Jing Jingruo felt extremely distressed when she saw Lu Zuo's tired appearance. Looking at her husband's symptoms, she felt a little strange, so she asked, "My husband has had a day's rest, but do you still feel uncomfortable?"
Lu Zuo nodded feebly and replied: "I still feel heavy all over!"
"But why do I think Master looks good?" Yin Ji asked doubtfully.
Jing Jingruo was still a little worried, "I think it's better to ask the imperial doctor to take a look!"
Lu Zuo comforted Jing Jingruo and said, "It's okay, don't worry too much. Fortunately, there are no other symptoms. Maybe I'm too tired these days."
"Master, you should have a good rest these days. Anyway, things in the court are gradually getting back on track. Everyone in the court is praising you for your good governance!"
Lu Zuo seemed to think of someone and thought carefully, "By the way, what has His Highness Prince Ning been doing these days? Why haven't you seen anyone else?"
"Prince Ning seems to be closing the door at home these days to thank guests," Yin Jiyi frowned, also a little confused, "I heard that he is raising fish and watering flowers at home, and he is very comfortable."
Lu Zuo suddenly felt something was wrong. Raising fish and watering flowers? Could it be that if I can’t imitate Liu Bei, then wouldn’t I become Cao Cao? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sneer.
"Master, why are you laughing?"
"Prince Ning is raising fish and watering flowers. This is just a way to express his determination to me."
Yin Ji also sneered, "I also guessed what this means. He doesn't want to be your enemy, and he also wants to show everyone that he will not compete for the throne." Yin Ji then asked in a low voice, "Master, half a month has passed now. You see, if no one occupies this throne, the world will be in chaos."
Lu Zuo nodded, lost in thought for a long time, and then said, "Go and make arrangements for tomorrow's morning court, and we will find out then. By the way, we must let Prince Ning also go to the morning court..."
"Okay!" Anjing Ruo suddenly interrupted, then held up a bowl of ginseng soup, "Drink this first."
Lu Zuo drank the ginseng soup for several days, and felt that every time he finished drinking the ginseng soup, his face turned rosy, but he always felt short of breath, especially after drinking it for the past two days, so he frowned and waved his hands and said: "Forget it, in the first few days I feel refreshed and refreshed after drinking it for the past two days. After drinking it for the past two days, I always feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, so I stopped drinking!"
Yin Ji hurriedly said: "This is the thousand-year-old ginseng sent by Xiuyuan. You can't waste it. Moreover, after master drank it in the past few days, it really makes people feel better, which shows that it is still effective."
Jing Jingruo also said so, and Lu Zuo had no choice but to drink it.
As dawn broke the next day, many courtiers were already standing outside the Xuanzheng Hall. Everyone was talking and laughing, which was completely different from the morning court arranged by Liu Xingyuan last time. And today there are many people from the court and the central government traveling together, and they have already made plans. Today, everyone will elect Lu Zuo as the emperor. Among them, the officials from the six departments headed by Cui Hao are even more unified, and Xue Jide, the governor of Ruzhou who has just been transferred to the capital, They all highly respected Lu Zuo. An Shiqing hid far behind the Jiulong Bridge, deliberately avoiding these people. After more than ten years of ups and downs in the officialdom, his experience told him not to stir up this muddy water again. Although Lu Zuo was his brother-in-law, the more he If this is the case, the more you have to keep your distance.
Just when everyone was standing outside the Xuanzheng Hall waiting, they suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing. Just as several elderly courtiers were sighing about the strong wind, a person walked slowly not far away, and everyone looked at them in confusion. Consciously it fell on that person. The man had a clean crown, a mustache, a strong physique, and the python robe on his body was brand new. The person who came was none other than Liu Xingyuan, the newly promoted King of Ning.
Everyone looked at Liu Xingyuan's attire and shook their heads. They all felt that it was extremely inappropriate. Thinking about his identity, he was just a concubine of the late Prince Ning, and the previous dynasty had been destroyed. His identity as Prince Ning was nothing more than Lu Xingyuan. He is honored as Generalissimo. On this day, he is wearing this python suit, which is really abrupt. However, when everyone saw him approaching, some people still returned his greeting awkwardly, while others deliberately turned their heads to chat with each other.
When Lu Manxi saw that it was Prince Ning, he stepped forward to greet him without hesitation. Lu Xiu behind him couldn't stop him from a distance. When Liu Xing saw this scene, his heart suddenly felt sad, and he respected and loved Lu Manxi. In fact, he had already guessed what Lu Zuo was thinking today. Now the officials in the court and the central government were all turning towards Lu Zuo. Today must be the day when Lu Zuo was preparing to ascend the throne. He could imagine last night that the courtiers were all supporting Lu Zuo, and then he After repeatedly declining, he finally ascended to the throne with the strong support of everyone. As a potential threat to Lu Zuo, he would either be stigmatized by everyone and be imprisoned, or be reduced to a civilian status, or even better, be relegated to a remote place. .
Liu Xingyuan looked at the expressions of everyone now, and became more sure of his own thoughts, so he became more convinced of his thoughts last night. Instead of being reprimanded for being a coward, it would be better to wear his father's python clothes and leave the court with dignity, which would be considered redemption. The last bit of dignity of the Han family’s royal family.
Liu Xingyuan caught a glimpse of An Shiqing standing alone behind the bridge, so he stepped forward to greet him. Just as he took two steps, Yin Ji happened to go up and down the steps of Danqi not far away, greeting everyone to enter the Xuanzheng Hall.
At this time, Lu Zuo was already standing respectfully in the hall to greet the courtiers. Everyone entered the hall according to their rank and calmly saluted Lu Zuo, who also returned the salute.
The last one was Ning Wang Liu Xingyuan. He straightened his clothes outside the Xuanzheng Hall, and then walked across the high threshold of the Xuanzheng Hall in an orderly manner. The two civil and military teams next to him turned around to see him, and most of them cast disdainful glances at him.
Lu Zuo saw Liu Xingyuan coming towards him, so he also bowed deeply. Liu Xingyuan looked at each other awkwardly and hurriedly returned the salute.
Lu Zuo walked up to Liu Xingyuan again and made a gesture of invitation to him, indicating that he should stand at the head of the class. Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and they sweated on their foreheads.
After everyone stood still, Lu Zuo returned to the steps and saluted everyone again: "Dear colleagues, due to the busy schedule of official affairs for many days, we have been unable to determine the major national affairs. Firstly, because Xun Yu usurped power and gave the big man The damage caused by Jiangshan is too great. Secondly, determining the position of the emperor is related to the people of the world, so we must not be careless in the slightest."
Xue Jide stood up and said: "What the Marshal said is absolutely true. In the past few days, both the government and the public have been able to achieve the grand occasion thanks to the Marshal's hard work and hard work day and night. As far as I know, the people in the capital now all admire you, Marshal. It can be said that you are a man on the streets of the capital now." It’s because we don’t close our doors at night and don’t pick up things on the road! Now that the Davidic dynasty has been destroyed, the rule should be..."
Lu Zuo waved his hand to signal him not to say anything, "Now the pseudo-guards have been destroyed..."
Qin Fu also interjected: "Why don't we defend the dynasty? Since the dog emperor is dead, whoever has made the most contributions should be the emperor!"
Huo Yan on the side also agreed: "That's right..."
When Qin Fu saw that Huo Yan also expressed his stance, he turned to look at Lu Xiuyuan. Seeing that his face was as dark as water and he didn't speak, he pushed him and said, "Second brother, look at who among us has made the greatest contribution now?"
