Fairy, please let me explain

Chapter 723 What about you?
"After the news of Li Zhaoyuan's triumphant return with his army spread, there were many voices in the court that the emperor wanted to appoint a new crown prince. If he really came to the capital... hehe."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan stared closely at the expression on the face of the middle-aged man in front of him, and said with a smile: "As a prince of a dynasty, your life is really miserable."

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The brocade robe fluttered, and the giant python on the sleeves danced as if alive in the moonlight.

Li Yucheng took his seat, his temperament remained the same, and he said gently and dignifiedly:

"There are many voices in the palace. Father is far-sighted and will definitely not do something that will shake the foundation of the country."

Xu Yuan placed the porcelain cup on the round table, smiled, shook his head and murmured:

".Shake the country's foundation? Your Highness, are you pretending to be confused, or are you really confused?"

The roar from the backyard had already scared away the birds in the forest, and Xu Yuan's teasing and playful voice flowed quietly in the yard.

Li Yucheng gently placed his fingertips on the wall of the porcelain cup in front of him, his expression unchanged, and smiled:

"Third Master, you can speak frankly."

“Then I’ll just say it straight.”

Xu Yuan responded with a smile, and then asked directly with a smile:
"Prince,
"How much is your status as the crown prince worth now?"

"Xu Changtian!"

The voice just fell,

Just like a loyal dog that cannot bear to see its master being bullied, the prince's companion standing by immediately barked wildly:
"There should be a limit to how rude you are. This is so humiliating."

"Big companion."

Li Yucheng interrupted the words of his loyal attendant beside him.

The fact that he directly attacked Emperor Otomo showed the arrogant character of the person in front of him.

Not to mention that he, the crown prince of Dayan, is really not worth much.

Playing with the porcelain cup, Li Yucheng retorted with a smile:
"If the Third Young Master is familiar with history books, he should know how great the turmoil caused by the appointment of a new crown prince in every dynasty would be."

Everyone in the world jokes that ancestral rules cannot be violated.

However, the powerful inertia of the ancestral system does exist, especially when it comes to such an important matter as the enthronement of a crown prince.

Xu Yuan thought about it and nodded:

“Since the beginning of the imperial dynasty, every emperor who wanted to establish a new crown prince would have the civil officials, nobles, and clans stand against the emperor, not to mention that you, the crown prince, have been the regent for decades.

"In principle, with the prestige you have accumulated over these tens of thousands of days and nights, your position as crown prince has long been as secure as Mount Tai."

But speaking of this,

Xu Yuan changed the subject slightly, glanced in the direction of the top of Jiulong Mountain, and asked softly:
"But Crown Prince, you should know how your father gradually gathered power after ascending the throne, right?"

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Li Yucheng didn't say anything.

But this silence is not about not knowing, but about being unable to speak.

When Li Yaoxuan ascended the throne, he took over a bloated dynasty that was infiltrated like a sieve by various forces. The interests of all parties were intertwined. The clans, nobles, relatives, civil servants, and even the eunuch groups were constantly engaged in party struggles for their own interests.

It sounds desperate.

In this extraordinary world,

Once the imperial power declined, even the eunuchs would no longer follow the emperor.

Because of their high level of cultivation, eunuchs can also grow something underneath.

Faced with such a corrupt political situation from the court to the counties and prefectures, from the civil servants to the palace, all reform policies are empty talk that are difficult to implement.

The corrupt vested interests will not allow any change.

In order to reform the system and to regain power, Li Yaoxuan joined forces with the current prime minister to secretly establish an inner court, an inner court to overthrow and break the heavy shackles on the Great Yan Dynasty.

With the help of this brand new inner court, the two men gradually eliminated a number of interest groups such as civil servants and nobles, and consolidated power to the greatest extent possible.

However, when Li Yaoxuan used the inner court to consolidate the imperial power, the "inner court" was also taking advantage of the imperial power in his hands.

When all officials bow down and the grassroots are loyal,

A power monster entrenched in the heart of the empire was also born in the inner court.

Xu Yinhe's residence is out of control.

The corrupt vested interests of the previous dynasty would not threaten the rule of the Li family of Dayan, but the current prime minister's Xu family could.

If Li Yaoxuan could get rid of the monster like the Prime Minister's Mansion before his deadline, even if the sect remained the same, his name in history would be the Lord of Revival.

But if it cannot be eradicated,

The title that awaits him may be the king of a fallen country.

The inner court was Li Yaoxuan's greatest achievement as an emperor.

But it was also Li Yaoxuan’s biggest mistake as emperor.

Today, the emperor and the emperor are in opposition, which can be said to be the derivative of the inner court's strategy.

Therefore,
Li Yucheng couldn't answer Xu Yuan's question, nor did he dare to answer it.

