Party strife.
Since ancient times, various party disputes have existed in dynasties, and the battle for the prince is the most common party dispute.
In today's Qing Dynasty court, such as the disputes between nobles and poor families, the disputes between the northern and southern gentry, and the battles between civil servants and generals no longer exist. With the various reforms in the early days of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qing currently has no control over this. The strength has reached the point where it is easy to lift a heavy weight.
The only party struggle that existed was the court battle between the princelings headed by Lu Ze and the second prince led by Li Chengze, which clearly divided the Qing Dynasty court.
Lu Ze still values his second brother very highly.
It is not without reason that Li Chengze has been able to steadily dominate the East Palace in Kyoto over the past few years.
It's a pity that Lu Ze, this pervert, is even more perverted than Ye Qingmei, who has brought about earth-shaking influence on the world.
Lu Ze values every opponent, but he also does not underestimate his own strength.
Now Lu Ze occupies the most obvious advantage, which is his position as the Crown Prince of the East Palace. This position represents the future ruler of the Qing Kingdom. As long as nothing unexpected happens, he can successfully ascend to the throne in the future.
But Lu Ze knew that the Qing Kingdom would not be very peaceful in the future.
Emperor Qing was a very thoughtful emperor, and the situation in the capital was becoming increasingly treacherous. If he wanted to sit on the highest position in the future, he would have to pay a lot of things, and Lu Ze did not want to rely on this emperor. Survive.
In the final analysis, people can only rely on themselves.
What's more, this old man is completely an ungrateful master. In the entire court, the only person with whom Emperor Qing has some emotional sustenance may be Chen Pingping from the Supervisory Yuan, but these two people will inevitably leave in the end. On the opposite side.
As he thought about it, Lu Ze couldn't help but think of Li Yunrui who was far away in Xinyang.
Lu Ze felt a little more relaxed when the eldest princess was not around. At least he no longer needed to go to Changxin Palace. The only thing he needed to worry about was naturally what the Xinyang man was thinking about in the shadows.
Li Yunrui is a woman with an extremely morbid desire for power.
There are now less than four months until Lu Ze and Wan'er's wedding in the autumn of October. In Kyoto, where the situation is already extremely chaotic, a lot of things can happen in even a day or two. Lu Ze frowned slightly. Wrinkled, I still feel that the days with Wan'er are more relaxed and happy.
During this period, Lu Ze went to the Prime Minister's Mansion more often.
After Lin Ruofu officially recognized Lu Ze as his son-in-law, he still made it clear to Lu Ze what was on his mind, because this time the marriage meant that he wanted to put all the pressure on the Lin family on Lu Ze, the prince.
Generally speaking, the really smart people in the court would not make a clear choice in the partisan dispute between the prince and the second prince. At most, they would express goodwill and goodwill slightly.
Because these people are not sure who will be the future master of Qingguo.
Just like back then, no one expected that the unknown Prince Cheng would occupy the palace.
Lin Ruofu had an unclear relationship with the Prince's Mansion because of the eldest princess, but he didn't want to fall completely on Lu Ze's side, but unfortunately it was Emperor Qing who made the choice for him this time, Wan'er After marrying Lu Ze, Lin Mansion will naturally have to stand here in the East Palace.
The reason why Lu Ze went to the Prime Minister's Mansion so frequently was, on the one hand, to visit his eldest and second brothers for Wan'er.
Of course, the more important reason is that Lu Ze needs to communicate more with Prime Minister Lin. There are many things that can be learned from this first female prime minister who has been able to stand in the court for many years, at least the wisdom of the court. It's a priceless thing.
Lu Ze could vaguely guess that when he was engaged to Wan'er, the father wanted Lu Ze to learn more from his father-in-law.
It may be that what Lu Ze showed some time ago made Emperor Qing very satisfied, so in the end, the marriage between Lu Ze and Wan'er came about.
All I can say is that, regardless of other aspects, Emperor Qing was definitely a perfect emperor.
Every move Emperor Qing played was full of profound meaning.
There was a lot of communication between Lu Ze and Lin Ruofu in the Lin Mansion, but Lu Ze did not tell all the core matters. Although the father-in-law was indeed worthy of trust, Lu Ze knew that the person beside Lin Ruofu was Good friend Yuan Hongdao is a multi-faceted spy.
This is an Overwatch Council spy hiding in the Prime Minister's Palace as Li Yunrui's chess piece.
