Chapter 24: The Mid-Autumn Festival
After listening to Li Pingyuan's words, Li Shaoyun agreed on the surface and sent Li Pingyuan away, and she also wanted to go to the small courtyard of King Cheng's cultivation.
The rabbit died and the fox was sad, and Li Pingyuan's attitude towards Zhuang Xun reminded her of herself, the daughter who married out, and the water that was spilled.
What's more, she is married to King Cheng, she does feel the beauty of power at this moment, but she also has deep worries.
I knew that my son was not the material to pick up the beams, so Li Pingyuan had no ambitions, more of a helplessness to catch ducks on the shelves, but after knowing that the unification of Kyushu could soar like the founding emperor of Ji State, Li Pingyuan's mentality changed.
As long as his ability is strong enough, then his son is not important, as long as he can unify Kyushu.
Li Shaoyun also knew that the time for King Cheng to rule the Kingdom was getting shorter and shorter, no matter how the Li family fought with the Cheng royal family, the final result was that she left this magnificent palace.
But Li Pingyuan's words still made her feel a little chilled, if she could use her son-in-law and threaten her future power, she could be so prevented from using it, or if the other party took refuge in herself.
What do you say about her future, will she be accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, she doesn't know, what she already knows is that power will be displaced, and she herself can't hold the administrative power of Chengguo forever.
Unwilling, unwilling to be replaced by her mother's family, unwilling to be hidden in the snow, and unwilling to fall from a height.
Silently, she suddenly envied her sister Li Ruxi, she boldly insisted on choosing the man she liked, even if others were not optimistic, even if she was married at the time, even if she was a concubine, she insisted until the family gave in.
How long has it been? Years?
Is this her vision? Zhuang Xun, who found the koi, saw the day when Zhuang Xun, who was still in the shallows, flew into Jackie Chan.
She would rather believe that it was Li Ruxi who discovered some of Zhuang Xun's traits, such as King Yu's illegitimate son or something, than that her sister found true love, which is just a stranded dragon.
Now my sister's identity is comparable to that of Li Shaoyun, who has been a widow for ten years, and even my sister is more free, leading the army as a woman, and is loved and relied on by her brother-in-law.
She can accept that her sister has this kind of good vision, but she can't accept that her sister has this kind of good luck, because she can't accept her bad luck, and she can't accept that she loses to her sister because of luck.
But all the pain is unbearable, she has no way, what can she change, her future and destiny are now in the hands of the family, and her power comes from both the Li family and the king.
It would be nice to be able to dominate yourself like your sister, while accepting the dress of a maid and changing into a plain green dress, while complaining bitterly.
After packing up, she walked to the small view of King Cheng's practice, she felt 10,000 uncomfortable, and she was going to ask King Cheng for instructions again, she was extremely uncomfortable, obviously she was in power, but King Cheng was even more alienated from herself.
is regarded as a flood beast, which makes her even more frustrated by her beauty, obviously she is in power, and she is already an existence that others dare not look at.
But she became more strange and alienated in King Cheng's heart, is it because she seized the power of King Cheng? But Cheng Wang's performance was not, but there was a kind of taboo alienation, and she couldn't understand the reason.
"Your Majesty, tomorrow the court needs to attack the Yu Kingdom, and if you want to take the trouble, please persuade King Qinghe to agree to this matter."
After the salute, Li Shaoyun requested, King Cheng at this moment is particularly like a puppet, basically he will listen to whatever Li Shaoyun says.
"Attack the Yu Kingdom? Why? Cheng Wang Taiji's gossip robe was draped on his body, and compared to the usual refreshing answers, when he heard the word Yu Guo, he couldn't figure it out.
"Take advantage of the war in Yuguo to fight for land and consolidate my Dacheng territory." Li Shaoyun said official words, obviously they are husband and wife but have no feelings, she and King Cheng are used to it, it is better to say that they are husband and wife, it is better to say that they are two political colleagues, after all, both of them are characters who transmit information, and their own political chips are pitiful.
"Hasn't King Xia You already fled from the Zhao Kingdom, and do you also want to share a piece of the Yu Kingdom together? Did you ask for his opinion? β
King Cheng grasped the key to it, he also has political skills, Chengguo's troops, or to seize Yu State, so how can Zhuang Xun have no opinion.
Although King Cheng is half under house arrest, his own news is not closed, he knows all these news, Zhuang Xun's Xia went to attack Yu, and Cheng Guo also attacked Yu, isn't this a meal with Zhuang Xun?
"What are you going to exchange for King Qinghe in exchange for support?" Seeing that Li Shaoyun didn't answer, King Cheng changed the topic.
"The armor and weapons of the Western Front Army, as well as the appointment of officials......" Li Ruxi has a lot to say in this regard, and there is no need to hide their malice towards Zhuang Xun, so it is not so difficult to export.
