The next day, it was the beginning of Lu Jue's imprisonment, he knew that the road on the first day would not be easy, he got up early before dawn, simply ate some breakfast, changed into the prince's court clothes, and when the time came, he sat on the warm sedan chair and came to the Fengtian Palace, and before he walked to the palace gate, he heard the discussion of him above the court. A high voice and a low voice turned this place for discussing national affairs into a morning market for buying vegetables.

Hearing all this, Yang Wei turned his head to look at Lu Jue's expression, but he was calm and did not make waves. Then he asked more: "His Royal Highness the Prince, do you want to stop it." ”

Lu Jue raised his eyebrows, and said with a pale expression: "No need, listen to it, this kind of truth is difficult to hear!" ”

Yang Wei didn't say anything more, and retreated to Lu Jue's side, but always paid attention to the change in his expression.

"Alas, I really don't know what Your Majesty thinks, Your Majesty still has six sons under him, why did you choose him. He was even able to teach his teachers, let alone those who had offended him. ”

"Whether his position as the crown prince is really His Majesty's permission remains to be verified, after he returned to Beijing, he first put His Majesty the Emperor under house arrest, and this prison must have been granted by His Majesty under duress!"

Just when there were different opinions, one person spoke out to stop it, and the person who spoke out was a year-old man: "Standing here are either high-ranking people, or royal relatives, and all adult people have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, and they are not children who are completely ignorant, and they are like women and children chewing the root of their tongues here, they are not afraid that the wall has ears, and if it is transmitted to the ears of His Majesty the Emperor by troubled people, then I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to tell clearly if you have a thousand mouths!" ”

The person who spoke was none other than the old prince Zhu Chengzhi, the old prince was the emperor's uncle, the founding emperor and the second son of Empress Sheng'an, because of an experience when he was young, he saw through everything early and stayed away from the court.

Zhu Chengzhi is the only surviving child of the founding emperor, and he also made many meritorious achievements when he was young. He deliberately favored Lu Jue at this time, and those grandchildren and courtiers had to weigh whether they had so much capital, so they obediently shut up.

But when the courtiers returned to their original positions and waited for the early dynasty with peace of mind, someone was not to be outdone and hit the muzzle of the gun, and the man then said: "The emperor is sick and confused, and the old prince is old and dazzled, but we courtiers can't follow the confusion, there are many capable people among the princes, and the origin of the surname Lu is unknown, how can we tolerate the court falling into his hands." ”

Zhu Chengzhi squinted at this person, and said unhappily: "So it seems that Uncle Guo is questioning the decision made by the royal family, since you are dissatisfied with the crown prince appointed by the imperial family, I don't know if Uncle Guo has a suitable candidate?" ”

The uncle of the country looked arrogant, and said without putting anyone in his eyes at all: "That is naturally the most suitable son under the name of the queen's mother." ”

Queen Wei is a country, although the son under her name is a successor, it is also justified, and there are some comrades in the Wei family's court, plus Lu Jue's identity is still questioned, and Uncle Guo's suggestion has been supported by many people.

Zhu Chengzhi didn't make too many fuss with him, and said directly: "King Xiao has a mellow temperament and is indecisive, and he is the crown prince, he is easy to be swayed by others in the court, how many lessons from the past, Zhu Rui is the most unsuitable candidate!" ”

The meaning is not clear, but as long as you use your brain, you will understand the meaning of the old prince's words, he is trying to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics.

But the uncle of this country is a martial artist, and he can't understand the meaning, and he still has no humanity in his eyes: "The first emperor founded the country to govern the country with benevolence and filial piety, and the prince of the world inevitably lacks family affection, and he is afraid that the old prince will fight for him, but he will also end up with King Luo." ”

Whether it is protection or suspicion, Lu Jue, who was standing outside the hall, heard it clearly, and his face gradually changed, which inevitably made people see that he lowered his head, stroked the scar on his palm and asked: "Who is the person who is confronting and arguing with the old prince, why haven't I seen it in the court for several years." ”

Yang Wei hurriedly stepped forward and said: "He is not in the capital, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has naturally never seen him, he is the self-proclaimed King of Luoyang without being crowned, and Wei Han, the eldest brother of the queen's mother." ”

Lu Jue hooked the corners of his mouth and said: "It turns out that he is the famous uncle of the country, it is better to meet if he is really famous!" ”

Yang Wei tilted his head and looked at the palace, and deliberately reminded: "He came to the capital when His Majesty was seriously ill and could not pay attention to the court, relying on the majesty of the queen mother to act recklessly in the court, the Wei family secretly controlled the government, and always ignored the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and there was no one in the court who did not complain, if the prince wanted to establish majesty in the court, it was better to make good use of it at this time." ”

is still the same sentence, Lu Jue has already decided to do something without anyone reminding him, but more than one person reminded him in his ear, in addition to being irritable in his heart, he will naturally think more about the intentions of these people. An ordinary person will think about it a lot, let alone a person like him who is embarrassed and is being calculated all the time, and it seems that someone wants to use him as a gun this time.

