One person, one city, guarding the border for 30 years

Chapter 216 Destiny
"His Majesty!"

With a loud cry, Yu Zaishui took the lead and knelt down on the ground.

Afterwards, all the soldiers under him knelt down in unison.

Liu Xinran and several shadow guards also knelt down.

The rest wanted to kneel down but were concerned about Li Changzhi, and some hesitated to kneel down.

But more people chose to kneel down.

Even though this is Wuzhou, it is also the world of Great Zhou!
"His Majesty!"

"Long live!"

Everyone fell to the ground and shouted.

Li Changzhi struggled for a while, then let out a long sigh, and knelt down on the ground.

He gave up fighting.

"Criminal Li Changzhi, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

The rest of them hurriedly followed and bowed down to Li Zhuowan together.

"Get up."

Li Zhuowan raised her hand in the air.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone got up.

At this time, Li Zhuowan floated to the ground and came to Li Changzhi.

Li Changzhi lowered his head, feeling extremely complicated.

Worry, fear, guilt, self-blame, all kinds of emotions came to my mind.

He wanted to say something, but found he had nothing to say.

"Xin Ran, come here."

Li Zhuowan waved to Liu Xinran.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Xinran agreed and walked away.

No one dared to stop her.

Standing beside Li Zhuowan, Liu Xinran asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Tell everyone what you know."

Li Zhuowan said: "I want to see, who dares to touch you?"

"Yes."

Liu Xinran faced the crowd and said loudly: "Seven years ago, in a forest outside Caiyun City, the King of Wu sent hundreds of dead men to attack His Majesty. Thanks to Mr. Lu Qingfan's rescue, His Majesty was spared."

"what?"

"what?"

"Is it true?"

"It turned out to be King Wu?"

"how is this possible?"

Everyone was shocked.

Most of them have heard about what happened back then, but they don't know that the mastermind behind this incident is King Wu.

Everyone turned their eyes to Li Changzhi, wanting to hear what he had to say, but they saw that Li Changzhi was pale and speechless.

It seems this is true.

From Li Changzhi's expression, everyone can roughly judge the authenticity of this matter.

No wonder he wants to mobilize people to come to Lin'an just to catch Liu Xinran.

It turned out to be because of this.

Everyone understood.

"Li Changzhi, what else do you want to say?"

At this time, Li Zhuowan turned his gaze to Li Changzhi, with a cold look in his eyes.

"I have nothing to say!"

Li Changzhi shook his head.

He kept his head down all the time, not daring to meet Li Zhuowan's eyes.

"Why do you want to kill me?"

Li Zhuowan looked at Li Changzhi coldly.

"I don't, it has nothing to do with me, I don't know anything."

Li Changzhi shook his head vigorously.

"Isn't it just for the throne of emperor?"

Li Zhuowan sneered and said, "But have you ever thought that even if I die, you can become the emperor?"

"I really didn't intend to harm you."

Li Changzhi finally raised his head and glanced at Li Zhuowan, "I don't know anything about what happened seven years ago."

"Maybe you don't know, but you really never thought about being an emperor?"

Li Zhuowan stared at Li Changzhi and asked, "I'm afraid you have thought about it more than once?"

"Your Majesty, who doesn't want to be the emperor?"

Li Changzhi smiled bitterly, "Especially because I have this qualification, why can't I think about it? According to the ancestral system, you are the one who is not qualified?"

"Besides, even if it goes back to the previous generation, my father is more qualified to be the emperor!"

When Li Changzhi said this, his voice suddenly became louder, and his expression became excited, "It's not like you don't know that my father is the eldest son, and he was still the prince back then. If your father hadn't played tricks behind his back, my father's prince How could the throne be abolished? How could the throne fall into your father's hands?"

"What nonsense!"

Li Zhuowan cursed angrily: "You are confusing right and wrong, right and wrong!"

"When Emperor Taizong was in power back then, it was your father who couldn't wait for Emperor Taizong to pass on to him. He wanted to sit on the throne in advance and brought people to force the palace. This angered Emperor Taizong and abolished your father's crown prince."

Li Zhuowan sneered: "I have done something wrong, and I have to blame others. I see that you have no regrets until now."

"Your Majesty, neither of us has experienced what happened in the previous generation, it's just hearsay."

Li Changzhi sighed, "Therefore, there is no need to argue about right and wrong. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. You win. You can write the history as you like!"

