Looking at the two brothers and sisters, her mother Lu Pheasant and her uncle Lu Shizhi, whispering under the imperial stairs, Liu Ying sighed, but also couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Before, Liu Ying didn't know the origin of the topaz very well, but remembered that in her previous life, the old lady always carried the topaz with her, and she attached great importance to it.

You must know that Lu Pheasant at that time was also the queen mother of the Han Dynasty, if you really like jade, then in addition to the jade seal carved by Fang and Shibi, any other piece of jade, Lu Pheasant can easily get it.

So at that time, Liu Ying had a guess: the topaz that obviously did not have the attribute of 'beautiful jade' should be some kind of token.

And at this moment, Lu Pheasant did not shy away from saying that the topaz was the jade of the Lu family in front of Liu Ying, an 'outsider', and Liu Ying finally understood: Why did the old lady in the previous life attach so much importance to this ugly jade.

If what Lu Pheasant said is true, this Lu clan jade should have been passed down from generation to generation in the era of the ancestor of the Lu family, who had served as the county commander of the single father, and passed on to the hands of Lu Wen, the Duke of Lü;

In the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, that is, the year before Xiang Yu killed Wujiang, Lu Wen died, and this Zongyu was passed to the eldest son Lu Ze.

Four years later, Zhou Lu ordered the Marquis of Wu Lu Ze to die in the north, and the ownership of this Lu clan jade became a big problem within the Lu family.

——According to Lu Pheasant, the Lu family's Zongyu used to be passed on to the descendants, the male but not the female, and the elder but not the young, which has some hereditary inheritance;

If this is used as a reference, then according to whether the descendants are passed on or not, the Lu family's Zongyu should be passed on to Lu Ze's son;

But if it is mentioned that 'passing on the elders but not passing on the young', it is obviously Lu Shizhi who is more suitable to be the speaker of the Lu family than the young Lihou Lu Tai and the Marquis Lu Shan.

But the fact is: the Lu family's Zongyu did not belong to Lu Tai according to the criterion of 'passing on the descendants but not passing on the concubines', nor did they fall into the hands of Lu Shi according to the rule of 'passing on the elders but not passing on the young';

Even the article of 'passing on men but not women' was unexpectedly destroyed by Lu Pheasant.

From this point, it is not difficult to see that after Lu Ze's mysterious death, the Lu family should have fallen into a lot of chaos.

And the one who finally stood up to end the chaos and reintegrated the Lu family was Lu Pheasant, who temporarily controlled Zongyu as the queen.

Lu Pheasant is not worried about Lu Tai and Lu Chan's two nephews, but it can be understood as 'not trusting the little hairy child' - even Lu Tai and Lu Chan are now married;

But Lu Pheasant is not worried about his brother Lu Shizhi, but it is a very obvious signal.

——The inside of the Lu family is green and yellow, and the people are withering!

To put it simply, except for Lu Pheasant, there is no one else in the entire Lu clan who can control the overall situation.

And today, Lu Pheasant returned the Zongyu 'gift' to Lu Shizhi, and it was in front of Lu Tai and Lu Shan.

The subtext implied in this is not difficult for Liu Ying to see.

First of all, it is the first intention of Lu Pheasant: to pass on the descendants not to the concubines, to pass on the men but not to the women, to pass on the elders and not to the young, and to take the last one as the highest priority!

That is, on the premise of not destroying the other two, whoever is older should stand up and preside over the overall situation;

This is followed by the second layer of intent, which is closely related to the first layer.

- Within the Lu family, male elders speak about things; But now that I am the queen mother, I am also an elder and a talker within the Liu family.

Today, I can return the power of the Lu family to my brother, and in the near future, I will also return the power of the Liu family to my son.

Therefore, in the future, all the sons and nephews of the Lu family must listen to the words of the sect master Lu Shizhi internally, and listen to the dispatch of the monarch Liu Ying externally; I, on the other hand, didn't care about either end, and held the field on both sides separately.

And this last layer is precisely the layer that Liu Ying cares about and feels most moved.

——Between Liu and Lu, Lu Pheasant is ranked higher priority, and it is Liu!

The reason is simple.

In the Liu family, Lu Pheasant is the mother of the emperor and the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty; Whether it is in charge of the government now, or in the future to govern Liu Ying, Lu Pheasant will always be the queen mother.

Even in the future, Liu Ying will be crowned an adult and married in the government, Lu Pheasant will still be the most powerful person in the whole world; Within the Liu family, Lu Pheasant's power will never be weakened in the slightest.

After all, in the Han Dynasty today, there is no such thing as 'the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics'; if Liu Ying is regent in the future and does something badly, Lu Pheasant also has the ability to forcibly stop it, and then physically correct it.

