Realm of Power

The sky is gradually getting brighter, the grass is green, and the river breeze blows the gauze curtains hanging down the pavilion. However, from the gray clouds, countless rainwater pours down from the eaves like silk threads. The rainy season has finally arrived.

The fat man was lying in the warm hot spring water, listening to the jingle of raindrops like falling beads outside the window, enjoying the wonderful enjoyment brought by nature. Next to his right hand was the report that had just been delivered, a Bai Huahua's pretty body came from behind, holding the fat man with both hands. Her plump body was fully exposed through the curves in the warm water. She picked up the report with five slender, white and smooth fingers and said softly.

"Your Majesty looks at me like this. The Li clan has been criticized in Zhongbia for the sake of the empire. Don't you feel a little guilty? Didn't you deliberately let Li Long see the embarrassment of the Zhongbia Emperor? Wasn't it just for the emperor's return to the south? To embarrass the Li clan, and according to intelligence, the unfair treatment Li Long is receiving now, It has begun to appear, and the news of the resurrection of the Li clan has been deliberately released by His Majesty. To be honest, I can't understand it. Since Your Majesty wants to support the resurrection of the Li clan, shouldn't he take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's return to the south? Why is it that His Majesty's current behavior makes me, the Li clan, more embarrassed?

"You're so good and you're so good, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?"

The fat man pinched the beautiful face in front of him, stood up from the hot spring, put on a white bath towel, walked to the edge of the hot spring and said, "The more ugly the Li family is, the more pressure you can exert on Zhongbia." There is a good reason. Currently, the news that you have entered the Imperial Capital West Road is known to me. In terms of Zhongbia, that is Li Long. In terms of the empire, only I and a few governors know about it."

The fat man took a deep breath before continuing, "Don't look at the ostracism that Li Long has received during this period. Li Long still doesn't know who is still planning to give Li Long shoes when the emperor returns to the south. Why are you laughing secretly? The Li Long Li clan's revival relies on the empire. Even if the entire Central and Eastern Courts stand up against the Li clan, it will have a huge impact on the Li clan and what use it will be! "

"That's what I said, but the grievance in my heart always lingers!" Li Yuehua said with a look of reluctance, "Have all the people sent to southern China this time crossed the river?"

The fat man glanced at the rain outside the window, his eyebrows couldn't help but frown slightly, and asked Li Yuehua behind him, after the transparent palace dress was cleared, should it be updated to be soft, elastic and as thin as tulle?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have crossed the river three days ago and should be arriving at Xinjing in Central Asia soon. This time, my father Li Tai will personally arrange the arrangements to ensure that these people can be relocated to various provinces in the south in a reasonable and reasonable manner." Li Yuehua said a little nonchalantly, sitting on the edge of the hot spring, his two white and tender feet gently slapping the water, and his two long legs like lotus roots that had just emerged from the water were completely exposed, with his arms clasped in front of his chest. Naturally and proudly When raised up, it is as beautiful as a mermaid and is intoxicating. The Li family has been among the civil servants in Zhongbia for more than a hundred years, and they are quite familiar with all the provinces in the region. Many local officials are related to the Li family, especially It's the old prime minister Li Tai. After decades of network management, even if he completely gave up the court, the various provinces still sell this old prime minister a little bit. What's more, the imperial personnel sent to the provinces this time are all He is a true elite,

"That's good! Otherwise, the rain will delay a lot of time."

The fat man nodded and looked away from the window. The rain finally came. I am afraid not many people know that the emperor has been waiting for this rain, because rain will inevitably cause the rivers to swell. There are already too many Central and Belgian people to count, and there are only a few floating bridges that can cross the river. The Asian side worked day and night to build a pontoon bridge, and even ordered to sail a dozen large ships that the Song people had left at the mouth of the Sancha River. There were more than two hundred other large and small ships along the river, which could almost be regarded as the power of the entire Central Asian court. They have been brought out, but in such a short period of time, the effect they can have is only a drop in the bucket.