Lu Jue glanced at him, recovered his complexion and said, "Go to court!" He raised his chin to signal Yang Weigao to arrive.

didn't say yes, nor did he refuse, so Yang Wei hesitated for a moment, and then he took a few steps forward and stood in front of the hall, shook off the dust and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming to the court." ”

A shout came, and the court, which was still as busy as the city just now, returned to quiet at this time, except for the old prince Zhu Chengzhi and Luoyang Wang Wei Han, all knelt on the ground and saluted. Among them are unwilling; There are falsehoods, although they know that sooner or later they belong to this position, they still inevitably sigh,

Lu Jue came to the main hall and stood tall, and at a glance, the people's various expressions were clear at a glance, and the true feelings and falsehoods were placed on everyone's faces, not that everyone had no scheming and was not afraid of being seen, but that ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi made people sigh that life is impermanent. More than two months ago, he was commensurate with the dynasty, but now he is a monarch and a minister, all kinds of true and false obedience Lu Jue couldn't help but feel funny, he retracted his gaze and sat sideways on the chair on the side of the dragon chair, raised his hand and waved to let everyone get up, and when everyone got up, he said a few words: "I don't know a lot of political affairs for the first time, I hope you will do more." ”

"If you don't have the ability, don't be embarrassed and conspicuous in this hall, and your own family should only be ignorant when you see it, if you are seen by foreigners, it will not be an insult to the country." Just when everyone was about to respond to the situation, there was a person who came to look for bad luck, and this person was none other than Uncle Wei Han.

Lu Jue glanced at him, frowned slightly, and pretended not to know and asked, "This prince is clumsy, dare to ask who you are?" ”

Wei Han smiled presumptuously, raised his neck and said: "It's a shame that you have been in the capital for several years, and you don't even know this king, you are indeed clumsy!" Today, this king will tell you that this child is Wei Han, the king of Luoyang, who was impeached and impeached in the court. ”

"It turned out to be Uncle Wei!" Lu Jue stood up, raised his hand and arched: "Nephew Zhu Rui is polite." "It doesn't matter if he is a relative, he can't help but be regarded as this iron-faced and selfless white-faced Yama, and in order to get status, he is also a person who bullies the weak and fears the hard. But things have a twist and turn, and his next words make people hear the taste. "Isn't the king of Luoyang a tyrant, do you want to live that happy life! Once every New Year's festival eight sedan chairs could not be invited, His Majesty was sick and had free time, and began to learn the women of the market to discuss this matter in vain. ”

Unexpectedly, the king of Luoyang didn't speak this time, and it was Zhu Chen who opened his mouth first: "Don't talk about others, think more about yourself!" You have a hand in handling lawsuits, but this court is not a verdict after all, and it is not something that can be handled properly by relying on your cleverness. Shame is small, but humiliating the country is a sin! ”

Lu Jue squinted at him, slowly came down the steps, hugged his fist to him, and asked in his words: "Originally, I felt that there was absolutely nothing difficult, but after the prince said this, I really felt like a frog at the bottom of the well. ”

Zhu Chen glanced at him and sneered: "That is to abdicate and make way for Xian." ”

Lu Jue frowned, and said with a distressed expression: "The prince doesn't know anything, I don't want to cause criticism in this court, but His Majesty the Emperor insists on handing over the affairs of the court to me." I have returned to the court with a meritorious name, and I have been deeply favored by His Majesty, and although my ability is limited, I should do my best to repay His Majesty's kindness, so as to live up to His Majesty's grace. But your lords and princes doubt my ability? People don't want to be idle if they are fearful, but with the emperor's will, it is difficult to do it below. As he spoke, he bowed his hand to Zhu Chen, turned around and walked out.

In the past, King Luo controlled the government, but now he was corrected, and when the princes thought that he still had hope of ascending the throne, Zhongzong suddenly became seriously ill and could not take care of the court, but he did not appoint other trusted princes, but issued an order to urgently summon Lu Jue to return to the court. Which of these princes and princes did not hold their breath, and they all waited for him to make a mistake, so that they could sue him in front of the emperor to remove him from the title of prince.

