Chapter 112
After hearing his daughter's analysis, Lu Desheng's eyes lit up, "Daughter, do you think we can give the Xie family and the Zhao family a ride and bring the Zhao family or the Xie family closer to the fourth prince's network?"
Lu Songli looked at her father's eagerness to give it a try, and it was a little funny. Her father was sharpening his sword to fight against the pigs and sheep. In fact, she was a little tempted, but after thinking about it, she still shook her head and rejected her father's proposal.
"Dad, let's not move, especially you. We must believe in our emperor's ability to monitor all officials. We use the emperor as a knife, just in case he notices..." It is good to kill with a borrowed knife, but given the current situation, it is risky to take action. It's too big, and if you are discovered, you might get caught in it.
It is better to wait and see what happens and see if there is an opportunity for a last hit later.
"Then we don't have to do anything?"
"In the current Chang'an City, no movement is worse than silence." At this time, Chang'an City was like the center of a hurricane. Under the eyes of Emperor Kang Cheng, this was the time to be good. Those who were good may not be rewarded, but those who were not good would be rewarded. About to get beaten.
Lu Desheng thought about it and found that it was indeed the case. Then he opened the study door and ordered his servants to call Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi over.
Lu Songli knew what her father wanted to do. At this time, it was really time to unify his will.
Not long after, the two brothers Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi came to the study.
Lu Desheng mentioned the recent situation to them, and finally told them, "There have been strong winds and waves in Chang'an City recently. You all should keep your tail between your legs and be a good person, do you hear me?!"
Lu Songli thought quietly, as before, prepare for the worst and work hard for the best. They are currently preparing for the worst outcome of something happening to the prince. If something happens to the prince, someone must be responsible. His death in the Northern Territory was an unreasonable disaster for the Qin family. The Qin family would definitely bear the brunt, and the Lu family might also be implicated.
By that time, it was already a game between the upper echelons. As pawns, they could only do so much, they could only manipulate people's hearts and leverage their strength.
It's a pity that she noticed the conspiracy of the fourth prince and others too late. Otherwise, if she had messed up the matter before the prince went to work in the north, there would have been no such thing.
This idea only flashed in her mind for a moment, and then she was forgotten. Seeing that the crisis is not terrible, if there is a crisis, we will solve it.
What they have to do now is to prevent others from adding insult to injury. To deal with this move, it is natural to try to grasp the enemy's handle and lifeline as much as possible. If you grasp their handle and lifeline, will the opponent dare to add insult to injury to you?
They cannot move in Chang'an City, but there is a place outside Chang'an City that can be moved.
Lu Songli's eyes fell on the four words "Lishan Villa", "Zhao Bin, Zhao Bin, it's your time to perform. I'll give you a chance this time. I hope you can live up to your expectations this time."
In Lu Songli's view, Zhao Bin has always been just a knife. He used to be a good knife in the hands of the Zhao family, but now he has become a sharp blade that stabs the Zhao family. Use it now, it's just right.
Only then did the three fathers and sons of the Lu family know that his daughter, sister, and second sister had arranged for someone to be with Zhao Bin.
Watching her arranging things, Lu Mingzhi moved his mouth and whispered, "Second sister, Zhao Bin was so miserable before, why haven't you let him go yet?"
Lu Zhiyuan: ...His sister is too scary. Don’t offend her if he offends anyone in the future! He swore secretly.
Snapped! Lu Desheng gave his younger son a melon, "Can you speak? Your second sister is planning something far-sighted——"
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Mingzhi, are you still worried about him?"
Nonsence! Lu Mingzhi shook his head quickly under his old father's eager gaze. He wasn't worried about Zhao Bin, he just felt pity for him. Forget it, if he wasn't pitiful, it was his second sister who was pitiful. Thinking about it this way, Zhao Bin might as well be like this.
Lu Songli continued, "Don't worry, after this incident, I will let him go free, and the grudge between me and him will be cleared."
Lu Desheng: Nonsense, you clearly abandoned him like a pair of worn shoes because you saw that he had no use value.
Lu Mingzhi: What should I do if I think he is even more pitiful? !
Lu Zhiyuan: Don’t offend my sister, don’t offend my sister.
A girl’s mouth is a liar.
Lu Desheng shook his head and walked out of the study with his hands behind his back. After leaving the study, he trotted back to the main courtyard with brisk steps, sharing his daughter's intelligence and foresight with his wife.
Lishan Villa
On this day, Zhao Bin woke up from a drunken dream. At this time, he was washed and washed by someone, his hair was tied up, and his clothes were luxurious and exquisite. Looking at his legs, he felt like he had returned to the time when he was high-spirited.
