Ji Ji cautiously asked Di Renjie: "Elder Di Ge, what Lu Gongzi said, should we remind Your Majesty?" ”

"Don't! Don't," Lu Xiaoxian hurriedly stopped, "Ji Zaifu, these words can only be said to the two of you, so that you can have a mental preparation." It's not that I poured cold water on you, you all know what Your Majesty is thinking now, and adding to Your Majesty's problems at this juncture will not only not solve the problem, but also who will say that who is unlucky! ”

Di Renjie nodded and said, "What Gongzi Lu said is right, since Your Majesty has issued an edict, it will definitely not be changed easily!" If I go to persuade Your Majesty now, she will definitely not listen. Besides, what Lu Gongzi said was just his personal analysis. If His Majesty asks you to show evidence, what will you do? ”

"So what do we do?" Ji asked with a bitter face.

Di Renjie looked at Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian said with a straight face: "This is the second thing I want to tell you." ”

Di Renjie said with a straight face: "Young Master Lu, please speak!" ”

"Since this battle is bound to be lost, then we must prepare for the second hand as soon as possible!" Lu Xiaoxian suddenly looked at Di Renjie, "Elder Di Ge, just now in the mansion you asked King Luling if there would be anything, I can tell you now that King Luling will not only be fine, but it is also very likely that he will be recalled to Luoyang by His Majesty because of the failure of the imperial army's conquest, which is also the reason why I knew that I would be defeated and did not stop it." ”

Di Renjie and Ji Ji glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be surprised: "King Luling will be recalled by His Majesty, is this true?" ”

It has been more than ten years since King Luling was demoted from Beijing, how could he be recalled by His Majesty, Di Renjie and Ji Ji were a little incredulous.

Lu Xiaoxian tilted his head and asked: "If you don't believe it, forget it, when I didn't say it!" ”

"Believe in it!" Di Renjie hurriedly said, "I know that Lu Gongzi has such a judgment, it must be reasonable." ”

Ji Ji couldn't help but glance at Di Renjie, Di Renjie, who is very assertive on weekdays, how could he become a sound worm at this moment?

Lu Xiaoxian didn't pay attention to Ji Xuan, but just said to Di Renjie: "After the defeat of the imperial army this time, Your Majesty will definitely order conscription and a big crusade. All the brave warriors who were recruited to fight bravely were filled with troops and sent to the front line to face the Khitan. Elder Di Ge can make some preparations in advance, when the number of recruited soldiers is too small, he can propose to His Majesty to recruit in the name of King Luling, and the rest of the things don't need me to teach, right? ”

Di Renjie had a smile on his face, and he knew it in his chest.

Ji Ji stopped doing it, and asked on the side: "Young Master Lu, even if this battle is defeated and the Great Zhou army is sufficient, how can you conclude that Your Majesty will definitely order the conscription of soldiers?" ”

"Of course I can tell!" Lu Xiaoxian said unhurriedly.

"Why?"

"No why!" Lu Xiaoxian still said unhurriedly, "My judgment never needs a reason, just look at the result to speak!" ”

Of course, there is a reason why Lu Xiaoxian is so confident, but he can't tell Ji Xuan.

"You ......" had nothing to do with Lu Xiaoxian's laipi face.

Seeing Ji Ji's angry appearance, Lu Xiaoxian's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Ji Zaifu, if you don't believe it, then let's make a bet, if the final result is accurate for me, even if you lose." If I'm not right, you win! How is it? ”

As soon as he saw Lu Xiaoxian's sly smile, Di Renjie knew that something was wrong. But he hadn't had time to stop Ji Ji

, Ji Ji did not show weakness and said: "Bet on it!" ”

Hearing Ji Xuan's words, Di Renjie couldn't help but shake his head: Ji Xuan, Ji Xuan, have you ever tasted hardship, how could you win if you made a bet with Lu Xiaoxian?

"Since it's a bet, there's going to be some bets. What do you say, Ji Jaefu? ”

"What a bet, you say!"

Lu Xiaoxian said to Ji Ji seriously: "If I win, Ji Zaifu will have to promise me three things unconditionally in the future." If I lose, again, I unconditionally promise Ji Jae-suke three things, how? ”

Ji Ji didn't think about it and said, "No problem! ”

"It's a deal!"

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

Lu Xiaoxian showed a fox-like smile and dug a small pit for Ji Xuan, it was simply too easy.

It's not because Ji Ji's low IQ that he fell into the pit that Lu Xiaoxian dug for him. The most critical reason is that he has not dealt with Lu Xiaoxian before. An old slippery head like Di Renjie has suffered Lu Xiaoxian's loss, so he will not easily bet with Lu Xiaoxian.

Seeing the smile on Lu Xiaoxian's face, Di Renjie couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic to Ji Xuan.

Digging a pit was just a small episode, and Lu Xiao gossiped back to the truth: "Elder Di Ge, the third thing also requires you to make some preparations in advance. After King Luling was recalled by His Majesty, it won't be long before he was made the crown prince, what to do, I think Di Ge Lao should know better than me. ”

"What?" This time, not only Ji Ji, but even Di Renjie was taken aback, "You said that King Luling would be made the crown prince after returning to Luoyang?" How is this possible? ”

"What's impossible?" Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Di Renjie, "Elder Di Ge, why don't we make a bet too!" ”

"No, no, no! I don't bet on it! Di Renjie's head shook like a rattle.

