Li Yi knew what Li Xuan was thinking, but he didn't know that he would actually do this.
Gyeong Of Silla, King of the One Word, was practically the person with the highest status in the Jing Kingdom, other than the Emperor.
This was what it meant to be under one person and above millions.
He didn't try to persuade Li Xuan to retract the edict, because what was more influential than a foreign official being made a king was to retract the edict after being made a king.
Normal people understood that "a gentleman's words cannot be retracted by four horses", and as an Emperor, his words were even more important.
Li Xuan didn't care about this at all. He said, "Don't worry, if the officials object, I will take responsibility."
At this moment, it was too late to say anything. He knew Li Xuan's personality better than anyone else. Li Yi shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this, let's drink …"
The wine was made by Xiao Zhu. Xiao Zhu's wine had two characteristics. One was that it tasted sweet, and the other was that it went to the head easily.
Li Xuan gulped down two cups and started to sway.
"Tell me, what's so good about being an Emperor and a Prince? Why are there so many people fighting to the death …" Li Xuan's eyes were hazy from drunkenness. He murmured, "I still feel that those days in Qing 'an Prefecture were the most comfortable, the most carefree …"
Li Yi actually wasn't in the mood to drink. Today's events, Li Xuan had only started. The troublesome things were still to come.
"I know you don't want to be a Prince, but I want to shut their mouths." Li Xuan slapped the table and suddenly said, "This capital is not interesting at all. Why don't we run? Didn't you say that there's a fun place near Shuzhou that no one can control? Why don't we go there …"
Li MIngzhu looked at the two people beside her and shook her head slightly.
The person who least wanted to be an Emperor had become an Emperor, and the person who least wanted to be a Prince had become a Prince. Sometimes, things in this world were so ironic.
She stood up and lightly tapped Li Xuan's shoulder. He immediately fell asleep on the table.
She sat back down and looked at Li Yi, asking, "What should we do now?"
Ever since Li Xuan succeeded to the throne, Li Yi had been aware of certain things. However, he hadn't expected that Li Xuan's sudden action would push a certain contradiction to the peak.
"I don't know." He shook his head, looked at her and asked, "Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of rice."
"I'm not hungry." MIngzhu shook her head.
"One egg or two?"
"Two."
…
…
Reincarnation was a technical job. If one was born in the family of an emperor, king, general, or minister, they would not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives. They would enjoy endless glory, splendor, and wealth. If they were born in a commoner's family, they would be born a notch lower than others. They would need to put in more hardships and effort than those people to earn a good future, but they might not be able to catch up to those people.
Among these, the best situation was to reincarnate into the family of an emperor.
Without any effort, they would be born princes and princesses. Children born in poverty might be able to change their fate with hard work and become a general and minister, but their birth had already determined that the highest they could achieve in this life was to become a general and minister.
If they wanted to go one step further, they could only pray for a good reincarnation in their next life.
However, there was always an exception. Yesterday's County Marquis Li and today's Gyeong Of Silla had created a precedent that had never been seen since the founding of the Jing Kingdom.
There was a lot of discussion among the people. Other than expressing surprise, there wasn't anything else.
On the imperial edict, the achievements of Gyeong Of Silla over the years were clearly written. In these years, many good changes had happened around them. People could almost see the shadow of Gyeong Of Silla in almost everything.
He was made an exception to be conferred the title of King. It was unexpected, but also reasonable.
There were not many objections from the people. However, because of this matter, the court and the royal family had a very tense relationship with the current emperor.
There was no need to talk about the royal family. They all came from the Li family. How could they easily allow an outsider to interfere?
Led by a few old members of the royal family with the surname Li in Jingdou, they protested to the Emperor. The Princes outside had not received the news, but presumably, they would not agree.