What's more, the current focus of China and Belgium is still on the emperor's return to the south. A dozen large ships can obviously carry a large number of people to the south bank, but they can only obey orders and stay at the mouth of the river, watching the large number of people from China and Belgium with open eyes. The refugees from Yanan crowded on the big river because the emperor wanted to take these big boats to return south. In order to show The identity of the emperor was obviously very difficult for the Central and Eastern courts. They also had to arrange flowers and decorations along the emperor's route back to the south. A lot of money and silk were spent on the dozen or so huge ships. It's magnificent, but if it's drenched in such heavy rain, I'm afraid it won't look that good.

The most important thing is that this rain made the emperor of Central Asia's hope of returning south in a short time come to naught.

In order to shirk responsibility, China and Libya must find someone to take the blame. Who else could this person be besides Li Long? As Li Yuehua said, Li Long was deliberately asked to go to the river in person to pick up the emperor of Zhongbia, who was in extreme despair. He had such considerations in mind.

The rain hit the soil hard, turning the ground into mud. Li Long stood on the soil slope, raised his head and looked at the continuous falling white lines in the sky, turning the surrounding ground into a vast whiteness, and took a deep breath. , muttering to himself in a low voice, "I'm afraid this is going to be even worse. Heavy rain will inevitably cause the water in the river to rise, and the speed of the refugees returning to the south will inevitably be even slower. Don't say five or six days now, I'm afraid it won't be possible for the emperor to complete it in seven or eight days." The possibility of crossing south,

"Let's go back!" Li Long said coldly, feeling that there was little hope. At the door of his home, he saw the beaten and bruised Li family guard. Several imperial guards tied him up. On the wooden post in front of the door hall, covered with blood, when he saw Li Long coming, the guard was babbling and shouting something,

"What's going on?" Li Long frowned, stopped, and asked the imperial guards in an unkind tone. After all, they were once the Central and Asian military ministers in charge of military affairs, and they still had the aura of important military officials. Yes, what's more, when the guards behind Li Long saw their colleagues being humiliated, they also put their hands on the hilt of their swords with indignation.

"Sir Li Long, this person spoke nonsense and contradicted His Majesty. Now His Majesty has punished him and ordered the young man to send him back. He also said that he should be strictly managed. If this happens again, it will not be like this. It’s easy”

After all, Li Long is also a general-level figure who has participated in two battles to defend the Imperial Capital. He has fought against the grassland army many times. Li Long's guards are also veterans whose flesh and blood have been shed on the battlefield. Now in anger, one of them The smell of blood hit his face, which these pampered imperial guards could resist. The imperial imperial guard had been frightened by the people on Li Long's side. His originally arrogant expression had turned into panic

When he heard that it was the emperor who punished him, Li Long's face became even colder.

"The people have been delivered, so we won't waste your time!" The imperial guards left hurriedly with expressions of defeat. Li Long looked at the group of imperial guards and felt that something was wrong.

"Quick, put the person down first!"

"Get the doctor quickly!"

The Li family guard had already walked up and put down the tied guard, and immediately bandaged it to stop the bleeding. Li Long saw the guard's eyes were blood red, and even though his body was covered in blood, he was still babbling and screaming, and he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding. After a while, he quickly glanced at the mouth of the Li family guard. His eyes suddenly turned red and frightening, and his tongue was gone!

"Pass my order, starting tomorrow, except for the four personal guards, everyone else will go back to the family first!" Li Long stood up and looked around with a cold face. Although he knew that the emperor would definitely take action against the Li family, I just didn't expect it to be so fast. I haven't even crossed the big river yet, and I am already so impatient!

The next day, it rained heavily, and Li Long was mentally prepared. The other party spared no effort to scratch his sore feet, and he was afraid that

Sure enough, not long after, I heard a series of hurried footsteps behind me, and I curled my lips slightly. I was originally wondering why Mr. Yu Fenglong didn't even show his face today. It turned out that he was waiting here, so he turned around. As expected, Li Long saw a dozen royal guards, surrounded by Yu Fenglong in a purple robe, walking towards him from behind. Unlike the cold rain in front of him, the expression of Lord Yu Fenglong was obviously quite happy. of

"Master Li Long is so leisurely. The emperor has been delayed in returning to the south, but he is still in the mood to watch the rain scene here." Yu Fenglong stopped in front of Li Long, glanced left and right, and said with a smile.

