Daqian deposed the crown prince, and the emperor begged him to stop rebelling

Chapter 84 The puzzle is solved
Cao Guang, the factory manager who was nearly fifty years old, with gray hair, dressed in purple, but with a very smooth and delicate face, strode into the tent of the commander of Tiangu Pass, surrounded by Li Si and others.

At this time, Murong Liancheng had already brought Li Mu and others into the tent.

Cao Guang glanced at Li Mu, and the expression on his face was surprisingly calm and gentle, without a trace of hostility.

After just a glance at Li Mu, he turned his gaze to Murong Liancheng.

"The old general is still strong and vigorous. I haven't seen him for many years, but he is still as vigorous as ever!"

Cao Guang laughed and walked forward to greet Murong Liancheng.

Murong Liancheng clasped his fists and smiled:
"I haven't seen the factory owner for many years. I didn't expect that he looks younger than before!"

Cao Guang smiled and said:

"The Third Prince is in charge of state affairs, and the old general and General Li Si are working on the frontiers. I, an old servant, do not have to work hard either. I just sit back and enjoy my leisure time. How can I not look young? Haha..."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Cao Guang walked to the incense table. After Murong Liancheng and the others bowed, he slowly unfolded the imperial edict in his hand:
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The Third Prince is the regent, and he has made plans at Tiangu Pass, destroyed the barbarian camp outside the pass, chased the barbarian cavalry to the northern desert, and beheaded the barbarian king at Langjuxu Mountain. The people of Daqian will enjoy decades of peace, and all the subjects will praise him!"

“Although the Third Prince was able to achieve this unprecedented feat due to his strategic planning, the great victory at Tiangu Pass was also won by Li Si, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Murong Liancheng, and Li Mu, the captain of the army, all of whom played an indispensable role!”

"Therefore, I have decided to reward according to merit!"

"Li Si, the commander of Fengtian Ancient Pass, is promoted to the rank of first-class marquis and fourth-rank commander!"

"Appoint Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Commander Murong Liancheng as the Champion Marquis, a fourth-rank commander!"

"Appoint Li Mu, the Hundred Leader, as a Baron!"

Hearing Cao Guang's announcement, Li Mu couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He originally thought that Cao Guang's arrival must be due to some other conspiracy.

But he never thought that the other party would actually confer the title of Baron on him!

Although among the five ranks of nobility in Daqian, namely duke, marquis, earl, viscount and baron, baron is the lowest rank.

But before that, Li Mu was deposed from the throne and demoted to a commoner. This time, he was promoted to baron, which was already an improvement in his status.

Not only did he not target me, but he even named me a baron...

What exactly does Li Tai want to do?
Is it...

What conspiracy is hidden behind this?
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Li Si and Murong Liancheng knelt down to express their gratitude and then took the imperial edict.

Li Si couldn't help but look delighted.

He was conferred the title of Marquis and held the fourth rank in the government.

Although Murong Liancheng was also a marquis and a fourth-rank official, he was still below Li Si in position and was still under Li Si's jurisdiction.

Moreover, this time when Cao Guang came to confer rewards, he had no intention of reprimanding at all.

It seems that Fu Hao's method is really useful!
Such a great achievement was given to the Third Prince, but he temporarily put aside the fact that he had failed to do his job well and had not killed Li Mu.

"Congratulations to the two generals. You are both marquises now!"

"Thank you, Mr. Factory, and thank you, His Royal Highness the Third Prince!"

After Cao Guang congratulated the two, he turned around and walked to Li Mu:
"Your Highness, congratulations!"

Li Mu said calmly:

"I have been deposed, and there is no need to address me as Your Highness!"

Cao Guang laughed and said:

"No matter how the emperor deposes and enthrones you, in my heart you are still His Highness, the son of the emperor!"

Li Mu smiled faintly and said nothing more.

At this moment, Cao Guang's words left him quite confused.

A test? Or an expression of intimacy?
wrong!

Cao Guang has already joined Li Tai's camp and become his right-hand man, so there is no need for him to be polite to him.

So why did he choose to make himself a baron?
Cao Guang smiled and said:

"This time, I came not only to bring the title of nobility to Your Highness, but also because I know Your Highness has not seen the Queen for a long time, so I brought a token of the Queen to Your Highness."

As he spoke, he took a box from the eunuch next to him, opened it, and took out a cow horn comb from it.

This is an extremely ordinary horn comb, dark brown in color, nothing special about it.

But this is one of the very few things that Li Mu's mother in this world can keep.

When Li Mu saw the ox horn comb, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart.

Cao Guangdao:
"Your Highness, this ox-horn comb is used to comb your hair. The Third Prince asked me to bring this to you to tell you that your Highness is doing well in the palace. At least..."

At this point, he smiled slightly, but a hint of coldness quietly appeared in his eyes:
"She still has hair to comb!"

Li Mu's heart was shocked, and a hint of coldness appeared on his face.

Sure enough, Cao Guanglai had no good intentions at all.

He brought his mother's horn comb to remind himself that his mother's life was completely in his hands!
Cao Guang still smiled as if in the spring breeze, but there was already a hint of coldness in his words:
"The Third Prince reminds you not to forget your agreement with him!"

Li Mu took the horn comb and placed it in his arms, his expression calm as water:
"Please tell the Third Prince that I must not forget the one-year deadline!"

"The reason why I went deep into Mobei and killed Wugutu was just to help Daqian and ensure its peace for ten years!"

"Within one year, I will definitely give the Third Prince a satisfactory answer!"

Cao Guang nodded:

"The Third Prince already understands your Highness' intentions."

"This time, I would like to thank His Highness for bringing this unprecedented achievement to the Third Prince, which has made the Third Prince's reputation in the court soar to the peak of its popularity!"

"Now that Wugutu is dead, Mobei is peaceful and the border is safe. Your Highness should be relieved, right?"

Li Mu turned to look at him, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes:
"What does the Third Prince mean by that? Since he has made me a baron, does he want me to use this status to kill myself?"

Cao Guang shook his head and smiled subtly:

"of course not!"

"General Li Si doesn't want to be called the killer of the deposed crown prince, and the Third Prince certainly doesn't want to be called the killer either, otherwise why would he go to so much trouble?"

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Li Tai did not want to be called the one who killed his own brother.

For the sake of imperial power, people disregarded family affection and killed each other, which was something despised by all people.

In this case, even if he ascended the throne, history books would naturally leave a very disgraceful record for Li Tai.

The people of Daqian would naturally not forget that this prince ascended the throne after killing his brothers!

That's why he sent Li Mu to the Tiangu Pass death row camp.

What he wanted was for Li Mu to die quietly, and for his subjects to only see that he loved his brother and couldn't bear to see his brother kill each other.

Cao Guang smiled slightly:

"Half a month later, Fallen Immortal Lake will be open for business!"

Hearing his words, Li Mu couldn't help but be shocked.

Fallen Immortal Lake!
All the mysteries are solved at this moment!

No wonder Li Tai bestowed the title on Li Mu and made him a baron.

No wonder Cao Guang sent a token of his mother’s love.

It turns out that all of this was done to get him to go to the Fallen Immortal Lake!
(End of this chapter)