Lu Yunchong was born in the Lu family, a declining family in Suzhou and Hangzhou. He was smart at a young age and became a scholar at the age of thirteen. Together with his elder brother Lu Yunji, he was known as the two outstanding figures in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
These two brothers are the hope of this generation of the Lu family. The family has put all its resources on them, just waiting for them to become officials and lead the Lu family to glory again.
Carrying the expectations of the entire family, the two brothers never dared to slack off and devoted themselves to learning.
When the eldest brother was eighteen years old, he obtained the title of Juren and went to Beijing to take the spring examination. With his knowledge, he would definitely be on the list.
He was only fifteen years old at the time and was waiting for the good news of his eldest brother in Suhang. Unexpectedly, what he was waiting for was the sad news of his eldest brother's death.
The entire Lu family was stunned by this sudden news. My father, who was already seriously ill, was devastated and passed away that night.
Before he passed away, his father held his hand and kept calling him, "Erlang, Erlang, go to Shangjing. Bring your eldest brother back immediately. Don't ask for anything else..."
Lu Yunchong knew at that time that there must be something fishy about his eldest brother's death. His father was afraid that he would inquire about it, or that he would impulsively offend the powerful and involve himself, which would also bring disaster to the Lu family.
He lost his eldest brother and father one after another overnight, suffering the most fatal blow in more than ten years, but he had to go to Beijing to deal with his eldest brother's funeral.
But he didn't listen to his father's words. He still went to inquire about his eldest brother, and then he learned that his eldest brother's death was related to Nangong Jue, the Nine Prince.
At that time, the prince and the nine princes both fell in love with Lu Ziyan, the daughter of the governor of southern Fujian who was transferred to Beijing. They were jealous of Lu Ziyan and fought on the cruise ship.
Lu Ziyan looked at the prince and the nine kings who were fighting for her, and stamped her feet anxiously.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Nine Kings, it is Zi Yan's great fortune that Zi Yan can win your favor at the same time. However, Zi Yan cannot afford to bear the blame for her beautiful appearance. Please stop focusing on Zi Yan."
Lu Ziyan cried, "My mother has already arranged a marriage for Zi Yan. The other party is a graduate who went to Beijing to take the exam. I think he will be able to pass high school this time..."
It just so happened that that day, my eldest brother was also on a boat cruise with a few friends.
Nangong Jue was angered by Lu Ziyan's words and immediately asked who the move was.
Lu Ziyan pointed at her brother standing on the bow of the boat.
So before the eldest brother could react, he was kicked off the boat by Nangong Jue.
It was early spring weather, the river water had not yet warmed up, and it was freezing to the bone. The eldest brother had been weak since he was a child, so he was fished out and held on for three days before he died.
The daughter of the Lu family was as beautiful as a flower and attracted the wrath of the prince and the nine kings. She was talked about in the public. Who still remembers the Suhang child who came to Beijing to take the exam with the expectations of her whole family, but was innocently involved and died?
He took his eldest brother's body to Dali Temple to beat drums and redress his grievances. Instead, he was lectured by the minister of Dali Temple and threatened openly and covertly. If he held on to his eldest brother's life again, he would be careful not to harm the entire family.
The person who wants his death is the emperor's son, who dares to make the decision for him? If he continues to entangle himself, not only himself, but the entire Lu family will be implicated by him.
If he wants to seek justice for his brother, he can only stand on a high ground.
He hid his hatred in his heart and helped his spirit return to his hometown.
From that moment on, he was no longer the Erlang of the Lu family.
He immersed himself in studying hard, cultivated his power, and stayed dormant. Three years later, he was named on the gold medal list and became the new star of the new science.
That day, hairpins were paraded through the streets and the spring breeze was triumphant, but all he could think about was that he was one step closer to his goal of revenge.
No one knows how long he has been planning to take revenge on Lu Ziyan and Nangong Jue. I am afraid that even Mr. Lu never thought until his death that the person who planned the downfall of the Lu family was a small Hanlin editor who was silent in the Hanlin Academy.
In Lu Yunchong's view, Lu Ziyan was the one who deserved death besides Nangong Jue.
She was vain, and because she was jealous to see men competing for her, she used her eldest brother as a raft in order to cling to the powerful, and she killed his eldest brother.
It's just that Lu Ziyan was so lucky that she planned a way out for herself and married the prince before the Lu family fell.
The prince is not innocent either.
So he continued to plan carefully step by step, and all his plans were aimed at the prince's palace. When the emperor was seriously ill, he made the prince think that the emperor had made a will to depose the prince and establish nine kings.
The prince couldn't keep his temper and led his troops to force the palace to rebel. This would inevitably hurt both Nangong Jue and Nangong Jue.
Originally this was a good plan to kill two birds with one stone, but I don't know why it had no effect on Nangong Jue.
He seemed to have a special aura around him, and even God helped him. In the end, he and the later Emperor Kang joined forces to kill the prince.
Emperor Kang ascended the throne with great support, and the nine kings were in great power, and he had the power of following the dragon.
Lu Yunchong also kept a low profile and began to study hard, waiting for the opportunity to be promoted and to completely overthrow Nangong Jue.
He had only heard a few rumors about the ninth princess that Nangong Jue later married.
It is said that she is the daughter of the late General Gu, and she was given the marriage gift by the Nine Kings, but it seems that she is not valued by the Nine Kings.
Otherwise, Gu Mo must also be part of his plan to take revenge on Nangong Jue.
Until one day, Emperor Kang sent him to inquire about history, but the military commander came to report that the Nine Kings and the Princess had a conflict, and the Nine Princess stripped the Nine Kings naked and hung them on the city wall.
The emperor had a headache and didn't know what to think, so he asked him to take people to Zhuangzi to send Gu Mo into the palace.
He went for a trip and told the emperor when he returned that he had not seen Gu Mo, but in fact, he had.
At that time, Gu Mo passed him on horseback. She was dressed in red, carrying a red tassel gun on her shoulder, and chewing on candied haws in her mouth, like a female bandit who had just returned from robbery.
Until he returned to the palace, Gu Mo's overly arrogant eyebrows kept beating in his heart.
He began to pay close attention to Gu Mo's news frequently and began to inquire about border developments.
When he walked to the street and heard someone mention a few words about her, he couldn't help but stop and listen carefully, for fear that he would miss something.
He didn't know why. Since his eldest brother passed away, there were very few people who could attract his attention.
Until that day when Gu Jiajun returned home in triumph, he went to a private room that had been booked by a distinguished disciple.
The location of the private room was really good, allowing him to see Gu Mo clearly.
She was riding on horseback, her red dress dazzling, and what made people unable to take their eyes away was her bright face, which was a little too showy, but made people couldn't help but beat wildly.
At a certain moment, Lu Yunchong felt that she seemed to see him, and then smiled at him.
At that moment, his heart felt like a bird was pecking at him.
His father always said that he was so smart that he was almost a monster. Of the two brothers, he was the most worried about him, fearing that he would use his intelligence to act unscrupulously, so they kept restraining him.
He also always knew that he was smart, so at that moment he knew clearly what he was thinking about Gu Mo.
