Regarding Wei Guangde's question, Lu Yi hesitated for a while and didn't know how to answer it.

The expression on his face fell into Wei Guangde's eyes, and he naturally guessed everything.

Let me just say that although Lu Bing revealed some information to him and knew that he was close to Prince Yu's Mansion, he did not show any intention of contacting Prince Yu's Mansion.

After all, Lu Bing is not a fool, at least he will not take sides until Emperor Jiajing reveals his position as the heir apparent.

But it's different now, he's dead.

"Do you know which side I'm on?"

Wei Guangde continued to ask.

Well, his question made Lu Yi, who was still struggling with how to answer Wei Guangde's previous question, even more confused. He was a little confused about the purpose of Wei Guangde's visit today.

"I don't understand what you mean, sir."

Lu Yi still answered.

"I think it's fair to say that Uncle Lu probably didn't explain this. After all, he and I are the only ones who know."

Wei Guangde slowly shook his head and said softly.

Under Lu Yi's surprised expression, Wei Guangde continued: "I came here to tell you in advance this time. His Royal Highness King Yu will come over to express condolences to Governor Lu in a while."

"What?"

Lu Yi screamed in surprise. When his father was still alive, he also analyzed the current competition for the reserve. According to his judgment, Prince Yu had the greatest chance of inheriting the treasure.

but

The Lu family cannot take sides before His Majesty reveals his true intentions, because he controls the Royal Guards and the sharpest knife in the Emperor's hand.

It was also because of this that Lu Yi found it a bit hard to accept and couldn't understand what Wei Guangde said just now.

Although he was doubtful, Lu Yi quickly regained his composure. After a little thought, Lu Yi roughly guessed what Lu Bing was thinking.

You don’t usually burn incense, but you just want to do it temporarily?

Based on Lu Yi's understanding of his father, since his father also thinks highly of King Yu, he will naturally not do nothing.

It's just that they have to remain neutral on the surface and only obey the orders of the current emperor.

But that doesn't mean that he won't secretly make friends with some people in Prince Yu's Mansion, such as the young man in front of him.

The contact between Lu Bing and Wei Guangde was naturally caused by Yu Dayou.

But the deeper reason is actually what Lu Yi thought, planning in advance.

Naturally, Lu Bing would not contact Gao Gong and others in Prince Yu's Mansion, as their targets were too conspicuous.

Wei Guangde, who was secretly connected with Prince Yu's Palace, naturally became his target, so it was okay to contact Wei Guangde through the method entrusted by Yu Dayou and reveal some information to Prince Yu's Palace in disguise, and it was also much safer to do so.

Wei Guangde came to the capital with no foundation at all. To say that he was able to spread his eyes and ears in the capital in such a short period of time is to be judged by the benevolent and the wise.

Therefore, Lu Bing believed that Gao Gong could see that someone was showing favor to Prince Yu's palace through Wei Guangde.

This was Lu Bing's plan, but he didn't tell Lu Yi about it for safety reasons.

But now, Lu Yi can naturally guess what his father was thinking at the time. Everything was for the sake of the family.

Now that father Lu Bing is dead, it doesn't mean that the Lu family can openly side with Prince Yu's Mansion without any scruples.

Not to mention the absence of his father, the Lu family has become a toothless tiger. If His Majesty were to know at this time that Lu Bing had chosen to join King Yu before his death and had made some arrangements, it would not be of any benefit to the family.

Lu Yi struggled a little in his heart and was a little at a loss.

Lu Yi thought that although Wei Guangde also came from a military family, his family level was too low, so he really didn't take this into consideration.

Now that I see Lu Yi's performance, I feel a little strange.

In his opinion, Lu Yi should be happy after knowing that the Lu family and Prince Yu's Mansion were involved.

Even if the Lu family was really only loyal to Emperor Jiajing and showed no pretense to the two kings, it should never be like this.

Lu Yi also felt a little rude and thought about his own business, leaving Wei Guangde aside. At this time, he hurriedly looked up at Wei Guangde, but he was thinking about how to explain this matter.

He doesn't care, but he still has a lot of people at home.

"Ahem, Mr. Wei, when do you think His Royal Highness Prince Yu will arrive?"

Lu Yi didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to say something else first.

"Around noon."

This time was set by Gao Gong before, and Wei Guangde also believed that King Yu would listen to Gao Gong and come to express condolences to Lu Bing on time.

In fact, Prince Yu's Mansion had sent people to express condolences before, but Prince Yu did not come in person.

Lu Yi looked at Wei Guangde. Although he knew that saying this might have a bad impact, he still had to say it. Otherwise, it seemed that Wei Guangde had not thought of this. He reminded him to see if there was a better way.

Turn around.

"Master Wei, it's like this."

Immediately, Lu Yi forced himself to tell Wei Guangde his concerns in detail.

