"Gonggong Liu, why didn't you accompany the imperial brother today, why are you in such a hurry to leave the palace?"

In front of the gate of the palace, Li Heng, who had just stepped into the palace, saw Liu Gonggong Palace with seven or eight eunuchs who looked shrewd and capable, and asked with a smile.

Liu Jin saw Li Heng looking at the group behind him, bowed slightly, and replied with a smile:

"Meet His Royal Highness King Heng, there are important matters outside the palace that need to be handled by the slaves, and the slaves and maids have to leave His Majesty's side first."

"Oh, I see, this king is disturbed."

Li Heng suddenly came to his senses, and his face showed a hint of apology.

"Don't bother, don't bother, King Heng entered the palace to see Your Majesty?" Liu Jin continued to ask in a respectful tone.

"Of course, I haven't seen the imperial brother for a few days, and today I happen to be free, so I went to meet the imperial brother."

Li Heng put his left hand behind his back, with a smile in the corner of his eye.

"Oh? His Royal Highness King Heng may have to wait for a while, and Lord Lu is now in the imperial study. ”

"Lu Xun?" Li Heng's indifferent face showed a hint of surprise, "I don't know why Lord Lu is looking for the imperial brother?" ”

"This slave and maid don't know, the slave and maid are in a hurry, so they won't accompany His Royal Highness King Heng, and they will retire first."

Liu Jin smiled slightly, and quickly walked out of the palace with the eunuch behind him.

After Li Heng saw Liu Jin and his party leaving, his face gradually sank, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he stood still looking at the majestic palace.

Finally, Li Heng waved his sleeves and turned around to leave the palace.

Outside the palace, his carriage was waiting.

"Your Highness, aren't you going to look for Your Majesty?"

"I'm not going, I'm going to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion right now!"

……………………

In the imperial study, Lu Xun and Li Yao continued to talk.

"Your Majesty needs to be more vigilant against King Heng." Lu Xun's eyes also showed a chill, he and Li Yao were now both prosperous and loss-oriented.

King Heng kicked himself to His Majesty, did he feel that he was the easiest of the six to handle?

Hehe!

See how you can pull Prime Minister Lin to Your Majesty's side and help Your Majesty control the court.

"Lu Aiqing rest assured, I understand." Li Yao's tone was solemn, "Since Li Heng has been planning to marry Lin Ling'er for a long time, then I won't be polite to him, I will summon Lin Xiang and inform him that I plan to make Lin Ling'er the queen!" ”

But at this moment, Lu Xun shook his head and persuaded: "Your Highness, don't worry, now King Heng fell in love with Lin Ling'er at first sight, and the news that Prime Minister Lin planned to marry Lin Ling'er to King Heng was faintly revealed, it should be the news that King Heng deliberately released, and Prime Minister Lin Cheng would not make a decision so quickly."

His purpose is likely to make His Majesty angry, if His Majesty summons Prime Minister Lin Cheng at this time to reveal the matter of establishing Lin Ling'er as the follower, it is likely to fall for King Heng's plan.

Prime Minister Lin Cheng does not approve of His Majesty now, and under the coercion of His Majesty, in order to avoid His Majesty, Prime Minister Lin Cheng is likely to directly inform His Majesty that he has married Lin Ling'er to King Heng.

And when the time comes, King Heng is His Majesty's brother, and Prime Minister Lin is the head of a hundred officials, it is impossible for His Majesty to force Prime Minister Lin, and at that time, Prime Minister Lin will not be able to marry Lin Ling'er to King Heng.

If King Heng spreads the news that His Majesty forced Prime Minister Lin Cheng to marry his daughter, it will have a great impact on His Majesty's prestige! ”

"Bang!"

Hearing Lu Xun's explanation, Li Yao couldn't help but pat the desk again, and said angrily:

"Li Heng is really insidious, he can get Lin Ling'er's support and Lin Xiang's support, and he can also discredit my image, he is really my good brother, do you think I can't suppress him?"

