The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"Okay, remember what you said today. I only care about results, and I don't have much time left for you."

For Shen Tianjiao, as long as Su Chang falls, it doesn’t really matter whether the rest of the Su family is alive or dead.

If possible, Shen Tianjiao would not want to commit too many sins of killing.

There is cause and effect in this world, one thing after another, and she doesn't want these consequences to fall on her children and be borne by them.

If the guilty person has been brought to justice, then there is no need to implicate those who were not involved.

"What happened today will be etched in my mind forever."

In addition to gratitude, Su Wenhao also felt more regretful at this moment. If he were not a member of the Su family, he would be able to follow Shen Tianjiao better and do his best for Yun Li.

But now everything is impossible. As the child of a traitor, he will never have the chance to repay Shen Tianjiao's kindness and serve the country in an upright manner for the rest of his life.

"Okay, you can go back now. As for what I want you to do, I will tell you after you finish your housework."

Shen Tianjiao waved her hand, signaling Su Wenhao to leave. She was not sure whether Su Wenhao was qualified and could do the tasks she had assigned to him.

Let's wait until Su Wenhao finishes dealing with the Su family's affairs before making a final decision.

The controversy caused by the poisoning incident in Shangjing City quickly spread throughout the city.

Now everyone knows that Li Zhaohui did this, so Li Zhaohui's image plummeted immediately. Many people also brought up the last arson incident at Anguo Temple.

The situation became very chaotic for a while, and some people even ran to where Li Zhaohui lived, shouting and cursing at him, and also prepared stones and rotten vegetable leaves to throw into the yard.

The soldiers in charge of guarding just watched and did not step forward to stop them. This further increased the arrogance of those who came to cause trouble, and the noise outside became even more intense.

Li Chaohui had never seen such a scene in her life. She was so frightened that she hid in the house and didn't dare to go out.

"Rebellion, rebellion, these untouchables really rebelled. How dare they humiliate me like this? When I succeed and take the throne, they will be the first ones to be liquidated."

Li Zhaohui, who was furious but helpless, could only vent her dissatisfaction in the house.

Chunniang looked up at Li Zhaohui and couldn't help shaking her head. With Li Zhaohui's broad mind, if he could become the king of Yunli, then Yunli would really be on the verge of destruction.

"Master Lu and Master Cao haven't arrived yet?"

The noise outside made Li Chaohui upset. She wished she could catch all those people making noise outside right now.

"It's still early. It's impossible for them to come at this time. Otherwise, go to sleep for a while."

Seeing Li Zhaohui's attitude, Chunniang was too lazy to say anything more to her.

"Sleep? How can I sleep?" Li Zhaohui slammed the table in a rage. "Didn't you hear the noise outside?"

"Go, have someone drive those people out. If you can't drive them out, arrest them all."

Li Zhaohui was furious and completely forgot his current situation.

Chun Niang couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "Master, you may have forgotten that our courtyard has been surrounded by soldiers sent by the Queen."

"Forget about going out to chase them away, we can't even leave the yard."

Li Zhaohui, who was reminded by "Chun Niang", became even more irritable. She picked up the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground.

Suddenly, tea and porcelain fragments flew everywhere, and the room was immediately dirty.

Chun Niang looked at the mess in the room, suppressing her dissatisfaction. She said patiently, "Master, please be patient for a while."

"If you can't be patient, you'll ruin a big plan. If we can't be patient in our current situation, something terrible will happen."

"So, Master, please be patient for a while."

Chunniang's words instantly dampened Li Zhaohui's arrogance.

She is still in the planning stage and she has not yet sat in that position, so she has to be patient for now.

Li Chaohui sighed heavily. Even though she felt very unwilling, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

Fortunately, in order to sit on the throne, she has endured long enough and doesn't care about this moment.

"Master, drink this bowl of calming soup to calm your nerves, then go and have a good sleep."

"The two adults will have to wait until late at night before they come."

"The matters we need to discuss tonight are not only important, but also numerous. There are many details that need to be confirmed together repeatedly. I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep."

