Jiuxi

Chapter 376 Chapter 374 [Arrogant]

There is Xiudefang to the northwest of the palace. Most of the people living here are the royal family, including the prince's palace of the three princes.

If we look at the building area and scale alone, Prince Jian's Mansion is larger than the other two Prince's Mansions. From this, we can also see Empress Xu's preference for the third prince.

The interior layout of the palace is full of ingenuity, with well-proportioned pavilions and pavilions, and the scenery is quiet and elegant.

On the water pavilion, the third prince was leaning against the railing, throwing bait to tease the fish in the pond while chatting with Li Yunyi, who was sitting not far away.

The third prince looked sideways at Li Yunyi and said calmly: "Hou Yu is finished."

Li Yunyi frowned slightly and said, "Isn't that true? Although Marquis Nan'an has stayed in Chengzhou for more than ten years, he is one of our own after all, and he controls one-third of Nanya's military power. We must find a way to keep him. "

The third prince understood what he meant by "everyone" and sneered: "If it were other problems, it would be fine. Even if it was killing good people for deeds or embezzling military pay, there would still be room for maneuver. But he shouldn't lie about military intelligence. If all the border generals imitate his actions, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Moreover, if it can be stopped before the father's decree, this matter can still be considered. Now that the father's decree has been issued, let Lu Chen After thoroughly investigating this case, do you think Hou Yu still has a chance to turn around?"

Li Yunyi nodded repeatedly, but was a little surprised in his heart.

I didn't usually realize that this irascible third prince actually had such a thoughtful mind.

Li Yunyi's heart suddenly moved, and he immediately became interested and asked quickly: "Fatal weakness? Please show me your Highness."

Hearing him mention the young prince, Li Yunyi felt angry and had a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart.

The third prince shook his head and said, "Actually, you thought Lu Chen was too scary and didn't realize that this person has a fatal weakness."

The third prince stood up slowly, sprinkled all the bait in the small bowl in his hand into the pool, looked at the green scenery of early summer in the palace, and said quietly: "If your Li family can secure its position as the head of the Jiangnan clan, except for the old prime minister, The abilities of my father and my father are also inseparable from the strong support of other noble families. This is a relationship of mutual support and mutual dependence. This relationship has penetrated into all aspects, and no matter which side wants to separate, it will hurt itself. , the old prime minister said nothing about Hou Yu, the consequences may be more serious than you imagine."

He looked at the tall and straight figure of the third prince, slowly came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness. I will find an opportunity to explain the connection to my grandfather."

Li Yunyi felt a chill in his heart.

The third prince continued: "The only person who could suspend my father's decision at that time was your old prime minister, but it's a pity that he didn't say anything."

It's no problem for him to use his reputation as a big playboy in the capital to scare ordinary people. It's probably not impossible to calm down Lu Chen's stinky and stubborn temperament.

When the third prince saw this, he said contemptuously: "Look at your courage."

The third prince turned to look at him and asked with interest: "Didn't your close friends help you come up with ideas to deal with him?"

Even though Li Yunyi had always been known for his boldness, he couldn't help but suddenly change his temper at this moment.

"This is a family matter of your Li family. I just mentioned it casually and cannot treat it seriously."

The third prince looked aside and took two steps, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said calmly: "His weakness is who he is. As long as he dies, many problems in the capital will be solved."

Li Yunyi hesitated and said: "Your Highness, it's not that I'm too timid, but that this matter is too big. What's more, Lu Chen is the commander-in-chief of the Beijing army, and there are so many guards around him, so it's not that easy to kill."

He could never forget the other party's behavior in Fanlou two years ago. It was aggrieved and resentful that he had never felt before.

The third prince waved his hand and then changed the topic: "Actually, the person who really caused trouble is Lu Chen. Ever since he entered the capital, there has been no peace in this city. One bad thing happened one after another."

Li Yunyi sighed softly: "Your Highness should know that my grandfather has always stood upright on all matters of right and wrong."

The third prince shook his head and said: "I have always admired the old prime minister's character, but in this matter, I have to say that he was wrong."

Hearing this, Li Yunyi smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, they are all good at fighting eagles and fighting dogs. It would be really difficult for them to expect these people to come up with a way to deal with Lu Chen."

However, when Lu Chen was just a lieutenant in charge of the governor's office, he had no way to deal with the opponent. What's more, Lu Chen is now a prince of the country and a general of Nanya?

Li Yunyi was slightly startled, showing a hint of confusion.

"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief for a thousand days."

The third prince's tone was still calm, and he said calmly: "I don't believe that you don't have a few masters who can beat the enemy around you, plus I provide enough help, how difficult is it to find an opportunity to kill Lu Chen? "

Li Yunyi said thoughtfully: "Your Highness, aren't you worried that this matter will make His Majesty angry?"

