In the Wuying Hall, which is the most revered among the six side halls of the Liyang Palace, Lu Ze raised his head and looked at the tablets of the Zhao family heroes enshrined in the hall.
Two thousand four hundred and ninety-six pieces of excellent Liu Ye light rippled bluestone are paved under the feet to create this splendid hall. Candles and incense are lit on the jade platform in front of the ranking of heroes. There are carvings on both sides of the hall. The windows have all been opened, and as the sunlight shines in, it makes this hall even more noble.
Lu Ze and Wuyingdian have a very close relationship.
Two years ago, he was driven to Shangyin Academy because he climbed up to Wuying Hall on the Mid-Autumn Festival without permission.
In just the time it took for the white horse to cross the gap, he was about to leave Tai'an City again.
It's just that this time I left in a completely different situation compared to the last time.
Today is the day when the emperor officially canonizes the emperors' heirs as kings in the Hall of Taihe. Since the emperor has not yet appointed a prince, this means that after today there will be no adult prince named Zhao in the Liyang Imperial Capital, all princes must Going to the fiefdom to become a vassal, His Majesty the Emperor's hesitation did not seem to be gradually letting go as time went by.
This fact makes many supporters of the Fourth Prince uneasy.
Because in the eyes of many people, the fourth prince Zhao Zhuan was originally the destined prince of Liyang, but now he has to leave the capital with all the brothers. Even many people in Tai'an City are thinking privately that His Majesty is It wasn't because the relationship with the Queen no longer existed, and the eldest prince had not chosen his eldest son to take over the East Palace. At this time, even the fourth prince failed to successfully become the crown prince.
Could it be that Your Majesty really dares to pluck out the two legitimate sons?
The Sixth Prince Zhao Kai, who has a powerful hand and heart but a special status, actually holds such weight in His Majesty the Emperor's heart?
Lu Ze didn't seem to care at all that he was the focus of attention from the rest of the people in the palace. He just stood here with a calm expression, waiting quietly for the start of today's court meeting with the other five princes in the palace.
Emperor Zhao Chun worked diligently in government affairs, and strictly speaking he did not have many descendants.
At this time, the eldest prince, the fourth prince, and the only seventh prince who had not yet reached the crown were gathered together, and the queen of the first class, Zhao Zhi, brought the fourth prince Yan Dongwu, and the seventh prince's biological mother Shu Bin. , standing beside these princes.
The eldest prince, Zhao Wujiang, was granted the title of King of Liao, and was granted the title of General Zhenbei as an exception. Among the other princes, he was the only one with military power besides Lu Ze. Many people could see how this title of General Zhenbei was handled. This is His Majesty the Emperor's compensation for his eldest son.
The second prince Zhao You has a handsome face and looks very elegant. His mother is Nie Yuanzhen, a concubine from Jiangnan Road. She is not a wealthy family. She always has an uncontested temperament in the palace. The second prince is gentle and kind. Gong Jian, who was about to enter the land of old East Yue, was granted the title of King of Yue; the third prince, Fu Zhao, was weak and sick, and his mother, Concubine Xiang, died young. In these years, he was raised by Concubine Shu and was granted the title of King of Yi; the fifth prince, Zhao, whose mother's family came from the land of Liaodong, He was granted the title of King of Han Dynasty and was vassalized in Jizhou on the border. This fifth prince had the least dealings with the eldest prince Zhao Wu in the palace. He had a bad temper. Lu Ze had been ridiculed by him in the palace before, but this time he returned from the Western Regions. After Beijing, this fifth brother no longer dared to be presumptuous.
The two groups of princes stood together.
At this moment, it seemed that Lu Ze was somewhat alone.
Queen Zhao Zhi tidied their collars and cuffs in front of her two sons, and also helped the young prince Zhao Yuan tidy them up, causing Concubine Shu who was beside her to feel a little frightened. This person who was born in Qingzhou Concubine Shu was originally brought into the palace by the Lin family, one of the four major families, who had spent so much effort. However, the Qingzhou woman, who was good at calculating and calculating, was suppressed by Queen Zhao Zhi before she even made a splash in the deep palace, leaving her breathless. As a result, even after the birth of a prince, his rank in the harem did not rise much.
Zhao Zhi didn't care about Shu Bin.
She was just looking at her two sons carefully and with gentle eyes. From the corner of her eye, the queen glanced at Lu Ze, who was standing with his hands behind his back in the center of the palace. The various demeanor and grace displayed by the latter seemed to be the best among the Liyang royal family. Like an orthodox prince, this fact made Zhao Zhi feel indescribable anger in his heart.
That year, the guy from Han Diao Temple left the capital and brought Zhao Kai back.
Zhao Zhi didn't know until then that the emperor had been exposed outside.
