"The child has seen his mother!"
Kunning Palace, Zheng Chengji came here immediately after he went to court.
Queen Lu Lin'er has been waiting for a long time.
In addition, there are Lu Lin'er's two elder brothers, Lu Jiye and Lu Jizu.
Seeing Zheng Chengji come in, Lu Lin'er hurriedly greeted him, held his hand and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, kid~!"
"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
The two uncles also quickly stepped forward to salute.
"Both uncles, please wake up quickly~!"
Zheng Chengji first said to his two uncles, and then to Lu Lin'er:
"Share the worries of the father and mother, and the children will not have to work hard."
"Okay, okay, you are indeed my child~!"
Lu Lin'er hugged Zheng Chengji tightly, her eyes full of love.
After a long time, they separated due to Zheng Chengji's struggle.
He blushed and said: "By the way, mother, where is the father?"
"Your father..."
Lu Lin'er's face changed slightly, and she said with a wry smile: "Your father took the monks in the palace to the Tianshou Mountain Palace early this morning."
"We are accompanied by more than a thousand nobles, more than three thousand eunuchs, maids, etc., to take care of the daily life of your father and other ladies."
"Queen mother, don't be sad, the child will come to see you every day from now on!"
"Good boy~!"
Lu Lin'er said fondly: "By the way, what did the cabinet say this morning? And how did you answer it?"
Zheng Chengji thought for a while and said: "This morning, General Xu Mujun told the boy a lot of things."
"For example, the crown prince of Wei Kingdom unfortunately passed away, and my father ordered to reject the surrender of the three princes of Wei Kingdom. He only waited to break through the capital of Wei Kingdom, exterminate the three princes, and then let me, Dayu, take charge of the entire Wei Kingdom."
Lu Lin'er warned: "This matter is a contribution to the expansion of territory. Your father has already made a decision and cannot change it."
"The most important thing is that this achievement of opening up the territory was completed in your name, the emperor."
"At that time, you will also have a place in the history books. You only need to follow the arrangements of the cabinet ministers."
"My son, take your orders!"
Zheng Chengji added: "Besides this, there is one more thing."
"General Xu explained to the boy that his father had ordered the establishment of five military regions to guard Dayu."
"I don't even know the five military region generals, nor the generals of the Beiyang Navy, and the Nanyang Navy hasn't even been established yet..."
Lu Lin'er thought for a while and then said: "The five generals are all border generals and have made great contributions to our Dayu quelling the rebellion. However, they are loyal to Dayu, so you don't have to worry too much."
"In this way, after the five military regions are officially established, you can give generous rewards to their families to show the prince's benevolence."
"Children take orders!"
Zheng Chengji immediately felt relaxed.
Political affairs that were originally clueless turned out to be so clear and smooth after some analysis by the queen mother.
He couldn't help but smile and said: "It would be great if my mother could help me handle political affairs~"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the two uncles on the side changed, and even Lu Lin'er's eyes lit up.
But she quickly shook her head and said: "No, Taizu has an order that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."
"My mother is doing this today so that you, my son, can take control of the court as soon as possible and take care of your father's worries."
"When you become an adult, you will have to deal with it on your own."
"Besides, you still have a cabinet, and your mother can't interfere arbitrarily."
Zheng Chengji couldn't help but curl his lips and said: "I know, kid."
Lu Lin'er said suddenly, with an extremely serious tone: "By the way, there is one more thing that I must complete, and I must not slack off."
Zheng Chengji was surprised and said: "Mother, what's the matter?"
"Being the general of Xu Mu's army and being knighted."
Lu Lin'er said word by word: "General Xu has made great contributions and is our number one person in Dayu."
"According to your father's original intention, he wanted to make General Xu a Duke, but General Xu kept declining, and your father also stayed temporarily."
"But now you have been made the prince, and you have the power to supervise the country."
"Your father and several other empresses are practicing in seclusion and will not appear within ten years, so the matter of being knighted will fall on you."
"This is also one of your father's methods to win over General Xu by staying here."
Lu Lin'er continued: "Among the five military regions advocated by your father, the Central Military Region, the Northern Military Region, and the Southern Military Region are all members of General Xu."
"Even Cui Xiawu of the Eastern Military Region once served under General Xu."
"And General Miao Xiu of the Western Military Region is also a good friend of General Xu..."
"In this way, almost all the five military regions are members of Xu Mujun."
"Of course, General Xu is loyal to Dayu, but it is inevitable that someone will not be plotting secretly, so we must be prepared."
