In the south of Luliang County, near Dongyuan County, there is a very magical river, which is the famous Xiandai River. The Xiandai River is as its name suggests, as clear as an ice crystal jade belt, wandering among the green mountains and white clouds. And in the Xiandai River, there is a famous lake, which is the "Cui Yan Lake".
Legend has it that Xiandai River was transformed from the clothes belt left by the fairy in heaven, and Cuiyan Lake was the tears shed by the fairy when she was nostalgic for the human world. Of course, the legend is beautiful, or even sad. But it must be said that Cuiyan Lake is the most beautiful scenery in the east of Daxia.
This is a gentle place, but also a place where celebrities gather. Cuiyan Lake is a pearl between Luliang County, Dongyuan County where the Yuan family is located, and Nanyang County where the Kong family is located.
Naturally, whether it was for the sake of seeing the scenery, appreciating the romantic atmosphere, or for political purposes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to come here. Here, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince "accidentally met" Kong Yingzhi, the eldest son of the Kong family!
In fact, Xia Shu knew very well in his heart that this was not an accidental encounter at all, but Kong Yingzhi was waiting here specifically!
But none of this matters. What matters is that Kong Yingzhi represents the Kong family and tries to contact the prince. This is the most important thing.
After a few days of fun, the two finally found some common topics and became somewhat familiar with each other. The conversation gradually deepened. Kong Yingzhi took the lead in throwing out a bait, "Is Your Highness still worried about Anyang's affairs?"
Xia Shu sighed, "Yes, now Li Xian obviously has rebellious intentions, but I can't help my father solve his problems. Alas..."
Kong Yingzhi lowered his head while pouring wine, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes; when he raised his head, he immediately changed his expression to approval, "Yes, we have long seen through Li Xian's ambition, but it's a pity that Li Xian has managed Anyang perfectly. Your Highness, how about we join forces? Let's join forces to deal with Li Xian, or the Li family."
Xia Shu thought about it for a moment and immediately came up with an idea. "How can we join forces?"
"It's very simple. If Your Highness can allow someone from my Kong family to enter the court again, then my Kong family can use this person to join forces with Your Highness to oppress the Li family. In the end, at least Li Yulong can be expelled from the imperial capital. Without Li Yulong, Li Xian and Li Liang are just grasshoppers in autumn, and they won't be able to jump for long."
"You guys are going back to the imperial court?!" Xia Shu closed his eyes and tried to think. The Kong family was expelled from the imperial capital; although on the surface it seemed that it was Grand Tutor Kong Xiang who took the initiative to resign, in essence they were expelled. But now there is really a chance - Prime Minister!
To be precise, the position of prime minister has been vacant since Ouyang Wubing was imprisoned!
However, it would be a bit difficult for the Kong family to return to the court! Moreover, Xia Shu had won over the Grand Commandant Yuan Yong, which was another obstacle.
Seeing Xia Shu thinking and hesitating, Kong Yingzhi immediately raised his voice a little, "Your Highness, our Kong family will never betray your Majesty. We dare to swear to heaven. To show our sincerity, we have prepared another 100,000 taels of gold to be buried with the emperor."
Although he said this on the surface, Kong Yingzhi was actually thinking in his heart: His Majesty doesn't have many years left to live anyway, so it doesn't matter if we just wait for two years!
But with this guarantee and 100,000 taels of gold, Xia Shu was finally tempted! With these two excuses, things would be much easier to handle; and if the Kong family could be brought back to the court, it would at least be helpful to him!