The fall of the Cui family and the escape of the King of Shu gave Li Yi the feeling of a fist that had gathered its strength and was about to swing, but suddenly lost its target.
If they had known that the old Emperor had planned to flip the table, they would not have made the unnecessary move of knocking on the doors of the nobles.
Assassinating the legitimate son of the royal family and pretending to be the eldest son of the Emperor …
Unlike the crime of the Green Ruler, if these two crimes were made public, although they would still cause a great commotion, the old Emperor would not lose too much face. He was an Emperor, and he was also a man. For a man, what could be more humiliating than wearing a green hat on his head?
But thinking about it carefully, it could not be said that they had made unnecessary moves.
If not for this incident, the capital would have been in even greater turmoil. Only by smoothing out the source of the turmoil in advance could the people and the court be stabilized.
The fall of the Cui family was a good thing, but it also brought a new problem.
The throne had to be inherited. It was said that women's thoughts were difficult to guess, but Li Yi felt that men's thoughts were even more difficult to guess. Who did the old Emperor want to pass the throne to? Why did he hide it so well?
MIngzhu thought for a long time before looking at him and saying, "Let nature take its course in the future."
Li Yi knew the hesitation and struggle in her heart. In fact, she had not really made up her mind. Once she embarked on that path, there would be no lack of blood, and the person she would have to face in the end was her father.
Li Yi nodded and did not say anything more.
If she could not overcome the obstacle in her heart, no matter how hard others tried, it would be of no use.
Fortunately, things were different now. After the fall of the Cui family and the loss of hope for the King of Shu, their situation was much better than before.
After seeing off the Eldest Princess, he paced in the courtyard to relieve the depression in his heart.
He had been full of energy and had made preparations for everything, but the Cui family had suffered a setback. It was difficult to release the energy in his heart, and it was very uncomfortable.
Seeing him pacing back and forth in the courtyard with a gloomy face, Xiao Huan came over and asked with concern, "Son-in-law, what's wrong?"
Li Yi sat down by the stone table and shook his head, saying, "There's always a feeling of having energy but nowhere to use it …"
"You have the strength but nowhere to use it?" On the opposite side, Miss.Liu had finished wiping her eyes and sheathed her sword. She looked up at him and asked, "Can I help you?"
Li Yi looked at the expression on her face and replied without any hesitation, "No need."
Miss.Liu stood up and waved her hand. "We're family. You're welcome."
Li Yi said with an extremely solemn expression, "There's really no need."
"I have the strength but nowhere to use it. It's so uncomfortable to hold it in. I'll just vent it out. I don't have anything to do now anyway …"
"I really don't need to trouble you …"
…
It was very strange. Maybe because of her reminder, Li Xuan came over. When Miss.Liu went out, she didn't forget to bring Autumn Water with her.
"Have you heard? The entire Cui family has been escorted to the capital!"
Looking at his excited and shocked expression, Li Yi nodded and said, "I heard. MIngzhu just told me. Why? You don't even know what your father has done?"
Li Xuan shook his head and sat down to drink a cup of tea. He said, "Father didn't tell me when he left. How would I know …"
After saying this, a curious expression appeared on his face. He asked, "What should we do next?"
Li Yi was puzzled. "What should we do?"
"The Cui family has fallen and the King of Shu has fled to escape punishment. This is our best chance!" Li Xuan looked at him and frowned. "Take advantage of this opportunity to rope in the court officials and befriend the family of generals. Let MIngzhu move forward …"
He looked at Li Yi and asked with some dissatisfaction, "How can you be a military advisor if you don't seize this kind of opportunity!"
Li Yi had discovered a long time ago that Li Xuan was absolutely warm-hearted.
If MIngzhu was the calm emperor, then he must be the anxious eunuch by the emperor's side.
It was a pity that when it came to being an emperor, those who should be anxious were not anxious. It was useless for those who should not be anxious to be anxious.
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Why don't you talk to MIngzhu …"
"MIngzhu only listens to you …" Li Xuan took another sip of tea and looked at him. He asked, "Sit down and talk. Are you tired of standing …"
Li Yi rubbed his butt and said, "It's okay. I like to stand."
…
These days, the capital was in a constant state of turmoil. Drama after drama was played out. Families fell one after another and rose up, including the Cui family, the Qin family, and the Chen family. They were either destroyed or declined. The degree of excitement was so great that even the new show in the brothel couldn't compare to it.
Compared to these shocking things, the fact that the Qin family's Young Duke Qin had absconded out of fear of punishment for kidnapping a woman and had yet to be arrested and brought to justice was not so important.
These days, the Qin family was much more deserted.
It was not only because autumn had arrived and the leaves had withered and fallen, but also because the world had become desolate.
The most important reason was because four of the five Qin brothers had been imprisoned in recent days and their families had been separated …
Now that Prime Minister Qin had fallen ill, the Qin family had dismissed some of the servant girls and servants. The entire estate was even less lively.
"Fifth Lord."
"Hello, Fifth Lord."
"Greetings, Fifth Lord."
…
Two figures walked out from the depths of the small path. Along the way, the Qin family servants who met them hurriedly bowed.
Wu Er swept a withered leaf off the shoulder of a middle-aged man in front of him and asked, "Fifth Lord, are we still going to the brothel to watch the show today?"
"Yes." The Qin family's Fifth Lord nodded and said, "But it's not the brothel. Let's go somewhere else today."
Outside the capital, by a desolate river.
The river was overgrown with weeds and few people were there. The reeds were as tall as a person. A broken wooden boat was anchored there. No one knew how long it had been there …
In the canopy of the wooden boat, a person lay limp there like a puddle of mud.
His hair was unkempt and his face was dirty. His clothes were ragged, and his limbs were bent at a strange angle. If it weren't for the hair that covered his face still moving rhythmically, no one would think he was a living person.
However, he really was a living person.
He bit a piece of porcelain in his mouth. He bent down and laboriously cut the rope in his hand.
The sound of footsteps came from outside. He put the porcelain piece into his mouth and stared ahead with lifeless eyes.
A beam of light appeared in the canopy because someone had lifted the heavy curtain and walked in from outside.
He ignored the stench in the canopy, walked to Qin Yu's side, and crouched down.
"The Qin family has fallen to such a state …" he looked at Qin Yu and said in a small voice, "This is what you've always wanted, right?"
A glimmer of emotion finally appeared in Qin Yu's turbid eyes.
"Your mother's death … back then, I was powerless." The Qin family's Fifth Lord looked at him and said, "I am only Qin Wu. Before me, there was still Qin Yi, Qin Er, Qin San, and Qin Si. It's not up to me to decide these things …"
"Although you are very pitiful …" he looked into his eyes and said, "But this is not a reason for you to do other things."
After whispering a few words, he stood up and looked at Qin Yu. He asked, "These days have been very hard, haven't they?"
"I won't in the future."
He shook his head. As he walked out of the canopy, he turned his head and said, "We will meet again in the next life …"
In the river, the wooden boat flowing downstream ignited into a raging fire. The flames soared into the sky.
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