Chapter 723 What about you?
"After the news of Li Zhaoyuan's triumphal return following the imperial edict spread, there were many voices in the court that wanted to establish a new crown prince. If he really comes to Beijing...hehehe."
As he said that, Xu Yuan stared at the expression on the middle-aged man's face in front of him and said with a smile: "As a prince, your life is really miserable."
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The brocade clothes fluttered, and the giant pythons in the sleeves danced like life in the moonlight.
Li Yucheng took his seat, his temperament remained the same, and he said gently and calmly:
"The temple is full of noise, and my father is far-sighted, so he will definitely not take such a move that will shake the foundation of the country."
Xu Yuan placed the porcelain cup on the round table, smiled, shook his head and murmured:
"To shake the foundation of the country? Your Highness, are you pretending to be confused now, or are you really confused?"
The roar in the backyard had scared away the birds in the forest before, and Xu Yuan's teasing and joking voice flowed quietly in the courtyard.
Li Yucheng's fingertips gently rested on the wall of the porcelain cup in front of him, his expression unchanged, and he smiled:
"Third Young Master, you can speak frankly."
"Then I'll just tell you."
Xu Yuan responded with a smile, and then asked directly with a smile:
"Prince,
"How much is your status as Crown Prince worth now?"
"Xu Changtian!"
As soon as he finished speaking,
Just like those loyal dogs who cannot bear to see their master being bullied, the prince's companion standing aside immediately barked:
"There should be a limit to rudeness, it's so humiliating."
"Big companion."
Li Yucheng interrupted the words of the loyal attendant beside him.
To attack the emperor's companion directly showed the arrogant character of the person in front of him.
Not to mention that his Crown Prince Dayan is really not worth much money.
Playing with the porcelain cup, Li Yucheng retorted with a smile:
"If the Third Young Master is familiar with history books, he should know how great the turmoil caused by the establishment of a new prince in the past dynasties."
Everyone in the world plays with the ancestral system and cannot violate it.
However, the strong inertia of the ancestral system really exists, especially in matters of national importance such as the support of the crown prince.
Xu Yuan thought for a while, nodded and said:
"Since the beginning of the dynasty, all emperors who wanted to establish a new crown prince, civil servants, nobles, and sects would stand against the emperor, not to mention that you, the prince, have been supervising the country for decades.
"In principle, with the prestige accumulated in these tens of thousands of days and nights, your position as Crown Prince is already as stable as a mountain."
But speaking of this,
Xu Yuan changed the topic slightly, glanced in the direction of the top of Jiulong Mountain, and asked softly:
"But Prince, you should know how your father has gradually gathered power after he ascended the throne, right?"
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Li Yucheng said nothing.
But this silence is not ignorance, but the inability to speak.
What Li Yaoxuan inherited after he ascended the throne was a bloated dynasty that was infiltrated by various forces. The interests of all parties were entangled and interconnected. Sects, nobles, relatives, civil servants, and even **** groups were all engaged in party disputes for their own interests all the time. .
It sounds desperate.
In this extraordinary world,
Once the imperial power declined, even the eunuchs did not need to follow the emperor.
Because when the cultivation level is reached, the eunuch's lower part can also grow.
Faced with such a political situation where everything from the court to the counties, from the civil servants to the palace has become corrupt, all reform decrees are empty talk that is difficult to implement.
Rotten vested interests will not allow any change.
In order to reform the system and regain power, Li Yaoxuan secretly established an inner court together with the current prime minister, an inner court to overthrow and break the heavy shackles of the Dayan Dynasty.
With this new inner court, the two of them gradually eradicated interest groups such as civil servants and nobles, and gathered power to the greatest extent.
Just when Li Yaoxuan was using the inner court to gather imperial power, the "inner court" was also taking advantage of the imperial power in his hands.
When all officials kneel down and surrender, the grassroots return to their hearts.
A power monster entrenched in the heart of the empire was also conceived in the inner court.
Xu Yinhe's Prime Minister's Mansion is out of control.
The decadent vested interests of the previous dynasty would not threaten the rule of the Li family in Dayan, but the current Xu family of the prime minister could.
If Li Yaoxuan can deal with this monster like Xiang Guofu before the deadline, even if the sect remains the same, his name will be the Master of ZTE in the history of history.
But if it cannot be eradicated,
The name waiting for him may be the King of Subjugation.
The inner court is Li Yaoxuan's greatest achievement as emperor.
But it was also Li Yaoxuan's biggest fault as emperor.
The current opposition between the emperor and the emperor can be said to be the derivative of this inner court policy.
so,
Li Yucheng couldn't answer Xu Yuan's question, and he didn't dare to answer it.
Drinking wine and admiring the moon, it's a little quiet.