"Okay, I'll tell King Qinghe and support your decision." King Cheng listened, nodded and agreed.
Because King Cheng saw the ghosts and gods last time, he knew that Zhuang Xun had been tied to the ghosts and gods, so he didn't want to offend Mrs. Zhuang Xun's Li family, plus his own situation, he could reconcile the relationship between King Qinghe and the Li family very well.
"His Royal Highness King Xia You is also powerful, this time to quell the rebellion of Yu Kingdom, I will soon call King Xia, the little sister of the concubine can be regarded as having found the true son of heaven, and Taishi Li can also be regarded as having found a son-in-law who is riding the dragon."
King Cheng looked at Li Shaoyun in plain clothes, and said from the bottom of his heart that the words and expressions of Zhuang Xun last time kept recalling in his mind.
Why did he alienate Li Shaoyun, it was not because Zhuang Xun said last time that he promised to give Li Shaoyun to him.
The experience of resurrection from death last time also strengthened his heart of seeking the Tao, mortals will eventually have life and death, and only cultivating immortals can transcend.
"Well, King Xia You has great talents, and his body has been exchanged for two places in the northwest of Youguo, and now he has escaped from Zhao Kingdom...... Now the Xia army and Chen soldiers are stacked on top of each other, and the country of Yu is shaken. β
Speaking of Zhuang Xun's whereabouts, she was vague and habitually concealed, because Zhuang Xun was still controlled by Li Pingyuan.
"I'm not mistaken, King Xia You is a talented person, no wonder he is called the posture of the dragon and phoenix by cultivators, I am afraid that he will complete the great cause of unifying Jizhou in the future."
There are few gods he has seen, so King Cheng thinks that Zhuang Xun is very amazing, so he opens his mouth and comes.
"Your Majesty is cautious." Li Pingyuan and King Cheng's words were exactly the same.
"Isn't that it? King Xia You risked his life to escape from Zhao State, didn't he come to unify Jizhou? β
King Cheng had an expression that you still want to hide from me, he had a blind confidence in Zhuang Xun, and he had a faint fear after the coup d'Γ©tat, even if Li Pingyuan, who was in power, did not make him so frightened.
So he is the most determined person of all Zhuang Xun to escape, not one, even Zhuang Xun is not as confident as him.
"Are you ready to submit to the Li? This time, is it to use the military strength of Chengguo to destroy the Yu State and vote for King Xia You? β
Because the information is different, so King Cheng firmly believes that Zhuang Xun is the true son of heaven, he studied Zhuang Xun's experience in the past few years, starting from the end of Wei, arguing as a man, killing the demon king, and escaping from Zhao State, he already feels that Zhuang Xun has a feeling of being granted by the mandate of heaven.
"Why did the saint say this, Daddy, this is all for the sake of becoming a country." Listening to King Cheng's words, Li Shaoyun's scalp was numb, how could King Cheng acquiesce that Cheng Guo was going to be destroyed by Zhuang Xun.
"It's impossible for you to turn your face with King Xia You, do you really want to share the Yu Kingdom with the King of Xia You or even occupy the Yu Kingdom?"
Cheng Wang smiled happily, then looked at Li Shaoyun's silent expression, the happy expression was gone, and then the whole person fell into shock.
King Cheng was also silent, he didn't expect to find out such exciting news.
"Do you have a problem with your brains? King Xia You inherited the mandate of heaven, and you want to fall out with him? You want to attack the kingdom of Yu, but I don't agree. β
Listening to the attitude of the Li family, King Cheng directly overturned the decision he made, Zhuang Xun can communicate with the ghosts and gods in the underworld, how arrogant he was during his lifetime, and he didn't know how to pay attention to it after his death.
He is not stupid or stupid, why should he open Zhuang Xun and wait for him to chase the account? Who cares about who you are after you die?
"Holy Lord, why are you afraid of King Xia You, isn't he also going to escape from Zhao Kingdom?" And now he is under house arrest by his own father.
"What do you know, don't you know that King Xia You can communicate with ghosts and gods." King Cheng put on a funny expression, and there was no peace and quiet for the cultivators.
"Ghosts and gods have a limited impact on the general trend of heaven and earth, but the icing on the cake, as long as the national strength is strong, why not be afraid of ghosts and gods." knows the fortune of the country, so Li Shaoyun can say that the gods are only auxiliary.
"King Xia You implemented the new law in the secluded land, the scholars complained, the scholars resisted, the scholars did not attach, the talents who governed the places were stretched, and it was difficult to rule the Xia country, in order to suppress the opposition nobles in the country, the army was not strong, and the scholars of the Yu country also resisted, so how could the mandate of heaven come."
Li Shaoyun has also done an analysis, and only now that the kings of Yu Guo are attacking each other, can it be regarded as an opportunity.
