Zhuang Xun, a couple who were no longer a couple in name, were inseparable under Zhuang Xun's various offensives, and the other couple seemed not very harmonious.
It's hard to describe the state of the two parties at this moment. The wary looks in each other's eyes did not convey the so-called warmth of a couple.
"If nothing happens, Concubine Li, please leave. I want to practice." The expulsion order was equivalent to being physically grounded. She couldn't leave the Zhudao Courtyard, so she could only ask Li Shaoyun to leave.
"You have to tell me what's going on, about King Qinghe's armor and the intelligence network." Li Shaoyun's expression was not good-looking, and his eyes were full of gloom.
"Didn't I tell you everything? I don't know. King Qinghe is my younger brother, not my subordinate. How could he tell me these things in detail?"
King Cheng was annoyed by the question and said grumpily that, as he said, the relationship between King Qinghe and him was not that of superiors and subordinates, but of equal allies, and there was no need for King Qinghe to report anything to him.
"Concubine Li, you haven't heard from King Xia for so long. Have you really communicated with King Xia seriously?" It's been a long time since I corresponded with Zhuang Xun. Thinking of the rumors circulating, Li Pingyuan passed the treasure of his choice to Li Shao. rhyme.
This made King Cheng believe that Li Shaoyun's heart was as hard as ever, and her responsibility for delivering information was also hindered.
The foundation of trust between the two was already weak, and now they are hostile to each other. It is not surprising at all.
"My father has already suspected a mole. If I send a message to King Xia at this time, he will definitely be noticed."
Li Shaoyun also had his own reasons. King Qinghe's actions made Li Pingyuan aware of some problems. He now suspected that there was a mole in the family, but he had not yet suspected Li Shaoyun.
"Are you sure it wasn't because Grand Master Li planned to make you his heir that you changed your mind?" I didn't want to say it at first, but I already knew what I was saying and didn't care so much anymore.
Li Shaoyun blamed King Qinghe for the inexplicable extra armor and the subsequent arrest of an accurate spy. He suspected that King Cheng, who knew King Qinghe best, had extra thoughts.
The same goes for King Cheng. Faced with Li Pingyuan telling everyone who the future prince was and suppressing officials and some people who were ready to make a move, he was also dissatisfied with Li Shaoyun who had vested interests and deviated from the path they expected.
"It's the same boat, a grasshopper on the same line, and the position of a prince. You think you can shake my heart, but I gave the map to Xia Guo."
Li Shaoyun snorted coldly and said some softening words. It was too late. Now that she had handed in her vote, she could only go all the way to the dark side, although it was indeed in her interests to side with Li Pingyuan now.
On the one hand, there is no future for surrender, and it can only be said that there may be a future. On the other hand, it is the status of the crown prince.
But she has surrendered, and if she wants to go back on her word now, it depends on whether Zhuang Xun agrees. Zhuang Xun has now declared war on Chengguo. If Li Pingyuan knows about her voluntary surrender, the heir should not think about it.
"It's you, don't let me take the risk all day long. What did you do? The news was passed to you. King Qinghe was prepared, and he didn't even watch him surrender to King Xia."
He persuaded King Qinghe to surrender as promised. King Qinghe not only did not surrender to Zhuang Xun, but instead became stronger and stronger, obtained a batch of good equipment, and destroyed the Li family's intelligence network.
If King Qinghe defeated Li Pingyuan instead, then he would be a complete clown, doing some ridiculous things and making wedding clothes for others.
"Because I don't expect anything extravagantly, it doesn't matter if I cultivate too much for the rest of my life. Unlike Concubine Li, your heart is as high as the sky."
King Cheng knew where his role was reflected. Especially after being hit by Zhuang Xun, his mind sank and there was no hope, unlike Li Shaoyun who was thinking about this and that, and thinking so much.
"You..." Li Shaoyun was stuck. What King Cheng said was too reasonable. It was very simple to just ask for one life. According to the current contribution of King Cheng to Zhuang Xun, he should also keep it.
Unlike Cheng Wang, who was lying flat, she wanted to make progress, to accumulate more merits, to gain a bright future, and even to obtain a higher status in Zhuang Xun's system.
King Cheng had no motivation to continue working hard, so being granted a title as a prince would be his future outcome, no matter how well he did now.
"Don't you want to accumulate some virtue?" Li Shaoyun, who was choked, said in another way. She knew that the most important thing to King Cheng was cultivation. Do more and accumulate more in order to cultivate Taoism and live forever.
