There is a god in the sky

Chapter 397 The way out

The court session has ended.

The ministers did not want to experience such a life-threatening court assembly a third time.

The second prince is very busy.

He not only had to cultivate relationships with his ministers, but also had to appease his younger brothers.

The eldest princess's funeral arrangements also needed to be made. No matter how much hatred he felt, he had to handle the eldest princess's funeral properly.

The second prince knew very well that he still had a long way to go if he wanted to win over the entire court.

Simply appeasing them will not make them submit.

Indiscriminate killing will only drive them further apart.

He still remembered that when he was a child, before he was suppressed by the Crown Prince, his father treated him the same as everyone else.

At that time, he could see how his father handled state affairs and hear his earnest teachings.

He knew he lacked experience, and he also knew that many people were waiting to see him fail.

They might even secretly unite to undermine their own power.

Therefore, his most urgent task was to build his own team and appoint a group of officials who were loyal to him.

At this point, he still cannot move Li Ge.

He specifically left Li Ge behind, saying he wanted him to preside over the enthronement ceremony.

Li Ge's methods were enough to make all the officials tremble, and they were eager to get rid of him.

Now, the Second Prince only needs to make good use of this knife to deter those officials with disloyal intentions in a short period of time.

"Your Highness, this servant..." Li Ge swayed slightly, and before he could finish speaking, his body went limp and he collapsed.

Shen Lan quickly steadied the man and said anxiously, "Your Highness, Steward Li has a head injury that has not been treated. Now the wound has reopened and his life may be in danger."

"Someone! Quickly summon the imperial physician!"

Without saying a word, Shen Lan led the man away from the main hall and sent Li Ge back to his residence.

Before the imperial physician arrived, Shen Lan rummaged through Li Ge's room and found his medicine chest, then began treating his wounds.

Li Ge didn't faint, but his wounds definitely needed to be treated as soon as possible.

"The Second Prince has dismissed the Imperial City Guard, which is both a good thing and a bad thing for you. If he isolates you after he ascends the throne, those ministers will unite to tear you apart."

Li Ge raised an eyebrow, which aggravated his wound, causing him to furrow his brow deeply.

“He won’t isolate me for now; he still needs me.”

"Yes, every emperor needs you to suppress those ministers who plot against him, but what happens after that?"

You've offended everyone. Once they've secured their thrones, the first person they'll want to kill is you.

Li Ge laughed out loud, "You understand people very well."

"How can you still laugh? You're in grave danger. Shouldn't saving your life be the priority?"

"It doesn't matter, it's just a worthless life."

Why did Shen Lan go to the palace in Li Ye's place? Wasn't it to keep an eye on him and prevent him from doing anything reckless?

Li Ye is highly skilled in martial arts and can protect Li Ge's safety, but he obeys Li Ge in everything, even if it means going through fire and water for him.

Shen Lan didn't want to lose her companions after losing Miao Niang.

"Didn't you leave yourself a way out?"

"unnecessary."

Shen Lan wrapped a bandage around his forehead several times, and after securing it, she said, "Alright, then I'll think of a solution."

"If you want to stay, Xiao Ji is a good choice. You should be able to see from the journey that he values ​​you highly."

Most men marry simply to have someone to carry on the family line; it doesn't matter who it is, since they can always take a concubine if they don't like her anymore.

But he is different. He broke off the engagement with the Zhao family and has managed to remain untainted to this day, which makes him better than 90% of men.

He's now a favorite of the Second Prince, and the Xiao family is bound to be given important positions. This powerful figure can serve as your protection for the rest of your life.

"I don't want to hear you talking like this about your final affairs. I will arrange my own life for the rest of my days; I don't need you to entrust my children to me."

Li Ge seemed to be thinking of something, and his laughter gradually turned sorrowful.

When they got separated, he thought Shen Lan was definitely not going to survive. He felt very guilty at that time, wishing he had taken better care of Shen Lan first.

Do you still remember Lu Yamin?

Shen Lan's expression changed.

Of course she remembered this person, but how did Li Ge know him?

"You know him?"

Li Ge told him the truth, "In fact, he is my maternal uncle."

When he was young, my mother was kidnapped by human traffickers and, after many twists and turns, married my father, but my uncle has been looking for him ever since.

When my men found him, they only told him my mother's real name, and he trusted me unconditionally, even willing to give his own life for me.

Shen Lan was shocked. "He's your uncle? Then why...?"

"Because at the time I needed someone like this to divert Xiao Ji's attention and prevent him from continuing his investigation, because I was the one who orchestrated these massacres."

Li Ge dared not look into Shen Lan's eyes and said softly, "Lan'er, don't pity me, I don't deserve your pity."

Shen Lan had suspected Li Ye, but she couldn't figure out how those cases were solved.

After hearing Li Ge's words, she could roughly guess what had happened.

Is your uncle still in the Jianzhou prison?

The case was not decided at the time.

Later, Xiao Ji requested the Ministry of Justice to re-examine the case, but the Ministry of Justice did not grant his request.

She didn't know what happened after that.

"The Ministry of Justice approved the verdict in the Wu family massacre case and sentenced him to death. I sent someone to secretly replace him. The one who was beheaded was a scapegoat."

He laughed self-deprecatingly, "He was my only blood relative in this world, but I was the one who severed ties with him. He no longer recognizes me."

Lu Yamin was willing to sacrifice himself for his nephew, but he was unwilling to acknowledge Li Ge as his nephew.

Shen Lan knew he had done many things and killed many people, but she kept convincing herself that those who died had nothing to do with her.

No matter how cruel his methods were, it was all for revenge.

Everyone is seeking revenge; there's no distinction of high or low status. Which one is more noble?

Her hands were also not clean.

But her feelings were still complicated.

What was Wu Zhongjin's mistake?

What role did he play in the massacre in Guri?

He probably just knew about the disaster beforehand but didn't inform them; his hands weren't stained with the blood of the townspeople.

"Wu Zhongjin once seized a treasure from the Luo family, which was said to be a luminous pearl. Do you know who he gave that pearl to?"

Xiao Ji was unable to find out what happened next, but Shen Lan thought that Li Ge might know.

"That bead from the dead man's mouth?" Li Ge said disdainfully, "The Liu family presented it to Tong Yiwen through maritime merchants, and Tong Yiwen then gave it to the emperor. It's probably buried in the imperial mausoleum now."

Li Ge smiled and said, "This bead played a significant role in the Liu family's son's smooth entry into Yishan Academy."

Shen Lan wasn't particularly surprised; it seemed that this was the normal way the plot was developing.

"The powerful and wealthy always seize and plunder in a bloody manner."

And all the good things in the world will eventually gather in the imperial palace and into the hands of the most honorable person in the world.

"Lan'er, I initially wanted to destroy this dynasty."

Shen Lan nodded. She had also had this thought; she even wanted to end this cannibalistic feudal society.

But she was just a tiny grain of sand, unable to propel the progress of the times.