Chapter 143 (1/2)
Chapter 143: Debut
It was quiet inside the peaceful house. Lee Yu straightly looked at the eyes of the Crown Prince of Yan. After a long time, she gently opened the lips and softly said, ”One can't succeed without a strong aid outside. Longqing has a hidden aid in West-Hill Divine Palace but doesn't show it. If Brother Chongming you are willing, I believe my father won't mind sending a letter to your father.”
In this world, only Tang Empire had the power to rival with West-Hill Divine Palace. However, after listening to these words, the Crown Prince did not have any reaction or show the ecstasy, but fell into silence for a long time.
”Although I don't understand why West-Hill Divine Palace agreed that Prince Long Qing should replace you as the hostage in Chang'an City and I don't want to think about the purpose of Prince Long Qing's trying to get into the Second floor of the Academy. I only know that the current situation is extremely beneficial to you. Is it just your chance that he can't control Capital Cheng remotely when he is in Chang'an?”
Lee Yu looked at the Crown Prince's gently falling eyelashes and calmly said, ”West-Hill Divine Palace is indeed a wonderful and holy place. The bigwigs of Judicial Department are really great to put such a character as a hostage. Perhaps a lot of people in South Jin Kingdom are laughing at the Tangs acting absurdly. But these people simply don't know there is only one place in the world to look after the character II as a hostage. That place is the Academy.”
The Crown Prince finally broke the silence and looked up solemnly at Lee Yu's eyes to say, ”As far as I know, even the great Emperor of Tang has extremely limited influence on the Academy. If the president doesn't want to limit Longqing's personal freedom, but lets him into the Second floor to make further progress, what should I do?”
Lee Yu frowned slightly and whispered. ”Academy, after all, is in Chang'an City. You don't need to worry about it.”
”This has nothing to do with worry.” The Crown Prince quietly said, ”I know better than anyone else. Long Qing is such a proud person. If a person like him is willing to give up his pride, agreeing to accept the examination to enter Second floor of the Academy, it shows that the Academy is a very important place for him. The thing that Longqing is best at is to turn all the people or things that he thinks important for him to his aids.”
”You're worried that if Long Qing enters into Second floor of the Academy, the Academy people will support him?” Lee Yu firmly shook her head and said calmly, ”The Academy never intervenes the internal affairs of the Tang Empire, not to mention the throne dispute of another country .”
The Crown Prince shook his head and said with a bitter smile, ”Anyway, I always feel it's bad to let him into Second floor of the Academy.”
”If it's a purely bad thing for Longqing and West-Hill, they wouldn't agree with the request of the Emperor a few months ago.” Lee Yu seemed to think of something and suddenly frowned to talk to herself, ”If he can't get into Second floor… ”
”I heard there was a great genius from South Jin Kingdom in Academy... ” The Crown Prince of Yan whispered.
They exchanged their eyes and shook their heads almost simultaneously. The Second floor of the Academy has claimed to only receive a person when opened this time. In fact, it was all because of this handover hidden behind the scene. That position has been meant for that Prince Long Qing. And even if they could arrange some compet.i.tors, no one would win him.
At this moment, there occurred the regular footstep sounds on the wood corridor outside the quiet house. The Crown Prince confusedly glanced at Lee Yu. She answered with a smile, ”Hua Shanyue and his fellows.”
As soon as she finished the talking, Senior Captain of Gushan Commandery Hua Shanyue in a military uniform and several officers walked into the long hall. They first held a fist to bow to Lee Yu, and then greeted the Crown Prince of Yan.
Then the maidservants reset the wine table. Hua Shanyue and the others accepted the order to sit down, which made the house back to quietness.
Lee Yu calmly looked at the Crown Prince and said, ”I've ordered Senior Captain Hua to hurry back to Chang'an so that you two can see each other before Brother Chongming you leave.”
”I'v stationed in Hebei Province for years and may be transferred from Gushan Commandery to Shanyin County next year.” Hua Shanyue added.
Shanyin County was in the southeast of Min Mountain, near the Yan territory. The government soldiers Tang Empire has stationed in the county might not be like the terrible border army led by General Xia Hou, but were the nearest armed forces in Capital Cheng of Yan Kingdom within the territory of Tang.
In earlier years, the Crown Prince has seen Hua Shanyue and knew he was the fanatical admirer of the fourth princess Lee Yu and also the key training target of the young generation in the Tang military. Naturally he could think Lee Yu called the man back to Chang'an in no time, not for seeing him off but for the deeper meaning.
After Hua Shanyue himself admitted that next year he would be transferred to Shanyin county, the Crown Prince instantly understood the meaning of Lee Yu. He looked at the wine bottles and fell into thinking for a long time. Although there was no facial expression on his face, the struggle and the conflict in his heart have reached to an extreme point. After a long time, he said with a hoa.r.s.e and low voice, ”If it doesn't develop to the last phase, I'll never use your chessman.”
Lee Yu calmly replied, ”If you don't have to go to the last step, it'll naturally be a happy ending. But if you really need me one day, I hope Brother Chongming you have the courage to use the chessman. I want you to understand that this is not only for the benefit of Tang Empire, but also for my hope that you can get what has belonged to you.”
The so-called farewell was only a final endors.e.m.e.nt of certain transactions and promises. Although they had a ten-year friends.h.i.+p, it was hard for the banquet back to the originally relaxing one when it came to the state affairs and tore off the external friends.h.i.+p. Therefore, the scene looked a bit embarra.s.sing for the time being.
Hua Shanyue remembered what he has previously seen outside the house and said
said with a smile, ”Some people booked the terrace on the lakeside of Victory House. It's pretty noisy, but much livelier than here.”
”Oh?” Lee Yu slightly furrowed the brows and curiously asked, ”Who's so generous?”
When saying this, she totally did not feel herself to be the most generous for having booked the most quiet and expensive backyard in Victory House. After all, she was the most beloved Princess of Tang Empire. Who could compete with her?
”They're the Academy students this year, including Situ Yilan and Wucai. I met Situ just now and she said she would later go to toast and greet. I thought today Her Highness specially saw off Chongming Crown Prince and didn't know whether it was convenient. So I didn't accept it at that time.”
”All the Academy students are actually the pillars of Tang Empire or the whole world. Why not see them?” Princess Lee Yu, who was known for her virtue and cheris.h.i.+ng talents, naturally would not miss this opportunity of gathering young talents. She smiled and looked at the Crown Prince to say, ”I believe Brother Chongming you also want to see the new Academy students, right?”
”Of course.” The Crown Prince quietly nodded.