The maid Jin Chan came to him and said with a full smile, "Fourth Young Master, the sun is warm today. How about we go to the plum forest and have a look? The snow along the road has been swept away by the servants. It is very convenient to go there."
Zhao Bin looked directly at the person who came, "No need to go to so much trouble, just tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Jin Chan was at a loss.
"Are you from Lu Songli?"
Jin Chan was startled, "Fourth Young Master is joking."
Zhao Bin smiled self-deprecatingly, "I think that when I reach this stage, she is the only one who still cares about me so deliberately."
After saying this, he said again, "Just tell me, I will cooperate with you in whatever you need me to do."
Jin Chan gritted his teeth, stated his request, and then presented him with paper and pen.
When Zhao Bin heard this, he smiled with unknown meaning, then he readily picked up the smile, dipped it in ink, and started writing.
Seeing this, Jin Chan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that what he said was true.
She is Liu Erxi's distant cousin, and her home is on Zhuangzi near Lishan Mountain. Her cousin came to their house before, and he knew she was thoughtful and tight-lipped. He asked her privately if she would like to take care of a disabled person and work as an internal agent beside him.
He also said that if she didn't want to, just pretend that he hadn't mentioned it. If she wanted to, he would take her away and tell the public that she was going to work for a wealthy family. But whether this matter is successful or not, it cannot be told outside the world, nor can it be told to the family.
She was the second child at home, and there was an eldest sister above her. Seeing her mother who was bedridden, her hard-working father, and several skinny younger brothers and sisters at home, she gritted her teeth and agreed.
Soon, the Zhao family courtyard at the foot of Lishan Mountain was looking for slaves, and she was quickly selected with a neat appearance. After a little care, she went to serve the fourth son, Zhao Bin.
When her cousin sent her here, he only told her to serve her with her heart and not to think too much about anything else, and he did not contact her at ordinary times. This was the first time someone from her cousin contacted her, and it might also be the last time.
After she came to the Zhao Family Courtyard, her family had good luck. A good doctor wandered into their village and cured her mother's illness. The family only spent a little money. Then, her father found a part-time job, which paid well and was not tiring. Then the eldest sister said a good marriage...
She knew that all this happened because of the noble people behind her cousin, and she was grateful.
In fact, she didn't know the noble man's name, but her cousin mentioned it once occasionally, and she remembered it deeply.
In about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Bin finished writing, and then put down the pen, "It's not unfair for me, Zhao Bin, to lose at her hands, and it's not unfair for Xie Zhao and his family to lose at her hands. She has calculated people's hearts to the extreme." She deserves it. She wins.
Zhao Bin didn't feel any burden at all about betraying the Zhao family and the Xie family. He is now a weakness of the Zhao family. If the Zhao family doesn't protect him, don't blame others for taking advantage of him.
He had been in Lishan Villa for so long, and except for the first time when he sent things to her, there was no news from his good sister after that.
He could understand that she was busy and was about to get married.
But isn’t Lu Songli the same? His enemies specially arranged for people to take care of him and greeted him. It was really ironic.
Jin Chan took the paper, bowed to him, and walked out.
After she went out, Zhao Bin took a book casually, leaned back, raised his head, covered the book on his face, and then began to laugh lowly, and tears came out as he smiled.
Yugan Palace
Cough cough——cough cough——
Emperor Kang Cheng finally stopped coughing, and Wei Zili quickly handed him a hot handkerchief. After wiping his mouth, he handed him a cup of ginseng tea.
Emperor Kang Cheng took two sips and suppressed the itching in his throat. He leaned back on the soft pillow again and asked with squinting eyes, "Is there any letter from the north?"
Wei Zili: "Not yet."
Emperor Kang Cheng's face was grave, "Send another secret edict to the prince to return to Chang'an! Hurry!"
"Here!" Wei Zili said in his heart, is this the third secret edict?
"Wait a minute, go get me the burial list first." Emperor Kang Cheng ordered.
"Here!"
Wei Zili came back not long after, "Your Majesty, this is the list of burials, please take a look."
Wei Zili's head was pressed very low.
"Lv Desheng hasn't done anything strange these days?"
"No, Mr. Lu usually hardly goes out after returning from the palace. The Lu Mansion is also quiet. Except for the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, when the Qin family went to hire people, the second Miss Lu went to the Silver House. The young master was ordered by Mrs. Lu to run around and run errands outside. The people coming and going are normal."
