Chapter 25: Assassination of the Prime Minister
"You've really thought about it, and you're going to meddle in this matter?" Lin Yinan looked at Lu Zhiyao with some uncertainty and asked, "You know where those people were arrested." ”
"And even if they are really rescued, I don't know what will happen to them in the future."
Lu Zhiyao and Lin Yinan had just left the capital, and the prince and others who stayed in the capital didn't know where they had gone. If something happens here at this time, there will definitely be careful people who suspect them, so it is not the best time to do it at this time. There is also what Lu Zhiyao thinks in his heart, even if they are rescued, their innocence is also ruined, and where is their safe place in the future is even more troublesome.
Lu Zhiyao sighed weakly, there are too many things in this world that make people feel powerless.
"Every time you go out of Beijing, do you come here?" Lu Zhiyao changed the topic and continued to look at the soldiers who were training below. "If you're not here, who's in charge here? With so many people to eat and drink, where does the food come from? ”
"You always have so many questions." Lin Yinan glanced at Lu Zhiyao and took the lead in the front. "Let's go, I'll take you down and have a look."
Lu Zhiyao followed Lin Yinan to the soldiers' training grounds, perhaps because she was the one brought by Lin Yinan, and Lin Yinan's identity was not clear to them, so wherever the two went, they would attract everyone's curious eyes.
After turning around, Lu Zhiyao saw Ling Yi coming to find Lin Yinan, so he did not continue to follow, but returned to the cave by himself. Thinking that they had been away from the capital for a while, at this time, Nangong Lingfeng should also go back, right?
In the Nangong Mansion in the capital, Nangong Nuo'er affectionately held Nangong Lingfeng's arm and walked leisurely in the mansion.
"Dad, why did you come back so late, and my daughter thought you didn't want to come back!" Nangong Nuo'er said coquettishly to Nangong Lingfeng, causing Nangong Lingfeng to laugh heartily.
"You're going to get married, how can I, the father, not come back." Nangong Ling Feng looked at her with a smile, remembered some rumors he had heard, and asked, "I heard that you proposed to the queen to marry him in front of the civil and military officials?" ”
"Even my father knows about this kind of thing." Nangong Nuo'er pursed her lips and smiled, but did not deny it. Pulling Nangong Lingfeng to the garden and sitting down, she thought about it for a while and said in a low voice, "Dad, my daughter wants to discuss something with you." ”
"Oh? What do you say? Nangong Lingfeng looked at Nangong Nuo'er unexpectedly, and when she said slowly, when she wanted to deal with Lu Zhiqing and Lu Zhiyao, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "It is worthy of being my Nangong Lingfeng's daughter, and she actually started the idea of the people around the prime minister so quickly." ”
"Dad, I didn't joke with you." Nangong Nuo'er looked at Nangong Lingfeng with a very serious expression, talking about what happened to her, Lu Zhiyao and Lu Zhiqing during this time, as well as her worries. "I always feel that Lu Zhiyao is not easy to deal with, and this time she and Lin Yinan went out of Beijing, and the prince's brother also sent people to follow, but until today, no one has returned, and no news has been sent back. I think those people must have been found and eliminated. Dad, it seems that we must pay more attention to Lin Yinan's whereabouts in the future. ”
"Well, that's what I think too." Nangong Ling Feng nodded, then frowned and asked, "How many people did the prince send to follow them this time?" ”
"I don't know much about this, I also entered the palace yesterday and listened to him casually mention it. But Dad, don't you know where Lu Dao Lin Yinan and they went? ”
"I know where Lin Yinan goes to the villa where he stays every time, but this time, whether he goes or not is not certain." A cold light crossed Nangong Lingfeng's eyes, and then he looked at Nangong Nuo'er and said, "Nuo'er, even if you marry to the Luo Wangfu, you can't easily do anything to the two daughters of the Lu family, this matter has to be discussed in the long run, and you can't be in a hurry." ”
"Why?" Nangong Nuo'er thought about it seriously, "Dad is worried about offending Prime Minister Lu Yuanzheng?" ”
"If you do it to these two people one after another, you are clearly going towards him and the Ye family. Although the Ye family is not as good as before, there is nothing to worry about, but this prime minister is different. Think about it, for so many years, the ministers in the court have had ups and downs, and only he, the prime minister, has sat as smoothly as ever, which shows that the emperor treats him unusually. Lu Zhiyao married Lin Yinan, and he must be removed. But before dealing with the affairs of the prime minister and Mu Wangye, you must not act recklessly, understand? ”
"Mu Wang Ye is not very easy to deal with, but he is not all without weaknesses. Dad, what is the relationship between that purple condensation cream in the palace and Lord Mu? There is also that Princess Ruoxue, she is neither the emperor's child nor the prince's master, how could the emperor let their mother and daughter stay in the palace for so long, and she has always given Zi Ningshuang the title of concubine. All of us can see that Lord Mu is interested in that purple condensation frost, which play is the emperor singing? ”
The more Nangong Nuo'er thought about it, the more she didn't understand that there had to be some reason for these two brothers to rob a woman. She had met with that Zi Ningshuang a few times, and she didn't think that woman was a man who would please men, but she matched her name very well, and she was an ice beauty. The emperor is used to letting women coax, and it is understandable that he wants to change his taste, but what is the matter with the prince? There are so many concubines in the harem, why does he take a fancy to this purple condensation cream?
