Dahan first prince

Chapter 321 Go to Kanto for me!
Seeing mother Lu Zhi and uncle Lu Shizhi, brother and sister, whispering under the imperial steps, Liu Ying couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

Previously, Liu Ying was not very clear about the origin of that topaz. She only remembered that in her previous life, her mother always carried that topaz with her and attached great importance to it.

You must know that Lu Zhi at that time was also a noble empress dowager. If he really liked jade, then Lu Zhi could easily get any piece of jade except for the jade seal carved by Fang He's Bi.

So at that time, Liu Ying had guessed: that topaz, which obviously does not have the attribute of 'beautiful jade', should be some kind of token.

But at this moment, Lu Zhi did not shy away from Liu Ying, an 'outsider', and bluntly stated that the topaz was Lu's Zongyu, and Liu Ying finally understood: Why did my old lady in the previous life treat this person? An ugly jade is so important.

If what Lu Zhi said is true, this piece of Lu clan's ancestral jade should have been passed down from generation to generation from the ancestor of the Lu clan who once served as the county magistrate of Shanfu, and passed down to Lu Gong Lu Wen;

In the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, that is, the year before Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang, Lu Wen passed away, and this Zongyu was passed on to his eldest son, Lu Ze.

Four years later, Lu Ze, Marquis of Zhou Lv Ling, died in battle and took the place of the North. The ownership of this Lu family's ancestral jade became a big problem within the Lu family.

——According to Lu Pheasant, in the past, the Lu family's ancestral jade was passed on to the descendant but not to the concubine, to the male and not to the female, and to the elder and not to the young, and there was a hint of hereditary inheritance in it;

If this is used as a reference, then according to the line of inheritance and not the concubine, the Lu family's ancestral jade should be passed on to Lu Ze's son;
But if it is mentioned that "pass on the elders but not the young", then compared to the young Li Hou Lu Tai and Wei Hou Lu Chan, it is obvious that Lu Shizhi is more suitable to be the speaker of the Lu family.

But the fact is: Lu's Zongyu did not belong to Lu Tai according to the rule of "passing on the descendant but not on the concubine", nor did he fall into the hands of Lu Shizhi according to the rule of "passing on the elder but not on the young";
Even the article of "passing on males but not females" was destroyed by Lu Zhi without any accident.

From this point, it is not difficult to see that after Lu Ze's bizarre death, the Lu family should have fallen into a period of chaos.

And the one who finally stood up to end the chaos and reintegrated the Lu family was Lu Zhi, who temporarily controlled Zongyu as a queen.

Lu Pheasant is worried about Lu Tai and Lu Chan's two nephews, but it can be understood as "not trusting little hairy children"-even if Lu Tai and Lu Chan are both married and established;
But Lu Zhi is worried about his elder brother Lu Shizhi, which is the most obvious signal.

——The Lu family is incomplete, and the population is dying!

To put it simply, apart from Lu Zhi, there is no one else in the entire Lu family who can control the overall situation.

But today, Lu Zhi 'gifted' that Zongyu back to Lu Shizhi, and it was in front of Lu Tai and Lu Chan.

The subtext implied in this is not difficult for Liu Ying to see through.

First of all, it is Lu Zhi's first intention: to pass on the first line but not to the concubine, to pass on the male and not to the female, to pass on the elder and not the young, and the last one is the highest priority!

That is: under the premise of not destroying the other two, whoever is older should stand up and preside over the overall situation;

Immediately following it is the second layer of intent, which is closely related to the first layer.

——Inside the Lu family, the older men talk about things; but now, as the empress dowager, I am also the elder and talker in the Liu family.

Today, I can return the power of the Lu family to my elder brother, and in the near future, I will also return the power of the Liu family to my son.

Therefore, from now on, all the nephews of the Lu family must listen to the words of the suzerain Lu Shizhi internally, and externally to listen to the orders of the monarch Liu Ying; while I don't care about both ends, and control the two sides of the venue separately.

And this last layer is precisely the layer that Liu Ying cares about the most and is most moved.

——Between Liu and Lu, Lu's pheasant ranks higher in priority, and it is the Liu family!

the reason is simple.

For the Liu family, Lu Zhi is the mother of the emperor and the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty; whether she is in charge of the government now or returns to Liu Ying in the future, Lu Zhi will always be the queen mother.

Even in the future, when Liu Ying becomes an adult and gets married, Lu Zhi will still be the most influential person in the whole world; within the Liu family, Lu Zhi's power will never be weakened in the slightest.

After all, there is no saying in the Han Dynasty that "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics"; if Liu Ying regents in the future and something is not done well, Lu Zhi is also fully capable of forcibly stopping it and then physically correcting it.

