The capital of the Northern Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the mourning family will never believe that Yu'er is deliberately rebelling, there must be some misunderstanding in this." The Empress Dowager held a dragon and phoenix wooden staff and comforted the emperor bitterly.

"Imperial grandmother, it's about my northern country, you must not be a woman." The prince looked worried about the country and the people, "The news has just come back from the Northern Desert, the third brother of the Kasi feast!" Doesn't this explain everything clearly? The third brother said that he was going to quell the riot, but he only brought 10,000 soldiers and horses; The army was poisoned halfway, and when his father sent troops to support, he found that the poisoning was fake, the ambush was real, and thousands of good people in the court would be annihilated; Even if there was a misunderstanding, after such a major event as the war, the third brother should have rushed back to the court to ask about the situation, but he didn't care, and still went to the Northern Desert in an orderly manner, and still did not give the court a word of explanation...... Obviously, the whole thing was under his control and anticipation from start to finish. ”

The Empress Dowager wanted to say something to refute, but the prince's reasoning was reasonable, and it was really difficult to help exonerate, so she had to continue to look at the emperor.

The emperor pondered for a long time, and finally spit out a few words in a trembling voice: "The three princes intend to rebel, rebel against the imperial court, and kill loyal soldiers and good generals, and now the whole country is wanted to arrest the rebels!" ”

The dragon and phoenix crutches fell to the ground with a bang, and the Empress Dowager sat on the Taishi chair with her legs limp and paralyzed.

That night, the prince secretly summoned Lu Yong to meet.

"Now that the third brother is a criminal of rebellion, Lord Lu, as his father-in-law, should he do something to protect himself?"

Lu Yong originally wanted to wait for the situation to wait for the dust to settle before making a decision, but he didn't expect the emperor to do it so quickly...... So he was shocked, so he had to make a decision immediately: "The prince is clear, the old man has never known anything about this matter, and he has taken a daughter for nothing, the old man is wronged!" ”

The crown prince helped him up and pretended to say, "Lord Lu has a heart, how can this king doubt you?" It's just that people are unpredictable, and adults have followed the third brother for many years, so it is inevitable that others will not speculate. ”

"This ...... I also hope that the prince will correct the old man! ”

The prince poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, and said unhurriedly: "Lord Lu doesn't have to be at a loss. Now I will open the door with Lord Lu and say something, this prince and the king of words have been fighting for many years, it can be described as a battle between wolves and tigers, as long as one of them falls, the other is undoubtedly the future master of the Northern Empire. At present, the shape of the third brother is already clear, and the next king of Beixiao can only be this king! His eyes were full of lust, he didn't want to wait any longer, he wanted to ascend the throne immediately and take Bei Xiao into his pocket, "The next thing is just a matter of time, so Lord Lu, if you can make a decision, turn back to the shore, and help this king remove the last obstacle earlier, then you are a meritorious person." On the contrary, if Lord Lu is unwilling to help, this king will just take a few more steps and spend more hours, and the final result will still not change, but this king will not know what to do with you at that time......"

The prince's words are still proud, but Lu Yong has heard it clearly, it's just that the king of words has completely collapsed now, even if there is no prince to make things difficult, there will be nothing to rely on in the future, and now the prince has no competition, it is sure that it is the monarch of tomorrow, or the person who knows the times is a handsome!

"If the old minister still has something to use in His Highness, then it is the luck of the old man, from now on, Lu Yong swears to follow His Highness to the death, and there is no second heart!"

"Good!" The prince slapped the table, "With Lord Lu's help, the rest of the King Lu will definitely be able to walk smoothly!" ”

Lu Yong bowed, "I don't know what the prince's arrangements will be next?" ”

"Although the King of Words is now unable to protect himself, the hundreds of thousands of troops he left in Beixiao are a thorny problem, this force is like a delicious river fish, eat well and nourish your stomach, if you don't eat well, you will inevitably be stuck in the throat by fish bones, and you will inevitably be in danger of dying. If Lord Lu can help me and make it work for me......"

"Since the fall of King Keyu, the military power will naturally flow back into the hands of the emperor," Lu Yong showed embarrassment, "I'm afraid that for the emperor, the old man is not enough to have such a big fan power." ”

"Lord Lu is too worried. How could this king be so naïve? ”

"What does Your Highness mean?"

"Wanting my father to hand over military power to this king is obviously wishful thinking. Since we can't go between the commander and the army, we might as well consider ...... from the army."

Lu Yong heard his intentions, his heart was shocked, and he said tentatively: "Does Your Highness want the old man to come forward and use the banner of King Yu to win over the army?" But this also needs a reason, after all, the army is still the army of the north. ”

"Tut-tut." The crown prince shook his head with a sneer, "Why have kings been afraid of generals in military power since ancient times? No matter how great the power is, it will be taken back, why is there such a thing as self-respect? That's because the nature of this leading army is special, and the soldiers and generals get along day and night, live and die together, and the generals are the main masters in the hearts of the soldiers. Especially a commander like my third brother, he is quite popular in the army, even if he is guilty of a great crime, those soldiers who have been born and died with him are also in their hearts towards him, if we can use this loyalty to draw a gap between the three armies and my father, then hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and good generals will not all be used by this king! ”

Such a Sima Zhao's heart made Lu Yong gasp, but he was already riding a tiger. The next night, at the behest of the crown prince, he infiltrated the barracks to meet with several of the main generals of the three armies.

Since the accident of the king of Dayu, the three armies have fallen into the state of six gods and no masters, and several main generals have also contacted several ministers who are close to the prince, but the tricky Cheng Dù of this incident is not something that anyone can stop, and more people choose to keep silent. Under such circumstances, Lu Yong's arrival undoubtedly gave everyone a glimmer of hope.

"The prince is upright, never reluctant, the old man will never believe that the prince will do such a thing as collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country!" Lu Yong's righteous words, after an impassioned statement, most of the soldiers have been instigated to boil their blood, "Everyone also knows that the prince and the old man can be said to be external and inward, and the people on and off the stage are all people in the same boat...... Today, I am here with you, and I also want to be a dead horse and a live horse doctor, and I want to do my best to make the last bit of effort, I don't know if the generals are willing to help the prince? ”

Most people who practice martial arts are square-minded, and when they heard Lu Yong say that he was righteous and awe-inspiring, they naturally hit it off.

"Lord Lu attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and coincides with our brothers. But the problem is...... "The lord will be a little embarrassed," although we all firmly trust the prince, but at the moment it seems that the evidence is conclusive, and we can't contact the prince, and now the emperor's holy decree is pressing, and no one can think of a complete way. ”

"How can there be a perfect way in this world? Great achievements require great risks, and this has always been the case, and the general, who has been through a hundred battles, should know this truth better than me. ”

"Listening to Lord Lu's meaning, it seems that there is already a way?"

Lu Yong closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then suppressed his voice and said: "There is a way, but it depends on how loyal the generals are to the prince?" Because of this......" he accentuated, "I'm afraid you need to risk the world's condemnation!" ”

The soldiers glanced at each other and secretly reached a tacit understanding, so they nodded categorically to Lu Yong.