Chapter 1067

Li Er never expected this.

The aristocratic families had already laid out plans in Jin Ling, ready to take down him, the Emperor, at any time!

This made him both shocked and angry!

He had always thought that he still held a huge advantage in dealing with the aristocratic families.

Especially when Great Qin took action and started targeting the aristocratic families, the aristocratic families would be even more isolated and helpless.

Who would have thought they would pull such a dangerous move!

If he hadn't had an extra bit of caution, he might have died today!

It was actually this dangerous in Jin Ling now!

Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling in front of him, his anger erupting.

"This Du Yan was once Wang Shichong's running dog; it's a pity I spared his life!

Now, he is actually returning evil for good and trying to scheme against me!"

Fang Xuanling's mouth twitched.

Recalling when he was leaving, Du Ru's son, Du He, and Du Yan sent him out together.

Du Yan even said with a fake smile on his face.

"As soon as the Emperor's decree arrived, Du Ru's spirit improved a lot.

But I fear this is just a flash in the pan; I still hope the Emperor can come personally to see Du Ru one last time."

If it weren't for Du Ru having already detected Du Yan and their conspiracy.

Fang Xuanling might have really believed it.

In his heart, he always felt that the Emperor owed the meritorious officials of the Great Tang.

This last meeting on his deathbed was very necessary.

But now, Fang Xuanling dared not think that way anymore.

Of all things, the Emperor's life was the most important!

"Your Majesty, Du Yan has the heart of a wolf and should be cut into a thousand pieces!

However, in the current capital, we still don't know which families have already defected to the side of the four great aristocratic families.

If we take action rashly, it is very likely to put Your Majesty in a dangerous situation!"

Li Er began to ponder.

Fang Xuanling's concerns were very reasonable.

If it were just Du Yan, he wouldn't be worth worrying about at all.

One could just arrange a team of imperial guards to capture him and chop him up.

But now the situation was unclear.

If they captured Du Yan and the entire capital rebelled at once.

The imperial palace would immediately fall into danger.

This risk could not be taken!

"Then what should I do?

Should I just watch Du Yan and his gang of thieves do whatever they want in Jin Ling?"

This was indeed a very difficult decision.

As an Emperor, having to watch others do whatever they want, where was his dignity?

Li Er felt that his life as an Emperor was truly too stifling!

Fang Xuanling was also in a difficult position.

In reality, taking action against forces like Du Yan in the capital was not directly conflicting with the aristocratic families.

The aristocratic families might not necessarily take a desperate risk to besiege the imperial palace.

The probability was at most fifty-fifty.

Moreover, even if the aristocratic families exhausted all their strength to besiege the imperial palace, they might not necessarily be able to take it.

Overall, in a war within the capital, Li Er's chances of winning were still slightly higher than the aristocratic families'.

But!

This was, after all, gambling with the Emperor's life!

Fang Xuanling, as an assisting minister, would absolutely not allow such a situation to occur.

"Your Majesty, you cannot put yourself in a dangerous situation.

In your subject's opinion, it is better to temporarily go to Great Qin to take refuge.

After the cleaning of Jin Ling is completed, Your Majesty can return to tidy up the overall situation; this is more appropriate."

Li Er sighed mournfully.

The current Great Qin had simply become his refuge.

Whenever there was trouble, he had to go to Great Qin.

Only at this time could one feel the strength of Great Qin.

Such a large empire, yet there were no forces that could infiltrate it.

"When I was the Prince of Qin, I also bathed in blood and fought, not sparing my life.

Now that I am Emperor, I have to cherish my life everywhere.

This life as an Emperor is truly stifling!"

As soon as Fang Xuanling heard Li Er say this, he knew he had agreed to go to Great Qin for refuge.

Running away in a sorry state never sounded good when spoken of.

He definitely had to say some polite words.

Regarding this, Fang Xuanling could only helplessly cooperate.

"In the past, Your Majesty was the Great Tang's General of Heavenly Strategy, so naturally, you should do the work of a Grand General.

Now, Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, so you should have the considerations of a supreme ruler."

These meaningless words were just to support Li Er's image.

Since they were leaving, the affairs of Jin Ling had to be handed over to someone trustworthy to preside over.

Li Er thought of Cheng Yaojin first.

"Xuanling, go and summon Yaojin into the palace to hand over the affairs of the capital."

This time, Fang Xuanling proposed a different opinion.

"Your Majesty, General Cheng is cautious enough but lacks adaptability; I fear he is unable to handle the complex situation in the capital."

Among the military generals, the ones Li Er trusted the most on the surface were Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong.

However, when it came to presiding over the overall situation, Li Er often chose Cheng Yaojin.

Up until now, Cheng Yaojin had never let him down.

Hearing Fang Xuanling say this, Li Er was stunned.

Cheng Yaojin's temperament was very cautious and he would never make any major mistakes.