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Li Changfeng was stunned. He felt another gaze, and saw a familiar figure beside Emperor Qianwu. He was wearing the clothes of a great eunuch, looking straight at him with a meaningful smile on his lips.
Lao Gao!
Suddenly, Li Changfeng felt like vomiting blood.
Lao Li is actually the cheap emperor father and the emperor of martial arts.
Lao Gao turned out to be Eunuch Gao, the general manager of the palace.
He thought that he had countless plots just to hide everything about Baishi City from Emperor Qianwu, but he didn't expect that he had already lured the wolf into the house and introduced Emperor Qianwu into Baishi City.
In other words, Baishi City, which he had worked so hard to conceal for nearly ten years, had long been exposed to Emperor Qianwu.
Seeing Li Changfeng's dumbfounded expression, Emperor Qianwu felt extremely relieved. He had been tricked by this kid many times in Baishi City.
Even when I was visiting a brothel, I was videoed and photographed, which was quite a threat.
Gao Dali, who was next to him, felt equally relieved.
At the same time, the other five princes were already kneeling to pay homage when they saw Emperor Qianwu. Only Li Changfeng stood blankly, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The eldest prince Li Chengye had no expression on his face, but he was sneering in his heart.
Not being able to kneel down and worship your father when you see him is extremely disrespectful. You will inevitably be reprimanded, and it will leave a very bad impression on your father.
He was originally somewhat worried that Li Changfeng might pose some threat to his status. After all, no matter what Li Changfeng said, he still had the blood of the previous dynasty in his body, and now there were many ministers from the previous dynasty in the court. They might not support Li Changfeng, but This worry is completely gone now.
The second prince Li Shou secretly shook his head. If he did such a rude thing in front of the ministers, his future would be lost. He originally had the intention of wooing him, but now he has completely given up the idea.
The sixth prince Li Ji, who was kneeling next to him, showed a hint of gloating and secretly said to me, "I will see how you will end this."
Brother Nine Emperors, why are you still standing there? Why don't you kneel down quickly when you see your father?
Li Jianye winked at Li Changfeng crazily, but Li Changfeng didn't pay attention at all.
Gao Dali, on the other hand, winked at him desperately. After seeing this, Li Changfeng finally reacted and felt the eyes of all the civil and military officials of the dynasty falling on him. He quickly knelt down and paid homage: "My dear father, long live my emperor." Long live!"
Emperor Qianwu deliberately teased him and asked with a serious face: "Changfeng, when you see me, why don't you pay homage like other princes? Are you dissatisfied with me?"
How dare I be dissatisfied with you? It's good that you are not dissatisfied with me.
Li Changfeng said immediately: "Reporting to my father, I haven't seen my father's majestic emperor for a long time. Now that I can see him up close, I feel that my father's majesty is even more majestic than before, which makes me unable to help but feel sad." I was fascinated, I was too excited for a moment, I just forgot the etiquette, please forgive me, father!"
The free-for-all sycophants come with their mouths open.
Wear it a thousand times, but never wear it!
All civil and military officials throughout the dynasty were stunned.
I have seen flatterers, but I have never seen them so blatant, especially flattering the emperor in the court, which is even more shameless.
Even if the flatterer is His Royal Highness.
After Emperor Qianwu heard this, he didn't know why. No matter how flattering others flattered him, he didn't feel anything at all. However, the flattery made by this Jiuzi made him feel very comfortable. On the surface, he said without changing his expression: " Oh? Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true!" Li Changfeng was very good at observing words and expressions. Naturally, he could see that Emperor Qianwu seemed to be nothing, but in fact, he felt quite comfortable being flattered by him. He quickly struck while the iron was hot and said with a serious face: "Father, the Emperor is here. In troubled times, he led troops and horses to conquer the world, and the enemies he pointed at with his sword were all afraid of him. His reputation spread throughout the world, even a three-year-old child knows it!"
"Later, my father even destroyed the previous dynasty that had lost the support of the people and established the Daqian Dynasty, allowing the people to recuperate and live a stable and prosperous life. He also sent troops to exterminate evil beasts and protect the people. His great achievements have been passed down through the ages. Which emperor can compare with him?"
"From what I see, my father, your great achievements, it is not an exaggeration to be called the emperor of the ages!"
"I have regarded you as my idol since I was a child, and I admire you very much in my heart. How can I be dissatisfied with you?"
His voice was so loud that it resounded like thunder in the Xuanzheng Hall. The sound was so loud that others were deafened and stared at him in shock.
The ministers headed by Feng Quji were twitching in shame. This is the imperial court. Other officials are just flattering you, but you are the ninth prince, how can you be so shameless?
Some ministers who were full of righteousness were eager to rush forward and drive the Ninth Prince out.
This is the court, a place where state affairs are handled, not a place for flattery.
On the other hand, Emperor Qianwu felt relieved, especially the phrase "one emperor through the ages" was very useful to him.
Who among the emperors from ancient times doesn’t want to become an emperor through the ages and be famous forever!
Especially in the court on weekdays, even as an emperor, he was often criticized in public by his ministers. Although he knew that these ministers had good intentions, he could not be in a good mood after being criticized all day long.
Occasionally there will be one or two ministers who flatter them, but they will also be scolded by other ministers.
It's rare to be flattered so blatantly, especially by someone like Li Changfeng. How can I feel unhappy?
But on the surface, he still had a sullen face, and his expression did not soften at all. He said in a cold voice: "We haven't seen each other for many years, and your flattering skills have improved a lot. This is the court, not a place for you to flatter."
After hearing these words, Li Changfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Qianwu seemed to blame himself, but in fact he had already put aside the scene just now.
But he could only breathe a sigh of relief, because bigger troubles were still to come.
