Lu Cong went to the palace to see Emperor Hui.

Emperor Hui hurriedly greeted him, and when he saw him smiling, he asked, "Why is the prime minister here?"

After all, when it was time to rest, there was generally no summons from the emperor, and courtiers could not enter at will.

Lu Cong was accustomed to it, and said to Emperor Hui: "The minister is here to report the good news!"

Emperor Hui was at a loss: "Where does the joy come from?"

"Your Majesty loves Princess Mizhang the most, and now that the princess has reached marriageable age, she should find a good match. Lu Cong said with a smile, "The younger brother Lu Jian has a son named Lu Yuan, who is seventeen years old, born with a talent, free to learn martial arts, and fought against Tang Niu, the world's first general, more than 150 times earlier, regardless of victory or defeat, he is the tiger general of the world! As the saying goes, a beautiful woman is a hero." Lu Yuan and Princess Mizhang are of the same age, both are unmarried, and they can be described as a good couple. The minister came today to present the marriage letter to Lu Yuan, and asked His Majesty to make some preparations, and the two families will marry Qin and Jin together!"

Hearing this, Emperor Hui's face changed instantly: "Mizhang is still young and too playful, I'm afraid he is not worthy of his nephew." It's better to put this matter on hold for the time being, and wait for me to find another good match, so that my nephew can marry ......"

Lu Cong narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Your Majesty is wrong! Princess Mizhang is virtuous and virtuous, and she is the most compatible with Lu Yuan! The minister knows that His Majesty loves Princess Mizhang the most, and he is worried that he will be wronged if he marries into the Lu family." Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the princess married into the Lu family, and the minister guaranteed that no one could let her suffer the slightest grievance! If Lu Yuan treated the princess badly, the minister would personally discipline her. The marriage certificate is here, please accept it to Your Majesty!"

Emperor Hui twitched his cheeks, and tried his best to squeeze out a smile: "Prime Minister, there are many princesses who are more suitable than Mizhang, and the Prime Minister Tiger will get married, how can he compromise?" Can you give me some time, I will definitely find a suitable person." ”

"Your Majesty loves Princess Mizhang the most, I'm afraid you can't bear it?" Lu Cong arched his hand and said, "Among the princesses, Princess Mizhang is unmatched, and she is the most compatible with Lu Yuan! The minister can understand His Majesty's feelings, but how can he miss such a good match? In this world, only Lu Yuan can match Princess Mizhang, and only Princess Mizhang is suitable for Lu Yuan. Your Majesty, please accept the marriage letter!"

"Prime Minister......

"Please Your Majesty accept the marriage letter!" Lu Cong accentuated his tone and raised his head to look directly at Emperor Hui.

Emperor Hui met his eyes, trembling unconsciously, and reluctantly took the marriage letter handed over.

Lu Cong instantly smiled and looked extremely kind: "Since Your Majesty has received the marriage letter, please prepare it as soon as possible." Three days later, it was an auspicious day, and the ministers would send someone to escort Lu Yuan to marry the princess. ”

Lu Cong retreated, turned around and left the palace.

After he left, Emperor Hui overturned the table case with great force, and was angry: "Old horseman, An dares to bully me!"

Empress Sun came over, and saw that Emperor Hui was angry and overturned the table, and the wine and food cups and saucers were scattered all over the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Why is Your Majesty angry?"

Emperor Hui held back his anger, told him in detail what had just happened, and said to the queen: "Lu Cong knows that Mizhang is my own sister and is my most beloved princess. It is too deceitful to let me marry Mizhang to his nephew who came out of nowhere! Since I succeeded to the throne, Lu Cong has been in charge of everything, and now even Mizhang's marriage is replaced by him, it is better to directly ask him to sit on this throne!"

"Your Majesty is cautious!" the queen hurriedly stopped Emperor Hui, turned around and ordered her subordinates to go out.

When the people around him arrived outside to close the door, Emperor Hui grabbed the queen's hand and sighed: "I am the emperor, there is nothing to intervene in! Now I can't even make the decision about the marriage of my sister, it's too cowardly! I am the emperor, but everyone in the world knows that this emperor is just a puppet." Up and down the court, the civil and military officials only know the prime minister, who cares what I think? I only have Mizhang by my side, and the queen can speak. Now the prime minister wants to take away the Mi Zhang, so how can I be a good ......"

