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The emperor seemed to be in a good mood, rode around on horseback, did not have a dancing lance, entered the horse viewing hall, personally wrote the question, ordered the attendants to debate, and he judged the merits.

There are three questions, one is when the Qinzhou Rebellion can be quelled, the law enforcement should be lenient and strict after the war, the second is who can replace the king of Guangling to defend Jiangdong, and the third is the timing and route of the Northern Expedition to He Rong.

This can show a person's true ability more than riding a horse and dancing a lance, and can even directly affect the government and government, and more than 50 attendants are gearing up and rushing to speak, all wanting to leave a deep impression on the emperor.

This is not the time for flattery, Lou Jian waited for the "minister" to shut up and give the opportunity to others.

Lou Hard reminded the seventeenth brother in a low voice: "Seek stability, don't be curious, don't be asked." ”

The first attendant to speak made this mistake, and came up and said: "The rebellion in Qinzhou can be pacified within three months, and the troubled times need to be re-enacted, and the rule will be strict for a year, and Qinzhou will no longer work to send troops from the imperial court." The people of Jiangdong are fierce, and they need to be suppressed by the clan and the elderly, according to the shallow view of Weichen, His Majesty's uncle King Xiangdong is the most suitable. The imperial court can gather 300,000 troops in June and July tomorrow to defend the three prefectures of Hebei, He, and Qin, and wait for work at ease, and pursue defeat with victory. ”

The emperor asked, "What if there is another king of Guangling in Jiangdong?" ”

"Probably not, the king of Xiangdong is ......" The attendant couldn't continue, the two kings were both uncles, and the king of Guangling was opposed, who could guarantee that the king of Xiangdong would not have it?

The emperor didn't want to suppress everyone's enthusiasm from the beginning, so he didn't press it any further.

There are more and more people who speak, and sometimes there will be scrambles, all kinds of opinions are available, and some people even take the initiative to ask for help, willing to ride alone to He Rongbu, and persuade the northern captives to bow down and become vassals, but no one dares to recommend the kings to go to the town to guard Jiangdong, and instead is optimistic about the mode of the prince's supervision army, thinking that a veteran and a young prince can win the favor of His Majesty.

The emperor was usually noncommittal, and occasionally whispered a few words to Shao Junqian and others around him, so that everyone could hear them.

Lou Jian whispered to his younger brother in the back: "You can speak." ”

The foundation of the building is still waiting.

Everyone was about to have nothing to say, and Lou Jian couldn't wait any longer, so he gently pushed his younger brother forward.

The building stumbled and grabbed four or five steps forward to stabilize his figure.

The emperor did not show a special look at this assassin, and listened to Shao Junqian's whisper.

"The Qinzhou Rebellion will not be pacified soon, and there is a chance that the army of the Western Expedition will have an accident."

Although everyone has different opinions, they all think that the chaotic people in Qinzhou will be exterminated soon, Lou Ji's statement is unusual, and he is the son of a general, so everyone present was very surprised to say such a thing.

Lou shook his head stiffly, regretting pushing his brother out.

Lou Ji only said this sentence, and did not explain much, and retreated, and the emperor did not ask.

The others stepped forward to express their opinions, and Lou forced himself into his brother's ear and whispered, "I'll settle accounts with you later." ”

The emperor yawned, and everyone knew that tonight's discussion was coming to an end, a little earlier than usual, indicating that the emperor's mood was only a small good, not a big one.

