Chapter 1054: Knowing Shame and Then Becoming Brave

Honestly, Yun Li felt very comfortable with Emperor Wen's sarcastic remarks.

This is not because he has masochistic tendencies.

He understood that Emperor Wen said these things because he cared about him and hoped that he would take care of his body and not get angry with him.

Although Emperor Wen said that he had no expectations of him, if he really had no expectations of him, why would he say such sarcastic words to him?

"My son, I know my guilt!"

Yun Li looked at Emperor Wen sincerely.

"Guilt? What's your crime?"

Emperor Wen looked at Yun Li coldly, "I have seen your performance as regent. Even the imperial censors in the court can't find any major faults with you! But why do you act like a brainless reckless man when it comes to the matter of the rebellious son of the sixth son?"

"I was too worried."

Yun Li said ashamedly: "Sixth brother is good at fighting and has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Whenever I think of this, I can't sleep at night..."

"and then?"

Emperor Wen asked in return: "Has your worrying changed the situation between the court and that rebellious son?"

“No…no.” Yun Li answered hesitantly.

"You know that, too?"

Emperor Wen suddenly raised his voice, stood up abruptly, pointed at Yun Li's nose and scolded: "Are you worried or not? The situation is like this! You are already thirty years old! Do you still need me to teach you the principle of knowing shame and then being brave?"

Yun Li opened his mouth slightly, with a bitter look on his face.

"I also know the principle of knowing shame and then being brave."

Yun Li smiled bitterly: "But I feel that no matter how hard I try, I have no chance of winning! Take those people in Lu Lin's camp for example, I have never treated them unfairly, but they still..."

Talking about this, Yun Li felt very aggrieved.

If the imperial court withheld the food and wages of those soldiers and they wanted to rebel, he would have nothing to say.

But wasn’t he nice to those soldiers?

He was almost worshipping those soldiers like his ancestors!

But even so, they still rebelled!

It made him feel like everything he did seemed meaningless.

This made him feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

"There are only over 10,000 people. So what if they rebel?"

Emperor Wen stared at Yun Li with a look of disappointment, "Since you know you can't defeat that rebellious son in a war, just focus on governing the country well!"

"If you manage the country well, the civil and military officials in the court and the people of the world will see it!"

"If you were a wise and enlightened ruler, the people of the world would stand on your side if the rebellious son wanted to rebel!"

"If the hearts of the people in the world are with you, what's the use of having more soldiers and horses?"

Emperor Wen opened fire at full force, attacking Yun Li crazily.

Yun Li quietly pondered over Emperor Wen's words.

What Emperor Wen said does seem to make some sense.

But when it comes to public support, he has it, but Lao Liu doesn’t?

Lao Liu expanded the territory for Daqian and implemented the policy of equalizing the land tax. How bad could his people's support be?

Whether he can sit firmly on the throne depends on whether he can defeat Yun Zheng.

"Thank you for your teachings, Father!"

Although Yun Li did not completely agree with Emperor Wen's words, he still had to pretend to agree.

"Remember, a little impatience can ruin a big plan!"

Emperor Wen's expression improved slightly, and he said seriously: "Everyone who has been to the battlefield knows that blindly attacking is not necessarily wise! Sometimes, showing weakness to the enemy can have unexpected results!"

"I understand." Yun Li nodded gently, "Then I will agree to Sixth Master's request this time!"

"It's up to you to decide."

Emperor Wen waved his hand and said with a sullen face: "Listen to me carefully, you are not the only son I have! If you don't take care of your body, your brothers will be very happy!"

"I have made Father and Mother worried."

Yun Li's depression dissipated a lot. "Please rest assured, Father and Mother. I will get better as soon as possible!"

Emperor Wen nodded slightly and said no more.

Empress Xu also looked relieved and began to comfort Yun Li.

After the imperial physician arrived, Emperor Wen inquired about Yun Li's condition in detail, and instructed several imperial physicians to temporarily stay in the Prince's Mansion. He made sure that there was always an imperial physician in the mansion.

Afterwards, Emperor Wen instructed Gu Lianyue and other prince's concubines to prepare meals for Yun Li according to the diet prescribed by the imperial physician, and warned them that no one was allowed to sleep with him until Yun Li's body recovered, otherwise they would be beaten to death!

As soon as Emperor Wen and his men left, Yun Li received a letter sent by Zhao Ji.

In the letter, Zhao Ji detailed the causes and consequences of the rebellion of the soldiers in the Lulin camp, reviewed the matter, and also attached a handwritten letter from Zhou Daogong.

Zhou Daogong admitted in the letter that he had originally planned to wait for Yun Ting to arrive at Lulin Camp and then send people to Badong Town to instigate the Badong Town garrison commander Li Xiu to rebel in order to anger Yun Zheng.

But before he could take any action, Yun Zheng led his troops to attack Lu Lin’s camp.

The attack and killing of Yun Zheng's soldiers was definitely not done by him.

Zhou Daogong suspected that someone was deliberately trying to sow discord between the imperial court and Yun Zheng, and wanted Yun Zheng to fight against the imperial court.

Zhou Daogong suspected that either the spies from Xiqu were behind this, or the forces of other princes in the court were behind this.

After reading the letters from the two, Yun Li couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

If what Zhou Daogong said is true, then there must be someone behind this.

But who would benefit most if the imperial court and that bastard Lao Liu started a fight?

Xiqu is indeed a suspicious object.

Now, it is most beneficial to Xiqu if the imperial court fights that bastard.

As for the princes in the court, the fourth one can definitely be ruled out.

The second and fifth children are questionable.

After all, when the incident happened in Lulin Camp, they were being escorted back to the imperial city.

The forces behind them are unwilling to give in and want to start a war between the imperial court and Lao Liu so that they can take advantage of the chaos, which is completely understandable.

But apart from the second and fifth sons, are there any other people who are worthy of suspicion?

Yun Li lay on the bed, thinking constantly.

These princes in the court need to be investigated!

We also need to investigate Xiqu thoroughly!

Judging from the time, the Xiqu delegation should be arriving at the imperial city soon.

Then, we can give it a good test!

I have been blamed for no reason, I cannot let this go!

After pondering for a while, Yun Li ordered someone to call Gu Xiu over and gave him the letter from Zhou Daogong.

"I think Zhou Daogong is telling the truth."

Gu Xiu said in a deep voice: "I also suspect that the one behind this is either Xiqu or a certain prince in the court! But the one who deserves the most suspicion is Xiqu! After all, when the court and Yun Zheng fight, Xiqu is the biggest beneficiary!"

"I think so too."

Yun Li nodded gently, "I even suspect that someone in the court is secretly colluding with Xiqu! These two seemingly unrelated forces may very well be in the same group!"

"What His Highness said is absolutely true!"

Gu Xiu agreed: "Now, if other princes in the court still want to fight for the throne, I'm afraid they can only rely on the power of Xiqu!"

Listening to Gu Xiu's words, Yun Li fell into deep thought again.

This matter must be investigated thoroughly!

Internal and external troubles!

If we don’t catch the rats hiding in the dark, this kind of thing may still happen!

The court gave in this time, but it can’t give in every time, right?