The days of joy always fly by, and in a blink of an eye, the New Year's Festival will be over, and after his son is born safely, Lu Zhen has no reason to continue to stay in the capital.

This is not only because he can't worry about many matters in Shandong—in fact, after the New Year, Yang Zhen, who stayed in Shandong, would write letters about local affairs every two days and send them urgently, so that the governors hundreds of miles away would have an understanding of this. This let him know that at least for this period of time, everything is very calm, the Kong family has long since stopped, and the opposition of the people has also been eliminated, and only after this year, related things can be carried out again - what makes him unable to stay here for a long time is the attitude of the officials in the capital.

Even though the Son of Heaven had already issued an edict, thinking that Lu Zhen was still excusable, and only fined him for one year and punished him with a small punishment, but those who were opposed to him did not mean to stop, and the impeachment of him did not stop. If he doesn't return to Shandong after the Midyear Festival, I'm afraid he will encounter more intensive attacks, and even the emperor may not be able to protect him by then.

So in order not to make things worse, Lu Zhen had to leave Beijing as soon as possible. At the very least, some achievements must be made before these opponents can really shut up.

When he made this decision, the scene of the Lu family's original joy and joy because of the birth of his son was much lower. Although Chu Yunrong's second daughter didn't say anything, her heart was full of taste. Especially Yun Yan, although she has been pestering Lang Jun every night these days, it is difficult to say whether she can conceive a child like her sister, so she is always reluctant to leave the other party.

But Lu Jin, who was in the officialdom and had lofty ambitions waiting to be realized, couldn't be desperate because of this, so he could only harden his heart, and after comforting the two daughters, he decided to rush to Shandong again early in the morning of the 16th.

Before that, on the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Lu Zhen came to the palace again to meet the Son of Heaven.

As usual, he entered the palace gate smoothly, and then rushed to the warm pavilion to see Zhu Qiyu, who was looking through the music. Although there was smokeless golden silk charcoal in the room, it was as warm as spring, but the emperor's face was a little blue, and he was obviously in a bad mood, which made the surrounding eunuchs all silent, and even breathed gently.

It is said that because of the lesson that his imperial brother was deceived by Wang Zhen, a powerful eunuch, Zhu Qiyu was always full of vigilance against the eunuchs around him. Not only will the people who serve them change every once in a while, but they are also extremely strict with them, but if they do anything wrong, they will be reprimanded at the least, and they will be sent out of the palace directly, which makes the life of a eunuch extremely difficult.

Seeing Lu Zhen coming, an eunuch plucked up his courage before whispering: "Your Majesty, Governor Lu has arrived." ”

Only then did the emperor raise his head, glanced at Lu Jin, and waved his hand to drive out all the attendants: "Lu Qing, do you plan to leave Beijing early the day after tomorrow?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, exactly. Everything in Shandong is waiting for the minister to come up with an idea, so he can't stay in Beijing forever. Lu Jin hurriedly replied.

"I understand that you are worried that those courtiers will attack you again in the New Year, so you will have to leave as soon as possible. Your wife has just given birth to a son for you, but you have to stay away, and you won't complain in your heart, right? ”

"I don't dare. Since the minister is His Majesty's courtier, he is under the heavy burden of His Majesty's letter and has the important task of opening the sea, and he should do his best to repay the king! Lu Jin hurriedly said.

"You don't have to be in such a hurry to express your position, in fact, even I am quite dissatisfied with those officials. Ay...... But these are all rules set by our ancestors, and I can't change them even if I am the emperor. Zhu Qiyu let out a long sigh and expressed the helplessness in his heart.

Lu Zhen couldn't help but be a little moved when he saw him say such things in front of him. This is really thinking of yourself as a confidant or a friend to confide in your heart. But this kind of words, he is a courtier, but it is not easy to accept, so he can only sigh with him.

At the same time, after carefully looking at the Son of Heaven, he found that Zhu Qiyu looked a little haggard than when they met last year. Obviously, the request of the ministers to welcome back the Emperor Taishang had a considerable impact on him.

After the two were silent for a while, the emperor spoke again: "I have already told them that after the Shangyuan Festival, I will send officials from the Ministry of Rites to the north to contact the Mongolian people. As long as they no longer make any unreasonable demands, they will take the Emperor back to Beijing. As he spoke, his eyes were full of loss.

He asked himself that in the past year or so, he, the emperor, had been conscientious and conscientious, and he was much more dedicated than his brother. With his own efforts, the Great Tomorrow is also developing for the better, and the damage caused by the accident more than a year ago has also healed. But why can't those courtiers always forget that man, and have to add trouble to themselves?

It's a pity that he can only think about this kind of thing in his heart, even in front of Lu Jin, the most trusted courtier, he can't pronounce it.