In this silence, Xu Yuan suddenly sighed:
"The scruples in the prince's heart are still very deep, but I am asking this question not to judge the rights and wrongs of the previous generation. I just want to tell you that the so-called princelings around you, whether they are the commander of the imperial army, the junior prime minister, or the military Chenghou, their loyalty to the prince is a derivative of their loyalty to the emperor. "
Like Xu Yinhe, all the power of the imperial party was firmly held by Li Yaoxuan, and all the powerful princelings were arranged by him.
"The old-fashioned stubbornness to follow the ancestral system no longer exists in the court today. In other words, the voices of those people are simply insignificant. If the emperor wants to depose you, he only needs one sentence."
Speaking of which,
Xu Yuanyi narrowed his eyes slightly:
"With your current attitude, do you want to wait until the emperor speaks before making any plans?"
The clouds in the sky blocked the moonlight and the dim light in Xu Yuan's eyes, making it difficult to see the true look in Li Yucheng's eyes.
The night wind blew gently, the clouds drifted by momentarily, and the moonlight shone like a waterfall again.
Li Yucheng took a deep breath and whispered quietly:
"Third Young Master, you understand what I am saying, but before I became the prince, I was a member of the royal family."
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Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the prince with slightly surprised eyes.
Translate it.
Although I want to ascend the throne, I would rather die if I were a puppet of an outsider.
The integrity of the royal family.
Although Xu Yuan was a little unhappy, he still couldn't help but make people look at him.
But Li Yucheng couldn't refuse if he wanted to.
If they want to wipe out the sect, the conflict with the royal family must be postponed. In other words, their prime minister's government must find a royal family with enough weight to cooperate with.
Li Jun Qingrun.
He didn't like Li Zhaoyuan.
You can't support the infant sixth prince like "Cang Yuan".
After thinking about it for a while,
Xu Yuan drank the wine in one gulp and sighed:
"I already understand the prince's intention."
Li Yucheng stood up with a smile and bowed, free and easy:
"Third Young Master has good intentions and accepts it alone, but there are some things that cannot be given up."
Xu Yuan quickly waved his hand and said:
"Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet. Prince, don't be in a hurry to see off your guests."
Li Yucheng's eyes narrowed slightly and he stood there without sitting down again:
"Oh? Third Young Master, it doesn't matter if you say so."
Although he has yet to figure out the prince's abilities, his integrity alone is enough to make people respect him.
After not sitting for a long time, Xu Yuan also stood up and raised his hand to indicate the direction of the courtyard door:
"Now that you've gotten up, you and I can talk while walking."
Li Yucheng was silent for a while, and then nodded with a smile: "Since the father already knows that the third young master came to meet Yu Gu at night, others don't have to hide it, but they don't know what the young master said?"
Walk out of the gate,
Xu Yuan looked at the deep forest path not far away and said softly:
"Although Li Zhaoyuan is at the height of his power, Prince, you are not just waiting to die."
Li Yucheng walked on the right side and replied with a smile:
"Third Young Master, do you mean that girl Qing Yan?"
Xu Yuan glanced at him strangely:
"It seems that the prince already knows."
"Yun Qing said it."
Li Yucheng looked back with a smile, his steps were windy, and his tone was soft but majestic: "Before he left, he had speculated on his father's emperor's heart."
Stepping into the dark path, the light dimmed.
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked with raised lips:
"What did the boy say?"
"It seems that the third young master and Yun Qing have a very close personal relationship."
"Just fair-weather friends."
"A fair-weather friend will not lend him troops."
There were shadows in the forest, and Li Yucheng took a deep look at Xu Yuan. In Xu Yuan's slightly surprised eyes, he explained with a leisurely smile:
"Don't get me wrong, Yun Qing didn't tell Yu Gu about this, but he made an appointment with me here today before leaving the capital. But it's the Third Young Master who came. Doesn't this in itself explain a lot?"
Speaking of which,
Li Yucheng changed the topic slightly and continued the topic:
"Yun Qing said before leaving that the current father is actually very hesitant."
"hesitate?"
"Yes, hesitant."
Li Yucheng seemed to curl his lips in the shadow of the woods:
"Being an emperor and being a person are different positions of hesitation."
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Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
This was the first time he heard about this.
Li Yucheng smiled slightly and narrated in a chatty manner:
"It is my father's responsibility as an emperor to ensure the continuation of the royal family's orthodoxy. If you want to do this, you must eradicate your prime minister's office."
Speaking of this, Li Yucheng glanced at Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan didn't say anything or express his position. He looked calm, as if he was listening to a story that had nothing to do with him.
Seeing this, Li Yucheng continued:
"But as a person, my father has his own ideals, and he has been fighting for this ideal his whole life."
