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Chapter 218 Yu Huan Reports Safety
A moment later, a gyrfalcon landed on Li Mao's shoulder.
Li Mao opened the note on the gyrfalcon's leg and read: "We have arrived safely at our hiding place. Everything went smoothly."
This is a letter from Yang Yuhuan to let her know she is safe.
Upon receiving the letter, Li Mao felt much better.
He settled Yang Yuhuan in the same residence he had previously lived in in Xianyang.
The most dangerous place is often the safest place. Li Longji could never have imagined that this place, which was once their temporary palace, would now become Yang Yuhuan's sanctuary.
Xianyang is not far from Chang'an, so Li Mao can go there anytime he wants to see Yang Yuhuan.
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Time flies, and another six months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Caiyue gave birth to Li Guangbi's child, a boy, whose smile looked exactly like Li Guangbi's.
Li Mao went to visit her and saw that Jiang Caiyue still had a cold expression on her face. Even after giving birth, she showed no joy. He said, "Caiyue, you are still angry about what happened back then. But being angry is one thing, but you can't make yourself suffer, and you can't make the child suffer either."
“If I wanted this child to suffer, I wouldn’t have given birth to him.” Jiang Caiyue looked at Li Mao and said calmly, “Does Your Highness think I should forgive Li Guangbi?”
“Even if you don’t forgive him, you still had a child with him, didn’t you?” Li Mao retorted.
With Jiang Caiyue's medical skills, if someone doesn't want a child, there are a million ways to make that child disappear.
However, Jiang Caiyue did not do that; on the contrary, she insisted on giving birth.
Even though Wang Suyan provoked her, the matriarch of the household, quite a bit during that year, she never took her anger out on the children.
This proves that she still had feelings for Li Guangbi.
Seeing that Jiang Caiyue remained silent, Li Mao continued, "Guangbi and the others will be back for the New Year in a few days. You can think about it carefully then; perhaps this will be a good opportunity for you to reconcile."
Jiang Caiyue remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Then, Jiang Caiyue held the newborn and asked Li Mao to name it.
She said, “Your Highness has shown great kindness to both me and Guangbi. Without Your Highness, there would be no child. Therefore, I beg you to be so kind as to give this child a name.”
Li Mao thought for a moment and smiled.
He then said, "The full name should be chosen by Guangbi himself, but I can't refuse your wish. How about this, I'll give the child a nickname, He'er, hoping that you two will have a long and happy marriage."
Jiang Caiyue knew what Li Mao was thinking; ultimately, she still hoped that she and Li Guangbi could be together happily.
She smiled and said, "Your Highness is very kind. Caiyue and Guangbi will not let Your Highness down."
The implication was that she was willing to forgive Lee Kwang-bi.
As the year drew to a close, Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi led a light and elite army back from Lingzhou.
Upon seeing Li Mao, Guo Ziyi reported the good news: "Your Highness, we have now subdued the Tibetan rebels one by one, and the Shuofang border is no longer a threat to our Great Tang!"
Li Guangbi went back to see his wife and children immediately.
Hearing that Li Mao had earnestly persuaded Jiang Caiyue to forgive him, Li Guangbi was deeply moved.
He specially accompanied Guo Ziyi to pay a visit to Li Mao, intending to give Li Mao a grand salute to express his gratitude for Li Mao's great kindness.
Li Mao said helplessly, "You are still as reckless as before. When will you be able to change this bad habit? I helped you this time, but if you let Caiyue down again in the future, even a god can't save you."
Li Guangbi was well aware of this, and naturally he did whatever Li Mao said.
For a time, both generals, Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi, were completely devoted to Li Mao.
So Li Mao, seeing that the time was right, invited them again to his hot spring resort in Lishan.
Li Guangbi couldn't help but sigh, "When I first came to this place, General Guo and I were both still unmarried, just greenhorns. At that time, Caiyue disguised herself as a man and came with us. We were so young and carefree!"
Guo Ziyi nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but smile as he recalled the happy times the four of them had shared back then.
Their friendship was destined to be firmly established from that time onward.
At this moment, Li Mao's expression gradually became serious.
He led the two to the entrance of the unfinished underground passage.
It was a day of rest for the craftsmen, and Li Mao took advantage of this to gather the two of them together today. He said, "I have something important to tell you two. What happened today can only be known to heaven, earth, and the three of us. You absolutely cannot tell anyone else, understand?"
Although Guo Ziyi and his companion were completely baffled, after hearing Li Mao's explanation, they realized that the matter was no small one.
They all composed themselves and said solemnly, "Your Highness, we will obey your orders!"
Then, Li Mao slowly explained: "This secret passage leads directly to the palace. It ends behind the artificial hill in the Imperial Garden, in an inconspicuous place. Only Ya Ru in the palace knows about this place. If there is any action, we will lead the troops down from here into the palace, and Ya Ru will personally come to meet us."
Li Mao's words were so ahead of their time that they left both Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi stunned.
This...this is His Highness instructing them on how to lead troops into the palace in the future.
Bringing troops into the palace—isn't this tantamount to rebellion?!
Faced with the strange looks from the two men, Li Mao calmly said, "Now that the emperor is incompetent and the crown prince is useless, why can't I rebel?"
The two renowned generals were dumbfounded when Li Mao openly admitted to harboring rebellious intentions.
Finally, Guo Ziyi couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "Your Highness, you...you've really given us a wonderful surprise."
Their original ambition was to follow Li Mao and protect the Tang Dynasty.
The result is that they now follow Li Mao and change dynasties.
“If you have concerns, you can choose not to participate,” Li Mao said. “However, you two are already bound to me by a bond of life and death. If something happens to me, the Crown Prince and the Emperor will not let you off the hook.”
In their previous collaborations, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi had already become Li Mao's men.
If Li Mao were to get into trouble in the future because of plotting to usurp the throne, Li Longji and Li Heng would definitely take their anger out on them.
Therefore, they cannot escape, nor can they refuse.
Of course, they never intended to refuse.
After a moment of astonishment, Li Guangbi slammed his hand on the table and said, "Actually, I have long felt that His Majesty is now unjust and it is time to make some changes."
Back then, to prevent the emperor from coveting Jiang Caiyue, Li Guangbi had no choice but to sacrifice Ya Ru, a decision that still haunts him. Jiang Caiyue is a loyal and righteous person, and to this day, she still feels guilty towards Ya Ru.
Whenever Li Guangbi saw Jiang Caiyue unhappy, he would sigh and say that even a saint is heartless.