Chapter 411 Cao Dejiang looked innocent: I don’t understand what you said
Cui Lin and the others never imagined that just by going to the palace, Emperor An would directly dismiss Lu Chongyuan from his official position and throw all the members of the Lu family into the imperial prison.
He followed the Second Prince and the others out in a daze, and only came to his senses when he reached the outer room, his face filled with joy. Was the Lu family actually finished like this?
Several people standing in front of the hall saw the young man standing in the corner, but no one knew Di Tao. When they asked the eunuch in front of the hall, he only said that he was brought by Xiao Yan.
They just thought they were the guards under the Privy Council, so no one asked any questions and they just left the palace.
After walking for a while, Grand Tutor Liang looked back and thought of Xiao Yan and Marquis Wenxin who were left alone. He felt a little uneasy.
"Lord Cao, do you know what the Lu family wants to hide?"
Cao Dejiang smiled slightly: "Even the Grand Master doesn't know, how can I know?"
"But what you said to me when you came to my house a few days ago..."
"What did I say to the Grand Tutor?" Cao Dejiang was puzzled.
Grand Tutor Liang stared intently at the smile on Cao Dejiang's face: "You clearly told me that Lu Chongyuan was acting recklessly..."
"Isn't he rebellious?"
Cao Dejiang was surprised. "He colluded with the Zhao family to frame court officials, murdered the Fourth Prince's wife, and then joined them in the street murder. I was merely reminding the Grand Tutor that the court is in chaos lately, and His Majesty has a headache, so we must be cautious. Did the Grand Tutor misunderstand something?"
Looking at Cao Dejiang standing there with his hands in his hands, he looked innocent as if he said, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Grand Tutor Liang felt a surge of anger and wanted to punch him in the face and call him a shameless villain who destroyed the bridge after crossing it. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that Cao Dejiang did not say anything to him when he came to his house that day. They had not even built a proper bridge.
That day, Cao Dejiang only mentioned one sentence, saying that the Lu family acted strangely and Lu Chongyuan was becoming more and more absurd. He also said that the Zhao family was implicated by Lu Chongyuan and was hated by His Majesty, and Zhao Yuanlang's future and career were probably over.
He said that Lu Chongyuan was now like a trapped beast without any clues, running around aimlessly without knowing who he would use next. Coincidentally, the Lu family sent a letter, and Lu Chongyuan begged him to pass on the message to let him meet the emperor. Grand Tutor Liang subconsciously felt that Lu Chongyuan had bad intentions and directly rejected the letter.
But now think about it, it’s just an audience with the emperor, what can Lu Chongyuan do?
If he had not been desperate and had no other way, he would definitely not ask him for help. However, as the head of the Lu family and the Secretary of the court, even if something happened to the Zhao family, with Lu Chongyuan's past connections in the court, if no one deliberately made things difficult for him, how could he not even be able to see His Majesty?
What Lu Chongyuan did tonight was not so much a rage and humiliation as it was a desperate act. Cao Dejiang clearly knew the truth, but he pretended not to know and stopped him from seeing Lu Chongyuan.
Master Liang never imagined that after raising eagles all his life, he would be pecked in the eye by an eagle when the time came.
The elderly Liang Taishi was so angry that his face trembled: "Lord Cao claims to be noble and upright, but I didn't expect him to stand up for a eunuch."
"What do you mean, Grand Master?"
"You don't need to pretend. Do you dare to say you didn't know what happened tonight? I don't know when you, the Qingliu sect, fell into such depravity that you got involved with that Xiao Yan."
"Grand Master, you're joking. We're all doing errands for His Majesty. Officials in the court shouldn't be divided into different factions. As long as they can serve the country and the people, why would they degenerate?"
"You!" Grand Tutor Liang angrily said, "How shameless!"
Cao Dejiang smiled modestly, "Grand Master, your compliment is much appreciated."
