Happy Little Scholar

Since the birth of the prince, Kyoto has been immersed in celebrations.

This kind of celebration will probably last until after the Lantern Festival.

During the days before the New Year's Eve and the Lantern Festival, the imperial court was usually closed in previous years, but this year, government orders were issued frequently.

The first is naturally the appointment of the crown prince, which is a major event related to the livelihood of all people.

Afterwards, the imperial court announced its aid to the State of Zhao to help the State of Zhao and resist the State of Qi.

The formal establishment of diplomatic relations with Wu State, from then on, the two countries are equal and mutually beneficial, which can be regarded as the third major event.

Zhao Yi's plan was in vain, and Yang Yanzhou was about to return without success.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to send Brother Li off this time."

Yang Yanzhou will leave in three days, and Li Yi will stay a few more days than him.

Li Yi looked at him, shook his head and said: "Isn't it good to guard your Qi country honestly? You have to go through such trouble..."

Yang Yanzhou smiled and said: "Your Majesty often said that a person's life is only a few short decades. After that, you can't look back. In this case, you might as well be bold, meet the people you want to see, do what you want to do, no matter what It’s a waste of time to live in this world.”

Why didn't Li Yi find out before that Zhao Yi had the potential to be a philosopher, and he was also a chicken soup philosopher.

But that's his business.

A queen controller is not qualified to laugh at an emperor controller. Zhao Yi is free to do whatever he wants.

He nodded and said: "Then I wish him good luck..."

Yang Yanzhou nodded and said: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have worked hard all day and night, your body is ailing, and you have been exposed to the wind and cold for several months, but you are not getting better, so you will accept Brother Li's good advice..."

Wei Liang left the day after Yang Yanzhou left.

Wu State and Zhao State have just stabilized their political power, but the two countries are taking completely different directions.

Zhao Yi wanted to strengthen his country's power through foreign campaigns, while Yang Liuqing took the path of stabilizing Anbang. This was also Li Yi's plan for her from the beginning.

"When we left, the people in the country had almost returned to His Majesty. Certain wealthy families in the Imperial Capital provided a lot of assistance when His Majesty entered the capital. If not for this, we would not have been able to capture the Imperial Capital so quickly."

Wei Liang said something, then shook his head and said: "However, after His Majesty ascended the throne, those big families united and created many constraints on His Majesty..."

Wu State was different from Jing State and Qi State. When Yangliuqing rebelled, he took advantage of the contradictions between landlords and peasants, and between aristocrats and gentry. Fundamentally speaking, it was the interests of those wealthy families that were at stake.

Under such a historical background, it is impossible for those large clans that occupy huge resources to be completely wiped out. There needs to be a balance between this, and this balance is not so easy to achieve.

Li Yi had received news a few days ago that Ruyi had gone to Wu Kingdom.

When things get better in Kyoto, they will return to Ruyi City first, stay for a while, and then go to Wu Kingdom.

Li Yi nodded and said, "I will go to the imperial capital in a few days to have a look."

Wei Liang's face showed joy and he said: "That would be great."

After Wei Liang left, Li Yi also walked out of the small courtyard, and voices came from the roof.

"Xiao Rui, I'm leaving soon. If you miss me..."

"Father said that when my brother grows up, I can go to you..."

"How big will you be when you grow up?"

"Oh, it's coming soon..."

"A month?"

"At least, it will take at least a year..."

"Ah, it takes so long..."

"It will take a long time, but by then, we will have grown up. Why don't you marry me, so that we don't have to separate..."

"OK!"

"What if Uncle Li disagrees?"

"Then, let's elope..."

…

Li Yi didn't know that the eldest young master of the Li family was already planning to elope with the royal princess. He left the palace and came to the palace.

He and Mingzhu stood in front of a palace.

It is an independent palace surrounded by high outer walls, forming an enclosed courtyard.

In fact, there were not many people living in the palace anymore. Li Xuan and the others lived in Furong Garden, and the Queen Mother and Concubine also lived in Furong Garden. The other concubines of the late emperor were also arranged by Li Xuan in other villas.

The palace has become a prison.

And this palace is a prison within a prison.

There will naturally be prisoners in the cage.

"Let me out, you traitors, traitors!"

"Help, help, where are the Imperial Guards? Why don't you come and save me!"

"Open the door for me. I want to go to court. This court can't do it without me, and Jingguo can't do it without me!"

…

This was a voice that was almost forgotten by Li Yi.

When the King of Shu was captured, he was pretending to be mad.

Li Xuan locked him up here, where he had no worries about food and drink. Every once in a while, he would send some books in to relieve his boredom, but he could not step out of the palace.

The door of this palace, except for a small hole at the bottom for delivering meals and passing things, has not been opened for a long time.

Li Mingzhu looked at a eunuch in front and said, "Open the door."

"Yes!" The eunuch took out the key from his arms, inserted it into the keyhole, and opened the lock.

Li Yi stepped forward, put one hand on the palace door, and pushed it open.

Squeak...

Soon there was a heavy, almost decaying sound.

There was a man sitting in the front hall. His clothes were messy and his hair was unkempt. He looked like a beggar.

He stared at the open palace door in a daze, his face showing ecstasy, and he said happily: "Has anyone come to rescue me? When I get out, I will make you the prime minister!"

He quickly got up from the ground and ran out.

When he was halfway through, he saw a figure in front of the door, his steps suddenly stopped, and his face showed an extremely terrified expression.

As if he saw some man-eating monster, he ran back faster than when he came, ran into the hall, and quickly closed the palace door.

"Don't come over, don't come over!"

There was an extremely terrified voice from inside the palace door.

Li Yi did not force his way in, although it was very simple for him.

He stood at the door of the palace for a while, put a jar of wine in front of the door, and left with Mingzhu.

After an unknown period of time, the palace door slowly opened.

The King of Shu leaned against the door, picked up the jar of wine, and after a moment of daze, he pulled out the cork and drank it up.

The wine poured into his neck, and he raised his head and laughed, but tears came out of his eyes.

He smashed the wine jar and shouted: "I want to see Li Xuan!"

...

The King of Shu no longer clamored to be the emperor. He walked out of the prison-like palace and entered a mausoleum. In the mausoleum, he was no longer restricted.

It was a royal cemetery. After Concubine Cui hanged herself to death, Li Xuan specially allowed her to be buried there. Except for the queen, concubines and especially favored concubines, all the concubines of emperors of all dynasties were buried there.

And the place where Li Yi was was the real imperial mausoleum.

He brought a large jar of wine, a few dishes, and a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup.

The white fungus and lotus seed soup was cooked a little too much, and the white fungus was cooked loose, which greatly affected the taste. With Li Yi's cooking skills, such a mistake should not have happened.

However, the first meal that the late emperor invited him to eat was this taste.

Chang De stood behind him, slightly absent-minded.

A set of bowls and chopsticks were also placed opposite Li Yi, but no one was sitting there.

He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have brought wine and food to see you after such a long time, I hope you don't mind..."

He opened the jar of wine and poured half of it on the ground.

"Jingguo is getting better and better, and this is all your credit..."

"Li Xuan doesn't want to be the emperor, and I can't force him. I may not be able to do what I promised you before..."

"Also, I admit that you are very wise, but you really gave birth to a stupid son..."

"But the daughters you gave birth to are all good..."

...

Li Yi muttered to himself while drinking by himself. Unknowingly, he drank up most of the remaining half of the jar of wine.

He was drunk and lying on the table, muttering, "No one dares to bring wine here on weekdays. You can drink to your heart's content this time. I will try to visit you once a year in the future..., but don't kick me in my dreams again."