"I wonder what the bet between you two is?" Lu Chen looked at Cheng Yaojin curiously and asked.
"Let this shameless guy choose one of my best horses and treasures!" Although Li Shimin said that Cheng Yaojin was "shameless", he still had a smile on his face and did not feel any trouble because he lost the bet. Not fast.
As the most capable prince in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin had countless treasures in his trophies. Of course, Li Shimin had more good horses. In addition to King Mu's "Eight Horses of King Mu", Li Shimin's "Six Horses of Zhaoling" "It is famous in history.
"Actually, our old Cheng doesn't want anything else, just the prince's horse, Sa Lu Zi. Our old Cheng has been coveting it for a long time!" Cheng Yaojin said directly licking his face.
"You! Get out!" Li Shimin doesn't care about the others. The Six Horses of Zhaoling are Li Shimin's heart. Otherwise, Li Shimin wouldn't have ordered people to carve them on the stone wall to accompany him. When he heard that Cheng Yaojin directly licked a His face turned red, Li Shimin immediately stopped and pointed directly at the door of the front hall.
"Hey!" Cheng Yaojin didn't refute, he agreed directly and ran out of the front hall. However, this guy turned around and greeted Liu Jing at the door of the front hall, "Gou, come take a walk with me!" "As he said this, this guy even raised his fingers at Liu Jing.
Liu Jing looked at Cheng Yaojin, then turned to look at his father-in-law. Lu Chen nodded slightly. After Liu Jing saluted Li Shimin and Lu Chen, he left the front hall and was pulled directly by Cheng Yaojin. Walk outside the courtyard.
"This guy is really..." Looking at Cheng Yaojin dragging Liu Jing away, Lu Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying that the description of Cheng Yaojin as wise as a fool was obviously not appropriate, but this guy definitely understood the emperor best. He was a minister with a heart, and he was also the official who knew how to protect himself wisely, otherwise he would not have been able to become a veteran of the three dynasties. Even when Wu Zhao proclaimed himself emperor, this prince was still an unshakable figure.
"Although Lao Cheng is not stingy sometimes, when it comes to getting things done, he really needs to be able to do a lot of things! He is a smart man!" After hearing Lu Chen's words, Li Shimin also glanced at Cheng Yaojin before he left. direction, said with a smile.
"If King Qin didn't have such a person around him, I'm afraid many things wouldn't be possible!" Lu Chen nodded, agreeing with Li Shimin's statement about Cheng Yaojin.
As for Cheng Yaojin, he obviously used the excuse of asking for Sa Luzi to take Liu Jing out of the front hall, leaving room for Lu Chen and Li Shimin to talk.
"There is no one around now. If your Highness wants to say or ask anything, just say it!" Lu Chen didn't believe that Li Shimin came to him just to talk to him about carrying Weiwei equipment, but in Lu Chen's heart Like Ming Jing, Li Shimin came here this time probably because of the Li family's affairs.
"Mr. Lu speaks quickly, and I won't beat around the bush. I want to ask, what do Mr. Lu think of this plan?" Li Shimin asked with a serious look on Lu Chen's expression.
"Your Highness is worried about the prince's recovery?" Lu Chen looked at Li Shimin and asked with a smile.
Why is that location so attractive to these people? Lu Chen couldn't understand. He didn't sit in that seat for free anyway. He worked exhaustingly all day long to approve memorials, and one word could determine life or death. As a result, he stayed in that palace complex for the rest of his life, and it was difficult to even go out. How could it be better to be as free as I am!
"No!" Li Shimin answered simply, and Lu Chen didn't see any other expressions on Li Shimin's face. Li Shimin's expression was very calm, as if he was telling someone else's things, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. It doesn't matter much, "Mr. Lu County, you should also know that no matter from every aspect, the eldest brother is the person who should sit in that position the most. The reason for this plan is because of the eldest brother's body, so the eldest brother forced him to take the position." This plan was proposed, and now that the eldest brother's body has recovered under the treatment of Duke Lu and Divine Doctor Sun, it is natural that the position should be inherited by the eldest brother!" Li Shimin said this sincerely, without any pretense.
"You brothers are really interesting. You are all so humble!" After hearing Li Shimin's words, Lu Chen laughed directly.
"Your Highness, do you want to know what His Highness the Crown Prince thinks of you?" Lu Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then looked at Li Shimin with a smile and asked.
"Oh? My eldest brother has also commented on me? This is quite new. I really want to know how my eldest brother evaluates my incompetent younger brother!" Li Shimin also picked up the tea cup and smiled. Then responded to Lu Chen.
"Ineffective?" Hearing Li Shimin's self-effacement, Lu Chen cursed in his heart, "Good guy, if you are ineffective, then all the other princes will have to wipe their necks!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said this to me, 'Gu Zi thinks that he is more than conservative and not enterprising enough, but Gu's second brother is different. The second brother has deep ambitions and lofty ambitions. Now is the time for the Tang Dynasty to expand its territory. Gu's second brother is different. The second brother is more suitable for that position than Gu!'" After Lu Chen finished speaking, he stopped talking and looked at Li Shimin.
