Chapter 462 The Talents of Emperor Yongyuan

"Don't you like to pretend?"

"This time I ask you to pretend enough!"

Li Xuan thought angrily.

Bileg has been under his surveillance these days, pretending to be dumbfounded, which is called professionalism.

It's better now. The Ministry of Internal Affairs directly controls the Desert Pavilion strictly.

Li Xuan had previously fired the sounding arrow without being noticed by Bileg, and then glared at him fiercely.

With Bileg's cautious temperament, he must have realized that his intuition was not working well either.

Bileg was now under the surveillance he expected all the time, and he was exhausted to death afterward.

"Ginger is still spicy when it's old."

"To deal with this kind of person, you have to teach him this way."

Li Xuan smiled proudly and prepared to go back to restore Mr. Shang's life.

The Desert Pavilion was closely monitored in the name of investigating the poisoning case.

Barter and Meng En were silent, as they had already anticipated this situation.

Bileg frowned and looked solemn.

He didn't mind that the Desert Pavilion was under surveillance.

Given the current situation in Daxing and Damo, the war will not start completely.

At most, their envoys were kept in the capital for a few more days, but in the end nothing could be done to them.

And they also need to see whether their goals can be achieved.

Will General Zhongwu's Mansion be jealous of Emperor Yongyuan?

"Let's go and meet them."

After Bileg finished speaking, he walked towards the main entrance of the Desert Pavilion.

He is the leader of the Desert Mission, and he is always required to come forward in all contacts with the outside world and Daxing officials.

As expected, Daxing's personnel asked them not to enter and exit the Desert Pavilion at will, which meant they were placed under house arrest.

At this moment, Li Xuan returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the cover of night.

When I came to Manager Shang's yard, I found that Zhao Feng was also here, and he was in a good mood.

"Axuan, is the matter done?"

Manager Shang greeted him and gave Li Xuan a cup of tea.

Li Xuan came to the table unceremoniously, drank tea to soothe his throat, and reported the previous situation.

After listening, the two managers laughed:

"Let our Ambassador Bileg have a good fight with himself these days."

Bileg was suspicious, which just used this to consume his energy.

Li Xuan was relieved to see that Bileg's side had been arranged.

Otherwise, if we leave this person alone, there will definitely be trouble.

Then, Li Xuan meowed and asked the two managers what they planned to do next.

"Don't be anxious, Xuan."

"There was a big fight in the palace just now, so we have to rest for two days."

Manager Shang touched Li Xuan's head with his fingers and said softly.

At this time, Zhao Feng chatted from the side:

"Daddy, Your Majesty has given me a quota of one or two people. Who do you think is the best for us to get rid of first?"

When Li Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Manager Shang just laughed and replied: "Feng'er, it's up to you to decide these matters. I will only help you catch the other mouse."

Zhao Feng nodded and then expressed his thoughts:

"Gao Wang and Guo Sheng have always been closest to Duan Gui, and they are the most hostile to me. There is no possibility of winning them over."

"Haier plans to start with these two people."

Manager Shang did not object, but reminded Zhao Fengdao:

"You have to prioritize, catch the mouse first, and put the rest later."

"If you can't catch the mouse, Your Majesty won't give you this face."

"Also, even if His Majesty gives you room for one or two people, you can only attack one person this time. Don't be greedy!"

Zhao Feng seemed a little unwilling: "It's just a pity that this opportunity was missed."

"There is nothing to regret. Duan Gui's lineage has been completely destroyed, and it is difficult to choose a candidate for the great eunuch."

"The most important thing is that His Majesty never expected our Ministry of Internal Affairs to beat Ouchi into a piece of iron."

"If that day comes, you and I, father and son, will never have a place in the palace."

Manager Shang gave a rare and stern lecture.

He had also experienced this, so he naturally understood how Zhao Feng was feeling at the moment.

Power is the most delicious poison in the world. No matter how wise and courageous a person is, it will be eroded day by day, and eventually he will no longer recognize himself.

Greed for money and comfort, greed for power and exhaustion.

Granting power to people is tantamount to inviting the wolf into the house, because desire is of an animal nature, and even the best people, once they have great power, tend to be corrupted by the passion of desire.

Whenever Mr. Shang saw Zhao Feng showing signs of this, he would immediately remind him to fulfill his duties as a godfather.

Since he had chosen to let Zhao Feng take over his power, he naturally wanted to help him.

Otherwise, if one day Zhao Feng is lost in power, it will not only be Mr. Shang himself, but their lineage will also be in danger of destruction.

Zhao Feng also knew that Manager Shang was doing it for his own good, but the desire for power in his heart came from instinct, and sometimes it was difficult for even him to control it.

People who have never tasted the taste of power will never know how strong the temptation of power is.

