Murong Xue and Shen Lie understood what the prince meant and nodded at the same time.
Just listen to Li Bing continue: "The reason why Li Chenglin chooses to wait and see now is because he still has room to wait and see. Regardless of our orders or Li Kuang's secret envoy, he can continue to push towards Yizhou until the situation A bright day. But I can’t wait, not even a day!”
"What does Your Highness mean..." Murong Xue asked tentatively: "How about we make the situation completely clear so that Yizhou and Li Chenglin have no room to waver?"
Li Bing slapped the table: "That's right, force those bastards! I once said that I will never ascend the throne until I capture the Eastern Capital. Now that Luoyi is in my hands, it is time for me to inherit the throne. , It’s time to give the late emperor an explanation!”
Shen Lie had already noticed that something was wrong with the prince today. It was an indescribable state of depression, anger, excitement and other emotions intertwined together, almost crazy.
Murong Xue was more familiar with Li Bing than Shen Lie, and of course he saw the problem, but he did not intend to dissuade the prince because the current situation was unfavorable and a profound change was indeed needed to break the deadlock.
He followed Li Bing's wishes and said: "Your Highness is wise! You become the emperor, which is the aspiration of the people and the hope of the people. The whole army will be inspired."
Li Bing nodded happily and immediately looked at Shen Lie aside. Shen Lie was alert and quick-witted. When he saw this, he raised his hands and said, "I also agree that His Highness will ascend the throne as soon as possible to fulfill the late emperor's last wish."
"Okay! That's it! Hahaha..." Li Bing stood up and paced back and forth excitedly: "I ascended the throne and announced it to the world, and then directly issued decrees to Yizhou in the name of the emperor. Li Chenglin issued an order! I want to see if they have the guts to resist the order!"
Shen Lie wanted to ask, what if the Yizhou court and the Anping County prince really did not obey the order? Are you planning to send troops to attack them?
However, he held back his words again and looked at Murong Xue helplessly.
Murong Xue's eyes were also full of worry. Now, the world situation is completely different from what it was more than a year ago. At that time, the imperial capital had just fallen, and Emperor Li Chengwu died for his country. The entire Holy Tang Dynasty shared the same hatred and urgently needed a leader to stand up and lead everyone to fight against foreign enemies and avenge them.
At that time, Li Kuang, the king of Huaiyang, was like a clown. Not only was he still in his infancy, but he was also severely damaged by Lao Jianhua's Xuanjia army, and he almost couldn't even keep his fiefdom.
At that time, if Li Bing had chosen to ascend the throne in Youzhou and become a new generation of emperors, and then rise to the top and rule the world, I am afraid there would be no such troubles now.
Unfortunately, he missed the best opportunity.
Although Li Bing's decision at that time reflected the responsibilities that a king should have, it also showed from the side that he was not a mature and rational politician.
What now? Maybe still not.
Murong Xue, like Shen Lie, was secretly worried about the problems after the crown prince ascended the throne. What if Li Chenglin and Yizhou really dare not buy it and play tricks on the new emperor Li Bing?
Should we leave the Turks and Li Kuang alone and attack the Shengtang Army in Jingxiang first?
If you really do this, Ashina will wake up laughing directly from his dream!
But on the other hand, if Emperor Li Bing tolerates this tone and does not do anything to those who dare to resist the decree, then from now on, the whole world will be even less likely to take him seriously.
The Shengtang Dynasty will completely decline.
Thinking of this, Murong Xue looked at Shen Lie as if asking for help: Brother, what should I do?
Shen Lie avoided his gaze and shook his head slightly, meaning: Don't make yourself unhappy first, let's talk about anything else after we go out.
Murong Xue understood this and sighed secretly, then cheered up and cooperated with the increasingly excited Li Bing to plan the necessary matters for the enthronement ceremony.
After discussing for more than two hours, Li Bingcai finally agreed to let the two go. As soon as they left the main hall, Murong Xue dragged Shen Lie to a secluded area of the palace: "Master Shen, what happened to Your Highness today?!"
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Shen Lie shrugged angrily.
Murong Xue looked back at the gate of Ziwei Palace and frowned: "Is it really because you are so exhausted that you feel restless?"
Shen Lie smiled silently at first, and then said: "In my opinion, the problem probably lies in that letter."
"Letter? What letter?" Murong Xue was confused, but then she realized: "Xiahou Ninghan's letter?"
Shen Lie nodded: "I don't know if you can tell, but His Highness the Crown Prince seems to be interested in that girl Xiahou."
"Of course I have seen it a long time ago," Murong Xue said: "That year, Li Kuang sent people to ambush us. Thanks to Xiahou Ninghan's rescue, His Highness was saved. At that time, His Highness's intentions were obvious. What? Do you suspect that Xiahou Ninghan said something in the letter that irritated His Highness?"
"It will be clear if you ask someone." Shen Lie looked around and said, "Wait here for a while, and I'll go check out Dong Tianxing's tone."
After saying that, Shen Lie left Murong Xue behind and walked towards the pavilion alone. Not long after, he hurried back here, and before he could stop, he said anxiously: "Sure enough, there is trouble!"
Murong Xue stepped forward and asked curiously: "What's the trouble?"
Shen Lie said trouble, but with a half-smile expression on his face: "Guess first?"
