"But..." Yue Lingbo suddenly changed the topic and said thoughtfully, "I believe that Li Xiangyang has many enemies in the capital. The enemy of his enemies is his friend. If it is not only our family, it will not be difficult to get rid of Li Xiangyang."
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"Who else have you joined forces with?"
"For example, you." Yue Lingbo looked at Xia Shang with a smile, but he also wanted to get a clear answer.
But Xia Shang frowned.
No matter what the matter is, Xia Shang is naturally on Yue Lingbo's side, but...
"What? You still don't want to?" Yue Lingbo looked displeased. She thought that Xia Shang should not have hesitated, but now Xia Shang's reaction made her very dissatisfied.
"no."
"Then what do you mean?"
"I'm just thinking about the risks."
Yue Lingbo turned his head and looked away, obviously angry.
Xia Shang didn't say anything anymore, but there were other considerations in his mind.
When it came to killing Li Xiangyang, Xia Shang would definitely not hesitate at all.
But let’s not talk about the risks. Think about the consequences that will arise after Li Xiangyang’s death...
Prince Li Xin has just died, and the news has not yet reached the Central Plains. The second prince has died soon, and the world is still in chaos.
By then, people inside Dahua will be panicked, and external forces will surely take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it.
One Japanese pirate cannot be completely dealt with, let alone the southern barbarian tribes and the northern barbarians. These two forces have long coveted the territory of Dahua.
Moreover, the plague that broke out in Bashu and Huangzhou two years ago refers to the forces behind it. I am afraid that the forces behind it are not the forces within Dahua, but the unknown forces farther west, across the boundless yellow sand.
There are hidden dangers everywhere in the southeast, northwest, and countless people with evil intentions are staring at Dahua, hoping that Dahua will fall ill.
But now Dahua is seriously ill, the emperor is stupid, the prince is dead, such a serious illness has just not been revealed yet.
Although Li Xiangyang has done many bad things, his existence can at least control all the forces under his control.
If he also dies, there will inevitably be more people competing for power and profit, which will lead to more intense internal fighting.
According to Xia Shang's thinking, the most important thing for Dahua now is stability, stabilizing the political situation and people's livelihood, and surviving this period of the most rumors.
Xia Shang secretly investigated the prince
The cause of death is just to know who is behind it.
If all this was Li Xiangyang's plan and Xia Shang decided to deal with Li Xiangyang, he would never act immediately.
Paradoxically, Xia Shang's considerations made no sense to Yue Lingbo.
Seeing Yue Haitang's angry back, and thinking of her concern when she rushed to the bed and clasped his hand, Xia Shang softened his heart: "Okay, I will do my best to help you."
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It was snowing heavily in Kyoto in December, and the gray sky was pressed down by layers of clouds like rotten cotton.
The thick snow made it impossible for carriages to drive on the official road, and scattered figures were struggling to move forward in the snowdrifts.
Everything is very much like last year, making people inadvertently think of the haze of the long winter at that time.
It was cold, so cold that even the female disciples of Shuiyue Villa who were accompanying me couldn't bear it. They were wearing cotton velvet cloaks and white gauze skirts that were not enough to keep out the cold. The cold made everyone's face turn red.
"Hold on, I'll buy you cotton-padded clothes after entering Beijing." Xia Shang shouted to the dull girl from the front of the team.
Several voices in the crowd responded listlessly: "Thank you... thank you, sir... cough cough cough..."
There was only one person in the team, Yue Lingbo, who had a bright red face and looked like a normal person.
Xia Shang looked back at her, winced himself, and said with a cold breath: "You are too stingy as a master. There are so many young girls traveling in such a cold weather without even wearing warm clothes."
Not even prepared?"
"Walking around the rivers and lakes, you can't even survive the severe cold and scorching heat, so it's better to die early."
"Every girl needs to be taken care of. Women in the world are the same as women in big houses."
"What are they all the same? Are they equally easy to be deceived?"
"Uh..." Xia Shang couldn't answer and chose to shut up.
Along the way, Yue Lingbo didn't show much kindness to Xia Shang. Xia Shang knew this very well and could only try not to provoke this fairy sister.
At the gate of the capital, there were several sergeants with their armor removed and coats clearing away the snow.
It is now noon, a time when most people come in and out of the capital, but today there are only Xia Shang and others.
When several listless sergeants saw a group of glamorous girls approaching, they immediately became energetic and surrounded Xia Shang and the others for a while to question them.
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He was very polite at first, but after learning that they were members of the Jianghu, his attitude changed. He fiercely reminded everyone not to cause trouble in the capital, and finally allowed them to enter the city.
But the boredom before entering the city was quickly dispelled by the excitement after entering the city.
Compared with the deserted outside of the capital, the lively scene inside the city is much better than last year.
The sound of the storyteller waking up came from the teahouse on the left, and then there was another shout of greeting; the vendor at the door shouted for a while, attracting the lady and the maid to stop and watch, and a young man dressed as a licking dog behind him supported him flatteringly.
Umbrella, for fear that a snowflake would fall on the young lady.
On the right was a familiar restaurant. The smell of meat was mixed with the more familiar smell of wine. Xia Shang knew it was his own Wuliangye as soon as he smelled it.
When he saw an old man coming out of the restaurant carrying a basket of cotton and preparing to go to the cloth shop next door, Xia Shang thought of buying clothes for the girls.
"Oh, by the way, there is a cloth shop ahead. Let's go buy some clothes first."
No one responded to Xia Shang's words, but he saw several people wearing luxurious brocades talking to Yue Lingbo.
"Fairy, my master has been waiting for a long time."
Yue Lingbo nodded toward the other party, signaling them to wait.
Then Yue Lingbo returned to Xia Shang: "The people who will handle us in the capital have arrived. They will receive us, so you don't have to worry."
"Who are they?" Xia Shang was confused.
"Prince Yong's Mansion."
"Li Yong?!" Xia Shang was quite shocked, "How did you get in touch with him?"
"I have said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. This third prince is sincere enough, and he has given Shuiyue Villa a lot of help before."
"..." Xia Shang pondered, frowning.
"What? This third prince is not a good person?"
"There are no good or bad people in the capital..." Xia Shang whispered.
"Then why do you have such an expression?"
"I just didn't expect you to have a relationship with the third prince. You have to understand that getting involved with the prince is the most dangerous thing, especially at this time."
Yue Lingbo nodded: "Of course I understand, it's just for everyone to get what they need, but we won't be involved too much. We have only one goal, which is to kill Li Xiangyang, and we won't be a gunman in vain."