Chapter 503 No Regrets
The night is getting darker.
The lights of Di'an City flickered and spread under the moonless night, and pedestrians crowded with people on the temple fairs and markets extending in all directions. The red blue ducks responsible for patrolling the streets took off and landed at the Alien Beast Division campus in the four corners of the outer city. Farther away under the night sky, the flying beasts of the City Defense Division patrolling the city defense could be vaguely seen trailing faint green light. Reporting on the situation in the outer suburbs of Di'an.
The bustle and bustle of the capital seemed to disturb the heavens. As a gust of night wind blew by, wisps of white dots quietly fell to the world.
The fiery red ancient city is embellished with a touch of purity by the falling snow, adding a unique winter tranquility to the bustling city.
Along the way up the lights of thousands of families, in the deepest part of the imperial city and palace city, a high pavilion on the top of Jiulong Mountain stands in the shadow of the night. The light escaping from the top of the pavilion is like a pair of eyes, quietly watching the ancient city below. A prosperous place.
The cold wind howled, and a snowflake fell from the dark sky. It fell into the pavilion along the gap of the window lattice, and was gently caught by a wrinkled palm.
Looking at the crystal clear snowflakes gradually melting in the palm of my hand, little bits of coldness spread from the palm of my hand.
Hold your hands tightly, the snow water evaporates.
Leaning on the bed by the window, Li Yaoxuan looked at the turbulent snow outside, and an unknown emotion flashed through his cloudy eyes:
“This snow, won’t it stop?”
The light in the attic was very dim, with only a few candles emitting flickering firelight, and another figure could be vaguely seen in the shadow of the attic.
Eunuch Nie, who was wearing a python robe and a uniform, stood aside. Hearing the sound, he raised his eyes and tentatively looked at the emperor's expression, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, when it comes to state affairs, you should put your dragon body first. The snow should stop at the beginning of next spring."
“I know.”
Li Yaoxuan's deep voice was very soft, with a hint of weakness: "But I don't have much time."
Eunuch Nie opened his mouth, but nearly a hundred years of companionship made him swallow his words back.
The emperor does not need sympathy, let alone the comfort of these hypocritical words of long live.
The elegant and dim attic fell into silence. Following a few coughs, the rickety figure reflected on the wall looked a little thin.
Putting away the blood-stained brocade, Li Yaoxuan seemed to think of something and asked:
"A few days ago, I sensed a sword outside the city. What is the result of the investigation by the Shadow Guards?"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Nie quickly walked forward a few steps, bowed in front of the bed, took out a secret letter from his sleeve robe, and presented it with both hands:
“When the Shadow Guards went to investigate, the atmosphere left by the battle there had been dealt with, and there was only a destroyed farmland. Before the slave could investigate further, His Highness the Third Prince took the initiative to find the slave.
“Your Highness, he said that he did this, and he wanted to arrest Princess Nasien before going to Dongying Island.”
“This seems like something that the third child can do.”
There was no surprise in Li Yaoxuan's eyes. He reached out to take it and unfolded the folded rice paper inside the secret letter: "How did the third son explain the relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"Back to Your Majesty, before Xu Changtian was assassinated, His Highness lent him his personal attendant." Eunuch Nie lowered his head and replied softly: "This time, I used this favor to ask the Prime Minister's Mansion to take action. "
Li Yaoxuan glanced at the rice paper for a moment:
“Well, which one did the prince give to the third child?”
“Yes, and the attendant is dead.”
“Is this so”
Eyes lowered again, Li Yaoxuan said calmly: "This favor is indeed enough, but Feng Jiuxuan should not be invited. In other words, the sword I sensed that night belongs to the boss of the Xu family."
As he spoke, Li Yaoxuan had already read through the thousands of words of investigation results on the rice paper. The burning light of the rice paper illuminated the old face with a hint of death, but his words were filled with a smile:
"The people of the Xu family are still as shameless as ever. Since they agreed to the third child, they actually took the person away directly afterwards. But in this way, there is a high probability that they found the person they wanted from Princess Xi'en. s things."
As he spoke, Li Yaoxuan gently pressed his eyebrows and glanced out the window:
“Now Xu Yinhe is holding a private banquet in his Prime Minister’s Mansion, so he sent someone there to ask for an explanation on behalf of the third son.”
"You can ask for people or other things. In short, the Prime Minister's Office has to give an explanation."
Li Yaoxuan shook his head slightly: "The third brother reported this to you, didn't he just want me to stand up for him?" Eunuch Nie understood clearly after hearing this.
Yu Gong, Princess Naxien is also an envoy from another country stationed in Dahonglu Temple. It is a bad rule for the prime minister's office to imprison her privately.
In private matters, His Highness the Third Prince is in charge of this matter. It is also a bad rule for the Prime Minister's Office to turn against a guest and detain Princess Xi'en for the main purpose.
Rules are a good thing.
The power of the Prime Minister's Office allows them to act rogue in this matter without making friends, but if they really do this, then the Li Tian family can do the same to them in other matters in the future.
but
"Your Majesty, are you leaving tonight?"
“You think it’s not possible?”
“But tonight is the last day of the prime minister’s banquet.” Eunuch Nie glanced at the old man on the bed quietly.
Over the past few decades, banquets at the Prime Minister's Mansion have become a set of rules.
In the days before the banquet, there was a mixture of people, including the imperial party, clan alliances, and the new generation of talents. It can be regarded as a platform for peace talks and exchanges among the powerful people of Dayan.
But the dinner on the last day was completely different.
The Prime Minister’s Office will activate a grand formation to protect the mansion and cut off all internal connections with the outside world. All those who can participate in the dinner are the real senior officials of the Prime Minister’s Office.
At this time, I went over to ask for explanation.
“I know.”
Li Yaoxuan's voice was very calm: "So not only do you have to go, but you also have to go in an open and honest manner."
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Eunuch Nie understood what the emperor wanted to do.
The royal family rarely attends this year-end banquet at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This ambiguous attitude of turning a blind eye can easily be perceived by those who are interested as a symbol that the relationship between the emperor and the prime minister has not yet broken down.
Sending someone tonight to seek an explanation for His Highness the Third Prince is just a pretext. Without this matter, the Emperor would have sent people there for other matters.
This is sending a signal.
After a moment of silence, Eunuch Nie whispered:
“Your Majesty, you have no regrets.”
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Silence.
The cold wind whimpered, and it was eerily quiet.
Li Yaoxuan did not answer Eunuch Nie’s words.
"I have received my order, and I will make arrangements now."
Eunuch Nie took a breath and bowed, took a few steps back, turned around and left.
The cold wind seeping in from the window lattice disturbed the candlelight and ruffled the old man's dry white hair.
He stared in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time and sighed faintly:
“It is better to make a move without regrets than to be indecisive all the time.”
A brand new month, retreat to code words
(End of this chapter)