"Can you really feel at ease sitting on it?"
Suddenly a voice startled Li Ruhai.
Li Ruhai turned his head and saw that the person who spoke was Tiankui Fu Sheng, who always sat in the corner of the platform.
Now that Li Tianyuan is gone, he still sits here, looking at Li Ruhai with eyes as cold as ice.
"Ah, it's Senior Tiankui, why do you say that
My father passed away unexpectedly. According to the rules, the heir to the throne is usually the eldest son, so I should indeed sit in this position soon.
Although there are some voices in the court that want my second brother to take this position, my second brother happened to be on a diplomatic mission to Tianyue Kingdom and has not returned yet.
A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, let alone it has been in a state of disarray for more than a month. If I don't ascend the throne, I'm afraid it will damage the foundation of my Tang Kingdom.
Every generation of Tang emperors has worked diligently and conscientiously to govern the country, which is why our Tang is what it is today. Now that it is my generation, I dare not destroy the hard work of my ancestors!"
When Li Ruhai spoke, his eyes were full of sincerity and frankness.
However, the cold light in Tiankui Fu Sheng's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
"You don't have to act in front of me. You were the one who sent the people to hunt down Shuang'er.
Of course, they didn't really chase Shuang'er, they just pretended to do so. Their purpose was to spread the matter and lure me out of the palace.
Li Tianyuan died of poisoning, right? Did you poison him?"
When Tiankui Fu Sheng spoke, his eyes condensed like two golden needles, fiercely piercing into Li Ruhai's eyes, causing Li Ruhai's eyes to hurt and tears to flow out uncontrollably.
“Senior Tiankui… you… what are you talking about? Your daughter, Senior Leng Rushuang, is one of our own. How could I send people to hunt her down
You must have misunderstood. Maybe you heard some rumors that made you make such a guess."
Naturally, Li Ruhai could not admit it. He could only endure the pain in his eyes and defend himself with tears in his eyes.
Tian Kui snorted coldly and said, “When I went to look for Leng Rushuang, the three masked men in black who were chasing him disappeared without a trace, and according to her observation, one of the three should be Ermian Shura.
This villain seems to be one of yours, how do you explain this?"
Li Ruhai's heart tensed up when he heard this, but he relaxed immediately and said, "Senior Tiankui, you said that the three men were masked men, so how could Senior Leng Rushuang recognize that one of them was the Two-Faced Shura
Besides, Senior Ermian Shura and I are just acquaintances. We admire each other and occasionally cooperate with each other. How can he be considered my person
Even if the person who was chasing Senior Leng Rushuang was really Senior Ermian Shura, I would have no idea about it.
My father suddenly died of a serious illness. The disease was so strange and bizarre that no one knows what it is. This is also what the alchemists in the palace have confirmed. Senior Tiankui, how can you say that I was the one who poisoned him
Poisoning my father is an unforgivable crime. I, Li Ruhai, will never do it, nor do I bother to do it.
If I did this, I would be struck by lightning and die from my flesh and blood!!!"
As Li Ruhai spoke the latter part, his expression was filled with sadness, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Hearing his oath, Tiankui's eyes moved, and then he stopped looking at Li Ruhai.
"Forget it, whether you killed Li Tianyuan or not, you have already done it.
My duty is to protect the emperor from foreign enemies, but now the emperor is dead, but he was not necessarily killed by foreign enemies, but by a thief within his own family..."
Having said that, Tiankui Fu Sheng looked at Li Ruhai with eyes full of contempt.
“However, I am only responsible for protecting your current emperor, even though there was a mistake in the previous mission and the person who killed Li Tianyuan escaped.
But you are about to become the current emperor, and my duty is to continue to protect the life of the Tang emperor, so my task now is to wait for you to ascend the throne, and after you ascend the throne, I will continue to be here to guard your safety. "
Tiankui Fu Sheng said this, his tone full of disdain for Li Ruhai.
Li Ruhai's face flashed with anger, but it immediately turned into a smile, and he said, "Then I'll have to trouble Senior Tiankui. I feel a lot more at ease with you here."
Upon hearing this, Tian Kui glanced at Li Ruhai coldly, then ignored him and just sat beside him.
Seeing Tiankui Fu Sheng's attitude, Li Ruhai became angry again, but he did not dare to show it on his face.
After getting embarrassed in front of Tiankui, Li Ruhai quickly said goodbye to him and left the hall as if escaping.
After coming out, Li Ruhai quickly found his trusted subordinates Zhong Tao and Liu Yan.
"How is it, have you found them?!"
Li Ruhai brought the two into the secret room and asked, "Your Highness, the Hidden Killing Team has already found the enemy and has basically surrounded them.
But later, he still let the other party escape.
Liu Zhanqing and Liu Bilu were both killed. It was their death that gave Li Rushan a chance to escape. "
Zhong Tao said to Li Ruhai.
Li Ruhai slapped the table with his hand and said, "Asshole, how could you let him get away!
Didn't you ask Marshal Xuancheng to borrow 500 men to surround the enemy together? Without Liu Zhanqing and Liu Bilu, can Li Ruhai still escape from the Xuanwu Army! ? "
Zhong Tao was stunned by Li Ruhai's slap on the table. After a while, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Your Highness, Li Rushan did not run away alone, Ye Li was with him.
Ye Li's true strength was much stronger than it appeared on the surface. Even the Xuanwu Army's array could not stop them. Ye Li forged a path through them.
We don’t know where they are now. It has been a few days and there is still no news.”
“Damn it, that bastard Ye Li was also someone I had to kill. He actually had the audacity to force me to flee while in the power of the Water Soul Seal. This is a huge shame for me.
You notify everyone to block the border and never allow them to leave the Tang State.
After I ascend the throne, I will send spies to search the whole country for Li Rushan and make sure to find him!!!"
Li Ruhai roared as he spoke, and in his heart he couldn't help but think of how Ye Li, in the power of the Water Soul Seal, had killed two of his men with two sword strikes, scaring the other two so much that they fled in panic.
He himself was among those who escaped and was scared to death at the time. Thinking about it now, it was a huge shame.
After hearing Li Ruhai's words, Zhong Tao and Liu Yan looked at each other, then knelt on the ground and said, "Subordinates will obey the Holy Order!"
The flattery from the two men instantly dispelled the gloom on Li Ruhai's face.
Before Li Ruhai officially ascended the throne, the two men had already spoken in the tone of answering the emperor. This hit Li Ruhai sorely and made him laugh uncontrollably.