As expected, it was also unexpected, the father-son meeting between Lu Jue and Zhongzong did not have a touching scene, and the two only said some words on the scene, and each of them was just a few words, and more often it was the position of the king and the minister.

Compared with Zhongzong's enthusiasm, Lu Jue was bland, almost all of Zhongzong's questions about him, and he replied to the last sentence, even the insight above the court was gone, and it was completely an errand. It's no wonder that he is like this, although he has known his life experience for a long time, but he has always been commensurate with his biological father, and he has just learned that he is actually outside the life and death of his own grandson, which makes him rest his mind.

After returning to Hangzhou, the topic of discussion between the two was relatively reduced, and the cold atmosphere was inevitably embarrassing, so after a stalemate for a while, Empress Wei first opened her mouth to break the deadlock and asked: "The prince should be twenty-two this year, and so far he is only a marriage match, and there should be no child shrine under him, right?" ”

Lu Jue didn't figure out the meaning of her words, and replied directly: "Yes"

Empress Wei was full of joy and said: "That's excellent, the prince is the East Palace, which is the future orthodoxy of Daqi, and the bloodline relationship behind him is Daqi, and the prince can have the heart to accept a few more concubines to enrich the East Palace." ”

At this time, Lu Jue came to his senses, and began to think more about why Queen Wei appeared here. It turned out that this was to 'choose a concubine' with himself, not to mention that he is not yet firmly seated as the crown prince, even if he can really inherit this thousands of miles of country, he will not have this thought. Lu Jue lowered his head and smiled and did not reply immediately, but was silent for a moment, raised his hand and said politely: "The minister has just been newly married and has a strong relationship with his wife, and he has no heart to accept a concubine, and the queen's kindness is appreciated." ”

Listening to Queen Wei's willingness, she reluctantly smiled and maintained the demeanor of the mother of a country and said gently: "Don't be busy refusing the prince first, these women ......"

If you continue to talk about it, it will only make Lu Jue even more disgusted, and when he chooses to retreat, it will inevitably be another bloody storm, and the gains will outweigh the losses. Zhongzong stopped in time: "Okay, Ziyu has just come back, the dust and dust all the way have not yet come to rest, the matter of the concubine will be talked about in the future, the queen has been tired from working here all night, so let's go back to the palace to rest first." ”

Empress Wei realized that she was in a hurry, so she stopped and got up and saluted slowly: "The concubine will retire first, and come back later to say goodbye." ”

Zhongzong nodded and waved his hand to Empress Wei. Empress Wei gave another salute and explained a few words to Yang Wei before withdrawing.

Looking at the back of Empress Wei's departure, Lu Jue smiled secretly, I was worried that there would be danger along the way, but I didn't expect to arrive in Beijing safely but received such a surprise, the Wei family is the founding father of the Great Qi, although it has been decades, the power should not be underestimated. From this point of view, even the emperor has something to do, although he has no intention of taking the throne, but he has already reached this point and has long been unable to allow him to choose, even if he has the intention to be a passing emperor, he must do something and not do something, when he thinks of how to refuse this political marriage, his brows can't help but wrinkle together and have a headache.

Zhongzong moved his body and leaned against the soft pillow, staring intently at Lu Jue's transient expression, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "How is he." ”

Lu Jue turned his head to savor this sentence, and after realizing the meaning of this sentence, he replied: "Back to the emperor, the people and ministers who should be punished have been dealt with according to law, but those who followed, some of them were really helpless to obey orders. ”

Zhongzong nodded knowingly, and continued to ask, "You can do these little things, I just want to know why he didn't come back with you." ”

Lu Jue did not write about Zhu Zhen, at this time, Zhongzong's more question made him inevitably guess more, how many eyeliners were still around him, he glanced at Yang Wei in his heart, and replied truthfully: "The prince Jin Guo has been imprisoned for more than 20 years, and now he is tired of life in the palace. He lifted the corners of his robe and knelt down.

Zhongzong pondered for a moment, motioned to Yang Wei to help Lu Jue up, and after he got up, he continued: "You are the orthodox prince of Great Qi, how to reward and punish, you are in charge, and this favor will be given by you." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long."

"The East Palace Prince's Mansion, I have ordered someone to repair it, and the servants of the palace have also been arranged to move in, you will move there after you have transferred the affairs of Dali Temple!"

"Yes, the minister will not disturb the rest of Banzai, and the minister wishes that the emperor's holy body will be well as soon as possible, and all arrangements will be made to come and ask for peace again." With permission, Lu Jue straightened up and retreated to the door without the slightest intention of staying.

Just as he turned around and was about to withdraw, Zhongzong's voice came from behind him: "I have recognized your father and son, you are willing to call me my father." ”

Hearing this, Lu Jue stopped, the expression on his face was still flat, he exhaled a long breath, turned around and said: "Twenty years have been estranged, even if the minister has the heart, it is difficult to speak, I hope the saint will give him some time!" ”

When Zhongzong heard this, his face was sad, "Since you left Beijing, I have been sick, and I am also in good spirits when I see you today." I'm old, I'm afraid I can't wait for that day, do you let me leave with regrets, so that I won't have the face to see your mother after I die. ”

Hong'er's case and King Jin's case are in his mind, these Lu Jue can't forget, and it is finally the estrangement between his father and son. He didn't see any waves on his face, and said plainly: "Filial piety lies in his heart, not in his mouth, why should he be confined to these facades." ”

Hearing his words, Zhongzong put away his desolation, lowered his face and waved his hand: "That's it, I won't be reluctant to be with you, Yang Wei sent the prince out, passed on my message, and before my body healed, the prince will be in charge of the country." When he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said nothing.