On the other hand, on the side of the Lu family, after handing over the Zongyu, even though they still have the control of the Lu family in fact, at least in theory, Lu Zhi is no longer the one who is in charge of the Lu family.

After handing over Zongyu, to put it nicely, Lu Zhi can still be regarded as a member of the Lu family; to put it bluntly, it is the water thrown by the married daughter!

So Lu Zhi's third intention is tantamount to telling all Lu's nephews plainly: From now on, I will be my queen mother with peace of mind;
I will take care of the affairs of the old Liu's family, but I will not take the initiative to take care of the affairs of the old Lu's family in the future.

The "regardless" here does not mean that he no longer cares about Lu's life and death, but that Lu Zhi's position has changed.

——In the past, when holding Lu's Zongyu in his hand, Lu's pheasant was in charge of Lu's internal affairs, as the speaker and the helm;
If there is a problem with the Lu family, Lu Zhi will definitely be the first to respond, and there is no need for anyone's pleading.

But after handing over Zong Yu, Lu Pheasant undoubtedly became a half-outsider, or 'distant relative' in the Lu family;
Later, when something happened to the Lu family that required Lu Zhi to intervene, although Lu Zhi would probably still take care of it, his position changed to "Nian, because we are all relatives, I will help you as a half outsider." '.

But it's limited to pulling.

For Lu Zhi's move, which was close to declaring 'running away from home', brothers Lu Tai and Lu Chan were subconsciously panicked!
But without waiting for the birth of the two, Lu Shizhi in front of Lu Zhi finally straightened up slowly, and bowed his hands to Lu Zhi solemnly.

"A few years old, there is a queen mother..."

"In the future, I will clean up the family tradition, so that the Queen Mother will not be ashamed because of the Lu family..."

After saying that, Lu Shizhi bowed deeply to Lu Pheasant;
And Lu Zhi, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the hall, walked back to the imperial couch with dignified and steady steps.

At this point, even though Lu Tai and Lu Chan wanted to speak, they could only let out a long sigh helplessly.

——The wood is done, you have no jokes.

As the empress dowager involved in politics, there is absolutely no reason for Lu Zhi to swallow back or take back what he said and what he gave.

The most important thing is: all of this is as it should be.

Now, Lu Zhi just brought the original deviation back to the right track.

The sudden change suddenly silenced the atmosphere in the hall, Lu Tai, Lu Chan and other Lu's sons and nephews were all full of worry.

Until then, Liu Ying, who had been acting as a transparent person, finally stood up again.

"My uncle has the power of the Lu family, and my nephew is at ease."

Speaking with a relaxed tone, Liu Ying did not forget to smile slightly at her uncle Lu Shizhi who was still a little dazed under the imperial steps.

"In the past, the queen mother was busy with government affairs in the court, and there were many omissions about the affairs of the Lu family. All the sons and nephews of Lu didn't get orders from the queen mother, and they didn't dare to make their own claims;"

"But now, my uncle has the power of the Lu family, and there is no official title to deceive the Lu family."

"In the future, the Lu family will be famous all over the world because of their uncle; and all Lu's nephews, can they also help their nephews to take power as soon as possible, so as to follow the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao?"

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Lu Shizhi obviously hadn't recovered from his previous emotions, and he just bowed his hands to Liu Ying with a stiff smile.

On the contrary, Zhu Lu's nephews, who were kneeling on both sides of the hall, turned their thoughts after hearing Liu Ying's relaxed and straightforward words.

"Your Majesty's words clearly intend to use my Lu family as an arm to achieve great things?"

"Well... that's right."

"It's not my Lu family, Your Majesty probably has no one who can be trusted and available..."

Thinking of this, the faces of Lu Tai, Lu Chan brothers, and the rest of Lu's nephews once again showed a little relaxed look.

——The Empress Dowager doesn't care about the Lu family anymore, so there is still Your Majesty!

Lu Zhi is the empress dowager, and is also an elder within the Lu family. Regarding Lu Zhi's statement of "I don't care about you anymore", all Lu's nephews dare not say anything.

But for the young emperor Liu Ying, the Lu family is a relative of his mother's family, and he is the most trustworthy team member and confidant!
The queen mother can ignore her natal family, and the young emperor who is about to be crowned in charge, can she still ignore these relatives from the mother clan?

"Teach it to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is still young..."

"We are on His Majesty's side, and we should be at ease..."

With such thoughts in mind, brothers Lu Tai and Lu Chan looked at each other for a while, and finally put on a faint smile on their faces.

But what happened next made Lu Tai and Lu Chan vaguely realize that the future Lu family may not have such a 'bright future' as they predicted...

"This time, Marquis Li is serving as the captain of Yantie. In the past, Wu State, you can ask the Shaofu for advice."