"It seems that eldest brother still insists on going his own way!" Li Shimin sighed after hearing what Lu Chen relayed about Li Jiancheng.
"Your plan has been implemented so far. If it is stopped, has Your Highness ever thought about what those subordinates think? In today's situation, your sudden reconciliation with the prince will bring countless troubles to Datang! "Lu Chen looked at Li Shimin and said.
"I didn't know what Mr. Lu said, but the sacrifice for this plan is too great!" Li Shimin still had an unbearable expression on his face and said in a low voice. This plan was originally planned because Li Jiancheng knew that he was about to die soon. The last batch of aristocratic families were buried together, laying the foundation for the future of the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuanji originally had nothing to do here, but after Li Yuanji learned about Li Jiancheng's plan, he insisted on joining in. He refused to listen to anyone but said One sentence, "Don't let the eldest brother be too lonely."
In fact, Lu Chen has been wondering that there is no need for Li Yuanji to participate in this matter. Even if Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng have a good relationship, this matter is an obvious plan to kill someone, so why would Li Yuanji jump in?
Moreover, history has always said that Li Yuanji was arrogant, domineering, extravagant and lewd, and had no good qualities at all. But would a strong general who could fight for Li Tang really be like this?
Lu Chen had another idea in his mind, that is, Li Jiancheng's plan requires someone to stand on Li Jiancheng's side, in order to give those aristocratic families confidence, because Li Jiancheng's reputation in the military is no match for Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji He is a fierce general, holds military power, and is also a close relative of Li Jiancheng. Having Li Yuanji support Li Jiancheng will give those aristocratic families full confidence, thereby gaining the support of more aristocratic families.
Lu Chen figured out the key to this, and couldn't help but feel a little awe-inspiring for the brothers of the Li family. They were risking their own lives to pave the way for the Tang Dynasty tomorrow.
"Sacrifice?" Lu Chen looked at Li Shimin's uneasy and unbearable look and smiled.
"Isn't it?" Li Shimin didn't understand why Lu Chen could still laugh at this time, so his voice was inevitably a little unhappy, "If the eldest brother continues to implement this plan, what's the use of curing the patient?" Li Shimin looked directly at Lu Chen and asked.
"Why can't it be implemented? Who said that the prince and the King of Qi have to be sacrificed to implement the plan?" Lu Chen looked at Li Shimin and asked with a smile, "Since I know the plan, there is naturally a way to keep the prince and the King of Qi, but the Tang Dynasty does not It’s just the prince and the king of Qi!" Lu Chen continued with a smile, "The final result is that we will not suffer too much loss, and the ones who will suffer heavy losses will only be those aristocratic families who can't lose!" Lu Chen looked very confidently By Li Shimin.
"Does Mr. Lu have any countermeasures?" After hearing Lu Chen's words, Li Shimin seemed to have seen hope, and looked at Lu Chen and asked happily.
"This plan just needs to continue! But I can't appear in the plan, and now, I'm just a county official who stays in Lujiazhuang all day tinkering, that's all!" Lu Chen said with a smile while looking at Li Shimin. Li Shimin should be able to understand the meaning of the words.
"I understand!" Hearing what Lu Chen said, Li Shimin nodded directly and stopped asking further questions.
"Mr. Lu, please give me some of this tea when I return home later!" As if his heartache had been cured, Li Shimin was now in a good mood and went straight to Lu Chen to ask for tea.
"Even if Your Highness doesn't say anything, I should give you some as a gift!" Lu Chen smiled and nodded, "By the way, Your Highness, I heard that Changyuan Building is owned by the Jingzhao Du family?" Lu Chen asked, looking at Li Shimin.
"Weidu in the south of the city, go to the sky five feet", which shows the influence of Jingzhao Weishi and Jingzhao Du. Of course, "go to the sky five feet" does not mean to search for people's fat and anointing, but refers to the tombs of these two families in the southeast of Chang'an The group of people here, their tombs can make the sky five feet high, which shows how huge the family is, and the Du family in Jingzhao is the family with the most officials, from Du Zhou, the imperial censor in the Western Han Dynasty, to the famous Du family in the late Tang Dynasty The poet Du Mu was both a member of the Du family in Jingzhao, and even Du Xiao, the Prime Minister of Houliang in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, was also a member of the Du family in Jingzhao.
"Oh? I have heard about Changyuan Tower, but I don't know whether it is owned by Jingzhao Du family. However, my subordinate Du Ruhui is from Jingzhao Du family. I can find him after returning home. Ask about it!" Although Li Shimin didn't know why Lu Chen turned the topic to Changyuan upstairs, Li Shimin still had to be more concerned about Lu Chen's affairs.
"Du Ruhui is quite capable of making decisions, and His Highness has recruited good talents!" Lu Chen said smoothly after hearing Du Ruhui's name.
