But why, as the eldest son, can't he compete for the heir apparent?

Ugly? Childless? This should not be the reason!

Isn't the ability to govern a country more important than appearance? And is being an emperor just to pass on the throne to his descendants? Why does the world simply ignore the natural ambition of an emperor's eldest son? What's more, he has a son.

Ignore! Everyone is ignoring him.

And he has realized that he is qualified to fight. Recently, a new force is rising in the court. In the fierce battle between the Right Prime Minister and the East Palace, he cleverly unites the upstart Yang family, Hedong Pei family, and the old party who have lost power.

, the key figure among them is actually a young man, Xue Bai.

It just so happened that Xue Bai could naturally be won over by him.

He really needs such a consistent confidant who can freely accumulate power for him outside the Ten Kings' House.

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All night long, Xue Bailian felt the growth of ambition in his sleep.

As if dreaming or waking up, various thoughts are popping up.

There are actually not a few people who have heard that the emperor's grandson disappeared, but very few people know the details. The matching age and unknown life experience gave Xue Bai an excellent opportunity to impersonate.

From the fact that Li Longji named his newborn grandson "Li Qian", it can be inferred that he confirmed that Li Qian was dead. If he wanted to compile a conspiracy, he would have to wait until Li Longji died.

Then we need to establish an emperor who can vindicate the three common people, and also have the authority to persecute this emperor.

Once your ambitions change, some risks you didn't want to take suddenly become worth taking...

In a daze, Xue Bai turned over, feeling hot due to these thoughts.

He thought that if he told Du Jin about this, she would be very excited.

The desire for power has always been linked to other desires, and the more you think about it, the more vigorous it becomes.

Therefore, the moment the door opened, Xue Bai suddenly thought it was the Du sisters coming together.

But when he opened his eyes, he actually looked at Li Tengkong.

"Um?"

With a soft sound, the whisk in Li Tengkong's hand fell to the ground.

She picked it up in a panic and said, "Master invites you to greet him at Zongsheng Palace."

"The royal chariot has arrived?"

"Well, we arrived yesterday evening."

Li Tengkong turned her back, feeling very embarrassed, but just now it was Yan Yan who said to her, "Brother seems to have gone out. Go inside and ask Sister Qinglan." She didn't know if it was intentional.

Standing next to the door and looking around, Yan Yan was practicing Qigong in the guest room. She looked innocent and innocent, so she shouldn't have such scheming.

Xue Bai sat up in a daze, and his eyes fell on Li Tengkong's back. He saw her graceful neck and slender waist... He couldn't help but think that if he could conquer the world, he could give her the name of a concubine.

He quickly shook his head and cursed himself secretly. He had nothing but an idea at the moment, but he was thinking about concubines? He was confused and could not stand the test. Even if he competes for the world, he will be a fool.

"Why don't you get up?" Li Tengkong asked with his back turned.

"Woke up."

Xue Bai sat for a while, stabilizing his ambition to make progress, then waited for Qinglan to come back from fetching water to help him wash up, and then went to Zongsheng Palace.

…

Because the saint came with some of the emperor's relatives, the guards at Zongsheng Palace were much stricter and even more solemn.

This time, when walking past the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree, Princess Yuzhen said to Li Tengkong: "Tengkong, your sister and Princess Xianyi are at the Hua Nuquan Taoist Temple. Go and meet them."

"yes."

"Xue Lang, follow me."

She led Xue Bai to the west, winding along the path. After more than a hundred steps, the terrain suddenly opened up.

In front is a sutra preaching platform, with an octagonal pavilion on the west side and a Bagua hanging roof. There is also an octagonal pool next to it, with a stone dragon spitting water on the inner wall.

"This is the Supreme Good Pond. Lao Jun once made elixirs and dissolved them in it."

As Princess Yuzhen spoke, she waved her whisk lightly, walked into the pavilion, and sat down in a corner, looking like a fairy.

Others have many bad things to say about her, but in fact she has acquired the most talented and talented people in the world. She has already cultivated a very high vision, a solid Taoist foundation, an air of immortality, and no trace of vulgarity.

The same goes for the other male and female Taoist priests in the pavilion, all of whom look like worldly masters... except for Li Cong, whose face is full of scars.

