Chapter Seventy-Seven: Start over the wine and break the willows before the wind
After Xie Jiusi said goodbye to Lu Xingyun, he went to the foot of the mountain to see Cui Yanxi for the last time. Cui Yanxi handed him a Lingbi rock wrench engraved with the word 'Cui', which was a token of power passed down from generation to generation by the Cui family.
The tokens held by each family are different, whether they are jade pendants of different textures, or bead chains, bracelets, or other things......
The seal is engraved with the unique mark and coat of arms of the family to which it belongs, and the holder of the token is the head of the family, and can command all the members of the family.
"Do you want me to hand it over to Cui Kongling?"
"Yes and no. It depends on whether Rong and he can turn back from this road of no return, and it depends on whether he is willing to accept it. β
"I'll try to persuade him, but what if he still doesn't accept either?"
"Then it will be handed over to you for safekeeping, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, it can be counted as a gift from our Cui family."
"Okay."
In this way, he went down the mountain in the name of Lu Weizhen. Overcoming obstacles all the way, he won a high position and became the youngest prime minister in Beixiang.
And now, he and Yuxi Lingyue took back the documents from the Wei Mansion according to Lu Xingyun's instructions. After reading the contents of the document, he knew the third thing that Lu Xingyun didn't have time to teach him.
"Heaven is unfair, left and right, things are not, it can be overcome."
"You want justice? You can only give it yourself. β
Lu Xingyun knew everything early on, but he didn't choose to tell him.
Just because what comes out of other people's mouths is far less than what he has seen with his own eyes, and the facts he has found in person are shocking.
Now there is no one around him, no one will force him to lead him to make some decisions that go against his will. At this moment, he is alone and naked to face this truth.
The manipulator behind the Xie family's extermination case is Emperor Yuan De. It is not anyone else who causes all the misery and war, but the monarch they serve.
No, not only Beixiang, but also Dongyang and Xiliang.
The battle of Jiangcheng that should not be won, the destruction of the Xie family, and the decline of the Lu family and the Cui family. In the civil strife in Xiliang, Zhuo Ji ascended to the throne and coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
There is also a moat secret war, and the Baili family who was detained for treason. and other large and small accidents that happened between the three countries, seemingly unconnected, and seemed to be natural and man-made accidents.
These things are all controlled by someone behind the scenes. It was a bargain between the kings of the three kingdoms in order to consolidate and maintain their power.
They talk about politics and morality, and love the people like children. What is really practiced is to wantonly play with the common people in the palm of their hands.
They are not worthy to be kings, they are not worthy to sit in that seat. However, how to subvert it by oneself, or to 'put it right', and save the whole world.
He first thought of the three things that Lu Xingyun arranged for him, and then remembered what Cui Yanxi said, and then contacted the three disciples accepted by Mr., his senior brothers.
The piles and piles are connected together, and the context is gradually clear.
Cui Yanxi said to him.
"Lu Xingyun accepted you as an apprentice, but he didn't see you pitiful, he was doing it to realize his avenue."
In terms of intelligence, there are more people in the Three Kingdoms who are smarter than him, and there are even more people who want to worship Lu Xingyun as a gentleman.
But Lu Xingyun is the emperor, and he will not accept anything.
Even because of Xie Yunrong, Lu Xingyun had already saved him and Xie Yuzhi, which could be regarded as benevolent and righteous.
As for avenging the Xie family or seeking justice, he should find a way to complete the matter himself, and Lu Xingyun has no reason to help him anymore.
However, Lu Xingyun not only saved him, but also took him as an apprentice and brought him with him so carefully.
The three disciples accepted by Lu Xingyun should be four to be exact. However, when it comes to seniority, the abolished prince Duanmu Qinghui is not just as simple as a senior brother.
Lu Xingyun and Duanmu Qinghui are also teachers and friends, and they are also of the same age, so the three of them naturally cannot be compared with him.
But Yuxi Lingyue and Zhou Zhifu have similarities with Duanmu Qinghui. They are all of royal blood and are the heirs of the dynasty.
They are indeed qualified to sit in that seat and give justice to all the people of the world.
He is different from them, whether it is Xie Jiusi in the past or Lu Weizhen now, he is not qualified to step into that position.
Therefore, among the three things that Lu Xingyun arranged for him, he asked him to help Zhou Zhifu and Yuxi Lingyue each ascend to the throne.
As for Beixiang, as for himself. Can he rely on his brother to give him the justice he seeks?
No, even if they become the kings of Dongyang and Xiliang respectively, they have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
So what should he do?
Assist another wise monarch to ascend to the throne?
Duanmusong, the king of Jin, is quite proud of himself, but in terms of character and knowledge, he is a gentleman, which is in line with Lu Xingyun's intentions.
However, from Duanmu Qingjia's private explanation of what he was going to do, it is not difficult to see that the person that Emperor Yuande really likes is the childish king Min, Duanmu Lang.
The matter is still up for debate, and now he has another matter to deal with.
Wei Sique didn't even think about it after knowing what Emperor Yuan De had done, and immediately tore up the documents to destroy the evidence.
It's just because Wei Qiguang has taught him since he was a child that he puts the king first in everything.
"If you talk about loyalty, the Wei family must be the first in the family."
The documents were found from Wei Qiguang's study, which is enough to show that the Wei family has known everything for a long time.
Although they were not involved, they did not stop the emperor either.
The foolish loyalty who does not distinguish between right and wrong has made the Wei family an accomplice. It has also become the strongest enemy he has faced on the road he is about to take.
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will never make mistakes, only the courtiers can make mistakes."
Lu Weizhen sneered when he heard him answer like this.
"So the king wants to tell me that someone forced His Majesty to cover the jade seal, and someone forced His Majesty to sign these filthy agreements? Someone forced His Majesty to forge these documents? β
"Your Majesty, who can force the king of a country to do something he doesn't want to do?"
