Is it real or fake?
Li Zhu was somewhat bewildered by the words of the Marquis...
"The sword is real, but Jiang Moyan's identity as an imperial envoy is fake. The Emperor never sent anyone here in the first place..."
The Marquis hurriedly explained!
Li Zhu suddenly realized that it was because his performance was too extraordinary that Grand Tutor Jiang was too wary of him, so he sent his grandson to cause trouble for him. However, what he didn't expect was that Jiang Moyan would actually do him a great favor...
At this moment, Grand Tutor Jiang must be furious, because Jiang Moyan will relay the message back, and once he knows the truth, Grand Tutor Jiang will surely be enraged by Jiang Moyan's stupidity...
What Li Zhu didn't know was that in the Luoyang court, it wasn't just Grand Tutor Jiang who was furious with him. Apart from Prime Minister Yuwen Guo, everyone else was shocked by his performance and could hardly believe it. Some even demanded that someone be sent to Youzhou to verify the military achievements and see if the Crown Prince was lying...
Only the emperor knew that there was nothing wrong with all of this, since he knew that gunpowder existed. He just didn't expect Li Zhu to be so ruthless, directly annihilating 50,000 Liao cavalrymen...
The second and third princes, who thought they could continue vying for the throne after Li Zhu left, became even more docile than when Li Zhu was in Luoyang after hearing the news. They were afraid that Li Zhu would overhear their every move and come back to cause trouble for them...
The two of them seemed to have truly transformed into teachers, spending all their time at the academy, and even actively carrying out all the plans set forth by Li Zhu...
Shangjing, the capital of the Liao Dynasty!
Although Yelü Bei found someone to escort him back to Shangjing after entering Liao territory, his treatment along the way was extremely poor. Most importantly, the humiliating escape back to Shangjing left Yelü Bei physically and mentally exhausted.
Yan Yan, shamelessly clinging to Yelü Bei and returning with him, went straight to Empress Yue Liduo to complain as soon as she got back to the capital…
Yelü Bei went directly to the emperor, blaming everything on Yan Yan, as if none of this would have happened without her…
The Liao emperor was shocked to hear the crown prince's words and was very curious about the weapons used by the new Tang Dynasty. What kind of weapon could wipe out 50,000 cavalrymen in one go?
Snap!
The Liao emperor slapped Yelü Bei across the face, leaving Yelü Bei stunned and looking at his father in bewilderment…
"Useless! You failed in your own duties but blame a woman. If it weren't for you, would Princess Yan Yan have been able to mobilize such a large army? I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself. Find out what weapon faked the deaths of your soldiers and bring it back. What the New Tang has, our Great Liao must also have..."
The Liao emperor said bitterly, deeply disappointed in his son. He hadn't grasped the key point. Wars have wins and losses; the most crucial thing is what you gain from them. Yelü Bei had the opportunity to obtain the secret of the enemy's weapons from Li Zhu, but due to his own foolishness, he personally squandered that chance…
"Father...this...this..."
Yelü Bei's eyes were filled with fear; it was clear he didn't want to face Li Zhu again...
Snap!
"If you don't go, I'll strip you of your title as crown prince..."
The Liao emperor slapped him again, uttering the harshest decision, causing Yelü Bei to tremble uncontrollably. Being deposed would be tantamount to a death sentence. To save his life and his position as crown prince, Yelü Bei had no choice but to grit his teeth and say...
"Your subject obeys the decree!"
"Get out of here now..."
The Liao emperor didn't want to see him even once, because he feared his intelligence would be affected by his son...
Yelü Bei scrambled out of his father's study. After confirming that he was safe, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. After hesitating for a moment, he turned and headed towards the palace where Consort Xiao was!
Because she recognized Empress Dowager Xiao as her grandmother, Consort Xiao was also arranged to live in the palace...
At this moment, Consort Xiao was healing her injuries and did not notice anyone approaching. The instant Yelü Bei pushed open the door, Consort Xiao, disturbed, suffered a blood rush to her head and spat out another mouthful of blood...
He glared angrily at the doorway, but upon seeing it was Yelü Bei, he could only feign helplessness…
"My beauty, what's wrong? Why are you vomiting blood again?"
Xiao Meiren didn't want to pay attention to this good-for-nothing. She thought to herself, "Don't you know why I vomited blood? If you hadn't rushed in so recklessly, would I have gotten hurt?"
But she couldn't say those words aloud, so she could only shake her head helplessly.
"It's nothing, just a slight mishap during the healing process..."
Then, looking at Yelü Bei approaching, she couldn't help but ask...
What do you want from me?
"My beauty, I've been beaten by my father. You must help me this time, or my reign as crown prince is over..."
Upon hearing Xiao Meiren's question, Yelü Bei quickly recounted what had happened to him, and finally looked at Xiao Meiren with some panic and asked...
"My beauty, only you can help me now. Tell me, what should I do to steal the weapons of the new Tang crown prince..."
"Your Highness, you are the future emperor of Liao. How can you call it stealing what you need? That weapon rightfully belongs to you. You should be reclaiming what is rightfully yours..."
Xiao Meiren spoke softly, and with just one sentence, Yelü Bei's mood improved greatly. His eyes immediately regained their brightness, and he said in complete agreement.
"That's right, that weapon should have been mine in the first place. Since it's in someone else's hands, I should go and get it back..."
Xiao Meiren gave a meaningful smile, and then continued...
"However, Li Zhu is surrounded by many experts. Even our Liao Dynasty's number one expert, Monk Duobao, returned injured. I think that if we want to get what we want, we might need Monk Duobao's master, the ascetic monk, to intervene..."
"That's right... How come I didn't think of that? Since the disciple is no good, the master can definitely handle it. I'll go and invite the ascetic monk; we must get him to come out of seclusion..."
He turned to leave, but perhaps feeling it would be heartless to leave like this, he turned back and gave Xiao Meiren some words of advice with concern.
"My beauty, please rest well. I will have the imperial physician send you the best healing medicine..."
After saying this, he didn't linger and turned to walk out of the palace. Because the ascetic monk didn't want to live inside the palace, they had to arrange accommodation for him outside...
Watching Yelü Bei's departing figure, Xiao Meiren's lips curled up slightly. The ascetic monk had been seriously injured in the last battle with the Dragon King and was in seclusion to heal. If no one disturbed him, he could live for several more years. However, how could Xiao Meiren tolerate such a master living? This would greatly affect her plan to restore the kingdom. Yelü Bei's departure was tantamount to cutting off the ascetic monk's last chance of survival...
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