Li Baiyu wanted to scold Li Yunlong angrily, but after remembering the spy agent's report just now, he suppressed the anger in his heart.
At this time, I must endure the anger in my heart, hold on to these three rebellious brothers for three days, and wait for the situation to turn around.
For three days, Li Baiyu felt moved and worried at the same time.
Liu Mingzhi was so moved that he came back from the Kingdom of Jin seven days ahead of schedule. He was worried whether the four brothers Li Yunlong could give him three days to wait.
Li Baiyu glanced at Li Yunlong indifferently and turned his attention to the fourth child, Li Yunping, who was lying on the stretcher.
Looking at his fourth brother Li Baiyu, who was covered in blood, the worry on his eyebrows was self-evident.
"The third brother, the fourth brother, he"
Li Yunlong glanced lightly at Li Yunping on the stretcher, his eyes extremely complicated.
"I'm lucky. I'm just exhausted. I wanted to give this traitor who turned his back on the battlefield a happy ending."
"Later I thought about it, even after breaking the bones and connecting the tendons, he is still our biological brother. I couldn't do it."
Li Baiyu was startled, and he sneered helplessly with his eyes.
"Haha, what a brother who has broken bones and connected tendons. If you care about brotherhood, how can you come to the city and raise an army to rebel!"
Li Yunlong glanced at the majestic Qinzheng Palace with a somewhat disappointed expression, and looked over the civil and military bodies of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Brother, I just want to get back what belongs to me."
"Ask your conscience and ask yourself, if it weren't for the fact that you were the eldest son, would this throne have been yours?"
"It's just because you were born a few years earlier than my younger brother, and it's just because you are the eldest son of the Queen of the East Palace. My father ignored me."
Li Yunlong finally stopped talking and said that the family scandal must not be made public.
In order to pave the way for Li Baiyu, Li Yunlong really didn't want to mention it again in front of the civil and military officials.
There are not many people in the court who vaguely guessed the inside story. They either retired and returned home, or were exiled for their own reasons.
The only remaining veterans in the court are those with outstanding political achievements.
The past is like smoke. After so many years, Li Yunlong has long looked past that incident.
However, Li Yunlong couldn't understand why his father wanted to pass the throne to the eldest brother Li Baiyu. Is it just because he was the eldest son?
Li Yunlong refused to accept it, so he secretly planned for many years to rebel.
Li Baiyu looked at his third brother Li Yunlong melancholy with an angry look on his face and shook his head.
"I thought you had already listened to the admonitions that my father gave you in the back of the palace, both rationally and emotionally, before leaving. It seems that you have always been worried about it from the beginning to the present."
"The reason why I succeeded to the throne is that my father hopes that the country of my Li family can be stable and can be passed down to hundreds and thousands of generations."
"How can my father conclude that my younger brother cannot pass on the Li family's legacy?"
"How do you make that conclusion?"
"My brother, I am doing this to tell you and everyone in the world that if you don't give it to me, you will take it back yourself."
Li Baiyu sat on the dragon chair, clenching his fists tightly.
"Are you admitting the fact of treason?"
Li Yunlong glanced at Li Baihong and Li Qing brothers quietly, and looked at Li Baiyu without hesitation. The desire for power in his eyes was so obvious.
"Yes, if I have done it, I won't be afraid to admit it."
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. My brother wins. I don't care about the eyes of ordinary people who talk about benevolence, justice and morality."
"The overall situation has been decided, why should I fear you!"
There were many people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty who were dissatisfied with Li Yunlong's unruly behavior.
Especially Xia Gongming, the imperial censor, a veteran of the court who was loyal to the imperial court. He dared to speak out against Li Zheng, an unparalleled hero, and was naturally very proud.
Just when he was about to stand up and scold Li Yunlong, the rebel, the censor Zhongcheng of the Censor Yamen grabbed Xia Gongming, his immediate boss.
He shook his head silently at Xia Gongming and gestured to Li Baiyu who was sitting on the dragon chair, obviously telling Xia Gongming not to forget His Majesty's great trust just now.
I thought I was a snake, I was calm and rebellious, I was waiting for the two princes to return to the court and reorganize the country.
Xia Gongming knelt down with sad eyes. Seeing the rebellious ministers and traitors showing off their virtues in front of him, he wanted to risk his life, but he could only bear it shamelessly for the sake of the overall situation.
Li Baiyu took a slow breath, stared at Li Yunlong, who looked unconvinced by anyone, and nodded.
"Okay, I think you are a man who dares to take action."
"Now that the words have been made clear, I wonder what third brother plans to do with me?"
Li Yunlong squinted his eyes and gently clasped the ring on his thumb and wandered around the hall. After a long time, Li Yunlong looked at Li Baiyu with bright eyes.
"Abduce the throne and give way to worthy people."
Li Baiyu glanced at the Li Baihong brothers. Just now, the two brothers had given him a verbal agreement to abdicate and let Xian save his life. Unexpectedly, the third brother did not even have a simple verbal agreement.
"What happens after you abdicate the throne and give way to someone worthy? Third brother, don't you plan to spare my life and let me spend the rest of my life as a free prince?"
Li Yunlong shook his head silently, with a sneer on his lips.
"Brother, do you think it's possible?"
"I don't think it's realistic. If I don't die, how can you feel at ease?"
"hehe"
"Brother, it's good if you understand."
"How can your brother, my brother, feel at ease if you don't die? If you don't die, we will still be my brothers."
"But I can swear to God that after my eldest brother succeeds, I can give my two sisters-in-law and two nieces and nephews a lifetime of glory and wealth."
"Let them eat and drink without worrying about food and clothing."
"This is the biggest concession I can make. The prerequisite is that the eldest brother issues an edict to abdicate and abdicate in favor of a worthy person."
Li Yunlong spoke frankly and did not hide his inner worries. Li Baiyu must die.
Regarding Li Yunlong's magnanimity, Li Baiyu didn't know what to say for a moment.
However, Li Baiyu felt relieved when he thought of his wife and children. Fortunately, he took action early and secretly sent his wife and children out of the capital through a secret passage.
Li Baiyu's eyes were indifferent, without any loss of color, for fear that the gloomy third brother would see something in it.
With a wry smile on his face, Li Baiyu nodded slightly: "I understand, it seems that I must die."
"Forget it, as my third brother said, the overall situation has been decided and I have no way to save myself."
"In this case, I hope that my third brother can keep his promise and save the lives of his two beloved concubines, brother Li Ye, and sister Jingyao."
"Although I am extremely angry at your rebellion, to be fair, I still trust your character, Third Brother."
"However, it is empty talk."
"I won't be able to feel at ease until I see you swearing to God."
"You swear, I will abdicate."
Li Yunlong's eyes moved imperceptibly for a while, and he silently raised three fingers.
"I, the Great Dragon King of Shu, Li Yunlong, swear to God that if I hurt two of them in this life, I will not die a good death."
Li Yunlong finished his oath under the gloomy eyes of brothers Li Baihong and Li Qing, and quietly looked up at the imperial seal box in front of Li Baiyu's bank.
"My brother has already expressed his sincerity. Isn't it time for me to show my sincerity?"
Li Baiyu raised his hand tremblingly and placed it on the printing box.
"There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country."
"Have the four of you discussed clearly who the inheritance will be?"