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It wasn't until he walked out of the palace and turned over to get on his horse and was about to go home that Lou Ji fully understood the emperor's intentions, and turned his head to look, the third brother Lou was full of ambition, and he was not afraid at all, and still thought that the Lou family was deeply favored by the emperor - Lou Ji thought about it again and again, and found that no one would believe what he said at all.

Unless Mrs. Lan comes out to testify.

But the path soon proved to be impassable.

Lou Hard would rather take an ox cart, the two bulls pulling the cart are snow-white, without a single miscellaneous hair, four long horns stand tall, the horns are inlaid with a large amount of gold and jade, flickering in the sun, far away can announce the arrival of the Chinese army general to the pedestrians on the opposite side, the ox is draped in brocade clothes on its back, equally gorgeous.

The royal family often used horse-drawn carriages, and ministers liked to ride ox carts, and in the whole of Luoyang, there was no second such carriage.

Lou beckoned his younger brother to come over, and said in the majestic tone of his elder brother: "Stay at home tonight for the night, and go out of the city with me tomorrow to see my father." ”

"Yes, is Madame going home too?"

Lou Hard looked at his younger brother coldly, Mrs. Lan was his biological mother, even if other brothers called "mother", they couldn't get the treatment of their sons, "No, I'm still in the palace with the Queen Mother, what's wrong?" ”

"Nothing." Lou Ji smiled, planning to see his father before talking.

The group stopped in front of the Chinese General's Mansion, got off the horse and supported the elder brother, Lou Hard didn't know what he was thinking along the way, and said to his younger brother: "Your Majesty looks down on you, you have to cherish it, but don't think that this is a big deal, the road ahead is still far away, you have to listen and see more, understand?" ”

Even at this time, Lou Hard's most important thing is still to compete for favor.

Lou Ji arched his hand and said: "Thank you brother for your teachings, and the foolish brother should remember it in his heart." ”

"Hmm." Lou Gong majestically pushed his younger brother away and went back to the house.

The building was re-opened, and when I returned to my new house, the big red lantern in front of the door was still there, indicating that a wedding had just been held here, and the servants who were not familiar with each other greeted me with a smile, and the old servants who were very familiar stood on the side, with tears in their eyes......

No one perceived the danger, and they had more confidence in the Lou family than Lou Hard.

In the bedroom, the strange maid saluted him and asked, "The master is hard, does the master want to eat?" Here, or in the living room? ”

"Here...... No, no, living room. Lou Ji looked at the guarded Fangde County beside the bed in surprise, advocating Shi Qing and her personal little maid ring.

"You...... When did it come? Lou Ji asked his wife.

Zhang Shiqing's face did not have the joy and shyness of his newlywed wife, and her immature face was not even suitable for a woman's hairstyle, "The family forced me to come, they ......" Zhang Shiqing couldn't go on, silently shed tears, and the little girl ring beside her comforted her while glaring at her uncle.

In order to appease the general temporarily, the emperor didn't care about the happiness of a princess at all, and he was now in a state of anger, because Zhang Shiqing's mother and daughter were clever and ruined the emperor's plan.

I bowed my hand and went to the living room to eat, and I rubbed it until it was dark, and finally I had to go back to the bedroom to rest.

The high candle in the bedroom is bright, the decoration is still like a cave room, Zhang Shiqing's tears have not dried, sitting on the edge of the bed and sobbing, and Xiao Yahuan stands aside and whispers comfort.

Seeing Lou Ji come in, the two raised their heads, and their expressions were more wary than just now.

Lou Ji sat down on the stool next to the table, "You sleep in the bed, I sleep here, I will go out of the city early tomorrow morning, I don't know when I will come back, or I may never come back." ”

"It's best not to come back." Zhang Shiqing choked up.

Lou Ji let out a breath, but he still couldn't resolve the embarrassment, and couldn't help asking, "Is it so sad to marry me?" ”

"I ...... I...... No one else wants to marry you, only I have to marry you, how can I not be sad? ”

Lou Ji understood, these daughters of the clan have a close relationship, and even their thoughts are the same, once someone is despised by them, it is despised by everyone, Zhang Shiqing is still young, of course, he is not exempt from vulgarity.

Once Zhang Shiqing spoke, he didn't want to be patient anymore, "They kept saying that it was for my good, and when they forced me to marry, they wanted to beat me out with a broom, my mother would only cry, my father would only get angry, and my brother would not stand on my side, Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

Zhang Shiqing cried even more.

Lou Ji didn't know how to persuade a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, so he had to sigh lightly, "Everyone can't help themselves." ”

Zhang Shiqing held back his crying and said, "What do you have that you can't help yourself?" You must be very proud to marry me. ”

Lou Ji couldn't help laughing twice, "Lou Mou has not many things to be proud of in his life, marriage is never among them, even if he marries a princess, he is just climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, and he can't lose half a point in this body, and he won't lose half a point." ”

Zhang Shiqing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly cried out, and said to the little girl: "He thinks I'm not a princess!" ”

Xiao Yahuan didn't dare to say anything in person, only glared.

Lou Ji couldn't cry or laugh, so he simply got up and went out, and said as he walked: "'There are people who can be persuaded first, and then there are words of persuasion', which is really good." ”

The night is getting colder and colder, the servants have rested, the building is pacing back and forth in the courtyard alone, the courtyard is not big, can not accommodate his pace, after a few laps he gets bored, is about to go to the living room to sit for a meeting, the little girl ring opened the door and came out, and whispered: "The county lord, please...... Childe went back to his room to rest. ”

Lou Ji couldn't compare himself with a little girl, so he went back to his room, sat down at the table, and said, "Rest, I'll talk about it later." ”

Zhang Shiqing at least stopped crying, nodded silently, went to bed with his clothes closed, pulled the quilt on his body, and the little girl was lying at her feet, blowing out the candles at the base of the building, and he didn't feel sleepy.

