Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was already midnight, but the light in the study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion had not yet been extinguished.
Ji Tai sat in front of the tea table and drank a pot of tea.
Under his head is a wheelchair, and the old man in black robe is still sitting in the wheelchair.
Sitting opposite him was Duke Yan Jinyue!
At this moment, Yan Jinyue raised her eyes and looked at Ji Tai, "The battle of the Fish and Dragon Society... I'm afraid it has already begun!"
"The emperor's intention has been very clear, Li Chenan cannot die! But you asked Ji Tuo to take Qianniu Wei Chou to the headquarters of the Fish and Dragon Society at the end of the day... Could it be to collect Li Chenan's body?"
"Or maybe you have already thought about how to face the emperor's wrath?"
"Although he has ignored government affairs in these years, he is still the emperor after all, unless..."
Duke Yan leaned over and said, "Unless we take advantage of this opportunity to take action!"
"But Ding Guohou's Mansion has not yet left Kyoto. Even if Ji An leads his troops from Tai'an City, the gateway to the south... the outcome is still 50-50!"
"If you win, of course everything will be fine!"
"But if you lose... then you lose everything!"
Ji Tai pondered for a moment, "I've been thinking that what happened tonight is really weird!"
"What's weird?"
"You said that twenty years have passed, and the emperor has refused to recognize him sooner or later, but he recognized Li Chenan tonight..."
"This doesn't make sense!"
"If the emperor had always known that Li Chenan was Queen Lu's son, he should have brought Li Chenan back to Kyoto from Guangling City, and he should have made Li Chenan the crown prince."
"Why didn't he do that?"
Duke Yan was silent.
The old man in black robe in the wheelchair spoke at this moment, "Maybe I just found out not long ago!"
Ji Tai looked at the old man in black robe and asked again: "Even if old man Li Chunfu took the emperor's eldest son to Guangling City and hid him... At that time, he was only worried that someone in the palace would take action against the baby... …But I didn’t have this intention at that time, who was Li Chunfu guarding against?”
"Besides, the relationship between the Emperor and Queen Lu is very deep. If Queen Lu passes away, the Emperor will love the child even more and will definitely send more experts to protect it!"
"He is actually far safer in the palace than in Guangling City... After all, if any news leaks out, the Guangling Li family only has a few ordinary nursing homes!"
Duke Yan frowned, "So, you suspect that Li Chenan is not the eldest son of the emperor?"
Ji Tai took a deep breath and shook his head, "It's hard to be sure!"
"Because tonight, the emperor doesn't seem to be acting... Based on my understanding of the emperor, he is not a person who is good at acting."
Duke Yan returned to the previous topic: "Then, why do you still want Li Chenan to die?"
Ji Tai stood up and stood in front of the window, looking into the cold night and rain.
"Because Li Chenan is about to stand on the court!"
"I'm not worried about him going against me!"
"But I'm worried that if he grows up quickly, from a chess piece to a chess player, then... we will have no chance in the future!"
"If he dies now, the Emperor will definitely be angry with me."
"Even if the emperor wants to kill me, Jitai Manchu, in anger... the second prince has the possibility of ascending to the throne!"
"I am already very old, and it is not a pity to die. But the second prince is still young. If he can get the help of you and the Duke, he can ascend the throne and become the emperor..."
Ji Tai turned around, a smile on his face.
"Perhaps the new emperor will bury my bones in the imperial mausoleum!"
"In this way, I will die without regrets!"
At this moment, Kang Shiji, the chief steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion, walked in hurriedly.
He bowed and said, "Master, Chang Shusheng and Chu Wei failed to assassinate Li Chenan, and Chu Wei... died in battle!"
Jitai was shocked, "Dingguo Hou Mansion or the Imperial City Secretary's hand?"
"Back to my lord, what Scholar Chang said was Jin Sanbian... he should be from the Yin Yue Pavilion. As for Chu Wei, he was killed by three young men together. His death was... extremely miserable!"
"big eater!"
"Where is Li Chenan now?"