"No'er, Princess Ruoxue's life experience is taboo in the palace, not many people know the Tao, and those who know it don't dare to say it, so you can't mention this matter, let's just treat her as the emperor's daughter. That purple condensation cream was brought back by the emperor when he left the palace that year, and it is not possible for anyone to be favored in the harem for so many years. I don't know much about her and Mu Wangye, but the emperor is willing to be in a stalemate with Mu Wang Ye for this woman, which is also an interesting thing. ”
"I see, the rest of the people in the palace are also in a lively mood." Nangong Nuo'er pursed her mouth, and talked about Zi Ning Shuang and Lin Ruoxue with more and more disdain. After she said enough, she turned the topic to Lu Yuanzheng again. "Dad, you came back this time, but you want to carry out that plan with the prince?"
Nangong Lingfeng nodded, and Nangong Nuo'er continued: "Then after the crown prince ascends the throne, the prime minister should also be replaced, right?" ”
"What's your solution?" When Nangong Lingfeng heard Nangong Nuo'er say this, he knew that she had a ghost idea.
"It's not a solution, I just thought, since the capital is going to be chaotic, it is better to find a way to make it more chaotic. Lu Yuanzheng can't be regarded as our person now, if he dies, there will be one less person around the emperor, and it will be more convenient for us to do things at that time. I don't know anything about the imperial court, so I don't know what to do to bring him down. But how to kill someone, the daughter understands. ”
Nangong Nuo'er smiled like a flower, and talked to Nangong Lingfeng about wanting to assassinate Lu Yuanzheng. "As long as the Lu family is defeated, the Ye family will be even less worried. Lu Zhiyao and Lu Zhiqing have no support, and they will not dare to be presumptuous in front of us in the future. ”
"This matter, wait until I enter the palace to discuss with the queen before making a decision." Nangong Lingfeng gently patted Nangong Nuo'er's shoulder, "If she also thinks that it is useless to stay on the land expedition, then it is better to do what you say, lest he go to the side of the Eighth Prince and Prince Mu in the future." ”
"Okay, you've decided, I'll take care of this." Nangong Nuo'er smiled and talked to Nangong Lingfeng, as if what they were talking about was not something as bloody and cruel as killing.
Lu Yuanzheng has also felt a hint of crisis since Nangong Nuo'er came back. Because Nangong Nuo'er's attitude towards her two daughters couldn't be more obvious. But he never expected that the Nangong family would have murderous intent against him. If Lan Ruoyan hadn't appeared in time, he might never have seen the sun the next day.
Late that night, Lu Yuanzheng had just returned from the palace, dragging his tired body and wanting to go back to his room to rest. But as soon as he walked into the courtyard, a black shadow suddenly flashed in front of him, and he staggered back a few steps in fright, and sat down on the ground in embarrassment.
The long sword in the man's hand frightened Lu Yuanzheng into a cold sweat. Shouting that the subordinates in the mansion came to save him, after watching the minions who fell in front of him, Lu Yuanzheng's face almost distorted in horror.
Lu Yuanzheng fled in a hurry, but no matter how hard he tried, the man in black would always appear in front of him like a ghost, as if he was playing with him, blocking his way, watching him run away, and then continue like this. By the time the man had had enough of playing and swung his sword straight into Lu Yuanzheng's chest, he was ready to be killed.
Lu Yuanzheng closed his eyes tightly, but before he could hear the sharp pain in his chest, he heard the sound of weapons colliding.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Lan Ruoya, who came in time to save his life, and his heart fell to the ground suddenly. didn't care too much, Lu Yuanzheng hurriedly found a safe place for himself to hide, his palms were full of cold sweat, and the clothes on his body were almost all attached to his body, after calming down a little, Lu Yuanzheng frowned and thought about who wanted to take his life.
Lan Ruoyan fought with the assassins, and the two sides were indistinguishable from each other. She watched the man turn and try to escape, but she didn't chase after him. Landing safely, Lan Ruoyan put away her long sword and breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, he responded to Lin Yinan's order, and after he left, he and Zhan Yulong watched the place where the Prime Minister and Xia Han were respectively to protect their safety, but he didn't expect that Lin Yinan's worries actually became a reality, and someone really wanted to kill the prime minister of the dynasty.
Lan Ruoya found Lu Yuanzheng, looking at Lu Yuanzheng's still pale face, she said with a solemn expression: "Prime Minister's Mansion, it's no longer safe." ”
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