Dynasty Summons: Low-key Hegemony

Chapter 160 Preparation
"Eunuch Liu, why don't you accompany the emperor's brother today, and why are you in such a hurry to leave the palace?"

In front of the gate of the palace, Li Heng, who had just stepped into the palace, saw Liu Gonggong bringing seven or eight eunuchs who looked smart and capable, and asked with a smile.

Seeing Li Heng looking at the group of people behind him, Liu Jin bowed slightly, smiled back and said:
"Greetings to His Royal Highness King Heng, the servant has to deal with important matters outside the palace, and the servant has to leave His Majesty's side first."

"Oh, so that's the case, the king interrupted."

Li Heng suddenly came to his senses, with a hint of apology on his face.

"Don't bother, don't bother, is King Heng entering the palace to see His Majesty?" Liu Jin continued to ask in a respectful tone.

"Of course, I haven't seen Brother Huang for a few days, and I just have time today to see Brother Huang."

Li Heng held his left hand behind his back, with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

"Oh? Then His Highness King Heng may have to wait for a while, Master Lu is currently in the Imperial Study."

"Lu Xun?" Li Heng's indifferent face showed a trace of surprise, "I don't know why Lord Lu is looking for the emperor's brother?"

"This servant doesn't know about it. I have to deal with urgent matters, so I won't accompany His Highness King Heng. I will take my leave first."

Liu Jin smiled slightly, and quickly walked out of the palace with the eunuch behind him.

After seeing Liu Jin and his party leave, Li Heng's face gradually darkened, his brows were slightly frowned, and he looked at the majestic palace and stood still.

Finally, Li Heng waved his sleeves, turned and left the palace.

His carriage outside the palace is waiting.

"Your Highness, are you not looking for His Majesty?"

"No, go visit the Prime Minister's Mansion right now!"

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In the imperial study room, Lu Xun and Li Yao continued to talk.

"Your Majesty needs to be more vigilant towards King Heng." Lu Xun's eyes were also chilling. Now he and Li Yao are both honored and harmed.

Heng Wang kicked himself to His Majesty because he thought he was the easiest one to deal with among the six parts?

Ha ha!

Let's see how I can draw Prime Minister Lin to His Majesty's side and help His Majesty control the court.

"Don't worry Lu Aiqing, I understand." Li Yao said solemnly, "Since Li Heng has long planned to marry Lin Linger, then I will not be polite to him. I will summon Prime Minister Lin and tell him that I plan to marry Lin Linger. Linger is the queen!"

But at this moment, Lu Xun shook his head to persuade: "Your Highness, don't worry, now King Heng fell in love with Lin Ling'er at first sight, Prime Minister Lin's plan to marry Lin Linger to King Heng faintly revealed the news, it should be the news that King Heng deliberately released, Prime Minister Lin Not so quick to make a decision.

His purpose is likely to make His Majesty furious. If His Majesty summons Prime Minister Lin to reveal that he wants to make Lin Linger his queen, it is likely to fall into King Heng's trick.

Prime Minister Lin does not approve of His Majesty now. Under His Majesty's threats, in order to avoid His Majesty, Prime Minister Lin may directly inform His Majesty that Lin Ling'er has been married to King Heng.

And when the time comes, King Heng will be His Majesty's younger brother, and Prime Minister Lin will be the head of all the officials. It is impossible for His Majesty to force Prime Minister Lin. At that time, Prime Minister Lin will not be able to marry Lin Ling'er to King Heng.

If King Heng spreads the news that His Majesty is forcing Prime Minister Lin to marry his daughter, it will have a great impact on His Majesty's reputation! "

"Oh!"

Hearing Lu Xun's explanation, Li Yao couldn't help but patted the desk again, and said angrily:
"Li Heng is really insidious. He can get Lin Linger and Lin Xiang's support, and he can also tarnish my image. He is really my good brother. Do you think I can't suppress him anymore?"

"Lu Aiqing, what can you do?"

Lu Xun cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the key person in marrying Lin Ling'er is Prime Minister Lin. If Your Majesty can make Prime Minister Lin lean towards Your Majesty when he summons Prime Minister Lin."

Li Yao's expression remained cold, "If Prime Minister Lin leans towards me, would I still need to do my best to win Xiang Lin over?"

"Your Majesty, there was no way before, maybe not now?" Lu Xun showed a faint smile.

Li Yao's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he quickly walked to Lu Xun's side and asked quickly:

"Oh, Lu Aiqing, what can you do, tell me!"

Lu Xun looked at Li Yao who was looking forward to him, stroked his beard and said with a faint smile:

"Nowadays, the court is in a stagnant pool. The officials of the court are not only watching His Majesty, but also the four kings outside Zhongzhou. If His Majesty can get the support of a prince at this moment, many things in the court will be solved. Even Lin Cheng's attitude towards His Majesty will be different. Something has changed."

Li Yao's face darkened, he thought it was a good way to get the support of King Xuan and others?
How can it be!

This is much more difficult than getting Lin Xiang's support!

