Happy Little Scholar

"Let me tell you, this apple is the most delicious from the Wang family..."

Li Yi chewed on half an apple with two holes missing, handed over a piece of paper, and said: "The Zhang family in Pingyang, the Gou family in Tongzhou, the Wei family in Yunzhou... these big families have already sent their horses back. Yes, the court gave them enough preferential treatment this time, so they should know what to do.

As for the others, there is nothing to worry about. The Zhang family and the Wei family have a very delicate position among the various sects. The family comes first, and they cannot bear the public opinion. "

Li Mingzhu looked at him, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "You really don't have to think about entering the palace. Power, wealth, glory... whatever you want, I can give you."

"I won't consider it." Li Yi shook his head decisively.

Power, wealth, glory and wealth... none of what he said now. There was no sincerity in this invitation, and there was no need to consider it at all.

Her Royal Highness took a bite of the apple and said, "I don't know what they will do next..."

"No matter what action there is, that's it." Li Yi threw away half of the apple core, clapped his hands, and said, "It's good to have action. If they are all quiet, I don't know where to start."

Whether it's the Yu family's troubles, this time's rebellion among the powerful, or all the previous ones, in most cases, it starts with the other party seeking death. If he really wants to take the initiative to design and target, it will be a waste. A waste of time and energy is not as simple and trouble-free as it is now.

However, after suffering so many losses in succession, the King of Shu is still hiding in Shuzhou. They have also suffered a lot in Kyoto or other places. They should be stable for a while. Ruyi is about to give birth, and Li Yi doesn't want to be anywhere else. After all the hard work and effort, if they can make it through this year safely, should they be gentler when they start next year?

…

Cui Qingze, the head of the Cui family, put down a piece of paper and said: "There is news from the palace. The empress said that in recent months, it is better to be quiet and not to move. Just pay more attention to the eldest princess."

"Everyone has seen the performance of the eldest princess in government affairs in recent days. She is more cautious in handling political affairs than His Majesty was before." Someone frowned and said: "Besides, she was transferred from various ministries. Which of those people is a simple person? Just waiting for the princess to make a mistake is probably the worst way to do it, right?"

Cui Qingze didn't know that this was the worst method.

However, they moved, but the more they moved, the greater the losses. In less than a month, the Yu family was gone. The aristocratic family that had finally united together became distracted and confused because of a broken book. Different, the eldest princess or the Marquis of Li County used precise and ruthless methods to show off their tricks. How could they dare to take action again?

Without absolute certainty, he would not dare to act rashly.

After careful calculation, he didn't dare to calculate how much the power of the King of Shu had been lost in the past two years. There was no fight for the right to inherit the throne, and there was no mutual attack between factions. How could the situation become what it is now? ?

After careful consideration in the past few days, he felt that for the first time, he was less than ten percent confident about something.

"In short, these days are more stable. The children at home should also be more restrained and don't let others take advantage of them..." Cui Qingze stood up and waved his hand in some annoyance, "That's it for today."

The head of the Cui family spoke, and everyone in the hall stood up to leave.

When walking out of Cui Mansion, Zeng Shichun paused and said, "Brother Chen, are you still going to Yangliu Lane today?"

"Same journey." Chen Chong stepped out of the gate of Cui Mansion and nodded slightly.

Watching the two figures go away, someone finally couldn't help it and asked doubtfully: "When did the Zeng family and the Chen family get so close?"

"I've never heard of any other connection between the two families. It's really strange..."

Everyone was confused, but they didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, both families belonged to the lineage of the King of Shu. Even if there was some connection that was different from usual, it was not an incomprehensible thing.

It is still the teahouse in Yangliu Lane.

Zeng Shichun took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Chen Chong, and said: "This is what I have compiled. In the past two years, the major and minor events that have occurred in the court, as well as the gains and losses of the Shu king's lineage in these events, Brother Chen Might as well take a look.”

Chen Chong glanced at him and then looked at the paper in his hand.

"Nearly half of the Cui family's arrangement in the court for decades has been destroyed in the past two years. His Highness the King of Shu's current advantage is that he is the eldest son of Concubine Cui... and he only has this emperor. The identity of the eldest son.”

Zeng Shichun's eyes were slightly erratic and he said slowly: "Unfortunately, everyone including the Cui family and the imperial concubine were blinded by this identity. They seemed to have forgotten that it was Your Majesty who ultimately decided this matter."

"His Majesty's attitude towards the King of Shu is really not the attitude towards the eldest son of the Emperor. Although what His Majesty did was really too confusing, he has been sent to Shuzhou for a year. His Majesty is ill and would rather choose the eldest princess. , and will not call His Highness back... Zeng really can’t figure it out.”

"Gains and losses..." Chen Chong put down the paper, twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm afraid there are only losses and no gains, right?"

…

Li Yi sent Miss Chen Jiasan out of the hospital and said: "It will be about more than a month. The imperial doctor will check her pulse every few days. I just invited Master Tanyin to come over yesterday and take a look. Everything is fine. You don't need to Careful."

These days, he comes here very rarely, but he runs into her every time.

"That's good." Miss Chen San smiled and nodded. When she saw the figure at the entrance of the alley, she said, "It's late, I'm going back."

Li Yi watched Chen Chong leave with her, and turned to Zeng Shichun who was standing aside.

"Last time I met Qin Shangshu, he also said that the Ministry of Household Affairs was busy, and Her Royal Highness the Princess had removed one person, and she was a little overwhelmed..." Li Yi looked at him and said doubtfully: "Shilang Zeng is so interested every day, see Look, it doesn’t look like you’re very busy.”

Zeng Shichun smiled slightly, didn't care, and said: "This time, I specially waited for Marquis Li County."

"Wait for me?" Li Yi looked at him in surprise.

Zeng Shichun looked at him, stretched out his hand to the side, and said, "I wonder if the Marquis of Li County would like to have a chat in the teahouse?"

The Zeng family was a staunch lineage of Shu kings. Although they could not be considered life-and-death enemies, they were definitely not friends.

If there was any connection, it was because he ate his own dumplings without paying.

I'm afraid the dumplings made by the Marquis of Chang'an County are not worth a cup of tea, right?

Although the price of this cup of tea is not low, this teahouse is owned by the family. Although the tea is expensive, it only sells a certain style. As for the cost... it is not comparable to outsiders.