The next afternoon, Li Weizheng was awakened by a breath of breath. He opened his eyes in a daze. Two chubby little faces appeared in front of him, looking cute. They were his two little babies, one sitting on both sides of his head, one pinched his nose and the other grabbed his ears, and the two little faces seemed to be smiling.

Li Wei was so happy that he picked them up and sat side by side on his chest. The two little guys flew up in the air, feeling happy, 'hehe!' laughed. He looked them carefully, then clicked on one of the little babies' noses and said, "You must be your sister so naughty."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Zitong's sigh came from behind the curtain, "You are still their father, and you can't even tell who is the sister or who is the sister."

"Has I made it wrong again?" Li Weijing patted the faces of the two little guys gently and smiled bitterly: "Who is the sister of you two and who is the sister?"

Originally, there was a small mole on my sister's left earlobe that could be distinguished. Perhaps because of her growth, the small mole became lighter and thinner. It was difficult to see if she didn't look closely. Generally, Zi Tong and Qianqian distinguished them based on their feelings and subtleties. However, Li Wei was away for a long time and did not feel this way. She has made mistakes three times in the past few days.

"I'll teach you a way to distinguish!" Zi Tong walked out from behind the curtain with a smile. She squatted down and hugged her two daughters and said to Li Wei: "If you look at their lips carefully, you will find that it's different."

Li Wei was quickly observing their lips carefully, and he suddenly realized that their lips were different, one had a clear outline, the lip line was firm, the other was full and soft, and the line line was blurred.

Seeing that he had noticed something, Zi Tong smiled and said, "The one with clear outline is the sister, and the one with good and well-behaved is the sister. In fact, there are many subtle differences between them. Their ears are different, the head shapes on the back of their heads are also different, and their eyebrows are slightly different. There are also sisters who like to cry and laugh, and sisters are quiet and steady. As long as you stay with them for a long time, it is easy to distinguish them."

"Okay, from now on, I will spend an hour with them every day and play with them."

Li Wei carefully hugged the two children, turned over and sat up, and smiled at Zi Tong, "What's the point of waking me up with two little guys so early?"

Zi Tong gave him a blank look, "Did you forget what you promised someone last night so soon?"

"Let me think about what you promised you." Li Weizheng blinked at her and smiled ambiguously: "I remembered it. I promised you that you should work harder in the future and take longer."

"I knew you would talk nonsense." Zi Tong was embarrassed and anxious, jumped up and grabbed Li Weizheng's ears. Li Wei was holding his two daughters and was unable to resist. She had to endure the pain and pulled her hard.

"Think about it, what have you promised me?" Zi Tong said angrily with her hips.

Li Wei was freeing up a hand, touched his painful ear, and smiled bitterly: "Isn't it just accompanying you back to your parents' home and visiting your mother-in-law? You're going to pull your ears off."

"Tucking your ears is a lesson for you to talk nonsense. When did I say anything longer?"

"Although you didn't say it clearly, that's what you mean."

Seeing that she was about to take action again, Li Wei quickly picked up her two daughters and said, "Good, go to my mother."

Seeing that both babies were spreading their arms to him, Zi Tong had to carry them with one hand, but glared at Li Wei and said, "Are you going?"

"Go! Of course I have to go, but it's still early. Let's clean up and have dinner at my father-in-law."

Seeing her husband agreeing, Zitong couldn't help but smile and said, "Get up first, I'll settle the child and come to help you clean it." After that, Zitong hurried to the wet nurse next door with her two children.

In fact, coming to the Ye Mansion is one of Li Weizheng's established plans. Ye Tianming, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is also a member of the prince's party. When Prince Zhu Biao was seriously ill, he must have been full of confusion and confusion. In order not to let Ye Tianming make a wrong choice and implicate himself in the future, he needs to remind Ye Tianming.

As early as yesterday afternoon, Zitong sent a family member to inform the Ye Mansion that they were coming today, so Mrs. Ye was busy early in the morning to prepare for the arrival of her daughter and son-in-law. As the evening approached, the carriage of Li Weizheng's family of four was slowly stopped in front of the Ye Mansion. The butler who was waiting at the door reported in quickly. Mrs. Ye brought her daughter-in-law and a few maids and mothers to greet her.