"Sir Fenglong is joking. I'm just worried that this rain will cause the water in the river to swell, delaying His Majesty's return south. This is the biggest thing!" Li Long said in a deep voice with a solemn expression. He could feel that, with Compared with the previous days when he was still scrupulous, Yu Fenglong today was obviously a bit proud of the winner. His eyes swept over the royal guards behind Yu Fenglong, and Li Long had roughly guessed what was going on.

"Okay, Master Li Long said it well, then let us get down to business first."

Yu Fenglong's face perked up, and he took out an order book from his arms and handed it to Li Long, "This is an order personally issued by His Majesty to Mr. Li Long."

"Really? I'm really grateful to Mr. Fenglong!" Li Long took the order with a stern look, opened his right hand, and glanced over it. Although he was mentally prepared, he did not expect such a result. The emperor ordered to deprive himself The functions and powers of the special envoy to China and Libya,

"His Majesty is furious that your Excellency has been postponed again and again. We have tried our best to plead for Your Excellency. This is all we can get. Now that the order has been sent, when will it be better for Mr. Li Long to hand over the hand?" Yu Fenglong looked regretful. It seems that he really tried his best to dissuade the emperor. If he had previously There were still some scruples about framing Li Long. After all, everyone could see the situation on the river, and it couldn't be solved by manpower. But it was different now. The rain would have confirmed Li Long's crime of delaying the emperor's return to the south. , this kind of crime, although it may be big or small, is an extremely sensitive signal.

Yu Fenlong had already reached an agreement with other ministers. At this moment, I am afraid that the person with such news has already come out.

One day later, news came from Dahedao that the emperor of Central Asia was furious and Li Long was detained. Although Li Long, who delayed his return to the south, was not prosecuted, an order was issued to cancel Li Long's status as the special envoy of Central Asia. He only retained his position as the person in charge of Zhongbia in the north of the river. When the news came out, all parties were in an uproar, and no one expected it.

A few days ago, he was a popular minister to welcome the emperor, but in the blink of an eye, he was cut off from the hope of returning to the south with the emperor, deprived of the halo of the Central Bia special envoy, but still had to retain a so-called person in charge of the north of the Great River. It was basically forcing Li Long to stay in the north of the Great River. As for the Central Bia person in charge of the north of the Great River is also a Central Bia minister, that is a joke. Central Bia has long lost the vast area north of the Great River, and has no territory. The so-called person in charge is just a person without a post. It is completely a temporary title that the Long family deliberately sent Li Long to the north of the Great River to die. But even if it is the Long family, at least they gave Li Long a Central Bia special envoy. 's identity, and the Central Asian emperor refused to give even this identity. The meaning of this is enough to make people feel the emperor's dissatisfaction and disgust with the Li family.

"Great news, the emperor canceled Li Long's identity as a special envoy to Central Asia, and ordered Li Long to stay north of the Great River" The news spread to Xinjing, Central Asia, like a stone thrown into a pond, splashing water,

"What happened to the Li family this time, how could it change so quickly?"

"My master also sent a message back, Li Long was indeed deprived of his identity as a special envoy to Central Asia"

"Haha, your majesty is still wise, and you must never give the Li family the slightest chance"

In Central Asia and Xinjing, news about the Li family was overwhelming. Some said that the Li family colluded with foreign tribes, while others said that the Li family was the first to welcome the emperor back to the south, and this time it would definitely soar to the sky. In the court, the ministers were also whispering about what Li Long had done to arouse the emperor's great anger. There was more of a gloating tone in their words. They all thought that the Li family would rise again. They didn't expect it to be such a structure. This was great. Although they didn't know what was going on with the Li family, the emperor's attitude towards the Li family was very clear, and the other ministers naturally understood it. They had originally thought about pleasing the Li family. Immediately throw it away to who knows where, do not let the Li family revive, this is not only the idea of ​​all the ministers, even the emperor expressed such an attitude,

"The Li family is completely finished!"

Many people who passed by the front door of the Li family mansion thought so. Just yesterday, the Li family had completely dismissed most of the mansion servants. The Li family gate, which was originally bustling with people, now appeared to be deserted. There was even a battalion of about 300 imperial guards standing guard at the door. They looked so ferocious that passers-by dared not approach. It seemed to be a protection for the Li family, but in fact it was a cage that controlled the entire Li family and waited for the emperor to return.