The waves in Hangzhou are surging, and the capital is also surging. On this day, Qi Zhongzong, who had been ill for a long time, actually had the spirit to deal with political affairs. After retreating from the dynasty, only Yao Gongzhi and Han Hou were left.

Yao Gongzhi is one of the ten great heroes of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the only one still alive. When he was young, he followed the founding emperor to expand the territory, and made great contributions to the first of the top ten generals, and is now the only living founding father, who is still full of spirit when he is over eighty. He has a broad face, a serious face, and is full of fairness and strictness, and at first glance he is a person who knows right from wrong. He raised his eyes and looked at Qi Zhongzong, although his complexion was not very good-looking, except for a little tiredness and haggardness, it did not look like he had just recovered from a serious illness. There was a judgment in his heart, and he exchanged a look with Han Hou, and the two of them understood that no one spoke first, and quietly waited for Zhongzong to speak first.

But the three of them have been in the Hande Hall for a long time, but none of them spoke first.

After a while, Qi Zhongzong finally couldn't bear it, looked around at the two of them, raised his hand and waved his hand to signal the inner servants in the hall to retreat, and after a while, only the two monarchs and ministers were left in the huge Hande Palace.

The border defense of Daqi and the opportunity that he finally got hold of made him not want to beat around the bush, since King Luo was no longer in Beijing, it was better to take this opportunity to remove his power. However, Yao Gongzhi has not participated in the military for many years, and his eldest grandson and King Luo, who died in battle, are also superiors and subordinates, and they are good brothers with similar interests. South Korea's Hou Hanshao even went to the battlefield with him more than 20 years ago, and was born and died. Although he didn't know their position, Qi Zhongzong decided to give it a try. He coughed lightly twice and cleared his throat, and said as loudly as he could, "What kind of wind can you two hear recently?" ”

After three generations of emperors are still standing in the court, this character must have his superiority, Yao Gongzhi understands what Qi Zhongzong is talking about, he replied: "What the emperor refers to is the matter of King Luo's departure from Beijing." ”

Zhongzong said directly: "I don't need to talk about his ambitions, the old general and Han Hou should understand." I don't expect you to help at a critical moment, I just hope that you can keep Ziyu alive after our defeat, he should have avoided this dispute, but he was involved for no reason, I don't ask you to protect all my blood, I just ask you to give him a way to live. ”

He actually played the family card, which surprised Yao Gongzhi. He frowned and said: "The emperor has no confidence in Lu Siqing, with his achievements in Dali Temple in the past few years, maybe he will have a way to make a backhand." ”

After hearing this, Zhongzong slowly raised his head, looked at Yao Gongzhi with slightly cloudy eyes, and said: "He may have a way, but it's a pity that he is a civil servant, even if he has a counterattack plan, but against Brother Zhen, there is no doubt that it is also an egg to hit a stone." He is the only son of me and Wanyu, and I don't want to be buried in the whirlpool of this power struggle. ”

Hearing this, Yao Gongzhi glanced at Qi Zhongzong with an inexplicable look, and handed a look to Han Shao, seeing his response, he secretly thought for a while, and said in his heart: "When Ming Hao left the capital, the old man asked him to transfer something to Lord Siqing. ”

Zhongzong knew what he was alluding to as soon as he heard it, and he pursed his lips with great satisfaction and smiled: "Gold medal arrow." He didn't doubt the truth of his words, because he chose between the situation of the court and the well-being of the people, and he knew better than anyone that he had fought for so many years. Throwing out the bait is to catch the big fish, although it is a pity to give up Lu Jue now, but for the sake of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, he died well. Whoever let him stay in the folk badly, he had to come to this muddy water, this was his fate, so he decided to take this risky move.

How could Yao Gongzhi not understand his intentions, although he also felt a pity, he was helpless, and only hoped that his great-grandson would not let him down. He was noncommittal and said: "King Luo's departure from Beijing is not all a bad thing, and his henchmen in the court are leaderless at this time, so they should not be able to set off any storms." Although the old minister is old, this old face still has some prestige in the army, as long as the saint has a spiritual court, the old minister has a way to cut off his wings. ”

Zhongzong closed his tired eyes, waved his hand and said, "Okay, as long as you are optimistic about the timing and prepare everything, come and inform me!" I'm tired now, so go down. ”

"The old minister retired."

"The minister retired."

Yao Gongzhi glanced at Zhongzong with a little disappointment, and then retreated with Han Shao.

At this time, Zhongzong looked at the closed hall door, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, since no one can avoid this dispute, it is better to fight to the death than to fall into the hands of foreign races.