But no one thought that he would keep a hand, and after the court, he refused everyone's visit on the grounds that His Majesty the Emperor was sick and needed to recuperate, not to mention that the prince even the queen wanted to see the emperor, and he had to inform him in advance, if he didn't agree to see the emperor, it would be even more difficult.

At this time, it was obviously difficult for him to say this, but fortunately, Zhu Chen was not stupid to the end, and after hearing this, he turned his face with Lu Jue on the spot, pointing at his back and saying angrily: "Traitor, you have already imprisoned your father, and the queen mother has to get your permission to see her, what is your intention for you to go to this king to intercede!" ”

As soon as Zhu Chen's voice fell, everyone's eyes turned to Lu Jue, and even the old prince who had been standing for him just now seemed to be waiting for his defense.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Han tepidly set up a fire and said, "Yes! The prince left like this, not afraid of being suspicious? Thousands of miles of flowers, who doesn't yearn for it, although the prince is one step closer, but he is unwilling to fall into this naming, if he wants to leave it convincingly. ”

Lu Jue, who stopped his steps, turned around and said with emotion: "The reputation has been decided early, no matter how I explain at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be convincing, please ask the king of Luoyang, I don't know what my nephew will do, so that you can be convinced." ”

Wei Han snorted and said: "The prince's literary talent can be convincing to the public, but if you want to do this high position, you are afraid that you can't do it, the founding emperor, the first emperor, the current emperor, even if the prince is not both civil and military, if you can win the martial arts, you can convince everyone, how?" ”

Lu Jue smiled, frowned and said: "I have only heard of subduing people with virtue, but now I want to subdue people with martial arts, okay, how does the king of Luoyang want to compete with Zaixia?" He agreed without even thinking about it.

Everyone knows what kind of state his body is, don't look at him standing here like a good person at this time, the next moment he may be a dead man, and subduing people with martial arts is clearly putting him to death, he recklessly promised whether he really has the ability, or he was provoked, and everyone couldn't help but sweat for him.

Without waiting for others to stop him, Jiang Huan stepped out first. said angrily: "You know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a literati, and it is obviously unfair to take this competition!" ”

Zhu Chen pulled the person away and reprimanded: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already responded, and you are still wantonly blocking it, is it possible that you want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to lose his trust!" ”

"You" didn't wait for Jiang Huan to speak

Lu Jue stepped forward to stop, smiled confidently, patted his arm and said, "Don't worry, it's okay, but don't tell my sister about today's events, lest she worry needlessly." He turned his head to look at Wei Han, raised his hand and said, "Please!" ”

He was so easily defeated, it seems that his cleverness is nothing more than that, Wei Han was very proud and said: "The prince is so courageous, lest everyone say that this king is unfair, this king will personally go into battle to compete with you, as long as you can win over me, forgive others and dare not speak falsely." ”

"A word is a certainty, and the prince will demolish it if he makes a move." Faced with the fate he didn't know, Lu Jue didn't know how to be afraid and still agreed with confidence.

Wei Han is a military general, he is not afraid of martial arts, although he tries his best to maintain it, he still can't hide his pride, in order to gag other people's mouths, he has to try to maintain his demeanor, in order not to let others say any gossip, he must find someone who can be convinced, Zhu Chan naturally became the best choice, "Inevitably, some people say that this king bullies the small, and it is witnessed by the king of filial piety, he is the son of the queen's mother, and no one will criticize him as a witness." ”

Lu Jue turned his head to look at Zhu Chan, and asked with a smile, "I don't know if the prince is interested." ”

Zhu Chan was not shy and immediately agreed: "Since the two of you don't dislike it, then I will do it." Two steps forward: "The two of you have three games in this game, as long as one of you can win two games, it will win, as long as the other side wins, the other side must not have any complaints, okay?" ”

At this time, no one can see that this is that these people have already dug the trap and waited for Lu Jue to jump inside. Jiang Huan looked at Lu Jue even more anxiously, and the look in his eyes all showed the worry in his heart at this time.

Lu Jue swept everyone's expressions and said briskly: "Okay, a word is a decision, and a high-five is an oath." He raised his hand and stretched out his hand to Wei Han.

Wei Han looked at Lu Jue with that kind of self-indulgent gaze, snorted and raised his hand to slap his palm.

