Li Danqing, who was drinking a cup of tea, was caught off guard and coughed violently.
Then, he didn't have time to wipe the tea from the corner of his mouth, so he looked straight at the boy in his early teens in front of him and asked with a look of astonishment: "What did you say?"
Ji Yuzhi frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with Li Danqing's tone and attitude.
He stared at Li Danqing and repeated at that time: "I said, I want to seize the direct descendant!"
After coming back to his senses, Prince Li finally finished digesting Ji Yuzhi's shocking words. He asked with a strange expression: "How did you come up with such a strange idea?"
Ji Yuzhi didn't like Li Danqing's tone of asking why the children were acting up.
He said seriously again: "I'm not joking, I ask you to be serious."
To be fair, Ji Yuzhi's face was flushed and her cheeks were bulging, which was not very intimidating at all. However, Li Danqing restrained his contempt at that time and asked seriously: "What about you?"
Please tell me carefully, why do you want to seize the direct descendant?"
Seeing that Li Danqing had corrected his attitude, the unhappy look on the little guy's face softened a little: "Ever since I came back that day, I have been thinking about why the Queen is still making things difficult for us even though our Yanhuan Palace has made enough concessions."
Li Danqing raised his eyebrows when he heard this and suddenly became interested. He looked at the half-grown child in front of him and asked: "Then have you figured it out?"
Ji Yuzhi heard this and nodded at that time, but soon shook his head.
“I’ve thought about it a bit, but not necessarily everything is right.”
"The book says that people always like to judge others by themselves."
"This is human nature and has nothing to do with good or evil, so I always feel that as long as we don't provoke them, they will let us go."
"But human nature is sometimes just the weakness of people."
"Everyone is different. I don't think I would embarrass someone who doesn't mess with me, but for others, this rule doesn't apply."
"The queen fought to the death with the concubine, and took action against Yan Huan Palace. It doesn't necessarily mean that she was really afraid of us. In fact, it was more to vent her grievances from the concubine and to test the father's attitude."
"In the final analysis, she doesn't take us seriously, so her bullying of us comes without warning, and of course without any psychological burden."
"In a sense, it's not all her fault."
When Li Danqing heard this, he frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
At that time, a bitter smile that was very inconsistent with his age appeared on the face of this twelve-year-old child: "In fact, I think all the suffering in the world can only be attributed to one point."
"Weakness is the original sin."
"Weak people in this world are like hares and pheasants in the jungle. Even if you just carefully huddle in your own hole, the aura of weakness emanating from you will eventually attract predators. Hide
No matter how you show weakness, it is not a long-term solution after all, and it is even just a way of deceiving yourself and others."
"In the past, I always thought that if I grow up quickly, move out of this Shenyu Palace and rely on my own skills to earn a lot of money, I can let my mother live a good life and let my sister eat what she wants every meal.
food."
"But what happened recently made me understand..."
"The only way to survive is to become stronger!"
"Just defeat those who don't want you to live well!"
Ji Yuzhi said this, clenching his fists hard, and his eyes were shining with heat.
That look made Li Danqing stunned.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a little dazed. It was not that he was shocked by the aura surrounding the half-year-old child, he was just...
I just feel that this scene seems similar.
He has seen it.
on one's own body.
He had never had such an innocent thought. Ji Qi was afraid of his Li family, so he was drunk and dreaming. He wanted to tell Ji Qi.
You see, I, Li Danqing, am a waste.
As long as you can be sensual and sensual, you will have no desires or desires, so you can rest assured.
But the reality is cruel.
The superiors are obviously more willing to eradicate all things that are even slightly threatening, in order to prevent the danger that may break out at any time.
Just like Ji Yuzhi said - weakness is the original sin.
Probably because of the pain he felt, Li Danqing fell into silence after hearing these words.
After a while, he looked at the other person and said at that time: "But... this is not easy, and I even think you have no chance of winning."
"But you do!" Ji Yuzhi stared straight at Li Danqing and said.
Li Danqing was stunned for a moment, but quickly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You think too highly of me. My situation is not as good as you think."
"What's more... seizing the heir is no joke. You have no foundation and no allies. Trying to compete with Ji Quan and Ji Fei is nothing more than a dream."
"Just tell me this. If anyone else hears it, it will be a big disaster."
Li Danqing's refusal was firm.
Of course he knew that Ji Yuzhi was a very smart guy.
But no matter how smart the guy is, he is only twelve years old.
Fighting for the right to inherit the throne, father and son killing each other, brothers and sisters fighting each other, these are not things that can be accomplished just by relying on cleverness.
Everyone involved in this fight has to let go of their humanity and become demons.
And to use a very vulgar saying.
If you want to defeat the devil, you have to become a devil.
But Li Danqing knows better that human nature is the bottom line of human beings. Once it is put down, it is difficult to pick it up again.
Li Danqing didn't want the annoying naughty kid in front of him to look like that.
"I'm not joking with you! I'm serious!" Ji Yuzhi was dissatisfied with Li Danqing's attitude. He thought that the other person seemed to just treat him as an ordinary child having a tantrum. He said loudly, his face turned red with anger.
