"Humph, this is going to be unlucky. You Guandong family will not get any benefits." Lu Zhaoci stared at Cui Renshi with a cold face and sneered: "Li Shimin hates the family the most, especially you, the Cui family. Don't think I don't know.

, At first, the emperor was planning to propose marriage to King Qin, and wanted King Qin to marry Yingying, but you refused. Is this what I said? "

"Ahem, that's a bit." Cui Renshi nodded awkwardly and said: "Although Li Clan is the emperor, he is not of pure Han family blood, so how can he be allowed to do so."

"Huh, in order to get a share of the Guanzhong family in the future, I had to agree to marry Yingying to the emperor's general, which is me. Later, when I saw the hostility of the Guanzhong family to your Guandong family, I thought of another move.

!" A trace of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Lu Zhaoci's mouth.

"What the general said is true." Master Cui Renshi did not feel any shame when he saw this, and said: "But in this way, doesn't the general and our Guandong family have a common goal? We assist the general, and the general Zhaoying Guandong

Family."

"The rise and fall of the empire is in the hands of families like you. What Zhaoci doesn't understand is that there are so many heroes in the world, why would you choose me?" Lu Zhaoci said with a trace of curiosity on his face, "Don't forget it.

, I am just one of the generals under the Emperor."

"This matter is all due to chance." Cui Renshi saw this and did not hide it. He cupped his hands to Lu Zhaoci and said: "First, the general is of noble birth, far beyond the Xianbei bloodline. Second, the Guandong family

The connection is very deep, even the general's stepmother is also a member of the Zheng family. If the general gets to a few more levels one day, he will not do anything like crossing the river and burning the bridge. Thirdly, the general's hiding place is very deep. His subordinates think that the general's strategy is unparalleled and he can hide his strength and bide his time.

For several years, he can endure what ordinary people cannot endure, and once he gets the opportunity, he will show no mercy. How can such a person be willing to be someone else's subordinate? From the subordinate's point of view, if it weren't for the fact that Li Clan has been plotting the world for a long time, and the general is not fully prepared yet

, I’m afraid it’s you, the general, who is sitting in the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace now. And…”

"Forget it, I don't want to hear it anymore." Lu Zhaoci frowned and waved his hand: "The most important thing now is to get rid of the Chai family. I don't want such a family to exist."

"If that's the case, it's easy. My subordinates will go to Jinzhou to meet Pei Ji." Master Cui Ren nodded calmly.

"Okay!" Lu Zhaoci naturally knew that it was not that simple to destroy the Chai family. It was very difficult to rely on the Guandong family. But now that Pei Ji wants to protect Li Jiancheng, the Chai family must be destroyed. If it were before.

Chai Shao was still here, and Pei Ji did not dare to do anything to the Chai family for the sake of Li Yuan and Li Xiuning, but it was different now. Chai Shao was dead. The line connecting Li Yuan and the Chai family was broken. How could Pei Ji let this go?

A chance to cut off Li Shimin's arm.

"Silang, come out!" After a while, Lu Zhaoci said to the bookshelf behind him. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a tall figure walking out from behind the bookshelf, who could it be if it wasn't Lu Zhaoying.

"Brother." Lu Zhaoying lowered her head.

"You also know our situation." Lu Zhaoci snorted coldly: "Are you still angry about Brother Wei recruiting disciples?"

"Is it really that dangerous? Doesn't His Majesty trust my eldest brother very much now?" Lu Zhaoying said with some disbelief: "You are still planning to make you king, eldest brother?"

"I would rather believe that a sow can climb a tree than believe grandma's words." Lu Zhaoci sneered: "I'm telling you, if we don't take action, there will be no place for my Lu family in the world. The Guanlong family cannot be trusted, and the Guanzhong family is even more

It’s unbelievable. Humph, you actually dare to use our Lu family as a gunman. If it fails, his Cui family will have nothing to do, but my Lu family will be in disaster."

"Old man?"

"The old man may not have understood it at the beginning, but he must have understood it now. Otherwise, do you think that my brother will use the century-old wealth of the family to support those scholars? Without the nod of the old man, how can my father do it?" Lu Zhaoci sneered.

: "The old man actually understood that we have no honest and reliable people either in Guanzhong or Guandong. We can only rely on those Han scholars who are looking forward to breaking the current official system. That's why we started to build a large-scale construction project at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain to provide services to those Han people.

Provide a way out for the clan's children, confirm their master-disciple status, and ultimately be used by my Lu family."

"What about Ms. Cui?"

"Hmph, it would be quite dangerous if we follow their path." Lu Zhaoci shook his head and said, "There must be a gate in front of us to protect us."

