Weichen Lu Zhen knocked to see Your Majesty! After coming to the palace as ordered, Lu Zhen soon met Zhu Qiyu in the warm pavilion of the Wenhua Palace, and still followed his previous habits to give the courtesy of the monarch and the minister.

"Lu Qing, please hurry up, you have been away from Beijing for more than half a year this time, and you have solved two suspicious cases for the imperial court one after another, which is really hard work." As the emperor spoke, he even walked out from behind the imperial case in front of him, and personally helped Lu Zhen up from the ground, which was really kind.

Lu Zhen got up as he said, saw the emperor's smile on his face, and hurriedly thanked him again. But somehow, although he was in such close contact with the Son of Heaven, Zhu Qiyu in front of him felt strange and alienated, and he no longer had the intimacy of being like a monarch and a friend.

However, soon, Lu Zhen still dispelled this strange feeling in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The minister is afraid, Your Majesty has praised it falsely, and the minister is just doing his duty as a minister." ”

"Lu Qing, you are too humble in what you said. The floods in Kaifeng and the maritime affairs that had plagued the imperial court for a long time were all resolved in just a few months, and you also won the praise of the local people, which was not easy for other officials in the DPRK and China to do. Even if I were to do it myself, it would be difficult to do this better than you. The emperor, however, insisted on his own opinion and still praised it.

Although the words sounded good, Lu Zhen still clearly heard a different meaning from his tone, and after a little thought, he already understood, and hurriedly surrendered his hand to plead guilty: "It is indeed too reckless for the minister to act in order to get justice for the victims when he opened the seal, which makes it difficult for His Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me." ”

Seeing him say this, the smile on Zhu Qiyu's face narrowed slightly: "Lu Qing, you are indeed too impatient at this point. Although King Zhou's local actions are extremely inappropriate, you should not make the matter public. I know that you are worried about the identity of King Zhou, so I am afraid that I will press this matter in order to defend him. But you should also ask me what I mean to do it first, and if it is not good, you should also go to the court to discuss this matter, so that I can be prepared. ”

"What Your Majesty said is that it is the minister's lack of thought that makes it difficult for Your Majesty to do." Lu Jinxi sincerely admitted his mistake. Of course, if he could do it again, he would still choose to do it, after all, this is the most effective way to condemn the crime of King Zhou, and it is also a fair way for the people of Kaifeng and Xingze County.

Obviously, the Son of Heaven did not mean to dwell on this matter, and after only saying a few words, he shifted the topic to the matter of the sea: "I heard that there are many twists and turns in this sea matter, and you didn't understand it too clearly in your previous recital, can you tell me more carefully now." ”

"Obey. In fact, this matter also has a lot to do with the remnants of the White Lotus Sect that were eradicated earlier......" Lu Zhen gathered his spirits and carefully explained his behavior in Suzhou, and specially described the special appearance of those Western pirates and the scale of the artillery they used.

After saying this, the emperor listened to it with relish, and at the end he couldn't help but sigh: "I really can't imagine that there are so many countries beyond the sea...... It seems that if I want to live safely, I have to be on guard at all times. ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true, although the overseas countries are far inferior to my Ming Dynasty in terms of national strength and military strength, it is difficult to guarantee that one day they will suddenly rise and become my Ming's henchmen. Like the tribes of the steppe, today Varat is my fierce enemy, tomorrow I will become Tatar, and in a few days I will be replaced by other races. Lu Zhen took the opportunity to speak.

"The Mongolian people on the grassland have indeed always been my confidants, but those countries beyond the sea, far away from the ocean, are afraid that it will be difficult for them to come." The emperor obviously didn't think so, after all, this was something he had never heard of, so naturally it was impossible for him to be really vigilant.

Lu Zhen did not persuade much, and now it is too far to talk about the threat of Western countries to the Chinese nation. So he focused on the importance of trade at sea and the role of firearms at sea in the future. In this regard, the Son of Heaven was noncommittal, and only said after a while: "I know about this matter." Since you've paid attention to finding that artillery in Suzhou, just let them do it. If there is such a sharp weapon, I can use it in the Divine Machine Battalion, and I can also use it in the Northern Expedition to the grassland in the future. ”

After this answer, it took nearly an hour, and seeing that it was not early, Lu Zhen did not stay any longer, so he saluted and retired again. In this regard, the emperor did not hold back, but said with a smile: "Lu Qing, you have really worked hard to run around for the imperial court this year, and then you will have a good rest at home for a while, you don't have to participate in the early dynasty or something." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion." Lu Jinxi hurriedly thanked him again, but it was inevitable that he had other plans in his heart, as if the emperor did this with the intention of marginalizing himself as soon as possible. However, he didn't take this too seriously, he was going to be an idle earl, so he naturally relaxed as much as he could, so he retired and left the warm pavilion.