"Tell me, who has the ability to do this?"
Wei Sique didn't answer, he couldn't think of an answer to defend anything, but it didn't prevent him from still protecting the emperor.
He even moved to kill, wanting to get rid of the young man in white in front of him without doing anything. But this is on the territory of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Lu Weizhen.
"Those who are loyal to the faint king are called ministers. Since ancient times, what has happened to the ministers, they have been ruined and discredited, and they cannot die well. After his death, he was scolded by thousands of people, and his ancestors couldn't hold their heads up for generations. β
"Lu Weizhen."
"Your Majesty put such a handle in the hands of the Wei family, but you lost it. Now you can see the content of the paperwork, how important and confidential. β
"But His Majesty didn't let you recover it, didn't punish you, and even rewarded your sister as the county lord."
When things go wrong, there must be demons, and the tone of the young man in white is very gentle, with a sense of coaxing.
"You say, Your Majesty is so patient and so good-tempered. Does he trust the Wei family too much, orβ"
Wei Sique interrupted him.
"As long as he is still a king, the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die."
"Joke, if you really think so. When you were just in the palace of diligence, you should have known everything to your loyal king, instead of making this deal with me in private. β
"Admit it, Wei Sique, you are not loyal to the king at all, you are just making such a cozy gesture to show me."
Wei Sique's dark eyes were deep, revealing no trace of light.
He looked up at the smiling young man in white in front of him, with a victor-like posture, as if he had pinched his weakness.
"Lu Weizhen, even if His Majesty has done these things, he has never done anything to be sorry for you. Even if you are in this position now, it is he who gives you trust and power. β
"But why did you, after knowing that he had done these things, not even hesitate at all, and immediately become so resolute, so angry, so hateful?"
He turned too quickly and too firmly.
"Lu Weizhen, what purpose did you approach Your Majesty, and what do you want to do? Also, who are you. β
He approached the young man in white step by step, and he paused more intentionally on who are you.
In the next moment, without giving Lu Weizhen time to take precautions, he directly took off the mask of the person in front of him with one hand.
The four eyes met, and the air was suddenly as quiet as death.
The mask was thrown on the ground, and under the faint candlelight, the young man's face was like jade, and he was beautiful.
Probably because he always saw the light, his skin was not pure snow white, but as cold as jade. And because of the warm temperament of the whole body, there is a little more soft glaze.
This is a face that people will never forget when they see it, magnificent and gorgeous, like snow and clouds.
But at this moment, Lu Weizhen's mood is not beautiful. Just now, after he first saw the truth on the paperwork, his heart was greatly impacted.
Wei Sique's words to defend the king ignited his anger very well, and let hatred swallow up his remaining sanity in one fell swoop.
Even if he caught Wei Sique's flaws later, in the process, he forgot to disguise himself, and he was careless.
"I think it should be a lot better to get along with you next."
"Xie Jiusi."
It's been a long time since anyone called him by that name, but he didn't have the heart to remember what he was feeling. Now Wei Sique has also grasped his handle, and in major matters, they can no longer do anything to each other.
This realization made Lu Weizhen even more angry. And Wei Sique has been pressed by him in terms of momentum, and he is also holding back a fire in his heart, and now that he has found his flaw, of course he has to step on it back.
This is no longer the anger that can be resolved by cynicism, and the two directly started fighting.
Wei Sique punched him, and Lu Weizhen pricked him with a needle in the acupuncture point. Wherever he hits, he pierces.
It looks like the fist hurts more, but it's not. Lu Weizhen's technique was personally instructed by Lu Xinghe, and he knew how to pierce people to the bone.
Two people, one medicated bath and needles, reshaping the meridians, hard bones. A marching army fights, the sword rolls around, the skin is rough and the flesh is thick.
Then the fist stopped, and a row of silver needles was pierced.
They all sweated when they were tired from venting, and the anger went down, and at the end they had to pinch each other again to be considered exposed.
The two were not familiar with each other before, and they didn't have any handles in each other's hands, and they spoke in a sven manner, at most a few words of yin and yang.
It's different now, it's all torn faces, and it doesn't matter what else, of course, it's how to say it.
"Wei Sique, you are a wild dog." Dog thing, savage and rude!
"Lu Weizhen, you are a stone in a pit." Broken stones, smelly and hard!
"Xie Jiusi, if you let the county lord know that Lu Xiang is her ex-fiancΓ©, can you still be so tough."
"Wei Sique, if you dare to say a word in front of her, I will go to Wei Qiguang to talk about your affairs, and by the way, I will give a respect. I'll let you see me next time, and I'll call you uncle honestly. β
Wei Sique: "......"
In terms of the degree of shamelessness, he still loses to Lu Weizhen. Seeing that they couldn't hold it anymore, the two of them gave up.
Wei Sique took a sedan chair back to the Wei Mansion, thinking about the contents of the paperwork, and thinking about going to the king of Nan'an to verify some things during the day.
He was not disloyal to the king, but vaguely found some traces of the king not being the king.
Lu Weizhen closed the door of the study, gluing the torn paperwork in half, and thinking about going to Zuiyue Tower during the day, and asking Zhou Zhifu to discuss the next plan.
The so-called praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind.
Lu Weizhen went to find Zhou Zhifu, Duanmu Xihua went to find him, and Wei Sique went to find her.
As for Zhou Zhifu, he and Baili Zhiheng were on the third floor of the Zuiyue Building, waiting for Jiang Lanhe.
Except for Jiang Lanhe, who didn't arrive, they met again.
"Your Majesty is really, the ghost is not gone."
"It's not as good as the land phase, and all the brothers in the four seas are brothers."
Everyone: "? β