Lu Qian did not expect that talking to himself in a state of surprise would give him something to use against him. Knitting his brows, he said, "I don't know about this matter, but sooner or later I will definitely investigate it and get to the bottom of it. Prince Fu, to be honest, I am doing this for your sake. Do you know the background of that so-called adopted son of yours? 'He was originally a young master of a rich family' is indeed not wrong. But there are tens of thousands of rich families, do you know which one he is? "
Prince Fu shook his head. Lu Qian smiled in satisfaction. "That's right," he said. "You don't know, let me tell you. Six years ago he was the Chen family's young master, the richest man in the capital, Chen Weishang. Do you know about the Chen family? It was the Chen family whose daughter was framed and thrown into prison. When they were paraded through the streets, they gathered their servants and made a scene in front of everybody. Back then, the whole street was in an uproar because of that incident. Later on, Chen Weishang bribed his connections and entered the Palace alone, wanting to ask the Emperor for an explanation. The mastermind behind the scenes was afraid of trouble, so he killed him. To prevent the Chen family from being unforgiving, he simply sent people to exterminate the Chen family. Do you know what 'exterminating the whole family' means? It's a family of several dozen people, all of them killed, not even a chicken or a dog was spared. This mastermind was also quite evil, he knew that this matter could not be done openly. The Qing army massacred the common people for no reason, which would be detrimental to their peace of mind. Therefore, he thought of a way to use the Devil Cult's name to kill people to silence them, trying to shift the blame to the Devil Cult. In any case, they have committed enough crimes, one more crime would not make a difference, one less crime would not make a difference. But the truth can't be concealed in paper. These dirty methods of framing and framing were eventually exposed by others … "
Prince Fu's face was smiling from beginning to end. After listening to Lu Qian for half a day, he finally said, "Lu Daren, are you telling a story? It's really nice to hear, it's really vivid and vivid. If you change your profession to this family, you won't be unable to eat. When the time comes, do you want to find a group of people to support you every day? "
Lu Qian cursed 'old fox' a few times in his heart before he said, "Prince Fu, your life is not worthy of being talked about like this. If I tell you now … "
Li Yijie thought that everybody in the Palace was astute and astute, if Prince Fu found out about Cheng Jiahua's real identity, if he wanted to render meritorious service and seize the opportunity to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, it would be very bad for Jiahua. With his meager martial arts and intelligence, there was almost no way he could resist. Although he had deviated from the righteous path and his words and actions were contemptible, if he lost his life because of venting his anger, he would still feel guilty in his heart.
Even if he wanted to teach him a lesson, he should not have used Prince Fu's hands. Hastily he interrupted, "Don't say anymore. Since Prince Fu says he is not, perhaps we really have the wrong person. It's not good to make things awkward. Let's apologize to His Highness and disperse. "
Lu Qian fiercely shook off his hand and said, "What do you mean 'forget it'? Do you think I mistook you for someone else? Weren't you the one who promised me that you'd do it? Don't tell me you have also become a fence-sitter? " Turning toward Prince Fu, he said, "His Highness, let me tell you, that Cheng Jiahua, that is, your precious good son, Shangguan Yaohua, is the only orphan of the Chen Family. Regarding his family's matter, everybody has passed it on, he has more or less heard about it. He knows that the target of his revenge is the Imperial Court. This time he became your adopted son precisely because he wanted to sneak into the Imperial Palace and wait for an opportunity to take revenge. As for the consequences, there were only two possibilities. First, he started with you. While you were muddle-headed, you did not know how your good son cut open your belly. Second, he still has a conscience, he let you go and went straight to assassinate the Emperor. It does not matter whether the Emperor is in good or bad, this assassin was, after all, lured into the Palace by you. Furthermore, you have always had a high position and authority, your meritorious service surpasses the Emperor's. Without any twists and turns, you can be charged with the crime of conspiring against the law, and be punished severely according to the Great Qing's law. Also, you know that this little bastard does not have a conscience, perhaps when he is about to die, he will drag someone down with him. You might as well say that it was you who ordered him to do this. At that time, even if you did not want to rebel, you would still want to rebel. Prince Fu, if you still let this adopted son stay by your side, then in the near future, all the hypotheses I am talking about will become true. His Highness is a man of great wealth and great nobility, your future is bright, is it really necessary for you to take this risk for him? "
Listening to Lu Qian's long speech, Prince Fu's heart would have trembled in fear if he were an ordinary person, but his expression did not change. He smiled and said, "Lu Daren's advice, in this Prince's view, is nothing more than exaggeration to scare me. What was Yao Hua's previous status, this Prince does not want to investigate. As long as he is wholeheartedly loyal to me, that is all. "
With a cold laugh Lu Qian said, "Oh, is that so? Then please tell me, how did your son lose an arm? " Prince Fu said, "There are many people with disabilities in the world, losing an arm or a leg is not strange at all. Don't tell me you want to interrogate them one by one?"