"Understood!"

Li Zhuowan snorted coldly, and waved to Yu Zaishui, "Master Yu, take all these people down, escort them to the capital, and hand them over to my mother."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yu Zaishui shouted loudly: "Come on, take them down!"

"Yes!"

Hundreds of soldiers rushed forward and captured Li Changzhi and his subordinates one by one.

No one dared to resist.

They all know that under the current situation, as long as they dare to resist, they will undoubtedly die.

There is still a chance of life if he is caught without a fight.

At this time, more soldiers poured into the small courtyard, capturing the men in black on the wall one by one.

"Xin Ran, you go to Kyoto with Master Yu and tell my mother the details of what happened."

Li Zhuowan turned her gaze to Liu Xinran, "My mother will naturally give you a reward at that time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xinran bowed and saluted.

"Master Yu, it's hard work for you to go to Jinling City again, and after dealing with the matter there, go to Kyoto."

Li Zhuowan flew up while talking, "I'll take a step first, see you in Jinling City."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Under the eyes of everyone, Li Zhuowan flew into the sky, and instantly disappeared into the clouds.

……

……

Jinling City.

The Chinese New Year is less than two days away, and people are relaxing, drinking and chatting with friends.

The street is very lively, people are talking, laughing and playing, especially the young people, all of them are full of smiling faces.

Those big families are even more lively at home.

The maids and servants are all looking forward to the arrival of the new year.

Because on that day, they will receive a red envelope from their master, and they will be able to eat delicious food, play fun, and have new clothes to wear.

But this year's Prince Wu's Mansion is a little deserted.

At this time in previous years, red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets were hung up in various courtyards.

This year, there has been no movement.

The maids and servants were cautious, not daring to speak loudly, let alone laughing.

They are all people with winks, they can see that the master's mood is wrong, and they dare not make trouble for the master.

But the oppressive atmosphere made people breathless.

Li Zhuowan pierced through the clouds and appeared above Jinling City.

She found out the direction of Prince Wu's Mansion and flew over.

"Look, who is that?"

Someone saw Li Zhuowan and pointed to the air.

"It's Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty has come to our Jinling City again!"

Soon someone recognized Li Zhuowan and shouted excitedly.

Others knelt on the ground and chanted long live.

But just for a moment, Li Zhuowan disappeared.

She flew into Wu Wangfu and landed in a courtyard.

This is the main courtyard where Wu Wang Li Chengqian is located.

"His Majesty!"

A few servants who were busy in the courtyard saw Li Zhuowan and quickly bowed down.

"Get up."

Li Zhuowan entered the room and saw Li Chengqian sitting in the room drinking tea.

There is no one else around him.

Seeing Li Zhuowan, his face was very calm, he nodded with a smile, "Your Majesty is coming!"

He didn't even get up, he just sat there.It seems that he did not treat Li Zhuowan as an emperor, but as a junior.

"Ah."

Although Li Zhuowan was a little surprised by Li Chengqian's attitude, she didn't hesitate or ask, and walked straight to him.

"Please sit down, Your Majesty."

Li Chengqian pointed to the chair beside him.

"it is good."

Li Zhuowan sat down.

"Your Majesty came from Lin'an City?"

Li Chengqian poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Li Zhuowan.

"You know it all?"

Li Zhuowan understood somewhat, no wonder King Wu is so abnormal today.

"I guessed something."

Li Chengqian shook his head lightly, "I thought this day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"Some things, before you do it, you should consider the consequences, right?"

Li Zhuowan looked at Li Chengqian coldly, "Wu Wang, your heart is so cruel that you even want to kill your own brother?"

"Since ancient times, a general has achieved great success, let alone fighting for the throne?"

Li Chengqian said casually: "Let's not talk about being brothers, isn't it rare for father and son to become enemies?"

"I don't understand, what can the emperor do?"

Li Zhuowan is still a little puzzled up to now, "It is worth your life and wealth, even harming your family? You are already the King of Wu, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?"

"Your Majesty, you have transcended the realm of mortals, so it is naturally difficult to understand the psychology of us mortals."

Li Chengqian sighed softly, and said: "The throne is the pinnacle of power in the world, which man would not be moved by it? Especially people like me, who are limited by their aptitude and cannot cultivate into immortals, so they have to pursue this supreme throne." Power?"

"What's more, this throne is mine, I just want to get it back."

