The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Regarding Wei Guangde's question, Lu Yi hesitated for a while, not knowing how to answer it.

The expression on his face fell into Wei Guangde's eyes, and he naturally guessed everything.

Let me just say that although Lu Bing revealed some information to him and knew that he was close to Prince Yu's Mansion, he did not show any intention of contacting Prince Yu's Mansion.

After all, Lu Bing is not a fool, at least he will not take sides until Emperor Jiajing reveals his position as the heir apparent.

But it's different now, he's dead.

"Do you know which side I'm on?"

Wei Guangde continued to ask.

Well, his question made Lu Yi, who was still struggling with how to answer Wei Guangde's previous question, even more confused. He was a little confused about the purpose of Wei Guangde's visit today.

"I don't understand what you mean, sir."

Lu Yi still answered.

"I think so. Uncle Lu probably didn't explain this. After all, only he and I know."

Wei Guangde slowly shook his head and said softly.

Under Lu Yi's surprised expression, Wei Guangde continued: "I'm here to tell you in advance this time. His Royal Highness Prince Yu will be coming to express his condolences to Governor Lu soon."

"What?"

Lu Yi screamed in surprise. When his father was still alive, he also analyzed the current competition for the reserve for him. According to his judgment, Prince Yu had the greatest chance of inheriting the treasure.

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The Lu family cannot take sides before His Majesty reveals his true intentions, because he controls the Royal Guards and the sharpest knife in the Emperor's hand.

It was also because of this that Lu Yi found it a bit hard to accept and couldn't understand what Wei Guangde said just now.

Although he had doubts, Lu Yi quickly regained his composure. After a little thought, Lu Yi roughly guessed what Lu Bing was thinking.

You don’t usually burn incense, but you just want to do it temporarily?

Based on Lu Yi's understanding of his father, since his father also thinks highly of King Yu, he will naturally not do nothing.

It's just that they have to remain neutral on the surface and only obey the orders of the current emperor.

But that doesn't mean that he won't secretly be friends with some people in Prince Yu's Mansion, such as the young man in front of him.

The contact between Lu Bing and Wei Guangde was naturally caused by Yu Dayou.

But the deeper reason is actually what Lu Yi thought, planning in advance.

Naturally, Lu Bing would not contact Gao Gong and others in Prince Yu's Mansion, as their targets were too conspicuous.

Wei Guangde, who was secretly connected with Prince Yu's Mansion, naturally became his target, so it was okay to contact Wei Guangde through the method entrusted by Yu Dayou and reveal some information to Prince Yu's Mansion in disguise, and it was also much safer to do so.

Wei Guangde came to the capital with no foundation at all. If he was able to spread his eyes and ears in the capital in such a short period of time, then the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom.

Therefore, Lu Bing believed that Gao Gong should be able to see that someone was showing favor to Prince Yu's Mansion through Wei Guangde.

This was Lu Bing's plan, but he didn't tell Lu Yi about this just to be safe.

But now, Lu Yi can naturally guess what his father was thinking at the time. Everything was for the sake of the family.

Now that father Lu Bing is dead, it doesn't mean that the Lu family can openly side with Prince Yu's Mansion without any scruples.

Not to mention that without dad, the Lu family has become a toothless tiger. If His Majesty were to know at this time that Lu Bing had chosen to join Prince Yu and made some arrangements during his lifetime, it would not be of any benefit to the family.

Lu Yi struggled a little in his heart and was a little at a loss.

Lu Yi thought that although Wei Guangde also came from a military family, his family level was too low, so he really didn't take this into consideration.

Now that I see Lu Yi's performance, I feel a little strange.

In his opinion, Lu Yi should be happy after knowing that the Lu family and Prince Yu's Mansion were involved.

Even if the Lu family was really only loyal to Emperor Jiajing and showed no pretense to the two kings, it should never be like this.

Lu Yi also felt a little rude and thought about his own business, leaving Wei Guangde aside. At this time, he hurriedly looked up at Wei Guangde, but he was thinking about how to explain this matter.

He doesn't care, but he still has a lot of people at home.

"Ahem, Mr. Wei, when do you think His Royal Highness Prince Yu will arrive?"

Lu Yi didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to say something else first.

"Around noon."

This time was set by Gao Gong before, and Wei Guangde also believed that King Yu would listen to Gao Gong and come to express condolences to Lu Bing on time.

In fact, Prince Yu's Mansion had sent people to express condolences before, but Prince Yu did not come in person.

Lu Yi looked at Wei Guangde. Although he knew that saying this might have a bad impact, he still had to say it. Otherwise, it seemed that Wei Guangde had not thought of this. He reminded him to see if there was a better way. Turn around.

"Master Wei, it's like this."