After everything was decided, Zhu Chen took a step forward and said: "The first game is a hundred steps through Yang, as long as you are within a hundred steps and hit the bull's-eye outside the hall, whoever wins will win." He glanced back at the two of them and said, "I wonder if the two of you have any doubts?" ”

In order to convince people, and to show how fair he is, Wei Han said magnanimously: "The prince doesn't know martial arts, and this king won't be embarrassed by you, as long as you can pull out the bow and shoot the arrow, whether you can shoot it or not, you win." ”

Lu Jue didn't say much, and thanked him: "Then thank you for the kindness of King Luoyang, the elders give priority to you first." ”

Wei Han glanced at him lightly, raised his hand and beckoned: "Fetch my bow and arrows." Waiting for someone to bring a bow and arrow, without saying a word, he picked up the arrow and drew the bow, and when he pulled the bow with all his strength, he hit the red heart, and immediately won the joy of the whole house.

Wei Han laughed a few times, turned his hand and handed the arrow to Lu Jue, and said with a smile: "It's okay to use my bow and arrow."

Lu Jue replied, took the bow and arrow, looked it up and down, carefully observed its lines, and praised lightly after a while: "It's really a good bow." Looking at Wei Han's smug look, he hooked the corners of his mouth and continued: "The seventh way to take the stem is the seventh: Zhe is the top, the second is the second, the mulberry is the second, the orange is the second, the papaya is the second, the wattle is the second, and the bamboo is the bottom. I look at this bow pattern, it should be a high-quality wood, the bowstring is tough and the range should be within 300 meters, and the range of the bow of manpower can be regarded as an excellent product. ”

There are few records in the Book of Bows and Arrows, but he can not comment on it word for word, and he can't help but say that he has read more than 10,000 volumes, and everyone should not sigh at his erudition.

Wei Han said disdainfully: "What I learned from books is just an axe in the class, and I can't do it in terms of competition." ”

Lu Jue shook the weight of the bow and smiled: "The weight is okay, I can give it a try." "As soon as the arrow was hit, someone stopped it.

"Wait." I saw Liu Fuling holding a copper basin in her hand, leading two eunuchs with a high-legged coffee table.

Lu Jue lowered his face and reprimanded: "You are becoming more and more unruly, are you not divided at any time, I don't know if I am going to the morning court now." ”

When she arrived at Lu Jue, Liu Lingling smiled apologetically at everyone, and then said: "I'm sorry, everyone, my master is not in good health, let him make the medicinal soup first, and it won't take much time." After speaking, he turned around and beckoned the eunuch to put down the high-legged coffee table, put the copper basin on it and said: "I know that you are busy with business and have no time, you don't take your body seriously, but those of us who are slaves can't help but care." Your fingers have just been connected, and they have not healed in less than a hundred days, and when you were leaving, the young lady told me to take good care of you, so I would have the courage to break into this court, as long as you soaked this potion, I would leave immediately. Raising his eyebrows slightly, he pointed to the potion in the copper basin in an imperceptible place.

Zhou Ruoshui is the killer weapon of all Lu Jue's anger, it is a hundred trials, Lu Jue changed his good temper, and said with a smile: "Why are you so verbose, I soak it, why do you need to move the water out." Yang Wei, who handed the bow and arrow in his hand, rolled up his sleeves and dipped his hands in the potion.

As soon as his hands stretched out, the scars that ran through the palms of his hands were particularly obvious, which made Zhu Chan, who was standing in front of him, particularly dazzling, and hurriedly asked: "This king has heard that King Luo has punished His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, could it be that the injury on this hand is?" ”

Lu Jue smiled disapprovingly and said, "It's okay to be a little injured." ”

Liu Fuling was displeased when she heard this, twisted her mouth and muttered: "What kind of small injury, you know that you have suffered and swallowed it in your stomach, and it will be a trivial matter if you almost lose your life!" You were almost killed by King Luo for the sake of the country, and if you don't get affirmation, it's just that, you have to 、、、、、、"

"What kind of tongue you chew again, it's all in the past." took the handkerchief and wiped his hands, took the bow and arrow, and opened the bow and arrow to aim at the red heart, only to hear the sound of the arrow string, Lu Jue not only pulled the bow and arrow away, but also shot straight into the red heart.

He was a Wenchen who would shoot the bull's-eye, and everyone couldn't help but be surprised, because they thought that Lu Jue would not be able to pull the bow at all.

