Maybe it was annoyed by Gu Guifei's intercession and crying, or it was to test the meaning of the queen. On the third day after King Yu's horseback, His Majesty suddenly came to the palace of Queen Wen for dinner.

Since the departure of Princess Guangde, the most noble couple in the world has been estranged, and rarely dine at the same table in private. Today, both of them have their own agendas, and the atmosphere during the meal is very dull.

The needles in the palace could be heard, and the palace maids and eunuchs were trembling, lest they might anger the masters.

After dinner, His Majesty cleaned his hands in the jade basin and said seemingly casually, "In the past few days, I don't know where the rumors have come from, and they all say that I am going to send the crown prince to fight for me. Hu Lu in the north is indeed menacing this time, and it has broken a few cities in a row, and I am really worried about who I will send to calm this matter. Queen, what do you think? ”

Empress Wen didn't seem to hear the emperor's temptation, and after thinking for a while, she said seriously, "The Hulu Khan in the north is coming, and it is definitely not possible to send troops all the way to fight it, and the concubines don't know much, but they also know about General Dou Jiangning's fight against Hulu Khan ten years ago." Perhaps Dou Jiangning or those generals who had fought against Hulu Khan in Xuanhua City would be more suitable.

As for the matter of the royal driver's personal conquest, the thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, and it is the blessing of the prince to be able to share the worries of the monarch's father. He is the eldest son of His Majesty, and as a brother, of course, he must set an example for his brothers. ”

In the last sentence, Empress Wen said it categorically, as if she had not considered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might die in this battle between the two armies.

After being reminded by the queen, His Majesty remembered the incident in Xuanhua City ten years ago. Because the battle with Hu Lu did not endanger other cities, and did not reward Dou Jiangning and Lu Qi afterwards, the people in the court knew very little about it.

The incident in Xuanhua City back then seemed to be just a fallen leaf on the water, and it did not cause any ripples in Beijing.

As for why Empress Wen knew, because ten years ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still an ignorant young son, and now His Royal Highness King Yu is still a baby in infancy, at that time His Majesty and Queen Wen were still a loving couple, and His Majesty personally told Empress Wen about this matter.

His Majesty obviously also thought of the relationship between husband and wife back then, "Empress, you have taken good care of the harem over the years, and it is you who have worked hard. The prince is also a good boy. ”

When Empress Wen heard this, she couldn't wait to punch His Majesty's relieved face three times, and said in her heart, "You know that I work hard, I know that the prince is a good boy, and I am still vigilant against suppressing our mother and son, dogs, and things everywhere." At this time, she only hopes that she and the prince have been obedient and forbearant for many years, and she will be more humble to Gu Guifei and King Yu, which can have some effect, at least not let His Majesty send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to drive the expedition in person while sending people to restrain His Royal Highness the Prince's use of troops.

"Your Majesty is serious, all this is what a concubine should do. Which of His Majesty's children is not a dragon and a phoenix? ”

His Majesty, who was already worried about His Royal Highness King Yu's horseback, heard the words and said tentatively, "Oh? The queen thinks so too? Today, I have been worried about King Yu's arsonance and injury, and the courtiers in the court and the court have been arguing and can't come to a conclusion. The queen has always been smart, so it's better to talk about ideas. ”

Empress Wen thought for a long time, and when she looked up again, her eyes were already full of tears, and she choked up, "Your Majesty, you have a hundred years old and ninety-nine years old, how can you be a parent who doesn't worry about your child, although King Yu is not my own, but I have raised it for a while." King Yu was just careless, and the horse was out of control for a while, so why did he get to the point of being demoted to the king of the county?

What's more, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really drove the expedition in person, the prince was outside, and the second son was demoted, wouldn't this make Hulu Khan think that I and the dynasty were unstable? Your Majesty, you must not be demoted to the title of King Yu. ”

As soon as the words "the country is unstable" came out, a large number of palace eunuchs knelt down in the hall. Empress Wen also bowed deeply and knelt on top of the main hall.

The emperor who sat firmly like a mountain was happy and angry, and he didn't know if he believed Empress Wen's words, but the sentence "the country is unstable" touched him in the end. And back then, Gu Guifei was a pampered little girl, where would she take care of the child, after His Royal Highness King Yu fell ill several times, His Majesty temporarily hugged His Royal Highness King Yu to Queen Wen's palace.

Although later, after Gu Guifei was reminded by her family, she cried and hugged His Royal Highness King Yu back. However, it is true that for a long time, His Royal Highness King Yu was kept in the queen's palace.

With the previous situation, he couldn't tell whether Queen Wen was true or false, but he also faintly decided to defend His Royal Highness King Yu. In addition, Empress Wen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have been generous and gentle for several years, and His Majesty has long determined in his heart that they are cowardly and incompetent, and it is difficult to achieve great things, so he has relaxed his vigilance on this matter.