"Lu Aiqing, what can you do?"

Lu Xun arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the key person in marrying Lin Ling'er is Prime Minister Lin, if Your Majesty can summon Prime Minister Lin, let Prime Minister Lin be inclined to Your Majesty." ”

Li Yao's face remained cold, "If Lin Xiang can lean towards me, I still need to go to great lengths to win over Lin Xiang?" ”

"Your Majesty, there was no way before, and it may not be possible now?" Lu Xun showed a faint smile.

When Li Yao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he quickly walked to Lu Xun's side and hurriedly asked:

"Oh, Lu Aiqing, what can you do, say it quickly!"

Lu Xun looked at Li Yao, who was close in front of him, showing anticipation, and stroked his beard and smiled lightly:

"Now that the court is in a stagnant pool, the officials of the court are not only watching Your Majesty, but also watching the four kings outside Zhongzhou, if Your Majesty can get the support of a prince at this moment, many things in the court will be solved, and even Lin Cheng's attitude towards Your Majesty will change."

Li Yao's face sank, and he thought it was a good way to get the support of King Xuan?

How can it be!

This is much more difficult than getting Lin Xiang's support!

Li Yao looked at Lu Xun, who was a little proud, if he wasn't much more mature now, he would just say if you are old and confused.

Lu Xun saw Li Yao's gaze at him, and his smile did not decrease:

"Your Majesty, if you think about it seriously, isn't there anyone among the four kings who has a good relationship with you, and doesn't there really have a chance to get the support of a prince?"

Li Yao's mind was like a lightning bolt, and a figure with a friendly smile appeared in his mind, his eyes opened slightly, and his pupils showed excitement:

"You mean the fifth brother!"

"It's the King of Chu!"

Li Yao clapped his hands fiercely, walked back and forth in front of Lu Xun, and said with annoyance:

"Why didn't I expect it, the relationship between the fifth child and me has always been good, and when I ascended the throne, only the fifth child congratulated me."

Lu Xun saw Li Yao wake up, and continued to smile:

"The King of Chu has now solved the three major forces in Lingzhou, driven away Chu Junyan, and even more shocked the forces of Huanzhou, and the control of Lingzhou is imminent, at this moment the weight of the King of Chu in the officials has caught up with the three kings, if His Majesty can get the support of the King of Chu, when the time comes, His Majesty will marry Lin Ling'er as the queen, Prime Minister Lin Cheng will not refuse again, but think carefully!

At that time, His Royal Highness re-cultivated a member of the royal family to fight against King Heng, and King Heng had nothing to worry about. ”

Li Yao said with a wit: "Lu Aiqing, wouldn't it be better for me to seal a piece of land to Li Heng casually and let him leave Kyoto!" ”

Lu Xun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's plan may not work, King Heng dares to calculate Your Majesty, which means that he is not afraid of His Majesty's decree, King Heng is likely to have won the support of some people in the royal family!" ”

"What, how could he possibly gain support from within the royal family?

I am now the lord of the Dayu Dynasty, and the ancestors will not do this! ”

Li Yao's eyes stared at Lu Xun, and he had a palpitation in his heart for some reason.

Lu Xun sighed and said, "Your Majesty, don't you still understand, maybe this is the first emperor's test for you?" ”

The anger in Li Yao's heart was extinguished in an instant, and he said in despair:

"Do you mean my father or does he disapprove of me?"

Lu Xun said with a respectful expression: "I may not approve of Your Majesty, otherwise I will not let Your Majesty ascend the throne, the first emperor may be afraid that after Your Majesty ascends the throne, he will have fun all day long and corrupt the court, regardless of the overall situation, and send troops to deal with the four kings." ”

Li Yao gradually calmed down, his eyes fixed on Lu Xun.