Lu Qian could tell that Prince Fu obviously had the intention to cover for him; no matter how much he said, he would only give him a few words to evade the question. Without any choice, he cupped his fists and said, "Prince Fu is truly generous and magnanimous, your bearing surpasses others. Lowly official is ashamed of my inferiority, I apologize for delaying His Highness' time.
Prince Fu laughed and said, "No matter, listening to Lu Daren's sincere words, I can tell that you are sincerely thinking for the Great Qing's welfare and are loyal to your master. Although you are wrong, you cannot say that you have committed a major crime. But in the future, before you speak, you must talk about evidence. "
With a cold laugh Lu Qian said, "Isn't it just that you can eat a mouthful of rice, but can't speak irresponsibly? Lowly official will remember His Highness's warning. Respectfully send His Highness off. "Prince Fu nodded his head and called his servants to leave.
Lu Qian's anger had not subsided; waiting until His Highness' back was out of sight, he said, "You want to talk about evidence? You are a good Wangye, yet you want to impersonate Bao Qingtian? Very well, then I will find some evidence for him. Just looking at his arrogant appearance just now, I am angry. When the evidence is conclusive, I want to see how he is going to deny it on behalf of that kid. "
Li Yijie said with a wry smile, "If he were to hear a few words from you, he would immediately fly into a rage and capture his son right in front of you and torture him for a confession. Wouldn't that be too humiliating for him? But I think even if he does not mention it on the surface, he will definitely put in a lot of effort to investigate clearly. This time Cheng Jiahua is in danger; who told him to play with fire? After a long time, he will fall. It's just a pity … Xueer's friendship with him is not bad. When I find her, what should I do … "
"Don't worry," Lu Qian said, "I won't let him die. After all, he has worshiped me as his Shifu twice. If he wants to kill my disciple, other than myself, nobody can touch him. I just want him to lose his Xiao Wangye position, so that afterwards he can return to my side and serve me wholeheartedly. "
"You have a way to protect him?" Li Yijie asked. "Humph," Lu Qian said coldly, "Isn't that nonsense? In the future I will topple the Great Qing, do you think I can't even save my own disciple? But this kid is really asking for a beating. Next time I see him, if I don't beat him until he is looking for his teeth on the ground, I will write my name backwards! "
With a bitter laugh Li Yijie said, "It seems like you are quite conscientious toward this disciple. But right now he is still a Xiao Wangye; your status is different from his. If you rashly make a move, you will offend your superior; be careful not to invite disaster upon yourself. "Lu Qian said," You don't need to worry about this. Compared to me, you'd better keep an eye on the Lord Baylor Ling; don't let him learn from my disciple in the end. "
Li Yijie muttered to himself, "Xuan Shuang, huh … Although this child is a bit mischievous, in terms of moral conduct, there shouldn't be any major flaw. But you are right, I really should discipline him well. He is the future His Highness the Crown Prince. If I don't train him early, when he becomes the Emperor in the future, he will bring disaster to the country and the people. "
Lu Qian let out a cold laugh twice and said, "I say, Brother Li, it seems like you still don't understand the situation clearly. Originally I didn't want to talk about this matter, but now I'll just give you a reminder. " Looking around to see that nobody was around, he lowered his voice and said, "You don't really think that Young Master Ling can become the Crown Prince, do you?"