Drink and enjoy the moon, and enjoy a little peace and quiet.

In this silence, Xu Yuan suddenly sighed:
"The prince still has deep concerns in his heart. However, I ask this question not to judge the right or wrong of the previous generation. I just want to tell you that the so-called princelings around you, whether they are the commander of the imperial guards, the deputy prime minister, or the Marquis of Wucheng, their loyalty to the prince is derived from their loyalty to the emperor."

Like Xu Yinhe, all power of the imperial party is firmly grasped by Li Yaoxuan, and all the powerful princelings are arranged by him.

"There are no longer those stubborn people who are conservative and follow the ancestral system in the court today. Or, the voices of those people are simply insignificant. If the emperor wants to depose you, he only needs one word."

Speaking of which,
Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly:
"You are taking this attitude now. Do you want to wait until the emperor speaks before making any plans?"

The clouds in the sky blocked the moonlight, concealing the faint light in Xu Yuan's eyes, and also making it difficult to see the look in Li Yucheng's eyes clearly.

The night wind caressed gently, the clouds floated by in an instant, and the moonlight fell again like a waterfall.

Li Yucheng took a deep breath and whispered calmly:
"Third Young Master, I understand everything you said, but before I became a crown prince, I was first a member of the royal family."

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Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the prince with a little surprise.

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Although I want to ascend the throne, I would rather die than be a puppet of an outsider.

The integrity of the royal family.

Although Xu Yuan was a little unhappy, he still couldn't help but look up to the other party.

But Li Yucheng couldn't refuse.

If they want to exterminate all the sects, the conflict with the royal family must be postponed. In other words, their Xiangguo Mansion must find a royal family with enough weight as a partner.

Li Yunqingrun.

Li Zhaoyuan didn't like it.

We can't support the infant Sixth Prince like in "Cangyuan".

After thinking for a while,
Xu Yuan drank the wine in the cup in one gulp and sighed:
"I already understand what the prince means."

Li Yucheng smiled and stood up, saluted, free and easy:

"I appreciate Third Young Master's kindness, but there are some things that cannot be given up."

Xu Yuan quickly waved his hand and said:

"Hey, hey, I haven't finished talking yet, Prince, don't be in a hurry to send me away."

Li Yucheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stood where he was without sitting down again:

"Oh? Third Young Master, please feel free to speak."

Although the ability of this prince is still unclear, his integrity alone is enough to make people respect him.

Xu Yuan did not sit for long. He also stood up and raised his hand to indicate the direction of the courtyard gate:

"Now that we've stood up, let's talk as we walk."

Li Yucheng was silent for a moment, then he smiled and nodded: "Since the emperor already knows that the third young master came to meet me at night, there is no need for others to hide it. I just don't know what the young master is talking about?"

The two walked side by side on the stone path between the green lawns, their long hair reflecting the moonlight.

Walk out of the gate,

Xu Yuan looked at the deep forest path not far away and said softly:

"Although Li Zhaoyuan is at the peak of his career, you, the Crown Prince, are not the only one who can sit there and wait for death."

Li Yucheng walked on the right and replied with a smile:

"The Third Young Master is referring to that girl Qingyan?"

Xu Yuan glanced at him oddly:
"It seems that the prince has understood."

"Yun Qing said so."

Li Yucheng smiled and looked back, his steps were brisk, his tone was gentle but not without dignity: "Before he left, he once speculated for me about my father's imperial heart."

As I stepped into the dark path, the light dimmed.

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows, curled his lips and asked:
"What did the boy say?"

"It seems that the Third Young Master and Yun Qing have a close personal relationship."

"Just a drinking buddy."

"His drinking buddies won't lend him troops."

There were shadows in the woods. Li Yucheng took a deep look at Xu Yuan. In Xu Yuan's slightly surprised look, he slowly explained with a smile:

"Don't get me wrong, Yun Qing didn't tell me about this. He just asked me to come here today before leaving Beijing. But the one who came was the Third Young Master. Doesn't this in itself explain a lot?"

Speaking of which,
Li Yucheng changed the subject slightly and continued the previous topic:
"Yun Qing said before he left that the emperor is actually very hesitant now."

"hesitate?"

"Yes, hesitant."

Li Yucheng seemed to curl the corners of his lips in the shadow of the woods:
"As an emperor, I hesitate between different positions than as a human being."

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Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

This was the first time he heard of this.

Li Yucheng smiled slightly and narrated casually:
"It is my father's responsibility as an emperor to ensure the continuation of the royal orthodoxy. If I want to do this, I must eliminate your Prime Minister's Mansion."

Having said that, Li Yucheng glanced at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan said nothing and made no statement. He looked calm, as if he was listening to a story that had nothing to do with him.

