Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 139: Drink from the Golden Cup with You, and Don't Spare the Blade
After a moment, Grandmother Li finally calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Although Shu'er deserves death, he can die anywhere, but he should never die in front of me."

"I am Zhen'er's grandmother, Shu'er's grandmother. Zhen'er has always been very careful in his actions, but this time, the female general Cang Yun under his command mercilessly killed Shu'er in front of me. Haven't you seen it yet?"

Li Zhao, Li Wu and Li Zhou, father and son, looked at each other in silence, and then all looked at Li's grandmother.

"Haha, you are still laughing at Li Shu for being stupid. I think you are also a bunch of idiots." Li's grandmother was so angry that she laughed. She had explained it so clearly, but he still didn't understand.

But, after all, they were her own children, and she was also worried that her eldest son and grandson would repeat Li Shu's mistakes, so she could only patiently explain, "I will drink from the golden cup with you, but I will not spare you from the sword. Do I need to continue to teach you the truth?"

"Zhen'er was quite angry this time, and didn't even give me, his grandmother, any face."

"Just to warn you."

When they heard this, their expressions became serious.

Grandmother Li wasn't sure if they understood, so she could only break it down and explain, "If you do anything that crosses his bottom line, don't blame him for disregarding family ties. Li Shu's death will be your fate. Do you understand?"

As for asking about the whereabouts of the Fire Dragon Ball?
Li's grandmother watched the whole process. When Yan Yimei appeared with the water dragon ball, she had already roughly guessed that the other dragon ball might have fallen into the hands of the Cang Yun army.

Otherwise, Yan Yimei would not have been so decisive as to kill Li Shu in front of them.

Li Zhao was a little panicked, "Mom, what should I do?"

"What are you panicking about?" Li's grandmother glared at Li Zhao with a look of dismay and said, "I'm not dead yet. Although Zhen'er is angry, he didn't implicate me. It shows that he still cares about his family."

At this point, Li's grandmother added, "Or perhaps he still misses that girl Yuyao."

"As long as you don't do anything stupid with that ungrateful little bastard Li Shu, you don't have to worry too much. Things will continue as they should, but remember one thing: you absolutely cannot blame Zhen'er for Li Shu's actions. Do you understand?"

The last sentence is a warning to Li Zhao.

Zhu Jinzhen was raised by Li's grandmother, who knew his filial nature well.

As long as the Li family doesn't produce any more idiots like Li Shu.

For Li Yuyao's sake, the Li family will not decline. At most, they will no longer have the favor they once had.

But if Li Zhao harbors resentment, he might even do something small.

Then the Li family would be really finished.

"Kid, remember this."

Just as the grandmother of the Li family was giving earnest instructions to her children and grandchildren, the housekeeper's anxious voice came from outside the door: "Master, it's bad, there's a fire in Jingfang Courtyard."

Jingfangyuan?
Li Zhao, Li Wu and others were subconsciously shocked.

"Sit down." Grandma Li's voice was full of fatigue, but extremely firm.

It is also a warning.

Li Zhao, Li Wu and Li Zhou also reacted belatedly.

Li Shu's Jingfangyuan had no fire in the past or in the future, but it suddenly broke out now. It definitely couldn't be a coincidence.

Li Zhao wanted to leave some bloodline for his rebellious son Li Shu, but under the gaze of Li's grandmother, he could only sit helplessly on the chair, waiting for the final outcome of the matter.

……

On the other side, in Tiance Mansion, Zhu Jinzhen was playing with the water dragon ball that Yan Yimei brought back, while listening to Yan Yimei's intelligence summary.

"In early July of the year before last, a local resident of Xiansan Township, Chongxin County, Jingzhou, unexpectedly found a night-shining pearl that glowed when exposed to water. He took it to the Li family pawnshop and pawned it for seven hundred taels."

"I happened to meet Li Shu on his way to the Li Family Pawn Shop in Chongxin County."

"At first, Li Shu didn't seem to understand its function. He just thought that the country folk didn't know what it was and that the Li family had found a great bargain, so they took it away from the pawnshop."

