Qin Wei walked into the study and finally saw Emperor Li.
The wrinkled face, gray complexion, sunken lips, and cloudy eyes all showed that the old man in front of him had reached the point where he was exhausted.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Qin Wei paid his respects.
He calls himself a minister, not a grandson!
In this imperial city, whether it is father and son, or grandfather and grandson, there is a relationship between monarch and minister.
The king and his ministers come first, and other relationships come after.
Lihuang looked at him calmly, his cloudy eyes twitching slightly, and an inexplicable aura spread across his decayed body.
"That night was you?"
he asked hoarsely.
"What night?" Qin Wei was puzzled.
"On a full moon night, outside the door!" Emperor Li pointed outside the window.
Qin Wei's mind moved slightly, and he already knew what time Li Huang was talking about.
"yes!"
He didn't deny it, he admitted it openly.
Li Huang was still staring at him, but the emotions in his eyes were getting more and more complicated.
"I underestimated you!"
Qin Wei raised his head in astonishment. He could not believe that Emperor Li would say such a thing.
As an emperor, Lihuang's domineering and self-centered character has long been ingrained in his bones, and it is even harder for him to admit his mistakes than to climb to the sky.
But now Emperor Li actually said that he underestimated him.
"Li Ji has taken refuge in you!"
"Um!"
"His vision is pretty good," Li Huang said.
Qin Wei was silent. Li Ji naturally had a good vision. Not only did he have a good vision, he also had a long-term vision.
When Qin Wei left Beijing, Li Ji had already expressed his kindness to him. After he returned to Beijing, Li Ji surrendered to him just for a moment.
Emperor Li asked again: "Did you arrange it for Wang Shouren?"
"Yeah!" Qin Wei nodded.
"Tell me how many people you have arranged?" Lihuang said.
Qin Wei glanced at Eunuch Lu next to him and said, "Didn't Eunuch Lu already tell you everything?"
He knew that the old man was unreliable, and sure enough, the old man still betrayed him.
But if it's unreliable, then it's unreliable. Now that things have happened, he has no scruples.
To put it bluntly, Emperor Li is no longer a threat to him.
Of course, if Emperor Li couldn't agree with him, he would still be in a lot of trouble.
But Qin Wei felt that Emperor Li would make the wisest choice.
"Him!" Lihuang also glanced at Eunuch Lu and said dissatisfied: "This old guy actually dared to hide it from me!"
When Eunuch Lu heard this, he knelt on the ground.
When Qin Wei saw this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
When Emperor Li was away, Eunuch Lu showed his domineering attitude. When Emperor Li was around, Eunuch Lu became respectful again.
"Is Ye Gucheng yours?" Emperor Li asked.
"Um!"
"Wang Shouren is also yours?"
"Um!"
"Zhu Ji, that is, Cao Zhengchun is also yours!"
"That's right!"
Emperor Li looked at Qin Wei with deep eyes, "Should I say you are bold, or should I say you are powerful?"
"Compared with Grandpa Huang, my grandson is still far behind in this respect!" Qin Wei said softly.
Emperor Li couldn't help but smile, "Aren't you afraid that Grandpa Huang will punish you if he finds out?"
"If Grandpa Huang is convicted, my grandson will become the king of Shuzhou in Shuzhou!" Qin Wei said calmly.
Lihuang asked again: "What if Grandpa Huang refuses to give up?"
"The emperor's grandfather is smarter than his grandson." Qin Wei said.
If Emperor Li wanted to destroy him two years ago, it would have been an easy task.
I don't know since when, the power and power he possesses has reached the point where it is too big to lose. Even if Emperor Li wanted to deal with him, it would be difficult to do so.
Qin Wei thought about the past, and he didn't know when he no longer had to fear Emperor Li and the court.
Perhaps it started with the growth of the snare.
Or maybe it started from gaining the ability to borrow the power of God.
At this time, Emperor Li's mind was very complicated. He didn't know whether to be happy or angry.
Thinking about the things Qin Wei did, they were even more abominable than Qin Jun.
Qin Jun's wild ambitions were right under his nose, and in his opinion, Qin Jun's methods were immature and a bit outrageous.
But what about Qin Wei!
The person who took orders was Cao Zhengchun, the Qing Fushan Ye Gucheng, and the Confucian Wang Shouren.
They all infiltrated people into the recipients, and this operation made Emperor Li feel uneasy.
Thinking about having an uncontrollable innate strong person next to him, Emperor Li felt a little frightened.
"You're so careless!"
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He was indeed careless. In the past, he would never have easily let someone join as a life-taker. However, as his life span reached the end, his mentality became a little more impatient.
"You did very well!"
Emperor Li opened his mouth and said.
"Really?"
Qin Wei blinked and asked.
Lihuang nodded, "If you dared to do this ten years ago, no, three years ago, I would definitely kill you, but now I won't. Not only won't I, but I will also feel happy for you."
"Hel me up!"
Qin Wei quickly stepped forward and gently helped him up.
Lihuang pointed to the window, and Qin Wei helped him walk to the window.
Looking up at the clear sky, Lihuang's cloudy eyes became much clearer.
"I originally intended to pass the throne to King Shou. Although King Shou is incompetent, he is better at being calm. Even if he is just a puppet, he can ensure that Dali's foundation will not fail."
"But now I know that King Shou is not suitable. If I give him the throne, it will harm him."
He turned to look at Qin Wei, with a gentle smile on his gray face.
"You want to tamper with the secret decree. This is a good way, but you overlooked one thing."
"What's the matter?" Qin Wei asked in confusion.
Emperor Li pointed at Eunuch Lu and said with a smile, "I can't hand over my secret decree to this old guy!"
"Who will it be handed over to?" Qin Wei asked.