"Your Majesty," the Empress clasped Emperor Hui's hands and whispered, "Lu Cong's ambition is known to the world. Establishing His Majesty as the emperor is also convenient for control. Your Majesty has only two paths to go!"

"What should I do?"

"Either Your Majesty continues to endure it, Lu Chong coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, you are still the emperor before you destroy all the princes, even if you are a puppet, at least it will be safe before you usurp the throne. As long as you don't disobey Lu Cong, there is no problem in being an emperor for more than ten years. The queen said, "Or secretly encircle people loyal to Dacheng, cultivate Your Majesty's wings, and wait until your wings are full, and get rid of Lu Cong, then the world will belong to Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Emperor Hui hurriedly said: "Lu Cong can force me to marry Mizhang today, but I can't force me to give way tomorrow." Even if I am obedient, I may not be able to sit in this position. ”

"In this case, you can only cultivate wings!" the queen whispered, "The whole court is full of Lu Cong's henchmen, and it is difficult to find a credible person. was accidentally detected by Lu Cong, and the consequences were unimaginable. You have to be cautious!"

"The Manchu Dynasty is full of Lu Cong's henchmen, how can I cultivate my wings?" Emperor Hui asked worriedly.

"Your Majesty," said the empress, "the concubine's family can be trusted, so it is better to invite the concubine's parents into the palace tomorrow on the grounds of preparing for the marriage of the concubine." As a Jiuqing, my father is too often an official and has a wide range of friends, so he will be able to plan for His Majesty!"

"Yes, yes!" Emperor Hui nodded hurriedly, "Tomorrow I will summon the prince into the palace and discuss this matter secret......ly!"

The queen persuaded, "Your Majesty loves Mizhang, and the concubines are reluctant to marry her to the Lu family." However, forced by the situation, His Majesty did not have the strength to break with Lu Cong, so he could only temporarily aggrieved. ”

Although Emperor Hui was unwilling, he also understood that he couldn't go against Lu Cong at all, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

The next day, he summoned Taichang Sun Pu and his wife into the palace to discuss the marriage of Mizhang, but in fact, he secretly complained and asked Sun Pu for help.

Sun Pu immediately knelt down: "The ministers have received great success, and they should solve problems for Your Majesty! Please bear with Your Majesty, the ministers will gather loyal and righteous people to eradicate Lu Cong, clear the monarch's side, and return to the imperial power!"

Sun Pu came out of the palace and immediately gathered his henchmen to discuss.

Strategist Xu Jing said: "The whole court is Lu Cong's minions, and it is not credible. wants to install people, for fear that it will arouse Lu Cong's suspicion. ”

"What can I do?" asked Sun Pu hurriedly.

"If you want to save Your Majesty, you must invite the foreign minister!"

Sun Pu frowned slightly: "Foreign ministers, if the princes are today, only Ning Ze, Cheng Wan, Tang Niu, Zhou Nan, and one Ma Jian are left." Ning Ze was ambitious, attacking the city and plundering the land in the name of Princess Yuanxi, and his ambition was no less than that of Lu Cong. Cheng Wan and Zhou Nan are difficult to protect. Only Tang Niu and Ma Jian are left!"

"Tang Niu is the son of Zhou Hydroxy, although he is hostile to Lu Cong, he is a courtier of Emperor Shun and is at odds with His Majesty. Xu Jing said, "But Ma Jian has sprung up, Ma Qiao is loyal to the imperial court, and his son is quite fatherly." Now that Ma Jian occupies the land of Gon and Wuzhou, if he gets His Majesty's secret order, he will definitely go north to save him!"

"Lu Cong is powerful, can Ma Jian dare to be his enemy?" Sun Pu was a little worried.

Xu Jing said: "Although Lu Cong is strong, he is quite afraid of Ning Ze. Once Sima Fa defeated Zhou Nan and seized the land of Yanzhou, he would definitely go east in the coming year. The two are competing, Tang Niu and Ma Jian will definitely take advantage of the situation. As long as you make an appointment with Ma Jian, you will be able to save Your Majesty!"

