Jinling, Situ House.
Late at night, it was pouring rain.
It was pitch black in the study, and Lu Kang, who was in the middle of the wind and candle, sat in the dark for two hours, silent, motionless like an old monk, and did not allow anyone to disturb him.
Carefully recalling what happened during this time, until the two brothers Lu Kang and Lu De came back, Lu Kang did not feel that he had done anything wrong.
"But after the two brothers came back, the old man couldn't hold his breath, how could he be confused" After sitting for two hours, Lu Kang finally let out a sigh of regret.
Half a month ago, Lu Wei brought back the news of the death of the Son of Heaven from Jiaozhou, although Lu Kang was very sad, but he did not mess up. first summoned the ministers of Gu Ming to discuss countermeasures, and then sent three ministers, Meng Hui, Di Renjie, and Gu Yong, to Jiaozhou to spy on the truth and investigate the truth of the matter.
During this period of time, Lu Kang behaved as old and conscientious, and sternly rejected Wu Ruyi's attempt to support his son Liu Zhi to ascend the throne, and fulfilled the responsibility of a minister; Regardless of whether Liu Wei's death is true or not, no one in the world can find an excuse to accuse Lu Kang.
It's just that the subsequent development of the situation made Lu Kang a little unexpected, and even chaotic.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, and on the second day of the night banquet held by the six ministers at the Lu family, all kinds of gossips spread in the streets and alleys of Jinling.
It was even captured by Li Tang's scouts, and after passing through a secret spy station set up in the people, the flying pigeon passed the news to the Goryeo Peninsula, which caused Li Shimin to invade Qingzhou on a large scale.
Some people say that the news of the death of the Son of Heaven is fake, but the real fact is that Liu Wei used himself as bait to lure Meng Tian into the shortlist.
Some people say that Liu Wei really fell into Meng Tian's ambush and was shot to death at the foot of Yunkai Mountain, and the front-line generals concealed it in order to appease the army.
Some people also say that Mu Guiying tried to support his son Liu Yu, the king of Lujiang, to succeed to the throne, so he colluded with the front-line generals and promised to be a high-ranking official, and he did not mourn secretly.
For these rumors, Lu Kang can still calm down, because these rumors have nothing to do with him and the Lu family, and they have nothing to do with each other.
But another kind of rumor derived from this made Lu Kang sit on pins and needles and find it difficult to sit still.
It was rumored in the neighborhood that Lu Kang summoned several other ministers to plot to seize power, preparing to abolish the crown prince Liu Qi and canonize Liu Yu, the king of Lujiang, as the emperor. and put Empress Dowager He under house arrest, put He Shen in prison, and did not summon He Shen to the night banquet is the most direct proof.
And this kind of rumor spreads the most fiercely, with a convincing word, a nose and an eye, almost to the point of being false.
"The man is dying, his words are good, the bird is dying, his song is also mourning, the old man has served the emperors of the three dynasties, from a small official in the county to the head of the current hundred officials, the big man treats me Lu Kangen as heavy as a mountain, how can he be in this wind and candle in the last years" Six or seven days ago, Lu Kang trembled in the wind when he first heard this rumor.
Lu Kang attaches the most importance to his reputation in his life, but he didn't expect to get in touch with traitors when he was still breathing, which is unacceptable to Lu Kang's death.
Although the leading figures of the Lu family came to comfort Lu Kang, those who are clean are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid, so why bother paying attention to the gossip in the world, but Lu Kang is angry and does not know the taste of food, and he can't sleep well, and he can't eat or sleep for several days in a row.
Lu Kang stroked his gray beard, and wept at Lu Jun, Lu Jun, Lu Shu, Lu Ji and other people of the Lu family: "If you want to say that the old man has selfish intentions and wants to commit adultery, the only place I hide my selfishness is to make Ruyi the queen mother, and it can be regarded as some modest efforts for Ruyi before my uncle and grandfather died, but if I say that my Lu family wants to abolish the prince and follow the Lu family, it is really a great wrong."
"Throughout the ages, there are not many people like my uncle, and my uncle is open in his heart and doesn't need to pay attention to those gossips."
Wu Ruyi's adoptive father Lu Jun comforted Lu Kangdao.
Lu Kang's eldest son, Lu Jun, also bowed his hand and said: "What my brother said is extremely true, looking at the entire Qianyang Palace, except for Ruyi, who is qualified to be the queen mother, Shangguan Wan'er, a beauty who has never even been a cub, is 108,000 miles away from the queen's position, how can she be the queen mother?"
Wu Ruyi's uncle Lu Shu stroked his beard and said: "Shangguan Wan'er is a close confidant placed by the Empress Dowager He, and Shangguan Wan'er must not be allowed to be the Empress Dowager, I think no one in the world will forget He's criminal record."
If Shangguan Wan'er is made the queen mother, and the He family is the queen mother, maybe they will take advantage of the young prince to repeat the scene of the He family's dictatorship. ” After listening to the advice of several juniors, Lu Kang said with a solemn face: "Listening to your analysis, the old man is much more relieved.
It seems that no matter whether it is public or private, the old man must push Ruyi to the position of the queen mother, and must not let the scene of He's dictatorship reappear. ” The news about whether Liu Wei died has spread all over the past few days, and everyone in Jinling knows about it, and they can't cover it, so the ministers who care about their lives simply take it out and discuss countermeasures in the Taiji Palace.
He Shen questioned Lu Kang in the court: "Your Majesty has set up a total of seven ministers to take care of your life, and ordered us to participate in state affairs and assist the crown prince."