"And now in the state of Wu, Yang Li, the Shaofu supervisor, is still alive, and when Marquis Li arrives, he can work together with Yang Jianling for ten months;"

"When Marquis Li is familiar with the affairs of the Wudong Salt Fields, Yang Jianling will return to Chang'an; the Wudong Salt Fields will be taken care of by Li Hou."

Seeing that Liu Ying was talking about serious business, Lu Tai only kept his relaxed expression on his face, got up with a little seriousness and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has great trust, and I will not dare to take responsibility!"

After expressing his vows, Lu Tai couldn't help thinking about the beautiful life in the future.

Although up to now, Lu Tai has not quite figured out what "salt field" is, but this does not affect Lu Tai's cognition of "salt" in the slightest.

——Three years ago, when the prime minister Chen Xi rebelled and the first emperor Liu Bang led an army of hundreds of thousands to fight against the rebellion, the Shaofu bought salt in a large area in Guanzhong as a supply for the soldiers in the army;
At that time, I don't know how many salt merchants were stuffed with fat intestines by this "national order", and they made a lot of money!

Lu Tai still clearly remembers: At that time, there was a small landlord who was too small to be called a merchant. With a few rock salts marinated at home, he accumulated enough money in one fell swoop. 'The wealth directly sent the eldest son of the family into the palace!
Although he didn't know the quality, quality, production process or even the price of salt, what Lu Tai knew was: salt is very valuable, and it is easy to sell!
Because in the whole world, there is no distinction between Guanzhong or Guandong, the south or the north, or even Han people and barbarians, so that no matter human or beast, any living thing that can breathe cannot do without salt!
Common people eat salt, merchants eat salt, officials eat salt, meritorious nobles, clan vassals also eat salt!

If there is a war, the big soldiers need to eat salt, the generals need to eat salt, the commander needs to eat salt, even war horses, post horses, and even the beef, mutton and livestock that accompany the army to "go out" also need to eat salt!
In today's world, salt is the only consumable and daily necessities whose value rivals that of precious metals, but which is always in short supply!
So from Lu Tai's point of view, Liu Ying sent herself to Wu to be the captain of Yantie, who clearly wanted to take care of her mother's relatives!
As for how to do it, it was out of Lu Tai's consideration.

——Lieutenant Yantie, but a high-ranking official with real power over Erqianshi!
At this level, if you still have to do things yourself, it would be too much of a 'two thousand stone'.

As the eldest of the second generation of relatives of the Lu family, and also the only heir to the political legacy of the late Zhou Lv Ling Wuhou Lu Ze, Lu Tai has no shortage of "assistants" when he becomes an official.

At this moment, there is only one happy worry in Lu Tai's mind.

——Where can I find a trustworthy person who is proficient in arithmetic, can make accounts, and can help me make false accounts...
Liu Ying knew nothing about the dark thoughts in Lu Tai's heart, and even if she knew, she didn't care at all.

Because Yantie Duwei is a new official position created by Liu Ying, and Wudong Yantian is also the "central finance" item that Liu Ying attaches the most importance to.

In order to cut off every hand reaching out to Wudong Yantian, Liu Ying created a comprehensive supervision system and preventive measures for this project as early as the very beginning.

When Lu Tai arrives in Wudong and has a close look at the situation of the Wudong Salt Fields, he will understand that even the Emperor Liu Ying may find it difficult to privately take away even a handful of salt from the Wudong Salt Fields without an edict!

But unfortunately, Liu Ying was not so kind.

Liu Ying will not tell Lu Tai: Your trip to Wu this time is completely a half-truth, half-exile drudgery...
After getting Lu Tai's promise of "not to bear the heavy trust", Liu Ying didn't pay too much attention to Lu Tai.

After pondering for a moment like a memory, Liu Ying smiled and turned her head to look at Lu Chan who was beside Lu Tai.

"Marquis Li went to Wudong as Captain of Yantie, and his uncle and son Lu Lu have also become Lieutenant of Huainan."

"I don't know Marquis Ming, do you intend to take up the post of Guandong to supervise Zhao and Dai's mine?"

Hearing this, Lu Chan thought about it for a while, and then happily stood up from his background, saying that he "does not do worse than his elder brother Lu Tai".

By this time, three of Lu Tai, Lu Chan, Lu Ze, Lu Zhong, and Lu Lu, among the Lu family's second-generation nephews, had been sent to the Kanto.

But what made everyone in the Lu family, including Lu Shizhi, realize something was wrong: after it was decided that Lu Chan would go to Dai and Zhao to supervise the mine, the young emperor's harmless gaze fell on The second son of Lu Shizhi, the current guard of Changle Palace: Lu Zhong's body...
(End of this chapter)