"Yes, Your Highness."
Hearing this, Lu Ting's expression turned solemn, and he respectfully saluted.
Lu Ting did not follow The King of Song back to his residence. Midway, he returned to the official residence that the Imperial Court had arranged for him. After closing the door, the hall was shrouded in darkness, with only a weak light shining through the closed windows. After a few moments of hesitation, Lu Ting finally took out another letter from his bosom.
The King of Song's judgment had not been wrong. Wang Chong had not only written to him, but also to Lu Ting.
'Respectfully from this student, Teacher Lu, to this student, Wang Chong …'
Upon opening the letter, the familiar, crooked handwriting immediately leapt into view.
"These words are still as ugly as ever!"
Looking at this line of words, the tense expression on Lu Ting's face disappeared, and he could not help but chuckle.
"You've already become the Young Marquis, and the Son of Heaven has bestowed words upon you. Can't you spend a little more time practicing these words? If word got out, who would believe that this was a letter from a marquis, and one from Duke Jiu, a virtuous and respected descendant of a virtuous minister of the Tang dynasty? "
Although Lu Ting spoke these words, his heart was filled with warmth. Of all the people that Lu Ting had interacted with, the only person who had been able to maintain a pure and loyal heart, both before and after becoming famous, was Wang Chong. It was said that one's words reflected one's character, and one could see from Wang Chong's words that the current Wang Chong was still the Wang Chong he knew.
Lu Ting opened the letter and read through it once more.
The contents of Wang Chong's letter were very simple. Other than the matter regarding The King of Song, Wang Chong had also mentioned another matter. He hoped that Lu Ting would use his powerful mimicry skills to copy the 'pledge of allegiance' that Fomonlința had written to the prince, imitate Fomonlința's Qixi Protector-General Seal, and then print it with red clay before sending it to the prince.
Only this way would he not alert the enemy and arouse the prince's suspicions, making it impossible for him to advance.
What Wang Chong wanted was for everything to proceed according to their original trajectory. Whether it was Fomonlința or the prince, they would still have a close relationship, but the most crucial pledge of allegiance would be left in the hands of him and The King of Song.
"Haaa, Fomonlința, it would have been fine if you had just been Protector-General, but you actually wanted to help that prince ascend to the throne and change the regime of the Tang dynasty. In the future, you would be able to dictate everything on your own and do something that has never been done before. His Highness The King of Song cannot tolerate you on this point, and neither can the Tang dynasty. More importantly, you shouldn't have angered that person! "
Lu Ting shook his head and sighed. He quickly unfolded a piece of paper and placed it on the table. He took a brush from the brush rack and then took Fomonlința's' pledge of allegiance 'from his bosom and placed it on the table to his right. After a few moments of silence, Lu Ting began to write on the bookshelf with a flourish.
A few moments later, an identical letter appeared on the table. If not for the fact that the ink on the left side was still wet and the scarlet seal of the Protector-General hadn't been added, it would have been impossible to tell the authenticity of these two letters.
After hurriedly writing this letter, Lu Ting didn't linger. He took out a hidden drawer from under the table and took out a 'Protector-General seal' that he had prepared beforehand. After the ink on the second letter had dried a little, he pressed it down.
"This should be about it."
Lu Ting sighed in his heart.
This' Protector-General seal 'was something he had prepared after receiving Wang Chong's letter. Lu Ting's identity as a university student and his relationship with The King of Song allowed him to enter many places, so he knew the jade seals of the Protector-Generals like the back of his hand. The jade seals of the Protector-Generals were extremely unique, and it was impossible to imitate them completely. However, it was still possible to imitate them perfectly.
At the very least, Lu Ting had seen the jade seals of the Protector-Generals before, but that person deep in the palace had never seen them before. Given Lu Ting's abilities, it was easy for him to fool him.
Jiya!
At this moment, the door opened, and a ray of light shone in. In the light, a huge shadow was cast. The old butler had his hands hidden in his sleeves, and with a leisurely expression, he slowly walked over. Even though he was right in front of him, Lu Ting couldn't hear his footsteps, nor could he sense his aura. It was as if he was a ghost that didn't exist.
"How is it? Are you ready? "
The old butler asked in a deep and hoarse voice.
"Mm."
Lu Ting nodded, as if he wasn't surprised by the old butler's appearance at all.
"That's good."
The old butler glanced at the letter on the table in front of Lu Ting and nodded.
"His Highness is an Imperial Prince of the Tang dynasty, a member of the royal family. Don't let him know of this matter. This is probably the reason why that child Wang Chong wrote to you. Leave the rest to me. I will think of a way to find a suitable Hu and hand him over to that prince. "
"Mm."
