In fact, Yuchi Jingde didn't know what other major events were happening. He only knew from his years of understanding of Li Er that Li Er would not let the matter rest after exiling his eldest grandson.
Their emperor had a habit: if anyone dared to make him suffer, he would make everyone else suffer too!
"Don't ask any more questions!"
"Just serve His Majesty well and be as careful as possible..."
"Oh oh oh..."
The Eastern Palace.
Li Zhi never expected that happiness would come so suddenly. While he was having lunch, his eldest grandson, Li Jue, was banished from the capital by His Majesty!
Li Zhi immediately shared this good news with Wu Meiniang, and at the same time wanted Wu Meiniang to analyze the matter for him to see if there was anything fishy going on.
Wu Zetian was a woman of great talent; she immediately guessed that His Majesty wanted to protect Li Jue.
In her mind, once she left Chang'an and the core of power in the Tang Dynasty, she would eventually fall from grace, no matter how much the emperor favored her.
Therefore, he gave Li Zhi a victorious reply, reassuring him to study government affairs with confidence and prepare for inheriting the throne in the future.
The news of Li Jue's demotion quickly spread throughout the capital, and of course, it also reached the ears of Changsun Wuji.
But how could Changsun Wuji possibly believe such a thing?
Because he knows His Majesty too well; once His Majesty sets his mind on something, not even nine oxen could pull him back!
"Sir, isn't this a good thing?"
Changsun Wuji shook his head upon hearing this.
"No!"
"As long as Li Jue lives, this matter is not good!"
"My lord, Li Jue has already lost the emperor's favor. Wouldn't it be going too far to execute him now?"
"What do you know? His Majesty is ostensibly demoting him, but in reality, he's protecting him!"
"His Majesty must feel that there are too many things happening in the capital recently, which is why he is thinking of demoting Li Jue and banishing him from the capital!"
"However, assassinating this bastard will be very difficult; we'll have to make careful arrangements..."
Li Jue left very quickly. He didn't even return to the Prince of Qin's residence; he simply ordered someone to drive the carriage away from Chang'an.
For him, Chang'an and Qianzhou were merely temporary residences. Even Sanglin Village, to which he had devoted much effort, was just an inn on his life's journey.
Therefore, after leaving Chang'an, he went directly to an inn...
The people of Sanglin Village never cared about Li Jue's status. Whether he was a nobleman or a grandson of the emperor, their feelings for Li Jue remained unchanged.
"Uncle Hu, His Majesty the Emperor no longer likes me. He has taken back all my titles and banished me to Mount Zong to build the imperial mausoleum..."
"ah?"
When did this happen?
"This just happened today, and they even beat me up. Now I can't even put my butt on a chair..."
"This...this..."
Upon hearing this, Hu Delu rushed to check Li Jue's buttocks and saw the blood seeping through his pants. Hu Delu's heart ached so much that tears streamed down his face.
"How could he... how could he be so cruel!"
"Quick, quick, take off your pants so Grandpa can see how badly you're hurt!"
"No need, I've already applied the medicine..."
"Uncle Hu, I just came to tell you that I'm afraid I won't be able to come back again..."
Upon hearing this, Hu Delu quickly offered words of comfort.
"Silly child, your grandfather must have listened to those wicked people, that's why he treated you this way. Once your grandfather understands, he will naturally bring you back!"
"return?"
Li Jue snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"If I want to come back, I don't need him to pick me up at all; I'll come back on my own!"
"Just you wait, Hu Aweng, I'll get my hands on you sooner or later..."
"I will burn Chang'an's imperial treasury to ashes, and trample the bones of officials and nobles throughout the streets!"
Although Hu Delu didn't understand the true meaning of those two sentences, he only needed to look at Li Jue's expression to know that this bastard was definitely up to no good.
"Young Master, you mustn't do anything foolish!"
At this point, Li Jue was completely deaf to any advice.
"Uncle Hu, I'm only back for a few days. I'll leave once I've recovered from my injuries. But this time, I'm afraid I'll have to take many young men from the village with me..."
Upon hearing this, Hu Delu immediately patted his chest generously.
"It's their good fortune to be taken in by the young lord to broaden their horizons!"
"If we weren't so old, we'd all be following the young lord to conquer the world, hahaha!"
"You should just stay home and retire, hehehe!"
"You brat, you actually dare to look down on us!"
After chatting and laughing for a while, Li Jue limped back to the Mirror Lake Villa.
Hu Delu watched Li Jue's departing figure, smiled bitterly, and then called on the women in the village to quickly kill chickens and slaughter pigs to prepare dinner for the young master and his entourage who had returned with him.
Si Zi found out not too late, but when he ran to the Qin King's mansion, he still found nothing.
Li Jue left too hastily and too quickly, giving no one a chance to stop him.
In fact, Li Shimin was also frightened by Li Jue's resoluteness and began to reflect on whether he had overacted and really hurt the child's feelings.
However, just as he was struggling with his inner turmoil and questioning the meaning of life, he suddenly saw Sizi with swollen eyes staring at him with a face full of resentment.
"Father, you've banished my eldest nephew from Chang'an?"
Li Shimin nodded blankly.
"ah……"
"Why?"
"There's no reason why..."
"Why is that?!"
Faced with Si Zi's repeated questioning, Li Shimin could only give a guilty reply.
"Because he was extremely disrespectful..."
"Great disrespect?"
Upon hearing this, Si Zi's expression suddenly turned cold. He then rolled up his sleeve, revealing an exquisitely crafted sleeve arrow strapped to his arm.
"Father, what constitutes the greatest disrespect?"
Li Shimin was completely stunned when he saw the hidden arrow revealed. Was the woman he loved most going to kill him?
"Your Highness, what are you doing? Are you planning to murder your ruler and your father?"
Upon hearing this, a flicker of hesitation crossed Si Zi's eyes, but he resolutely pulled the trigger. Seeing this, Li Shimin quickly ducked, avoiding any vital organs.
However, after a whistling sound, the arrow only stuck to the pillar next to him, making a heavy, trembling sound.
"Father, I have been extremely disrespectful to you. I request to go to the imperial mausoleum to guard your tomb!"
Even though Li Shimin realized that his daughter had no intention of killing him, he was still taken aback by Si Zi's actions. Upon hearing Si Zi's words, he immediately roared in uncontrollable rage.
"roll!"
"Get as far away from me as possible! I don't want to see you right now!"
Upon hearing this, Sizi didn't take it to heart at all. He simply knelt down and bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, then ran away crying.
After the rhinoceros ran away, Li Shimin stared at the door with a sense of loss.
He desperately wanted to reach out and stop her, but reason told him he couldn't. He could only watch helplessly as Sizi ran into the rain and disappeared into the vast night.
After a long while, Li Shimin muttered to himself.
Heavens above, please let my grandson grow up quickly! I can no longer bear this torment...
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