Marriage, and even an illegitimate child, but this is nothing to Queen Zhao Zhi. She can even welcome the illegitimate child back to the palace with a smile, and personally go to the clan mansion to arrange for the jade dish that is obviously not in line with royal etiquette to be entered into the clan. .
This is nothing.
Because the emperor personally told her that he would only make her child Prince Liyang in the future.
Moreover, Zhao Chun repeated these words when Lu Ze obtained the Tianwen Sword, which symbolized the ultimate destiny of the Liyang Dynasty on Longhu Mountain, so the queen could watch Lu Ze go to the Western Regions to win the support of the Buddhist sect. , take the title of the unparalleled King of Shu into your hands.
This is nothing.
Because her child is the future owner of Liyang.
But now, there is something wrong with the position of the East Palace that belongs to Zhuan'er. Now he wants to go to Guangling Road to be the Jiang King. Although Guangling King Zhao Yi and His Majesty are brothers from the same mother, the current situation is not that of Zhao Zhi. What she expected to see was that she clearly realized that the emperor, who had been of the same mind as her for many years, had serious deviations on the issue of establishing a prince.
The reason lies with Lu Ze.
But he is not the most critical factor.
"Yuanbenxi..."
"The only person in Tai'an City who can make His Majesty change his mind is this half-tongued Imperial Master."
"Now you want to change the family and help Zhao Kai ascend to the throne?"
The extremely smart Queen Zhao Zhi quickly figured out the real problem, but she still guessed the wrong target. Lu Ze's meeting with Yuan Benxi that day was only on the surface, and the real target was precisely the man who only had Li Yang. Only the emperors of the dynasty were aware of its existence. This was the great convenience that the information gap brought to Lu Ze. He chose a top-down route to seize the throne.
The young eunuch who drank dragon energy and lived as long as his country was Lu Ze's real target.
His Majesty the Emperor also appeared in the Wuying Palace at some unknown time. Emperor Zhao Chun, who had already put on the yellow dragon robe, looked at the large family in the palace who were not harmonious. He sighed silently in his heart, but his face was still filled with relief. Smiling, facing the princes, he gave a few words of encouragement in a dignified yet friendly manner.
Finally, he glanced at the sons, stayed on Lu Ze for a while, and then quickly moved away.
I could only hear the emperor's serious voice saying: "This time I have granted you the title of king. I want you princes to control various parts of our Liyang Dynasty and protect our Liyang Dynasty for thousands of years. After leaving the capital today to become a vassal, you must not slack off in the slightest!"
The emperor ignored the gaze of the queen beside him and turned around and strode towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony where he was going to meet today.
The great court meeting that was destined to cause a sensation in Tai'an City slowly began.
...
Lu Ze was the first prince to leave the palace. The royal robes he originally wore seemed to have faded away. When he came out of the Qianyuan Gate facing the south, Lu Ze in the carriage was dressed in a golden silver-white python robe with black patterns and a gold base. The python snake descends from the shoulders and wraps around the dress python robe. The python head is located exactly on the left chest. The pair of majestic eyes reveal unspeakable majesty and respect. This python is numbered by Shang Yi. Hundreds of people worked day and night to sew the royal robe of the King of Shu, which will accompany Lu Ze towards the southwest Shu land.
At today's court meeting, the emperor gave Lu Ze the most generous reward.
It seems that many gorgeous and beautiful embellishments have been added to the name of the King of Shu, which already coexists with power and dignity.
However, none of the princes, including the fourth prince Zhao Zhuan, showed any strange expressions on their faces, because everyone knew that after entering Shu, Lu Ze would marry the daughter of the Lu family in Qingzhou. His Majesty the Emperor A large part of this extraordinary reward was given to Lu Feiqi, the top pillar of the Lu family.
This Shangzhuguo left Tai'an City due to illness in his early years. After resigning, he returned to Qingzhou to rest.
Compared with the other two Shangzhu kings in Qingzhou who lived in the court, Lu Feiqi had never bothered the emperor for the children of his family in these years. Zhao Chun naturally kept this friendship in his heart, and for Lu Ze and the Lu family Lu Chengyan was also very satisfied with his marriage, so he was given so many rewards this time. The thick sacred scroll made the two pillars of the Green Party, Wen Taiyi and Hong Lingshu, look very ugly.
That old guy Lu Feiqi abandoned Qingzhou and chose to carry them on his back
The two families mobilized the whole family to move to Shu.
When they first learned about this matter, the two Shang Zhuguo were mocking the old guy for picking up watermelon while throwing sesame seeds. Although the Qing Dang is not as powerful in the court as it was back then, it still has the foundation accumulated over the years. , when will Baoqi be able to rise again, why bother burning the sixth prince's new stove?
