Happy Emperor

"Your Majesty, please understand. I guarantee on my life that my father has never had any contact with the King of Pingdong."

Zhao Xiankun hurriedly knelt down and explained.

Looking at Emperor Li's face with a faint smile, Zhao Xiankun felt a chill in his heart.

He was really frightened by Emperor Li's swift and decisive action, so much so that as soon as Emperor Li asked.

Like a child who had done something wrong, he denied with certainty that his father had any connection with King Pingdong.

In fact, it is normal for vassal kings to have connections with each other.

After all, they are still nominally under the jurisdiction of Daxia, and in recent years they have lost the centralized control of Shengjing.

Whether it is for economic cooperation, military communication or anything else.

The princes must maintain a certain level of contact with each other, otherwise they might have been in constant conflict due to some minor misunderstandings.

But when Zhao Xiankun said that his father had no connection with King Pingdong, it felt like he was trying to cover up the truth.

But Lin Tian also realized that Zhao Xiankun was a little scared of him and that was why he explained so anxiously.

But the significance of Wang Qian, the vassal king, sending two special envoys to Prince Pingdong and Shengjing respectively is not that simple.

This old guy must be a fence-sitter.

"Your Majesty, I, your brother, and the Prince of Pingdong did occasionally exchange letters."

Li Yi thought for a moment, then knelt down and said truthfully, "But this time, I did not send a special envoy to the territory of King Pingdong."

"Well, Li Changshi, please stand up."

Lin Tian was quite satisfied with Li Yi's answer. He nodded slightly and said, "I believe in you two brothers, just as you believe in me."

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. We two brothers will do our utmost to assist Your Majesty in unifying Daxia."

Li Yi stood up and expressed his loyalty again.

"Your Majesty, I...I said the wrong thing in my haste just now. My father...my father also had contact with the King of Pingdong."

After hearing Li Yi's answer, Zhao Xiankun also realized the flaws in his words.

Guigan Province, which is under the control of his father Zhao Wuji, is adjacent to Jilu Province, which is under the control of King Pingdong. How could there be no connection between them?

He quickly made up for it, "But this time, Father really didn't send anyone else to Pingdong King's territory!"

"Prince, you should get up too."

Lin Tian smiled faintly: "You don't have to be too reserved. I also believe that Prince Zhao Wuji sincerely wants to stand on my side."

Zhao Xiankun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Emperor Li say this.

He supported himself on his knees and stood up.

Of the three special envoys present, only Lin Meng was left kneeling on the ground in amazement, staring at Li Yi and Zhao Xiankun.

Damn it! You are the only ones who are so high-minded. Only the vassal kings in your family want to surrender to Emperor Li.

What the hell should I do!

Only at this moment did Lin Meng realize that the truth he had just told had dug a big hole for himself.

At this critical moment, Wang Qian actually sent two special envoys to King Pingdong and Emperor Li at the same time.

Isn't this a complete double-dealing?

It would have been fine if I hadn't said it, but I said it anyway.

Damn it, it’s all Wang Qian’s fault!

Lin Meng was regretting it so much at this moment.

He raised his head and secretly glanced at Emperor Li, only to see that Emperor Li was also squinting at him.

When their eyes met, Lin Meng felt something was wrong.

"Brother Emperor, I told you that Prince Wang Qian also wants to surrender to you. Can you...can you believe it?"

Lin Meng asked uncertainly.

At the beginning, King Wang Qian asked him to go to King Pingdong and told him that his mission was to inform King Pingdong.

Wang Qian supported enthroning the eldest son over the youngest, which meant he hoped the crown prince could inherit the throne.

But they do not support civil war, but hope that the two sides can negotiate or use other means.

But he didn't know that Wang Qian had sent his second son Wang Meng to Shengjing!

When the two decided to exchange destinations, Lin Mengke didn't ask, because he was aiming to seize the throne.

"Do you think I will believe it?" Lin Tian narrowed his eyes and asked with a sneer.

"Uh... that... that Your Majesty..."

Lin Meng's face was stiff, and he hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to explain.

"Hmph, I'm curious about something and want to ask you."