"King Wu!" Emperor Li said.
Qin Wei suddenly realized.
But this can't be blamed on him. He didn't know the existence of King Wu Qin Mucheng before, so he would naturally think that Emperor Li would give the secret decree to Eunuch Lu.
"But there is no need for a secret edict now." Emperor Li's expression became complicated again.
He always thought that he controlled everything, but Qin Wei became an existence beyond his control.
"Go back and prepare. In three days, Grandpa Huang will crown you the crown prince!"
When Qin Wei heard this, he couldn't help but look happy.
"real!"
"What? You don't have confidence in yourself!" Lihuang chuckled.
Qin Wei shook his head and said: "No, I just didn't expect Grandpa Huang to agree so easily."
He thought that Emperor Li would test him again, or that he might be a little angry and afraid of him.
Emperor Li shook his head and said, "Grandpa Huang's time is running out!"
Qin Wei was silent.
yes!
He doesn't have much time. If he doesn't make a decision, he may not have the chance to make a decision!
"Go for it!"
"Here! Grandson, please leave!"
Qin Wei bowed his head and slowly exited the study.
After he left, Emperor Li sat on the soft couch and glanced at Eunuch Lu, "Old man, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Lu stood up.
Emperor Li didn't bother to look at him and said, "Go and summon King Wu!"
"Here!"
…
On the other side, Qin Wei walked out of the imperial city, with stars twinkling in his eyes.
"Your Highness!"
Zhao Gao came to him and called softly.
In front of Sheng'an Gate, Xiao Shunzi had prepared a carriage and was waiting, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
Qin Wei nodded slightly and then got into the carriage.
"Where is Li Ji?"
"Still guarding the Sifang City Gate." Zhao Gao replied.
"Send a message to Wang Shouren and ask him to keep an eye on Yan Zhen."
"Send a message to Zhuge Zhengwo, ordering all the Qianhu Division of the Zhenwu Division to enter the city and blockade all streets in the city."
"Order Cao Zhengchun and Ye Gucheng to guard Sheng'an Gate."
"Ask Zuo Ci to come over, and you stay here too!"
Qin Wei gave instructions one by one.
Zhao Gao stood outside the carriage and nodded, "I obey."
Qin Wei glanced at Sheng'an Gate through the car window and said, "If something changes, do you know what to do?"
Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of sinisterness flashed in his eyes, "I understand!"
Qin Wei nodded, then closed the car curtain, "Let's go!"
The carriage slowly left Sheng'anmen. Without any pause, Zhao Gao immediately summoned his men and began to surround the entire imperial city.
In the carriage, Qin Wei closed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.
Emperor Li intended to pass the throne to him.
But he had some doubts in his heart.
The situation in front of him has proved to Emperor Li that he is the most suitable prince and new emperor, but facing Emperor Li directly, Qin Wei did not dare to have any careless thoughts.
It was just a matter of time, and Qin Wei didn't want to fail.
This is not paranoia, but caution.
Recalling the scene of the conversation with Emperor Li just now, he felt that Emperor Li was not deceiving him, so he let out a long breath.
…
Inside Shengtian Hall.
Qin Mucheng came to Lihuang.
In fact, Qin Mucheng has always been in the imperial city. Yan Zhen went to the south gate before and brought Qin Wei and Qin Jun back to the imperial city, and he was the one who brought back Qin Changan and Qin Changping.
"Brother, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Lihuang leaned on the soft bed, nodded slightly, and asked: "How do you feel?"
"What?" Qin Mucheng was a little confused.
"Prince Rui!" Emperor Li said.
Qin Mucheng frowned and said, "It's the same as when Your Majesty was young."
Hearing this, Emperor Li couldn't help but laugh, "How is it the same?"
"The same tricks and tricks, the same ones that people can't see through." Qin Mucheng said.
Lihuang shook his head slightly and said: "It's different."
"What's different?"
"I was not as cautious as him at that time," Lihuang said.
The look on Qin Mucheng's face changed. He understood what Lihuang meant because he met Ye Gucheng when he came.
"Your Majesty has decided?"
"Well, it's time to make a decision. There's no point in delaying it any longer." Emperor Li looked a little complicated and said, "But I'm still worried."
"What are you worried about?" Qin Mucheng asked.
"I'm not sure whether he can survive the upcoming difficulties!" Emperor Li took a breath and said, "I've left him with a lot of trouble."
Qin Mucheng frowned, "Your Majesty is talking about the Awakening Fruit Tree!"
"This is one of them. The trouble with the Awakening Fruit Tree comes from the Dongfang Family in Qiongtian Sea Area."
"That thing is within Dali, but it doesn't belong to Dali, haha~~"
Emperor Li said helplessly.
The Awakening Fruit Tree is a rare resource for any force.
However, Emperor Li could only look at it but not use it, and even had to compromise and give it to outsiders.
It would be strange if he was willing to do so.
But the Dongfang family is not easy to mess with.
Now he can't deal with the problem of the Awakening Fruit Tree, so he can only leave this problem to Qin Wei.
Although he doesn't know Qin Wei very well now, he knows that as an emperor, he will never allow his things to be usurped by others.
He knew very well that Qin Wei would definitely take back the Awakening Spirit Fruit Tree in the future.
Just like how he wanted to take back the Awakening Fruit Tree back then.
"It's my brother who is incompetent!" Qin Mucheng said in a low voice.
Emperor Li waved his hand and said: "I don't blame you, it's not easy to break through innately."
"Besides the Awakening Fruit Tree, there are many other problems. You have to help him more in the future."
"Brother I understand!" Qin Mucheng responded.
Li Huang raised his head and looked out the window. The sun was setting in the west, night had fallen, and the clear sky was stained with dark red clouds.