"Shan'er!"
"mother!"
Li Rushan and his mother greeted each other at the same time, with smiles on their faces.
Li Rushan's mother, in particular, obviously did not expect her son to come, and her eyes were full of surprise.
"Humph, he really doesn't know the rules. We are discussing matters here, how can he just come in casually?"
An old man next to Zhu Zhihua said with a frown.
The other old man also snorted with disdain.
Zhu Zhihua frowned upon hearing this and said, "How could he know that we were discussing matters here? Obviously someone brought him here. Why did he come in directly? You should go and ask who brought him here."
Zhu Zhihua looked at the two old men beside him and spoke.
It was obvious that she was protecting her son.
"Mom, I'm sorry. We didn't know you and your two uncles were discussing something here. We're sorry to bother you. Let's go outside and wait for you."
Li Rushan looked a little embarrassed. He knew that Zhu Lie must have let him in directly on purpose just to let him get scolded.
Hearing his words, Zhu Zhihua waved her hand and said, "No need to leave, we have already discussed all the important matters here, and there is nothing more to say.
Shan'er, why did you come to see me? Is there something wrong?"
Hearing Zhu Zhihua's question, Li Rushan glanced at his two uncles, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, saying: "Mom, something big has happened in the Tang Kingdom!"
"What does the Tang Kingdom's affairs have to do with us? Huahua, we agreed before that you will never interfere in the affairs of the Tang Kingdom.
If you can't do this, you have to give up your position as patriarch!"
On Zhu Zhihua’s left, the old man who had just spoken spoke again and shouted at Zhu Zhihua.
Zhu Zhihua glanced at him and ignored him. She continued to talk to Li Rushan, "Tell me, what happened in Tang Country? Did Li Tianyuan ask you to come to me?"
Li Rushan shook his head and said, "No, my father is dead!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhihua opened his eyes wide with a look of shock on his face. The two old men next to him remained silent for the first time.
"He's dead, how could he be dead? He was only seventy years old, which is still very young for a cultivator.
Could he have been killed by someone? That's even more impossible. With Senior Tian Kui in charge of the palace, who could possibly kill him? "
Zhu Zhihua said.
Li Rushan said: "I should have been killed by Li Ruhai. Now Li Ruhai has seized the throne. I left the Tang Kingdom because he was hunting me down."
Li Rushan's words made Zhu Zhihua and the two old men silent for a while, as if they were digesting this big event they had just heard.
"How could Li Ruhai... possibly kill Li Tianyuan? How could he have such ability?"
Zhu Zhihua couldn't believe it. He knew Li Tianyuan very well. This guy was definitely not the kind of person who could be killed easily.
What's more, if Li Ruhai assassinated Li Tianyuan in the palace, he would definitely be captured by Tiankui Fu Sheng, and would not have the chance to inherit the throne. After all, rules must be followed in the palace, and the crime of regicide and patricide would never be accepted.
"Tian Kui Fu Sheng was lured out of the palace by Li Ruhai. He should have used poison to kill my father. As long as we are careful and avoid the eyes and ears of the public, it will be fine.
And at that time I was not in the palace, but was recommended by Li Ruhai to go on a diplomatic mission to Tianyue Kingdom.
After his father's death, the palace was leaderless, and Li Ruhai took the opportunity to seize power in his own hands.
He had many ministers following him, so it didn't take him long to gain control of most of the power.
By the time I rushed back to Tang State and received the news, a month had passed. I was being hunted all the way before I could even see the capital of Tang.
Zhan Qing and Bi Lu died to protect me. If it weren't for Brother Ye Li who risked his life to protect me along the way, I would never have been able to see you, mother."
Li Rushan's words were full of helplessness.
After listening to Li Rushan's words, Zhu Zhihua's expression became a little gloomy. She never expected that Li Rushan would actually go through such a thing.
It seemed that Li Ruhai made a ruthless move, killing both Li Tianyuan and Li Rushan at once.
The shock of this unexpected change was so great that Li Rushan's two uncles couldn't recover for a long time. They were still thinking about it in their minds and didn't know what to say for a while.
"Shan'er, so you want to come back and live with your mother
If you want to live with your mother, there is no problem. No one in the Skyfire Clan dares to object, not even your two uncles."
As Zhu Zhihua spoke, her expression changed, and she glanced at the two old men beside her, like a tigress protecting her cubs.
The two old men froze for a moment and snorted coldly, but did not say anything against it. It seemed that Zhu Zhihua had a high prestige in the clan.
Li Rushan looked at his mother with emotion, then shook his head and said, "Mom, I don't want to live with the clan. I want to ask for your help. I hope you can help me return to the Tang Kingdom. I want to seize the throne."
“What nonsense!
Where do you think this place is? Do you want us to send troops to attack the Tang Kingdom
If we had the strength to attack the Tang Kingdom, why would we have to hide here and endure the constant harassment from the Red Fire Clan!!!"
The old man who had just spoken spoke again, his brows full of anger.
This time even Zhu Zhihua frowned and said, "Shan'er, how can my Tianhuo clan help you attack the Tang Kingdom?"
Li Rushan shook his head and said, "Mom, I don't want you to attack the Tang Kingdom, but I want you to help me attack the palace directly.
You don't need to be stronger than the Tang Kingdom, you just need to be stronger than the guards in the Tang capital.
I will try to make arrangements in Tang so that you can sneak into Tangjing City quietly."
"Bullshit, why should we help you seize the throne? What good will it do us
You, the Tang Kingdom, wanted to annex us from the beginning. Now you are asking us to help you attack the palace. Maybe you have some ulterior motive. We can’t possibly help you.”
The old man next to Zhu Zhihua spoke again and refused it outright.
If Zhu Zhihua hadn't been here, Ye Li estimated that he would have had them kicked out without hesitation.
"Uncle Zhiyan, I have never thought of annexing you, let alone plotting against you.
This time I have no other choice but to ask you for help.
The domestic situation in the Tang Kingdom has not yet stabilized. Li Ruhai has sat on the throne on the surface, but in fact, we all know that if he wants to stabilize the country, it will take him a year or two.
This is also the most vulnerable period since he became emperor.
If you can help me return to Tang and take back the throne, you should be able to think of what benefits it will bring to the Tianhuo clan.
The people of the Red Fire Clan were your vassals in the past, so why are they able to suppress you now? Don’t you know that?”
Li Rushan said to the three people with a serious face.