Chapter 137 The fight for imperial power

At this moment, Yun Fengjue's face was expressionless, while Quan Er stood quietly beside him.

Yue Li took the list he had prepared, with the names of more than a dozen officials in the court and central government written on it, but these were all officials below the third rank. He knew that those above the third rank could not be moved at this time, otherwise it would not be easy for the emperor to explain.

Yue Li stood up, showed the prince the list of things to be cleaned tonight, then placed it on the lighted wick in front of the table and watched it burn slowly.

That night, Weiwei, Zongzheng, the lower governor, the governor of Shangzhou, the middle doctor, and other officials were surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers in their mansions. The leader Yue Li ordered all the people in the mansion to kneel in front of him.

The man struggled and asked why he was doing this to them.

"What crime did you commit?" Yue Li looked at him without mercy and said coldly, "Is the charge of plotting to assassinate the prince enough?"

"What? When did I plan to assassinate the crown prince? You are slandering others. I want to meet His Majesty!" In fact, these people have nothing to do with the assassination of the crown prince at all.

But Yue Li wanted him dead, because Yue Li and the prince had no evidence, so they could not do anything to King Yu. They could only get rid of his accomplices and eliminate some potential threats for the prince.

"The captured assassin has been recruited truthfully. It's useless if you don't admit it." Yue Li didn't care at all. "I came here today in accordance with your majesty's order. Remember not to stand on the wrong team in the next life. If you stand on the wrong team, but

You will lose your life." Yue Li waved his hand, signaling to the officers and soldiers to arrest him.

The officers and soldiers took orders and escorted those people away.

All of a sudden, all the officials in the court were on tenterhooks and trembling with fear.

"Have those people been dealt with?" Yun Fengjue looked at Yue Li standing beside him and said calmly.

"Yes." After Yue Li finished speaking, he turned around and left the mansion. After letting the officers and soldiers clean up the rest, he headed towards the emperor's palace to report the results.

After listening to Yue Li's report, the emperor looked at Yue Li who was kneeling below and said, "Well done."

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty."

"I heard that you have been very close to the prince in the past two months?" The emperor glanced at Yue Lihan and asked.

"Replying to Your Majesty, I have always obeyed your orders. No matter how close I am to His Royal Highness, my ultimate goal is to do things for you." Yue Li knelt down respectfully on the ground and replied motionlessly.

"You are very good and smart." The emperor was very satisfied with Yue Li's performance and answers. "Having you in this court from now on will be like having another weapon to check and balance the court."

"I will do my best to share your Majesty's worries." The emperor didn't know whether Yue Li was sincere, but it was impossible for him not to be wary of him. After all, the emperor didn't trust anyone except himself.

"Okay, you go down first."

"Yes, I will leave." After receiving the emperor's instructions, Yue Li stood up, bowed, and exited the emperor's palace.

When Yue Li left the emperor's palace, his face was dark and unclear. No one knew what he was thinking at this time.

After Yue Li came out of the emperor's palace, he headed towards the Prince's Mansion. When he arrived at the Prince's Mansion, he saw Yun Fengjue surrounded by beautiful maids who were feeding him fruits while he was lying on a bed.

Enjoying the comfort on the maid's lap.

Yue Li walked up to the prince Yun Fengjue expressionlessly, saluted the prince and said, "Your Highness the prince!"

Yun Fengjue heard Yue Li's voice, slowly opened his eyes, and then closed them again, "Without courtesy, sit down."

Yue Li didn't say anything more, and immediately found an empty seat to sit down, "Does His Highness the Crown Prince know what happened today?"

"What happened today?" Yun Fengjue asked still lazily.

So Yue Li told the prince Yun Feng Jue Ting everything that had happened before. After Yun Feng Jue listened, he opened his eyes, looked at Yue Li and asked, "Seriously?"

"How dare you, the general, deceive His Majesty the Crown Prince? I have reported this matter to Your Majesty just now." Yue Li replied with a calm tone and respect.

"Okay." Yun Fengjue pushed away the maid who fed him fruit and sat up, "Yue Li, you did a good job. If you do things for me, I will not treat you badly in the future." Yun Fengjue said.

His eyes were shining, and he looked at Yue Li with satisfaction.

"General, I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your appreciation. We are all working for His Majesty." What Yue Li said was so flawless that even if there were no outsiders, it was still impossible for anyone to find any fault.

"Yue Li, you did a good job this time." Yun Fengjue rewarded him with something.

"Then Your Highness, I still have things to do, so I'll take my leave." After Yue Li finished speaking, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Prince Yun Fengjue.