Ji Ji couldn't look down on Di Renjie to admit his cowardice in front of Lu Xiaoxian, he was about to speak, but was stopped by Di Renjie.

Di Renjie asked with a humble face: "Master Lu, don't beat around the bush, just tell me directly, what's going on?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian didn't bother to care about it anymore, and said bluntly: "Now there are rumors from the government and the opposition that His Majesty has the intention of passing on the throne to the Wu clan. Actually, His Majesty didn't mean that at all. Her real idea is to make the Li family the emperor, the Wu family will hold the power, and the Wu family and the Li family will live in harmony. This time, the reason why Wu Sansi was sent to take command of the expedition was to let the children of the Wu clan make meritorious contributions, and also to give them more officials and knights, so that they could have more power. After the failure of the conquest of the Khitan, His Majesty will definitely realize that the Wu clan's disciples are not of great use. The last thing she wants to see is that after the Li family became the emperor, the Wu family was completely purged. So, definitely think of a way to get the best of both worlds. Compared with the two heirs of the emperor and the king of Luling, it is the best choice for the king of Luling to inherit the emperor in the future. First, compared with the imperial heir, King Luling is older, and he is also a son-in-law. Second, King Luling was exiled for many years and had no foundation in the court. King Luling will be the emperor in the future, and he will definitely rely on the Wu family. If you are Your Majesty, what will you choose? ”

After saying what he had to say in one breath, Lu Xiaoxian stretched his waist fiercely: "Okay, that's all I have to say." Elder Di Ge, it's not too early, we should go down the mountain! ”

After that, Lu Xiaoxian no longer paid attention to Di Renjie and Ji Xuan, and walked straight down the mountain.

Di Renjie and Ji Ji looked at each other.

Although Ji Ji was very dissatisfied with Lu Xiaoxian's attitude, he had to admit that Lu Xiaoxian's analysis was reasonable.

It's irrefutable.

Di Renjie was a little dizzy at the moment, he had been persuading His Majesty to pass on the throne to the Li family in the future, but he never received a response from His Majesty. Now listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, the false way has come to pass. Since things are developing in the direction of the Li family, Di Renjie is of course very happy, and he also knows what to do.

Looking at Lu Xiaoxian's back, Ji Ji couldn't help muttering: "Why do I think he is like a magic stick, is it really that magical?" ”

Di Renjie showed a gloating expression and said to Ji Ji: "I said Ji Zaifu! Don't care if he's a god stick or not, you should ask for more blessings for yourself when you bet with him! ”

After that, Di Renjie also followed down the mountain.

Ji Ji stomped his foot and said hatefully, "I don't believe in this evil ......"

……

After returning to the house from Longmen Mountain, Lu Xiaoxian carefully digested the news he had received in the past few days. It seems that everything is going according to the original trajectory of history, and all he needs to do is follow the trend.

The trip to Yingzhou made Lu Xiaoxian come to a conclusion: it is basically impossible to change the trend of history by relying on his own personal strength.

Therefore, he didn't even think about stopping the conquest of the Great Zhou army this time, even if he knew that he would definitely lose. However, he had to figure out how he failed and how he failed.

Lu Xiaoxian took out the letter that Chen San gave him from his arms and read it carefully.

Based on his understanding of Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang should not be slandering Sun Wanrong when he says this, not to mention that he wants to gain Sun Wanrong's trust and stay in the Khitan army for a long time, if it is a lie, it will be easy to be exposed.

Since Mr. Wang is so sure that his person will lead the troops to the expedition this time, it means that this person is one of the twenty-eight generals ordered by Wu Zetian.

Lu Xiaoxian felt that he had to find out this.

But how can this person be found?

After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Xiaoxian didn't have a clue. This matter cannot be done yet, so as not to startle the snake.

So, Lu Xiaoxian called Zhang Meng and gave him a task: squatting and watching.

Among the twenty-eight people ordered by Wu Zetian, thirteen were state officials and generals in the army, and they were not in Luoyang at this time. And the remaining fifteen people are now in Luoyang.

If the person Mr. Wang said was a state government official or a general in the army, he would definitely not be in Luoyang now, and Lu Xiaoxian would have nothing to do.

What he can do now is to screen the fifteen people who stayed in Luoyang City one by one.

Because there are no clues in hand, they can only secretly monitor the mansions of these people one by one to see if there are any strangers in and out.

Although it is a stupid method, Lu Xiaoxian firmly believes that as long as he has enough patience, he will definitely gain something.

Zhang Meng has never raised objections to Lu Xiaoxian's arrangement, and he quickly implemented it as soon as he agreed.

"It seems that it is time to properly show your attitude to the female emperor!" Lu Xiaoxian muttered to himself.

Luoyang is Wu Zetian's territory, and Lu Xiaoxian knows that her every move can't escape her ears and eyes. Moving under her nose must not arouse her suspicion. Therefore, Lu Xiaoxian must let Wu Zetian know that everything he does is for her sake.

However, through whom to convey this message to Wu Zetian?

Lu Xiaoxian thought of someone: Yang Si.

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