Chapter 336: Wagging Tail and Begging for Pity
When the prince hurried back, Lige'er's condition had improved and she was able to get up and move, but she was still dizzy and couldn't sit for a long time.
Seeing the return of the prince, it was as if Ge'er had finally found a home, completely ignoring Lin Fengxian who was following him, and threw himself into the prince's arms and cried.
This crying is not tight, as if the Yangtze River is flowing endlessly, as long as the prince says a few words casually, it can lead this delicate girl to open the floodgates again and release water. The prince didn't dare to speak anymore, and acted as a "competent" cushion, so that Lige'er fell asleep when she was tired of crying.
Lin Fengxian was also very well-behaved, and took the initiative to take on the work of serving tea and pouring water, so that the prince really loved it more and more!
Compared with Lu Haowen's illness, Lige'er was almost not sick, and after being comforted by the prince's kind words, the clouds disappeared, and the sky was full of sunshine. And at first sight with Lin Fengxian, the two little girls went to the side to chat hand in hand, and left the prince there.
But the prince is also happy to do so, and he still has a lot of important things to do. For example, the reception of the three masters who came to the door is extremely important.
After not seeing each other for many days, the prince has grown a lot taller and his body is stronger, but the three masters are obviously haggard. After seeing the ceremony, Lin Fengxian and Li Ge'er personally served refreshments and retreated.
The three masters looked at the prince carefully, and Li Gang asked first, "Prince, do you know why Old Master Lu fell ill?" β
Zhao Tianci shook his head.
The three of them looked at each other, and Li Gang said, "Because of Lu Yihao!" β
"Lu Yihao? What happened to him? Zhao Tianci didn't understand.
Li Gang sighed, "Since Lu Yihao came back from Zhenjiangkou, the whole person has become abnormal, and he often consults privately with important ministers in the court. Once he found the old man Lu, he actually said a big rebellious remark, and was severely reprimanded by the old minister before leaving. β
"Great rebellion?" Zhao Tianci felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Li Gang said, "He actually intends to connect with the important ministers of the court, abolish the current emperor and promote the crown prince to the throne!" β
"What!" Zhao Tianci jumped up, "This old man." He's crazy, isn't he? β
Fan Jun sighed, "That's why Old Master Lu was so angry that he couldn't afford to get sick." He united with me several times to wait for the emperor to demand that the crown prince be recalled immediately. The last Miaoliu Rebellion is still in front of us, how can this Lu Yihao say that he is also a hero of counterinsurgency, how can he say such a rebellious thing? β
Li Qingzhao also said with a sad face, "If the current emperor knows about this, I'm afraid that under Long Yan's anger, the crown prince will also be implicated!" β
Zhao Tianci's nerves had been completely short-circuited. The brain was buzzing, and the heart said This old man Lu, no wonder you are mysterious, you were thinking about this matter?
After a long time, he said categorically, "The three masters, please wait here for the time being, and I'll go to that crazy old man and ask him which tendon is wrong!" β
The crown prince hurriedly came to Lu Yihao's mansion. It didn't even work to report it, so I just broke in. Lu Yihao is waiting for guests in the study. The crown prince was the first to come back to his house, and he ran ahead. The subordinates chased after him, and just went directly into Lu Yihao's study. made those subordinates a little confused, could it be that this prince had come to Lu Mansion?
Of course, the crown prince has never been to the Lu Mansion, but he can "see" where Lu Yihao is, of course, there are also those few people who hurriedly hid behind the screen. He could see it clearly.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, why did you come to my mansion in person, you want to summon the old minister, just send someone to summon it." Lu Yihao bent down to salute, but was pulled by Zhao Tianci.
"Alright. Lao Lu, you let a few of them come out too, don't hide behind the screen. Zhao Tianci sat on the main seat and said.
Lu Yihao's face changed, and he said to the screen, "You all come out, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." β
The three of them turned out from behind the screen and knelt down respectfully in front of the crown prince. Zhao Tianci glanced at them, "Fan Zongyin, Zhu Shengfei, Zhao Ding and Lord Zhao are also there?" What militaristic affairs are you discussing? β
These people listened to the prince's unkind tone, looked at Lu Yihao, and did not speak.
Zhao Tianci didn't have the leisure to go around the bend with them, what they discussed together, he already knew it, "Old Lu, is it convenient for you to talk here?" β
Lu Yihao hurriedly said, "Convenient! β
"Good!" Zhao Tianci stared at Lu Yihao and asked, "Old Lu, you tell me honestly, let my father abdicate and serve me on the throne, this is your idea?" β
Lu Yihao's face changed again, "His Royal Highness the Prince, what did they tell you?" β
Zhao Tianci was extremely upset, he looked at the few people kneeling on the ground, "You guys should get up too!" β
After thanking them, the three men stood up and bowed their heads, and no one dared to sit down.
