336, see through
336, see through
The two of them sat face to face, which was enough time for Lu Mingfei to see every change in the deposed emperor's expression.
"Thank you for your kindness. However, I won't bother you with this rough work of killing and robbing." Lu Mingfei knew that the deposed emperor and Prime Minister Wan had a grudge against each other.
I'm afraid that the real purpose is to use him to take revenge. He is not stupid enough to think that the deposed emperor really wants to help him.
When the deposed emperor was in power, he did not kill Prime Minister Wan. Now that the deposed emperor wants to kill Prime Minister Wan, it is not an easy task.
Otherwise, if he fails to kill the person, Prime Minister Wan and the emperor will think that he is colluding with the deposed emperor and label him as a member of the deposed emperor's party, which will put him in big trouble.
In those days, rebellion was a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of one's family.
Even if he wanted to overthrow the dynasty and establish a new regime, he had to cooperate with someone who was powerful. Cooperating with someone who could cause him to lose his throne, no matter how you looked at it, such a person would not be a good partner, right?
The reason why the deposed emperor is still hiding in Kyoto Prefecture is probably because he is still trying to find a way to regain the throne. What is the fastest way for the deposed emperor to regain the throne?
——It’s very simple, that is to kill the current emperor, and then the deposed emperor can sit back on the throne by virtue of his status as a descendant of the Zhao family.
As long as he became emperor, all it took to clear his name was a few words from the censors and scholars. History has always been written by the victors; the victors are kings and the losers are bandits.
So, there is no doubt that the deposed emperor came to him again and again, definitely wanting to win him over to his camp and help him regain the throne. It's that simple.
Lu Mingfei had long seen through the deposed emperor's purpose, but he just didn't want to associate with such a poisonous snake hiding in the gutter.
"What's wrong? Is Lord Lu scared?" Zhao Yu raised the corner of his mouth and stared at Lu Mingfei without blinking.
"I'm timid and afraid of things." Lu Mingfei nodded and admitted it very straightforwardly.
"Lord Lu doesn't look like a timid person." Zhao Yu could see that Lu Mingfei was unwilling to cooperate with him.
Lu Mingfei's outright refusal made him feel a little angry. Once upon a time, a kid from a poor family could talk to him like this!
But this guy is now a close minister to Zhao Chen and also Zhao Chen's confidant. If he can win over such a person to his side, it will be of great help to his great cause.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yu could only hold back his anger and asked Lord Lu in front of him: "Where will Lord Lu send his family?"
Upon hearing this, the expression on Lu Mingfei's face suddenly changed, and he looked at the deposed emperor with sharp eyes.
If this person dares to attack his family, don't blame him for being rude!
Zhao Yu was aware of the murderous look in Lu Mingfei's eyes, but he wasn't afraid. He then made a request: "As long as Lord Lu is willing to cooperate with me, I can keep it a secret for you."
Lu Mingfei didn't know how much the deposed emperor knew about him, or whether he was deliberately using these words to deceive him.
In order to hide the expression on his face, he picked up the chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of noodles and put it into his mouth.
He slowly chewed the food in his mouth and calmed his mind before looking at the deposed emperor and saying, "It's just that they can't stay in Kyoto anymore, so they are asked to find a living elsewhere."
"Why, are you so interested in my family affairs?"
His relationship with Zhao Lang was so well hidden that no one knew about it except the personal guards around them.
As for their ultimate goal, no one else knew it except him and Zhao Lang.
Therefore, Lu Mingfei could be sure of one thing, that is, the deposed emperor definitely did not know what happened between him and Zhao Lang, he only knew that he had sent his family away.
Even if the deposed emperor reported this matter to the emperor, he would not be afraid.
Prime Minister Wan is not only besieging him in the officialdom, but also dealing with his family outside the officialdom. Is there anything wrong with him sending his family away?
Therefore, even if the emperor knew about this, he would not have any doubts.
But there is one thing now. Even if he cannot let the deposed emperor stare at him, or dig deep into him and find out too much, Lu Mingfei has a murderous intention towards the deposed emperor.
Zhao Yu could see that Lu Mingfei had murderous intentions towards him, but he wasn't afraid. He even smiled and said, "Master Lu, you are just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time by following Zhao Chen."
"But if you're willing to follow me, things will be different. I can promise you a high position and generous salary, and a lifetime of endless wealth and glory."
"Lord Lu, please think carefully about what I said."
After saying the last sentence, Zhao Yu stood up, looked at Lu Mingfei deeply, and turned away.
The female guard who came with Zhao Yu also left with him.
After the two men left, Guard Ma stood up and returned to their master's side, lowering his voice and saying, "Master, I will take people to kill him right away!"
"Don't be impulsive."