It wasn't until after Lu Zhen left that the smile on Zhu Qiyu's face gradually faded, and a somewhat complicated light flashed in his eyes: "Lu Qing, I really hope that I can become a pair of monarchs and ministers with you to be praised by future generations, and I hope you don't make it difficult for me." Of course, these words only appeared in his heart, and even the eunuchs on the side did not know.

Lu Jin, who had already walked down the empty palace corridor, naturally knew that the Son of Heaven had this idea, he only felt that he and Zhu Qiyu already had a layer of separation. Perhaps, this is the final outcome between the monarch and the minister, after all, the emperor can only be a lonely person, and it is impossible to have friends.

But Lu Jin's heart is still a little uncomfortable. To be honest, after getting along all these years, he really regards Zhu Qiyu as a friend of his, so sometimes he has fewer worries in his actions. And now it seems that in the future, I will have to be as careful as possible in some things.

This emotion did not dissipate quickly until he stepped into the house and saw his wife and children who greeted him with a smile. Home is the safe haven he really cares about.

"Master......" Chu Yunrong and Yun Yan greeted them with joy, and there was still a trace of tears in their eyes.

But before Lu Zhen stepped forward to comfort his wife, several screams sounded one after another from behind the two women: "Daddy, it's Daddy who is back......" Immediately, several small figures quickly jumped out and rushed directly towards Lu Jin.

Lu Jin hurriedly squatted down, opened his arms and hugged several children into his arms, and kissed each of them their little faces: "Do you have good people at home, do you miss your father?" "To tell the truth, he is outside Beijing and he is most concerned about his family.

"Of course I have, I listen to my mother the most." As the boss, Lu Yuanyi hurriedly shouted: "I miss my father the most." You haven't been back for eight or nine months......"

"No, I'm the most well-behaved, and I miss my father the most......"

"It's me, it's ......"

The other children immediately stopped clinging, and immediately quarreled, and writhed their little bodies from time to time, as if this would make it easier for their father to feel that he missed his family.

This made Chu Yunrong on the side look both warm and a little funny, his own master is too different, other people's men have always been the most majestic in the house, and the children see their fathers like tigers and cats, only him, there is no outside prestige at home, and he doesn't talk about the ancient precept of hugging grandchildren but not hugging children, he can always make trouble with the children, and can only force his own loving mother to become a strict mother.

With a wry smile, Chu Yunrong stepped forward and said, "Don't make any more trouble, Daddy is already tired when he comes back from the south, and you still let him hold you until now." Hurry up and take out your homework for Daddy to see. ”

In the end, he is worthy of being the real master of the Lu family, Chu Yunrong said this, and the children finally stopped, and they hurriedly agreed and dispersed.

It was only at this time that Lu Zhen stepped forward, and also hugged Chu Yunrong in his arms and kissed him: "It's hard for you to run the family in the past few months, Yunrong has worked hard for you." ”

Although he is already an old husband and wife, in the face of Lu Jin's intimate behavior, Chu Yunrong's face still blushed, and he slapped him duplicitously: "You are all an uncle of the imperial court, why are you still so unserious." ”

"Haha, why are you still nervous at home, Yun Yan, you said yes?" While speaking, Lu Zhen came to Yun Yan again, and also hugged her and kissed her, which made this quiet woman's heart feel sweet again, and she could only nod her head and say yes.

After laughing a few words, someone came to report that the wine and food had been arranged for the master, and Lu Zhen took his two wives and walked to the dining hall of the second courtyard. What follows is naturally a full meal for the whole family together.

After coaxing the children to go back to their rooms happily, Lu Jin and his two wives walked slowly in the garden in the backyard, talking about their thoughts after parting. As he spoke, he said a little apologetically: "I really didn't expect that I would go to Suzhou again, otherwise I should have taken you with me so that I could go back to meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law." ”

Hearing him mention this, Chu Yunrong couldn't help but miss his parents in his hometown a little. But then he smiled and said, "Master, you don't have to feel uneasy about this, this is something that no one can imagine." What's more, you also went to Suzhou on official business, how could you bring your wife and children? ”

"But there is still some gain from going to Suzhou this time, and I finally breathed a bad breath for that year." Lu Zhen suddenly said with a smile.

"But what?" Chu Yunrong and Yun Yan both asked with some curiosity.

Lu Jin told him what he had done with the Lu family before, and the second daughter sighed again when she heard it. Yun Yan was really surprised in her heart, her master has always attached great importance to feelings, why is he so ruthless to the Lu family? The other party is his kin.

Only Chu Yunrong knew that the Lu Jin in front of him was no longer the original Lu family Qilang. Maybe he did all this to get some justice for the original Lu Jin......