"Mr. Lu..." Liu Xun came to Lu Zuo in a few steps in the secret passage, took Lu Zuo's hand, and led him towards the secret room.
When Lu Zuo saw Liu Xun's brisk steps and a smile on his face, he knew that he must have encountered some great happy event, so he relaxed. So as he walked, he asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"What a happy event!" Liu Xun said while guiding Lu Zuo to sit down, "Sit down first and speak slowly!"
Lu Zuo bowed slightly to Prince Ning and Liu Xingzhi before sitting down. Yin Ji stood behind him and moved forward curiously. However, Liu Xingzhi was a little confused and didn't take it seriously. What did Lu Zuo think? Because of today's incident, his father came to see him early in the morning? So he just drank tea by himself and ignored him.
"I don't know what can make the prince so happy, let me tell you!"
Liu Xun quickly got a cup of tea and put it in Lu Zuo's hand. He also poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. After swallowing the tea, he laughed and said: "Our strong enemy, Xun Mou's master, He..." At this point, Liu Xun was so excited that he was speechless.
"You mean Marshal Zhou Zhongwang?" Lu Zuo asked anxiously.
Liu Xun nodded, "That's right..."
Lu Zuo couldn't wait to ask: "What's wrong with him?"
"He...he..." Liu Xun was so excited that he couldn't speak clearly for a long time. After taking another sip of tea, he slowly smiled and said, "He is dead!"
With a "pop", the tea cup in Lu Zuo's hand slipped onto the table, but he didn't notice it at all. He just raised his head in silence with a solemn expression, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.
"Mr. Lu..." Liu Xun tapped the table to remind Lu Zuo. Seeing Lu Zuo come to his senses, he continued, "It's true that God is not as good as man. Without such a powerful enemy, let's see what Xun Mou and Liu Yan can do." How long will it last?"
Lu Zuo was thinking a lot at this time and didn't want to make any more comments. He just responded with a wry smile.
"Mr. Lu? Mr. Lu?" Liu Xun saw that Lu Zuo didn't respond and kept calling several times, "What's wrong with you? Aren't you happy?"
Lu Zuo smiled and said: "Losing Zhou Zhongwang may be like losing an arm to the prince, but it will not cause the building to collapse..."
"What do you mean, sir?"
Lu Zuo's eyes flashed coldly, "If you want to trip up the prince, you must get rid of one person!"
Liu Xun blurted out and asked: "Who is it?"
Lu Zuo seemed to be hesitant to speak. He felt that he had made a mistake and didn't want to say any more, so he quickly smoothed things over and said, "No, what we have to do now is to be careful every step of the way. We must not let the prince catch anything, otherwise the prince will definitely be there." Find excuses among the people around us."
Liu Xun looked at Lu Zuo in confusion. Lu Zuo felt something was wrong today. Could it be because of Zhou Zhongwang? Zhou Zhongwang was his uncle. When his uncle passed away, it was inevitable for him to be sad as a nephew, so he said: "Mr. Lu, you said last time that there was a way to get rid of Master Quan. Do you think the time has come now?"
"I am already making preparations for this matter, so you can rest assured, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xun was overjoyed, "Then Mr. Lao Lu is responsible for this matter!" Then his expression changed, "How is your brother, Mr. Lu Renxiang, doing lately? I heard that he is back and has reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Lu Zuo felt a little bitter when he thought of this younger brother. Since Renxiang came back, for some reason, he had lost the first trace of joy and was instead feeling slightly worried. As soon as his younger brother came back on the second day of the first lunar month, he went to the Ministry of Finance to report in the next morning. The Spring Festival was originally a holiday, so he didn't need to be in such a hurry to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs. What made him even more confused was that his younger brother found a place to live in the capital on the afternoon of the third day of the Lunar New Year, and moved out of the Lu Mansion in a hurry. All this was unthinkable. Don't let Lu Zuo doubt the He family. Lu Zuo thought about it and replied: "Thank you for your worries, Your Majesty. Renxiang is coming to Beijing for the first time and he doesn't want to be criticized, so he is anxious to get everything done before the Lantern Festival."
After seeing Lu Zuo off, Liu Xun and his son Liu Xingzhi returned to the palace study. It was already bright at this time, and the father and son were sitting opposite each other, chatting.
Liu Xingzhi asked: "Father! There is something I don't understand!"
"What's going on?" Liu Xun said with a smile while fiddling with the beads in his hand.
"Just now when Lu Zuo said that he wanted to trip up Liu Yan, he had to get rid of someone, did you notice that something was wrong with his expression! When you asked who it was again, he suddenly denied it. Father, you said Is there something fishy?"
Liu Xun frowned, crossed his hands, and murmured: "If you say so, it's true! Why didn't he say who he was? Is that person related to Lu Zuo?"
"Father, who do you think this person could be?"
Liu Xun fell into thinking again, yes! Who is the one? This person must be carrying the honor and disgrace of the prince. Once he falls, the prince will inevitably collapse like a building. Moreover, this person must be powerful in the court and must be deeply favored in front of the Holy Emperor... Thinking of this, Liu Xun's Suddenly a person flashed in my mind.
"Li Shizhi..." The father and son said in unison.
"That's right!" Liu Xingzhi said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the father and the child had the same idea. Li Shizhi must not be wrong."
"It makes sense..." Liu Xun frowned and nodded thoughtfully, "Li Shizhi has always maintained a moderate attitude in party disputes, but since he was promoted to prime minister, he has favored Liu Yan in everything. If If there is such a person in the court, the prince will be able to control political affairs for a day. Getting rid of Li Shizhi will be the only arm of the prince. Not only that, this move can also break the arm of the queen. If Li Shizhi can really be pulled away Dismount, that’s really killing two birds with one stone!”
"Then what can Father do?"
Liu Xun sighed, "It's as hard as the sky! Liu Xun is known as a 'cruel official', and he is very careful..." When Liu Xun was about to say something, he suddenly remembered something and raised his brows, "Wait a minute... Why?" Father seems to have remembered something..."
Liu Xingzhi asked curiously: "What's the matter? Tell me!"
"What's the matter...what's the matter..." Liu Xun patted his forehead and thought, but couldn't think of anything for a while. Suddenly something flashed through his mind and he clapped his hands and shouted, "Hey...that's right..."
"What's going on?" Liu Xingzhi asked impatiently.
"I knew that Li Shizhi had something to do with him and I couldn't remember it for a while! Xingzhi, do you still remember the impeachment of Li Shizhi by the imperial censor Du Zongting last year?" Liu Xun said excitedly.
"What happened? Why don't you remember, kid?"
"Last year when King Wei Liu Xu was still there, Du Zongting was still a confidant of King Wei. At that time, Du Zongting impeached Li Shizhi in front of the court, saying that in the case of Wu Qingfeng, he released Wu Qingfeng's family while overseeing the execution. Three of Wu Qingfeng’s family members left!” Liu Xun’s eyes sparkled with excitement, “Did you know?”