He had painstakingly concealed the development of Baishi City over the years, just because he didn't want Emperor Qianwu to know about it, but he never thought that Emperor Qianwu, who was visiting privately incognito, would be regarded as an inspection official.
Now that Emperor Qianwu knew most of Baishi City, he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. How to explain what he did before?
This was nothing. What really worried him was what if Emperor Qianwu thought he was disloyal?
After all, he deliberately concealed the development status of Baishi City, and it developed so well that it far surpassed countless other towns in Daqian. Emperor Qianwu witnessed this with his own eyes.
Throughout the ages, most emperors were suspicious by nature, and the most taboo thing was for their ministers to rebel.
Even if your own child rebels, nothing will happen to you.
Once he was identified in this way, in order to set an example to others, Emperor Qianwu would most likely throw him into a prison regardless of the relationship between father and son. It was not impossible to execute him directly.
What should we do if this is really the case?
You can't escape, right?
Not to mention whether he can escape in the palace, even if he escapes, where in the world can he go?
He didn't want to live a life where he was being chased crazily.
No, he doesn't want to live a life of being hunted.
Li Changfeng had a thought in his mind and felt that he had to strike first, so he forced out a tear and said with grief: "Father, why do you think that I am flattering you? Could it be that I am telling you something sincere? , are you also flattering me? Why do you doubt me so much?"
"Ten years, a whole ten years! Do you know how I have spent these ten years? Every day and every night, I have been thinking about returning to the capital, to return to your father!"
"Now that I have finally seen you, my father, I feel that I haven't seen you in nearly ten years. Your power is even greater than before. I can't help but pour out my heart. Is this all wrong?"
Damn it, this is not flattery, how can you be so shameless in flattery?
Even the eunuch who knows how to flatter is not as good as you, okay?
Many ministers were so angry that their eyes twitched.
Emperor Qianwu was naturally very touched and couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.
Feng Quji really didn't want to listen to Li Changfeng's flattery anymore, so he quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it's been almost ten years since the Ninth Prince left the capital. It's understandable that I haven't seen you react like this for so long. Your Majesty, please Be generous and don’t punish.”
Hearing this, Li Changfeng couldn't help but cast a grateful look.
This guy is nice and can handle it.
Other ministers also nodded, expressing their approval of Feng Quji's statement, because they all knew the reason why Li Changfeng went to Baishi City.
After ten years of suffering in such a barbaric land, he must have just wanted to end the miserable life of living in the wilderness as soon as possible, which is understandable.
Seeing so many people speaking for Li Changfeng, and seeing Emperor Qianwu's expression softening a lot, the Sixth Prince Li Ji suddenly became anxious.
Back then, Li Changfeng kicked him in public, almost wiping out his descendants. How could he not hold a grudge? In these years, he has been thinking about revenge.
Li Changfeng's disobedience in front of the palace is actually a trivial matter, but Li Ji does not want to let Li Changfeng go because of this. He wants to knock Li Changfeng completely into the abyss and never return to the capital for the rest of his life.
How can such a good opportunity for revenge be allowed to be destroyed by others?
Li Ji glanced at Li Changfeng and said sarcastically: "Humph, the disgrace in front of the palace is related to the face of the royal family. How can I miss it just because the Nine Emperors brother said I care about my father? If word spreads, how will the outsiders think of me as a member of the royal family? How can I? Not everyone can behave inappropriately in front of the public? In my opinion, the Nine Emperor Brothers stayed in barbaric places like Baishi City for a long time, and got infected with the bad habits of those barbarians, and turned into barbarians like them. That’s why you are disrespectful to your father!”
After saying that, Li Jichao cupped his hands and said to Emperor Qianwu: "Father, what the Nine Emperors did is a great disrespect to you. If you don't punish him, it will not convince the public! As a prince, he should be punished severely so that everyone in the world knows it. , your divine power cannot be offended!"
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Qianwu couldn't help but frown slightly. The ministers who originally spoke for Li Changfeng also frowned. They felt that the Sixth Prince was making too much fuss, but they all shut up and stopped talking.
Logically speaking, he should be punished for being disrespectful to His Majesty because of his misconduct in front of the palace. Because of his status as a prince, a severe punishment is justified.
Of course, this is not the most important thing.
The most important thing is that they don't have to fight against Li Ji for an unpopular prince.
Because Li Ji's mother-in-law was a very beloved concubine of Emperor Qianwu, and her status in the harem was second only to the queen.
His uncle was a powerful general with a large number of troops. He was one of the few generals in the army whose status was second only to General Ye Qingcang, and he had high prestige in the army.
Therefore, Li Ji was quite powerful in the court, and the demand for him to be crown prince was also quite high, not much worse than that of the eldest prince and the second prince.
There is no need for many ministers to offend the sixth prince because of a ninth prince who has fallen out of favor.
Li Changfeng looked at Li Ji, a little confused.
Who is this person?
Why do you target yourself so much?
Could it be that there was a grudge in the past?
Li Changfeng's soul came through, and the memory of his previous life was blurred. For a moment, he didn't even remember who Li Ji was or what the two of them had.
With doubts, Li Changfeng quietly asked Li Jianye beside him: "Xiao Li, oh no, the Eleventh Emperor, who is this guy? Why are you targeting me? I have no enmity with him."
Hearing this, Li Jianye suddenly took a breath of cold air and looked at Brother Nine Emperors in horror.
Brother Nine Emperors, you almost wiped out Brother Six Emperors back then, and yet you can actually forget it?
Seeing that Brother Nine Emperors didn't look fake, he had to lower his voice and said: "Brother Nine Emperors, this is Brother Six Emperors Li Ji."