"Then I have to be capable. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get out of the courtyard even with the decree. Now that it's like this, what do you think I have to control King Qinghe?"
King Cheng said helplessly that the supreme power of a country finally became like this, and his power was eroded step by step. Two landmark events.
One is that the prime minister rebelled, and the other failed to escape last time, and the narrowing of power became a fact and was ignored. Li Shaoyun made a lot of efforts in facing all this.
Li Shaoyun was slightly embarrassed. King Cheng was right, but it was impossible for her to admit her mistake, and it was not considered her mistake.
If she didn't stop King Cheng from escaping, how could she know the truth about Zhuang Xun's knowledge of ghosts and gods, and how could she decide to stand by Zhuang Xun later.
"Now Grand Master Li has gone to the front line. If you don't pass the news to King Xia, it will be too late." King Cheng reminded that if possible, it would be better for Zhuang Xun to dominate Chengguo.
"I know, I hope they can both lose. If not, daddy will win." Li Rusi hoped that Li Pingyuan would win the war with King Qinghe, because in this way she would have greater value. If Li Pingyuan lost, , so her value will be greatly reduced.
This was also the reason why she felt annoyed and angry when she saw King Qinghe becoming stronger because of some of her help in sending messages.
It was originally a target, but now the target has become a real person, which is beyond her control.
"I hope so. I just don't know when King Xia will make the Northern Expedition. I really envy King Yu for having the courage to abdicate. There is a Ge Guoshi next to him, who must have told him something and benefited from it."
King Cheng said anxiously that even though Zhuang Xun would still be under house arrest when he came, he would not be locked up in such a small courtyard, and without the status of emperor, he would be much freer.
"Of course, there is no benefit. How could King Yu be so protective of King Xia? He would do anything good for him and not even want the capital of the country. He also wrote letters to persuade the princes to surrender and obey, for fear of enjoying happiness in the underworld."
Li Shaoyun agreed, saying that as a qualified politician, he does not believe in love for no reason and can give up power. The only thing that can change these monarchs is the biggest enemy in life, death.
Their guesses were close to the truth, and they were not entirely correct, which did not prevent them from feeling a sense of awe.
"Does the Grand Master have any divine support?" Back to reality, King Cheng asked, trying to get Li Shaoyun's information.
Li Shaoyun shook her head and nodded, but stopped talking.
"What do you mean?" Her confusing movements made King Cheng even more confused.
"He came into contact with some mysterious people, but I can't tell whether these people are gods or not. They have some supernatural powers and will suddenly appear and disappear."
Li Shaoyun also tried to ask the identities of those mysterious people, but Li Pingyuan's answer was to ignore them, which made her even more curious, but she knew how to exercise restraint, and she would not touch anything that was not her own.
Li Pingyuan himself has a distrustful attitude towards these people, so he will not introduce them to his daughter. He also knows that Li Shaoyun's character is not a messy one. Unfortunately, he does not know that his daughter is already in Chenggong and her heart is in Xia. This kind of intelligence is extremely sharp.
"Well, that shouldn't be a god. How could a god appear at any time? But it should also be some practitioners."
King Cheng was slightly envious. Thinking about it, no monk cared about him, it was all because he had cultivated some way, and he regretted it.
"Do they think favorably of daddy?" Li Shaoyun said with some confusion, how could he be favored if his father was not even an emperor now?
"I don't know." Observing Li Shaoyun's face, he found that she was really unsure. King Cheng believed Li Shaoyun's words for the time being.
"I don't know much about it. I only know that a strong country will be protected by powerful gods, so the Xia Kingdom is protected by Yama."
King Cheng sighed and said that Zhuang Xun's Xia Kingdom had already confirmed that there were gods, and they were all monarchs of the country. Why was there such a big gap?
"The Xia Kingdom is not strong either. It is on par with us. It has more human problems."
Li Shaoyun didn't think Xia Guoqiang was that Xia Guoqiang was just a ball of loose sand, which was condensed by Zhuang Xun personally.
As soon as her words came out, Cheng Wang's face instantly turned the color of pig liver. It was so humiliating. Didn't this just mean that he was no good?
"Indeed, King Wen of Xia has Queen Wei in charge of the affairs of the country, and General Wu Youli has pacified the world. I can manage the country and conquer the world with my hands. I can't. If I don't pay attention a little, I need to be vigilant all the time. If I don't pay attention a little, it will be like this. , power will fall away."
Cheng Wang said in a sarcastic manner, it was too obvious. Li Shaoyun could also hear the anger, and felt that what Cheng Wang said was indeed correct and could only endure it. Moreover, she also realized that the provocative meaning of what she had just said was an admission of mistake.
