Gu Shouxin smiled and said, "Heh, then I'll challenge you to a rebellion. Are you willing?"
Lu Zheng didn't even blink: "I would! If my second uncle becomes emperor, I'll definitely be his son-in-law!"
"Hahahaha..."
Gu Shouxin was pleased by Lu Zheng's words.
After he finished laughing, Lu Zheng asked, "Second Uncle, are you really going to rebel? Then I really can be your strongest ally! If you have such a plan, then I'll just turn the Peng family against us, and then go to the Southern Frontier. It'll be easy to talk to Yan Mo. By then, I'll have the two armies in the west under my control. I also have people in the army in the north. If you need them, Second Uncle, just let me know."
Gu Shouxin picked up a book from the desk and threw it at Lu Zheng: "Get lost! Being an emperor isn't fun. Look at that guy sitting in the palace, he's so envious of me. Why should I become like him?"
Lu Zheng shook his head with considerable regret: "His Majesty is a good emperor, capable of bringing blessings to the people of Great Zhou. But the princes..."
Gu Shouxin calmly replied, "The Emperor is only two years older than me. I can become a father again. With his many concubines, are you worried that he will lack sons? The current princes are not good enough, but who can say for sure about the princes in the future!"
Lu Zheng thought about it and agreed: "Our Emperor was personally trained by the Empress Dowager. He ascended the throne in his teens and has been working hard to govern the country since then. He really didn't have time to teach his son. Now that everything in the Great Zhou is developing in a good direction, the Emperor has time to teach his son. He might even teach him better than the Empress Dowager did. I really believe that."
Gu Shouxin nodded, then got back to the main point: "I don't have high requirements for my son-in-law. He just needs to be good to my daughter, cherish her for the rest of his life, and have her as the only one by his side. Also, my daughter has to be married off at eighteen. By then, you'll be twenty-three. Can you wait that long?"
Lu Zheng nodded without hesitation: "I can wait until I'm thirty-two. In this life, I only care about Gu Xin."
Gu Shouxin added, "Then you should focus on your work. I hope you can resolve things in Kuncheng within three years. Then you can ask a matchmaker to come over and discuss things slowly. Also, before the wedding, watch your words and actions!"
Lu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly: "Second Uncle, don't worry, I will never do anything out of line."
I cherish Xinxin like a treasure!
The two then discussed the situation in the court. Like emperors, they knew the ministers and princes very well. They even had an advantage over the emperors because they knew that Li Shan was reborn, that the Third Prince listened to Li Shan, and that they could almost predict the Third Prince's every move.
However, what the two couldn't understand was that Li Shan urged Li Muyan to bring Madam Li back to the capital, but Li Muyan seemed indifferent. Li Shan even asked the Third Prince to personally send someone to pick her up, since she had been adopted by Madam Li and was Madam Li's daughter.
Why would they bring Madam Li to the capital when everything was fine?
The two men felt that she had some ulterior motive, but unfortunately, they were too far apart and the information was too limited, so neither of them could figure out her purpose.
Madam Li did not go to the capital, but the people who went to pick her up traveled between the capital and Qingzhou, escaping Lu Zheng's men's sight. Lu Zheng always felt that Li Shan's purpose was not to bring Madam Li to the capital, but to send her people out on a trip.
What are you going out to do?
There was no other way; they were so far away, so he could only send Bai Yi and the maidservant beside Li Shan to investigate.
"Dad, Yuanyuan, how much longer are you going to chat? It's already past 1:45 PM!" Gu Xin called out from outside after a while.
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