In the room, Lu Ting carefully pasted a new plaster on Wang Jue's wound, and after gently pressing it, he said with relief: "Lang Zhong said that after pasting this plaster, the wound will heal, and he is a little unaccustomed to walking on the ground, Wang Lao Zhang rest assured, last night I told the two of them to take a carriage from Suzhou to Hangzhou, one does not have to worry about the recurrence of the wound, and the other is to recover the time for recuperation. ”

On the last day, Wang Jue still didn't let go, and Lu Ting also gave up the idea of convincing him.

It's not bad to earn personal favors.

Seeing that Lu Ting was about to leave, Wang Qi, who had not spoken just now, suddenly spoke: "Master Lu, if you are not busy, how about chatting with the old man?" ”

Lu Ting's footsteps stopped, his eyes flashed with hope, his little heart suddenly beat faster, and a voice sounded in his mind: Keep the clouds open and see the moon, and the effort will be rewarded.

"It's nothing, just talk to Uncle Wang." These days are tiring and tiring, and it is this time that I am waiting for it, and I finally see a glimmer of hope, no matter how busy I am, I have to be here.

Wang Jue looked at Lu Ting, and suddenly said with some emotion: "One minister doesn't matter to two masters, does Lu Gongzi agree with this?" ”

Obviously, Wang Jue is talking about his relationship with the crown prince Li Jiancheng, as the crown prince Zhongyun, he should be loyal to Li Jiancheng, but Wang Jue brought it up, which seems to confirm his thoughts, but in fact, deep down, this idea has been shaken, and he said it in the hope that Lu Ting could convince himself.

"The younger generation said that this lord is the emperor, and it is the emperor's arrangement that the court gave the prince a fortune to the old man and the official to take up his post." Lu Ting explained calmly.

"The crown prince is the future emperor, isn't he the lord? Both the government and the opposition know that the emperor has always favored the prince, since he came, the prince is not a concubine, a long man is not a young, Lu Ting, I don't know why you are optimistic about the king of Qin, according to the old man's understanding of the emperor for many years, the emperor is a traditional and rule-abiding person, and the candidate in his heart has always been the prince. Speaking of political affairs, Wang Qi became serious.

Li Yuan's preference for Li Jiancheng, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government all know that in this Yang Wengan incident, the Qin Wangfu has done enough to make a big move, but Li Yuan's big stick was raised high and gently put down, and after only finding a few scapegoats, he ordered not to be investigated, and the position of the crown prince Li Jiancheng is still unshakable.

"Tradition?" Lu Ting looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "It's really that traditional and rule-abiding, the emperor is at ease to be a courtier of the Sui Dynasty, instead of being a king, King Wu of Han is not the eldest son, isn't he the emperor, and he will greatly expand the territory of the Han Dynasty. ”

Wang Jue hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "The old man wants to admit that the Tang Dynasty can build a country, and the King of Qin has made great contributions, and the prince is not as good as the King of Qin in terms of ability, and the King of Qin is not only outstanding, but also good at buying people's hearts." ”

"King Qin saved the king's father-in-law, also to buy people's hearts? Whose hearts and minds are you buying? Lu Ting asked rhetorically.

"That's deliberately embarrassing the prince and making the prince deviate from morality."

"If King Qin stood by and made the people in the East Palace sad, wouldn't it be more detached from the prince? But King Qin saved Uncle Wang, it can be said that he deliberately embarrassed the prince, it can also be said that he cherishes his talent and cherishes Uncle Wang's talent, at least he is willing to take action, unlike some people, in order to save themselves, anyone can abandon without hesitation. ”

Wang Jue sighed, and finally shook his head: "The prince is the eldest son after all. ”

The previous dynasty betrayed once, and this time betrayed the prince and switched to King Qin, isn't that like Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms, he became a slave of the three families?

Discussing these things with himself, Lu Ting knew that Wang Jue's heart had been shaken, and he just wanted to persuade him by himself, lest someone say that he betrayed the old master, it was best to give him a step, he was really so loyal, when his uncle Wang Ju had an accident, for fear of being implicated, he would not run to Zhongnan Mountain to hide before the officers and soldiers came to the door, until Li Yuan invaded Hanzhong and went to the Shizifu to join the army under the recommendation of Li Gang.

Some are speechless, they are all a little old man with gray hair and beard, and he is so hypocritical, playing with his mouth saying no, but his body is very honest?

I felt a little contempt in my heart, but I still cooperated and said: "It was the prince who abandoned Mr. Wang first, and he fell into the well for Mr. Wang, and no one can say anything if he turns to the master, even if Mr. Wang doesn't think about himself, but also for the sake of the family, there is an old saying that is good, wealth and wealth are in danger, anyway, Mr. Wang's official is lost, and the family property is confiscated, even relatives and friends are hiding far away, now it can be said that there is nothing, and there is nothing to lose, why not fight it." ”

"Lu Ting, are you from the Qin Palace?" Wang Jue stared at Lu Ting and asked, this is a question he has wanted to ask for a long time.

"No" Lu Ting said very frankly: "I have always looked up to King Qin, but no one recommended him, there is no way to take refuge, I heard that King Qin admires Mr. Wang very much, I think this is an opportunity, if I can persuade Mr. Wang, maybe there is a chance to serve King Qin, I have always said that Mr. Wang is a bit like a deceased relative, in fact, it is only one of the reasons, the second reason is to see if I can grasp this opportunity to achieve the goal of killing three birds with one stone." ”

Wang Jue didn't speak, and kept staring at Lu Ting, as if he wanted to see through Lu Ting's thoughts.

