At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

Night came silently.

Yudu.

Baoguo Gongfu.

"Seventh Brother, in these extraordinary times, is it really a good idea for His Majesty to not stay in the Yu Palace but instead go to the Shanglin Garden?"

In the inner courtyard, there is a small pavilion.

Changli sat on the brocade stool, looking up at the starry sky, a hint of worry in his eyes. As he spoke of his concerns, he turned to look at Zongchuan.

"It's true that Han Qing was ordered to lead the army away from the capital, but no one can say for sure how the rebellion will go. At this time, so many eyes are watching. If His Majesty doesn't stay in the Yu Palace, he will inevitably be criticized. This..."

"What you really want to say is that you're afraid of the old things happening again, right?"

Zong Chuan smiled enigmatically, picked up the wine cup beside him, glanced at Chang Li, and said, "If outsiders knew that the fearless butcher Chang Li had one day learned to speak indirectly, wouldn't that shock many people? Haha~"

Zongchuan smiled and raised his wine cup.

"I'm just worried, so what!"

Seeing this, Changli glared and snatched the wine cup from Zongchuan's hand, then said angrily, "What time is it? Seventh Brother, you still have the mind to drink?!"

With that, Changli raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"You bastard!!"

Zongchuan's smile vanished, and he pointed at Changli, angrily shouting, "You have wine, yet you steal mine?!"

"What? It's so good to snatch it."

Changli, completely unafraid, said, "I've been robbing my whole life, and I just love this feeling."

Zongchuan shook his head with a wry smile.

They had been friends for life, and they knew each other's character best. Changli did whatever he wanted in his life, and apart from the Taizu Emperor, he had never been afraid of anyone.

It was precisely this personality trait that earned him the reputation of being a butcher.

The number of powerful enemies who died at Changli's hands was countless.

The atmosphere is a bit subtle.

“Speak up, Seventh Brother, are you trying to drive me crazy?” Seeing that Zong Chuan remained silent, Chang Li slammed his wine cup down and frowned, saying, “Tell me what you’re thinking.”

"You."

Seeing Changli's reaction, Zongchuan pointed his finger and then said, "You underestimate our Emperor."

Ok?

Changli looked puzzled after hearing this.

"You don't even think about it."

Zong Chuan looked dejected and got up to walk out of the pavilion. Chang Li saw this and quickly got up to follow him. He listened to what Zong Chuan said, "In my opinion, it is far better for His Majesty to go to Shanglin Garden this time than to stay in Yu Palace."

Why do you say that?

Changli frowned and said, "If something like that could happen in the heavily guarded Yu Palace, who can guarantee that there won't be any dangers in Shanglin Garden, no matter how good it is?"

Even if it exists, so what?

Zong Chuan countered, "When the new emperor went to Shanglin Garden, he specifically requested Sun Bin to accompany him and take charge of the palace guards. How could you not know how cautious this Marquis of Chenyang is?"

"That's true."

Changli's brows relaxed a bit after hearing this. "The Sun family of Guanzhong is known to all as the powerful Duke of Rongguo. But little do they know that this second master of the Sun family is deliberately hiding his talents to avoid unnecessary trouble. Otherwise, it's really hard to say who would be in charge of the Sun family."

"Therefore, the new emperor is in no danger at all in Shanglin Garden."

Zongchuan replied, "Moreover, Sun He made such a basic mistake before this. Even if the mistress didn't say anything, do you think this matter is over?"

Changli remained silent.

At that court assembly, anyone could have said what Sun He said, but it was inappropriate for him to say it. Even if he said it out of consideration for Sun Li's authority, don't forget that two of the princes involved in this rebellion were Sun Li's own sons.

As people get older, they don't really value power, money, or profit as much. What they truly value in old age is family and home.

This is especially true for women.

That's even more true.

"And another thing, have you thought about it?"

Zong Chuan took a few steps, then suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Changli, "Why didn't the new emperor go to Shanglin Garden earlier or later? Why did he have to go at such an important moment, right after Zhang Hui took over as the commander of the Imperial Guards and Han Qing led the army away from the capital? And why didn't the new emperor go to Taiji Palace at such an important time? Do you think all of this is just a coincidence?"

"Seventh Brother's meaning... is this the Empress Dowager's intention?"

Changli asked with suspicion.

"wrong."

Zong Chuan waved his hand and said, his deep eyes fixed on Changli, "Right now we're talking about the new emperor. From what I've figured out, the new emperor's actions have several layers of meaning. One is that he wants to tell Zhang Hui that while the Yu Palace has indeed purged the treacherous officials, you haven't truly fulfilled your duties as the commander of the Imperial Guards. This kind of meaning might not be seen by ordinary people, but Zhang Hui certainly can!"

"Secondly, if I am not mistaken, the new emperor probably favors Sun Bin for the long-vacant position of Grand Commander of the Shanglin Army. In this way, both the Imperial Guards and the Shanglin Army will truly be stable, instead of being like when the new emperor first ascended the throne, when everyone could interfere and meddle."

"Thirdly, the new emperor is also subtly telling the three queens that he will no longer interfere or meddle too much in matters related to suppressing the rebellion. This reduces many variables at the central level in matters related to suppressing the rebellion. You and I have both led troops before. What we fear most on the front lines is too much interference from the rear, isn't it?"

Changli stared wide-eyed at Zongchuan in shock.

If Munakawa had said these things at the beginning of the new emperor's reign, he would never have agreed with them. After all, how old was the new emperor? Even if he was precocious, how could he possibly promote these ideas?

But things are different now.

This change in thinking occurred before and after the Li Jin incident. The new emperor's insight into the situation and his grasp of people's hearts made it seem like he had gained nothing, especially since he still did not have power in his hands. But that was not actually the case.

"The Great Yu Dynasty will not collapse."

While Changli was in astonishment, Zongchuan said with some emotion, "Our new emperor, anyone who dares to underestimate his age will suffer a great loss."

"Regardless of the political situation or the local conditions, there is one thing: our matriarch's attitude towards the new emperor has changed. The new emperor is so respectful to the Empress Dowager. The tacit understanding between the two reminds me of the founding emperor and the founding emperor."

"Seventh Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Changli looked at Zongchuan suspiciously, "Why do you say that? This..."

"Don't say it, don't say it."

Zong Chuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "If you want to know these things, then you'd better live well. The Great Yu Dynasty still needs us old guys."

"Besides, some old guys have changed their minds too."

"We can't rely solely on the Empress Dowager to deal with these old fogies. As her subjects, we should share her burdens. You should also change your temper!"

Changli: "..."

Why did the conversation turn to him? We were clearly talking about the new emperor, but despite his internal complaints, this conversation with Zongchuan tonight calmed his somewhat troubled mind.

Zong Chuan was right about one thing: the Great Yu Dynasty still needs these old guys!