Li Danqing smiled, stood up, and said at that time: "Let's go out of the palace for a walk. I heard that several new gambling houses have opened in Xicheng. It's time for us to go and let them experience it!"
"
Ji Yuzhi became increasingly dissatisfied with Li Danqing's abrupt way of changing the subject, and he was about to say something.
But I heard Li Danqing say again: "By the way, I heard that there is a pastry shop next to those gambling houses, and the candied cakes inside are said to be the best in Wuyang."
Ji Yuzhi glanced at her mouth and sneered: "You really think I am a three-year-old child, I can just eat anything..."
He said this so casually that he could no longer say it.
Because at this moment, the little elk had already jumped in front of him and raised his fist.
Ji Yuzhi, who was full of ambitions for hegemony, could only restrain her ambition temporarily, followed her sister with a forced smile, and left Yanhuan Palace angrily.
Ji Yuzhi is a child at heart.
Li Danqing took him to the casino and killed everyone for a while. The naughty kid forgot about the troubles he just had and soon fell into the joy of killing everyone.
Li Shizi had a lot of money that he got from Qu Weiyang, and he was very generous. In one day, he transferred four to five thousand taels of silver. This was based on the idea of a steady flow of water. Li Danqing deliberately restrained himself, otherwise in one day
It's easy to win tens of thousands of taels of silver.
As for the little elk, it was much easier to deal with. A few candied cakes, plus a lot of pastries that could not be counted were packaged, and a food box that was half the height of a person was given to them. The little elk suddenly smiled.
Leave everything behind.
After doing this, it was already dark when everyone returned to Yanhuan Palace. Li Shizi watched the reluctant little elk and Ji Yuzhi, who finally remembered that he had missed something important, returned to Yanhuan Palace and then turned around.
Yuya's departure.
…
Patrolling soldiers could still be seen everywhere in Shenyu Palace at night. Li Danqing secretly calculated in his mind and noticed that the number of patrolling soldiers in Shenyu Palace seemed to be much higher recently than before.
This is actually a very sensitive matter. The Shenyu Palace is the residence of the emperor, and there are an unknown number of Zhu Zijia guarding it secretly. This is supposed to be the safest place in the world, but suddenly the number of people has increased, and the strength has not been revealed.
The news about the manpower mobilization in this regard shows that this matter was done secretly, which means that something threatening to the royal family is quietly happening in Wuyang City, and such things cannot be announced to the public.
In fact, there are not many options that can be speculated on what such a thing could be.
Li Danqing solved a major case. Although he did not receive any substantial reward, there were three young commanders in the Prince's Mansion alone, as well as a shogunate from the Longxiang Mansion. With such a group of forces gathered together, it would be impossible to
It is said that it can turn the situation around, but determination is a force that cannot be underestimated.
Wuyang City is of course a very cruel place, but at the same time, it is also very simple in a sense - as long as you are powerful enough, even the enemy who killed your father will welcome you with a smile.
For example, at this moment, Li Danqing is walking in the Divine Palace.
In the past, just the fact that he went in and out of the palace alone without anyone in the palace to guide him would have been enough for those who wanted to find a reason to attack him.
But today is different from the past. Li Danqing's identity has risen along with everyone in the Prince's Mansion. At least Ji Qi's attitude is that he does not want to operate on Li Danqing recently. Along the way, the soldiers he met no longer have the fierce look of the past.
Instead, they all nodded towards Li Danqing, and some even called him Prince Li respectfully.
On the surface, Li Danqing agreed with these people, looking like a villain who was successful and very happy.
Deep down, I felt a little irritable.
He doesn't like Wuyang City, it's like a big dye vat.
People who come here will either be dyed into the same uniform look, or they will drown in this dye vat.
Li Danqing knew very well that he was not a kind person, but he did not want Ji Yuzhi and Ji Yao to participate in it.
At least, he didn't think that a twelve or thirteen year old child should be like that.
Thinking of this, Li Danqing smiled bitterly, secretly thinking that sometimes he was really like a girl, so soft-hearted...
"Prince!" At this moment, a surprised voice suddenly came from the side. Li Danqing was stunned and looked for the sound, but saw a voice not far away walking towards him quickly.
Although the night was dark, Prince Li's eyesight was pretty good and he recognized the person running towards him, the young eunuch Taiping.
He took off his official robe and put on ordinary clothes. There were still some patches on the clothes, but they were washed clean.
"What are you doing?" Li Danqing asked a little strangely.
The rules in the palace have always been strict. It is not up to the eunuchs and maids to decide what kind of clothes they wear every day. Wearing such clothes in the palace will disgrace the emperor's people. If it is really investigated, it will take a long time.
Losing your head.
"I have a rest today. The Grand Eunuch has given me permission to leave the palace to visit my relatives." The little eunuch said with a smile, a bright smile on his face.
"That's it." Li Danqing nodded, but still felt a little strange: "What's going on here?"
This is the direction to Kamiyumon."
The Divine Gate is the main entrance of the Divine Palace, and only the civil and military officials summoned by His Majesty can pass through this gate. If the eunuchs and maids leave the palace, they can only pass through the back door unless they have a decree.