Empress Wen kept kneeling like this, and it wasn't until Her Majesty got up and left that Xiuxin dared to come up and help Queen Wen up distressedly, "Niangniang, why are you like this?" The method that Qingning County Jun said may not work. ”

Holding the hand of the embroidered heart to borrow strength from it, Queen Wen got up with difficulty, but said with great certainty, "It will definitely work, Your Majesty has been in power for many years, and he has long been stubborn for himself." He now decided that my son and I were weak and incompetent, and would not dare to kill even if we had a knife in our hands. Under such an impression, he will never restrain Min'er, but will give him everything he wants to prove the prince's incompetence. ”

"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in Beijing, and Gu Guifei's family is already dominant, and now that he retains the title of His Royal Highness King Yu, I am afraid that the son will be even more rampant."

Xiuxin was angry, but Queen Wen was calm.

Queen Wen knows in her heart that the road to power will always be full of thorns, but the result of power will also be very sweet. All she has to do now is wait patiently for the chance to kill with one blow, and I believe it won't be too late.

Sure enough, on the second day of the court meeting, His Majesty asked the secretary to announce the announcement of the fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be allowed to take the royal conquest for his father. At the same time, he also refuted the Qingliu civil officials who wanted to participate in His Royal Highness King Yu, and even described the experience of His Royal Highness King Yu hurting people in the downtown area, and described it lightly as a moment of shock, His Royal Highness King Yu could not control it.

As soon as this incident came out, many officials of the DPRK and China, who claimed to be upright, were in an uproar, and people discussing the matter could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

That night, His Majesty and several confidants discussed matters in the imperial study.

An old man with white hair said with some disapproval, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince of the country, and it is too risky to drive the expedition in person. What's more, at this juncture, trying his best to protect His Royal Highness King Yu, doesn't this tell the people of the world that His Majesty intends to abolish the elder and younger? ”

"Lord Zhang, don't say that, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is gentle and indecisive, and he is not the right person for the prince. On the contrary, it is the dragon and phoenix posture of His Royal Highness King Yu, which is very much the legacy of His Majesty. ”

It was an official surnamed Zhao who spoke, the husband of the lady who threw out the explosive news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to take his father's throne at the ceremony of the four ladies of the Li family. This Lord Zhao quickly came to see His Majesty's horse, and he was often despised by Qingliu Wenchen.

Lu Zhi was also in this group, and he closed his eyes and did not say a word from beginning to end, as if he was old and faint, until His Majesty called his name.

"Lu Aiqing, I want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to drive the expedition in person, what do you think of Aiqing?"

Lu Zhi bowed his hand respectfully, "The minister is His Majesty's courtier, so he naturally bows to His Majesty, and His Majesty's decision does not dare to be arbitrary." "Oh? Lu Aiqing really thinks so, I remember that your Jiu Niangzi is the future crown princess, and the Fanyang Lu family is the prince's future family. ”

Lu Zhi's heart was bright, he originally wanted his granddaughter to enter the East Palace and be the future queen, so as to take Fan Yang Lu's family to the next level. He knew that it would be difficult, and he was ready to give it a go.

But who knew that the emperor on the throne had reached the point of madness in order to get rid of the crown prince. With no long-term plan or a crisis, the emperor actually sent the prince of the Ji Dynasty and the future majesty out to conquer in person. In the name of beauty, it is said that he is driving for his father, but in fact, it is not a joke for barbarians such as Hu Lu.

If this battle is lost, the empire will be fundamentally unstable; If this battle is won, it is only a defeat of the small tribes in the Northland, and it is not a glory.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi sneered in his heart, "Sure enough, he was born from a barbaric background, and he can't be used, and the Yang Empire is only used by him as a guard of honor for his authority." In this world, it really depends on the family to help. ”

Seeing that Lu Zhi was so calm and calm, the emperor was also a little suspicious, "I took advantage of the prince's marriage to withdraw the most proud granddaughter of this old horseman, and now he wants to be the future queen of the prince's family, how can he still be so calm." ”

Tonight's deliberations were not really for the purpose of discussing whether to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take the royal expedition for his father, the holy decree has been issued, if he repents, wouldn't it make His Majesty lose his trust in the world. In the final analysis, tonight's so-called deliberations are just His Majesty's intention to test the meaning of a few important ministers of the court.

In the end, the discussion ended in a situation where everyone had their own hearts and was wary of each other.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the two adults who had been officials in the same dynasty as Lu Zhi for many years wanted to invite Lu Zhi to the restaurant to drink and write poems to relieve depression, but Lu Zhi politely refused. The two of them wanted to persuade again, but they didn't want Lu Zhi to say meaningfully, "The wind starts at the end of Qingping, and the two adults should be young at this time." ”

However, Lu Zhi was not as calm as he appeared, as soon as he stepped into the gate of Yuanshan Hall, his face became gloomy, and he raised his voice and called, "Acqua, A. ”

Two black-clothed teenagers who were born exactly the same turned over from the beam, looking like ghosts, and their sense of presence was even weaker. The two knelt down at the same time, "Master, what do you command?" ”

These two are secret guards sent by Lu Zhi's eldest daughter, Lu Yun, who specializes in killing people and delivering news.

Lu Zhi pondered, "Send a message to your previous master, and tell her that the survival of the Fanyang Lu clan is here." Ask her to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and lead her tribe to unite with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to defeat the Khan of Hulu. ”

After listening to this, Acer and Acqua had no other reaction, just a neat yes, and then got up and went to pass the news outside.