Chapter 226: Plan ahead
With Pan Shaofeng in hand, they are equivalent to grasping the strategic initiative. The struggle between the Holy Emperor and Prince Zhong has finally reached a turning point. If in the past, Prince Zhong's Mansion had taken the initiative, then this time, the Holy Emperor's family began to gradually grasp the initiative.
All of this was the result of Song Li seizing Pan Shaofeng and successfully plotting against him with a psychological battle. Song Li sent an envoy to Qiongzhou, not only successfully brought back the Wujin Stone, but also unexpectedly harvested such a surprise, in the eyes of the Holy Emperor, this is simply a stroke of genius.
Both of them are smart people, and they talk to the point. Song Li would never be so stupid as to tell the Holy Emperor what you should do and how to arrange it, so that the killers of Prince Zhong's Mansion would not come back. For the Holy Emperor who grew up in the conspiracy, doing this kind of thing was far better than Song Li.
The Holy Emperor chatted with Song Li for a while, encouraged him, and then let him go home.
The palace is not far from the Ming Palace, Song Li simply walked back, far from the door of the house, and saw his mother Yun Lin confronting the guards who sent the black gold stone.
"Who are you, what are you doing with such a big car coming to the Ming Palace?" Yun Lin crossed her hands on her hips, looking very strong.
She had just come out of the alchemy room retreat, and she didn't know the news of Song Dufu's successful return, since her son left, Yun Lin was a little angry, and it was not pleasing to anyone. So when she saw two teams of soldiers dangling in front of the Ming Palace, she was angry.
"Princess Qiming, we are the guards of the Imperial Treasury of Internal Affairs, and by the decree of the Holy Emperor, we have sent the Ugin Stone that was given to the King of Lijun. "Yun Lin is famous, and the people in the entire imperial capital know that she is not easy to mess with. So the leader of the guard respectfully bowed and explained.
"Lijun Wang, which Lijun Wang? You sent the wrong address, this is the Ming Wang's Mansion, there is only the Ming Wang, there is no Lijun Wang......" Yun Lin waved her hand impatiently, and then a flash of inspiration occurred in her mind, she took the hand of the leader of the guards, and said eagerly: "What did you just say?"
"I've said a lot, which one are you asking?" the leader of the guard was grabbed by Yun Lin's arm, and he didn't dare to move like a quail.
"I'm asking...... Alas, I'm too lazy to tell you......" Yun Lin let go of him, directly opened the door of the car, and checked it himself.
Although Yun Lin has never seen the black gold stone, she has seen the description of the black gold stone in some classic records, and this car of twenty stones is definitely a black gold stone!
She jumped out of the car excitedly, grabbed the leader of the guards again, and asked eagerly, "Where did these black gold stones come from? How did they come to our Ming Wang's Mansion? Also, who is that Lijun King?"
Yun Lin is also a smart character of Bing Xue, and vaguely thought of the truth of the matter. Now that the Ugin Stone has appeared, it proves that the son is very likely to come back...... Since her son left, Yun Lin has been restless, for fear that something will happen to him. In the end, I had no choice but to retreat for alchemy. Only when she was alchemizing could she not think about her son's affairs for a while.
As soon as I got out of the customs today, I habitually came to the door to take a look, but I didn't expect to encounter such a surprise!
"The King of Lijun is me!" Song Li came behind his mother and said with a smile.
Yun Lin turned around like a whirlwind, looking at her son with a face full of surprise, as if she still didn't believe the fact that her son appeared all of a sudden, she also rubbed her eyes, sure that this was not an illusion, and then let out a shout, pounced on Song Li and gave Song Li a big bear hug!
"Son...... Oops, it's really my son back...... Why aren't you dead yet...... Phew, no, why are you still alive...... Oh, look at my broken mouth...... Son, if you don't come back, your mother will go to the desert to look for you. Yun Lin cried with joy, and tears couldn't help but flow down her face.
"You are looking forward to my death so much......" Song Li rolled his eyes.
"Where is it, how can it be, my mother said the wrong thing in a moment of excitement, don't worry about me......"
"If you try so hard, I'll really be strangled by you...... is worthy of being a husband and wife, how can they even murder their parents and children do the same...... Tsk......"
Hearing Song Li say this, Yun Lin hurriedly let go of his hand and said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, stinky son, I'm excited, I'm a little excited......"
The two guards next to them were all dumbfounded, the way Princess Ming and the prince of Lijun expressed their affection was really special, at least it was completely different from most of the powerful families they knew. How to say it, there are not so many rules, the truth is revealed, it looks quite nonsensical on the surface, but you can feel the strong warmth that is overflowing in it.
"Thank you. Song Li grabbed a handful of gold coins from his pocket, about a hundred, and stuffed them into the hand of the guard commander, and said with a smile: "Take it to drink tea for the brothers." ”
The commander of the guards hurriedly excused himself and said in fear: "How can this be done, it is the honor of the little ones to serve the king of Lijun, and then you will be paid, and when we go back, the brothers of the whole battalion will point to our backbone and scold." ”
This trip to Qiongzhou pushed Song Li's personal prestige to the peak, and with a thousand golden feather knights, he was able to retreat from the enemies looking around him and complete the seemingly impossible task. This alone was enough to make the soldiers of the empire idol.