"Hanyu-mon, Hualong-mon, and An-tong-mon are all under renovation recently. Therefore, during this period, we are allowed to enter and exit through the main gate, but only at night and not during the day. Originally, I had taken a nap early this morning, and I still had to survive.
At night, I have to come back tomorrow, which will delay half of my vacation." Taiping responded, with some distress in his tone.
After all, he is fifteen or sixteen years old, and life in the palace is harsh. Being able to go out for a walk is a rare thing for him, so he naturally does not want to waste it.
Li Danqing frowned when he heard this.
Just now he felt that there were more guards in the palace, which was already a very strange thing.
Now all three back doors are blocked, which is not normal.
According to past practice, even if the lintel is to be repaired in the palace, one palace gate must be left behind. These three palace gates are being repaired together, which seems to be unusual.
Li Shizi thought to himself, there was always an ominous feeling that a storm was about to come.
"Prince?" At this moment, Taiping in front of him looked at Li Danqing who suddenly fell silent strangely, and called out in a low voice.
Hearing this, Prince Li came to his senses and raised his head to look at Taiping.
"The crown prince also wants to leave the palace, right? Can we come together?" Xiao Taiping asked slightly awkwardly.
After he said this, there was some fear in his eyes, as if he felt that the invitation in his own capacity was somewhat abrupt.
But he also had some expectations. After all, in his heart, Li Danqing was the great hero who saved Yingshui County.
"Of course." Li Danqing saw the change in the expression on the other person's face, grinned at that time, and said.
After receiving such an answer, Taiping suddenly looked surprised. He almost jumped up with joy, but he seemed to realize that such an approach was a bit rude, so he resisted such an impulse.
…
"Didn't you say last time that your family members were killed in Yingshui County? Where are you going when you leave the palace today?" The two of them walked side by side in the Shenyu Palace.
Taiping seemed a little embarrassed. He wanted to say something to Li Danqing, but he looked like he didn't know how to speak. Li Danqing simply opened the conversation by himself.
"My uncle and aunt's house!"
"When I came to Wuyang City, I relied on my uncle and aunt to help introduce me, and then I got the opportunity to enter the palace." Taiping said quickly, mentioning his uncle and aunt, his face was full of smiles.
Li Danqing had heard him talk about this matter, but at that time he was about to enter the palace to meet the saint, so he didn't think much about it.
Hearing this, he frowned: You must know that this is the royal capital of the Wuyang Dynasty, and the house is not closed at night unless you tell the way or pick up things. But since his uncle and aunt live here, no matter how hard the life here is, Taiping will not find a way to survive.
of livelihood.
Being sent to the palace and made a eunuch was obviously a bad idea.
Li Danqing was a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it in the end.
After all, every family has difficulty reciting sutras. I wonder what difficulties the uncles and aunts in the family have?
What's more, after being sent to the palace, although he suffered from the pain of being disabled, as long as he did his duty steadily, life was still good.
Li Danqing calmed down his emotions and asked with a smile: "You have been in the palace for a month or two, why are you still wearing these shabby clothes? I will buy some good clothes later so that your uncles and aunts won't worry, thinking that you are in the palace.
Didn’t have a good time in China.”
The palace was quite generous to the eunuchs. Even a low-level eunuch like Taiping was indispensable with two or three taels of silver a month. This was much better than ordinary people. It was not difficult to buy a few clean clothes.
But after hearing this, Taiping shook his head: "Let's talk about it some time later."
"My uncle and aunt spent a hundred taels of silver to send me to the palace. Their life is not easy. I have to live a tight life first to get the fifty taels for them. Anyway, I am here most of the time.
In the palace, there is no need to rush to buy clothes later."
Taiping spoke in a relaxed tone, but Li Danqing frowned again.
Entering the palace is actually a good way out for most ordinary people, especially in years of calamity when there are many people trying to squeeze in.
However, although Yingshui County suffered a disaster, it was far away from Wuyang City after all. Few refugees would come here. There was a shortage of eunuchs in Shenyu Palace, especially those like Taiping who were young and of clean origin. As long as they were willing
, it is not difficult to enter the palace. In the early years, there was even a major case of abducting children and sending them to the palace in Wuyang City.
Moreover, the palace thought that the eunuch would have no heirs and would give fifty taels of pension money after purification. There is no need for a hundred taels of silver as an introduction fee...
This is obviously...
Thinking of this, Li Danqing looked at Taiping who looked very grateful to his uncle and aunt. After all, Li Danqing did not reveal his guess to his mouth.
He hesitated for a while, then laughed and said, "That's right."
"Well, it's still early, why don't I take you to a tailor shop to buy one or two clothes."
"I can't do it! I can't do it!" Taiping looked horrified when he heard this. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How can I ask for the prince's money! The prince has avenged me, but I have not repaid the prince..."
However, Li Danqing could not help but reach out and grab Taiping at that time, squinting his eyes and saying: "This is not for free. Speaking of which, I also know many children in the same situation as you. They want to enter the palace but have no way.
I bought you clothes, you take me to meet your uncles and aunts, so I can see if I can help them!"