"This evil beast." In Huoyi Palace, Lu Zhaoci looked at the memorial in his hand, his face was gloomy, and his eyes were shining. On one side, Changsun Wuji lowered his head and looked at his toes, but he didn't know what was going on.

Thinking about something.

"Auxiliary engine, look, I'm not in Chang'an City, Chang'an City is really lively!" Lu Zhaoci threw the memorial in his hand to the ground and sneered at Changsun Wuji.

"Your Majesty, I never thought that Lu Qingyun would be so bold and manage such a large power in just a few years. This is really my fault." Changsun Wuji avoided talking about everything that happened in Chang'an City, and

I'm just talking about Lu Qingyun. After all, he is a very powerful person. When encountering a critical problem, the first thing he thinks of is how to protect himself.

"Is that just that?" Lu Zhaoci looked at Changsun Wuji and sneered: "The auxiliary machine is also a smart person. Is it just because he saw this? I heard that the auxiliary machine has appeared very frequently in the Yue Prince's Mansion recently! Could it be that?

Just like that Master Cui Ren, you chose a new master behind my back so that you can try your best for your own future?"

"If your majesty wants to kill me, just open your mouth and I will never dare to resist." Changsun Wuji was shocked, his face suddenly changed, and he quickly knelt on the ground.

"Should I kill you?" Lu Zhaoci sneered: "I don't dare to kill you. If I kill you, maybe the King of Yue will fight for me. Get up! I know exactly what you are thinking. Hehe, my son

Each of us is extraordinary! Each of us has a plan in mind!"

"These princes are your Majesty's descendants and have the blood of dragons and phoenixes. Naturally they are very good. Their wisdom is far beyond the comparison of the ministers." Changsun Wuji said quickly. Inadvertently, he flattered Lu Zhaoci.

"Sometimes, it is not good to have too many sons." Lu Zhaoci smiled bitterly and said: "Auxiliary machine, please tell me how to handle this matter? If I don't handle it at this time, I'm afraid that the entire Chang'an City will be destroyed soon.

Everything is in chaos. It doesn’t matter if Chang’an City is in chaos, but I don’t want them to affect my great cause. It will affect the time of my Northern Expedition.”

"This?" Changsun Wuji raised his head, glanced at Lu Zhaoci, and with a thought in his heart, he quickly said: "I believe that Lu Qingyun's crime is so heinous that he should be sentenced to death. Lu Qing is an accessory to the crime, so we should deprive him of his military power and put him in a prison.

Be a warning to others.”

"What about the princes?" Lu Zhaoci nodded and said: "It's a pity that Lu Qingyun has followed me for many years and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. He is also one of the heroes. It's a pity that he doesn't know what he is."

The way to be a minister is to be content and happy, and that is why I am in trouble today. I will follow you! But what should those princes do? Auxiliary machine, please tell me."

"This, this? Your Majesty, it seems that the princes are not guilty! How can this be dealt with?" Changsun Wuji had a trace of cold sweat on his forehead, his eyes were panicked, and he didn't know what to do.

"Really?" Lu Qingyun sneered: "This doesn't look like the eldest son Wuji in my heart! Do the princes really have no sins in your mind? Or is it your eldest son Wuji who didn't say it on purpose? Hehe,

Auxiliary machine, I didn’t expect you to be scared sometimes!”

"I am guilty, I am guilty." Changsun Wuji's expression changed and he bowed down again. He could only do this, because there were some words that he could not say.

"You're not guilty, you just don't dare to say it." Lu Zhaoci sneered: "Chenglie is also among them. Hehe, he is smart and knows that he can't get involved in this matter, so he simply claims to be sick. Auxiliary machine

, is this your idea? If it were Chenglie, he would never have been able to come up with this method."

"I don't dare." Changsun Wuji looked pale and lowered his head even further.

"Why, I was right." Lu Zhaoci suddenly burst into laughter and said, "It's no secret that you are supporting His Royal Highness the King of Yue from behind. Auxiliary machine, get up!"