Lu Zhen hesitated for a moment, but still replied: "This is a move to calm people's hearts, Your Majesty Shengming." After a pause, he continued: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much about what impact the emperor will have when he returns, after all, it is now the second year of Jingtai." ”

"Really? But why do I feel that many people in the court are still thinking about the old people? ”

"It's human nature, after all, it's only been a little over a year. Nowadays, the officials of the DPRK and China have all come over during the Orthodox period, whether it is out of public interest or for their own reputation, they must show respect for the emperor. Lu Zhen carefully said with his words: "Actually, Your Majesty can think so, they dare to risk making you unhappy in this matter, which is also a sign of loyalty." And now Your Majesty is the king of a country after all, and it is you who they really want to be loyal. ”

"That's all I can think about." Zhu Qiyu responded with some noncommittality. He is obviously a very serious pessimist, and now that Zhu Qizhen has not returned, he has begun to worry.

Seeing that he had fallen into a knot, Lu Zhen had no choice but to say a little arrogantly: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much about this matter, even if the emperor comes back, he won't be much of a threat to you." ”

"How so?" Because of the blockage in his heart, Zhu Qiyu didn't think about the inappropriateness of Lu Jin's words, and hurriedly asked.

"In the former, His Majesty and his ministers have found out the fault of the defeat of Tumubao, and the emperor's guilt is also great. As the saying goes, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and since this is the case, he will always have to bear some responsibility after returning to Beijing. How can such a sinner covet this supreme position again? Lu Zhen said boldly.

Zhu Qiyu thought about it carefully, and his face looked a little better: "What Lu Qing said also has some truth. Then he thought that in fact, this matter was also promoted by Lu Jin, so it seemed that he had been guarding against such a day for a long time.

Seeing that the emperor's color was a little dark, Lu Zhen turned his heart sideways and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister thinks that there is another way to completely eliminate what you are worried about. ”

"But what's the way?" The emperor was immediately interested and hurriedly asked.

Lu Zhen took a step forward, lowered his voice and said his own method. These words made the face of the Son of Heaven change several times, and then he hesitated for a while, and finally said: "The matter is serious, and let me consider it first." ”

"Yes, I understand." Lu Zhen didn't urge the Son of Heaven to make an idea, he could only give an idea in this matter, but whether he should do it or not had to be decided by the emperor himself.

Although Zhu Qiyu was not sure of his mind for a while, he could also understand Lu Jin's loyalty to him, so he smiled and said: "By the way, I promised you that you would hand over some of the items in the inner library to you to sell overseas, and this matter has been almost prepared, and when you set off the day after tomorrow, I will have people send these together." ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, and I promise that this trip to sea will definitely make the court gain a lot." Lu Zhen hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

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Soon, the day of separation came.

On the pier of the Tongzhou Canal on the 16th day of the first lunar month, several large official ships had already raised their sails, and they could set sail just after Lu Jin, the main master, got on the boat. Therefore, there will be several large ships on this return, because they are full of porcelain and silk and other objects taken from the palace.

At this time, Lu Zhen was making a final farewell to Chu Yunrong and Yun Yan.

"Yunrong, the most important thing for you now is to take care of your body, women are the weakest after giving birth, don't fall ill because of this. If there is any discomfort, let people go to Dr. Kim. Yun Yan, I have to help my sister well at home, I will go to Shandong, and I should be able to open up the situation. It will be a year or two, or three years, and it will be successful, and then we will be able to stay together again. Lu Zhen instructed the two women.

There were tears in the eyes of the two women, but they still nodded together: "Lu Lang, don't worry, the family will be fine." Yuan Yi, we will also take care of it, so that you have no worries. ”

"Lu Lang, I will listen to my sister and take good care of her, you can rest assured."

Seeing this pair of delicate beauties so attached to him, Lu Zhen felt both sweet and a little guilty in his heart. But since he had chosen this path, he could only say goodbye to them temporarily. After nodding his head in relief, he stepped forward again, stretched out his arms, and suddenly took the two daughters into his arms.

At this time, there were many people around them watching, and seeing him do this suddenly, the two women were obviously stunned. But then, they put aside any etiquette and reserve, and also put their bodies tightly in Lu Jin's arms, as if they wanted to feel the temperature of their own Langjun more.

hugged for a long time before Lu Zhen gritted his teeth and let go of the second daughter. After taking a deep look at them, he finally turned around and walked to the pedal connecting the ship without looking back. It's not that he is ruthless, it's just that he is worried that if he turns back, he will be reluctant to give up his second daughter.

Soon, the boat moved slowly and left the dock. However, Chu Yunrong's second daughter did not leave, but stood there for a long time, watching several big ships finally disappear at the end of sight......