Unwilling.

This is the most real and intense feeling of the eldest prince at this moment.

In fact, he held a banquet today, not only to get closer to Lu Shen, but also to take the opportunity to test the attitude of the Son of Heaven, so he took the initiative to enter the palace and speak frankly.

When the Son of Heaven agreed to his request, the Great Prince was almost full of joy.

He thought this was a positive hint, so he hurriedly sent someone to send an invitation to Lu Shen, and asked Feng Yuan to close the door today, and find several chefs to make this sumptuous table.

I didn't think that the Son of Heaven would let Lu Shen go, but he just wanted to use this opportunity to dispel the thoughts in his heart.

Twists and turns, ups and downs, and finally a disappointing ending.

How can you be willing?

That position represents life and death, represents the respect of the Ninety-Five, and represents the king of the world.

Since fourteen years ago, the eldest prince has been looking forward to becoming the crown prince of Daqi, and his father will carry this country after a hundred years, so he pays great attention to his image on the outside, and strives to be gentle and generous whenever and wherever he is.

This kind of deliberate suppression of true temperament has been going on for a long time, and he will occasionally expose his violent side in the palace, but because he is relatively strict with the inside of the palace, and he has never caused any trouble, so he has not made too bad a fuss.

After listening to Lu Shen's reasonable reminder, the eldest prince already understood his father's thoughts, and what followed was bitterness filling his mind.

He lifted the flask and poured himself a drink, but fortunately, the fragrant wine was soft and gentle enough that he would not be drunk for a while.

Lu Shen looked at the eldest prince's face that seemed to be instantly disgraced, did not answer his question directly, and asked calmly: "Your Highness, do you think Your Majesty has been easy all these years?" ”

The eldest prince stopped drinking and muttered, "Of course, it has not been easy for my father these years. There are tigers and wolves watching on the outside, and there are gate valves on the inside, even if it is just a small matter, we must take into account the interests of all parties and win the support of the majority of the people as much as possible. This king remembers that it was about eight years ago, because Li Tianrun, the governor of Jingzhou, wanted to prepare for the construction of a flying feather battalion full of cavalry, and the court debated for nearly two months. In the end, the father finally won the support of the left minister, so that this decision could be successfully passed. ”

Lu Shenmo held the white jade wine glass and said slowly: "If Your Majesty had asked His Highness to take care of this matter at that time, I wonder if His Highness would have the confidence to persuade the Manchu Dynasty?" ”

The eldest prince was slightly stunned.

He really didn't think about it.

Lu Shen continued: "Even Your Majesty will have many helpless times, and the higher the power, the more you need to be careful, because a decision made by the superior will often affect the fate of countless Li people. Therefore, patience is a very important virtue, and although it sounds domineering to draw a sword in a rage, it will not work in the court, at least in my court today. ”

The eldest prince frowned and said, "This king is not lacking-"

The words came to an abrupt end.

He looked at Lu Shen's bright eyes, and realized that his private performance might not be able to hide from his father, so naturally he would not be able to deceive the young marquis in front of him.

At this moment, he finally began to think about a question, whether he was capable of sitting in that position?

It was definitely impossible to find a definite answer for a while, but compared to Fang Cai's grief and depression, the eldest prince's mood calmed down.

Lu Shen poured his cup full of fragrant wine, then raised his lamp to look at the eldest prince, and said calmly: "Your Highness, the minister is not strong enough to drink, so I thank Your Highness for your hospitality today with this cup of wine." ”

The eldest prince knew that he wanted to leave the table, although there was still a lot to say, but when Lu Shen showed the root cause of the Son of Heaven allowing him to go to the banquet today, and thought more deeply about the battle for the prince, he couldn't say those words in his heart.

The two raised their glasses, drank them all at the same time, and Lu Shen immediately got up and saluted and retired.

The eldest prince looked at the delicacies on the table, which had barely touched, sat down dejectedly, and let out a long sigh.

Walking out of the gate of Fengyuan Garden, Lu Shen's face could be seen with a bit of wine, but his eyes were still clear, after all, it had always been the eldest prince who poured himself drinks, and he didn't drink a lot of wine.

Qin Zilong beckoned his soldiers to come forward and left here in a huddle of the carriage.

In the carriage, Wei Chigui looked at Lu Shen's face and smiled: "It seems that the result is not too bad." ”

"At least not to the point of getting into an argument in person."

Lu Shen shook his head with a smile, and then said: "There are some things I can't say too bluntly, fortunately, the eldest prince should be able to understand it, but I'm not sure if he can listen to it." ”

In fact, he was very measured today, and he never talked openly about the dispute between the princes, so naturally he didn't want to leave any talk for the eldest prince, so he kept using hints to knock on the side.