On the other hand, on the Lu family's side, after handing over that Zongyu, even if he still has the control of the Lu family in fact, at least in theory, Lu Pheasant is no longer the person in charge of the Lu family.

After handing over Zongyu, to put it nicely, Lu Pheasant can still be regarded as a member of the Lu family; To put it mildly, it is the water spilled by the married daughter!

Therefore, Lu Pheasant's third intention is tantamount to telling Zhu Lu's nephew plainly: In the future, I will be my queen mother with peace of mind;

I will take care of the affairs of the old Liu family, but I will not take the initiative to take care of the affairs of the old Lu family in the future.

The 'regardless' here does not mean that he no longer cares about the life and death of the Lu family, but that Lu Pheasant's position has changed.

——In the past, when he held the Lu clan's Zongyu, Lu Pheasant was in charge of the internal affairs of the Lu clan, and he was in charge of the position of the speaker and the helmsman;

If there is a problem with the Lu family, Lu Pheasant will inevitably be the first to react, and there is no need for anyone's plea at all.

But after handing over Zongyu, Lu Pheasant undoubtedly became half an outsider, or a 'distant relative';

Later, the Lu family had something that needed Lu Pheasant to intervene, although Lu Pheasant would probably still be able to take care of it, but his position became 'thinking that everyone is a relative, and pulling it as half an outsider'.

But it's also limited to pulling.

Regarding Lu Pheasant's move that was almost like announcing 'running away from home', the brothers Lu Tai and Lu Chan were only subconsciously anxious!

But without waiting for the two of them to come out, Lu Shizhi in front of Lu Pheasant finally slowly straightened up and solemnly bowed his hand to Lu Pheasant.

"In the past, there was a ······ Empress Dowager Lao"

"In the future, the ministers will clean up the family style, and the queen mother will not be disgraced because of the Lu family······"

After that, Lu Shizhi bowed to Lu Pheasant;

And Lu Pheasant, in front of everyone in the hall, returned to the royal couch with dignified and steady steps.

At this point, even if Lu Tai and Lu Chan had the intention to speak, they finally had to let out a long sigh helplessly.

- The wood has become a boat, and there is no joke.

As the empress dowager involved in politics, there is absolutely no reason for Lu Pheasant to swallow back or take back what he said.

And most importantly, it's the way it should be.

Now, Lu Pheasant is just pulling the original deviation back on track.

The sudden change suddenly silenced the atmosphere in the hall, and Lu Tai, Lu Chan and other Lu family nephews were all full of worries.

At this time, Liu Ying, who had been pretending to be a transparent person on the side, finally stood up again.

"Uncle has to take charge of the Lu family, and the nephew is solid."

Speaking with a relaxed voice, Liu Ying did not forget to smile at his uncle Lu Shizhi, who was still a little stunned.

"In the past, the queen mother was busy with the affairs of the court and the central government, and there were many omissions in the affairs of the Lu family, and the nephews of Lu did not dare to make their own claims without the orders of the queen mother;"

"However, now, my uncle has the power of the Lu family, and there is no official lord to mislead the Lu family."

"In the future, the Lu family should be famous in the world because of his uncle; Zhu Lu's nephew can also help his nephew take power as soon as possible, so as to inherit the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao? ”

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Lu Shizhi obviously hadn't recovered from his previous emotions, and only smiled stiffly and bowed his hand to Liu Ying.

However, the nephews of Zhu Lu, who were kneeling on both sides of the hall, turned their minds after hearing Liu Ying's relaxed and straightforward words.

"Your Majesty's words, you clearly want to make the Wu Lu clan an arm to achieve a great cause?"

"Hmm······ Indeed it is. ”

"If it weren't for the Wu Lu clan, Your Majesty probably wouldn't have a credible and usable person······"

Thinking like this, the faces of the two brothers Lu Tai and Lu Chan, as well as the rest of the Lu family's children and nephews, were once again a little relaxed.

- The Queen Mother doesn't care about the Lu family, isn't there still Your Majesty!

The Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant is also the elder of the Lu family, and the nephews of Lu Zi dare not say anything about Lu Pheasant's statement of 'I don't care about you anymore'.

But for the young son Liu Ying, the Lu family is a relative of the maternal family, and he is the most trustworthy team and cronies!

Can the queen mother ignore her mother's family, and the young son of heaven who is about to be crowned pro-government, can she still ignore these maternal relatives?

"Teach it to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is still young······"

"We should be at ease on Your Majesty's side······

With such thoughts, the two brothers Lu Tai and Lu Chan looked at each other for a while, and finally a faint smile appeared on their faces.

But what happened next made Lu Tai and Lu Chan vaguely realize that the future Lu family may not have a 'bright future' as they predicted······

"This time, the Marquis of Li served as the lieutenant of the salt and iron capital, and in the past Wu State, you can consult Yu Shaofu about what you have done."

