Chapter 76
Li Tianduo walked back to Prince Duan's Mansion in a daze and in a daze.
When he entered the door, the old housekeeper came up to greet him warmly, but he ignored him. Although he didn't pay much attention to this old man who had been in the mansion for the longest time and had worked hard and made great contributions, he would not be stingy with such daily etiquette as nodding and smiling implicitly.
The princess sent someone to find him to return to his bedroom, but he waved his hand indifferently and threw him five feet away. Finally, he tried hard to get up and returned to report his life with blood.
He walked to the side hall of the royal palace and fell softly into the wide chair of the main seat. His whole body seemed to have been drained from all his strength. He was in a daze, his face was pale and his eyes were scattered, not knowing what he was thinking.
The loss tonight was actually not too great. It reduced some shameful subordinates, shocked several unreliable allies, and then damaged some face and pretended to be a grandson.
For a real hero, this kind of loss is calm and light, and it can drive away the haze when it is sprinkled. One plan fails and two plans will be created. As long as your life still exists, everything will be like a cloud.
However, for Li Tianduo, who always believed that he was in charge of the world, everything that happened tonight was like a devastating blow.
What he destroyed was his self-deemed perfect control, deterrence and self-confidence.
He did not expect that his plan was a mistake from the beginning, and every force in each direction was restrained by the opponent, and then each defeated it and wiped out the entire army.
He even didn't expect that the two princes who were once afraid of him, as well as the civil servants and generals in front of Luofeng Academy, all chose to ignore them in the face of his sinister and cruel gaze tonight, as well as his cruel and ruthless mental methods that knew that he would revenge and was cruel and ruthless.
Although he laughed wildly and left freely in the end, he could not forget the boy who proposed a five-year agreement to him.
What kind of calm and firm gaze was that, and the sonorous and harsh "must return" actually created a gap in his strong heart of Tao and gave him a sense of throbbing.
Is this prince still afraid of him as a young boy? Li Tianduo thought with infinite shame, "Wait for me, it won't take five years, at most five months. Do you believe it if I tell you that life is worse than death?"
He nestled in the wide main chair, his face constantly changing, gritting his teeth for a while, and was depressed and lonely for a while, and he didn't realize that someone had walked in.
When he saw the hem of the rolling gold embroidered dragon in the cloud boots and robe from the corner of his eyes, his eyes suddenly became bright, and then he quickly dimmed with a hint of fear. His body rolled down from the chair and knelt on the ground, saying, "Father, I'm embarrassed you."
Suddenly he remembered something, looked up at the middle-aged man with golden robe and black boots in front of him, and asked in disbelief: "Father, you are not on the north for hunting, why, how can you be in the mansion?!"
The middle-aged man with a golden crown and a golden robe must be slightly gray and has a very ordinary appearance, but his eyes are sharp like an eagle and a falcon, and his walking posture is like a dragon and a tiger, and his various characteristics are combined to show contradictions and extremely inconsistent.
This person is the current emperor, Prince Duan Li Muyun, who has been in power for hundreds of years, has ambition and is notorious, and can stop children from crying at night.
He quietly came to the side hall, and didn't even look at Li Tianduo who was kneeling on the ground, slowly paced, and finally walked to the central hall where Dapeng spread its wings and stopped, looking at the divine bird that was about to fly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Tianduo knelt down, his body trembled slightly, and he was ashamed and afraid, but he did not dare to speak out.
"As for an old thing that has been eradicated, my father has long been no longer concerned about the abandoned garden. If he wants to reopen it, he will open it. He will let a few outstanding children of the clan in it. This will help our plan. My father doesn't understand why you have to go alone and end up being alone?" Duan Wang finished speaking lightly, with an indifferent expression and shook his head gently.
Li Tianduo felt a stern heart and said, "Yes, the child knows his mistake."
"No, you don't know where the mistake is. You only know that the alliance of fathers is vast and enough to fight against Taoist sects or His Majesty, but you fundamentally forgot the importance of justification. Moreover, once the two forces merge, isn't the tip of the iceberg of that power shown last night? You are not alert enough?"
Li Tianduo's forehead was sweating profusely, and his back was wet.
King Duan spoke again: "After you have been trying like this, all the ones that should be exposed will be exposed. If you are not exposed, it will be hard to trust. You will have to work hard to gain some position in the future. In addition, it is not your turn to use the power of the Buddha Sect. When the Holy Mother leads her people to Beijing in autumn, she will have to pay a smile for her father."
"See your order." Li Tianduo knocked hard to the ground and replied in difficulty.
"You must learn to endure everything. You have done too badly in these two words over the years. I remember that when Emperor Taizong died and Li Minghao passed the throne, he was forced to return to the general's tent after receiving the will of his father. If it weren't for the word for endurance, he would have been dead for hundreds of years for his father."
"The child is taught."
"It was Li Minghao's turn to die. For his father, he asked for help from the second of the Five Great Masters of Qiankun to come in advance. He wanted to go to the palace and the national religion at the same time. However, the old man Ling Xiao actually led the five powerful men in the four halls and one pavilion to set up a God-killing formation for the national religion to protect the gods in the capital. The situation was extremely dangerous at that time. If he could not bear it, he would definitely die for the father and the two Qiankuns, and you would not have come to this world to be powerful for decades."
