The scholarly man sitting at the head of the table was very young. He had just been driven out by the steward of the King of Shu's Mansion and had lost a lot of face. However, at this time, most people in the hall would not mock or ridicule him because of that, because the person sitting opposite him and chatting happily with him was the honorable King of Shu.
The conversation between Li Yi and the King of Shu was actually not as "chatting happily" as most people thought.
There was really nothing to talk about with a stranger. Li Yi was not in a good mood tonight. The King of Shu obviously did not have the charisma of his father. Of course, another reason might be that there were a few dishes and a bowl of plain porridge on the table. The location was not the garden of Prince Ning's Mansion, and the person opposite him was not the middle-aged "high-ranking official" whom Li Yi had a good impression of at their first meeting.
"Your Highness, you flatter me." Li Yi had a faint smile on his face, but he kept a distance from the King.
The King of Shu's intention to rope him in could not be more obvious. However, Li Yi did not expect that the way to rope him in was by praising him, saying that he was a young hero, a pillar of the country, and that if he succeeded the throne in the future, he would be heavily rewarded, saying that he was the blessing of the emperor, the blessing of the Jing Kingdom, and so on …
There were some words that even Li Yi himself felt a little embarrassed to hear.
Perhaps the King of Shu was tired of praising and thirsty. Finally, he took a sip of tea, looked at Li Yi, and asked with a smile, "General Xu said in the letter that the soldiers of the Jing Kingdom are invincible on the battlefield because of Tianfa. They can kill enemies and destroy cities. I wonder what this' Tianfa 'is. How can it be so powerful?"
"I heard that this' Tianfa 'was created by Li Xianzi. I wonder if Li Xianzi can answer I's doubts?" The King of Shu said with a smile, and then his eyes fell on Li Yi.
"Didn't His Majesty tell the King of Shu about it?" Li Yi asked curiously.
The King of Shu shook his head and said, "My father didn't mention it."
Li Yi thought for a moment and quickly realized that although the name "Sky Law" had been circulating in the capital, it was not very popular. The higher-ups must have deliberately controlled the news in this area.
However, even the King of Shu, the prince who was about to become the crown prince, did not know what 'Heaven's Punishment' was. It seemed that the old emperor had kept this matter a secret to the extreme.
This matter was too sensitive. Li Yi didn't want to test the old emperor's bottom line. He looked at the King of Shu and said, "The matter of Heaven's Punishment is not a trivial matter. Since His Majesty didn't tell Your Highness, it means that Your Highness can't know about it. Moreover, His Majesty has issued an extremely strict gag order, so …"
Li Yi did not finish his words. He believed that the King of Shu would definitely understand what he meant.
Sure enough, the King of Shu was startled for a moment before he immediately smiled and said, "Since Father has given the order, I have been rude."
The King of Shu laughed and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. A trace of displeasure flashed across his face, which was covered by his sleeve.
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"The son of Chang 'an County?" Not far away, Cui Chengyu played with the empty wine cup in his hand. After glancing in a certain direction, he seemed to unconsciously murmur.
"Your Highness's attitude towards him is really beyond my expectations." Chen Lijun's gaze paused there for a moment before he turned his head and said while shaking his head.
It was just a county. Even if he had some ability, there were many capable people under the King of Shu's command.
Qin Yu's gaze did not move away from that direction. He nodded and said, "It's really unexpected to meet such a woman tonight."
Cui Chengyu and Chen Lijun glanced at him at the same time. With such a grandson, Prime Minister Qin's clean reputation should have been almost destroyed.
He had a lot of wives and concubines in his residence, but he liked married women. As long as he liked a woman, he would use all means to get her. At that time, Qin Yu did not care about his relatives. Anyone who tried to stop him was his enemy. He even got his hands on an uncle's concubine. When that uncle went to complain to Prime Minister Qin, he was kicked out of the room by Qin Yu …
From then on, Madman Qin's name spread. Although he was grounded by Prime Minister Qin for two months, he still did whatever he wanted after he was released. Regarding this, the Qin family could do nothing about it.
Because he was the only male descendant of the Qin Family, in order to not let this family line end, as long as he didn't cause any scandals in the family, even Prime Minister Qin turned a blind eye to his actions. It was unknown how many memorials to impeach Qin Yu had been secretly suppressed.
Chen Lijun looked at him and asked, "Aren't you only interested in married women? When did your taste change?"
Hearing this, Qin Yu waved his hand and said, "I've eaten too many salty things. Occasionally, I have to change to something sweet. What do you know …"
The two shook their heads and no longer cared about Qin Yu.
They came to the prince's mansion tonight to discuss important matters, which represented the wishes of the family.
His Majesty's attitude towards appointing a crown prince was not clear, and the joint memorials submitted by several ministers had been suppressed. A few days ago, the plan to unite with the Wang family by marriage had also failed. They did not win the support of the Wang family of Gyeonggi, which was not good news for the King of Shu.
In order to deal with the unexpected situation in the future, they had to make sufficient preparations.
The two talked in secret for a while, and saw the King of Shu stand up and walk over.
When the King of Shu sat down, Cui Chengyu looked at him and asked, "Is that person really that important?"
"It's always good if we can win over the person that my father values."
The King of Shu's face did not look very good. Just now, his intention to win over Li Xianzi was very obvious, but Li Xianzi kept changing the topic. No matter what promises he made, he did not show any willingness to be loyal.
He did not know how to appreciate favors.
Seeing the King of Shu's face, Cui Chengyu and the other two were slightly surprised. Obviously, the King of Shu did not get the result he wanted. He was actually rejected by the other party?
How could this be possible? He was the King of Shu, not the King of Wei, Qi, or Jin. He was the King of Shu who was most likely to ascend to the throne.
Compared to Qin Yu, he was the real lunatic!
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"You don't like the King of Shu." Liu Ruyi sat opposite Li Yi and looked up at him.
Li Yi glanced at her and said, "Of course I don't like the King of Shu. I like your sister, and I also like silver — gold is fine too."
Liu Ruyi did not look at him again, nor did she speak again.
"We're going to be bandits in the future, so it's better not to get involved in this kind of thing." Li Yi added.
He did not really like or dislike the King of Shu, but he did not want to get involved in his affairs. Since ancient times, those who got involved in such things did not end up well. Although the King of Shu was the favorite to win the championship, if he were to bet on him, he would probably get a lifetime of wealth. The opportunity that he had just turned down was something that countless people dreamed of.
However, deep down, Li Yi was not optimistic about the King of Shu.
Although the current Emperor was unwell, after several interactions with him, Shouning had inadvertently revealed, and Li Yi had sensed from this country, the seemingly kind-looking middle-aged man was wise and farsighted. He was a very qualified Emperor.
How could a qualified emperor leave the position of the Eastern Palace empty when his own life was about to end?
Everyone in the world thought that this position should belong to the King of Shu, and so did the King of Shu and countless courtiers. However, this position did not belong to him yet, so it would never belong to him.
It was not the King of Shu's turn to be the Emperor, and of course, it was not his turn to sit on the throne. Since it had nothing to do with him, he would just let it go …
Of course, apart from this, there were many other reasons. For example, the King of Shu was not handsome enough, and he did not like the clothes he wore today. Also, why was he called the King of Shu instead of Wei or Qi? Calling him Prince Jin sounded better than the King of Shu. He really did not like the two words "King of Shu" …
It was not an exaggeration at all. He could give ten thousand reasons like this.
Weren't these reasons enough?
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