"Yes." Retreated to Lu Jue's side, bowed down and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please." ”

"The minister retired." Lu Jue didn't say anything, and looked back at the door of the retreat hall before exiting the bedroom with Yang Wei.

When Empress Wei left, the harem concubines had already left together, and only a few princes and courtiers were left in the side hall who were still guarding the door and refused to leave. As soon as the two of them came out of the dormitory, they were surrounded by everyone. Lu Jue listened patiently, and waited for a few people to stop the topic before speaking: "Long live the medicine and sleep, if you want to say hello, let's say goodbye to the princes or another day!" Now, please disperse and go back to your own mansions. ”

As soon as his voice fell, some people began to think to themselves, his father hadn't even seen him for a few days, and this dragon chair didn't have his own share, and those princes who came here to make up the numbers were not forced to stay.

was about to disperse, but at this time, a person rushed forward and still refused to give up, that person was Zhu Chen, the fifth prince, who pointed to Lu Jue's chest and said viciously: "My father is seriously ill, and I am a parent and child, since I am filial piety in front of the bed, it is difficult for you to speak out at this time to stop it." ”

Lu Jue glanced at him, brushed away his hand and said: "Long live the sudden illness, all the princes also know, the imperial doctor instructed to avoid noise and rest and rest, it is rare for the princes to want to be filial piety in front of the bed, and your mind Long Live naturally knows, but at this time, Long Live needs to be quiet and cultivated, you still disperse, if there is any case, someone will go to inform you." ”

Zhu Chen glared at him, full of doubts: "If you say this, if this king believes it, isn't it a three-year-old child." ”

Lu Jue took two steps back, distanced himself from him, and said, "My words are not credible, but Gonggong Yang's words should always be credible!" Turning his head, Yang Wei read out the meaning of the purpose.

Yang Wei understood, stepped forward and shook the dust and said: "Long live the command, all the princes and princes and courtiers will receive the order." After everyone knelt on the ground, Yang Wei read out the edict: "I can't manage the court because of a serious illness, but the court can't be without a king for a day, and the crown prince Zhu Rui is the supervisor of the country, so that the protector of the country, Yao Gongzhi, the prime minister of South Korea, Ma Chengqian, and the assistant of Mei Qianqin Palace, admire this." ”

As soon as the oracle was announced, everyone said loudly: "Ministers, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

As soon as the crowd got up, some of them rushed to the inner sanctum.

Although some people still have doubts about Lu Jue being the prince of Great Qi, it has become an indisputable fact that he has made a holy decree at this time. Zhu Chen slapped him in the face directly when he made a fuss at this time, and this action did not show that even if you were the crown prince recognized by the emperor, you had to know who had the final say here.

At this time, everyone also looked at Lu Jue to see what he should do, and there were inevitably people waiting to see the joke.

Endure once or twice is a humble gentleman with a generous mind, and again and again is timid and cowardly, if you don't stand up at this time, how to gain a foothold in the court in the future. He swept away everyone's expressions and decided not to disappoint everyone, and snorted softly and said loudly: "The commander of the forbidden army, Zuo Jizhong, and the right deputy commander, Yao Minghao, can be there." ”

"The minister is in" and the two of them took the order forward.

Lu Jue looked at Zhu Chen with a fierce look, and put his hands in his hands and said sharply: "Without the order of this seat, if anyone dares to break in and disturb the emperor's quiet recuperation, he will be punished for taking the throne by surprise." ”

"Yes" The two took the order and stopped Zhu Chen directly.

Zhu Chen, as a prince, considered himself extremely noble, and was blocked by these subordinates, and in his opinion, he was humiliated, how could he bear it. Stretched out his hand and pulled out the saber of the guards on the side, held the knife holder on Lu Jue's neck and shouted: "This king sees that you are trying to win the unification by falsely transmitting the will, and I will now cut you, a disobedient person who is not divided into kings and ministers, to correct the dynasty." He raised the knife and slashed at Lu Jue's neck.

At this extremely urgent moment, a person flashed over, making Zhu Chen stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he already had a sharp and short flying knife on his neck. At the same time, cold words came from his ears: "The prince had better put down the knife in his hand, or let you try the taste of being the first to be separated." ”

Zhu Chen lowered his eyes to look at the flying knife that was close to his neck, the chill made him tremble, he squinted behind him, and said angrily: "You dare." ”

Zhu Gui sneered: "I want to try." ”

Zhu Chan looked at this stalemate scene, stepped forward and snatched the knife in Zhu Chen's hand, and said: "The misunderstanding is all a misunderstanding, the fifth emperor brother is only angry for a while, and he will be like this when he is dizzy, don't worry about the prince raising his noble hand." ”

Lu Jue smiled generously: "How come, everyone is a brother, I believe that becoming a king is an unintentional mistake." ”

But all this felt fake in Zhu Chen's eyes, he glared at Lu Jue and snorted, twisted his head to the side and stopped looking at him.

Zhu Chan arched his hand and said, "Prince Xie raised his noble hand." ”

Lu Jue raised his hand and waved, and Zhu Gui withdrew his hand and retreated to the side beside him. After the people retreated, Lu Jue stepped forward and hugged his fist at Zhu Chen and said: "He thought that the prince would be rude if he hurt me, and I will make amends for him and the prince if he is rude." ”

Zhu Chen turned his head unwillingly, and said with a mocking smile: "You don't have to be pretty, this king doesn't eat your set, even if you can sit in the Dragon Court, in my eyes, you are still a minister of His Highness." ”

Lu Jue frowned and said, "It seems that the prince is insisting on opposing me." ”

Zhu Chen snorted and left in a bad mood.

Lu Jue looked at these gradually departing backs, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour, since the day he learned about his life experience, he began to be wary of these bloodline relatives, but the open gun is easy to dodge and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent, and he himself doesn't know when he can really remove the needle.