"But there is a complete conflict between this responsibility and ideals, so my father was hesitant."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly:
"This statement is very novel."
"Right, I had the same attitude back then. How could someone like my father fall into such childish hesitation?"
Li Yucheng deeply agreed, but his words immediately contained a hint of complexity, which seemed to be jealousy and pity:
"But that kid Yun Qing has known his father best since he was a child. When he was still in the palace, whenever he got into trouble, he could use his father's thoughts to escape punishment."
Xu Yuan still did not make a positive statement, but joked with a smile:
"Isn't the father of Xiao among your princes Li Zhaoyuan?"
"Father Xiao and understanding father seem to be two different things. Does the eldest son of your prime minister understand the sword master very well?"
Li Yucheng asked with a gentle smile, shook his head, and sighed:
"This time, Gu feels that Yunqing is right too.
"Because he said that the emperor father summoning her back to the palace is the best proof of his hesitation."
While talking, the two of them had already walked out of the woods.
A small river flowing down from the top of the mountain appeared in front of you, flowing gently along the valley, with shimmering waves and reflecting the moonlight.
Walk along the river valley,
Xu Yuan glanced at the water splashing on the Sishui River from time to time and said:
"In ordering Qing Yan back to the palace, aren't we afraid that she will betray her temporarily?"
"The third young master is really good at joking."
Li Yucheng's fingertips lightly brushed the wooden fence beside the river valley and whispered:
"Qing Yan did say that she would remain a widow for you, but she is also a member of the royal family. With this view, doesn't the Third Young Master think it is insulting her?"
Xu Yuan naturally knew it in his heart and said:
"It's just a joke, let me guess what Li Yunqing said.
"The Holy Emperor ordered Qing Yan to return to the palace for two purposes.
"The first is to give Li Zhaoyuan confidence that Qing Yan, who has lost military power, will become no threat to him.
"The second thing is to give your brother a chance to get in touch with her, right?"
Li Yucheng nodded crisply and said quietly:
"Yes, if I get the support of Qing Yan, I can solve many problems easily, and I will initially have the ability to cooperate with your prime minister."
Xu Yuan asked: "So did she agree?"
Li Yucheng shook his head:
"She's not alone."
"What?"
Xu Yuan frowned.
For the first time tonight, he felt surprised.
According to what he knew about the breast-binding princess, and based on the breast-binding princess' dislike of the sect, given the choice between the prince and Li Zhaoyuan, she would definitely choose the former.
Li Yucheng's starry eyes were as calm as a lake and he said softly:
"I don't know why,
"Yunqing told Gu that Zhaoyuan had assassinated you and her in the north. In addition, Zhaoyuan cooperated with the sect that Qingyan hated the most, so it shouldn't be difficult to win her support.
"But the fact is that she doesn't even want to see him."
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Xu Yuan quickly thought about the possible motives of the breast-wrapped princess, and his thoughts finally landed on one possibility.
"Something must have happened during the war to annihilate the northern sects."
Li Yucheng spoke out Xu Yuan's thoughts first and said softly: "Zhao Yuan's attitude towards the sect has changed a lot now, maybe because of this."
Xu Yuan's heart sank when the prince said his thoughts.
Li Yucheng looked at the stars in the sky and said with a calm smile:
"Father Xiao's words are not a joke, Zhao Yuan is really powerful. If you put yourself in his shoes, I would think that you can't achieve what he is like.
"Qing Yan is also a strange woman,
"The hatred of life and death cannot outweigh the ideal. She may think Zhaoyuan can do better than Gu."
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Xu Yuan made no gnawing sound and frowned tightly.
He couldn't deal with the strange attitude of the breast-binding princess.
If Li Qingyan chooses to support Li Zhaoyuan, then the prince's line will be abandoned, and he will either choose to cooperate with Li Zhaoyuan or break up with the royal family.
But if the relationship between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the royal family breaks down, with the woman surnamed Wen around, the Prime Minister's Mansion will most likely replicate the ending in "Cangyuan".
The most important thing is that in the current situation,
What would the father choose?
If Li Zhaoyuan is really willing to change his attitude and face the sect unanimously, then his methods and his ability are indeed the best partner for the Prime Minister's Office.
Li Yucheng looked at Xu Yuan's expression, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said calmly and slowly:
"Well, it's too far to talk tonight. My father's decision has not yet been made. In the struggle for national status and ideals, even if he hesitates, my father will most likely choose the former. The possibility of us meeting with swords is far greater than continuing. cooperate."
Xu Yuan raised his eyes and echoed without thinking:
"The Holy One should know that my father has no intention of usurping."
"What about you?"
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The words fell silent.
(End of chapter)