"Two little babies, give my grandmother a hug!" Mrs. Ye took the little granddaughter from her daughter's hand and hugged her in her arms with great distress. The two little ladies were round and beautiful, smart and cute, and loved everywhere. Ye Rutang's wife also hugged her sister with a smile, and the whole family kept laughing at the door.

"Where is Su Tong? Why didn't you see her?" Zi Tong asked in surprise when she didn't see her sister coming out.

Mrs. Ye quickly glanced at Li Weizheng, and a hint of panic flashed through her eyes. She quickly smiled and said, "She is in a bad health and can't breathe. She is in the inner room with the old lady, waiting for you to enter!"

The panic in Mrs. Ye's eyes was seen by Li Weizheng. He knew it was definitely Ye Tianming's intention to not allow her to come out. From Ye Tianming's attitude in dealing with Ye Sutong, he could see that he had a subtle change for himself. When he first joined the princeling party, he was very grateful to him, and even allowed Ye Sutong to travel thousands of miles to Shandong. This made him faintly admit his engagement and wanted to promise her to him. But once the prince was in a weak position, especially when he encountered the sinister officialdom, his attitude began to change a little, and he no longer allowed his daughter to meet him.

Li Weizheng is no longer surprised by Ye Tianming's migratory attitude. To be honest, he doesn't want to see Ye Sutong now. He came to Ye's mansion not to have a love story. He is really not sure whether he can survive this official disaster. He doesn't want to implicate Ye Sutong again at this time, so he just smiled and said nothing more.

The family surrounded Zi Tong and two little guys and walked towards the back house. Mrs. Ye looked blank and quietly said to Li Wei: "Zi Tong's father is waiting for you in the study, you can go first!"

Li Wei nodded, then said to Zitong's little maid, and walked quickly to the study room in the middle hall. Ye Tianming's study room was no different from that in Hanyang. There were books all over the room and a few large boxes filled with some of his usual paintings and calligraphy. Ye Tianming had just come back from the court. He was writing a memorial to be presented to Zhu Yuanzhang tomorrow. It was written that the housekeeper came in and reported in a low voice: "Master, Aunt Li is here."

Ye Tianming then put down his pen, put away the memorial halfway, and then ordered: "Please come in!"

Just as Li Weizheng knew him, Ye Tianming's attitude towards Li Weizheng also changed slightly. The reason for this change was not because the prince was seriously ill, but because of the dangers in the officialdom that Li Weizheng encountered at this time. Just as after someone fell into the water, some people would jump into the river to rescue him, while others would retreat with caution. Ye Tian obviously belonged to the latter. He had been struggling in the officialdom for more than ten years and had become very sensitive and insightful about the power struggle in the officialdom. He was not optimistic about Li Weizheng at all.

He admitted that Li Weizheng was very good at being a young man, had talent and talent in the officialdom, and was good at seizing opportunities. However, there has been a saying since ancient times that "a clever woman can't cook without rice." As an operator, no matter how strong he has, if there is no resources for him to control and use, then everything is a castle in the air. For businessmen, this resource is money, and for people in the officialdom, this resource is connections.

Li Weizheng was just in terms of connections. In the past, he had the prince's backstage, and everyone had to deal with him to give him some face. Therefore, he was in every way. Now the prince was seriously ill and could not take care of himself, so he lost his backstage. In addition to the Jinyiwei, who else would help the civil and military officials in the court? Not only that, his opponent was His Highness, the King of Qin, the new crown prince, and heavyweights like Zhan Hui and Sun Jiatai. In this way, at least half of the ministers in the court would regard him as an enemy. In such a struggle with huge power disparity, Ye Tianming also knew that Li Weizheng would definitely lose this time.

In this way, how could he still get himself in and serve as the custody for Li Weizheng?

The study door opened, and Li Wei was walking in. He bowed and bowed and said, "Son-in-law, see Uncle Ye."

Logically, Li Weizheng should have called Ye Tianming the father-in-law, but the unhappiness in the past made Li Weizheng unable to speak out, and Ye Tianming also refused to call him a son-in-law.