After hearing about Lu Bing, Emperor Jiajing, Prince Yu, and Wei Guangde, they realized that the most important thing here was the attitude of Emperor Jiajing.

At this time, Wei Guangde finally understood where the faint uneasiness in his heart came from.

He and Gao Gong only wanted to break the trap set by Yan Shifan and King Jing, but they completely forgot that breaking the situation might disrupt each other's plans and arouse the suspicion of Emperor Jiajing.

Even his most trusted ministers choose to secretly surrender to a certain prince, so what attitude will he give you?

Wei Guangde suddenly felt a chill on his back and broke into a cold sweat. He had really forgotten this incident.

Forcing himself to calm down, Wei Guangde began to seriously think about countermeasures.

Fortunately, I arrived early. It was almost an hour before noon, and Prince Yu should still be at the palace.

If you can't think of a solution or a sufficient reason within a short period of time, then let His Highness Prince Yu cancel the trip first.

"I wonder if Mr. Lu told Brother Yucheng about his relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Yu and Prince Jing."

Wei Guangde asked.

After Lu Bing died of illness, both Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Jing's Palace sent their chief ministers to express their condolences.

Well, this is considered a very high standard. After all, Chang Shi is the largest official among the royal officials.

Now, what Wei Guangde wants to inquire about is whether Lu Bing has any contact with the young Prince Yu and Prince Jing, and what is their relationship like. After all, the relationship between Lu Bing and the palace is not ordinary.

Yes, what Wei Guangde was thinking at this time was that if Lu Bing had a good relationship with Prince Yu and Prince Jing when he was young, he might as well let Prince Yu come in person, but in a simple manner, without showing off the royal guard, and coming to express his condolences with the courtesy of a son or nephew.

Now that the condolences of Beijing officials have basically ended, no one has come. The reason why we are not mourning now is because we are waiting for relatives from Anlu to come.

It is understandable that King Yu came to express his condolences at this time.

Lu Yi didn't know what Wei Guangde was thinking, so after thinking about it he said: "It's probably because we haven't had much contact with him. I remember that the one my father talked about the most before was Prince Zhuang Jing, and my father even hugged him when he was a child.

Prince Aichong also mentioned that on the second day after his birth, His Majesty held the prince in his arms and showed him."

Lu Yi was obviously thinking seriously, but after all, it happened many years ago, and his memory was not very clear, so he could only try to recall.

"By the way, I think I hugged you before."

At this time, Lu Yi suddenly said: "I remember when His Royal Highness Prince Yu was one month old, Guangde may not know that although Concubine Kang was named Kang's concubine, she was not favored, and she was promoted because she was pregnant with Longzi.

I remember my father once said that at that time, His Majesty only had Prince Zhuang Jing in his eyes and did not care much about Prince Yu. There was no Prince Jing at that time. When Prince Yu was one month old, my father carried Prince Yu from Concubine Kang.

See you, Your Majesty."

Although Emperor Jiajing had been on the throne for more than ten years at that time, he had just acquired power and had not yet developed the aura of the Supreme Emperor in the 1990s. His treatment of Lu Bing was not much different from when he was in Anlu.

Lu Bing was still young at that time, and he did whatever Emperor Jiajing asked him to do.

Thinking that he was the son of Emperor Jiajing and would not be able to see his father for a full month, Lu Bing took the risk and did it that time.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing did not blame him later.

This can be regarded as a secret of the palace. Wei Guangde did not expect that King Yu was so unpopular with the emperor's father in the palace when he was a child. This also shows that his life in the palace will not be easy. It is no wonder that Concubine Kang was so unhappy after his wedding.

He died soon after, presumably because he wanted to see his son get married.

It's no wonder that King Yu's temperament is a bit cowardly. Isn't that caused by his childhood experiences?

In Wei Guangde's view, the prince may have to be cautious in what he says and does in the palace, but the prince who leaves the palace should be arrogant. After all, the emperor is his father.

There are some who are gentle and elegant, but deep down they should have the aura of being a royal nobleman.

But Wei Guangde didn't see any of this from King Yu.

As for the temperament that an emperor should have, Wei Guangde didn't see it from King Yu anyway, but there was a trace of Emperor Jiajing in King Jing.

After listening to Lu Yi's words, Wei Guangde nodded after thinking about it for a moment.

"Have someone let this matter out later."

Wei Guangde whispered to Lu Yi: "That's what I think. What you said earlier makes sense."

Naturally, Wei Guangde would not say that they did this to block Yan Shifan and King Jing's possible back-up, but he still had to think about the Lu family.

"I will compile a letter and send it to Prince Yu's Mansion right now, so that His Highness Qingche Jian will come over to express his condolences and express his gratitude to Mr. Lu for taking care of him as a junior."
To be continued...