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But what Li Ye didn't expect was that he met Dugu Lie at the door of Yitian Pavilion. Dugu Lie smiled lightly and said, "I came here specifically to wait for His Highness. I hope I won't disturb His Highness's interest."

Li Ye was also a little ashamed. This was the first time they met alone after Dugu Lie came to Chang'an. Although Dugu Lie attended the last wedding with Dugu Taiwei, he had no chance to talk alone.

Li Ye nodded, turned back to Xinyue and said, "You go ahead! I'll have a chat with my father-in-law first."

Xinyue said to her father: "Dad, why don't you come with us?"

Dugu Lie shook his head and said with a smile: "Dad is in the period of mourning, please give me a chance in the future! You go and play, I will have a few words with Aye."

The filial piety period does not mean staying in a hut in front of the tomb for three years and not being able to go anywhere. It is not that strict. In fact, it is no different from ordinary life, except that you cannot participate in any entertainment activities or attend banquets.

Although Xinyue is the daughter of the Dugu family, she is the daughter-in-law of the Li family. She does not have to pay special tribute to her grandmother. It is enough to burn paper to offer sacrifices to her grandmother during the holidays.

Dugu Xinyue brought her family into Yitian Pavilion. Li Ye and Dugu Lie came to another room. The curtains of this elegant room were drawn, completely isolated from the bright lights outside.

Dugu Lie asked Li Ye to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and said slowly: "Tomorrow I will go to Luoyang to attend the Guanlong Family Heads' Meeting, and the eldest grandson Nanfang will also go back. This kind of family heads' meeting is usually held every five years. , but it was just held three years ago. This time, the situation was special, so it was held in advance. It is the Yuan family's turn to host this meeting. It is very important, and it is related to the position of the Guanlong nobles in the entire political situation, so I must listen. Listen to what you really think.”

Li Ye asked calmly: "How long do you think I will be willing to sit in the position of King Qi?"

Dugulie was shocked, "Have you made a decision?"

Li Ye nodded, "I am just the representative of the current Guanlong forces. If my subordinates think that the time is ripe, but I am timid, it will disappoint them and cause internal rifts. I don't want this to happen. occur."

Dugu Lie took a deep breath and said, "Do you want us to return to Chang'an collectively?"

Li Ye shook his head, "This is not necessary, just don't take any position and sit back and watch the fight between tigers."

Dugu Lie nodded, "Then you plan to wait until the emperor dies before taking action?"

"No! That's too impatient and unnecessary. I will support Queen Mother Zhang's son to ascend to the throne."

Dugulie frowned, "That woman is too ambitious. Rumor has it that she wants to be Wu Zetian's second best, but she has Wu Zetian's ambition but not Wu Zetian's ability. She will cause chaos in the world."

Dugu Lie suddenly stopped. What Li Ye wants is chaos in the world.

Seeing that he understood, Li Ye said calmly: "Once the opportunity arises, many people will be unable to bear it and jump into the water. I will also take action, but I hope I am the one who laughs last."

Dugu Lie nodded slowly, "There is one more secret I want to tell you. I think you also know a little bit about it. On the surface, the emperor has always wanted to overtake the king Li Xi, but in fact, the heir he really wanted to establish was the emperor's eldest grandson. On the surface, he was very interested in the emperor's eldest grandson. Disgusting and indifferent, all this was done to confuse Li Fuguo and others. Unexpectedly, his intentions were seen through by Li Fuguo, and he bribed the feudal town to assassinate the emperor's eldest grandson, which turned the emperor's eldest grandson into a fool and dashed the emperor's hope. "

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "I really guessed this."

"But what His Highness didn't know was that the emperor broke away from the eunuchs. He was afraid that the eunuchs would destroy his country, so he began to make secret arrangements. As far as we know, the emperor issued seven succession edicts."

"Seven copies?"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, "I thought there were only three edicts from the emperor's grandson, Yue Wang Li Xi and Ding Wang Li Dong. Who are the other four?"