Lu Xun continued: "So Your Majesty must control the imperial court and let everyone in the royal family recognize Your Majesty, so that King Heng will not have a chance!" ”

Li Yao calmed down the impatience in his heart, his head became clearer and clearer, thinking back to the eldest princess he had just talked about with Liu Jin, and suddenly found that she was a very suitable candidate, and the corners of Li Yao's mouth gradually showed a smile:

"Then I let my aunt go back to Beijing and let her fight with Li Heng!"

The eldest princess returns to Beijing?

Lu Xun's eyes lit up, this is a good way.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to win over the King of Chu!"

"Don't worry about this, Lao Wu has always been closest to me, and when I write a letter in person, Lao Wu will definitely agree." Li Yao said very confidently.

Seeing Li Yao's confident expression, Lu Xun shook his head slightly and said:

"Your Majesty, now that the four kings are fighting against the forces of the states outside of Zhongzhou, they should have reached some kind of agreement, even if the King of Chu is close to His Majesty, it is impossible to take the initiative to take refuge in Your Majesty at the risk of offending the three kings."

"Also, people have to grow." Li Yao nodded approvingly:

"I have grown a lot, although the fifth child is a little more stupid than me, and his mind is a little more simple.

But after so long, there will always be a little growth, and people will always consider their own interests, I don't blame him! ”

Lu Xun saw Li Yao shaking his head and sighing, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

The king of Chu is stupider than you and simpler than you?

Entering Lingzhou, it took less than a year to drive Chu Qingyan and the three major forces out of the fiefdom, and after the first emperor made him governor, he just stepped back to Lingzhou and took Lingyuan Mansion with lightning speed that night.

Its strength was so strong that Chu Junyan felt that he was a difficult opponent, and then withdrew from Lingzhou, not wanting to continue fighting with the King of Chu.

Under his command is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the woman in Tsing Yi of the Tianwu Realm slashes the Venerable with a sword and spreads it to the entire dynasty, shocking the Huanzhou Alliance, and not daring to act rashly against Lingzhou again.

Your Majesty, how can you see that the King of Chu is more stupid than you and simpler than you?

"Then what conditions do you think I should promise to the fifth child so that he can support me?"

Li Yao's eyes were full of brilliance at this moment, this was the first time he contacted Li Yuan as the lord of the Dayu Dynasty, and he was suddenly a little excited in his heart.

Lu Xun saw Li Yao's appearance and sighed:

"The minister thinks that His Majesty can give the post of governor of Huanzhou to the king of Chu!"

"Governor Huanzhou?"

Li Yao's eyes widened, and he looked at Lu Xun in disbelief.

There are a total of twelve states in the Dayu Dynasty, and now Li Yuan is in charge of a state, and he will also seal a state to him?

Li Yao frowned, a little distressed: "Lu Aiqing, is the condition too big, although the fifth child used to be the closest to me, but before the king, people will always change, if the fifth is given the position of governor of Huanzhou, then he will concurrently serve as the governor of the two states, which is greater than the power of King Xuan, King Ming, and King Yu, even if it is to get the support of the fifth child, you can't give Huanzhou to him." ”

Lu Xun's face was calm and asked:

"Your Majesty, is the imperial court in control of Huanzhou now?"

"Huanzhou, this group of chaotic ministers and thieves, I will solve them sooner or later!"

Lu Xun asked for the second time: "Your Majesty, do you think the Huanzhou Alliance can beat King Ming?" ”

"Although I hate King Ming the most, King Ming has a good chance of winning." Li Yao touched his chin and analyzed seriously.

Lu Xun asked the third question: "Your Majesty, do you think it is beneficial for the imperial court to let King Ming control Huanzhou, or to give King Chu control Huanzhou?" ”

"Of course it's the fifth!" Li Yao said without doubt.

Lu Xun took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and continued: "That's right, if King Ming is allowed to control Huanzhou, King Ming's power will be further expanded, which is what His Majesty does not want to see." ”

"And if King Ming controls Huanzhou and solves Fengzhou, the next step is to solve King Chu!

