Lu Junzhong looked slightly calm, caressed the goat's beard, pondered for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "Dongshan, do you think the saint's dragon body is ill?"

"I just thought there was such a possibility." Zhu Dongshan whispered: "Bu Tang, I know several famous doctors, and I have also thought about getting some life-prolonging medicine for Bu Tang...!"

Lu Junzhong smiled and said, "Do you still have such intention?"

"If the saint is really immortal, the ministry can also prolong his life, so he can be loyal to the saint and run errands." Zhu Dongshan said: "But my subordinates heard that some medicines should not be taken indiscriminately. The Taoist priests made elixirs and presented them to the palace, but

It’s really hard to say whether those elixirs can really prolong life.” He lowered his voice and said, “If taking elixirs can really lead to immortality, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present, the emperors of all dynasties have not seen many people survive.

If you are over a hundred years old, let alone live as long as heaven and earth."

Lu Junzhong raised a finger to his mouth and whispered: "It's okay for me to say this, but you must not say a word to others. The saint worships Taoism and believes deeply in the art of immortality. What you said

If the saint knows about it, his head will not be saved."

"I understand." Zhu Dongshan sighed: "But the saint is so wise, how can he believe in something like this that has never happened? Those Taoist priests have been refining elixirs all year round, and the saint has taken a lot of them. Those elixirs...!

"After a pause, he hesitated, and finally said: "Do those pills hurt the dragon's body?"

Lu Junzhong was deep in thought and said nothing.

"The safety of the saint in the ministry will naturally affect the rise and fall of the Xiahou family." Zhu Dongshan leaned next to Lu Junzhong and said softly: "But our punishment department also has to rely on the support of the saint. The various ministries and yamen have always been afraid of our punishment department.

Ruhu, we are loyal to the saint, but we have also made many enemies. Others are fine, but if the princess takes power, our situation will be...!"

Lu Junzhong's body trembled, he realized something, and asked hurriedly: "Dongshan, if the saint is really ill, who... do you think can inherit the throne?"

"The late emperor only left two princesses." Zhu Dongshan's eyes twitched slightly: "The late emperor's only brother, Prince Qing, has long been gone. Back then, the saint even instructed us to cleanse the Li family." He leaned into Lu Junzhong's ear and said:

"If the saint really has some shortcomings, and no crown prince has been established, then Princess Sheyue can only inherit the throne. People in the world only recognize the Li family as the orthodox of the Tang Dynasty. With the saint first, Princess Sheyue, even if she is a woman,

It will also allow the people of the world to accept her as emperor."

Lu Junzhong's small eyes showed a sharp look, he clenched his fists and said, "If She Yue really sits on that chair, we will be in great trouble."

Although it was the saint who instructed the Ministry of Punishment to kill the Li royal family, Lu Junzhong took the lead and his hands were stained with the blood of the royal family. For this reason, he was favored by the saint and promoted to a noble rank. However, he also forged a bloody feud with the Li royal family.

She Yue is a bloodline of the Li royal family. Once he takes power, the first blow will definitely be to the criminal department that massacred the Li royal family. Lu Junzhong and Zhu Dongshan will definitely die without burial.

"If the saint is just practicing seclusion, it would be the best choice for us to stay out of it at this time." Zhu Dongshan's eyebrows showed worry: "But if the saint is really ill, the palace is now occupied by Princess Sheyue.

In the control department, we can’t just turn a blind eye.”

"Do you think She Yue has taken control of the palace?"

Zhu Dongshan sighed: "The incident at the Forbidden Gate is unbelievable. Although it may be that the eunuchs took this opportunity to establish their authority and make the courtiers fearful, it is unbelievable no matter how you think about it, a group of eunuchs beating a group of important court officials.

"After a pause, he continued: "My subordinates have been thinking about it for a long time, and suddenly they thought, were those eunuchs ordered by Princess Sheyue to do this deliberately? You think about it, Minister, the princess and the Prime Minister have been fighting openly and secretly for ten years, both sides can do it.

It was said that fire and water were incompatible. This time, the Prime Minister took a group of ministers to invite the saint to court. Most of those officials were from the Prime Minister. The princess was angry and ordered the eunuchs to drive away the Prime Minister's people with sticks. This was the princess' intention.

Can this be explained to teach the Xiahou family a lesson?"

"Dongshan, what you said makes sense." Lu Junzhong's expression became solemn and he said: "If She Yue really controls the inner palace, if something happens to the saint, she will have the upper hand, and an edict to pass the throne will be enough to make her right.

to inherit the throne."

Zhu Dongshan nodded and said: "That's right. When the late emperor was seriously ill, the saint personally stayed by the late emperor's side to take care of him. When the late emperor died, the saint took the throne by virtue of the late emperor's edict. Now Princess Sheyue follows the saint's example and follows the example of the Xiahou

It is very possible to recapture that chair from our hands."

"Could it be...that the Great Heavenly Master and the old manager just watched She Yue come to power?" Lu Junzhong frowned and said, "The Great Heavenly Master and the old manager are both closely related to the Xiahou family. Could it be that in times of crisis, they would

Choose to abandon the Xiahou family and support She Yue?"

