"What did your colt say? They can't hold Hefei? Lu Cao looked at the person in front of him fiercely.

"Yes, Lu Xiang, it's not that he can't hold it, it's that it will be extremely unfavorable to our dynasty in the long run, and my family hopes to negotiate peace with the Southern Dynasty." Zhao Zhong was not humble or silent, but replied lightly.

After Lu Ke went down to the court today, he was worried, Xiao Heng was extremely confident in this battle, and was ready to increase Wei Ran's troops.

Lu Cao felt a deep fear, Wei Ran repeatedly made military exploits, and held heavy troops. Xiao Heng is now not shy about his love for Xiao Ju, and it seems that Xiao Ju's position as the crown prince has been solidified.

When I returned to the mansion, I heard someone say that someone was waiting, but Lu Ke didn't know the person in front of him, until he took out Zhao Youzhi's token.

"My family said that now not only do you have to confront the Gui Dynasty in Hefei, but also deal with the harassment of the Shanhu tribe, and it is very inappropriate to fight on two fronts.

"No, such a Guangling County Duke has made great contributions, and his reputation for holding heavy troops is prominent, how can he restrain it in the future?" Lu Ke suddenly said urgently.

"That's the state affairs of your dynasty, and it has nothing to do with our dynasty." After Zhao Zhong finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"What if I don't agree to make peace?" Lu Cao hurriedly stopped the visitor, and then said fiercely.

Zhao Zhong glanced at Lu Ke playfully, and then said: "Then our horse will leave Hefei City and even Shouchun to Wei Ran, and then fortify along the Huai River." Since then, Wei Ran has sat on the entire land of Huainan, plus the soldiers of Jingzhou. If the king of Chu of your dynasty still wants to ascend the throne, my dynasty is also powerless to lend a hand. ”

Zhao Zhong didn't seem to care about Lu Cao's ugly face at this time, but said to himself: "Lu Xiang doesn't think that he can still support the king of Chu to ascend the throne by normal means." My concubine also said that if you want to be loyal to the country or keep your family, it is all in Lu Xiang himself. ”

Lu Ke looked at Zhao Zhong who was far away, and couldn't help laughing like a fool in the mansion: "Hehe, what is the plan of the concubine, you might as well say it directly." ”

In the palace of King Jiankang Chu, Xiao Luan was playing with the concubine at the moment, and suddenly a person came in the garden, with a cloak and a cape.

Xiao Luan thought it was at this moment, and suddenly shouted: "Escort!" ”

But after seeing the person clearly, Xiao Luan relieved and said, "Grandpa, why are you here." ”

Lu Ke's eyes swept away, and Xiao Luan said, "You all retreat." ”

Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Ke said clearly: "Does Your Highness still want to reign over all nations?" ”

Suddenly hearing this, Xiao Luan was also surprised: "Why did grandpa say this, isn't this a long-cherished wish of you and me?" ”

Lu Lu then truthfully informed Xiao Luan of the situation, and Xiao Luan was also the master of the six gods.

"Even if the crown prince ascends the throne, he won't kill me." After Xiao Luan pondered for a long time, he popped out such a sentence.

Lu Cao was so angry that he couldn't care about the etiquette of the monarch and the minister at this time. Lu Ke rushed to Xiao Luan and said sharply: "But he and Wei Ran will take away everything from us, take away our glory and wealth, and take away our family's privileges." And Your Highness, you will be placed under house arrest in a courtyard, and you will never dare to make any moves again. ”

"Because every action you make will be misinterpreted as rebellion, maybe you won't die, but you will be more uncomfortable than death. Living in fear every day, I lost my freedom. Lu Cao roared in a low voice,

At this time, Lu Ke was already like a madman, and Zhao Youzhi was forcing him to make a choice. Of course, Lu Cao knew that this was the best time to make the Northern Dynasty lose its vitality. If the crown prince was Xiao Luan instead of Xiao Ju, then Lu Ke would be happy to see this happen.