"I'm really impressed by you. Now you still have the heart to tease Mengzi!" Murong Xue said anxiously: "What on earth did Dong Tianxing say? What does he know?"
Shen Lie stretched out his hand and patted Murong Xue on the shoulder: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's illness is indeed as I expected. Did you know? Miss Xiahou is getting married."
Murong Xue was stunned: "Huh? Such an exaggeration? Who is she married to?"
Shen Lie laughed loudly, then lowered his voice and said, "She married our good brother."
"Li Jiangyao?!" Murong Xue reacted: "Is it really Li Jiangyao? Damn it! Xiahou Ninghan is in love with him?"
Shen Lie nodded vigorously: "According to Dong Tianxing, Xiahou Ninghan's current official identity is Her Royal Highness the Holy Princess, who is deeply respected by the people of Western Xinjiang. Haha, don't you think it's outrageous?"
"What a big deal!" Murong Xue couldn't help but laugh: "This bastard Li Jiangyao is so fucking capable of causing trouble! He made the prince vomit blood just now!"
Shen Lie suppressed a smile: "I think it's pretty good. To be honest, Jiang Yao and Xia Hou Ninghan are a good match. Only a hero like him can have a beautiful and intelligent fairy."
Murong Xue laughed along with him, and then shook her head helplessly: "He embraced the beauty and felt at ease, but it made us both suffer. What should we do in the future? His Highness the Crown Prince has obviously lost his mind because of Xiahou Ninghan. In this sensitive period, we must use the dignity of the emperor to suppress the princes of Yizhou and Anping, just in case..."
Shen Lie looked nonchalant: "It's useless for you to worry. As the saying goes, there must be a road for a car to reach the mountain, and it will be straight for a boat to the bridge. What happens next will be discussed later. The most important thing right now is to have a few drinks and be happy for Jiang Yao Let’s celebrate with Ninghan. I just called Dong Tianxing, and he is waiting outside the palace gate. Let’s drink and listen to his touching love story.”
Shen Lie was really happy for Li Jiangyao. Although Murong Xue was still worried about the prince, he was equally happy when he thought of Li Jiangyao. The two of them left the imperial city side by side, taking Dong Tianxing, who had been waiting for a long time, back to Murong Xue's small courtyard.
"Three blessings are coming today, let's have a few drinks!" After hearing Dong Tianxing tell the story of what happened in Zili Wenban Timu, Shen Lie changed his usual cold and harsh style and greeted him warmly.
Although Dong Tianxing was not a high-ranking official, he also knew the reputation of the leader of the Nilin Division. Shen Lie's enthusiastic appearance today was completely beyond his expectation. While the old man was panicking, he secretly speculated: Is Shi, the director of Nilin, holding back something evil? While smiling, he raised a glass to greet him.
Murong Xue asked curiously: "What are the three joys?"
"The first joy is, of course, Brother Dong's promotion," Shen Lie said with a smile, "The second joy is that we have a way to crack the poisonous soldiers. The third is that Jiang Yao and Miss Xiahou are beautiful girls and heroes."
Hearing what he said was nondescript, Murong Xue shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Three joys are true, but I still have one big worry now."
Shen Lie smiled heartily: "How can we relieve our worries? Du Kang is the only one! Come on, finish the cup first!"
Dong Tianxing drank the wine with them and asked tentatively: "What is General Murong worried about?"
Because of Li Jiangyao's relationship, Murong Xue did not regard Lao Dong as an outsider, so she told Dong Tianxing about the prince's decision to ascend the throne and then forced all parties to express their stance.
Dong Tianxing pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "To say this, it's neither difficult nor difficult, and it's neither difficult nor difficult."
"Oh? What do you think, Mr. Dong?" Murong Xue asked curiously.
Dong Tianxing scratched his head: "Two adults, I came from Yizhou, and also went to Jingxiang in the middle, so I know a little bit about the situation on both sides. In fact, neither the court nor the prince of Anping County are special. A firm stance. Rather than waiting and watching, it’s more like waiting to follow suit.”
Murong Xue looked at him: "Follow the trend? What do you mean..."
"A big shot with weight will stand up and say something, that's the wind," Dong Tianxing smiled mischievously: "If this strong wind is blowing in front, people at both ends will naturally follow closely to avoid becoming an exception. From now on, Bring disaster upon yourself.”
Shen Lie said: "I can understand what you are saying, but the question is, who is the important person?"
Dong Tianxing glanced at the two of them meaningfully: "Does the Holy King of Western Xinjiang, who holds an army of 350,000 and occupies thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, have any weight? Does he have enough chips?"
Murong Xue was stunned and sighed: "To be honest, Lord Shen and I have written letters to Jiang Yao before, asking him to express his attitude and support His Highness, but Jiang Yao obviously has his own ideas..."
Shen Lie also said: "Jiang Yao is different from those people. He is not hesitating because of selfish interests, but he really thinks that the time is not yet ripe."
Dong Tianxing nodded: "I know the character of the Protector-General very well. But you two adults do not need to be discouraged. You failed to persuade the Protector-General before, so it may not be successful now. In other words, your persuasion is definitely not as effective as another person's. .”
Shen Lie and Murong Xue looked at each other and smiled at the same time: "Xiahou Ninghan?"