Li Yao looked at the proud Lu Xun, if he hadn't become more mature now, he would have just asked if you were a fool.

When Lu Xun saw Li Yao looking at him, his smile did not diminish:

"Your Majesty, if you think about it carefully, is there no one among the four kings who has a good relationship with you? Is there really no chance to get the support of a prince?"

Like a flash of lightning flashed across Li Yao's mind, a figure with a friendly smile appeared in his mind, his eyes were slightly opened, and his pupils revealed excitement:
"You mean fifth brother!"

"It's the King of Chu!"

Li Yao clapped his hands fiercely, walked back and forth in front of Lu Xun, annoyed:

"Why didn't I expect that, the relationship between Lao Wu and me has always been good, when I ascended the throne, only Lao Wu expressed congratulations."

Lu Xun saw that Li Yao had come to his senses, and continued to smile and said:

"The king of Chu has now solved the three major forces in Lingzhou, drove away Chu Junyan, and even deterred the forces in Huanzhou. He is about to take control of Lingzhou. At this moment, the weight of the king of Chu among the officials has already caught up with the three kings. If your majesty can With the support of the King of Chu, when the time comes, His Majesty wants to marry Lin Linger as queen, Prime Minister Lin will not refuse outright, but consider carefully!

At that time, His Highness re-trains a member of the royal family to fight against King Heng, and King Heng will not be worried. "

Li Yao had an idea and said: "Lu Aiqing, why don't I just seal a piece of land to Li Heng and let him leave the capital, wouldn't it be better!"

But Lu Xun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's plan may not work. King Heng's daring to plot against His Majesty shows that he is not afraid of His Majesty's decree. King Heng has probably won the support of some people in the royal family!"

"What, how could he get the support of the royal family?

I am now the lord of the Dayu Dynasty, the ancestors and the others would not do this! "

Li Yao stared fixedly at Lu Xun, feeling palpitations in his heart for some reason.

Lu Xun sighed: "Your Majesty, don't you understand, maybe this is the test of the late emperor?"

The anger in Li Yao's heart was extinguished in an instant, and he said in a daze:

"Are you saying that my father still doesn't approve of me?"

Lu Xun said with a respectful expression: "It's not necessarily that he doesn't approve of His Majesty, otherwise he wouldn't let His Majesty ascend the throne. The former emperor may be afraid that after His Majesty ascended the throne, he would play all day and ruin the court, and sent troops to deal with the four kings regardless of the overall situation."

Li Yao gradually calmed down, his eyes fixed on Lu Xun.

Lu Xun continued: "So His Majesty must control the court and let everyone in the royal family recognize His Majesty. In this way, King Heng will have no chance!"

Li Yao calmed down the impatience in his heart, and his head became more and more clear. Thinking back to the eldest princess whom Liu Jin talked about just now, he suddenly found that she was a very suitable candidate, and the corner of Li Yao's mouth gradually revealed a smile:

"Then let my aunt go back to Beijing and let her fight Li Heng!"

The eldest princess returns to Beijing?
Lu Xun's eyes lit up, this is a good way.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to win over the King of Chu!"

"Don't worry about this, Lao Wu has always been the closest to me, and if I personally write a letter, Lao Wu will definitely agree." Li Yao said very confidently.

Seeing Li Yao's confident expression, Lu Xun shook his head slightly and said:
"Your Majesty, now that the four kings are fighting against the forces of other states outside of Zhongzhou, they should have reached some kind of agreement. Even if the King of Chu is close to His Majesty, it is impossible to take the risk of offending the Three Kings and take refuge in His Majesty."

"That's right, people have to grow up." Li Yao nodded approvingly and said:

"I have grown up a lot, although the fifth child is a little more stupid than me, and my mind is more simple.

But after such a long time, there will always be some progress. People always consider their own interests, I don't blame him! "

Seeing Li Yao shaking his head and sighing, Lu Xun's eyes twitched.

The king of Chu is stupider than you, simpler than you?
After entering Lingzhou, Chu Qingyan and the three major forces were expelled from the fief in less than a year. After the first emperor named him governor, he just stepped back to Lingzhou and took down Lingyuan Mansion that night with lightning speed.

His strength was so strong that Chu Junyan felt that he was a difficult opponent, so he withdrew from Lingzhou, not wanting to continue fighting with the King of Chu.

Under his command is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a woman in Tsing Yi at the Heavenly Martial Realm, who slashed the Venerable with a sword and spread it to the entire dynasty, deterring the Huanzhou Alliance and not daring to act rashly against Lingzhou again.

Your Majesty, how did you see that the King of Chu is more stupid than you than you are simple?
"Then what conditions do you think I should promise to the fifth child to support me?"

Li Yao's eyes were full of brilliance at this moment. This was the first time he contacted Li Yuan as the Lord of the Dayu Dynasty, and he was suddenly a little excited.

Seeing Li Yao's appearance, Lu Xun sighed:
"I believe that His Majesty can bestow the post of Governor of Huanzhou on the King of Chu!"

"Governor of Huanzhou?"

