Liu Xun was rejected, and his originally smiling face darkened, "What about Lu Zuo? He did not participate in the rebellion. As far as his grandson knows, he tried his best to persuade his ninth brother not to do it. Do this disobedient thing."
"Him? Didn't His Majesty say that he was innocent? Moreover, the Ai family thought he would die after he was released from prison, but didn't you just say that he is still alive and well? What? What could happen to him? "
"Someone wants to kill them all!"
The Queen Mother was surprised and said: "Oh? Since he is innocent, why should he be driven out and killed? Who wants to kill him?"
"This grandson has no evidence and it is difficult to testify, but the Queen Mother must have known something. Last night, an assassin attempted to assassinate Mr. Lu in the Tao Mansion where he stayed. After the assassination failed, he also set a fire in his bedroom! The method was truly real. It’s outrageous!”
"What?" The wrinkles on the Queen Mother's cheeks trembled, arousing the hatred in the depths of her eyes, "Who is so bold in the land of kings in the capital?"
When Liu Xun saw that the Queen Mother was angry, a trace of pleasure flashed in his heart, "The Queen Mother, please calm down. Fortunately, Mr. Lu had a clever plan and captured it in a restaurant early, so he could escape this disaster! Oh! Mr. Lu is so pitiful!"
"Where is Lu Zuo now?"
Liu Xun knew that the Queen Mother had begun to care about this matter, so he continued to sigh: "Mr. Lu is really pitiful. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to King Wei, but he didn't expect to be implicated. Now he is worried every day and is in danger."
"Ai Jia asked you where the others are?" The Queen Mother's back was as sinking as water, and her eyes were full of resentment. The hatred made the silver-haired old man look a little more energetic.
Liu Xun answered according to Lu Zuo's statement: "He is now hiding in a very safe inn, but sooner or later those people will find him."
"Then bring him to see me!" The Queen Mother's tone seemed to be asking to see an old friend.
Liu Xun pretended to be hesitant, hesitating and not daring to answer.
The Queen Mother gave a bitter smile, "What? You say so much and you don't let him come to see me?"
"No, it's just..." Liu Xun hesitated.
"Just what? Just say it!"
What Liu Xun was waiting for was this sentence from the Queen Mother, "It's just that Mr. Lu is just a man in white. If he rashly enters the palace to meet the Queen Mother, he will become the target of public criticism. After he leaves the palace, he will become the target of someone with ulterior motives." Got it!"
The Queen Mother suddenly understood Liu Xun's intention. Liu Xun came to see her just because he wanted him to recommend officials for Lu Zuo. However, with Lu Zuo's talent, he could take up any position in the six departments, and I heard that during the scientific examination this year , he should have won the first place, but Xu'er made a mistake, which caused Lu Zuo's reputation to fall. Now Lu Zuo is in danger of his life at any time because Xu'er is hiding in Tibet, and he feels guilty for Xu'er. , although Prince Ning came to lobby for this matter, it was suspected of being a clique, but the prince killed Lu Zuo to eliminate dissidents. In this case, what he could do to help Xu'er was to recommend Lu Zuo to the emperor. In this way, he might also be able to help Xu'er. Can save his life.
After thinking about it, the Queen Mother nodded meaningfully and said: "In this case, the Ai family recommends Lu Zuo to the emperor, which can be regarded as the last good deed for Xu'er! But how should the Ai family tell the emperor this?"
Liu Xun then followed what Lu Zuo told him and went forward to whisper a few words to the Queen Mother, who also nodded repeatedly. Liu Xun saw that the task was successfully completed, so he resigned.
The Queen Mother originally wanted to send someone to invite the Emperor to Funing Palace, but after a second thought, she decided to go there in person. Moreover, the Emperor recently built a new palace called Qianren Palace. I heard that the scenery is elegant, clean and beautiful. The Queen Mother also wanted to see it.
The newly built Qianren Palace is not far from the Xuanzheng Hall. The tall and majestic verandah roof is extremely gorgeous under the sunlight. Since yesterday was the birthday of the Holy Emperor, the whole country had to rest for three days. The Han Emperor also wanted to have some peace and quiet. Some of the court officials, princes and concubines who came to greet him early in the morning were turned away by the Han Emperor. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty rarely had any leisure time. He had nothing to do all morning, so he started painting in Qianren Palace.
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was in the midst of painting, and a painting of mountains and rivers was about to be completed. When he was feeling proud, the eunuch suddenly rushed forward to report the matter. Before the eunuch could open his mouth, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty scolded him like crazy.
The eunuch knelt down tremblingly and reported, "The Queen Mother is here to meet you outside!"
After hearing this, Emperor Han threw away the brush in his hand and stamped his feet angrily, "Oh! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Then he went straight outside the palace to greet him.
The Queen Mother was admiring the newly built palace at the foot of the stone steps. When she saw her son running out in a hurry, she finally showed a smile that she had not seen for a long time, "Your Majesty, as the king of a country, how unbecoming is it to be so flustered!"
Emperor Han hurriedly stepped forward and pushed the maid away. He supported her himself and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are here. How can my son be so procrastinating? Come on, it's too hot outside. Let's go into the palace. My son has just painted a picture." , Queen Mother, please come and enjoy it!"
"Okay! Lead the way!"
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty led the Queen Mother into the palace to admire the paintings. After seeing them, the Queen Mother smiled slightly and said neither good nor bad. Then she looked around and said, "My dear mother, I can't stand, so I'd better sit down and talk!"
So the Emperor Han and the Queen Mother came to the back hall and sat in front of the couch respectively. Emperor Han's heart was already beating. Why did his old mother, who had been shut up for several months, take the initiative to come to see him today? Is it possible that the anger has dissipated? But I didn’t dare to ask.
The Queen Mother didn't have the eyes of the Han Emperor, and she was just admiring the decoration of the back hall. She praised without hesitation: "Yes! Not bad! This Qianren Palace is really exquisitely done."
"If you like it, Queen Mother, please come often!" Emperor Han said with a flattering smile.
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said with a smile: "The Ai family will not be happy!"
Emperor Han's face darkened, knowing that the Queen Mother must have something on her mind, but he did not dare to directly ask if it was about Lao Jiu, "What's wrong with you, Queen Mother?"
"Nothing! Autumn is coming soon. How is the war going on here?"
Emperor Han was even more surprised, why did his mother start to care about this, "Everything is as usual, the border officials came to report that An Shiqing did a good job, and the alliance between Tibet and the Qita Kingdom may soon collapse. What? Why do you care about this, Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother said indifferently: "Then autumn is coming soon. Will Your Majesty still send someone to take back Shanzhou?"
"This..." Han Emperor hesitated to speak, but the other party was his biological mother after all, and he had to say, "It is imperative to take back Shanzhou. As for the selection of the commander, it has not been decided yet! What happened to you today, Queen Mother? ? You have never asked about this in the past. Is this why you came here early this morning? "
