Chang'an is good

This was not the first time Xiao Min entered the palace, but this time was different from all the previous times.

In his eyes, the imperial city used to be majestic and cold, hiding blood and decay beneath its brilliance.

Today, as he walked along the way, he felt infinitely at ease just thinking about who is now in control of this imperial city. Everywhere he looked, he saw the budding of new vitality.

Xiao Min had met Li Suining outside the city a few days ago, but today was a formal meeting, so he changed into new clothes and new boots from head to toe. The only old thing on his body was probably the copper coins carefully woven with a red rope hanging around his waist.

This small copper coin has witnessed too many battles and choices, and carries too many visions and ambitions. For Xiao Min, if it weren't for General Ning Yuan who consecrated the copper coin, he wouldn't be who he is today.

When he gets old, if he talks about the past with his children and grandchildren, he will definitely start with this copper coin. It is a very long story. At first, he was just a small commander who followed the dignified fifth-rank General Ningyuan and collected military merits...

Xiao Min imagined how to put it.

When he arrived outside the East Palace, he quickly straightened his demeanor, bowed in front of the outer hall, and said in a clear and melodious voice: "Xiao Min, the governor of Lingnan Road, comes to ask to see Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. I'd like to ask the eunuch to pass on the message for me."

After the eunuch greeted him, he bowed and entered the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Li Suining, who was sitting behind the desk, was instructing a young eunuch, "Zhai Xi, go to the Chu residence again today and ask the doctors about the condition of the Grand Tutor..."

It was not until yesterday that the Grand Tutor finally woke up.

The young eunuch named Zhai Xi responded respectfully.

Li Suining gave some other instructions, and Zhai Xi wrote them down word for word.

On the night three days ago, after Zhai Xi collected Mr. Luo's body, he lowered his head and followed Li Suining away. He followed Li Suining all the way to the present moment, and arrived at the East Palace.

Various affairs were still in the process of a chaotic handover, and Zhai Xi did not have a specific position. He just did whatever the princess asked him to do. When the princess did not give him instructions, he would take the initiative to take care of the trivial matters at hand.

Soon, Xiao Min was summoned into the inner hall.

After Xiao Min finished his greeting, Zhai Xi bowed silently to Xiao Min, then lowered his head and walked out.

When he was about to leave the East Palace, he saw the young prime minister coming in the morning light, followed by two eunuchs, one of whom was holding a large basket of seasonal flowers in his arms.

Zhai Xi stopped and stepped aside, then saluted Wei Shuyi.

The two large baskets of brightly colored flowers of different colors soon appeared in front of Li Suining.

Li Suining liked it very much. She stood up from behind the desk, bent down to admire it, and listened to Xiao Min's report on affairs.

At first glance, this scene seems to give the impression that the crown prince is not doing his job properly and lacks authority, but it inexplicably makes people feel that the hall is full of vitality, and the air filled with the fragrance of flowers is full of freshness and lightness.

And this crown prince does not need to always sit upright to demonstrate her majesty.

No matter what she does or what image she presents, no one is destined to look down on her.

Wei Shuyi watched quietly with a smile on his face.

When Xiao Minhui reported the affairs, his tone unconsciously became cheerful. Of course, what he brought was originally good news - the remnants of Li Yin outside the city, including the army of Qianzhong Road, had been pacified. Although a few fugitives were still being pursued, the overall situation had been settled.

The key to such rapid progress lies in the "Qianzhong Road Army".

Furthermore, the reason why Li Suining was able to surpass Li Yin's expectations and quickly break through the gate of the capital three days ago with only 30,000 troops lies here.

Xiao Min secretly came to the capital with the Qianzhong Road army. In other words, it was Xiao Min who manipulated the Qianzhong Road army to come to the capital.

This story begins with the moment when She Kui, the governor of Qianzhong Road, received the order from Li Yin to mobilize troops... Li Yin had given instructions earlier, and the Qianzhong army was already prepared, and they could set off immediately upon receiving the order from the capital.

So very quickly - She Kui died very quickly.

The order was received in the morning, but the life was lost that night.

The murderer was Chang Sun Fu.

She Kui was dead, and it was impossible to keep this secret without a single word of it. First of all, it was impossible to keep it secret from the She family. However, the person who set up the murder did not even think of keeping it secret.

She Kui was born in a poor family, but he tried his best and with the secret support of Li Yin, he finally became a military governor.

Once one has power, one wants it to be passed down for a long time. She Kui has always longed for those prominent families with generations of scholars and officials. He wants to make up for his humble background, which is one of the reasons why he persists in marrying the girl from the Zhangsun family.

At the same time, She Kui invited learned scholars to teach his children.

Year after year, his eldest son She Shao grew up to be a gentleman with noble character as he wished.

This gentleman was too upright. He believed in the way of benevolence and had a heart of a saint. He was almost harsh in his demands on himself, the people around him, and even his father.

Gradually, disagreements arose between father and son. She Kui began to be annoyed with his eldest son's inflexibility. He completely believed the false and empty words in the books of sages. He did not understand the true basis of life at all. He was really stupid because of reading too much.

The person She Shao admired the most was Mr. Zheng Chao, Zheng Guancang. He admired him for his courage to pursue his ideals and aspirations without fear of worldly opinions, even if it meant betraying his clan and killing his brother.

She Shao was persuaded by Changsun Ji - after he heard about the evil deeds committed by Li Yin, and told his father about these actions that were no different from those of a demon, and repeatedly begged his father to turn back, his father remained indifferent, and instead treated him with complete contempt and disgust.

She Shao became the accomplice behind the Changsun family's actions, including the death of his father.

But in this plan, She Shao alone is far from enough.

There was another person who had the power to supervise the army on behalf of Li Yin. If the march continued, She Kui's death could not be hidden from him—Li Cong.

Last year, before Li Yin set out for Beijing, he left Li Cong behind to eliminate Xiao Min's army and monitor She Kui's troops in Qianzhong Road.

However, Li Cong was unable to inflict heavy damage on Xiao Min's army until the news spread that Li Yin was about to ascend the throne. Xiao Min then expressed his intention to surrender.

This frustrated Li Cong, who had no choice but to obey the order and temporarily control Xiao Min's army. It was also at that time that he received a letter from Li Lu.

It was a very long letter.

Li Lu stated in the letter that he did not have much time left, and also explained the origin of his mutilated body.

Afterwards, Li Lu, as an elder brother, carefully analyzed Li Cong's situation and made Li Cong realize that it was impossible for his father to recognize him. Every word he said was a reminder and advice.

Li Cong placed spies around Li Lu, and he quickly confirmed through many clues that Li Lu was dying.

Even so, he would not be stupid enough to believe that Li Lu's letter was truly written out of kindness, but... the purpose is not important, only the facts are important.

Once the dust in front of the mirror was wiped away, he could no longer deceive himself. Li Cong had been anxious for a long time before this. After reading the letter, he had to start facing up to his position.

He finally saw clearly that the person in the mirror was just a chess piece, a worthless discarded piece.

After seeing the truth, Li Cong was first terrified, and then angry. (End of this chapter)