Emperor Kangcheng thought for a moment, raised his ink pen, and crossed out Lu Desheng from the list of officials buried with him.
That's all, Lu Desheng treated him with sincerity and let him go, thus ending the relationship between the king and his ministers. Otherwise, he would still have a death-free gold medal given by himself, and he would only be able to use it and not die. In this case, it was no different from taking off his pants and farting. It was meaningless that he gave him the gold medal to avoid death.
When Wei Zili saw this scene, he admired him in his heart. Mr. Lu was so powerful that he actually made the emperor change his mind. You must know that Mr. Lu is the most useful minister in front of the emperor. Even if the emperor dies, he still wants to take him to the ground and continue to use him.
He had known for a long time that Mr. Lu was on the list of people buried with him. He was not the only one, but he must also be among them. Although he was not on this list, Wei Zili felt that he should be executed secretly, right?
Now Mr. Lu has escaped with his life, which is really enviable.
"Wei Zili, after I leave, I will let you go free."
"Your Majesty, I want to stay with you forever." Wei Zili said quickly.
Emperor Kang Cheng sighed and said, "Then you can guard my tomb."
Emperor Kang Cheng had told him this, but he had never believed it. But today, the emperor crossed Mr. Lu's name off the list of burials. Perhaps, he can believe it?
This matter was later quietly revealed to Lu Desheng by Wei Zili. If Lu Desheng had not sincerely reminded him before, or if the emperor had not crossed out his name, then he would definitely not have said this.
This news made Lu Desheng break into a cold sweat.
Lu Songli also didn't expect that, first of all, she was from a later generation, and funerals were very simple. In addition, she had never conducted a funeral, so it was normal for her not to notice this. Secondly, the Dali Dynasty had practiced thin burials for several generations, and she did not expect that Emperor Kang Cheng would resume human burials. Is this because the emperor has not done enough and wants to take it underground to enjoy it?
Moreover, this is not a burial list, it is a life and death note for the Lord of Hell.
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Lu Songli suddenly realized that this was a good thing. Since the emperor has someone he wants to take away, is there anyone the fourth prince wants to send away urgently?
If they can't get on the ship, they don't necessarily have no chance of cooperation, right?
Lu Songli always believed in that saying, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
"Your Majesty, there's a letter from the north!" Wei Zili hurried in.
"Bring it to me quickly!"
Emperor Kang Cheng opened one letter first, glanced at it twice, and then threw it aside.
Then, he opened the last one, and then, "Pfft——"
Emperor Kang Cheng vomited a large mouthful of blood, and the letter in his hand fell.
"Your Majesty!" Wei Zili was instantly frightened out of his wits, "Quick, call the doctor!"
After vomiting a large mouthful of black blood, Emperor Kang Cheng felt that his body relaxed a little. He supported the table, his eyes were filled with tears, and he growled, "What does Qin Yue do for food?!"
Looking at the battle report, Emperor Kang Cheng's hands were shaking all the time. Prince, they actually let the prince die in the hands of the Qiang Hu people!
He received two battle reports. The first one was about Qin Yue leading an army to besiege the Qiang and Hu royal court, and the latter one was about the death of the prince.
Wei Zili came over and helped Emperor Kang Cheng lie down on the couch. After he lay down, he went to collect the two battle reports. When he accidentally glanced at the contents of the letters, he trembled all over and wanted to insert his own eyes! The prince actually died in the north? ! Something happened, something big happened!
Wei Zili's mind was buzzing, and then he felt the glare behind him. He lay prone on the ground. It was over. Could he know this? But he still couldn't help but think, if the sky is falling, what will happen next? What will happen to everyone involved?
"Come here, capture the fourth prince for me!" This was Emperor Kang Cheng's first order.
"Yes!" Wei Zili got up from his crawling state.
But when Wei Zili just walked out of the door to give orders, he was called back again.
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"emperor?"
Emperor Kang Cheng took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, "Don't take anyone first, let people surround Jingyang Palace secretly."
"Write Xue Huaimin to me." Emperor Kangcheng said with a ferocious smile. His prince was dead. They killed his prince. The fourth prince was one of his few sons. He hadn't figured out how to deal with him yet, but Xue Huaimin What do these people live for? !
Wei Zili quickly realized that the emperor was talking about adding Xue Huaimin to the list of burials.
"And the Xie family!" The Xie family are people who follow people's influence! When the life or death of the prince was uncertain, he voted for Song Mo! You want to gain the power of the dragon, right? He wants them to get nothing!
"Your Majesty, there are nearly two hundred members of the Xie family. This -" Wei Zili reminded in a low voice.
