Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

One day later, Li Yuan and his party had returned to Kyoto. A gorgeous and noble carriage stopped at the wide and tall city gate on the bustling street.

On the carriage carriage, Wang Xing looked east and west, and finally saw a carriage with the flag of King Chu arriving in Kyoto, and hurriedly walked down to greet it.

"Meet the King of Chu!"

A call made Li Yuan and Jia Xu in the carriage stop talking.

"It seems that the Fourth Emperor has grown a lot."

Li Yuan chuckled. He didn't see who was outside, but he could easily guess who was coming to greet him.

Jia Xu stared at the carriage in front of her through a gap in the curtains, narrowed her eyes slightly, looked darkly, and said silently in her heart:

"Prince Yao is a good candidate..."

At this moment, Li Yuan had already stepped out of the carriage.

"Fifth brother!"

Li Yao opened the car curtain and smiled happily at the reunion.

"Brother Imperial, long time no see!"

"Let's go, we brothers haven't been together for a long time. Today, the emperor is here to take care of you!"

Li Yao pulled Li Yuan directly into his carriage.

In the carriage, Yuwen Chengdu frowned and looked at Jia Xu, could he just let His Highness be dragged away by King Yao like this?

Jia Xu signaled the coachman to follow King Yao's carriage and said with a faint smile:

"It's okay, today's events don't count."

Along the way, Li Yao's hearty laughter spread through the carriage to the outside, allowing many spies inside the city gate to hear it.

Jingjing Pavilion is the most famous top restaurant in Kyoto.

On the top floor of Jingjing Pavilion, there is a table of delicious food.

Li Yuan and Li Yao sat opposite each other, while Jia Xu, Yuwen Chengdu, Zhang Yongan and Wang Xing sat at another table.

With a smile on his face, Li Yao raised his wine glass and said to Li Yuan:

"Fifth brother, the emperor wants to congratulate you for driving away Chu Qingyan and taking control of your own fiefdom."

Li Yuan picked up the wine glass, waved his hand quickly, and sighed:

"Oh, brother, you don't know something. If my father hadn't been secretly helping me, I don't know how long it would have taken me to take control of the fiefdom."

Hearing this, the sure look in Li Yao's eyes flashed away, and his smile became more sincere.

After the two drank a drink, Li Yao changed the topic and looked at Yuwen Chengdu and Jia Xu brought by Li Yuan.

"After the fifth brother took control of the fiefdom, he also recruited many talents. I wonder who these two are?"

Li Yao's eyes focused on Yuwen Chengdu, because Yuwen Chengdu's tall and burly appearance was so attractive. Just by his appearance, you could tell he was a fierce general.

When Li Yuan saw Li Yao looking at the two of them, he suddenly showed a proud look:

"These two are Yuwen Chengdu and Jia Xu. One is martial and the other is literary. They are my right-hand men."

"Oh, the fifth brother is still living a comfortable life. He can recruit a strong general at will in the fiefdom. Unlike the emperor brother, he doesn't have a capable general in Kyoto."

As he spoke, Li Yao sighed and looked straight at Yuwen Chengdu with salivation.

"How about the fifth brother gives up this Yuwen Chengdu to the imperial brother, and you go to the fief to find another one?"

Li Yuan's expression suddenly turned bad, his tone was a little nervous, and he glanced at Yuwen Chengdu, fearing that Yuwen Chengdu would change his mind.

"Brother Imperial, Yuwen Chengdu is my favorite general. How can I give it to others at will? When my father gives me a fiefdom, when my brother goes to the fiefdom, he will naturally meet more talents."

Li Yao laughed inwardly when he saw Li Yuan's unconfident side. It seemed that his fifth brother was still the same as before!

At this moment, Li Yao felt calm in his heart, but he kept smiling bitterly on his face:

"We will talk about the fiefdom later. Now the emperor just wants to serve his father well. After all, the four of you have gone out, and one of you must stay in Kyoto."

Li Yuan looked moved and stood up to toast Li Yao:

"Thank you for your hard work, brother Emperor!"

After a while of brotherly respect, the relationship between the two seemed to be back to the past, with laughter and laughter.

While Li Yuan and Li Yao were talking, Jia Xu at the other table glanced up and down at Zhang Yongan and Wang Xing.

Facing Yuwen Chengdu's powerful aura, Wang Xing kept his head lowered and did not dare to look at Yuwen Chengdu.

Although Zhang Yongan was entertaining the two of them warmly, he looked at Li Yao with sadness from time to time.

He knew that Li Yao was taking advantage of them.

Because Li Yuan used to have a good relationship with them.

"Your Excellency, are you Zhang Yong'an?"

Zhang Yongan raised his head and looked surprised when Jia Xu said his name.

They had just taken their seats and had not introduced themselves.

Seeing Zhang Yongan's surprised expression, Jia Xu stroked his long beard and his face became friendly:

"It turns out that your Excellency is the Zhang Yong'an whom His Highness often talks about. I heard His Highness often say that there are two friends in the palace, one of whom is Zhang Yong'an, and the other is..."

Jia Xu's eyes turned to Wang Xing, and Wang Xing also raised his head and looked at Jia Xu with a look of expectation.

"This must be Yang Cheng!"

Wang Xing's expression suddenly changed.

Zhang Yongan heard that King Chu said that he was his good friend and that he would always think about him when he arrived in the fiefdom. He was moved and felt ashamed. He used to follow Li Yao and was often with King Chu. He didn't expect that King Chu would actually I still remember myself when I go to the fiefdom.

"This is Wang Xing, not Yang Cheng."

Zhang Yongan understood Wang Xing's embarrassment at this moment and quickly explained.

"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Wang."

Jia Xu's enthusiastic attitude suddenly diminished, and he quickly looked away, turning to look at Zhang Yongan and communicating with him enthusiastically:

"Mr. Zhang, I don't know what interesting things happened in Kyoto recently. It's my first time in Kyoto and I'm a little curious."

Zhang Yongan could only smile bitterly when he saw that Jia Xu ignored Wang Xing and kept talking to him. Wang Xing couldn't get a word in at all.

Wang Xing looked at Li Yao who was talking to Li Yuan and found that Li Yao never looked over. Even if he did, he was looking at Yuwen Chengdu.

Zhang Yongan had been chatting passionately with Jia Xu, who had embarrassed him, and looked at Zhang Yongan with dissatisfaction. Jia Xu and Yu Wencheng didn't even look at him, and thought of Zhao Yan and others, the same thing!

Wang Xing's face became darker and darker, and he could only lower his head and drink, drinking glass after glass of wine.

A quarter of an hour later, there was a sudden knock on the door, and a guard reported:

"His Royal Highness King Yao, the eldest princess has something urgent to ask you to come back to your home."

When Li Yao, who was having a high-spirited conversation with Li Yuan, heard this, he raised his wine glass in the air and immediately showed a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Li Yuan put down his wine glass and said to Li Yao:

"Brother Imperial, since my aunt has something urgent to do with you, you should go back first. Let's get together another day."

Li Yao's face looked a little bad and he looked ashamed:

"Hey, fifth brother, you continue to eat and drink. The emperor has returned home first. Order whatever you want, and it will all be charged to the emperor's account."

Then he asked Zhang Yongan and Wang Xing to leave.

Less than a minute after Li Yao left, there was another knock on the door.

"His Royal Highness King Chu, someone in the next room invites you to come over!"

"oh?"

Li Yuan and Jia Xu looked at each other, showing a hint of interest. Who would be looking for Li Yuan at this time?