"I know, godfather."

After Zhao Feng was reminded by Manager Shang, his mind became much clearer and he immediately answered with a smile.

"Always be alert and don't be careless."

"Duty is the most difficult word to uphold."

Manager Shang gave a few final reminders and did not continue to say more.

Having lived for most of his life, Mr. Shang knows best that there are pitfalls that you have to step through yourself to understand.

He only hoped that when his adopted son stepped into a trap in the future, he would be there to hold him back and minimize the loss.

As for those unbearable losses, Shang Zongguan would never let Zhao Feng bear them.

At least, he would never allow such a situation to happen while he was still alive.

Li Xuan listened for a while and understood what Zhao Feng meant.

It turned out that he wanted to use this investigation to get rid of a few thorns in his eyes.

Taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents, this is in line with Li Xuan's impression of the eunuch.

"Yes, old Zhao can't work in vain every day."

And Emperor Yongyuan acquiesced, who can say anything?

As for the person who was about to be eliminated by Zhao Feng, he could only admit that he was unlucky.

"Gao Wang, Guo Sheng..."

"It seems that they were also the people who fought with old Zhao in Yanqu Hall before."

"It seems that some things were decided early."

Li Xuan shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Then, the two stewards discussed a lot of details in front of Li Xuan.

Li Xuan listened for a while and benefited a lot.

The two stewards were indeed professionals. Not only did they disintegrate the conspiracy of the Desert Envoys, but they also took advantage of this opportunity to gain an advantage for themselves.

"Wang Zongyu has been secretly arrested."

"Wang Jieyu and General Zhongwu will be secretly summoned by His Majesty tonight."

"Your Majesty believes that Wang Zongyu's life and death should be decided by their own family."

Li Xuan didn't expect that the idiot had been caught.

This Wang Zongyu is General Zhongwu's younger brother. I don't know if General Zhongwu will keep him if he knows that he was almost killed by this stupid brother.

Moreover, although it is said that the Wang family will make their own decisions, I am afraid that General Zhongwu will have to figure out what Emperor Yongyuan meant.

"Alas, it is really not easy to be an official."

"It is a disaster if you are good at it, and it is also a disaster if you are not good at it."

"No wonder the doctrine of the mean was so popular in my previous life."

Li Xuan felt that he had made up for the brains he didn't have in his previous life in this life.

He listened to the discussion of the two stewards from beginning to end, and found that there seemed to be no role for him in the end.

After confirming with the two stewards that he didn't need to go out again in the next two days, Li Xuan returned to Jingyang Palace to have a good rest.

Li Xuan had been traveling frequently between the Desert Pavilion and the Imperial Palace these days, and had been closely monitoring the movements of Bilege, which had accumulated a lot of fatigue.

In the following days, Li Xuan was in Jingyang Palace, looking through the Five Elements Kung Fu Secrets given to him by Ye Lao, and accompanied Princess Ankang and Yu'er to practice, cultivating the Meow Brothers every day to improve their cultivation, and occasionally went to the Banyue Courtyard of Caiyun Palace to see how Deng Weixian was doing.

As time went by, the atmosphere in the palace became more and more solemn.

No one had received the news that Emperor Yongyuan had woken up, and everyone from top to bottom was in danger.

Occasionally, Li Xuan could see the ministers walking hurriedly in the palace, all with solemn faces.

After listening to the discussion of the two stewards, Li Xuan naturally knew that these were all within the plan of Emperor Yongyuan.

Although Li Xuan heard the details of the two stewards' upcoming implementation, he was not clear about the real intention of Emperor Yongyuan.

It was just from these signs that Emperor Yongyuan had a big plan.

As far as Li Xuan knew, Emperor Yongyuan had no other help besides the two loyal eunuchs.

"Emperor Yongyuan is not as bad as I thought."

All these calculations were made by Emperor Yongyuan alone, and his methods were quite impressive.

It's a pity that he is not strong enough, otherwise he might be able to revitalize Daxing and make the country stronger.

In this way, there would be fewer conflicts on the front line.

At least, Damo would not dare to covet Daxing so much.

...

On the ninth day of Emperor Yongyuan's "unconsciousness".

The situation changed suddenly.

The Damo envoys were arrested and imprisoned for plotting to poison the emperor of Daxing.

Wang Zongyu, the deputy minister of the Ministry of War, colluded with Damo, colluded with foreign enemies, framed General Zhongwu, was thrown into death row, and was executed in the autumn.

Duan Gui and Guo Sheng, the internal servants, participated in the poisoning of the emperor and implicated their nine clans.

Damo was ambitious and sent an envoy to murder the emperor of Daxing. He launched an army to attack immediately.

The brief imperial edict shocked the whole capital.

