Lu Desheng felt strange when he entered the palace that day. He always felt that the palace was more depressing than before.
Seeing that he looked strange, Wei Zili came out to greet him when he had time and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It just feels like the surrounding area is stagnant, making me breathless."
Wei Zili said in his heart, Mr. Lu has such a beast-like intuition.
After receiving the battle report of the death of the prince, the emperor finally fainted from anger. When he woke up, the emperor had ordered all news to be blocked, but he did not mention how to deal with the Xie family, and he did not dare to ask. But it is certain that Xue Huaimin and the Xie family cannot get along.
He couldn't say such a fatal thing. As soon as he said it, he would not survive the third watch.
Emperor Kang Cheng in the palace had already regained his composure. After teasing his five-year-old grandson again, he waved his hand and asked the wet nurse to take him down. It was too late for the prince's legitimate son to be born, but there was nothing that could be done about it. The prince's concubine gave birth to two daughters in a row, and it took another year of nursing before she gave birth to the son Song An.
Lu Desheng's heart skipped a beat when he saw Song An being held in the nanny's arms!
In the palace, Emperor Kang Cheng's face became increasingly gloomy. He looked at Lu Desheng and said, "Lu Aiqing, I ask you a question. Please answer it honestly."
Lu Desheng: What should I do if I have a bad feeling and don’t want to continue?
But Emperor Kang Cheng would not give him a chance. He asked directly, "What would you do if your younger son killed your eldest son in order to inherit the family business?"
Wei Zili, who was standing next to him, felt pity for Master Lu as he listened, but when he thought that the emperor would not let him be buried with him, it was just to embarrass him, shouldn't he?
Lu Desheng was so excited when he heard this question! emperor! Is this question acceptable to me? ah! Mother, no, daughter, something really happened to the prince!
"Your Majesty, I am not stupid." Lu Desheng reminded him tactfully. You don’t think Wei Chen is a fool, do you? Wei Chen can think of it!
Emperor Kang Cheng laughed. He smiled, which affected his lungs, and he coughed twice, "Stop talking nonsense and answer well!"
After not hearing his reply for a long time, Emperor Kang Cheng raised his eyes and looked at him, huh?
Your Majesty, why do you like to embarrass me so much? Wei Chen doesn't want to answer this question at all.
Lu Desheng carefully replied, "Your Majesty, Weichen feels that the little wealth of Weichen's family is not enough to make Weichen's youngest son so crazy. Bah, bah, bah, Weichen is wrong. It's not that he is crazy, but... it's... …”
Lu Desheng was silent for a long time, but he didn't say anything else.
frenzied--
Emperor Kang Cheng chewed these four words, wasn't he just crazy?
"Then what will you do?" Emperor Kang Cheng asked persistently.
Is this a gift proposition? Which side should he take? Lu Desheng was so anxious!
On the side of the prince, the fourth prince was offended. The emperor obviously did not want the fourth prince to sacrifice his life for the prince. Otherwise, he would not have come to ask him this question, and he would have just made his own decision. By siding with the fourth prince, it was not only the dead prince who was offended, but also the emperor!
Lu Desheng understood, so he simply closed his eyes, with a calm heart, and boldly replied, "Wei Chen will definitely punish him severely. This bastard dares to plot against his brother and kill him for this little bit of family fortune. Who knows whether he will do it another day?" Killing my old father because of that little bit of family property? I am afraid of death."
Emperor Kangcheng sighed, the factors considered by their monarchs and ministers were different.
"Your Majesty, please, please spare Wei Chen? Wei Chen is thinking too hard about this kind of problem."
"Okay, let's go back! Wei Zili, help me see him off." Emperor Kang Cheng waved his hand at him. He was out of energy and would not keep him.
Lu Desheng left, turning back three times with each step, "Your Majesty, you must take good care of your dragon body."
When leaving the palace, Wei Zili took the opportunity of turning sideways to slip a small note into him, and Lu Desheng calmly took it.
