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Chapter 370 Satisfied (1)
Back at the Duke's mansion, Mrs. Lu hadn't come back yet. Lu Mingxuan and Lu Mingfu went to see Mrs. Lu first, and after learning that Mrs. Lu would not be coming back tonight, they talked with Mrs. Lu for a while, Then he said goodbye and went back to Kongcui Pavilion.

It's just that although Lu Mingxuan told Lu Zhongxian that she was not worried or sad, how could she really not be worried or sad?Even after lying on the bed at night, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Lu Mingxuan couldn't sleep, but the old man and Lu Zhongmian couldn't sleep. At that time, the father and son had turned away all the servants, leaving Lu Wenting alone in the room, discussing matters in a low voice under the lamp.

"...First the second prince did bad things, and now the third prince is in danger. The anger in the hatchback adds up. I'm afraid the emperor will not be kind this time, and Jiangnan's officialdom is in danger!" Lu Zhongmian frowned tightly, "Our family Those disciples and old officials don’t know if they are involved in it, if so, we will have to cut our tails to survive this time!”

The old man wanted to train Lu Wenting, so he asked Lu Wenting, "What do you think about this matter, Brother Ting? According to you, is it a natural disaster or man-made?"

Hearing this, Lu Wenting thought for a moment before replying in a deep voice: "The third prince went to Jiangnan to investigate the innocence of the dike's money. Although the officialdom in Jiangnan has always been protective and closed, they should not have the guts to murder the emperor's heir, and the emperor's heir If something really happened in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor originally only had a three-pointed heart to investigate thoroughly, and I am afraid that it will rise to ten points; earlier, he reported that the third prince was swept into the water when he was investigating on the embankment. Several people accompanied him, and no one could have predicted that the embankment would burst at that time, which completely eliminated the possibility of murder."

"But if it wasn't for the murder, it was a natural disaster. The floods have been flooding for years. The imperial court allocated a lot of money to repair the embankments, dredge the rivers, and control the floods. The irony is that the emperor's heirs are still suffering from the floods when they travel. Obviously, the corruption of ink in the Jiangnan officialdom has also reached a heinous level. At this point, if the emperor does not conduct a thorough investigation, who knows what will happen in the future? Whether it is a natural disaster or man-made, I am afraid that after this battle, Jiangnan's officialdom will be smashed to the end... Jiangnan governor Liu Zhun was still alive in the old Anguogong It was recommended at that time, the emperor should be preparing for the future establishment of the crown prince!"

The old man looked at Lu Wenting with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. The eldest grandson is only in his early twenties, but he can see the subtleties. Through a seemingly irrelevant incident, he can see the real intention of the emperor who wants to establish a reserve soon. , in time, he will not worry about not being able to become a qualified head of the family. If the Dingguo government and the Lu family can have such an heir, he will not be afraid to meet his ancestors when he goes to Jiuquan in the future!
Old Duke Yin told Lu Wenting: "It's getting late, you go back and rest first, and I will talk to your father later." Although the grandson is a master, he is still young after all, and now there is himself and the eldest son at home. Support, some things can not be let him know now, it is better not to let him know as much as possible, and he is not in a hurry to hone him.

Hearing this, Lu Wenting knew that his grandfather had something to say that he didn't want to know, so he didn't say much, and said "yes": "Then grandson will retire first, and grandfather and father should go back to their room to rest earlier." That's it. With a salute, he backed out lightly.

The old man looked at Lu Zhongmian, narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "I thought before that it would take another three to five years for the emperor to establish the fourth prince, but now it seems that it will take another three to five years, at most one year." In a year and a half, the emperor will take advantage of the current windfall and push the fourth prince to the throne of the prince. Ting Geer usually looks at it quietly, but his vision is quite unique. When you encounter problems in the future, , remember to bring him by your side more, it is time to cultivate him."

Lu Zhongmian smiled and said: "He is not as good as his father said, maybe a blind cat ran into a dead mouse, but he is not young, and it is indeed time to train him." As he spoke, he suddenly frowned. He frowned, and after a while, he said in a voice that could only be heard by his father and son: "The emperor is so eager to push the fourth prince to the throne, could it be that the emperor... the dragon is not in good health, I am afraid that if I don't settle the matter sooner, it will be in vain in the future." Something happened?"

The old man gave him a quick look, and said in a low voice: "Shut up, you can say such things!"

After drinking so much that Lu Zhongmian didn't dare to say any more, he murmured to himself: "If nothing happened to the third prince this time, your guess is not completely impossible. Determined to establish the fourth prince, there is no need to rush at this moment. The empress will no longer be favored by the emperor. It is precisely because the emperor knows this in his heart that he has been holding back all these years. Now that the fourth prince has grown up and can learn to observe politics, it is not difficult to win over and train his own group of people in time. Sometimes with the support of the emperor and the support of the ministers, the position of the fourth prince can be more secure... But now that something happened to the third prince, and something happened to the second prince. Seeing that things are going to be severely injured, how can the emperor miss such a good opportunity?"

Lu Zhongmian frowned and said: "That's true, if the emperor's dragon body is really bad, no matter whether the emperor summons his son in court or in private these days, the son should be able to see some clues, and it is impossible for the palace to not spread the news come out……"

The old man said: "Okay, let's not talk about this, our Dingguo mansion has always been loyal to the emperor, and only the emperor. No matter which prince comes to power in the end, it doesn't make much difference to our family. It's just a pity for the third prince, I have dealt with him several times, and in terms of dealing with the world, he is better than the other three princes, but in the eyes of the emperor, there is only the fourth prince in his heart, so he actually pushed him away this time Going out to be a target for the Eldest Prince to fight with Xu Dang, and now life and death are uncertain, I only hope that he will not be entrusted to be born in the royal family again in his next life!"

Originally, when the emperor ordered the third prince to go to the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of the Ministry of Households to investigate the embankment corruption case, the old man knew that the third prince must be in trouble. Liu Zhun, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, was still alive ten years ago. It was recommended to the emperor. After ten years of management, the whole Jiangnan can be said to have the surname Xu, but the emperor does not use other places to operate, but only uses Jiangnan to operate. He also asked the third prince to be the person who holds the knife. Xu Dang How could the third prince be accommodated?

This is clearly the emperor's attempt to force the third prince and Xu Dang. To put it bluntly, it means fighting with the eldest prince first and losing both. You must know that this is the first serious job that the third prince has received since he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to study and observe politics. If he fails , In the future, there will be no place to stand before the emperor, so he can only do it well, and must not mess it up.

But if he wants to do it well, he must find out the real evidence that Liu Zhun and others are greedy for ink. In this way, he will inevitably offend Liu Zhun and others, as well as the government of An Guo and even Empress Xu and the eldest prince behind him. His life is about to be threatened, so how can he let it go with the third prince?When two tigers fight, there is bound to be an injury, and no matter who is injured in the end and who wins, it will only be the emperor and the fourth prince who will benefit. That's why the old man said that the third prince was pushed out by the emperor this time. Make a target.

(End of this chapter)