"Giving General Xu a title and winning over General Xu are also good friends with the military. Do you understand?"
Zheng Chengji nodded and said, "I understand, kid, but I just don't know what title I want to confer upon General Xu?"
"First-class Duke of Zhenguo."
Lu Lin'er added another sentence: "Hereditary, no replacement."
"Hiss..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jiye and Lu Jizu next to him subconsciously took a breath of cold air.
The first-class Duke of Zhenguo is still hereditary!
In other words, after Xu Mujun dies, his descendants will also inherit the dukedom of Zhenguo.
As long as the Yu Dynasty was still there, Xu Mujun's family would always hold public office.
This kind of status can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!
Rest with the country!
Zheng Chengji also understood what these two words meant, nodded and said: "Mother, my child understands."
"My child will discuss with the cabinet tomorrow and the next court will confer General Xu as the Duke of Zhenguo."
"Okay~"
Lu Lin'er nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "My child must be tired, please come and take His Royal Highness down to rest."
"Yes, empress~!"
Two maids came forward, and Zheng Chengji also said respectfully: "Mother, the child will go down first."
"Hmm~"
After Zheng Chengji went down, Lu Lin'er breathed a sigh of relief.
The first time I went to supervise the country, there were no accidents.
It seems that Ji'er's position as crown prince is secure.
"Lu Xin!"
Lu Jiye suddenly said: "Is there anything unusual about His Majesty the Crown Prince towards General Xu?"
"Back to uncle, there is nothing unusual."
"Is there nothing unusual... Go down and serve His Highness the Crown Prince."
"No!"
Lu Xin said respectfully and then retreated.
Lu Lin'er asked strangely: "Brother, why do you ask this?"
Lu Jiye said: "Empress, General Xu has too much status and power."
"You also said that almost all the chief generals of the five major military regions have connections with him."
"Either his tribe, his subordinates, or his friends... he can be called the number one person in the military, truly one person is inferior to ten thousand people." "Has the Queen forgotten what happened to Prime Minister Yang in the past? ?”
"People's hearts can change. General Xu is loyal and brave to the country, but it is inevitable that he will always be like this, and his people..."
Lu Jiye said: "For the sake of His Royal Highness, and for our Lu family, we must obtain military power!"
"Otherwise, once General Xu and the Second Prince carry out their military operations, we will be able to resist!"
Lu Lin'er's expression also changed.
yes.
Xu Mujun's power is really too great.
As long as he wanted to, he could forcibly elect the second prince to be the crown prince or even the throne at any time.
Thinking of this, Lu Lin'er couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"Brother, what's your idea?"
Lu Jiye's eyes flashed and he said: "The most urgent task is to control the imperial army first."
"The Forbidden Army is the elite of the army, guarding the palace, and they are also equipped with firearms."
"Only by replacing the imperial army with our people and firmly controlling it can we ensure the safety and stability of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position."
"The next step is to win over other people in the military."
Lu Lin'er frowned and said, "Almost everyone in the military belongs to General Xu. How can we win over them?"
Lu Jizu on the side suddenly said: "Li Changfeng."
"Li Changfeng?"
Lu Lin'er subconsciously said: "Concubine Duan and Concubine De are close friends, and Li Changfeng and General Xu are also colleagues. How can they stand on the opposite side of General Xu?"
Lu Jizu shook his head and said: "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Li Changfeng is the Minister of the Ministry of War, but there is a general Xu Mujun above him who has been suppressing him, making him the Minister of the Ministry of War and a decoration. Can he be willing to do so?"
"Besides, we are not asking Li Changfeng to actually deal with Xu Mujun. We are just asking him to hand over his military resources to us and make some deals."
Lu Jiye also said: "Yes, Li Changfeng is the Minister of the Ministry of War. In the past ten years, many of his old friends have served in the army. If he can get the help of this group of people, His Highness the Crown Prince's position will be more stable."
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Lu Lin'er thought to herself that it was indeed the case and couldn't help but nodded.
Lu Jiye said again: "Besides Li Changfeng, is there anyone else who can win over?"
"Oh? Who?"
"Commander of the Beiyang Navy, Meng Guang!"
Lu Jiye said: "This person has been looking for ways to get close to my Lu family, and he has made good friends with several people in the family."
"Not only do they send people to give all kinds of gifts to my Lu family during every year and festival, but they even include a gift from you, the Queen?"
"Me?"