"Sir, he should have arrived at the headquarters of the Fish and Dragon Society!"
Ji Tai slowly narrowed his eyes, and after a moment he gave Kang Shiji an order: "Tell Ji Tuo to lead troops to the headquarters of the Fish and Dragon Society... There are gangsters making trouble there, kill them all!"
Duke Yan's eyelids twitched when he heard Ji Tai say something sinister again: "Chop Li Chen'an into pieces and throw him into the Yudai River. Let him... disappear forever!"
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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
The lights in the royal study are also on.
There were only two people here at the moment, because Emperor Ning had sent Chang Zuoqing, the imperial father-in-law who was waiting on the side, to guard the door.
He was sitting behind the dragon case, and there was a man standing in front of the dragon case.
He is Sun Jinghong, the eldest son of Emperor Si Tiju of the Imperial City!
At this moment, Changsun Jinghong was looking at Emperor Ning curiously.
In front of Ning Huang was a stack of papers, and he was reading the words on these papers one by one.
Just like he was reading the memorials when he first ascended the throne as emperor.
No!
Look even more carefully than reading a memorial!
"These words were written by Li Chenan tonight!"
Emperor Ning did not look up. He picked up a piece of paper and said, "I really didn't expect that there are such great talents in the world!"
“So, it’s not too much to give him the title of Poet Immortal!”
"Especially the sixteenth poem he wrote..."
"Oh, you don't understand this stuff."
Emperor Ning raised his head and said, "I invited you but you didn't come. I didn't invite you but you came. Tell me, why are you meeting me late at night?"
Changsun Jinghong grinned and bowed: "Your Majesty, what is his sixteenth poem about?"
Emperor Ning frowned, "That's what you're asking?"
"No, I came here to ask the emperor. The emperor asked Ji Tuo to take Qian Niuwei to find Li Chenan...Does this mean Li Chenan's death?"
Emperor Ning was startled, and after a moment he asked, "Are they really that bold?"
"This courage is not given by you, the emperor!"
Emperor Ning's expression changed, but he suddenly sighed.
"I finally found out that Li Chenan is my eldest son. Not only can he not die, he will also..."
This ends here.
"I will write a secret decree right now!"
"To Cheng Zhe, the boy from Cheng Guogong's family."
"I remember he was also in Qianniu Guard, it seems..."
"Back to the Emperor, the boy from the Cheng family is the Zhonglang General of the Qianniu Guard Left Guard, and is under the control of Ji Tuo!"
"Well, you can sharpen the ink for me."
"This kid's handwriting is so ugly!"
Changsun Jinghong leaned over to polish his ink, and his eyes fell on the poem. For a moment, the look in his eyes was a little complicated——
Although he didn't know much about poetry, this poem still gave him a soul-stirring feeling!
However, this poem has nothing to do with the Mid-Autumn Festival!
In addition, Li Chenan is young, and according to the news from the Imperial City Division, this kid has always had a life attitude of muddling along, and all he wants is a life of freedom... How can he still have such noble ideals?
No wonder the emperor liked this poem.
If the emperor can change because of this poem, then there is still hope for Ningguo!
At this moment, the emperor suddenly asked:
"What do you think if I depose the East Palace?"
Changsun Jinghong was startled and his hand that was grinding ink stopped.
"I thought...the prince was kind and kind, so..."
His words were interrupted by the emperor, "Benevolence can be maintained, but now in Ningguo, do you think it can be useful?"
The eldest grandson Jinghong bowed and said: "The emperor is in the prime of life!"
Emperor Ning pondered for a moment, his expression waning.
"I... am so ashamed of Queen Lu!"
"I can't even protect my beloved concubine and son... What's the use of guarding this country?"
"Which one of my sons do you think can inherit the current chaos in Ningguo?"
Changsun Jinghong thought, could it be that the emperor was going to ask Li Chenan to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan?
"...No one but an old minister would dare to speak nonsense about such a major matter!"
Ning Huang suddenly laughed.
"Don't worry, I'll take another look."
"You, take a look for me too."