Dugu Lie shook his head, "Excluding the emperor's eldest grandson's share, that share has been taken back and is the other seven."

"Who are the other five copies?"

"The third succession edict was given to Peng Wang Li Ji. He now takes over the 30,000 Longwu Army, but he can only control 10,000 people at most. Dugu Jinyang can control 10,000 people, and there are Ten thousand people were controlled by the eunuchs.

The fourth succession edict was given to King Wei Li Bai. His princess was the daughter of Tian Shengong. Tian Shengong was now the governor of Hedong and had 30,000 troops in his hands. He absolutely supported King Wei Li Bai.

The fifth edict was given to the King of Shu, Li Tan. Not long after the emperor's grandson was assassinated last year, Li Tan was appointed as the military governor of Xiangyang. It is said that he also has 30,000 people under his command, which is obviously Li Heng's plan.

The sixth edict was given to King Yun Li Rong. Li Rong is currently in Wang Sili's army. He serves as the supervisor of the former army and is actually the commander-in-chief, with Wang Sili as deputy commander.

I don’t know who the seventh succession edict was given to, and neither does your third uncle. It’s a mystery at the moment. "

"Could it be that the seventh edict is the emperor's eldest grandson's?"

Dugu Lie still shook his head, "There is no mistake. After the prince's copy was withdrawn, it was stamped with the seal of abandonment. I won't hide it from you. This is what Fu Xilang Liu An secretly told me afterwards. He had seven copies of the identical succession edict. The seal of appointment is stamped on it, but the name line is left blank for the emperor to fill in. "

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, my father-in-law doesn't know who it is. He just inferred the six copies based on the current situation. I guessed it right!"

Dugu Lie smiled bitterly and said, "The wise son-in-law is absolutely right. It is all our guess based on the emperor's deployment. There should be no mistake."

Having said this, Dugu Lie stood up and said: "I understand what the wise son-in-law means. We tell all the nobles of Guanlong not to take sides and maintain a wait-and-see attitude."

Dugu Lie left in a hurry, and Li Ye sat alone for a while. He felt a little uncomfortable. The seven edicts were issued shortly after the assassination of the emperor's grandson.

That was what happened in the middle of last year. Why did Dugu Lie wait until now to tell himself.

Could it be that the Dugu family still has ideas and is not completely betting on themselves?

Li Ye couldn't figure it out and simply stopped thinking about it. He shook his head, got up and went to Yitian Pavilion.

Yitian Pavilion is divided into two rooms, inside and outside. The inner room covers an area of ​​about fifty square meters and is very luxuriously decorated. The shopkeeper also lit three pots of charcoal fire to make the room warmer.

Yang Yupei also came with his children. A group of children stood in front of the railing and looked down at the lanterns, laughing with joy. The railing was very high and they couldn't fall down, but each of them was guarded by a maid, fearing that there would only be a few of them. Being naughty, climb the railing.

Five women were sitting on three very comfortable couches, drinking tea and chatting. The table in the middle was filled with various snacks and snacks, and a maid was ready to change hot tea for them.

When Li Ye walked into Yitian Pavilion, his wife Xinyue came up to him and said with a smile: "I thought daddy would be looking for you for a long time!"

Li Ye shook his head: "He is going back to Luoyang tomorrow, and he came to me specifically to tell me something today."

Xinyue sighed and said, "My father is like this. He puts off everything until the end."

His wife's words moved Li Ye's heart, and he suddenly realized that Dugu Lie didn't tell him because he wanted to find out the whereabouts of each edict.

The last edict was still not clear, but the matter could no longer be delayed, so I told myself at the last moment.

Li Ye felt relieved, and any trace of dissatisfaction with Dugu Lie disappeared without a trace.

At this time, there was the sound of drum music in the distance, and Li Ye smiled and said: "I heard that there will be a lantern car parade in Pingkangfang today. I guess it will come. Let's go and take a look."