Money in the heavens

At this time, the King of Yan was the Prince Chongming who had left Chang'an.

This man was once Li Yu's loyal licker.

In Li Yu's opinion, Prince Chongming would certainly obey his plan.

At that time, with the combination of domestic and foreign forces, there would be no mistakes in Li Hunyuan's succession.

As a tea art master, Li Yu never thought that the men who had been around him would hurt or betray him.

Unfortunately, Li Yu did not know that the Xiling Temple wanted to control Li Hunyuan, and they also wanted to control Yan through Longqing.

Chongming, who had become the King of Yan, was obsessed with Li Yu under the temptation of power and Xiling, but he would never obey Li Yu as he did in Chang'an City before.

Not only Chongming, perhaps Hua Shanyue of Gushan County, who had always been loyal to Princess Li Yu, loved not only Li Yu as a person, but also her identity as a princess.

After all, if he, a general of Gushan County, married Li Yu, the eldest princess who was very influential in Tang, his status would be improved quickly; if Li Yu's younger brother Li Hunyuan succeeded to the throne, then as Li Yu's capable general, he would also rise to the top and become a general of Tang.

In fact, Ning Que's sigh in the mountains and forests was not wrong. Perhaps the Chanyu of the Left Account Royal Court might be the only man in the world who truly loved Li Yu and gave everything for her.

With the wisdom and wisdom of the Chanyu, how could he be slowly poisoned to death by a woman? The only possibility is that the Chanyu knew that Li Yu wanted to kill him, and even voluntarily died in Li Yu's hands.

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When Queen Xia Tian learned the news of Xia Hou's death in the deep palace, she burst into tears and felt very guilty and sad.

Xia Hou was her biological brother, and the reason why Xia Hou came to this step was to consolidate his position in the palace. Xia Tian naturally felt guilty for Xia Hou's end.

But she is different from Li Yu. Li Yu has become very paranoid in order to let his brother Li Hunyuan succeed to the throne. Can she not know that her brother is a playboy? Can she not know that her brother will be a tyrant after he succeeds to the throne? She knows all this, but still wants her brother to succeed to the throne.

Queen Xia Tian is more sober. As early as Shang Yi helped Tang Emperor Li Zhongyi to detoxify his body, she knew that now is not the time to compete for the position of the crown prince.

After all, before, because Li Zhongyi was about to die, His Majesty would not think too much about competing for the position of the crown prince, but now that the poison in Li Zhongyi's body has been detoxified, there is no possibility of early death.

At this time, competing for the position of the crown prince, is it possible to plan to kill the king in order to inherit the throne in the future?

In fact, the Tang Emperor is very clear about some things in the palace and the court.

He also understands what kind of power is behind Li Hunyuan.

This is why he did not make Li Hunyuan the crown prince.

What's more, what little tricks did Li Yu do to make Li Hunyuan the crown prince?

He even colluded with Yan State for the position of crown prince and sold out the interests of Tang State.

This made Li Zhongyi extremely disappointed.

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The power struggle in Tang State was ultimately a matter of the secular world. The disciples in the back mountain of the academy didn't care, and the people in Shanglou didn't care about the affairs of the court. As for Ye Su and others, they would not care.

Perhaps the Taoists in Xiling would take advantage of the death of Xiahou to do something and use He Mingchi to sow discord between the ministers in the court and the academy.

But the back mountain of the academy remained aloof and ignored it.

After the battle of Yanming Lake, Shang Yi took away Xiahou's body, which made some people speculate.

"Could it be that Xiahou had made a deal with the owner of Shanglou, hoping that he could revive himself?"

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"Is the owner of Shanglou going to subdue Xiahou by reviving him and improve the strength of Shanglou at once? At the same time, he also took over Xiahou's power in the army?"

There are many speculations, but they all make sense.

After all, everyone wants to live another life; and Zhuo Er, the registered disciple of Shang Yi, the owner of Shanglou, took Situ Yilan to the military for training, and with the strength of the upper realm of knowing destiny, he was able to lead an army alone and guard the border of Tang State - Weicheng.

After all, the Emperor of Tang is the Majesty of Tang State, and he is well versed in political tactics.

Weicheng is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. If a war begins, the Golden Horde King Court of the grassland will definitely send troops to Tang State and head straight for Weicheng; and if the whole world attacks Tang, the coalition forces will first have to cross Qingxia.

Weicheng is not too far from Qingxia, and Zhuo Er can also rush to Qingxia for support.

At the same time, Ma Shixiang, the father and friend of the Thirteenth Master of the Academy, Ning Que, is the garrison commander of Weicheng. Ning Que will naturally not watch Weicheng fall, nor will he watch Zhuo Er and Shanglou do whatever they want in Weicheng or even rebel.

In this way, the power of Shanglou and the Academy forms a check and balance in Weicheng, and the way of imperial political tactics is fully demonstrated.

Moreover, Weicheng has become an oasis with the best environment in the border under Ye Su's sword of human warmth, which is also a good way to show goodwill and win over Zhuoer and Shanglou.

From this, it can be seen that the Emperor Tang, who is always lenient and seemingly cowardly in the court, is actually very clever.

A few days later, Shang Yi brought a person wrapped in a cloak to the palace to meet the emperor.

This is the second time that the owner of Shanglou has gone to the palace, and with Yan Se's recommendation, the Emperor Tang will naturally not refuse.

In the magnificent palace, Shang Yi looked at Li Zhongyi and Xia Tian who were sitting above and did not salute, and the Emperor Tang and the others would not be unhappy about it.

After all, Shang Yi saved Li Zhongyi's life, not to mention that the strong man who broke through the fifth realm was beyond the world, so he naturally did not need to salute the Emperor of Tang.

Shang Yi said:

"Your Majesty, General Xiahou made a deal with me before he died. I am here to fulfill the travel agreement!"

He took a step to the side and revealed the figure behind him.

He slowly lifted his cloak, revealing a familiar face.

"Xiahou?"

The Emperor of Tang's eyes flashed, and Xia Tian's eyes instantly turned red, because she did not detect the slightest breath of life in her brother.

The Emperor of Tang slowly said:

"Master Shang, what is this?"

Shang Yi said:

"There is a problem with the Tongtian Pill that Xiling gave to Xiahou. Xiahou has already decided to die, so he hopes that I can refine his body into a puppet to protect Queen Xia Tian!"

A hint of understanding flashed in the eyes of the Emperor of Tang, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He naturally didn't want Xiahou to be resurrected. After all, if Xiling used Xiahou to do something that would shock the Tang Dynasty, it would not be good.

As for the puppet made of Xiahou's corpse, Li Zhongyi thought that protecting Xia Tian might be a bit redundant, but it could be used to protect Xia Tian and his son. He originally wanted his son to inherit the position of the crown prince. With this puppet at the peak of martial arts, his son's position would be more stable.

As for Queen Xia Tian, ​​although she was holding back her grief and tears, her eyes were still wet. Even if her brother died, he would turn into a puppet to protect her. Such a brother-sister relationship has surpassed everything.

Emperor Tang Li Zhongyi smiled and said:

"Master Shang, although this is a deal between Xiahou and you, I cannot not express my opinion! Your disciple Zhuoer is in Weicheng guarding the border for the Tang Kingdom.

How about this, I will order Zhuoer to establish the Tiance Mansion in Weicheng, lead an army alone, and guard the border of the Tang Kingdom; Situ Yilan is the orphan of a general of the Tang Kingdom. She is determined to become a female general of the Tang Dynasty, so I will give her the title of Xuanwei General to encourage her~"