"Lin Xiang may have delayed government affairs, Your Highness, you better think about it quickly."

Lu Xun heard Li Mujun ask Lin Shufan, his eyes showed deep helplessness, he knew why Lin Shufan didn't come.

"It's better to wait for Lin Xiang to arrive." Li Mujun hesitated.

Alas!

Lu Xun was distressed in his heart, Li Heng had already won over himself many times, but Lu Xun had always been angry with Li Heng and was unwilling to choose Li Heng, because the beginning of all this was caused by Li Heng.

If Li Heng hadn't tempted Li Yao to marry his beloved daughter, he wouldn't have been the first to choose Li Yao, and if he didn't choose Li Yao, he would have been staying quietly at home, and now he wouldn't come to Li Mujun.

It's all to blame on Li Heng.

So Lu Xun can not be angry with Li Heng.

Seeing that the eldest princess Li Mujun did not enter, Lu Xun's eyes showed a touch of firmness, and he persuaded him again, if Li Mujun still didn't understand, he would give up this road.

"Eldest princess, Lin Xiang won't come, King Heng may have arrived in Lin Xiang's mansion now."

When Li Mujun heard King Heng's name, his face changed slightly, "What do you mean, could it be that Lin Xiang will agree to King Heng?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, don't you understand, the threat of the King of Chu has become great, and the most important thing is that now that the King of Chu has no opponent, we can't sit back and watch the King of Chu become stronger, and King Yu is eyeing our court, the best way is to let King Yu deal with King Chu." Lu Xun said seriously, "And King Heng will naturally think of this, so he will discuss with Lin Xiang by inviting King Yu to cooperate." ”

In the end, Lu Xun looked up at Li Mujun, whose face changed, and said in a deep voice:

"And most of the officials of the imperial court will agree to this decision, and Lin Xiang is no exception."

Li Mujun couldn't sit still for a moment, and hurriedly got up and said: "Lord Lu, the palace has agreed to cooperate with King Yu, you go and invite Lin Xiang into the palace for a while, and we will discuss how to cooperate with King Yu to deal with King Chu?" ”

Lu Xun frowned.

Li Mujun explained: "If King Heng rushes to Lin Xiang's Mansion now, if this palace sends someone else to pass the order, Lin Xiang is likely to shirk it, so he needs to trouble Lord Lu to go." ”

Then why don't you go and invite it yourself?

It can also be more sincere.

Lu Xun wanted to refute it, but seeing that Li Mujun finally got interesting, he replied helplessly:

"Yes, the lower official will go now."

After Lu Xun got up and saluted, he strode away.

"There's Lord Lauru." Li Mujun got up to send him off.

"Alas!" Li Mujun saw Lu Xun's disappearing back, shook his head and sighed, with a distressed face.

"Your Highness doesn't want to cooperate with King Willing?"

At this time, a female voice suddenly came, and a beautiful woman with a slender figure, a silver dress, black hair, and snowy skin appeared from the palace screen, obviously she had been listening to the conversation between Li Mujun and Lu Xun behind the screen before.

"Yes, this palace feels that there is a bad premonition for cooperating with King Yu." Li Mujun was not surprised to see this person come out, and she didn't have any intention of hiding it.

The woman in front of her is a talented woman, it is said that Li Yao still wanted to dig her into Beijing at that time, and Liu Jin from the insider factory was sent to be responsible, but unfortunately the day before Li Yao fell into a coma, she finally agreed to enter Beijing.

After that, Liu Jin forgot her in Kyoto, and Liu Jin suddenly remembered this incident some time ago, but Emperor Yaohuang was already in a coma and didn't know what to do, so he reported it to Li Mujun.

Li Mujun was very curious, so he recruited her, and during this time, he found that she was really talented and had strong political talents, so he immediately replaced Zhao Yan and introduced her as a confidant.

Her name is Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er was also very grateful to the eldest princess for the importance she had, so she was loyal to Li Mujun and gave advice behind her back.

Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful face had a faint smile on her face, and there was a kind of confidence in her demeanor, and she saluted Li Mujun slightly:

"Your Royal Highness is planning ahead, Wan'er admires, Your Royal Highness must be thinking that King Yu has always supported King Heng before, and there are most of the people under King Heng, so the relationship between King Heng and King Yu is very close, if the court cooperates with King Yu, King Heng will have a great advantage, and easily suppress us in cooperation with King Yu."

Li Mujun's mind flashed like a bolt of lightning, and he suddenly realized that he finally knew why he felt very bad about cooperating with Yuwang, and where was his helplessness.

It turned out to be here!

"Yes, that's right, that's what Hongu thinks."

Li Mujun walked in front of Shangguan Wan'er in a few steps, and looked at Shangguan Wan'er with blazing eyes.

It was Shangguan Wan'er, who guessed her thoughts in an instant, and said with a very eager gaze: "Wan'er, do you have anything to do about it?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er's black and white eyes turned slightly, her thin cherry lips were tightly pursed, and her face also showed a trace of trouble:

"Your Royal Highness, now the entire court is shaken by the affairs of the King of Chu, these important ministers of the court will not want to see the King of Chu strong, unite with King Yu, and let King Yu deal with King Chu, in their opinion, it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone, this is the trend of the times, if His Royal Highness stops it, I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop."

Li Mujun heard this, and her eyes also showed deep helplessness, she knew what Shangguan Wan'er said, those petty officials were fine, but it was those ministers who would oppose her, and these few ministers could already represent the opinions of the imperial court.

"Yes, Lin Xiang, the six important ministers, even if it is the six Shangshu, they don't dare to make the King of Chu strong, if the King of Chu competes for the world, they are afraid that the positions of these officials will be moved." Li Mujun showed disdain, the longer she stayed there, the more she realized how much these officials valued her position.

"Therefore, it is imperative for the court to unite with the king." Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered.

"That's natural," Li Mujun gritted his silver teeth and said, "If this palace doesn't agree, I'm afraid that the entire court will support King Heng, so I have to agree." ”

Shangguan Wan'er sighed on her face and said: "But agreed, King Heng in cooperation with King Yu, using King Yu's influence, slowly brought the neutral ministers of the court over, once the King of Chu is resolved, King Heng's prestige will rise greatly, plus the support of most of the people in the court, we are afraid that it will be ............."

Li Mujun clenched her fists in her hands, although Shangguan Wan'er did not finish speaking, she knew very well that she was afraid that her position as a supervisor of the country would be replaced by King Heng when the time came.

In addition, King Heng had already won the support of the ministers of the court at that time, and he was going to return to his former appearance.

If you don't agree now, you will be directly resisted by the ministers of the court, and if you agree, you will be boiled like a frog in warm water, and you will slowly lose power.

Unwilling, I'm really unwilling!

"Wan'er, you are very smart, but what else can be done to save it." Li Mujun really couldn't think of any way, and looked at Shangguan Wan'er expectantly.

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered, looked at Li Mujun's eager eyes, paused, and hesitated:

"Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, why do we have to work so hard, this post of supervising the country will only take a year, and after a year, His Royal Highness Emperor Yao will wake up, and even if the court cooperates with King Yu, it may not be able to solve the King of Chu within this year.

Once Emperor Yao wakes up, he will naturally not see King Heng controlling the court, and it will be another battle.

According to the subordinates, everything we are doing now is useless, it is better to obey the opinions of the court, cooperate with King Yu, and then wait quietly for Emperor Yao to wake up, and let Emperor Yao fight with them. ”

"No, I will never admit defeat!"

When Li Mujun heard Shangguan Wan'er's words, her eyes showed unprecedented firmness, recalling that all the officials in the court saluted her together, and the unprecedented feeling in her heart, the pride of having the power in the world in her hands, made her want to stop.

