GBP Chapter 554 Joy of Life 110
Chapter 554 Joy of Life 110
However, the Ye family had already taken the lead in siding with the Second Prince, so the Qin family could only be considered the second-in-command now.
Moreover, the Ye family and the Qin family have been fighting openly and covertly for many years. What if the Ye family slanders them to the Second Prince and secretly makes things difficult for them?
As the saying goes, the first to strike wins, the last to strike suffers.
Qin Ye hardened his heart and decided that he might as well find a way to bring down the Ye family and let the Qin family take over.
Thus, the Qin family began to secretly keep an eye on the Ye family and monitor their every move.
Li Yunrui had already made arrangements for Ye Liuyun, and just as she was full of confidence and ready to join forces with the Crown Prince to start a rebellion, she received news that the Crown Prince had died.
a bolt from the blue!
Li Yunrui's mind went blank for a moment. Wasn't she working herself to the bone outside, arranging for the three grandmasters to assassinate Emperor Qing, just so she could join forces with the Crown Prince to return to the capital and regain power?
Now that the crown prince is dead, hasn't all her efforts been in vain?
After carefully analyzing the situation in Kyoto, Li Yunrui realized that only Li Chengze had a chance of taking the throne, and felt a sense of unease.
Ever since Li Chengze swindled her out of 800,000 taels of silver last time, she unilaterally broke ties with this nephew.
Unfortunately, before she could take revenge on Li Chengze, she was banished from the capital by Emperor Qing. After that, she was busy assassinating Emperor Qing and had no time to deal with Li Chengze.
Looking back now, it's fortunate that she didn't openly break ties with this nephew, otherwise she wouldn't know who she would be cooperating with to rebel now.
Although Li Chengru is still there, given his straightforward nature, she could probably tell Emperor Qing as soon as she gets started.
It's impossible to carry it out, absolutely impossible!
Li Yunrui suppressed his frustration and secretly sent a message to the Qin family, asking them to contact Li Chengze as an intermediary.
The Qin family thought, "Isn't this a coincidence?"
They were worried that by siding with the Second Prince, they would be betraying the Eldest Princess. What if this madman did something crazy and it would implicate their family?
Now that they have received her message, the Qin family is greatly relieved.
Finally, without offending Li Yunrui, they were able to side with the Second Prince.
Therefore, the Qin family, carrying Li Yunrui's hopes, did not hesitate to contact Li Chengze.
Then, after noticing the Ye family's movements in Dingzhou, he subtly confirmed with Li Chengze.
If the Ye family is acting on the Second Prince's orders, wouldn't it delay the Second Prince's important business if they rashly expose this matter?
How can they possibly seek refuge with us then?
In response, Li Chengze stated: "I know nothing! I did nothing!"
Then the Qin family understood!
So the Ye family wasn't truly loyal to the Second Prince after all!
The Ye family is now secretly recruiting soldiers behind the Second Prince's back, clearly with ulterior motives.
After the Qin family scorned the Ye family's fickle behavior, they immediately arranged for people to spread the news of what was happening in Dingzhou.
They even exaggerated the facts, fearing that the court might not take it seriously.
Thus, the news that "the Ye family was secretly forging weapons, stockpiling grain, and recruiting soldiers, intending to rebel" spread like wildfire to the capital.
The news escalated, and even though Emperor Qing tried to control it, it was to no avail.
In the end, the only option was to issue an imperial edict ordering the eldest prince, Li Chengru, to lead troops to Dingzhou and escort Ye Wan back to the capital for trial.
After receiving the imperial edict, Li Chengru quickly led his troops straight to Dingzhou.
"It seems that His Majesty still trusts the Ye family and believes that they will not rebel, which is why he only ordered Ye Wan to return to the capital."
As Fan Wujiu spoke, he picked up a plate of grapes from a side table and handed it to Li Chengze, who was sitting on a swing.
Upon seeing the grapes, Li Chengze stuck one foot on the ground, stopped swinging, and picked up a grape from the plate, popping it into his mouth.
"What does it matter whether His Majesty punishes the Ye family? All I want is for my elder brother to leave the capital."
As he spoke, he picked up another grape: "Don't forget to send someone to Dingzhou to delay the team as much as possible and prevent them from returning so quickly."
Fan Wujiu nodded, indicating that he understood. Then, as if he had remembered something, he spoke again: "Your Highness, the Qin family probably guessed that the Ye family was acting on His Majesty's orders after seeing the Ye family's actions, but they still leaked the matter. It seems that they are indeed sincerely pledging allegiance."
Li Chengze glanced at Fan Wujiu and said with a smile, "No wonder Qin Ye is a veteran of three reigns! He's smooth and cunning in court, always claiming ignorance when questioned, and feigning old age and senility. But when it comes to action, he's decisive and swift, never hesitant. After realizing that His Majesty might have become suspicious of the Qin family, he resolutely abandoned His Majesty's long-standing favors and sought another wise ruler. This kind of courage is far beyond what ordinary people can match."
As the two were talking, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the courtyard. The plants and trees in the courtyard were cut into fine powder by the sweeping sword energy.
Fan Wujiu looked up at the figure dancing with a sword in the courtyard and sighed, "Bi'an's sword is faster and sharper."
"Because he has found his own 'path,' the longsword in his hand has gained a 'heart,' and the sword moves he makes have gained 'intention.'" Listening to the sounds in the courtyard, Li Chengze knew without even turning around how far Xie Bi'an had progressed in his swordsmanship.
He ate grape after grape, leaving only a pile of grape skins: "But he's only just begun, and he has a long way to go."
Fan Wujiu turned around and placed the plate back on the table. Then he turned back to Li Chengze and asked earnestly, "Your Highness, I will also strive to find my own 'path'."
Faced with Fan Wujiu's seriousness, Li Chengze was not surprised at all: "I have never doubted this."
A simple, ordinary sentence, yet it made Fan Wujiu's blood boil.
That natural yet confident tone gave Fan Wujiu immense confidence.
After Li Chengze gave Xie Bi'an the simplified score of "Western Chu Sword Song", he also dug out a sword manual suitable for Fan Wujiu from his memory.
However, Fan Wujiu was preoccupied with studying for the imperial examinations at the time, so he naturally did not work as hard as Xie Bi'an in cultivation.
It wasn't until Xie Bi'an's swordsmanship improved to the point that he became a ninth-rank master that he felt a sense of urgency and began to focus on practicing his sword.
However, it always seemed to fall short, and it never broke through the bottleneck.
Li Chengze pondered for a moment before steer the conversation back to the main topic: "Now that the Qin family is completely out in front of His Majesty, that's why he stripped Qin Heng of his recently acquired position as the garrison commander of Kyoto, as a gesture of goodwill towards the Qin family. Yet he didn't expose my relationship with the Qin family, which suggests that he's determined to eliminate both me and the Qin family."
"What news is there from the Ministry of Works? Has His Majesty's trip to Mount Dongshan been scheduled?"