dognovel Chapter 293 Ye Dina Enters Beijing
Chapter 293 Ye Dina Enters Beijing
After Li Siqi became the regent and began to take care of military and national affairs, many old ministers in the court could no longer sit still. When the emperor wanted to make him regent, many court officials strongly opposed it.
Among them were also many of Li Siming's original supporters. Although Li Siqi and the emperor also executed many of Li Siming's men, Li Siming had infiltrated too many people in the court at that time. If they were all dealt with, there would probably be only a few people left in the entire court.
Even though the emperor supported Li Siqi to take the throne against all odds, there were still many doubting voices. Apart from those court officials who always believed in Li Siqi, many neutral officials also remained skeptical of Li Siqi because of the disparagement of Li Siqi by Li Siming's party.
Faced with this situation, Li Siqi was not actually very surprised, but he had enough confidence that he could make these people shut up.
In the month after Li Siqi took office, he rarely stayed in the Regent's Palace for long. He went out early and came back late every day to handle government affairs in the palace. Xu Yingying occasionally accompanied Li Siqi. Seeing how busy Li Siqi was, Xu Yingying felt very distressed.
"Don't push yourself so much, it's better to take a rest." While Li Siqi was resting his eyes, Xu Yingying handed him the rock sugar and snow pear soup she had made herself.
The pears were cooked until they melted in the mouth. In order to cool down, Xu Yingying added some ice cubes in it. Although the ice cubes had melted now, they still tasted cool.
After finishing the bowl, Li Siqi's depression was relieved. He pulled Xu Yingying to sit next to him and said, "Yingying, you know something about the current situation in the court. I dare not relax now. If they catch me, I will not only fail my father's expectations of me, but also push this country to the road of death."
Xu Yingying naturally knew Li Siqi's concerns, so she said softly: "I know all this, I just said it casually, you should pay more attention to rest."
Li Siqi nodded, looking at Xu Yingying who was with him, and suddenly felt not so tired anymore.
In a blink of an eye, three months had passed. Li Siqi's ability had silenced many court officials, leaving them speechless. The emperor was pleased with the current situation and had more confidence in handing over the entire country to Li Siqi.
This peaceful scene only lasted for three short months. One day, Li Siqi was handling state affairs in the imperial study when a guard came in and handed Li Siqi a letter. "Your Highness, this is a letter sent from the Western Regions. Please take a look."
"Western Region?" Li Siqi was a little confused. If he remembered correctly, when he and Xu Yingying left the Western Region, the Western Region was still in civil strife. Now they could actually send people to deliver letters. Li Siqi didn't know what they were planning.
Li Siqi opened the envelope with a skeptical attitude. After glancing at it, he was shocked and his face gradually became solemn. He spread the letter paper flat on the table. He waved his hand, signaling the guards to go down first. Soon, he was the only one left in the imperial study.
"Western Region, Ye Dina, I can't believe that the civil unrest in Wenwa has been settled in just three months. It seems that this Ye Dina is not simple either." Li Siqi said to himself.
What was written on the letter was nothing else but the message that Ye Dina sent to Li Siqi.
It said that Wen Wa was willing to seek peace with the Central Plains on behalf of the Western Regions, and voluntarily become a vassal state of the Central Plains. It also sent Wen Wa Princess Ye Dina as an envoy to the Western Regions, who would depart with the letter and arrive in the capital soon.
Li Siqi was confused about what Wen Wa was thinking for a moment. Judging from the letters, the real person in power in Wen Wa should be Ye Dina, who was able to quell the civil unrest in a short period of time. Li Siqi would never think that Ye Dina was a pretty face. As Ye Dina went to the Central Plains as an envoy, Li Siqi was still unsure about her true thoughts. At present, the ministers did not know this news, so Li Siqi simply kept it to himself and planned to return to the mansion to discuss it with Xu Yingying.
It was dinner time in the Regent's Palace. Just as Xu Yingying sat down at the table, a servant came in and said, "Princess, the prince is back."
"Li Siqi is back?" Xu Yingying raised her eyebrows, feeling a little surprised by the news. Sure enough, after a while, Li Siqi strode in from outside.
"Oh, what's the special day today? Our regent is willing to go back home so early?" Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi and joked.
Li Siqi chuckled, "Why, are you jealous?" Then he sat down next to Xu Yingying and pinched her cheek which looked a little thin.
"Have you not eaten well these days? Look at your face, you've become thinner again." Li Siqi put his arm around Xu Yingying's shoulders.
"You, just keep making fun of me. It's not like you don't see me every day. Why are you saying that I've lost weight today? Don't I know you? You came back so early today. Are you done with the things in the court?" Xu Yingying rolled her eyes at him and asked.
"I'm almost done with my work. I received something in the imperial study today, and came back specially to show it to you." When it came to business, Li Siqi also became a little serious.
"What is it? Tell me quietly." Xu Yingying also became curious.
Li Siqi handed the letter sent from the Western Regions to Xu Yingying. After reading it, Xu Yingying was stunned for a long while.
"How?" Li Siqi asked.
Xu Yingying shook her head. "What on earth does this Ye Dina want to do? How did she become the ruler of Wen Wa?"
"I don't know, but judging from the letter, Ye Dina and her group should be not far from Kyoto. The ministers don't know about this yet. I plan to discuss it with them when I go to court tomorrow."
"This Ye Dina is not coming for you, is she? I see she is not giving up on you." Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi suspiciously, thinking of what Ye Dina did when they were in Wenwa.
"How is that possible? Besides, we're already married. Even if she has any inappropriate thoughts about me, that's her business. It has nothing to do with me. You can't hold me responsible." Li Siqi quickly stated his position, fearing that Xu Yingying would misunderstand.
"That's better. If the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers. If the water comes, we will block it with earth. You should discuss it with those old guys tomorrow. I want to see what this Ye Dina is going to do here." Only then did Xu Yingying spare Li Siqi.
Li Siqi breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the dishes on the table, he remembered that they had not yet had dinner. He took the letter from Xu Yingying's hand and said, "Okay, don't read it yet. Let's eat."