"The stakes are high, everything is secret!"

"Whoa!"

Sun Pu put his confidant Xu Jing in charge of this matter, and he often entered the palace to tell Emperor Hui on the grounds of preparing for the marriage of Princess Mizhang.

Three days later, the Prime Minister's Mansion sent someone to escort Lu Yuan to marry Princess Mizhang.

Although he was reluctant to give up, Emperor Hui put the overall situation first, and had no choice but to send his most beloved sister away.

Lu Yuan and Princess Mizhang got married, and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty came to congratulate.

Xu Jing took advantage of everyone's attention to the wedding, took the secret letter covered with Emperor Hui's jade seal, quietly left Miliang, disguised himself as a businessman and went all the way south, and arrived in Gunzhou quickly.

After arriving, he asked to see Ma Jian as a secret envoy of Emperor Hui.

Local officials hurriedly sent people for instructions.

Ma Jian learned that Emperor Hui's secret envoy was coming, and immediately summoned him.

When Xu Jing saw Ma Jian, he stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Xu Jing, a strategist under Taichang, meet General Ma!"

Ma Jian hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Your Excellency claims to be Emperor Hui's secret envoy, do you have a certificate?"

Xu Jing immediately took out the secret letter: "Your Majesty's secret letter is here!"

Ma Jian led his subordinates to kneel respectfully.

Xu Jing said: "Lu Cong's name is Prime Minister, but he is actually a national thief! The whole court is a party member, and all affairs, big and small, are controlled by Lu Cong! Since Your Majesty registered, the imperial power has been completely lost, and he cannot take charge of affairs. In the name of the prime minister, Lu Cong was arrogant and domineering, and never put His Majesty in his eyes. Now he has made his nephew marry Princess Mizhang. All over the world, no one stopped it. In the long run, Lu Cong will usurp the throne sooner or later. Ling Zun was once the head of the righteous army, loyal and courageous, and did not associate with the conspirators. Hearing that the general has the wind of being a father, His Majesty implores the general to go north to rescue him and restore Dacheng!"

When Ma Jian heard this, he replied respectfully: "My father taught the word loyalty and righteousness to his ministers since he was a child, and he didn't dare to forget it! Fight hard to eradicate the national thieves! Please send the envoy back to Your Majesty, and the ministers will raise troops to the north to rescue the Holy Driver! Please forbear with your Majesty for the time being, and when the ministers are ready, they will immediately send troops!"

"The general is really loyal!" Xu Jing said happily, "Lu Cong is powerful, don't be in a hurry." In the coming year, Lu Cong will definitely march east to Ningze to prevent its expansion. The general can take advantage of the situation of the Northern Expedition, and I will wait in Miliang to join the general. ”

"Command!" Ma Jian replied excitedly.

After receiving Ma Jian's reply, Xu Jing left Gunzhou and quickly whipped north to return to Miliang.

After arriving, he quickly informed Sun Pu, the national abbot, of Ma Jian's reply, and at the same time forwarded Ma Jian's letter.

Sun Pu was overjoyed, went to the palace with Ma Jian's secret letter, and handed it to Emperor Hui in person: "Your Majesty, Ma Jian has agreed." When Lu Cong sends troops to attack Ning Ze next year, he will immediately set up a northern expedition and come to the rescue of His Majesty!"

"Okay, good!" Emperor Hui was inexplicably excited with the secret letter, "General Ma is really loyal." ”

"Your Majesty, burn it immediately after reading the secret letter. Sun Pu reminded, "The people in the palace can't be trusted, if Lu Cong learns about it, I will be in danger!"

"Don't worry, I can save it!" Emperor Hui nodded and replied, "As long as I can get rid of Lu Cong, I can wait for a long time!"

"In that case, the minister will retreat first!" Sun Pu bowed.

"Wait!"

"What does Your Majesty command?"

"Guozhang, without being suspected by Lu Cong, the house can recruit more customers. Emperor Hui said softly, "When General Ma arrives, the more people available in his hands, the better!"

"Whoa!"