"Last March, Li Shu engaged in a fierce fight at Chunfeng Tower in Lanzhou Prefecture, demonstrating his impressive cultivation. According to the secret guards, Li Shu was already at the Upper Third Stage by then, and should be not far from the Vajra Realm."

"Secret guards later investigated and discovered that between November of the previous year and February of last year, Li Shu had been collecting various ancient books. He used indirect methods and solicited knowledge, questioning many learned scholars. It was later confirmed that he was inquiring about the Dragon Ball in the ancient books."

Hearing this, Zhu Jinzhen understood that Li Shu must have learned about the origin and wonders of the Water Dragon Pearl by chance, and then learned through other channels that what he had in his hand was the Water Dragon Pearl.

This gave rise to ambition and led to the events that followed.

"What's the matter with the Fire Dragon Ball?" Zhu Jinzhen asked.

"Your Highness, according to the secret guards' investigation and the letters found in Li Shu's secret room, it is confirmed that after Li Shu obtained the Water Dragon Ball, he made a big fuss to find out about the Water Dragon Ball and the whereabouts of the Fire Dragon Ball. The Mongols got wind of this and sent people to contact Li Shu."

"The Mongols proactively informed Li Shu of the detailed information regarding the Water and Fire Dragon Balls and provided instructions on how to use them. The only condition was that he confirm to the court that Your Highness has the intention of treason and usurpation of the throne."

Yan Yimei had a lot of intelligence and evidence in her hands. Li Shu thought he had hidden it very well, but in fact it was just a blind spot in the secret guard's sight, or it happened without anyone noticing. When the secret guard noticed him and began to investigate thoroughly, many things that he thought were flawless were also revealed.

"It seems that the matter about the Water and Fire Dragon Pearls mentioned in the imperial edict that we intercepted from Temur was indeed an elaborate conspiracy. The Mongols had long known about the whereabouts of the Water Dragon Pearls and were just waiting to launch an attack in the future." Zhu Jinzhen sneered. Many things that he had not understood before suddenly became clear to him.

"No wonder Temur was so certain that the Water and Fire Dragon Ball would appear in Shaanxi."

"I couldn't figure out how he brought this fire upon me. It seems that Temur's hidden trick is that idiot Li Shu."

"You're so self-righteous, so clever, and so ambitious, yet you don't consider the consequences of trying to get the skin of a tiger." Zhu Jinzhen snorted disdainfully and said, "When the chaos is over and Li Shu chooses to disappear with the Water and Fire Dragon Balls, that's when he'll hand them over to the Mongols."

"That idiot is still dreaming of great ambitions and hegemony. He is simply foolish."

Not to mention the mere Zhixuan, even if Li Shu was lucky enough to break through the celestial phenomena with the help of the Water and Fire Dragon Balls, or even touched the threshold of the land immortals, facing the oppression of the Mongols, Li Shu would have no way out.

Yan Yimei was also shocked. If the secret guard had not discovered Li Shu's abnormality and traced the whereabouts of the Water Dragon Pearl, when Tiemur made trouble, he would have led the news that Li Shu had obtained the Water Dragon Pearl to Prince Su's Mansion.

Let Li Shu disappear and lie dormant for a while.

By then, I'm afraid that the blame for killing his own people in order to obtain the Water and Fire Dragon Balls, to achieve immortality, and to break through the heavenly realm will be directly put on Zhu Jinzhen's head.

The Mongols took advantage of the situation to obtain the Water and Fire Dragon Balls from Li Shu, and sat back and watched the fight between the two tigers.

It's simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

Yan Yimei said coldly, "What a vicious plan."

Zhu Jinzhen smiled slightly when he heard this. In the fight against a country, people always use any means necessary. Li Shu's affairs actually had no impact on the Prince Su's Mansion. It just made him feel a little disgusted.

"Since Temur likes playing dirty so much, I'll play along with him, just for fun."

"It's just the beginning of the game. I won't accept surrender."

"Your Highness, please give me your orders. I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

(End of this chapter)