I don't know how long it has been, Zhang Shiqing on the bed suddenly said: "That sentence was said by Sister Huanyan." ”

"What?"

"'Persuadable people, persuasive words', that is a sentence that Sister Huan Yan said, I remember it very clearly, because the eldest princess said that this sentence is not good, not loyal enough, there has always been only the rule of the monarch to choose the minister, how can there be a reason for the minister to choose the king? Ministers should do their duty, and should not ask the emperor if he can persuade him. ”

"Hmm." Lou Ji didn't think of the origin of this sentence when he said it, it seemed to have been hidden in his heart for a long time.

There was a long silence again.

"Why don't you marry Huanyan?" Zhang Shiqing asked.

"Uh......" Lou Ji couldn't answer.

"You two are a good match, there are so many sisters, only Sister Huanyan thinks you are talented, and praises you as a good person in front of the eldest princess."

"That's what I mean by involuntarily."

"You can go and beg the emperor, Your Majesty is so good to you, even if you stay in the palace, Your Majesty will listen to whatever you ask."

Zhang Shiqing is just a little girl after all, Lou Ji doesn't care about her contempt, but is a little sympathetic to her experience, "Your Majesty treats me better than the other Duanzi?" ”

Zhang Shiqing didn't squeak, Duan Shizi's fate was a big blow to them as the children of the clan, the original strongest backing collapsed, the dust was filled, and it would not disperse for a long time.

Lou Ji fell asleep unconsciously, and when he woke up, he found that he had an extra coat on his body, and I don't know who put it on the master and servant.

Zhang Shiqing didn't sleep well, his face was haggard, and he didn't squeak when he saw Lou Ji sitting up, and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.

Lou Ji didn't open his mouth, put down his coat, went to another room to wash and change clothes, and came to the Chinese General's Mansion early to wait for the third brother.

Lou woke up, but refused to get up immediately, and ordered someone to arrange breakfast for the seventeenth brother, and he had to lie in bed again.

The servant was very enthusiastic about the seventeenth prince, although the breakfast was only a bowl of noodles and a few side dishes, and there were more slices of meat in the bowl than noodles, and he apologized after serving it: "In a hurry, there is nothing to prepare, the seventeenth prince will be ready." ”

Lou Ji was indeed very hungry, and he was not polite, he ate up a bowl of noodles, drank two cups of tea, and felt much better, but the third brother didn't show up, and couldn't help but say to the servant waiting on the side: "Does the general of the Chinese army always get up so late?" ”

The servant smiled: "The seventeenth prince is not an outsider, it doesn't hurt to say it, I bought a few Jiangdong beauties a few days ago, and the general of the Chinese army has been busy, and I only had the opportunity to enjoy it last night, probably because I was tired, haha." ”

Lou Ji smiled, but he wondered if the emperor would come when he heard the news, but he didn't even know Ma Wei's safety now, and rashly going to Yuefu Hou's Mansion would only bring trouble.

The emperor's chess is high, and the building foundation has been tied hand and foot, and he can only wait for the opportunity, if there is still a time.

At three o'clock in the sun, Lou Hard finally came out, his expression was much kinder than yesterday, patted his belly and smiled at his younger brother: "You came early, it's my fault, I didn't make it clear to you, my father is not in a hurry, let's just arrive today, and see off my father tomorrow." ”

"Father went ahead of schedule?"

"It's just a day or two in advance, my father said that General Lan returned to Beijing, and Qinzhou lacked a commander, so he wrote a letter and was willing to lead 20,000 pioneers to Xijing, in order to appease the Qinzhou army, if there is a chance, fight a few battles first, destroy the fighting spirit of the rebels, and pave the way for the successor army."

The two brothers actually knew in their hearts that the general was in a hurry to leave the Eastern Capital, as long as he had the army in his hands, the farther away from the emperor, the safer the general would be.

When he arrived at the barracks, it was already afternoon, and the general was very busy, so he didn't have time to see his two sons, so Lou went to find a familiar general to drink, and called for his father to envelop his subordinates.

The building was idle, and he couldn't walk around in the barracks, so he went to find his staff Qiao Zhisu.

Qiao Zhisu was always so enthusiastic about the seventeenth prince, took him to his tent, and said privately: "It seems that the Lou family has escaped another catastrophe, and after the expedition tomorrow, the imperial court will not be able to control the general for a while." ”

"Can you really leave tomorrow?" The building is still suspicious.

There was no one around, and Qiao Zhisu still lowered his voice: "No problem, the prince set off with the army, and General Huangfu, the general will not let him go." ”

"General Huangfu has been staying in the camp?"

Qiao Zhisu nodded, "After the labor army yesterday, the king of Xiangdong returned to the city, and General Huangfu was forcibly kept by a few of us, and invited him to have a drink, and when the general came back, he couldn't leave." This morning, the emperor stepped into the camp to join the army, wanting to replace his father, and the general decided to take them all away and make a decision when he arrived at Tongguan. ”

After Tongguan is Qinzhou, no matter how to deal with the Huangfu family, the emperor is helpless.

"A general is a general, some things cannot be explained, but a general can always be invincible." Qiao Zhisu smiled, and there was no doubt in his heart.

Lou Ji originally wanted to get support from Qiao Zhisu, but now he also gave up, looking around, he couldn't find anyone to persuade, only Mrs. Lan might listen to his opinion, but she was in the palace, she didn't dare to leave the queen mother half a step, and the emperor would not allow her to leave the palace.

You can only continue to wait.

"I brought a person named Guo Shifeng two days ago, can I meet him?"

"Yes, Mr. Guo is also a member of the general's staff now." Qiao Zhisu said with a smile.