Having enjoyed such power, Li Mujun is even more unlikely to give up.

Shangguan Wan'er saw Li Mujun's appearance, and she wanted to stop talking, but she still insisted on persuading:

"But when Emperor Yao wakes up, everything for us will still return to the original point, Lin Xiang, Lu Shangshu, and Tang Shangshu also supported us because of Emperor Yao."

Li Mujun's tone was extremely firm: "Whether it is Li Heng or Li Yao, I will never admit defeat, even if I fight until the moment of defeat!" ”

Hearing Li Mujun's words, Shangguan Wan'er's face was shocked, "Your Highness, do you even want to fight Emperor Yao?" ”

"Wan'er, you've been by this palace for so long, you should be able to vaguely guess my thoughts,"

Li Mujun looked up at the incomparably brilliant palace outside, and a sonorous and powerful voice sounded, and he was extremely firm in his belief.

"Why do we women have to rely on others, can't our future be in our own hands, and the emperor's seat must be a man to sit on!"

Shangguan Wan'er's face was stunned, as if it was the first time she had seen Li Mujun have such lofty aspirations.

"Wan'er, are you willing to follow this palace to this road of overcoming thorns and thorns, to this road that has never been seen before!"

Li Mujun looked at Shangguan Wan'er with blazing eyes, this was the first time she revealed her heart in front of her subordinates, she had an unprecedented feeling for Shangguan Wan'er, she felt that Shangguan Wan'er was the only one who understood her, and she would also be the one who supported her!

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes were stunned, I don't know if it was a moment or how long, her bright and clear eyes gradually became firm, a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face, she bowed to Li Mujun, and said in an extremely firm tone:

"Shangguan Wan'er is willing to go down with His Highness, even if she is broken!"

Li Mujun's eyes lit up, and her face couldn't help but smile, she knew that she had truly subdued Shangguan Wan'er, and hurriedly helped Shangguan Wan'er up, "With Wan'er here, this palace is not afraid of how strong the enemy is in the future." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment."

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes showed a confident glow.

And Shangli Mujun saw Shangguan Wan'er's confident look, and her heart was even more satisfied, she liked her subordinates who were as confident as herself.

"Since the matter of cooperating with King Yu to deal with King Chu has been decided, this palace will never admit defeat." Li Mujun thought of the current bad situation and snorted coldly.

And Shangguan Wan'er's face moved slightly, her eyes kept flickering, and she seemed to have a firm idea.

Li Mujun suddenly noticed the change in Shangguan Wan'er's face, so he asked with some surprise: "Wan'er, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Before, the subordinates didn't understand His Highness's true thoughts, but now the subordinates are clear and have a bold idea, if we can succeed, not only can we defeat King Heng, even if Emperor Yao wakes up, we can't stop His Highness from controlling the court!" Shangguan Wan'er's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a fierce look.

"Oh, what a way!" Li Mujun's eyes widened, he grabbed Shangguan Wan'er's hand, and asked excitedly.

Shangguan Wan'er looked left and right, looking cautious.

"Wan'er, don't worry, the palace maids have already asked them to retreat from the palace before, there are only you and me here, and it won't be passed on." Li Mujun glanced at the empty palace and smiled.

This is her palace, and she is still suspicious and unconfident in her own palace, so isn't she too useless.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Shangguan Wan'er approached Li Mujun's ear, and her voice was an octave lower:

"Your Highness, the officials of the imperial court and King Heng want to cooperate with King Yu to defeat King Chu, then we will secretly cooperate with King Chu!"

"What!"

Li Mujun's face was shocked when he heard Shangguan Wan'er's method.

Working with the King of Chu?

The King of Chu is now so powerful, and he still cooperates with him, if the King of Chu defeats the King of Yu and the King of Heng, then it will still have to be?

"Your Highness, you sit down and listen to my explanation."

