In order to show his sincerity in marrying Dai Rou, Prime Minister Lund set a ceremony on the auspicious day of the zodiac ten days later. After all, Dai Rou is the daughter of the Tang family, even if she marries into the Prime Minister's Mansion as a concubine, there should be no less rules.

The prime minister ordered someone to carry a box of gold, a box of silver, a box of jewelry, and a box of brocade silk to the general's mansion, which was regarded as a dowry given to him.

And after ten days, he will order someone to prepare four sedan chairs and personally pick up Tang Dynasty Rou into the house. He will hold banquets in the two mansions to entertain relatives and friends, and the prime minister will bear all the silver taels spent on the banquet of the Tang family and the subordinates who are temporarily needed, and there is no need for the general's mansion to break the bank.

Outsiders didn't know the inside story, so they all prepared a generous gift to the general's mansion to say goodbye, and praised with a smile: "Your general's mansion is really a good thing!" The first two daughters entered the Chuxiu Palace, and the third lady married into the Prime Minister's Mansion, don't look at our Prime Minister's more than half a hundred years old, that is a first-class distressed beauty! Definitely treat the third lady sincerely, and when she goes to the house, she will definitely not be willing to let her suffer a little grievance, before she marries into the door, she is so formally proposed, and even the banquet on the day of the wedding is taken care of, where can I find such a golden beetle son-in-law now! ”

Hua Yao accompanied the smiling face, although Tang Dairou's affairs had nothing to do with her, and she didn't want to work hard, but in front of Tang Zhentian, she had already boasted about Haikou, she wanted to treat Dai Rou well, and marry the concubine beautifully, how dare she provoke Tang Zhentian again?

But all the relatives who came to give gifts, Hua Yao ordered the maidservants to write down their names and gifts, and warmly invited them to come to the general's mansion for a banquet on the day of marriage to witness Dai Rou's happiness together.

In order to reassure Mrs. Tang, Hua Yao deliberately sent the books with good accounts to the Longevity Pavilion, including the four boxes of dowry gifts sent by the prime minister, and sent them to Mrs. Tang one after another.

The General's Mansion is rich and rich, Hua Yao naturally doesn't care about this thing, and gives it to Mrs. Tang, so that she can give an explanation to Tang Zhentian.

Soon, the marriage between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion reached the palace, and the former dynasty and the harem were speculating that there must be ulterior secrets in the seemingly peaceful marriage.

Emperor Li Cheng was even more frightened by this, he specially summoned his childhood teacher, Taifu Yang Qing, into the palace, and discussed with him alone: "Taifu, what do you think about General Tang's marriage to his daughter?" ”

Taifu Yang Qing is old, his old face is covered with dense wrinkles, his face is thin and haggard, there are deep wrinkles on his neck, and his dry hands like tree bark are clenched into fists and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has also heard about this. It stands to reason that the prime minister is the first civil official of the previous dynasty, and the general is the first military attache of the previous dynasty, and the two of them have a huge power, which should be a mutually restraining relationship, and now they are working together, which is really strange, and the prime minister and the general have always been at odds, which is something that the courtiers of the previous dynasty know, they are not friendly enough to marry, and they can advance and retreat together. ”

Li Cheng's brows tightened, and the years had not left traces on his face, but there were a little more vicissitudes between his eyebrows, and he thought: "According to my understanding, Cheng has always maintained neutrality relative to the prince. But the general's attitude was very clear, supporting the eldest prince to become the prince and canonized as the crown prince. I'm worried...... In the name of marriage, the two of them share common interests. ”

Yang Qing had a short and stiff mustache, a pair of brown eyes sunken in the sockets, reached out to support the gray hair, and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for being blunt, the eldest prince is kind-hearted and is really the best candidate for the prince." The mother of the eldest prince, Concubine Shu, is even more kind and virtuous, and there is no quarrel with the world, the old minister has taught her since she was a child, to be a virtuous wife, she has always kept it in mind, and the concubines in the harem are safe and sound, and coexist peacefully. ”

Li Cheng narrowed his deep eyes dangerously, and secretly figured out: Concubine Shu is the daughter of the Taifu, Li Mu is the only son of Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu failed to win a place in the harem, the Taifu will be unwilling, and he will fully support Li Mu, so it seems that the Taifu and the general are the same kind of people.

Li Cheng didn't ask any more, and said in a flat but extremely majestic tone: "That's it, I can't ask you why, you go back to the Taifu Mansion first, start to inquire slowly, and see what the prime minister and the general are plotting!" ”

"Yes, the old minister retired." Yang Qing immediately realized that the words he had just recommended Li Mu had caused the emperor's displeasure, and he didn't explain too much, lest there be no three hundred taels of silver here, which would make the emperor feel a gap.