"Ah!" Changsun Wuji seemed to have not heard clearly. His face was red and purple. He raised his head and looked at Lu Zhaoci in surprise, as if he had never seen Lu Zhaoci before.

"Does the auxiliary machine not believe me?" Lu Zhaoci said with a smile: "I have Jin Yiwei. I don't know what is going on in the capital. Although Lu Qingyun has controlled Jin Yiwei for many years, don't forget that his power is mine.

Given, if I want him to die, he will never live. There is only one person in Jinyiwei who can only obey orders, and that is me. A small Jinyiwei commander wants to take control of the government. He is simply seeking death. Such a person, how can I?

I will allow him to live in the world. But at that time, I didn’t want to deal with him, so I let him linger. I just wanted to see how many people in the court would be involved and what would happen to my sons.

Performance, hehe, in the end, as expected, for a small scandal, almost most of the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government were swept away, even my sons were involved. In order to obtain these secrets, all means were used, some of which even I

Unexpected."

"Your Majesty, you?" Changsun Wuji's expression changed, and he looked at Lu Zhaoci in surprise, so he had some understanding, but it was not as clear as it was in front of him. This Lu Zhaoci was clearly a master who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

While the people below are performing, it is only at the last moment that he takes action. No matter how the people on the stage perform, the thread connecting everyone is always in Lu Zhaoci's hands.

"Dalang is brave by nature and likes to fight, but he is cruel. He is not a benevolent king, let alone a ruler of the world. Such a person is fine for opening up borders and expanding the territory. I rely on him to inherit my country. I am still worried about whether he will be with me.

The former Sui Dynasty general died in the second generation. He actually wanted to get the title of hundreds of officials and took the opportunity to enter the East Palace. Even if he succeeded, I would not do it. The second is the prince, who is cowardly by nature. I am very worried.

If he had followed Erlang's example this time and made up his mind to burn those hundred officials, I would have recognized this prince. Unfortunately, he listened to Cui Renshi's words and not only did he not burn those hundred officials.

Instead of burning him, I wanted to take him as my own so that I could take advantage of this opportunity to command hundreds of officials and consolidate my position. This is not what a prince should do, so I am very disappointed with this prince. King Lu Ke of Shu, in

In this incident, what he did was remarkable, and I like it very much. But what I don't like is that he made independent decisions and persuaded King Liang to mobilize the army to complete the matter. He failed to consider this.

I don’t like it. As for the King of Yue, he is very smart. But sometimes, being too diplomatic is not a good thing. Auxiliary machine, you should understand this.”

"I understand." Changsun Wuji nodded repeatedly. Only then did he understand Lu Zhaoci's thoughts, and he did not dare to explain.

"I already know about this matter. According to the decree, the princes will be rewarded with a reward of one hundred taels!" Lu Zhaoci suddenly waved his hand and said lightly.

"A hundred taels of bounty?" Changsun Wuji's face changed, his eyes full of surprise, and he looked at Lu Zhaoci with an expression of disbelief. He did not expect that Lu Zhaoci would actually settle the matter in this way.

It's surprising.

Of course, Changsun Wuji was not the only one in the civil and military circles who felt this way. Lu Zhaoci's imperial edict reached Chang'an City, and the boiling Chang'an City was once again in an uproar. After working on it for a long time, the emperor actually said this lightly.

According to what he said, all the civil and military personnel of the entire dynasty had no losses, and the same was true for the princes. It seemed to the naked eye that the prince suffered a big loss, but in fact, his highness the prince did not suffer any losses. As for the detection of this case,

His Royal Highness, King of Shu, did not obtain huge benefits as others imagined. He only obtained a little gold, which disappointed those with ulterior motives in Chang'an City.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty? You didn't investigate Lu Ke's crime of trespassing? Hehe, you burned all the officials on fire without permission. It's so courageous and courageous!" said Cui Mansion.

Master Cui Ren was walking around the house, while Cui Hongdao was sitting on a chair, his face expressionless, but there was a hint of contemplation in his eyes. Apparently, he was also surprised by this kind of thing.