"You should take advantage of your free time now and get some sleep. After all, you've just recovered from a serious illness and need to take good care of yourself."

"Otherwise, if you develop a serious illness, you'll suffer greatly."

'Chun Niang' handed the bowl of calming soup with added ingredients to Li Zhaohui. As long as he drank this bowl of calming soup, it would be enough to ensure that Li Zhaohui would sleep well until night.

Regardless of other things, Li Chaohui still attaches great importance to cherishing her life.

After experiencing the previous serious illness, Li Chaohui has developed a sense of fear in her heart. What she fears most now is getting sick.

If her body was plagued by illness, then even if she succeeded in rebelling, sat on the throne and became emperor, she would not be happy.

She wants to obtain the throne at all costs, isn't it just to enjoy the satisfaction and happiness that supreme power brings her?

With such an old, weak and sick body, how could she enjoy and squander the happiness that power brought her?

Li Zhaohui obediently took the bowl of calming soup from Chunniang's hand and drank it all in one breath.

Seeing that Li Zhaohui had drunk the calming soup, "Chun Niang" helped her up and went to rest.

At this time, a lively and tense meeting was taking place in Wang Yunzhi's Prime Minister's Mansion.

Wang Yunzhi looked at Lu Yan and Cao Ang in front of him and said, "I'll have to trouble you two with tonight's affairs."

"Prime Minister, what are you talking about? We are all here to share the burdens of the imperial court and to serve the Emperor and Empress faithfully. How can we use words like 'troublesome' and 'hardship'?"

"This is the duty that we, as ministers, should fulfill."

"Master Prime Minister, if you have anything else to tell me, please just tell me."

The person who spoke was Cao Ang, who was also a loyal follower of Wang Yunzhi. This man was stubborn and not very smart. He always did whatever Wang Yunzhi said.

Rather than saying that he was an official appointed by the imperial court, it would be more appropriate to say that he was the personal aide of Magistrate Wang Yun.

Lu Yan, who had been silent all the time, was different from Cao Ang.

Although he was also trained by Wang Yunzhi and was very loyal to Wang Yunzhi, he was not a brainless person.

Unlike Cao Ang, he would consider many things before doing anything. He would not act unconditionally or without principles. He would just do whatever Wang Yunzhi said.

When it comes to Li Chaohui's affairs, he has always adhered to the principle of neither support nor participation.

He could listen to Wang Yunzhi on other matters, but when it came to dealing with Li Chaohui, he would always stand on the opposite side of Wang Yunzhi and firmly oppose it.

This is a person who is clear-minded, has clear understanding, firm stance, strong and sticks to principles.

In the past, for Li Chaohui, Lu Yan had often contradicted Wang Yunzhi. He often stopped and admonished Wang Yunzhi.

Let him stay away from Li Chaohui, so that he won't suffer from him in the future. Not only will he hurt himself, but he will also affect Yunli's national destiny.

But at that time, Wang Yunzhi was stubborn and stubborn, and couldn't extricate himself, so he didn't listen to a word of Lu Yan's words.

This also led to the two people who once had a very good and close relationship drifting apart.

Although their friendship still existed, they had less contact due to their different political views.

This is also the reason why Wang Yunzhi strongly recommended Lu Yan to Shen Tianjiao to handle the Li Chaohui incident.

Wang Yunzhi was using his actions to tell Lu Yan that he had come to his senses and was now on the same front with Lu Yan.

Wang Yunzhi was not surprised at all that Cao Ang would second his words. He looked up at Lu Yan and asked, "Lord Lu, do you have any objections?"

After hearing Wang Yunzhi's question, Lu Yan smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is wise and powerful, so naturally everything he says is right. As your subordinate, I will do whatever you say."

"Your Excellency, I will listen to your instructions and follow your orders."

When Lu Yan first heard that Wang Yunzhi had left Li Chaohui and returned to the right path, he didn't believe it.

Having been with Wang Yunzhi for so many years, Lu Yan still knows what kind of person Wang Yunzhi is.