Li Cheng thought about it and said to Liang He, the personal eunuch: "You said, if the prime minister and the general join forces and recommend Li Mu as the prince, then the forces equivalent to the entire previous dynasty are all held tightly by Li Mu, and the Taifu helps, and her mother Concubine Shu has no encroachment and stains to follow, won't my throne be taken away by my son?" ”

Liang He pinched Li Cheng's shoulder and comforted him: "Your Majesty, you are still young and are not in a hurry to establish a prince, how can you shake your position with his princes and courtiers?" ”

Li Cheng closed his eyes, tilted his head slightly, turned his stiff neck back and forth, left and right, and said in a low voice: "I can't help but guard against it, I think that the regent was a great master and helped me to conquer the country, and the courtiers and the people admired and loved him, and every time he returned to the city, tens of thousands of people greeted him." If it weren't for the fact that I had struck first, I am afraid that the person sitting on the throne now would be the regent who had passed away. ”

Liang He used skillful techniques to help Li Cheng beat his back, and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's all old things from the past, why bring it up again." The eldest prince is still young, and he may not have the courage and ability of a regent, besides, there are two princes in the palace, who will leave the throne in the future, isn't it all the emperor's own decision? ”

Li Cheng slowly opened his tired eyes, his eyes were full of indifference and ruthlessness, and he muttered to himself: "Yes, my country was not taken away by the regent back then, and now, it cannot be taken away by Li Mu." No matter my son, or my brother, which one is staring at the Nine Dragons Throne, I can't wait to sit on this dragon chair that commands the world, I am the emperor, how can they covet the country that I finally got from the bloody wind and rain? Amusing! ”

Liang He felt a chill all over his body, he had been serving by Li Cheng's side for many years, and he knew Li Cheng's thoughts and methods. And Li Cheng was the final victor, stepping on the corpses of countless people to climb to the highest position of the emperor, every time he made up his mind, Liang He felt that the hairs on his whole body were about to stand up, revealing an eerie horror.

He knew that someone was going to die again.

"What the emperor said is extremely true, why don't you summon the prime minister and ask him clearly, so as not to wronged the courtiers, what does the emperor think?" Liang He didn't dare to persuade more, let alone take the liberty of judging several princes, so he had to cowardly put forward his opinions.

Li Cheng nodded: "Go and announce it now!" Ordered the prime minister to enter the palace immediately to meet him! ”

Throne room.

Li Cheng drove to the main hall and carefully reviewed the folds.

Liang He stood next to him and poured him tea, every time Li Cheng drank a sip, Liang He hurriedly made up for it, and whenever the tea was slightly cold, Liang He hurriedly changed it to a warm one, for fear of angering the emperor in the slightest.

There was a small minion standing next to him to help grind, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Hearing the call, Lund hurried over, and as soon as he entered the door, he knocked three times and bowed nine times and said, "Old minister, see the emperor!" ”

Li Cheng didn't speak, and continued to open the next book intently, as if Lund didn't exist.

"Old minister, see the emperor!"

Lund's voice rose a few more decibels, and he really thought that the emperor didn't hear it.

However, Li Cheng closed one and opened another, directly ignoring Lund's existence.

Liang He squeezed his eyes at Lund, who was kneeling on the ground with a puzzled face, and then shivered, signaling that his emperor was in a bad mood and that it was better to be cautious.

Lund immediately understood what Liang He meant, and just knelt quietly on the cold ground and didn't say anything more.

After a long time, Li Cheng finished reading the folds of the entire table, and then slowly raised his head, pretending to be surprised, and asked, "Prime Minister?" When did you come? ”

Lund knelt with his legs weak, and then kowtowed: "If you go back to the emperor, the old minister is here...... For a while, I didn't dare to disturb the emperor. ”

Li Cheng raised his face towards Liang He: "Go and help the prime minister up, at a young age, he has been kneeling on the ground for so long, what if he is infected with the wind cold?" How can you marry a woman who is as beautiful as a flower? ”

The irony in these words suddenly frightened Liang He, he hesitated, the emperor's extraneous meaning was to help him up? Or not?

When Lund heard this, it turned out that the emperor was looking for him for this matter, and he was immediately full of confidence, he simply stood up with difficulty, and under Li Cheng's gaze, he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say, it is a very important matter, and it must not be passed on to the ears of others. ”

Li Cheng raised his hand and retreated from everyone.