Before the Huanzhou Alliance and the Fengzhou Alliance were resolved, the King of Ming and the King of Chu were in a cooperative relationship.

After the Huanzhou Alliance and the Fengzhou Alliance were resolved, the Ming King and the Chu King were in a hostile relationship.

At that time, the king of Ming is powerful, the king of Chu is small, and the king of Chu is easily solved, so the four southeastern states of the Dayu Dynasty are under the control of the king of Ming, if Lianzhou is taken, the king of Ming will control the land of the five states and face Zhongzhou!

When the time comes, Zhongzhou will be in danger! ”

Li Yao kept nodding, his face becoming more and more heavy.

"Lu Aiqing is reasonable."

"Your Majesty, if the King of Chu supports you, then the King of Chu belongs to His Majesty's side, and hand over Huanzhou, which we can't control, to the King of Chu, whether the King of Chu can take it or not, the King of Chu will definitely find a way to take Huanzhou, and the King of Ming will cooperate with the King of Chu first in the face of the alliance of the two states, and then the King of Ming will take Fengzhou, and the King of Chu will take Huanzhou.

The two of them jointly own the land of two states, and even if the king of Ming is strong, defeating the king of Chu will be a protracted battle.

For us, it's undoubtedly the best side.

Once we take control of the imperial court, when the King of Ming and the King of Chu are both defeated, we can also send troops to solve the King of Ming in the name of helping the King of Chu, and then Your Majesty will take advantage of the situation to recover the land of the four states. ”

Li Yaoyi grabbed Lu Xun's hand and said excitedly:

"With Lu Aiqing's help, I will be able to unify the Dayu Dynasty!"

……………………

When Li Yao's communication order reached Li Yuan's hand, Li Yuan was slightly stunned.

How could Li Yao contact him at this time?

Li Yuan opened the envelope, and lines of words appeared in his eyes:

The Emperor's Brother:

Farewell to Kyoto, the imperial brother misses you very much..................

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, and at the beginning there were a lot of words related to feelings, but the last paragraph made Li Yuan slightly startled, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: Interesting!

………… Fifth brother, now that Huanzhou is in chaos, the imperial brother sees it in his eyes and hurts in his heart, the imperial brother is the lord of the Dayu Dynasty, but he can't do anything, and his heart is colic.

In my opinion, the fifth brother can control Lingzhou, and it is enough to manage Yangzhou, it is better for the fifth brother to assist the imperial brother in managing Huanzhou, how about the imperial brother appointing you as the governor of Huanzhou? ”

"Wenhe, this royal brother is really generous!"

Li Yuan raised the letter and handed it to Jia Xu on the side.

"Unexpectedly, the imperial brother gave this king a surprise, Wen He, do you think this king should promise the imperial brother?"

Soon, after Jia Xu read it carefully, he shook the feather fan gently, and a trace of light flashed in his eyes from time to time:

"A month ago, Emperor Yao included a noble concubine, who was the daughter of Lu Xun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, presumably this plan should have come from him.

used a useless Huanzhou to break the embarrassing situation of Emperor Yao in one fell swoop, and separated the unity of the four kings.

If His Royal Highness agreed to him, Emperor Yao's prestige soared, and the hundred officials of the court quickly surrendered.

The balance of the four kings was instantly broken, and for Emperor Yao, this plan was immeasurable.

Brought in a real ally.

The other three kings are bound to be angry with His Highness, and the most direct one is King Ming, who is adjacent to us. ”

Li Yuan nodded.

Jia Xu continued: "But the advantage is also obvious, at least Huanzhou is nine out of ten, and the alliance between the two states is eliminated, and we have a battle with King Ming after all, and it is only a matter of time." ”

"So, do we say yes or no?" Li Yuan raised his glass and said casually.

(End of chapter)