"With the same surname, they are all generals, and their loyalty cannot be compared. King Xia is really happy." Without restraint, King Cheng continued to yin and yang, and he indeed envied Zhuang Xun.
By similarly ignoring government affairs and controlling things behind the scenes, Zhuang Xun gained the reputation of being the Holy Emperor who ruled from the ground up, while he himself was scolded for not doing his job properly and his power was eroded.
"It's still slightly different. One person knows people well and makes good use of them. Regardless of his origin, he promotes talents in an eclectic way. A narrow-minded person has to calculate the position of officials repeatedly, which makes him suspicious of his generals."
King Cheng gave up without seeing anything good, and Li Shaoyun didn't give him a good look either. King Cheng no longer has the authority of the past. Does he really think that he is still the supreme king, and Li Shaoyun is still his concubine?
"The results turned out to be quite right, but the process was wrong. After all, I am not blessed by fate like King Xia. If I miss one move, the sky will be merciful to me."
In tit-for-tat, King Cheng sarcastically said that it was wrong to doubt a general, but it was right to doubt a general who had a disloyal heart.
"Really? I don't know how heaven treats King Qinghe and King Xia. King Xia survived a narrow escape in the Zhao Kingdom, and the Zhao Kingdom also had the blessing of the gods. King Qinghe was born a little later, so he missed the throne, but the person who inherited the country had to I’ve lost my country.”
There was a sneer, and the topic became more and more sharp and obvious. There was no room for compromise, and the smell of gunpowder seemed very strong.
"Forget it, I am a loser myself. Concubine Li was given to King Xia. Why are I arguing with you?"
During this kind of confrontation, King Cheng surrendered first and hid his face slumped. This made Li Shaoyun's aggressiveness weaken, her expression became stagnant, and she slowly relaxed.
"I just don't know if King Xia will accept it. I remember Concubine Li, you seem to dislike King Xia very much. I don't know what King Xia thinks of you, Concubine Li."
It's not a step back, it's an intermission. A turning point happened to Li Shaoyun. King Cheng had vaguely noticed Li Shaoyun's current attitude towards Zhuang Xun.
And Li Shaoyun recalled her previous attitude towards Zhuang Xun. She looked down upon her and was envious of her sister, so she didn't give Zhuang Xun a good look. She was proud and looked down upon others. Now the bitter consequences have come.
"It doesn't matter. King Xia is also a generous man and won't care about this. King Xia is also a good wife. Maybe your identity as Concubine Li will make him not care about your age."
At this moment, Li Shaoyun is still so gorgeous, but how long can this beauty last? She is just a mortal, how long can she maintain this beauty.
Cheng Wang's words were like a heavy hammer, which made Li Shaoyun dizzy and a little anxious, but there was no place to refute.
"I rely on my own abilities. I, Li Shaoyun, am no worse than those ministers. My experience in governing a country has proven my talents."
Yes, yes, she relies on ability. She is not as comprehensive as Si Qinmi. At least she has the ability to govern the country, and it is very strong. She snorted and ignored Cheng Wang.
"But King Xia seems to only let his concubines and women get involved in political affairs, such as Concubine He. It can be seen that he used other capable women? I have been sorry for you for so many years, and this time I have also pushed Concubine Li. Give it a try, Concubine Li, work hard."
King Cheng pretended to win back a victory. He didn't smile on the outside, but he was already smiling on the inside. The cold and arrogant Snow Lotus met the immortal descended from the sky.
"However, with Concubine Li's arrogant temperament, I was wrong. Even if King Xia is interested, Concubine Li will refuse. After all, she is her brother-in-law. Confused, Mrs. Li Rusi was canonized as a general, and King Xia He is not Concubine Li’s brother-in-law anymore.”
Continue to put Li Shaoyun on the fire. King Cheng has never been stupid. He does not regard Li Shaoyun as his concubine. He will do whatever he wants to stimulate Li Shaoyun.
"Your Majesty, I don't need to worry about you. I'll take my leave." Li Shaoyun stood up and walked away with a flutter of sleeves. When she went out, she could faintly hear King Cheng's wanton laughter.
Her eyes were fierce, and she stabilized her emotions in anger. She couldn't be angry.
It wasn't until the third day that a tied-up attendant was brought to Li Shaoyun. This was the guard who guarded King Cheng.
Li Shaoyun looked at the letter with the ink in her hand and looked down at the guard delivering the information.
"Do you want to die or live?"
(End of chapter)
