Hearing this, Li Hui found it a bit unbelievable.
Several months ago, a ceremony was held in the capital to worship the gods of the land and grain. At the ceremony, he saw Li Guang and Di Numa.
At that time, Li Guang was a farmer in his forties with poor legs, and Li Xue had helped him up.
Later, when Di Numa was frightened, he rushed up to try to subdue him, but Di Numa was too wild and difficult to subdue. In the end, he took him and fled the capital.
Despite deploying a large number of people to search, no trace of Li Guang and Di Numa was found.
Unexpectedly, Li Guang and Di Numa reappeared in the battle against the invaders. Di Numa was still the same Di Numa, but Li Guang was no longer the same Li Guang.
Li Hui became increasingly curious as two Li Guangs suddenly appeared.
"The Li Guang you mentioned is definitely a young general," Li Hui asked.
"That's right, this young general named Li Guang is from Shuixian Village. He rides a horse and wields a spear, displaying great prowess on the battlefield. His deeds are known to everyone in the Great Northern Dynasty. The King of Nanyuan of the foreign kingdom was captured by Li Guang single-handedly."
The war in the Central Plains has now subsided, and General Li Guang has returned to Shuixian Village.
If you go to Narcissus Village, you're sure to meet General Li Guang.
Upon hearing this, Li Hui was completely dumbfounded. What on earth was going on?
In any case, the emergence of such a person in the Great Northern Dynasty is certainly a good thing. When I sit in the north and face south, this person will surely be of use to me.
After staying in the new prefecture for a day, Li Hui continued north, and more than ten days later, he finally made it back to the capital.
In the past, when he returned to the capital from other places, many ministers would have greeted him at the city gate. All the civil and military officials of the court knew that Li Hui would definitely become the emperor of the Great Northern Dynasty in the future. If they wanted to get on Li Hui's good side, they had to start early.
Therefore, there was nothing Li Hui couldn't accomplish in the capital. If he wanted to kill someone, all he had to do was give the signal, and someone would immediately do it for him.
When he harmed Li Guang, he didn't need to do it himself; he only needed to give the order, and someone would take care of it for him.
Upon returning to the capital, no one came to greet him at the city gate, a situation that did not surprise Li Hui.
The capital was captured by foreign troops, and officials of the Northern Dynasty either fled or were arrested, causing great harm to many officials.
After the recapture of the capital, the political landscape of the court underwent tremendous changes, essentially undergoing a complete reshuffling.
At this time, every court official had their own affairs to attend to, so it was understandable that they did not have time to come out of the city to greet him.
Even so, Li Hui still felt empty inside; the huge contrast made him feel a little uncomfortable.
After entering the city, he found that the capital was no longer as bustling and prosperous as it used to be.
Some of the burned-down houses in the city remain intact, which shows how tragic the scene was when the foreign troops attacked the capital.
Seeing all this, Li Hui was terrified. If he had been in the capital at the time, would he have been captured by the barbarian soldiers?
Li Hui dared not think any further and quickly entered the imperial city, returning to his residence.
No matter how good things are when you're away from home, nothing beats home. Li Hui walked around the yard twice before returning indoors.
At this moment, the butler came over and bowed to Li Hui.
"Greetings, Master."
"No need for formalities. What important events have occurred in the capital recently?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, something important has indeed happened. I have heard that the young prince did not die; he is still alive."
"What? He's still alive? Didn't he commit suicide out of fear of punishment?" Li Hui was shocked.
"I don't know about this servant. I heard that he fled the capital and reappeared three years later."
"Where is he now? This person absolutely cannot be allowed to live; he must be eliminated." Li Hui was getting anxious.
"This is a bit tricky. He's not in the palace right now, but in Narcissus Village. He's a general now, with 100,000 troops under his command."
At this moment, Li Hui stared wide-eyed and opened his mouth, unable to utter a word.
He was completely stunned.
The butler was shocked by Li Hui's appearance. Li Hui was disfigured, and his expression just now made him look extremely ugly.
"The young prince has changed his name to Li Guang. I heard that a few months ago, Li Guang used a disguise technique to disguise himself as a farmer in his forties, participated in the sacrificial ceremony of the land and grain, and rode away on that precious horse named Di Nu."
Later, when the barbarian troops marched south, the young prince rode his Di Nu horse, starting from Shui Xian Village, to the border, capturing the capital, pacifying Panzhou, and finally capturing Sullivan alive; he participated in almost all the battles.
Li Hui finally understood that the Li Guang the storyteller was talking about was actually the young prince, who was revered as a god among the common people.
"When the emperor learned that the young prince was still alive, he was very happy. He recalled that three years ago the young prince was found to have colluded with the enemy, and said that it was obvious that someone wanted to harm him. He ordered the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter."
The Court of Judicial Review immediately investigated Vice Minister Liao, who had handled the case. Upon learning of this, Vice Minister Liao became frightened and hanged himself.
The Emperor was furious and immediately issued an edict ordering the Minister of Justice to cooperate with the Court of Judicial Review to thoroughly investigate the matter and get to the bottom of it.
Because the Minister of Justice was initially unaware of the case, and because the Vice Minister Liao, who handled the case at the time, had died, all crucial evidence was missing, making the case impossible to investigate.
The steward's words sent a chill down Li Hui's spine. Fortunately, Liao Shilang was dead, the case had been cut off, and no one knew about his conspiracy with Liao Shilang. This was perhaps a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
Thinking of this, Li Hui asked, "Has anyone visited the manor recently?"
“Eunuch Cheng came once a couple of days ago, and no one else has come.”
"What brings Eunuch Cheng here? What did he say?"
"Eunuch Cheng said that if the eldest prince returns to the capital, he should be allowed to meet with the emperor immediately."
Upon hearing this, Li Hui couldn't help but feel nervous. Could it be that the Emperor had discovered something?
It shouldn't be that way. The young prince was imprisoned for treason, and I even pleaded for him. Based on that, the emperor shouldn't suspect that I harmed the young prince.
Since the Emperor has asked me to meet him as soon as I return, I will go and see him to gauge his opinion.
Thinking of this, he immediately got up and went to meet the emperor.
At that moment, the emperor was reading in the imperial study. Li Hui sent a young eunuch in to report.
The young eunuch came out quickly and told Li Hui that the Emperor invited the eldest prince in.
Li Hui pushed open the door and entered, then knelt before the emperor.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty."
The emperor was holding a book. Li Hui greeted him, but the emperor seemed not to notice and continued to read intently.
The emperor did not speak, so Li Hui remained kneeling, not daring to raise his head.
After a long while, the emperor finally put down his book and spoke:
"Hui'er is back. This time you requested permission to leave the capital and go to the Xinzhou Prefecture area to integrate the various troops to protect the capital. I wonder how many troops you brought back this time."
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