When Li Tianduoci heard his father telling these past events, he remembered his father's exhausted business for half his life, and even endured humiliation and gave in with the prince's honor. He felt extremely ashamed and guilty, and his eyes were blurred, and he could not speak.
King Duan sighed, thinking of the grudges and hatreds for hundreds of years, and the thrilling dangers, he felt deeply moved.
"I have worked hard for my father for hundreds of years. The court is in the court and outside, but it seems to be glorious, after all, I lack orthodoxy. Your Majesty is so brilliant that this step of secret chess has been buried for more than ten years. As soon as Xue Lingfeng was killed, Your Majesty announced the dissolution of Luofeng Academy and protected a large group of relevant court officials and talents. Today, this move is difficult for you. Not only will you be defeated by a rare defeat, but it also gathers the aspirations of everyone to unite the enemy and return this power to Luofeng Academy intact. Your Majesty, you are still so wise even though you have not managed the government. I admire you."
When Li Tianduo heard of such strategies and means, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and even more frightened when he remembered his usual actions in Beijing. He thought to himself, could he be watched by His Majesty's cold eyes anytime and anywhere? When he thought of this possibility, his sweat kept rolling down.
King Duan paused and said, "Looking at the moment, Li Zeyang was lying on a sickbed for a long time, and the two princes were young and could not convince the public. On the side of the National Church, Ling Xiao was old, the Taoist talents were withered, and the successors were scarce, and both forces were unsustainable. For hundreds of years, we have finally ushered in the best opportunity. With the internal and external support of the Buddha Sect, Beimo and Kunlun, if the father expected it, the two sides would start the final decisive battle next year, and victory or defeat would be the first to take place."
Li Tianduo was extremely excited when he heard the bloodline. He asked in a trembling voice: "Father, what do you need your child to do?"
After King Duan held his hands, he said calmly: "Don't stay in Beijing in the past six months. There are two things for your father to check."
"Please give me instructions."
"First, you go to the Forest of the Swirl Shadow in person, find the Shenyue Stream in the southwest, and use your spiritual sense to perceive everything inside, and then condense the soul mark and return to report."
"Yes, Father."
A sharp light flashed in King Duan's eyes and he slowly said, "Second, send the most shrewd and capable subordinates to Jingyang Mountain to find out the news that a baby was wandering here fourteen years ago. Remember, be careful. Someone is passing messages in the Mist City, and the Demon Emperor is very interested in this matter."
Li Tianduo was a little puzzled and asked, "Father, Jingyang Mountain is thousands of miles away from the Demon Realm, and has always been born in the world to practice. What does it have to do with the Demon Emperor and us?"
King Duan looked solemn and shouted in a low voice: "Idiot! Have you forgotten where did Ling Xiao come from? Recently, there were disciples from Jingyang in the north. I happened to fight with two demon kings the day before yesterday. It is said that the disciple of Jingyang holding a sword was extremely stunning. The two demon kings were unable to compete with each other and had no choice but to escape. Also, Ling Xiao has not left the capital for nearly a hundred years. Where did his successor who failed to enter the country come from?!"
Li Tianduo was stunned when he heard this, and then woke up. He thought to himself, "Oh, Jingyang Sect actually came out to make things difficult for us, are you looking for death?" A ruthless look flashed across his face.
King Duan saw everything in his eyes. He snorted coldly and said, "It seems that all my words of comfort to you before have been in vain."
Li Tianduo was shocked and said repeatedly: "I dare not! Father, I only regret that Jingyang Sect and Ling Xiao are both bright and dark, and have made things difficult for hundreds of years. The child is just passionate, but unfortunately he is not able to match his strength and cannot share his worries for his father."
King Duan sighed again and said, "Cultivation also requires tolerance. Do you think that threshold is so easy to cross? As a father, he is known as the most outstanding genius of the royal family in nearly a thousand years. In order to achieve that step, he does not know how much effort or how much pain he has been put into it. How long have you been in the Tianxuan period? You are still too far away."
Li Tianduo lay on his forehead and didn't dare to say anything more.
King Duan glanced at him and said, "Now, you can go and prepare. Remember, you must be smart and reliable when choosing subordinates. You must be as careful as possible when you go to the Forest of the Swirl Shadow."
Li Tianduo touched the ground hard on his forehead and said, "Children's obedience." Then he got up, bowed slightly to his father, turned his head and walked out of the hall, and didn't dare to look at his father.
King Duan looked at his departure back coldly and couldn't help but sigh again, thinking helplessly, Li Muyun, who was conceited for his life, how could he give birth to such a stupid son? His literary and martial arts are all indifferent, and he is not enough to succeed. After hundreds of years of planning and desire, don't destroy it in the end. That is really the saddest joke of the Tang royal family.
Let's take a look, if you can't take this burden in the end
King Duan Ning stood in his original place, looking up at the eastern sky that was about to dawn, with a trace of ruthless murderous intent in his eyes.
Chapter completed!