The study room of Prince Yu's Mansion.

While Yu Wangyun Shaoqian was deep in thought, a servant's voice came from outside the door: "Master Li, please see me."

"Please come in." Yun Shaoqian quickly asked him to invite people in.

After Li Chu saw his servants going out, he cautiously said, "I am here to pay my respects to the prince."

"No need to be polite, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"This time the prince has put a lot of effort into excluding party members, including Yue Li. They all want to get rid of our influence through this time. The imperial examination will be held soon. It is obvious that they all want to recruit themselves through this imperial examination.

If the prince strengthens his party members through this time, it will be almost impossible to bring him down again, so this time can be said to be a crucial move."

The prince and the prime minister formed a clique for personal gain, and the old officials in the court were left without food. Even some of them were their officials, but they were firmly suppressed by the prime minister. Even if the new officials had their people, they were not enough to deal with the power of the prince and the prime minister.

Li Chu hesitated again and finally said, "What the prince said is true. In addition, the prince will soon choose a concubine. However, Taifu Cheng, Shangshu Mansion and other mansions will inevitably marry and form alliances with the prince."

Li Chu and Yu Wangyun Shaoqian were facing each other on both sides of the book table. They looked at the books in their hands. Their moods at this time were really rare and calm.

They would say a few words from time to time, and from every look in their eyes, you could see some undercurrents.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the door. Before Li Chu had time to raise his head, he heard a voice outside the door.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here."

Crown Prince?

Both of them raised their heads, Yun Shaoqian smiled slightly and said: "Please."

The next moment, a man in his twenties walked in from outside.

After the prince came in, he immediately came over and saluted, "Your Majesty."

"The prince is exempt from gifts."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He stood up slowly, and his bright and reserved eyes immediately looked at Li Chu. Li Chu immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to the Crown Prince."

"Um."

Li Chu just lowered his head and didn't even look at him. He was about to leave when he heard Yun Shaoqian say, "Li Chu, please leave first. The king and the prince have something to discuss. By the way, don't forget just now."

As I command you."

Li Chu slowly leaned over and said, "Yes."

The door is closed.

Li Chu was already walking forward without looking back. His steps were so heavy and his expression became more solemn.

He looked at a certain place and felt a little uneasy.

Alan - How are you lately? Pay more attention to your health, and I'll come find you when I've taken care of things here.

Suddenly, a bright red figure walked over: "Li Chu!"

As soon as he saw the bright red color approaching, Li Chu fell silent.

She walked up to Li Chu, smiled and said to Li Chu: "Have you finished talking to the emperor?"

"Wei Chen has met the Eighth Princess."

Seeing the warm smile on Yun Wanxi's face, Li Chu was completely at a loss, but Yun Wanxi smiled at him and said, "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere."

Looking at the person in front of him, Li Chu suddenly thought of Jiang Zuilan's clear eyes. He shook his head, "Eighth Princess, I still have something to do. If you want to find someone to accompany you, you can find the prince. He is in the prince's study."

Li Chu said nothing more and left in silence.

Yun Wanxi stood there, looking at Li Chu's back and stamping her feet, this idiot!

Jiang Zuilan was on the eaves of the small courtyard, watching the people shouting in the alleys of the capital.

At this moment, on the long street at the door, the sound of neat horse hooves came from a distance.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Jiang Zuilan raised his eyes and saw a group of people riding horses in front of them. The white horses and green shirts looked quite impressive.

When the people who were originally watching on the street saw this group of people, they all retreated to both sides. Even some students who came to the capital to participate in the imperial examination stopped and watched.

It wasn't until the group of people slowly walked away that someone whispered to each other: "Who are these people?"

"It looks like it belongs to the Captain's Mansion."

"oh……"

"It turns out he's from the Duwei Mansion!"

Jiang Zuilan saw Li Chu in the middle of the group of people.

Different from before, Li Chu's face is much paler now. He is wearing navy blue clothes with a tight belt. He has a strong figure and his hair is tied up high, which makes him look quite majestic.

"Who I thought came here with great fanfare, turned out to be Mr. Li."

The voice was frivolous and had a hint of ridicule. Li Chu frowned and turned around to see that it was the middle-aged man in rich clothes who spoke in the center. He looked rather greasy, but his eyes were shining.

Li Chu turned his hand towards him and said, "Master Wang."

The man looked arrogant, walked step by step with his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "Did you hear about those officials being imprisoned yesterday? You young people should keep their eyes open, and be careful to stand in the wrong team. When the time comes...

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To be continued...