In the small courtyard, Lu Xuan carried a lantern and stood under the eaves with Lin Ying to watch the rain.

Lin Ying was silent for a moment and replied, "Brother Xiao Lu, I never believe in fate. I always feel that my life is lived out by myself, or by the choices I encounter in this life. It is not arranged by some gods, ghosts, eight characters, or astrological signs. But this time, I can understand why so many people believe this. There are many things that we can't decide on our own. All I could do was complete and exhaustive preparation for the different outcomes.

I don't want to put myself in danger, but weighing the pros and cons, it's best for me to go. Whether I live or die, I must go. But there were so many variables in this trip that I could not predict the outcome, so I could only prepare two edicts. ”

Lu Yu said: "The villain is grateful for His Highness's trust, but the villain still has two questions, I don't know whether to ask." ”

Lin Ying said with a smile: "Shu'er said that she met you when she first entered the territory of Chu when she was a child. She knew you a little before she knew me! You are the one she trusts, and I am the one she trusts, so I trust you too. If you have any questions, just ask. ”

Lu Yu said: "The villain's first question, His Highness has already answered. ”

Lin Ying shook her head. "If your first question is why I trust you, I did. If you want to ask why I want to give you the edict for safekeeping, I have not answered. ”

Lu Yu was even more puzzled: "Could it be that these are two things?" ”

Lin Ying said: "I still have a will to be issued. This will will not be given to you until you have the right edict. Although I believe in you, the edict is about the society of the Chu State, and it is also about the sorrow of Shu'er and Gongzi, so in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, I still can't use my trust in you as the only bargaining chip. I hope Brother Xiao Lu will forgive me. ”

Lu Xuan said: "Your Highness is thoughtful, and the villain understands. ”

Lin Ying continued: "Your eldest aunt passed away in the palace a few years ago. Before leaving, she exchanged a secret for my will. She hopes that I can open up, extinguish the anger of King You, and lift the ban that your family cannot enter the court as an official for ten generations. I have already written the will of this decree. You only need to take out the correct edict, and in the future, you, Lu Zhe, and other clansmen in your family can all enter the court as officials. ”

Lu Xuan didn't know that there was such a reason, so he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and only listened to Lin Ying: "As for which volume is the correct edict - you remember, if within three days, Gongzi Shu took out the edict that allowed Shu'er to ascend the throne from the Qianqiu Hall and the Library Pavilion, then you can also take out the edict that allowed Shu'er to ascend the throne and return it to the Library Pavilion."

If, within three days, Shu'er or I personally inform you that you will be asked to produce an edict for Gongzi to succeed to the throne, then you will take out the same edict and return it to the library. Don't listen to anyone other than me and Shu'er.

And then there's ...... If Shu'er and I don't come to see you within three days, and the edict that Gongzi took out from the Qianqiu Hall and the Library Pavilion is an edict that allowed him to ascend the throne himself, then you must take out the edict that allowed Shu'er to ascend the throne and sue Gongzi for the crime of stealing the edict. Lu Xuan, if it happens, do you dare to sue your son? ”

Lu Yu nodded sincerely: "Dare." ”

Lin Ying said again: "What I said, do you remember everything clearly?" ”

Lu Xuan repeated it word for word, and Lin Ying breathed a sigh of relief. "What's your second question?"

Seeing Lu Yu pondering, Lin Ying's eyes rolled and she laughed: "Did you want to ask me, what exactly does it take me to go to the danger in person?" Later, when I told me about your aunt, I wanted to ask me what secret she told me? Now you don't know, which one is better to ask first? And if you ask both, you wonder why I left an edict for Gongzi to succeed to the throne, and at the same time beware of him taking out the edict for him to succeed to the throne without authorization. ”

Lu Yu nodded calmly and confusedly.

The light rain gradually stopped.

Lin Ying looked at the bright moon reflected in the puddle and explained to Lu Yu: "Tomorrow I will go to meet the uninvited King of Song, this is the danger I want to go to in person, and then, the State of Chu will have a perfect reason to go to the Song Dynasty."

Your aunt Lu's ...... As a physician of the Chu Palace, she served Shu'er's mother for many years, followed her into the Song Dynasty, and returned to Chu with her. After Shu'er's parents died, there was an old incident in the Song Kingdom, which only she knew. Actually, I also guessed, but I couldn't confirm it, so I finally asked her. She told me the truth, and many doubts in my mind were solved......

As for the child's sorrow...... I admired his civil and military skills, but I was not entirely sure what he was thinking. When he was young, he was not well fledged and could surrender willingly. But he ...... now I want to make him strong, but I am afraid that his mind and virtue are not worthy of his talent and military power.