There was a hint of complicated emotions in the eyes of the third prince, and he said slowly: "Father will definitely be angry, but if Lu Chen is allowed to continue to make trouble in the capital, there will be problems with the foundation of Daqi. In fact, from this perspective, the Tian family and the The problems faced by your Li family are exactly the same. Every time Lu Chen slashes at the Jiangnan family, the old prime minister's situation will become more difficult. If he continues to do this, his father will completely become the opposite of the Jiangnan family." Li Yunyi I feel that the third prince in front of me has become a little strange. Is this the same His Highness King Jian who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun?

But he still said hesitantly: "This is a serious matter. Your Highness, let me think about it again."

The third prince shook his head and said with a smile: "That's all, I've known for a long time that you are a strong guy but it's just a trivial matter like killing someone, and you have to be like a bitch."

Li Yunyi's face turned purple, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Since His Highness is interested, how can I shrink back? To be honest, I wanted to kill Lu Chen, a barbarian, two years ago, but it's a pity that I never had the right opportunity."

The third prince nodded happily and said: "That's right. In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Now is a good opportunity. Lu Chen was ordered to investigate Hou Yu. He will definitely not be satisfied with pulling Hou Yu down alone. He will definitely We will expand this case as much as possible. To put it simply, he will definitely offend many people this time, and there are countless people who want to take revenge on him. Our people are hidden among them and will not arouse suspicion at all."

Li Yunyi then thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, and a smile appeared on his face.

The third prince continued: "As long as Lu Chen dies, my father will not continue to persecute the Jiangnan family, the situation in Beijing can return to its previous state, and your old prime minister will not have to be caught in the middle. In the final analysis, this is a situation for all parties. The king can definitely do it on his own so that all the forces can be satisfied with it. However, considering our friendship, I brought you in to do it together. When things are done in the future, you will also be able to stand up in front of the old prime minister because of this contribution. Waist bar.”

After all, Li Yunyi was a young master who grew up in a noble family, so he was not without any brains. If the third prince forced him to find a way to assassinate Lu Chen today, he would definitely be extremely wary.

But the third prince only wanted to cooperate with him, which was another matter.

After going through it carefully in his mind, Li Yunyi smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of me, Your Highness."

The third prince then warned: "Don't reveal the news to anyone before the matter is completed."

Li Yunyi nodded and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know what to do."

The third prince breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "You only need to arrange two loyal, reliable and skilled confidants in advance, and when the time is right, let them act with my men."

Li Yunyi agreed, and after chatting for a while, he bowed and left, obviously to plan the details of the matter.

The third prince stood quietly in the wind pavilion, watching Li Yunyi's retreating back, with a cold look in his eyes.

After a while, Queen Xu's natal nephew Xu Ruqing walked into the wind pavilion and came to the third prince's side.

The third prince said calmly: "Do you think Li Shizhi will fall out with me because of this?"

As the third prince's most trusted person, Xu Ruqing knew almost all his secrets. Hearing this, he said with a hint of worry: "In that case, why does Your Highness have to involve Li Sanlang? If our people can't succeed, what Li Sanlang has raised Experts may not be able to provide much help.”

The third prince turned around and sat down at the stone table with a somewhat erratic tone: "Although Li Shizhi and some Jiangnan aristocrats have secretly expressed their support for me, I still feel that I cannot rest assured. Li Shizhi is calm and low-key in front of the world. But I know that he is not a simple person. Instead of passively accepting his kindness, it is better to take this opportunity to completely pull Li Sanlang on board. This will always provide a little more protection to avoid being sold by Li Shizhi in the future and counting the silver for him. ticket."

Xu Ruqing remained silent.

The third prince looked up at him and said seriously: "Cousin, you often told your mother about me in the past. I have never blamed you, because I know that you and my mother sincerely care about me. But this time against Lu Chen Killing Bureau, I hope you can keep it a secret and don’t let your mother know about it, can you do it?”

Xu Ruqing was startled, looking at the coldness deep in the eyes of the third prince. For some reason, his heart suddenly trembled, and then he nodded and said: "Yes."

The third prince smiled softly and lowered his voice and said: "Very good, you can send someone to Jiangbei to invite that master over. I hope he can be worthy of the rank ranked sixth in the world that has been assigned to him."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Xu Ruqing bowed in agreement.

The third prince turned his head to look at Xia Jing of the pond, tapping his slender fingers on the table, constantly calculating the gains and losses in his mind.

Xu Ruqing looked at his young face and plucked up the courage to ask: "Your Highness, actually I still don't understand why you changed your previous strategy?"

The so-called strategy naturally refers to the way the third prince used to use self-destruction to reduce the vigilance of the other two princes. Now it can be seen from his determination to attack Lu Chen that he is unwilling to continue to pretend to be crazy in front of the world.

The third prince did not look back and said calmly: "There are two reasons. One is that the battle for the crown prince is about to surface. Since I want to fight, naturally I cannot continue to be dull, otherwise it will only cause misjudgment by others. The second is that My father has made it clear that the person he likes is not the boss or me, but the second guy."

"As for Lu Chen... I actually didn't think about doing anything to him at first, but since he chose to side with the second child, and it also involves the interests of the Jiangnan family, you can't blame me for being cruel."

He picked up the celadon tea cup on the table and took a leisurely sip.

(End of this chapter)