Fairy, please let me explain

Chapter 724 Royal Family
The footsteps stopped, and the moonlight shone on the flowing water.

Xu Yuan didn't speak for a long time.

It would be useless even if he answered this question.

Because Li Yucheng only asked half a question.

how about you?
What about your retainers?
If the Xiangguo Mansion was just a local warlord, no matter how powerful it was, it might have room for maneuver.

In the form of splitting the land and crowning the king.

But unfortunately, the Prime Minister's Mansion is directly entrenched in the heart of Dayan, and has spread along Dayan's blood vessels and bone marrow to every corner of the dynasty.

There is no solution to the contradiction.

The only reason it hasn’t erupted now is because the sect still exists.

Once the sect's calamity is quelled, all that remains is the octagonal cage between the emperor and the prime minister.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath and did not answer directly. He said:
"It's not a good habit to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I didn't come here tonight to discuss this matter with you."

Li Yucheng retracted his hand that had been patting Xu Yuan:
“When you are in a high position, you need to plan ahead for everything.

"I know that you came here tonight to seek the possibility of continued cooperation between the royal family and the prime minister's mansion, the possibility of continuing cooperation before the sect is destroyed."

Li Yucheng continued to move forward.

Accompanied by the gurgling stream,

He walked slowly and spoke softly.

Walking dozens of meters along the quiet river valley, Li Yucheng looked back, his starry eyes filled with fatigue and a smile:

"If you want to pursue "peace" with the royal family, you should go to the north city to find Zhao Yuan. I can't do that."

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Xu Yuan's eyes twitched, and a nameless anger of being tricked began to rise in his heart:

"Prince, you can't say such things carelessly."

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The middle-aged man in a golden python scale robe just looked at him with a calm and frank look.

He was appointed crown prince for sixty years and regent for tens of thousands of days and nights.

Time has made Li Yucheng experience so much.

Time has made him no longer young, and also made him no longer arrogant. His experiences of arrogance, modesty, pride, and discouragement have passed by like smoke before his eyes.
He was born amidst the praises of countless people, grew up with heavy academic workload, and his bloodline made him shoulder heavy responsibilities since he could remember. People around him told him that in the future he would sit on the throne of the Nine Cauldrons and be the master of the rise and fall of the dynasty.

But now he is already past the age of knowing the destiny.

Power slipped through his fingers like quicksand.

The so-called Nine Cauldrons position was getting farther and farther away from him.

During these days and nights, he panicked and was afraid. He tried to find a way to break the impasse and consolidate his position, but he suddenly realized that his fate seemed to have been determined since he was born.

He lived his entire life for his father, but when his father's time was approaching, he became an abandoned child.

However, he knew that at that point in time, his father had indeed regarded him as the future ruler of the country.

Li Yucheng really didn't blame his father.
Only now
"I am a little tired, Third Master."

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broken.

As soon as the words came out, Xu Yuan saw deep fatigue in the prince's eyes. Without any hesitation, he immediately said:

"Prince, if you are willing to cooperate, I can assure you that Qingyan will stand by your side."

Li Yucheng was slightly surprised when he heard this:

"Let Qingyan help me?"

Xu Yuan carefully considered his words and asked:
"Prince, how much do you know about your sister?"

Li Yucheng thought for a moment, then smiled and said:
"To be honest, I am ashamed to say that I don't know as much about Qingyan as you do, Third Young Master."

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and looked at the red palace wall standing on the top of Jiulong Mountain, and said:

"Qingyan is a woman who hates weakness and incompetence."

Li Yucheng raised his eyebrows and asked indifferently:
"So, in Third Young Master's opinion, Qingyan is not leaning towards Zhaoyuan, but thinks that I am weak and incompetent?"

"Do not."

Xu Yuan looked at the middle-aged man with gray hair in front of him and said seriously:

"Your Highness, you have been able to serve as regent for such a long time, which shows your talent and magnanimity. However, compared with Li Zhaoyuan, you lack an important temperament."

Li Yucheng drooped his eyelids and replied:
"What you are talking about is courage, the courage to swallow up mountains and rivers, right?"

When the words were picked up, Xu Yuan looked slightly surprised.

Li Yucheng chuckled and said in a calm tone, without showing any impatience about the flaws mentioned, still as warm as the spring breeze:
"Why are you so surprised? After living alone for so many years, it would be too sad if you don't even know what kind of person you are."

Xu Yuan was speechless.

He found himself somewhat admiring the prince.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke:

"Now that we know this, it will be easy to win Qingyan's support."

"Third Master, it is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one's nature."

"It's hard to change one's nature, but it can be disguised."

"You can pretend for a while, but you can't pretend forever."

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Listening to the other party's words, Xu Yuan gradually felt uneasy and said directly:

"Disguising for a while is enough to help you, the Crown Prince, ascend to the throne of the Nine Cauldrons."

"Yes, but then what?"

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Xu Yuan suddenly squatted down.

