Since it was an irreconcilable conflict, Lu Erlang felt that there was no point in doing anything else. The emperor would not give in. As in his dream, most people hoped that the Prince of Hengyang would die. Even if the Prince of Hengyang died, due to the attitude of the emperor, there were very few people who came to mourn the young prince.
Lu Xian wanted to save Liu Mu and didn't want him to die innocently. Since the emperor was useless, he had no choice but to rob him.
Mobilize the Lu family's private soldiers, temporarily train them and put them in night clothes, so that no one can link this matter to the Lu family. Then find out the shift system of the Sima Temple and when the soldiers change their posts. Draw a topographic map of Jianye, memorize it after you finish it, and remember it in your heart. Think about the problems of pursuers that you will encounter on the road, the night patrol personnel, and various possible accidents.
In the past few days, Lu Xian has been working hard on this matter.
By mid-June, the old emperor was seriously ill, and all the ministers in the court went to visit him. The old emperor had a nightmare in which people wanted to kill him. He was terrified and asked the army to come to his front to protect him. Before anyone could react, Prince Chen ordered the army in the Sima Temple to station at the Taichu Palace. As a result, the security of the Sima Temple was not as strict as before.
When the matter was mentioned in the palace, Lu Erlang was shocked and looked at His Royal Highness Prince Chen. The young man had dark eyes and was silent. Lu Xian secretly suspected that the old emperor's nightmare was so coincidental. He heard that Prince Chen had sent a beauty to the old emperor... Could there be some reason behind it?
But he quickly gave up this conjecture. It was impossible. His Royal Highness Prince Chen had always been diligent and busy with his official duties. He had only seen others use such schemes to harm him, but he had never seen him use such means. The image of Prince Chen as a silent and practical person had been deeply rooted in his heart for many years.
The other young masters also think so.
The scholars and officials also felt that Chen Wang was real.
After the court session, everyone left and no one talked about Prince Chen anymore. Only Prince Zhao Liu Huai, who had been in a lot of trouble recently, felt uneasy. He had dealt with Prince Chen several times before, and he had not gained any advantage from Liu Chu. Although there were some mistakes, he thought that Prince Chen might not be unaware of Lu Sanlang's methods.
Unfortunately, even King Zhao has no intention to cause trouble for King Chen now - he was impeached for colluding with the Northerners, and now the Northerners are imprisoned in King Chen's Da Sima Temple. Once the Northerners give in and have witnesses, the Emperor will not protect him.
Prince Zhao wandered around the palace, and asked people to seek intercession from Prince Chen. Prince Chen was upright and reported the matter to the court the next day. Prince Zhao's face turned pale. He originally wanted to go to the emperor to slander Prince Chen, but he didn't expect that the old emperor was ill and no one would see him.
The old emperor trusted Prince Chen's ability to handle affairs, and actually handed over the affairs of the court to Prince Chen. Because usually these trivial matters were handled by Prince Chen. People in the court subtly sensed something was wrong - could this be a sign of the succession of the emperor?
Chen Wang Liu Chu had a calm face, no matter how suspicious people were. He knew that his father never believed in him and might even want to kill him. But once a person is sick, he can't make decisions on many things.
Others speculated whether the beauties he sent to the palace had done something to the old emperor, but Prince Chen did not comment. They were just women, and the only thing they could use was their sex appeal. The old emperor was physically destitute, but he still lingered on them, so how could he be blamed for being cruel?
King Chen's planning and years of forbearance, after he made up his mind, everything became exploitable factors.
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On that night in the middle of the month, when the security in Dasima Temple was relaxed, Lu Erlang Lu Xian specially changed into night clothes, used his connections, and came to the prison to visit Liu Mu.
Across the railing, Lu Erlang hurriedly said: "Young Master, Young Master..."
The young prince was sitting on the withered grass with his legs crossed, eyes closed, wearing only his shirt, which was stained with blood. He had lost a lot of weight and had an untidy beard. He sat there in silence, with a calm temperament that was not usually there.
Lu Xian: "Liu Mu!"
Liu Mu's eyelids twitched slightly and he raised his eyes. He stared at the young man outside the prison as if he didn't know him. The young man was like a beautiful man, gentle as jade, and smiled at him, which made him feel like he was from another world.
Liu Mu looked at him in a daze, and said hoarsely for a while: "You...you come to see me laugh?"
Lu Jilang: "Hurry! Change your clothes and follow me!"
He winked and asked his attendant to unlock the door. He stepped directly into the cell and grabbed the confused boy. Lu Erlang turned around and scolded, "Why are you in a daze? Come with me. I'm here to save you."
Liu Mu was shocked: "What... Hell?!"
Why has it come to this?
Do he and Lu Xian have such a good relationship?
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On the same night, Zhao Wang Liu Huai also bought his connections and came to Sima Temple to ask for someone. The old emperor was ill and unable to manage affairs. In order to clear his guilt, Liu Huai went directly to Sima Temple and wanted to kill the key figure imprisoned by Chen Wang. As long as the northerner did not bite him, even if those people in the court suspected him, they would not be able to find a reason.
King Zhao is still the glorious King Zhao!
Prince Zhao led his private soldiers to the Sima Temple, climbed over the wall and entered, saying darkly: "The leader is dead, and the princess of the Northern Kingdom is probably dead too... As long as we kill Yue Zihan, no one will know what I did!"
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Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu were seeking to see a nun at Jianye Temple. Luo Lingyu was puzzled, wondering why she and her husband wanted to see a nun and have a conversation with her in the middle of the night.
A large number of attendants followed, and the girl sat at Lu Yun's seat in the room, helping him watch the chess. Luo Lingyu occasionally looked out the window, then looked at Lu Yun. Lu Yun lowered his head and smiled slowly: "How about your husband taking you to see a good show tonight?"
…
At the same time, Prince Chen Liu Chu, who was supposed to be back at Prince Chen's mansion, was surprisingly in Sima Temple, sitting in a dark room, playing chess with himself in the dark.
Hearing Lu Erlang and Prince Zhao appear one after another, Liu Chu's mouth curled up slightly.
The show finally begins.
Chapter 146
What is a noble family?
"Family is more important than ruler and ministers."
There are two major forces in the upper class of the Southern Kingdom, one is the royal family, and the other is the aristocratic family. Neither of them has reached the peak of power, but the aristocratic family has already firmly suppressed the royal family. The aristocratic family must be a cancer that hinders the development of imperial power. It has land, private soldiers, manors, shops, and thousands of slaves. It enjoys the support of the people of the world, and the men under its name hold the power to appoint 99% of the officials in the country. The extravagant men of the aristocratic families travel around all day and fight for wealth and power; the ambitious aristocratic families work diligently to cultivate their own men and develop family power. No matter which type of aristocratic family, the common point is that they do not value imperial power.