Closing the door of the palace, Lund took two steps forward, his face was mysterious, and he lowered his voice: "The emperor knows that General Tang came to find the old minister to marry, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Li Cheng was stunned, wasn't the marriage Lund's idea? Curious: "The prime minister will tell me in detail." ”

Lund looked shocked, his tone was full of anger, and he said: "The emperor doesn't know anything, the general is dedicated to assisting the eldest prince to become the prince, and the next step is to help the eldest prince clear the monarch and seek the throne!" Of course, the first step is to help the eldest prince ascend to the crown prince, so the general hopes that the old minister can become his help and help the eldest prince together! In the name of marriage, express the sincerity to the old ministers, so that the outside world will clearly know that the general's mansion and the prime minister's mansion are the same mind, to attract more courtiers and become the power of the great prince! ”

"Is that true?" Li Cheng was slightly surprised, but it was also expected by him.

Lund took a step back, clasped his hands into fists, bent down and saluted: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to guarantee with the head of the Xiang, and everything he says is true!" No lie! The general is loyal to the eldest prince, and the world can learn from it! However, the old minister is loyal to the emperor and will never assist any prince, only the emperor is the king of the old minister! ”

These words made Li Cheng feel a little moved, he personally stepped down from the dragon couch, helped Lund, and said slowly: "The prime minister doesn't need to be polite, I know your loyalty, the matter of the regent back then, if it wasn't for your careful planning, my country would have fallen into the hands of others." The general is a good general, but unfortunately he can't be used by me, so he doesn't deserve my pity. Although Li Mu is my son, he covets my throne, which means that he is rebellious! ”

Longde's eyebrows were full of courage and loyalty, and he exclaimed: "The emperor is a good man! The world is yours, no matter if he is the regent, the general, no one can calculate your country! The old minister is willing to keep the emperor's dragon chair at all costs for the sake of the emperor in his lifetime, just for the future to be a loyal and good minister, whose name will go down in history and be praised by future generations. ”

'Papa' Li Cheng applauded again and again, and admired Lund's conscientious appearance and said: "Good! The prime minister is worthy of being the patriarch of the previous dynasty, you can rest assured, I will not treat you badly, let alone your descendants, I believe that you are the right-hand man, the one who is truly loyal to me. The Prime Minister's Mansion has not been renovated for many years, so it is better for me to make a decree to rebuild the Prime Minister's Mansion on your happy day, which can be regarded as a wealth left to your children and grandchildren! ”

Lund was grateful: "Old minister, thank you to the emperor's Longen." As for the General's Mansion, after some planning and deployment, on the wedding day, all the people of the Tang family will gather in the General's Mansion, and the old minister implores the emperor to issue a holy decree, Tang Zhentian plotted against him, plotted rebellion, and destroyed the full door of the General's Mansion to prevent future troubles! ”

Lund glanced at Li Cheng secretly, and found that he was thinking about it, and there was a faint flash of reluctance in his eyes.

"Your Majesty!" Long Delang said, "You must not be merciful, you must know that the General's Mansion is a military general, and the Tang family is brave and good at fighting, if you stay alive, they will definitely avenge the Tang family in the future, and when the time comes, you will wave your arms and recruit the heroes of the world, I am afraid it will become a hidden danger for the country!" Only by praising the grass and eradicating the roots can we avoid future disasters! ”

As soon as Li Cheng heard this, he suddenly thought of Prince Wen! If it weren't for the fact that he was weak and weak, how could he have spared his life? Of course, it was also to preserve the reputation of benevolence in the world, so he had to be promoted to the position of prince.

It's a pity that now he has also become intrigued, and the city is extremely deep, which often makes people shudder.

Then the group of people of the Tang family who were born military generals, after Tang Zhentian's death, it would be easy to take revenge and rebel in the future.

"Okay, everything will be arranged by the prime minister, and I will secretly draw up a holy decree, and you will come to pick it up in person tomorrow. Since the general intends to assist Li Mu, he doesn't want to be a good loyal minister of me, and wants to decide for me who can become the dragon son of the world. Then don't blame me for being ruthless and unrighteous, and I can't use it, only death can save my country! ”

Li Cheng thought about it carefully and finally made up his mind. He was afraid that Tang Zhentian would one day become the next regent, and he was even more afraid that Li Mu would sooner or later become himself back then, seizing the country and killing all his brothers.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Lund worshiped again, and the darkness in his eyes flickered and flickered, terrifying and terrifying.

After leaving the palace, Lund feared that someone would follow, so he went straight back to his house and did not go anywhere.

Then, he instructed the guards to deliver a secret letter and handed it to Tobe Shangshu Matsuzawa and Duwei Haozhe respectively.

There is only one sentence on the secret letter: do what you want!

Matsuzawa got the letter, first burned it, and then took advantage of the fact that the sky was still bright and the palace gate was not closed, and hurried to the Yihong Pavilion.

The lieutenant immediately prepared his sword and went to the barracks.

Chinese Net