Seeing this, Li Yucheng continued:

"But as a person, my father has his own ideals, and he has fought for these ideals all his life."

"But this responsibility is in complete conflict with his ideals, so my father was in a state of hesitation."

Xu Yuan smiled slightly:
“This statement is very novel.”

"Right, I had the same attitude at the beginning. How could a person like my father fall into such childish hesitation?"

Li Yucheng agreed deeply, but his next words were full of complexity, like jealousy and pity:
"But Yunqing has understood father the best since he was young. When he was still in the palace, he always managed to use father's mind to escape punishment whenever he got into trouble."

Xu Yuan still did not make a direct statement, but smiled and joked:

"Isn't the one who resembles your father among your princes Li Zhaoyuan?"

"Father Xiao and Father Dong seem to be two different things. Does the eldest son of your Xiangfu know Sword Saint very well?"

Li Yucheng asked back with a gentle smile, shook his head, and sighed:
“This time, I think Yun Qing is also right.

"Because he said that the fact that the emperor summoned Qingyan back to the palace was the best proof of his hesitation."

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked out of the shade of the trees.

A small river flowing down from the top of the mountain appeared before our eyes, flowing gently along the valley, with rippling waves reflecting the moonlight.

Walking along the river valley,

Xu Yuan glanced at the splashing water on the Sishui River and said:

"Summoning Qingyan back to the palace, aren't you afraid that she might betray you?"

"The Third Young Master is really good at joking."

Li Yucheng's fingertips lightly brushed across the wooden fence beside the river valley and whispered:
"Qingyan did say that she would remain a widow for you, but she is also a member of the royal family. With this perspective, doesn't the Third Young Master feel that it is an insult to her?"

Xu Yuan naturally knew this in his heart, and said:

"It's just a joke, let me guess what Li Yunqing said.

"The Emperor summoned Qingyan back to the palace for two purposes.
"First, it gives Li Zhaoyuan confidence that Qingyan, having lost its military power, will pose no threat to him.

"The second is to give you, her brother, a chance to get in touch with her, right?"

Li Yucheng nodded decisively and said faintly:
"Yes, if I get Qingyan's support, many problems can be easily solved, and I will also have the initial ability to cooperate with your Prime Minister's Mansion."

Xu Yuan asked: "So she agreed?"

Li Yucheng shook his head:
"She doesn't see me."

"what?"

Xu Yuan frowned.

For the first time tonight, he felt surprised.

According to his understanding of the bound-breasted princess, and her disgust for the sect, given the choice between the Crown Prince and Li Zhaoyuan, she would definitely choose the former.

Li Yucheng's starry eyes were as calm as a lake, and he said softly:
"I don't know why,
"Yun Qing told me that Zhao Yuan had assassinated you and her in the northern border. In addition, Zhao Yuan has cooperated with the sect that Qing Yan hates the most, so it should not be difficult to win her support.

"But the fact is, she refused to even see me."

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Xu Yuan quickly thought about the possible motives of the bra-bound princess, and his thoughts finally landed on one possibility.

"Something must have happened during the war to wipe out the northern sect."

Li Yucheng first expressed Xu Yuan's thoughts and said softly, "Zhao Yuan's attitude towards the sect has changed a lot now. Maybe it's because of this."

When the prince expressed his thoughts, Xu Yuan's heart sank.

Li Yucheng looked at the starry sky and said with a calm smile:
"What Father Xiao said was not a joke. Zhao Yuan is really amazing. If I put myself in his shoes, I don't think I can do what he does.

"Qingyan is also a remarkable woman.

"A feud between life and death cannot override ideals. She may think Zhao Yuan can do better than me."

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Xu Yuan didn't say a word, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

He couldn't handle the strange attitude of the bound-breasted princess.

If Li Qingyan chooses to support Li Zhaoyuan, then the line of the prince will be ruined. He will either choose to cooperate with Li Zhaoyuan or break off with the royal family.

But if the relationship between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the royal family breaks down, with the woman surnamed Wen around, the Prime Minister's Mansion is likely to repeat the ending of "Cangyuan".

The most important thing is that in the current situation,

What would the father choose?
If Li Zhaoyuan is really willing to change his attitude and face the sect, then his methods and his ability are indeed the best partner for the Xiangguo Mansion.
Li Yucheng looked at Xu Yuan's expression, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said calmly:
"Okay, we are talking too far ahead tonight. Father has not yet made his decision. Between the battle for the throne and his ideals, even if he is hesitant, Father will most likely choose the former. The possibility of us fighting is far greater than continuing to cooperate."

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and replied without hesitation:

"Your Majesty should know that my father has no intention of usurping the throne."

"how about you?"

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The words fell silent.

(End of this chapter)