Han Shao, who was upright out of the Hande Palace, said angrily: "Tiger poison doesn't eat children!" An outsider is willing to pay the strength of a country for the stability of the country. But for the sake of such a little benefit, he didn't even care about blood and family affection! ”

"Tiger, he is too exalted, he is a wolf that can never be fed. After more than 20 years of grievances, it can be resolved so easily. Wait, there's going to be a good show. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, "By the way, don't let the eldest princess know about this matter first, lest there be any trouble!" ”

Han Shao nodded and said, "Don't worry, a few days ago, Hong'er had an evil disease, and Yun Qin took him to Huguo Temple." Huguo Temple is far away from the imperial city outside the city, as long as you are careful not to show the wind. There are only these two bloodlines left, and for the future of Daqi, we must protect them well. ”

Yao Gongzhi sighed and said: "Ming Hao is holding the Longquan Sword and the Gold Medal Arrow, and the generals in Jiangnan and the four sides will be at their disposal, and now I just hope that he can find a reason to stay." ”

Han Shao seemed to understand what he meant, and hurriedly said, "Your Yao family only has this single seedling left!" If you can call it back, call it back! ”

Yao Gongzhi smiled and said, "Aren't you a lonely old man in your family!" You and I have fought for so many years, and we know better than anyone that there is no country where to come from! ”

Han Shao laughed twice, pointed at him and said, "Okay, the old marshal is not old and confused!" I haven't fought for so many years, so let's fight again, it's worth dying! ”

Yao Gong stopped: "Fight." ”

Han Shao clenched his fists and stood up straight and said, "General Mo will take orders!" ”

Speaking of returning to Hangzhou from Suiyuan, Liu Fuling has been entangled in what Lu Jue said, and now that it is really time to show his heart, he doesn't know where to start. He hesitated until late at night and still didn't take action, he took out a yellow cloth wrapped in a yellow cloth from the bag on his body, an oval-shaped thing like a token, and looked at the moon shadow who had fallen asleep in a complicated mood, and it was difficult to calm down, she was okay to say that she was sent by the emperor to Lu Jue's side, no matter when she could get out of the way, but how to protect herself as a different faction? In this dispute, Lu Jue is fine, but in case of an accident, what face does he have to live in the world. But if he confessed to the young master, could he spare his family's life for the sake of his little credit when he became famous.

After hesitating, he put the yellow cloth bag back into the bag, got up and opened the door and walked out, but when he really arrived at the door of Lu Jue's guest room, he was a little hesitant, and he lingered there for a long time and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, the door was opened, and seeing Lu Jue standing at the door wearing a coat, Liu Fuling smiled a little embarrassedly: "Young master, you are awake, did I disturb your rest, I will leave." ”

Since returning from Suiyuan, Lu Jue found that something was wrong with him, and guessed that it was he who touched his vulnerability somewhere in Suiyuan, and he was afraid that his self-esteem would be hurt if he asked, so he waited for him to open his mouth, and now he has to make a good excuse for him when he is so hesitant. Lu Jue smiled slightly and said, "Don't be sentimental, I'm thirsty and get out of bed to drink water." I just heard a movement outside the door and came out to take a look. Don't tell me you're chilling out here so late, are you looking for me? ”

Sticking out the head is a knife, shrinking the head is also a knife, since it is already here, it is better to die for the sake of friends and masters, and it is better to fall into the name of affection and righteousness. Moreover, he thinks that with his understanding of Lu Jue, as long as he asks for him, he will definitely not give up his own. So he nodded and said, "Yes."

"Come in" Lu Jue turned around and returned to the house, sat down at the table and poured a glass of water and waited for him to reply.

Liu Fuling struggled for a moment before she exhaled heavily and said, "The young master went to the banquet that day and said that if you don't die in a big disaster, we will treat each other sincerely. ”

Lu Jue nodded and said, "That's right, I'll say it first to show my sincerity." You are inseparable from me every day, and you know exactly what I do. The only thing I hide from you is that I learned more or less about my life story because of the disappearance of King Luo three years ago, and I have nothing else to hide, and now it's you. ”

Liu Fuling's understanding of Lu Jue is not only that gentle young master, but also a white-faced Yama who will not be merciful to any guilty person. At this time, he couldn't help but have a trace of fear in his heart, and his face was like ashes at this time, and he said in a trembling voice: "As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, I hope that the young master will accompany the young master for a few years without merit, and there will be hard work without merit, and when the time comes, I can spare my family's life, and it is enough for me to die alone." ”

At the point of dying, Lu Jue knew that the situation here was serious, and he could make Liu Fuling so jealous, and he could imagine how much power the person behind the scenes had. Now you can imagine how embarrassed Liu Fuling is, he is like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror inside and out, he is not a person, no matter which side he agrees to help, it will only be a dead end.

