In addition to these courts, the most talked-about thing is the matter of the next prince. Although according to the current situation, Ye Linchen, the king of Jin, is undoubtedly the most capable person to inherit the throne, but there are several younger brothers whose mothers are noble, who can guarantee that there will be no variables before there is a clear will?

Despite this, the old ministers, who were well-known in the court, also frequently entered and exited the palace, and it seemed that they were discussing with the emperors who was the most suitable person to appoint as the prince.

Half a month after Ye Linchen swept away the rebellion, Emperor Li ordered a separate summon to Lu Lingshan, who was temporarily serving as the left servant.

Although it is said that Lu Lingshan contributed a lot to stabilizing the situation during the rebellion, it is true that this is the first time that the two of them have met alone in this way after many years of Lu Hou.

Looking at Lu Lingshan, who was much older than a few years ago, Emperor Li seemed to remember something, sighed and pointed to the position in front of him, "Old lady, sit down, I have something to discuss with you." ”

"Does Your Majesty want to make King Jin the crown prince? The minister thought that there was no one more suitable for this position than King Jin now. After sitting down, Lu Lingshan said lightly.

"What about the king? He is your own grandson, and he is my wife, so it stands to reason that he should be the most suitable for him. The sin he committed before was also the traitor's planting. Emperor Li sighed with a distressed look, rubbing his forehead with his fingers, obviously extremely uncomfortable, "Although it is said that the king is also a big sin, but in the end, he is also my son after all." Folks often say that it is not the fault of raising a godfather, and I have an unshirkable responsibility for the king's dedication. He's been gone for so long, and I'm still sad, and I don't know how he's doing now. ”

A hint of ridicule slipped in Lu Lingshan's eyes, "Your Majesty, your feelings are understood. But you know better than the old minister who is the most suitable for that position, don't you? It is not appropriate to sacrifice the king, this country will be handed over to him sooner or later, it will not be taken away, it is better to hand it over to your Majesty, the person you like. ”

"Then what do you think of King Jin?" Emperor Li looked at Lu Lingshan with a smile and asked gently.

"At a time when peace does not need a harsh state, what the country needs is a king who can administer benevolent government."

didn't use too many words to praise Ye Linchen because Lu Lingshan knew better than anyone else that Emperor Li didn't like to hear those flowery words, he needed the most convincing words to get the answer he wanted.

"Linchen, this kid is not as good as King Qin, and he is not even as intimate as King Shou. But......" Emperor Lidi stood up, looked out the window with deep eyes, and sighed after a long time, "he also has his advantages, he knows what it means to be restrained. Look at this time when the rebellion was suppressed, most of the forces in the palace were under his control. He can obviously take advantage of the situation to control all the power and empty me, but this stupid boy didn't do anything, and returned the tiger talisman to me without saying a word. It's really different from them, it's like his mother. ”

Hearing what Emperor Li meant, Lu Lingshan shook his head, "Who in this world wouldn't be interested in supreme power. It's just that some people will be blinded by power, and some people won't. ”

When the words fell, Emperor Li turned around and looked meaningfully at Lu Lingshan, who was drinking tea with his head bowed in front of him, stroked his beard and did not speak again. For this scheming old lady who once assisted him in ascending to the throne of God, Emperor Li had extremely complicated feelings about him. Recalling the past, Emperor Li retracted his gaze, but his lips and teeth opened and closed, but he was speechless.

It wasn't until Lu Lingshan approached the entrance of the hall that he suddenly heard the voice of Emperor Li behind him.

"I'm sorry for what happened back then."

Hearing this, Lu Lingshan closed his eyes and sighed lightly, as if he didn't hear Emperor Li's words, turned around and walked out of the hall, gradually disappearing into Emperor Li's field of vision.

Lu Lingshan, who was walking briskly on the palace road, didn't seem to hear the calls of others, and walked until he walked to the palace gate. Lu Lingshan stopped and looked back, the towering palace gate and the continuous palace behind him, and couldn't help laughing. If he wished that he could keep the bottom line and not send his daughter to the palace, maybe his daughter would not have died under the struggle for imperial power so early.

What loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are the most ridiculous existence in this palace, but they are rare.

Just as he was about to step into the carriage and return to Lu Mansion, a familiar voice came from the carriage not far away.

"It's been a hard time, old lady." Xie Yaoguang helped Suzaku's men get out of the carriage, raised his eyes and looked at Lu Lingshan with a smile, and said in a soft tone, "Now I still have one or two things that I need the help of the old lady." ”

"There is anyone you can't see, and you still need the old man to come forward." Lu Lingshan raised his hand to dispense with Xie Yaoguang's courtesy and said gently.

Hearing this, Xie Yaoguang smiled slightly, "Xiao Yannan." ”

Lu Lingshan looked at Xie Yaoguang in surprise for a while, and for a while he couldn't think of how to ask Xie Yaoguang why he was looking for a Taoist priest who was obsessed with seeking immortals and medicine every day.

"Thank you for fulfilling the deceased back then." Seeing Lu Lingshan's doubts, Xie Yaoguang lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice.

"Do you have old?"

"Definitely. Sometimes being as confused as Xiao Yannan is not necessarily a bad thing. Xie Yaoguang snuggled lightly, and opened and closed his lips and teeth and said: "The body is like a crane, and there are two scriptures under a thousand Panasonics." I came to ask Wuyu to say, the clouds are in the blue sky, and the water is in the bottle. ”

Hearing this, Lu Lingshan pursed his lips slightly, raised his hand, and motioned for Xie Yaoguang to follow him. The carriage set off one after the other to the mansion of Marquis Yu. Although Yu Houye has not been in court for many years, but the huge Hou Mansion does not show any sense of dilapidation except for the depression of the courtyard, the servants guarding the door looked at the two richly dressed strangers in front of him in surprise for a while before bowing forward to say hello.

This time, it was only through Lu Lingshan that he could come to meet Xiao Yannan, but Xie Yaoguang was very calm and waited for Lu Lingshan to come up to negotiate with the servants of the Xiao family.

With his hands in his sleeves, Xie Yaoguang raised his head and looked at the plaque in front of him, his eyes suddenly gathered, and a smile suddenly disappeared in a piece of ice and snow.

After a while, a middle-aged man walked out of the Xiao Mansion, cautiously looked at Lu Lingshan and Xie Yaoguang in front of him, and asked loudly: "Two distinguished guests, my lord is playing Jiao at this time. ”

The surprise of the expulsion in the words was obvious, Xie Yaoguang glanced around at the housekeeper of the Xiao Mansion in front of him, pulled his lips slightly, and waved his hand to signal the Suzaku on the side to come forward with a brocade box.

"Then I won't see your master, I can always see your young lady." Xie Yaoguang said in a soft tone, "This is a piece of respect for your master, I hope he can accept it." ”

Looking at the box held in Suzaku's hand, the butler sighed slightly and nodded, "Then please follow me in." I'm going to tell our young lady. ”

"I have Mrs. Lao to accompany me on this trip, and the juniors will come to visit you in person to make amends to you the next day." After finishing speaking, Xie Yaoguang turned around and stepped into the mansion with the housekeeper of the Xiao Mansion.