"Big brother."
"Dabao likes the meat skewers you brought very much."
In the back garden of Lin Mansion, Lin Wan'er's eldest brother was sitting on a special wicker chair. His broad body made the wicker chair creak. He was holding a half-eaten mutton skewer in his hand. Full of childlike innocence and innocence, with an occasional dull look in his eyes, this is Wan'er's eldest brother Lin Dabao.
Lu Ze smiled helplessly. I can only explain it again.
"In terms of age and seniority, you are my eldest brother."
"Soon I will be your brother-in-law."
This silly uncle reacted half a beat slower than ordinary people, like a child who has not grown up, so silly and cute.
The Lin family originally didn't want Lu Ze to come into contact with this eldest son, but Lu Ze originally asked Wan'er to ask him to come and visit Lin Dabao, and he felt that it would be easier to get along with this eldest brother-in-law, at least he couldn't find him in Kyoto. Such a naive person.
Lin Dabao frowned, seeming to be thinking hard about the relationship between him and Lu Ze.
Soon, he stopped thinking about it.
He picked up the meat skewers in his hand and started eating. After eating, he put the bamboo skewers on the table aside, then looked at the remaining skewers in the bowl eagerly, and smacked his mouth, but did not stop. Go get it.
Lu Ze was a little confused and asked, "Why don't you eat?"
Dabao patted his belly to show that he was full. He said seriously: "Er Bao hasn't eaten yet."
Lu Ze was silent.
Although Lin Gong, the second son of the Lin family, is not a good person, he treats his elder brother as well as ever. Even Wan'er in the Royal Villa often thinks about him. Looking for good doctors and medicines for Wan'er outside.
"Dabao."
"Do you want to go out and play in the next two days?"
As the weather in Kyoto gradually gets hotter, Lu Ze also wants to take Wan'er from Bieyuan out to cool off the heat, but unfortunately the old nanny there strictly prohibits Wan'er from spending the night outside. The relationship between them is too close. If something happens before the marriage, the servants like them will definitely be responsible.
Lu Ze was extremely helpless.
He is a gentleman!
"Hmm, I want to go fishing!"
"Aha, why do you like fishing?"
Lu Ze smiled dumbly.
Didn’t you expect that your uncle is also a fishing friend?
Lin Dabao smiled sheepishly: "Because I like to eat fish, and fishing doesn't require moving. Dabao doesn't like to move the most."
Lu Ze got his father-in-law's approval from the Lin family and planned to take Lin Dabao out for a few days. However, Dabao wanted to let his younger brother go with him, which was naturally not possible.
The aftermath of the Niulan Street assassination has not yet passed.
During this period of time in Kyoto, there were sporadic assassinations of officials, all related to Niulan Street, probably by the blindfolded robot.
Lin Wan'er's health was getting better and better. She took the time to go to the palace and served the Queen Mother for a long time, which made the latter smile uncontrollably. The old lady didn't like her daughter Li Yunrui's temperament. But she loved her granddaughter Wan'er very much. When she saw Wan'er's body and bones were completely different from before, the Queen Mother was extremely happy.
"Your uncle has chosen the right person for this marriage."
"Chengqian is a person who can be trusted."
Lin Wan'er's face turned red.
At noon, Emperor Qing, who was extremely busy with affairs in the Northern Qi Dynasty, took time to come to the Queen Mother and had a meal with Wan'er. Wan'er persuaded the emperor's uncle and finally got the permission to leave the capital. the will of.
Emperor Qing looked at Wan'er with a faint smile: "Are you going out with the prince?"
Wan'er's head could not be lowered any lower, and she just hummed softly.
"It's okay to go out for a walk and relax."
"The prince has also worked hard during this period and solved a lot of troubles for me."
Lin Wan'er raised her head and looked at the emperor's uncle, with a smile on her face: "Uncle, you should pay more attention to your body. Although state affairs are important, your body is equally important."
Emperor Qing nodded, his expression becoming softer.
At this moment, he seemed to think of the woman who always regarded the body as the most important thing in the world. She often said that the body was the capital of the revolution. Emperor Qing's eyes flashed with nostalgia, but he soon returned. He regained his calm imperial appearance.
Lu Ze was very happy when he learned that Wan'er had successfully obtained the will.
He notified the Lin family that day.