Jiang Huan, who was surprised, pulled Liu Lingling aside and asked in a low voice: "I have not been with the prince for a short time, how can I not know that the prince can also punch and kick." ”

Liu Fuling glanced at him, smiled and whispered: "How can he know what martial arts!" It's just that when he was young at home, he practiced bows and arrows when he was in good health. My young master is smart, although he has practiced for half a year, he can wear Yang in 100 steps, and it is not a problem to hit the bull's-eye at such a distance. ”

Jiang Huan said suddenly: "I see, the prince is really hidden." ”

Liu Fuling sighed with emotion: "What, he just has a lot of eyes, but it's okay that the things he encountered are either dead or injured, and he can't live today if he doesn't have many eyes." ”

Jiang Huan said meaningfully: "It makes sense. ”

Although Wei Han, who had an extremely bad face, was unwilling, he had to admit it in front of everyone's eyes, and said with a smile: "The prince is really hidden, and this king admires it." "Perfunctory arching hands.

Lu Jue smiled, handed the bow and arrow back to Wei Han and said, "A good bow should be cherished." ”

Wei Han snorted, and with a single force, he broke the bow and arrow.

Zhu Chan glanced at him strangely, the look was not worried, but it seemed to be disappointed, although he tried his best to hide it, he still felt weird. After a moment, he changed his expression and said, "The prince won the first game." With a wave of his hand, two men came up from the side of the store, these two men were eight feet tall, and the dragon spirit and tiger were intimidating. He pointed at the two of them, stretched out two fingers and continued: "In the second game, the fist and foot competition will not be injured by mistake, as long as the prince can dodge ten moves, the prince will win." ”

As soon as Zhu Chan's voice fell, the two of them couldn't help but say, and rushed towards Lu Jue with a fierce momentum, the posture was not to the point at all, but to rush for his life. Looking at that posture, everyone couldn't help but raise their hearts, and Lu Jue's weak appearance could dodge a few moves.

Just when everyone was sweating for him, Lu Jue was not in a hurry, took two steps back, lunged with both legs, stretched his hands forward and made a move in Tai Chi's 'four or two dialing a thousand catties' to use his strength, and he dissolved the moves of the two. successfully dodged the first move of the two, and successfully hid behind the two, and when the two of them were still calming down, he raised his hand and patted the back of the two, and the two of them collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.

At this time, everyone's eyes couldn't help but widen in shock, and that Wei Han couldn't even say a whole sentence: "This, this, this 、、、、、、"

Zhu Chan glanced at the two who fell to the ground, thought for a moment, and seemed reluctant to compete again, regardless of whether Wei Hantong disagreed or not, he directly announced the result: "The prince won the second game, since the prince won two games, there is no need to compete in the last game of the rest." ”

Wei Han stepped in front of Lu Jue and asked menacingly, "When did you learn martial arts?" ”

Lu Jue smiled and said: "After settling in Dali Temple, I am worried that my body will not be able to cope with it, I have studied Tai Chi with Chongxu Taoist for two years, although I can't get two tricks with the master, it is still permissible to strengthen my body." ”

Wei Han pointed to the two men lying on the ground and said, "Then what's going on with the two of them, and what kind of moves do you make." ”

"It's just a small skill of carving insects, I have to thank my good memory, I have a hundred acupoints on the body of a good doctor after a long illness, I remember one or two of what kind of effects it has." As he spoke, he bent down, touched the back of the two, and raised his hand to have two more acupuncture needles on his hand.

Zhu Chengzhi, who was standing on one side, said from the bottom of his heart: "Clever! ”

Immediately, others followed suit with the boasting.

Who knew that Zhu Chen shouted: "Since you are cheating!" ”

Wei Han, who was unwilling to look down on Lu Jue, grabbed the placket on his chest and said angrily: "You dare to play with me." ”

Lu Jue was not afraid, and said with a dignified attitude: "If there is no wisdom, how can Jiang Shang assist the Western Zhou Dynasty and achieve a century-old foundation; If there is no wisdom, how can Zhuge Kongming borrow arrows from grass boats, and why can he deceive Sima Yi with tens of thousands of military horses with empty cities; If there is no wisdom, even if the emperor can capture this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold it, but Wu Ke can conquer the city but rely on the wisdom of the country, if there is no wisdom of the country, how can it last for a hundred years, to determine the country with martial arts, to govern the country with wisdom, to convince people with virtue, the way of the king is to be people-oriented, and to subdue people with military force will only make people unconvinced! ”

Lu Jue's wonderful victory in the first war of the early dynasty made some small tricks dishonorable, but it got very good results, regardless of whether these people were sincere or false at this time, at least the endless discussion was well suppressed.