"You don't need so much courtesy for your own people, please sit down!" Ye Tianming pointed to the chair opposite and asked him to sit down. When Li Wei was sitting down, Ye Tianming said straight to the point: "I came to you just because you were impeached. Don't let me know, listen to me."

"Son-in-law listened attentively."

Ye Tianming glanced at him and began to slowly say, "The situation in front of you is indeed very bad. You are away for a long time, and you don't know many things, but I know very well. You have occupied Danluo Island in Goryeo without authorization and bombarded Busan. Do you know how much storm this incident caused in the court? One hundred and twenty ministers signed the impeachment letter of Sun Jiatai, the Minister of War. Even if the emperor wants to protect you, facing such great pressure, he has to consider it. This is Zhan Hui's connection. Can you compare with him?"

Li Wei said nothing and listened to Ye Tianming's teachings silently. Seeing that he was quite obedient, Ye Tianming sighed and said, "Well, for the sake of our father-in-law and son-in-law, I will show you a clear way!"

Ye Tianming walked up to Li Weizhen and handed him a folded note, "Look at it yourself."

Li Wei was taking the note and opening it, but he saw four words written on it, "Resign from his post and return to his hometown."

Ye Tianming added next to him: "You skinned people in Guangdong in public, which has made many ministers in the court dissatisfied with you. Now you offend the important ministers again, and the wall is down and everyone pushes you. This is your only way out. If you are willing to apologize and resign, the emperor will agree to calm the dissatisfaction of the ministers in the court with you. In this way, the Qin King's energy will be transferred to the competition for the new crown prince. Zhan Hui will let you go because of your resignation, and you will be able to escape from this crisis. In fact, it is not bad to be a rich man. You can live a peaceful life with your wife and daughter without having to devote yourself to the officialdom anymore."

This is Ye Tianming's plan. He was afraid that Li Weizheng would implicate him after his failure, so he advised him to resign and return to his hometown. After saying that, he looked at Li Weizheng and waited for his reply.

Li Weizheng sneered secretly, resigning from office and returning home. Ye Tianming thought it was too simple. Does he still have a way out now? The King of Qin would not let him go first. In that case, he would only die faster and more miserable. Ye Tianming advised him like this, either he was a little scholarly or he didn't care about his life or death. Li Weizheng did not reply, but smiled faintly and asked, "Did Uncle Ye think the King of Qin really enter the Eastern Palace?"

Seeing that he avoided answers, Ye Tianming knew that he refused and was extremely disappointed. If Li Wei was really dealt with by the emperor, what should he do? He was stunned for a moment. After a while, he slowly recovered and looked at Li Wei and said, "What did you say just now?"

"I mean, did Uncle Ye really think that the King of Qin can enter the Eastern Palace?"

Ye Tianming was stunned for a moment. Although Li Weizheng changed the topic, this issue was also very concerned about. The prince was no longer able to do it. The emperor was old and the candidate for the new crown prince would directly affect his personal interests. Seeing that Li Weizheng mentioned this issue, he felt aroused in his heart. Li Weizheng was the prince's confidant. Maybe he had any inside information. Ye Tianming asked quickly: "What news do you have?"

Li Weizheng smiled slightly and said, "I went to visit His Royal Highness yesterday. I heard that His Royal Highness meant that he hoped that his son could inherit his father's business and that the emperor and eldest grandson would take over him to move into the Eastern Palace."

Ye Tianming was shocked. This was something he had never thought of at all. After hesitating, he carefully confirmed: "You mean you might be the crown prince."

Li Weizheng nodded slowly and said, "The King of Qin has lost his virtue for a long time. With the emperor's wisdom, it is impossible to make him a crown prince. He will follow the old path of Qin II's death. Since the eldest son cannot be the crown prince, he can only be the eldest grandson. Moreover, the eldest grandson is very similar to his father and is generous and kind, which is in line with the emperor's original intention of establishing a crown prince. I came today to persuade Uncle Ye to take his official career on the eldest grandson, and to become the minister he relies on as soon as possible when he doesn't support much now."