Wei Chigui nodded and said: "That's enough, this is a matter of heaven after all, you can come forward to convey your thoughts for the emperor, and you are already worthy of his promotion and respect for you." ”

Lu Shen moved his neck and said with emotion: "Compared to doing these intriguing things in the capital all day long, I still prefer to live in the frontier, at least there is a clear distinction between the enemy and me, unlike now, everyone wears a mask on their face, and some people even wear several, just to uncover these masks requires a lot of energy." ”

These words meant something, but Wei Chigui didn't ask, only said: "After all, this is the power core of a dynasty, everyone has to follow the existing rules, and many times you can't use brute force to break the game." If it is placed in the rivers and lakes, this kind of thing is much simpler, for example, your master chooses an heir, as long as no one can beat Lin Xi in martial arts, the result will be clear. ”

Hearing him mention his senior sister, a gentle look appeared in Lu Shen's eyes, and he said, "I don't know where senior sister is now, I hope she won't encounter danger in the rivers and lakes." ”

Wei Chigui smiled: "Don't worry. Lin Xi's martial arts are enough to enter the top of the martial arts list, even if she meets the first few old guys, for the sake of Lin Jie's face, no one will really fight her to the death. ”

Lu Shen felt a little relieved, and immediately began to think about the upcoming events in Jingzhong.

The Son of Heaven is now gradually strengthening his control over the Beijing army, and although there are still many high-ranking officials from the Jiangnan Gate in the court, after the suppression some time ago, I believe that they will settle down.

The Son of Heaven's health is deteriorating, and the prince must be established as soon as possible.

Lu Shen was not sure that the eldest prince could accept the good intentions of the Son of Heaven, he could only do his best to obey the destiny of heaven, but even if the eldest prince was not angry, it would be difficult for him to cause too much damage.

After all, the Son of Heaven only cares about the affection between father and son, and does not have to get concessions from the eldest prince.

The carriage drove smoothly, and more than 20 personal soldiers looked at each other with blazing eyes, and they lined up to protect the carriage in the middle.

Qin Zilong knew very well that the capital was not a frontier, and with Lu Shen's bright attitude on the side of the Son of Heaven, he would inevitably become a thorn in the side of the Jiangnan clan, and no one dared to guarantee that no one would have murderous intent, so Lu Shen would be extra vigilant every time he traveled.

At this moment, he not only paid attention to the movements around him, but also sent two of his own soldiers out in advance, observing the situation in the vicinity along the road, and leaving safety marks at any time.

Feng Paradise is located in a very secluded location in the west city of Yongjia, and it is a long way to return to the Shanyang Hou Mansion in the southern city, and there is a section of the road away from the downtown and shops, especially Qingfeng Street from the northwest to the southeast, even in broad daylight.

The carriage of Lufu was getting closer and closer to Qingfeng Street, and Qin Zilong had a vague feeling of weirdness for some reason.

He calmly observed his surroundings, only to see the door closed left and right, and there was a dead silence.

The north wind blew, and there were flying dust and fallen leaves floating on the streets, and the eyes were full of murderous atmosphere.

It's a summer afternoon, but it's as cold as a harsh winter wax moon.

Qin Zilong secretly laughed at whether he was too nervous, this is the capital at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed inside and outside, and there are secret agents of the Warp Weaving Division who may appear at any time, even if someone is really bold and unfavorable to Lu Shen, it is impossible to directly impose martial law on an area.

If someone had such ability, wouldn't they be able to break into the palace with impunity?

Thinking of this, Qin Zilong breathed a sigh of relief, but still said to the surrounding soldiers: "Cheer up." ”

"Yes."

The crowd responded.

Lu Shen's voice came from inside the carriage: "What's the matter?" ”

Qin Zilong hurriedly approached and replied, "Master Hou, it's okay, it's just that the villain thinks that the neighborhood is too quiet, and it's vaguely strange, so let everyone pay attention to vigilance." ”

Lu Shen immediately said: "Okay, it's not a bad thing to be careful. ”

Qin Zilong grinned and replied, "Yes, Master Hou." ”

The carriage drove into Qingfeng Street, which was neither long nor wide, with mostly vacant official residences on one side and a horizontal wall nearly a foot high on the other.

In an empty courtyard at the end of Qingfeng Street, five men with weapons stood calmly, while another looked out through a hole that had been dug in advance.

These five people are all over thirty years old, three of them are disciples secretly raised by the third prince, and the other two are masters sent by Li Yunyi.

They knew that they were going to assassinate a powerful prince today, but there was no fear on the faces of these people, but a little excitement and cruel smile.

For these outlaws who dare to do anything when they have enough benefits, are accustomed to licking blood from the knife edge and have no concerns, and almost everyone shouts and beats on the rivers and lakes, what kind of thing is the prince?

"Something is wrong."

The man in charge of the observation suddenly uttered three words.

The five men who were waiting to kill looked over one after another, only to see the man turn around and say, "The carriage suddenly stopped at the other end of Qingfeng Street and did not enter the ambush we had set up. ”

One of them, Luo Tuo Man, named He Bonian, asked in a rough voice, "Then what should I do?" ”

The person in charge of observation is named Meng Xuan, who is Xu Ruqing's henchman, he just thought for a moment and said coldly: "The plan has changed, you guys kill it now, and I will arrange for people to support later!" ”

Everyone looked at each other a few times, and He Bonian smiled fiercely: "It's okay, let's directly chop off Lu Shen's head, this is a merit worth 100,000 taels, and you don't have to share it equally with others!" ”

The others only had the words "100,000 taels" left in their minds, and their eyes instantly turned fierce.

"Kill!"

(End of chapter)