And just as the two of them were whispering, the soldier unexpectedly entered the garden at this time.
"Your Highness, Mr. Lu from Dali Temple has asked to see you for something."
After hearing what the soldiers said, the two separated just now. Zhao Yanzhen only suppressed the smile on his face. He looked confused, "Master Lu?"
Then he looked serious and said, "What is he here for?"
Jiang Nianjiao, who was on the side and continued to play with Xiao Baizi, suddenly raised his head and said, "Isn't your Highness asking questions knowingly? Isn't his biggest headache now the whereabouts of the Crested Ibis? He came to His Highness only for the sake of the Crested Ibis." Come with ambition."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, Zhao Yanzhen just smiled and said, "Jiaojiao still has the foresight. Does Jiaojiao think it is necessary for me to see him?"
Hearing Zhao Yanzhen's half-smiling question, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but raise her head and roll her eyes at Zhao Yanzhen, "It's your business whether your highness wants to see him, but your highness is here asking me what I am doing?"
Even though he was given a look, Zhao Yanzhen just smiled and whispered, "Of course I have to ask Jiaojiao if I want to see anyone. Otherwise, if Jiaojiao gets jealous of me, it will be difficult for me."
Hearing Zhao Yanzhen's teasing intention, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but rolled her eyes again, "Who are you jealous of? If you and him can succeed, then I wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years."
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao just said, "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going down first."
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Nianjiao turned around and left, but Zhao Yanzhen could not persuade him to stay.
After Jiang Nianjiao left, he calmly said to the guard who had lowered his head and listened to the gossip, "Let Master Lu come in."
When the guard received the response, he immediately trotted to notify Lu Zhizhang as if relieved.
"Master Lu, you can go in now!" the guard whispered.
At the same time, the guard only let go of the crossed Chang Jian in his hands.
Lu Zhizhang only thanked the guards, and then hurriedly led by a servant in the palace to the garden of Prince Jin's palace.
In late autumn, the trees everywhere look desolate, but this small garden is full of life.
The tall and tall King Jin stood with his hands behind his back facing Luzhi Zhang.
On the chessboard in the pavilion, the black and white chess pieces are connected in a line with white pieces, and the black pieces are scattered and interrupted in a strange pattern on the chessboard.
There were only two cups of cold tea placed on both ends of the black and white chess pieces.
There was still a faint lipstick mark on the cold tea cup at Bai Zi's place. Just a guess, Lu Zhizhang could also imagine what kind of stunning beauty had been sitting here, how the beauty drank the tea with her hands, and how she interacted with her. The king of Jin in front of him smiled at Yan Yan.
She would never show such a situation in front of her before.
He didn't say anything, but Zhao Yanzhen still felt Lu Zhizhang's arrival.
He turned to look at Lu Zhizhang and saw that he was looking at the black and white chess pieces in a trance. He couldn't help but smile and explain, "This is Jiaojiao's new idea of playing backgammon. Black and white chess is a camp. Whoever makes five moves in a row first wins." Although this method of playing is easy, it also requires careful calculation. If I am not careful, I will be killed by Jiaojiao without leaving any trace."
After hearing Zhao Yanzhen's explanation, Lu Zhizhang became even more confused. Is there such a way to play Go?
It seemed that she had never played chess pieces with him like this before. Now that he thought about her in the past, he didn't know that she still had such a side.
However, Lu Zhizhang did not dare to divulge too much.
"Lu Zhizhang of Dali Temple pays his respects to King Jin." Lu Zhizhang bowed with his hands in hand.
Zhao Yanzhen sat down calmly on the delicate stone bench. Then he stretched out his hand towards Lu Zhizhang and said, "Master Lu, you're welcome. Master Lu, please sit down."
After Zhao Yanzhen spoke, Lu Zhizhang slowly sat down. After that, Zhao Yanzhen only motioned to the maid beside him to quickly put away the cold tea and random chess pieces on the table.
After receiving the order, the maid immediately waved to one of the maids outside the pavilion to clean up the mess of chess and cold tea, while the other maid rushed to prepare new tea.
While the maids were busy cleaning up, Zhao Yanzhen spoke first, "Master Lu, you are a rare visitor! I don't know what Master Lu did when he came here today."
What's going on? "
After hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, Lu Zhizhang no longer limited himself to those imaginations of the past. At the moment, he finally remembered his purpose of coming. "Your Highness, Prince Jin, let's not talk secretly. Lu came here this time because he actually wanted to I am discussing the case of Yunzhou Governor with His Highness."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Zhao Yanzhen suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I remember that my father arranged for Mr. Lu to be solely responsible for this case. I wonder if Mr. Lu has found any clues?"
Faced with Zhao Yanzhen's behavior of not opening any pot, Lu Zhizhang just said calmly, "There are not too many clues. After all, no matter how much I check, I can't understand this matter in as much detail as His Highness!"...
After the words fell, Lu Zhizhang only looked up at Zhao Yanzhen and said, "Your Highness, I will probably fail to live up to His Majesty's expectations for this case. I don't expect to be able to solve this case on my own. But before that, I hope that Your Highness can cooperate with me." Cooperate once."
