On this day, a news announced by the Lu family in Luoyang City shocked the entire Great Chu Dynasty.

Because after this news, the Lu family actually openly announced that they would recruit warriors from all over the country to form an army.

In the eyes of the common people, this is no different from rebellion.

For a time, the people of the entire Great Chu Dynasty were panicked by the news that a war was about to be fought.

At this time, the palace got the exact news from the Lu family, and the Great Chu Emperor naturally did not worry about the Lu family's rebellion like the people outside the city.

However, he still summoned his henchmen to the palace to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty, the minister has personally confirmed that several clan elders of the Lu family have returned to their youth. ”

A middle-aged man with a mustache and a calm temperament said that this person was Wang Chongshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the Lu family's recruitment of martial artists to form an army?"

After getting reconfirmation from his confidants, the current emperor Li Xing asked.

His tone was calm, and he couldn't see his mood at the moment.

But which one of the people who can discuss in the palace now is not a quick-witted person, the emperor's mind has long been guessed by them.

Speaking of which, the emperor, who ascended the throne before the age of ten, is now seventy, and since the beginning of this year, his health has deteriorated day by day, and he may not be able to afford to be sick that day.

Thinking of this, several ministers secretly looked at each other and made a certain decision at the same time.

"Your Majesty, although Liu Shen is the pillar god of the Lu family, he is also the pillar of my Great Chu Dynasty and has cultivated a large number of talents for the imperial court. ”

"The credit is huge, the hard work is high, and now the willow god is about to cross the catastrophe, and the minister proposes that the court fully support it. ”

Li Renyu, the secretary of the military department, stood up and said.

As a member of the imperial family, he had the best personal relationship with the emperor, so it was most appropriate for him to say this.

"Your Majesty, Lord Li is right, Liu Shen has paid a lot for the Great Chu River, and today is in trouble, and it is really the time for the court to return!"

"The minister seconded Lord Li. ”

The minister also seconded. ”

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As Li Ren's words fell, other ministers responded one after another.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier.

They have worked hard to climb from the bottom to their current status, and now they are in the prime of life, how can they be willing to hand over power to the next generation like this.

Therefore, they were very supportive of the idea that the emperor wanted to prolong his life.

"Well, according to your Aiqing, how should the imperial court help Liu Shen to survive the catastrophe?"

Seeing that no one in the team he had cultivated opposed him, Li Xing's face unconsciously showed a smile.

Immediately, the process of dividing the cake began.

"Your Majesty, the minister proposes that all the money and food spent on this matter be paid by the major families. ”

Seeing that the emperor had spoken, the mustachioed king Chongshan took the lead in speaking.

He stopped halfway through his sentence.

As an old fritter, he has a good grasp of proportion.

"Your Majesty, the minister proposes that this battle be fought by the soldiers of our army. ”

After Wang Chongshan, Li Renyu continued.

"Your Majesty, the minister proposed that Ni Zhengwen of the imperial court support the Lu family. ”

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After the emperor's words fell, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became lively, and everyone rushed to help the Lu family.

It seems strange, but in fact, in the case of similar forces, the ancient people paid attention to doing things more and more.

Now they seem to be distributing work, but in fact they are also distributing benefits, which is also the inevitable result of multi-party balance.

"Okay, good! The matter is settled, and tomorrow, I will raise it at the court. ”

Although the old emperor said and proposed, everyone present knew that this matter was already a squid on an iron plate, and it was decided!

"Your Majesty!"

Just as everyone was satisfied with their respective benefits and was about to dismiss the meeting, an abrupt voice broke the atmosphere in the room.

"Your Majesty, the old minister proposed to let the prince lead the six guards of the East Palace to the expedition. ”

The one who spoke was also an old man, and his age was not much worse than that of the emperor.

This man's name was Zhang Ying, and he was one of the first few people to follow the old emperor.

As soon as his words fell, the entire palace suddenly fell silent, and the various officials who had blushed over the dispute over interests suddenly became dumbfounded, and even Li Renyu closed his mouth at this time.

The only thing that can make so many powerful ministers avoid snakes and scorpions is the competition for the crown prince.

"Zhang Aiqing ......"

"Your Majesty!

The old emperor still wanted to avoid this topic, but it was not the first time that Zhang Ying had told him about this, how could he let him just fool him around and block him directly before he spoke.

This matter involves two princes, one is the little prince who is loved by the old emperor, and the other is the prince who has been diligently in the court for many years.

And Zhang Ying's consciousness is very clear, since you want to continue to be the emperor, you have to deal with your two sons, and don't let the two of them make trouble at a critical time.

At the same time, Zhang Ying knew that the old emperor couldn't do it, and he was determined to kill his son to continue the throne, so he simply didn't even give him a chance to choose.

Directly let the will of heaven choose, if the crown prince can survive this war, it will undoubtedly be the next emperor.

But if he fails, then there is no need to hesitate, because someone will ensure that he dies in the war with honor, so that the little prince can ascend the throne smoothly.

It's that simple, but the old emperor is hesitant, in the end, he still prefers the younger son more.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Li Xing fell silent, Zhang Ying shouted angrily again, wanting him to make a decision quickly.

For Zhang Ying's actions, other ministers all supported him, otherwise, someone would have jumped out to find him for offending the emperor.

However, they didn't help Zhang Ying speak, because that would be a forced palace.

"I'm ready!"

Finally, I don't know whether it was under Zhang Ying's close pursuit or the temptation to continue his life, the old emperor chose to compromise.

In this way, a decision that affected the entire Great Chu Dynasty was finalized.

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At the same time, the old emperor in the palace was discussing with his confidant ministers, and the other big families who received the news were also carrying out this little discussion.

There may be some differences in the results of internal discussions among the major families, but the overall result is to take a wait-and-see attitude.

At the same time, they secretly began to mobilize materials, because they were sure that the imperial court would definitely choose to help the Lu family under the general trend.

After all, the old man is not the only emperor, and other families are also very eager to return to youth.

Sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, the emperor announced in public the decree to help the Lu family.

This caught many small and medium-sized families off guard, but the big families who were prepared acted quickly.

Those who have money will pay, some people will send people, a large number of manpower and material resources, and those who don't need money will be sent to the Lu family.

This is also the usual measurement of the big family, regardless of how the benefits are distributed on the surface, secretly they will embezzle some of the things that can be obtained quickly.

These small actions of the major families undoubtedly added fuel to the fire in this chaotic situation and added to the tension in the imperial city.

This also helped Zhao Yi to a certain extent, because, judging from this situation, when the war is together, no one can be left alone.

This is invisibly, I don't know how many teammates have been pulled into the water for the Lu family.

At this time, the Lu family's good teammates, the East Palace of the Imperial City, and the Prince's Mansion.

"Teacher!" A middle-aged man saw Zhang Ying coming in, and immediately bent down to salute, looking at him, he should have been waiting for a long time.

"Time is urgent, you don't need to say anything else, you understand, I'm here to want you to remember three warnings. ”

"One, don't be greedy for merit at any time of this expedition!"

"Second, be wary of the people around you. ”

"Three, before you do anything, everything is based on your safety. ”

After Zhang Ying finished speaking, he didn't stop and left in a hurry.

"Teacher!"

Looking at Zhang Ying's stumbling steps, the crown prince Li Yuanying bowed deeply, and randomly wiped the tears in the corners of his eyes, and his face became ruthless.

He took a deep look in a certain direction of the palace, then turned his head and entered the room.

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(End of chapter.) ）