Those who go to Anzhou and Quanzhou are all princes, so the status of those who go to Haizhou cannot be too bad.
Emperor Jianning was just hesitating when Chai Shiyan and Chai Shiqin spoke at the same time, expressing their willingness to go to Haizhou.
"Prince Xuan is now in charge of the Ministry of Works, so let Prince Duan go, and have Junior Supervisor Zhuo Limin go with him."
Chai Shiqin quickly expressed his gratitude.
Once the leader is decided, the accompanying officials and clerks will discuss and decide with the Ministry of Personnel, and finally present it to Emperor Jianning for review.
Not long after Duke Lu returned home from court, Chai Shirong arrived with an unhappy look on his face. "Why don't you object to the second son going to Quanzhou?"
"How can we object? The emperor is ill now. If anyone dares to oppose him, what if... no one can bear the guilt."
Chai Shirong was very angry, "What should we do now? The second brother is not an easy person to deal with."
"Don't worry, if you can't drive him away, just win him over."
"The second one is not that easy to win over. How about letting him switch with the eighth one?"
Duke Lu shook his head. "Swapping Prince Duan would clearly tell His Majesty that we're going to tamper with shipping. Don't worry, Prince Jin is a military man. If we promise him military power in the northern border, he'll definitely be tempted."
The Qin family has always refused to surrender to Chai Shirong, and Chai Shirong also wants to get rid of the Qin family. But... "The second son is a prince. If he is given military power in the northern border, will he become disloyal?"
"Once you sit on the throne, it won't be easy to take it back."
"That's right! That's what we'll do."
After talking about Chai Shilun, Chai Shirong said again: "Uncle, I looked carefully during the morning court. There was no blood on father's face. I think he is really not in good condition." He felt inexplicably excited.
As early as two years ago, Empress Wan had sent a message to Duke Lu, saying that she suspected that there was something wrong with the emperor's health, but it was not confirmed later and the matter was left unresolved.
"Uncle, what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about how to kill Lao Liu and Kang Yueran?"
Duke Lu cursed him in his heart as a fool and said with a smile, "I am going to kill him, but I haven't planned how to do it yet. Do you have any good ideas?"
"How else can I kill him? Doesn't my uncle still have 20,000 private soldiers? I can just kill Kang Yueran on his way back to Anzhou. After Kang Yueran dies, Lao Liu will definitely go to Anzhou. Then, I can kill him using the same method.
Once the Sixth Prince dies, the court officials who supported him will definitely have to choose another prince. Which of the other princes can compete with me?"
Duke Lu's private army was his last resort, and he didn't want to use it lightly. "Kang Yueran is a skilled martial artist. To kill her, we'd have to mobilize a lot of troops. With so many people coming, I'm worried it would attract the attention of the imperial court, putting us in a passive position."
Don't you have over thirty experts? You also say one can defeat twenty. Why not let them go and kill us? Taking them by surprise might make it easier to win."
Chai Shirong trusted Duke Lu very much, "Okay! I'll have those people prepare and kill Kang Yueran as soon as she leaves the capital."
"Prince Ping is no fool. He must be wary of us at every turn. The assassination attempt is just between the two of us. Don't tell anyone else, including your staff."
Chai Shirong nodded readily.
Duke Lu said again, "Go back quickly. I'll go to Prince Jin's Mansion later."
After Chai Shirong left, Duke Lu pressed a button and pushed open a bookcase. Behind the bookcase was a secret room.
Chai Shilun walked out of the secret room with a smile, "Duke Lu really has a good plan. Let my foolish third brother assassinate Kang Yueran. The sixth brother will definitely kill the third brother at all costs to avenge Kang Yueran, and we can just sit back and reap the benefits."
Duke Lu grumbled inwardly, "It's true that they're taking advantage of the situation, but it's not us." "I'm doing all this for Prince Jin. Prince Jin, please don't make fun of me anymore."
"Hahahaha...Okay, Duke Lu is thinking about me, I will not forget Duke Lu. After I ascend the throne, all the troops in heaven will be commanded by Duke Lu." I'm just afraid you don't have that fate!
The two of them smiled happily, but in fact they had their own ulterior motives.
It was Qin Shu's birthday, and in order to make Qin Shu happy, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo sent out an invitation to invite people who had a good relationship with Qin Shu to come and have fun.
Because there were few people and most of them were familiar with Qin Shu, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo chose a garden to receive the guests and did not separate the men and women.
Kang Yueran arrived early, and the maid took her to Qin Shu's yard.
When Qin Shu saw Kang Yueran, he stretched out his hand and bent it twice, "Where's my birthday present?"
Kang Yueran originally prepared lipstick for Qin Shu, but later gave it to Chai Rong and Ren Yingying. "How can you be like this? I just arrived and the first thing you do is ask for a gift."
"I asked the housekeeper, and you're the only one who didn't bring any gifts! Also, Princess Ronghua told me everything about the lip balm, and I don't want any."
Kang Yueran walked around Qin Shu and entered the house. He opened the box he brought and took out a half-foot-long Swiss Army knife.
Qin Cheng was not on duty today and stayed at home to entertain guests. "Miss Kang, what is this?"
“It’s a multi-purpose knife!”
Qin Shu was a little disgusted. "It's flashy and useless. Such a small knife is obviously for children to play with."
Kang Yueran rolled her eyes in public, "You have no vision! Are those eyes of yours for breathing?"
She got up and walked to the yard, pulled out her main knife, and cut off a branch as thick as a finger with one stroke.
The brother and sister walked by, and Qin Cheng picked up the branch. "How come this knife is so sharp?"
Kang Yueran didn't answer. She pulled out a pair of scissors, took the branch from Qin Cheng's hand, applied a little force, and cut it into two sections with a click.
"These pliers can cut wires; this awl can easily drill holes in wood."
She handed the saber to Qin Shu and said, "You can study the rest slowly."
This time, Qin Shu no longer despised her and smiled brightly, "Okay, OK!"
Qin Cheng was very interested. "Miss Kang, where did you get it?"
"My master gave it to me. He lived in the mountains for a long time and made it himself. This is the only one."
Qin Shu looked over and over, not knowing where to press the button. He only heard a click and asked, "Is it broken?"
Qin Cheng pointed to the top of the knife and said, "This place is bright."
Kang Yueran took the saber and walked into the inner room. The inner room was darker, so the light was more effective. She shook it and said, "This is a lamp, used for lighting."
She walked back outside and pointed to the red dot on the saber. "This is the switch. Press it once to turn it on, press it again to turn it off."
Qin Shu took it and pressed it again. With a click, the light went out. "How did you do that?"
Kang Yueran shook her head. "I can't explain it clearly. Anyway, just keep it to yourself. Don't tell anyone else, especially that loudmouth Chai Shibo."
The brother and sister nodded and promised not to tell.
Qin Cheng happened to be there, so Kang Yueran said, "I have something to ask you. Could you all please leave?"
The brother and sister looked at each other. They could probably guess what Kang Yueran was going to say. Qin Cheng waved his hand, "Everyone, go down!" He looked at Qin Shu's two maids, "You two, keep watch."
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