The room was quiet for a while, Wang Jue kept staring at Lu Ting, Lu Ting knew that he was making a decision related to his life and fate, and he didn't want to rush him, pretending that nothing happened, looking at his nose and nose, and waiting for Wang Jue's answer.

Time seemed to have stopped all of a sudden, obviously it was only a few breaths, Lu Ting felt that a year had passed, especially Wang Jue was still an old man, an old man looked at himself like a torch like this, and there was a feeling of hair in his heart, for some reason, he suddenly remembered the scene when Fu Zhi called "Childe, duck" and "Childe, it's a duck", and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, God bless, Uncle Wang must not have some kind of bad habits.

No, it's so disgusting, I have to kick that kid twice when I go back, and I scream early in the morning, so that I have a psychological shadow.

It's still a little pretty girl's appearance that can stand the test, although she has a big temper and is arrogant, she looks up like a proud peacock at every turn, and gives a big white eye for free from time to time, the problem is that the little face looks pleasing to the eye, the two chatted about the topic of Mingma, quarreled a few words, sarcastically said a few words to each other, and felt that time flies, that is like now, it is not, it is not, it is not standing, it is not sitting, every moment is torment.

I don't know how long it took, it could be the time of half a cup of tea, or it could be the time of half a pillar of incense, just when Lu Ting couldn't help but say, Wang Jue suddenly whispered a person's name: "Qi Hui." ”

"Qi Hui? Who is he? Lu Ting also lowered his voice.

Judging from Wang Jue's expression, this person named Qi Hui is an important person.

"Nephew, nephew."

Lu Ting said in surprise: "Nephew? But his surname is Qi, and your surname is Wang. ”

"He takes his mother's surname for the time being." Wang Jue explained, and quickly said: "Qi Hui is the rate of the East Palace, you find him and tell him that Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, his wings are red and yellow, and he will know how to do it." ”

The rate is the official in charge of timekeeping, the position is not high, but the position is very important, and being able to serve as the rate of the East Palace shows that he has the trust of the prince, as for why he doesn't follow his father's surname Wang, and his mother's surname Qi, that is, Wang Jue doesn't explain, and Lu Ting can roughly guess what the reason is.

Ancient people knew that they could not put their eggs in one basket, and would find ways to minimize the risk, just like Taiyuan Wang's as an example, Taiyuan is the ancestral land of Wang's lineage, and it can also be said to be the birthplace, which can be divided into branches like Karasuma Wang, Wang Bingzhi, Karasuma Branch, Wenzhongzi Branch, Wang Xuanqi Branch, Wang Zhonghei Branch, Hedong Wang Clan, etc., some of the partial houses even have the mother's surname, and move out early to be independent, but also to retain the bloodline for the family.

When there is a power struggle, standing on the wrong side or offending people, when it is serious, the nine clans will be punished, and people will be separated, and the continuation of the bloodline can be maintained when encountering a major crisis, so as not to be served by others, as for Wang Jue's nephew is called Qi Hui instead of Wang Hui, it is not difficult to understand, just now it was emphasized that he temporarily followed his mother's surname, that is, he would recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors in the future, that is to say, that Qi Hui is a secret son left by Wang Qi in the East Palace, or a very important secret son.

Compared with loyalty, blood is more reliable, and Wang Qi provides such an important chess piece, which shows one thing, he not only believes in himself, but also bets on Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

Thinking about it more carefully, Lu Ting can only describe Wang Qi with an old treacherous and slippery: if the crown prince Li Jiancheng is on the throne, in order to win people's hearts, Wang Qi will definitely be recalled for reuse; If Li Shimin, the king of Qin, wins, that chess piece is also a bargaining chip for Wang Jue's promotion, to put it mildly, even if Li Shimin fails, that secret son is called Qi Hui, what is the matter with Guan Wangju?

No matter who wins, Wang Jue, who bets on both sides, is the winner.

Thinking about it, Wang Qi was able to escape the pursuit of the previous dynasty, and when Li Yuanbing entered the Han Dynasty, he was able to get Li Gang's recommendation, from a small prince's mansion to join the army, and he rose to the top of the ranks, and the official became the prince Zhongyun, how to do it without any means, I thought he was a stubborn old man at first.

Check-in guest house, the next day to leave, but the night before leaving fell and injured the foot, this foot is really broken, or did you deliberately fall and hurt? Use these three days to observe yourself, test yourself, and see if you are trustworthy or trusted? For some reason, the more Lu Ting thought about it, the more panicked he felt in his heart.

Forget it, compared to these officialdom people, he is too tender, whether he uses him or he uses himself, as long as there are benefits, I don't know why, I always feel that Qi Hui is very familiar, as if he has a demerit somewhere.

Lu Ting's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he remembered that there was a record in the secret history that he had seen, that is, a person named Wang Hui in the East Palace secretly sent the information that Li Jiancheng wanted to get rid of Li Er to the Qin Palace, and Li Er, who had been hesitant, decided to strike first and set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate, which reversed the situation in one fell swoop.

God, I not only want to witness history, but also participate in this history, maybe I can also add a strong stroke to history, thinking of this, Lu Ting's body trembled slightly, and he didn't know what to say with excitement.