. During the uprising in Yangliuqing, he made use of the contradictions between the landlords and the peasants, and between the aristocratic families and the country gentry. Basically speaking, the interests of the aristocratic families were at stake.
Under this historical background, it was impossible for those large clans that occupied a large amount of resources to be completely wiped out. There needed to be a balance between them, and this balance was not so easy to achieve.
A few days ago, Li Yi had already received the news that Ruyi had gone to the Wu Kingdom.
After the matter in the capital was settled, they would first return to Ruyi City and stay for a few days before going to the Wu Kingdom.
Li Yi nodded and said, "In a few days, I will go to the capital to take a look."
A look of joy appeared on Wei Liang's face as he said, "That couldn't be better."
After Wei Liang left, Li Yi also walked out of the small courtyard. Voices came from the roof.
"Xiao Rui, I'm leaving soon. You have to miss me …"
"Father said that when my brother grows up a little, I will be able to go and find you …"
"How old will you be when you grow up a little?"
"Oh my, very soon …"
"In a month?"
"At the very least, I'll have to wait for a year …"
"Ah, that's a long time …"
"It's a little long, but by then, we will have already grown up. Why don't you marry me, then we won't have to be separated …"
"Okay!"
"What if Uncle Li doesn't agree?"
"Then, then we will elope …"
…
Li Yi did not know that the eldest young master of the Li family had already planned to elope with the Eldest Princess. He left the prince's mansion and went to the imperial palace.
He and MIngzhu stood in front of a palace.
This was an independent palace, surrounded by a high outer wall, forming an enclosed courtyard.
In fact, there were not many people living in the imperial palace. Li Xuan and the others lived in Hibiscus Garden, so did the Empress Dowager and Old Princess. The other concubines of the former emperor were also arranged by Li Xuan to live in other courtyards.
The imperial palace had become a cage.
And this palace was a cage within a cage.
Naturally, there would be prisoners in the cage.
"Let me out, you traitors, traitors!"
"Save me, save me, where are the imperial guards? Come and save me!"
"Open the door for me, I want to go to the imperial court. The imperial court cannot do without me, the Jing Kingdom cannot do without me!"
…
This was a voice that Li Yi had almost forgotten.
When the King of Shu was captured, he pretended to be crazy.
Li Xuan kept him here, so he did not have to worry about food and drink. Every once in a while, he would send some books in to relieve his boredom, but he was not allowed to step out of the palace.
This palace door, except for a small hole at the bottom for delivering food and other things, had not been opened for a long time.
Li MIngzhu looked at a eunuch in front and said, "Open the door."
"Yes!" The eunuch took out a key from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and opened the lock.
Li Yi walked forward, put one hand on the door, and pushed it open.
Creak …
Soon, a heavy, almost decaying sound was heard.
A man sat in the front courtyard. His clothes were messy, his hair was unkempt, and his face was dirty. He looked like a beggar.
He looked at the opened door in a daze, and an ecstatic expression appeared on his face. He said happily, "Is someone here to save me? When I get out, I will make you the prime minister!"
He quickly got up from the ground and ran outside.
Halfway through, he saw a figure in front of the door. He suddenly stopped in his tracks, and an expression of extreme horror appeared on his face.
It was as if he had seen a man-eating demon. He ran back at a faster speed than when he came, ran into the main hall, and quickly closed the door.
"Don't come over, don't come over!"
An extremely terrified voice came from inside the palace door.
Li Yi did not force his way in, although it was very easy for him.
He stood at the door for a moment, put a jar of wine in front of the door, and left with MIngzhu.
After an unknown period of time, the palace door slowly opened.
The King of Shu leaned against the door and picked up the jar of wine. After a moment of shock, he pulled out the cork and gulped it down.
The wine poured down his neck. He looked up and laughed, but tears came out of his eyes.
He suddenly smashed the wine jar and shouted, "I want to see Li Xuan!"
…
The King of Shu no longer clamored to be the emperor. He walked out of the prison-like palace and entered a mausoleum. In that mausoleum, he was no longer restricted.
It was a royal cemetery. After Noble Concubine Cui hanged herself, Li Xuan specially allowed her to be buried there. Except for the empress, the concubines, and the especially favored concubines, all the concubines of the past emperors were buried there.
And Li Yi was in the real imperial mausoleum.
He brought a large jar of wine, a few dishes, and a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup.
The temperature of the white fungus and lotus seed soup was a little too high, and the white fungus was boiled apart, which affected the taste. With Li Yi's cooking skills, he should not have made such a mistake.
However, the first meal that the former emperor treated him to was this taste.
Chang De stood behind him, slightly absent-minded.
Opposite Li Yi, there was a set of bowls and chopsticks, but no one was sitting there.
He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I hope you don't mind that I brought food and wine to see you after such a long time …"
He opened the jar of wine and poured half of it on the ground.
"The Jing Kingdom is getting better and better, and this is all thanks to you …"
"Li Xuan doesn't want to be the emperor, and I can't force him. I may not be able to do what I promised you in the past …"
"Also, I admit that you are very wise, but you really gave birth to a silly son …"
"But your daughters are all very good …"
…
Li Yi muttered to himself as he continued to drink. Before he knew it, he had finished the remaining half of the jar of wine.
He was drunk and leaned on the table, murmuring, "Usually, no one dares to bring wine here. This time, you can drink to your heart's content. In the future, I will try to visit you once a year … Don't kick me in my sleep again."
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