Li Yucheng also stopped and smiled sideways.

Between the eyes,

Xu Yuan's expression gradually became gloomy, and he spoke word by word:
"I don't quite understand what you mean now, can you explain it to me?"

Li Yucheng remained calm and composed, still smiling like a spring breeze:

"Literally, what can I do if I ascend to that throne?"

The temperature of Xu Yuan's voice dropped slightly:
"Prince, are you playing a trick on me tonight?"

How could he not understand what Li Yucheng meant.

This prince seems to have given up on the fight for the throne.

Li Yucheng didn't pay attention to Xu Yuan's look. He put his hands behind his back and walked forward with steady steps. There was a light and carefree smile in his voice:
"Third Young Master, you seem to have misunderstood something.

"The person I'm meeting tonight is Yun Qing, and you're just an unexpected visitor."

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Xu Yuan instantly realized the meaning of the other party's words, his pupils shrank slightly, and he opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Li Yucheng turned around and looked at him:
"You are right. I have asked Yun Qing to come tonight. I want to entrust everything to him."

The middle-aged man in the golden python robe half-closed his eyes and sighed in a complex voice:

"Third Master, I have thought about this for a long time, why I, as the crown prince, have fallen to this point, and the answer I finally got is that it is inappropriate.

"The teachings and character that my father taught me are not suitable for the current national conditions.

"I understand checks and balances, I understand people's hearts, and I understand what the people want, but I lack the most important killing and brutality at the moment."

“This kind of thing can be performed for a while, but it cannot be performed forever.

"In that case,
"Why don't I be more free and easy and give the position of crown prince to my younger brother who is more suitable?"

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Xu Yuan stared closely at Li Yucheng's expression, watching every change in him:

"But Li Yunqing has left."

Li Yucheng sighed:

"I realized my own shortcomings a long time ago, but I kept clinging to the position of crown prince because of my own desires. Now that Yun Qing is gone, I finally let it go. It's really fate that plays tricks on me."

"I mean your next plan."

"It should be only Zhao Yuan."

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Xu Yuan was quiet for a moment, and asked in a solemn voice:

"You are only one step away from the Nine Cauldrons position that you have been looking forward to for decades. Are you really willing to give it up?"

Li Yucheng did not hesitate at all and shook his head:

"Of course not."

"Then why."

"Third Master, I have already answered this question."

Li Yucheng interrupted Xu Yuan.

Between talking,

Xu Yuan discovered that the aura of the person in front of him suddenly changed.

That is the pride that belongs only to the crown prince of Great Yan. Facing the moonlight shining down on the earthly world,

The middle-aged man in the python robe, whose youth had faded, stared at the young man in the gorgeous clothes in front of him, and spoke in a deep voice, emphasizing each word:
"Because I am a member of the royal family."

"." Xu Yuan was silent.

Li Yucheng smiled happily:
"Third Young Master, there are only two reasons why you are so persistent in cooperating with me.

"First, I hate Zhao Yuan's methods and I am afraid of Zhao Yuan's abilities.

“Secondly, because of my flaws, I am easier to control.

"In that case,
"As a member of the royal family, I naturally cannot fulfill your wish.

"Even if I die,
"I can't fulfill your Prime Minister's wish!"

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Staring at each other in silence,

The night wind blew through the treetops, blowing the dry and yellow leaves off the branches and letting them float into the water.

Xu Yuan looked at the Crown Prince Regent who was chuckling in front of him.

Do you admire it?
Sort of.

But now he wants to curse more.

If the prince is willing to cooperate,

If he were to ascend the throne, the Prime Minister's Office could save a lot of energy.

Li Yucheng is a person who checks and balances MAX in internal affairs.

The flaws were equally obvious. After ascending the throne, it was difficult for him to immediately integrate his royal party with thundering means.

This time difference is enough for the Prime Minister's Mansion to do a lot of things.

Li Zhaoyuan is different.

He climbed up step by step from hell.

If he ascends the throne, with the cooperation of Li Yaoxuan before the deadline, he will surely be able to firmly grasp all power in his own hands at the first opportunity.

And as time goes by,
This control will gradually strengthen to the level of Li Yaoxuan.

damn it.

Isn’t it said that there is no family affection in heaven?
Isn’t it said that those in power are selfish?

How did it come to this juncture?

Are all these royal descendants so fucking disgusting?
Thinking this in his heart, but seeing the other party's frank smile, Xu Yuan just exhaled lightly and complained half-jokingly:

"Then I'd better go and catch Li Yunqing. That guy probably hasn't had time to go to the sea yet."

Li Yucheng smiled slightly:
"If you can do it, I will never go back on my words. But if you really want to do this, please do it as soon as possible, because time is running out."

Speaking of which,
Li Yucheng changed the subject and asked softly:

"You seem to really hate Zhao Yuan, but if you want to choose a comrade to face the sect, Zhao Yuan should be the most suitable candidate, a more suitable candidate than Yun Qing."

"Indeed."