In order not to make him scruples, Lu Jue smiled and said: "As long as I can survive this dispute, I can agree to your request, but if 、、、、、、 we can only go to Huangquan together." ”

Liu Fuling smiled bitterly: "Young master, don't worry, the young master is the true son of heaven, and you will be fine." ”

Lu Jue smiled and said, "Okay, I have a few catties and taels myself, don't I understand if others don't know?" Tell me about you! ”

Liu Fuling sorted out her thoughts for a while before she spoke: "Since my father retired, he has been ignoring the outside world. Back then, the old man came to the door more than once for the young master's illness, but my father never agreed, until a person came to the door and my father was relieved, does the young master know who it is? ”

Hearing this, Lu Jue had a prototype of a person in his heart, so he asked in order to get the recruitment: "Who is it?" ”

Liu Fuling said: "That person is King Luo." ”

Lu Jue said: "Can he please move your father?" ”

Liu Fuling said while recalling: "In the fifth year of Sogo, my father was still the envoy of the Tai Hospital at that time, and in the early spring of the same year, King Luo suddenly fell seriously ill, and the saint ordered my father to go to the consultation, but I don't know what happened, since my father came back from the palace, he locked himself in the study, and he didn't eat or drink for two days. No matter how much my mother called the door, it was useless, and two days later my father went out, but he also wrote a letter of resignation and retreat, and then took our family back to his hometown and lived a life of seclusion. ”

Fifteen years ago, many things started fifteen years ago, what happened fifteen years ago that derailed what should have been a peaceful life, Lu Jue pondered for a while and then asked: "Did your father say why he went into hiding?" ”

Liu Fuling shook her head and said, "No, no matter how my mother asks my father, she will never mention it, but my mother still feels the seriousness of this matter." Puff Liu Lingling knelt in front of Lu Jue and begged bitterly: "Young Master, I know that even if we are forced to do it, after all, we have done something that we shouldn't do. But I did it all by myself, and I was trying to get right and left on two boats, but now it seems that I am not so lucky. If the young master had a case, I, Liu Ling, would have committed suicide and apologized for living in the world without face. But if the young master succeeds in ascending the throne and getting rid of the control of the prince, Poria will be a dead end. But that's my sin alone, the sin is not as good as my parents, wife and daughter, I beg the young master to spare them for the sake of Poria who has followed the young master for so many years, and beg the young master. After speaking, he kowtowed deeply, and he couldn't stand it for a long time.

Lu Jue's mood at this time was quite complicated, he was thinking deeper and farther than Poria Cocos, a generation of famous doctors, a generation of Confucian businessmen, and a prince who leaned towards the government and the opposition, the three of them seemed to have no connection, but they were closely connected. He pondered for a moment with his eyelids drooping, then stretched out his hand to help Poria up and said: "He has great power, and he has millions of elite soldiers under his command, but I am alone, if it really comes to the day of life and death, you will take your family as far as you can, and you don't have to be stupid to die with me." I am a descendant of the royal family, whether I want it or not, I will not be able to get out of this dispute. He has been calculating for more than ten years, and he will not let anyone escape easily. ”

After listening to his words, Liu Fuling understood Lu Jue's concerns, took out the yellow satin bag from the pouch, took out a pure gold oval carved dragon token, and said to him with both hands: "This is when General Yao Xiao left, he asked me to hand it over to you." ”

Lu Jue took it and saw the words engraved on this token, which was surging and couldn't help himself for a long time, and his pale face was slightly flushed with excitement, he held the token tightly in his hand and understood what Yao Gongzhi meant.

It is no longer a matter of one or two days for the emperor and King Luo to fight secretly, at this time, the external troubles are not settled, not the time of internal strife, only by secretly seizing the military power in his hands can a civil strife be quelled. Yao Gongzhi came to the rescue at this time, and it is not difficult to say that Lu Jue has an extra chance of winning.

In the face of the power at his fingertips, no one is not tempted, and he Lu Jue is no exception, he smiled confidently and said: "Okay, I promise you to spare your lives." ”

Liu Fuling said happily: "Really." ”

"You don't joke." Lu Jue's eyes are like torches, he has always been avoiding all the problems, and he can't face them for a while; The second is that he has some concerns, but now that he has a million heroes in the hands of King Luo, what is he afraid of, and it is the first time that he shows his ambition in front of outsiders