Li Yijie was startled. "What …" he said, "Who said he can't? His Majesty and the Noble Consort Yun have long made an agreement. It's an iron-clad matter. Now we just need to wait for him to announce it to the world. What other unforeseen event could there be? "
Lu Qian sighed and said, "If a person is simple-minded and sees the problem superficially, sometimes it's really not bad. Ah, an iron-clad matter. Now even the nail has been pulled out. Let me tell you, since His Majesty has made an agreement early on, no matter how busy he is with the country's affairs, could it be that he can't even find the time to draft this imperial edict? This was clearly an extremely unwise excuse. Think about it, how many years has he made an agreement? The Xuan Shuang has always considered himself the 'future Crown Prince', but why can't he get rid of the 'future' part of this title? It's not that I'm talkative, but you should be on guard in your heart first. This matter, ah, is most likely going to fail. When His Majesty suddenly issues an imperial edict and makes another brother the Crown Prince, you will know how serious it is. In my opinion, whether you have a problem or not, you should first let the Xuan Shuang know a little bit about it. Otherwise, if things happen suddenly, he won't even have time to cry. If you make a ruckus in the Palace Hall in front of everybody, your crime will be even greater. "
Just now Li Yijie heard Lu Qian intimidating Prince Fu, because he knew the whole story, naturally he understood that Lu Qian was exaggerating, so he did not believe him. This time he thought Lu Qian was playing the same old trick again; with a bitter laugh he said, "Lu Xian Xiong, I said that you like to talk alarmist to scare people, apparently you are not wrong. You are chasing the wind and catching a shadow, yet you are using it to scare people. How can the Xuan Shuang not be the Crown Prince? Other than him, who else is more suitable? His talent is outstanding, he has always been appreciated by His Majesty and various princes, dukes, and aristocrats. What's wrong with him? "
"There's nothing wrong with him," Lu Qian said, "He's just too good, that's why it's troublesome." He wanted to explain to Li Yijie the complexity of this power struggle, which was extremely difficult, but he did not have the patience to do so.
"The Xuan Shuang is indeed very promising, but his only shortcoming, which is also the one thing that he did not consider, is that in front of His Majesty, he is too flamboyant and capricious, he does not know how to restrain his edge at all. He pretends to be well-behaved and obedient, which has indeed entered deep into the hearts of the people, but in front of His Majesty, he pays too much attention to showing off, pulling the limelight for himself, which indeed can achieve His Majesty's appreciation. But the Emperor's mind is profound and hard to fathom, who does not want to be a famous ruler throughout the ages, to be praised by the later generations? The best achievement is above the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. There is no precedent before, no successor after. However, if the predecessors can surpass them, how can the later generations guard against them? The only thing they can do is to suppress their own son first. Although father and son are close, as the Son of Heaven, who would be willing to let his own son easily snatch away his illustrious name? Among the younger generation, the one with the most outstanding ability and wisdom would often be favored by the Emperor, but he would never be bestowed the title of Crown Prince. If he wanted to find someone, he would have to find someone with some ability, but below him. It was no wonder, if the new Emperor was too incompetent and could not defend the country, he would also become a laughingstock. But what's the use of being favored but powerless as a Prince? Once Father Emperor passes away, the brother who succeeds the throne will inevitably be jealous of his amazing talent and will certainly use some means to harm him. It would be best to get rid of him as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he is not capable enough, what will he do if the throne that he obtained with great difficulty is snatched away by him? Therefore, I am afraid this is the only way to Xuan Shuang. At this time, if I want to 'fade into the crowd' again, I will only attract more hatred. Right now, His Majesty is concerned about the Noble Consort Yun, so he is not willing to make it clear, but the situation will change sooner or later. Unless he usurps power first … "
While he was thinking left and right, an official suddenly walked toward him. When he took a closer look, wasn't it Tang Yuancheng? He walked in front of Li Yijie and said, "Li Dage, Xiaodi has a few words to talk to you. Can I have a moment of your time? "
As soon as Li Yijie thought about how Tang Yuancheng did not give him face at the banquet and pretended to use kind words to ridicule him, his heart was not in a good mood. He humphed coldly and said, "There's no need, right? Tang Shaoshi is very proud of his official career, why do you still want to look for me? People who walk different paths cannot make plans together. You are the Crown Prince's Shaoshi conferred by His Majesty, but I am the leader of a group of uncivilized heroes. You and I are different in civil and military affairs, our political views are different, there is no need for us to waste each other's time talking about trivial matters that do not match the ox's head and the horse's mouth, right? "
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