Lu Ting nodded with a solemn expression.
"The few of us aren't much. What's important is the welfare of the Tang dynasty. As long as it's beneficial to the country and the people, what does it matter even if we are crushed into powder? But as for Chong gongzi … If possible, I hope that he won't interfere in this matter. After all, he's still young, and his future is limitless. "
Forging the seal of the Protector-General wasn't a small matter. If it were to be exposed, one's entire clan would be exterminated. This was also the reason why Lu Ting didn't want The King of Song to know of this matter. In Lu Ting's view, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better. It would be best if even Wang Chong didn't know about it.
"Actually, there are times when even I don't know what that child is doing."
Upon hearing Wang Chong's name, the old butler fell silent.
"But regardless of what he's doing, there's one thing I can be sure of. He knows what he's doing. Moreover, everything he does is for the benefit of the country and the people. This is also why we and The King of Song are willing to sacrifice our lives to help him. As for what you said … although I don't know why he seems so mature and prudent at only sixteen or seventeen, I feel that he must have already foreseen every possible outcome for himself and has long since cast his own life and death aside. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to the southwest alone. "
These last words caused the two men in the hall to fall silent.
Although Wang Chong's journey to the southwest appeared to have been more daunting than dangerous in hindsight. But anyone who had experienced that incident knew that it had been fraught with danger and that death was certain. When Wang Chong had gone to the southwest, many people had already treated him as a dead man.
No one understood why Wang Chong, who could have stayed in the capital as the scion of a clan of ministers and generals, had disregarded everything and risked his life to go to the southwest, placing himself in a place of certain death.
Even now, the events of that time were still shocking to think about.
There seemed to be an enormous and terrifying power hidden in that young body that could make one's soul tremble. It wasn't fear, but deep respect and love. Moreover, it was willing to help him at all costs to do what he wanted to do.
"Right now, I only hope that I can have a little more time, that I can live a little longer, that I can help that young master as long as possible!"
Lu Ting said.
"My thoughts on this point are the same as yours."
The old butler took the letter from the table and quickly left.
Around an hour later, a Hu with a similar black jade seal on his right wrist entered the depths of the palace with that letter.
… …
"Marquis, Lu Ting has sent a letter. Everything has been arranged according to Young Master's instructions."
Several days later, a black messenger pigeon flew over the lofty mountains and rivers, quickly entering Wushang's City of Steel.
"Oh?"
Wang Chong's eyes flashed as he took a small sip and then put down the teacup, a pensive look in his eyes.
"Give me a reply. I've troubled Lord Lu, but there's no need for him to interfere in the future."
With these words, Wang Chong stood up from the table. The capital was moving much faster than he had expected. And if everything went as expected, once Lu Ting did as he had said, the greatly encouraged prince would quickly get carried away and take action. And it wouldn't be long before the Xueyang Palace Incident would also be exposed after that incident.
This could be said to be the greatest event of the Tang dynasty after the Consort Tai Zhen Incident.
"Is it about Fomonlința?"
A voice as pleasant as a silver bell came from the side. Xu Yi-qin, dressed in snow-white clothes and as beautiful as a fairy, lightly chuckled.
"Mm."
Wang Chong smiled and nodded, not hiding anything. With her at his side, Xu Yi-qin was getting more and more involved in his affairs, and her involvement was getting deeper and deeper. In the war of the southwest, if not for her logistics support, Wang Chong would have died long ago. Thus, there were many things that Wang Chong did not hide from her.
"Fomonlința stole your credit and tried to kill you at every turn. In the Regional Commanders Incident, it was because of him that you were imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, so he has no effect on you. Is this because you feel uneasy because of that prince? "
Xu Yi-qin's eyes glimmered as she spoke.
"It seems like I can't hide anything from you."
Wang Chong grunted as he smiled at Xu Yi-qin. Xu Yi-qin was both intelligent and refined, and he truly could not hide anything from her. She had only put down her teacup and taken a few steps away from the round table, but she had already understood the unease in his heart. In his last life, he had never interacted with that prince, nor had he ever participated in the War of the Princes.
Although it was for the sake of the Tang dynasty, Wang Chong still felt uneasy.
"In truth, you should think of it this way. Even without you, this matter would still have happened. There are some things that you can only push a little, but you can't change anything. Each person's fate is decided by themselves. If that prince truly has an upright character, just like your grandfather Duke Jiu or the Left Guanglu Supervising Imperial Censor Doctor Wei during Emperor Taizong's reign, then no matter what anyone does, they won't be able to harm him. In truth, all of this is his own choice. "
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