The emperor got up and left, Shao Junqian stayed, praised a few people on behalf of the emperor, and pointed out the shortcomings, then dismissed the attendants, walked straight to the Lou brothers, and said with a smile: "Can the hard Chinese army let the seventeenth prince stay for a while?" ”

"Of course, you can stay as long as you want." Lou Dian said immediately, and then leaned forward and whispered: "My brother is talking nonsense, Your Majesty is not angry, right?" ”

"What Your Majesty wants is to know everything, how can you be angry? Leaving the Seventeenth Prince was a decision made during the day, and he never had the opportunity to inform the Hard Chinese Army. ”

Lou Hard waved his hand, "Do you still need to report this?" The Lou family is full of His Majesty's loyal ministers, and they will be there immediately. It's not me talking nonsense, if Your Majesty needs a chamberlain, the two of us brothers will immediately go home and castrate ourselves. ”

"Haha, the hard Chinese army is okay, the seventeenth prince is newly married for a few days, how can he do such a thing?"

"Don't be afraid, I will pass on my youngest son to him to ensure that the incense continues."

Lou Qiang said seriously, but Shao Junqian didn't listen seriously, made a few jokes, and took Lou Ji away.

The target that Lou Ji wanted to persuade was Shao Junqian, but there were eunuchs before and after, and the two could only chat.

Lou Ji returned to the small courtyard where he lived before, and the eunuch waited outside, and Lou Ji finally had a chance to tell the truth.

"How long can Mr. Shao be hidden?"

"I don't understand what the Seventeenth Prince is talking about." Shao Junqian said lightly, as if she had forgotten all about the past.

"Once Your Majesty closes the net, no one will hide it for Mr. Shao."

Lou Jian and others thought that Shao Junqian's words and deeds were assigned by the emperor, which was a temptation, so they never mentioned his suggestion that he wanted to change the emperor, and once he entered the Tingwei prison, he naturally had something to say.

Shao Junqian smiled and said, "One step at a time, isn't the same with the seventeenth son?" ”

"My steps might be a little bigger."

"Hehe, maybe I'll follow behind the Seventeenth Prince." Shao Junqian bowed her hand and said goodbye.

Lou Ji was placed under house arrest again, and the treatment was better than before, there were two eunuchs who served specially, there was no shortage of tea and dinner, except that he could not be discharged from the hospital, there were no other restrictions.

He hid the dagger under the bed, waiting for his chance.

In the afternoon of the next day, he saw the Emperor again, to be precise, the Emperor had come to see him, but this was not a good opportunity to assassinate, because the Emperor was accompanied by four guards with knives.

The emperor walked around, inspected the room after room, turned to the building that followed behind, and said, "Are you still satisfied?" ”

"Very well, the other attendants must be envious."

The attendants were on call at the Zishi Garden at night, and after the work was done, the emperor went back to the inner palace to rest, but they could not leave the city immediately, they had to wait until dawn, and a group of noble children had to sleep together, and if the emperor went to the Zishi Garden continuously, they would have to endure such a life for several days.

The building can be alone in a courtyard, which is a preferential treatment that even favored ministers can't get.

The emperor smiled: "Soon they will not be envious." ”

"It's good to be envied for a day."

"Haha." The Emperor returned to the courtyard, "Why did you say last night that there would be an accident in the Western Expeditionary Army?" ”

"Wei Chen thought about it, and felt that His Majesty would never stop there, since there was no move before or during the expedition, it must be a trap in Qinzhou."

"Alas, you think too much. Although I am the supreme in the world, sometimes I have to make some concessions, such as to the Queen Mother-" The emperor gritted his teeth, "helpless, really helpless, the woman is short-sighted, and her ears are soft, and a few kind words can make her suspect her own son." ”

"The Queen Mother is not wrong in her suspicions."

The emperor's face sank, "Even so, the Queen Mother should be on my side and help me get rid of the Lou family, but she values the love of sisters more than the love of mother and son." ”

"How long has it been since Your Majesty chatted and played with the Queen Mother?"

The emperor sneered, "I support the queen mother with the world, but I am not as good as the wind in the ears of two women for several days?" But you're right, it's often the case, the most is paid, but not necessarily the most. My biological mother's elbow turned out, my uncle wanted to take the throne, my brothers and sisters had their own selfish intentions, the minister wanted to rebel, and the people tried to assassinate him—who else in the world was more difficult than the emperor? ”

"Hungry people who can't eat, people who can't do enough work, soldiers who can't kill the enemy......"

