Dongfang Aiqing, you must be very strange, right?"

The emperor, who was facing away from Dongfang Shuo, did not turn around, but asked.

Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "What's strange?"

"Why is Lu Yanzhang's father in the court today. Not only Lu Yanzhang's father, but even Sima Zaizhi, who was angry for several days, also went to court today. You must be wondering about this, right?"

The Emperor asked.

During the questioning, he threw some of the bait in his hand into the lake one after another, first startling the fish, and then the fish were attracted by the bait and gathered around.

Dongfang Shuo stood outside the gazebo, looking at the emperor who looked defenseless.

There was a path under his feet leading to the pavilion, and the forest behind him was more than ten zhang away, so it could be said that within the distance that could hinder Dongfang Shuo's move, there was no possibility of Tibetans at all.

Even under the clear surface of the lake, there are only fish gathered around to eat bait, and there is no strange smell.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I am indeed puzzled by this. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

However, at this distance, Dongfang Shuo is not 100% sure whether he can succeed.

If you don't die with one blow, it will be Dongfang Shuo who will die.

But at this moment, the emperor's clothes were thin, and he didn't look like he was wearing any armor at all.

"They were called by the widow, and the son of the widow was called to them. At this point, the emperor straightened his sleeves and put the unfinished bait in his hand on the stone table in the pavilion. While taking off the dark dragon robe, he turned his eyes to look at Dongfang Shuo, and continued, "Eighth child, he can indeed share some worries for the widow, Dongfang Aiqing thinks, is he suitable to be the prince?"

Dongfang Shuo was stunned.

He was stunned, not that the emperor asked him about the candidate for the crown prince, but that he was surprised that after the emperor withdrew the dragon robe, there was only a thin plain robe left, and because the plain clothes lost the support of the dragon robe, the placket was slightly opened, revealing a large part of the emperor's chest.

What is certain is that he did not wear any armor on his chest at all.

And in order not to make the emperor suspicious, Dongfang Shuo didn't keep staring at his chest, but after glancing at it, he immediately lowered his head.

"The minister is just an outsider, and he should not interfere in His Majesty's family affairs. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

The emperor smiled, then walked out of the pavilion and came to Dongfang Shuo: "Aiqing raised his head, this is not a court, it is not as formal as this." The widow remembers that when you first met the widow ten days ago, you were in high spirits, not like today. ”

Hearing this, Dongfang Shuo raised his head and met the emperor's gaze.

"In the past, he was a plain-headed common man and had no fear, but now that he is a minister, he should always have the appearance of a minister. ”

Dongfang Shuo smiled slightly.

And the emperor also chuckled, but I don't know if it was sarcasm or something else.

"Sure enough, after becoming an official, you can change a person. The emperor looked up to the sky and sighed, and then looked at Dongfang Shuo again, "The establishment of the crown prince is a matter of the national system, not a family affair of the widow. ”

"Although it is a national body, the world of Longlin is the world of His Majesty's family, so this matter related to the world is naturally also His Majesty's family matter. The establishment of the crown prince is a matter of national system, and it should be decided by His Majesty, and His Majesty should not influence His Majesty's decision. ”

Dongfang Shuo still did not give a positive answer.

Because at this moment, there is something else on his mind.

At this moment, the distance between the two was only more than two zhang and less than three zhang, and his chest did not have any protection, if Dongfang Shuo made a move, he could stab the dagger into his chest in an instant. At that time, a foot-long dagger foot could pierce his chest, and if it went well, it could even pierce his heart directly.

But Dongfang Shuo's concerns are also here.

How do you make sure everything goes smoothly?

The emperor could be assassinated even in his own home, and Dongfang Shuo was an outsider among outsiders, so it was impossible for the emperor to be defenseless.

Thinking of this, Dongfang Shuo suddenly realized something.

Could it be that the emperor is testing himself?

And after the general temptation, it is reuse, and once it is reused, it is equivalent to gaining trust.

So if you do it at this moment, you may not be able to succeed, and you may even lose everything.

At this moment, he understood that the safest situation was to kill the emperor and protect himself at the same time.

Because of this, yesterday he would ask Ji Zhaoning to help him obtain the military power of the Imperial City. With the military power in hand, he is equivalent to an extra layer of security, even if he kills the emperor, he can have room to turn around.

"That's a good thing to say, it's really good, the family of the world, the home of the widow. While praising Dongfang Shuo's words, the emperor sighed at the meaning of Dongfang Shuo's words.

After a while, the emperor continued: "You are very pleased with your answer, but let the matter of the prince be put aside for the time being." Let's get down to business. ”

Dongfang Shuo thought about it carefully, this is back to the point, and what he said should be something that he didn't say before.

"But even if the Eighth Emperor came forward, how could the Lu family and the Sima family still be willing to take the initiative to come to the palace to find themselves bored?" Dongfang Shuo asked.

The Emperor smiled, and then turned and entered the pavilion again.

Before leaving, he gave Dongfang Shuo a look, so the latter also followed into the gazebo.

At this time, the fish under the lake have eaten up the bait and are wandering around leisurely.

"The widow asked the old man to go and tell them that if they don't come today, the widow will move their foundation. The emperor said, "Lu Aiqing comes every day, and she has always been very obedient, so it's not surprising that she came." It's Sima Aiqing, the eighth said that he still couldn't say it after listening to the words, but in the end, he still came, hehe, "At this point, he looked at Dongfang Shuo, "Do you know, why is this?"

There is a bit of deep meaning in his eyes.

Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment, but shook his head.

Seeing this, the emperor looked ahead: "Because they know that the widow is not just talking this time." ”

Not just talking?

With this sentence, Dongfang Shuo's first reaction was to be confused.

But within a few breaths, he gradually began to understand the meaning of the sentence.

It's not just talking, in other words, it's really going to do it. That is, if they don't come today, the emperor will really move their foundations.

Although their existence can also check and balance the imperial power to a certain extent, if the imperial power really attacks, they still can't bear it. Even if it will bring trauma to itself, it is not impossible for the imperial power to destroy the two of them.

But just to let these two people go to court, why do you want to do it to this extent?

"Is there anything special going on today?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

The emperor smiled and said, "Today is the day when Shang Guogong was enthroned. ”

(End of chapter)