The strange thing is that the old Taoist priests in the pavilion are all closing their eyes and relaxing, listening to a Taoist priest in his twenties who is very spiritual and talks about the Tao Te Ching.

Xue Bai stood behind Princess Yuzhen and did not look at Li Cong. Instead, he focused his gaze on the young Taoist.

"As the saying goes, 'If you don't see yourself, you will be enlightened; if you don't know what you are, you will be enlightened; if you don't cut yourself off, you will be successful; if you are not proud of yourself, you will be long.'" When Bi was sixteen years old, he was conceited of his talent, so he wrote a long song: "Please, sir."

Looking at the achievements of a hundred years, the achievements will be carried out in a small boat across the five lakes. Zhang Qujiang's announcement warned that "if you get a good reputation early, there will be setbacks. You should keep it secret and do your best. Hiding the utensils in the body is valued by the ancients, and the boy is evil."

! But when writing poems to appreciate the scenery and chanting ancient sages, it is better not to praise yourself.' After hearing this, Bi Fang will be enlightened..."

Hearing this, Xue Bai had a thought in his mind and suddenly understood who this little Taoist priest was, Li Mi.

When he came back to his senses, Li Mi was already looking at him.

The two looked at each other, and Xue Bai suddenly felt that what he just said was what he was talking about.

In terms of talent, Li Mi, who was sixteen years old, was by no means inferior to Xue Bai today, and he was known as a child prodigy. The saint personally promised to entrust him with important tasks as "an important weapon of the country". He believed that the time had not come yet, so he refused.

It's just an official job.

Xue Bai understood this truth and nodded. He also felt that he was too vulgar than Li Bi, but everyone has his own ambitions, and not everyone in the world can be immortal.

After continuing to listen to their discussion for a while, a chamberlain came over and summoned several old Taoist priests and Li Mi.

Only Princess Yuzhen, Li Cong and a few others were left in the pavilion.

"I heard that the saint also plans to take Master Jingxuan as his teacher and practice the method of immortality." Li Cong said.

Princess Yuzhen said: "I have practiced Taoism for many years. If I heard about the method of immortality, how could I not repay it to the saint?"

"It was also because of Li Shi's case that the clan's reputation was damaged, and the saint wanted to honor Taoism to show his reputation. This time, he wanted to honor Taishang Xuan Yuan Laojun's 'Sacred Ancestor Dao'."

Xue Bai listened on the sidelines and thought to himself, Li Longji knew all about the problems of the Tang Dynasty, but he just did whatever he liked.

And Li Cong's words inadvertently revealed a little bit of his thoughts on governing the country.

Princess Yuzhen was not interested in such political affairs. She sat for a while and led others to see the scenery, giving Li Cong and Xue Bai a chance to talk alone.

The Bajiao Pavilion is located on a high ground, so there was no risk of someone overhearing their conversation.

…

"Prince Qing and I seem to have met too many times recently," Xue Bai reminded.

In fact, they only met twice in half a month, and there were still many things they didn't agree on.

Li Cong was very sincere and said: "I told my aunt that you are the son of my old friend. She only thinks that our meeting is for personal matters, so you don't have to worry."

"Prince Qing, I am very worried." Xue Bai also said sincerely, "Many people have died."

"It seems that you have met the fourth sister." Li Cong said: "Then you should also know about your life experience?"

After hearing this sentence, Xue Bai's eyes showed an imperceptible strange color. He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Yes, I already know my life experience."

The last time they met, he believed that getting close to the prince was risky but had little benefit, and he was somewhat resistant to Li Cong's attempts to win over him. Today's attitude has changed subtly, and he is no longer so distant and cold.

Sure enough, once one's life experience is determined, one's stance will naturally be different.

Now they are traveling together.

Li Cong smiled. Although the scars on his face were a bit ferocious, his attitude was kind and gentle. He said in the tone of an elder: "Your grandpa and I are brothers, and I will treat you as my nephew from now on."

"Thank you, Prince Qing."

"Just call me uncle."

"Yes, uncle."

Xue Bai only hesitated slightly and followed the trend.

He has realized that he has a slim hope of fighting for the throne, and needs a temporary support object in the process, and Li Cong is very suitable.

Such an emperor's eldest son who is imprisoned in the house of the Ten Kings allows him to use his name to accumulate power and deal with crises.
Chapter completed!