Stunning beauty

"Teach me ass, I'm talking nonsense."

In the main hall, Li Ziye was taken aback when he saw such a big reaction from the fourth prince in front of him, and said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, please sit down quickly and let others see that you, a prince, are saluting to me, a commoner. Choreograph me to death."

"Ah."

Mu Bai smiled lightly, sat down again, and said, "It turns out that there are things that Brother Li is afraid of in this world."

"of course."

Li Ziye said helplessly, "Otherwise, why am I so cowardly in the court? It's not because I speak lightly and want to be a man with my tail between my legs. So, I concluded, to be a man, keep a low profile!"

"No ghost will believe what you say."

Mu Bai picked up the teapot, poured tea for the two of them, and said with a smile, "I'm a little curious, did you know early on that someone in the court would help you talk?"

"of course not."

Li Ziye shook his head and said, "I'm not that old man of the Confucian leader, I can count anything. Before His Majesty called me into the palace, I also thought that His Majesty would at best reprimand King Jiuyou for his private deployment of troops. There is no substantive punishment."

"Oh? Then when did Brother Li confirm that someone in the court is helping you?" Mu Bai asked in surprise.

"When the imperial edict was passed to Li Yuan."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "If someone hadn't spoken for me and this matter had reached an impasse, His Majesty would not have called me into the palace. Of course, I didn't know who was speaking for me before. The old man with a beard and staring eyes just now knows that Da Shang has such a courtier who is not afraid of power."

"Zhang Qizheng is jealous of others, and there is really no room for sand in his eyes."

Mu Bai took a sip of the tea, and said softly, "So, at that time, Brother Li thought of a countermeasure to retreat instead of advancing."

"Yes."

Li Ziye nodded and said, "Although I don't know why King Jiuyou wants to kill me, but he has done things to such an extent, it doesn't matter whether he offends him or not, since someone is helping me in the court, why should I?" If you don’t make good use of this opportunity, just break off one of the tiger’s teeth, and a tiger missing a tooth will not hurt so much when biting a human.”

"Great!"

Hearing this, Mu Bai said with emotion, "In such a short time in court, Brother Li can quickly come up with a solution without any preparation in advance. It's really not something ordinary people can do."

"Your Highness has a good reputation, and the plan is the plan. The real key lies in the original intention of Master Zhang Qizheng and Master Lu Siqing who are not afraid of power."

Li Ziye said calmly, "If it weren't for these two elders, those courtiers in the court would not dare to speak a word of justice even if they wanted to. In the ten years of cold windows, at the beginning, who didn't want to show their ambitions and do things for the people of the world?" Maybe some people will gradually get lost in these things, but there must be some people who still maintain the original aspirations of the year, otherwise, Dashang would not be able to prosper to this day."

Mu Bai listened to the young man in front of him, his eyes narrowed, and he said, "What if Brother Li guessed wrong?"

Li Ziye fell silent, took a sip of tea, and said indifferently, "If I guess wrong, it's just a misunderstanding as I said in the court. It's just a moment of anger, it doesn't matter, but for Dashang, this is probably the worst result."

When Mu Bai heard this, his expression was shocked, as if he had thought of something, cold sweat quickly broke out on his forehead.

Hundreds of officials succumb to power, and no one dares to speak the truth. The big businessman is rotten to the bone, and there is no cure.

Thinking of this, Mu Bai became more and more afraid.

It turns out that today's court debate is not just about the grievances between the Li family and King Jiuyou.

Still, a big test for the entire Great Shang Dynasty.

A big test where everyone wins and loses!

The Li family wins, the big business wins, the Li family loses, the big business loses!

The difference is that when the Li family lost, it was only a momentary grievance, but for the entire Great Shang Dynasty, this loss meant the loss of the dynasty's millennium glory.

After a long time, Mu Bai managed to suppress the turmoil in his heart, and said with lingering fear, "This round is really thrilling."

It's not the Li family's adventure, but the big business's adventure.

Li Ziye smiled slightly and said, "There is no danger, the Li family has passed."

"Da Shang, you have also passed the test." Mu Bai added.

"Congratulations."

Li Ziye raised his teacup and smiled.

"Happy together."

Mu Bai also raised his teacup and responded softly.

The two drank the tea in their cups in one gulp, and immediately put down the cups at the same time.

The scene gradually became a little quieter.

"Brother Li, do you want to become an official?" After a few breaths, Mu Bai asked again.

"Do not want to."

Li Ziye directly shook his head and refused, "In the current situation, the Li family is already walking a tightrope. No matter if you take half a step to the left or right, you will never recover. This time, when I returned to Yuzhou City, I encountered no less than five plots. , How many forces are targeting the Li family? It is conceivable that if I become an official, I am afraid that it will cause more people to be hostile, and the gain outweighs the loss."

"what a pity."

Mu Bai sighed lightly, "With Brother Li's talent, if he becomes an official, given time, he will definitely be able to become a Marquis and Prime Minister."

"Your Highness thinks too highly of me."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "I'm just the son of an ordinary merchant family, at most, I'm just a teacher with a meager salary, daydreaming about becoming a sword fairy every day, there are many people like me in the world. Yes, I am not a proud son of heaven, His Highness should be clear about this."

"Brother Li, although he is not a proud son of heaven, he is by no means inferior to any proud son of heaven in the world."

Mu Bai said seriously, "I have no doubts about this."

"Your Highness, don't put a high hat on me anymore. Let's continue talking about whether Your Highness wants to fight for the crown prince."

Li Ziye said with a smile, fixed his eyes on the fourth prince in front of him, and asked as if joking, "Why don't you just fight for it?"

Mu Bai was stunned for a moment when he heard the topic suddenly changed by the young man in front of him. For a while, he didn't know how to answer.

"Your Highness, since I have already said this, I will say one more thing."

Li Ziye looked at the silence of the four princes in front of him, looked serious, and said, "Your Highness really needs to make a decision as soon as possible, even if His Highness is the son of a great merchant, it is impossible for all the civil and military officials in the court to wait for His Highness forever." The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for His Highness. I think that many of the courtiers who support His Highness are the Empress and King Zhongwu who are working hard to maintain it. However, without His Highness's statement, how long can the Empress and King Zhongwu last? "

Having said that, Li Ziye paused for a moment, and then continued, "Your Highness should know that the other three princes have been trying to win over important officials in the court, or that sentence, some things can't be solved by running away. Whatever your highness thinks, you can have a frank and honest discussion with the empress, in this world, no one loves your highness more than the empress, even your highness himself."

Royal Palace.

Weiyang Palace.

A beautiful woman was sitting in the hall, listening to what happened this morning, her eyes flashed a little bit.

"Brother did not hesitate to offend King Jiuyou for the sake of the legitimate son of the Li family." On the side, Ninth Princess Murong said in surprise when she heard the servant's return.

"Follow him!"

Empress Changsun's expression sank, and she said, "My eldest grandson's family is not afraid of King Jiuyou. As long as your elder brother is willing to fight in the court, it is a good thing. No matter who offends, my eldest grandson's family will take care of it!"

"The Queen Mother."

At this moment, a young eunuch walked quickly and saluted respectfully:

"Fourth Highness, please see me."