Shangguan Wan'er seemed to know Li Mujun's surprise, smiled, and asked Li Mujun to sit down.

continued: "Your Highness, think about it, King Yu is now in control of the two states, the King of Chu has just controlled the two states, Fengzhou and Yizhou even need troops to control, so the strength of the King of Chu is weaker than that of King Yu, plus the army of the imperial court, the King of Chu will undoubtedly be defeated." ”

"If we secretly cooperate with the King of Chu, the King of Chu will definitely agree."

Li Mujun sat down a little dazed, and after hearing Shangguan Wan'er's last words, he nodded very affirmatively and said, "That's natural, if the fifth child doesn't agree, he will die." ”

"But what good do we have to cooperate with King Chu, when he solves King Yu, won't we be finished."

"Impossible, we don't send an army to help the King of Chu, we can only provide intelligence, King Yu and the imperial army are strong, even if the King of Chu secretly cooperates with us and sets up an ambush, even if the victory is only a miserable victory, it will only be a defeat for both sides!" Shangguan Wan'er said confidently.

"Let them lose both?" Li Mujun was a little hesitant, she didn't really understand what Shangguan Wan'er thought, or what good that sentence would do her.

"Your Highness, think about it, if the King of Chu defeats King Yu, and you rescue the imperial army that fell into an ambush at a time of crisis, your prestige will not increase, and the prestige of King Heng will not decrease."

"Then borrow the defeat of the imperial army, take the opportunity to attack King Heng, and control the sovereignty of the imperial court."

"And coupled with the defeat of King Yu, Yangzhou and Liangzhou are empty, and there is Lianzhou to block the King of Chu, we will directly raid Yangzhou Liangzhou and counterattack King Yu." Shangguan Wan'er's eyes became brighter and brighter the more she spoke, and her face became more and more confident.

"Counterattack the Honor King?" Li Mujun's shocked expression never disappeared, and he muttered, "What about the King of Chu?" ”

"The King of Chu defeated King Yu, his own strength suffered heavy losses, and he had no strength to attack Lianzhou again in a short period of time, so he could only settle the four states to recuperate."

"Your Royal Highness, think about it, once you solve King Yu, your prestige in the court will directly reach its peak, and you can easily crush King Heng to control the court, and then before Emperor Yao wakes up, let Lin Xiang and Lu Shangshu return to their hometown.

There are many people who covet the official positions of the prime minister and the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and with these two official positions as a temptation, many people will be willing to be loyal to us, and it is not difficult to bring down the two of them.

Then demote those officials who are loyal to Emperor Yao out of Kyoto, and the entire court will be His Royal Highness's hall, even if Emperor Yao wakes up, there is nothing to be done about you. ”

When Li Mujun heard this, his expression became more and more excited, and what Shangguan Wan'er said seemed to be very reasonable, and it seemed that she could succeed.

"When the time comes, His Royal Highness will sit in Zhongzhou, Lianzhou, Yangzhou, and Liangzhou, and he will not be afraid of the King of Chu at all!"

Shangguan Wan'er's last sentence made Li Mujun finally decide, stood up suddenly, and took Shangguan Wan'er's hand with great excitement:

"Okay, okay, that's it!"

"Your Highness, don't get excited, this is just our rough plan, to complete it, we still need a lot of details, a lot of things to do." Shangguan Wan'er did not show pride, but said very cautiously.

"That's right, the plan has to come step by step, as long as we are willing to work hard, we will definitely be able to complete our plan!" Li Mujun saw that Shangguan Wan'er trusted her very much, and couldn't wait to say:

"This palace believes Wan'er, what should we do now in the first step?"

"Our first step is naturally to gather the ministers of Lin Xiang, King Heng, Lu Shangshu, Jiang Shangshu, and Tang Shangshu to discuss how to cooperate with King Yu to deal with King Chu!"

Shangguan Wan'er showed a charming smile, and her eyes were exceptionally bright.

"And then let's see how many people are loyal to us!" (End of chapter)