The cold winter passes by quickly.
Every early spring, the sprouting new buds continuously emerge from the branches.
Five years passed in a flash.
During this period, earth-shaking changes took place inside and outside the capital of Daning Kingdom.
After five years, Leng Xi's ban on entering the palace was finally lifted.
Tomorrow is New Year's Day. As early as half a month ago, the emperor issued an imperial decree that all royal family members, court ministers and their families must enter the palace early tomorrow morning to attend the royal annual banquet.
Because the emperor was going to announce an important matter on New Year's Day, he asked his ministers to come to the palace and celebrate the New Year together.
Early in the morning, Leng Xi dressed in new clothes and stood in front of the bronze mirror with a radiant face. He looked at himself in the mirror with a slight beard and a calm face. With a faint smile on his lips, he muttered to himself:
"Where there is a will, there is a way. God will reward those who work hard. I, Lengxi, have endured hardships for more than five years. Now, the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining. Hahaha~"
As soon as he finished talking to himself, the housekeeper came hurriedly to report,
"Your Highness, Lord Yu is here."
Yu Shiming?
Leng Xi's eyes tightened, and then he waved his hand.
"Please ask him to go to the front hall."
"yes."
After the housekeeper left, Leng Xi said to the servants beside him in a deep voice:
"Is everything arranged?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been arranged."
"Well, that's good. Success or failure depends on this one move, hahaha!"
After saying this, he walked out the door while laughing wildly.
After five years of guarding, today is the first time he enters the palace openly. He must do something earth-shattering today.
Over the past five years, the Daning Kingdom has undergone tremendous changes. Although the emperor's health remains the same, he is old and just wants to live a leisurely life, so he has stopped caring about state affairs and continues to leave all matters to Leng Yu.
According to the news brought back by Yang Feng, on New Year's Day this year, the emperor is preparing to pass the throne to Leng Yu, and from then on, he will just be a leisurely emperor.
Leng Xi would never allow this to happen, so he decided to carry out his plan, which was originally to wait for the emperor's death, in advance.
While thinking about these things, he came to the main hall of Xiwang Mansion. Yu Shiming saw him coming and stood up and clasped his fists.
"Prince Xi..."
Leng Xi's expression instantly softened. Although his relationship with Yu Qiaoqiao was still lukewarm, Yu Shiming still played a big role in his achievement.
"Master Yu, you are so polite. Please take a seat."
Yu Shiming sat down on the spot and then said:
"It's not appropriate to take action tomorrow."
Leng Xi immediately frowned and questioned,
"Why?"
"According to my investigation, Leng Yu seems to have noticed something. He has deployed more than three times the number of troops inside and outside the capital. He has also made preparations to prevent unrest when someone announces him as the new emperor on New Year's Day. There are over ten thousand guards in the palace alone. Even those guarding the palace gates are masters of superb martial arts, capable of fighting a thousand people alone. Even if you have made every possible preparation, there is no guarantee of failure. I have been thinking about it at home for a few days, and I still feel that you should not rebel so openly. It is really too reckless."
Leng Xi suddenly slammed the table with a sullen face, gnashing his teeth and snorting coldly:
"For tomorrow, I've endured for five years. For these five years, I've been humble and even servile when facing Leng Yu. Now, I'm ready to join forces inside and outside to take him down in one fell swoop, but you're trying to make me back down now. Are you trying to wrench me out at this critical moment?"
Yu Shiming saw Leng Xi was a little excited, and immediately shook his head and explained:
"You misunderstood me. I know you've made adequate preparations and deployed a considerable number of troops both inside and outside the capital. But with so many new faces suddenly arriving in the capital, and at this juncture, do you think Leng Yu wouldn't notice? Don't forget, most of Daning's military strength is in his hands. You're trying to challenge him on your own, like hitting a rock with an egg."
Leng Xi saw that Yu Shiming looked down on him, and instantly became angry. He snorted coldly and said disdainfully:
"Hmph, I'm sure you, Lord Yu, are aware that I haven't been idle in the past five years. I've amassed a force of over 20,000 men. They're already stationed in a hidden location outside the city, waiting for my order to charge into the capital..."
Seeing that Leng Xi couldn't be convinced, Yu Shiming asked angrily:
"For the past five years, you've been recruiting people. Has Leng Yu been idle? He's also been recruiting soldiers. Even if you have an unknown mysterious force supporting you, it's far inferior to Leng Yu's army, not to mention that he has the Rebirth Hall at his disposal..."
"snort!"
Leng Xi suddenly slammed the table in anger, then yelled with red face,
"Are you trying to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige? If you don't want to get involved, then please do as you please. Lengxi doesn't lack your thousands of men..."
"well!"
Yu Shiming sighed helplessly, and then continued to persuade:
"Why should I be afraid? If you really rebel, with Qiaoqiao and Xiaobao here, I, Yu Shiming, will also be tied to you. I'm just speaking the truth and don't mean to throw cold water on you. I just think that if you want to deal with Leng Yu and want the throne, you have more than just rebellion. This path is too risky and has little chance of success."
Although Leng Xi felt that Yu Shiming's words made some sense, he still gasped angrily when he said these words at this time, pointing at his nose and roaring:
"Don't you think it's a little too late for you to remind me of this now?"
"I warned you long ago, but you didn't listen. As someone who experienced the coup d'état of the previous dynasty, I want to remind you not to take it for granted that you can easily seize the throne just because you have tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals. If it were that easy, the throne would have long been held by your Leng family."
After saying this, Yu Shiming stood up and said again with a serious expression before leaving:
"Wu Yuanzhang is in Beihai State. In the past two years, Beihai State has been preparing to launch a war against Daning State. A few days ago, he wrote to me privately, hoping to cooperate with you. Please consider carefully whether you need to use people from Beihai State to achieve your goals. If you do, feel free to contact me. Even if you don't want to be in cahoots with people from Beihai State, I think it's better to deal with Leng Yu in secret. If you confront him openly, you are no match..."
Leaving these somewhat cruel words behind, Yu Shiming shook his sleeves and walked out of the main hall without looking back.
Leng Xi's brows instantly twisted into a knot. He looked at Yu Shiming's back, suddenly clenched his fists, and slammed the table heavily. An unknown feeling of irritation surged in his heart...
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