"Yes."
Lu Jiye continued: "When this person served in Beiyang before, he gave many Dongzhu and deep-sea treasures as gifts."
"For example, sister, your favorite Blood Dancing Coral was given by this person."
"Oh? It's actually him!"
Lu Lin'er's eyes moved as if she remembered something.
A few years ago, the tribe sent a blood-colored coral.
The blood-colored coral is as tall as a person and about three feet wide.
The whole coral is red, with lush branches and tangled roots, like a dancing exotic animal, so it is named "Blood Dancing Coral".
Even His Majesty once praised this thing personally, and it has always been regarded as a treasure by Lu Lin'er.
Unexpectedly, it was sent by Meng Guang.
She suddenly thought of something and said: "I also have some impressions of this person."
"A few years ago, when the puppet King of Yan was overthrown, Your Majesty summoned this person when he established the Beiyang Navy."
"When I and Sister Cui left, I also saw General Meng Guang in the Imperial Garden."
Lu Jiye smiled and said: "This man was born under the pseudo-King of Yan and has no foundation in the court. If he were not a water bandit, and His Majesty happened to need people who were familiar with water warfare to form a navy, then he was given a chance."
"Otherwise, you will be nothing more than a partial general throughout your life."
"If I can win this person over, then I will have military support waiting outside."
Lu Lin'er also nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that this person is indeed worth winning over."
"And."
Lu Jizu on the side said: "Now the Nanyang Navy is preparing, and the cabinet is preparing to remove candidates from Beiyang to prepare. If we can take this opportunity to insert these people, then Nanyang will also be members of my Lu family."
Lu Lin'er suddenly frowned and said, "Second brother, Dayu belongs to His Majesty, and Chengji will also belong to Chengji in the future. You must not talk nonsense."
Lu Jizu also reacted immediately and said: "My second brother said something wrong. Please forgive me, the Queen."
"That's all, you are doing it for Chengji's own good."
Lu Lin'er shook her head and said: "Everything will be prepared according to what the two brothers said."
"Here...!"
The two left respectfully, looked at Kunning Palace behind them, and smiled at each other.
"Brother, now that Cheng Ji is the prince, we and I are the uncles of the country. As long as we defeat Xu Mujun, aren't you and I in charge of the entire court?"
Lu Jiye also smiled and said: "Yes, my father made a good move and didn't rebel with that group back then."
"If not for this, how could we be here today?"
"But don't be too hasty!"
Lu Jiye said: "Now that Xu Mujun is in the limelight, even we dare not take advantage of his power. We can only wait and wait for the opportunity."
"Don't worry, brother."
Lu Jizu said: "His Royal Highness is only nine years old, and Xu Mujun is almost eighty. There is a long way to go!"
"I'm waiting for a lot of opportunities...!"
"As long as you understand..."
The two laughed and walked hand in hand.
at the same time.
In a deep mountain forest far southwest of the capital, several black shadows suddenly appeared here.
Each of them was shrouded in a layer of black mist, or dressed to hide their identities, making them appear extremely mysterious.
"Hehehe, I didn't expect that Brother Snake Toad, who has been living in seclusion for decades, would actually appear here?"
An old man with a stooped figure and covered in black mist said in a hoarse voice with an extremely dissatisfied tone.
On the other side, two figures, one tall and one short, stood together. After hearing the old man's words, the tall one was the first to say: "How come the old devil Hua, the injury last time has been healed?"
"It just so happens that my two brothers have recently developed several poison techniques. Can you please ask Hua Laomo to try the poison for my two brothers?"
Hua Laomo's face changed slightly, and he said fearfully: "Haha... Who is afraid of whom?"
"When given the opportunity, Hua will definitely ask you two for advice."
"Hehehe..."
"Both of you, shut up."
Another tall old man said coldly: "We are all invited by Taoist fellow Youlinzi, but what about others?"
"I don't know."
"Lin didn't see it either."
"Didn't the four brothers of Youlinzi defect to the imperial court? What?"
At this moment, Hua Lao Mo and the tall and burly Tieguan Taoist among the Snake Toad brothers in the crowd suddenly frowned and subconsciously looked back to the other side.
However, Xiao Linzi was seen arriving first, followed by several figures, the leader of which was a young man with a face as beautiful as a jade.
Brother Snake among the Snake Toad brothers looked at this young man and his expression suddenly changed.
"Beimang Mountain Du Family, Du Qingxuan?!" (End of Chapter)