OBS Chapter 872: Doubts Solved
Chapter 872: Doubts Solved
"When Li Cunxi went south at the age of ten, I sent people to secretly protect him. When he came to Chang'an to meet the emperor, I promised to enter the palace with you."
"Did you really think that I would follow you into the palace just because you said that His Majesty wanted to see me?"
Wu Chengsi picked up a stone and flicked it with his finger.
"I knew Li Cunxi's schedule very well back then. I knew you couldn't hold your temper. You would definitely want to kill Li Cunxi because he was a variable."
"So I followed you into the palace, and I took him away right in front of you and brought him back to my house. I wanted to protect him."
"Remember that night when I told Your Majesty that I had an unmarried daughter, and if I fell in love with Li Cunxi, I would marry her to him? You probably thought I was just saying that to piss you off, but actually, that's exactly what I was thinking. That's what I've been planning from the beginning."
"And my three luxurious carriages. You asked me for them before. I told you, these things belong to the destined ones."
"One for me, one for my eldest son, and why don't you guess who I'm giving the last one to?"
Wu Sansi was so angry that his heart ached.
Damn it, he used to really think that this cousin was a peaceful person, but suddenly he came to his senses and didn’t want to be the emperor anymore.
So she was waiting for him here.
What bullshit about liking Li Cunxi, what bullshit about those who are destined to be together getting the chance, what bullshit about watching beauties from the Western Regions dancing, these are all fake!
all fake!
This cousin has been fooling everyone from the beginning!
Including the emperor, all the civil and military officials in the court could not understand Wu Chengsi's plan!
From the very beginning, this guy was aiming to marry his daughter to Li Cunxi and become Li Cunxi's supporter!
With Li Cunxi, a representative of the exiles, and the most powerful prince in the court, Wu Chengsi can do whatever he wants!
With just a little favor, Li Cunxi would follow Wu Chengsi's lead, not to mention that Wu Chengsi was so kind and generous that he didn't expect anything in return!
"His grandma's!"
"Cousin, oh cousin, you are so scheming!"
Wu Sansi gritted his teeth.
In a rage, his body trembled involuntarily.
This is annoying!
"It's just that you're not smart enough. If you were smart enough, the day the emperor decided not to capture Li Cunxi, you would have thought that this was the emperor's last move."
"What she hoped for was the coexistence of the two families, not the situation in the early Han Dynasty where the Liu kings killed the Lü kings."
"But you idiots, for your own benefit, forced Li Xian to send troops to kill Wu. Almost all of Wu's brothers died."
Wu Chengsi finally took off his disguise and laughed mockingly.
He had been holding back this mockery for sixteen years.
For sixteen years, the emperor, all the civil and military officials, and even the people of the world were kept in the dark by him.
He spent sixteen years planning and created a brilliant and smooth road for himself and his younger brother Wu Chengye.
Presumably, even Di Renjie would find it difficult to guess his intentions.
"So, your intention is not to live in seclusion at all, but to preserve your hope until the heir of the Li family ascends the throne?"
"That's right!" Wu Chengsi was so excited that he didn't even notice who was talking.
"I...I would like to thank His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin on behalf of you." Di Renjie, who had arrived at some point, bowed slightly and saluted.
"Huh?" Wu Chengsi was startled. "Di Huaiying?"
"It is me. I wanted to have a word with the traitor, but I didn't expect to hear such a secret."
"Di Huaiying, you are such a ghost! You have to keep the secret for me. I still want to continue being my idle prince."
"Your Highness Prince Jin, you might want to think about the meaning of your status as Prince Jin. If you become an idle prince, I'm afraid Cunxi won't be able to sleep well."
"You're such a ghost."
Di Renjie came to the other side of Wu Sansi and slowly sat down.
His body was quite heavy and he finally sat down with great difficulty. He took out a towel and wiped the sweat off his face.
"I listened for a long time before I understood the Prince of Jin's true intentions. I never expected His Highness the Prince of Jin to be so broad-minded."
"That's not the case. After the Huzhou case, I still had ambitions to be emperor. That's when I finally told you, Di Huaiying, the truth. You should know that His Majesty favored me at the time."
"I do know. It is said that His Highness Li Gui was heartbroken when he learned about this in Yangzhou."
"Your Majesty favored me, so naturally I wanted to take a gamble." Wu Chengsi smiled indifferently, "But later I found that even if I became the emperor, there would be no good. It would be better to stay at home and look at beautiful women."
"So, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin took the initiative to mention to Your Majesty that you should confer the title of King of Qin on Cunxi, ranking first among all the kings?"
"That's right. I've already reached the highest position in the government. There's no reason for me to move up any further. I might as well help Cunxi."
The Yangzhou case was not the work of one person. If you really count it, everyone who followed Li Cunxi to investigate the case made contributions.
But in the end, the only people who received the reward were Feng Keyan and Li Han, apart from Li Cunxi.
Where does the credit go for other people’s work?
Of course, it was eaten by Li Cunxi alone.
This was also the reason why Li Cunxi later tried his best to make amends for Wu Yanhao, Lu Dayou and others.
"The mystery that has been lingering in my mind for many years has finally been fully resolved."
Di Renjie was filled with emotion.
If Li Cunxi had only two benefactors in his life, he was one of them, and the other was Wu Chengsi.
This prince, who came from a Wu family, wanted to give everything to Li Cunxi, including the throne.
Even though Wu Chengsi did harm some of the Li family's descendants in the beginning, he eventually turned over a new leaf. For the stability of the two families and for everything to return to peace, he put aside his ambitions and paved the way for Li Cunxi.
"There are vast historical books that tell nothing more than the story of 'the struggle to become emperor'. Your Highness the Prince of Jin is truly admirable."
Di Renjie's expression was solemn.
Just to his left sat a dog-head who was willing to start a war involving hundreds of thousands of people in order to become emperor.
They are both from the Wu family, so how can these two be so different?
"I have another question. On the bloody night in Jiangzhang County, was it His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin who sent people to rescue me?" Di Renjie said seriously.
"Yes, Xue Aocao told me this, so I sent people to rescue you and my beloved disciple. Hongyan happened to find you and threw a dart to block the arrow for you."
At this point, everything has been settled and there is nothing that cannot be said.
Wu Chengsi simply told Di Renjie everything, which resolved Di Renjie's doubts.
"I was wondering why it happened to be such a coincidence, why someone secretly rescued me. Fengxian, I owe you and Xue Aocao my life!"
It was the first time that Di Renjie called Wu Chengsi "Fengxian", and his tone was full of gratitude.
The two were indeed mortal enemies back then, but despite their fights, when the critical moment came, the person who came to rescue him was sent by Wu Chengsi.
What a true friendship this is!