Lu Mingfei held Guard Ma's hand, his eyes still fixed on the direction Zhao Yu left, and said, "We don't need to deal with him. There are plenty of people who can deal with him."
As soon as the deposed emperor left, the other people he brought with him also left with him.
At this time, a person came in from outside. It was the person next to Lu Mingfei.
"grown ups."
"I don't have anything to do here."
Lu Mingfei waved his hand and asked them to leave.
Looking at the uneaten food on the table, he felt his stomach was still not full, so he pulled the horse guard to sit down and eat with him.
After the two of them had eaten their fill, they went home together.
***
When they returned home, it was already dark outside.
After coming back and taking a shower, Lu Mingfei sat in the study and wrote a letter.
He wrote several letters in succession, put them in different envelopes, and handed them to the people around him. "Tomorrow you will arrange for someone to deliver these letters."
"Okay. Sir, please go back to your room and rest early." Guard Ma took the letter and reminded when he saw that it was so late.
"Okay, I'll go back to my room and rest." Lu Mingfei was also a little tired. After explaining the matter of sending the letter, he got up and went back to his bedroom.
"Ming Fei..."
"Ming Fei..."
"Who's calling me?"
"Alang, is that you? What's wrong with you?"
“…”
He didn't know if it was because he thought about it during the day that he dreamed about it at night. That night, he had a dream in which Zhao Lang appeared in his dream wearing a bloody white robe and kept calling him.
He was frightened awake in the middle of the night.
"No, I won't..."
"Dreams are always the opposite..."
Lu Mingfei raised his hand and felt cold sweat on his forehead.
"Sir, what's wrong with you? What happened?" The night guard heard the noise in the house and asked through the window.
Hearing the question, Lu Mingfei put away the lingering fear in his heart and replied: "I'm fine, I just had a nightmare. You guys go and rest."
"Yes, sir. If anything happens, remember to call us." The secret guard outside reminded with some concern.
"Yeah, okay." Lu Mingfei responded.
The people outside fell silent.
What Lu Mingfei, who was in Kyoto Prefecture, didn't know was that his dream was real.
At this time, Zhao Lang, who was far away in Beijun, was still in a coma and had not woken up yet.
That night, the lights in the Zhenbei Army commander's tent were brightly lit, and several military doctors were guarding there and dared not leave.
Even Prince Ding sat in the tent and did not go to sleep.
It was not until dawn that their prince's condition stabilized.
"General, the poison in the prince has been suppressed temporarily." The military doctor came over and informed their general of the prince's condition.
"Is it possible to cure the poison in his body?" asked Prince Ding.
"We need to find the person who poisoned the arrow and find out what kind of snake venom was used on it before we can cure the poison in the prince." The military doctor replied.
Upon hearing this, Prince Ding waved his hand.
Seeing this, the military doctor saluted and retreated.
Prince Ding stood up from the chair he was sitting on and entered the inner room, where he saw his legitimate son lying unconscious on the bed where he had been sleeping.
Looking at his eldest son's resolute face, he remembered how his eldest son followed him when he was young and learned horse riding and archery from him.
This legitimate son of his was very clever, and had been better than other children of the same age in studying, horse riding, and archery since childhood.
It’s not that Prince Ding didn’t love this legitimate son. He once had high hopes for him.
However, his legitimate son later went to Kyoto Prefecture. Year after year, seeing that there was no hope for his legitimate son to return, he placed his hopes on his illegitimate son.
The palace needed an heir, and the Zhenbei Army also needed a general to lead the army. This person must be one of his sons.
He originally wanted to train his eldest son out of wedlock to be this person.
However, his legitimate son later returned and followed him into the army. As expected, the legitimate son lived up to his expectations and rose to the rank of junior general in less than a year.
As a father, he also saw the hardships involved.
Prince Ding was not unaware that his eldest son was targeting his younger brother, and he also knew what his eldest son had done to his brothers in private.
However, since the illegitimate son had been raised by his side and followed him for so many years, he was somewhat biased towards him. Therefore, he turned a blind eye to the difficulties and bullying suffered by the legitimate son.
He never thought that his partiality would harm his legitimate son.
The personal guards who were taking care of the general's daily life saw that the general had been guarding here all night. Now that they knew that the condition of the prince had stabilized, they said to the general, "General, why don't you go and rest for a while? The prince is being taken care of here."
"How about we take the prince back to his tent?" Li Qun suggested when he saw that their prince had occupied their prince's bed.
"No need, let him stay here, I will live in the tent next door." Prince Ding gave his tent to his legitimate son and walked out.
When he arrived at the door of the tent, he ordered the guards outside: "No one is allowed to enter without my permission."
"Yes," the guard replied.
Prince Ding then walked into the tent next door.
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