Li Chengqian took a sip of tea and continued: "To me, death is not terrible, it's the most terrible thing to do nothing for a lifetime."

"I don't want to be this idle prince, I want to be the emperor and expand the territory for the Great Zhou."

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian was a little emotional, and said loudly: "Besides, I will be a famous emperor through the ages, and my name will last forever!"

"Is this what you're after?"

Li Zhuowan understood a little bit.

"Yes."

Li Chengqian suddenly felt a little disdainful, "You are just lucky, you met Lu Qingfan, otherwise you would have died seven years ago, let alone being an emperor!"

"Yes."

Li Zhuowan did not deny it.

Without Lu Qingfan, even if she survived seven years ago, she might not be able to make it to where she is today.

Even if she has come to this day, it is impossible to secure the throne, let alone pass the throne to Wu Lingzhao in a stable manner.

Not to mention so many powerful enemies came to attack Da Zhou, and many rebellions against the king.

Without Lu Qingfan, she wouldn't be able to solve all of this.

But, this is fate.

"I did have luck."

Li Zhuowan suddenly smiled, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "But have you ever thought that all this is thanks to you?"

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian was stunned.

He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

If he hadn't sent someone to attack Li Zhuowan, Li Zhuowan would never have met Lu Qingfan.

Even if they met, the two would pass by at most, without any intersection.

At that time, it was absolutely impossible for Li Zhuowan to have a crush on Lu Qingfan, nor was it possible to know Lu Qingfan's future potential.

It was impossible to even know Lu Qingfan's strength at that time.

Then the two will not know each other.

Everything will change later.

Even, if Li Chengqian became the emperor, he might not be unable to get Lu Qingfan's help.

This is fate!

Li Chengqian sighed, imagining another ending in his mind.

What makes him worse is not strength, nor strategy, but the invisible and intangible luck in people.

It's just good luck making fun of people!

After figuring this out, Li Chengqian was much relieved.

"Your Majesty, I know you don't like to hear it, but I still want to say it."

Li Chengqian raised his head, looked at Li Zhuowan, and said, "The Great Zhou is always the Great Zhou of the Li family, so this emperor must be made by the Li family. If you don't want to be the emperor, you can choose a suitable candidate from the royal family."

"Let Wu Lingzhao be the emperor, not only our Li family will not accept it, but the whole world will not accept it!"

Li Chengqian went on to say: "If you don't believe me, just look at it. One day, because of this, the world will definitely be in chaos!"

"No matter how strong your majesty is, you can suppress it for a while, but you cannot suppress it for a lifetime."

Li Chengqian looked at Li Zhuowan again, "What's more, you are already an extraordinary person, and you should not care about the ordinary affairs of this world, otherwise your Dao Xin will never be perfected, and you will not be able to achieve the Dao."

"Let's talk about the future."

It's not that Li Zhuowan has never thought about this problem, she shook her head, "But at present, in the past few decades, I'm afraid there won't be any problems."

"maybe."

Seeing Li Zhuowan's firm attitude, Li Chengqian knew that it would be useless to talk too much, so he changed the subject, "Your Majesty, I know you have a lot of questions in your heart. If you want to know anything, you can just ask. As long as I know, I will definitely not hide it."

"Oh?"

Li Zhuowan looked at Li Chengqian strangely, "Are you going to tell me everything?"

"Yes."

Li Chengqian smiled, "It is said that people who are about to die say good things. I am already a person who is about to die. Do I still want to bring my secrets into the soil?"

"Ok?"

Li Zhuowan was stunned: "I haven't said I want to kill you yet?"

"I know that I have sinned deeply, and I am unwilling to live. Even if His Majesty does not kill me, I will die."

Li Chengqian shook his head lightly, "What's more, you will definitely hand me over to your mother. How can I survive if I fall into her hands?"

"Okay, then I'll ask you."

Li Zhuowan thought of her mother and knew that Li Chengqian was right.

As long as Li Chengqian falls into Wu Lingzhao's hands, he will definitely end badly.

Even if it is not dead, it is better to die than to live.

"King Wu, you were the one who sent people to attack me outside Caiyun City seven years ago, trying to assassinate me, right?"

Li Zhuowan already knew the answer, so she still had to ask again.

"Yes."

Li Chengqian nodded and admitted frankly.

"Then I'll ask you again."

Li Zhuowan asked again: "The illness my father got a few years ago, is it because of your poisoning?"

(End of this chapter)