Gu Chengye's interest continued unabated, and the autumn festival lasted until the second day, this time he didn't ask the female dependents to participate, but it was just a competition between men, except that Gu Huaixin handed over an excuse to leave.

The palace people set up a banquet outside the venue for the convenience of the ladies to observe. So the Son of Heaven sat in a high position, and the ladies were placed in the lower head, eating tea and chatting, which was also comfortable.

Suddenly, an out-of-control steed rushed out of the paddock, and immediately sat a man in armor with his face hidden. He squinted and drew his bow, and the arrow pointed straight at the holy throne.

During the banquet, the ladies were so frightened that they fled in all directions. Gonggong Jiang, who was beside His Majesty, was so shocked that he shouted "escort".

The prince and minister in the field heard the movement and hurriedly rushed here, but it was too late.

The horse rushed to the banquet out of control, Wangshu took a few steps back, it was too late to think about it, and snatched the bow and arrow from the hands of the palace people and prepared to send them to the field.

Two arrows were wound, one deflecting the Assassin's arrow, and the other being sent into the horse's belly by the howling wind. The horse fell to the ground with a grunt, and the Assassin fell to the ground.

Lang Zhong ordered Zhou Yan and guard Shen Congmo to surround him with his guards, and several swords were placed on the assassin's neck.

The prince and the ministers were late, and Gu Huaijin was about to check on it, when the assassin bit the poison and committed suicide.

He picked up the arrow from the ground, his eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes narrowing slightly as his gaze fell on the word on the hilt.

"Father, it's Gu Zhun of Qidi."

The weapons forged by the feudal kingdoms had to follow the local standards, and this arrow was made according to the requirements of the Qi land.

The palace people sent the arrow to Gu Chengye, and he touched the raised words at the end of the arrow, and his face was extremely ugly.

"What a boldness, I haven't killed him yet, but he came to rebel first."

As soon as the words fell, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and everyone was shocked, thinking that it was an assassin and was about to escort him, but they saw that the person who came was only a soldier under Lu Zhengze's seat.

The soldier was dusty and seemed to be extremely tired, and he collapsed on the ground as soon as he got off his horse, "Your Majesty, the prime minister and the king of Qi negotiated a split, and the two sides were at war, and now the prime minister is trapped in an empty city, and the number of troops is limited, so he sent a minister to ask for support from the imperial court." ”

Wangshu was shocked when he heard the news, and couldn't help but look at Gu Huaijin, and sure enough, he saw that his face was pale.

"It's really good!" Gu Chengye laughed angrily, "It seems that this cutting of the feudal domain is imperative." ”

He Jiming stood up and reminded him, "Who is Your Majesty going to send reinforcements?" ”

Gu Chengye paced and pondered, and for a while the ministers were silent, waiting for his decision.

He turned and sat down, stroking his forehead slightly. After a long time, he said: "Lu Younian, you go and transfer troops." ”

The ministers couldn't help but look at each other.

Who doesn't know that although Lu Zhengze and Lu Younian are from the same root, they are divided into descendants, and they were red-faced in order to compete for the prime minister, and then Lu Younian and Lu Jiazong expelled Lu Zhengze from the Lu family genealogy, which was a sensation in the entire Chang'an City. Now that you send him to transfer troops, aren't you afraid that he will vent his anger for personal gain?

Gu Huaijin frowned tightly, he wanted to refute, but He Jiming pulled his sleeve.

"Your Highness, no." The voice was extremely low, and Gu Huaijin retracted the steps he had taken.

Gu Chengye waved his hand, and everyone was about to retreat in solemnity, but he suddenly remembered something, pointed at Wangshu and said, "This is the queen's niece, the son-in-law of the Xiao Yushi family, right?" ”

Xiao Lingheng glanced at Wangshu, his expression was uncertain, and then took two steps forward, "It's the little girl." ”

Gu Chengye nodded appreciatively, "The archery technique is really good!" It is not an exaggeration to say that a hundred steps through Yang. Xiao Gongding has spent a lot of effort cultivating Ling Yan, this courage and accuracy are not inferior to the men in the world, and they are comparable to several princes of mine. ”

Although Xiao Lingheng was happy in his heart, he didn't show anything on his face, "The little girl is just a fist and embroidered legs, how can she be compared with all the princes, Your Majesty has tormented her." ”

"Gong Xiao is too modest." Gu Chengye smiled and said to Wangshu: "Huaiyu won Qiuqiu, you saved me, he was rewarded, you can't be left behind, say, what do you want?" ”

Wangshu shook his head obediently, "The courtiers don't want anything, Your Majesty's well-being is the courtier's greatest wish." ”

"Look, even the words are exactly the same as what Huaiyu said, it's really a member of my family!" Gu Chengye laughed and swept away the haze of Fang Cai, "But even if you don't want it, I must give this reward, if you don't think about it, just think about it and come to me to ask for it." ”

Wangshu had no choice but to agree.

After everyone dispersed, He Jiming pulled Gu Huaijin to the side.

"Duke Lu wrote to me, although he is trapped, he is in good condition, and His Highness does not need to worry. Lu Gong also asked me to remind His Highness not to act impulsively for him and offend His Majesty. Now that Empress Xiao and the three princes are in full bloom, His Royal Highness is walking on thin ice, what you should think about most at the moment is how to regain the position of crown prince. ”

"This king understands, there is a reminder from Lao He Gong."

Although Gu Huaijin was worried about Lu Zhengze, he also understood his situation very well at the moment.

