"Brother, you are wrong. Your father is now old and in poor health......" Li Yu shook his head slightly.

"What's wrong? My father didn't like me at the time, so he asked me to come to Chang'an as a hostage. He didn't feel hurt or regret at all. For eight years, I lived a low-key and miserable life in Chang'an City. Did I receive a letter of comfort from Capital Cheng? In fact, the entire Yan Kingdom... Forgot about me a long time ago?

Crown Prince Yan raised his wine glass and drank, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.

"I spent two years on the prairie. I'm also worried that Chang'an City will forget me, but it turns out that as long as you are alive and you come back, the memories of a long time ago will be rekindled.

Li Yu looked at the prince firmly and said, "In those years, Brother Chongming, you suggested that I go to the grassland, so that I can stay away from this matter." I benefited a lot from it. Now you're coming back soon. Of course, I'll have to give you a couple of gifts. I know you probably don't want them. But you have to remember one thing: no matter how bad the situation in the capital city is, you are the direct crown prince after all. So no one can take your throne!

Prince Yan looked at her quietly, thinking of what she had done for her brother over the years, and couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy. He laughed at himself: "The problem now is not that someone wants to steal my throne, but that this throne does not belong to me yet." In the eyes of all the Yan family, my smart and enterprising brother is more suitable to have that throne than the cowardly crown prince who has lived in Chang'an for many years.

He paused for a moment, then continued to whisper, "Although it has been many years since I left the capital city, I still remember some things from my childhood. It seems that Long Qing was born a genius. From horseback riding or shooting to poetry, books, and even cultivation, there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do. Compared to him, the crown prince like me is not the slightest special. Therefore, it became natural for the emperor to like him and dote on him, and the ministers trusted him and relied on him.

"Moreover, he is now the boss of the Justice Department of the Xishan Shrine."

The crown prince looked at Li Yu and said, "Since entering the Xishan Revelation Academy, Long Qing's mother has begun to expand her power in the capital. By now, that momentum had become too strong to be suppressed by manpower, because he had strong support from the outside. In addition, strong support... From the West Hills.

Quiet in a peaceful house. Li Yu looked straight into Prince Yan's eyes. After a long time, she gently pursed her lips and said softly, "It is impossible to succeed without strong assistance from outside. Long Qing had a secret gang in the West Mountain Shrine, but he didn't show it. If you are willing, Brother Chongming, I believe my father would not mind sending a letter to your father.

In this world, only the Tang Empire has the strength to compete with the Xishan Divine Palace. However, after hearing these words, the crown prince did not react at all, nor did he show ecstasy, but fell into silence for a long time.

"Although I don't understand why the Xishan Shrine agreed to Prince Longqing to be a hostage in Chang'an City instead of you, I don't want to think about Prince Longqing's purpose for wanting to enter the second floor of the academy. All I know is that the current situation is very favorable for you. Could it be that when you were in Chang'an, he couldn't control the capital process remotely?

Li Yu looked at the crown prince's slightly falling eyelashes, and said calmly: "Xishan Divine Palace is indeed a wonderful holy place. The bigwigs of the judiciary are really good and take such characters hostage. Perhaps many people in the Southern Jin Kingdom were laughing at the absurdity of the Tang Dynasty. But these people have no idea that there is only one place in the world where they can be taken hostage to take care of character two. That place is the Academy.

The crown prince finally broke the silence, solemnly looked up into Li Yu's eyes and said, "As far as I know, even the Tang Emperor has extremely limited influence on the academy. What should I do if the president doesn't want to restrict Long Qing's personal freedom, but lets him go further on the second floor?

Li Yu frowned slightly and said in a low voice. "After all, the academy is in Chang'an City. You don't have to worry.

"It's not about worrying." The crown prince said calmly: "I know better than anyone else. Long Qing is such a proud person. If a person like him is willing to give up his pride and agree to be assessed to enter the second floor of the academy, the academy is a very important place for him. What Long Qing is best at is turning all the people or things he thinks are important to him into his helpers.