He had been advising Wang Yunzhi for so many years, but Wang Yunzhi remained unmoved. All his words were wasted. Wang Yunzhi did not listen to a single word he should have listened to, and continued to do as he pleased.

Such a big change happened just after he came back from a trip to Huguo Temple. Anyone would be suspicious of this.

Until the day before yesterday, a eunuch from the palace came to his house with the Empress's decree, asking him to assist Wang Yunzhi in handling the matter of how to deal with Li Chaohui.

This completely dispelled Lu Yan's doubts and made him accept it with joy.

Wang Yunzhi glared at Lu Yan, then turned to Cao Ang and said, "After you go there tonight, you will obey Lord Lu in everything. Remember not to talk too much or act rashly."

Cao Ang is a straightforward person who speaks without thinking and does not consider the situation when acting. That is why Wang Yunzhi gave him such special instructions.

"I know." Cao Ang scratched his head embarrassedly, because he had offended many people and done many wrong things because of his outspoken mouth.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister. Lord Lu is here with us this time. I promise I won't say a single unnecessary word."

After saying this, Cao Ang stole a glance at Lu Yan. Lu Yan looked like a weak scholar who couldn't even tie a chicken, but in fact, his face was dark and his aura was so strong that it could scare people to death.

Lu Yan doesn't even take Wang Yunzhi seriously, so Cao Ang doesn't dare to provoke him.

"Tonight's matter is of great importance. It concerns the fate and future of our Yunli nation. The two adults must not be careless."

Although Li Chaohui doesn't have any advisers around him now, she is not someone who can be easily fooled.

When Emperor Gaozu was still alive, the young Li Chaohui participated in court affairs as the eldest princess. Although not much, it was a foundation after all.

Besides, Li Chaohui has experienced countless storms over the years, and the reason she is still alive is not just because someone is protecting her in secret.

She also has her own intelligence, calculations and plans.

Wang Yunzhi was not worried about anything else. He was only worried about whether Lu Yan and Cao Ang could get away with it tonight and gain Li Chaohui's trust.

As long as the two of them can gain Li Chaohui's trust tonight, then after tonight, what they want to plan will go smoothly without any obstacles.

"Rest assured, Prime Minister. I will do my best to complete tonight's mission."

This time, Lu Yan spoke first without waiting for Cao Ang to speak.

Lu Yan's ability to reach the position of Chief Justice was due not only to Wang Yunzhi's promotion but also to his personal ability.

For others, fooling Li Chaohui might not be easy, but for him, it was absolutely easy and not difficult at all.

As a civil servant, what he lacks the most is cunning and the ability to deceive people.

When Wang Yunzhi heard Lu Yan say this, he nodded slightly. How capable Lu Yan was, how could he not know?

Otherwise, he would not have strongly recommended Lu Yan to do this.

"Thank you for your help, my Lords. For tonight, let's do as we agreed."

"Please set a date as soon as possible so that I can report back to Her Majesty the Queen and arrange the next steps."

"Please rest assured, Prime Minister, the two of us will definitely complete the mission successfully."

At this time, Lu Yan stood up, and the expression on his face changed from normal to serious.

"Okay." Wang Yunzhi nodded and said to Cao Ang, "Master Cao, although most of Li Zhaohui's people are ours, there are still some others."

"I'll leave this matter to you. Go and clean it up now, so that it won't affect our plan later."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Cao Ang immediately turned around and went out to do what Wang Yunzhi had asked him to do.

After Cao Ang left, Wang Yunzhi turned to look at Lu Yan and said, "Old man, that person is not easy to fool. You must not be careless."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on. She's not easy to fool, but I'm not a pushover either. I promise I'll trick her so badly this time that she won't even know where she is."

Lu Yan was not afraid of tonight's operation. It was a piece of cake for him.

"Don't worry about me, it's you who really makes me worry."

"He was fine when he left, how come he's injured like this when he came back?"

"Everyone knows that when traveling far away, you should bring more people with you. How come you can act recklessly and fear nothing just because you are the Prime Minister?"