It seems that the people of Beihai Kingdom have already penetrated deep into the interior of Daning Kingdom, and are even around the royal family. This is really terrifying.
Just as he was thinking deeply, Wu Yuanzhang blinked his sinister and cunning eyes and continued:
"Leng Yu knew you had rebellious intentions. If you don't stop him from ascending the throne, then you can forget about being Prince Xi. Emperors have always been ruthless. I think the first thing he will do after ascending the throne will be to find ways to get rid of you. To prevent future troubles, he will also kill your son and hundreds of people in your Prince Xi's mansion. So, now it's not a matter of whether you want to fight for the throne or not. You must do this. This is the only way for you and your son to survive."
Wu Yuanzhang's words made Leng Xi's heart skip a beat.
He would never allow such a scene to happen.
After pondering for a long time, he said bluntly:
"I can promise you that once this is accomplished, I will pay tribute to the North Sea Kingdom regularly every year. However, I will not agree to Daning Kingdom being under the jurisdiction of the North Sea Kingdom. Daning Kingdom will always be an independent country. If you agree, we can cooperate. If not, then let's pretend we didn't meet tonight."
"Hahaha!"
Teng Gexiang raised his head and laughed again, then said:
"Prince Xi has a patriotic heart, which I deeply admire. Therefore, I will not force Daning to submit to Beihai's jurisdiction. However, once this is accomplished, Daning must give half of its treasury silver to me to take back to Beihai. It must also pay Beihai an annual tribute of no less than 10,000 taels of silver. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for me to come to your aid with such fanfare and without any ulterior motive."
Leng Xi saw that Teng Gexiang was about to give in, so he nodded generously in response.
"Well, money is only a thing outside of my body. If the king can help me ascend the throne, I can do all these things."
"good."
Teng Gexiang patted the table beside him and nodded heavily.
"In that case, we must discuss how to take back the throne within these eighteen days. On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the one who ascends the throne will be you, Leng Xi, not him, Leng Yu."
There was a gloomy look in Leng Xi's eyes.
Wu Yuanzhang continued:
"We have already discussed what we will do within the next eighteen days. All you need to do is cooperate with us. Also, have your people on standby at all times. When the time comes, we will work together from within and without to reclaim the throne for you."
As he said this, a fierce look flashed in Wu Yuanzhang's small but shrewd eyes. Over the years, he had been repeating one sentence in his heart:
Leng Yu, Shui Luolan, if it weren't for you, I, Wu Yuanzhang, wouldn't have been forced to live in a foreign land, and my son, Wu Hong, wouldn't have died young. I will make you repay me double for this.
Now, it's time for him to come back for revenge, and he won't miss any opportunity.
The first day of the Lunar New Year
Leng Xi got up early in the morning and brought Xiaobao and Yu Qiaoqiao to Prince Yu's Mansion with gifts.
Leng Yu was not surprised by his arrival. No matter what his purpose was, he had promised his father that he would not take action against him.
Therefore, he sincerely hoped that they brothers could put aside their past grudges and become good brothers again.
In the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion, Leng Xi stood up, clasped his hands together, and said to Leng Yu sincerely:
"Fourth brother, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, a new beginning. If there is anything I did wrong in the past, please forgive me."
Seeing Leng Xi's excellent attitude, Leng Yu nodded repeatedly with great satisfaction, then raised his hand and said with a smile:
"Fifth brother, there's no need to be so polite. It's normal for us brothers to have some fights and quarrels, just like when we were kids. Fourth brother has done things wrong before, too. I hope you can be more tolerant."
Seeing the two brothers admitting their mistakes to each other, Luo Lan said with a smile:
"Since everyone has put aside their past grudges, this is a good thing. Today is the Spring Festival. I will ask the kitchen to prepare some delicious dishes and call Leng Ming. You three brothers, have a good drink."
Leng Xi nodded happily.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister-in-law. By the way, when I first came here, I saw that the streets were very lively, so I took the children to buy some small toys to cheer them up."
Yu Qiaoqiao also nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the streets are really lively. When I first came here, Xiaobao said he wanted to call his brothers and sisters to accompany him to the streets."
Leng Yu waved his hand without any defense.
"Then let them go on their own. The children are grown up now and don't need us adults to follow them around."
"That won't do. Anyway, I haven't been out for a walk in a while. I'll take them there. We'll definitely be back for lunch."
Seeing Leng Xi's insistence, Leng Yu nodded and said:
"Well, I'll have to trouble you, Fifth Brother. I also need to go to the barracks to see the brothers. We'll meet here again at noon."
After Leng Xi agreed, he and Xiaobao went to call the children. Leng Yu went to the military camp, Luo Lan and Yu Qiaoqiao went to the kitchen to check the dishes, and everyone got busy.
Ever since Huang Yun knew the secret between Yang Feng and Leng Xi, she felt that Yang Feng was a bad person. She didn't bother to pay attention to him, and even felt disgusted when she saw him.
But if she thought about it carefully, what right did she have to hate Yang Feng? Comparing herself to Yang Feng was even more shameful.
She stood alone in the back garden, looking at the white snow covering the branches, thinking about these messy things, and felt a little lost in her heart.
Last night, she received a notice from Zhuhua that her father had reached a consensus with Lengxi and was ready to take action on the 18th day of the first lunar month, and asked her to make preparations in advance and cooperate with Lengxi at all times.
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