Early the next morning, before the rising sun had even crossed the horizon, Lu Ze rode in a carriage, carrying many things that might be needed in the wild. Several carriages from the Prince's Mansion were waiting for Wan'er at the Royal Villa. come out.
Soon, the Royal Villa became lively.
The guards opened the way, accompanied by the maid, and the old nanny carefully supported Wan'er and walked out.
Today, Wan'er is wearing a refreshing white single skirt and a white bamboo hat on her head. The hat is made of green and thin green bamboo unique to Chenjiang in the south of the Yangtze River, and is made of rare white woven silk. Wealthy ladies love this kind of hat the most, but it is not yet the season when green bamboos are in bloom. It is estimated that Wan'er is the latest item received from the palace, which shows the favor this princess receives in the palace.
The thin gauze under the white hat covered Wan'er's fair face, but Lu Ze could still see her beautiful face.
The smile on Wan'er's eyebrows couldn't be concealed no matter what.
As soon as Lu Ze stepped forward, the guards and maids all began to salute, and the old woman coughed lightly: "Your Highness, let's go in two groups."
Lu Ze understood that this old nanny was worried that he would share a carriage with Wan'er.
The two of them had secretly gone out together before, but it was in private after all, and this trip was so noisy that it was obviously not appropriate to be in the same car again.
Lu Ze nodded: "Let's meet at Qingliang Village in the West City."
Qingliangzhuang is not far to the west of Kyoto. It is a place where the royal family escapes the heat in the summer. Even Emperor Qing would occasionally take people there to spend an afternoon when he was irritable in the summer. Lu Ze this time I plan to stay there for two and a half days, just as a quick trip.
During this period, Emperor Qing's name was Caikau, and he was actually deliberately putting more burdens on Lu Ze.
Both parties set off very early. Lu Ze asked someone to turn around and go to the Lin Mansion to inform them that the carriage carrying his brother-in-law would arrive later.
When Lu Ze and the others arrived at their destination, the sun had completely emerged from the horizon.
The hot breath began to invade the earth, and the steam visible to the naked eye on the ground made the environment in people's eyes slightly distorted. But after arriving at Qingliang Village, Lu Zecai sighed that the people in the royal family really knew how to enjoy themselves.
Zhuangzi is built near a mountain and overlooking a lake, with sunshade and wind protection. It is a must-have place for farmhouse entertainment.
Even at this time, there were people in Zhuangzi who were responsible for repelling insects and mosquitoes, spreading unknown powder into the lake. Although Xiaozhuangzi only had members of the royal family coming in the summer, they were doing this all year round. Taking care of it, but more carefully in summer.
When Lu Ze and the others arrived, someone was already preparing to greet them.
Lu Ze soon had the opportunity to be alone with Wan'er. The clever Wan'er didn't know what tricks he used to successfully let the old nanny beside him stay in the front village to drink tea. Lu Ze grabbed Wan'er His soft and tender hands were slightly cold, and he said to himself: "Isn't your health almost healed? Why are your hands still so cold? I'll touch other places to see if they are cold..."
Lin Wan'er snorted, and her face suddenly turned rosy.
After the two got acquainted with each other, Lu Ze naturally became bolder. At first, he was afraid of
He was afraid of scaring the little white rabbit Wan'er, but later Lu Ze discovered that Wan'er's resistance seemed to be very strong, so his movements couldn't help but become bigger.
A large area of green grassland was soon crushed.
After a long time, Wan'er came out of the dizzy feeling. Her fair and slender neck under her ears was covered with blush. She glared at Lu Ze with a weak but charming look: "I, I, I. ..I'm hungry."
Lu Ze couldn't help but laugh when he saw Wan'er looking like this.
"Walk."
"Let's have a barbecue."
...
The preparations for the barbecue still took a lot of effort, mainly because the servants didn't quite understand the principles of these strange iron frames. After a long time, a few tents finally started to burn with green smoke.
Wan'er sat in the tent and looked at everything inside curiously.
Lu Ze even thoughtfully brought over items such as quilts. Lin Wan'er spat in a low voice, her face rosy and cute.
"Is this a military tent?"
Lu Ze shook his head: "The military tent is more complicated than this. The ones we have are... a simplified version of the military tent."
Soon, the secret skewers made a squeaking sound on the wire fence, and Lin Wan'er's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother Chengqian...you...you really know how to enjoy it."
Lu Ze smiled: "That's...natural."
At this time, Lin Wan'er understood Lu Ze's true meaning and spat again.