In the court, there were already some complaints about the Emperor's stubborn insistence on making County Marquis Li Of Prime Minister. Now, the Emperor did not make him Prime Minister and directly made him a King. In the future, when the Prime Minister saw him, he would also have to bow …
Following an Emperor who would flip the table at the slightest disagreement … it was really a headache.
Whether it was the people, the court, or the royal family, Li Yi did not pay attention to any of them.
After being conferred the title of King, he did not even invite guests to celebrate. There was no difference from the past.
If one had to go into detail, there was still a difference.
In the past, it was very leisurely at home. Now, he had to look after three children at the same time, Li Duan, Yong Ning, and Shouning. The three of them could not even handle it. He couldn't help but imagine his future and couldn't help but worry.
Of course, Shouning was no longer a child. Many times, she could help him look after the children. This was a very good change.
Fang stood behind him with some confusion and asked, "Son-in-law, do we really not need to change the signboard on our door?"
Li Yi waved his hand. "No need."
"I have no choice but to change it …" Old Fang shook his head and said, "Son-in-law is now a Prince, so the entrance can't be so shabby. We have to change two bigger stone lions, and the plaque should also be changed …"
"Let's talk about it later." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Is there anything important these few days?"
"Important …" Fang scratched his head and said, "The important thing is that you have been conferred the title of Gyeong Of Silla. There seems to be nothing else … Right, yesterday, the baldy sent a letter. He said that he now has a lot of people under him. They have built a city in the mountains … I don't know the specifics. These things are all managed by Second Miss. If Son-in-law wants to know, I can go to Second Miss to get the information."
Fang got up and left. Soon, he came back and said, "Son-in-law, there is an old man outside looking for you."
The old man who came to find him should be one of the most powerful old men in the Jing Kingdom. Li Yi stood up and walked to the front hall. He cupped his hands to the old man who was waiting in the hall. "I didn't know that Prime Minister Shen was coming. I didn't go out to greet you …"
Prime Minister Shen stood up and bowed in return. He said, "This old man can't accept a bow from Gyeong Of Silla …"
The Li family and the Shen family could be considered to have some friendly relations. Prime Minister Shen had stood behind him several times in the court. He had people serve good tea and after chatting for a while, he opened his mouth and asked, "Right now, only Prime Minister Shen is supporting the court. You should be very busy. How come you have the time to come here to drink tea?"
Prime Minister Shen smiled and shook his head. He said, "This old man didn't come here to drink tea with Gyeong Of Silla."
He put down the teacup and said, "Although Gyeong Of Silla is not in the court, I think he should know about the situation in the court these days?"
Li Yi didn't deny it.
Prime Minister Shen raised his teacup and said with a smile, "This old man hasn't thanked Gyeong Of Silla for Su Su's matter."
He was talking about Shen Su disguising herself as a man and sneaking into the Mathematics Academy.
Li Yi suddenly realized that Prime Minister Shen had always kept a low profile in the court. He was the complete opposite of Prime Minister Qin and belonged to the gentle faction. But at their age, which one of them who could get to this position was not an old fox?
The matter between Shen Su and Li Xuan, whether it was unintentional or the Shen family intentionally pushed it, was ultimately the Shen family who benefited.
He couldn't help but look at the old man in front of him in a new light.
Li Yi didn't respond, and Prime Minister Shen didn't continue on this topic. He looked at him and slowly said, "I think Gyeong Of Silla knows His Majesty's temperament better than anyone else. His Majesty has fallen out with the court officials and clan members this time. The court is not stable. If this continues, there will be great losses. Only you can persuade His Majesty."
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Prime Minister Shen shook his head. "This old man doesn't know what to do, but I know that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla definitely knows."
"You are not me. How do you know that I know?"
"Gyeong Of Silla is also not me. How do you know that I don't know?"
…
If he continued to ask, he would be suspected of exaggerating the number of words. Li Yi shook his head and didn't want to argue with the old man in front of him.
There were some things that everyone was well aware of. At this point, he couldn't say any more.
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