Immediately, Lu Yi bit the bullet and told Wei Guangde his concerns in detail.

After hearing about Lu Bing, Emperor Jiajing, and Prince Yu, Wei Guangde realized that the most important thing here was the attitude of Emperor Jiajing.

At this time, Wei Guangde finally understood where the faint uneasiness in his heart came from.

He and Gao Gong only wanted to break the trap set by Yan Shifan and King Jing, but completely forgot that such a breakthrough might disrupt each other's plans and arouse the suspicion of Emperor Jiajing.

Even his most trusted ministers choose to surrender to a certain prince secretly, so what attitude will he give you?

Wei Guangde suddenly felt a chill on his back and broke into a cold sweat. He had really forgotten this incident.

Forcing himself to calm down, Wei Guangde began to seriously think about countermeasures.

Fortunately, he arrived early. It was almost an hour before noon, and Prince Yu should still be at the palace.

If you can't think of a solution or a good reason in a short period of time, then let His Highness Prince Yu cancel the trip first.

"I wonder if Mr. Lu told Brother Yucheng about his relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Yu and Prince Jing."

Wei Guangde asked.

After Lu Bing died of illness, both Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Jing's Palace sent their chief minister to express their condolences.

Well, this is considered a very high standard. After all, Chang Shi is the largest official among the royal officials.

Now, what Wei Guangde wants to inquire about is whether Lu Bing has any contact with the young King Yu and King Jing, and what their relationship is like. After all, the relationship between Lu Bing and the palace is not ordinary.

Yes, what Wei Guangde was thinking at this time was that if Lu Bing had a good relationship with Prince Yu and Prince Jing when he was young, he might as well let Prince Yu come in person, but in a simple manner, without showing off the royal guard, and coming to express condolences with the courtesy of a son or nephew.

Now that the condolences of Beijing officials have basically ended, no one has come. The reason why we are not mourning now is because we are waiting for relatives from Anlu to come.

It makes sense that King Yu would come to express his condolences at this time.

Lu Yi didn't know what Wei Guangde was thinking, so he thought about it before saying, "It's probably because we haven't had much contact with him. I remember that the one my father mentioned the most before was Prince Zhuang Jing, and my father even hugged him when he was a child.

Prince Aichong also mentioned that on the second day after his birth, His Majesty held the prince in his arms and showed him."

Lu Yi was obviously thinking seriously, but after all, it happened many years ago, and his memory was not very clear, so he could only try to recall.

"By the way, I think I hugged you."

At this time, Lu Yi suddenly said: "Remember when His Royal Highness Prince Yu was full moon, Guangde may not know that although Concubine Kang was named Kang's concubine, she was not favored, and she was promoted because she was pregnant with Long Zi.

I remember my father once said that at that time, His Majesty only had Prince Zhuang Jing in his eyes and did not care much about Prince Yu. There was no Prince Jing at that time. When Prince Yu was one month old, my father carried Prince Yu from Concubine Kang. Your Majesty. "

Although Emperor Jiajing had been on the throne for more than ten years at that time, because he had just acquired power, he had not yet developed the aura of the 95th Supreme Emperor, so his treatment of Lu Bing was not much different from when he was in Anlu.

Lu Bing was also in a daze at that time, and he did whatever Emperor Jiajing asked him to do.

Thinking that he was the son of Emperor Jiajing and would not be able to see his father for a full moon, Lu Bing took the risk and did it that time.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing did not blame him later.

This can be regarded as a secret of the palace. Wei Guangde did not expect that King Yu was so unpopular with the emperor's father in the palace when he was a child. This also shows that his life in the palace will not be easy. It is no wonder that Concubine Kang was so unhappy after his wedding. He died soon after, presumably because he wanted to see his son get married.

It's no wonder that King Yu's temperament is a bit cowardly. Isn't that caused by his childhood experiences?

In Wei Guangde's view, the prince may have to be cautious in what he says and does in the palace, but the prince who leaves the palace should be arrogant. After all, the emperor is his father.

There are some who are gentle and elegant, but deep down they should have the aura of being a noble person from Tianhuang.

But Wei Guangde didn't see any of this from King Yu.

As for the temperament that an emperor should have, Wei Guangde didn't see it in King Yu anyway, but there was a trace of Emperor Jiajing in King Jing.

After listening to Lu Yi's words, Wei Guangde nodded after thinking about it for a moment.

"Have someone let this matter out later."

Wei Guangde whispered to Lu Yi: "That's what I think. What you said earlier makes sense."

Naturally, Wei Guangde would not say that they did this to block possible backhands from Yan Shifan and King Jing, but he had to think about the Lu family.

"I will compile a letter and send it to Prince Yu's Mansion right now, so that His Highness Qingche Jian will come over to express his condolences and express his gratitude to Mr. Lu for taking care of him as a junior."