But now that the southern scholars have suffered repeated setbacks, Xiao Ju has won Xiao Heng's heart and his position is stable. Wei Ran has a heavy army outside, once he ascends the throne, even if the southern scholars can still sing and dance, but their Lu clan will definitely be driven out of the court.

Xiao Luan stood in the garden in a daze, and then looked at Lu Cao mechanically: "So what is grandpa going to do?" ”

At this time, in the Shangyuan Palace of Jiankang Taicheng, Xiao Heng was playing against an old man.

"The king of Taiyuan came to Jiankang with all his might, and I was very moved."

Webber silently looked at the chessboard. A few days ago, when he was still in Jiangling, he suddenly received a secret order from Jiankang, hoping that he would enter the palace. Weber couldn't bear to refuse, so he came from Gangneung.

"I wonder what His Majesty is doing when he recruits the grass people?"

"I've been feeling my heart palpitating and dizzy from time to time these days. The doctor examined it and said it was due to hard work. I was very bored, so I asked the king of Taiyuan to accompany me to relieve my fatigue. ”

"Your Majesty, why should you worry, now the confrontation between the north and the south is in Hefei. However, the Northern Dynasty fought on two fronts, and the Shanhu tribe was very wreaking, and the Northern Dynasty had to send troops to garrison and take precautions, and in the long run, the national strength of the Northern Dynasty was greatly lost. And in my land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, the grain and grass military needs will definitely be able to support for a longer period of time than the Northern Dynasties, and not moving is the best attack. After Weber finished speaking, he smiled indifferently, and then lightly dropped: "Your Majesty, you lost." ”

Xiao Heng was also unimpressed, and then said: "After I am done, Ju'er ascends the throne, and the king of Taiyuan thinks that the court will be stable?" ”

"It's hard to say, after the crown prince takes the throne, he will definitely not allow Lu Cao to abuse power, but the Jiangnan Shi clan is deeply rooted, and the grass people said last time that if you want the court to completely get rid of the influence of the Shi clan, the only way is to completely drive them out of the court."

"How to get rid of the court completely? If they are expelled from the court for no reason, they will definitely cause chaos, and they will even unite with Northern Qin. "Xiao Heng didn't think about thunder methods, but after thinking about it, he really didn't know where to start. The influence of the scholars is not only in the court, but also in the people.

"Your Majesty, do you have to be so clear about what the grass people said? Lu Ke has no great talent, only covets temporary power, and has no loyalty and filial piety. With all due respect, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Lu Ke will definitely try to restrain him, and maybe it will also provoke infighting. ”

Xiao Heng nodded after hearing this, but immediately felt dizzy again, his hands were weakly supported on the chessboard, and the chess pieces suddenly fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Weber hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty is really sick, the top priority should be to recruit the prince back to Jiankang to accompany him." Now that the crown prince is leading the troops outside, and the king of Chu is in the capital, if there is any case, what should he do? ”

"What does the King of Taiyuan mean? Will they be overbearing? Xiao Heng was suddenly shocked, and then a bad premonition arose from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm just afraid that the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry."

But no one noticed that a eunuch waiting outside the door had already heard the matter clearly.

"Where are you going, you minion?"

"Boss, the slave suddenly has a stomachache."

"Go, go, go."

Not long after, Lu Ke was planning carefully in the house, and suddenly received a note from his subordinates, and Lu Ke's face changed greatly after seeing it.

At this time, outside Hefei City, today Zhao Youzhi suddenly led the army to attack the Qi army outside Hefei City, but was defeated soon after the battle.

This operation will not be directly shown to Wei Ran, and he doesn't know what medicine Zhao Youzhi sells in the gourd. At this time, take the initiative to fight, have no objections, and seek their own death.

Then Wei Ran said to Xiao Ju in the camp tent: "There is a letter from Jiangling, Weber said that he will come to Hefei after entering the palace, and I plan to send a family general to Jiankang to pick up Weber and see what he has planned." ”