Wangshu walked up to He Jiming's side, "Uncle He, is my uncle okay?" ”

"As long as the reinforcements are timely, there will be no problems with Lu Gong, don't worry, girl." He Jiming saw that it was not early, so he bent down and said goodbye, "I'll go back and discuss with the staff immediately to see if I can help Lu Gong." ”

After He Jiming left, only Gu Huaijin and Wang Shu were left. Wangshu was about to leave, but Gu Huaijin said behind her, "Are you really worried about Uncle Lu?" ”

"What are you talking about?" Wangshu stopped and looked back at him coldly, "He's my uncle, how can I not worry?" ”

Xiaguang reflected the fierceness in her eyes, and Gu Huaijin was speechless when she looked at her like this.

Wang Shu realized that he was a little out of shape, and slowly put away his edge, "But because he is my uncle, I know him well and know that he will definitely return triumphantly." Don't forget, he's from the position of the Grand Horseman. However, Your Highness should always remember that your concern is a talisman for him. The merit is high, and His Majesty is afraid of his uncle for a day or two. ”

He could tolerate Gu Huaijin not believing her, but she couldn't stand him questioning her intentions for her uncle.

Wangshu's mood was not good, so he didn't want to stay any longer.

She looked at the arrow cut on her hand, and her eyes flashed with softness.

The world only thought that Xiao Lingheng had spent his time cultivating a good daughter with superb archery, but they didn't know that her archery was taught to her by Lu Zhengze little by little, and even her father only knew today that she was very good at riding and archery.

The palace people passed by with the armor taken off by the ministers, and the cold sound of the collision reminded her of her childhood.

At that time, my uncle was not a prime minister, but a general of Xiaocai, and whenever he came to calm down and returned home, he always had to take her to the street for a walk. Gradually, as long as she heard the sound of the clash of armor, she knew that her uncle had returned, and someone had gone to play with her.

But I don't know when everything changed.

It seems that it started when Lu was young and was told by his father to support Gu Huaiyu. Lu Younian and his uncle are not close, and because Lu Younian is a son-in-law, the entire Lu family must follow his decision, but the uncle stubbornly defends Gu Huaijin, so the two have a disagreement, and later Lu Younian and his uncle competed for the phase, and they turned against each other, Lu Younian asked Lu Younian to cross his uncle's name on the family tree on the grounds that his uncle's identity was unknown, and forced him to leave the house.

Although Wangshu's mother is also a concubine, she has a very good relationship with her uncle. At that time, my mother had a miscarriage because of the old lady's troubles, and my uncle, who had just returned from the battlefield, heard the news, and rushed into Xiao's house without taking off his armor, pointing his sword at everyone.

"Is there no one in the Lu family who is bullying us? Treat my sister like this. ”

Wang Shu still remembered that Old Lady Xiao was pale but couldn't do it.

Indeed, his uncle's military exploits are his mother's best backing in the Xiao family.

But later, her mother still chose to stand on the side of Lu Younian, a fellow mother. The uncle was cold and built his own mansion away from home.

Mother has regretted her choice more and more over the years, and under her influence, Wangshu has always felt that the Xiao family and the Lu family can't live up to their uncle.

She couldn't help but think that if it was her uncle who became the head of the Lu family, instead of Lu You, who put interests first, maybe her mother's situation in the Xiao family would not be so difficult in the future, and she would not be ridden on the head by the concubine, let alone become a joke about Chang'an's favored concubine and killing his wife.

To put it more carefully, if it weren't for his uncle, Wangshu wouldn't have helped Gu Huaijin, after all, he was the person his uncle wanted to protect.

After Wangshu returned to the dormitory, he ordered someone to prepare food, and then went to Lu Younian's place.

At that time, Lu Younian was looking at the marching map, and was a little surprised to see Wangshu come in, "Why are you here?" ”

"Little uncle." Wangshu smiled and took out the pastries in the food box, "I made some snacks when I had nothing to do, and I just brought them to you." ”

Lu Younian took one and put it in his mouth, full of praise, "It's really good, you have a heart." ”

Wangshu smiled and filled him with tea.

He blew the foam on the tea, and then smiled: "You are in the limelight today, I can't imagine that my young niece has such courage and courage." ”

"You are a lieutenant, in charge of the country's military affairs, and I also have half of the Lu family's bloodline, so naturally it is not the same."

Lu Younian laughed, obviously agreeing with her statement.

Wangshu glanced at the marching map in front of him, "Uncle is thinking about the transfer of troops?" ”

"Yes, the will is unpredictable, and this is not an easy errand." Lu Younian frowned.

Wangshu also frowned, "It's really difficult, Your Majesty knows that you don't have a good relationship with Lu Xiang, and it is really strange that he sent you to transfer troops." ”

"Do you think too?" Lu was slightly surprised.

"Wangshu wondered if His Majesty was testing you? If you don't save Lu Xiang because of personal grudges, you will help Your Majesty get rid of the people he fears. Wangshu observed Lu Xiao's face, and saw that his face was hesitant, so he changed his words, "It's just that Your Majesty is suspicious, and it is not only Lu Xiang who has high merit, but also my father and you, if he wants to kill two birds with one stone and is defeated, you will become an ironclad crime if you don't save Lu Xiang." ”

Lu Younian's face was slightly gloomy, he was silent for a long time, and reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense, how can you and I speculate on the holy will." ”

"It's me who lost my proportion." Looking at Shu Zhizhi's lowered eyes, she secretly looked at Lu Xiao's loose face, knowing that he still listened.

Wangshu walked out of Lu Younian's residence with the empty food box, and the heat on his face receded little by little.

She deliberately treated Lu Zhengze coldly, and deliberately stood on Lu Younian's side to consider, just to remind Lu Younian that she should not take this opportunity to get rid of Lu Zhengze, after all, once Lu Zhengze is gone, His Majesty will be afraid of him.