Grand Tutor Liang was so angry that he almost fainted. He pointed at the unyielding Cao Dejiang with trembling hands, then flicked his sleeves and turned away.
The two men spoke in low voices. Cui Lin, who was leading the group behind and talking to the Second Prince, had just come over when he saw Grand Tutor Liang leaving in anger. He moved closer to Cao Dejiang.
"Lord Cao, what happened to Grand Tutor Liang?"
Cao Dejiang folded his hands in his sleeves, frowned, and sighed softly: "Perhaps he feels sorry for what the Lu family did."
"After what happened tonight, Lu Chongyuan might not have a chance to escape. Grand Tutor Liang originally wanted him to take over, but who would have thought that all his years of hard work would be destroyed in an instant? He's bound to be filled with anger..."
He didn't look at Cui Lin's ugly face, but was worried: "After a night of turmoil, I don't know what's going on outside. I have to leave the palace first. Lord Cui, please do as you please."
Cao Dejiang took a few steps forward, and when he turned his back to the person behind him, he crossed his face.
Xiao Yan, that bastard, taught a little bastard, and now he has to take the blame for them at his old age.
He regretted it extremely. He thought Xiao Yan was a righteous man and agreed to do him a favor that day.
Who could have imagined that this rubbish favor would cost him his life! !
Cui Lin didn't know what Cao Dejiang was thinking, but he clenched his fists in anger because of what he said before he left.
The aristocratic families are one. Although the Lu family was in the lead before, it was because everyone knew that Lu Chongyuan was the person that Grand Tutor Liang favored to succeed him. After he retired, the position of Grand Tutor could not fall into the hands of others and had to remain with the aristocratic families so that the aristocratic families could continue to control the court. And Grand Tutor Liang favored Lu Chongyuan.
Lu Chongyuan was able to sit in the position of Zhongshu Ling in recent years. Of course, he had his own reasons, but he also had the help of the Liang family. In addition, the Lu family had a queen, a prince, and was close to Emperor An. Therefore, the other families highly respected the Lu family.
But now the Lu family has been in trouble frequently. Queen Lu and the fourth prince have been deposed. Lu Chongyuan has lost the emperor's favor. Both of Lu's sons are ruined. Cui Lin secretly contacted Master Liang to ask him to help him and seize the position of Zhongshu Ling after Lu Chongyuan lost that position.
Unexpectedly, Grand Tutor Liang was not willing to help him at all. Not only was he distant and cold to him, but the court was even more unwilling to work on his behalf. Half a month later, the vacant position of Minister of the Central Secretariat fell into the hands of a person who had never been cared about by anyone. They would rather let others take advantage of it than let him take it.
The Second Prince whispered, "Lord Cui, what's wrong with you?"
Cui Lin sneered, "What can I do? I just think someone is blind and refuses to turn back even though they know they are blind and will die."
He wanted to see who the Liang family could rely on after Lu Chongyuan died and the Lu family was gone.
That old man, Grand Tutor Liang, is at an old age and is about to retire. He knows that something is wrong with the Lu family, but he still dares to treat him so coldly. There will always be a time when their Liang family will ask him for help!
The Lu family will never be able to turn things around this time!
Cui Lin's eyes turned slightly, and he turned to the Second Prince and said:
"I'll find a way to have someone investigate the Lu family and see what they're trying to hide. Go to the Imperial Prison and tell the Fourth Prince that there was a fire in Fengxi Palace tonight, and the Queen was seriously injured and nearly died. The Lu family wants to kill Queen Lu. See if you can get anything out of the Fourth Prince."
Seeing that the second prince looked a little dusty, Cui Lin felt a little dissatisfied.
"Your Highness caused a mess last time at Lingyun Temple by acting on your own initiative. This time, we have finally got this opportunity, so please don't make any more mistakes. Otherwise, I will have a hard time explaining to the other families."
"Your Highness has never been the only choice for aristocratic families. You should understand this."
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