"We are also reducing the difficulty for him, so that he can attack and destroy Yu State faster, King Qinghe is now attached to Zhao State, Zhao State hates King Xia You, so seizing the land of Yu State is not also a win-win situation for all parties."
Recalling what Li Pingyuan said, it really sounds like a win-win plan, and it is indeed a very win-win plan to remove Zhuang Xun who was under house arrest.
Zhao Guo and King Qinghe were angry and compromised, and the Li family stifled the pace of Zhuang Xun's expansion, and Zhuang Xun took a part of Yu State at a small price and continued to digest the country.
But all of this has to be based on the situation that Zhuang Xun is voluntary, but Zhuang Xun is now voluntary, so Li Shaoyun's words are a mansion in the air, of course, King Cheng doesn't know.
"So what are you going to do when you annex Yu? Heh, it can't be that Taishi Li wants to establish himself as a king, right? Amusing. β
King Cheng did not hide his contempt, Zhuang Xun is nothing to be the Son of Heaven, after all, there is a divine blessing, do you Li family also have a divine blessing?
"The gods don't interfere in the world, but they should manage the Yin Division, live to do these unkind and unrighteous things, and are not afraid of the Yin Division being held accountable after death."
He didn't remember what happened to his Yin Si, but he knew that it was Zhuang Xun who saved him, since Zhuang Xun could influence the king of Hades to release him back to Yang.
So simply push it backwards, Zhuang Xun can make him return to his yang, can he make him suffer after death? You can't think about it, and the more you think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.
"The concubine doesn't know that King Xia You can connect with Yin Si." Zhuang Xun had many miraculous things as he raised his sword to slash demons, and Li Shaoyun didn't believe it, because he had seen Zhuang Xun, his tone became stiff.
Zhuang asked a thin literati, how could he do such a thing, in the face of King Cheng's provocation and mockery, there was a trace of anger.
Even if this kind of thing is true, it is not the legend of Zhuang Xun communicating Yinsi, but more of an overseas immortal mountain, which has been taught by a master.
"You don't know how terrible the enemy is, so you try to annoy him, but it's really stupid, can an old fox like Taishi Li make such a mistake?"
King Cheng has now seen Zhuang Xun's experience of divine help, and he only feels that the destiny of heaven has returned, and his feelings for Zhuang Xun are naturally infinitely high, so he is full of disdain when he looks at Li Pingyuan, and he is not polite to speak.
"What is the destiny of heaven, isn't it still under house arrest in my house now, the true dragon son will be imprisoned twice at the same time, that is too ridiculous."
Li Shaoyun regretted it after finishing speaking, what's wrong with herself, she is not shocked by the humiliation on weekdays, and she is cautious, is she corrupted by the power during this time?
In fact, I don't blame her, I think a lot today, knowing that Li Pingyuan is going to clamp down on Zhuang Xun, knowing that Zhuang Xun may have a mysterious background, and there is a kind of ridicule from King Cheng, and there is a kind of unconvinced, and finally blurted out.
"King Xia You has come to Jidu, and you still imprisoned him? This old man is really amazing, think about it, he is ready to usurp the throne, what about imprisoning another son-in-law. β
This time it was King Cheng's turn to be surprised, and then he felt that there was no surprise, after all, those who become big things are not informal, and what about sacrificing family affection.
Li Shaoyun listened harshly, but there was nothing wrong with what King Cheng said, and now she felt a little strange about Li Pingyuan.
"My fate is still for a reason, King Xia You is really miserable, haha, I wanted to go home, but I didn't expect to get out of Longtan and enter the tiger's den again, this time I escaped by luck, I am afraid he can no longer trust the Li family."
King Cheng still felt pity for Zhuang Xun, but when he thought of Zhuang Xun's expression, it must be very exciting, so he couldn't help laughing, but after laughing for a while, he remembered that he had been betrayed, and he couldn't laugh again.
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"Concubine Li, go back, you can discuss it with the imperial brother yourself, I can't be this coordinator."
King Cheng refused directly, without giving any leeway, he would not do anything to help the abuse, and he firmly believed that Zhuang Xun could still escape, inferred from the experience he had seen, after thinking about it, he added:
"Unless you let King Xia You voluntarily agree to send troops, you don't need to look for me, I believe in King Xia You."
If he can pull himself out of the Yin Division, he is a powerful cultivator, and the spirit comes first, this is the creed of becoming a king.
"This ......" Li Shaoyun was undecided for a while, she couldn't be the master, and asked Li Ping to communicate.
"Tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival, it is customary to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, invite King Xia You, I want to ask him."
After reading Zhuang Xun's experience, he also figured out a lot of things, and he needed Zhuang Xun to verify before he could make a decision.
(End of chapter)