The emperor said nothing, and after a long period of contemplation, he finally spoke:
"Xue'er is right. When Deqing was found to have colluded with the enemy, I certainly didn't believe it and was prepared to personally investigate the matter. However, I was deeply saddened by the news that Deqing had committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and the matter was left unresolved."
It seems I must thoroughly investigate this matter and give Li Guang justice.
This matter was originally handled by the Ministry of Justice, but this time the Ministry of Justice cannot be involved. I intend to have the Court of Judicial Review thoroughly investigate this matter.
Li Xue was secretly delighted. Since the emperor wanted to thoroughly investigate this matter, it meant that the emperor no longer wanted to favor Li Hui. Back then, Li Hui had pretended to be a good person and knelt before the emperor to plead for Li Guang.
Just as the emperor issued an edict ordering the Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the matter, Li Hui was on his way back to the capital.
During this time, the eldest prince, Li Hui, had been living a carefree life in Guzhou. What he did not expect was that the foreign kingdoms, in alliance with the Luo and Jin kingdoms, would invade the Central Plains and be defeated so quickly.
This is certainly something to be happy about. If the Great Northern Dynasty fails this time, even if I become the ruler of a country in Guzhou, I will only have half of the country, and such a country will not last long.
Currently, no prince can rival him. According to the principle of establishing the eldest son of the legitimate wife, he will be made crown prince sooner or later and eventually become the emperor of the Great Northern Dynasty.
It's time to return to the capital. News from Guzhou is scarce, and my trusted confidants are not around. Staying in Guzhou for too long is not a good thing.
When the prefect of Guzhou learned that the eldest prince was returning to the capital, he was overjoyed; this revered deity was finally leaving.
The eldest prince is particularly difficult to serve. During this time, he has been on tenterhooks, fearing that he might cause trouble for himself if he did not entertain him properly.
With everything prepared, Li Hui left Guzhou and headed to the capital.
He was in a good mood and enjoyed the scenery along the way. A few days later, he arrived at Xinzhou Prefecture.
When the prefect of Xinzhou heard that the eldest prince was returning to the capital and would be passing through Xinzhou, he hurriedly went out of the city to welcome him and brought Li Hui into the city.
Li Hui told the prefect of Xinzhou that he would stay overnight in Xinzhou and leave the next day, and asked him to find some entertainment for him that evening.
Of course, he wouldn't go to brothels. Wherever the Crown Prince goes, he is never short of beautiful women, and he really doesn't fancy the women in brothels.
After considering it for a while, the prefect of Xinzhou immediately came up with an idea. He planned to take the eldest prince to the most famous teahouse in the area to enjoy tea and listen to storytelling.
The officials immediately went to make arrangements, informing the restaurant manager that the Crown Prince and the Prefect would be coming to enjoy tea and listen to storytelling that evening, and that the teahouse should be prepared to receive them.
The fact that the Crown Prince and the Prefect were coming to their teahouse to enjoy tea and listen to storytelling was an unparalleled honor for the owner, and his teahouse became famous far and wide as a result.
The teahouse owner immediately set about making preparations, inviting the city's most famous storyteller to perform his best pieces, determined to please the Crown Prince and the Prefect.
In preparation for the arrival of the Crown Prince and the Prefect, the restaurant will be closed tonight and will not be accepting any other guests.
As night fell, the prefect of Xinzhou accompanied the eldest prince to the teahouse, where the teahouse owner had been waiting for a long time.
The eldest prince and the prefect were led to a hall on the second floor. After they were seated, tea masters served them tea.
The tea was brewed for them by two beautiful women from the south. They were gentle and graceful, their eyes conveying affection, and their tea ceremony skills were superb. Seeing this, Li Hui's eyes widened in amazement.
The eldest prince took a sip of tea, found it tasted good, and drank several more sips in succession.
At this moment, the storyteller has come on stage, and he will present a wonderful storytelling performance to the Crown Prince and the Prefect.
During this period, storytelling became extremely popular throughout Xinzhou Prefecture, with a large number of stories about the soldiers of the Great Northern Dynasty resisting the invasion emerging.
In the streets and alleys of New South Wales, storytellers could be seen everywhere. At that time, there was little entertainment, let alone radio and television, and storytelling, as a form of entertainment, satisfied people's needs.
The storyteller's vivid and engaging delivery made the audience feel incredibly excited.
Teahouses are booming these days, and if you want to listen to audiobooks, going to a teahouse is the best choice, where you can enjoy tea while listening to audiobooks.
To cater to the audience's tastes, the storytellers wove together the events that occurred on the battlefield into a series of tales, each one captivating and highly entertaining.
The common people never tire of listening to storytelling performances, and teahouses are almost always packed whenever there is a storytelling performance.
In the teahouse, with the sound of a drum, the storytelling officially began. He was telling the story of how the Shuixian Village flooded Shang Wei's large army.
This storyteller was quite skilled; he arranged the scene descriptions and atmosphere perfectly, immediately piquing everyone's interest.
Li Hui was also very excited and couldn't help but cheer repeatedly.
The eldest prince, Li Hui, had visited Narcissus Village and had some understanding of the village's situation, so he was very interested in this part of the story.
Perhaps the storytelling was too captivating, as the section about the flooding of the barbarian soldiers was quickly finished. At this point, the storyteller struck his gavel and began:
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All of this was done intentionally by the storyteller. By this time, the audience was already very interested and eager to know what would happen next, so they asked the storyteller to continue.
At this point, the listeners would usually give tips. The storyteller could then use this short break to rest, have some tea, and collect the tips.
But today the teahouse has been booked out, and all the fees have been paid in full. So the storyteller can only take a sip of water to moisten his throat at this moment.
Amidst the anticipation of the crowd, the storyteller continued his tale.
At this point, it has come to the point where Shang Wei led the remaining 50,000 men to Shuixian Village. Outside the village, they faced off against the soldiers of Shuixian Village. After being attacked by grenades, Shang Wei's army began to collapse.
At this moment, the Shangwei army was attacked from three sides, one of which was a group of dozens of mountain bears, which puzzled Li Hui.
He quickly interrupted the storyteller and asked:
"Is the story you told about dozens of mountain bears rushing down from the mountain and attacking the barbarian soldiers something you made up, or is it true?"
"This is true. Dozens of huge mountain bears rushed down from the mountain. They had a very clear target and charged directly into the group of barbarian soldiers, rampaging wildly. Many people saw it at the time."
At this moment, Li Hui began to sweat. Back then, when he and a few guards encountered a mountain bear in Narcissus Village, they chased it all the way into the mountains. If they had encountered a large number of mountain bears at that time, their lives would have been in danger.
The mountain bears seem to be quite intelligent. When the village of Shuixian encountered an invasion by foreign enemies, these bears knew to come down the mountain and help the villagers drive away the invaders.
The storyteller continued, his narrative clear and coherent, until, at the most exciting part, Li Guang appeared.
The storyteller described Li Guang as a young general, riding a fine horse and wielding a divine spear, commanding respect from a hundred paces ahead and behind him.
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