Zhao Tianci said, "Old Lu, I'm strange, what do you want to do when you are in such a hurry to push me up?" β
The corners of Lu Yihao's eyes jumped, he suddenly turned over and knelt down, and said in a straight voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister wants the prince to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, for the sake of my Great Song Dynasty and the people of Limin, and he is absolutely selfless!" β
Fan Zongyin, Zhu Shengfei, and Zhao Ding also knelt down, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is talented, intelligent, agile and practical, and can already rule the world!" β
"Fart!" Zhao Tianci was really enraged, he slammed the table and jumped off the chair, "Where did you see that I was 'talented and intelligent, agile and practiced'?" Can you still rule the world? You're all crazy, aren't you? β
Lu Yihao said in a deep voice, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is angry, and the ministers are also forced to come up with a strategy!" β
"As a last resort? Is someone forcing you to do it? The crown prince said angrily, "No one is allowed to mention this matter in the future!" Lao Tzu still wants to enjoy a few years of happiness in peace! β
Lu Yihao raised his head, his eyes were red, his beard trembled, and he stared at Zhao Tianci deadly, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister is already a person who has been in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he has not lived for a few years. It is precisely because the old minister is a prime minister with troops, who has gone on several expeditions and knows the general trend of the world well, that my Great Song Dynasty has reached a critical juncture of survival, but the current emperor is bent on seeking peace, just for a corner of peace, and does not hesitate to ...... Don't hesitate to surrender your identity......" The old man's mouth trembled, and he couldn't say the following words anymore. He took out a yellow silk from his arms and handed it to Zhao Tianci, "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is a secret letter from the emperor ordering the ministers to wait, and the old ministers have been pressing it until you come back!" As he spoke, he was already in tears.
Zhao Tianci took the yellow silk and opened it to read it from beginning to end, and couldn't help but change his complexion. "This ...... This is what my father asked you to write? β
"Yes!" Lu Yihao and the others all hid their faces and wiped away their tears, and whimpered in a low voice.
On it was a secret letter written by Zhao Gou to the gold lord Wan Yan Sheng, to the effect that he told Jin Taizong that most of his rivers and mountains had been lost, and most of the royal family had also been arrested and taken to the north. That's to the effect, but the words are simply pleading. Just like a beggar begging passers-by for food, where is there any royal dignity? It is not wrong to say that it is wagging the tail and begging for mercy.
Zhao Tianci clenched his teeth and his hands trembled, "Whose idea is this?" β
Lu Yihao said, "It should be Qin Hui's words to the emperor, he has been called to enter the palace alone several times, and the emperor has only discussed it with him." β
"It's Qin Hui again!" Zhao Tianci gritted his teeth and said, "Since you like to enter the palace so much." Lao Tzu will give you a chance! β
Lu Yihao saw his hideous face and hurriedly reminded. "The prince must not do the thing of the remnants of the mouth!"
Zhao Tianci nodded, stretched out his hand and pulled the four of them up, "This secret letter can't be sent, and you can't let anyone know about its existence." As for what you want to do, not yet! β
Lu Yihao saw that the prince was relieved and said happily. "His Royal Highness the Prince, the ministers and others are not thinking about forcing the emperor to abdicate, we are discussing how to persuade the emperor to allow the prince to participate in politics."
"Why is that?" Zhao Tianci asked puzzled.
Zhao Ding said, "His Royal Highness the Prince." If we rashly propose to let the emperor be inferior to the crown prince, it will inevitably make people think that we are blackmailing the emperor to order the princes to seek personal gains, and in this way, we will not only trap the prince in injustice, but also make the ministers bear the responsibility. But if the prince is allowed to participate in politics in the court, the situation will be very different, and when the time comes, the ministers will do their best to assist the prince, and the Zhongxing Great Song Dynasty will be just around the corner! β
"What Lord Zhao said is extremely true, please think twice about it!"
Zhao Tianci held the secret letter in his hand, pursed his lips and thought for a long time, "In this case, I'll go back and discuss with my masters first, and listen to their opinions." β
"Good! As it should be! Lu Yihao and the others were overjoyed.
Coming out of Lu Yihao's mansion, Zhao Tianci only felt that there was a stuffy mass in his chest, which made it difficult for him to breathe. He had seen this kind of thing once, and it was the letter he got when he first came to Kaifeng, when he captured Yan Zonghan outside the city, but it was not as written in this letter, if this letter was sent out, not only would the Jin people not give any "peace", but on the contrary, it would become their laughing stock.
He took a deep breath, it seemed that his idea of wanting to be the Prince of Freedom was still too naΓ―ve.
Soon, he returned to the Prince's Mansion, and Li Gang and the others were still there. Seeing him hurrying away and hurrying back, and his face was not very good-looking, they all looked at him and waited for him to speak.
Zhao Tianci sat down and threw the things in his hand on the table, "Masters, take a look." β
Li Gang picked up the yellow silk and opened it, Fan Jun and Li Qingzhao leaned over and only looked at it a few times, then exclaimed, "Who wrote this?" Punish it all over the place! Fan Jun jumped up.
Zhao Tianci said in a deep voice, "Who else dares to let them write such a thing?" β
"Your Majesty?" Li Qing looked at Zhao Tianci steadily, and his face became extremely pale.
Li Gang put away the yellow silk and threw it into the corner, "Lu Xiang, is this why they want the crown prince to ascend the throne in advance?" β
"I think it's necessary!" Fan Jun's face turned red, his eyes widened and he said, "To be able to write this kind of thing, the emperor has already ......" He couldn't say the following words.
Tears welled up in Li Qingzhao's eyes, "There is no fighting spirit at the top, but there is ambition at the bottom, what should I do?" β
Li Ganghuo stood up and paced back and forth in the room, "No! The crown prince can't forcibly ascend the throne, that would be a moral loss of opportunity, or ...... Let the prince participate in politics first, and then slowly let the emperor cede power to the prince, this is a safe plan. β
Zhao Tianci smiled bitterly, "Lu Xiang, they also mean the same!" (To be continued.) )