Voluht Future Prospects (1/2)

Voluht Future Prospects

Xia Jinyi repeatedly begged bitterly, clearly explaining the entire situation to his senior apprentice brother After Zhang Jinxiong had calmed down, he said, “Fine… It see Alliance However, although I auards, I a Alliance Only if the Crown Prince personally steps inHowever, how can we have the Crown Prince be involved in this small matter?”

Xia Jinyi watched his senior apprentice brother anxiously Zhang Jinxiong glared at hihed and said, “You were originally talented Even if you couldn’t surpass others, you would not be inferior to thele woman, you would abandon yourself to despair …”

Xia Jinyi’s co any sound as he sat in a corner of the room, his expression stupefied

At this uards suddenly said, “Supervisor, you shouldn’t be too worried We should carefully investigate the o If there really are problems, we should report to the Crown Prince If Brother Xia is able to perforreat service, Supervisor can ask the crown prince to help This matter is very easy to resolve The proble isn’tAlliance is resolved, it isn’t likely that they will continue to stick their nose in other people’s business When the tiiveness”

Zhang Jinxiong’s expression flickered as he spoke, “I alh”

Xia Jinyi stared back blankly and asked, “What’s happened? Eldest apprentice brother, what meritorious service can this little brother perforo It’s too long a story to tell¹ When the moment comes, you will understand”

The control that His I’an and his surroundings was quite vigorous Over a period of a single night, Li An received a detailed report Looking at his confidant and think tank, Junior Mentor Lu Jingzhong, Li An asked, “Lu daren, how do you think we should handle this situation?”

Lu Jingzhong twirled his beard and leisurely expounded, “Your Ihness, the situation is clear The Edom of Shu Their former area of operation was in Shu and Southern Chu Therefore, our Great Yong turned a blind eye to their activities Now that the state of affairs in Southern Chu is in complete disorder, they seized the opportunity to increase their operations in Great Yong In this subordinate’s view, they will not really be able to do anything They only kno to plot and assassinate, coercing the poor, in addition to trafficking huinally, there was no need for Your I with them We may even have a use for thedom of Shu

“However, since they aren’t satisfied with acting in Southern Chu, then they will eventually cause difficulties in Great Yong In this subject’s view, it will soon be the New Year sacrifices Isn’t Your I to substitute for the E those sacrifices at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine? The Emperor has yet to hness to make preparations and eliminate them in one stroke Afterwards, petition the Enition Then have noble Consort Ji say a feords into the Ehness’s desires will definitely be realized”

Li An celebrated when he heard Lu Jingzhong’s words and lauded, “Junior Mentor, as expected, isthe Prince of Yong froe If we can substitute for the Emperor to sacrifice at the Igest that our position as heir apparent isn’t stable?”

Lu Jingzhong smiled and stated, “If that’s the case, this subject preehness”

Li An laughed and replied, “Oh, Li Zhi, Li Zhi … Who cares if you pacified Southern Chu and were pro as Our position as the heir apparent is stable, after all is said and done, you will only be a subject” Towards the end, Li An was fuazed at the crown prince who had lost self-control, conte’s ’an branch ept clean three days later All of its members were captured in one fell swoop Some lower level officials were implicated This was a successful encircleation, it was learned that in the short ter benefits frodo However, under the heavy torture to extort a confession ordered by Lu Jingzhong, they quickly were able to attain the confession that the E the children of the Great Yong imperial household and i the New Year It was natural that after having attained his goal, Lu Jingzhong ed a detailed plan of assassination for the Embroidered Union For a period of time, news of the eli of the Shu re sorand occasion of the New Year

Setting aside first the reactions of all the various factions, I seized the opportunity to have Han Wuji offer shelter to the former acquaintance who had threatened him and dispatch an envoy from the main branch of the Ee, this envoy was a trusted confidant of the Head of the Eh him, I could establish a relationshi+p with the Embroidered Union Fro was the son of an important Shu minister His natural disposition was cold-hearted and callous He was abundantly resourceful However, his teant, petty and narrow-ies Otherwise, the E, while experiencing only difficulties in Southern Chu Originally, I had no intention of involvingto the Ehter I really did not want her to one day risk her life and take vengeance It was better forthe crown prince’s petition, Li Yuan was extre his eldest son as the heir apparent, Li An’s mediocrity had left him somewhat dissatisfied This ti this nant tumor Li Yuan put down the petition and said to Prime Minister Wei Guan, “Beloved subject Wei, it seems that the Crown Prince is capable It is merely that he previously had no opportunity to manifest it”

Wei Guan bowed and responded, “Your Imperial Majesty speaks true”

Li Yuan smiled and replied, “Beloved subject, there have been many ministers who have petitioned that the Crown Prince be allowed to follow us to perforether What do you think?”

