On the night when Xiao Liang was whipped by King Dejun, Lu Zheng finally received a reply from Lu Wen. 23u.

The letter was brought back by Chasing the Wind, and it was a secret potion that he used to pass on the credit, so Lu Zheng did not doubt the authenticity of the letter.

Lu Wen said in the letter that he had successfully arrived in the Xiongnu, and also informed the king of the Xiongnu about all the things that the Xiongnu envoy and the princess had done, and the Xiongnu king was very angry after hearing this, but he refused to admit that he had instructed the princess and the envoy to do these things.

As for the matter of the cold iron deposits, Lu Wen did not mention it, nor did the king of the Huns, but not long after Lu Wen met the king of the Huns, he received news that the Huns around the cold iron deposits had retreated.

This is the Hun king's subtle expression of his attitude, which is exactly what they want.

This can really be regarded as good news, so Lu Zheng immediately went to see the prince with the letter.

The guards of the East Palace are as strict as ever, but only a few secret guards around the prince can really guard Lu Zheng.

As soon as the dark guard saw Lu Zheng, he appeared.

asked Lu Zheng about his intentions, and let Lu Zheng follow him into the prince's bedroom.

In a short time, the prince came out.

"But there's news from Lu Wen's side?" As soon as the prince came out, he guessed Lu Zheng's intention.

"Not bad." Lu Zheng didn't hide it, he nodded happily when he heard the words, and then handed the letter sent back by Lu Wen to the prince.

This is a secret letter between them, and there is also a letter sent back by the secret guard around the emperor, although it is also written by Lu Wen, but it will definitely not be expressed so clearly and clearly on this letter.

The letter to the emperor only reported the progress and situation of the Xiongnu, and there would not be too many personal judgments of Lu Wen himself.

He only cares about things, and he naturally has to hand over such things to the emperor.

At least, on the face of it, it does.

However, in fact, Lu Wen knew very well that it was the prince and Lu Zheng who really made the decision, so he would secretly send a message to Lu Zheng again.

The speed of chasing the wind is much faster than that of the dark guards.

The time it had earned was just enough for the prince and Lu Zheng to operate secretly, and then let things go according to their plan.

After reading Lu Wen's letter, the prince snorted and laughed, "I really want to see what my eldest brother's expression will be like when Lu Wen comes back?" However, this idea may not be realized, and by that time, I don't know if his grounding has been lifted. ”

The eldest prince instigated his officials in front of the emperor and sued Honglu Temple for neglecting to be on duty, wanting to implicate Lu Zheng and the prince, but he didn't expect that stealing chickens would not make it a loss to make rice, and finally put himself in.

This incident has become the biggest joke in the court officialdom recently, but many people are afraid of the obscenity of the eldest prince and dare not blatantly laugh at him.

Of course, if the eldest prince has an accident, there are still benefits, and recently, the officials of the eldest prince's faction have been very honest, so well-behaved that the prince almost has the illusion that they are such well-behaved domestic cats on weekdays, rather than a group of cunning foxes.

But experience and lessons have taught the prince that a fox is a fox and can never become a domestic cat.

These people have been doing things in a low-key manner recently, but it's just because the eldest prince was punished, if you really want to say that they gave up that idea, the prince doesn't believe it!

"What is Your Highness going to do?" Lu Zheng asked the prince how he planned to use the letter.

When the prince heard this, he returned the letter in his hand to Lu Zheng, and then, with a smile on his lips, asked Lu Zheng rhetorically: "I heard that the Xiongnu princess can't ask anything anymore, right?" ”

When Lu Zheng heard the prince's words, his eyebrows couldn't help frowning.

The prince asked, is it because he wants to use the Xiongnu princess?

"You still don't know enough about your father, he, until the last moment, you never know what kind of decision he will make." There was a slight sarcasm in the prince's words, which was not obvious, but Lu Zheng heard it.

The prince's resentment towards the emperor seems to have deepened......

"My father is the most indecisive, and he can change his mind when things come to an end, I won't add some material to him, even if he reads Lu Wen's letter, I'm afraid he won't be able to make a choice." The prince's tone was light, as if he was saying that the weather was excellent today, but Lu Zheng smelled a hint of blood from it.

It is said that the family affection of the heavenly family is weak, and it seems that this is indeed the case......

"What is Your Highness going to do?"

"It's very simple, my father's people can't judge the final intentions of the Xiongnu princess, so I have to let them judge it."

Lu Zheng understands what the prince wants to do, but I'm afraid this matter is not easy, right?

However, with the skills of these people around the prince, it should not be impossible to do this.

Just as Lu Zheng was in a trance, he suddenly heard the prince say again: "However, you have to do me a favor." ”

Lu Zheng hurriedly said when he heard this: "Your Highness is serious, if Your Highness has any matter, just give orders." ”

The prince patted Lu Zheng's shoulder with a smile, "Actually, it's not a particularly difficult thing, that's it, I want you to help me find An Sheng for a favor, and then spread some news." ”

An Sheng found someone to spread rumors about the eldest prince and Xiao Liang, and this matter naturally couldn't be hidden from the prince's eyes.

The prince knew that An Sheng had some connections, and he also appreciated her decisiveness, to be honest, if An Sheng was not a girl's family or Lu Zheng's fiancée, he would have wanted to recruit people under his command and be his staff.

However, who called An Sheng both a girl's family and Lu Zheng's fiancée, just like Lu Zheng's old hen who guards the calf, he will definitely not lend people to him, so he won't fight this idea.

However, if you don't make up your mind, you don't pay attention, and it's okay to do a small favor.

After all, he has such a good relationship with Lu Zheng, and An Sheng is Lu Zheng's fiancée, so if you want to talk about it, they are a "family", so it's always okay to ask An Sheng for a little favor.

Of course, there is no need to ask An Sheng to help do such a small thing.

However, in order to ensure his complete "innocence", the crown prince cannot meddle in this matter, he cannot interfere, and all the officials who have a relationship with him are not easy to meddle.

But the words must be spread out, so that the market forces in An Sheng's hands are the most suitable candidates.

That's why the prince asked Lu Zheng to help and ask An Sheng.

Lu Zheng obviously has this doubt.

"What kind of news does Your Highness want to spread, do you have to ask An Sheng to help spread it? There are also some people available in the hands of the courtiers? "If it weren't a last resort, Lu Zheng didn't want An Sheng to be involved in the struggle of officialdom and court.

This road, it is enough for him to step in alone, and he doesn't want An Sheng to get involved in these rights and wrongs.