When Li Xuan got the news, he looked at Princess Ankang and Yu'er in silence for a long time.

"Daxing and Damao, are they going to war now?"

Li Xuan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

He immediately left Jingyang Palace and headed straight for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But halfway through, he found that the two stewards were not there, but in another place.

"In Taiji Palace?"

Li Xuan frowned slightly.

It was rare for the two stewards to appear there.

Taiji Palace was the palace where Emperor Yongyuan usually went to court. Looking at the time, if today was the day for court, the court should not have been dismissed yet.

Li Xuan left the West Palace and went straight to Taiji Palace.

There were only imperial guards guarding the empty Taiji Palace square.

Li Xuan avoided their gazes and sneaked into Taiji Palace smoothly.

At this time, the Taiji Palace was full of ministers, and the figure of Emperor Yongyuan was sitting on the high dragon throne.

Emperor Yongyuan looked pale and listless, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

At this time, people in the Taiji Palace were discussing endlessly.

"Your Majesty, how can we play a war with the desert like this?"

"Play a joke? Your Majesty has been poisoned, and we in Daxing are still silent. How can the court have face?"

"This matter has not been concluded yet. Perhaps it is a conspiracy of another country to provoke a war between the two countries and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

"All the criminals have been arrested, why are you still investigating? What are you investigating? Are you investigating the color of my pants?"

"Your Majesty, there have been many disasters in recent years, and the treasury is empty. It is not the time to start a war. Secondly, it takes time to plan and prepare for such a national war. I suggest that we take a long-term view."

"..."

Li Xuan also saw that these ministers were arguing endlessly.

One side wanted to fight, and the other side didn't.

As for who wanted to fight and who didn't, it was really clear.

It was not until today that Li Xuan saw with his own eyes how fierce the dispute between the civil officials and the nobles was.

They attacked each other so ruthlessly in the court, and I am afraid that the situation in private was even worse.

Moreover, Li Xuan did not expect that Emperor Yongyuan would suddenly launch a war against the desert.

Judging from the reactions of the ministers in the court now, Emperor Yongyuan did not discuss this matter with the ministers before issuing the decree.

Li Xuan knew that Emperor Yongyuan could not issue an order on his own if he wanted to.

If the court of Daxing was ruled by Emperor Yongyuan, he would have dealt with his uncle who had ulterior motives long ago.

As far as Li Xuan knew, the emperor's order needed to go through the Secretariat.

And the current Secretary of the Secretariat was a man who was promoted by Emperor Yongyuan after Liang Zhao was kicked out.

Therefore, it was not difficult to pass the Secretariat.

However, although Emperor Yongyuan's order was issued, in order to implement it, the cooperation of other ministers was needed, which led to the current debate in the court.

The civil officials wanted Emperor Yongyuan to withdraw the order, while the nobles were eager to start a war immediately.

The nobles had been waiting for this day for a long time. Now that they had a good opportunity, how could they not cherish this rare opportunity.

Li Xuan looked at the united nobles in the court and couldn't help but think of a detail.

"I'm afraid that Emperor Yongyuan secretly summoned General Zhongwu not just to deal with his brother?"

"The nobles obviously unified their views in advance and their attitude was firm."

"Although the civil officials all opposed the idea, they put forward various reasons and failed to form a unified and powerful view."

"Especially in this matter, Emperor Yongyuan took the moral position."

The action of the Desert Envoys to poison Emperor Yongyuan this time was a stupid move.

At least that's what Li Xuan thought.

This incident brought too many opportunities to Emperor Yongyuan.

Although it is unknown why Emperor Yongyuan started the war, and whether he has the confidence to win the war, he dared to do so, which must be profitable.

At this time, an old eunuch holding a whip in front of the emperor flicked his long whip lightly, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

"Silence!"

The old eunuch's low voice sounded, and the messy court suddenly quieted down.

This old eunuch holding a whip was the first time Li Xuan had seen it.

Then, Emperor Yongyuan slowly said:

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already investigated the poisoning."

"Does anyone think there are other 'truths'?"

"If so, why not tell me about it?"

The hoarse voice of Emperor Yongyuan echoed in the hall, and his gloomy eyes swept over the civil officials with a bad look.

The civil officials who had always held opposing opinions choked and silently cast their eyes on the figure in front.

Prince Zheng put his hands in his sleeves and closed his eyes calmly.

Aware of the gazes of the crowd, Prince Zheng's eyelids moved and opened his eyes.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Emperor Yongyuan on the dragon throne, and then said:

"Since your majesty has made up his mind, we will fight to the death."

Prince Zheng's words put an end to the topic that had been debated in the court today.

The civil officials looked at Prince Zheng in doubt, unable to understand his decision, but no one came forward to question it.

The atmosphere in the court suddenly fell into an eerie silence.