Wei Guan properly analyzed, “The Crown Prince has already been anointed as the heir apparent for several years and has received the Mandate of Heaven For the sake of the empire, he should be allowed to sacrifice to the heavens and the earth with the Son of Heaven This subject also thinks that it should be so With the Prince of Yong was enfeoffed as the Marshal of Heavenly Strategies, the grace granted him already reached the extremes Your Imperial Majesty should steady the Crown Prince’s position, preventing future turmoil”

Li Yuan nodded his head and replied, “Your suggestion is quite appropriate How about this? This tio to the Imperial Ancestral Shrine to offer sacrifices Then allow him to accept the custonificent Culture² Prepare an edict for us”

When the Prince of Yong learned of this edict, his face was as heavy as lead Without consulting with anyone, he walked towards the Cold Courtyard on the west side of hisZhe disliked the Perched Phoenix Courtyard as being too luxurious After taking a look through the entire outer residence, he selected thein order, hethe courtyard, Li Zhi could see the iuards hidden in concealed positions Satisfied, he nodded his head He had intentionally ordered that the defenses here be reinforced Walking through the entrance of the courtyard, Li Zhi could see that the courtyard—originally filled eeds and a juantly tidied up He nodded his head in satisfaction This courtyard was originally a guest courtyard However, because its position was remote, no one paid much attention to this courtyard aside frouards patrolling at night As a result, the courtyard gradually beca Zhe had a stroll throughout the outer residence When he saw this courtyard, Supervisor Chang was initially extre to heavily criticize those servants attending to this courtyard, but was tactfully persuaded otherwise by Jiang Zhe Jiang Zhe was fond of this courtyard’s tranquility and decided toas there weren’t tooabout, he would be content Li Zhi was very attentive, specially asking Supervisor Chang to learn Jiang Zhe’s preferences fro Zhe to reside here coh Li Zhi was anxious, when he saw these elegant surroundings and the well-trained servants, he s Zhe spent his everyday life, Li Zhi caught sight of Jiang Zhe presently sitting before a chessboard considering a scenario Jiang Zhe had a leisurely tempera roo quarters in the back In betas a folding screen that served as a partition One could barely discern an elegant and pure bed and curtains The s, but it was fully furnished, including a chess platform, a zither platform, a couch, bookshelves, and a desk It was extre a dense scholarly taste

Seeing Li Zhi enter,I was still rackingabout ht him how to play weiqi, but nohen I played him, I would lose more than I won At thishness has come”

I raised my head and saw Li Zhi’s countenance filled orry Surprised, I inquired, “Your Ihness, what has happened?”

Li Zhi sat opposite me and in a pained voice responded, “Imperial Father has issued a decree This year, the Crown Prince will substitute for the Emperor and offer sacrifices at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine If this happens, the Crown Prince’s position as heir will be stabilized Sir, tell me what should this Prince do about this? Alas … Sir, the Crown Prince eradicated the Ereat if we had been able to take action sooner”

I sotten? Our original plan was to lay lo that the Crown Prince’s position as heir has been stabilized, this will allow hi his desire Since this has happened, isn’t this for the best? Your Ihness need not worry After the New Year, shi+ Yu will be dispatched to escort the heir to Youzhou This way, the Emperor and everyone else will all be under the i an escape route In this way, the Crown Prince will feel free to coerce Your Ihness, while the Ehness’s hness If this happens then Your Ihness will be safe and secure As a result, the Crown Prince’s patience and fortitude will decrease so enerated towards the Eent person He immediately understood and said, “So these were already within Sir’s grasp This Prince actually was excessively anxious Sir, has the person you ed?”

I softly rehness please rehness is a vassal, while the Crown Prince is a liege How can a vassal arrange to plant soly smiled and asked, “Sir, in the New Year, Imperial Father will certainly host a banquet with all of officialdom Sir is already a ies, a fourth-rated official You have the rank to be granted an audience with the E you I wonder what Sir thinks”

I was originally disinterested However, I wanted to take the opportunity to meet the crown prince and all the officials As far as I was concerned, this was extremely useful As such, I nodded my head and replied, “This subject also wishes totalents of the court”

Within a secret chaed loo down The looks on their faces were filled with anxiety and ht of the oil la, is that friend of yours trustworthy?”