"As I said, this is for the brothers to drink tea, not for any payment. It's just a little bit of my mind, if you refuse, it is to look down on me Song Li and don't want to make friends with me. Song Li pretended to have a sinking face.
The commander of the guards hurriedly took the gold coins and said, "Since the king of Lijun said so, it is better for the younger one to be respectful than to obey his orders. Being able to make friends with you is naturally a blessing that the little ones cultivated in their previous lives. ”
With more than 100 gold coins in his hand, the commander of the guards was impressed in his heart, and said that the king of Lijun was approachable and generous, and it seemed that the rumors were true. Alas, if you have the opportunity to follow such a boss, it will really be a blessing from the previous life.
Those guards helped pull the cart into the palace of King Ming, and then they all said goodbye and left.
The mother and son moved the black gold stone to the alchemy room for storage, and under Yun Lin's questioning, Song Li carefully recounted this trip to Qiongzhou. In front of his mother, Song Li naturally did not exaggerate as much as he said above the Golden Palace, but told the truth.
Despite this, Yun Lin was still nervous when she heard it, knowing that her son had come back safe and sound, but when she heard that he was in danger, she would inevitably worry about it.
"Song Xinghai, this old bastard, next time he watches you go into danger, the old lady will divorce him!" After Song Li's story was finished, Yun Lin was afraid, and pointed the finger at Song Xinghai.
"Mom, I really can't blame my dad for this, I took the initiative to ask for it. I heard that you haven't seen him with a straight eye since I left. Now that I'm back, you can spare him. Look, you're scared people so scared to go home. Song Li couldn't help but cry out for his father.
"You father and son don't have a good thing, and you know to make me angry. Yun Lin glared at him angrily, his tone softened, and said: "He has passed this level, if you have three long and two short, the old lady will definitely leave him without discussion!"
Song Li thought to himself, it seems that only men can divorce women in the Holy Lion Empire, so you just have a good time. There is no possibility of actual operation.
"Son, I see that you have now learned to win people's hearts, and you know how to give benefits to those guards. Yun Lin glanced at her son and found that his eyebrows were indeed calmer than before.
"I'm planning ahead. Now we are fighting fiercely with Prince Zhong's Mansion. The reason why the Holy Emperor supported our Ming Wangfu was to use our strength to balance Prince Zhong. According to my speculation, Prince Zhong will fall sooner or later, and when that time comes, Mom, think about it, which one is the most powerful in the government and the opposition?" Song Li knew that his mother was bent on Taoism and had no political wisdom, so he patiently induced her thinking.
There are some things that must be prepared in advance. Mothers must also know.
"Which one is it? Except for the Holy Emperor, it should be our Ming Wang's Mansion. Yun Lin blinked.
"Correct!" Song Li snapped his fingers and continued: "Our Ming Wangfu has gradually grown in strength in the struggle with Prince Zhong, and the forces of Prince Zhong's family have been counterbalanced with each other, but after the fall of Prince Zhong, our Ming Wangfu has become a dominant family. At that time, in the Holy Emperor's heart, we were the second loyal prince!"
"The Holy Emperor should know about your father, he is not an ambitious conspirator. He doesn't have any coveting for the throne at all. Yun Lin looked incredulous.
"Mom, you're still too naïve. For the emperor, the most important thing is to maintain the balance of power among the various forces under his command. As long as there is a big family, it is an invisible threat to the superiors. It means that no matter what he does, he will be constrained by this force. This is something that the emperor cannot tolerate in any case. ”
"And there are some things that my father can't decide alone. A huge interest group has been formed around him, everyone in this group has their own interests, and his father, as the leader of this group, sometimes inevitably has to serve the interests of this group, and to a certain extent, it will definitely touch the interests of the Holy Emperor, the cake is so big, one party will get more, and the other party will get less. (http://.)。 This is how the contradiction arises. ”
Yun Lin was stunned for a moment, and only now did she realize that her son was no longer the dumb kid who went to the street with a group of brothers all day long. I don't know when, he has gradually grown into a man with foresight, wisdom and wisdom.
Yun Lin was a little lost in her heart, because her baby son had grown up and would no longer rely on him as before, but she was more happy, the soaring eagle could only fly farther in the air by spreading its wings, hiding under the wings of her parents, and would always be a grass chicken.
"Son, you've grown up. Mom was pleased. Yun Lin stared at Song Li with a smile.
"The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook, it has been the case since ancient times. Therefore, we must prepare in advance, and from now on, we must pay attention to cultivating our own forces. At that time, even if the Holy Emperor wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, I'm afraid it won't be so easy!" A trace of coldness appeared in Song Li's eyes. Of course, he didn't want such a situation, but he knew in his heart that such a situation would arise sooner or later.
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