"And now in the state of Wu, there is also the young government supervisor Yang Li, and the marquis of Li is here, and he can also work together in Yang Jianling;"

"When the Marquis of Li knows about the affairs of Wudong Yantian, Supervisor Yang ordered him to return to Chang'an; Wudong Yantian, bento are all by the Marquis of Li. ”

Seeing Liu Ying talking about business, Lu Tai only showed a relaxed look on his face, and got up with a little seriousness and arched his hand.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is trustworthy, ministers, you will not dare to be negative!"

With the vow, Lu Tai's heart couldn't help but think of a better life in the future.

Although up to now, Lu Tai has not yet figured out what 'salt pan' is, this does not affect Lu Tai's perception of 'salt' in the slightest.

——Three years ago, when the acting prime minister Chen Feng rebelled, and the former emperor Liu Bang led hundreds of thousands of troops to quell the rebellion, Shaofu had a large area in Guanzhong to buy salt as a supply for the officers and men in the army;

At that time, I don't know how many salt merchants were stuffed with fat intestines by this 'national order' and made a lot of money!

Lu Tai still remembers clearly: At that time, there was a small landlord who was too small to be called a merchant, and with a few stones of salt marinated at home, he accumulated enough wealth to be a 'good official' in one fell swoop, and directly sent the eldest son of the family to the palace!

Although he didn't know the quality, quality, production process and even price of salt, what Lu Tai knew was: salt is very valuable, and it is not worried about sales!

Gai is all over the world, regardless of Guanzhong or Kanto, south or north, even Han and foreign barbarians, and even whether it is a man or a beast, all living creatures that can breathe are inseparable from salt!

The common people want to eat salt, the merchants want to eat salt, the officials want to eat salt, and the nobles and princes of the clan also want to eat salt!

If there is a war, the big soldiers must eat salt, the generals must eat salt, the commander must eat salt, and even the war horses, stagecoaches, and even the cattle, mutton, and meat and livestock that accompany the army to the 'battle' must also eat salt!

In today's world, salt is the only consumable and daily necessities that rival precious metals in value but are always in short supply!

So in Lu Tai's opinion, Liu Ying sent himself to Wu to be the salt and iron lieutenant of this Laoshizi, obviously wanting to take care of his maternal relatives!

As for how to do it, it is not within the scope of Lu Tai's consideration.

- Captain of Salt and Iron, but a high-ranking official with real power more than 2,000 stones!

At this level, if you still have to do things yourself, it will be too much to fall to the '2,000 stones'.

As the eldest of the second generation of Lü's relatives, and the only heir to the political heritage of the late Lü Lingwu Marquis Lü Ze, Lü Tai became an official and did not lack 'assistants' at all.

At this moment, there is only one happy worry in Lu Tai's mind.

- Where can I find a person who is proficient in arithmetic, can make accounts, and is trustworthy, and helps me make false accounts······

Liu Ying didn't know anything about the dark thoughts in Lu Tai's heart, and even if she knew, she didn't care at all.

Because the Salt and Iron Governor is a new official position created by Liu Ying, Wudong Yantian, which is also the 'central finance' project that Liu Ying attaches the most importance to.

In order to cut off every hand that reached out to Wudong Yantian, Liu Ying created a comprehensive supervision system and preventive measures for this project as early as the very beginning.

When Lu Tai arrives in Wudong and has a close understanding of the situation of Wudong Yantian, he will understand: even Liu Ying, the Son of Heaven, may be difficult to take even a handful of salt from Wudong Yantian privately without an edict!

But it's a pity that Liu Ying is not so kind.

Liu Ying will not tell Lu Tai: You went to Wu this time to do a half-overhead, half-exile drudgery······

got Lu Tai's promise of 'not living up to the trust', and Liu Ying didn't pay too much attention to Lu Tai.

After a moment of silent silence as if a memory, I saw Liu Ying turning her head sideways with a light smile and looking at Lu Chan beside Lu Tai.

"The Marquis of Li went to Wudong as the lieutenant of Yantie, and his uncle and father Lu Lu were also lieutenants of Huainan."

"I don't know the Marquis, can I deliberately serve as the governor of Kanto, so as to replace the mine of Zhao?"

Hearing this, Lu Chan thought about it for a while, and then stood up happily, saying that he 'will not do worse than his brother Lu Tai'.

By this time, three of the four nephews of the second generation of the Lu family, Lu Tai, Lu Shan, Lu Ze, Lu Chong, and Lu Lu, had been exiled to Kanto.

But what made everyone in the Lu family, including Lu Shizhi, realize that something was wrong: after finalizing the matter of Lu Chan going to Dai and Zhao to supervise the mine, the harmless gaze of the young son of heaven fell on Lu Shizhi's second son, the current guard of Changle Palace: Lu Chong······

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