When Wei Guangde said this, he looked at Lu Yi and said with a smile: "Even if we are light and simple, everyone who wants to come to the capital will know, and our goal will be achieved.

They knew that Prince Yu's Mansion was standing behind the Lu family. If they really wanted to do something to the Lu Mansion, they had to consider Prince Yu's Mansion's attitude.

In any case, Prince Yu is the most powerful competitor for the throne, and the protection of the future crown prince will be enough to ensure the safety of the Lu family. "

Emperor Jiajing asked Zhu Xixiao to ensure the safety of the Lu family. If there was protection from the crown prince, the Lu family would really be safe.

Lu Yi originally wanted to say that the best way was to ask King Yu not to come, but when the words came to his lips and Wei Guangde's thoughts were heard in his ears, he finally acquiesced.

What's more important than King Yu?

When Lu Bing was still alive, he also bet on King Yu's rise to power. He was an old man who had been with Emperor Jiajing for decades and knew the emperor's temper very well.

Father should not be wrong in his judgment.

Lu Yi thought of this. For the sake of the family's safety, he should take some risks now. He thought that the one who came to Xiyuan would not embarrass the Lu family for the sake of his father.

As long as he survives this period and King Yu ascends the throne, his family will be completely stable.

"Your Majesty's words are reasonable and have been taken into consideration by our Lu family. It is naturally feasible."

Lu Yi nodded in approval, and Wei Guangde smiled and said: "Prepare some pen and ink for me. I will write a letter right away. Help me call the coachman outside the door to come in."

Soon, the things were delivered, and Wei Guangde wrote a letter after thinking for a while.

After the letter was written, Li San was also brought over by the Lu family.

Put the folded letter into Li San's hand, "Go to Prince Yu's Mansion and give it to Master Gao Gonggao."

"Master Gao? He should be in the Imperial College at this time."

Li San has been with Wei Guangde for a long time and is very familiar with the officials he makes friends with, from their appearance to their names to their official positions and so on.

At this time, when he heard that Wei Guangde asked him to see Gao Gong, he instinctively thought that Gao Gong was either in Taichang Temple or the Imperial College at this time.

"Go ahead. If Mr. Gao is not here, you can find Chen Yiqin or Yin Shizhen."

Wei Guangde ordered, but also asked who Li San should look for if Gao Gong hadn't arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion yet.

Gao Gong is no longer an official in Prince Yu's palace. He is now the Minister of Taichang Temple and the supervisor of the Imperial Academy. Every day he has to go to the Yamen first and then find a reason to come out, which is the same as Wei Guangde.

This is the capital, and there are censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate watching over you. You need to be careful when skipping work.

There are fewer people coming to the Lu Mansion to express condolences now, so after Wei Guangde asked Li San to deliver the letter, Lu Yi did not leave, but stayed and chatted with Wei Guangde.

Li San got the task from Wei Guangde and left the Lu Mansion accompanied by a steward of the Lu family. He took out a horse from the stable nearby, then got on the horse and headed towards Prince Yu's Mansion.

Naturally, there is no need to drive. Driving is not as convenient as riding a horse.

This was also arranged by Lu Yi. He called a steward to deal with the matter.

Li San quickly arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion, and the gate of the Prince's Mansion was naturally closed.

Li San rode his horse to the side gate not far from the gate. The gate here was open. After he dismounted, he led the horse to the gate and was stopped by the concierge.

Li San took out Wei Guangde's name card from his arms and handed it to the man, and said, "I want to see Mr. Gao Gonggao."

The concierge of the palace was a young chamberlain, and perhaps he was also literate after passing through the inner study hall. He looked at the name card in his hand, Wei Guangde, this name was somewhat impressive. It seemed that the palace had been in contact with this person in the past.

Asking Li San to wait, he took the famous note and sent it inside.

The young chamberlain was not worried that Li San would follow him into the palace. The palace guards were still standing there. Without his nod, those guards would not let anyone in.

But he was also a little surprised that Wei Guangde knew that Gao Changshi would return to the palace today.

Nowadays, Gao Gong is no longer the chief historian of the palace, but his status in the palace has not changed. He is still the one and only person in the palace of Yu.

The young chamberlain first went inside to find the eunuch in charge, took out Wei Guangde's name card, and then said that there were servants from the Wei family outside who wanted to see Mr. Gao.

Naturally, the steward did not dare to neglect, so he immediately took the door sticker and walked in. At this time, Gao Gong was talking to the prince in the palace. When he heard that it was someone sent by Wei Guangde, Gao Gong immediately stood up and complained to Prince Yu. Out the door.

Soon, the waiter ran out again and said to Li San who was waiting in front of the door: "Come in with me."