He said no, so he believed him because he felt that this person would not bother to lie about such a thing.
The palace gates were wide open. As Lin Su had expected, the coup was over in less than half a day. Fifty thousand troops entered the capital, which had only ten thousand imperial guards. The surrounding garrisons did not even have time to mobilize, and they had lost contact with the news from Shengjing City.
At dusk, the sun was setting in the west, and a man walked into the main hall door dragging something. He was walking against the light. When I saw who the man was, I also saw that he was not dragging something, but a person.
The person who came was Kang Baiyu, but he was different from the gentle and polite person when Li Yuan first met him. Now he was wearing armor and exuded a strong murderous aura. His armor was stained with blood, and it was obvious that he had killed many people. The person he was dragging was none other than Emperor Yuanhe, who was able to sit on the throne of a country before.
Although the emperor learned martial arts, he was no match for the generals who had fought on the battlefield for years. Now his crown had fallen somewhere, and his hair was disheveled, barely covering the bruises on his face. If it weren't for the imperial robes, Li Yuan would not even recognize this former emperor.
Kang Boyu knelt, his armor clattering. "Your Majesty, Shengjing City is now under the control of Qi. The Southern Emperor loves the Southern Kingdom and leads by example. We accidentally injured him, but we were very careful and did not take his life. He will only have a few children in the future, but it's not a serious problem."
Li Yuan took a deep breath. He was almost certain that Kang Baiyu had been injured somewhere. He had beaten the man nearly to death, yet he still claimed to have acted with restraint, even blaming the cause on the victim. He had once thought Kang Baiyu a man of noble character, but now, it seemed as if he had been led astray.
As for his ability to confuse right and wrong, no one around him can match him.
"General Kang, thank you for your hard work. You are most familiar with the Southern Kingdom. I will leave the next matters to you. If you cannot make a decision, come and ask me again. I have been in the Southern Kingdom Palace for a long time, and it is time for me to return to the capital of Qi." Lin Su said.
Kang Boyu raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, have you already decided on the capital?"
Didn’t you say before that you would discuss it again?
"Well, my queen likes the old capital of Liang State, which is indeed magnificent, so we decided to settle there. What do you think, General Kang?" Lin Su asked.
Kang Baiyu had no objection: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on having a virtuous queen. When Baiyu was in danger, the Queen Mother came to his aid. I didn't have time to thank you then. Now that we meet again, I thank you for your help."
At that time, the Duke Kangguo's Mansion was isolated and helpless, and no one was willing to disobey the emperor. Only the Queen Mother, although powerless, was willing to help.
It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance. Although there was no result at that time, Kang Boyu kept this kindness in his heart.
Now he and Your Majesty are in love with each other, which is very good.
"It was just a small favor back then, General, don't worry about it." Li Yuan said.
Kang Baiyu clasped his fists again and stood up in a rather cold voice: "Your Majesty has departed. I will immediately arrange a carriage for you to escort you and the Queen back to the capital."
"Go." Lin Su said, Kang Boyu nodded and turned to leave.
It didn't take too long to prepare a carriage, and once you left the city you could board a large ship. Although it was going upstream, it was much more comfortable than traveling by land.
Stepping out of the palace and leaving the city, Li Yuan looked at the distant Shengjing City and felt a little unreal.
He stared at it alone. Lin Su was beside him. A small boat approached, and a guard came aboard to report: "Your Majesty, the matter of the Kingdom of Li has been resolved. This is a token from General Lu Ning."
The letter was quite thick. Lin Su took it and saw Lu Ning's report in it. The letter stated what happened in the capital of Li State. Although it was thrilling, the queen of Li State was finally stolen from the confined palace.
The guard stepped aside, but Li Yuan heard everything he said clearly. He turned his head, obviously curious about the letter, but after glancing at it for a long time, the man who lowered his head to read the letter didn't seem to want him to come over and take a look together.
Unfortunately, this is a confidential letter, so it would be inappropriate to read it rashly.
Li Yuan glanced again and again, the more blatantly, and when he glanced over again, he happened to meet Lin Su's raised gaze.
Lin Su laughed and said, "Want to see it?"
"I just want to know how Mother is doing," Li Yuan said, holding onto the fence. "I'm not interested in your Majesty's secret letter."
"Your mother and nephew are safe." Lin Su said.
"That's good, but that's not right..." Li Yuan's eyes widened, clearly in disbelief: "My royal brother has a child? When was it born? Why am I..."
Why didn't he receive any news at all in the Southern Kingdom Palace?
He was the youngest legitimate son, and he had a close brother, but the Emperor of Li favored his concubine over the legitimate son, so Li Yuan's brother...
"He was born three years ago. Just after he was born, your sister-in-law was falsely accused of adultery, so the child's identity was not right. Your sister-in-law's family was destroyed, and the child was barely kept. Even though your brother soon proved that he was a member of the royal family, your sister-in-law was already gone. Later, your brother was killed by a traitor, and the child was raised by your mother." Lin Su said slowly.
In fact, as long as he didn't want to tell, he could have kept it secret from Li Yuan, but the Queen Mother of the Southern Kingdom and the Queen of the Qi Kingdom should have known about this kind of thing.
The joy disappeared from Li Yuan's eyes. His eyes were slightly red, but he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to hold back the tears. "I only just now learned about what happened three years ago. How dare they act like this?! How dare they?"
He also thought that even if his mother was not so favored, it would not be too difficult with his royal brother around. As long as they were well, he would have no problem staying in the South for the rest of his life.
"Why did you agree to marry into the Southern Kingdom?" Lin Su walked over and hugged her, saying, "You are the youngest son, the legitimate heir of the Li Kingdom. Without your consent, no one would dare to force you to marry."
"The Virtuous Concubine's methods are cunning, and she never leaves any evidence behind. My mother is upright and would never understand such schemes. They threatened my mother's life and colluded with the Southern Kingdom. The Southern Kingdom's Emperor lied that a legitimate royal marriage born on the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month was necessary to maintain peace. He had a divine decree, and he insisted on marrying her. I had no choice but to compromise for my mother's sake," Li Yuan said. "And my father actually tried to control the Southern Kingdom's government through me."
He was only twelve at the time, and no matter how smart he was, he was powerless to stop those sinister tactics. His royal brother was framed, made mistakes one after another, and was even despised, so he had no choice but to compromise.
He was in the South Country, but he was also paying attention to the affairs of the Li Country. However, he never thought that he was the last person in the world to know about his brother and sister-in-law's misfortune.
"Do you want revenge?" Lin Su asked him.
Li Yuan hugged his waist tightly, grabbed a part of his shirt and said, "Think! If they dare to hide it from me, they will suffer revenge when the truth is revealed."
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