Li Yao's eyes widened, and he looked at Lu Xun in disbelief.

There were a total of twelve prefectures in the Dayu Dynasty, and now that Li Yuan has monopolized one prefecture, why grant one prefecture to him?
Li Yao frowned, and said with some distress: "Lu Aiqing, isn't the condition too great? Although the fifth brother was the closest to me, it was before he became king. People will always change. If you give the fifth seal If he is the governor of Huanzhou, then he will also be the governor of the two states, and he is more powerful than King Xuan, King Ming, and King Yu, even if he wants to gain the support of the fifth child, Huanzhou cannot be given to him."

With a calm face, Lu Xun asked:

"Your Majesty, can the imperial court control Huanzhou now?"

"Huanzhou's gang of rebellious officials and thieves, I will deal with them sooner or later!"

Lu Xun asked second: "Your Majesty, do you think the Huanzhou League can beat King Ming?"

"Although I hate King Ming the most, there is a high chance that King Ming will win." Li Yao analyzed carefully while rubbing his chin.

Lu Xun asked third: "Your Majesty, do you think it would be beneficial for the court to let King Ming control Huanzhou or let King Chu control Huanzhou?"

"Of course it's the fifth child!" Li Yao said without any doubt.

Lu Xun took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and continued: "That's right, if King Ming is allowed to control Huanzhou, King Ming's power will further expand, which His Majesty does not want to see."

"And if King Ming controls Huanzhou and takes care of Fengzhou, the next step is to take care of King Chu!
Before the Huanzhou Alliance and the Fengzhou Alliance were resolved, King Ming and King Chu had a cooperative relationship.

After the Huanzhou Alliance and Fengzhou Alliance were resolved, King Ming and King Chu were hostile.

At that time, King Ming will be powerful, King Chu will be weak, and King Chu will be easily eliminated. Then the four southeastern states of the Dayu Dynasty will be under the control of King Ming. If Lianzhou is taken, King Ming will control the land of the five states and face Zhongzhou directly!
At that time, Zhongzhou will be in danger! "

Li Yao kept nodding, his face getting more and more serious.

"Lu Aiqing is right."

"Your Majesty, if the King of Chu supports you, then the King of Chu will belong to His Majesty and hand over Huanzhou, which we cannot control, to the King of Chu. No matter whether the King of Chu can take it or not, the King of Chu will definitely find a way to take Huanzhou. However, King Ming will cooperate with King Chu first even if he is unhappy facing the two-state alliance. At that time, King Ming will take Fengzhou, and King Chu will take Huanzhou.

The two of them jointly own the land of two states, no matter how strong King Ming is, defeating King Chu will be a protracted battle.

Undoubtedly the best side for us.

Once we control the court, when King Ming and King Chu are both wounded, we can also send troops to solve King Ming in the name of helping King Chu, and His Majesty will take advantage of the situation to recover the land of the four states. "

As soon as Li Yao grasped Lu Xun's hand, he said excitedly:

"With the help of Lu Aiqing, I will be able to unify the Yu Dynasty!"

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When a communication order from Li Yao reached Li Yuan, Li Yuan was slightly taken aback.

How could Li Yao contact him at this time?

Li Yuan opened the envelope, and a line of words appeared in his eyes:

From the emperor's brother:

Farewell to Kyoto, Brother Huang misses you very much......

Li Yuan raised his brows. At the beginning, there were a lot of emotional words, but the last sentence surprised Li Yuan slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: Interesting!
………Fifth brother, Huanzhou is in chaos now. Brother Huang sees it and feels pain in his heart. As the leader of the Dayu Dynasty, Brother Huang is powerless and feels pain in his heart.

In my opinion, the fifth brother can control Lingzhou, which is enough to manage Yangzhou. How about the fifth brother assisting the emperor to manage Huanzhou? How about the emperor appointing you the governor of Huanzhou? "

"Wenhe, this prince is so generous!"

Li Yuan raised the letter and handed it to Jia Xu.

"Unexpectedly, Brother Huang gave me a surprise, Wenhe, do you think this King should agree to Brother Huang?"

Soon, after Jia Xu finished reading carefully, she shook her feather fan lightly, her eyes flickering from time to time:
"One month ago, Emperor Yao brought in a noble concubine, who was the daughter of Lu Xun, Minister of Rites, so it must have been his plan.

With a useless Huanzhou, Yaohuang's embarrassing situation was broken in one fell swoop, and the unity of the four kings was separated.

If His Highness agrees to him, Yaohuang's prestige will rise greatly, and all the officials of the court will submit to him quickly.

The balance of the four kings was broken in an instant. For Yaohuang, this plan was immeasurable.

A true ally has been brought in.

The other three kings are bound to be angry with His Highness, and the most direct one is King Ming who is next to us. "

Li Yuan nodded.

Jia Xu continued: "However, the advantage is also obvious. At least Huanzhou is sure to win. After the alliance between the two states is eliminated, we will have a battle with King Ming. It just depends on how long it takes."

"So, shall we agree or not?" Li Yuan raised his glass and said casually.

(End of this chapter)