Ye Tianming's heart began to be confused. He has been worried about this matter in the past few months. Like other ministers, he believed that the emperor had many descendants and the final successor must have chosen one. No one had thought about the possibility of the crown prince. However, Li Weizheng spoke with confidence. This possibility greatly increased. But he had to decide to assist the crown prince immediately, but he felt it was hasty. He had to think about it carefully. Thinking of this, Ye Tianming sighed and said, "This matter should not be hasty, let me think about it again."

Ye Tianming was unsure of his mind, but Li Weizheng decisively seized this opportunity. The prince was seriously ill. Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not directly express his intention to re-establish the crown prince, he had already hinted at the court meeting a month ago that as his successor, if he had no strong energy and strong body, he would not be able to govern the Ming Dynasty. This was equivalent to telling the ministers that the prince Zhu Biao could no longer inherit the throne.

This was just a hint, not a formal decision. However, the news was reported to Sichuan by mistake, but it turned out that the emperor officially asked the ministers to recommend the new crown prince. So the officials of the Sichuan Provincial Administration and the General Secretary became the first to take the lead. More than a dozen officials of the Sichuan Provincial Administration and the General Secretary jointly recommended the eleventh son, Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, praised him for his filial piety, kindness, integrity and politeness, as a princely style, and young and handsome, and in line with the emperor's requirements.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang did not clearly state that he would submit such memorials before re-establishing the crown prince, which was a bit of a rebellious suspicion. Everyone was worried about the lives of Sichuan officials. However, unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang did not punish Sichuan officials, but remained silent. In this way, officials immediately began to follow the example. Then, Chen Bingde, the governor of Huguang, wrote a letter to recommend King Chu, Zhu Zhen, who praised him for his moral integrity and ability, and was down-to-earth and steady; some military personnel such as Ying State Fu Youde, Duke of Song State Feng Sheng, and Hou Muchun of Xiping, also formally or informally recommended King Yan, Zhu Di, through various channels, on the grounds that the northern affairs were not decided, and the most powerful kings were the King of Yan.

But no matter who he recommended, Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent and never talked about this matter in the court meeting. His abnormal behavior made all the civil and military officials in the court see that the emperor was indeed considering this matter.

On the night after Li Weizheng returned from Ye's mansion, he finally wrote a memorial and formally proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang that the eldest grandson of the emperor Zhu Yunwen would inherit his father's business and enter the Eastern Palace. Perhaps other ministers thought about the possibility of the crown prince, but Li Weizheng was the first person to formally propose to Zhu Yuanzhang to become the crown prince.

Five days later, the special envoy sent by Goryeo Regent Li Chenggui finally arrived in Chang'an. The special envoy was named Pei Kelian, and he was appointed as the Left Shizhong of Goryeo. This person was Li Chenggui's confidant. He had represented Goryeo to pay tribute three times to the Ming Dynasty and had good connections in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Chenggui attached great importance to this pilgrimage to the Ming Dynasty. He was originally planning to come to explain the Goryeo coup to the Ming Emperor in April, but the sudden incident of Danluo Island and the Busan incident disrupted Li Chenggui's deployment. He did not know the true intention of the Ming Dynasty's move, nor did he dare to send troops to seize Danluo Island. He was observing the development of the incident. It was not until August that Li Chenggui finally learned the truth of the matter. This was the unauthorized act of the commander of the Ming Weihai Guard. This incident also caused quite a lot of waves within the Ming Dynasty. This Ming officer who occupied Danluo Island was attacked by court officials, which made Li Chenggui see hope of taking Danluo Island back.

However, Li Chenggui also discovered that although the occupation of Danluo Island was an unauthorized act by local troops, Zhu Yuanzhang did not order the withdrawal of troops. This shows that Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite ambiguous in this matter. It is very likely that he was threatening him to return the northern territory occupied by Goryeo. In order to take out Danluo Island, Li Chenggui finally made a decision after repeated discussions with the ministers that the land occupied by the north could be returned to the Ming Dynasty, but Danluo Island must not allow the Ming Dynasty to garrison. The strategic location of Danluo Island is really too important.

As long as he can get Danluo Island back, he can pay any attention to everything. This is Li Chenggui's bottom line.
Chapter completed!