This news soon reached the emperor's ears.
Li Xuantian was furious when he received the report.
"How dare the barbarians be so arrogant? They are simply tired of living!"
"Notify the Jingzhao Yin and immediately conduct a thorough investigation to uncover all remaining remnants."
"yes!"
"But this incident is very strange. His Royal Highness the Prince dealt with all the assassins without even making a fuss.
He just ordered the guards to throw all the assassins into the wild and bury them.
We only informed Qin Qingxue," said the chief eunuch.
Li Xuantian frowned when he heard this.
"What do you think Li Ye is planning?"
"I think there are only two possibilities. One is that His Royal Highness the Prince wants to solve the problem himself.
The second situation is that His Royal Highness the Prince does not take the other party seriously.
He even wanted to use himself as bait to lure out all the assassins."
Li Xuantian raised his eyebrows: "I really didn't expect that my son is so good at hiding his secrets.
Surprisingly, he still has such a tenacious mind.
I used to think he was just greedy for money, but it seems I don't understand him well enough."
"His Royal Highness faced the assassination attempt without panicking. This level of composure is truly rare."
"I want to give him a try, what do you think?"
"Ah, the Emperor wants to test His Royal Highness the Prince?"
"Why, what do you think?"
"If the test shows that His Royal Highness is a dragon among men, how will the Emperor deal with it?"
Li Xuantian took a deep breath and did not answer.
"We'll talk about it later!"
"Then how does the emperor plan to test it?"
"The bandit problem on Vulture Mountain has existed for a long time. Let him lead the troops to suppress the bandits.
If he really had military talent, it would be easy to see."
"Your Majesty's idea is quite good. I think if His Royal Highness the Prince performs too well.
Will it make the prince feel dangerous?
The struggles among the princes were severe enough.
Adding another prince would make things even more complicated."
"Humph, this is exactly the effect I want to achieve! All these princes are only powerful in their own right, and none of them has real talent.
Even the prince tried his best to please Yunlu Pavilion.
What's the point of me treating the prince like this?"
"Your Majesty is wise! Making the Crown Prince feel a sense of crisis is a good choice.
But, will His Royal Highness the Prince agree?"
"Humph, if I tell him to go, he must go!"
"By the way, release the crown prince from his confinement and let him out."
Li Ye never expected that his behavior would attract the emperor's attention.
While you are at home, disaster may come from the sky.
The emperor issued an imperial decree, ordering him to go to Vulture Mountain to suppress the bandits.
"What? Are you kidding?" Li Ye looked at the imperial edict with a puzzled look on his face.
"I'm just an unpopular prince. There are so many generals in the court, why let me go?"
The eunuch who delivered the decree had a wide smile on his face: "Then I don't know. This is the emperor's decree."
Li Ye took the imperial edict with a puzzled look on his face.
"No, I don't know how to lead troops in battle. I'll go and ask my father for clarification."
The chief eunuch quickly stopped him and said, "Your Highness, please wait. His Majesty has ordered that you are not allowed to see him until the bandits are successfully suppressed.
I want you to go to the Ministry of Revenue to recruit troops and set off as soon as possible."
"Hey, what's going on, Father?!"
Li Ye's face was full of worry.
Wait until the chief eunuch leaves.
Mr. Xiao appeared from nowhere.
"Who told you to kill the assassin privately and not report it? It seems the Emperor has taken a keen interest in you.
I want to use this method to test whether you have the heart to fight for the throne."
"No, I promise not at all! As long as the emperor deliberately provokes me in the future, I just want to be a free and easy prince." Li Ye said without hesitation.
"I believe what you said, but the Emperor dare not believe it!
For Qin Qingxue's sake, you helped him with everything, even ensuring sufficient supply of food and fodder.
There aren't many guards in your house now, but you easily dealt with all the assassins.
It's impossible for such strength not to arouse the emperor's vigilance!
Not to mention, just being able to supply food and fodder to the army is more difficult than controlling thousands of troops."
Mr. Xiao directly pointed out the key point.
"Hey! I didn't expect that my attempt to keep a low profile would actually backfire!"
Li Ye regretted it and slapped his thigh.
Mr. Xiao smiled, pretending to be enjoying a show: "The emperor has issued an order for you. You are not allowed to come back until you have wiped out the bandits.
If you can wipe out the bandits and fight beautifully, it means you have military talent.
On the surface, you are engaged in business and love money, but secretly you are studying military tactics.
Who would believe you if you said you had no desire to fight for the throne?"
Li Ye suddenly woke up as if from a dream.
I didn't expect that I would end up trapped in my own web and reveal a huge flaw.
Although Li Ye had no intention of seizing the throne.
He has been secretly accumulating his own strength.
It is to prevent the prince from wanting to eliminate himself after ascending the throne one day.
If it comes to that, they will definitely rise up in resistance.
But he went a little too far and accidentally revealed his true strength.
It actually attracted the emperor's attention.
Li Ye touched his chin and began to think of a solution.
"Then I will lose the battle, preferably completely annihilated! Let Father know that I am a mediocre person."
Mr. Xiao nodded: "This is indeed a good idea! Based on my understanding of you, you can't do such a thing!"
"Why?"
"Haha! If we lose the battle, people will die. Are you planning to let all these innocent soldiers die?
You can't even bear to see the victims suffer, how could you do such a thing?"
Li Ye remained silent. Mr. Xiao was absolutely right.
I am a modern person who traveled through time and space, and I have mastered many advanced technologies.
The layout has been started since childhood.
Just make money and enjoy life, don't fight for power, and don't pose a threat to the status of other princes.
Li Ye could not be as cold-blooded as others and sacrifice innocent people for power.
"Let's take it one step at a time! I really can't do such a wicked thing!"
"Your Highness, I have a solution!" Lin Yue said.
"Tell me what you can do!"
"It's actually very simple to suppress the bandits. I can sneak into the stronghold, capture their leader, and force them to surrender.
Isn’t that enough?”
"Hey! You're really smart!"
Lin Yue thought she was being praised and was very happy: "Your Highness, are you satisfied?"
"I don't agree!"
The smile on Lin Yue's face froze instantly: "Why?"
"First, it's extremely dangerous for you to sneak in alone! Bandits have existed on Vulture Mountain since the founding of the Dayuan Dynasty.
Repeated attacks did not solve the problem.
This shows that they have many experts.
You'd be going there to die in vain.
Second, if you can really successfully capture the bandit leader!
What do you think the Emperor thinks of me? What do the other princes think of me?
Doesn't this mean that I have the ability to get rid of them at any time?
Will I have a peaceful life in the future?"
"Ah! I haven't thought about it!" Lin Yue looked dazed. She didn't expect the situation to be so complicated.
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