Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

Hearing Queen Lin's last words, the seventh prince's eyes flashed with his head lowered, and he secretly said in his heart:

It seems that these two emperor's wives are not just looking for me to save the fourth emperor brother.

I just don’t know how many ministers in the imperial court don’t want Brother Five Emperors to come back?

Li Ce suddenly raised his head, as if he was frightened by what Queen Lin said behind his back. There was a touch of greed in his shocked eyes, and he quickly shook his head and said:

"Me, am I in charge of the overall situation? No... no, I can't."

Queen Lin's eyes flashed when she saw the seventh prince's reaction. The sadness on her face did not change, and she continued to say sadly:

"The imperial court cannot be without a master for a day. If His Majesty cannot come back, the royal family will naturally have a prince to step up and stabilize the imperial army. Seventh brother, we believe you can do it."

"No, no, how can I preside over the court alone? Who will obey me?" Li Ce looked worried and expectant.

Concubine Lu blurted out: "How come no one obeys you? You are the prince of the Dayu Dynasty. You are the oldest among all the princes in Kyoto. Lin Xiang, Lu Shangshu, Tang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Hubu Shangshu, Master Chen, Master Hao They will all follow your advice.”

When Queen Lin saw Concubine Lu speaking so quickly, she opened her mouth slightly and tried to stop her, but she was already overwhelmed.

The eighth prince on the side also raised his head in shock. There were so many ministers in the court who did not want the fifth prince to enter the court.

Li Ce, on the other hand, was shocked and excited.

"Do you really think so many ministers will support me?"

Queen Lin said: "Only the seventh brother can persuade the ancestor to issue an order not to allow the King of Chu to enter the capital. These important ministers who are loyal to the royal family will naturally cooperate with the seventh brother to stabilize the court."

Li Ce nodded quickly, "The King of Chu has indeed gone too far. As a prince, how can he lead an army into Kyoto easily? Does he still care about the royal family? I immediately went to visit the ancestor with my eighth brother and ask for instructions."

Queen Lin couldn't help but show excitement on her face and said quickly:

"Okay, seventh brother, please go quickly. We are waiting for good news from seventh brother."

Concubine Lu on the side breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Seventh brother, it's up to you!"

"Okay, the two royal sisters-in-law will go back and wait for the good news. My eighth brother and I will go back and take a bath before visiting our ancestors."

Li Ce said excitedly.

"That's fine."

Queen Lin saw that Li Ce and Li Hui still had traces of the fight they had just had on their bodies, and they really needed to take a bath before meeting their ancestors decently.

"Then we will wait for news from the seventh brother."

Queen Lin and Concubine Lu finally left with satisfaction after repeated warnings.

Seeing Queen Lin and Concubine Lu gradually disappear from sight, the excitement on Li Ce's face disappeared, and he walked to the stone table and sat down.

Li Hui also followed closely, sat down, and said with emotion:

"Brother Emperor, I didn't expect that there are so many people in the court supporting Brother Four Emperors."

"Support the Four Emperors? I don't think so."

Li Ce shook his head and started eating the snacks on the stone table.

Seeing Li Ce eating the snacks with gusto, Li Hui was also a little greedy, so he also took a big snack and put it into his mouth, speaking incoherently:

"Is not it?"

"We don't know yet whether our fourth brother has that ability, not to mention that he has been captured by the fifth brother. How can there be so many ministers who are devoted to him?" Li Ce sneered.

"Then why do they still resist Brother Five Emperors?"

Li Ce narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Eighth brother, don't forget that there is also the eldest brother in the south. If my guess is correct, it was the eldest brother who took action. He was held back by Chu Junxiong. I can’t come back, so I want to use these officials from the court to delay the fifth brother’s arrival in Beijing. The longer they delay, the better it will be for the eldest brother.”

"Brother the First Emperor?" Li Hui frowned and said, "These two royal wives are actually helping the First Brother?"

"When they help the eldest brother, they are also helping the fourth brother. As they said, as long as the fifth brother does not enter Kyoto, everything is still possible. After the eldest brother has solved Chu Junxiong, let the fifth brother fight with the eldest brother. , it may not be impossible for the Fourth Emperor Brother to be released." Li Ce said calmly.

"However, Prime Minister Lin and Lu Xun probably chose the eldest brother."

"That's right." The eighth prince Li Hui nodded thoughtfully.

Li Ce saw Li Hui thinking seriously, smiled, and suddenly asked:

"Eighth brother, if you support one person to be emperor among the eldest brother, the fourth brother and the fifth brother, who will you support?"

"Of course it's Fifth Brother, he's been so good to us, who can we support if we don't support him?" the eighth prince Li Hui blurted out.

But soon Li Hui closed his mouth and looked at Li Ce faintly.

Li Ce saw Li Hui's eyes and immediately knew what he meant, and laughed and cursed:

"What are you thinking? Of course I support Fifth Brother."

"That's good. I thought seventh brother had forgotten how kind fifth brother was to us when he was in Kyoto." Li Hui took a breath and said with great nostalgia:

"None of the ninth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth ones remember that when the fifth brother was still in Kyoto, he always brought gifts to each of us after coming back from the palace. Even after leaving the capital, the fifth brother still didn't forget On our birthdays, they sent us birthday gifts in advance. None of us will remember these things in our hearts, especially the fourteen and fifteen girls who look forward to the fifth brother’s gifts every time.”

"Brother Six was also very kind to us before, but since he became the king and opened his mansion, he has gradually changed. From often playing with us happily, to always watching us play with a worried look, to Finally, he gradually became impatient." Li Hui said disappointedly.

Li Ce recalled the past scenes in his mind and said in a dull voice: "Once people grow up, their feelings will always change."

Li Hui raised his head and looked at Li Ce, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Then why did you agree to the two emperor's wives to ask the ancestor for instructions to prevent the fifth brother from entering Kyoto?"

Li Ce came back from his depressed mood, looked at Li Hui and said with a smile:

"What do you know? I'm actually helping Fifth Brother."

"ah?"

"Think about it, the eldest brother has already joined forces with Lin Xiang, and they will try their best to delay the fifth brother.

Now they just want to use us to delay Fifth Brother's arrival in Beijing. If we don't agree, then they will find another way. "

Li Ce raised his eyebrows and said:

"Now it will take the fifth brother more than half a month to rush back to Kyoto from Zhongzhou. Lin Xiang, an old fox, must have other methods, so the two of us will work in reverse, temporarily cooperating with Lin Xiang to bewitch them, and then help the fifth brother delay their plot."

"That's it!" Li Hui opened his mouth slightly and suddenly realized.

"Of course!" Li Ce raised his head and said proudly, picked up a snack and threw it up, catching it easily with his mouth.

"Then let's go visit the ancestor tomorrow." A bright light appeared in Li Hui's eyes.

"No, Prime Minister Lin is an old fox who can easily become suspicious, so we have to act more like him." (End of Chapter)