The next day, the sky cleared up. Although it was a lucky day, it was a little cooler than the previous two days. The leaves seemed to have fallen overnight on the streets, and the hawking sounds were much weaker than before. Pingyuan Bo Anyuanshan also looked forward to an auspicious day for Lu Zuo and his daughter An Jingruo to get married, and the date was set on August 13th. Unexpectedly, this matter had just been decided on an auspicious day in the morning, and reached the ears of the Holy Emperor at noon. Emperor Han knew that Princess Qiongxi An Jingruo was the queen's goddaughter, and also knew that Princess Qiongxi was a brave and resourceful woman, so he also I liked this child very much, so I decided to be a matchmaker myself. Furthermore, Lu Zuo was the most famous official in this department and had extraordinary abilities. I also wanted to win over him, so I issued an order to confer Lu Zuo as the Eighth Grade Supervisory Censor. After joining the army, Lu Zuo was both sad and happy when he received the imperial decree. He was finally getting closer to the goal he had thought of.
Since the ninth day of August, Lu Zuo has been very busy. He has to prepare wedding gifts internally and meet with various high-ranking officials externally. In the past few days, the Lu Mansion has been full of noise and bustle. , the people who came and went were either rich or noble, and Lu Zuozhen was really exhausted because of the busy work. His bad physical condition became more and more obvious in the past few days, and his hands and feet gradually became cold at night. Fortunately, Yin Ji is always there to serve, and hot water is ready in the morning and evening. Hot water is available to warm hands when getting up early, and hot water is used to soak feet before going to bed.
The whole Lu Mansion was bustling with excitement, but Xun Yu from Duke Wei's Mansion was helpless to the extreme. The prince was even more anxious, but he still politely sent someone to deliver some ginseng and mink skins to the Lu Mansion.
In the main room of Duke Wei's Mansion, Xun Yu and his son were chatting about this matter. Xun Yu was a little worried that Lu Zuo's rise would threaten his own power, but Xun Yu looked confident. The father and son chatted while drinking tea. It was not until the housekeeper came into the house to announce that the prince had arrived that the father and son got up and went out to greet him.
As soon as Prince Liu Yan entered the main door, he started rubbing his hands and pacing. Liu Yan's anxious look made Xun Yu also start to worry, "Your Highness looks panicked, has something happened?"
"That's right! I just came back from the palace!"
"In the palace? Going to see the emperor?"
Liu Yan waved his hand to indicate that he was not, "I am meeting the Queen! Hey! Did I say that this dear grandma is..." When a silly word came to his lips, he swallowed it again, "I think the Queen is really old." Alright!" After saying that, Liu Yan slapped the table and let out a long sigh, looking as if he was lost.
Xun Mou knew it all and comforted him: "Your Highness, you don't have to be so concerned!"
"What?" Liu Yan couldn't believe that Xun Mou would be so comforting, "Why don't I mind? Your Majesty, you can't tell the difference between us and the enemy!"
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Xun Yu asked.
"What else could there be?" Liu Yan said angrily, "Of course it's the marriage between Qiong Qian and Lu Zuo! Humph... Now this Lu Zuo is really proud of himself! Both the emperor and the queen personally officiated for their wedding, and they were promoted I got the position of supervisory censor, and now I am the son-in-law of Pingyuan Bo Anyuanshan!"
Xun Yu was shocked when he heard Anyuanshan's name. What did this scheming guy see in Lu Zuo that he was willing to marry his precious daughter to him? Isn't this openly against the prince? You must know that the Xun family also has grudges with Lu Zuo. Marrying Lu Zuo is also enmity with the Xun family. This Anyuanshan always plays the role of a loyal minister and good general every time in front of the emperor, and secretly he is also a good general. You despicable person has even more ulterior motives in marrying Lu Zuo this time! Xun Yu asked incomprehensibly: "Your Highness, I am a little confused when you say this. In my opinion, it was the old fox in Anyuanshan who saw that Lu Zuo was favored in front of the emperor, so he married his daughter to him. Secretly and He got married and wanted to have a fight with us."
Liu Yan became a little suspicious when he heard what he said, so he asked Xun Mou, "General Xun, what do you think?"
Xun Mou was sitting at the bottom, looked up at the prince sitting at the top, and thought: "There are all these reasons, but I think Anyuanshan clearly wants to go against you, the prince." Xun Mou also wanted to get rid of it at this time. After defeating Uncle Yuan, since he is now married to Lu Zuo, no wonder he took action early, so he said this to use the prince's help to get rid of the thorn in An Yuanshan's side.
"This..." Liu Yan's face turned pale, "How do you mean you are going against me?"
"Your Highness, who do you think Lu Zuo has a grudge against?"
"Who do you have a grudge against?" Liu Yan thought for a moment, "You?"
"Of course! I was the one who sent Lu Zuo to prison and maimed him before. Do you think Lu Zuo could forget these things? Look at the martial arts contest to select a handsome man. Lu Zuo even deliberately arranged it and sent a His beloved disciple Yin Ji, who is highly skilled in martial arts, also sent a Pang Gu with superb martial arts to interfere with them and try to wrap up the match. And he also knew that I am your person, the prince, but Lu Zuo him It just happened to interfere with it. Now Uncle Pingyuan knows this and betroths his daughter to Lu Zuo. Isn't this an enemy of us and against you, the prince?" It felt like they were targeting him.
Liu Yan nodded and thought deeply. Xun Mou was right. Anyuanshan must have his own plans, but what was absolutely wrong was that he should bear this debt on his own head. Liu Yan's iron-like fist hit the table with a loud bang, and he spoke from his back teeth: "This old fox in Anyuanshan, I must get rid of him first!"
Xun Yu also stroked his beard, feeling secretly proud, but on the surface he still pretended to be very worried, "But An Yuanshan is an earl, and he is also a loyal minister. He has deep trust in the emperor, so he wants to get rid of him." It’s easier said than done for him!”
"Yes!" Liu Yan thought meaningfully, "Anyuanshan is a cautious person and has never participated in clique disputes for many years. It is really difficult to catch him!"
Xun Mou also fell into deep thought. After a moment, a hint of cunning appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It's not impossible. Although Anyuanshan is cautious, his two sons..." After saying this, Xun Mou laughed proudly. .
"Yes, yes! It makes sense!" Liu Yan also suddenly realized, "Let's start with his two sons. However, An Yuanshan's eldest son An Shiqing has the same temperament as his father, so it may be difficult to start with. His son An Shilu Rather, he is the master of a flying eagle and a lackey who is idle all day long, so it is appropriate to take action on him."
"That makes sense!" Xun Yu also stroked his beard and laughed, then asked, "Is there any good solution?"
Liu Yan also looked at Xun Mou in confusion and asked: "General Xun, since you said that, there must be some way to restrain him. Tell me and listen!"
Xun Mou laughed, looking confident.