"Master Lu, you understand what you can and can't say after leaving the palace, right?"
"I see."
As soon as Lu Desheng left the palace and boarded his carriage, he quickly ordered, "Old Li Tou, hurry up, drive faster!"
Old Li gave the order, and the riding whip in his hand whirred, and the new carriage ran at its fastest speed.
At this time, Lu Songli was studying the information sent back from Lishan Villa in the study. The Qin family also sent the information she specified about the Xie and Zhao families. She needed to sort it out and extract it from it. The information she wanted.
After Zhao Bin's information was returned, she wrote a letter to the Qin family, asking if the Qin family had collected any information about the Xie and Zhao families over the years, and if so, could they make a copy for her.
Qin Heng received Lu Songli's letter. After reading the letter, he asked his confidants to collect information about the Xie Zhao family and the Queen Mother's family that the Qin family had collected over the years.
Send them to the Lu family together.
"Ah Heng, when will Ah Sheng come back?" As soon as he finished giving instructions, he saw his mother walking in with someone. He is already thirteen, and the groom has never even tried on his wedding attire. Is that ridiculous?
There are only two days left until the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, so no wonder his mother is anxious. He calculated Asheng's speed and rushed from Baihe Town to Chang'an City. In three days, he should be able to barely return to Chang'an City, right?
Qin Heng reassured Mrs. Qin, saying that Qin Sheng would definitely be able to return to Chang'an City before the fifteenth day.
Mrs. Qin was helpless, but she also knew that no matter how much he said, he would not be able to conjure Asheng out.
After Mrs. Qin left, Qin Heng thought of his fourth brother Qin Ming, who had been separated forever, and felt a tightness in his heart and difficulty breathing. Shiro was only nineteen. Even after the New Year, he was still only twenty. The good son died in a foreign land. Such an outstanding general did not die on the battlefield, but died in the internal struggle of the imperial power...
And the Qin Sheng they mentioned was thousands of miles away, speeding through the wind and snow with his fourth brother.
At Wangjing Inn, Qin Sheng dismounted first, then carried his fourth brother to the store, and Li Wei quickly followed.
As soon as Qin Sheng and his party entered the store, all the guests staying in the hotel stopped working.
The shopkeeper hurriedly came to greet him, "Fellow military lords, would you like to ask whether you should stay in the hotel or in the hospital?"
Li Wei told him, "Arrange a few rooms for us, and then bring us some hot water and hot food."
"But - but -" The shopkeeper looked at Qin Sheng and did not dare to speak. Is he holding a corpse? die on the battlefield……
Qin Sheng glanced at him lightly, "You don't need to stay in the hotel, just hit the tip."
Li Wei arranged to stay in the hotel because Qin Sheng's body couldn't bear it. Since he said he didn't need it, forget it. The Qin family are all stubborn and difficult to persuade on trivial matters.
"Then give us some hot water and hot food, take care of the horses, and give us some dry food. Please forgive me, shopkeeper."
Hearing that they were not staying at the hotel, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, okay, come as soon as you can."
"Master, do you need a coffin? If necessary, I can help arrange it." The shopkeeper saw that they were wearing the military uniforms of soldiers from the North, and their inn was also very close to the North. They feel the atmosphere of war better than the people in the hinterland of Dali, and they respect the soldiers who protect their homes and country very much.
Li Wei refused, "Thank you, uncle, for your kindness, but no need." It would be good to bury the Fourth Young Master in a coffin, but taking the coffin on the road would slow down their progress.
"I've finished eating. I'll wait for you outside." Qin Sheng put down his chopsticks, picked up his fourth brother, and walked out of the lobby.
Li Wei took a look and saw that the Sixth Young Master only used the steamed buns and hot water that were served first. He didn't say anything and asked the other brothers to eat quickly. They would have to be on their way soon.
After Lu Songli integrated the information, she found that Zhao Bin was dishonest. The information he gave was probably true and false, but it was enough. She would not believe his one-sided words.
After Lu Desheng got home, he went straight to his study.
