The princess talked about ancient times, and Mu Anzhi even thought that if he had known his aunt earlier, he probably would not have wasted his feelings on Emperor Mu Xuan.
Fortunately, he no longer cares.
But now it is clearer what the cause and effect of what happened back then were?
The princess has always been sharp-tongued, and she is not a scheming person, so everything is very happy. The princess also praised Mu An, "Seeing how well you treat An Li, I know you are a big-hearted person, and you will definitely succeed in the future."
Big weapon."
Nowadays, Mu Anzhi is not modest. He said, "One day I will be successful, what will my aunt wish me to do?"
"Of course there is. If you say that incompetence is a crime, of course my brother deserves to die. But if you say that he conspired to rebel, it is definitely not possible. He has no ability. Your Highness, in the future, please re-examine the Liu family case." The princess looked on.
Extremely solemn, "Life and death are destiny. The Liu family has been a high-ranking official for many years. However, his skills are not as good as others, and he is plotted by others. It is because of his incompetence. I am not unfair at all. It's just that when I turn over, I have to give justice to the family."
Mu Anzhi nodded, "It's natural." After Mu Anzhi became emperor, he couldn't let his mother-in-law carry the reputation of rebellion. If this reputation was true, even the Liu family's old enemy, Mr. Lin, said that the Liu family's case was really unjust.
What's more, his nominal uncle doesn't sound like he's capable of rebellion.
Yes, doesn’t it take skill to commit rebellion?
At least this is what Mu Anzhi is doing now.
His uncle probably didn't even have one-tenth of his talent.
Mu Anzhi is very considerate of Aunt Liu's feelings. There are very few people he can consider as his relatives, and Aunt Liu can be counted as half of them. Mu Anzhi said, "In the future, if Auntie decides who is better, she will adopt a son to the Liu family.
It can also continue the incense of the ancestral hall.”
The princess felt sad, "That's fine."
Talking about the events of the Liu family back then, Mu Anzhi said, "I see that my aunt was very close to Marquis Lu. I think the relationship between the family and Marquis Rui was also good back then. But why is there still something about the Lu family sending a daughter to the palace?"
The princess didn't seem to be deceived by good words. The princess actually glanced around. In fact, the people in the room had already left the courtyard, so it couldn't be safer. Mu Anzhi also realized that what the princess was going to say must be
It was an extremely confidential matter, and her heart was slightly raised. The princess asked Mu Anzhi to sit closer, and Mu Anzhi sat almost next to the princess. The princess asked him first, "Do you know anything?"
"To be honest with my aunt, I received a considerable amount of business money from Ruihou before the feudal lordship, as well as a posthumous letter from him, saying that he was sorry for me and asked me to accept it if I had any ambition. If I didn't, there was no need.
Don't worry, just send the person who sent the letter back." Mu Anzhi believed that although he and the princess were not familiar with each other in the past, they had common interests.
"As expected." The princess and Mu An said, "Lu Guogong has always been sinister. I see that you treat Lu Hou very seriously. I think you also treat Lu Guogong and Ruihou differently. Back then, Lu Boxin made unparalleled achievements in the northwest. He
At that time, he had led his troops into the palace. The commander of Northern Xinjiang, despite being surrounded by tight guards, was assassinated and died. It is said that he only said one sentence before his death, 'I am really in too much pain', and then passed away."
"Lu Boxin is not one of those dudes who was raised in glory. He was known for his bravery back then. When he said that, he didn't mean that the wound hurt. He meant that the person who assassinated him caused him unbearable pain. Do you think that the person behind the scenes was instigating this?
Who is responsible?" The coldness between the princess's brows and eyes was almost frosty.
"Is it really Lu Guogong who did it?" Mu Anzhi had such doubts in the past, but he didn't want to believe it. "But at that time, I heard that the imperial edict to Duke Lu Boxin from the imperial capital had been written. How could the Lu family be like this?
Don’t you want to cut off your arms?”
"Because Lu Boxin has always been very caring about you mother and son. When your mother was pregnant, I was trapped in Prince Jin's Mansion, and the Liu family was defeated, it was he who protected you. If he was just pretending and just watching with cold eyes, your mother might not be able to give birth to you smoothly.
Later, when you returned to the palace, it was also the book he had written that helped you a lot. None of this is false, and none of these were done for the benefit of the Lu family. Looking at what he did, you can tell that this person has a good heart.
What does it look like? He is indeed thinking about his old relationship. However, he can't see that Lu Guogong is so cruel. They are not ordinary brothers. I heard that it was not easy when they were young and they supported each other as they grew up. Wealth and wealth are just in sight, so they can't control their temper.
Kill the eldest brother. Now he still dares to appoint Lu's son as his heir. If the Lu family is in trouble in the future, he will know what real rebellion is."
The princess said sarcastically.
Even Mu Anzhi felt his hands and feet go cold when he heard that. Yes, as the princess said, it is not uncommon for brothers to kill each other. What is rare is that the Lu brothers have been raised like this, and Lu Guogong can actually commit such a murderous act.
All brothers are like this, but the Prince of the East Palace is just his nephew and uncle. In Lu Guogong's eyes, he probably doesn't have any blood ties.
"It's a pity that Your Majesty doesn't know about this, otherwise the Duke of Lu's mansion would look good," Mu An said.
"He will suffer the consequences sooner or later." The princess said, "My father also had some old family generals, and later they all returned to the northwest. Most of them had no official positions, but they were people who had been here for several generations. I will give you the list. Qin
If you want to investigate the matter discussed in detail, ask them and you will get more clues."