"Although the old manager of the department has a relationship with the Xiahou family, the so-called relationship is only with the saint. He is only loyal to the saint and does not care about the Xiahou family." Zhu Dongshan said slowly: "Although the Great Heavenly Master was with the Xiahou family back then,

The Xiahou family has a long history, but the Yuan family has been favored by the emperor for generations, and the late emperor was very kind to the Great Heavenly Master. If the Great Heavenly Master is really asked to make a choice, he may not choose the Xiahou family."

Lu Junzhong nodded repeatedly: "It makes sense, it makes sense." After thinking for a while, he said: "Dongshan, do you think we should advance and retreat together with the Prime Minister now?"

"If the princess controls the inner palace and she wants to inherit the throne, we can only choose to stand with the Prime Minister." Zhu Dongshan's expression also became serious, and he whispered: "If the princess ascends the throne, the Xiahou family and the Ministry of Justice will

We will all face a disaster, so we can only join forces to prevent the princess from sitting on that chair." After a pause, he continued: "But the biggest trouble right now is that we don't know what the situation is in the palace. If the saint

We are just in seclusion, but we are walking together with the state minister. If the saint knows about it, it will be very detrimental to us."

The Ministry of Punishment has been entrusted with important tasks by the saint for many years. In addition to the fact that Lu Junzhong and his gang are ruthless and ruthless, the most important reason is also because the Ministry of Punishment has always been just a dog of the saint and never got close to other forces in the court. In the Manchu Dynasty,

In the eyes of Wen and Wu, it was a gloomy but isolated yamen.

Saints naturally appreciate lonely ministers like Lu Junzhong, and Lu Junzhong and Zhu Dongshan also know in their hearts that once the Ministry of Justice is mixed with other forces in the court, or even involved in party disputes in the court, the special status of the Ministry of Justice in the hearts of saints will plummet.

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"It makes sense." Lu Junzhong said: "The most urgent task is to find out what happened in the palace." Fu Xu said: "We also know several eunuchs in charge of the palace, but... now in the imperial city

Blockade, without the will of the saint, there is no way to enter the palace, and we can't see those people...!"

Zhu Dongshan chuckled and said: "The ministry is wrong. There are tens of thousands of eunuchs and maids in the palace. Although the Dragon Scale Guards have blocked the imperial city, it is impossible to keep an eye on all the eunuchs. In fact, they have to contact the palace.

It’s not that there is no way.”

"Oh?" Lu Junzhong was shocked and whispered: "How do you say it?"

"Jingshi Supervisor!" Zhu Dongshan said: "Have you forgotten that tens of thousands of people in the palace have to eat, drink, and have diarrhea, and those nobles cannot do without the Cleansing Supervisor. The Cleaning Supervisor is the most humble place in the palace, but yet

It is also the most well-informed place. My subordinates have always felt that although General Manager Wei is the chief eunuch in the palace, there are some things that the eunuch in charge of the Clean Affairs Supervisor knows, but General Manager Wei may not know."

Lu Junzhong understood and said with a smile: "Dongshan, you are indeed very smart. I didn't expect to be a clean supervisor."

"To be fair, I have a personal relationship with Director Lu, the Supervisor of Clean Affairs, and I have given him a lot of benefits. Not many people know about this." Zhu Dongshan said: "I just want to be wary of news in the palace one day.

If it doesn't work, you can use Mr. Lu...!" Seeing Lu Junzhong's small eyes staring at him, he felt so scared that he didn't dare to say the next words.

"Have you been inquiring about news in the palace?" Lu Junzhong asked.

Zhu Dongshan had cold sweat on his forehead, lowered his head and said: "Budang, subordinate...!"

"Dongshan, Dongshan...!" Lu Junzhong sighed: "I really didn't misjudge you. You prepared for a rainy day, which really surprised me."

Zhu Dongshan was startled, and when he saw that Lu Junzhong's expression became gentle, he breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Bu Tang, my relationship with Director Lu is very secretive. No one knows about it. This time the imperial city is blocked, so do my subordinates.

Dare to make an independent decision and go to him to inquire about matters in the palace. However, now that things have happened, my subordinates feel that they must find out what happened in the palace. If the minister thinks it is okay, I will send someone to contact him. Supervisor Jingshi every day

Open the door at midnight, and then have someone bring a letter to the palace to give to Manager Lu, and he can try his best to help us figure out the situation."

"Letter?" Lu Junzhong tensed up.

"Don't worry, the Secretary. The letter is not signed, and the handwriting is not written by a subordinate." Zhu Dongshan naturally knew Lu Junzhong's worries, and whispered: "I have a secret agreement with Manager Lu. Others cannot see the origin of the letter.

But he can see the mark and knows that I sent someone in. Even if the matter is exposed, there will be no evidence found on his subordinates, let alone the Ministry of Punishment."

Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "That's very good. Dongshan, I will leave this matter to you. If the saint is ill or in danger, we will go to the Prime Minister and advance and retreat with the Xiahou family. Otherwise, we will stay out of the matter and must not get involved.
Chapter completed!