Ideals were often full, but the reality was much crueler and crueler.
Wu Zetian was famous not because she was an empress, but because she was the only empress in Huaxia for thousands of years.
Honestly speaking, if the Princess could imitate her, Li Yi would definitely agree with her. But the problem was that it was useless for him to agree alone.
For a woman to proclaim herself as an empress, it was not just the civil and military officials who opposed it. All of the common people in the world would not agree to it either. Wu Zetian had spent decades to complete this magnificent feat, and there were many complicated things involved. Her success could not be replicated, otherwise, why would there only be one female empress in the past few thousand years?
He could not count on the Princess. He only hoped that the old emperor could hold on for two more years. The throne should not belong to the King of Shu …
For the past twenty years, Li Yi had never thought that there would be a day where he would have to worry about who would be the next emperor …
"It's boring to be a human …" Throwing those complicated thoughts out of his mind, he suddenly felt tired. Now he just wanted to go home and have a good sleep in bed.
However, it was not so easy to realize the wish of going home to sleep, which was not a wish at all.
"Mr. Li, please wait."
Just as Li Yi was walking with his head down, a voice suddenly came from behind.
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Li Xian, the King of Shu, was not living a good life these days.
Of course, it was not because he was worried about his father's health and became thinner and thinner, nor was it because the internal and foreign affairs of the Jing Kingdom were at a delicate juncture. He cared about the world and the affairs of the country …
This was because the censor named Wan Xu was a bastard from head to toe. He had the audacity to accuse Wan Xu of not behaving properly during his father's illness when so many ministers were urging him to be the Crown Prince …
He, Li Xian, dared to say with his conscience that he had not behaved impolitely. He had been to the Prince's Mansion as usual, eating and drinking as usual, not once more or less. How could this be considered impoliteness?
That bastard named Wan Xu had revealed this matter when Prime Minister Qin had praised him as a rare talent in the heavens, a peerless talent in the mortal world, and a good candidate to become the Crown Prince. It was said that Prime Minister Qin's face had darkened at that time. Later on, Prime Minister Qin had specially paid a visit to Wan Xu twice, but he had been blocked at the door. He hadn't even stepped into the Qin Manor.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was ruined by Wan Xu. The King of Shu wanted to cut him into pieces, but he could only think about it.
The imperial censors were all bastards that could not be provoked. Li Xuan was one of them, and so was Wan Xu. Putting aside the fact that he was only the King of Shu, even if he became the Emperor in the future, he would not be able to casually touch those people. As an upright official, they were the most upright and plainspoken. They would pick on this and that all day long. They would not even let the Emperor off. They would even wish for the Emperor to chop off their heads. That way, they would be able to leave their names in history and be remembered for generations to come.
Censors had never been killed since the beginning of the Jing Kingdom. had better not. If one did not want to be known as a tyrant in the future, he would be. not.
The King of Shu came to the palace this time to play the role of a filial son.
He had already left a bad impression on the emperor, so he had to be more attentive to his father and make his presence known. Otherwise, he would not know how to explain to Prime Minister Qin.
The court had not ended yet. Recently, because of the problem of the two cities of the Qi Kingdom, the officials could not reach a consensus and were in a deadlock. Therefore, the morning court often ended very late. If the morning court did not end, his father would not come out. The King of Shu had to wait here for a while.
He didn't wait for the court to end, but an unexpected person arrived.
"County Li, please wait a moment."
The King of Shu looked at Li Yi's back and suddenly spoke when he saw Li Yi walking past him, seemingly ignoring his existence.
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Li Yi turned around. When he saw a figure standing there, he was stunned. Then he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
"It's nothing important." The King of Shu took a step forward and said with a smile, "I haven't seen County Li since the last time we parted in the Prince's Mansion. I have been feeling guilty for not being able to apologize to County Li in person."
"Apologize?"
Li Yi looked at the King of Shu and did not know what he was up to. Or did he take the wrong medicine in the morning?
"Last time, I did not figure out the cause of the matter and made County Li feel wronged." The King of Shu actually cupped his hands and bowed slightly to Li Yi. With his identity and status, it was very rare for him to do such a thing.
"Your Highness, you are exaggerating. I don't remember what happened last time." No matter what the King of Shu was up to, Li Yi still remembered clearly how ruthless the King of Shu was last time. However, it was not good for him to fall out with him, so he said calmly.
The King of Shu could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth. "You don't remember? You didn't remember? You even beat Qin Yu so hard the next day. When I went to the Qin's Mansion to see him, I almost did not recognize that the swollen pig head was Duke Qin … "
However, what the King of Shu cared about was not the pig head Duke Qin, but Li Yi, who caused all this. However, the King of Shu acted as if nothing had happened. Later, according to the County Captain who went to the County Mansion to arrest him, County Li actually had the token of the Secret Intelligence Office …
The moment he learned this news, the King of Shu realized that he had underestimated his father's regard for County Li. The Emperor was even willing to give him the token of the Secret Intelligence Office, which could be said to be a great favor.
The King of Shu was smart because he knew that his father was very smart, which could often save him a lot of trouble.
He did have some grievances with Li Yi, but in the face of certain things, these grievances were not worth mentioning at all. The King of Shu believed that County Li should also understand this.
What's more, he had done the best he could just now. The King of Shu, the future Emperor, had apologized to him personally. What else did he want?
After showing his attitude, the King of Shu did not continue the topic just now. He looked at Li Yi and said with a smile, "Recently, the officials in the court have been arguing against the Crown Prince. County Li is highly regarded by my father. What do you think of this?"
This was a naked test, or rather, a cozying up. County Li was also a smart person, so he would definitely understand what he meant.
"What do you think?" Li Yi said in surprise, "I'm not in the court, so I naturally can't see or hear what happens in the court. Your Highness, I'm afraid you've asked the wrong person."
The King of Shu looked straight at Li Yi, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Some things were very clear without saying, but everyone could understand. The King of Shu also understood what Li Yi said just now.
He looked at Li Yi expressionlessly and said, "County Li, are you really not willing to help me?"
The King of Shu's expression was cold, and the surprise and surprise on Li Yi's face gradually disappeared.
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