"It's that cliché again, Lou Ji, you should do better."

"It is precisely because the dynasties and dynasties have to talk about it that it will become a cliché."

"Bored, I want to listen to what others have to say."

One of the guards went out and quickly brought people back.

Huan Yan entered the courtyard, his face was expressionless, he didn't look at the foundation of the building, and saluted the emperor directly.

The emperor looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "In the clan, the county lord of Huanyan is considered to be able to argue, but unfortunately, I can't keep you by my side all the time, and when you get to the Lou family, you have the opportunity to learn from Lou Jiu often." ”

Huan Yan was not alone, the eldest princess of Luoyang followed, and said with a smile: "It's because I arrived at the Lou family that I can't meet with the seventeenth prince often, and there are more rules outside than ours." ”

The emperor pretended to be suddenly enlightened, "That's right, the general has a lot of rules, it is said that even his own son cannot enter the back house, if you want to see your biological mother, you need to report a few days in advance, and choose another room for the mother and son to meet." Is that so? Floor foundation. ”

"Most of the noble families are like this, unless the general is the only one, it is Your Majesty, and the prince is not allowed to enter the harem at will, right?"

The emperor laughed and said to the eldest princess, "Look at the talent you have chosen. ”

The eldest princess said coldly: "It was not me who chose him, it was he who used me. ”

"No matter what, Lou Qing is full of talent, but he refuses to use this talent to belong to me. Is it related to confinement? If I forgive you from your imprisonment......"

"Your Majesty!" The eldest princess immediately dissuaded, "Don't forget the oath in the Taimiao. ”

"I haven't forgotten, just assumed. Even if I am not exempt from confinement, I can put one cloth above ten thousand. ”

Lou Ji arched his hand and said: "Wechen doesn't doubt His Majesty's sincerity, but Wechen still decided to go one way to the end." ”

The eldest princess's expression became colder and colder, but the emperor laughed again, "Huan Yan, don't you say a few words for me?" ”

Huan Yan looked at the building for the first time, "The road ahead is coming to an end, why bother not returning?" ”

"I don't want to be a person with no real name, I'd rather be more famous than real and be ridiculed by the world."

"How can fireflies compete with the sun and the moon? The seventeenth prince is lowly, no matter what path he takes, he is not known to the world, where does the ridicule come from? ”

"The emperor alone is worthy of the people of the world, he knows, I know."

The Emperor smiled even more happily, "Huan Yan, you have met your opponent." ”

Huan Yan saluted the emperor again, "I don't think the seventeenth prince is an opponent." ”

"You're not rivals, you're joining forces." The smile on the emperor's face disappeared.

"It's not a team, and I wouldn't agree to such a thing as an assassination anyway."

"But you won't be able to lay the foundation for me." The emperor did not forget the disloyalty of the county lord of Huanyan.

"Yu Gong, Your Majesty doesn't need me to talk about it, for selfishness, I cherish each other with the Seventeenth Prince, and I can't do anything false and wrongful."

The Emperor sighed, "It's all my fault that I've used you too much. ”

The eldest princess said: "Your Majesty just blames herself, except for these two people, who does not respect Your Majesty?" ”

"For these two people, I care the most." The emperor obviously remembered Zhang Shiduan, his expression was indifferent, no one dared to persuade him, and after a while, he said to Lou Ji: "You are right, there will be an 'accident' in Qinzhou, I heard that as soon as the general arrives in Xijing, he will execute the second general Sun and Hua by military law, but he guessed wrong, the 'accident' did not happen to those two people." ”

The emperor got up to leave, and after a few steps, he turned around and said: "I said that I would let you see the Lou family collapse, and I also promised you: I will definitely leave a man for the Lou family to marry the lord of Huanyan, but this man will not be you." Since you cherish each other, let's talk more about the 'accident' set up by guessing together. ”