"Door? What do you mean?" Lu Zhaoying asked in surprise.

"You don't have to worry about this. You just need to remember to control General Zuo Yiwei." Lu Zhaoci said with his mind spinning: "This time the army went out, Brother Wei and the King of Qin were the commanders. This military achievement

Don't think about it, most of it will be given to King Qin. When the time comes, King Qin will lead the army to gather in Baibi, and we will lead Zuo Yiwei's army and the cavalry of the Qiu brothers to harass Liu Wuzhou's grain road. The army will then divide its forces.

Well, if this is the case, the first thing you do when you return is to assign Qin Yong and others to ten brigades and divide them into groups to train them."

"Yes!" Although Lu Zhaoying showed a trace of confusion on her face, she did not ask further questions.

"Alang! His Royal Highness King Chu and Mr. Fang are here." At this time, Lu Qingyun's voice came from outside the study.

"King of Chu? Zhiyun?" A hint of joy appeared on Lu Zhaoci's face, he waved to Lu Zhaoying and said: "You go to Zuo Yiwei's army first! We will go on an expedition the day after tomorrow."

"Brother, I'll go back and make arrangements now." When Lu Zhaoying heard that he would go out to fight the day after tomorrow, a hint of ecstasy appeared on his face. He had long forgotten what he wanted to ask about just now, and happily left the study. However, Lu Zhaoci was calm

After getting dressed, he headed towards the front hall.

"I'm here to see His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Hey!" Lu Zhaoci just stepped into the front hall and bowed his hands to Li Zhiyun. When he was about to salute, he realized that the front hall was not the same as usual. There were only Li Zhiyun and Fang Xuanling.

The two of them, as well as a young and handsome Taoist priest, were looking at him curiously.

"You don't have to be polite, Lu Qing." Li Zhiyun hurriedly greeted him, with a hint of excitement on his young face, and said: "I heard that the day Lu Qing returns to the court after winning the battle is the time when he will be crowned king? Zhiyun is here.

Congratulations to Lu Qing."

"Chunfeng also congratulates the general on his victory and return to the court, and he will become the first king of a different surname in the Tang Dynasty." The young Taoist priest bowed his head to Lu Zhaoci, with a sincere smile on his face.

"Li Chunfeng?" Lu Zhaoci frowned and looked at Fang Xuanling on the side. Princes are not allowed to make friends with generals privately. Although Li Yuan did not clearly stipulate this, from the fact that he rushed Li Shimin to Changchun Palace, it seems that Li Yuan is

Quite opposed. What's more, they used to come together with Fang Xuanling, but this time Li Chunfeng was added. It can be seen that Li Chunfeng must be someone whom Li Zhiyun trusts. When will Li Chunfeng become as mature as Fang Xuanling?

After all, Fang Xuanling is his teacher, and his future is directly linked to Li Zhiyun, so he helps him carefully. But now that this little Taoist can also gain Li Zhiyun's trust, this can't help but wake up Lu Zhaoci.

.

"Li Chunfeng, a poor Taoist, has seen the general." Li Chunfeng was dressed in a Taoist robe, with a ruddy complexion like a full moon. His eyes were like bright stars, and he was as if he were a fairy. He was indeed like a fairy.

"Lu Qing, this Taoist Li is a man of great magical power. He can know the past and the future, and he can make all the calculations." Li Zhiyun's face was full of excitement.

"Oh, can you know the future?" A trace of sarcasm appeared on Lu Zhaoci's lips, and he thought to himself: "If there are people in this world who can know the future, I won't give my acquiescence." But looking at Li Zhiyun's excited look.

Not wanting to be disappointed, he immediately smiled and said: "If you really have such ability, why don't you do it for me?"

"Yes, yes. Chunfeng, do the math for Lu Qing." Li Zhiyun's face became more excited and he urged.

"I'm not good at studying the minor ways. If I make any mistakes, please forgive me, General." Li Chunfeng slapped him again, and Fang stared at Lu Zhaoci carefully. As he looked at it, he couldn't help but frown, secretly.

Thinking: "This man has broken lines between his eyebrows. He is obviously a person who died young, but he can live to this day, and the red light flashing between his eyebrows is obviously precious. This aspect is very strange.

Could it be that I am really not good at studying and have not learned the essence of my father's physiognomy." But he did not dare to say it in front of Li Zhiyun, so he could only bow his head and said: "The general was born to be rich and noble, and I hope that in the west, he will be able to assist the British Lord to pacify the country.

In troubled times, help the world and bring peace to the people. In the future, you will be valued below one person and above ten thousand people, and you will achieve supreme achievements."