"Daughter, daughter, something happened, something really big happened this time..."
After Lu Desheng finished speaking, Lu Songli sighed, the prince was still not saved after all. And the emperor obviously knew that the death of the prince was caused by the fourth prince.
"Daughter, you said something happened to the prince. Will the emperor consider his grandson?"
"Why did you ask so?"
"Isn't it the day when the emperor was talking about the prince that I also brought your eldest brother out, saying that he was not living up to expectations, and also mentioned the idea of cultivating Xiaoxiao? And then today I actually saw the emperor taking Song An, the eldest son of the prince, to Yuqian Palace , when the emperor asked me that question just now, I also said that I would punish my youngest son severely..." Lu Desheng became quieter as he spoke.
Lu Songli said in her heart, Dad, you are awesome, you have offended the fourth prince over and over again.
"Did the child stay in Yugan Palace for a long time?" she asked.
"It didn't take long. I stayed in Yuqian Palace for about two quarters of an hour, and then I was sent back to the Crown Princess."
After Lu Songli thought for a moment, she shook her head. Power will not disappear, but will only be transferred. The prince's eldest son Song An is only five years old. A weak leader will inevitably be accompanied by a strong minister who wields power. Once the power is handed over, it will be difficult to get it back. She felt that the possibility of establishing an emperor's grandson was very small.
On the contrary, the possibility of establishing a fourth prince is high. Just as her father had judged, the emperor was the most irrational and excited when he received the news of the prince's death. He didn't even deal with the fourth prince, so that was all for his own consideration.
"I'm afraid this fourth prince is destined to have some destiny in him." Lu Desheng said angrily. He had given Emperor Kang Cheng eye drops many times before and after this.
She thought for Emperor Kang Cheng, "From the emperor's point of view, the prince is dead. He is angry and worried about who will inherit the throne. It is true to know that the fourth prince killed the prince, but it also shows His ability is undoubtedly outstanding among the remaining three princes." People's hearts are very dark.
Lu Desheng curled his lips.
"Leaving aside the fact that he designed to kill the prince, from a rational point of view, the fourth prince is the most suitable to succeed the throne among the three."
Lu Desheng: "Okay."
"Now our emperor has two choices. One is to choose someone else, the second prince, the third prince, or the emperor's grandson. Let the fourth prince's plan fail and slap him in the face!"
Hearing this, Lu Desheng's eyes lit up.
"However, it is refreshing to be so happy, but it will bring hidden dangers, or turmoil, to the Dali Dynasty. Our emperor is a qualified emperor. He has been emperor for more than 20 years, and he is considered restrained. He should not want to let his ancestors The foundation was defeated by his capriciousness."
Lu Desheng nodded reluctantly, "I agree with you." Emperor Kang Cheng was indeed such a person.
Lu Songli guessed that their emperor would eventually overcome his anger with reason and give the fourth prince a chance. Emperor Kang Cheng was probably looking at the fourth prince coldly at this moment.
Now it depends on what the fourth prince does. What he does determines whether he can become the heir or not, and also determines the severity of the problem that falls on him.
Lu Desheng smacked his lips and said, "If the fourth prince succeeds to the throne, then the prince's death will be unjust."
Politics is so cruel.
"Yes, just because the prince died unjustly, Emperor Kang Cheng, out of guilt, asked more people to go down and bury him with him." At this point, Lu Songli's heart became heavy, and the Qin family...
If the emperor wants to protect the fourth prince, then the matter of brother Ni Qiang cannot be brought to the table. Otherwise, the new emperor's position will be incorrect, he will not be able to convince the public, and it will easily lead to future troubles.
"And the ministers around the fourth prince who seek to follow the dragon will definitely bear the emperor's thunderous wrath."
Lu Desheng nodded, "Then, these audacious people plotted to kill the prince, can the emperor spare them?"
"Wait a minute, when I left the palace just now, Wei Zili secretly slipped a note into me. Let me take a look." He said as he took out the note from his clothespin.