The list was placed in a wooden box. The ink was still fresh, but it had been written a long time ago. It could be seen that the princess had been waiting for him to pick it up. Mu Anzhi was a little ashamed. The princess smiled when she saw this and said, "If you see it,
I just want to be affectionate and warm, but I don’t dare to give it to you. That’s fine. For the sake of superiority, don’t trust people easily, but you can’t distrust them either.”
"There are still some things that I can't figure out for the moment." The princess said.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Mu Anzhi asked.
"This is a private matter of mine. Your Highness will not know about it for the time being."
"I didn't know." A faint smile appeared between Mu Anzhi's eyebrows. It was a natural smile that came from the heart. "Auntie has no other instructions, so I'll go first."
The princess stood up to see her off, but Mu Anzhi quickly stopped her and went out on his own.
It was almost evening, and the purple-blue and fiery red sunset in the western sky was like a burning fire. When Mu Anzhi returned to his room, he saw Muxiang sister Axiu and his old friend Pei Ruyu were there. Axiu raised her voice when she saw Mu Anzhi.
The son shouted, "Father-in-law~" He swung his little foot and kicked the ball in front of Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi intercepted the ball with a smile, went over to pick up Axiu, threw it twice, and kissed twice, "Axiu, do you miss your father-in-law?"
"
Axiu's body was itchy, and she laughed as soon as she kissed him. This child was also born with a good voice, "I want to~"
Pei Ruyu lost her temper and immediately said to Li Yuhua, "Your Majesty, this baby will definitely be the heir, don't listen to your highness's nonsense."
Li Yuhua smiled, "Maybe we are twins like Aunt Hongmei. If we have a son and a daughter, I will promise to be Axiu's wife."
"That would be better." No matter what, the heir must be born first.
Li Yuhua saw Axiu's chubby arms around Mu Anzhi's neck and smiled, "Axiu has been waiting for his father-in-law." Sister Liu Muxiang and her family said, "Let's go after dinner. I have a Shanxi here."
The cook is very good at cooking, especially the steamed pickled cabbage buns, the pickled pickled radish strips, and the stewed fish in sour soup. Sister Muxiang, please give it a try, I'm sure you won't get enough."
The two families have always been close to each other. Bai Muxiang smiled and said, "I have to try it."
After dinner, Mu Anzhi and Pei Ruyu went to the study to talk, and told Pei Ruyu roughly what the princess told him. Pei Ruyu said, "I'm afraid Qin Yi will agree to what Lady Liu said."
Mu An said, "Qin Yi and Ruihou have deep old grudges, but if Ruihou's death is related to Lu Guogong, Lu Guogong and Qin Yi may have been related."
"It makes sense that you were attacked in Henan at that time." Pei Ruyu's eyes showed a hint of worry, "Lu Guogong and Qin Yi, one of them has been in power for many years, but he has no military power. The other leads the capital with a lot of troops, but has no political power. When
They are truly a match made in heaven." Pei Ruyu slowly looked at Mu Anzhi, "The palace is in danger."
"It seems that His Majesty granted the marriage to stabilize the Qin family." Mu Anzhi leaned over and said, "I do believe that Qin Yi's assassination is true. His Majesty probably really wanted to get rid of him, but he failed. Lu Guogong is always a treacherous person.
Ju Hua, after all, has no military power, so it’s easy to deal with him.”
"It is also possible that it was a show created by Lu Guogong or the Qin family themselves." Pei Ruyu said, "However, it is impossible for Your Majesty to be unwary. We are beyond our reach to deal with matters in the Imperial Capital. We only hope that His Majesty, the Crown Prince, can hold on for a few more years so that we can practice our skills again."
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.”
Pei Ruyu decided to engage in superstitious activities, "For the big festival before the year, Your Highness will lead the ministers to pray for a good life. Don't necessarily ask all the past emperors to bless the capital for another three years of peace."
"Don't worry, let alone three years, they can survive in five years. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are not stupid. No matter how ambitious the Qin surnamed Lu is, the vassal kings from all over the country are here, and the Duke of Yao Nan'an is stationed outside. Who among them dares to usurp the throne?
"Soldiers and horses from all over the country must be loyal to the king." Mu Anzhi said ruthlessly, "If you are not afraid that they will rebel, just be afraid that they will not rebel! Let them fight first. If they fight happily, we can have peace here!"
Pei Ruyu said, "Master Hu, please recruit more people."
"Take your time. Let An Li practice his skills first. After training with a thousand people, then increase it to three thousand or five thousand." Mu Anzhi was still calm.
"I heard that Du Changshi often went to Luhou's house with Tang Mo," Pei Ruyu said, "Du Changshi is really clever. We might as well let him test Luhou by beating the drum first to see if Luhou can train more soldiers and horses.
I mean, after all, Mr. Hu will not be able to lead a large army for a while. Please don’t hide the matter of Qin Yi from Marquis Lu, otherwise you will be disgusted by it."
"Don't worry, I know."
The two of them discussed until the sky was filled with stars. When they left the study, Mu Anzhi suddenly said, "Send a letter to Prime Minister Pei. Just a reminder, and we have done our best."
Pei Ruyu: Who was that cold and ruthless person just now?
Starlight fell like silver, plating a layer of silver on Mu Anzhi. A starry smile appeared in Pei Ruyu's eyes, which made Mu Anzhi feel a little embarrassed. Mu Anzhi explained emphatically, "I'm not here to give you anything."
Prime Minister Pei, please go and ask around. I ignored him when I was in the capital. I mainly felt pity for the people of the capital."
Pei Ruyu bowed slightly and performed the etiquette of the northern Xinjiang grassland tribes. A bright smile escaped from the corner of his lips, and his eyes were as curved as the crescent moon in the sky. "I follow His Highness's orders."