And now, such a big thing has happened, but Lu Situ only summoned the other five adults, and only excluded He Mou, daring to ask what his intention is, could it be that His Majesty's bones are not cold, Lord Situ has thrown His Majesty's holy oracle to the clouds, is it true that the rumors that the Lu family wants to help the King of Bohai ascend the throne are true."
Listening to He Shen's questioning, Lu Kang was angry, but he really didn't take advantage of it, it couldn't be said that Wu Ruyi proposed to hide it from He Shen, so he could only say with a poor word: "The old man's heart can be seen from the sun and the moon" Liu Bowen stood up and said: "Lord He temporarily calmed the anger of the thunder, Situ suddenly learned the bad news of His Majesty's death, it was inevitable that he would be confused, and it was understandable that he was negligent for a while."
As for the abolition of the crown prince, the canonization of the king of Bohai on the throne is purely groundless, and Lao Situ has no such intention."
After the dispersal of the court, Lu Kang had just returned home, and the two brothers Lu De and Lu Chang, who had traveled thousands of miles from Jiaozhou and returned to Jinling quickly, came to see Lu Kang, sang and harmonized, and said conclusively that the news of Liu Wei's death was true.
"The two of us once witnessed His Majesty's remains, and the seven seven and forty-nine arrows in his body brought Concubine Mu Xian, Qiao Meiren, Zhang Meiren and others to death and life, and Qiao Meiren even moved the fetal gas because of excessive grief, causing the prince in the womb to be born prematurely."
"This matter is very important, you can't say it, what you two said is true" Lu Kang was filled with anger by He Shen, and it still did not disperse at this moment.
Lu De and Lu Chang kowtowed like garlic: "How dare the two of us deceive Lao Situ, not to mention that we still have to call you uncle, grandfather, there is no half-heartedness, otherwise the sky will thunder."
Seeing the oath that Lu De and Lu Chang said, Lu Kang, who was bent on washing away his innocence, immediately returned to Qianyang Palace, summoned the rest of the ministers, as well as the civil and military officials of the capital to return to the Taiji Palace, and announced on the spot: "The old man has received conclusive news that His Majesty has indeed been ambushed in Yunkai Mountain, and he has forty-nine arrows in his body, which is unbearable. even cried to death and brought the virtuous concubine and the two beauties back to life, and Qiao Meiren even had fetal gas for this, causing the child in her belly to die."
At this moment, Liu Wei had just reached the halfway point, and it was also the same time that Li Shimin crossed the sea to attack Huangxian, and Jinling had not yet received the news that Liu Wei had died by fraud and annihilated 400,000 Guishan troops in one fell swoop.
Listening to Lu Kang's words, there was a sudden chaos in the court, and the news quickly spread to the harem, and all the concubines and beauties cried.
After the chaos in the court, Lu Kang proposed in the court: "I, Lu Kang, have a Dan heart, which can show the sun and the moon."
Since His Majesty unfortunately died, the old man proposed to immediately support the crown prince to ascend the throne, so as to calm the hearts of all the people and stabilize the country. ” Liu Bowen hurriedly dissuaded: "Anyway, Meng Puyu, Di Renjie, Gu Yuanxian and other adults have already gone south to Jiaozhou for a few days, and it is estimated that the news will be transmitted back in three or five days. ” "The country cannot be without a king for a day, since His Majesty has died in the sky.
In order to avoid turmoil in the court, put an end to civil and military officials forming parties in private for personal gain, and even colluding with the inner palace to covet the treasure, the old man thinks that this matter is sooner rather than later, and the sooner the new monarch is established, the better.
Lu Kang is still stubborn, "Supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne on the same day and appointing Concubine Wude as the queen mother is the best way to deal with it." ” He Shen snorted coldly: "If Your Majesty really dies, it is only right to support the crown prince to succeed to the throne."
But Concubine Wude is neither the queen of the current dynasty nor the biological mother of the new emperor, how can He De dare to occupy the position of the queen mother" "Before His Majesty set out on the expedition, he promised to make Concubine De the queen, but later because the mourning period of the Empress Tang was less than a year, it was postponed for half a year.
Later, because His Majesty did not return from the expedition to Jiaozhou, it has been more than a year now, otherwise Concubine De is already the queen of the dynasty at this moment.
The crown prince succeeded to the throne and supported Concubine De as the queen mother, why don't you dare to ask the entire Qianyang Palace, except for Concubine De, who is qualified to be the queen mother" Lu Kang's beard trembled, and he Shen fought with him on the Taiji Palace.
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After listening to Lu Kang's words, the Jiangdong scholars led by Bu Qiu and others echoed one after another: "Situ is reasonable, the crown prince's accession to the throne is the destiny of heaven, and the establishment of Concubine Wude as the queen mother is also in line with the will of the people, and the expectations of the people return." ” He Shen lacked supporters, and his face was red and his neck was thick: "No matter what you say, anyway, I oppose Concubine Wude being the queen mother" "Since Lord He thinks that Concubine De is not qualified to be the queen mother, then you recommend a candidate for the queen mother" Sikong Kongrong stood up and asked He Shen rhetorically.
S: Finally, about the carrier pigeon, the earliest record of the use of carrier pigeons in Chinese history came from the Warring States Period, which has a history of about six or seven hundred years from the Three Kingdoms, including the Roman Empire in the West in BC, so this is not a unique military method of Liu Bian, but the scale of use by various countries is different according to the situation.
And the plot of this period of time is that three lines unfold at the same time, one is the return of Liu Wei, the second is the shock of Jinling, and the third is that Li Shimin crossed the sea to attack Qingzhou, it is impossible for such a big movement to occur in the south, and the other princes lie down and sleep, which is too fake.
The plot mentioned later does not necessarily happen later than the previous one, there are flashbacks, interludes, and memories in it, and you must watch it carefully to be coherent. t1706231537: