The government and the opposition of the Chu State were the only ones who wrote a letter proposing to negotiate peace with the Song State. Moreover, when his recital was presented to the king of Chu, the peace book of the Song State had not yet arrived.

This person's surname is Lu Mingxuan, who used to be the second shopkeeper of Linjiang Restaurant, and served in the army of King Sheng during the disaster of the Seven Kings of Chu State. During the reign of Lin Ying, the king of Chu Hui, he exempted the king of Chu You from the decree of "ten generations cannot enter the court as officials" under the Lu clan of Linjiang Qingtian, and left the two edicts to Lu Yu for safekeeping.

After the king of Chu ascended the throne today, he has not yet summoned Lu Xuan. Lu Yu only returned the public edict to the library of Zhaohuang Palace. And the other edict in his hand appointing Dongfang to take the throne of Chu is like the second edict in the Qianqiu Hall and the Library Pavilion, I don't know whether it was privately hidden or destroyed.

Shu'er has known Lu Xuan since he was a child, and knows that he is loyal to the Chu State, and has heard him personally say that he wants to enter the court as an official and benefit the people, so after retracting the edict of King Chu Hui, he gave him a clerical job in the library on the grounds of making up for his military merits and loyalty to the monarch and filial piety.

Today, I learned that the King of Chu was secretly summoned, and after a short time, Lu Xuan limped from the Library Pavilion to the Wutong Palace. To his surprise, Dongfang Chou, the king of Anyi, who should have been far away in the Song Realm to attack the city and plunder the land, was also in the Wutong Hall at this time.

There are no attendants in the Wutong Palace, only the King of Chu and his younger brother, and a small civil official who cultivates history.

The civil official saluted and said: "Lu Yu to meet His Royal Highness and King Anyi." ”

Shu'er raised her hand slightly, and her voice was gentle: "Brother Xiaolu, you are here." ”

Seeing that Shu'er's eyes were blank, Lu Yu seemed to want to look at him talking, but he couldn't see where he was standing, so he couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and sighed: "How is Your Highness doing lately?" How is the little princess? ”

Shu'er nodded. "We were fine. Sister Yun is good? How is your eldest brother? Is the second child born? ”

Lu Yu hadn't seen Shu'er for a long time, thinking of her appearance when she was a child, and hearing the familiarity and concern in this greeting, she couldn't help but choke up a little. Choked up for the unpredictability of the world, choked up for the various states of life. He never thought that the homeless little girl who appeared in the Linjiang Restaurant would one day become the "His Royal Highness" in his mouth.

He once thought that "His Highness" should be a high-minded, cold-blooded and ruthless person. Unexpectedly, the former King of Chu You caused his family to decline, but today's "His Royal Highness" has made him an official and is so familiar with him.

Lu Yu said: "They are all good, the second child was born, and she is a girl." If Your Highness has leisure, can you give him a name? ”

Shu'er thought for a moment and said, "I remember that the first king gave your eldest brother the name 'Zhe', hoping that he would be tireless in his studies and knowledgeable. Naturally, my sister can't lose to my brother. Do you think the word 'min' is good? Minxiu is smart. ”

Lu Yu gently wiped away his tears: "The word 'Min' is so good, it is very similar to when His Royal Highness was young." I don't know what the will of His Royal Highness and the King of Anyi summoned his ministers to come? ”

Shu'er said: "Brother Xiao Lu, do you remember that when King Yu was alive, once, the first king and my brother and I went to Linjiang Restaurant for dinner, did you say anything to us?" ”

Lu Yu said: "The memory is still fresh. At that time, His Royal Highness asked his ministers what he wanted to do most in his life if he didn't have to make a living in this restaurant. The minister's answer was......"

Shu'er said: "I still remember your answer. You said that you want to be an official, and you want to be a good official who is as outspoken as your grandfather and grandfather. You want the world to be peaceful and never go to war. I want the good men of Chu to be able to run and jump, don't be like you, return from the army and end up disabled for life. ”

Lu Yu was surprised and surprised, and didn't want Shu'er to remember a word. 51

Shu'er said, "Later, the first king asked you what other wishes you had. You said that you want to help the Chu State reopen the prosperous era of Zhaohuang, so that the Chu State will no longer harm Zhongliang, and there will never be a faint monarch like King You. ”

Lu Yu replied: "That's what the minister did. The minister's wish has not changed. ”

Shu'er said: "Brother Xiao Lu, I have listened to Aunt Yan read your recital three times. I haven't replied to you for a long time because I don't know what the king of Anyi, who is far away in the Song Kingdom, thinks about the matter of peace. Now that the Song Kingdom has handed over the peace letter, the plague is rampant, and the Rong people are coming, and the king of Anyi also thinks that the matter of cutting down the Song Dynasty should be postponed. However, all the princes in the court opposed the negotiation of peace and wanted to take advantage of the situation to destroy the Song Dynasty. If I and the king of Anyi insist on ...... with the court"

Without waiting for Shu'er to finish speaking, Lu Yu already understood: "Your Highness, the minister is willing to do his best to help in the matter of peace." The minister understands that His Royal Highness and King Anyi can stop the war together, but His Royal Highness and King Anyi are close relatives, and His Royal Highness and King Song are also implicated. His Royal Highness can use the minister's recital, and if His Highness still wants the minister to do something, the minister will do his best. ”

Shu'er said: "No one in the court knows that I have known you since I was a child. I want to entrust you with a great deal of responsibility, and as long as you can prove your abilities, no one will think that I am biased. The most important thing is that your ancestors have been loyal to the Chu State for generations, and there have also been important ministers who have been ranked among the three princes, although you have fallen in the family during the reign of King You, but you yourself have studied hard, have lofty ambitions, and are upright, and have a harmonious family, which can be an example for the younger generations of the Chu State. ”

Lu Yu bowed his head: "Your Highness has a good reputation." ”

Shu'er smiled kindly: "I don't have a reputation. When I was a child, I saw you shrink to the corner to read in your free time from doing chores in the restaurant, and you were very happy to take care of yourself. Aunt Yan has said before that you are a piece of jade hidden in the market. ”

Lu Xuan said: "Thank you Your Highness for your appreciation." ”

Shu'er said: "Actually, the person who treasured this piece of jade and handed it over to me was the first king. The one who remembers your wishes and aspirations word for word is also the first king. ”

Lu Yu was silent, wrapped in surprise and regret with silence. Lin Ying, the king of Chuhui, has only a few relationships with him......

Shu'er continued: "King Chu You's surname is Lin, since he issued a decree to prohibit your family from entering the court as officials, then, the only person who can remove this will is the King of Chu of the Lin family, who will not attract criticism. So my father cannot, and neither can I, but only the kings of the past. Thanks to the first king erasing the will of the Youwang, our dynasty can activate you. ”

Lu Yu couldn't say anything, but he didn't know if it was because he was treated well by the previous king, or because Lin Ying took care of Shu'er.

The contents of the two edicts were personally told to him by the king......

It rained lightly that night, and Lu's wife fell asleep early. Lin Ying came in a slight suit, and Lu Yu was cleaning up by the stove.

Lin Ying handed him the two sealed volumes of the edict and whispered to him: "Brother Xiao Lu, I may have to put myself in danger in a few days. If something happens to me, these two volumes of edicts are testaments, and you must help me collect them. ”

Lu Xuan held the two volumes of edicts noncommittally and listened carefully to the instructions of the king of Chu: "This scroll is wrapped around two circles of white silk, and the content inside is to let the prince succeed to the king of Chu." This scroll is wrapped around two circles of red silk, and the content inside is to let Shu'er succeed to the throne of Chu. Do you remember? ”

Lu Yu nodded: "Remember." The white ribbon is the succession of the prince, and the red ribbon is the succession of the princess. ”

Lin Ying said: "Brother Xiao Lu must also know the customs of our Chu Kingdom. In order to prevent the edict from being falsified, the successive kings of Chu would put it in three places when preparing their edicts. One is under the dragon chair, one is filed in the library pavilion, and the other is handed over to a common man who is far away from the government and has the trust of the king of Chu for safekeeping. The edicts under the dragon chair and in the library may be replaced, but the edicts in the hands of ordinary people are difficult to find. Therefore, the two edicts in your hand are the most important thing for the Chu State Sheji. ”

Lu Yu said: "The villain understands that the villain will use his life to keep His Highness's edict, and he will also use his life to repay His Highness's trust." But why did His Highness prepare two different volumes of edicts? ”