"Are you worried that if Long Qing enters the second floor of the academy, the people of the academy will support him?" Li Yu shook his head firmly and said calmly: "The academy never interferes in the internal affairs of the Tang Empire, let alone the struggle for the throne of other countries.

The crown prince shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Anyway, I always think it's not good to let him enter the second floor of the academy.

"If it was purely bad for Longqing and Xishan, they wouldn't have agreed to the emperor's request a few months ago." Li Yu seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly frowned and said to himself: "If he can't enter the second floor......

"I heard that there is a great genius from the Southern Jin Kingdom in the academy......" Prince Yan said in a low voice.

They exchanged glances and shook their heads almost at the same time. The second floor of the academy claims to be open to only one person this time. Actually, it's all because of this handover hidden behind the scenes. This position was originally intended for that Prince Longqing. Even if they could arrange some competitors, no one would be able to win him.

Just then, regular footsteps rang out in the wooden hallway outside the quiet house. The crown prince glanced at Li Yu suspiciously. She replied with a smile: "Hua Shanyue and his companions."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hua Shanyue, a captain of the Gushan Command in military uniform, and several officers walked into the corridor. They first bowed to Li Yu with fists, and then greeted Prince Yan.

Then the maids set the table again. Hua Shanyue and the others accepted the order to sit down, which made the room quiet again.

Li Yu looked at the crown prince calmly and said, "I have already instructed Lord Hua to hurry back to Chang'an, so that the two of you can meet before Brother Chongming leaves."

"I have been stationed in Hebei Province for many years, and I may be transferred from Gushan Prefecture to Shanyin County next year." Hua Shanyue added.

Shanyin County is located in the southeast of Minshan Mountain, close to the territory of Yanguo. The government troops of the Tang Empire stationed in the county town may not be like the terrible border guards led by General Xiahou, but the nearest armed force in the capital of Yan in the territory of the Tang State.

In the early years, the crown prince had met Hua Shanyue and knew that he was a fanatical admirer of the fourth princess Li Yu, and he was also the key training object of the younger generation of the Tang Army. He could naturally think that Li Yu would call this person back to Chang'an immediately, not to see him off, but for a deeper meaning.

After Hua Shanyue herself admitted that she would be transferred to Shanyin County next year, the crown prince immediately understood what Li Yu meant. He looked at the bottle and fell into deep thought. Although there was no facial expression on his face, his inner struggle and conflict had reached the extreme. After a long time, he said in a hoarse and deep voice: "I will never use your chess player until I develop to the final stage."

Li Yu replied calmly: "If you don't have to go to the last step, it will naturally be a happy ending." But if one day you really need me, I hope Brother Chongming you have the courage to use chess players. I want you to understand that this is not only for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty, but also for the sake of my hope that you will get what belongs to you.

The so-called farewell is only the final endorsement of certain deals and promises. Although they have had a friendship for ten years, it is difficult for the banquet to return to the original relaxed kind when it comes to state affairs, and it tears apart the friendship with foreign countries. Therefore, this scene seems a little awkward for the time being.

Hua Shanyue remembered the scene she had seen outside the house before, and said with a smile: "Someone booked the terrace by the lake in Victory Tower. It's noisy, but it's much more lively than here.

"Oh?" Li Yu frowned slightly, and asked curiously, "Who is so generous?"

When she said this, she didn't feel at all that she was the most generous, because she had booked the quietest and most expensive backyard of the House of Victory. After all, she was the most favored princess of the Tang Empire. Who can compete with her?

"They are this year's academy students, including Situ Yilan and Wu Cai. I just met Situ and she said she would go to the toast to say hello later. I thought that His Royal Highness deliberately sent away Prince Chongming today, and I don't know if it is convenient or not. So I didn't accept it at the time.

"All the academy students are actually the pillars of the Tang Empire and even the whole world. Why not go and see them? Princess Li Yu, who is known for her virtue and cherishing talent, will naturally not miss this opportunity to gather young talents. She smiled, looked at the prince and said, "I'm sure Brother Chongming, you also want to meet the new academy students, right?"

"Of course." The crown prince nodded silently.