Looking back now, everyone realized that Lu Feiqi and the Lu family had won more than half of their bets. Not to mention winning the title of Princess of Shu, the great Shu land and Nanzhao were now separated. There are not many sweet and savory places left in the Yang Dynasty, and the space that can be manipulated in the future is extremely large. Everyone knows that except for the two masters behind the Sixth Prince, there are not many wealthy families. The Lu family has now transformed into The Yue family, the most trusted and dependent side of the King of Shu.
The Qingdang, whose disintegration is a foregone conclusion, can only be jealous of the Lu family.
"It's not bad now."
"What I'm most afraid of is His Majesty's thoughts that are as unpredictable as the East China Sea. If His Highness the King of Shu is really allowed to take over Tai'an City, then that old guy Lu Feiqi will be afraid to see the two of us even if he goes underground. You can laugh to death again."
"Oh shit!"
"This old guy's gambling luck is even better than when he was young."
...
Today, the Jiujiu Pavilion is closed. The widowed proprietress whose real name is Hong Si lives in a house with three entrances and three exits not far from Longxu Lane. It is possible to own such a big house in the land-rich Tai'an City. The house, and even the queen came to eat at the house. The identity of the landlady was naturally very important. She was an old but still pretty widow. At this time, she was sitting cross-legged on the kang with a young woman, cracking melon seeds and chatting.
That woman's appearance was extremely beautiful, and even her small mouth had a dazzling beauty even when she was chewing melon seeds.
The widowed landlady couldn't help but start teasing her.
"Chen Yu, you have been staying here for some time."
"If you still want to stay here, you can just keep me company. Otherwise, living alone in this empty house can be boring sometimes."
At this time, Chen Yu was twisting a brown sugar melon seed in his green hands, and was looking out the window in a daze. The light shone through the cracks on the woman's face, which could bring disaster to the country and the people. Even when she was young, she had been ashamed of herself. Aunt Hong couldn't help but feel a little envious and sighing, this beauty that Rouge Pingzheng was commenting on was indeed worthy of the name "Sinking Fish and Luoyan".
Hong Ci didn't know what she thought of, and sighed heavily.
She looked at the young woman with a gentle face and said softly: "If you meet a man you really like, then..."
At this time, a maid came into the house to report, and the landlady smiled hoarsely: "Young man, the young King of Shu is here. He wants to go back to Shangyin Academy. My master will be a teacher in the academy." For wine, this old gentleman would like to have the authentic snowflake rice wine and plum-flavored cakes from the capital. I will ask your highness... no, this prince to help me bring them back."
About half an hour later, a huge number of carriages and horses came out of the west city gate.
Lu Ze, who was on the carriage, took away the food prepared for Qi Yanglong's grand ceremony, and also took away the unparalleled beauty.
.......
Shangyin Academy is still the same.
The students inside will still argue fiercely over a certain issue. The older scholars have already started to travel together before graduation, while the wine-making gentlemen are discussing world affairs. There is an additional nineteen-level chess player under Tianmu Mountain. The unparalleled blind chess player.
Many students in the academy were defeated by this blind young man.
It even attracted many people on the mountain who were famous for their chess skills, but they all failed to defeat this blind chess player who suddenly appeared.
[In view of the general environment,
A scholar sighed and said, "It would be great if Senior Sister Xu or Junior Brother were here."
There is also a very famous big white cat on Tianmu Mountain. This white cat who likes all kinds of delicious food has become an iconic animal in the academy. Many scholars like to practice with Chiyu and Xiaofei in their spare time. Inscribed on the poem, the name of the white cat is even more
Very interesting, Wu Meiniang.
Of course, the owner of the white cat is the more famous one.
The fish master who is good at music and music is now the most popular person in the academy. Every time he teaches, the house will be full. His melodious teaching is only one aspect, and a large part of it is because of the fish master's appearance. It is really graceful, and it is said that its sword dance is even more extraordinary, but it is a pity that these scholars have never seen the master of fish dancing gracefully.
Today, everyone still has classes in the morning.
But the scholars who came to the classroom early looked eagerly towards the door, but none of them could see the Master Yu.
It wasn't until a long time passed that someone came to announce: "Everyone, Yu, will not have class today. I'm sorry, please go back."
...
At this time, Mr. Yu was on the second floor of the bamboo house by Yilin Lake, which was cleaned every day. He was gnashing his teeth and looking at the man opposite him. He didn't say anything, just stared at him.
Lu Ze opened his hands and said with a wicked smile, "Here, give me a hug."
In an instant, the soft fragrance comes into your arms.
Not to mention, the woman actually stood on tiptoes and kissed Lu Ze.
After a long time, Yu Youwei, whose face was flushed, let go of her lips and put her head on Lu Ze's shoulder. There was affection in her eyes. She breathed hot air and said softly: "I heard... you are getting married? But, I don’t want to give your first time to anyone else.”
Lu Ze's face was full of horror.
"You...are you Yu Youwei?"
"No, I'm not."
