"Sir, do you also think that my eldest brother's death is not that simple?"
Xia Shang's words were beyond Li Zijin's expectations. He was so energetic that he sat up from the bed with all his strength, and then firmly grabbed Xia Shang's hand.
Li Zijin's hand was a little tight, and Xia Shang looked at Li Zijin with some doubts. He never thought that the other person's emotions would fluctuate like this?
Xia Shang had a sullen face: "I think so? Why do you describe it like this?"
In just a few seconds, Li Zijin seemed to have thought of something, his expression changed drastically, and the excitement in his eyes disappeared instantly. He seemed to be trying his best to hide something, and slowly let go of Xia Shang's hand.
"I feel... I just feel... there is no reason, it's just my nonsense."
Xia Shang's eyes were like lightning, staring at Li Zijin.
Although Li Zijin has grown up a lot than before, he is still only seventeen or eighteen years old and is still just a child. He quickly lost the battle when he looked at Xia Shang and turned to another direction.
"what are you worried about?"
"Sir, you are overly worried. What do I have to worry about?"
"Didn't you keep saying you wanted to be the emperor before? Why are you drunk and making trouble now, and are you nostalgic for the romance?"
Li Zijin's expression changed again, his flashing eyes suddenly stopped, and he became a little confused and helpless. He suddenly waved his hand, slowly lay on the bed, turned sideways, with his back to Xia Shang, and waved his hand: "
Sir, you'd better go. Even if the gentleman is still the same gentleman as before, the student is no longer the same student as before."
"What happened to you?"
"It's nothing, I just saw some reality clearly." Li Zijin, who was lying on the bed with his back to Xia Shang, said slowly. His eyes, which were still bloodshot, were already filled with mist, and they were just short of the final break.
"Back then, no one believed me when I was an emperor. Now, no one believes me when I no longer want to be an emperor."
"Although I don't know what kind of blow you suffered, but just a little bit of a blow can make you give up your original dream? It's not that simple to become an emperor!"
"Did you believe me when I said I wanted to be the emperor? Now that I don't want to fight, you encourage me instead? Are my words wrong?"
"..." Xia Shang was speechless, and was inadvertently rendered speechless by Li Zijin's words.
"Sir, you'd better go."
Listening to Li Zijin's voice becoming calmer and calmer, Xia Shang's heart gradually calmed down.
Maybe Xia Shang should use some other means to get some information from Li Zijin, but seeing Li Zijin's decadent look, Xia Shang felt a lot more unbearable and left Prince Cheng's Mansion silently.
Not long after it became quiet, the door was pushed open again, and Li Youlan quietly came to Li Zijin's bedside. Seeing that there was no sound from the other party, she sat silently beside him.
After a while, there was a sound from inside the bed.
"gone?"
Li Youlan replied: "Let's go."
Li Zijin then turned around and lay down in a more comfortable way: "Go to sleep."
Li Youlan nodded, stood up slowly, and silently walked behind the screen.
It turned out that there was a bed behind the screen, and Li Youlan slept on this bed.
…
Seven days later, there were two new stories in the capital. One was that King Cheng was beaten, and the other was that the main force of the Haotian Alliance fell into the streets of the capital.
People in the capital don't know much about Jianghu sects, and they've rarely heard of the Haotian Alliance. As for the leader of the Haotian Alliance, no one will take him seriously.
Compared with the former, the popularity is far less concerned.
After hearing that King Cheng was beaten, word came out in the palace that the murderer must be caught.
The two incidents had completely different impacts on the ears of the powerful in the capital.
No one really cares about Li Zijin being knocked down, they just think it's a novelty and something that requires some effort on the surface.
But what happened to the leader of the Haotian Alliance in the capital made some sensitive people feel a slight sense of crisis.
What happened to the leader of the Haotian Alliance also revealed the current situation of the Haotian Alliance. In just one year, the Haotian Alliance, which is famous in the world, has completely declined, which shows that the current world is in a period of jealousy and instability.
The imperial court and the Jianghu seem to be two completely different worlds, but in fact there are many connections between the two. The turmoil in the Jianghu also reflects the recent changes in the imperial court.
Notices to arrest the murderer who beat King Cheng are being posted outside. They are stacked with the previous notices prohibiting private discussion of the prince's death, as well as some earlier notices. Now the walls of the entire capital's portals are almost covered.
Can't stick it on anymore.
Fewer people read the notices because everyone knows
I can’t remember it after reading it, and I don’t know if it will be covered up by a new notice tomorrow.
On a rare sunny day, there were many more pedestrians on the streets of Beijing, and there were even many guards upstairs at the inspection office at Xichengkou.
After a closer look, I realized that it was the second prince Li Xiangyang standing on the turret.
If Xia Shang were present, he would definitely be surprised by Li Xiangyang's change, which is very different from when he met Xia Shang in Suzhou.
When he met Xia Shang when he was thirty, Xia Shang thought he was only thirty. Now a few years later, he suddenly seems to be in his fifties.
The whole person looks much older, not only the wrinkles on his face, but most importantly the white hair on his sides.
Regarding this, there is a saying in the capital that the second prince died overnight after hearing the news of the prince's death.
Of course, people in the capital who know the situation don't believe this.
When the prince was here, he was the commander-in-chief of security in the capital. Regardless of whether it was inside or outside the capital or the palace, the people in charge belonged to the prince's line.
In ordinary history, it would be very dangerous for a prince to be responsible for the security of the imperial city. Emperors of all generations did not want to see such a scene.
But Dahua was a surprise. I used to think that the prince's methods were brilliant, but later I realized that this emperor didn't need anyone else to protect him.
It is precisely this special reason that resulted in the special structure of Kyoto today.
Now that the prince is dead, the responsibility for security outside the capital falls into the hands of Li Xiangyang, while the person responsible for the security of the palace has been accepted as a confidant by the queen.
Li Xiangyang must have been in a good mood recently, because the death of the prince made him lose his biggest opponent, and at the same time he absorbed a lot of forces from the prince, and he became a lot stronger, becoming another master of Kyoto.
However, there was always a worried look on this man's face. Standing on the turret overlooking the capital, he kept shaking his head.
Behind Li Xiangyang, a gorgeous woman in palace clothes asked softly: "What else are you dissatisfied with about the current situation?"
The speaker is also an acquaintance, but has changed a lot from before. It is Princess Nishang.
The charming charm of neon clothes was first seen in the 20s. Now that it has matured, its beauty is even more beautiful than before.
Nishang has always been on good terms with Li Xiangyang, so she does not shy away from words and deeds.
"It was too quiet before. If you listen to me today, it seems like it's about to get lively."