"Why should I cooperate with you? What benefits do I gain from cooperating with you?" Zhao Yanzhen asked bluntly without any emotion.
"Your Highness, I know that Crested Ibis is in your hands now, and I also know that you are holding him in your hands. In fact, you just want to hold this person in your hands and make this case a pawn in your plan."
"Your Highness, if you can help me reluctantly, then I will no longer hinder His Highness's arrangements. I will follow His Highness's instructions and recommend whomever you want."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Zhao Yanzhen was a little surprised. You must know that the appointment and removal of officials has always been a battleground for military strategists in the imperial factions. Anyone who gives up this battleground will be tantamount to surrendering with a white flag.
Therefore, this gave too much benefit, but made Zhao Yanzhen suspicious.
Zhao Yanzhen did not refuse Lu Zhizhang's request, but at the moment he did not agree to Lu Zhizhang's request. He just smiled and said, "Master Lu, are you planning to change the family?"
Facing Zhao Yanzhen's teasing, Lu Zhizhang said calmly, "Your Highness, please don't make fun of me. I have no choice. After all, I can't handle this case now. I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep my position. If I join forces with Your Highness, , if this case is solved, then at least I can keep my position. So now, compared with other matters, I think this matter is the most important at the moment. If I can get through this, then I will be very grateful to His Highness. There’s really nothing to say about reciprocating love, right?”
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhizhang actually wanted to cooperate with him, so Zhao Yanzhen stopped talking at the moment.
After a long silence, he finally said, "I still need to think about what you said, but don't worry, I will give you an answer before that."
Lu Zhizhang was not surprised that Zhao Yanzhen gave such an answer. After all, they were not just love rivals. It was actually normal for him to be afraid of him.
However, he also believed that Zhao Yanzhen would not refuse his proposal.
So after Zhao Yanzhen gave an uncertain answer, he did not choose to stalk him. On the contrary, he just said calmly to Zhao Yanzhen, "Well, since His Highness still needs to think about it, Lu will not disturb His Highness." Yes, I just hope His Highness can reply to Lu as soon as possible."
Faced with Lu Zhizhang's request, Zhao Yanzhen nodded. He smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I won't delay Mr. Lu's important events."
After receiving Zhao Yanzhen's promise, Lu Zhizhang stood up and left his seat.
Later, when Zhao Yanzhen saw that he was leaving, he didn't try to stop him. He just stood up and said goodbye.
Afterwards, a maid led Lu Zhizhang out of the winding path of Prince Jin's Mansion.
After Lu Zhizhang left Zhao Yanzhen's compound, he also jumped on his horse. But his behavior made the boy even more confused.
Their master, whether from an external standpoint or an emotional standpoint, he and Zhao Yanzhen were enemies rather than friends, but now his master actually proposed to cooperate with Prince Jin in order to solve a case.
Moreover, what he promised the other party at the beginning was the appointment and removal of officials, and among these appointments and removals, the most contested position was the post of Yunzhou Prefect.
Although this position is only local
However, this is an important position that directly controls the throat of Chen Jiabing in Guanyuan Town.
For the Crown Prince and His Majesty to arrange for their people to take control of the Chen family, the Chen family is like a wild horse being reined in.
As for Zhao Yanzhen, judging from his several battles against the Qiang Mo in Guanyuan Town, Zhao Yanzhen and Chen Jiabing were clearly tied together.
Judging from the signs of Zhao Yanzhen's rebellion in his previous life, the forces that Zhao Yanzhen initially raised his flag were the forces he obtained from Chen Jiabing.
At that time, with the help of Zhao Yanzhen, the Chen family soldiers only caused chaos in the Qiang desert and had no time to take care of themselves. They also took advantage of the chaos in the Qiang desert to turn around and fight towards the capital.
Wherever they went, the situation was overwhelming. The state capitals under the capital's rule only understood what it meant after fighting against Chen Jiabing.
In just one month, all the states along the route fell.
Although some state capitals that originally belonged to Zhao Yanzhen's forces surrendered voluntarily, there were still some state capitals that did not surrender and defended. However, Zhao Yanzhen and the others only used various unexpected moves to make these state capitals fail to defend their cities.
A soft knife cuts flesh, a hard knife chops bones. In order to attack the city, he can be said to use both soft and hard tactics, without any bottom line.
As long as Lu Zhizhang thinks of the battle reports he received in his previous life, he should understand that he is just feeding a tiger into trouble at this moment.
After all, if the prefect of Yunzhou suppressed them before, the defenders would not be able to go all the way down because they did not have armaments and food. Moreover, even if they stormed the prefect's city, the prefect would have a way for them to receive the letter as soon as possible. After all, the prefect of Yunzhou could directly communicate with them. Cabinet contact.
And now if the governor of Yunzhou is still a member of the Chen family, then if the Chen family rebels, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
But Lu Zhizhang obviously has his own ideas. Perhaps he has thought of a better way to suppress Zhao Yanzhen than this.