"Ordinarily, His Majesty should be angry about this kind of thing, but why has there been no movement at all until now? He just dealt with the Lu family and his son, and turned a deaf ear to the various performances of the princes! He didn't take them to heart at all.

, this is a very strange thing." Cui Renshi glanced at his uncle and said: "Even if Your Majesty is not angry, the behavior of the princes is different, and everyone has different thoughts. Your Majesty should

It should be seen clearly. Even if there are rewards, they should be different, but now, why is everyone the same? There is not even a tone of praise or blame in the imperial edict, which is very surprising!

"

"This is Your Majesty." Cui Hongdao sighed: "He has always done things like this, making people confused, but the more he does it, the more there is a reason for it. He will not do useless things. Even if

Your Majesty, don't say anything. You think Changsun Wuji wouldn't say anything when he encountered this kind of thing? Humph, I'm afraid no one is more anxious than him. You know, His Highness the King of Yue's performance in this incident was remarkable.

It's admirable. Although he still seems a little immature in doing things, I have to say that his move is very powerful. Who would have thought of what was going on, but he did, so he pretended to be sick."

"According to what my uncle meant, it was His Highness the King of Yue who benefited this time?" Cui Renshi shook his head in surprise and said, "Does it mean that His Highness the King of Yue also wants to seize the throne? Looking at his usual appearance, it seems that he does not intend to do this.

ah!"

"Hmph, you were deceived by his appearance. The position of emperor is so highly respected. Who in the world doesn't want to occupy it? What's more, he is your majesty's son and is naturally qualified to inherit the throne. Wouldn't he want to?"

Cui Hongdao sneered: "What's more, even if he doesn't want to, what if your Majesty wants to? You must know that the decision-making power for the position of prince is not in our hands, but in the hands of your majesty. As long as your majesty agrees, anyone can become the prince."

The King of Shu is like this, and so is the King of Yue. So don’t underestimate anyone. According to me, His Royal Highness the King of Yue is not a simple person. The mystery can be seen from just a small thing, but

He is an extraordinary person. More importantly, during the awarding process, I seem to have felt something bad, and maybe His Majesty has already made up his mind."

"Uncle, are you talking about the position of crown prince?" Master Cui Renshi said in surprise: "Has His Majesty made up his mind to replace His Highness the Crown Prince? You must know that His Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent, filial and honest by nature, and has not made any mistakes. How can he be abolished in the name of His Majesty?

What about the position of prince? I am afraid that even if His Majesty is willing, the ministers will not be willing."

"Does he need your consent? As for excuses, hehe, there are plenty of excuses." Cui Hongdao sneered: "Inaction is an excuse. Maybe our calculations were wrong this time. His Royal Highness is the future emperor.

You should follow the way of a king. You should not be indecisive, and you should not limit your sights to what is in front of you. However, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did was suspicious of that. He only cared about the immediate interests and forgot his own identity. That is why His Majesty was attracted by it.

dissatisfaction."

"Then King of Shu?" Master Cui Renshi said in surprise: "You can't take advantage of this person! That is really my Cui family's sin. Although he burned all the officials, your majesty still awarded him a reward!"

"Lu Ke? That's impossible." Cui Hongdao sneered: "He can mobilize Zuo Yiwei's army privately, which is a taboo in itself. How can His Majesty believe this person? What's more, there are some things that the emperor can do

, is what a prince can do, but not what a prince can do. He is too resolute, and he actually dares to regard himself as the king of chivalry, and dares to interfere in everything. This matter is not something he can intervene in, otherwise

Seeing that His Majesty did not have an attack at this time, it is because there is no need for an attack anymore. The King of Shu will always be a King of Shu and cannot take this opportunity to become the prince, so he does not need to consider it, and the eldest prince is even more excluded.