Lin Tian interrupted Lin Meng's bewildered speech and asked in a cold voice, "What mission did Wang Qian give you when he sent you to Pingdong Wang's territory?"

After these words were spoken, Lin Meng's face became even uglier.

“That…that…”

How could he dare to talk about the task assigned by Wang Qian now? Wouldn't that be courting death?

But he didn't know how to say it so that Emperor Li would believe him.

He could see through the half-truths I said just now. If I had told a complete lie, he would have been found out for sure.

When did his sixth brother become so smart?

"Why didn't you kill Lao Liu first when you were young?"

Lin Meng is now beginning to regret his decision.

"Snapped!"

Just as he was daydreaming, Huang Tianba received another hand gesture instruction from the emperor.

A slap hit Lin Meng's face hard.

Directly bring them back to reality from their fantasy.

"Stop...stop hitting me! I said."

Lin Meng was really scared by this scoundrel. He estimated that if he didn't tell the truth, he would be beaten to death even without Emperor Li's death penalty.

"Damn it, what were you planning?"

Huang Tianba slapped his mouth again and cursed, "Hurry up and tell me! If you lie again, you know what the consequences will be. The ice hole in the back garden may not be frozen solid yet."

"In fact, it was the King of Pingdong who sent someone to find Uncle Wang Qian first..."

When Huang Tianba heard this, he raised his hand to scratch his head. The more he listened, the more confused he became.

How come it became Wang Qian, whom King Pingdong looked for first?

But seeing that Emperor Li did not speak, he could only listen quietly.

But when Lin Meng saw Huang Tianba raise his hand, he immediately dodged subconsciously.

He stopped talking midway.

"Speak! Are you waiting for me to beat you up?" Huang Tianba stared at Lin Meng with his eyes wide open.

"The Prince of Pingdong sent someone to tell Uncle Wang Qian that the Crown Prince was still alive, in an attempt to persuade him to support the Northern Expedition."

"Did Wang Qian agree?" Lin Tian asked coldly.

This was not too surprising to him. After all, Wang Qian was the prince's uncle, so it was normal for Prince Pingdong to want to win him over.

"Wang Qian really wanted to agree. But..."

Lin Meng looked up at Li Yi and spoke again, "But Wang Qian knew that Zhao Wuji might be persuaded by him, but he couldn't convince Prince Li Ren. Furthermore, Crown Prince Wang Tian didn't support participating in the Northern Expedition. At the time, the ministers were divided over this issue and held heated discussions for a long time. Ultimately, they decided not to send troops to support Prince Pingdong's Northern Expedition."

"Bullshit! How could my father betray our emperor and support Prince Pingdong?"

This time, he didn't wait for Lin Tian to speak.

Zhao Xiankun said angrily, "Your Majesty, I have never considered leading an army to the north."

"Moreover, the vast majority of Guigan Province's troops are stationed on the border of Daxia, constantly preventing Zhao from launching a surprise attack on Daxia!"

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to guarantee Prince Zhao Wuji. He and my brother have never had the intention of surrendering to Prince Pingdong."

Li Yi also stepped forward and bowed.

Lin Meng wanted to die at this moment.

He didn't fucking say those words.

Why do these two guys try to sabotage me as soon as I tell the truth?

"Your Majesty, every word I say is true!"

Lin Meng hurriedly cried out for justice to Emperor Li, fearing that he would misunderstand her as a liar.

"I asked you a question, but you haven't given me an answer yet!" Lin Tian said coldly again.

"what is the problem?"

Lin Meng just explained the whole story in order to make Emperor Li believe him.

But he was so nervous that he forgot what Emperor Li wanted to ask.

"Since Wang Qian is not planning to support the Northern Expedition, why did he send you to find the Prince of Pingdong?"

Lin Tian patiently asked again.

"Ah!" Lin Meng suddenly realized and said immediately: "Uncle Wang Qian asked me to tell Prince Pingdong that he does not support civil war, but..."

Lin Meng paused here, looked up at Emperor Li, and whispered, "But he supports the crown prince to inherit the throne of Daxia!"