Sheng Tang: What is Liu Jianjun going to do today?

Chapter 67 Liu Jianjun's Inconceivable Speculation
Li Xian finally understood why Liu Jianjun liked slender women like Shangguan Wan'er.

Amidst Shangguan Wan'er's exclamation, he lifted her up by her waist and knees, and carried her towards his room.

Li Xian thought the action was extremely domineering, especially when he saw Shangguan Wan'er's tightly clenched lower lip and her eyes that seemed to be about to overflow with tears.

"My worthy son, wait for me for three hours!"

Li Xian chuckled.

Although he was still a young man, Liu Jianjun was just as stubborn as any other man in this regard.

Shaking his head, Li Xian leisurely walked to the entrance of Liu Jianjun's courtyard.

Li Xian casually sat down on a rockery, his mind wandering. He thought of Li Xian and suddenly felt a little worried. If his mother really wanted to seize power, how would he treat Li Xian?

Li Xian is different from me; he is an emperor who has already ascended the throne, posing a greater threat to my mother. Will my mother execute him directly?

He wondered if Liu Jianjun could help Li Xian get through this ordeal, or at least save Li Xian's life.

Then he thought of Pei Yan.

He could now guess the ins and outs of the treason case. The two prime ministers in charge of investigating the moral depravity case were both his mother's people, his own bodyguard leader Shangguan Mazi was also coerced by his mother, and even the cockfighting slave Zhao Daosheng at the time might have been arranged by his mother.

In this case of the Crown Prince's rebellion, apart from himself, the "principal offender," everyone else, from the prosecutor to various accomplices, was arranged by the Empress Dowager. How could he not confirm the "fact" of his rebellion?

Now that Pei Yan has become the powerful "Chief Prime Minister," another obstacle has appeared in front of him and Liu Jianjun...

Lost in thought, Li Xian heard a creak from Liu Jianjun's door in the courtyard. He turned around and saw Shangguan Wan'er walking out with a flushed face.

Judging by the time, about half an hour has passed.

Li Xian wanted to laugh to himself; young people were indeed hot-tempered.

Liu Jianjun followed behind Shangguan Wan'er with a roguish smile on his face.

Shangguan Wan'er walked to Li Xian's side, pursed her lips, bowed to him, and then hurriedly walked away. Li Xian could tell that she was somewhat unsure how to face him.

At this moment, Liu Jianjun also walked up to Li Xian, a satisfied smile on his lips, and greeted him with his usual nonchalant expression: "Xianzi!"

Li Xian said irritably, "Aren't you going to see her off?"

Then he noticed that a corner of Liu Jianjun's long gown had been torn off.

It was a large piece, about two feet long and wide.

"Why give it to her? That woman has a fiery temper. If she hadn't climbed on top of me halfway, I wouldn't have been able to finish the fight so quickly." Liu Jianjun was full of lewd talk. Then, noticing Li Xian's gaze, he casually pulled his long robe back a little and said, "I'll tear that woman's clothes off and keep them as a souvenir."

Li Xian suddenly realized.

Then he stared at Liu Jianjun for a while.

He suddenly felt that Liu Jianjun seemed a little different.

Although he remained indifferent to Shangguan Wan'er as before, Li Xian noticed that his eyes would unconsciously glance at Shangguan Wan'er's back when he spoke.

The boy seemed genuinely moved.

Li Xian asked, "Has your heart found peace?"

Liu Jianjun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Is it that obvious?"

Li Xian nodded in agreement.

"You blockhead, did you even notice?"

Li Xian glared at him irritably and said, "I'm just not as clever as you and Miss Shangguan, but I'm not completely ignorant about matters between men and women!"

"So what if I figured it out!" Liu Jianjun readily admitted, then suddenly took two steps forward, cupped his hands in front of his mouth like a megaphone, and shouted at Shangguan Wan'er, who hadn't gone far, "Hey! That woman!"

Shangguan Wan'er paused for a moment as she left.

Liu Jianjun then shouted, "Go back and hide yourself well, don't expose yourself! And don't you dare fool around with other wild men!" Shangguan Wan'er's back remained in place for a while before she continued walking away.

"Then you should always be better than me!"

……

Li Xian suddenly felt a pang of envy for Liu Jianjun's carefree life.

"Alright, Xianzi, come over and review this." Liu Jianjun's voice suddenly interrupted Li Xian's thoughts: "Take advantage of the fact that my mind is exceptionally clear right now."

Li Xian smiled irritably and followed Liu Jianjun back to his courtyard, where they sat down at the stone table again.

Liu Jianjun said, "There are two key people now."

Li Xian nodded, humbly asking, "Who?"

"The first one is Liu Rengui."

Li Xian nodded, unsurprised.

Liu Rengui was promoted by his mother to the position of Left Minister of the Second Rank, overseeing the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites. In particular, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue controlled the power and grain of the entire country, making him the most powerful minister in the true sense.

Such a person is certainly crucial.

“This man was a veteran minister when your father was still alive. He can be said to be the true pillar and backbone of your Li family. He is a supporter of your Li family, but don’t you think it’s strange that your mother has elevated him to such a high position?”

“It is strange,” Li Xian nodded.

If the Empress Dowager wanted to seize power, there was no reason for her to divide such a large amount of power among others.

"Not bad, you've got some sense now," Liu Jianjun praised. Before Li Xian's eyebrows could even rise, he explained, "There are two reasons. First, she needs Liu Rengui, a loyal supporter of the Li family, to appease the other officials in the court."

"To put it simply, look, I've promoted some of the late emperor's most important ministers to such crucial positions, how can you still suspect that I'm trying to seize power from the Li family?"

Liu Jianjun's tone in the latter half of his sentence was sarcastic, which made Li Xian glare at him irritably and say, "The Empress Dowager's tone was very dignified and authoritative."

"Don't worry about the details, you get the gist." Liu Jianjun waved his hand, then his tone suddenly became serious: "Let's move on to the second point. I suspect your mother is planning... to move the capital!"

When Liu Jianjun said this, Li Xian was completely stunned.

"Moving the capital?"

How did Liu Jianjun connect this to the fact that Liu Rengui was promoted to Left Minister by the Empress Dowager?
This is simply too absurd.

"That's right. Think about it. No matter what your mother does, the officials and forces in the court who support your Li family are still there. She can't really kill them all. Otherwise, the whole country would be thrown into chaos first."

"What is the best course of action at this time?"

"She took her direct subordinates and started a new organization, leaving Chang'an to the officials and forces that supported the Li family!"

"To put it simply, we're just giving you a piece of land, and you can do whatever you want with it here!"

"Let's go back to Liu Rengui. As an important minister during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, he is obviously not one of your mother's people. Therefore, he will definitely stay in Chang'an and play the role of a stabilizing force. With him there, Chang'an will not really fall into chaos."

Li Xian was stunned.

Liu Jianjun... he actually saw so much information?

However, it must be said that Liu Jianjun's analysis was reasonable and well-founded.

"Now you know how shrewd your mother is, right? She's not only good at using her own people, but also at using people who aren't under her command! When it comes to political maneuvering, your mother is the best!" Liu Jianjun gave a thumbs up.

Li Xian stammered, "Then... what should we do?"

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(End of this chapter)