He has lost this qualification a long time ago. It looks like enfeoffment, but in fact it is to demote him to the Western Regions, so that he will not stir up trouble in Chang'an City and make it difficult for His Majesty. After these three people are eliminated, the only remaining person is the King of Yue.

Your Highness. His mother was born in the Changsun family and is deeply favored by Your Majesty. His uncle Changsun Wuji is a bachelor of Xuande Palace and is Your Majesty’s humerus minister. His status is even higher than yours. This person will succeed the Crown Prince.

It’s not impossible.”

"King of Yue?" Cui Renshi had a sinister look on his face and snorted coldly: "This prince's position belongs to my Guandong family, how can I let others get it? The King of Yue is close to the Guanzhong family, once he is allowed to

If you come to power, can I, the Cui family, still be able to gain a foothold in the court? Do our Guandong aristocratic families still have a chance to compete with the Guanzhong aristocratic families?"

"Hmph! You are really short-sighted." Cui Hongdao snorted coldly: "At this time, the Guandong family and the Guanzhong family are no longer important. What is important is the rise and fall of the world's families. The succession of the King of Yue represents the family.

The weakening of power will never return to its former majesty."

"Uncle, how do you say this?" Cui Renshi asked in surprise.

"Hmph, who is the King of Yue? He has been deeply influenced and taught by His Majesty and Changsun Wuji. He is very hostile to our family. Once he succeeds to the throne, he will continue to implement Your Majesty's new policy and continue to conduct imperial examinations. Hmph

Huh, continue to work as a farmer and work as an errand to pay for food. In this way, what is the difference between your Majesty's reign? If the King of Yue reigns for several decades, all the noble families in the world will be lost because of this, even my Cui family.

, the power will be weakened a lot. This is the most important thing. So any prince, even the eldest prince, they can be the emperor, but the King of Yue cannot be the emperor. Think about it, who is the King of Yue?

Disciple, that's Li Jing's disciple. Maybe His Majesty had already made arrangements a long time ago to promote Lu Chenglie with Li Jing's reputation, so as to take advantage of the opportunity to control martial arts in the future and thus control the military academy. Hum, His Majesty back then didn't

Is this what he did? He made the entire army of the Tang Dynasty belong to him. Now he does this to his own son." Cui Hongdao's eyes were red, his hands were like eagle claws, and he was pressed firmly on the chair.

, veins popped out on his neck, looking angry, which showed his hatred for Lu Zhaoci.

"If this is true, our family will be in danger. I think our family has been around for hundreds of years and has assisted generations of emperors. Even the emperor is loyal to him. I didn't expect that one day, the cunning rabbit would die and the lackeys would cook him.

, It seems that His Majesty hates our family so much that he is determined to kill me!" Cui Renshi clenched his fists, with a look of reluctance on his face.

"Your Majesty's heart has been exposed more and more with the stability of power. He is so unscrupulous and has not put our family in his eyes at all. Hum, is our family so easy to deal with?" Cui Hongdao snorted coldly.

: "The Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu was so powerful back then, but what happened in the end? Aristocratic families controlled the government? Imagine that during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, aristocratic families controlled the world, and even the royal family had to fawn over them. In the pre-Sui Dynasty, in order to rule the world, Yang Jian

We can only use the reputation of Hongnong Yang family, but in the period of Emperor Yangdi, he thought he was a great talent and did not take the family into his heart at all. In the end, it was not destroyed in the hands of our family. How many years have passed since the Sui Dynasty?

, I forgot about it today. He also boasted that he could use history as a guide to know the ups and downs. But when it came to his own head, he forgot these things. As a member of the aristocratic family, he did not know the horror of the aristocratic family, and rashly and

If you are an enemy of a noble family, you will only be crushed by the noble family."

"He has an army at his disposal, but we can't do anything about it!" Cui Renshi shook his head and said: "With the establishment of a standing army, although the number of troops in his hands has been reduced, his combat effectiveness has increased a lot. More importantly,

This powerful army is in his hands. There is nothing we can do!"

"Humph, who said there is no other way." Cui Hongdao had a strange look on his face.
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