Xu Yuan did not deny it.

He could hate the sea of ​​blood and bones under Li Zhaoyuan's feet,
But one cannot deny Li Zhaoyuan's terrifying magnanimity and ability.

Li Yucheng thought for a while and suddenly said:

"Then can I ask why you don't want to cooperate with him? Is it because you are afraid of him?"

"No, it's diaphragm."

"What?" Li Yucheng was stunned.

"Because it's disgusting, isn't that reason enough?"

".Ah."

Li Yucheng first chuckled.
Then he laughed out loud as if he heard a funny joke.

He has lost the dignity of a prince and looks like an ordinary middle-aged man.

Enough of laughing,
Li Yucheng took a deep breath and said softly:

"Third Young Master, you are so disgusted with Zhao Yuan's methods that it is hard to imagine that you are the same person as Young Master Wang who proposed the Five Strategies to Control the People to me years ago."

When Xu Yuan faked his death, he met the prince once under a false identity. However, he did not expect that Li Yucheng would actually discover his identity afterwards.

Xu Yuan shrugged and said:

"I have already explained it at the beginning. The five strategies for ruling the people were told to me by a monk named Shang Yang."

Li Yucheng did not comment, but said softly:
"Okay, I'll take it as what he said. However, I can't fulfill what I said that night. I just hope that you, the Third Young Master, will not use Shang Jun's vicious scheme to control the people in the future."

Xu Yuan did not give a direct answer but instead asked jokingly:

"Prince, are you saying this to imply that my Xiangfu will survive to the end?"

Li Yucheng shook his head, squinted his eyes and smiled:

"Who told you that I only said this to you?"

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Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

This prince looks gentle and elegant, but his heart is indeed dirty.

I said I wouldn't use it, but I ended up using it anyway, just because I didn't want to be cursed in the future.

But now is not the time to worry about these things.

Xu Yuan asked softly:

"Prince, have you really made up your mind?"

Li Yucheng nodded and smiled:
"Of course. If I become the king of a fallen country, how can I face the royal ancestors after my death?"

Xu Yuan sighed and said:

"Then I just hope to catch that brat Li Yunqing, otherwise I will be wasting my time tonight."

After all,

Xu Yuan raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the prince in python robe beside him:

"I am busy with government affairs. Goodbye."

Li Yucheng glanced at the hand on his shoulder.
next moment,
It just disappeared.

The figure in gorgeous clothes who was originally standing quietly aside suddenly appeared dozens of feet away.

Li Yucheng looked at the figure that was flashing away and suddenly spoke:
"Third Young Master,

"What exactly do you mean by the courage that can convince Qingyan?"

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Hearing this, the figure that was gradually moving away suddenly stopped.

Standing on the top of a 100-meter banyan tree,
Xu Yuan slowly turned his head, his sight spanning a hundred feet, with some doubts:

"It's not because of you, the prince, that I have developed a feeling of respect for you. If you make a scene now, won't it make your determination look cheap?"

Li Yucheng did not comment, but chuckled and said:

"I am just curious about what kind of monarch Qingyan is waiting for. You don't have to answer."

Xu Yuan smiled softly and said from a distance:

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. If you change your mind, it will be beneficial to my Prime Minister's Office. Recently, many memorials about the Western Desert Incident have been submitted to the court, right?"

Li Yucheng thought for a while, made a judgment, and replied:
"This should have nothing to do with Qingyan."

Xu Yuan said matter-of-factly:
"So I'm not referring to the incident itself, but the turmoil that it has extended."

Li Yucheng frowned slightly:
"Those memorials advising the sect to pay equal taxes to the people?"

"Yes."

Xu Yuan spoke slowly and calmly:
"If you, Crown Prince, want Qingyan's support, then use your power as regent to submit the memorial."

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Suddenly silent.

a long time,

Li Yucheng just said faintly:

"But if this happens, the war will really be unstoppable, and Father..."

"If the future ruler doesn't even have the courage to take responsibility, how can he talk about swallowing mountains and rivers? How can he win the support of Qingyan? How can he get the approval of the emperor?"

Xu Yuan chuckled and glanced at the Crown Prince, waved his hand, and disappeared in the moonlight in an instant, leaving only a voice transmission echoing:
"Three days later,

“This young master will be conferred a title in the imperial court due to the Western Desert Incident, and I will personally present the new taxation law at that time.

"I hope Your Highness will be cautious."

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When Xu Yuan's breath completely disappeared, Li Yucheng still stood quietly there, looking at the clear moonlight, recalling the other party's words before he left.

a long time,

Li Yucheng sighed softly and looked down at his trembling hands:
"Sure enough. Isn't it possible?"

Li Yucheng clenched his palms suddenly, turned around, and walked towards the courtyard with his hands behind his back. Looking at the top of Jiulong Mountain, a smile flashed across the corners of his lips:
"But if it is to pave the way for the future of the royal family, disguise should be enough for a while, father."

(End of this chapter)