"Oh, you are in the west, assisting the British Lord." Lu Zhaoci was moved in his heart, nodded, and said: "Then let me borrow the Taoist priest's auspicious words. If it is really as the Taoist priest said, he will come to thank you one day."

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Li Chunfeng shook his head repeatedly and said, "All of this is the general's creation and has nothing to do with the Tao."

"Haha, Taoist Master is so humble." Lu Zhaoci said pointedly: "Taoist Master Taoist's art, advocating the art of inaction, will definitely prolong life. Haha!"

"I'd like to borrow the general's kind words." Li Chunfeng looked at Lu Zhaoci's eyes and his heart trembled. He quickly lowered his head and quietly retreated behind Li Zhiyun, not daring to speak anymore.

"His Royal Highness comes to see the general this time. I'm afraid it's not as simple as congratulations!" After Lu Zhaoci waited for the three of them to sit down, a servant served them high-quality tea.

"I heard that Lu Qing is planning to join forces with his second brother to fight against Liu Wuzhou. Even though he is not talented, he still wants to go into battle and kill the enemy." Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Li Qing said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I am alone.

The prince should also know the suffering of soldiers, so he wants to follow Lu Qing and go to the battlefield to experience it. When I grow up, I will also lead the troops to fight and serve my father."

"Oh, what Director Li said makes sense. Does Mr. Fang agree?" Lu Zhaoci glanced at Li Chunfeng, who saw that Li Chunfeng's back was covered in cold sweat and his heart was trembling. He did not expect that Lu Zhaoci had never met him.

I've seen it before, why is it that when I see myself today, there is a hint of defensiveness, a hint of hostility, and even what I say is referring to someone else.

"The lower official thinks that there are advantages to going, and there are advantages to not going." Fang Xuanling showed a wry smile on his face.

Lu Zhaoci's face changed slightly when he heard this. He glared at Li Chunfeng and said, "The little Taoist will go back to the Prince of Chu's Mansion first! I have something to discuss with the Prince of Chu in detail." After saying that, he picked up the tea in front of him.

When Li Chunfeng saw this, his face turned red and his lips trembled. Once upon a time, relying on what he had learned, he became a guest in the homes of dignitaries in Chang'an at a young age. However, when he arrived here, he was "politely" sent out of the house.

What a shame. When I thought of this, I couldn't help but look towards Li Zhiyun.

Li Zhiyun seemed to feel Li Chunfeng's gaze, and couldn't help but look at Lu Zhaoci, with a trace of supplication on his face. He didn't look like a prince at all, but rather like a little girl pleading to an elder brother.

Lu Zhaoci snorted coldly and said: "Qingyun, take Daoist Li to the side hall to wait for tea." After hearing this, Li Zhiyun breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Li Chunfeng.

After Li Chunfeng left the front hall, Lu Zhaoci asked coldly: "Why does His Highness the King of Chu suddenly want to serve in the army? I have already said that you are still young and should focus on teaching and learning. If you become a vassal in the future,

, you cannot govern your subordinates by marching and fighting."

"But the second brother followed his father to the battlefield at the age of sixteen. Didn't the elder brother also become famous at the age of eighteen?" Li Zhiyun's eyes showed a trace of yearning.

"Taoism emphasizes the way of purity and inaction. Li Chunfeng's family has a long history. His father, Li Bo, is known as Huang Guanzi and specializes in Taoist techniques. What do you talk about on weekdays?" Lu Zhaoci frowned.

No matter how stupid Li Zhiyun is, he still knows that Lu Zhaoci does not have any good impression of this Li Chunfeng.

"The origin of this Li Chunfeng is unknown. I'm afraid he was sent to you by someone with ulterior motives." Lu Zhaoci said bluntly: "Why is he in the West assisting the British Lord? How about helping the world and calming the people? Hmm, I'm afraid it has something to do with the King of Qin."

Lu Zhaoci said coldly.

"Probably not!" Li Zhiyun shook his head and said.

"Okay, don't mention this matter anymore." Lu Zhaoci waved his hand and said: "Taoist priests and monks are all outsiders. It is their task to understand the way of heaven. The ordinary affairs of this government are not theirs.

Things that should be questioned. In the future, if he only discusses Taoism with His Highness, this person can still be dismissed. If he discusses government affairs with His Highness, it means that this person has other agendas. Your Highness should be careful. If necessary, this person cannot

Stay with His Highness. Mr. Fang is the master of Confucianism, and he was finally invited by the general to teach His Highness. Your Highness should take Mr. Fang as his teacher and learn more about helping the world, so that he can take on big responsibilities in the future."

"Da Ren?" Li Zhiyun showed a trace of curiosity on his face. Unknown to him, Fang Xuanling's face changed drastically and he looked at Lu Zhaoci in surprise.
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