Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. As usual, after the palace banquet, the emperor and empress will watch the moon together with the princes and nobles who attended the banquet. However, because Chen Liyue is pregnant, Lu Xingzhou is very cautious and asks for leave from Emperor Jingkang and the empress, and takes Chen Liyue back first.
Emperor Jingkang and the Empress naturally couldn't bother with them. They smiled and waved their hands to let them go. The Mid-Autumn moon can be appreciated at any time. If you miss it this year, there is still next year. But now, Chen Liyue's baby is the most important thing and no mistakes can be made.
Lu Xingzhou protected Chen Liyue and walked away together. Lu Linfeng looked at their departing backs, his eyes full of resentment.
"The eldest prince." The eldest prince's wife walked beside Lu Linfeng and called softly.
Lu Linfeng looked at her unhappily, "What's the matter?"
The eldest prince's wife still whispered: "Do we need to take action against Shen Liyue?"
"Heh." Lu Linfeng snorted disdainfully, "Didn't you see what Lu Xingzhou did to her baby today? She must be surrounded by something as tight as an iron barrel. How could you possibly lay a hand on her?"
The eldest prince's wife was speechless because of the eldest prince's blockade. She originally wanted to share her husband's worries, but her husband always thought she was stupid and looked down on her.
The eldest prince's wife bit her lip and looked at Shen Liyue's back, unable to tell whether she was jealous or envious.
She once had a child, a boy, but unfortunately he was poisoned to death by the concubine Li at the age of two. Although Lu Linfeng later divorced Li, her dead child could not be brought back.
Moreover, the eldest prince's wife was also ill. Although many imperial doctors had come to see her over the years and prescribed medicine and treated her, she had not been able to conceive again until now.
Seeing that Shen Liyue was pregnant now and was well protected by Lu Xingzhou, this was the treatment she had never received even when she was pregnant.
So from her selfish heart, she did not want Shen Liyue to give birth to the child smoothly, even if it was not to pave the way for Lu Linfeng, but also for the dark thoughts in her own heart.
Lu Linfeng seemed to see through her thoughts. He solemnly warned her in a low voice, "You'd better not do anything inappropriate. If you ruin my plan, I will never forgive you."
The eldest prince's wife was shocked, and quickly suppressed her thoughts, biting her lip and agreeing softly.
The moon-viewing ceremony ended with everyone having their own thoughts. It was already night when the eldest prince returned to his mansion, but he had something on his mind. Regardless of the late hour, he still called his advisor, Mr. Gu.
Mr. Gu entered Lu Linfeng's study, and Lu Linfeng waved and motioned him to sit down.
"I saw Prince Yi and Princess Yi at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace today." Lu Linfeng said, then lowered his voice: "Princess Yi is pregnant."
Mr. Gu frowned upon hearing this. "If Princess Yi gives birth to this child, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us. Does the eldest prince want to take action against Princess Yi?"
Lu Linfeng shook his head. "Lu Xingzhou is protecting her very well now. If we attack her, it would be difficult to do so. Secondly, if something goes wrong, it would easily lead to trouble. Besides, it's not a long-term solution."
Mr. Gu was startled. "Then the eldest prince wants to...?"
Mr. Gu did not dare to finish his words, because if the eldest prince failed to do what he wanted to do, it would be a serious crime that would punish the entire nine generations of his family.
Lu Linfeng's eyes were filled with sinister intent. "It's time to take action."
Mr. Gu sighed, not knowing what to say.
Over the years, the eldest prince has been recruiting private soldiers, with the goal of one day being able to directly... force the emperor to abdicate.
"Is the eldest prince absolutely sure?" Mr. Gu asked cautiously.
Lu Linfeng's frown relaxed slightly. "A few months ago, I picked up a lieutenant general from Lu Xingzhou, named Zhang Yongjin. Now he is under my command."
Mr. Gu nodded and asked, "Is this person trustworthy?"
Lu Linfeng said, "He was driven out of the military camp by Lu Xingzhou. I sent people to monitor him for quite some time, but he had no intention of approaching me. I even saved his life."
"Ever since he joined my army, he's been working diligently. I tried to test him at first, but he didn't reveal anything about the army. Furthermore, since he arrived, the overall level of the camp has improved significantly."
How to manage the military camp has always been a concern for Lu Linfeng. He was not taught well by Emperor Jingkang as if he were his heir. He learned many military strategies from books, but this private army has never seen actual combat. Moreover, he recruited private soldiers in secret and did not dare to recruit talented people in a high-profile manner. Therefore, he always felt that the strength of his private soldiers was still a long way behind that of the orthodox army.
But since Zhang Yongjin came, he had been to the battlefield and used all his skills in the military camp. Now Lu Linfeng's private army is many times stronger than before. Lu Linfeng feels that he is really adding wings to a tiger.
Lu Linfeng privately expressed his gratitude more than once for having "picked up" Zhang Yongjin. If it weren't for Zhang Yongjin, he wouldn't have the confidence to bring the matter of forcing the emperor to abdicate openly.
Forcing the emperor to abdicate was something Lu Linfeng had always wanted to do. Mr. Gu knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he had to stay and discuss the details with Lu Linfeng seriously.
If it really comes to that, then it is better to do it sooner rather than later. Wait until Shen Liyue's baby is born, or Emperor Jingkang really issues an edict to appoint Lu Xingzhou as the crown prince. Then it will be unreasonable to take action.
Moreover, if they wanted to take action, they had to find a way to get Lu Xingzhou out first. If Lu Xingzhou was not in Wangjing City, it would be much easier to take action, and it would also be more difficult for him to come back to support.
Lu Linfeng and Mr. Gu discussed the matter until late at night, but it was not enough for them alone to discuss it. The key still depended on Zhang Yongjin.
This matter cannot be concealed from Zhang Yongjin. Now Lu Linfeng has gradually handed over all the affairs of the military camp to Zhang Yongjin. Although Lu Linfeng trusts Zhang Yongjin very much, Mr. Gu is still a little worried.
But Lu Linfeng insisted, and Mr. Gu had no choice but to listen to Lu Linfeng in this matter.
The next day, Lu Linfeng went to his private military camp and saw Zhang Yongjin training new recruits in the school training ground.
Lu Linfeng stood aside and watched Zhang Yongjin training the soldiers, nodding repeatedly in his heart. The morale of these soldiers had greatly increased under Zhang Yongjin's training and was much better than before.
Lu Linfeng asked someone to call Zhang Yongjin over, and went to the tent to wait for Zhang Yongjin.
When Zhang Yongjin saw Lu Linfeng, he obediently performed a military salute.
Lu Linfeng pressed his hand and said, "No need to be so polite." He asked Zhang Yongjin to sit down.
"What's the matter with the eldest prince coming here today?" Zhang Yongjin asked.
Lu Linfeng dismissed the guards around him and spoke only after making sure that there was no one around.
"I came to see you today because I have an important matter."
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