After the death of his parents, I am afraid that no one in the world can really suppress him. My friendship with him should be considered deep. If I live, he can still have scruples, and if I really die, I still need Shu'er to suppress him. He likes to be competitive since he was a child, if after my death, he dares to use evil and crooked means to get the throne of Chu, for him, for the Chu country, it is definitely not a good thing.

In a high position, what you need most may not be virtue and force, but to follow the rules first, and not to act willfully because of the power in your hands.

If the prince can circumvent such a great temptation, he is worthy of supreme authority. If he gets away with it, then tell him what I have said today. If he can't get around, he will never have the opportunity to ascend to the throne of the king of Chu. ”

……

Lu Yu thought back to the words of the first king, and listened to Shu'er again: "Brother Lu, tomorrow the court meeting, I will give you a chance to debate with the ministers." If you can persuade them to make peace with the Song State for the time being, I will appoint you as the Minister of Chu. ”

Lu Yu was terrified: "Your Highness, the debate and peace, the minister is willing to try, but even if the minister wins, the minister has no merit, how can he make an exception?" I hope His Royal Highness will think twice. ”

Shu'er said: "I am in the state of Chu, and I have no fame, so I also made an exception to become the king of Chu?" Since the reign of King Zhao of the Chu State, whenever there is a major and urgent matter that is difficult to choose, there is a practice of 'court debate'. Before the first king ascended the throne, he also argued with the king of Anyi. The ministers listened to the debate, made decisions left and right, and had their own opinions. If you can really defeat the ministers, you will be the best choice for the prime minister. ”

The will of the leader of the Lu Xuan Jaw.

……

The next day, Lu Xuan held a court debate with the three princes and nine secretaries of Chu State, and the big and small civil and military forces.

Everyone never imagined that an unknown historian of the Library Pavilion would be so knowledgeable and endless. He quoted scriptures, analyzed the pros and cons, and relied on the mouth of one person to answer questions in three hours, and he was not chaotic in the face of danger.

In the end, the ministers agreed to make peace with the Song State for the time being, and no longer attacked, but ordered the Chu army to garrison the captured Song City to treat the plague in the army first.

At the end of the court debate, Shu'er took out a handwritten letter from the former king and ordered the palace people to read it out-

"Linjiang Qingtian Lu, has been an official for five generations, loyal and honest. The distant prince of the Lu family, the official residence of the king of Chuxian, the prime minister. The Lu family respects the duke, and the official residence is the seventh son of the king of Chuyou. However, because of his outspokenness, he was convicted by King You, so that the ten generations of the Lu family were not allowed to enter the court as officials. The widow occasionally heard about it, and was surprised, so he looked for Lu Xuan, a descendant of the Lu family, and couldn't help but respect his virtue and talent, and sighed at his life experience, so he was exempted from the Lu family's decree that he was not allowed to enter the court as an official, and hoped that the Lu clan would serve Chu regardless of his previous suspicions. ”

Shu'er said to Zhongqing: "The widow saw the handwriting of the first king, so he invited Lu Qing to enter the library to repair history, and then heard that the people in the library appreciated his rigorous and diligent way, and he was quite pleased. A few days ago, Lu Qing presented a recital, and the widow wanted to share it with the secretaries, so there was today's court debate.

Fan Xiang is old, and he has been sick for a long time and cannot often attend the court meeting, and has resigned several times. The widow is not allowed because the widow has not yet thought of the best candidate for the prime minister.

Hearing Lu Qingting's argument today, the widow can't help but appreciate his amazing talent like the previous king. Dare to ask Lu Qing, can you ignore King You's previous suspicions, serve Chu, and respond to the invitation of the widow? ”

Lu Yu knelt down: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

At this time, Dongfang smiled and said: "Mr. Lu, as we all know, I was the first to propose sending troops to attack the Song Dynasty. If I hadn't heard this wonderful court debate today, I'm afraid I would have returned to the Song Realm immediately and continued to attack the city. But listening to your argument today, it is not unreasonable. Lord Lu is erudite and well-informed, which makes me think of the first king frequently, no wonder he hit it off with you at first sight, in order to let you serve the state of Chu, he exempted the will of the king of You.

The prime minister of Chu should be like Mr. Lu.

Since His Royal Highness invited Mr. to be the prime minister, and Mr. did not agree, is it still haunted by the old policy of King You? ”

The sister and brother cooperated tacitly, and said that the prime minister was a worship, and frequently mentioned the first king. Just when the ministers were curious about Lu Xuan, no one objected.

Since then, the shopkeeper of Linjiang Restaurant has served as the prime minister of the Three Dynasties, and it has been passed on as a good story for the world.